B-24 Liberator bomber and C-87 Liberator Express. Cut-away diagram of ...
Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Caption card lists some of the printing history of image. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Informa... More
B-24 Liberator bomber and C-87 Liberator Express. Cut-away diagram of ...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a bomber aircraft, military aviation, air forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
[ Danny Kaye in front of an electronic diagram Flight Safety's LaGuard...
Photograph related to American actor Danny Kaye. Danny Kaye was an American actor, singer, dancer, and comedian. The Library of Congress provides access to these materials for educational and research purposes ... 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. Public domain scan of a technical diagram, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.
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
Pittsburgh Steel Company, Monessen Works, Blast Furnace No. 3, Donner ...
Significance: No. 3 Blast Furnace, also known as "Jane," was blown-in in 1948. This furnace was considerably larger than either Blast Furnace No. 1 or No. 2, with a hearth diameter of 28 feet, and 18 tuyeres. ... 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
Los Angeles Aqueduct, From Lee Vining Intake (Mammoth Lakes) to Van No...
Significance: The Los Angeles Aqueduct and its Mono Basin Extension delivers water to the City of Los Angeles from the Mono Basin in the Sierra Nevada Mountains through Owens Valley and across the Mojave Desert... More
Diagram of the Federal Government and American Union by N. Mendal Shaf...
Print shows the outline of 42 states and Indian Territory, a Civil War battle scene, and Liberty holding U.S. flag and sword riding on the back of an eagle, Lincoln and his cabinet (the secretaries linked to im... More
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.
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.
[Diagram of battle formation of British Army battalion]
Reference copy also available in LOT 4424. Illus. in: A new exercise, to be observed by his majesty's troops on the establishment of Great Britain, and Ireland. By his majesty's special command, 1757, p. 3.
[The Georgia Negro] Relative Negro population of the states of the Uni...
Diagram shows map of the United States with colors to mark the number of African Americans in each state. Title from LOT 11931, no. 1; part title from item. Chart prepared by Du Bois for the Negro Exhibit of th... More
Diagram comparing the situation of the soul in the brain of civilized ...
Gift; Mrs. Peter Grant; 1940; (DLC/PP-1940:008). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Life, 72:50 (July 11, 1918).
[Diagram demonstrating Kepler's first two laws of planetary motion usi...
Illus. and text in: Astronomia nova /Johann Kepler. Prague : 1609, p. 286. Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1987, p. 34.
Israel. Historic map, Library of Congress
Depths shown by contours. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes notes and comparative areas diagram. "801188 (B00581) 6-88."
Visitor's guide, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, ...
Each map is a color-coded floorplan. Panel title. Title at upper left: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Includes text and color-coded diagram of exhibition floors. Text, location map, and ill. on verso.... More
The horse in motion, illus. by Muybridge. "Sallie Gardner," owned by L...
Electro-photograph by Muybridge. Exhibited: "Helios : Eadweard Muybridge in a Time of Change" at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, April - July 2010.
Carta della Colonia Eritrea. - Public domain old map
Relief shown by shading, hachures, form lines, and spot heights. Title in upper left margin of each sheet. Geographic coverage complete in 36 sheets. Each sheet includes diagram of adjoining sheets. Some sheets... More
Bird Cage Theatre, Allen Street, near Sixth Street, Tombstone, Cochise...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-10 Survey number: HABS AZ-10 Building/structure dates: 1881 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000171
[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 a ship at sea illustrating sight lines?]
This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Illus. in: Martin Cortés, The arte of navigation, London, 1589, fol. 50. Caption card tracings: Shelf.
[Man on ship comparing temperature of the surface of the sea and the a...
Illus. in: Report on the scientific results of the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876 ..., narrative, vol. 1, second part. Longmans & Co. ..., 1885, diagram 22, p. 1003. Reference copy also... More
[The Georgia Negro] Negro teachers in Georgia public schools. - Exposi...
