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Gajō icchō, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain  drawing

Gajō icchō, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain drawing

Prints show views of Edo, Japan. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Meisho edo hyakkei : 100 famous views of Edo. Format... More

Gajō icchō, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain  drawing

Gajō icchō, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain drawing

Prints show views of Edo, Japan. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Meisho edo hyakkei : 100 famous views of Edo. Format... More

Gajō icchō, Ando Hiroshige - Public domain scan of drawing

Gajō icchō, Ando Hiroshige - Public domain scan of drawing

Prints show views of Edo, Japan. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Meisho edo hyakkei : 100 famous views of Edo. Format... More

Gajō icchō, Ando Hiroshige - Public domain scan / drawing

Gajō icchō, Ando Hiroshige - Public domain scan / drawing

Prints show views of Edo, Japan. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Meisho edo hyakkei : 100 famous views of Edo. Format... More

Gajō icchō, Ando Hiroshige - Public domain  drawing

Gajō icchō, Ando Hiroshige - Public domain drawing

Prints show views of Edo, Japan. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Meisho edo hyakkei : 100 famous views of Edo. Format... More

Destruction by fire of Pennsylvania Hall, the new building of the Abolition Society, on the night of the 17th May

Destruction by fire of Pennsylvania Hall, the new building of the Abol...

Print shows Pennsylvania Hall engulfed in flames as firefighters attempt to prevent the fire from spreading to other buildings; a large crowd, among them are anti-abolitionists, watches the building burn. "Ent... More

[The Opera House, Paris, France] view, photochrome print postcard.

[The Opera House, Paris, France] view, photochrome print postcard.

Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., Catalogue J foreign section, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905. Print no. "6935". Printed at lower left: 6935. P.Z. - Paris L'Opéra. Forms part of: Views o... More

Jeff Davis was inaugurated in this State House, Montgomery Ala. head of Commercial Street Ar. at M. April 28th left 30th 1879.

Jeff Davis was inaugurated in this State House, Montgomery Ala. head o...

Stereograph shows horse-drawn wagons around fountain in Court Square with Alabama State Capitol building in the distance. Attributed to photographer C.I. Payne, Montgomery Alabama, based on similarity to anoth... More

The last of the scaffolding drawn during removal / / Pennell.

The last of the scaffolding drawn during removal / / Pennell.

Signed in pencil. Wuerth, no. 89. Public domain scan of American 19th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Young girl carrying bundle of coats home to be finished. Near Astor Place, N.Y.  Location: New York, New York (State)

Young girl carrying bundle of coats home to be finished. Near Astor Pl...

Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, exploitation, children workers, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Group posed in front of the Holland & McDonald hardware store, Broken Bow, Nebraska]

[Group posed in front of the Holland & McDonald hardware store, Broken...

No. 134 inscribed on negative lower right. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites ... More

Independence Hall. Philadelphia 1876 / Theodore Poleni.

Independence Hall. Philadelphia 1876 / Theodore Poleni.

Print showing a busy intersection of streets with pedestrians, horse-drawn carriages and railroads, as well as horseback riders, with view of Independence Hall in the center background. F11374 U.S. Copyright Of... More

[Virgil suspended in a bucket] / L.

[Virgil suspended in a bucket] / L.

Public domain scan of 16th-17th century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Broadway from Union Square to Madison Square, New York, U.S.A. Broadway desde la Plaza de la Union hasta la Plaza de Madison, New York, E.U.de A.

Broadway from Union Square to Madison Square, New York, U.S.A. Broadwa...

Stereograph showing trolleys, carts, and carriages on street. 44353 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright 1892 by Strohmeyer & Wyman. On mount: Sold only by Underwood & Underwood, Liverpool; New York; Chicago; Toron... More

The emigrants farewell Abschied der auswanderer / / The Major & Knapp Engraving Co. 56 & 58 Park Place, N.Y.

