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Liberty triumphant; or the downfall of oppression

Liberty triumphant; or the downfall of oppression

Political cartoon shows New England colonists' response to the British Tea Tax, enacted by Lord North's ministry in 1773, superimposed over a map of the Northern and Middle British Colonies. Probably published... More

Die Einwohner von Boston wersen den englisch-ostindischen Thee ins Meer am 18 December 1773 / D. Chodowiecki del. et sculp.

Die Einwohner von Boston wersen den englisch-ostindischen Thee ins Mee...

Print shows citizens of Boston, disguised as Indians, boarding ships in Boston Harbor and throwing chests of tea overboard, one of twelve scenes depicting the history of the American Revolution. S. 74. [Plate]... More

A black and white photo of people on a beach, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photograph

A black and white photo of people on a beach, Great Depression. FSA/OW...

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The repeal, or the funeral procession of Miss Americ-Stamp, British Cartoon Print

The repeal, or the funeral procession of Miss Americ-Stamp, British Ca...

Illustration shows a group of men in a funeral procession on the banks of the Thames River with a row of warehouses in the background, one of which is labeled "The Sheffield and Birmingham Warehouse Goods now s... More

Autobiography, including also reminiscences of slave life, recollections of the war, education of freedmen, causes of the exodus, etc.

Autobiography, including also reminiscences of slave life, recollectio...

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site, on the Internet Archive Web site, and on microfilm (Microfilm 34388). Replace; LC copy replaced by preservation microfilm

The first flag of independence raised in the South, by the citizens of Savannah, Ga. November 8th, 1860 / drawn by Henry Cleenewerck, Savannah, Ga. ; lithographed by R.H. Howell, Savannah, Ga.

The first flag of independence raised in the South, by the citizens of...

A view of the public meeting in Johnson Square, Savannah, prompted by news of Lincoln's election, where a resolution was adopted for a state secession convention. In the nocturnal scene, the square is crowded w... More

The Pennsylvania journal and weekly advertiser - expiring: in hopes of a resurrection to life again / William Bradford.

The Pennsylvania journal and weekly advertiser - expiring: in hopes of...

Print shows the masthead for The Pennsylvania Journal and Weekly Advertiser with a skull and crossbones representation of the official stamp required by the Stamp Act of 1765, "An emblem of the effects of the S... More

The 1929 riots. August 23 to 31. The Shaw Commission of Inquiry. Re. Causes and guilt of the riots.

The 1929 riots. August 23 to 31. The Shaw Commission of Inquiry. Re. C...

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A black and white photo of people on a beach. Great Depression FFSA / OWI Negatives

A black and white photo of people on a beach. Great Depression FFSA / ...

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America in flames, British Cartoon Print

America in flames, British Cartoon Print

Print shows a woman representing "America" seated in flames fanned from above by two men in clouds wielding British measures, "Quebec Bill" and "Masachusets (sic) Bay", against the colonies; four British men, r... More

To Captain P.B.V. Broke commanding his majesty's ship Shannon, his officers, seamen, & marines, this representation of their gallantly boarding the American frigate Chesapeak, ... / painted by R. Dodd from the information of Captn. Falkinir.

To Captain P.B.V. Broke commanding his majesty's ship Shannon, his off...

Print showing the USS Chesapeake alongside HMS Shannon, with British sailors taking down the American flag, during the capture of the Chesapeake. The Chesapeake is also flying a flag that states "Free Trade and... More

Declaration of the causes which impel the state of Texas to secede from the Federal Union : also the ordinance of secession. [Austin, Tex.? : Herald office, 1861]

Declaration of the causes which impel the state of Texas to secede fro...

Caption title.; "Done by the people of the state of Texas, in Convention assembled at Austin, this first day of February, A.D. 1861."; Printed on satin.; Secession--Texas.; Texas--Politics and government--Civil... More

[Flight of politicians with their causes over female figure of the U.S. Capitol dome]

[Flight of politicians with their causes over female figure of the U.S...

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Gonorrhea causes blindness - arthritis, invalidism and misery It can be prevented and cured : For examination and free pamphlets go to your doctor or Dept. of Health clinic.

Gonorrhea causes blindness - arthritis, invalidism and misery It can b...

