A black and white drawing of a building. Dodge Brothers Motor Car Comp...
Dodge Brothers Motor Car Company Plant, Between Joseph Campau & Conant Avenues, Hamtramck, Wayne County, MI Significance: It served as the major manufacturing and assembly plant for the Dodge automobile and is... More
Steam locomotives in the roundhouse of the Durango & Silverton Narrow ...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograp... More
[Red peppers with plant growing in the background]
Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).
The ghost - a Christmas frolic - le revenant / I.M. Wright pinxt. ; W....
Print shows a boy with a mannequin ghost holding a candle frightens several guests at an intimate party. Forms part of: British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).
"Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans, January 8, 1814," mural ...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The Battle of New Orleans took place on January 8, 1815. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of District of Columbia Photo... More
Equites Achivi Machaon Swallowtail
Typed on label attached to verso: Painted by William W. Thackara 1791-1839 water colors. (DLC/PP-2001:068) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress. Forms part of: Documentary draw... More
[Domestic cat on a stool playing with three kittens]
Public domain photograph of 19th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Butterfly and moth], Katsushika Hokusai - Ukiyo e print
Attributed to a group of drawings, formerly bound, referred to as the "Hokusai School sketchbook." Many of the drawings have a small tab of similar paper attached at a later date and numbered in pencil. Forms ... More
Branch of a shrub with needle-like foliage and small pink blossoms
Inscribed in pencil below drawing: Erica. Inscribed in pencil on lower left: Table Mountain. Date inscribed in pencil on lower left. (DLC/PP-1998:151.38) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Libra... More
Hunting Indians in Florida with blood hounds
A tableau dramatizing the brutal tactics employed by Zachary Taylor as commander of U.S. forces against the Seminole Indians during the Second Seminole War (1835-42). Taylor, on horseback at right, presides ov... More
Coal break, Shamokin 1851 - Public domain portrait drawing
Drawing shows the scaffolding of a coal break system with conveyers and chutes for loading railroad cars for transport to larger coal breaking facilities. Inscribed in pencil on lower left: Coal break Shamokin... More
Plan of foundations, Washington, D.C.
U.S. Capitol (drawing). This record contains unverified data from caption card.
Plateforme aérienne, cerf-volant libre dirigeable, système Vaussin-Cha...
Design drawing shows a system for powering an airship with manually operated propellers. Includes longitudinal views of dirigible platform assembly and identification key. Tissandier collection.
[Grace Church (Utica, New York). Sunday school building. Elevation, pl...
Architectural drawing showing sunday school building as elevation, plan, and section. Signed. Item in PR 13 CN 1996:113.6.4
Elevation of dome of U.S. Capitol
Architect of the Capitol item number: 003150.1290, Walter, no. 1902. 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 Capi... More
El Pythagoras - Fabrica de Tobacos de las mejores vegas de la vuelta-a...
LOT subdivision subject: Portraits. Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item.
[Nine silhouettes of children] - Public domain portrait drawing
In album: Characters, p. 18. Public domain scan of silhouette drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Tobacco label showing "old Nick" (Santa Claus) dropping cigar package...
Copyright by J.C. Partridge & Co. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Holidays Christmas; Tobacco Advert.; Tobacco Smoking; Artists, Publ. I.; Santa Claus; Tobacc... More
Missionhouse at Cavalla, West Africa; 184-
This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Pencil drawing. Caption card tracings: Africa, Liberia; Immigration; Missionaries; Blacks; Shelf.
Volunteering down Dixie, Confederate States of America.
A satire on Southern recruitment efforts during the early part of the Civil War. In a scene before a Confederate encampment, a reluctant civilian (center) is presented with a musket and military coat by two vet... More
The sorrel horse the Prince of Wales rode at Boston, 1860
Drawing shows full-length portrait of a horse, standing, facing right, with blanket or saddle. Inscribed in pencil on lower left: from life Washington [...] June 1861. Inscribed in pencil on lower right: War h... More
Pittsburg landing - Public domain portrait drawing
Title inscribed below image. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.677) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.
An Icelandic bog - Public domain portrait drawing
Drawing shows three men on horses or burros in a bog in Iceland. One man stands on two tussocks of grass above his horse. Taylor visited Iceland in 1862, perhaps en route to Russia. Gift; Charles F. Heartman; 1... More
The sportsman upset by the recoil of his own gun (Jo. Miller)
Lincoln is portrayed as meek and ineffectual in his prosecution of the war. In a wooded scene Lincoln, here in the character of an Irish sportsman in knee-breeches, discharges his blunderbuss at a small bird "C... More
Interior of a palace hotel car used on the Pacific Railroad / sketched...