Diagram shows the number of African American teachers teaching in Georgia public schools from 1888 to 1897. Title from LOT 11931, no. 1; part title from item. Chart prepared by Du Bois for the Negro Exhibit of ... More
[Union Station, Washington, D.C.] [Diagram of roofing on concourse and...
Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington DC, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Iditarod Trail Shelter Cabins, Seward to Nome, Seward, Kenai Peninsula...
Significance: The Iditarod Trail consisted of a 938 mile main trail and numerous branch or connecting trails for a total of some 2264 miles. The main trail connected the ice-free port of Seward with the mining... More
Aero view of Egg Harbor City, New Jersey.
Perspective map not drawn to scale. Bird's-eye view. Oriented with north toward the lower right. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 513 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Inclu... More
Diagram of all space and time - Public domain document scan
A hand drawn diagram from Carl Sagan representing all of space and time. The X axis represents time, going into the future and into the past and the Y axis represents scale, from the size of the electron to the... 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
Patent drawing - [House ("Decatur House") for Commodore Stephen Decatu...
Reference copy available in LOT 4249. Forms part of: Benjamin Henry Latrobe Archive (Library of Congress).
Ramsey House, Thorngrove Pike, Knoxville, Knox County, TN
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-5 Survey number: HABS TN-104 Building/structure dates: 17h2 Initial Construction
Patent Drawing of Engine - Roosevelt Power Canal & Diversion Dam, Para...
Significance: The Roosevelt Power Canal was built as an integral part of the Salt River Project and represents the U. S. Reclamation Service's first involvement in the construction of hydroelectric power facili... More
Bulletins, from January 4, 1909 to April 12, 1909
Public domain scan of a technical diagram, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.
The last stroke a story of Cuba's fight for freedom : by I.N. Morris.
Caption: An unwilling accomplice : forced by the Spanish spy, the senora pleads for the packet containing the diagram of the hiding place of the junta's funds. Created and "copyright 1896 by The Strobridge Lith... More
Turkey Historic map, Library of Congress
Relief shown by contours and spot heights. "3-43." Former security restriction in upper margin: For use by War and Navy Department Agencies only. Not for sale or distribution. Map originally produced in 1942 by... More
Tennessee 1:50,000. Fort Campbell military installation map
"Map information as of 1984." Relief shown by contours and spot heights. Standard map series designation: V741S. UTM grid: Zone 16S. "Printed by DMAHTC 5-86." Includes elevation guide, index map, conversion gra... More
Serbia and Montenegro, summary map /
Relief shown by shading and spot heights. "802165 (R00904) 7-93." Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes text, location map, comparative areas diagram, population gr... More
Everglades National Park, Florida - Public domain map
"*GPO: 1995--387-038/00092. Reprint 1995." Depths shown by gradient tints. Panel title. Alternate panel title: Everglades, official map and guide. Title at upper left: Mapping Everglades ecosystems. Includes te... More
Tennessee 1:50,000. Fort Campbell military installation map
"Map information as of 2007 ... Military overprint information ... 2010." Relief shown by contours and spot heights. "Printed in partnership with the National-Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)." Includes not... More
Production of Sound Records : specifications forming part of Letters P...
"Joseph W. Jones of New York, N.Y. assignor to himself, and Joseph A. Vincent, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Diagram and specifications detailing Joseph Jones' improvements in the production of sound records.
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 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.
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
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
Diagram of the Federal Government and American Union by N. Mendal Shaf...
Print shows the outline of 42 states and Indian Territory, a Civil War battle scene, and Liberty holding U.S. flag and sword riding on the back of an eagle, Lincoln and his cabinet (the secretaries linked to im... 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.
The coast of New Schotland, New England, the gulph and river of St. La...
