2,375 Chatham county Images: LOC's Public Domain Archive Public Domain Search

Aerial view of Tybee Island, Georgia, and the Tybee Island Lighthouse

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. It is one of seven surviving colonial era lighthouse towers, though highly modified in the mid 1800s. Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Pho... More

Old Harbor Beacon, Savannah, Chatham County, GA

Previously HABS No. GA-14-38. Survey number: HABS GA-232 Building/structure dates: 1858 Initial Construction

Savannah Victorian Historic District, 525-527-529 East Gwinnett Lane (...

Significance: One-story lane cottages have been used in Savannah since the 18th century as rental and servants' quarters. They have been generally overlooked in architectural surveys, but are an important ingre... More

Bay Street Lane, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia

Public domain photograph of 1930s-1940s house, porch, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fort Pulaski, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia

Title from photographer's inventory. Building/structure dates: ca. 1828-1850. Cockspur Island, Savannah River. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11835-26. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of ... More

Pirates House, Broad Street, East, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia

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

Catholic Cathedral, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Shopping and visiting on main street of Pittsboro, North Carolina. Sat...

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

Charlton house, 4 (or #6) Taylor Street West, Savannah, Chatham County...

Public domain photograph of stairs, steps, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Telfair House, 121 Barnard Street, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia

Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Richardson-Owens-Thomas House, 124 Abercorn St., Savannah, Chatham Cou...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a victorian era building, victorian house, 19th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Wormsloe Plantation, Savannah vic., Chatham County, Georgia

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

Richmond Hill plantation, Savannah vic., Chatham County, Georgia

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

Main street, Saturday afternoon. Pittsboro, North Carolina

Public domain scan of American poster, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Green-Meldrim House, Macon and Bull Streets, Savannah, Chatham County,...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an office, table, bureau, desk, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Tenant farmer and friend. Chatham County, North Carolina

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Fahn Street, West side, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia

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

Richardson-Owens-Thomas House, 124 Abercorn St., Savannah, Chatham Cou...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a victorian era building, victorian house, 19th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Pittsboro, North Carolina. On U.S. 15. Saturday afternoon

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

Green-Meldrim House, Macon and Bull Streets, Savannah, Chatham County,...

Title from photographer's inventory. Building/structure dates: 1850-1861. Related name: Mrs. W. Meldrim. Built for Charles Green by an unknown English architect. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11835-26. C... More

Green-Meldrim House, Macon and Bull Streets, Savannah, Chatham County,...

Title from photographer's inventory. Building/structure dates: 1850-1861. Related name: Mrs. W. Meldrim. Built for Charles Green by an unknown English architect. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11835-26. C... More

General store at Farrington, Chatham County, North Carolina

Actual size of negative is D (approximately 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Divisi... More

Negro tenants picking cotton on Highway 15 about seven miles south of ...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of farming, farmer, agriculture, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Negro tenant farmer's house. Near Farrington, Chatham County, North Ca...

Actual size of negative is D (approximately 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Divisi... More

An aerial view of Savannah, Georgia, with a focus on oil storage tanks...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2017; (DLC/PP-2016:103-5). Forms part of: Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the ... More

Aerial view of Savannah, Georgia, with a focus on the Talmadge Memoria...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Completed in March 1991, the new Talmadge Memorial cable-stayed bridge replaced the old Talmadge cantilever truss bridge (built in 195... More

Savannah Victorian Historic District, 215 West Gwinnett Street (House)...

Significance: An outstanding example of a mid 1880s frame townhouse noted for its formerly elegant interiors. The advanced deterioration of this house made documentation imperative. The house is one of the few ... More

Richardson-Maxwell-Owen-Thomas House, 124 Abercorn Street, Savannah, C...

Public domain scan of an architecture diagram, architectural drawing, building plan, or design, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Richardson-Maxwell-Owen-Thomas House, 124 Abercorn Street, Savannah, C...

