Plan of the city of New York ; An exact prospect of Charlestown : the ...
New York City map shows streets, wharves, ferries, principal buildings, and built-up area. Charleston view is panorama of waterfront and quays with principal buildings lettered for identification (no index pres... More
Kuwana, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain drawing
Print shows two sailboats, possibly ferries, near the sea walls at the Kuwana station on the Tōkaidō Road; also shows large palace building. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-spons... More
City of Detroit, Michigan. Taken from the Canada shore near the ferry
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Gyōtoku no kihan, Andō Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print
Print shows a ferry in the foreground transporting people and bundles, with two sailboats in the background. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 20... More
Harper's Ferry, Virginia - Public domain architecture engraving
Public domain photograph of 19th-century landscape print, engraving, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Harper's Ferry insurrection - Interior of the Engine-House, just befor...
Men shot and bleeding, John Brown and others with rifle and pikes, and hostages inside the engine house of the Harpers Ferry Armory. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 8, no. 205 (1859 Nov. 5), p. 359.
Harper's Ferry, photographed immediately after its evacuation by the r...
Alternate title from Catalogue of photographic incidents of the war, from the gallery of Alexander Gardner...by Bob Zeller, published by the Center for Civil War Photography, c2003. Similar to LC-B8184-7649.
Group, 22d New York State Militia near Harpers Ferry, Virginia, 1861 [...
Photograph shows non-commissioned staff Color Sergeant William Lamonby and Company Sergeant Thompson; Right Gen. Guide Wyckoff, Color Sergt. Geo. V.W. House; Lockwood; Sergt. Major Charles Walker; Left Gen. Gui... More
Harper's Ferry, West Virginia. Harper's Ferry gap
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22d New York State Militia near Harpers Ferry, Virginia, 1861 [i.e.186...
No. B1018. Date based on 22nd NY history. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Military map showing the topographical features of the country adjacen...
Civil War salted paper maps. AL-40. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 699 Relief shown by contour lines. Description derived from published bibliography. Available also through the Library of Congress web site as ra... More
Belle Isle ferry dock, Woodward Av., Detroit
Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in Detroit, Michigan, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
[Windermere, steam ferry, Lake District, England]
Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., Catalogue J foreign section, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905. Print no. "10674". More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at h... More
Fulton ferry, New York, N.Y. - Public domain image. Dry plate negative...
Title from jacket. Includes Brooklyn Bridge. "561" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 032602. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
U.S.S. Olympia in Dewey Naval Parade
Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship, navy, harbor, maritime photograph, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Transfer steamer Detroit - Public domain image of a steam ship or boat
Public domain image of ferry ship, historical photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Pine Grove or Ferry Farm, Fredericksburg, Virginia
Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
[A ferry crossing a smooth body of water with other ships in the backg...
Forms part of: Artistic photographs collected by Frances Benjamin Johnston in the Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection. Gift; Frances Benjamin Johnston; 1948.
An enterprising ferry company on the Pei Ho river, China
Stereograph showing passengers waiting among rickshaws in the foreground as a ferry crosses the Pei Ho river in the background, in Tianjin, China.
Ferry on the Ocklawaha [sic], Florida
Picryl description: Public domain image of a canal, barge, historic place, water reflection, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Panorama from roof of Ferry P.O., San Francisco, Cal.
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of San Francisco earthquake and Great Fire, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Market St., San Francisco, from the Ferry Building, one year after the...
Stereo copyrighted by Underwood & Underwood. No. 9745. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Ca. SF; Ca. S- F- Earth.; Photog. Index; Shelf.
Ferry at launch of the S.S. William Livingstone
Title from jacket. Locale based on negative D4-22469. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 036345. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
Immigrants from PRINZESS IRENE boarding ferry to take them to Ellis Is...
Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).
Dam of the Pennsylvania Water and Power Company near McCalls Ferry, La...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a power dam, cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Trucks, 39th St. Ferry - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.
Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.], Panoramic Photograph
J207668 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright claimant's address: Conneaut, O. Title derived from copyright deposit records. Copyright deposit; Haines Photo Co.; October 18, 1915.
Ferry boat, New York - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.
