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Miss Julia Emory and Miss Bertha Graf who will guard the colors on their way to Ohio

Miss Julia Emory and Miss Bertha Graf who will guard the colors on the...

Photograph shows Julia Emory and Bertha Graf carrying bundles of flags and banners on sidewalk in Washington, D.C., as they leave for a suffrage demonstration in Marion, Ohio. Forms part of: National Photo Com... More

Dept. of Agric. Miss Elsie Sellers colors posters and lantern slides for agric. fairs and conventions all over the country

Dept. of Agric. Miss Elsie Sellers colors posters and lantern slides f...

A black and white photo of a woman sitting at a table. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Salute to Colors, P.H.U. 5/13/27

Salute to Colors, P.H.U. 5/13/27

Public domain photograph of military activity, parade, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

'Coronation' of King Abdullah in Amman. Colour party "Lowering the Colors" when passing saluting base before the king. Corps Elite

'Coronation' of King Abdullah in Amman. Colour party "Lowering the Col...

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

View of Georgetown D.C. / lith. and printed in colors by E. Sachse & Co.

View of Georgetown D.C. / lith. and printed in colors by E. Sachse & C...

View of Georgetown, D.C. looking west with the Potomac River on the left. Copyright by E. Sachse & Co. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

Star Whiskey Distilled and warranted pure by C.L. Dixon, Cynthiana, Ky. W.B. Crowell, Jr., agent, New-York / / Lith. in colors by Robertson, Seibert & Shearman, 93 Fulton St., New York.

Star Whiskey Distilled and warranted pure by C.L. Dixon, Cynthiana, Ky...

Advertisement for whiskey shows a caricature of an African American man holding a jug, saying "It 'zackly suits dis chile!" Date based on year lithographic studio was active.

The mammoth trees (Sequoia gigantea), California (Calaveras County) / executed in oil colors by Middleton, Strobridge & Co., Cin. O.

The mammoth trees (Sequoia gigantea), California (Calaveras County) / ...

Print shows several giant sequoias, each identified by name, circumference, and height, with a small building in the middle ground and tourists walking among the trees.

A view of the Federal Hall of the City of New York, as appeared in the year 1797; with the adjacent buildings thereto / by George Holland ; lith. & printed in colors by H.R. Robinson, 31, Park Row, N.Y.

A view of the Federal Hall of the City of New York, as appeared in the...

Exhibited in: "Creating the United States" at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 2008-2009.

Presentation of colors to the Garibaldi Zouaves, New York, May, 1861 The Garibaldi Zouaves on the double-quick in Broadway.

Presentation of colors to the Garibaldi Zouaves, New York, May, 1861 T...

Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 5, 1861 June 8, p. 362.

Brig. General E. Jadurn[?] presenting colors to Col. J.F. Barber, Fort Humphreys, 7/18/25

Brig. General E. Jadurn[?] presenting colors to Col. J.F. Barber, Fort...

Picryl description: Public domain image of military training, armed forces fort, camp, exercise activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

U.S. Treasury guards blossom out in new uniforms. Washington, D.C. Aug. 26. The first act of the U.S. Secret Service when they were g even supervision of the Treasury Guards was to outfit the men with new uniforms. A neat summer uniform of blue shirt with blue trousers and Sam Browne belt was taken the place of the blue, green, white, pink and other conflicting colors in shirts formerly worn by the guards. This picture was made as the guards paraded for officials of the Treasury today. 8/26/37

U.S. Treasury guards blossom out in new uniforms. Washington, D.C. Aug...

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

Manpower, junior size. Junior commando spirits ran high when children of all creeds and colors sang together the national anthem. Roanoke, Virginia school children took the initiative in mobilizing the first intensified junior commando organization to collect scrap for America's fighting forces

Manpower, junior size. Junior commando spirits ran high when children ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a school, preschool, children, education, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Gorham (vicinity), New Hampshire. Barbara Mortensen, a fire and airplane lookout on Pine Mountain, running up the colors

Gorham (vicinity), New Hampshire. Barbara Mortensen, a fire and airpla...

