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Aerial details of Glacier, Prince William Sound, Alaska

Title, date, and subjects provided by the photographer. Credit line: Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Gift and purchase; Carol M. Highsmith; 2009; (DLC/PP-2010... More

Details on the Folger Shakespeare Library, East Capitol St. at interse...

William Shakespeare books and illustrations The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is the federal agency responsible for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the United States Capitol Compl... More

Architectural details on the Woodward and Lothrop building, 10th and G...

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

Details on the Folger Shakespeare Library, East Capitol St. at interse...

William Shakespeare books and illustrations The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is the federal agency responsible for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the United States Capitol Compl... More

Entryway details at the Catalina Casino, built on the site formerly kn...

The rebuilt Catalina Casino opened in 1929 under the direction of William Wrigley, Jr. and David M. Renton. Designed by Sumner A. Spaulding and Walter Weber, it is described as being Art Deco and Mediterranean ... More

Details on the Folger Shakespeare Library, East Capitol St. at interse...

William Shakespeare books and illustrations The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is the federal agency responsible for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the United States Capitol Compl... More

Details on the Folger Shakespeare Library, East Capitol St. at interse...

William Shakespeare books and illustrations The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is the federal agency responsible for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the United States Capitol Compl... More

Details in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana

Title, date, and subjects provided by the photographer. Photograph taken during the 2011 Mardi Gras celebration. Credit line: Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. ... More

Architectural details at the University of Notre Dame, a Catholic rese...

Title, date, subject note, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Gift;... More

Architectural details Old Post Office Building located on Pennsylvania...

Also known as Old Post Office and Clock Tower and officially renamed the Nancy Hanks Center in 1983. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from ... More

Architectural details Old Post Office Building located on Pennsylvania...

Also known as Old Post Office and Clock Tower and officially renamed the Nancy Hanks Center in 1983. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from ... More

Details from the facade of a building in downtown El Paso, Texas

Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and P... More

[Submarine ("Submarine Vessel, Submarine Bombs and Mode of Attack") fo...

"Plate the sixth." Signed and dated "Robert Fulton 1806." Public domain photograph of a ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Architectural details] - Public domain architectural drawing

Title devised. Further interior sketches on verso. Formerly Waud no. C-108. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.1035) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

[Design drawing for architectural elements: Gothic church details]

Public domain scan of a print featuring furniture, art, or architecture design, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Travels to the westward of the Allegany mountains, in the states of Oh...

Picryl description: Public domain illustrated travel, exploration, and geography book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Travels to the westward of the Allegany mountains, in the states of Oh...

Picryl description: Public domain illustrated travel, exploration, and geography book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Karnak (Thèbes) - enceinte du palais - détails de sculptures, au point...

Detail view of the main temple wall facing north showing bas-reliefs and hieroglyphics as seen from "point O" (see map, pl. 42 bis). Illus. in: Égypte et Nubie : sites et monuments les plus intéressants pour l'... More

Details of dome, floor plates and balustrade on top of peristyle

U.S. Capitol (drawing). This record contains unverified data from caption card.

Details of dome, stairway beginning at floor of peristyle

U.S. Capitol (drawing). This record contains unverified data from caption card.

Details of arcades under western porticoes

U.S. Capitol (drawing). This record contains unverified data from caption card.

Details of boiler fronts - Public domain drawing

U.S. Capitol (drawing). This record contains unverified data from caption card.

Details of peristyle of dome - Public domain architectural drawing

U.S. Capitol (drawing). This record contains unverified data from caption card.

Details of key of windows, interior of dome

U.S. Capitol (drawing). This record contains unverified data from caption card.

Map of Franklin County, Massachusetts : based on the trigonometrical s...

[United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.). Dome details. Second story....

Window, showing architectural decorations and detail of structural ironwork. Inscription: "Details of second story of dome." Scaled and dimensioned. No. 1873.

[United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.). Dome. Main ribs. Exterior b...

Scaled and dimensioned. No. 1892. The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is the federal agency responsible for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the United States Capitol Complex, which ... More

Extension of library of Harvard College, Iron details. Ware and Van Br...

