[Diagram of the first battery, which was made of alternating metal lay...
Illus. in: On the electricity excited by the mere contact of conducting substances ... / Alessandro Volta. In Royal Society of London. Philosophical transactions. v. 90, pt. 2. London : Printed by W. Bulmer ...... More
A view of the guard-house and Simsbury-mines, now called Newgate - a p...
Print shows a diagram of the guardhouse with sections identified by letter (legend not visible in print); shows shaft leading to underground chamber, "F. A strong trap door opening the descent to Hell" which le... More
Detroit River Light House - Public domain architectural drawing
Diagram of Detroit River light house elevations, scale provided. Public domain photograph of building plan, architecture design drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The Georgia Negro A social study / / By W. E. Burghardt Du Bois.
Diagram shows routes of the African slave trade with state of Georgia starred. Chart prepared by Du Bois for the Negro Exhibit of the American Section at the Paris Exposition Universelle in 1900 to show the ec... More
Petaluma, Sonoma County, California. Diagram of storage of various gra...
Public domain photograph of California in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Fire department official in a small Minnesota town instructing Swedish...
Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More
Chicago, Illnois. Reservation girl at the Union Station making reserva...
Public domain photograph - working class people, the 1930s United States, work, labor, worker, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Historical overlay : [Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania Battlefields Mem...
Blueprint. Accompanied by text: Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, vegetation, community structure, and historical features survey : final report June 1981 / Richard R. Anderson ... [et al.... More
Summerfield College, Music Building, Main & College Streets, Summerfie...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-50, FN-56 Survey number: HABS AL-740 Building/structure dates: 1843 Initial Construction
[Diagram showing the mechanics of a parallel-flow turbine]
Illus. in: A manual of the steam engine and other prime movers / by William John Macquorn Rankine. 3d ed., rev. London : C. Griffin and Company, 1866. Published in: The tradition of technology : Landmarks of W... More
Gramophone : No. 534,543, patented 1895 Feb. 19 photocopy
1 page photocopy of a diagram from patent No. 534,543. Witnesses listed as: Percy C ? Bowen and F. J. ? Chapman, Joseph Lyons, Attorney. 1 page photocopy of diagram on page 3 of a four page patent. "4 Sheets--Sheet 3."
[The Georgia Negro] Assessed valuation of of all taxable property owne...
Diagram shows value of taxable property owned by African Americans in Georgia between 1875 and 1890. Title from LOT 11931, no. 1; part title from item. Chart prepared by Du Bois for the Negro Exhibit of the Ame... More
[Parking garage, New Haven, Connecticut. Ramp access diagram]
Forms part of: The Paul Rudolph Archive. Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 2001:126.
Diagram of mountaintop removal - Public domain document scan
This graphic illustration of mountaintop removal appears on page 25 of The Stripmining Handbook: A Coalfield Citizens' Guide to Using the Law to Fight Back Against the Ravages of Strip Mining and Underground Mi... More
U.S. Congress legislative status steps / Committee on House Administra...
Print shows a diagram that delineates "the many paths that a bill may take from the time it is introduced until it becomes law." A total of 159 potential "legislative status steps" through which a bill may pass... More
Divina proportione: opera a tutti glingegni perspicaci e curiosi neces...
Public domain illustrated book or album page scan, related to architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Bulletins, from July 13, 1908 to September 28, 1908
Alexander Graham Bell Papers. Public domain scan of a technical diagram, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.
A diagram of the triangulation for the survey of the coast of the Unit...
Shows triangulation lines connecting base points in southwestern Connecticut, western Long Island, and New York City vicinity. Rubber-stamped at foot of title: Copyright secured according to law. Annotated/sign... More
Map showing the position of Chicago in connection with the North West ...
Map of the north-central United States, east of the Mississippi River, showing the railroad network. Scale ca. 1:2,800,000. LC Railroad maps, 115 Description derived from published bibliography. Inset: Illinois... More
Descente du ballon le Pôle Nord à Auneau (Eure et Loir) le 27 juin 186...