The emigrants farewell Abschied der auswanderer / / The Major & Knapp ...

Print shows groups of emigrants in a small town square, taking leave of loved-ones, friends, and neighbors, before passing beneath an arched entryway where wagons are waiting to take them on their journey. O154... More

Hikitejaya mae  no yuki usagi - Public domain  drawing

Hikitejaya mae no yuki usagi - Public domain drawing

Print shows a person walking to the left, mostly hidden by a snow-covered umbrella, a woman walking to the right, holding a tray with a snow sculpture of a bunny on it, and a woman sitting on a bench at a tea s... More

Ale Porte del Dolo / A. Canal. f.

Ale Porte del Dolo / A. Canal. f.

Print shows a large boat entering the main canal from a small canal, with many gondolas on the canal, and large buildings in the background. On plate in lower right corner: FF1. Constable, no. 2 Forms part of:... More

Matsuchiyama san'yabori yakei, Andō Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Matsuchiyama san'yabori yakei, Andō Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a woman walking along the bank of the San'ya Canal at night. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Meisho edo h... More

Haneda no watashi benten no yashiro Andō Hiroshige

Haneda no watashi benten no yashiro Andō Hiroshige

Print shows a man at the helm on the Haneda ferry with the Benten Shrine in the distance. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the ser... More

Market fruit-stall with peasants, Lannion, (p. 88.)

Market fruit-stall with peasants, Lannion, (p. 88.)

Published with: Jephson, J. M. Narrative of a walking tour in Brittany by John Mounteney Jephson, F.S.A. ; accompanied by notes of a photographic expedition by Lovell Reeve, F.L.S., no. 16.

Algeria. Biskra. Garden of Allah - North Africa and Middle East

Algeria. Biskra. Garden of Allah - North Africa and Middle East

Man seated on bench on the side of a dirt road in a lush garden of palm trees and shrubbery. On mount verso: 46797.

Instantaneous view, from the Calle de Obispo, looking towards the Plaza

Instantaneous view, from the Calle de Obispo, looking towards the Plaz...

Stereograph showing a busy street in Havana, Cuba. No. 91. Copyright by E. Anthony, 1860.

Tunis. La Porte de France / ND Phot.

Tunis. La Porte de France / ND Phot.

People in street in front of gate, Tunis, Tunisia. No. 235.

[Street scene, possibly outside a temple, with adults and children, some greeting others, a street crier with shoulder pole in the shadow on the right, and two pigs in the background]

[Street scene, possibly outside a temple, with adults and children, so...

Reference copy in LOT 5090, no. 190. Purchase; G.V. Yudin; 1906. Forms part of: Yudin Collection (Library of Congress).

The Haymarket / By Valentine Blanchard.. England in 19th century.

The Haymarket / By Valentine Blanchard.. England in 19th century.

Stereograph shows horse-drawn carriages and people walking on Haymarket, London, England. On mount: Stereographs of London, by Valentine Blanchard. No. 460. Printed on label on verso: From James Cremer's Stere... More

New Iberia, Louisiana / sketched by our special artist A.R. Waud.

New Iberia, Louisiana / sketched by our special artist A.R. Waud.

Illustration showing view of broad city street with men on horseback and pedestrians in New Iberia, Louisiana. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 10, no. 502 (1866 August 11), p. 509.

[View of the Ministry, Tophane] / Constantinople, Abdullah Frères.

[View of the Ministry, Tophane] / Constantinople, Abdullah Frères.

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 2. No. 114. In album: Imperial Gun and Small Arms Factory, barracks and cannons, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-... More

Cafe turc - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Cafe turc - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Photograph shows men seated on stools, sitting outside a wood building, some smoking nargiles, Istanbul?

Fontaine des ablutions de la mosquée Suleymanié / Colonel Ali Riza, opérateur en chef de la Photographie de l'État Major.

Fontaine des ablutions de la mosquée Suleymanié / Colonel Ali Riza, op...

