Daniel Webster / painted by Chester Harding ; engraved by J. Andrews &...
Print showing Daniel Webster, full-length portrait, standing, facing slightly left. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1851 by Chester Harding in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of Massa... More
Chester Park, toboggan slide on the lake, Cincinnati, O[hio]
Public domain photograph - historical image of Ohio, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Mrs. Chester Bolton - Public domain portrait photograph
A black and white photo of a woman sitting at a desk. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Vera Cruz -- Naval Academy bombarded by CHESTER and PRAIRIE
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[Chester "Pinch" Thomas, Boston AL (baseball)]
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Chester children - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.
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July Chester - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.
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Rear Adml. Colby M. Chester, 2/29/24
A black and white photo of a man standing in front of a cake. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Belle School, (East Caln Township), Downingtown, Chester County, PA
Survey number: HABS PA-168 Building/structure dates: 1818 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: after. 1900- before. 1950 Demolished
Clark-Holmes Cottage, Chester, Middlesex County, CT
Survey number: HABS CT-139 Public domain photograph of a house, cottage, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Textile workers take grievance to DJ's. A committee from the United Te...
A group of men standing around a table. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Richard Gardner, Jr. (or III?) house at 32 West Chester St., Nantucke...
Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: XXXVIII J 29. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: American scenes, a LOT which in ... More
Chester, Pennsylvania. Boats on the Delware River shore
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Chester Dale, residence at 20 E. 79th St., New York City. Second floor...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a living room, salon, office, late 19th-century interior, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Dr. A.S. Barnes, "Ker-Feal", residence in Chester Springs, Pennsylvani...
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[Portrait of Bob Chester, New York, N.Y.(?), ca. June 1947]
Reference print available in Music Division, Library of Congress. Purchase William P. Gottlieb General information about the Gottlieb In: "Posin'," Down Beat, v. 14, no. 12 (June 4, 1947), p. 21. Forms part of... More
Barn, Legislative Route 15146 (Honeybrook Township), Honey Brook, Ches...
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Alma mater statue by Daniel Chester French at Columbia University Libr...
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
Chesterwood, Daniel Chester Wood's studio, Stockbridge, Massachusetts
Daniel Chester French (1850-1931) was the sculptor of the statue of Abraham Lincoln in the Memorial in Washington, D.C. The studio has a standard-gauge railroad track used to roll large sculpture outdoors for v... More
Large white barn at Buttonwood Farm in Chester, Vermont
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2017; (DLC/PP-2016:103-9). Forms part of: Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the ... More
Hopewell Village, Harrison Lloyd House, St. Peter's vicinity, Hopewell...
Survey number: HABS PA-5168 Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
William Miller House, Elliott Road, Avondale, Chester County, PA
Significance: This house has sections dating 1730 and 1771 by early Chester County settlers. An 1806 addition burned in 1920. Survey number: HABS PA-5137 Building/structure dates: 1730 Initial Construction B... More
Hopewell Village, Harrison Lloyd House, St. Peter's vicinity, Hopewell...
Survey number: HABS PA-5168 Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
John Buckwalter House, State Route 401 (East Nantmeal Township), Ludwi...
Significance: This house, with an 1821 date stone, contains some fine interior and exterior details, including the original porch. Survey number: HABS PA-1195 Building/structure dates: 1821 Initial Construction
Strafford Railroad Station, East side of Old Eagle School Road, betwee...
Significance: This structure was built in 1876 as the Centennial Catalogue Building for the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. It was then purchased at auction by the Pennsylvania Railroad for use as a... More
Barn, State Route 352 (East Goshen Township), Rocky Hill, Chester Coun...
Survey number: HABS PA-5241 Public domain photograph of a farm barn, granary, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Birmingham Friends Meetinghouse, Birmingham & Meetinghouse Roads, Birm...
Significance: Wounded British troops were carried to this 1763 Meeting House during the Battle of Brandywine. Survey number: HABS PA-1193 Building/structure dates: 1763 Initial Construction Building/structu... More
Congregational Church, Church & Main Streets, Chester, Windsor County,...
Significance: This building is representative of the large frame meetinghouses of the area and has a notable facade and tower. Survey number: HABS VT-49 Building/structure dates: 1829 Initial Construction Bu... More
Bradford Friends Meeting House, Northbrook Road, West Bradford Townshi...
1997 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Among the oldest extant Friends meeting houses in the Delaware Valley, erected in 1767, Bradford Meeting House's seemingly unconventional design more closely ... More
Bradford Friends Meeting House, Northbrook Road, West Bradford Townshi...
1997 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Among the oldest extant Friends meeting houses in the Delaware Valley, erected in 1767, Bradford Meeting House's seemingly unconventional design more closely ... More
Bradford Friends Meeting House, Northbrook Road, West Bradford Townshi...