Diagram shows (1) "Trajectoire de l'aérostat (elévation)" and (2) "Courbe de trainage (plan)" to document the barometric measurements for altitude and distance covered, made by Gaston Tissandier in the balloon ... More
Shading the gold - Public domain drawing
Drawing shows a schematic design for applying gold leaf, labeled "light" on one side and "thick" on the other. Unsigned, possibly by Kano, 1878. From the "Lacquer" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms ... More
Ouachita National Forest, Kiamichi Division, Oklahoma
Scale ca. 1:126,720. Relief shown by spot heights. "Polyconic projection." "Indian meridian." "Forest Service map class A." Includes location map and "source diagram." Available also through the Library of Cong... More
Everglades National Park, Florida - Public domain map
"*GPO: 1999--454-767/00125. Reprint 1999." Depths shown by gradient tints. Panel title. Includes text, col. ill., and inset of "South Florida national parks." Text, 2 graphs, view and diagram (with plant and an... More
Photographs and historical documents at the Sajewski Music Store, 1227...
Online digital image numbers may be offset by 1 or 2 digits from the film negative frame numbers. Film negative frame numbers, descriptions: 2-10, various old pictures of the Sajewski Music Store, 1227 Milwauke... More
Bulletins, from July 13, 1908 to September 28, 1908
Alexander Graham Bell Papers. Picryl description: Public domain image of an aircraft, aviation, air forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
[Military map of Richmond and vicinity] /
Shows fortifications and names of some residents. Relief shown by hachures. Title, date, and scale from Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989. Black-line print. Complete in 28 sheets. Photocopy negative has sheets ... More
Magnolia Cemetery, 70 Cunnington Avenue, Charleston, Charleston County...
2009 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Fourth Place Significance: Magnolia Cemetery comprises approximately 58 acres of marshland and 92 acres of high land on the Cooper River north of town within the Charleston Neck.... More
Nouicijs adolesce[n]tib[us] ad astronomica[m] remp. capessenda[m]
Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Caption title (printed in red). Imprint from colophon (place from Goff). The col. ill. are printed with blocks inked yellow or green; one ill.... More
Nouicijs adolesce[n]tib[us] ad astronomica[m] remp. capessenda[m]
Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Caption title (printed in red). Imprint from colophon (place from Goff). The col. ill. are printed with blocks inked yellow or green; one ill.... More
Peavey Park Plaza, 1111 Nicolet Mall, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN
Significance: The plaza is significant for its association with the series of post-WWII urban renewal projects that begun in the late 1950s and continued into the 1970s in downtown Minneapolis. The plaza is a d... More
D.H. Day Farmstead, Dairy-Horse Barn, Route 109, Glen Arbor, Leelanau ...
Significance: Concrete floors throughout lower level - gutters patched level, no mangers or stall partitions extant. Concrete 14" thick walls on west, north, & east with wood windows & doors inset (silo walls ... More
Patent drawing - Flugmaschine. Erfunden von Jacob Degen in Wien, 1807 ...
Technical illustration shows elevation and horizontal section of a man-powered flying machine constructed and tested unsuccessfully by Swiss watchmaker Jakob Degen living in Vienna in the early 1800s. A pair of... More
Gage Irrigation Canal, Running from Santa Ana River to Arlington Heigh...
Significance: The Gage Irrigation Canal was instrumental in the development of citrus production and the settlement of the Riverside area. At the time of its completion, the canal was the most ambitious irriga... More
Patent drawing - Bulletins, from July 13, 1908 to September 28, 1908 P...
Alexander Graham Bell Papers. Public domain scan of a technical diagram, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.
Chesapeake Bay Historic map, Library of Congress nautical chart
Nautical chart of part of the Chesapeake Bay between the Magothy River (at north) and Kent Point (at south) including the Annapolis city region. Relief shown by hachures; depths shown by shading and soundings. ... More
[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the desc...
Diagram shows number of magazines and newspapers published by African Americans. Title from LOT 11931, no. 37; part title from item. Chart prepared by Atlanta University students for the Negro Exhibit of the Am... More
[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the desc...
Diagram shows relative number of African Americans in various businesses. Title from LOT 11931, no. 37; part title from item. Chart prepared by Atlanta University students for the Negro Exhibit of the American ... More
Diagram: Relation of enframement and vista point / H. V. Hubbard.
(list of illustrations). Illus. in: An introduction to the study of landscape design / Henry Vincent Hubbard ; Theodora Kimball. New York: Macmillan, 1917. Drawing 16, p. 126. Published in: Gardens for a Beaut... More
Aero-view of Amityville, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y. 1925.
Perspective map not drawn to scale. Bird's-eye-view. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 535 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes illus., text, directory, and location di... More
Lee De Forest's schematic diagrams and scientific notes on hotel stati...
