Ferry boats still transport some of the traffic between New York City ...
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Old cable ferry between Camden and Gees Bend, Alabama
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A black and white photo of a body of water, Virginia. Farm Security Ad...
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Florida migratory workers at the Norfolk end of the Norfolk-Cape Charl...
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On board the "Princess Anne" super-deluxe luxury liner ferry from Norf...
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On board the "Princess Anne" super-deluxe luxury liner ferry plying be...
Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More
New Castle ferry operating between New Jersey and Delaware
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Leaving Hudson on ferry, New York
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Looking down to the main deck on the Hudson River ferry, New York
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Wayne County Airport, a United States Army Air Corps air ferry command...
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Church of St. Nicholas, 122 Ferry St., Jersey City, New Jersey. Pulpit
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Mrs. Walter Douglas, residence in Dobbs Ferry, New York. Mrs. Douglas'...
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Mrs. Walter Douglas, residence in Dobbs Ferry, New York. Library, view...
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Appalachian Trail crossing, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
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
Ferries, boats and oil rigs all co-exist on Mobile Bay in Alabama
Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Phot... More
The hand-pulled Los Ebanos Ferry or El Chalan, formally known as the L...
Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The ferry is the last of its kind along the entire stretch of the Rio Grande. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photogra... More
Stephenson's Hotel in 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
A portion of the historic B&O Railroad bridge over the Potomac River a...
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Ferry slips and waterfront of New York City form the Brooklyn side
J244604 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyrighted by Keystone View Company. No. 14244.
[The Confederates under Stuart crossing the Potomac at McCoy's Ferry t...
Canal and lockhouse in the foreground, troops crossing Potomac in background. Signed lower right: Theo R Davis. Title devised. A group of similar scenes by Davis were published in Harper's Weekly, 8 November 18... More
Menor's Ferry (Museum), Snake River, Moose, Teton County, WY
Picryl description: Public domain image of a basement, underground, lobby, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
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
Yokohama kōeki seiyōjin nimotsu unsō no zu, Sadahide Utagawa
Japanese pentaptych print shows an American ship in the harbor at Yokohama, Japan; small boats ferry cargo which is being carried up a gangplank contributing to the bustle of activity on the main deck. Signatu... 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
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
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
Lee's Ferry, Old Spencer Cabin, U.S. Route Alternate 89, Page, Coconin...
Survey number: HABS AZ-58-E Building/structure dates: 1874 Initial Construction
Piping Tree Ferry House, Piping Tree, King William County, Virginia
Picryl description: Public domain image of a damaged, burned, or destroyed building, natural disaster, war destruction, ruins, 19th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Small Berthing Wharf, Ford Island, Pear...
Significance: On the morning of December 7, 1941, the USS CALIFORNIA was berthed at Wharf F-3, which is located near Wharf F-3-1/2. The USS CALIFORNIA was truck by two torpedoes and a 250-kg bomb. It also sus... More
U. S. Naval Asylum, Surgeon's Residence, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadel...
For basic historical information for this structure, see report, Addendum to U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, HABS PA-1622-A. Significance: The Surgeon's Residence is a fine Greek Revival structure of handsome ... More
22d New York State Militia near Harpers Ferry, Virginia, 1861 [i.e.186...
Photograph shows Private A. Cady Brown and unidentified soldier with bayoneted rifles standing in front of caisson. No. B888. Date based on 22nd NY history. Mounted with five other photographs. See LC-USZC4-6... More
Piping Tree Ferry House, Piping Tree, King William County, Virginia
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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
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Harpers Ferry Bridge Piers, Junction of Pot...
Survey number: HAER MD-16 Building/structure dates: 1836 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1838 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: 1842 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: 1851 Sub... More
South Brooklyn Freight Terminal, 29th Street Pier, Opposite end of Twe...
Significance: The South Brooklyn Freight Terminal, built 1909-16 by the New York City Department of Docks and Ferries, was of a municipal attempt to reorganize shipping in the Port of New York, by providing sep... More
Singer Tower and huge office buildings, seen from ferry in North River...
Photograph shows three men on ferry looking at boats and New York City in the distance.
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
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
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
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
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
Borough House, Dry Well Shelter, State Route 261 & Garners Ferry Road,...
