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Arnold Genthe - Two sheenies, Chinatown, San Francisco

Picryl description: Public domain image of a 19th-century fashion, China or Chinese-inspired design, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Arnold Genthe - Toy merchants, Chinatown, San Francisco

Title from a similar image in: Genthe's photographs of San Francisco's old Chinatown / photographs by Arnold Genthe ; selection and text by John Kuo Wei Tchen. New York : Dover Publications, 1984, pl. 62. Purch... More

Woman carrying a child crossing a street, Chinatown, San Francisco

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Man carrying a child accompanied by a man and another child, Chinatown...

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Arnold Genthe - The devil's kitchen (by night), Chinatown, San Francis...

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Vendors and a horse and cart on a street, Chinatown, San Francisco

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Washington Monument. Views of Washington Monument, cherry blossoms and...

Titles devised. The Washington Monument is an iconic obelisk located in Washington D.C., United States. It is located on the National Mall and is dedicated to George Washington, the first President of the Unit... More

Washington Monument. Views of Washington Monument, cherry blossoms and...

Titles devised. The Washington Monument is an iconic obelisk located in Washington D.C., United States. It is located on the National Mall and is dedicated to George Washington, the first President of the Unit... More

U.S. Capitol exteriors. Close-up of U.S. Capitol with stairs

Titles devised. The original U.S. Capitol building, known as the "Old Capitol," was a small brick building that was completed in 1800. It served as the Capitol building until the current building was completed... More

Beaches. View of beach and dunes II

Titles devised. The Theodor Horydczak Collection is a collection of photographs taken by Theodor Horydczak (1890-1971) a Polish-born American photographer who worked in Washington D.C. from the 1910s to the 19... More

Creole mansion and one-story cottage, New Orleans

Title from a similar image in: Impressions of old New Orleans : a book of pictures / Arnold Genthe. New York : George H. Doran, 1926. Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943. Plate 063 NUMBER: SIS 0063 vd image reversed

Smithsonian Institution Building. Railroad exhibit, Smithsonian Instit...

Titles devised. The Theodor Horydczak Collection is a collection of photographs taken by Theodor Horydczak (1890-1971) a Polish-born American photographer who worked in Washington D.C. from the 1910s to the 19... More

Gardens. Azaleas in bloom, trees, horizontal I

Titles devised. The Theodor Horydczak Collection is a collection of photographs taken by Theodor Horydczak (1890-1971) a Polish-born American photographer who worked in Washington D.C. from the 1910s to the 19... More

Gardens. Tulip garden, horizontal

Titles devised. The Theodor Horydczak Collection is a collection of photographs taken by Theodor Horydczak (1890-1971) a Polish-born American photographer who worked in Washington D.C. from the 1910s to the 19... More

West Virginia. Valley farm scene

Titles devised. The Theodor Horydczak Collection is a collection of photographs taken by Theodor Horydczak (1890-1971) a Polish-born American photographer who worked in Washington D.C. from the 1910s to the 19... More

Public domain image of New york city cityscape, free to use, no copyri...

Public domain photograph of early 20th-century New York metropolis cityscape, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Untitled] - A black and white photo of two nurses

A black and white photo of men working on a construction site. FSA/OWI...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). To identify this image it may help to search for images that have neighboring call numbers, are similar in appearance, and have titles. There was no ca... More

Duke Ellington - A black and white photo of a man in a suit

A black and white photo of a farmer in a field. FSA/OWI Photograph.

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). To identify this image it may help to search for images that have neighboring call numbers, are similar in appearance, and have titles. There was no ca... More

[Untitled] - A black and white photo of a train track

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of farming, farmer, agriculture, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Untitled] - A black and white photo of a woman watering flowers

Picryl description: Public domain image of a garden, gardening, agriculture, plants, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

While the mothers are working in the fields, the preschool children of...

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Wheat fields near Walla Walla, Washington

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Date palms. Coachella Valley, California

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Lincoln Memorial. Exterior of Lincoln Memorial XII

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Paintings. Martha Washington in the White House I

Public domain photo of portrait art painting, 18th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

U.S. Capitol exteriors. U.S. Capitol through apple blossoms

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Treasury Department. Exterior of Treasury Department from 16th St., no...

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Trees. Maple tree III - Color photograph, Kodachrome film transparenci...

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National Naval Medical Center. Exterior of Naval Hospital II

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U.S. Capitol exteriors. U.S. Capitol, vertical at night, dome lit VI

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U.S. Capitol exteriors. U.S. Capitol with statue in foreground II

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Washington, D.C. views. Waterfront from 14th St. Bridge

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Washington Monument. Views of Washington Monument, cherry blossoms and...

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

Southern Arizona, June 1938

Picryl description: Public domain image of railroad tracks, railway, train car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Illuminated manuscript pages. Nativity scene illumination II

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National Cathedral interiors. Stained glass windows at National Cathed...

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White House exteriors. View of White House from Washington Monument II

The Washington Monument is an iconic obelisk located in Washington D.C., United States. It is located on the National Mall and is dedicated to George Washington, the first President of the United States. It was... More

Lighthouses. Black and white striped lighthouse

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Federal Reserve Building, Constitution Ave. Federal Reserve with azale...

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Washington Monument. Views of Washington Monument, cherry blossoms and...

The Washington Monument is an iconic obelisk located in Washington D.C., United States. It is located on the National Mall and is dedicated to George Washington, the first President of the United States. It was... More

U.S. Supreme Court exteriors. U.S. Supreme Court, horizontal with woma...

