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View from the parapet of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), S.C., with Charleston in the distance. Taken April 14, '65, on the occasion of the raising of the old flag

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 distance

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

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

The ship canal, Corinth - N.W. form near its southern end - showing bridge in distance - Greece

The ship canal, Corinth - N.W. form near its southern end - showing br...

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

Panoramic view from Colonial Theatre of Boston Common showing State House dome in distance and Tremont Street

Panoramic view from Colonial Theatre of Boston Common showing State Ho...

H38066 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; E. Chickering & Co.; November 13, 1903; DLC/PP-1903:41972. On front: "Copyright by E. Chickering & Co., 1903, reproduction forbidden".

[Flight 85: Orville in flight over treetops, covering a distance of approximately 1,760 feet in 40 1/5 seconds; Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio]

[Flight 85: Orville in flight over treetops, covering a distance of ap...

Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 58. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy i... More

The inaugural parade on Penna. Avenue - the Capitol in the distance. Inauguration of President Roosevelt, Washington

The inaugural parade on Penna. Avenue - the Capitol in the distance. I...

H61004 U.S. Copyright Office No. 9919. Copyright 1905 by H.C. White Co.

The heart of the West End - Piccadilly Circus, Coventry St., in distance, London, England

The heart of the West End - Piccadilly Circus, Coventry St., in distan...

Horse drawn coach in foreground, busy city street in background. H124017 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 2617. Copyright by H.C. White Co.

Golf club on fire. Hoses in foreground, two figures in distance

Golf club on fire. Hoses in foreground, two figures in distance

Picryl description: Public domain image of a park, trees, outdoors, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Theodor Horydczak and family. Set of four photographs by Horydczak showing the Lincoln Memorial closeup, the Lincoln Memorial seen from a distance, Mount Vernon, and the Washington Monument seen from the Tidal Basin II

Theodor Horydczak and family. Set of four photographs by Horydczak sho...

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

Jaffa to Jerusalem. Abou Ghosh. Karyet el-Ineb. Near view showing Suba in distance

Jaffa to Jerusalem. Abou Ghosh. Karyet el-Ineb. Near view showing Suba...

Public domain photograph, 1930s-1940s Jerusalem, Palestine, History of Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Snow in Jerusalem, 1921. View of Jerusalem from a distance with a man

Snow in Jerusalem, 1921. View of Jerusalem from a distance with a man

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

[Group standing near marker for measuring distance to Washington, D.C.; White House in background]

[Group standing near marker for measuring distance to Washington, D.C....

A group of men standing next to a car. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Air views of Palestine. Jerusalem from the air (The Old City). Jerusalem. Temple Area from the North. Showing Siloam in the distance

Air views of Palestine. Jerusalem from the air (The Old City). Jerusal...

Public domain photograph, 1930s-1940s Jerusalem, Palestine, History of Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Iraq. Kufa. (On the banks of the Euphrates). Once an important Moslem [i.e., Muslim] center of learning. A palm grove and the Euphrates. The Kufa bridge in distance

Iraq. Kufa. (On the banks of the Euphrates). Once an important Moslem ...

Public domain photograph, 1930s-1940s Jerusalem, Palestine, History of Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Iraq. Nineveh. "The Glory of Kingdoms." Mounds covering ancient site taken from a distance

Iraq. Nineveh. "The Glory of Kingdoms." Mounds covering ancient site t...

Public domain photograph, 1930s-1940s Jerusalem, Palestine, History of Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Air views of Palestine. Flight down the delta of the Nile to Alexandria. Gardens and Nile irrigation canals. Pyramids seen in far distance

Air views of Palestine. Flight down the delta of the Nile to Alexandri...

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Employee housing. To accommodate construction personnel at projects, most of which are at some distance from population centers, the TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) built permanent housing where there were reasons to expect such communities to be permanent. Being the single  owner of land and of structures, the Authority used such housing projects to demonstrate modern principles of town planning of which other federal housing programs and private enterprise made use subsequently. The photograph shows a scene in the town of Norris, Tennessee, adjacent to Norris Dam

Employee housing. To accommodate construction personnel at projects, m...