Public domain photograph of the United States military and military-industrial complex before World War Two, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Gorham (vicinity), New Hampshire. Barbara Mortensen, fire lookout on Pine Mountain, raising the colors

Gorham (vicinity), New Hampshire. Barbara Mortensen, fire lookout on P...

Public domain photograph of electric wires, power line, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Colorfully painted vintage automobile, which just happens to match the colors of nearby blossoms this time of year, in rural Hampshire County, West Virginia

Colorfully painted vintage automobile, which just happens to match the...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: West Virginia Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Pur... More

View of Washington / drawn from nature and on stone by E. Sachse ; lith. and print in colors by E. Sachse & Comp.

View of Washington / drawn from nature and on stone by E. Sachse ; lit...

Bird's-eye view of Washington, D.C. looking west with the U.S. Capitol in the foreground.

François Gregoire & Co. enamel of America for beautifying and preserving the complexion / printed in oil colors by P.S. Duval & Son Philadelphia.

François Gregoire & Co. enamel of America for beautifying and preservi...

Print shows an advertising broadsheet for "François Gregoire & Co.", with a female figure as Columbia holding an American Flag that is labeled "Enamel of America". Stamped on upper and lower left: From the fil... More

Under false colors / J. Keppler., Political Cartoon

Under false colors / J. Keppler., Political Cartoon

Print shows James Russell Lowell, minister to England, turning his back on an Irishman who is dressed like Uncle Sam and is in the custody of the British military for anarchistic activities. Lowell holds a pape... More

U.S.S. Oregon, cheering the hauling down of the Colon's colors, Battle of Santiago

U.S.S. Oregon, cheering the hauling down of the Colon's colors, Battle...

Public domain image of a American navy warship, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Washington inspecting the captured colors after the battle of Trenton

Washington inspecting the captured colors after the battle of Trenton

Print shows General George Washington standing with a group of soldiers looking at the flags captured from the British during the battle of Trenton. K77049 U.S. Copyright Office. Reproduction of painting by Pe... More

French officers saluting colors

French officers saluting colors

Photograph probably shows General Ferdinand Foch (1851-1929), who served in the French army during World War I. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011)

Bird's eye view of Boston Harbor along the South Shore to Plymouth, Cape Cod Canal, and Provincetown : in colors : showing all steamboat routes.

Bird's eye view of Boston Harbor along the South Shore to Plymouth, Ca...

Relief shown pictorially. Title from cover. Oriented with north to the left. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes index to points of interest. Copy imperfect: Brit... More

New uniform for U.S. Treasury guards. Washington, D.C., Aug. 26. Neat but not gaudy is the scheme of the new uniform of the U.S. Treasury guards. Blue shirt, blue uniform trousers with Sam Browne belt replaces the odd trousers and shirts of many colors formerly worn by the guards while on duty. A neat cap, patterned after the ones worn by the New York Coppers, tops off the new outfit. Furnishing the men with new standard uniforms is the first step taken by the U.S. Secret Service since they were given supervision of the guards. Harold nelson, a Treasury Guard for three years, is displaying the uniform in this picture, 8/26/37

New uniform for U.S. Treasury guards. Washington, D.C., Aug. 26. Neat ...

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

Gorham (vicinity), New Hampshire. Barbara Mortensen, a fire and airplane lookout on Pine Mountain, running up the colors

Gorham (vicinity), New Hampshire. Barbara Mortensen, a fire and airpla...

Public domain photograph of United States agriculture in the 1930s, country, farmer, farm, great depression, migration, dust bowl refugees, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Originally built in 1892 and modified several times, the Corn Palace, which doubles as an auditorium and tourist attraction, is refreshed each year with corncobs of many colors, grown locally. Mitchell, South Dakota

Originally built in 1892 and modified several times, the Corn Palace, ...

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

Historic police call boxes painted in stricking colors, North Capitol St., Washington, D.C.

