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National Flags - Print, Library of Congress collection

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Secession exploded, Confederate States of America.

This strongly anti-Confederate satire is a fantastical vision of the Union defeat of the secessionist movement. A hideous monster representing secession emerges from the water at left. He is hit by a charge fro... More

[Civil War envelope showing Columbia holding American flag and cornuco...

Addressed to Miss Julia A. Barnes, Granville, Bradford Co., Pa.; bears 3 cent stamp. Verse from song Starry Flag by John Savage: We must keep that flag where it e'er has stood; In front of the free, the wise, ... More

[Two unidentified soldiers in Union uniforms in front of American flag...

Case: Berg, no. 1-188. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: Frank Picini, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2011. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of C... More

[Civil War envelope showing portrait of Lincoln in oval border decorat...

Addressed to Miss Sarah Sparks, Lanesboro, Susqa. Co., Penn.; postmarked Pa.; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photo... More

[Civil War envelope showing eagle with American flags, shield, arrows,...

Public domain scan of a poetry manuscript, poem, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Civil War envelope showing Columbia standing atop cannon and holding A...

Addressed to Mrs. Henretta Rhoad, Troy, Maine ; postmarked Washington, D.C., 1862 ; bears 3 cent stamp. Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2018; (D074) pp/liljmem

[Civil War envelope showing eagle with shield above American flags]

Addressed to Mr. John A. Barney, Co. B, 10th Regt. Wis. Vol., Edgefield June [?], Tenn.; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civi... More

Civil War envelope showing Confederate stars and bars flag

Addressed to Miss Mary E. Whitehead, Scotland Neck, N.Ca.; postmarked Enfield, N.C. Jul. 6; stamped paid. Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2018; (D074) Purchased from: John L. Kimbrough, Confederate States of America... More

[Civil War envelope showing American flag with message "The star spang...

Addressed to Miss Mary A. Davis, Hawleyville, Conn.; bears 3 cent stamp; postmarked in New Orleans, Louisiana, May 1862. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127) pp/liljmem

[Civil War envelope showing soldier with woman in stars and stripes dr...

Addressed to Mr. G.C. Merrifield, Mishamaka, Ind.; bears 3 cent stamp. Notation on recto: Bremen, Ind., Nov. 21, 1863. Verse from song A Soldier's Tear by Thomas Haynes Bayly: He turn'd and left the spot - O! ... More

The captured flags in the O - Public domain drawing

Flags in Capitol for celebration of Washington's birthday. Title inscribed below image. Published in: Harper's Weekly, March 8 1862, p.156 as "Rebel Flags in the Old Hall of Representatives." Gift, J.P. Morgan,... 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

Imre Kiralfy's grand romantic spectacle, Venice, the bride of the sea ...

W41773 U.S. Copyright Office "Copyrighted by Imre Kiralfy 1891." Caption: Pisani's triumph. Created by "The Strobridge Lith. Co., Cin'ti & New York; (printed in America)." N.N.Y. 4218. Small portrait of I. Kira... More

Hoisting the flag at Guantanamo, June 12, 1898

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Presidents of the United States of America

General information about the Popular and Applied Graphic Art print materials is available at: loc.gov Title information compiled by Junior Fellows, 2005-2017. Richards, George L., copyright claimant. Senf, C.,... More

U.S. Marshal's Office, Alaska - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Title transcribed from caption accompanying item. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter collection (Library of Congress). Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951.

[Civil war soldiers with tattered flag]

Title devised by cataloger. No publication information. (DLC/PP-1934:0109). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

Take your choice--Do you want a man who, having raised the stars and s...

William McKinley raising U.S. flag in the Philippines, and William Jennings Bryan chopping it down, with U.S. flags flying over Puerto Rico and Cuba, as Uncle Sam and another man watch from U.S. soil. Illus. in... More

The pigmies attack; but the government still lives / Keppler.

Illustration shows President McKinley standing on the steps to the U.S. Capitol, holding up two flags, one labeled "Expansion" and the other labeled "Sound Money." Tiny figures at the foot of the steps show Wil... More

[Inspection room, Ellis Island, New York, N.Y.]

Picryl description: Public domain image of a religious building interior, church, cathedral, hall, 17th, 18th, 19th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

U.S. flag, the Stars and Stripes

Public domain photograph of Middle East, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

FLAGS. BATTLE FLEET FLAG - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

A black and white photo of an american flag, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title and date from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. ... More

Emblemas de la libertad y de la humanidad La Cruz Roja, Madre de todas...

Poster showing two Red Cross nurses, one, a Madonna figure, cradling in her arms a wounded soldier(?) on a litter, between the flags of Panama and the United States.

Emblemas de la libertad y de la humanidad La Cruz Roja, Madre de todas...