Public domain scan of an architecture diagram, architectural drawing, building plan, or design, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Richardson-Maxwell-Owen-Thomas House, 124 Abercorn Street, Savannah, C...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a residential building, house, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Central of Georgia Railway, 1853 Brick Arch Viaduct, Spanning West Bou...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-44 Survey number: HAER GA-3 Building/structure dates: 1855 Initial Construction

Central of Georgia Railway, 1853 Brick Arch Viaduct, Spanning West Bou...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-44 Survey number: HAER GA-3 Building/structure dates: 1855 Initial Construction

Bryan House, 128 Adair Street, Savannah, Chatham County, GA

For additional written historical and descriptive information, please see entry for the Wagner Heights Neighborhood, HABS No. GA-2276. Significance: The Bryan House is historically significant in the areas of a... More

Habersham House, Reynolds Square Vicinity, Savannah, Chatham County, G...

Survey number: HABS GA-238 Building/structure dates: ca. 1771 Initial Construction

William Remshart Row Houses, 104, 106, 108, 110 West Jones Street, Sav...

Public domain scan of an architecture diagram, architectural drawing, building plan, or design, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

William Remshart Row Houses, 104, 106, 108, 110 West Jones Street, Sav...

Public domain scan of an architecture diagram, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Mickve Israel Synagogue, 428 Bull Street, Savannah, Chatham County, GA

Significance: Good example of late Gothic Revival architecture. Dome on belfry creates interesting Mid-Eastern flavor. Rated "Notable" in Historic Savannah Foundation Survey. Integral part of Savannah National ... More

Minis House, 204 Hull Street, Savannah, Chatham County, GA

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-18 Survey number: HABS GA-14-28 Building/structure dates: 18q1 Initial Construction

Houston-Screven House, Savannah, Chatham County, GA

Survey number: HABS GA-246 Building/structure dates: 1784 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1849 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: 1920 Demolished

Central of Georgia Railway, 1860 Brick Arch Viaduct, Spanning West Bou...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-45 Survey number: HAER GA-4 Building/structure dates: 1860 Initial Construction

Georgia DOT Bridge No. 051-00025D-01986N, US 17 & State Route 25 Spann...

Significance: Georgia DOT Bridge No. 051-00025D-01986N (James P. Houlihan Bridge) was originally constructed in 1922, and was a manually operated steel truss turn-span type bridge. In 1954, the bridge underwen... More

Savannah Victorian Historic District, 321 East Bolton Street (House), ...

Significance: 321 E. Bolton is the one remaining example in the Victorian District of a group of several houses designed in the elaborate Queen Anne idiom. Erected in 1899 upon a prominent corner site, the resi... More

Central of Georgia Railway, Savannah Repair Shops & Terminal Facilitie...

Significance: The Central of Georgia Railway, Savannah Repair Shops are significant because they represent the major site component of one of the earliest attempts in the United States to plan and develop a who... More

Central of Georgia Railway, Savannah Repair Shops & Terminal Facilitie...

Significance: The Central of Georgia Railway, Savannah Repair Shops are significant because they represent the major site component of one of the earliest attempts in the United States to plan and develop a who... More

Central of Georgia Railway, Savannah Repair Shops & Terminal Facilitie...

Significance: The Central of Georgia Railway, Savannah Repair Shops are significant because they represent the major site component of one of the earliest attempts in the United States to plan and develop a who... More

Cockspur Lighthouse, Cockspur Island, Savannah River, Savannah, Chatha...

Significance: The lighthouse, which was extinguished in 1909, is one of only five remaining lighthouses in the state of Georgia having withstood the battle between Union and Confederate forces on April 10-11, 1... More

Savannah Victorian Historic District, 107 West Duffy Street (House), S...

Significance: the house at 107 West Duffy Street is one of the few structures remaining in the Victorian District which dates from the 1860s and which stood in the Frew and Webb development of Oglethorpe Town. ... More

Central of Georgia Railway, Savannah Repair Shops & Terminal Facilitie...

See HAER GA-1, Central of Georgia Railway, Savannah Repair Shops, for additional information. Significance: The firm of Mueller and Schwab designed and built the structure and Benjamin F. Armstrong did the orig... More

Central of Georgia Railway, Savannah Repair Shops & Terminal Facilitie...

See HAER GA-1, Central of Georgia Railway, Savannah Repair Shops, for additional information. Significance: The firm of Mueller and Schwab designed and built the structure and Benjamin F. Armstrong did the orig... More

Central of Georgia Railway, Up Freight Warehouse, 227 West Broad Stree...

