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Meeting St., near Broad, Charleston, S.C., looking north. St. Michael'...

Stereograph showing buildings and a church on Meeting Street. A horse drawn wagon in the middle distance. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyright by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. in 1... More

Meeting St., Charleston, S.C., looking South, showing the ruins of Cir...

Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Hand written on verso: Miller, vol. III, p. 174. Copyright by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. in 1865. Forms part of: Civil War Photograph Collection (Libra... More

[Mendocino City, looking east, Big River Bridge in the distance, Mendo...

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 1200. LOT subdivision subject: Mendocino County. This record contains unverified old data from cap... More

Six mile Canyon, from office of Chollar Works, desert in the distance

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 733. LOT subdivision subject: Virginia City, Nevada. This record contains unverified old data from... More

View down the Yosemite Valley - Cathedral Rocks in the distance - Mari...

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 1113. LOT subdivision subject: Yosemite Valley. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.

Livestock on the James Gates ranch at Gates, Nebraska, showing Gates ...

original size: 6x8 Public domain photograph - historical image of Nebraska, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[View of Old City from Temple Mount with Jewish Quarter in distance]

Picryl description: Public domain image of an old ancient city, historic place, stone building architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Nashville, Tennessee. View of city, river in the distance

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

[Mountain peaks in the distance] - stereocsopic card

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 surface to h... More

[Nashville, Tenn. Railroad yard and depot with locomotives; the Capito...

Photograph of the War in the West. These photographs are of Hood before Nashville. Continuing his policy of the offensive at any cost, Gen. John B. Hood brought his reduced army before the defenses of Nashvill... More

Sacramento city, Ca. from the foot of J. Street, showing I., J., & K. ...

Public domain photograph of 19th century California, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Colfax, looking west. Illinoistown in distance

No. 149. Part of series: Central Pacific Railroad, California. Scenes in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

At the ferry, Yo Semite Fall in the distance

No. 1082. Part of series: California - Views in the Yo Semite Valley.

Donner Lake, Tunnels No. 7 and 8 from Summit Tunnel, eastern summit in...

Group of people near tunnel entrance. No. 203. Part of series: Central Pacific Railroad, California. Scenes in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

[Sharpsburg, Md. View with Episcopal church in distance]

Photograph from the main eastern theater of the war, Battle of Antietam, September-October 1862.

View in Altoona, from the 3rd story west window of the Logan House. A...

Penciled on back of mount: J.M.W.; 3. Forms part of: Charles F. Himes collection of stereographs by amateur photographers in the Marian S. Carson collection.

Belle Plain Landing, Virginia. Distance view of Belle Plain Landing on...

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

A check: "Keep your distance" - Public domain graphic arts, Library of...

Painted by A.F. Tait. Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 1119.

[View of the river with Port Hudson on the bluff in the distance]

Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). Title devised by library staff. #10 and C.D.E. inscribed on verso. Forms part of: The Robin G. Stanford Collection. Digitized 2015 Funding from Center for Civi... More

Cumberland, Md., looking N.W., "the Narrows" in the distance

On front of mount: blind stamp with photographer's name; 520. Written on verso: Neg. Sep 14 1861; Print Nov 28 1861. Forms part of: Charles F. Himes collection of stereographs by amateur photographers in the M... More

Black Buttes Station, Black Buttes in the distance (Andrew J. Russel)

No. 7. Part of series: Union Pacific R.R. views, across the continent, west from Omaha.

[Warrenton, Virginia Outskirts of town with courthouse in distance]

Photograph from the main eastern theater of the war, Bull Run, 2nd Battle of, Va., 1862, July-August 1862.

View from the parapet of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), S.C., with Charle...

Stereograph showing a view of the interior of Fort Sumter from the parapet. A group of cannons line the opposite side of the parapet. No. 3135. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copy... More

View on the Merced. Hutchings' Hotel and Bridge. Sentinel Rock in the ...

Part of series: Glories of the Yosemite, California. No. 62. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixt... More

Lone camel rider approaching Bethlehem. Church of Nativity in distance

Public domain photograph - Bethlehem, historical image of Palestine, Israel, Middle East, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

"Hot Springs, S.D." From Club House Hill, S.E., showing Minnekahta and...

Bird's-eye view of a three large buildings in a small town with cluster of buildings in the distance.

[Knoxville, Tenn. Environs of Knoxville seen from south bank of Tennes...

Photograph of the War in the West. These photographs are of the Siege of Knoxville, November-December 1863. The difficult strategic situation of the Federal armies after Chicamauga enabled Bragg to detach a fo... More

[Cedar Mountain, Virginia View of battlefield with the mountain in the...