Poster showing two Red Cross nurses, one, a Madonna figure, cradling in her arms a wounded soldier(?) on a litter, between the flags of Bolivia and the United States.

Men of London! Remember! We must have more men so join now and help to...

Poster showing the dome of St. Paul's Cathedral, London, with flags of the Allies. Poster no. 50.

Pro patria! Join Army for period of war / / Welsh.

U.S. Army recruiting poster showing two soldiers on horseback, carrying an American flag and the flag of the Army.

FLAGS - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Epiphany Lutheran Church interior

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Honor roll The following patriotic men and women in this organization ...

Poster showing a flag of four blue vertical bars on a white field with a wide red border, and numbered spaces for listing bond purchasers. Reg. U.S. Pat. Off.

Be a U.S. Marine! / James Montgomery Flagg.

Marine holding a handgun, U.S. flag in background. Promotional goal: U.S. J26. 191-.

Banque L. Dupont & Cie. Emprunt Nat[ioanl] souscrivez

Three men on a scaffold attaching a French flag to the top of a building's spire. Translation of title: Banque L. Dupont & Cie. Subscribe to the National Loan. Signed: L. Jonas. Promotional goal: Fr. J8. 1920.... More

Suffragette - Public domain monumental decor drawing

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Flags. View of flags at Union Station I

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

Suffragette - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Two children in front of statue of Dante, crowd of people and flags],...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a cemetery, memorial, monument, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The Sultan goes to prayer. Crowds and flags for his reception The harb...

Photographs show crowds and flags during the Selamlik (the Caliph's procession to the mosque for prayer), Istanbul, Turkey and the harbor of Malta. On page: no. 1502 (top image) and no. 1503 (bottom image). In... More

Balfour at Richon - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Public domain photograph of synagogue building, Judaism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Acacia Mutual Life Insurance Co. Building. Flags at half mast at Acaci...

Public domain photograph of midcentury American architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Regatta, President's Cup 1931. Flags at regatta I

Public domain image of personnel, army, group of people in uniform, parade, historic place, military activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Flag, Detroit, Mich. - An american flag is flying in the sky

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

Color guard of Negro engineers, Ft. Belvoir(?), Virginia

12002-69. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More

High above, over a true "home of the brave," the floating folds of the...

Picryl description: Public domain image of military training, armed forces fort, camp, exercise activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

PRESIDENT RECEIVES GIFT OF FLAGS FROM PHILIPPINE RESIDENTS. WASHINGTON...

A black and white photo of two men sitting at a desk. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

51st annual exhibition - American painting and sculpture

Poster for art exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago, November 14 to January 5, showing part of an American flag. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Date stamped on verso... More

I pledge allegiance and silence about the war

Poster promoting patriotism and suggesting that careless communication may be harmful to the war effort, showing the American flag. Date stamped on recto: Jan 21 '43. Work Projects Administration Poster Collect... More

Toledo, Ohio. Evangelical church ceremony at which the preacher delive...

Public domain photograph of military parade, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Oswego, New York. Boy scouts carrying the United Nations flags on Flag...

Public domain photograph of military parade, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Washington, D.C. A man selling flags and buttons at the parade to recr...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of worker, marketplace, vendor, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Exterior of Pemayangtse Monastery with prayer flags, Sikkim]

Title devised by Library staff. Related photograph in: Mountaintop kingdom: Sikkim / photos by Alice S. Kandell; text by Charlotte Y. Salisbury. New York : Norton, 1971, p. 96, where image appears with caption... More

My name is Marc and my friend Joey worked on the 105th floor of No. 1 ...

Portrait of a boy next to stars and strips of the American flag, with text describing his reaction to the loss of his friend during the September 11th terrorist attack on New York City. Forms part of: Exit Art ... More

Painting of the American and Texas flags on a building in Albany, Texa...

Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and P... More

Texas state flags line a path through the Texas State Cemetery in Aust...

Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and P... More

The flags of Texas and the United States, a longhorn steer, and a Robi...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a mural painting, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Territory of Hawaii registration day July 31

Poster showing a soldier bearing a large U.S. flag. Central Board of Registration, Selective Draft, Territory of Hawaii. Additional text in Chinese. Exhibited: "Echoes of the Great War : American Experiences o... More

Flags. Three flagpoles and one flag at Union Station

Old negative number: 282. 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... More

Here lie "the facts" / W.A. Rogers.

Uncle Sam standing behind bodies of children, killed on the Lusitania, covered with U.S. flag. He faces William II, emperor of Germany and king of Prussia. (DLC/PP-1932:0042). Forms part of: Cabinet of American... More

[Unidentified girl in dress holding American flag and ball]

Case: Berg 3-155. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). Exhibited: "The Last Full Measure : Civil War Phot... More

Our heaven born banner / painted by William Bauly ; lith. of Sarony, M...