Historic police call boxes painted in stricking colors, North Capitol ...

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of District of Columbia Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Pr... More

A diesel locomotive, painted in the colors and with the symbols of the local Marshall University, sits at the CSX station in Huntington, West Virginia. The railroad donated the locomotive and a passenger car to the university

A diesel locomotive, painted in the colors and with the symbols of the...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: West Virginia Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Pur... More

Washington as a Mason / drawn by J.F. Queen ; printed in oil colors by P.S. Duval Son & Co.

Washington as a Mason / drawn by J.F. Queen ; printed in oil colors by...

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card, with subsequent revisions. Associated name on shelflist card: Duval (P.S.) Son & Co.

United Americans of the state of New York / designed & litho'd. in colors by C[harles] Parsons ; printed by G. & W. Endicott.

United Americans of the state of New York / designed & litho'd. in col...

A large, illustrated membership certificate for the Order of United Americans, a nativist secret society founded in New York City in December 1844. Originally called the American Brotherhood, the organization c... More

Oh carry me back to ole Virginny / Lith. & printed in colors by Robertson, Seibert & Shearman, New York.

Oh carry me back to ole Virginny / Lith. & printed in colors by Robert...

Tobacco package label showing African American banjo player, woman, and three children in cabin. Copyright by G.W. Hillman & Co. Published in: Eyes of the nation : a visual history of the United States / Vincen... More

Aka - Public domain Japanese woodblock print

Aka - Public domain Japanese woodblock print

Public domain photo of Japanese woodblock print, Ukiyo-e, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The volunteers in defence of the government against usurpation, 1861 / James Queen del. & lith. ; printed in oil colors by P.S. Duval & Son Ph'a.

The volunteers in defence of the government against usurpation, 1861 /...

Print shows a man standing at center, holding an American flag, with two soldiers in uniform and holding rifles, standing to the right and left in the foreground; behind them are the wheels of a wagon attached ... More

Arnold Genthe - In softly gaudy colors, Chinatown, San Francisco

Arnold Genthe - In softly gaudy colors, Chinatown, San Francisco

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

Colored radio recorder is latest in radio receivers. E.B. Judson of the Bureau of Standards and his two colored radio recorder, automatically recording signals in two colors, red and black. This automatic receiver is capable of receiving signals from American or European stations

Colored radio recorder is latest in radio receivers. E.B. Judson of th...

Public domain photograph of people in office, interior, the 1910s-1920s America, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Future may see hens lay eggs of different colors through experiments of government experts. Washington, D.C., April 7. Joseph's coat of many colors may now be duplicated in the poultry laboratory where hens paint their own eggs over a range of hues from pearly white, through the various shades of brown, to sky blue. These experiments are in progress at the National Agricultural Research Center, Beltsville, Maryland. In this picture is shown Charles A. Denton, Junior Chemist, measuring the width, circumference and height of the white of a colored egg to determine the amount of albumen present. 4-7-39

Future may see hens lay eggs of different colors through experiments o...

A black and white photo of a man in a lab, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. Gener... More

Ration For Victory. Rationing Safeguards Your Share. A poster based on an equitable rationing plan for war-time emergency. Printed in three colors -- red, black and blue -- it was designed and produced by the Office of War Information (OWI) and distributed to retail stores, selling with sugar and to local rationing boards

Ration For Victory. Rationing Safeguards Your Share. A poster based on...

Picryl description: Public domain image of food, dinner, grocery store, eating, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

War workers' nursery. Children of war-working mothers find plenty to do in modern nursery schools. Painting with water colors is popular with young children

War workers' nursery. Children of war-working mothers find plenty to d...

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

Autumn colors of forest canopy with morning fog

Autumn colors of forest canopy with morning fog

Event: Documentation of forest health. Alpine Images photograph by Jenny Hager. Used with permission.

Wilberforce University, Xenia, Ohio. (The colored peoples college.) / drawn, lithographed and printed in oil colors by Middleton Wallace & Co.