Ablution fountain outside mosque dedicated to Süleyman the Magnificent. Caption also in Ottoman Turkish.

San Vio, Venice - Public domain historic place drawing

San Vio, Venice - Public domain historic place drawing

Women at fountain in foreground. Public domain photograph of 19th century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Imperial Opera house, Ringe-Strasse, Vienna

Imperial Opera house, Ringe-Strasse, Vienna

Exterior view of Austria's Ringe-Strasse opera house with busy street scene in foreground.

San Trovaso Canal, 1883, [Venice]

San Trovaso Canal, 1883, [Venice]

Picryl description: Public domain image, 19th century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions

[Market on Military Plaza, San Antonio, Texas]

[Market on Military Plaza, San Antonio, Texas]

Photograph shows people, tables, and items for sale at an outdoor market at Military Plaza in San Antonio.

Broadway showing Astor House, New York, U.S.A

Broadway showing Astor House, New York, U.S.A

44369 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright, 1892, by Strohmeyer & Wyman. On mount: Sold only by Underwood & Underwood, Liverpool; New York; Chicago; Toronto; Ottawa, Kas; El Paso, Tex.

Arnold Genthe - Young aristocrats, Chinatown, San Francisco

Arnold Genthe - Young aristocrats, Chinatown, San Francisco

Public domain photograph of San Francisco Chinatown, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Foreign element in New York--the Chinese colony, Mott Street / Drawn by W. Bengough.

The Foreign element in New York--the Chinese colony, Mott Street / Dra...

Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1896 Feb. 29, p. 209. Public domain photograph - New York City, downtown, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Arnold Genthe - Young aristocrats, Chinatown, San Francisco

Arnold Genthe - Young aristocrats, Chinatown, San Francisco

Public domain photograph of San Francisco Chinatown, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Arnold Genthe - One Washington Place, Chinatown, San Francisco

Arnold Genthe - One Washington Place, Chinatown, San Francisco

Public domain photograph of San Francisco Chinatown, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Arnold Genthe - Buying New Year's gifts, Chinatown, San Francisco

Arnold Genthe - Buying New Year's gifts, Chinatown, San Francisco

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Arnold Genthe - Brothers and sisters, Chinatown, San Francisco

Arnold Genthe - Brothers and sisters, Chinatown, San Francisco

Public domain photograph of San Francisco Chinatown, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Arnold Genthe - The drug store sign, Chinatown, San Francisco

Arnold Genthe - The drug store sign, Chinatown, San Francisco

Public domain photograph of San Francisco Chinatown, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Arnold Genthe - Two little maids from school, Chinatown, San Francisco

Arnold Genthe - Two little maids from school, Chinatown, San Francisco

Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943. Arnold Genthe (1869-1942) was a German-born American photographer who is best known for his photographs of San Francisco's Chinatown and the 1906 earthquake. He began his... More

Arnold Genthe - Southern edge of Chinatown, San Francisco

Arnold Genthe - Southern edge of Chinatown, San Francisco

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Arnold Genthe - Bob Lim and brother, Chinatown, San Francisco

Arnold Genthe - Bob Lim and brother, Chinatown, San Francisco

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of living conditions, building, by Arnold Genthe, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Arnold Genthe - Street scene in Chinatown, San Francisco

Arnold Genthe - Street scene in Chinatown, San Francisco

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of city street life, vendor, shop sign, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Arnold Genthe - In front of the Joss House, Chinatown, San Francisco

Arnold Genthe - In front of the Joss House, Chinatown, San Francisco

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Man and two children entering a building, Chinatown, San Francisco

Man and two children entering a building, Chinatown, San Francisco

Public domain photograph of San Francisco Chinatown, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Arnold Genthe - Doorways in dim shadows, Chinatown, San Francisco

Arnold Genthe - Doorways in dim shadows, Chinatown, San Francisco

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of living conditions, building, by Arnold Genthe, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Arnold Genthe - The devil's kitchen, Chinatown, San Francisco