Photograph from the main eastern theater of the war, Bull Run, 2nd Battle of, Va., 1862, July-August 1862.

Steppe country between Barnaoul [i.e., Barnaul] and Tomsk. Grain field...

Transfer; Manuscript Division (George Kennan Papers); 1973; (DLC/PP-1973:080). Forms part of: George Kennan Papers.

[Washington, D.C. Chapel and other buildings of Armory Square Hospital...

Photograph of Washington, 1862-1865, the hospitals. 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 unti... More

A check: "Keep your distance" - Public domain graphic arts, Library of...

Painted by A.F. Tait. Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 1119.

General Patrick's headquarters, Brandy, April 15, 1864. General Meade'...

Gen. Patrick in center, Gen. Meade, and seven other men posed on a log walkway in front of tents. No. 112.

[Warrenton, Virginia Outskirts of town with courthouse in distance]

Photograph from the main eastern theater of the war, Bull Run, 2nd Battle of, Va., 1862, July-August 1862.

Looking towards Balaclava, Turkish camp in the distance to the right

Military personnel, some on horseback, at encampment on the plateau of Sevastopolʹ. Title transcribed from verso. Alternate title from: Roger Fenton, photographer of the 1850s. Photo marked for cropping with ve... More

The cemetery, Redoubt des Anglais & Inkerman in the distance - Roger F...

The cemetery on Cathcart's Hill, with Inkerman in the distance on the right. Title transcribed from verso. Alternate title from: Roger Fenton Inventory, Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, The University o... More

[Civil War envelope showing eagle and shield with sailboat and steambo...

Addressed to Mr. George Yekley [?], Scotsburg, Town of Sparty [i.e. Sparta], Livingston Co., N.Y.; postmarked Washington, D.C. [?] 31, 1862; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). pp/liljmem

Yorktown, Virginia. Confederate battery with McClellan's No. 1 mortar ...

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

Interior view of Castle Pinckney, Charleston Harbor, S.C. City in the ...

Stereograph showing a mounted cannon and ammunition inside the fort. No. 3121. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyright 1865 by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. Forms part of: Civil War Ph... More

View from the parapet of the rebel works in front of Petersburgh (i.e....

Stereograph showing various fortifications inside the Confederate fort near Elliott's salient and Petersburg, Va. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyright 1865 by E. & H.T. Anthon... More

Meeting St., Charleston, S.C., looking South, showing the ruins of Cir...

No. 3104. The same negative used for items 227 and 228. A copy negative is available for item 228, which shows the full image without the caption. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. C... More

Pacific Mail Steamship Co.'s Works, Benicia, Solano County, Maretinez ...

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 575. LOT subdivision subject: Solano County. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.

Mt. Range; Castle Valley in distance.

Original negative number: 19. Part of series: U.S. War Dept., Corps of Engineers; Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of 100th Meridian, Expedition of 1872; Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler, commanding. Part of: ... More

East end of Lyttleton Island with life boat cove in distance

Photograph showing sea with snow-covered land beyond during the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition. No. 77.

[Marsh in woods with buildings in distance]

Public domain photograph of 19th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Krasnoyarsk - residence and offices of the Governor, gymnasium, or pub...

Published as halftone in Harper's Weekly, 1897, p. 808. Photographic print made by LC from Jackson's vintage film negative. Gift; Colorado Historical Society; 1949. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1... More

Continuation of view no. 1009, showing rear of Battery Dantzler, (Howl...

Stereograph showing the magazine and fortifications in Confederate Battery Dantzler on the James River above Dutch Gap Canal from a high vantage point. No. 1010. Part of series: View of Confederate Water Batter... More

[Point of Rocks, Virginia (vicinity).] View along river. Butler's sign...

Public domain historical photo, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

[Charleston, S.C. View, from roof of Orphan Asylum; The Citadel in mid...

Photographs of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy, specifically of Charleston, S.C., 1863-1865.

New York,with the city of Brooklyn in the distance, from the steeple o...

Print shows commercial buildings in New York City, including Brady's Daguerrian Miniature Gallery and Barnum's Museum. The harbor and Brooklyn appear in the distance. "Entered according to Act of Congress in th... More

[Lunar halo and luminescent cross observed during the balloon Zénith's...

Possibly drawn by Albert Tissandier. Title and date devised by Library staff, based on illustrations in Histoire de mes ascensions ... / par Gaston Tissandier. Paris : M. Dreyfous, 1878. Tissandier collection. ... More

General Slough's headquarters, St. Asaph Street, Alexandria, Virginia ...