1997 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Among the oldest extant Friends meeting houses in the Delaware Valley, erected in 1767, Bradford Meeting House's seemingly unconventional design more closely ... More
Bradford Friends Meeting House, Northbrook Road, West Bradford Townshi...
1997 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Among the oldest extant Friends meeting houses in the Delaware Valley, erected in 1767, Bradford Meeting House's seemingly unconventional design more closely ... More
Bradford Friends Meeting House, Northbrook Road, West Bradford Townshi...
1997 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Among the oldest extant Friends meeting houses in the Delaware Valley, erected in 1767, Bradford Meeting House's seemingly unconventional design more closely ... More
Bradford Friends Meeting House, Northbrook Road, West Bradford Townshi...
1997 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Among the oldest extant Friends meeting houses in the Delaware Valley, erected in 1767, Bradford Meeting House's seemingly unconventional design more closely ... More
William Moore House, State Route 23 & Reading Railroad Tracks vicinity...
Significance: The Moore House is a fine example of a mid-eighteenth century stone house which retains much of its original woodwork. It was the home of the most prominent of the Chester County Loyalists and a m... More
Tenant House No. 1, French Creek, Hopewell, Chester County, PA
Survey number: HABS PA-5945 Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Old Kennett Meeting House, U.S. Route 1, 1 mile North of Longwood Gard...
1997 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: Old Kennett is one of the oldest extant Friends meeting houses in the Delaware Valley, erected sometime between 1718 and 1731. Its single-cell, c... More
Old Kennett Meeting House, U.S. Route 1, 1 mile North of Longwood Gard...
1997 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: Old Kennett is one of the oldest extant Friends meeting houses in the Delaware Valley, erected sometime between 1718 and 1731. Its single-cell, c... More
Old Kennett Meeting House, U.S. Route 1, 1 mile North of Longwood Gard...
1997 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: Old Kennett is one of the oldest extant Friends meeting houses in the Delaware Valley, erected sometime between 1718 and 1731. Its single-cell, c... More
Old Kennett Meeting House, U.S. Route 1, 1 mile North of Longwood Gard...
1997 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: Old Kennett is one of the oldest extant Friends meeting houses in the Delaware Valley, erected sometime between 1718 and 1731. Its single-cell, c... More
Big House, East Head Race, Hopewell, Chester County, PA
Survey number: HABS PA-5941 Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Chester County Prison, 235 West Market Street, West Chester, Chester C...
Significance: This building is a good example of prison architecture of the middle third of the nineteenth century and was built in the best possible manner from the design of Thomas U. Walter. Survey number:... More
Lee Creek Bridge, Spanning Lee Creek at State Highway No. 220, Chester...
Significance: The Lee Creek Bridge is an excellent example of a Camelback Pennsylvania through truss, a late nineteenth/early twentieth century bridge type. It is significant as one of four Pennsylvania throug... More
Lee Creek Bridge, Spanning Lee Creek at State Highway No. 220, Chester...
Significance: The Lee Creek Bridge is an excellent example of a Camelback Pennsylvania through truss, a late nineteenth/early twentieth century bridge type. It is significant as one of four Pennsylvania throug... More
Pennsylvania Railroad Station, Market Street, West Chester, Chester Co...
Survey number: HABS PA-246 Building/structure dates: ca. 1875 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: before 1962 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: 1968 Demolished
Hoopes Currying Shop, U.S. Route 322 (Caln Township), Downingtown, Che...
Significance: This late 18th century currying shop is of particular interest because there appear to have been no important changes made in the structure since built. Survey number: HABS PA-1222 Building/str... More
Yarnall-Hibberd House, Plumsock Road (Willistown Township), Whitehorse...
Significance: The original portion of this house, probably erected very early in the eighteenth century, provides a good example of the two-room stone farm houses, with corner fireplaces, built during this peri... More
Bartram's Covered Bridge, Spanning Crum Creek, Newtown Square vicinity...
Significance: This simple covered bridge, erected in 1860, is one of the few covered bridges left in Chester County, and is the only one planned to preserve. Survey number: HABS PA-1108 Building/structure da... More
Warrenpoint, State Route 83 (Warwick Township), Knauertown, Chester Co...
Significance: The house is an excellent example of a mid-eighteenth century house with few alterations. The stone work is of interest and much outstanding original interior woodwork remains. The original owner,... More
Hopewell Village, Tenant House No. 2, State Route 345 vicinity, Hopewe...
Significance: Interesting example of vernacular construction and an integral part of the Hopewell Village complex. Survey number: HABS PA-5157-G Building/structure dates: ca. 1790- ca. 1810 Initial Construct... More
Varnum Headquarters, Spring House, State Route 23, Valley Forge, Chest...