Interior of dining car on railroad. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1869 May 29, p. 348.
Flower drawing - Atsumori[?] so - February
Drawing shows stalk with red blossom and leaves of a flower.
[Reproductions of three Confederate five dollar bills and a Confederat...
Plate IV. Nos. 9, 10, 11, and 12. Copyright by William Lee.
[Andrew Hamilton defending John Peter Zenger in court, 1734-5]
Illus. in: Lamb, Martha J. History of the City of New York, v. 1. New York : A.S. Barnes,1877-[1896]. Reference copy may be in LOT 4616. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card... More
[Silhouette of three men gathered in a square]
Hand-cut silhouette shows three men gathered in a town square between a street lantern and a storefront. A privately owned copy of this silhouette has "Ständchen (Morning Music)" written on the back. Gift; Fran... More
[Balloon with two passengers ascending over a town square, with French...
Tissandier collection. Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Workmen laying the new railroad track on the night of September 5th / ...
Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1881 Sept. 24, p. 56.
[Woman with book sitting on desk]
Title devised by cataloger. No publication information. Watercolor sketch of young woman on verso; not on digital file. Gift; Pearlman's; 1949. Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).
[Egypt and John Bull] - Public domain portrait drawing
A seductive-looking female figure of Egypt with one hand on her hip sits on the edge of a bed or couch opposite John Bull. Although she sits facing him, he sits looking forward with his hands folded, not looki... More
Animal Locomotion: [24 frames of hand drawing chalk circle, plate 532]
Motion picture sequenced photographic plate by Eadweard Muybridge. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Motion pictures; Rear views.
[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 813 -- K-lamps and posts for ap...
Public domain photograph of architecture design drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Three fighting cranes in nest]
Title devised by cataloger. No publication information. (DLC/PP-1938:0056, DLC/PP-1938:0066, DLC/PP-1938:0071, or DLC/PP-1938:0079). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).
[Woman in a furred or feathered hat]
Title devised by cataloger. No publication information. (DLC/PP-1938:0086). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).
"The demon vanished" - Public domain portrait drawing
Man seated in corner looking at ghost of man. Reproduction of drawing by A.B. Frost, illustrating "Thurlow's Christmas story" by John Kendrick Bangs. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1894 Dec. 15, p. 1185.
[Study for the central figure of Anarchy]
Study drawing shows the central figure of Anarchy, partially draped, holding a burning torch made from a scroll with her right hand and a chalice, representing maddening by wine. She tramples scholarship, relig... More
[Railway station, possibly Gare d'Orsay, Paris, France. Elevation. Ren...
Item conserved and/or rehoused. See Supplementary Material for prior mats and mounts. Kenneth H. Walker Collection. Gift; Kenneth H. Walker; 1999; (DLC/PP-2000:029). Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 2000:029, no. 21. C... More
Drapery study for figure of Music Library of Congress
Study drawing shows the dress and drapery of the allegorical figure of Music, for the painting, The arts, in the north end lunette of the Southwest Gallery in the Library of Congress' Jefferson Building. A grid... More
Scales, Chilkoot Pass; Alaska, 1897
This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Copyright no. 68049C2-2. Caption card tracings: Alaska; Gold Rush - Yukon; Mines & Mining; Chron; Shelf.
Chief Joseph, Nez Perces - Public domain portrait drawing
Reproduction of bust-length portrait painting by E.A. Burbank. Copyright by W. Scott Thurber. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.
The pathetic in the parterre - Drawing. Public domain image.
(DLC/PP-1934:0044). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "How the other half laughs" by John Corbin, Harper's magazine, 98:43 (Dec. 1898).
[Castel Eclipse, Versailles, France. Elevation] / Hector Guimard.
Propriété de M. Mirand-Devos à Versailles. Kenneth H. Walker Collection. Item conserved and/or rehoused. Gift; Kenneth H. Walker; 1999; (DLC/PP-2000:029). Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 2000:029, no. 44. Conservation... More
[Jules Martin Cambron, 1845-1935, and John Milton Hay, 1838-1905, at e...
This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection.
[Seven women working in Roycroft shop, E. Aurora, N.Y.]
No. 81445. Public domain photograph of 19th century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Luke Whoozis. "He's late tonight, I hope nothing has happened to him, ...