See HAER GA-1, Central of Georgia Railway, Savannah Repair Shops, for additional information. Significance: Erected in 1853, the warehouse is one of the oldest structures in the yard. Constructed by Mueller and... More

Central of Georgia Railway, Up Freight Warehouse, 227 West Broad Stree...

See HAER GA-1, Central of Georgia Railway, Savannah Repair Shops, for additional information. Significance: Erected in 1853, the warehouse is one of the oldest structures in the yard. Constructed by Mueller and... More

Central of Georgia Railway, Up Freight Warehouse, 227 West Broad Stree...

See HAER GA-1, Central of Georgia Railway, Savannah Repair Shops, for additional information. Significance: Erected in 1853, the warehouse is one of the oldest structures in the yard. Constructed by Mueller and... More

Central of Georgia Railway, Up Freight Warehouse, 227 West Broad Stree...

See HAER GA-1, Central of Georgia Railway, Savannah Repair Shops, for additional information. Significance: Erected in 1853, the warehouse is one of the oldest structures in the yard. Constructed by Mueller and... More

Savannah Victorian Historic District, 115 East Park Avenue (House), Sa...

Public domain scan of architectural drawing, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Lockville Hydroelectric Plant, Deep River, 3.5 miles upstream from Haw...

Significance: The Lockville dam, canal, and powerhouse occupy a site which is closely associated with important events in the history of Chatham County and in the overall development of North Carolina. Lord Co... More

Lee House, 19 Henrietta Street, Savannah, Chatham County, GA

For additional written historical and descriptive information, please see entry for the Wagner Heights Neighborhood, HABS No. GA-2276. Significance: The Lee House is historically significant in the areas of arc... More

Lee House, 19 Henrietta Street, Savannah, Chatham County, GA

For additional written historical and descriptive information, please see entry for the Wagner Heights Neighborhood, HABS No. GA-2276. Significance: The Lee House is historically significant in the areas of arc... More

Central of Georgia Railway, Savannah Repair Shops & Terminal Facilitie...

See HAER GA-1, Central of Georgia Railway, Savannah Repair Shops, for additional information. Significance: This two story structure was erected in 1855 by Mueller and Schwaab of Savannah. The brickwork is by B... More

Turpentine & Rosin Factors, Inc., Office and Warehouse, Lamar Ward, Sa...

Significance: It was constructed in two phases, an 1921 one-story warehouse and a 1937 two-story addition. The structure is eligible for the National Register of Historic Places under Criteria C, architecture a... More

Turpentine & Rosin Factors, Inc., Office and Warehouse, Lamar Ward, Sa...

Significance: It was constructed in two phases, an 1921 one-story warehouse and a 1937 two-story addition. The structure is eligible for the National Register of Historic Places under Criteria C, architecture a... More

Central of Georgia Railway, Cotton Yard Gates, West Broad Street, Sava...

See HAER GA-1, Central of Georgia Railway, Savannah Repair Shops, for additional information. Significance: The towers that used to support the massive gates to the "Cotton Yard" of the Central of Georgia were ... More

Central of Georgia Railway, Savannah Repair Shops & Terminal Facilitie...

See HAER GA-1, Central of Georgia Railway, Savannah Repair Shops, for additional information. Survey number: HAER GA-1-D National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 76000610

Chippewa Square Monument, Savannah, Chatham County, GA

Significance: Sculpture designed by noted sculptor Daniel Chester French. Monument honors Gen. James Oglethorpe, founder of the Georgia Colony and planner of Savannah. Symbolism and inscriptions on the monument... More

Hampton Lillibridge House, No. 1, 507 East Julian Street (moved from 3...

Public domain photograph of car, historic place, automobile, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Charles B. Cluskey Embankment Stores, East Bay Street, Savannah, Chath...

Significance: These buildings were completed in 1840 and leased to builder Charles B. Cluskey, for a term of twenty years. On January 18, 1841, Cluskey, who was financially pressed, turner over his lease to Joh... More

Charles B. Cluskey Embankment Stores, East Bay Street, Savannah, Chath...

Significance: These buildings were completed in 1840 and leased to builder Charles B. Cluskey, for a term of twenty years. On January 18, 1841, Cluskey, who was financially pressed, turner over his lease to Joh... More

William Taylor Store, 204 West Bay Street, Savannah, Chatham County, G...