Depths shown by soundings. Scale diagram in Dutch. "These charts are followed, according to them executed by order of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty in England ... " LC copy imperfect: Deteriorated al... More
Seat of war. Historic map, Library of Congress
Scale ca. 1:2,300,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 17.6 General map of eastern and central Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, and southern Pennsylvania showing railroads and place names. Copyright regis... More
The seige [sic] of Petersburg, Va. - Public domain map
Scale not given. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 611 "The above map is made to conform to a diagram of the position of the opposing armies during the seige of Petersburg, Virginia, as gotten up by N. Michler, Majo... More
Petaluma, Sonoma County, California. Diagram of storage of various gra...
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
Green River Reservoir, Kentucky 1:25,000 : special pictomap
Relief shown by contours. In right lower corner: Green River Reservoir, Kentucky. "Special pictomap." "SX 1-68." "Photo image prepared by best average fit to 1:24,000 scale USGS maps. Aerial photography Oct. 19... More
Clark Hill Reservoir, Georgia and South Carolina
Folded title: Clark Hill Dam and Reservoir. Includes 2 tables of recreational facilities with index, diagram of navigational markers, and location map. Text, illustrations, and dam diagram on verso. Available a... More
Sumter National Forest (Long Cane Division), South Carolina
Scale ca. 1:126,720. Relief shown by spot heights. "Polyconic projection." "Forest Service map class A." Includes location map and "Source diagram." Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a ... More
Monongahela National Forest (south half) West Virginia, 1971
Scale 1:126,720; 1/2ʺ = 1 mile. "Minor revisions added from 1971 field examinations." "Polyconic projection, 1927 North American datum." Relief shown by spot heights. "Forest Service map, Class A." Insets: Key ... More
Clark Hill Lake, Georgia and South Carolina
Includes text, 2 indexed tables of recreational facilities, color illustrations of navigational signs, and location map. Text, statistical data, dam "Schematic section," and illustrations on verso. Available al... More
The Kurdish lands. Historic map, Library of Congress
"723890 (E00446) 1-92." Relief shown by shading. Block diagram shows Kurdish inhabited areas in Iraq, Turkey, and Iran. Accompanied by: Iraq : a map folio. 2 p. : 6 maps ; 29 cm. Filed with map at 93-682573, G7... More
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site, Pennsylvania
Bird's-eye view drawn to resemble a block diagram. "*GPO: 1994--301-085/80169. Reprint 1994." Relief shown by shading. Panel title. Title at top: Crossing a mountain. Includes text, index of inclines, and ill. ... More
Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida
"*GPO: 1996--404-952/40140. Reprint 1996." Shows areas of different ecosystems. Depths shown by gradient tints. Panel title. Includes inset of "South Florida national parks." Text, diagram of ecosystems, and co... More
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, KentuckyTennesseeVirginia
"*GPO: 1999--454-767/60442. Reprint 1999." Relief shown by shading and spot heights. Panel title. Text, block diagram, and ill. (some col.) on verso. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a... More
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site, Pennsylvania
Aerial view of railroad drawn to resemble a block diagram. "*GPO:2004--304-337/00093. Reprint 2004." Relief shown by shading. Title from panel. Includes text, index of cable inclines, view of summit sheds, and ... More
John Fitch's sketch and description of piston for steamboat propulsion...
Reproduction number: A35 (color slide); LC-MSS-20990-14 (B&W negative) A pioneer in the application of steam for boat propulsion, John Fitch (1743-1798) constructed four different steamboats between 1785 and 17... More
Aspasia. Libretto. German Opera. Published in Berlin.
von Fr. Bittong ; Musik von C. Schroeder. (statement of responsibility) U.S. RISM Libretto Project. At head of title: Text-Buch; legal notices--title page; staging diagram--p. 42. "Druck von R. Boll, Berlin N.W... More
Herr der Hann. Libretto. German
Dichtung und Musik von Hermann Kirchner. (statement of responsibility) U.S. RISM Libretto Project. Legal notice--title page; dance movement mentioned; stage blocking diagram--p. 37; "Buchdruckerei W. Krafft, He... More
Allegheny National Forest, Pennsylvania : 1973
Relief shown by spot heights. "Forest Service map class A." "Minor revisions added from 1973 field examination." Includes compilation diagram and location map (inset). Text, indexed tables of recreation sites, ... More
Herr der Hann. Libretto. German
Dichtung und Musik von Hermann Kirchner. (statement of responsibility) U.S. RISM Libretto Project. Legal notice--title page; dance movement mentioned; stage blocking diagram--p. 37; "Buchdruckerei W. Krafft, He... More
Floor-covering: specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 621,3...