Public domain photograph of a house, cottage, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Solomon's pools & ancient aqueducts. The upper pool from the S.E., showing caravansary in distance

Solomon's pools & ancient aqueducts. The upper pool from the S.E., sho...

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

I.P.C. [i.e., Iraq Petroleum Company] camp. Nazareth hills in distance

I.P.C. [i.e., Iraq Petroleum Company] camp. Nazareth hills in distance

Public domain photograph, 1930s-1940s Jerusalem, Palestine, History of Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Negro backyard, Washington, D.C. Backyard near Stratford Hotel and within short distance from both the Capitol and Union Station, showing flooded yard and debris. In big rains, kitchen and bedroom floors of this house are so flooded that it is necessary to lay planks on them, the inhabitants say

Negro backyard, Washington, D.C. Backyard near Stratford Hotel and wit...

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 includes the U.S. Capitol building,... More

Zanzibar. Looking down on town from roof of ancient Arab palace; Catholic church in distance

Zanzibar. Looking down on town from roof of ancient Arab palace; Catho...

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

Amoskeag dam with hydroelectric plant in the distance, New Hampshire

Amoskeag dam with hydroelectric plant in the distance, New Hampshire

Picryl description: Public domain image of a dam, cascade, water stream, waterfall, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

C. Maury Jones, residence in Peapack, New Jersey. House from distance

C. Maury Jones, residence in Peapack, New Jersey. House from distance

Public domain photograph of midcentury American architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Field with farm equipment in distance]

[Field with farm equipment in distance]

Public domain photograph of farm, farmer, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Corner of old mine office, abandoned mines in distance. Virginia City, Nevada

Corner of old mine office, abandoned mines in distance. Virginia City,...

Public domain photograph of 1930s-1940s Virginia, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

North Conway, New Hampshire, and Presidential Range of White Mountains in distance

North Conway, New Hampshire, and Presidential Range of White Mountains...

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

A black and white photo of a messy room, Washington DC. Farm Security Administration photograph

A black and white photo of a messy room, Washington DC. Farm Security ...

This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Resettlement Administration (1935-1937). The photographs of the Farm Se... More

Aerial tramway leaving from mine in distance to the mill. Because of the inaccessability of this country by ordinary transportation methods, these aerial trams are the most efficient means of carrying ore from mine to mill. San Juan County, Colorado

Aerial tramway leaving from mine in distance to the mill. Because of t...

Public domain aerial photograph, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph of a tram car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Guanica Bay, Puerto Rico. In the distance is Ensenada and the sugar mill of the South Puerto Rico Sugar Company

Guanica Bay, Puerto Rico. In the distance is Ensenada and the sugar mi...

Public domain photograph related to Puerto Rico, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Sandusky, Ohio. Loading coal from the Pennsylvania Railroad docks into a lake freighter. In the distance, a boat that has just been loaded is leaving port

Sandusky, Ohio. Loading coal from the Pennsylvania Railroad docks into...

Public domain photograph of 1930s-1940s industrial development, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ehdin, from Ehdin road looking towards Hazroun [?] & the cedar grove in far distance

Ehdin, from Ehdin road looking towards Hazroun [?] & the cedar grove i...

Public domain photograph of a mountain pass, mountains, nature, mountain range, view, landscape, rocks, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Aerial view with a focus on Union Station terminal and its tracks, and the city's main post office building next door. The U.S. Capitol is in the distance. Washington, D.C.

Aerial view with a focus on Union Station terminal and its tracks, and...

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

White House in the foreground, with the Washington Monument, shrouded in scaffolding for renovation, in the distance. Washington, D.C.

White House in the foreground, with the Washington Monument, shrouded ...

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

Aerial view of Candlestick Park, home stadium of the San Francisco 49ers National Football League professional team, with downtown San Francisco, California, in the distance

Aerial view of Candlestick Park, home stadium of the San Francisco 49e...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a stadium, public building, sports arena, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Shacks on Route 395 with the Kuna Peak, Parker Peak and Mt. Dana Mountains in the distance, located a few miles from Yosemite National Park in California

Shacks on Route 395 with the Kuna Peak, Parker Peak and Mt. Dana Mount...

