[King Kelly, Chicago White Stockings, baseball card portrait]
Baseball card title devised by Library staff. Issued by: Goodwin & Company. "$10,000"- -caption on card. Forms part of: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection.
C. & N.W. R.R., Mrs. Dorothy Lucke, employed as a wiper at the roundho...
Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Kansas affairs. To the friends of free Kansas. National Kansas Committ...
Title. 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 20, Folder 5.
[Abraham Lincoln: Immediately prior to Senate nomination, Chicago, Ill...
Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right. Ostendorf, no. 2 Meserve, no. 6 Published in: Lincoln's photographs: a complete album / by Lloyd Ostendorf. Dayton, OH: Rockywood Press, 1998, p. 6-7.
The Republican Standard. - Public domain American music sheet
Partly colored broadside in five columns within a colored border of a rail fence. Heading in a large type. No 1745, Vol. 3. T. W. Streeter Collection sale, 1967.
Drake's Block, cor. Wabash Ave. and Washington St.
Photo shows the ruins of the Drake Block in Chicago, which was destroyed by fire in September 1870 (before the Great Chicago Fire of 1871). Stereo by Copelin & Melander. No. 177, printed on front. No. 63, writ... More
The great conflagration of Chicago! October 8th and 9th, 1871
1807B1 U.S. Copyright Office Title continues: "View of the north side, fifth day after the fire. Photograph taken from the top of the tower of the Water Works. Refer to the key." On front: "SHAW, 137 Twenty-sec... More
Casting pig iron, Iroquois smelter, Chicago
Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, structure, works, 19th-20th century industrial revolution, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
The Pullman residence, Chicago - Victorian era public domain image
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Chicago Club House, Charlevoix - Public domain image. Dry plate negati...
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[Chicago, Ill., Illinois Theatre]
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1892 Worlds Exposition, Chicago. - Public domain old map
"88 d. West from Greenwich." "42° 17' 10" West from Washington." Includes concentric circles from Chicago. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
Far-Away-Moses. Jew / A. Zeese & Co., Chi.
Far-Away-Moses, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, in traditional Turkish costume. Copyright 1893 by Place & Coover. Illus. in: Oriental portrait types of the midway plaisance. St. Louis, Mo. : Publishe... More
Hans von Bülow Orchestra and Military Band
Y33816 U.S. Copyright Office "At the Trocadero, Michigan Ave. & Monroe St. : greatest show in town : comforts of European music halls." "Every evening at 8 pm; matinees, Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays at 2:3... More
Panormic view of a section of the Chicago World's Fair with Ferris whe...
53284 U.S. Copyright Office. General information about the Popular and Applied Graphic Art print materials is available at: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.pga Title devised by Library staff or Junior Fellows, 2... More
The Flints, American vaudeville and popular entertainment 1870 1920
Caption: Mr. Herbert L. Flint. Created by "National Pr. & Eng. Co., Chicago." No. 01201. Transferred from; LC Rare Book and Special Collections Division; 1956. Forms part of: Magic poster collection (Library of... More
Galbraith's railway mail service maps, Nebraska.
One of eight large-scale pictorial maps of midwestern states showing routes and post offices of the Railway Mail Service. Designed by Chicago railway mail clerk Frank H. Galbraith to help employees of the Railw... More
Train concourse, C & NW Ry. [Chicago and North WesternRailway], Chicag...
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[Kent Chemical Laboratory and theater, University of Chicago, Chicago,...
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[Car interiors, Chicago and Alton Railroad, buffet car]
Public domain photograph of a train car interior, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Seeing Chicago, auto at Monroe Street near State, Chicago, Ill.]
Public domain image of an early automobile, 1910s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
State Street, south from Lake Street, Chicago, Ill.
Title from jacket. "Behm" on negative. "Dup" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 070158. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
Steel viaduct over Des Moines River, Iowa, C. & N.W. Ry. [i.e. Chicago...
Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
[La procesión] - Print, Library of Congress collection
Restrike print shows an image of people in procession carrying candles and a banner entering through an arched doorway. Title from Gamboa. Attributed to Antonio Vanegas Arroyo (Firm) as publisher. Posada, print... More
State Street north from Palmer House, Chicago, Ill.
Title from jacket. "Behm" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 034689. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
[Law School building, University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill.]
Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
State north from Madison St., Chicago
Date from jacket. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 012622. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
State Street, north from Madison, Chicago
Copyright, 1900, by Detroit Photographic Co. Caption for similar image (LC-D4-12622) lists title as: State north from Madison St., Chicago. Detroit Publishing Co. no. "53627". Printed at lower left: 53627. Sta... More
Eagle Feather and baby / Heyn & Matzen, Chicago.
Sioux Indian and baby, half-length portrait. No. 622. Public domain photograph of native Americans, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[State Street, south from Madison, Chicago, Ill.]
Public domain image of a historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Lions and tigers in Lincoln Park, Chicago, The
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Co-educational Building, University of Chicago
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Board of Trade directly after session, Chicago, Ill
Detroit Publishing Co. no. 018832. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
[The Peoples Gas Company Building, Chicago, Ill.]
Picryl description: Public domain image of an office building, commercial building, 20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Chicago - Meat Packing Industry: dressing beef, removing hides and spl...
H74263 U.S. Copyright Office. Stereo copyrighted by H.C. White Co. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Ill. C-; Meat processing; Shelf.
[Adlai E. Stevenson, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]
H114500 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Moffett Studio, Chicago. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Dearborn Street station, Chicago, Ill..
Public domain image of a historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Locomotive High Bridge, near Harlan, Ia., Public domain image
Train on bridge. Public domain photograph of train car, engine, locomotive, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Inside empty Coliseum, Chicago]
Photo taken at the 1912 Republican National Convention held at the Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, June 18-22. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2008)
BASEBALL, PROFESSIONAL. CHICAGO PLAYERS. BUCK WEAVER
Picryl description: Public domain image of a sports competition, baseball player, baseball field, athlete, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
R.R. Conklin's auto bus - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.
Photograph shows the "land yacht" double-decker bus of Roland R. Conklin, who traveled from Huntington, Long Island to Chicago in 1915. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2013)
Mabel Vernon Speaking at Suffrage Rally, May, 1916
Title transcribed from item. Summary: Photograph of Mabel Vernon speaking to large crowd (mostly men) outside building in Chicago. Cropped version of the photograph published in The Suffragist, 4, no. 25 (June ... More
Party members picketing the Republican convention, Chicago, June 1920....
Title transcribed from item. Summary: Photograph of women holding banners outside in front of stores. Banners read "Tennessee," "Connecticut," and "We protest against the continued disfranchisement of women for... More
Mikado - concert / theatrical poster
Gala New Year's Eve Performance seats on sale now swingcopated version of Mikado with a chorus of 100 voices acclaimed by thousands Great Northern Theatre popular prices Federal Theatre (Content)
Chicago's towering skyscrapers aspire higher
Photograph shows an overview of the city of Chicago including the Carbide and Carbon Building, Pure Oil Building, Mather Tower, Tribune Tower, Wrigley Building, and the Wabash Avenue Bridge and Drive. Underwood... More
Disabled veteran, Edward Hines Memorial Hospital, Chicago
Photograph shows an unidentified disabled American veteran, half-length, left profile, with bandage around his head and over the left eye, at the Edward Hines Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. J1230 U.S. ... More
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Poster showing a mortarboard and a pair of glasses superimposed over a globe, promoting use of libraries.
Don't gamble with syphilis--Consult health authorities
Poster showing a man rolling dice. Date stamped on verso: Mar 27 1940. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress).
Chicago and North Western R.R., Mrs. Thelma Cuvage, working in the san...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a railway worker, railroad, locomotive repair shop, industrial facility, early 20th-century industry, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
John Kelseh, blacksmith, at his forge in the blacksmith shop at the ro...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a railway worker, railroad, locomotive repair shop, industrial facility, early 20th-century industry, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Lakefront. Chicago, Illinois. Farm Security Administartion 1930s publi...
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
Outside Negro high school, Chicago, Illinois
Public domain photograph related to race relations, African Americans, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Commuters waiting for south-bound trains, Chicago, Illinois
Public domain photograph of America during the Great Depression, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Coal barge in Chicago River, Chicago, Illinois
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A black and white photo of a group of women in graduation gowns. Great...
Public domain image of a historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Vacant lot and apartment building in Negro section of Chicago, Illinoi...