Photograph shows the Ferry Weehawken that ran between Weehawken, New Jersey and the Manhattan terminals at 42nd Street and Cortlandt Street, New York City. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2015)
Daniel P. Bardwell Ash House, Bardwell's Ferry Road, Shelburne, Frankl...
Survey number: HABS MA-691 Public domain photograph - historical image of Massachusetts, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Ferry and wharf goods. Vicksburg, Mississippi
Public domain image of ferry ship, historical photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Fire fighting equipment and capstan on ferry, Port Aransas, Texas
Public domain photograph - historical image of Texas, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Ferry crossing Potomac River into Maryland, near Sharpsburg
Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge, water, historic structure, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Ferry boats still make train connections which transports passengers i...
Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Alabama. Farmers during Great Depression. A black and white photo of a...
Picryl description: Public domain image of fishing, fishing boat, river, lake, nature, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Cars waiting for the Norfolk-Cape Charles ferry at Little Creek, Virgi...
Public domain photograph of an automobile, car, the 1920s or 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The dock at Little Creek, Virginia, the "Gateway to the South." The No...
Public domain photograph of an automobile, 1930s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
On board the "Princess Anne" super-deluxe luxury liner ferry plying be...
Public domain photograph of car garage, repair shop, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Trucks waiting at Cape Charles, Virginia for ferry to Norfolk, Virgini...
Public domain photograph of construction site, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Migratory agricultural worker waiting at the Little Creek end for the ...
Public domain photograph of an automobile, 1920s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Virginia: A man wearing a hat and glasses standing next to a fence, Gr...
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of worker, marketplace, vendor, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
A group of men standing next to a truck, Virginia. Farm Security Admin...
Public domain photograph of Great Depression, farm, farmer, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
On board the "Princess Anne" super-deluxe luxury liner ferry plying be...
Public domain image of a train ferry, historical photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Wayne County Airport, a United States Army Air Corps air ferry command...
Public domain photograph of the United States military and military-industrial complex before World War Two, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
First Chinese seamen granted shore leave in wartime America. Chinese s...
Picryl description: Public domain image of the British Empire armed forces, 19th-20th century war and military conflict, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Church of St. Nicholas, 122 Ferry St., Jersey City, New Jersey. Lanter...
Public domain photograph of 1940s-1950s America, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Bird's-eye view of the Garden Bridge spanning the Suzhou Creek in Sha...
Digital file provided by donor. Gift; Jean E. Norwood; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:207).
Tulloch Mill, Crib Dam, Stanislaus River, Knights Ferry, Stanislaus Co...
Public domain photograph - historical image of California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Aerial view of Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica, California
The Pier, a large double-jointed pier located at the foot of Colorado Avenue is a prominent, 100-year-old landmark. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Colle... More
The hand-pulled Los Ebanos Ferry or El Chalan, formally known as the L...
Public domain photograph - New Mexico, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Convergence of the Potomac River and smaller Shenandoah River, as seen...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: West Virginia Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Pur... More
View of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, from the heights overlooking the...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: West Virginia Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Pur... More
Anthony Hall, the administration building of the former Storer College...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Founded in 1867 as one of the first schools of higher education in the South (Harpers Ferry was then in Virginia) open to people of al... More
Rock formation outside Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: West Virginia Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Pur... More
The Steel Pier on the boardwalk in Atlantic City, New Jersey
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Gift; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2017; (DLC/PP-2016:103-8). Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the Carol... More
Skyline, New York from New Jersey, New York, N.Y.
Title from jacket. Videodisc images are out of sequence; actual left to right order is 1A-19211, 19210, 19209. "G 6463," "G 6468," and "G 6466 dup" on L, C, and R negatives, respectively. Detroit Publishing Co.... More
Maud Noble Cabin, Menor's Ferry, Snake River, moved from Cottonwood Cr...
Significance: Maud Noble, a maiden lady from Philadelphia, PA, came to Jackson Hole as a guest at a dude ranch. She remained in this area and had a cabin built for her by Harry Clisswold on the east side of Cot... More
John Brown Fort, Shenandoah Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, W...
Significance: This structure was built in 1848 by the government to house the fire engines and watchman's house for the U.S. Armory. In 1859, Abolitionist John Brown and his followers, having sought refuge in t... More
Snake River Bridge at Lyons' Ferry, State Route 261 spanning Snake Riv...