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

Shacks on Route 395 with the Kuna Peak, Parker Peak and Mt. Dana mountains in the distance, located a few miles from Yosemite National Park in California

Shacks on Route 395 with the Kuna Peak, Parker Peak and Mt. Dana mount...

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

"Hot Springs, S.D." From Club House Hill, S.E., showing Minnekahta and Gillespie Hotels. The Fremont, Elkhorn & M.V. Ry., with old town in distance

"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 Tennessee River; East Tennessee University in middle 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

[Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C., with the Lincoln Memorial in the distance]

[Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C., with the Lincoln Memoria...

Forms part of: Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund Records. Exhibited: American Treasures of the Library of Congress, 2004-05. Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 1999:015.119

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

[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 fields in distance

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, 6th and B [Independence Ave.] Sts. SW; completed U.S. Capitol in distance]

[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 Congress

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's headquarters in distance

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.

Pontoon Bridge over the Potomac. Maryland heights in the distance and Baltimore and Ohio R.R.

Pontoon Bridge over the Potomac. Maryland heights in the distance and ...

Signed lower right: A.R. Wau[d]. Title inscribed lower left. Inscribed above image; Pines and dark [?ucks] J.R. lgt. Dr Cry; G. Earth. Gy pines dark. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.708) Reference pri... More

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

[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.

Mercury; or, The secret and swift messenger. Shewing, how a man may with privacy and speed communicate his thoughts to a friend at any distance. By the Right Rev. ... John Wilkins, late lord bishop of Chester.

Mercury; or, The secret and swift messenger. Shewing, how a man may wi...

This is the third treatise making up the mathematical works of John Wilkins, of which the first is A discovery of a new world, and the second is Mathematical magic. cf. recto of front. Publisher's advertisement... More

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

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 Fenton's Crimean War Photographs

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 steamboat in the distance and bearing message "Victory"]

[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 battery in the distance

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 distance

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. Petersburg), Virginia, showing gabions, bombproofs, "chevaux de frise" and rifle pits in the distance

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 Circular church and the Mills House, St. Michael's church in the distance

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 in the distance

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.

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

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]

[Marsh in woods with buildings in distance]

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

Fort Belvoir troops proceed to flood area. Fort Belvoir, Virginia Company B of the 5th Regiment of Engineers, stationed at this post a short distance from the Capitol, mobilized complete campaign equipment today and prepared to entrain immediately for the devastated flood area near Louisville, Ky. in this photo one of the boats to be used is shown being put aboard the train

Fort Belvoir troops proceed to flood area. Fort Belvoir, Virginia Comp...

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Short distance telephone in Alabam'

Short distance telephone in Alabam'

Photograph shows four African Americans, two men and two boys outside near a barn. The boys sit on top a donkey facing each other while one man speaks into the donkey's ear and the other hold's the donkey's tai... More

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, water way, maritime architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, ...

Public domain image with Picryl description as title Public domain image of a passenger ship, ocean liner, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Canadian scenes. Lake and mountains in the distance I

Canadian scenes. Lake and mountains in the distance I

Public domain photograph - historical image of Canada, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Agriculture, etc. "While shepherds watched their flocks". Night scene showing Bethlehem in the distance]

[Agriculture, etc. "While shepherds watched their flocks". Night scene...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a rural farming landscape, agriculture, farm animals, livestock, farmers, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Air views of Palestine. Bethlehem and surroundings. Solomon's Pools looking E. with Hebron Road in foreground, wilderness & Mts. of Moab in distance

Air views of Palestine. Bethlehem and surroundings. Solomon's Pools lo...

Public domain photograph, 1930s-1940s Jerusalem, Palestine, History of Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Air views of Palestine. Flying south over the Jordan Rift. Jordan's zigzag meanderings. Many miles of river in comparatively short distance

Air views of Palestine. Flying south over the Jordan Rift. Jordan's zi...