Significance: The Dry Well Shelter (or "Dry Well") is a dependency of the Borough House plantation complex. It was originally used as a natural refrigerator, the cool temperature at the bottom (about 55 degrees... More
22d New York State Militia near Harpers Ferry, Virginia, 1861 [i.e.186...
No. B852. Date based on 22nd NY history. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
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
[A ferry loaded with people and wagons on a Russian river(?)]
Transfer; Manuscript Division (George Kennan Papers); 1973; (DLC/PP-1973:080). Forms part of: George Kennan Papers.
Orient Bridge, Spanning Kettle River at Richardson Road, Orient, Ferry...
Significance: The 180-foot-long, steel Parker truss Orient Bridge is one of only five bridges of this type built before 1910 remaining in Washington State. The arched top chord of the Parker truss design (a va... More
Old Kings Ferry Bridge, Spanning Ogeechee River on U.S. Route 17 & Sta...
Significance: The bridge is significant in the area of engineering as one of four known historic swing-span bridges and one of seven bridges identified as a Warren pony-truss with verticals and polygonal top ch... More
Gallipolis Locks & Dam, Across Ohio River, Gallipolis, Mason County, W...
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At the ferry, Yo Semite Fall in the distance
No. 1082. Part of series: California - Views in the Yo Semite Valley.
Hoboken Piers Headhouse, River Street at Hudson River, Hoboken, Hudson...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial equipment, workshop, assembly line, factory, power engine, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
U. S. Naval Asylum, Laning Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...
Significance: The large, handsome hospital building was designed by the architect of the Philadelphia City Hall, John McArthur, Jr. It exhibits a combination of Second Empire and Italianate styling. It replaced... More
U. S. Naval Asylum, Laning Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...
Significance: The large, handsome hospital building was designed by the architect of the Philadelphia City Hall, John McArthur, Jr. It exhibits a combination of Second Empire and Italianate styling. It replaced... More
U. S. Naval Asylum, Laning Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...
Significance: The large, handsome hospital building was designed by the architect of the Philadelphia City Hall, John McArthur, Jr. It exhibits a combination of Second Empire and Italianate styling. It replaced... 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
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
[Corporal Sidney S. Goodridge of Company K, 20th Massachusetts Infantr...
Photo shows identified soldier in Union uniform. Public domain photograph of a military, American Civil War, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Jacob Furl Henkle Farmstead, West of Millville Road, Harpers Ferry, Je...
Survey number: HALS WV-3 Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Storer College, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N1212 Survey number: HABS WV-277
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
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Boat Repair Shop, Hornet Avenue northea...
Significance: The Naval Base at Pearl Harbor including Ford Island was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1964, due to the crucial role it played in the Nation's defense during the twentieth century ... More
Blair's Ferry Storehouse, 800 Main Street, Loudon, Loudon County, TN
Significance: The Blair's Ferry Storehouse was erected ca. 1835. It is an excellent example of the type of structures that grew up with the river towns - the first major trading centers of the mid-south. Buil... More
Interpretive Design Center, 67 Mather Place, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson ...
Survey number: HABS WV-305 Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Interpretive Design Center, 67 Mather Place, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson ...
Survey number: HABS WV-305 Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Spencer Kellogg & Sons, Incorporated, Pier & Transit Shed, 139-155 Riv...
Significance: This steel-framed, iron-sided transit shed on its wooden pier is significant as an extremely rare survival of a once typical form of commercial waterfront structure in the Port of New York, and as... More
Borough House, Dependency, State Route 261 & Garners Ferry Road, State...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N225 Survey number: HABS SC-363 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 72001224
Fort Mifflin, Guard House, Mud Island, Marine & Penrose Ferry Roads, P...
Significance: Built in 1815-16, the guard house displays unusual fenestration and sophisticated detailing. By 1839 it was designated as an arsenal. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN... More
Fort Mifflin, Guard House, Mud Island, Marine & Penrose Ferry Roads, P...
Significance: Built in 1815-16, the guard house displays unusual fenestration and sophisticated detailing. By 1839 it was designated as an arsenal. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN... More
Ferry Street Railroad Bridge, Ferry Street over New Haven Railroad, Ne...
Significance: Ferry Street Railroad Bridge is significant as a representative example of standard 20th-century truss construction; as a product of Boston Bridge Works, a regionally important bridge fabricator; ... More
Ferry Street Railroad Bridge, Ferry Street over New Haven Railroad, Ne...