Wilberforce University, Xenia, Ohio. (The colored peoples college.) / ...

Birds-eye view of university buildings. Public domain scan of American 19th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Andrew Johnson, Prest. U.S. / printed in oil colors, by Bingham & Dodd, Hartford, Conn.

Andrew Johnson, Prest. U.S. / printed in oil colors, by Bingham & Dodd...

Print shows Andrew Johnson, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right. 2796 U.S. Copyright Office. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1866 by Bingham & Dodd, in the clerk's office of the... More

Public domain image of New york city cityscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Public domain image of New york city cityscape, free to use, no copyri...

Public domain image of New York City buildings, cityscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Design drawing for stained glass window showing Micah with vivid colors, architecture, and mountains]

[Design drawing for stained glass window showing Micah with vivid colo...

Public domain image of watercolor painting from British-related collections, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Different colors of ptarmigan according to season, Alaska - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Different colors of ptarmigan according to season, Alaska - Frank G. C...

Title transcribed from caption accompanying item. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter collection (Library of Congress). Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951.

Autumn colors of forest canopy, Naoma

Autumn colors of forest canopy, Naoma

Event: Documentation of forest health. Alpine Images photograph by Jenny Hager. Used with permission.

The volunteers in defence of the government against usurpation, 1861 / James Queen del. & lith. ; printed in oil colors by P.S. Duval & Son Ph'a.

The volunteers in defence of the government against usurpation, 1861 /...

Print shows a man standing at center, holding an American flag, with two soldiers in uniform and holding rifles, standing to the right and left in the foreground; behind them are the wheels of a wagon attached ... More

President Lincoln, writing the Proclamation of Freedom. January 1st, 1863 / painted by [David Gilmour] Blythe ; lithogr. and printed in colors by Ehrgott, Forbriger & Co. Cincinnati, O.

President Lincoln, writing the Proclamation of Freedom. January 1st, 1...

A print based on David Gilmour Blythe's fanciful painting of Lincoln writing the Emancipation Proclamation. Contrary to the title, the proclamation was issued in 1862 and went into effect in January 1863. In a ... More

A view of the Federal Hall of the City of New York, as appeared in the year 1797; with the adjacent buildings thereto / by George Holland ; lith. & printed in colors by H.R. Robinson, 31, Park Row, N.Y.

A view of the Federal Hall of the City of New York, as appeared in the...

Exhibited in: "Creating the United States" at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 2008-2009.

View of Cincinnati, Ohio from Covington, Ky. / drawn from nature by E. Whitefield ; printed in colors by Jones & Newman, 128 Fulton St., N.Y.

View of Cincinnati, Ohio from Covington, Ky. / drawn from nature by E....

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Public domain photograph - city, downtown, New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Explosion of the Alfred Thomas at Easton Pennsylvania March 6th 1860 / sketch from nature by J. Queen ; printed in oil colors by P.S. Duval & Son, Philadelphia.

Explosion of the Alfred Thomas at Easton Pennsylvania March 6th 1860 /...

Print shows an explosion on the steamboat Alfred Thomas at Easton, Pennsylvania; a few people are standing on the shore of the river and Easton is visible to the left, in the background. Purchase; 1958.

The volunteers in defence of the government against usurpation, 1861 / James Queen del. & lith. ; printed in oil colors by P.S. Duval & Son Ph'a.

The volunteers in defence of the government against usurpation, 1861 /...

Print shows a man standing at center, holding an American flag, with two soldiers in uniform and holding rifles, standing to the right and left in the foreground; behind them are the wheels of a wagon attached ... More

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

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th centu...

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions

The Last vessel that entered Havana harbor before the Spanish colors were lowered, Jan. 1, 1899

The Last vessel that entered Havana harbor before the Spanish colors w...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship, navy, harbor, maritime photograph, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

King George at Trooping of Colors, May 1911

King George at Trooping of Colors, May 1911

Photograph shows King George V Trooping the Colour, for the first time in May 1911 in front of the Admiralty Extension Building. Both the King and the Duke of Connaught wore the uniform of the Grenadier Guards.... More

Blessing the colors, 310th Cavalry, Fort Ethan Allen, Vt., June 25, 1918

Blessing the colors, 310th Cavalry, Fort Ethan Allen, Vt., June 25, 19...

