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Fish market Canton / from nature by W. Heine ; lith. of Sarony & Co., ...

Print shows street scene at a fish market in Canton, China. Illus. from: Narrative of the expedition of an American squadron to the China seas and Japan, performed in the years 1852, 1853 and 1854, under the c... More

[French naval expedition to the Indo-Chinese archipelago: Port of Napa...

Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1856 April 26, p. 341.

[French naval expedition to the Indo-Chinese archipelago: Catholic mis...

Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1856 April 26, p. 341.

[Gate of heavenly peace, Peking; includes Chinese language characters ...

Reference copy in LOT 5090, no. 20. Public domain photograph of 19th century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Bird's-eye view of the residential compound of a nobleman in Beijing;...

Reference copy in LOT 5090, no. 151. Purchase; G.V. Yudin; 1906. Forms part of: Yudin Collection (Library of Congress).

Syr-dar'inskaia oblast'. G. Turkestan. Naruzhnaia dver' vedushchaia v ...

Photograph shows carved door to mausoleum built in 1399 in Turkistan, Kazakhstan, by order of Uzbek national hero Emir Timur Kuragan for religious leader and poet Akhmed Yassavi.

Carson Spur, Alpine County, from Kirkwood's Valley

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 925. LOT subdivision subject: Alpine County. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.

Sacramento City - Central Pacific R.R. Works, at China Slough

Picryl description: Public domain image of a damaged, burned, or destroyed building, natural disaster, war destruction, ruins, 19th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Peking. Summerpalace, General View. Photochrom print, 1880-1890.

Title in General-Photochrom-Katalog, 30. Ausgabe 1911. Photoglob-Abteilung der Vereinigten Kunstanstalten, A.G. Zürich München, 1911: "China-Chine. Peking. Summerpalace. General view". Print no. "18805. P.Z. "... More

[Hata-men Gate, Peking, Hopeh province, China] - Frank G. Carpenter co...

Busy street scene in front of Hata-men gate, Beijing, China. Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection (Library of Congress).

Hong Kong--Central market - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Mee Fong Studio. Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection (Library of Congress). No. 153.

[Coolies with basket yokes in Hong Kong harbor]

Public domain image of carnival, parade, celebration, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Vidy i tipy Manʹchzhurīi Kitaĭskai︠a︡ ulichnai︠a︡ panorama.

Print of shows street vendors with stereograph viewing box in Manchuria, China. Forms part of: Winokur-Munblit Collection of the Russian Empire Postcards (Library of Congress). Purchase; Marshall Winokur; 2011... More

Street scene; shop of "Pun Lun, Photographer" in foreground

Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

Misery loves company / Dalrymple., Political Cartoon

Print shows three men holding spoons labeled "Russia, England, [and] Japan", attempting to force a large pill labeled "Ultimatum" from an "International Pill Box" into a despairing Chinese man sitting on a thro... More

Canton (?) - court in front of the Yamen of the Tartar general

Photographic print made by LC from Jackson's vintage glass negative. Gift; Colorado Historical Society; 1949. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph colle... More

Canton (?) - large building in Shameen (?)

Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

Three men seated in wheelbarrow pushed by man

Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

[Tramway to peak of hill, Hong Kong] / Mee Fong Studio, No. 7 Wyndham ...

Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection. Public domain photograph of a tram car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A scene on the Amur - Public domain book illustration

(DLC/PP-1934:0044). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "Eastern Siberia" by Stephen Bonsal, Harper's magazine, 97:254 (July 1898).

Putting his foot down / J.S. Pughe.

Print shows Uncle Sam holding a "Trade Treaty with China", standing on a "Map of China" in the midst of foreign rulers labeled "Germany, Italy, England, Austria, Russia [and] France"; depicted are William II, U... More

Chinese criminals in the viceroy's yamen, now used as a jail, Tien-Tsi...