Significance: The oldest extant steel cantilever bridge in Washington. It is a good example of early-twentieth century cantilever bridge construction using carbon steel. The structure served first at Vantage Fe... More
Storer College, Lewis Anthony Library, Camp Hill, Harpers Ferry, Jeffe...
Significance: Currently recognized by the National Park Service (NPS) as the "Lewis Anthony Building," this two-story stone building was an integral part of Storer College and its evolution as an educational in... More
Morrell House, Columbia & Fillmore Streets, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson C...
Significance: Originally constructed in 1857-58, the Morrell House was designed by Superintendent Henry W. Clowe for the Paymaster's Clerk. Originally, the Morrell House was identical to its neighbor, the resi... More
Borough House, School, State Route 261 & Garners Ferry Road, Stateburg...
Significance: The School building is a Greek Revival dependency of the Borough House plantation complex. Built of rammed earth c. 1821, it is one of six dependencies (in addition to portions of the main house) ... More
Schuylkill Arsenal, Building No. 6, 2620 Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadel...
Significance: An early example of a military residence. Demolished in 1962. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-257 Survey number: HABS PA-1540-E
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Harpers Ferry Station, Potomac Street, Harp...
Significance: The train station at Harpers Ferry provides an excellent opportunity to study the relationship between railroad engineering and railroad economics. Designed by architect E. Francis Baldwin, the s... More
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Harpers Ferry Station, Potomac Street, Harp...
Significance: The train station at Harpers Ferry provides an excellent opportunity to study the relationship between railroad engineering and railroad economics. Designed by architect E. Francis Baldwin, the s... More
Whitehall Street Ferry Terminal, 11 South Street, New York, New York C...
Significance: The municipal Ferry pier is the last remaining ferry terminal on the East River and shows the expression of the beaux arts style in structural steel. Survey number: HAER NY-90 Building/structure... More
Grindle Point Light Station, Western end of Ferry Road on Grindle Poin...
Survey number: HABS ME-181
Ferry House, Ohio River Vicinity, Vevay, Switzerland County, IN
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-16 Survey number: HABS IN-24-16 Building/structure dates: ca. 18ql Initial Construction
Trenton Jewish Community Center, Day Camp Pavilions, 999 Lower Ferry R...
Survey number: HABS NJ-1254-A Public domain photograph - New Jersey, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Trenton Jewish Community Center, Day Camp Pavilions, 999 Lower Ferry R...
Survey number: HABS NJ-1254-A Public domain photograph - New Jersey, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Trenton Jewish Community Center, Day Camp Pavilions, 999 Lower Ferry R...
Survey number: HABS NJ-1254-A Public domain photograph - New Jersey, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Borough House, Dr. Anderson's Office, State Route 261 & Garners Ferry ...
Significance: Dr. Anderson's Office is a Greek Revival dependency of the Borough House plantation complex. Built of rammed earth c. 1821, it is one of six dependencies (in addition to portions of the main house... More
Scottish Castle, Bolivar Heights, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV
Picryl description: Public domain image of a castle, view, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Bank of Harpers Ferry & Bank Annex, Shenandoah & High Streets, Harpers...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-20 Survey number: HABS WV-152
Bank of Harpers Ferry & Bank Annex, Shenandoah & High Streets, Harpers...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-20 Survey number: HABS WV-152
Bank of Harpers Ferry & Bank Annex, Shenandoah & High Streets, Harpers...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-20 Survey number: HABS WV-152
Sellers-Henderson House & Smokehouse, State Route 28, Millers Ferry, W...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a residential building, house, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Sellers-Henderson House & Smokehouse, State Route 28, Millers Ferry, W...
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Gerard B. Wager Building, Shenandoah & Potomac Streets, Harpers Ferry,...
Significance: The building was erected in the 1830's and is important as a landmark in the immediate vicinity of the capture of John Brown in 1859. In present day Harpers Ferry, the building lends considerably... More
404 East Ferry Avenue (House), Detroit, Wayne County, MI
Significance: In the 1930s Dr. Robert Greenidge, Detroit's first black radiologist, converted the house at 404 East Ferry Avenue into a sanitarium to treat blacks in the city. Greenidge was also a founder of D... More
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad & Ferry Terminal, Ferry Slips ...
