4,434 Canals Images: LOC's Public Domain Archive Public Domain Search

Canaletto - Al Dolo / A. Canal. f.

Print shows gondolas on a canal with pedestrians walking alongside, and buildings on both sides. On plate in lower right corner: FF3. Constable, no. 4 Forms part of: George Lothrop Bradley collection (Library ... More

Canals. Bridges - view: fig 42, section fig. 41, plan fig. 40 G. Murra...

Print shows three views of a bridge over a canal, side view, end view, and overhead view. Printed on upper right corner: Plate VI. (DLC/PP-2001:068). Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library o... More

Map of Virginia, Maryland and Delaware exhibiting the post offices, po...

Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians: Washington and Greenwich. LC copy sectioned in 8 and mounted on cloth. Printed label on verso: no. 5, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia. LC Railroad maps, 70 Available also... More

Butlers Canal, Dutch Gap - Public domain scenic drawing

Title inscribed below image. Formerly Waud no. C-65. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.992) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

The Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Potomac Railroad, Virginia - train s...

Prints show (1) a train from the Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Potomac Railroad departing the station in Richmond, with pedestrian and carriage traffic on street in foreground; and (2) passenger and cargo boats... More

Vega sic Canal at Ixtacalco - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Attribution to Jackson based on Catalogue of the W.H. Jackson Views (1898). Detroit Publishing Co. no. X 8605. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Canal de la Viga - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a canal, barge, historic place, water reflection, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal about 1880

Drawing shows two boats on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal in or near Washington. A bridge crosses the water beyond them. The location is in or near Washington, DC. Formerly DRWG/US - Gedney - 70. Gift, Ralph Ged... More

"The tribute to the Minotaur" - the interests of all other states sacr...

Illustration shows Samuel J. Randall seated at one end of a gondola and William D. Kelley standing at the other end calling out "to the Protection Minotaur of Pennsylvania", between them are several maiden wome... More

China, Kiangsu Province, Soochow, bridge over canal - Frank G. Carpent...

Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection (Library of Congress). Public domain scan of American poster, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Haarlem, Amsterdamsche Poort. Photochrom print, 1880-1890.

Historic Sites Public domain photograph - photochrome print, colorized, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Chesapeake and Ohio canal - Point of Rocks, Maryland

Picryl description: Public domain image of railroad tracks, railway, train car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Joseph Pennell - White Mills, Holland

Four windmills and other buildings along canal. Public domain scan of American 19th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Stone bridge, Belle Isle Park, Detroit, Mich

"I-32" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 070321. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Erie Canal, Tonawanda, N.Y. - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge, water, historic structure, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship in the sea, harbor, maritime, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[The Susquehanna near Danville Pennsylvania], mammoth plate negative

Public domain photograph of 19th-century vintage card, vintage travel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Grand Canal, Belle Isle Park, Detroit

In album prepared by Detroit Photographic Co. to use as a catalog in its office. Detroit Publishing Co., no. 51235. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1955.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, ...

Public domain image of a historic view of Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Canal on Belle Isle - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge, water, historic structure, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

King Cotton Mills, Augusta, Ga.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a power station, dam, electric generator, industrial building, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Band concert with boating below in a Detroit, Mich., park, 1903]

Photograph shows woman, in white dress, standing on bandstand with band playing instruments behind her; individuals in canoes pass under bridge supporting the bandstand; crowds sit in grass along the bank.

Potomac River at Williamsport, MD, mammoth plate negative

Public domain image of a train station in Boston, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Erie Canal at Salina Street, Syracuse, N.Y.

Public domain photograph of a city streets, cityscape, urban environment, buildings, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Boating near the C.B. Reynolds residence at Kearney, Nebraska

summary: This photograph shows the irrigation canal that runs the electric irrigation plant and feeds Kearney Lake. original size: 6x8

Germany, Hamburg waterfront - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain...

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Military subjects. Soldiers by canal

Picryl description: Public domain image of field, irrigation, agriculture, water, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Chesapeake and Ohio (C&O) Canal in Georgetown. View of C&O Canal with ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an arch bridge, stone structure, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Orange culture at Richon-le-Zion. Concrete water canals for irrigating

Public domain photograph, 1930s-1940s Jerusalem, Palestine, History of Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Working on one of the large irrigation canals. Bosque, New Mexico

Public domain photograph of military personnel, army, militia, infantry, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

One of the main irrigation canals. Bernalillo, New Mexico

Public domain image of an arch structure, bridge, historic place ruins, classical architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Great Falls tavern, C&O Canal, Washington, D.C.

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

A portion of the canal and towpath at the Old Erie Canal State Histori...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2018; (DLC/PP-2018:052-2) Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the Ca... More

Water parade, Belle Isle Park, Detroit, Mich

"G 5093" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 070768. Transparency is a close variant of original negative. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Washington, D.C. Closer view of Aqueduct Bridge, with Chesapeake and O...