Arnold Genthe - The devil's kitchen, Chinatown, San Francisco

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of living conditions, building, by Arnold Genthe, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Arnold Genthe - A family from the Consulate, Chinatown, San Francisco

Arnold Genthe - A family from the Consulate, Chinatown, San Francisco

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of city street life, vendor, shop sign, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Arnold Genthe - Fleeing from the camera, Chinatown, San Francisco

Arnold Genthe - Fleeing from the camera, Chinatown, San Francisco

Public domain image of personnel, army, group of people in uniform, parade, historic place, military activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Arnold Genthe - The lily vendor, Chinatown, San Francisco

Arnold Genthe - The lily vendor, Chinatown, San Francisco

Public domain photograph of San Francisco Chinatown, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Arnold Genthe - The sign of the pawn shop, Chinatown, San Francisco

Arnold Genthe - The sign of the pawn shop, Chinatown, San Francisco

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

Arnold Genthe - A grocery shop, Chinatown, San Francisco

Arnold Genthe - A grocery shop, Chinatown, San Francisco

Public domain photograph of San Francisco Chinatown, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Arnold Genthe - The paper gatherer, Chinatown, San Francisco

Arnold Genthe - The paper gatherer, Chinatown, San Francisco

A black and white photo of a man sitting on the ground. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Woman carrying a child crossing a street, Chinatown, San Francisco

Woman carrying a child crossing a street, Chinatown, San Francisco

Public domain photograph of San Francisco Chinatown, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Arnold Genthe - The little mandarin, Chinatown, San Francisco

Arnold Genthe - The little mandarin, Chinatown, San Francisco

Public domain photograph of San Francisco Chinatown, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Arnold Genthe - Boy in doorway of lamp store, Chinatown, San Francisco

Arnold Genthe - Boy in doorway of lamp store, Chinatown, San Francisco

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Arnold Genthe - The sweetmeat stand, Chinatown, San Francisco

Arnold Genthe - The sweetmeat stand, Chinatown, San Francisco

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of living conditions, building, by Arnold Genthe, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Arnold Genthe - Three children talking to a man, Chinatown, San Francisco

Arnold Genthe - Three children talking to a man, Chinatown, San Franci...

Public domain image of infant, child, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Arnold Genthe - A slave girl in holiday attire, Chinatown, San Francisco

Arnold Genthe - A slave girl in holiday attire, Chinatown, San Francis...

Public domain photograph of San Francisco Chinatown, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Arnold Genthe - Two children walking down a street, Chinatown, San Francisco

Arnold Genthe - Two children walking down a street, Chinatown, San Fra...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of children, kids, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Arnold Genthe - A holiday visit, Chinatown, San Francisco

Arnold Genthe - A holiday visit, Chinatown, San Francisco

Picryl description: Public domain image of children in poverty, child labor, Great Depression, 1930s, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Arnold Genthe - Young aristocrats, Chinatown, San Francisco

Arnold Genthe - Young aristocrats, Chinatown, San Francisco

Title from a similar image in: Old Chinatown : a book of pictures / by Arnold Genthe ; with text by Will Irwin. New York : M. Kennerley, 1913, p. 127. Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943.

Arnold Genthe - Jewish balloon man, Chinatown, San Francisco

Arnold Genthe - Jewish balloon man, Chinatown, San Francisco

Title from a similar image in: Genthe's photographs of San Francisco's old Chinatown / photographs by Arnold Genthe ; selection and text by John Kuo Wei Tchen. New York : Dover Publications, 1984, pl. 60. Purch... More

The street of the gamblers (by night), Chinatown, San Francisco

The street of the gamblers (by night), Chinatown, San Francisco

Title from a similar image in: Old Chinatown : a book of pictures / by Arnold Genthe ; with text by Will Irwin. New York : M. Kennerley, 1913, p. 35. Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943.