Poster for prevention and treatment of gonorrhea showing a knight standing on a serpent. Date stamped on verso: Jun 28 1939. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Sponsored by St... More

Young woman packinghouse worker from Tennessee, trying to get the black muck, which causes an itchy rash and sores and scabs on scalp, out of her oldest child's hair. The water is from the dirty canal nearby. She has three other children. Belle Glade, Florida

Young woman packinghouse worker from Tennessee, trying to get the blac...

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Beach scene at "New Beach," the most popular beach near Provincetown. Regular bus service makes this beach easily available; lack of bath houses causes a great deal of picturesque dressing and undressing in and behind parked cars. Provincetown, Massachusetts

Beach scene at "New Beach," the most popular beach near Provincetown. ...

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A black and white photo of a group of people on the beach, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photograph

A black and white photo of a group of people on the beach, Great Depre...

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Civilian defense. Fire prevention. The careless smoker causes more fires each year than any other person in the country. He is to blame for 87,000 separate 1941 fires, which resulted in the loss of many lives and the destruction of 14 million dollars of property. Whether he falls asleep with a lighted smoke or is careless in the disposal of burning cigars, cigarettes, or matches, he is always a menace

Civilian defense. Fire prevention. The careless smoker causes more fir...

Picryl description: Public domain image, 19th-century cigarette card, free to use, no copyright restrictions. Cigarette cards are trading cards issued by tobacco manufacturers to stiffen cigarette packaging and... More

America in flames, British Cartoon Print

America in flames, British Cartoon Print

Print shows a woman representing "America" seated in flames fanned from above by two men in clouds wielding British measures, "Quebec Bill" and "Masachusets (sic) Bay", against the colonies; four British men, r... More

The first flag of independence raised in the South, by the citizens of Savannah, Ga. November 8th, 1860 / drawn by Henry Cleenewerck, Savannah, Ga. ; lithographed by R.H. Howell, Savannah, Ga.

The first flag of independence raised in the South, by the citizens of...

A view of the public meeting in Johnson Square, Savannah, prompted by news of Lincoln's election, where a resolution was adopted for a state secession convention. In the nocturnal scene, the square is crowded w... More

Paul Revere - [The coffin of Patrick Carr]

Paul Revere - [The coffin of Patrick Carr]

Print shows section of newspaper column with illustration of the coffin bearing skull and crossbones and the initials of Patrick Carr, who died from wounds received during the Boston Massacre. Illus. in: The B... More

Conference on causes and cure for war

Conference on causes and cure for war

President and Mrs. Coolidge, full-length portraits, standing, with group of women. National Photo Company Collection. Item in album: v. 2, p. 39, no. 33973.

World War ace at air safety conference. Washington D.C. Appearing at the Air Safety Conference today at the Department of Commerce, Eddie Rickenbacker, famous World War Ace and now a prominent air line official, proposed that a special review board be established to study causes of air crashes in which a conflict of opinion arises between airline operators and the Bureau of Air Commerce Rickenbacker made the Proposal after viewing a Chart Displayed by Gene Vidal, Air Commece Director, Listing the Primary Cause of 16 of 27 Accidents as Due to "Pilot's Error" Director Vidal (right) Agreed with Rickenbacker, Adding, However, that he was not Speaking for the Department but for himself.

World War ace at air safety conference. Washington D.C. Appearing at t...

Two men standing next to each other in a room. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Baltimore, MD. For every Social Security Account Number issued an "emploee master card" is made in the Social Security Board Records Office. Identifying data, given on the application blank , Form SC-5[?], is transferred to this master card in the form of up-ended quadrangular holes, punched by key punch machines, which have a key card like a typewriter. Each key struck by an operator causes a [...] to be punched into the card. The position of a hole determines the letter or number other machines will reproduce from the master card. From this master card is made an acturial card, to be used later in statistical purposes. The master card also is used in other machines which sort them numerically, according to account numbers alphabetically according to the name code, translate the holes into numbers and letters, and print the data on individual ledger sheets, indexes, registry of accounts, and other uses. It is kept as a permanent record. The photograph above shows at work a part of the key machine section, where master cards are punched.

Baltimore, MD. For every Social Security Account Number issued an "emp...