Public domain photograph, 1930s-1940s Jerusalem, Palestine, History of Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Air views of Palestine. Flight from Gaza to Cairo via Ismalieh. Flying boat on the Nile. Effective side view with a glimpse of Gezireh in distance

Air views of Palestine. Flight from Gaza to Cairo via Ismalieh. Flying...

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

Air views of Palestine. Air route over Cana of Galilee, Nazareth, Plain of Sharon, etc. Ashdod. Home of Dagon. Encroaching sand waves in distance

Air views of Palestine. Air route over Cana of Galilee, Nazareth, Plai...

Public domain photograph, 1930s-1940s Jerusalem, Palestine, History of Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Air views of Palestine. Tel Aviv. Looking toward Jaffa Port, seen in distance with ships at anchor

Air views of Palestine. Tel Aviv. Looking toward Jaffa Port, seen in d...

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

Dams under construction. Kentucky Dam, close to the mouth of the Tennessee River, will be one of the biggest projects of the Authority and will back the water up for a distance of 185 miles. It will be completed in 1944. This photograph shows a partial view of the lock operation building, with the commanding officer's work space, shaped somewhat like a control cabin in the foreground on the second floor. The near wing contains visitors' rest rooms while the lock switchboard is in the far wing, entered through the door in the foreground of the picture. Visitors are admitted to the various roof levels to watch the locking operation

Dams under construction. Kentucky Dam, close to the mouth of the Tenne...

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

Miscellaneous design. Another library, connecting with a larger reading and recreational room, built to accommodate construction employees and residents of the vicinity. This structure is demountable, having been constructed in slices on the same principle as demountable houses, at a distance of some 300 miles from its present site at Fort Loudon [i.e, Loudoun] Tennessee. It can be easily dismantled for relocation where the need for library services may be greater in the future

Miscellaneous design. Another library, connecting with a larger readin...

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

[Railroad tracks; U.S. Capitol in distance, Washington, D.C.]

[Railroad tracks; U.S. Capitol in distance, Washington, D.C.]

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A black and white photo of a ball in the water, New Hamshire. Farm Security Organization photograph

A black and white photo of a ball in the water, New Hamshire. Farm Sec...

Public domain photograph - United States during the 1930s and 1940s, Farm Security Administration, New Deal, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Uganda. Ruwenzori Range. Mountains of the Moon, from Fort Portal, telephoto, showing hotel grounds in middle distance

Uganda. Ruwenzori Range. Mountains of the Moon, from Fort Portal, tele...

Public domain photograph of mountain view, valley, mountain range, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Palestine disturbances 1936. Haifa harbour, The S.S. Laurentic which carried the troops, is seen in the distance, cruisers in harbour

Palestine disturbances 1936. Haifa harbour, The S.S. Laurentic which c...

Public domain photograph of ocean liner, ship, transatlantic travel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Panay hero receives Navy Cross. Washington, D.C., July 1. Fireman first class John L. Hodge, who is recuperating at Naval Hospital here, was today decorated with the Navy Cross for the bravery he displayed during the sinking of the U.S. gunboat Panay by Japanese bombs last year. Assistant Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison is pictured pinning the award on the Bluejacket. It was hodge who carried Jim Marshall, staff writer for Collier's injured in the bombing, from the scene of the sinking vessel to Wuhu, China, a distance of about 17 miles, 7/1/38

Panay hero receives Navy Cross. Washington, D.C., July 1. Fireman firs...

A man sitting in a wheel chair next to a man in a sailor's uniform. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Slums, city hall in distance, Camden County, New Jersey

Slums, city hall in distance, Camden County, New Jersey

Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Georgetown Lake with mountains of the Continental Divide in the distance. Montana

Georgetown Lake with mountains of the Continental Divide in the distan...

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

Digging in. Sicilian invasion. A shore party digs in on the beach and its radio operator sets up this portable equipment to make and maintain contact with ships off shore. In the distance an LCI lands troops under fire from hidden enemy pillboxes

Digging in. Sicilian invasion. A shore party digs in on the beach and ...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Italy, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Outskirts of Brattleboro, Vermont. With hospital in distance, after blizzard

Outskirts of Brattleboro, Vermont. With hospital in distance, after bl...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a park, trees, outdoors, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Mr. Oliver's school, Ras-el-Matn. Upper colonnade, showing village in distance. Mr. Oliver and his dog

Mr. Oliver's school, Ras-el-Matn. Upper colonnade, showing village in ...