Photograph shows Union soldiers standing in front of Brigadier General J.P. Slough's headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia. No. 225.

Donner Lake, with Pass in distance. Altitude above lake, 1,126 feet

No. 131. Part of series: Central Pacific Railroad, California. Scenes in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

[Charleston, S.C. Guns of Fort Johnson; Fort Sumter in distance]

Photographs of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy, specifically of Charleston, S.C., 1863-1865.

Ruins of Circular Church, St. Philips Church in the distance, ruins of...

Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyright 1865 by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. Forms part of: Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). Original negative may be available: ... More

The light house of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), Charleston Harbor, S.C....

Stereograph showing a beacon tower above the gabion reinforced entrance to a bombproof construction on the parapet of Fort Sumter. A cannon is nearby. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History... More

Front of operating room in which are arranged parallel with track, 24 ...

Illus. in: The attitudes of animals in motion : a series of photographs illustrating the consecutive positions assumed by animals in performing various movements; executed at Palo Alto, California, in 1878 and... More

"Three Wise Men" Approaching Bethlehem. Church of Nativity in distance

Public domain photograph - Bethlehem, historical image of Palestine, Israel, Middle East, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Camp near Summit Tunnel, Mount King in the distance

No. 116. Part of series: Central Pacific Railroad, California. Scenes in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Chattanooga, Tennessee. Adams Express office, the Crutchfield house wi...

Public domain historical photo, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Point of Rocks, Virginia. View of Appomattox River. (Butler's signal t...

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

New York with the city of Brooklyn in the distance. From the steeple o...

Print shows commercial buildings in New York City, including Brady's Daguerrian Miniature Gallery and Barnum's Museum. The harbor and Brooklyn appear in the distance. Exhibited: A Perfect Fit : The Garment Ind... More

View of the lines of Balaclava from Guard's Hill, Canrobert's Hill in ...

View of the camp showing tents and huts in foreground; additional military installations in the distant background. Title transcribed from verso. Purchase; Frances M. Fenton; 1944. Forms part of: Roger Fenton C... More

Company "C," 3rd U.S. Infantry, caught on the fly, near Fort Meade. Be...

Thirty five soldiers walking in a line with rifles. Copyright deposit. Title transcribed from item. Forms part of the John C. H. Grabill Collection.

View from the parapet of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), with Charleston i...

Stereograph showing soldiers watching the Federal squadron dressed with flags from the parapet of Fort Sumter on the occasion of the anniversary of Major General Anderson's surrender four years earlier. No. 313... More

Summit Valley, altitude 6,960 feet. Emigrant Mt. and R.R. pass in the ...

No. 109. Part of series: Central Pacific Railroad, California. Scenes in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Meeting St., Charleston, S.C., looking South, showing the ruins of the...

Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyright by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. in 1865. Tax stamp on verso. No. 3104 from "War Views." Forms part of: Civil War Photograph Collection (Library... More

Scene near Deeth. Mount Halleck in distance

No. 349. Part of series: Central Pacific Railroad, Utah. Scenes near the Great Salt Lake.

Inside view, Fort Sumter. Morris Island in distance

Photograph shows gabions used as reinforcements in the damaged interior and parapet of Fort Sumter. Original neg. for this print: LC-B811-3059. Forms part of: Visual materials from the papers of O.M. Poe.

[Charleston, S.C. Guns of Fort Johnson; Fort Sumter in distance]

Photographs of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy, specifically of Charleston, S.C., 1863-1865.

[Kamara Heights in the distance, artillery waggons in the foreground]

View of plateau of Sevastopolʹ showing rows of caissons, with tents on the plains in the background. Title from 1855 exhibition catalog. Alternate title from: Roger Fenton, photographer of the 1850s. Purchase; ... More

Broadway Landing, Appomattox River, Virginia, Butler's signal tower at...

No. B258. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. 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 a... More

Fort Johnson, Charleston Harbor, S.C. Fort Sumter in the distance

Photograph shows mounted guns with view of Fort Sumter in the background. No. B1194. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Cedar Trees on the Summit, Donner Peak and Lake in the Distance - Plac...

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 784. LOT subdivision subject: Donner Pass Route. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.

Sacramento City from the new Capitol Building - Looking west, M Street...

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 1214. LOT subdivision subject: Sacramento. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.

Vernal and Nevada Falls, from Glacier Point, Mt. Hoffman in distance

3511 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 1173. Part of series: California - Views in the Yo-Semite Valley.

[Village and palm trees by a lake with a pyramid in the distance, befo...

Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. LOT subdivision subject: Egypt. Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection (Library of Congress). Photograph by Publishers Photo Service. Caption ... More

Bear River Bridge Hotel Looking South. Northern Spur of Wahsatch Mount...

Part of series: Utah Scenery. 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, whi... More

Charleston, South Carolina. Interior view of Castle Pinckney, Charlest...

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

Distant view of Sebastopol with the Mamelon & Malakoff Tower The lines...

Distant view of Sevastopolʹ looking towards the Dockyard Harbor with the Malakoff, the principal Russian fortification, just right of center. Title transcribed from verso. Purchase; Frances M. Fenton; 1944. For... More

The cemetery Cathcart's Hill - the Picquet House, Victoria Redoubt and...

The cemetery on Cathcart's Hill. Title transcribed from verso. Alternate title from: Roger Fenton, photographer of the 1850s. Alternate title from: George Eastman House Roger Fenton Series. Purchase; Frances M.... More

Meeting Street-Ruins of Secession Hall and Circular Church, with St. P...

Part of series: War Views, Charleston, S.C. and Forts in vicinity. No. 360. Printed on verso: "Photographed on the spot, in March and April, 1865." Copyright by John P. Soule in 1865. Forms part of: Civil War... More

Interior of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), James Island in the distance

Stereograph showing gabions used as reinforcements and other debris inside Fort Sumter. No. 340, part of series: War Views. Copyright 1865 by John P. Soule. Attributed to George N. Barnard, based on LOT 13461,... More

William Berryman - From Brandon Hill, rain [in] distance

On verso: ink drawing of tree with notation, "Near the junction of Ballard River with Minho." Unpublished finding aid, Drawings of Jamaica by William Berryman, available in LC Prints & Photographs Reading Room.

Tabarius (i.e., Tiberias) from the Walls Saffet (i.e., Safed) in the d...

Illus. in: The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt and Nubia / from drawings made on the spot by David Roberts ... ; lithographed by Louis Haghe. London : F.G. Moon, 1842-1845, v. 1, pts. 5-6, p. 7. Surroga... More

Cairo. General view, with pyramids in distance

In album: Jerusalem, Alexandria, Cairo, Rome, no. 136. 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 ... More

Bull Run, looking upstream. Railroad bridge in distance / Cap. A.J. Ru...

Photograph showing a man fishing in the Occoquan River with the Bull Run Bridge in the background.

Canyon of the American River near Colfax, Jehovah Gap in the distance ...

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 1096. LOT subdivision subject: Donner Pass Route. This record contains unverified old data from ca... More

[View of the Paris Exposition of 1867 showing waterfront, main exhibit...

Tissandier collection. Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Cañon above Mirror Lake, from South Dome, Cathedral Peak in distance

3507 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 1169. Part of series: California - Views in the Yo-Semite Valley.

Bird's eye view of Coronado Beach, San Diego Bay and city of San Diego...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a historic city, cityscape, street view, buildings, 19th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Summit of Sierra Nevada - snow sheds in foreground, Donner Lake in the...

Photograph shows snow sheds over railroad tracks between tunnels in the Sierra Nevada, with Donner Lake in the distance. Illus. in: Sun pictures of Rocky Mountain scenery, with a description of the geographica... More

The city of New Orleans, and the Mississippi River Lake Pontchartrain ...

Bird's-eye view of New Orleans with the Mississippi River in the foreground; prominent building and place names are listed below the image.

The city of New Orleans, and the Mississippi River Lake Pontchartrain ...

Bird's-eye view of New Orleans with the Mississippi River in the foreground; prominent building and place names are listed below the image.

Fort Moultrie, Sumter in the distance

Photograph shows the an interior view of Fort Moultrie in August 1860. Photographers returned to the same spot inside the fort after the bombardment in April 1861 shown in LOT 14110-1, no. 28. Purchase; Robin ... More

Interior view, Fort Sumter. Charleston in distance

Photograph shows gabions and ruins inside the parapet surrounding Fort Sumter. Soldier is being photographed on the parapet by Sam Cooley. (Source: Zeller, 1997) Original neg. for this print: LC-B811-3062. Fo... More

Atlanta, Georgia. Confederate fortifications with Potter house in the ...

Public domain photograph of American Civil War era building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Atlanta, Georgia. Confederate fortifications with Potter house in the ...

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

Richmond, looking across canal basin, Capitol and Custom House in dist...

Photograph shows the waterfront of Richmond, Va. with ruins in background. Published in: Russell's Civil War photographs : 116 historic prints / by Andrew J. Russell ; with a preface by Joe Buberger and Matthe... More