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Baltimore, Md. For every social security account number issued an "employee master card" is made in the Social Security Board Records Office. Testifying data, given on the application blank, form ss-5 is transferred to this master card in the form of up ended quadrangular holes, punched by key punch machines, which have a keyboard like a typewriter. Each key struck by an operator causes a hole to be punched in the card. The position of a hole determines the letter or number other machines will reproduce from the master card. The position of the hole determines the letter or number other machines will reproduce from the master card. From this master card is made an actuarial card, to be used later for statistical purposes. The master card also is used in other machines which sort them numerically, according to account numbers, alphabetically according to the name code, translate the holes into numbers and letters, and print the data on individual ledger sheets, indexes, registry of accounts and other uses. The photograph above shows a records office worker punching master cards on a key punch machine

Baltimore, Md. For every social security account number issued an "emp...

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Beach scene at "New Beach," the most popular beach near Provincetown. Regular bus service makes this beach easily available; lack of bath houses causes a great deal of picturesque dressing and undressing in and behind parked cars. Provincetown, Massachusetts

Beach scene at "New Beach," the most popular beach near Provincetown. ...

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How to conserve household gas. Turning the gas as high as possible causes waste. A moderate flame will heat foods just as rapidly as a high flame. For more efficient cooking, use a pot with a flat bottom and straight sides. If the stove is equipped with different size burners, use small burners for small pots and large burners for large utensils

How to conserve household gas. Turning the gas as high as possible cau...

Public domain photograph of 1930s industry, war production in the United States free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bonnie blue flag - Public domain American music sheet
A declaration of the causes which mooued the chiefe commanders of the nauie of Her Most Excellent Maiestie the Queene of England in their voyage and expedition for Portingal : to take and arrest in the mouth of the riuer of Lisbone certaine shippes of corne and other prouisions of warre bound for the said citie, prepared for the seruices of the King of Spaine in the ports and prouinces within and about the sownde : the 30. day of Iune, in the yeere of Our Lord 1589 and of Her Maiesties raigne the one and thirtie.

A declaration of the causes which mooued the chiefe commanders of the ...

A justification of the seizure of Hansa ships during the 1589 expedition against Spain and Portugal. "First edition in English of this official diplomatic document"--H.P. Kraus. Sir Francis Drake : a pictorial ... More

Baltimore, Md. For every social security account number issued an "employee master card" is made in the Social Security board records office. Testifying data, given on the application blank, form ss-5 is transferred to this master card in the form of up ended quadrangular holes, punched by key punch machines, which have a keyboard like a typewriter. Each key struck by an operator causes a hole to be punched in the card. The position of a hole determines the letter or number other machines will reproduce from the master card. The position of the hole determines the letter or number other machines will reproduce from the master card. From this master card is made an actuarial card, to be used later for statistical purposes. The master card also is used in other machines which sort them numerically, according to account numbers, alphabetically according to the name code, translate the holes into numbers and letters, and print the data on individual ledger sheets, indexes, registry of accounts and other uses. The photograph above shows a records office worker punching master cards on a key punch machine

Baltimore, Md. For every social security account number issued an "emp...

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Salvation Army, San Francisco, California. Return of the army seen through the lobby of a low-class hotel. Causes slight attention

Salvation Army, San Francisco, California. Return of the army seen thr...

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A black and white photo of a group of people on the beach, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photograph

A black and white photo of a group of people on the beach, Great Depre...

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And this is also a poor place. Sunlight causes some foods to fade. Direct sunshine makes too much heat for the jars

And this is also a poor place. Sunlight causes some foods to fade. Dir...

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[Garden monument when heated by the sun brings water to a boil generating steam which causes sound to issue from pipes like an organ; shows statue, possibly of Hero of Alexandria]

[Garden monument when heated by the sun brings water to a boil generat...

Illus. in: Les raisons des forces movvantes auec diuerses machines tant vtilles que plaisantes, ... / par Salomon de Cavs .... Francfort : en la boutique de I. Norton, 1615. Published in: The tradition of tech... More

[Britannia, full-length portrait, left profile, seated, holding olive branch in right hand and staff topped with liberty cap in left hand] / G.B. Cipriani inv. ; F. Bartolozzi sculp.

[Britannia, full-length portrait, left profile, seated, holding olive ...

Illus. in: Continued corruption, standing armies, and popular contents considered ... / William Bollan. London : Printed by J. Almon, 1768, frontispiece. Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and p... More

Phelps School #56; Miss Gray, Teacher. Miss Gray has been there just this year. School opened September 4th--7 months term. 16 present; 22 out on account of cotton. Entrollment 28, average attendance 14; last year: enrollment 44, average attendance 19. 12 out of those enrolled, out for cotton; 10 more not enrolled also out for cotton. No other causes for absence.  Location: Comanche County, Oklahoma / Lewis W. Hine.