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Washington, D.C. views. View of Washington, D.C. from Fort Myer III

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Library of Congress (Jefferson Building). Exterior of Jefferson Buildi...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a classical or neoclassical building, architecture design, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Arlington National Cemetery. Custis-Lee Mansion exterior with people i...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a classical or neoclassical building, architecture design, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

U.S. Supreme Court exteriors. U.S. Supreme Court, horizontal, with car

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a historic courthouse building, court, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Pan American Union Building. Fountain in courtyard of Pan American Uni...

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U.S. Capitol exteriors. Night view of U.S. Capitol, vertical

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a historic Capitol building, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Washington Monument. Views of Washington Monument, cherry blsooms and ...

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U.S. Capitol exteriors. U.S. Capitol with Capitol Plaza fountain in fo...

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Washington Monument. Views of Washington Monument and tulip magnolia b...

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Rear of church. Saint Martinville, Louisiana

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U.S. Capitol paintings. Declaration of Independence, painting by John ...

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National Gallery of Art. Mercury Fountain in National Gallery of Art I

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Williamsburg, Virginia. Governor's Palace in Williamsburg I

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New York views. Trees with hills in background in New York I

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Gardens. Azaleas in bloom with tree and path, vertical

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Paintings. Naval officer portrait II

Picryl description: Public domain photo of portrait art painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Miscellaneous subjects. Worthington Industries products, condenser wat...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building interior, power generator, furnace, boiler, 20th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Library of Congress (John Adams Building). Reading room in Adams Build...

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

Illuminated manuscript pages. Annunciation illumination II

Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, 14ht-15th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description. The Annunciation is a biblical event in which the angel Gabriel ... More

Washington Monument. Views of Washington Monument, cherry blossoms and...

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St. Alban's Church. View of St. Alban's Church

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Great Falls of the Potomac, Virginia. View down river at Great Falls I

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National Cathedral. Rose window at National Cathedral above three smal...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a stained glass window, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Library of Congress (John Adams Building). Reading room in Adams Build...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a classical or neoclassical building, architecture design, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Islamic Center (Mosque). Minaret I

Picryl description: Public domain image of a mosque minaret tower, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

National Cathedral exteriors. Exterior of National Cathedral VI

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Pan American Union Building. Interior of Pan American Union Building s...

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Federal Reserve Building, Constitution Ave. Federal Reserve, left corn...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a classical or neoclassical building, architecture design, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Mount Vernon. View of Mount Vernon mansion IX

Picryl description: Public domain image of a small palace, chateau, villa, residential historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Treasury Department. Exterior of Treasury Department from 15th St., no...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a classical or neoclassical building, architecture design, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Pennsylvania. Site where Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Addr...

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Picryl description: Public domain image of a church or cathedral inter...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a church, cathedral, religious building, 17th,18th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Missouri River. Broadwater County, Montana

Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington State, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mr. and Mrs. Andy Bahain, FSA (Farm Security Administration) borrowers...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of farming, farmer, agriculture, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Linters, that cotton which clings to the seed, is removed and then for...

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Stock water dam and waterhole on ranch near Marfa, Texas

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Electronic surrogate made from item with the same number in the LC-USF34 series. Transfer; United States... More

Classing cotton. Mid-South Cotton Growers Association, Memphis, Tennes...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Electronic surrogate made from item with the same number in the LC-USF34 series. Transfer; United States... More

Herbert F. Johnson, Jr., Wingspread, residence in Racine, Wisconsin. L...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a living room, fireplace, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Driving cattle. Three Circle roundup. Custer Forest, Montana

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

Spanish-American woman spinning woolen thread at WPA (Works Progress A...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Electronic surrogate made from item with the same number in the LC-USF34 series. Transfer; United States... More

Crop rotation: one field is fallow, another has corn, a third has alfa...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from record for item with the same number in the LC-USF34 series. Electronic surrogate made from item with the same number ... More

Cowhand at ease in bunkhouse. Quarter Circle 'U' Ranch, Montana

Public domain photograph - Montana Folklife collection, ethnography, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Cattle branding scene. Ranch near Marfa, Texas

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School is out for lunch. Grundy County, Iowa

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Ferry boats still transport some of the traffic between New York City ...

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Tim Forehand's wife Minnie scratching Irish potatoes out of their gard...

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Cowhand. Three Circle roundup. Custer Forest, Montana

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

Driving cattle in corral. William Tonn ranch, Custer County, Montana

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

Wife of FSA (Farm Security Administration) client with home-canned veg...

Picryl description: Public domain image of people, meeting, eating, drinking, food, beverage, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Wife of FSA (Farm Security Administration) client with home-canned veg...

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

Country church and cornfield. Monona County, Iowa

Picryl description: Public domain image of a rural landscape, farmhouse, pasture, farm field, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Well baby clinic. Tulare migrant camp. Visalia, California

Public domain photograph - United States during 1930s Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Art class. Provincetown's reputation as an art center provides ample i...

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Tailings pit of gold mill at Telluride, Colorado

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Children in nursery. Tulare migrant camp. Visalia, California

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Irrigated farm land in Delta County, Colorado

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Mrs. Knees at oven, baking bread to be sold at farmers' market. Du Boi...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Electronic surrogate made from item with the same number in the LC-USF34 series. Transfer; United States... More