Whitaker family / photographed by J.A. Palmer, Aiken, S.C.
Photo shows a large African American family of mostly women and children, gathered around the porch of a log and clapboard cabin, with wood shingle roof and stone chimney, and a large cauldron in the foreground... More
A New England kitchen. A hundred years ago / H. W. P.
Image shows women, children and a man working at various activities in a colonial-era kitchen. Copyright by H. W. Pierce.
Genoa, General View, 1890, Genoa, Douglas County, NV
Survey number: HABS NV-3-12 Public domain image of 19th-century Genoa architecture, historical city building, Italy, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Joseph E. Thropp House, South side State Route 1004, West of Township ...
Significance: Built by Joseph E. Thropp, owner of the Everett iron furnance, this two-and-one-story residence contains a number of Queen Anne elements and is one of the largest houses in Everett and its environ... More
Holzwarth Trout Lodge, Joe Fleshut's Cabin, Trail Ridge Road, Grand La...
Significance: This structure contributes to the historical theme of Pioneer Settlement and the Resort Industry. It was a typical western homestead cabin of the time and important for demonstrating the growth of... More
The public wash, Genoa, Italy - stereoscopic view, public domain photo...
Laundry hanging across street, from building to building. No. 1808. Public domain photograph of building, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Home laundry - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph
Stereograph showing an infant lying in a laundry basket while a woman washes laundry in a wash tub in the background. H19037 U.S. Copyright Office. From series: The Kinsey views of Washington, published at Sed... More
Puerto Rican laundry - Public domain print
Woman doing laundry in small stream. H38542 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Detroit Photographic Co. No. 016744.
Mrs. and Mrs. Henpeck get supper
Man cooking, as woman reads. H37574 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 4662.
"Pat, if yez don't sell that pig he'll soon by outside all we own."--O...
Man and woman with pig inside an Irish cottage. H60056 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by C.L. Wasson.
Harrigan-Sturver Building, 134 Iron Street, Johnstown, Cambria County,...
Survey number: HABS PA-5782 Building/structure dates: 1903-1906 Initial Construction
Edward S. Curtis - Maricopa water girl
Maricopa woman squatting beside stream filling jug with water. Curtis no. 2199-07. On verso: Maricopa woman getting water Arizona. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Published in... More
Scene at the fountain of Siloah or Virgin Mary's - Palestine
Woman crouching to gather water from a stream bed flowing from the base of stone wall or part of building; while a man offers his hand in assistance. J159089 U.S. Copyright Office. No. U-126300.
Bertha & Joseph Zierer House, 1404 Second Avenue, Altoona, Blair Count...
Survey number: HABS PA-5827 Building/structure dates: 1916 Initial Construction
Nature's art work, Native American woman portrait
Indian woman getting water from stream in Southwestern United States. 201189 U.S. Copyright Office.
Cash-Criss-Stark Building, North side, West Main Street, Saint Elmo (h...
Significance: This building illustrates the changing economy of St. Elmo as it passed through its final boom. Stores decreased in number; demand for rental rooms and houses increased. Mrs. Stark responded by ... More
Eskimo family in their winter igloo, Alaska
Photograph shows Eskimo family seated together in structure made of logs, wearing furs; rifles and snow shoes visible in igloo. J273241 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright Frank E. Kleinschmidt.
Woman displaying jars of canned food
No. 7761. U.S. Extension Service photograph.
Wimmelskaftsgade 6B (House), 6B Wimmelskafts Street, Charlotte Amalie,...
Survey number: HABS VI-85
Harbison-Walker Refractories Company, Superintendent's House, Southeas...
See also HABS PA-5973 & PA-5972 for related information on the refractories industry. Survey number: HABS PA-6000
Green Hill Plantation, Slave Quarters, State Route 728, Long Island, C...
Significance: "Green Hill" plantation was built by Samuel Pannill who first bought 600 acres from William and Moses Fuqua in 1797, and added to and developed the plantation 'til his death in 1864. Survey numbe... More
Sibyla Brinton House, 311 South Church Street, West Chester, Chester C...