J231176 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; L. L. McAllister; July 29, 1918. Copyright claimant's address: Burlington, Vt. Printed below title: "Approved by War Dept."

Lowly corn cob has many uses. Thanks to successful experiments of the Department of Agriculture, corn cobs can now be made into many valuable by-products. Dr. W.W. Skinner is shown pointing to a block of heat insulating material made from corn cob. Next to the corn cob are samples of by-products, including furfural, lignin, ethyl alcohol, cellulose, xylose, adhesive, acetic acid, glucose, carbon and a printing plate made from phenol-furfural resin. In front of the cob are skeins of rayon dyed with colors made from lignin of the corn cob, 11/20/30

Lowly corn cob has many uses. Thanks to successful experiments of the ...

Public domain photograph of pharmacy, convenience store, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Post office on wheels decorated with Shrine colors. Postmaster William M. Mooney is standing before the office

Post office on wheels decorated with Shrine colors. Postmaster William...

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

Massing of colors service at Wash. Cathedral, 5-26-29

Massing of colors service at Wash. Cathedral, 5-26-29

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

Famous historical quilt. Washington, D.C., Aug. 17. Joseph's coat of many colors had nothing on this unique quilt which is now being completed by Mrs. Ethel Sampson of Evanston, Ill., after six years of collecting. Parts of wearing apparel from President Roosevelt, Mrs. Roosevelt, members of the Cabinet, diplomats and notables from all over. From Hollywood Bing Crosby sent a tie while Mae West and Shirley Temple contributed parts of dresses. Former Emperor Haile Selassie's neckties and a linen of Winsor, are also included on the quilt. Diapers from the Dionne Quintuplets are also prominently displayed, 8/17/37

Famous historical quilt. Washington, D.C., Aug. 17. Joseph's coat of m...

A black and white photo of a little girl holding a quilt. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Czech Legation flag at half-mast. Washington, D.C., Nov. 18. Nine students suspected of anti-nazi outbreaks in Prague have been executed by German storm troopers and 1200 more held under arrest. At Berlin, a high official said that while the execution of the students 'may seem harsh,' it was necessary because Germany was at war and 'can not allow the Czech people to be contaminated by a few hotheads.' Picture shows the Czech Legation in Washington flying its colors at half-mast

Czech Legation flag at half-mast. Washington, D.C., Nov. 18. Nine stud...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

100 water colors by easel artists of the New York City WPA Art Project

100 water colors by easel artists of the New York City WPA Art Project

Poster announcing exhibition of watercolors at the Windsor Tower Grey Room, showing watercolor of woman with flowers. Date stamped on verso: Jul 22 1940. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library ... More

Jaime Diaz works at "beaming" operation; his is a "twister"; he is making a sample so customers can see how various colors look.

Jaime Diaz works at "beaming" operation; his is a "twister"; he is mak...

Forms part of a group of images documenting scenes at Kalkstein Silk Mills, Inc., 75 Wood Street, Paterson, New Jersey on the morning of August 15, 1994.

Jaime Diaz works at "beaming" operation; his is a "twister"; he is making a sample so customers can see how various colors look.

Jaime Diaz works at "beaming" operation; his is a "twister"; he is mak...

Forms part of a group of images documenting scenes at Kalkstein Silk Mills, Inc., 75 Wood Street, Paterson, New Jersey on the morning of August 15, 1994.

Jaime Diaz works at "beaming" operation; his is a "twister"; he is making a sample so customers can see how various colors look.

Jaime Diaz works at "beaming" operation; his is a "twister"; he is mak...

Forms part of a group of images documenting scenes at Kalkstein Silk Mills, Inc., 75 Wood Street, Paterson, New Jersey on the morning of August 15, 1994.