Photograph of Washington, 1862-1865, the capital at war. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1977. No. 0745 Title fr... More

Columbia Canal & Power Plant, Waterfront of Broad River, Columbia, Ric...

Significance: Designed to enable the navigation of the Broad and Congaree Rivers at their confluence in Columbia, the canal was completed in 1824 and enlarged in 1891; the 1891 portion of the canal is the signi... More

Great Falls/S. U. M. Power Canal System, Paterson, Passaic County, NJ

Significance: Begun by the Society for the Establishment of Useful Manufacturers under the supervision of Pierre L'Enfant, the Canal System was first completed in 1794. Later alterations and improvements were ... More

Greenfields ranch--A drop in the Kern Island canal

Canal with wooden dam, Kern County, California. Watkins photo. no. 69.

Blackstone Canal, Charles & Randall Streets, Canal & Haymarket Streets...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a river, water stream, lake or pond, park or forest, natural landscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Between the desert and the sown

Drawing shows a woman walking along the edge of a canal and a man on horseback on the ridge on the opposite side and above the canal. Caption from Drawn to Purpose exhibit: Gentlewoman and Artist in the West. M... More

Black River Canal, Locks 39-43, State Route 46, Boonville, Oneida Coun...

Significance: Locks 39-43 near Boonevill are typical of the 109 locks that comprised the 25 miles of the Black River Canal. A feeder to the Erie Canal, the Black River Canal remained in use until 1923 and outl... More

Champlain Canal, Wall, East-northeast of NY State Route 32 Bridge, Wat...

Significance: Example of laid up stone work typical of the period; associated with stream bank retaining walls/revetments built as part of early canal construction throughout the Champlain Section of the Erie C... More

Canal and ruins of Richmond and Danville Railroad Depot, Richmond, Vir...

No. B237. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More

Dundee Canal, Headgates, Guardlock & Uppermost Section, 250 feet north...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an arch bridge, stone structure, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Dundee Canal, Headgates, Guardlock & Uppermost Section, 250 feet north...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Dundee Canal, Headgates, Guardlock & Uppermost Section, 250 feet north...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an arch bridge, stone structure, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Dundee Canal, Headgates, Guardlock & Uppermost Section, 250 feet north...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of an industrial building, factory or warehouse, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Puget Sound Power & Light Company, White River Hydroelectric Project, ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a hydroelectric dam, industrial facility, power generation, water cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Puget Sound Power & Light Company, White River Hydroelectric Project, ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a hydroelectric dam, industrial facility, power generation, water cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Puget Sound Power & Light Company, White River Hydroelectric Project, ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge over a water stream, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Puget Sound Power & Light Company, White River Hydroelectric Project, ...

Public domain image of a romantic landscape with windmill, Netherlands, 16th-17th century artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Puget Sound Power & Light Company, White River Hydroelectric Project, ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of railroad tracks, railway, train car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Puget Sound Power & Light Company, White River Hydroelectric Project, ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a hydroelectric dam, industrial facility, power generation, water cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Puget Sound Power & Light Company, White River Hydroelectric Project, ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a hydroelectric dam, industrial facility, power generation, water cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Puget Sound Power & Light Company, White River Hydroelectric Project, ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a hydroelectric dam, industrial facility, power generation, water cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Puget Sound Power & Light Company, White River Hydroelectric Project, ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a hydroelectric dam, industrial facility, power generation, water cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Puget Sound Power & Light Company, White River Hydroelectric Project, ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a hydroelectric dam, industrial facility, power generation, water cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Puget Sound Power & Light Company, White River Hydroelectric Project, ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a hydroelectric dam, industrial facility, power generation, water cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Puget Sound Power & Light Company, White River Hydroelectric Project, ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a hydroelectric dam, industrial facility, power generation, water cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Puget Sound Power & Light Company, White River Hydroelectric Project, ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a hydroelectric dam, industrial facility, power generation, water cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Puget Sound Power & Light Company, White River Hydroelectric Project, ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a hydroelectric dam, industrial facility, power generation, water cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Deep Creek Canal, Duchesne, Duch...

Significance: The Deep Creek Canal is the fourth largest of all project canals in terms of acres irrigated. Due to this fact, as well as the presence of fertile soils south of Tridell and west of LaPoint, it i... More

Little Kaukauna Lock & Dam, At 23-mile marker on Lower Fox River, Rock...

Significance: The Little Kaukauna Lock and Dam Complex allows passage for watercraft around the rapids present in the Lower Fox River at Little Kaukauna. Survey number: HAER WI-89 Building/structure dates: 18... More

Little Kaukauna Lock & Dam, At 23-mile marker on Lower Fox River, Rock...