A38369 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by B.L. Tingley. No. 12023. Public domain image of a criminal, arrest mugshot, conviction, prisoner, crime, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Coolies unloading tea at Hankow, the great tea market of interior Chin...

China, sawing wood, George Grantham Bain Collection

Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. General information about the George Grantha... More

[Wedding reception of Crown Prince Yoshihito and Princess Kujō Sadako]

Print shows the Crown Prince and the Princess at their wedding reception; Meiji, Emperor of Japan, other members of the imperial family, and guests are present.

"Are our teachings, then, in vain?" / Keppler.

Illustration shows Confucius and Jesus Christ standing together on a cloud atop a mountain looking down at the confrontation between the Boxers and the forces of the eight nation alliance during the Boxer rebel... More

P'ai-lou across a main street. 19th century, Library of Congress colle...

In album: Peking, Art Series IV, no. 27. Public domain photograph - historic landmark, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Coal Hill. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

Photomechanical print shows gates to Coal Hill and three pavilions on the hill. In album: Peking, Art Series IV, no. 19.

The great floating city -- where 400,000 dwell in boat-houses -- at Ca...

Public domain photograph - ship, port, harbor, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Chinese kopje; -- not so easy as it looked from a distance / Keppl...

Illustration shows Uncle Sam and John Bull standing with six figures showing the attributes of the rulers of Russia (Nicholas II), Germany (William II), Japan (Meiji, Emperor of Japan), Italy (Umberto I), Austr... More

Camels under a blockhouse - Cor Tartar Wall

In album: Peking, Art Series IV, no. 12. Public domain photograph - historic landmark, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Chinese coolies fishing, Hong Kong, China

6559 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph of stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Empress Dowager's favorite palace by the lake, Imperial city - count W...

The latest Chinese wall / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration shows the Russian bear wearing a military uniform and with sword drawn, standing on one side of a ditch; facing the bear on the other side of the ditch are various rulers, including "Japan," "Germa... More

Criminal kneeling over his own grave - Japanese executioner beheading ...

Stereo copyrighted by Underwood & Underwood. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Army, US Cav.... ; Armies Japan; China T-; Executions Beheading; Boxer Rebellion;... More

Allies stern government at Tientsin - gruesome warning to law-breakers...

H2167 U.S. Copyright Office. Stereo copyrighted by Underwood & Underwood. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Executions...; Atrocities 1901; Boxer Rebellion, 190... More

Tartar City, north from wall near Chien-men gate - Coal Mountain and F...

H2166 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright 1901 by Underwood & Underwood. Public domain photograph of a landmark building, world heritage site, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Pi... More

Opium trader, Hong Kong harbor, greatest opium port in the world, Chin...

Small boat in congested harbor, with large ships in background. Public domain photograph - ship, port, harbor, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Cut in the city wall, through which the railway now enters Peking, Chi...

No. 8559. Public domain image of 19th century China, historical photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Chinese gunboats on the Yang-tse-kiang, Shanghai, China

The castle gate at Tien-tsin, China

Stereograph showing the building atop the arched castle gate in Tianjin, China.

The Chien Men Railway Station, Peking, China

Copyright stereo by C.H. Graves; The Universal Photo Art Co., no. 23. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Photog. I. (2); Railroads Stations Foreign; China Peking; Shelf.

Mrs. A.F. [i.e. A.T.] Mills teaching deaf and dumb boy in her private ...

Reproduction of half of stereograph shows Annetta Thompson Mills, founder of Chefoo School for the Death, with a young boy. No. 7. Copyright by 1901 by H.C. White Co. Original stereograph processed as STEREO F... More

Bird's-eye view from the fort near the French settlement, Tien-tsin, C...