Phelps School #56; Miss Gray, Teacher. Miss Gray has been there just t...

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Gilberton, Pennsylvania. A Chance coal separator in operation in the Saint Nicholas breaker. The cone vat, filled with sand and water and kept in solution by agitation, causes the coal to float above the rock, allowing the rock to be taken from the bottom of the cone. Bits of timber and other debris float on top and are skimmed off

Gilberton, Pennsylvania. A Chance coal separator in operation in the S...

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A group of people standing on top of a sandy beach, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photograph

A group of people standing on top of a sandy beach, Great Depression. ...

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The starting point of the great war between the states / lith. by A. Hoen & Co. Baltimore, MD.

The starting point of the great war between the states / lith. by A. H...

Print shows a crowd gathered in front of the capitol building at Montgomery, Alabama, at the time of the announcement of Jefferson Davis as the first President of the Confederate States of America; also shown w... More

Crédit National pour faciliter la réparation des dommages causés par la guerre. Souscrivez pour hâter la renaissance des pays dévasdéts

Crédit National pour faciliter la réparation des dommages causés par l...

A village destroyed by war. Translation of title: Crédit National to ease the reparations of war damages. Subscribe to accerlate the revival of the devastated areas. Signed: Constant-Duval. Promotional goal: F... More

The massacre perpetrated in King Street Boston on March 5th 1770, ...

The massacre perpetrated in King Street Boston on March 5th 1770, ...

Print shows British troops firing on citizens in Boston. Caption continues: in which Messrs Saml. Gray, Saml. Maverick, James Caldwell, Crispus Attucks, Patrick Carr were killed, six other wounded, two of them... More

The tea-tax-tempest, or the Anglo-American revolution

The tea-tax-tempest, or the Anglo-American revolution

A satire expressing a Continental European view of the American Revolution, showing Father Time using a magic lantern to project the image of a teapot exploding among frightened British troops as American troop... More

John Malcom / dessiné et gravé par F. Godefroy.

John Malcom / dessiné et gravé par F. Godefroy.

Depicts event of January 25, 1774 when Boston Commissioner of Customs John Malcom (or Malcomb) was tarred and feathered and hung out his window by an angry mob.

The destruction of tea at Boston Harbor / lith. & pub. by Sarony & Major, 99 Nassau naer [i.e., near] Fulton St., N.Y.

The destruction of tea at Boston Harbor / lith. & pub. by Sarony & Maj...

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The statue, or the adoration of the wise-men of the west, British Cartoon Print

The statue, or the adoration of the wise-men of the west, British Cart...

Print shows Dr. W. Scott on a pedestal, he is wearing clerical robes, a crown fashioned from tobacco leaves, and holding a branch from an apple tree in his right hand and a picture of the tax stamp; around the ... More

Soil erosion takes a toll of millions of dollars in the United States annually. The causes of this drain upon productive lands and preventive measures are graphically shown in an exhibit prepared by the Office of Exhibits of the United States Department of Agriculture for exhibition at the sesquicentennial exposition. Florence Bryant, an artist, is shown painting the exhibit

Soil erosion takes a toll of millions of dollars in the United States ...

A woman is painting a picture on a wall. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ten year old child of George Cowley Family (rural rehabilitation client). Her bones break exceptionally easy (diet deficiency said to be one of causes) and one leg has been broken five times and doesn't mend properly. Pike County, Alabama

Ten year old child of George Cowley Family (rural rehabilitation clien...

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A group of people sitting on top of a sandy beach. Great Depression FFSA / OWI Negatives

A group of people sitting on top of a sandy beach. Great Depression FF...

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A man laying on top of a beach next to a woman. Great Depression FFSA / OWI Negatives

A man laying on top of a beach next to a woman. Great Depression FFSA ...

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A couple of people that are in the sand. Great Depression FFSA / OWI Negatives

A couple of people that are in the sand. Great Depression FFSA / OWI N...

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To Captain P.B.V. Broke commanding his majesty's ship Shannon, his officers, seamen, & marines, this representation of their gallantly boarding the American frigate Chesapeak, ... / painted by R. Dodd from the information of Captn. Falkinir.