Reproduction number: A27 (color slide; page 1); A28 (color slide; page 2) The prolific American inventor Lee De Forest (1873-1961), is one of several contenders for the title "Father of Radio." Having obtained ... More
Kenyon Grist Mill, Usquepaug, Rhode Island
Index data: 1-4, Exterior of mill proper; 5-6, Mill signs; 7-8, Diagram and explanation of how a stone grind gristmill operates; 9-11, The millstone; 12-16, Millstone housing with corn chutes; 17-18, Antique mi... More
Photographs and historical documents at the Sajewski Music Store, 1227...
Online digital image numbers may be offset by 1 or 2 digits from the film negative frame numbers. Film negative frame numbers, descriptions: 2-10, various old pictures of the Sajewski Music Store, 1227 Milwauke... More
A representation of the massacre of American prisoners in Dartmoor Pri...
Print shows Dartmoor Prison in Devon, England, where American prisoners of war captured by British forces, especially at sea, were confined, even after the Trety of Ghen was signed in December 1814. Angered at ... More
Hilgendorf House, State Route 167, Freistadt, Ozaukee County, WI
Significance: This house is an example of the half-timber construction known as Fachwerkbau, built by German settlers in Wisconsin. Built about 1845, it is the oldest known remaining example in the Freistadt a... More
Hay-Adams Hotel, 800 Sixteenth Street, Northwest, Washington, District...
Survey number: HABS DC-534 Public domain photograph of building plan, architecture design drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[House ("Decatur House") for Commodore Stephen Decatur, 748 Jackson Pl...
Reference copy available in LOT 4249. Forms part of: Benjamin Henry Latrobe Archive (Library of Congress).
Proposed Great Smoky Mountains National Park /
Relief shown by contours and spot heights. Maps attributed to various topographers. Map sheets separately numbered 6-29 and subtitled in upper right margin, e.g.: Tennessee, Tennessee-North Carolina, North Caro... More
A view of the obelisk erected under Liberty-tree in Boston on the rejo...
A schematic rendering of the illuminated obelisk erected on Boston Common in celebration of the repeal of the Stamp Act. On each of its four sides is a painted transparency which portrays in allegorical terms o... More
Bulletins, from July 13, 1908 to September 28, 1908
Alexander Graham Bell Papers. Public domain scan of a technical diagram, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.
[Diagram of 22 surgical instruments]
Illus. in: John Woodall, The surgion's mate, or, a treatise discouering ... the contents of the surgions chest ... (London, 1617), opp. p. 40. Reference copy may be in LOT 4399. This record contains unverified,... More
[Broadside views of the Whitehead, Cohasset, and Young America]
Title devised and inscribed below images. Formerly Waud no. C-118. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.1045) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.
Railway postal diagram of the state of Wisconsin prepared for the use ...
Shows county boundaries, cities and towns, and the railroad network with names along the lines. Scale ca. 1:700,000. LC Railroad maps, 313 Description derived from published bibliography. "The railroads and pos... More
Detroit River Light House - Public domain book illustration
Diagram of Detroit River light house elevation, scale provided. Public domain photograph - historical image of Michigan, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Diagram of interferometer and four mirrors mounted on stone floating ...
Illus. and text in: On the relative motion of the earth and the luminous aether / Albert A. Michelson and Edward W. Morley. In Philosophical magazine, 5th ser., vol. 24, Dec. 1887, p. 454. Published in: The tra... More
Photographs and historical documents at the Sajewski Music Store, 1227...
Online digital image numbers may be offset by 1 or 2 digits from the film negative frame numbers. Film negative frame numbers, descriptions: 2-10, various old pictures of the Sajewski Music Store, 1227 Milwauke... More
Bulletins, from October 5, 1908 to December 28, 1908
Alexander Graham Bell Papers. Public domain scan of a technical diagram, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.
National Zoological Park, Holt House, Adams Mill Road Vicinity, Washin...
Significance: Interesting example of a 5-part plan mansion. Traditionally associated with Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams, however, the stories are largely unsubstantiated. Residence of Dr. Henry C.Holt i... More
[Method of raising sunken ship with five ropes and ships, diagram of c...
Illus. and text in: De subtilitate / Girolamo Cardano. Basileae : Per L. Luclum, 1554, First vol., p. 12. Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1987, p. 260.
A map of the moon showing phases The geography of the great solar ecli...
Shows the path of the eclipse. Relief shown pictorially. Includes 24 diagrams showing the eclipse as seen from different cities. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC cop... More
Entwistle's handy map of Washington and vicinity : showing public buil...