Public domain photographs related to race relations, African Americans, discrimination, segregation, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A black and white photo of a man standing in front of a store. Office ...
Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
A black and white photo of a group of children playing. Office of War ...
Picryl description: Public domain image of children of farmers, migrant workers, Great Depression era, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Negro workers at insurance company. Chicago, Illinois
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
Scene in Negro section of Chicago, Illinois
Public domain image of a historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Storefront church and lunch wagon, Black Belt, Chicago, Illinois
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Alley, Chicago, Illinois. Farm Security Administartion 1930s public do...
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A black and white photo of a group of people. Office of War Informatio...
This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Farm Security Administration (1937-1942). The photographs of the Farm S... More
A black and white photo of a crowd of people. Office of War Informatio...
This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Farm Security Administration (1937-1942). The photographs of the Farm S... More
Booth in Negro tavern. Chicago, Illinois
Picryl description: Public domain image of a political campaign, politician, meeting, civil rights movement, African Americans, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Apartment houses rented to Negroes. Chicago, Illinois
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Rear of apartments rented to Negroes. Chicago, Illinois
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Trucks of commission merchants lined up outside fruit terminal to haul...
Public domain photograph of 1930s America, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Roller skating at the Savoy Ballroom on Saturday night. Chicago, Illin...
Public domain photograph of the United States in the 1930s, portraits, people, events, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Apartment houses rented to Negroes. Chicago, Illinois
Public domain image of a historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Crowd outside of fashionable Negro church after Easter Sunday service,...
Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Back of apartment house rented to Negroes. Southside of Chicago, Illin...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a commercial or residential multi-story building, condominium, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Sign in Negro section of Chicago, Illinois
Public domain photographs related to race relations, African Americans, discrimination, segregation, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Lily vendors on Easter Sunday, Black Belt, Chicago, Illinois
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
The band at the Savoy Ballroom. Chicago, Illinois
Public domain photograph of music festival, musicians, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A black and white photo of a little girl holding a plate of food. Offi...
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
Chicago, Illinois. Tank car going over the retarder at the south hump ...
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
Mrs. Virginia McCoy brings her two children to the x-ray clinic at the...
Picryl description: Public domain image of children in poverty during the Great Depression, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Chicago, Illinois. Provident Hospital. Dr. B.W. Anthony, head of the r...
Public domain photograph of hospital laboratory, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A black and white photo of a train on the tracks. Office of War Inform...
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
Mrs. Frank Merchant and her children. They have a two-floor apartment-...
Picryl description: Public domain image of children in poverty during the Great Depression, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Chicago, Illinois. Ida B. Wells Housing Project. A class in drawing an...
Public domain photograph of America during the Great Depression, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Chicago, Illinois. Ida B. Wells Housing Project. In a first aid class
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.
Chicago, Illinois. Provident Hospital. Lunch time in the children's wa...
Picryl description: Public domain image of children in poverty during the Great Depression, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Chicago, Illinois. Ida B. Wells Housing Project. A model airplane clas...
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.
Chicago, Illinois. Cattle train coming into a Chicago and Northwestern...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a coal mine, industrial facility, mining industry, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Chicago, Illinois. Lake Michigan beach
Public domain photograph of a historic place in New York, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A black and white photo of a man sitting at a desk. Office of War Info...
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
Chicago, Illinois. Provident Hospital. Miss Lydia Monroe of Ringold, L...
Public domain photograph of Louisiana in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Chicago, Illinois. A class in radio for youngsters at Ida B. Wells Hou...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a political campaign, politician, meeting, civil rights movement, African Americans, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Some of the scouts of Troop 446 who meet in the community center of th...
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Mr. Alfred MacMillan, pullman porter, going to answer a call aboard th...
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Chicago, Illinois. L.G. McCord of Chicago, a railroad worker at an Ill...
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Chicago, Illinois. Railroad worker whose job is to inspect journal box...
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
Chicago, Illinois. Making up a train in one of the yards of the Chicag...
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Women in industry. Tool production. Maybe it isn't Shakespeare, but i...
William Shakespeare books and illustrations Public domain photograph - United States during World War Two, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Chicago, Illinois. Soldiers being served dinner in the Fred Harvey res...
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Chicago, Illinois. Checking on Pullman reservations on the Pennsylvani...
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Chicago, Illinois. Train inspector oiling the journal box of a car in ...
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