To Captain P.B.V. Broke commanding his majesty's ship Shannon, his off...

Print showing the USS Chesapeake alongside HMS Shannon, with British sailors taking down the American flag, during the capture of the Chesapeake. The Chesapeake is also flying a flag that states "Free Trade and... More

Die Americaner wiedersetzen sich der Stempel-Acte, und verbrennen das aus England nach America gesandte Stempel-Papier zu Boston, im August 1764 / D. Chodowiecki del. et sculp.

Die Americaner wiedersetzen sich der Stempel-Acte, und verbrennen das ...

Print shows citizens in Boston burning proclamations from England pertaining to the stamp act of 1765, one of twelve scenes depicting the history of the American Revolution. S. 61. [Plate] 1. Published in: The... More

One of the causes / Keppler. - Public domain print

One of the causes / Keppler. - Public domain print

Print shows Uncle Sam and John Bull ice skating with a young woman labeled "American Girl" skating between them. Caption: The American girl is drawing them closer together. Illus. from Puck, v. 44, no. 1138, (... More

Austrian submarine mine which explodes by contact, sea water rushes in and presses down lever which causes ex.

Austrian submarine mine which explodes by contact, sea water rushes in...

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During the picking process many of the cranberries are torn from the vines and fall to the ground. The bogs are then flooded and agitated with the hydroplane which causes the cranberries to float, Burlington County, New Jersey

During the picking process many of the cranberries are torn from the v...

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Beach scene at "New Beach," the most popular beach near Provincetown. Regular bus service makes this beach easily available; lack of bath houses causes a great deal of picturesque dressing and undressing in and behind parked cars. Provincetown, Massachusetts

Beach scene at "New Beach," the most popular beach near Provincetown. ...

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A black and white photo of people on a beach. Great Depression FFSA / OWI Negatives

A black and white photo of people on a beach. Great Depression FFSA / ...

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A declaration by the representatives of the United Colonies of North-America, now met in General Congress at Philadelphia, setting forth the causes and necessity of their taking up arms. A view of that great and flourishing City of Boston, when
A black and white photo of people on the beach, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photograph

A black and white photo of people on the beach, Great Depression. FSA/...

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James Madison. List of causes of innovation in Language. 1824.

James Madison. List of causes of innovation in Language. 1824.

Transcripts, guides, and tools to help you use this collection may be found at loc.gov James Madison Papers.

Declaration of the causes which impel the state of Texas to secede from the Federal Union : also the ordinance of secession. [Austin, Tex.? : Herald office, 1861]

Declaration of the causes which impel the state of Texas to secede fro...

Caption title.; "Done by the people of the state of Texas, in Convention assembled at Austin, this first day of February, A.D. 1861."; Printed on satin.; Secession--Texas.; Texas--Politics and government--Civil... More

The tea-tax-tempest, or Old Time with his magick-lanthern

The tea-tax-tempest, or Old Time with his magick-lanthern

Cartoon shows America, seated on the left, and a sombre Britannia treated to a glass lantern presentation on the American Revolution. Father Time, leaning against a globe, provides a commentary on the momentous... More

The starting point of the great war between the states

The starting point of the great war between the states

Print shows a crowd gathered in front of the capitol building at Montgomery, Alabama, at the time of the announcement of Jefferson Davis as the first President of the Confederate States of America; also shown w... More

The latest in cotton planting. Washington, DC, July 15. John Randolph, engineer of the U.S. Bureau of Agriculture Engineering demonstrates a model of a variable depth cotton planter which he invented. The small white dots at which he is pointing mark the wavy line of seed as planted by this new machine which makes it possible to get a strand of cotton no matter what the moisture conditions in the soil. This planter is now manufactured by several farm machinery companies and thousands are in use in the cotton belt, The essential part of the machine is a cam which causes the planting shoe to rise and fall as the planter moves forward, 7/15/38

The latest in cotton planting. Washington, DC, July 15. John Randolph,...

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A black and white photo of people on a beach, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photograph

A black and white photo of people on a beach, Great Depression. FSA/OW...

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A couple of women sitting on top of a sandy beach. Great Depression FFSA / OWI Negatives

A couple of women sitting on top of a sandy beach. Great Depression FF...

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The tea-tax-tempest, or the Anglo-American revolution, British Cartoon Print

The tea-tax-tempest, or the Anglo-American revolution, British Cartoon...