Survey number: HABS PA-6171-B Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington State, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Pure Oil Station, Strafford, Chester County, PA
Survey number: HAER PA-608 Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Pure Oil Station, Strafford, Chester County, PA
Survey number: HAER PA-608 Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Chester Bridge, Spanning Rock River on Old Marsh Road, East Waupun, Do...
Significance: Chester Bridge is considered important in Wisconsin history because it is a type of bridge that is rapidly disappearing in the State, it is a link in the development of truss bridge construction, ... More
West Chester Young Ladies Seminary, 300 Maple Avenue, West Chester, Ch...
Significance: This building, designed by Thomas U. Walter, has served as a seminary, school, military academy, and a convent and, though modified, was originally a very handsome design. Survey number: HABS PA... More
Wharton Esherick House & Studio, 1520 Horsehoe Trail, Malvern, Chester...
Significance: Wharton Esherick was, in the words of a 1970 survey, "the undisputed dean of American craftsman." Starting in 1926 Esherick spent forty years handcrafting additions and alterations to the building... More
Martin's Corner House, Cedar Knoll Road (West Caln Township), Martins ...
Significance: This log house, built about 1769, contains many unusual features, such as wood door hinges, wood crane, pegged floors, and fine board partitions. Survey number: HABS PA-209 Building/structure d... More
Varnum Headquarters, House, State Route 23, Valley Forge, Chester Coun...
Survey number: HABS PA-6171-A Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Williams Deluxe Cabins, Exton, Chester County, PA
Survey number: HAER PA-609 Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Gay Street Bridge, Spanning French Creek at Gay Street (State Route 11...
Significance: After its construction in 1926, the 12-span, reinforced concrete bridge was the longest such structure in Chester County. It is significant for the variety of span types and construction methods u... More
Hickman Fountain, 225 North Matlack Street (moved from Chester County ...
Survey number: HABS PA-247 Building/structure dates: 1869 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1960 Subsequent Work
Obadiah Sealy House, State Route 9, Chester, Chester County, SC
Survey number: HABS SC-130 Public domain photograph - historical image of South Carolina, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Primitive Hall, State Route 841 (West Marlborough Township), Clonmell,...
Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Abiah Taylor House, Brandywine Creek Road (East Bradford Township), Co...
Significance: This 1724 house, built by an English Quaker, retains some of the original design. Survey number: HABS PA-204 Building/structure dates: 1724 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: befor... More
Pennsylvania Railroad, French Creek Trestle, Spanning French Creek, no...
Significance: With its sixteen plate-girder spans of various ages, is an excellent example of American railroads' practice of recycling main-line structures into branches and sidings. Unprocessed Field note ma... More
Pyle House, State Route 926 (East Marlborough Township), Willowdale, C...
Survey number: HABS PA-162 Building/structure dates: ca. 1734 Initial Construction
Downingtown Friends Meeting House, 800 East Lancaster Avenue, Downingt...
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Downingtown Friends Meeting House, 800 East Lancaster Avenue, Downingt...
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Arnold-Temple House, Broad Run Road (West Bradford Township), Marshall...
Significance: This early building (c. 1715-1725) was the site of a fulling mill for over 175 years and preserves almost all architectural detail both exterior and interior. Survey number: HABS PA-1109 Buildi... More
Hickman House, State Route 3 (East Goshen Township), Milltown, Chester...
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Chester A. Arthur, President of the United States
Chester Arthur, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left. Public domain photograph of politician, government and politics, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Phillip Rogers House, State Route 23 (Warwick Township), Knauertown, C...
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Taylor-Parke House, State Route 162 (East Bradford Township), Copesvil...
Survey number: HABS PA-205 Building/structure dates: 1768 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: after. 1900- before. 1960 Subsequent Work
Taylor-Parke House, State Route 162 (East Bradford Township), Copesvil...
Survey number: HABS PA-205 Building/structure dates: 1768 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: after. 1900- before. 1960 Subsequent Work
Chester Moffett House, Claridon, Geauga County, OH
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Chester County Bridge No. 225, Spanning Tweed Creek at Hopewell Road, ...
Significance: The bridge sits in the heart of the Hopewell Historic District. The district is characterized by 19th century residential, agricultural, public, commercial, and industrial buildings clustered alon... More
Chester County Bridge No. 225, Spanning Tweed Creek at Hopewell Road, ...
Significance: The bridge sits in the heart of the Hopewell Historic District. The district is characterized by 19th century residential, agricultural, public, commercial, and industrial buildings clustered alon... More
Holy Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church, 238 South High Street, West ...
Significance: This Gothic Revival Church, which has served the community of West Chester since 1870, is built of green serpentine stone with brick used as trim. Survey number: HABS PA-1223 Building/structure... More
Miller-Pusey Mill, Broad Run Road (New Garden Township), Landenberg, C...