Print shows architectural renderings of new book shelf construction at the Harvard University library.

Jerusalem (El-Kouds). Mosque of Omar [i.e., Dome of the Rock] showing ...

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

Temple area, Mosque of Omar [i.e., Dome of the Rock], etc. No. 3 detai...

Public domain image of an arch structure, bridge, historic place ruins, classical architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Petra in Transjordan. Details of beautifully veined sandstone

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

Egyptian views; Temple of Hathor, Dendera. Details of capitals in temp...

Public domain image of Egyptian art, free to use, no copyright restrictions photo - Picryl description

Egyptian views; Assuan and Philae. Details of capitals in Temple of Is...

Public domain image of Egyptian art, free to use, no copyright restrictions photo - Picryl description

To Sinai via the Red Sea, Tor, and Wady Hebran. Details of carving on ...

Public domain image of Egyptian art, free to use, no copyright restrictions photo - Picryl description

Woman making Turkish Trophy cigarette cases in the kitchen of her East...

Picryl description: Public domain image, 19th-century cigarette card, free to use, no copyright restrictions. Cigarette cards are trading cards issued by tobacco manufacturers to stiffen cigarette packaging and... More

Rolling cigarette cases. East Side tenement. (For complete details see...

Picryl description: Public domain image, 19th-century cigarette card, free to use, no copyright restrictions. Cigarette cards are trading cards issued by tobacco manufacturers to stiffen cigarette packaging and... More

Via Dolorosa. The Prison of the Antonia. Details of tie-holes.

Public domain photograph of 1920s Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Charleston ironwork details, Charleston, South Carolina. St. Michael's...

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Charleston ironwork details, Charleston, South Carolina. 37 Meeting St...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a victorian era building, victorian house, 19th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

"Beaten up for union activities." Washington, D.C., March 18. Testifyi...

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

No discord here. Washington, D.C., Dec. 29. Perfect harmony was in ord...

Two men sitting at a table eating food. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Hugo Eckner confers with president. Washington, D.C., May 20. Dr. Hugo...

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

Government cartographer develops new process for making relief maps. W...

Public domain scan of a plan, map, architecture drawing, or diagram, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Victory Corps, tomorrow's defenders of liberty. Model airplane constru...

Public domain photograph related to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Cohen residence, Siesta Key, Florida. Seating. Plan, sections, and de...

Lower right section of sheet has been cut away. Forms part of: The Paul Rudolph Archive.

Interior details at the re-created Nuestra Senora del Espiritu Santo D...

Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Founded in 1722, the mission was twice relocated and eventually thrived as what is often recognized as the first cattle ranch in Texa... More

Carol M. Highsmith - Atrium architectural details

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

Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Constitution Gardens, established by the Vi...

Architectural drawing showing plan of granite sets at end of existing walkway, typical walkway condition, vertex of walkway, and typical section at edge of granite set paving, also granite housing for light fix... More

Details of various graffiti murals. Paterson New Jersey

Forms part of a group of images depicting graffiti murals that were painted on walls near School Number 15 as part of an organized, city-approved demonstration by graffiti artists from the metro area; School Nu... More

Details of various graffiti murals. Paterson New Jersey

Forms part of a group of images depicting graffiti murals that were painted on walls near School Number 15 as part of an organized, city-approved demonstration by graffiti artists from the metro area; School Nu... More

Details of a portable exhibit on the company.

Forms part of a group of images documenting the Sweet Potato Pie Company at 140 Auburn Street.

Church of the Trinity (1703-12), east facade, with details of decorati...

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

Wooden house, Sedov Street #68 (around 1900), ornamental details, Irku...

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

Lobby architectural details, Richard Sheppard Arnold U.S. Post Office ...