A pro-Union patriotic print, evidently based on Frederic Edwin Church's small oil painting "Our Banner in the Sky" or on a chromolithograph reproducing that painting published in New York by Goupil & Co. in the... More

Our heaven born banner / painted by William Bauly ; lith. of Sarony, M...

A pro-Union patriotic print, evidently based on Frederic Edwin Church's small oil painting "Our Banner in the Sky" or on a chromolithograph reproducing that painting published in New York by Goupil & Co. in the... More

Rebecca, a slave girl from New Orleans / Chas. Paxson, photographer, N...

Photograph shows a full-length portrait of Rebecca Huger, sitting, facing left, looking at the U.S. flag. Oh! How I Love the Old Flag caption below image. "Entered, according to act of Congress, in the year 18... More

[Ford near Shepherdstown, on the Potomac. Pickets firing across the ri...

Soldiers resting, and firing guns on the banks of the Potomac. Title devised from Harpers Weekly. Published in: Harper's Weekly, October 11, 1862. Inscribed upper left: 1st [illegible inscription] Gift, J.P. Mo... More

Review by the President of the Cavalry of the Army of the Potomac

Signed lower right: Alf R [Waud]. Title inscribed below image. Inscribed below title: General Buford's division of regulars passing by the general gallopping[sic] to the head of the column. Published in: Harper... More

[Charleston, S.C. Federal squadron dressed with flags for the annivers...

Photographs of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy, specifically of Charleston, S.C., 1863-1865.

Old glory the king of kings - Public domain World War One sheet music

Words by Wm. Leo Brannon ; music by Leo Friedman. (statement of responsibility) For voice and piano. Staff notation. (language) H72 North American Music Company (music plate)

Battle of Friday on the Chickahominy

Signed lower right: A.R. Waud. Title inscribed upper left. Inscribed above image: Porter, McCall, Slocum, Sykes, and Sumner attacked by a superior force of the rebels under Jackson and Lee. Published in: Harper... More

Old glory forever - Public domain World War One sheet music

words and music by Beth Hart. (statement of responsibility) For voice and piano. Manuscript in ink, with typescript lyrics. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. (additional physic... More

Don't touch my flag! - Public domain graphic arts, Library of Congress

Print shows a young boy wearing a Union Army cap, holding a U.S. flag, and putting up his fists. 33567 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright 1898 by W.D. Henderson.

[Charleston, S.C. Federal squadron dressed with flags; another view]

Photographs of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy, specifically of Charleston, S.C., 1863-1865.

[Unidentified soldier in Union artillery uniform sitting in front of A...

Case: leather geometric scroll motif with small center cross. Digital photo with mat removed by Mike O'Donnell. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of C... More

[Unidentified soldier in Union artillery shell jacket with revolver ho...

Case: Leather case with framing lines. Digital photo with mat removed by Mike O'Donnell. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (L... More

Flag of my land patriotic song arranged for mixed voices

words, T.A. Daly ; music, Charles A. Chase. (statement of responsibility) For mixed voices (SATB) and piano. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. (additional physical form) Staff ... More

Old glory - Public domain American popular sheet music

This is a public-domain musical notation scan. There were many music publishers in the United States during the 1900s. Some of the most well-known ones include G. Schirmer, Inc., Boosey & Hawkes, and Hal Leonar... More

[World War I soldier with American flag in background]

Photograph shows a full-length portrait of an African American soldier in uniform. Title from Gladstone collection checklist. Gladstone's inventory code and notes: M57. "Eugene Jones" -inscribed on back of post... More

Betsey [sic] Ross - Engraving, Public domain image

Betsy Ross sewing flag. From painting by G. Liebscher. Copyright by F.A. Schneider.

The voice from the aerie - Public domain American popular sheet music

This is a public-domain musical notation scan. There were many music publishers in the United States during the 1900s. Some of the most well-known ones include G. Schirmer, Inc., Boosey & Hawkes, and Hal Leonar... More

[Thirty-six star flag] - An old american flag hanging on a wall

Published in: Eyes of the nation : a visual history of the United States / Vincent Virga and curators of the Library of Congress ; historical commentary by Alan Brinkley. New York : Knopf, 1997. Exhibited: "Am... More

[Civil War envelope showing Columbia with flag, Massachusettsachusetts...