View of Washington / drawn from nature and on stone by E. Sachse ; lith. and print in colors by E. Sachse & Comp.

View of Washington / drawn from nature and on stone by E. Sachse ; lit...

Bird's-eye view of Washington, D.C. looking west with the U.S. Capitol in the foreground. Copyright by E. Sachse & Co. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

President Lincoln, writing the Proclamation of Freedom. January 1st, 1863 / painted by [David Gilmour] Blythe ; lithogr. and printed in colors by Ehrgott, Forbriger & Co. Cincinnati, O.

President Lincoln, writing the Proclamation of Freedom. January 1st, 1...

A print based on David Gilmour Blythe's fanciful painting of Lincoln writing the Emancipation Proclamation. Contrary to the title, the proclamation was issued in 1862 and went into effect in January 1863. In a ... More

Andrew Johnson, Prest. U.S. / printed in oil colors, by Bingham & Dodd, Hartford, Conn.

Andrew Johnson, Prest. U.S. / printed in oil colors, by Bingham & Dodd...

Print shows Andrew Johnson, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right. 2796 U.S. Copyright Office. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1866 by Bingham & Dodd, in the clerk's office of the... More

Shiro, Utagawa Kunisada, Japan - Public domain drawing

Shiro, Utagawa Kunisada, Japan - Public domain drawing

Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. From the series: Ukiyo goshiki awase : Set of five colors of the floating world. Format: vertical Ob... More

[Design drawing for stained glass tondo window with map, doves at fountain, and faces of all colors with text "The World Is My Parish"]

[Design drawing for stained glass tondo window with map, doves at foun...

Public domain image of watercolor painting from British-related collections, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Buildings of the Great Central Fair, in aid of the U.S. Sanitary Commission, Logan Square, Philadelphia, June 1864 / drawn from nature & on stone by James Queen ; printed in oil colors by P.S. Duval & Son, Philad.

Buildings of the Great Central Fair, in aid of the U.S. Sanitary Commi...

Print shows a view from the northwest of the temporary buildings erected for the Great Central Fair in 1864 on Logan Square in Philadelphia, with the SS Peter and Paul Cathedral on the far side. The three-week ... More

Miner's shirtings - warranted fast colors, David S. Brown & Co., Philadelphia

Miner's shirtings - warranted fast colors, David S. Brown & Co., Phila...

LOT subject: Textile industry and fabrics. Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. Copyright by David S. Brown & Co.

Annexation demonstration in San Domingo City--the Seybo regiment in the citadel, bearing the U.S. colors

Annexation demonstration in San Domingo City--the Seybo regiment in th...

Crowd of soldiers inside fort, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 1871. Photographic reproduction of watercolor by James E. Taylor.

Civilian defense poster. There's a place for every American in the Civilian Defense program as proclaimed in the striking poster above, designed by Charles Tudor, and issued today in two colors by the Office of War Information (OWI). The poster emphasizes the basic emblem of the Office of Civilian Defense. It is printed in red and blue, and is being distributed by state and local defense councils throughout the nation. Poster designed by Charles Tudor, distributed by the Office of Civilian Defense. It is printed in red and blue on white. Copies may be obtained from state and local councils

Civilian defense poster. There's a place for every American in the Civ...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Car pooling at Lockheed Vega. New tire-saver is aiding employees seeking rides in "ride cafeteria," recently put to work in the factory area at Lockheed Vega Corporation. Employees with room in their respective cars put filled-out "transportation offered" cards in slots marked by district and shift. Ride seekers read cards to find driver near their residence who can take passengers. Ride seekers also fill out cards in different colors so prospective drivers can locate riders

Car pooling at Lockheed Vega. New tire-saver is aiding employees seeki...

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

Cardboard boxes containing garment pieces, stacked on shelves; lettering on boxes (identifying items and colors) is written in English and Spanish.

Cardboard boxes containing garment pieces, stacked on shelves; letteri...