Built in 1932 by architect James A. Wetmore. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs i... More

Interior details, U.S. Custom House in New Orleans, Louisiana

Architect was Alexander Thompson Wood. Built between the years 1848-1881, the building occupies the full trapezoidal downtown city block bounded by Canal, North Peters, Iberville and Decatur Streets. The entire... More

Plaster details, Minneapolis Federal Building, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Originally constructed as a post office, this neoclassical style building was built in 1915 by architect James Knox Taylor. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, ... More

Architectural details at the John Minor Wisdom U.S. Court of Appeals B...

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Originally the U.S. Post Office and Courthouse. In 1908, th... More

Interior details, U.S. Custom House in New Orleans, Louisiana

Architect was Alexander Thompson Wood. Built between the years 1848-1881, the building occupies the full trapezoidal downtown city block bounded by Canal, North Peters, Iberville and Decatur Streets. The entire... More

Architectural details, the Woolworth Building, New York, New York

Designed by architect Cass Gilbert and completed in 1913, it is one of the oldest skyscrapers in the United States. At 57 stories it remains one of the fifty tallest buildings in the United States. Title, date,... More

Architectural details, the Woolworth Building, New York, New York

Designed by architect Cass Gilbert and completed in 1913, it is one of the oldest skyscrapers in the United States. At 57 stories it remains one of the fifty tallest buildings in the United States. Title, date,... More

Architectural details, the Woolworth Building, New York, New York

Designed by architect Cass Gilbert and completed in 1913, it is one of the oldest skyscrapers in the United States. At 57 stories it remains one of the fifty tallest buildings in the United States. Title, date,... More

Architectural details, the Woolworth Building, New York, New York

Designed by architect Cass Gilbert and completed in 1913, it is one of the oldest skyscrapers in the United States. At 57 stories it remains one of the fifty tallest buildings in the United States. Title, date,... More

Architectural details, the Woolworth Building, New York, New York

Designed by architect Cass Gilbert and completed in 1913, it is one of the oldest skyscrapers in the United States. At 57 stories it remains one of the fifty tallest buildings in the United States. Title, date,... More

Architectural details at the Robert A. Grant Federal Building & U.S. C...

Built in 1933 by architectural firm Austin & Shambleau, the building served its original purpose for fifty years. In 1983, the U.S. Postal Service moved from the building into a new facility. Photographed as pa... More

Architectural details, the Woolworth Building, New York, New York

Designed by architect Cass Gilbert and completed in 1913, it is one of the oldest skyscrapers in the United States. At 57 stories it remains one of the fifty tallest buildings in the United States. Title, date,... More

Architectural details, the Woolworth Building, New York, New York

Designed by architect Cass Gilbert and completed in 1913, it is one of the oldest skyscrapers in the United States. At 57 stories it remains one of the fifty tallest buildings in the United States. Title, date,... More

Arctic building seal architectural details, Seattle, Washington

The building, designed originally by Warren A. Gould as the Arctic Club is, as of 2007, in the process of being turned into a hotel, and is on the National Register of Historic Places. Title, date, and subjects... More

Architectural details on entrance way to apartment building, Connectic...

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

Architectural details from buildings on lower Commerce Street in Montg...

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

Details on the statue honoring Maceo on the Malecón in Havana, Cuba

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Gift; Carol M. Highsmith; 2010; (DLC/PP-2... More

Architectural details on the National Bank of Washington at the corner...

The building, completed in 1926 and designed by Jules Henri de Sibour, is also known as the Federal-American National Bank or Hamilton National Bank. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the phot... More

Architectural details on the Colorado Building, 14th and G St., NW, Wa...

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

Bas relief details around the statue of José Martí located in the Parq...

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Gift; Carol M. Highsmith; 2010; (DLC/PP-2... More

Architectural details on the Colorado Building, 14th and G St., NW, Wa...

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

Architectural details at the Catalina Casino, built on the site former...

The rebuilt Catalina Casino opened in 1929 under the direction of William Wrigley, Jr. and David M. Renton. Designed by Sumner A. Spaulding and Walter Weber, it is described as being Art Deco and Mediterranean ... More

Interior architectural details of the Fox Warfield Theatre, a 2,300 se...

Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More

Architectural details. U.S. Custom House, Portland, Maine

Located near Portland's waterfront and built to accommodate the city's growing customs business. By 1866, Portland was one of the most significant seaports in the country. Designed under the direction of Alfre... More

Door details at Quinta Mazatlan, a historical adobe mansion within a n...

Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The word "quinta" in Spanish translates to a country house, villa or estate. When the owners, Jason and Marcia Matthews, began buildi... More

[Architectural details] - Public domain architectural drawing

Title devised. Further interior sketches on verso. Formerly Waud no. C-108. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.1035) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Family cutting cut embroidery in tiny crowded bed-room. (For complete ...

A group of women sitting around a bed. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Jewish family working on garters in kitchen for tenement home. (For co...

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

[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. President's chair, elevations...

Inscriptions on recto: "President's chair &c Senate U.S." "BHLatrobe S.PBU.S. Oct. 20. 1809" Mounted on paper on linen. Reference copy available in LOT 4249. Forms part of Benjamin Henry Latrobe Archive (Libr... More

Details of private stairs, south wing

U.S. Capitol (drawing). This record contains unverified data from caption card.

Details of second story of dome

U.S. Capitol (drawing). The original U.S. Capitol building, known as the "Old Capitol," was a small brick building that was completed in 1800. It served as the Capitol building until the current building was c... More

Details of colonnade of dome - Public domain architectural drawing

U.S. Capitol (drawing). This record contains unverified data from caption card.

Dome of U.S. Capitol, details of cornice, second story

Drawing. The original U.S. Capitol building, known as the "Old Capitol," was a small brick building that was completed in 1800. It served as the Capitol building until the current building was completed in the... More

[United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.). Extension. Details of ceili...

Scaled. No. 1974. The original U.S. Capitol building, known as the "Old Capitol," was a small brick building that was completed in 1800. It served as the Capitol building until the current building was complet... More

[Full-length portrait of soldier with rifle and details of the weapon]

Title devised. Formerly Waud no. B-30. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.795) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Halles centrales de Paris - details des appareits pour l'eau et pour l...

Print shows gas lights and fire hydrants(?) at Les Halles. Illus. in: Monographie des halles centrales de Paris, construites sous le regne de Napoléon III. et sous l'administration de ... Haussmann ... par V. ... More

[Illinois statehouse, Springfield, Ill, with details showing draped bu...

Drawing shows the Illinois statehouse where President Abraham Lincoln lay in state in Springfield, Ill., May 3-4,1865. (Source: Mark Johnson, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, 2010) Inscribed as descriptio... More

Mosaiques, détails extérieurs de la mosquée d'Omar Mosaïcs: external d...

No. 859. 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 and salt, which creates a glossy s... More

Temple area, Mosque of Omar [i.e., Dome of the Rock], etc. No. 4 detai...

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

Temple area, Mosque of Omar [i.e., Dome of the Rock], etc. No. 7 detai...

Public domain scan of architectural drawing, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Kairouan. Details of the cloister of the Grand Mosque, showing ancient...

Blind stamp: Lehnert et Landrock, Tunis. Caption continues: To the left are beautifully carved wooden doors. No. 20.

Eight-year-old girl (see label 4006). She is very skilful [sic] toppin...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a farm, farmer, agriculture, early 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The Temple area. Mosque el Aksa [i.e., al-Aqsa], Int[erior]. Details o...

Public domain photograph of 1920s Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Temple area. Mosque el Aksa [i.e., al-Aqsa], int[erior]. Details o...

Public domain photograph of mosque building, Islamic architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Alterations to the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building ("gu...

Public domain photograph of architecture design drawing, building plan, diagram, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Details of Avalon theater located at the Catalina Casino, built on the...

The rebuilt Catalina Casino opened in 1929 under the direction of William Wrigley, Jr. and David M. Renton. Designed by Sumner A. Spaulding and Walter Weber, it is described as being Art Deco and Mediterranean ... More

Charleston ironwork details, Charleston, South Carolina. No. 14 Legare...

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description