Significance: Early example of multi-storied river embankment storage warehouse, typical of the Savannah water front. Survey number: HABS GA-1196

Central of Georgia Railway, Savannah Repair Shops & Terminal Facilitie...

Public domain photograph of a shop, shopping, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Central of Georgia Railway, Savannah Repair Shops & Terminal Facilitie...

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

Central of Georgia Railroad, Gray Building, 227 West Broad Street, Sav...

See HAER GA-53, Central of Georgia Railroad, Gray Building, and HAER GA-1 for additional information. Significance: Component part of a large complex of mid-19th century railroad structures, which collectively ... More

Nathanael Greene Monument, Johnson Square, Savannah, Chatham County, G...

Significance: Designed by William Strickland (1788-1854), one of the principal architects responsible for popularizing the Greek Revival Style in America. The monument, with its finely proportioned obelisk desi... More

Nathanael Greene Monument, Johnson Square, Savannah, Chatham County, G...

Significance: Designed by William Strickland (1788-1854), one of the principal architects responsible for popularizing the Greek Revival Style in America. The monument, with its finely proportioned obelisk desi... More

Mercer-Wilder House, Carriage House, 429 Bull Street, Savannah, Chatha...

Survey number: HABS GA-1189-A Public domain photograph of a house, residential property, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Savannah & Ogeechee Barge Canal, Between Ogeechee & Savannah Rivers, S...

For additional documentation, see also HALS GA-5 (Savannah-Ogeechee Canal) Significance: The Savannah and Ogeechee Canal was the first barge canal built in Georgia. Built during the 'canal building' era of Ame... More

Timothy Bonticou Double House, 419-421 East Broughton Lane (moved to 4...

Significance: Good example of wage-earners cottages built on narrow lots, shotgun fashion, one room wide and several rooms deep. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-68 Survey number:... More

Timothy Bonticou Double House, 419-421 East Broughton Lane (moved to 4...

Significance: Good example of wage-earners cottages built on narrow lots, shotgun fashion, one room wide and several rooms deep. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-68 Survey number:... More

621 Ruben Street (House), Savannah, Chatham County, GA

Significance: The structure at 621 Ruben Street is located within the Beach Institute Historic Neighborhood. Once a part of the Fairlawn Plantation, the area has been a significant part of the black community s... More

Wetter House, 425 Oglethorpe Street, Savannah, Chatham County, GA

Survey number: HABS GA-2136 Building/structure dates: 1822 Initial Construction

Wormsloe, Isle of Hope, Savannah Vicinity, Savannah, Chatham County, G...

Survey number: HABS GA-2126 Building/structure dates: 18q2 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 73000615

Wormsloe, Isle of Hope, Savannah Vicinity, Savannah, Chatham County, G...

Survey number: HABS GA-2126 Building/structure dates: 18q2 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 73000615

Mackay House, 125 East Congress Street, Savannah, Chatham County, GA

Survey number: HABS GA-2138 Building/structure dates: ca. 1757 Initial Construction

Mackay House, 125 East Congress Street, Savannah, Chatham County, GA

Survey number: HABS GA-2138 Building/structure dates: ca. 1757 Initial Construction

Mackay House, 125 East Congress Street, Savannah, Chatham County, GA

Survey number: HABS GA-2138 Building/structure dates: ca. 1757 Initial Construction

Savannah Victorian Historic District, 414-416 East Waldburg Street (Ho...

Significance: Masonry row houses are rare in the Victorian District. This is a particularly handsome row with marble trim. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-43 Survey number: HABS ... More

Green-Meldrim House, 327 Bull Street, Savannah, Chatham County, GA

Public domain photograph of stairs, steps, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Green-Meldrim House, 327 Bull Street, Savannah, Chatham County, GA

Public domain scan of an architecture diagram, architectural drawing, building plan, or design, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Green-Meldrim House, 327 Bull Street, Savannah, Chatham County, GA

Public domain scan of an architecture diagram, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Green-Meldrim House, 327 Bull Street, Savannah, Chatham County, GA

Public domain scan of an architecture diagram, architectural drawing, building plan, or design, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.