Print shows a satire expressing a Continental European view of the American Revolution, showing Father Time using a magic lantern to project the image of a teapot exploding among frightened British troops as Am... More

The first flag of independence raised in the South, by the citizens of Savannah, Ga. November 8th, 1860 / drawn by Henry Cleenewerck, Savannah, Ga. ; lithographed by R.H. Howell, Savannah, Ga.

The first flag of independence raised in the South, by the citizens of...

A view of the public meeting in Johnson Square, Savannah, prompted by news of Lincoln's election, where a resolution was adopted for a state secession convention. In the nocturnal scene, the square is crowded w... More

Paul Revere - [Four coffins of men killed in the Boston Massacre]

Paul Revere - [Four coffins of men killed in the Boston Massacre]

Print shows section of newspaper column with illustration of four coffins bearing skull and crossbones and the initials of those killed: Samuel Gray, Samuel Maverick, James Caldwell, and Crispus Attucks. Illus... More

A black and white photo of two men in a boat, New Jersey. Farm Security Administration photograph

A black and white photo of two men in a boat, New Jersey. Farm Securit...

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Woman packinghouse worker from Tennessee trying to wash black muck, which causes an itchy rash and sores, off her youngest child. She has three others. The water came from a filthy canal nearby. Belle Glade, Florida

Woman packinghouse worker from Tennessee trying to wash black muck, wh...

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George Cowley's family (rural rehabilitation) with home supervisor, discussing possibilities of further medical care and treatment for child on crutches. Her bones break exceptionally easy (diet deficiency one of causes) and one leg has been broken five times and doesn't mend properly. She is ten years old. Pike County, Alabama

George Cowley's family (rural rehabilitation) with home supervisor, di...

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A group of people laying on top of a sandy beach. Great Depression FFSA / OWI Negatives

A group of people laying on top of a sandy beach. Great Depression FFS...

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A black and white photo of people on a beach, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photograph

A black and white photo of people on a beach, Great Depression. FSA/OW...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a dock, harbor, boats, water, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a woman sitting next to a car. Great Depression FFSA / OWI Negatives

A black and white photo of a woman sitting next to a car. Great Depres...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an automobile, 1940s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Beach scene at "New Beach," the most popular beach near Provincetown. Regular bus service makes this beach easily available; lack of bath houses causes a great deal of picturesque dressing and undressing in and behind parked cars. Provincetown, Massachusetts

Beach scene at "New Beach," the most popular beach near Provincetown. ...

Public domain photograph of American farm workers, countryside in the 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Hand carving up a map of the Southwestern United States

Hand carving up a map of the Southwestern United States

World War I cartoon shows a hand in a gauntlet (decorated with the imperial German eagle) carving up a map of the Southwestern United States. Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas are labeled "For Mexico." Californi... More

The repeal, or the funeral procession of Miss Americ-Stamp, British Cartoon Print

The repeal, or the funeral procession of Miss Americ-Stamp, British Ca...

Illustration shows a group of men in a funeral procession on the banks of the Thames River with a row of warehouses in the background, one of which is labeled "The Sheffield and Birmingham Warehouse Goods now s... More

The repeal, or the funeral procession of Miss Americ-Stamp, British Cartoon Print

The repeal, or the funeral procession of Miss Americ-Stamp, British Ca...

Illustration shows a group of men in a funeral procession on the banks of the Thames River with a row of warehouses in the background, one of which is labeled "The Sheffield and Birmingham Warehouse Goods now s... More

Autobiography, including also reminiscences of slave life, recollections of the war, education of freedmen, causes of the exodus, etc.

Autobiography, including also reminiscences of slave life, recollectio...

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site, on the Internet Archive Web site, and on microfilm (Microfilm 34388). Replace; LC copy replaced by preservation microfilm

The starting point of the great war between the states

The starting point of the great war between the states

Print shows a crowd gathered in front of the capitol building at Montgomery, Alabama, at the time of the announcement of Jefferson Davis as the first President of the Confederate States of America; also shown w... More

This is the place to affix the stamp

This is the place to affix the stamp

Print shows a skull and crossbones representation of the official stamp required by the Stamp Act of 1765. Illus. in: The Pennsylvania Journal and Weekly Advertiser, 1765 October 24. American 18th century news... More

[The repeal or the funeral of Miss Ame=Stamp], British Cartoon Print

[The repeal or the funeral of Miss Ame=Stamp], British Cartoon Print

Print shows a funeral procession on the banks of the Thames, with warehouses in a line in the background, one of which is inscribed "The Sheffield and Birmingham Warehouse Goods now ship'd for America." George ... More

The tomb-stone. Book illustration from Library of Congress, British Cartoon Print

The tomb-stone. Book illustration from Library of Congress, British Ca...