Arnold Genthe - A family from the Consulate, Chinatown, San Francisco

Arnold Genthe - A family from the Consulate, Chinatown, San Francisco

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

Arnold Genthe - Reading the Tong proclamation, Chinatown, San Francisco

Arnold Genthe - Reading the Tong proclamation, Chinatown, San Francisc...

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Three children in front of a cellar door, Chinatown, San Francisco

Three children in front of a cellar door, Chinatown, San Francisco

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of living conditions, building, by Arnold Genthe, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

[Over the old red bridge, and along the old Pike Road]

[Over the old red bridge, and along the old Pike Road]

Title from mat. (DLC/PP-1935:0022). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: St. Nicholas, 26:722 (July 1899).

Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala

Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala

Public domain photograph related to Arnold Genthe, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala

Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala

Public domain photograph related to Arnold Genthe, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Great Broadway, New York. New York (state) 19th Century Stereoscope Card.

The Great Broadway, New York. New York (state) 19th Century Stereoscop...

No. 247-c. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, New York, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

One reason in four tableaux / Ehrhart.

One reason in four tableaux / Ehrhart.

Illustration shows four scenes related to New York City residents: in the upper left, "August in Madison Ave." showing the well-to-do leaving town to beat the summer heat; in the upper right, "August in Mulliga... More

Market Street, San Francisco view, photochrome print postcard.

Market Street, San Francisco view, photochrome print postcard.

Photograph shows the Call Building, currently named Central Tower, Market Street, San Francisco, with people, trolleys, and horse-drawn wagons on the street.

The Western Gate, general view from the wall, Peking, China

The Western Gate, general view from the wall, Peking, China

People and merchants with small shops outside city wall, multi-story building on other side of wall. H11346 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 3769. Copyright by H.C. White Co.

Calle Nazaleda, near Paseo de la Calzada - looking east - Suburbs of Manila, P.I.

Calle Nazaleda, near Paseo de la Calzada - looking east - Suburbs of M...

Four women standing near tree in a Manila suburb. H11509 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood.

Rue de Pavé, teeming with native life, Fort-de-France, Martinique, W.I.

Rue de Pavé, teeming with native life, Fort-de-France, Martinique, W.I...

H20731 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright 1902 by H.C. White Co. No. 7820.

San Carlos and San Juan River, Nicaragua, C. A.

San Carlos and San Juan River, Nicaragua, C. A.

Woman standing with three children in foreground. H21095 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 12833. Copyright by B.L. Singley.

Y.M.C.A. rooms for soldiers of the allied armies--formerly a notorious dive--on the busiest street of Peking, China

Y.M.C.A. rooms for soldiers of the allied armies--formerly a notorious...

Photograph taken by photographer James Ricalton during his trip to China in 1900. (Source: China through the stereoscope; a journey through the dragon empire at the time of the Boxer uprising ... personally co... More

Broad Street, north to the Stock Exchange, U.S. Sub-Treasury and Wall Street, New York

Broad Street, north to the Stock Exchange, U.S. Sub-Treasury and Wall ...

H39883 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright 1903 by Underwood & Underwood. On mount: Works and Studios, Arlington, N.J., Littleton, N.H., Washington, D.C. No. 1.

Arnold Genthe. Travel views of Europe. Public domain artistic photography.

Arnold Genthe. Travel views of Europe. Public domain artistic photogra...

Public domain photograph related to Arnold Genthe, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Arnold Genthe. Travel views of Morocco. Public domain artistic photography.

Arnold Genthe. Travel views of Morocco. Public domain artistic photogr...

Public domain photograph related to Arnold Genthe, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Arnold Genthe. Travel views of Morocco. Public domain artistic photography.

Arnold Genthe. Travel views of Morocco. Public domain artistic photogr...

Public domain photograph related to Arnold Genthe, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Arnold Genthe. Travel views of Morocco. Public domain artistic photography.

Arnold Genthe. Travel views of Morocco. Public domain artistic photogr...