Shows radial distances from the Capitol. Also shows parks and block numbers. Includes notes and sector diagram. LC copy darkened, stained, rubber-stamped, annotated in pencil, and mounted on cloth backing. Avai... More
Formule pour connaître la pression du vent sur la surface d'un ballon ...
Scaled diagram shows inventor Annibal Ardisson's formula for determining how the pressure of the wind on the surface of the balloon determines the force and speed required to achieve balloon flight. (Source: A.... More
Panoramic map of Middletown, N.Y. 1922.
Perspective map not drawn to scale. Bird's-eye-view. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 589 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes illus., index to points of interest, dir... More
Aero-view of Pearl River, New York, 1924.
Perspective map not drawn to scale. Bird's-eye-view. Oriented with north toward the upper left. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 614 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includ... More
[Cohen residence, Siesta Key, Florida. Electrical diagram]
Forms part of: The Paul Rudolph Archive. Public domain photograph of building plan, architecture design drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Memorials and museums master plan : [Washington D.C.] /
Shows existing and planned museums/memorials/monuments and the official designated areas for their sites. Relief shown by shading on some maps. Title from panel. Includes text, index of plan framework sites, in... More
Gramophone: specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 372,786, ...
Diagram and specifications. Original application filed May 4, 1887, Serial No. 237,060. Divided and this application filed September 26, 1887. Serial No. 250,721. Patent detailing Emile Berliner's "useful impro... More
Kenyon Grist Mill, Usquepaug, Rhode Island
Index data: 1-4, Exterior of mill proper; 5-6, Mill signs; 7-8, Diagram and explanation of how a stone grind gristmill operates; 9-11, The millstone; 12-16, Millstone housing with corn chutes; 17-18, Antique mi... More
Kenyon Grist Mill, Usquepaug, Rhode Island
Index data: 1-4, Exterior of mill proper; 5-6, Mill signs; 7-8, Diagram and explanation of how a stone grind gristmill operates; 9-11, The millstone; 12-16, Millstone housing with corn chutes; 17-18, Antique mi... More
Bulletins, from July 13, 1908 to September 28, 1908
Alexander Graham Bell Papers. Picryl description: Public domain image of an aircraft, aviation, air forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Bulletins, from January 4, 1909 to April 12, 1909
Alexander Graham Bell Papers. Public domain scan of a technical diagram, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.
Lamar County, Texas / Historic map, Library of Congress
Shows land ownership. Copies mounted on paper. Includes diagram of a section. "Lithographed by August Gast & Co.s New Process." LC Land ownership maps, 1045 Available also through the Library of Congress Web s... More
Proposed Great Smoky Mountains National Park /
Relief shown by contours and spot heights. Maps attributed to various topographers. Map sheets separately numbered 6-29 and subtitled in upper right margin, e.g.: Tennessee, Tennessee-North Carolina, North Caro... More
Bulletins, from July 13, 1908 to September 28, 1908
Alexander Graham Bell Papers. Public domain scan of a technical diagram, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.
[Page in Opera, quae Quidem extant, omnia; with mathematical diagram k...
Illus. and text in: Opera, quae quidem extant / Archimedes. Basileae : I. Heruagius, 1544. Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1987, p. 256.
[Diagram of Gilbert's terella, or earth model, a spherical magnet used...
Illus. and text in: De Magnete / William Gilbert. London : Excudebat P. Short, 1600. Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1987, p. 277.
[Diagram of military formation, plate one of Regeln fur die Ordnung un...
Illus. in: Regeln fur die Ordnung und Disciplin der Truppen der Vereinigten Staaten, Philadelphia, 1793, plate 1. Reference copy may be in LOT 4424. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. ... More
Diagram of the south part of Shaker Village, Canterbury, NH.
Pen-and-ink and watercolor. Structures drawn in elevations, numbered, and identified by a legend. "The artist who drew this diagram, not being acquainted with any rules of drawing, hopes it will be sufficient ... More
Axiomata sive leges motus - Public domain dedication image
Newton's three laws of motion and diagram of parallelogram, in chapter entitled Axiomata sive leges Motus. Illus. and text in: Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica / Isaac Newton. Londini : Jussu Societ... More
New York and Erie Railroad diagram representing a plan of organization...
Company organizational diagrammatic map drawn in the form of a branching tree that identifies in its branches all of the functional offices of the railroad by name. Shows railroad trackage branches as straight ... More
Atlantic Ocean. Meridional temperature section. Falkland Islands to th...
Vertical scale of fathoms and horizontal scale of degrees of latitude. Illus. in: Report on the scientific results of the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876 ..., narrative, vol. 1, second pa... More
[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the desc...