Public domain scan of an architecture diagram, architectural drawing, building plan, or design, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.
Caln Friends Meeting House, Northeast corner of Kings Highway (Route 3...
Significance: Built in 1784 and extended in 1801, Caln Meeting House poses an unusual solution to the need to accommodate a quarterly meeting. The Caln Friends chose to expand their meeting space by adding onto... More
Caln Friends Meeting House, Northeast corner of Kings Highway (Route 3...
Significance: Built in 1784 and extended in 1801, Caln Meeting House poses an unusual solution to the need to accommodate a quarterly meeting. The Caln Friends chose to expand their meeting space by adding onto... More
Caln Friends Meeting House, Northeast corner of Kings Highway (Route 3...
Significance: Built in 1784 and extended in 1801, Caln Meeting House poses an unusual solution to the need to accommodate a quarterly meeting. The Caln Friends chose to expand their meeting space by adding onto... More
Thompson Building, 163-167 East Main Street (Lincoln Highway), Coatesv...
Written data includes sketched floor plans. Significance: The Thompson Building was a commercial structure, with retail space, offices and a school, built for banker John W. Thompson. It is a handsome transitio... More
Downing House, Bell Tavern Road (East Caln Township), Downingtown, Che...
Significance: Fine example of a mid-eighteenth century stone house. Survey number: HABS PA-171 Building/structure dates: ca. 1740 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: before 1772 Subsequent Work
John Drake House, Main Street, Chester, Morris County, NJ
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-510 Survey number: HABS NJ-647 Building/structure dates: ca. 1840 Initial Construction
Humphry Marshall House, State Route 162 (Strasburg Road) (West Bradfor...
1999 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: The significance of the house related to both architecture and agricultural history. The house is a conservative yet idiosyncratic example of the mid- to late... More
Humphry Marshall House, State Route 162 (Strasburg Road) (West Bradfor...
1999 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: The significance of the house related to both architecture and agricultural history. The house is a conservative yet idiosyncratic example of the mid- to late... More
Humphry Marshall House, State Route 162 (Strasburg Road) (West Bradfor...
1999 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: The significance of the house related to both architecture and agricultural history. The house is a conservative yet idiosyncratic example of the mid- to late... More
William A. Todd House, 330 East Lancaster Avenue, Downingtown, Chester...
Survey number: HABS PA-169 Building/structure dates: 1800 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1817 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: 1912 Subsequent Work
William A. Todd House, 330 East Lancaster Avenue, Downingtown, Chester...
Survey number: HABS PA-169 Building/structure dates: 1800 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1817 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: 1912 Subsequent Work
London Grove Friends Meeting House, Southwest of Route 926 & Newark Ro...
1997 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N332 Survey number: HABS PA-6232
Chester County, Pennsylvania, Democratic Republicans to Thomas Jeffers...
Public domain scan of Thomas Jefferson correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Baptist Church of West Chester, 221 South High Street, West Chester, C...
Significance: This Baptist Church has served the community of West Chester since 1857 and, though modified, presents a handsome edifice which retains many original elements. Survey number: HABS PA-1191 Build... More
Morriseianna, State Route 41 (London Grove Township), Chatham, Chester...
Significance: Large house built in 1843 according to plaques on front downspouts, but appears to have been built in several stages and may incorporate parts of an earlier house (possibly as early as ca. 1700). ... More
Morriseianna, State Route 41 (London Grove Township), Chatham, Chester...
Significance: Large house built in 1843 according to plaques on front downspouts, but appears to have been built in several stages and may incorporate parts of an earlier house (possibly as early as ca. 1700). ... More
Hopewell Village, Tenant House No. 1, State Route 345 vicinity, Hopewe...
Significance: Interesting example of vernacular construction and an integral part of the Hopewell Village complex. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-185 Survey number: HABS PA-515... More
Chester County Courthouse, 10 North High Street, West Chester, Chester...
Significance: This courthouse, the subject of many controversies was designed by Thomas U. Walter. Survey number: HABS PA-1119 Building/structure dates: 1846 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1... More
Chester County Courthouse, 10 North High Street, West Chester, Chester...
Significance: This courthouse, the subject of many controversies was designed by Thomas U. Walter. Survey number: HABS PA-1119 Building/structure dates: 1846 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1... More
Chester County Courthouse, 10 North High Street, West Chester, Chester...
Significance: This courthouse, the subject of many controversies was designed by Thomas U. Walter. Survey number: HABS PA-1119 Building/structure dates: 1846 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1... More
Double Arch Bridge, Chester, Hampden County, MA
Survey number: HAER MA-158 Public domain photograph of a bridge, arch over water, river, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description