Four frame comic strip. A mugger waits for Luke Whoozis to pass, and when he does, demands his wallet. However, Luke replies that he was headed to the police station to get it. No copyright information found ... More
Ernest Haskell - The torse of the witch
Pousette-Dart, p. 35. Edition of 25. Signed on plate and in pencil. Title and other information from Beall. American prints in the Library of Congress : a catalog of the collection / compiled by Karen F. Beall.... More
[Carlisle Indian School, Carlisle, Pa. Cooking class]
Title and other information transcribed from unverified, old caption card data and item. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection. Caption card tracings: Schools Classes ca. 1900; Indians Education; Shelf.
No lack of big game The President seems to have scared up quite a bunc...
Newspaper clipping of cartoon showing Theodore Roosevelt, dressed as a Rough Rider, aiming a rifle at two octupi scurrying away, one labeled "Beef Trust" and the other labeled "Standard Oil Trust," as a bird la... More
"First Suspenders" - Drawing. Public domain image.
1/2 length view of boy with a big smile, holding his suspenders. Cyanotype copyrighted by the St. Louis Art Negative Co. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Child... More
F. Holland Day - [Boy in profile]
Monogram on recto: "19 FHD 05" red, lower left. Image content features: PEOPLE: Boys; NATIONALITY: African American. Title and other data comes from a curatorial worksheet compiled at LC in 1992-93. Forms part ... More
The modern Samson / Wm. Balfour-Ker.
Print shows a man blindfolded and strapped to a machine as wealthy merchants monitor his progress, one holds a whip, another sits with an open book. Copyright 1906 by J.A. Mitchell. Published in: The silent wa... More
[Santa Claus holding 2 children]
Copyright by Underwood & Underwood; no copyright renewal. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Santa Claus; Photog. I; Shelf.
Corduroy road to Oregon - Drawing. Public domain image.
Man seated in Buick roadster on trip through upstate N.Y. Title and other information transcribed from unverified, old caption card data and item. George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Caption ... More
Three quarter front view (left) of Miss [E.L.] Todd in her aeroplane
J132201 U.S. Copyright Office Another copy may be in SSF - AIRPLANES 1909. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.
Feeding dogs on KAISERIN AUGUSTE VICTORIA, June 22, 1910
Title and other information transcribed from unverified, old caption card data and item. George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Caption card tracings: Dogs; Ships; Shelf. German ocean liner.
[Photomontage: child in bed, "dream" of Santa Claus]
No copyright renewal. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Santa Claus; Shelf.
Edward S. Curtis - The scout--Nez Percé
Nez Percé man, seated on horse in a rocky area holding coup stick. J150241 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 2925-10. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Published in: The North Am... More
[Scenes of open gambling in Reno, Nevada casinos: men beneath large bl...
Copyright by L. Levitch Oct. 8, 1910. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Gambling; Shelf.
Mme. Paul Poiret modelling clothing designed by her husband, 1913: aut...
This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: BI Works; Indians Misc. 1913; Fashions 1913; BI; Shelf. Sources checked: P-, Paul: Ency. Amer.
Women working in ordnance plants in World War I: spanner slotting fuse...
This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Arms & armament; Women War Work; WWI US; WWI Industry; Shelf.
Gen. Francisco Villa, three quarter length portrait, seated in a railr...
J198621 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.
Genthe collection - Marion Morgan dancers
Title devised. Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943. ID: LC-G39-821-001 to 004 (vd# 171-174); related images
I guess he's going in for a little alimony
(DLC/PP-1934:0045). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "Rudolph Where Have You Been" by Montague Glass, Saturday evening post, 186:28 (March 7, 1914).
Genthe collection - Isadora Duncan dancer
Title devised. Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943. ID: LC-G39-0958-037 (vd# 244)
His word of honor / C. D. Gibson.
Drawing shows German soldier making a promise on bended knee to a female symbol of Civilization as a female symbol of Belgium grieves in a graveyard. Title from Life magazine. Illus. in: Life, 1917 January 18, ... More
Art class. Training School for Deaf Mutes. See 4843-4851. Location: S...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a classroom, college auditorium, school, students, teaching, education, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
[The Stars and Stripes - George Washington describing the flag to Lafa...
K128375 U.S. Copyright Office. Reproduction of painting by E. Percy Moran, in color. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: PI Works; U.S. History; Presidential I.; PI; Shelf.
A.R. Clas buildings. Drawing of apartment building I
Subject card annotation: A.R. Clas, Room 235, Shoreham Building. The Theodor Horydczak Collection is a collection of photographs taken by Theodor Horydczak (1890-1971) a Polish-born American photographer who w... More
[Thimble theatre]. Dad - just look at your feet - you track in all the...
