339 Founding fathers Images: LOC's Public Domain Archive Public Domain Search

[George Washington crossing the Delaware River]

George Washington standing up in boat. Public domain photograph - New Jersey, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Diagrams of various electrical phenomena and title page of Experiment...

Frontispiece and title page in: Experiments and observations of electricity / Benjamin Franklin. London : Printed for F. Newbery, 1774. Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C... More

B. Franklin, L.L.D. F.R.S. - ambassador from the Congress of America t...

Print shows Benjamin Franklin, head-and-shoulders portrait, left profile, in oval. After the medal by the Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres in 1778. Illus. in: An impartial history of the war in America, between... More

Thomas Paine / Romney pinxt. ; Wright sculpt.

Print shows author and philosopher Thomas Paine, half-length portrait, facing left. Engraving of a 1792 painting by George Romney. Exhibited in: "Creating the United States" at the Library of Congress, Washing... More

Dr. Benjamin Franklin engrav'd by P.R. Maverick, 65 Liberty Street

Print shows Benjamin Franklin, head-and-shoulders portrait, wearing fur hat and spectacles, facing left, in oval tied with a ribbon at top and festooned with ivy.

Thomas Paine's recantation! Thomas Paine's last moments

Seated in chair with woman (Mary Roscoe) at his side and 3 men in doorway. Reference copy may be in Biog. File. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Broadsides 180... More

[George Washington, monument in Fairmount Park, Philadelphiadelphia - ...

21768 U.S. Copyright Office. Photo of monument by Rudolf Siemering, copyrighted by Wm. H. Rau. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Phtoog. Index; Sculpture Seimer... More

Benjamin Franklin and Richard Oswald discussing the Treaty of Peace Pa...

Depicts events from 1782. Halftone repro. of drawing by Howard Pyle. Illus. in: Scribner Magazine, 1898, v. 24, p. 721. Reference copy may be in LOT 4412K. This record contains unverified, old data from caption... More

[George Washington, full-length portrait]

Public domain photograph of 19th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Benjamin Franklin - Public domain portrait engraving

Public domain photo of portrait art print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

National Cathedral interiors. Statue of George Washington in National ...

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

[Benjamin Franklin reading draft of Declaration of Independence, John ...

G62596 U.S. Copyright Office. Reproduction of a painting by J.L.G. Ferris.

George Washington fire engine. Unusually interesting to visitors to Al...

A man standing next to a fire engine. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

John Adams, residence in Quincy, Massachusetts. John Adams desk and ch...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an office, table, bureau, desk, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

John Adams, residence in Quincy, Massachusetts. John Quincy Adams' com...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bureau, office furniture, desk, chair, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Tomb of George Washington, Mount Vernon, 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

Thomas Jefferson. Third president of the United States

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Kellogg, D.W. & Co.

Benyamin [sic] Franklin gebohren 1706 / D. Berger sculp., 1783.

Print shows Benjamin Franklin, head-and-shoulders portrait, left profile, in oval with ribbon at top. Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 graphics in the Libr... More

Mirabeau arrive aux Champs Élisées / J.M. Moreau le Jne. inv. ; F.J. M...

Print shows Mirabeau at center arriving at the Champs Élisées where he hands a copy of the French Constitution to J.J. Rousseau as Benjamin Franklin reaches to place a wreath on his head; in the left background... More

Benjamin Franklin - né a Boston, le 17 Janvier 1706 / dessiné par Desr...

Print shows Benjamin Franklin, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left, in oval. Caption continues: Imprimeur; fondateur de la République des Etats unis de l'Amerique Septentrionale - mort à Philadel... More

[Thomas Jefferson, three-quarter length portrait, seated at table, fac...

A3496 U.S. Copyright Office. Reproduction of painting by Gilbert Stuart. Public domain photograph of 19th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Furankurin to kaminari no zu - Public domain drawing

Print shows a man (Benjamin Franklin) and a woman sitting at a table in a house during a thunderstorm as lightning strikes a length of chain extending from a tub of water on the ground to a rod attached to the ... More

[Benjamin Franklin, half-length portrait, facing right] / Etch. by H.B...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a portrait of a scientist, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[George Washington, full-length portrait, standing, facing left, right...

Reproduction of painting by Gilbert Stuart. Public domain photograph of 19th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[George Washington, head-and-shoulders portrait]

Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Benjamin Franklin opening first subscription library in Philadelphia

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

Monticello, home of Thomas Jefferson, Charlottesville, Virginia

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

Paintings. Mrs. George Washington by E.F. Andrews

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

Benjamin Franklin, statue in Lincoln Park, Chicago

J06690 U.S. Copyright Office No. 32538; 76. Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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

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

Wakefield, Virginia, George Washington's birthplace. View of Wakefield...

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

U.S. Capitol paintings. George Washington with British soldiers at Yor...

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

Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson, near Charlottesville, Virgin...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of antique sculpture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Benjamin Franklin bust at the French Embassy, 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. Franklin was the ambassador to France prior to the Amer... More

[Exterior view. Bust of Benjamin Franklin by F. Wellington Ruckstull, ...

Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

Benjamin Franklin - peint d'après nature pour la famille - exposé au S...

Print shows Benjamin Franklin, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left. Lithograph after painting by Joseph-Siffrède Duplessis.

Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States

Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Benj. Franklin / engraved by George E. Perine, N.Y., for the Eclectic,...

Portrait print showing Benjamin Franklin, head-and-shoulders portrait, wearing a fur hat and spectacles, facing right. DCRM(G) example, 1A2.2 facsimile autograph as title.

John Adams, President of the United States of America / painted by Cop...

John Adams, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left. Inscribed on verso: by his friend Thos. Marcy, 27th Feby 1819. Reference copy in PRES FILE - Adams, John Bust. Exhibited in: "Creating the U.S." Li... More

Thomas Jefferson, a philosopher, a patriote [sic], and a friend / dess...

Thomas Jefferson, bust portrait, right profile, wearing laurel crown. Reference copy in PRES FILE - Jefferson Prints Bust. Aquatint portrait after painting ca. 1799 by Tadeusz Kościuszko.

Dr. Benjamin Franklin. Gebohrn zu Boston den 17 Jan. 1706

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Unattributed. German Accession 6046B?; 84-73 PAGA

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th centu...

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions

Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's home, Charlottesville, Virginia

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

[Natural Bridge, Virginia, the Thomas Jefferson cottage]

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

[Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790, seated in sedan chair, facing left, fac...

G48957 U.S. Copyright Office. Reproduction of painting. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: BI; Shelf.

You must all hang together or you'll all hang separately

Allies "France," "England," "Italy," and "United States" in front of vision of Benjamin Franklin while, in background, German troops watch military officer hang bear, representing Soviet Union, from tree. (DLC/... More

Statues and sculpture. Benjamin Franklin, Jackson Square statue

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

Peyton Randolph House (i.e. Semple House), Williamsburg, James City Co...

Public domain photograph of 1930s-1940s house, porch, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Statues and sculpture over the door of the gallery of House chamber, U...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bust, head, sculpture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

1732 - George Washington - 1799 - Public domain portrait engraving

Bust portrait of United States president George Washington as an older man is design for enamel mosaic in Alexandria, Virginia. Gift; Victor Facchina; 1934; (DLC/PP-1934:222).

Benjamin Franklin opening first subscription library in Philadelphia

Photograph of a painting copyrighted by the Franklin Foundation. The Free Library of Philadelphia. Detroit Publishing Co. no. M 28058. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

[Thomas Jefferson, bust portrait, facing left]

Repro. of painting, copyrighted by the W.H. Gallagher Co., N.Y. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Presidential I.; Shelf.

Franklin's experiment with the kite

Benjamin Franklin and another man flying kite from doorway. Public domain photograph of a ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Benjamin Franklin statue - Public domain portrait photograph

A group of people standing around a statue, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Date based on date of negatives in same range. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. General information about the Harris ... More

John Adams, residence in Quincy, Massachusetts. Mahogany room (panel r...

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

Bust of George Washington in the U.S. Capitol, 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

George Washington, Boston Public Garden, Massachusetts

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

The works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin, in philosophy, politics, and moral...

Ford, P.L. Franklin bibliography, 568 Sowerby, E.M. Cat. of the lib. of Thomas Jefferson, 4931 NUC pre-1956 NF 0338786 Some engravings signed by Cornelius Tiebout, Alexander Lawson, James Akin and W. Strickla... More

The works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin, in philosophy, politics, and moral...

Ford, P.L. Franklin bibliography, 568 Sowerby, E.M. Cat. of the lib. of Thomas Jefferson, 4931 NUC pre-1956 NF 0338786 Some engravings signed by Cornelius Tiebout, Alexander Lawson, James Akin and W. Strickla... More

1. General Washington 2. General Gates 3. Dr. Franklin 4. Präsid Laure...

Print shows head-and-shoulders portraits of George Washington and Horatio Gates in right profile, Benjamin Franklin facing left, and Henry Laurens and John Paul Jones facing right. Illus. in: Allgemeines histo... More

[Benjamin Franklin] - Public domain portrait engraving

Picryl description: Public domain image of a portrait of a scientist, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

George Washington resigning his commission, painting in Capitol, [Wash...

A black and white photo of a painting of a group of people. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

John Adams, residence in Quincy, Massachusetts. Collection of watches ...

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

Living room at Mount Vernon, a near (but larger) replica in Dallas, Te...

Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. On January 1, 1938, legendary oilman H.L. Hunt moved his family into the neoclassical Georgian home, built in 1930. Specimen live oak... More

[Thomas Jefferson, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right]

Title devised by Library staff, other information from Miles. Trimmed to image. Dexter, 441 Published in: Saint-Mémin and the Neoclassical profile portrait in America / Ellen G. Miles. Washington, D.C. : Nation... More

U.S. Capitol paintings. Benjamin Franklin fresco in U.S. Capitol

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

Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cook at 219 ann. of birth of Benjamin Franklin, 117...

Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. General information about the National Photo Company collection is available ... More

U.S. Capitol paintings. George Washington by C.W. Peale, [view] I

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

The works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin, in philosophy, politics, and moral...