Significance: The Little Kaukauna Lock and Dam Complex allows passage for watercraft around the rapids present in the Lower Fox River at Little Kaukauna. Survey number: HAER WI-89 Building/structure dates: 18... More

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, ...

Public domain image of a historic view of Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Klamath Basin Project, "A" Canal Headworks House, 500 Nevada Street, K...

Significance: This house is among the first constructed by the Federal government in developing in the Klamath Basin Project. The A Canal and its headworks are the first Federal diversion from Upper Klamath Lak... More

Erie Canal (Original), Locks 37 & 38, 84 North Mohawk Street, Cohoes, ...

See also HAER NY-5, Harmony Manufacturing Company, Mill No. 3, and HAER NY-9, Cohoes Company Power Canal System, for related documentation. Significance: The state of New York built the Erie Canal between 1817 ... More

[Washington, D.C. Closer view of Aqueduct Bridge, with Chesapeake and ...

Photograph of Washington, 1862-1865, the capital at war. Public domain photograph of a landmark building, world heritage site, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Whitewater Canal Aqueduct, Spanning Duck Creek, Whitewater Canal (carr...

See HAER No. IN-108 for additional photographs and data pages. Significance: The Whitewater Canal Aqueduct is the only surviving wood aqueduct in the United States. Unprocessed Field note material exists for... More

Water parade, Belle Isle [Park], Detroit, Mich.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in Detroit, Michigan, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Belle Isle Park, Grand Canal - Public domain image. Dry plate negative...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a canal, barge, historic place, water reflection, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Belle Isle Park, Grand Canal - Public domain image. Dry plate negative...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a park alley, trees, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Belle Isle Park, Grand Canal - Public domain image. Dry plate negative...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a canal, barge, historic place, water reflection, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Lockport Historic District, Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal, Butterfly D...

Significance: The Butterfly Dam was constructed in the middle of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal for the purpose of providing flood protection for Joliet and other points on the canal west of Lockport. The... More

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Knight Ditch, Duchesne, Duchesne...

Significance: The Knight Ditch is significant in Uinta Basin irrigation history for several reasons. The remaining flumes are excellent examples of canal building technology in the early 20th century. Vandali... More

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Knight Ditch, Duchesne, Duchesne...

Significance: The Knight Ditch is significant in Uinta Basin irrigation history for several reasons. The remaining flumes are excellent examples of canal building technology in the early 20th century. Vandali... More

Pawtucket Canal, Pawtucket Falls vicinity, Lowell, Middlesex County, M...

Significance: Originally constructed to facilitate the transporting of goods from inland New England to the sea at Newburyport, the Pawtucket Canal was later used as the basis for the extensive power canal syst... More

Bliz mi︠e︡stechka I︠U︡stili︠a︡ na Saimenskom [i.e. Saĭmenskom] kanali︠...

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Freight & Rail Yard, Long Slip...

Significance: The Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad (DL&W) Long Slip Canal contributes to the Old Main DL&W Railroad Heritage District. Long Slip was significant for its critical role in facilitating the... More

Lowell Observatory, Slipher Building, 1400 West Mars Road, Flagstaff, ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a basement, underground, lobby, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Ohio & Erie Canal, Links Lake Erie at Cleveland & Ohio River at Portsm...

Significance: The Ohio and Erie Canal, linking Lake Erie at Cleveland with the Ohio River at Portsmouth, Ohio, was completed in 1832. The 308-mile inland waterway laid the foundation for Ohio's agricultural, i... More

Shli︠u︡z i reguli︠a︡tor na 1-oĭ versti︠e︡ na kan. Imperatora Nikolai︠a...

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Arizona Canal, North of Salt River, Phoenix, Maricopa County, AZ

Public domain photograph - historical image of Arizona, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Arizona Canal, North of Salt River, Phoenix, Maricopa County, AZ

Public domain photograph - historical image of Arizona, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bird's eye view of Pedro Miguel Lock, showing approach wall, Panama Ca...

Public domain photograph - panorama, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Venice Canals, Community of Venice, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, C...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an arch bridge, stone structure, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Venice Canals, Community of Venice, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, C...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge over a water stream, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Naval Supply Annex Stockton, Drainage Canals, Along Davis Avenue & at ...

Significance: The stone-lined drainage canals have been identified as a contributing element of the Naval Supply Annex Stockton Historic District. The historic district was determined eligible for listing in t... More

Appleton Locks & Dams, Fox River at Oneida Street, Appleton, Outagamie...

Significance: The Appleton Locks and Dams Complex allows passage for watercraft around 1 1/2 miles of rapids as well as a 4 foot falls present in the Lower Fox River at Appleton. Survey number: HAER WI-84 Bui... More