Public domain photograph related to Arnold Genthe, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Street advertisers, Japan, Keystone View Co stereoscopic card

Street advertisers, Japan, Keystone View Co stereoscopic card

Photograph shows two men playing drums behind a placard advertising goods in Japanese script. H63243 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright 1905 by B.L. Singley. No. 20665.

The dreaded guest / Hassman̄. - Public domain book illustration

The dreaded guest / Hassman̄. - Public domain book illustration

Illustration shows William II, emperor of Germany, standing in the middle of a narrow cobblestone street, possibly in Italy (the pope, wearing the papal crown, is walking down the street, into the background), ... More

In Sparta - villagers and country men on market day - W. through Ares St. to mountains, Greece

In Sparta - villagers and country men on market day - W. through Ares ...

H89905 U.S. Copyright Office Stereo copyrighted by Underwood & Underwood. No. (6) 9325. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Markets; Greece Sparta; Photog. I.; Shelf.

An Indianapolis Newsie: (Rather young) Witness E. N. Clopper.  Location: Indianapolis, Indiana.

An Indianapolis Newsie: (Rather young) Witness E. N. Clopper. Locatio...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of city street life, vendor, shop sign, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A quiet game of marbles. All the boys work in the Salisbury (N.C.) cotton mill. The boy shooting is Henry Dedman, a warper. Been in mill 5 years. His grandmother said "I don't like to have ' em play marbles on Sunday, but when can they play?" "Yes he stands the mill work pretty well. Early getting' up is the makin' of 'em."  Location: Salisbury, North Carolina.

A quiet game of marbles. All the boys work in the Salisbury (N.C.) cot...

Picryl description: Public domain image of boy workers, child labor, working children, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Main Street, Salt Lake City

Main Street, Salt Lake City

H112894 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 69. Copyright by A.C. Roebuck. Public domain photograph - historical image of Utah, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Travel views of Japan and Korea

Travel views of Japan and Korea

Picryl description: Public domain image of children in poverty, child labor, Great Depression, 1930s, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Travel views of Japan and Korea

Travel views of Japan and Korea

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

Travel views of Japan and Korea

Travel views of Japan and Korea

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

Boy Woodpicker Resting. Boston 1915 Exhibit.  Location: Boston, Massachusetts.

Boy Woodpicker Resting. Boston 1915 Exhibit. Location: Boston, Massac...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of Boston, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

3 girls working in Salvan Medicine Factory and in a Seed Store. Olive near 14th St. Noon, May 12th, 1910. Location: St. Louis, Missouri

3 girls working in Salvan Medicine Factory and in a Seed Store. Olive ...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Miscellaneous. Hine no. 1438. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More

This boy and brother were picking discarded fruit out of barrels in market near 14th St. N.Y. City. He was also (when apparently unobserved) stealing good fruit from their barrels.  Location: New York, New York (State)

This boy and brother were picking discarded fruit out of barrels in ma...

Public domain photograph of musical performance, musicians, music, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The wagon that delivers Home Work to Somerville, Massachusetts. the owner of wagon (who is not the driver) is O.H. Brown, 27 Main Street, Reading Massachusetts. These wagons (about 4 in all) are worked on commission, not owned by the factory.  Location: Somerville, Massachusettsachusetts.

The wagon that delivers Home Work to Somerville, Massachusetts. the ow...

Public domain image of horse carriage, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The celebrated Mosque of St. Sophia, Constantinople

The celebrated Mosque of St. Sophia, Constantinople

People on a street in front of the Ayasofya Mosque in Istanbul. J171687 U.S. Copyright Office. No. U-138426.

Philip Descon, 34 Charter Street. About 10 years old. Didn't know age (nor name very well).  Location: Boston, Massachusetts.

Philip Descon, 34 Charter Street. About 10 years old. Didn't know age ...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of child, child labor, farmer, early 20th-century farm, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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