Survey number: HABS PA-249 Building/structure dates: ca. 1850 Initial Construction
Early House, Louisburg, Franklin County, NC
Survey number: HABS NC-182 Public domain photograph of wooden church building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
James Riggs House, State Route 127, Robinhood, Sagadahoc County, ME
Suggested address, State Route 127, is not verifiable in documentation. See HABS No. ME-46 for written data & site plan. Survey number: HABS ME-27
Kirkegade, General View, Church Street, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI
Survey number: HABS VI-108 Public domain photograph of car, historic place, automobile, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Allison Hill (Houses), Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA
Written data includes floor plans. Significance: Example of three story, residential row home of the Eastlake style, which contributes to the Allison Hill Historic District. Survey number: HABS PA-5203-H Bui... More
Frederick & Lisette Ball House, 707 Lexington Avenue, Altoona, Blair C...
Survey number: HABS PA-5811 Building/structure dates: 1897 Initial Construction
Hoffman Farm, Main House, Keedysville Road, Sharpsburg, Washington Cou...
Survey number: HABS MD-961-A National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000038
Harvey House, 15 East State Street, Doylestown, Bucks County, PA
Survey number: HABS PA-1006 Building/structure dates: after. 1820- before. 1830 Initial Construction
Margaret Porter House, Main & Middle Streets, Walpole, Cheshire County...
Survey number: HABS NH-63 Building/structure dates: ca. 1837- ca. 1840 Initial Construction
2975 East Grand Boulevard (Apartment Building), Detroit, Wayne County,...
Survey number: HABS MI-444 Public domain photograph - historical image of Michigan, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Arbuckle House, Carriage House, 140 East Fifth Street, Erie, Erie Coun...
Survey number: HABS PA-311-A Public domain photograph of a house, residential property, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Adobe & Sod House, Isleta Pueblo, Bernalillo County, NM
Survey number: HABS NM-79 Public domain photograph - New Mexico, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Liberty Historic District, Jack Kirsh Cabin No. 3, Route 2, Cle Elum, ...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-30 Survey number: HABS WA-163-O
1210 Third Avenue (House), Altoona, Blair County, PA
Survey number: HABS PA-5818 Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
John & Ellen Eirhart House, 1220 Sixth Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, ...
Survey number: HABS PA-5849 Building/structure dates: ca. 1892 Initial Construction
Hyman-Fleck-Wilber House, On slope south of east end of Main Street, S...
Significance: The cabin illustrates the practice of some miners to erect cabins on public land outside the St. Elmo townsite. The land belonged to the U.S. Government; the house to the builder, usually under l... More
Isabel A. Davis House II, 700 Lexington Avenue, Altoona, Blair County,...
Survey number: HABS PA-5806 Building/structure dates: 1888 Initial Construction
Fletcher House, NC Route 69, Hendersonville, Henderson County, NC
Survey number: HABS NC-264 Public domain photograph of wooden church building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
3111-3113 M Street Northwest (House), Washington, District of Columbia...
Survey number: HABS DC-32 Building/structure dates: 1940 Demolished Building/structure dates: ca. 1875- ca. 1899 Initial Construction
Guy Hoffman Farm, Original Farmhouse, Oley, Berks County, PA
Survey number: HABS PA-5266-B Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Bellamy House, Southport, Brunswick County, NC
Survey number: HABS NC-316 Public domain photograph of wooden church building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Henri Penne Plantation, Kitchen, 1040 Henri Penne Road, Breaux Bridge,...
2017 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: The Kitchen, circa 1940s, was originally located at the rear of the Henri Penne house by porches on both buildings facing each other. In the current location,... More
Carter Farmhouse, State Route 1100, Gatesville, Gates County, NC
Survey number: HABS NC-32 Building/structure dates: ca. 1840 Initial Construction
Hershberger Farm, Privy, .4 mile East of Business Route 220, .35 mile ...
Survey number: HABS PA-5392-E Building/structure dates: ca. 1930- ca. 1940 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1930- ca. 1940 Initial Construction
A 4-H Club member storing the food canned from the vegetables grown in...
Photo from Extension service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. No. S-9652. Farm Security Administration and Office of War Information collection.