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

Road going from Minot's farm on Sugar Hill toward Franconia, New Hampshire, with White Mountains in the distance

Road going from Minot's farm on Sugar Hill toward Franconia, New Hamps...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a park, trees, outdoors, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Road to Glacier National Park just after sundown, with storm over the Rocky Mountains in the distance. Montana

Road to Glacier National Park just after sundown, with storm over the ...

Public domain photograph of United States countryside, nature, during 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A Greyhound bus trip from Louisville, Kentucky, to Memphis, Tennessee, and the terminals. Passengers waiting to get on the Greyhound bus at Rome, Georgia. Most of them only travel a short distance, having come in from nearby farms to shop, etc.

A Greyhound bus trip from Louisville, Kentucky, to Memphis, Tennessee,...

Picryl description: Public domain image of Rome, Italy, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Baltimore, Maryland. Trolley junk in the yard at the Washington terminal, maintenance plant of the Baltimore Transit Company. Most of these trolleys can be reconditioned for use if wartime needs so require. In the distance are trackless trolleys

Baltimore, Maryland. Trolley junk in the yard at the Washington termin...

Public domain photograph of 1930s-1940s train station, train car, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Goucher College, Towson, Maryland. Froelicher Hall, from distance

Goucher College, Towson, Maryland. Froelicher Hall, from distance

Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Aerial view of National Mall, with the U.S. Capitol in the foreground and Washington Monument in the distance, Washington, D.C.

Aerial view of National Mall, with the U.S. Capitol in the foreground ...

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

Aerial view of San Francisco, California, with downtown in the distance

Aerial view of San Francisco, California, with downtown in the distanc...

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

Train tracks in Alexandria, Virginia looking towards Washington, D.C., in the far distance

Train tracks in Alexandria, Virginia looking towards Washington, D.C.,...

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

Aerial view of National Mall, with the U.S. Capitol in the foreground and Washington Monument in the distance, Washington, D.C.

Aerial view of National Mall, with the U.S. Capitol in the foreground ...

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

Meadow with mountains in distance, between U.S. 395 and Lower Rock Creek Road north of Bishop in Mono County, California

Meadow with mountains in distance, between U.S. 395 and Lower Rock Cre...

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

Shacks on Route 395 with the Kuna Peak, Parker Peak and Mt. Dana mountains in the distance, located a few miles from Yosemite National Park in California

Shacks on Route 395 with the Kuna Peak, Parker Peak and Mt. Dana mount...

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

A barge loaded with visitors plies a portion of the San Antonio River that winds though San Antonio's lively, underground River Walk, which turned an unsightly slum into an international tourist attraction. Looming in the distance on the streets above is the Tower of the Americas, the theme structure of the 1968 "HemisFair" World's Fair

A barge loaded with visitors plies a portion of the San Antonio River ...

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

Krasnoyarsk - residence and offices of the Governor, gymnasium, or public school, in distance

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, (Howlett's) with view of Howlett's house. Taken with instrument on top of high magazine, shown in extreme distance of no. 1009

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 signal tower in distance

[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.

Miami's Bay Front Park and Biscayne Bay with skyline of Miami Beach in distance

Miami's Bay Front Park and Biscayne Bay with skyline of Miami Beach in...

JP 666 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Decora Photo; April 16, 1951. Copyright claimant's address: Mascotte, Florida.

[Ruined dwelling, town in distance]

[Ruined dwelling, town in distance]

Title devised. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.151) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

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

[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.

[View of fortifications around Dorchester, with the Dorchester steeple in the distance on the right]

[View of fortifications around Dorchester, with the Dorchester steeple...

Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 graphics in the Library of Congress / Compiled by Donald H. Cresswell, with a foreword by Sinclair H. Hitchings. Washingto... More

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