Forms part of a group of images taken on September 14, 1994, documenting scenes VBF Trim Company, a garment-making shop located at 404 Grand Street, Paterson, New Jersey.

Wilberforce University, Xenia, Ohio. (The colored peoples college.) / drawn, lithographed and printed in oil colors by Middleton Wallace & Co.

Wilberforce University, Xenia, Ohio. (The colored peoples college.) / ...

Birds-eye view of university buildings. Public domain scan of American 19th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Lincoln portrait printed in oil colors by Bingham & Dodd.]

[Lincoln portrait printed in oil colors by Bingham & Dodd.]

Facsimile of Lincoln's signature at bottom of portrait. Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Drawing in two colors / Winold Reiss.

Drawing in two colors / Winold Reiss.

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

When Mrs. Ladd has completed the moulded resemblance a copper reporduction is made, which is first silvered and coated with enamel, and finally painted in flesh colors

When Mrs. Ladd has completed the moulded resemblance a copper reporduc...

Photograph Anna Coleman Ladd in her studio painting a mask worn by a French soldier who was disfigured in World War I. No. 5379. Forms part of the American Red Cross Collection (Library of Congress)

Water Colors - Color separation negative, public domain

Water Colors - Color separation negative, public domain

Public domain photograph of historic building, monument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Machine performs half a day's manual labor in 5 minutes. Washington, D.C., Dec. 22. H.J. Keegan of the U.S. Bureau of Standards, using the spectrophotometer to determine the different colors in a piece of cloth. It formerly took a man a half a day to make this spectrum analysis but now the machine does it in five minutes. The machine measures the % of light transmitted or reflected at various wave lengths in the visible spectrum

Machine performs half a day's manual labor in 5 minutes. Washington, D...

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

Crowd at amphitheater of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier listens to Lanny Ross sing. Washington, D.C., May 30. A general view of the crowd which observed Memorial Day here with services in the amphitheater of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Patriotic societies bore the colors into the center, then lined them about the sides of the area

Crowd at amphitheater of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier listens to La...

A black and white photo of a crowd of people. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Future may see hens lay eggs of different colors through experiments of government experts. Washington, D.C., April 7. Joseph's coat of many colors may now be duplicated in the poultry laboratory where hens paint their own eggs over a range of hues from pearly white, through the various shades of brown, to sky blue. These experiments are in progress at the National Agricultural Research Center, Beltsville, Maryland. In this picture is shown Charles A. Denton, Junior Chemist, measuring the width, circumference and height of the white of a colored egg to determine the amount of albumen present. 4-7-39

Future may see hens lay eggs of different colors through experiments o...

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

International exhibition - Water colors The Art Institute of Chicago - March 23 - May 14 1939.

International exhibition - Water colors The Art Institute of Chicago -...

Poster for exhibit of watercolors at the Art Institute of Chicago, showing a paintbrush in a glass of water.

James Whitfield, 8 E. 54th St., New York City. Whitfield water colors

James Whitfield, 8 E. 54th St., New York City. Whitfield water colors

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Cardboard boxes containing garment pieces, stacked on shelves; lettering on boxes (identifying items and colors) is written in English and Spanish.

Cardboard boxes containing garment pieces, stacked on shelves; letteri...

Forms part of a group of images taken on September 14, 1994, documenting scenes VBF Trim Company, a garment-making shop located at 404 Grand Street, Paterson, New Jersey.

Jaime Diaz works at "beaming" operation; his is a "twister"; he is making a sample so customers can see how various colors look.

Jaime Diaz works at "beaming" operation; his is a "twister"; he is mak...

Forms part of a group of images documenting scenes at Kalkstein Silk Mills, Inc., 75 Wood Street, Paterson, New Jersey on the morning of August 15, 1994.

Statue in the likeness of "Bevo," the University of Texas longhorn sports mascot, in faithful burnt-orange and white school colors

Statue in the likeness of "Bevo," the University of Texas longhorn spo...

Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The creation stands amid several food trucks outside the University of Texas at Austin co-op store. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas ... More

Wilberforce University, Xenia, Ohio. (The colored peoples college.) / drawn, lithographed and printed in oil colors by Middleton Wallace & Co.

Wilberforce University, Xenia, Ohio. (The colored peoples college.) / ...

Birds-eye view of university buildings. Public domain scan of 18th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Design drawing for stained glass triptych window in brilliant colors with Crucifixion; Resurrection; and Ascension]

[Design drawing for stained glass triptych window in brilliant colors ...

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Miscellaneous design. In the course of reservoir construction the Authority occasionally floods out existing railroad lines which it replaces, together with their bridges and stations. This small station at Concord, Tennessee, is notable principally for its total deviation from usual practice for such structures in the Valley, chiefly in its clear cut plan, open shelter, light brick masonry, and the use of bright colors

Miscellaneous design. In the course of reservoir construction the Auth...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a gas station, convenience store, 20th-century small town, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

War Production Board (WOB) poster. Poster distributed to war plants, designed by the Office of War Information (OWI) from a photograph by Valentino Sarra. The original comes in three sizes: 7 1/8 inches by 10 inches, 14 1/4 inches by 20 inches, and 28 1/2 by 40 inches. Colors: yellow and black on white. Copies may be obtained from Central Distribution Service, Office for Emergency Management (OEM), 1509 14th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.

War Production Board (WOB) poster. Poster distributed to war plants, d...

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

Travers Island, New York. Norwegian Independence Day celebration at the Norwegian gunners' school. Norwegian colors

Travers Island, New York. Norwegian Independence Day celebration at th...

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

Jaime Diaz at work with "beaming" operation; he is making a multi-color sample so customers can see how a pattern will look in different colors

Jaime Diaz at work with "beaming" operation; he is making a multi-colo...

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

Jaime Diaz works at "beaming" operation; his is a "twister"; he is making a sample so customers can see how various colors look.

Jaime Diaz works at "beaming" operation; his is a "twister"; he is mak...

Forms part of a group of images documenting scenes at Kalkstein Silk Mills, Inc., 75 Wood Street, Paterson, New Jersey on the morning of August 15, 1994.

[Design drawing for stained glass triptych window in brilliant colors with Crucifixion; Resurrection; and Ascension]

[Design drawing for stained glass triptych window in brilliant colors ...

Public domain reproduction of illuminated book page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Showing the true colors / L' ne rev tu de la peau du lion

Showing the true colors / L' ne rev tu de la peau du lion

Entered according to Act of Congress in the Year 1870 by John Walsh & Co. 37 Spring St. N.Y. in the Clerk's Off. of the Dist. Court of the U.S. for the S. Dist. of NY. Lith F. Ratellier 23 Dey St N.Y. Published... More

With colors flying - Drawing. Public domain image.

With colors flying - Drawing. Public domain image.

Public domain image of a military forces, uniform, officer, military commander, European armies, free to use, no copyright restrictions -Picryl description

War Production Board (WPB) safety poster. Safety poster produced by the WPB for distribution to war plants. The original poster is available in two sizes: 28 1/2 x 40 inches and 28 1/2 x 20 inches. Of the larger size, 50,000 have been printed. Of the smaller size, 175,000. Colors are black and red. Requests should be sent to the Distribution Section, Office of War Information (OWI), Washington, D.C.

War Production Board (WPB) safety poster. Safety poster produced by th...

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

Conversion. Auto body plant. He's marking this wing with the colors of victory--red, white and blue. Stencil being applied to wing tip in one of America's automobile body plants newly converted to airplane Production. Briggs Manufacturing Company, Detroit, Michigan

Conversion. Auto body plant. He's marking this wing with the colors of...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an aircraft, assembly line, industrial facility, 1930s aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Florence (vicinity), Alabama. Saluting the colors at a Boy Scout camp

Florence (vicinity), Alabama. Saluting the colors at a Boy Scout camp

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

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