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[An African American woman and several children sitting on a bed in an...
Forms part of: LOOK Magazine Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). Public domain scan - children, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Inside Lachung house, Rinchen's family
Photograph shows mother of the Jorbu family with child, pouring yak tea? from churn into pot, at hearth in the Jorbu home, Lachung, Sikkim. Label from LOT 14034-3, pg. no. 085 (color reference copy): "Inside t... More
Clair F. & Jean Shank House, 300 Wordsworth Avenue, Altoona, Blair Cou...
Survey number: HABS PA-5912 Building/structure dates: 1966 Initial Construction
Bellmawr Park Mutual Housing Corporation, 38 & 40 Victory Drive, 38 & ...
Significance: Bellmawr Park was constructed in 1941 and consisted of 500 units, as part of a joint federal program with the Congress of Industrial Organizations for workers at local shipyards who could not affo... More
Fort Lawton, Double Non-Commissioned Officers Quarters, Discovery Park...
Significance: One of second two NCO Quarters, this duplex is identical in plan to #903. Completed March 31, 1904, from QMGO Plan No. 82-E. Original cost: $5,108. Two and one-half story and basement frame str... More
Rigg-Buckley House, 12410 Braddock Road, Centreville, Fairfax County, ...
Significance: The Rrigg-Buckley House is thought to have been constructed by John Rigg about 1823. Originally a one-story log house, it was expanded with a wood frame second floor at an unknown date in the ear... More
Creel Cabin, Hodgenville, Larue County, KY
Survey number: HABS KY-96 Building/structure dates: 1815 Initial Construction
Alfred Bentley House, 1509 Fourth Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA
Survey number: HABS PA-5845 Building/structure dates: before 1870 Initial Construction
Effingham, State Route 646 vicinity, Aden, Prince William County, Virg...
Significance: "Effingham" was the home of Colonel William Alexander (1744-1848) and a descendant of Philip Alexander, second son of the emigrant. This is the same family for whom the city of Alexandria was nam... More
William Miller House, Elliott Road, Avondale, Chester County, PA
Significance: This house has sections dating 1730 and 1771 by early Chester County settlers. An 1806 addition burned in 1920. Survey number: HABS PA-5137 Building/structure dates: 1730 Initial Construction B... More
Hopewell Village, Harrison Lloyd House, St. Peter's vicinity, Hopewell...
Survey number: HABS PA-5168 Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Doe Garrison, Lamprey River & Great Bay, Newmarket, Rockingham County,...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-37 Survey number: HABS NH-37 Building/structure dates: ca. 1650 Initial Construction
Eames House, 203 Chautauqua Boulevard, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County...
Significance: The Eames House is significant as an exemplary and influential example of post-World War II modern architecture and for its association with the lives of notable designers and residents Charles an... More
Doe Garrison, Lamprey River & Great Bay, Newmarket, Rockingham County,...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-37 Survey number: HABS NH-37 Building/structure dates: ca. 1650 Initial Construction
William Miller House, Elliott Road, Avondale, Chester County, PA
Significance: This house has sections dating 1730 and 1771 by early Chester County settlers. An 1806 addition burned in 1920. Survey number: HABS PA-5137 Building/structure dates: 1730 Initial Construction B... More
Effingham, State Route 646 vicinity, Aden, Prince William County, Virg...
Significance: "Effingham" was the home of Colonel William Alexander (1744-1848) and a descendant of Philip Alexander, second son of the emigrant. This is the same family for whom the city of Alexandria was nam... More
Doe Garrison, Lamprey River & Great Bay, Newmarket, Rockingham County,...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-37 Survey number: HABS NH-37 Building/structure dates: ca. 1650 Initial Construction
Schweikher-Langsdorf House & Studio Museum, 645 South Meacham Road, Sc...