Print shows several men, George Grenville, Lord Bute, the Duke of Bedford, and, as a small dog wearing clerical robes, Dr. W. Scott, labeled "AntiSejanus", dancing on a sarcophagus with bas-reliefs of "Britanni... More

Child of packinghouse workers from Tennessee, his face covered with black muck which causes an itchy rash.  Belle Glade, Florida

Child of packinghouse workers from Tennessee, his face covered with bl...

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

Salvation Army, San Francisco, California. Return of the army seen through the lobby of a low-class hotel. Causes slight attention

Salvation Army, San Francisco, California. Return of the army seen thr...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a living room, salon, office, late 19th-century interior, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Beach scene at "New Beach," the most popular beach near Provincetown. Regular bus service makes this beach easily available; lack of bath houses causes a great deal of picturesque dressing and undressing in and behind parked cars. Provincetown, Massachusetts

Beach scene at "New Beach," the most popular beach near Provincetown. ...

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

A black and white photo of a man doing a handstand on the beach, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photograph

A black and white photo of a man doing a handstand on the beach, Great...

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A group of people laying on top of a sandy beach. Great Depression FSA photogpraph

A group of people laying on top of a sandy beach. Great Depression FSA...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of migrant workers, 1930s car, Great Depression, Dust Bowl refugees, poverty, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Hand carving up a map of the Southwestern United States

Hand carving up a map of the Southwestern United States

World War I cartoon shows a hand in a gauntlet (decorated with the imperial German eagle) carving up a map of the Southwestern United States. Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas are labeled "For Mexico." Californi... More

The tea-tax-tempest, or Old Time with his magick-lanthern

The tea-tax-tempest, or Old Time with his magick-lanthern

Cartoon shows America, seated on the left, and a sombre Britannia treated to a glass lantern presentation on the American Revolution. Father Time, leaning against a globe, provides a commentary on the momentous... More

In Committee chamber, Worcester. Nov. 18, 1776. As expedients are no longer wise, prudent, and politic, than the reasons on which they are founded exist, and effects are reversed by a mutation of causes; as the demands of our country are continu

In Committee chamber, Worcester. Nov. 18, 1776. As expedients are no l...

Positive Photostat.; Not in Evans. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 39, Folder 22.

Civilian protection. An old scene in a new dress. On call in the event of any emergency these volunteer air raid protection workers are enjoying in a quiet game.  The armband of the man in the foreground indicates that he is an auxiliary fireman. Against the wall in the rear is some of the equipment used by these volunteers in case of air attack. To the left, are a pair of snuffers, used to extinguish incendiary bombs, and a scaling ladder. On the windowsill are sand bags, and just below the window a portable stirrup pump and a pair of "indian fire pumps, all useful in fighting blazes from incendiary bombs and other causes

Civilian protection. An old scene in a new dress. On call in the event...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a political campaign, group of people, meeting, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Office of Civilian Defense worker help protect nation's capital. Fully equipped to cope with any situation they may encounter are the volunteer auxiliary firemen of Washington, D.C. Trained to fight incendiary and fires of other causes during raids, they are shown carrying hose into a building during a drill

Office of Civilian Defense worker help protect nation's capital. Fully...

Public domain photograph of Washington DC, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers: Series II: Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, 1846-1887; 1874, Apr. 21-1887, Feb. 2
James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers: Series I: James Buchanan Papers, 1825-1868; 1853, Feb. 6-May 10
James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers: Series IV: Additions, 1842-1867; Addition III; Correspondence, Buchanan to; Worrell, William, 1856
James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers: Series I: James Buchanan Papers, 1825-1868; 1847, Dec. 2-1848, Jan. 2
James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers: Series I: James Buchanan Papers, 1825-1868; 1855, Dec. 4-1856, Mar. 27
James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers: Series II: Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, 1846-1887; 1861, July 16-1862, Aug. 30
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