Addressed to Mrs. Leander M. Alde[n?], North Middlebor[ough?], Mass.; bears 3 cent stamp. On verso: Entered according to act of Congress, by Jno. G. Wells, cor. of Park Row and Beekman Street, N.Y., in the Cle... More

Our banner - Public domain World War One sheet music

Words by Eva Bassett ; music by Leo Friedman. (statement of responsibility) For voice and piano. Staff notation. (language) X97 North American Music Company (music plate)

Wave old glory over all! - Public domain World War One sheet music

music by R. A. Browne ; poem and copyright by J. R. Snyder. (statement of responsibility) For voice and piano. Manuscript in ink, with typescript lyrics. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congres... More

Fort Sumter, south side, Morris Island

Stereograph showing the lighthouse and U.S. flag at Fort Sumter as seen from the beach at Morris Island. Forms part of: Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

[Unidentified soldier in Union artillery uniform standing next to pede...

Case: Rinhart, no. 129. Digital photo with mat removed by Mike O'Donnell. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congr... More

Rebel advance through the smoke, and seizure of a part of the breastwo...

Signed lower right: ARW. Title inscribed below image. Inscribed above image: between 4 and 5 PM 9th May '64. Inscribed on verso: One rebel color bearer stood up on the log with his flag. how much farther he got... More

[Cuban standard bearer] - Drawing. Public domain image.

Title from mat. Poster for Scribner's, 1910. (DLC/PP-1935:0006). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

The two standards bearers, the day after battle / E.B. Bensell, del. ;...

Music cover showing wounded soldier seated on ground in battlefield, holding up flag in one hand and a sword in the other. Copyright by Matthew C. Bogia. No. 134.

[Unidentified young women in dresses in front of American flag]

Case: Berg, no. 7-22. Digital photo with mat removed by Mike O'Donnell. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Purchased from: Home Sweet Homes Antiques, Anacortes, Washington, 2005. Exhibited: "The L... More

Miss Carolina Sulivan - one of the obstinate daughters of America, 177...

Cartoon shows Sullivan's Island, portrayed as a head-and-shoulders portrait of a woman who looks like William Pitt, right profile, with large hairdo meant to conceal fortifications, cannons, and several battle ... More

Colony of Russian-Germans greeting President Roosevelt, Victoria, Kans...

Photograph showing audience of Russian Germans waving American flags. H31854 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood.

[Unidentified sailors in Union uniforms with American flag in front of...

Case: Thermoplastic fruit and scroll. Digital photo with mat removed by Mike O'Donnell. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Li... More

[Abraham Lincoln, standing, full-length, facing right, holding rope of...

G20505 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by the Gerlach-Barklow Co., Joliet, Illinois.

The living service flag This picture was laid out on the beautiful pol...

Photograph shows the soldiers of the 164th Depot Brigade, Camp Funston, Fort Riley, Kansas, formed into the shape of the U.S. Armed Forces service flag. In album: Living and symbolic design photographs, compose... More

Patriotic League / Howard Chandler Christy 1918 ; The United States Pr...

Poster showing a young woman with an American flag. Includes open blue triangle, symbol of war relief work.

The belligerent plenipo's / T. Colley, fect.

Cartoon shows America, on the right, represented by an Indian, celebrating her new acquisition, half of the English king's crown, while her allies, the King of France, a Dutchman, and a Spaniard complain at hav... More

Rosa, Charley, Rebecca. Slave children from New Orleans / Chas. Paxson...

Photograph shows a full-length portrait of freed slaves Rosina Downs, Charles Taylor, and Rebecca Huger, each wrapped in a portion of the U.S. flag. "Our protection" caption below image. "Entered, according to... More

Vietnam Veterans Memorial, West Potomac Park, Washington, District of ...

Significance: It was built to honor the veterans of the Vietnam War (1959-1975). As a memorial for a controversial and unpopular war, it was intended both to commemorate those who served, as well as provide a v... More

Vietnam Veterans Memorial, West Potomac Park, Washington, District of ...

Significance: It was built to honor the veterans of the Vietnam War (1959-1975). As a memorial for a controversial and unpopular war, it was intended both to commemorate those who served, as well as provide a v... More

Vietnam Veterans Memorial, West Potomac Park, Washington, District of ...

Significance: It was built to honor the veterans of the Vietnam War (1959-1975). As a memorial for a controversial and unpopular war, it was intended both to commemorate those who served, as well as provide a v... More

Vietnam Veterans Memorial, West Potomac Park, Washington, District of ...

Significance: It was built to honor the veterans of the Vietnam War (1959-1975). As a memorial for a controversial and unpopular war, it was intended both to commemorate those who served, as well as provide a v... More

Vietnam Veterans Memorial, West Potomac Park, Washington, District of ...

Significance: It was built to honor the veterans of the Vietnam War (1959-1975). As a memorial for a controversial and unpopular war, it was intended both to commemorate those who served, as well as provide a v... More

Rebel prisoners and battle flags captured at Chancellorsville, being t...

Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.1.63) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.