2017 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: The Schweikher-Langsdorf House & Studio is an exemplary built work designed by noted Modernist architect, Paul Schweikher of Chicago, Illinois. Schweikher bui... More
Doe Garrison, Lamprey River & Great Bay, Newmarket, Rockingham County,...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-37 Survey number: HABS NH-37 Building/structure dates: ca. 1650 Initial Construction
Doe Garrison, Lamprey River & Great Bay, Newmarket, Rockingham County,...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-37 Survey number: HABS NH-37 Building/structure dates: ca. 1650 Initial Construction
Ivinson Mansion, 603 Ivinson Avenue, Laramie, Albany County, WY
Survey number: HABS WY-74 Building/structure dates: 1892 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 72001295
Ivinson Mansion, 603 Ivinson Avenue, Laramie, Albany County, WY
Survey number: HABS WY-74 Building/structure dates: 1892 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 72001295
Sylvester & Margaret England House, 300 Coleridge Avenue, Altoona, Bla...
Survey number: HABS PA-5884 Building/structure dates: 1907 Initial Construction
Sylvester & Margaret England House, 300 Coleridge Avenue, Altoona, Bla...
Survey number: HABS PA-5884 Building/structure dates: 1907 Initial Construction
Woodlands, State Route 600 vicinity, Nassawadox, Northampton County, V...
Significance: This large farm house of all-frame construction is a well preserved example of cross hall type having typical Eastern Shore porches with flagstone floors on main facades. Victorian modernizations... More
Fairsted, 99 Warren Street, Brookline, Norfolk County, MA
Significance: Purchased by Olmsted in 1883, the house was remodeled before his death in 1903, and remodeled and added to until 1980 when it was declared a National Historic Site (National Park Service). The Fre... More
Fairsted, 99 Warren Street, Brookline, Norfolk County, MA
Significance: Purchased by Olmsted in 1883, the house was remodeled before his death in 1903, and remodeled and added to until 1980 when it was declared a National Historic Site (National Park Service). The Fre... More
Fairsted, 99 Warren Street, Brookline, Norfolk County, MA
Significance: Purchased by Olmsted in 1883, the house was remodeled before his death in 1903, and remodeled and added to until 1980 when it was declared a National Historic Site (National Park Service). The Fre... More
Fairsted, 99 Warren Street, Brookline, Norfolk County, MA
Significance: Purchased by Olmsted in 1883, the house was remodeled before his death in 1903, and remodeled and added to until 1980 when it was declared a National Historic Site (National Park Service). The Fre... More
Fairsted, 99 Warren Street, Brookline, Norfolk County, MA
Significance: Purchased by Olmsted in 1883, the house was remodeled before his death in 1903, and remodeled and added to until 1980 when it was declared a National Historic Site (National Park Service). The Fre... More
Fairsted, 99 Warren Street, Brookline, Norfolk County, MA
Significance: Purchased by Olmsted in 1883, the house was remodeled before his death in 1903, and remodeled and added to until 1980 when it was declared a National Historic Site (National Park Service). The Fre... More
Fairsted, 99 Warren Street, Brookline, Norfolk County, MA
Significance: Purchased by Olmsted in 1883, the house was remodeled before his death in 1903, and remodeled and added to until 1980 when it was declared a National Historic Site (National Park Service). The Fre... More
Fairsted, 99 Warren Street, Brookline, Norfolk County, MA
Significance: Purchased by Olmsted in 1883, the house was remodeled before his death in 1903, and remodeled and added to until 1980 when it was declared a National Historic Site (National Park Service). The Fre... More
John Osborn House, Kings Highway West, Southport, Fairfield County, CT
Survey number: HABS CT-20 Building/structure dates: 1772 Initial Construction
John Osborn House, Kings Highway West, Southport, Fairfield County, CT
Survey number: HABS CT-20 Building/structure dates: 1772 Initial Construction
A pretty group at an Indian tent
Four Lakota women standing, three holding infants in cradleboards, and a Lakota man on horseback, in front of a tipi, probably on or near Pine Ridge Reservation. Copyright deposit. Title transcribed from item. ... More
Blaubelt Mansion, Virginia City, Storey County, NV
Survey number: HABS NV-15-5 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000458
Main Street District, 614-632 Main Street, Rapid City, Pennington Coun...