Ford, P.L. Franklin bibliography, 568 Sowerby, E.M. Cat. of the lib. of Thomas Jefferson, 4931 NUC pre-1956 NF 0338786 Some engravings signed by Cornelius Tiebout, Alexander Lawson, James Akin and W. Strickla... More

The works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin, in philosophy, politics, and moral...

Ford, P.L. Franklin bibliography, 568 Sowerby, E.M. Cat. of the lib. of Thomas Jefferson, 4931 NUC pre-1956 NF 0338786 Some engravings signed by Cornelius Tiebout, Alexander Lawson, James Akin and W. Strickla... More

Benjamin Franklin opening first subscription library in Philadelphia

Photograph of a painting by Charles E. Mills, copyrighted by the Franklin Foundation. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 028058. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

George Washington's Fishing Tackle

Fish hooks, line, and hook container. H84328 U.S. Copyright Office Photo by J.A. Anderson. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Fishing (Sport); Pres. I. Misc.; Shelf.

Burial Place of John Adams, Quincy, Massachusetts.

View of church. Public domain photograph - historic landmark, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Statues and sculpture. Benjamin Franklin, full figure, facing stairway...

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

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

Subject matter of painting mis-identified by Horydczak as the signing of the Constitution. Titles devised.

Statues and sculpture. Benjamin Franklin statue I

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

Statues and sculpture. George Washington, full figure, in U.S. Capitol...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of antique sculpture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Part of a wrap around dining room mural at Mount Vernon, a near (but l...

Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. On January 1, 1938, legendary oilman H.L. Hunt moved his family into the neoclassical Georgian home, built in 1930. Specimen live oak... More

Portrait of Benjamin Franklin L.L.D, Print

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Unattributed.

A portrait of a man in a fur hat Portrait of Benjamin Franklin, L.L.D....

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Benjamin. Mounted on mat with another, untitled bust portrait of Franklin.

Part of a wrap around dining room mural at Mount Vernon, a near (but l...

Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. On January 1, 1938, legendary oilman H.L. Hunt moved his family into the neoclassical Georgian home, built in 1930. Specimen live oak... More

Statue of Benjamin Franklin, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Title from jacket. "44 extra" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 032181. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

[Thomas Jefferson, half-length portrait]

Public domain photograph of 19th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Franklin Statue, Philadelphia, Pa

Inscription on statue: Benjamin Franklin 1706-1790 venerated for benevolence, admired for talents .... Detroit Publishing Co. no. 012987. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

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

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

John Adams, residence in Quincy, Massachusetts. Fireplace in Adams' st...

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

Statue of Benjamin Franklin outside the Old Post Office and Clock Towe...

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Old Post Office and Clock Tower and located at 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. Construction began in 1892, and completed in 1899. The bui... More

The works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin, in philosophy, politics, and moral...

Ford, P.L. Franklin bibliography, 568 Sowerby, E.M. Cat. of the lib. of Thomas Jefferson, 4931 NUC pre-1956 NF 0338786 Some engravings signed by Cornelius Tiebout, Alexander Lawson, James Akin and W. Strickla... More

[Title page of "Thoughts on Government" by John Adams, 1776]

Illus. in: "Thoughts on Government" by John Adams, 1776 This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Pres I.; RBD; Shelf.

Funeral thoughts, excited by the death of John Adams and Thos. Jeffers...

Broadside publ. in Boston following the deaths of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, July 4, 1826. Reference copy may be in PRES FILE - Adams, John This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Cap... More

Isaiah Thomas esq. designed and engraved on copper by F.S. King

Print shows Isaiah Thomas, half-length portrait, turned to the left, facing front, in medallion with lavish ornament, including bust portraits of Johann Gutenberg and Benjamin Franklin. Caption continues: Prin... More

U.S. Capitol frescoes. Fresco with portrait of Benjamin Franklin in Pr...

Public domain scan of architectural print, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cook at 219 ann. of birth of Benjamin Franklin, 1/1...

A group of people standing around a statue. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

George Washington's estate, Mount Vernon, 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

The works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin, in philosophy, politics, and moral...

Ford, P.L. Franklin bibliography, 568 Sowerby, E.M. Cat. of the lib. of Thomas Jefferson, 4931 NUC pre-1956 NF 0338786 Some engravings signed by Cornelius Tiebout, Alexander Lawson, James Akin and W. Strickla... More

The works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin, in philosophy, politics, and moral...

Ford, P.L. Franklin bibliography, 568 Sowerby, E.M. Cat. of the lib. of Thomas Jefferson, 4931 NUC pre-1956 NF 0338786 Some engravings signed by Cornelius Tiebout, Alexander Lawson, James Akin and W. Strickla... More

Benyamin [sic] Franklin gebohren 1706 / D. Berger sculp., 1783.

Print shows Benjamin Franklin, head-and-shoulders portrait, left profile, in oval with ribbon at top. Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 graphics in the Libr... More

Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790

3/4 length, seated, facing left. Photo by H.G. Smith, of painting by Otto Grundmann. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Artists, Publ. I.; BI; Shelf.