No. 8663. Public domain image of 19th century China, historical photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A marble boat in the lake. Summer Palace, Peking, China

H24424 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 62. Public domain photograph of monument, historic place, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Chinese recording] - Public domain dedication image

Public domain scan of music disk label, pathephone record, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

W. & A. K. Johnston's map to illustrate the Chinese question

Insets: Port Hamilton -- Wei-Hai-Wei Habour -- Port Arthur, Kin-Chow & Ta-Lein-Wan Bay -- World on Mercator's projection -- Kiao-Chwo Harbour -- Environs of Pekin, Port Arthur, Wei-Jai Wei and Kiao-Chow. Text a... More

In the library, in the palace of Duke Chwang, a noted Boxer leader, Pe...

H60979 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph of stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Carrying wounded Russian in a jinriksha from the front down to the ho...

H63723 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood, July 24, 1905. Title from published stereograph, no. 7790.

[Priest and soldiers praying over bodies of Russian soldiers awaiting ...

H63732 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood, July 24, 1905.

[Ready to care for the wounded -- Red Cross station near Kuropatkin Fo...

Photograph shows a row of bicycle stretchers; in background a low building in front of which sit a group of men. H63720 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood, July 24, 1905. Title from publi... More

[Japanese soldiers on a beach in Manchuria]

H68990 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood, Nov., 1905. Public domain photograph - Military parade in Russia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Hurried work at a Russian field hospital near Fort Kuropatkin - Port ...

H63455 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood, July 18, 1905. Title from published stereograph, no. 7786.

Soldiers' barber shop in Japanese camp

Verso has commentary about life in the Japanese military camps during the Russo-Japanese War. No. 145. Copyright by T. W. Ingersoll, 1905. Forms part of the Marian S. Carson Collection at the Library of Congress.

Theatre St., during celebration of fall of Port Arthur, Tokio, Japan

H79517 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by H.C. White Co. Public domain photograph of stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Ming Tombs. Gateway at the end of the avenue of monuments, China

A road scene near Peking-a string of Bactrian camels passing-China's b...

No. 4493. Public domain photograph of a landmark building, world heritage site, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Travel views of Japan and Korea

Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943. The Arnold Genthe collection includes a wide range of photographs. It is particularly renowned for its photographs of San Francisco's Chinatown, which Genthe began shooti... More

Ninth U.S. Infantry in Camp, in the court of the Forbidden City, Pekin...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a 19th-century fashion, China or Chinese-inspired design, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Chang Sha -- Yale-in-China - Dormitory and tennis court

Public domain photograph of house, residence, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Kiang Yung at Shanghai with refugee group

China - [Pagoda] on the Great Wall at Shan-Hai-Kwan

Title and other information transcribed from unverified, old caption card data and item. Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection (Library of Congress). Caption card tracings: Pagodas; China Gt. Wall; China S-; G... More

Japanese on guard, Peking - Public domain portrait photograph

HAI CHI, China. Warship photograph collection

Photo shows the visit of the Chinese cruiser Hai-Chi, to New York City in September, 1911. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2009 and New York Times Sept. 13, 1911)

Chinese student meeting, Tokyo - A black and white photo of a room ful...

Public domain photograph of building interior, office, room, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Junior Red Cross Auxiliary of St. Mary's School Shanghai, China

Title and note information from Red Cross caption card. Group title: 14th Division, China Used in: Miss Robinson. 11/18. Gift; American National Red Cross 1944 and 1952. General information about the American N... More

Aero view of Bangor, Pennsylvania 1918 /

Perspective map not drawn to scale. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 734 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes illus., index to points of interest, and business directo... More

A family entering camp with clean clothing and bedding grain and fuel

Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card. Photographer name or source of original from caption card or negative sleeve: ARC. Group title: China flood. Used in: Ex. Div. Bul. Jun. 15. indef. Junior Red ... More

Guard of Honor made of the Red Cross Juniors, 4th of July Celebration,...

Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card. Photographer name or source of original from caption card or negative sleeve: ARC. 14th Div. Group title: 14th Division. China. Gift; American National Red Cro... More

Chinese flower garden, Canton, China - stereocsopic card

No. 14566. Public domain image of 19th century China, historical photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fairly obvious - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card. Photographer name or source of original from caption card or negative sleeve: L.M. Mead, Peking. Data: Mr. Stuart, Feb. 1922. Classification: Famine Relief. Gi... More

Canton, China 1924 - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Motor buses. Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection (Library of Congress). Caption card tracings: China Canton; Buses; Shelf.

Furniture and other home furnishings. Lowboy table with china and glas...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bureau, office furniture, desk, chair, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The busiest corner in Shanghai, Nanking and Scechuen Road, China

Public domain photograph of stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Chinese Minister of Finance pays respects Washington D.C., June 29. Dr...

Two men in suits standing next to each other, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. Ge... More

Salute to Am. Emb. at Peking(?)

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

Stigerwalt House, China Grove vic., Rowan County, North Carolina

Public domain photograph of a historic place in North Carolina, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Public Health Service Investigation Commission to the China-Burma High...

Image source: U.S. Public Health Service, after Dr. B. Mayne. Title and other information from print in lot. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1... More

Public Health Service Investigation Commission to the China-Burma High...

Image source: U.S. Public Health Service, after Dr. J.H. Bush. Title and other information from print in lot. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; ... More

Public Health Service Investigation Commission to the China-Burma High...

Image source: U.S. Public Health Service, after Dr. H.J. Bush. Title and other information from print in lot. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; ... More

Public Health Service Investigation Commission to the China-Burma High...

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

New York Stock Exchange. View IV

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

This battery of ball mills grinds to an extreme fineness the feldspar,...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of 3d object, pottery, ceramics, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Allied military conference in India. Following a session of the Allied...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a uniform, military personnel, armed forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo da di tu /

Relief shown by spot heights. Inset : Wo guo Nan Hai zhu dao tu, scale 1:15,000,000 -- Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo di xing, scale 1:30,000,000 -- Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo da xing zheng qu yu tu, scale 1:45,000,0... More

Communist China. Historic map, Library of Congress

Relief shown by shading. "6-67". Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC copy stamped on: 194. Map number cut out. Mounted on cloth and laminated.

Communist China. Historic map, Library of Congress

Picryl description: Public domain image of a 19th-century fashion, China or Chinese-inspired design, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Chʻang-sha. Historic map, Library of Congress

Scale 1:30,000. "502754 9-75." Shows points of interest. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. AACR2

[Jean E. Norwood with many young children, with a "Welcome" poster on ...

Digital file provided by donor. Gift; Jean E. Norwood; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:207).

[Flowers in a garden, with large trees in the background, in China]

Digital file provided by donor. Gift; Jean E. Norwood; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:207).

Cattle Descending China Road into Valley

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

[Street scene outside a railroad or metro station, in China]

Digital file provided by donor. Gift; Jean E. Norwood; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:207).

[Wrought-iron railing with swan motif along a wharf on the Pearl River...

Digital file provided by donor. Gift; Jean E. Norwood; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:207).

Sculking on the Pearl, Qingdao China

Photo shows three men in a sampan on the Pearl River in China. Digital file provided by donor. Gift; Jean E. Norwood; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:207).

[Children learning to draw in an art class at a "commune school" in Ch...

Digital file provided by donor. Gift; Jean E. Norwood; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:207).

[Tall pagoda in Guangzhou, China]

Digital file provided by donor. Gift; Jean E. Norwood; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:207).

[Sampans, barges, and tugboats on the Suzhou Creek, in China]

Digital file provided by donor. Gift; Jean E. Norwood; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:207).

[Tugboats and cargo ships on the Huangpu River in Shanghai, China]

Photo shows a bird's-eye view of tugboats and cargo ships on the Huangpu River in Shanghai, China. Digital file provided by donor. Gift; Jean E. Norwood; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:207).

[Bronze lion statue at the Gate of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden Ci...

Photo shows a bronze lion statue of a female lion playing with a cub at the Gate of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden City, Beijing, China, with four people at a table on the right. Digital file provided by don... More