Significance: The Main Street District borders the Rapid City Historic Commercial District which was a commercial center for transient miners in the 1870s and soon became the whole-sale center for western South... More
Main Street District, 614-632 Main Street, Rapid City, Pennington Coun...
Significance: The Main Street District borders the Rapid City Historic Commercial District which was a commercial center for transient miners in the 1870s and soon became the whole-sale center for western South... More
Holden House, 4110 Gallatin Street, Hyattsville, Prince George's Count...
Survey number: HABS MD-1053 Building/structure dates: 1883 Initial Construction
Ham's Bluff Lighthouse, Assistant Keeper's Quarters, Maroon Ridge of H...
Significance: The significance of the two auxiliary buildings is their association with the Ham's Bluff Lighthouse. The Lighthouse was put into operation in 1913 by the Danish government in response to the bui... More
Ham's Bluff Lighthouse, Assistant Keeper's Quarters, Maroon Ridge of H...
Significance: The significance of the two auxiliary buildings is their association with the Ham's Bluff Lighthouse. The Lighthouse was put into operation in 1913 by the Danish government in response to the bui... More
Caroline County Jail, Sheriff's House, 101 Gay Street, Denton, Carolin...
Significance: One of the oldest in the State of Maryland, the Caroline County Jail and Sheriff's House has been in continuous use as a jail since 1907 when it was built during a period of marked cultural, comme... More
Caroline County Jail, Sheriff's House, 101 Gay Street, Denton, Carolin...
Significance: One of the oldest in the State of Maryland, the Caroline County Jail and Sheriff's House has been in continuous use as a jail since 1907 when it was built during a period of marked cultural, comme... More
Mary Cecil Canrtill No. 5 House, 216 Oregon Street, Georgetown, Scott ...
Significance: The Cantrill #5 house represents a type of residence built for late 19th-early 20th century African-American working-class tenants. It is significant for its role as a residential subtype (double... More
Perry-Fairchild Homestead, West Broad Street, Stratford, Fairfield Cou...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-9 Survey number: HABS CT-65 Building/structure dates: 1750 Initial Construction
Dean E. Call Property, Big Springs Summer Home Area, Lot 5, Block D, I...
Significance: The summer home exhibits local significance due to its association with the original development of the Big Springs Summer Home Area, begun in 1911 with the construction of the Forest Service Rang... More
Dean E. Call Property, Big Springs Summer Home Area, Lot 5, Block D, I...
Significance: The summer home exhibits local significance due to its association with the original development of the Big Springs Summer Home Area, begun in 1911 with the construction of the Forest Service Rang... More
Dean E. Call Property, Big Springs Summer Home Area, Lot 5, Block D, I...
Significance: The summer home exhibits local significance due to its association with the original development of the Big Springs Summer Home Area, begun in 1911 with the construction of the Forest Service Rang... More
Dr. John Brockenbrough House, 1201 East Clay Street, Richmond, Indepen...
Significance: The White House of the Confederacy served as the Executive Mansion for Confederate President Jefferson Davis and his family from August 1861 to April 1865. Survey number: HABS VA-861 Building/s... More
Dr. John Brockenbrough House, 1201 East Clay Street, Richmond, Indepen...
Significance: The White House of the Confederacy served as the Executive Mansion for Confederate President Jefferson Davis and his family from August 1861 to April 1865. Survey number: HABS VA-861 Building/s... More
Dr. John Brockenbrough House, 1201 East Clay Street, Richmond, Indepen...
Significance: The White House of the Confederacy served as the Executive Mansion for Confederate President Jefferson Davis and his family from August 1861 to April 1865. Survey number: HABS VA-861 Building/s... More
Cherokee Plantation, Highway 494, Natchez, Natchitoches Parish, LA
Significance: Built by 1839, Cherokee is an important example of French creole architecture and retains remarkable integrity in both materials and plan. Most Likely constructed by Charles Emile Sompeyrac around... More
Cherokee Plantation, Highway 494, Natchez, Natchitoches Parish, LA
Significance: Built by 1839, Cherokee is an important example of French creole architecture and retains remarkable integrity in both materials and plan. Most Likely constructed by Charles Emile Sompeyrac around... More