Significance: Throughout the early decades of the twentieth century, this terminal played a central role in commuter transportation in the metropolitan area. The ferry facilities are significant as an integral... More
Schuylkill Arsenal, Building No. 1, 2620 Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadel...
Significance: An early example of military barracks. Demolished in 1962. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-257 Survey number: HABS PA-1540-A
U. S. Naval Asylum, Governor's Residence, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philade...
For basic historical information for this structure, see report, Addendum to U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, HABS PA-1622-A. Significance: The Governor's Residence is a fine Greek Revival structure of handsome... More
Erie Railway, Twenty-third Street Ferry Terminal, Twenty-third Street,...
Survey number: HAER NY-86 Public domain image of ferry ship, historical photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Erie Railway, Twenty-third Street Ferry Terminal, Twenty-third Street,...
Public domain image of a train ferry, historical photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad & Ferry Terminal, Hudson Place...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, warehouse, depot, train station, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Ferry TICONDEROGA, Route 7, Shelburne, Chittenden County, VT
Significance: TICONDEROGA, considered to be the only extant unmodified vessel of its type in the United States, symbolizes an era of travel that has all but vanished from American waters. One of only two remain... More
Dent House, Ellen Street, Knights Ferry, Stanislaus County, CA
Survey number: HABS CA-1193 Public domain photograph of a house in California, residential property, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Ferry Landing Type, Halawa Landing on F...
Significance: The ferry landings at Pearl Harbor represent a unique part of the history of transportation at the base. They are closely tied to the history of Ford Island, which was the Naval Air Station betwee... More
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Ferry Landing Type, Halawa Landing on F...
Significance: The ferry landings at Pearl Harbor represent a unique part of the history of transportation at the base. They are closely tied to the history of Ford Island, which was the Naval Air Station betwee... More
Bardwell's Ferry Bridge, Spanning Deerfield River on Bardwell's Ferry ...
Significance: The Bardwell's Ferry Bridge is an excellent, virtually unaltered, example of William Douglas's 1878 patent for a wrought-rion lenticular truss bridge. It is one of approximately fifty lenticular ... More
White Hall, Potomac Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV
Significance: This building was erected in 1839 by William and Samuel B. Anderson and Dr. George B. Stephenson on land which was originally part of the Wager Six Acre Reservation. The Wagers were descendants of... More
White Hall, Potomac Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV
Significance: This building was erected in 1839 by William and Samuel B. Anderson and Dr. George B. Stephenson on land which was originally part of the Wager Six Acre Reservation. The Wagers were descendants of... More
Virginius Island Waterpowered Mill Complex, North bank of Shenandoah R...
Significance: Virginius Island is significant because it is representative of nineteenth-century water-powered industry, the type which initially kindled America's Industrial Revolution. The Island's first ind... More
Waterpower on Virginius Island, Shenandoah River near Potomac River, H...
Significance: Virginius Island is historically significant because it is the site of a 19th century water powered industrial village. The study of the site offers much information on the evolution of American ... More
Cedar Oaks, Barton Ferry Road, West Point, Clay County, MS
Significance: Cedar Oaks is probably the last remaining structure from the extinct river town of Barton. The finish details of the house show a late interpretation of the Greek Revival style found throughout M... More
John C. Unseld Building, Shenandoah Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson C...
Significance: The building was erected in the 1830's and is important as a landmark in the immediate vicinity of the capture of John Brown in 1859. In present day Harpers Ferry, the building lends considerably... More
Transfer steamer Detroit - Public domain image of a steam ship or boat
Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship in the sea, harbor, maritime, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
On the ferry. Book illustration from Library of Congress
(DLC/PP-1935:0140). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "A New York Day Morning" by Charles Dana Gibson, Scribner's magazine, 23:672 (June 1898).
Bird-Brady House, Camp Hill, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV
Significance: Built between 1895 and 1897, the Bird-Brady House served as a private residence for teachers and families associated with Storer College, a historically black school founded in 1867 by missionarie... More
Fort Mifflin, Hospital, Mud Island, Marine & Penrose Ferry Roads, Phil...
Significance: Built ca. 1819, the hospital was located outside of the fort but shared characteristics with structures inside the fort. In 1837, it was converted to a mess house. Unprocessed Field note material... More