Copy 1. Witnesses for specifications: F. T. Chapman and C. E. Marshall, witnesses for diagram: J. M. Fowler, Jr., and F. T. Chapman, Lyons & Bissing Attorneys. Diagram and specifications for Emile Berliner's "n... More
Collection of short texts or extracts from various manuscripts in Pers...
Collection of texts concerning the reign of Mahmud Begara, Sultan of Gujarat. Manuscript. Persian and Arabic. Card inserted in manuscript: "Events during Mahmud Shah of India--Arabic and Persian; Mogul period -... 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
Aspasia. Libretto. German Opera. Published in Berlin.
von Fr. Bittong ; Musik von C. Schroeder. (statement of responsibility) U.S. RISM Libretto Project. At head of title: Text-Buch; legal notices--title page; staging diagram--p. 42. "Druck von R. Boll, Berlin N.W... More
Addis Ababa region, Ethiopia - Public domain map
Relief shown by contours and spot heights. Title supplied by cataloger. Geographic coverage complete in 4 sheets. Includes index diagram. LC copy imperfect: Sheet one wanting. Available also through the Library... More
Southwestern Ethiopia 1:50,000 - Public domain map
Covers the Ethiopian/Kenyan border area near Lake Rudolf. Relief shown by contours, form lines, and spot heights. Title supplied by cataloger. Includes various editions and printings of some sheets. Geographic ... More
Aspasia. Libretto. German Opera. Published in Berlin.
von Fr. Bittong ; Musik von C. Schroeder. (statement of responsibility) U.S. RISM Libretto Project. At head of title: Text-Buch; legal notices--title page; staging diagram--p. 42. "Druck von R. Boll, Berlin N.W... More
Tractatum de spera quatuor capitulis distinguimus ... Theorica planeta...
Titles from opening lines on p. 1 and explicit on p. [81]. The Sphaera mundi is by Joannes de Sacro Bosco. The Theorica planetarum is usually considered to be by the Cremona astrologer Gherardo da Sabbioneta, ... More
Southwestern Ethiopia 1:50,000 - Public domain map
Covers the Ethiopian/Kenyan border area near Lake Rudolf. Relief shown by contours, form lines, and spot heights. Title supplied by cataloger. Includes various editions and printings of some sheets. Geographic ... More
Per. receüil sic de danses de bal pour l'année 1703
De la composition de M. Pecour, et mis au jour par M. Feüillet ... (statement of responsibility) Full-page diagrams; at head of each diagram, the tune for the dance figure is represented. "Airs de danses conten... More
Collection of short texts or extracts from various manuscripts in Pers...
Collection of texts concerning the reign of Mahmud Begara, Sultan of Gujarat. Manuscript. Persian and Arabic. Card inserted in manuscript: "Events during Mahmud Shah of India--Arabic and Persian; Mogul period -... More
Orchesography; or, The art of dancing by characters and demonstrative ...
Being an exact and just translation from the French of Monsieur Feuillet. By John Weaver, dancing master. (statement of responsibility) Engraved throughout. The Rigadoon, the Louver, and the Brittagne, by Mr. I... 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
Kadetten-Launen Liederspiel in einem Akt
von R. Hahn ; Musik von A. Conradi. (statement of responsibility) U.S. RISM Libretto Project. P. 12 and 13 (numbers) not printed; handwritten notes on title page; legal notices--title page; stage blocking diagr... More