Diagram shows number of African American almshouse residents. Title from LOT 11931, no. 37; part title from item. Chart prepared by Atlanta University students for the Negro Exhibit of the American Section at t... More
Crowd watching "playograph," World Series, 1911
Photo shows crowd gathered outside the New York Herald newspaper building, New York City, to watch a diagram of a baseball game--not visible in this photo. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2009.)
Madison, Wisconsin. Farm short course school at the University of Wisc...
Public domain photograph of 1930s industry, war production in the United States free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Lee De Forest's schematic diagrams and scientific notes on hotel stati...
Reproduction number: A27 (color slide; page 1); A28 (color slide; page 2) The prolific American inventor Lee De Forest (1873-1961), is one of several contenders for the title "Father of Radio." Having obtained ... More
Patent application Patent 462,062 filed 1908 Oct. 3, allowed 1909 May ...
Title derived from notes written in pencil at top of application. Corrections in ink, p. 2 , 3. Accompanied by typewritten note addressed to Emile Berliner, dated June 2, 1909, from Eugene W. Johnson, "Solicito... More
Nouicijs adolesce[n]tib[us] ad astronomica[m] remp. capessenda[m]
Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Caption title (printed in red). Imprint from colophon (place from Goff). The col. ill. are printed with blocks inked yellow or green; one ill.... More
Lincoln Home Site, Chronology Drawings, 1839-1986, Jackson & Eighth St...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-161 Survey number: HABS IL-1123-K Building/structure dates: 1839 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1850 Subsequent Work Buildin... More
A view of the obelisk erected under Liberty-tree in Boston on the rejo...
A schematic rendering of the illuminated obelisk erected on Boston Common in celebration of the repeal of the Stamp Act. On each of its four sides is a painted transparency which portrays in allegorical terms o... More
At the surrender of Lee, Confederate States of America
Diagram with names pencilled in indicating position at surrender. Title inscribed lower left. Inscribed as indicators: Genl. Warren; Grant; Lee; Col. Babcock; Porter; Genl. Ramard; Genl. Rawlins; G. Warren; Sha... More
[Diagram of experiment with prisms that led Newton to conclude light i...
Illus. and text in: A letter ... containing his new theory about light and colors / Isaac Newton. In Royal Society of London. Philosophical Transactions, vol. 6, Feb. 1672. Published in: The tradition of scienc... More
Scott's map of Rutland County, Vermont /
Relief shown by hachures. LC Land ownership maps, 1190 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1854 by James D. Scott in the ... More
Chart showing the entrance of Rear Admiral Farragut into Mobile Bay. 5...
Scale ca. 1:22,500. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 110 Detailed map showing five positions and the tracks of the vessels during the sea battle, obstructions, channels, banks, and shoals. Includes small views of t... More
Map of Washington and Georgetown : to accompany report on filling the ...
Shows proposed infilling of the bed of James Creek Canal. Also shows block numbers, major buildings, and radial distances from Capitol. Covers entire area within old city limits (Florida Av.). At lower left: Ap... More
Architectural diagram - Moment de renversement, public domain image
Diagram of the dimensions of the Statue of Liberty. Illus. in: Le genie civil, 1883 Aug. 1, p. 468. Fig. 21.
Crowd watching "playograph" at Herald Building, World Series, 1911
Photo shows crowd gathered outside the New York Herald newspaper building in New York City to watch a billboard diagram of a baseball game. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2009.)
Aero-view of Somers-Point 1925, New Jersey.
Perspective map not drawn to scale. Bird's-eye-view. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 527 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes illus., location diagram, index to point... More
Arizona-New Mexico Historic map, Library of Congress
Annual. Scale ca. 1:1,362,240; 1 in. equals approx 21.5 miles. Printed on both sides of sheet. Relief shown pictorially and by shading and spot heights on some sheets. Includes indexes, text, distance diagram, ... More
Photographs and historical documents at the Sajewski Music Store, 1227...
Online digital image numbers may be offset by 1 or 2 digits from the film negative frame numbers. Film negative frame numbers, descriptions: 2-10, various old pictures of the Sajewski Music Store, 1227 Milwauke... More
Photographs and historical documents at the Sajewski Music Store, 1227...
Online digital image numbers may be offset by 1 or 2 digits from the film negative frame numbers. Film negative frame numbers, descriptions: 2-10, various old pictures of the Sajewski Music Store, 1227 Milwauke... More