Significance: Ferry Street Railroad Bridge is significant as a representative example of standard 20th-century truss construction; as a product of Boston Bridge Works, a regionally important bridge fabricator; ... More
William Richards Building, Shenandoah Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson...
Survey number: HABS WV-32 Public domain photograph of architectural diagram, building plan, section, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Sanders Ferry Bridge, State Highway 184, Spanning Savannah River, Iva,...
Significance: The Sanders Ferry Bridge was built jointly by Elbert County, Georgia and Anderson County, South Carolina. Built by the Austin Bridge Company of Atlanta, the Anderson-Elberton Free Bridge was form... More
Sanders Ferry Bridge, State Highway 184, Spanning Savannah River, Iva,...
Significance: The Sanders Ferry Bridge was built jointly by Elbert County, Georgia and Anderson County, South Carolina. Built by the Austin Bridge Company of Atlanta, the Anderson-Elberton Free Bridge was form... More
Sanders Ferry Bridge, State Highway 184, Spanning Savannah River, Iva,...
Significance: The Sanders Ferry Bridge was built jointly by Elbert County, Georgia and Anderson County, South Carolina. Built by the Austin Bridge Company of Atlanta, the Anderson-Elberton Free Bridge was form... More
Vicksburg National Military Park Roads & Bridges, Halls Ferry Bridge, ...
Significance: Constructed over five months in 1936-1937, the Confederate Avenue bridge spanning Halls Ferry Road is the only extant bridge of its type in the state of Mississippi. The bridge was included in th... More
Johnson-McKonkey Ferry House, Washington Crossing, Mercer County, NJ
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-8 Survey number: HABS NJ-19 Building/structure dates: 17t2 Initial Construction
Johnson-McKonkey Ferry House, Washington Crossing, Mercer County, NJ
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-8 Survey number: HABS NJ-19 Building/structure dates: 17t2 Initial Construction
Johnson-McKonkey Ferry House, Washington Crossing, Mercer County, NJ
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-8 Survey number: HABS NJ-19 Building/structure dates: 17t2 Initial Construction
St. George's Church, 20-30 North Ferry Street, Schenectady, Schenectad...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-143, FN-325 Survey number: HABS NY-344
St. George's Church, 20-30 North Ferry Street, Schenectady, Schenectad...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-143, FN-325 Survey number: HABS NY-344
The Life, trial, and execution of Captain John Brown, known as "Old Br...
Public domain history book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
New York from Brooklyn - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.
Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship, navy, harbor, maritime photograph, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Second days action at Hatteras inlet
Broadside views of ships bombarding Fort Hatteras. Signed lower right: Alf.R. Waud. Title inscribed lower left. Inscribed above image: No top gallant masts up; Susquehannah; Cumberland; [Adnatie]; Minnesota; Wa... More
Fort Mifflin, Artillery Shed, Mud Island, Marine & Penrose Ferry Roads...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Fort Mifflin, Artillery Shed, Mud Island, Marine & Penrose Ferry Roads...
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Fort Mifflin, Artillery Shed, Mud Island, Marine & Penrose Ferry Roads...
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Fort Mifflin, Officers' Quarters, Mud Island, Marine & Penrose Ferry R...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Fort Mifflin, Officers' Quarters, Mud Island, Marine & Penrose Ferry R...
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Fort Mifflin, Officers' Quarters, Mud Island, Marine & Penrose Ferry R...
Public domain image of ferry ship, historical photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Southern Pacific Mole & Pier, Seventh Street, Oakland, Alameda County,...
Significance: Site first used in an organized transportation system as ferry landing in 1862, then called Oakland Point, though used as a landing since founding of Oakland in 1852. Became terminus of transconti... More
Harper House, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-66, FN-76 Survey number: HABS WV-168
Harper House, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-66, FN-76 Survey number: HABS WV-168
Harper House, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-66, FN-76 Survey number: HABS WV-168
Harper House, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-66, FN-76 Survey number: HABS WV-168
Harper House, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-66, FN-76 Survey number: HABS WV-168
Harper House, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-66, FN-76 Survey number: HABS WV-168
Sir. The subscribers have spared no expence or attention to render the...
Positive Photostat]. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 147, Folder 7a.
Bird-Brady House, Garage, Harpers Ferry Center, Harpers Ferry, Jeffers...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N1591 Survey number: HABS WV-304-A