Comic strip shows Olive Oyl castigating her father, Cole Oyl, for coming home with muddy feat. When her beau, Ham Gravy, comes to ask Olive's father for her hand in marriage, the result is the sound of blows. ... More
Appeal to the Great Spirit - Drawing. Public domain image.
Indian on horseback, on cliff by river, with arms held out from his sides, looking up to sky. K160852 U.S. Copyright Office Repro. of painting of sculpture by Cyrus E. Dallin. Copyrighted by John Drescher Co. T... More
[The finish of the 400 meter relay at the 1928 Olympic Games, Amsterda...
No copyright renewal. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Olympic Games 1928; Sports Track; Shelf.
Blue automobile for Raymond Mathewson Hood Wilbur Henry Adams
Industrial design drawing shows side view of car. Title from inventory in collections file. Purchase; G.L. and Abigail Adams Greenway; 2016; (DLC/PP-2016:143). Accession box no. PR 13 CN 2016:143 (WHA 0016)
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park (site plan), San Antonio...
Survey number: HABS TX-334 Public domain scan of architectural plan, map, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City: Park Avenue Foyer
J14152 U.S. Copyright Office This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Geogr.; Hotels; Interiors.
Pirates of Penzance: Eighth Pirate Aloysius. Brown shirt, puffy brown ...
Fabric swatches attached (Content) Public domain scan of 1930s theatrical costume design, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description The Federal Theatre Project (FTP) was a New Deal pro... More
Detail, John O. Pastore Federal Building, Providence, Rhode Island
Architect: Jackson, Robertson, and Adams. Built in 1940. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Credit line: P... More
Side view, "Oliver" 61-71-81 tractor Adams
Industrial design drawing shows Oliver Row Crop 61 tractor. Purchase; GL & Abigail Adams Greenway; 2016; (DLC/PP-2016:143). Accession box no. PR 13 CN 2016:143
The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in Weston, West Virginia
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, subsequently the Weston State Hospital, was a Kirkbride Plan psychiatric hospital operated from 18... More
Hand painted mural showing the Cuban flag and Che Guevara, neighborhoo...
Guevara, an Argentine Marxist revolutionary, was a major figure in the Cuban Revolution during the 1950s and 60s. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Carol M. ... More
[Sarasota High School, Sarasota, Florida. Site plan]
Forms part of: The Paul Rudolph Archive. Public domain photograph of building plan, architecture design drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The "Elvis at 13" statue at the Elvis Presley birthplace site in Tupel...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Elvis Aaron Presley was an American musician and actor in the 1960s and '70s. Elvis is portrayed in over sized overalls, a full open-c... More
Abandoned cars, Route 66, Arizona
Title, date, and subjects provided by the photographer. Credit line: Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Gift and purchase; Carol M. Highsmith; 2009; (DLC/PP-2010... More
[River Park Cooperative Homes, Washington, D.C. South elevation and se...
Dwg. no. AA-20. Forms part of: Charles M. Goodman Archive. From Box 5.
Be counted on election day : register so you can vote
Gift: Gary Yanker; 1975-1983. Public domain photograph of 20th century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
No more war toys Disarmament begins in the playroom.
Gift; Gary Yanker; 1975-1983. Public domain photograph of 20th century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A most unusual levee along the Arkansas River in Pueblo, Colorado
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The long and eclectic mural on the levee walls first appeared as whimsical graffiti in the 1970s and is said to be the longest, if not... More
In this we trust : the women of the world are serving notice! : we wan...
Information that poster was issued at the time of the American Bicentennial, 1976, from artist, August 24, 2017. Artist's name and birth date from artist's son, John Caldwell, August 7, 2017. Gift; Gary Yanker... More
Luxor Pyramid Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
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 the World Trade Center Twin Towers, and lower Manhattan...
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
Sunset on the rocky Oregon coast
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
Rural countryside in Louisiana - Drawing. Public domain image.
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
Carol M. Highsmith - Georgetown University buildings, 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
1964 New York World's Fair site in Queens, New York
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
Carol M. Highsmith - [People's Drug Store, Washington, D.C.]
Digital image produced by Library of Congress. Date provided by photographer. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Gift and purchase... More
Roman Centurion sculpted by Louis St. Gaudens on the exterior of Union...
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 Annapolis, the Maryland capital
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 New York City, in which the World Trade Center Twin To...
Date, and keywords provided by the photographer. 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 ... More