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Gendarme, France, 1853 Cigarette Card

Print shows a French gendarme in 1853, wearing uniform and holding rifle, on cigarette card issued by Kinney Tobacco Company as an insert with the Sweet Caporal brand cigarettes. At head of title: Illust'd Swe... More

[The Standard Bearer and Guards of the Second Cavalry Regiment of the ...

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in French. No. 36. In album: Cavalry and Lancer Regiments of the Imperial Guard, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid II Collection (Library of Congress).

[View of the Mecidiye Barracks] / Abdullah Frères, Phot., Constantinop...

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in French. No. 49. In album: The Imperial Guard, War Ministry and barracks, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid II Collection (Library of Congress).

[A group of doctors and their students at the Military Hospital at Hay...

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in French. No. 35. No. 476. In album: Fire Brigade personnel and equipment, barracks, hospitals, and factories, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hami... More

Sapper, France, 1853 Cigarette Card

Print shows a French soldier from a corp of engineers in 1853, wearing uniform, on cigarette card issued by Kinney Tobacco Company as an insert with the Sweet Caporal brand cigarettes. At head of title: Illust... More

The old French Market, New Orleans

Public domain image of horse carriage, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Ertuğrul Cavalry Regiment of the Imperial Guard] / Constantinople, Ab...

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in French. No. 2. In album: Cavalry and Lancer Regiments of the Imperial Guard, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid II Collection (Library of Congress).

Village de Chenini, Djebel Charett

Berber cave dwellings and mosque on hill, Chenini, Tunisia. Caption on verso: Mountain climbing troglodytes. Blind stamp: Reproduction interdite Soler, Tunis. No. 87. No. 36.

[Position of the officers of the First and Second Battalion of the Fir...

At Taksim. Title translated from album caption. Captioned in French. No. 2. In album: Fire Brigade personnel and equipment, barracks, hospitals, and factories, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Ham... More

[Albert Tissandier (left), Gaston Tissandier (right), and an unidentif...

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

Baalbek [...] Temple de Jupiter

Man standing on rubble partially blocking an entrance to the Temple of Jupiter. On mount: Thomas Wilson, Washington, D.C. Written in pencil on mount: "Photo by Dumas, 188- ".

[A platoon from the First Infantry Regiment of the Imperial Guard] / A...

Picryl description: Public domain image of military personnel, conscription, group of people in uniform, armed forces, infantry, war activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[The cavalry students of the Imperial Military Academy doing riding sc...

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in French. No. 19. No. 286. In album: Imperial military and medical schools, with student and teacher portraits and activities, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms par... More

[The students of the General Staff in uniform at the Imperial Military...

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in French. No. 4. In album: Imperial military and medical schools, with student and teacher portraits and activities, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdu... More

[Professors and officers at the Imperial Military Academy, in charge o...

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in French. No. 1. In album: Imperial military and medical schools, with student and teacher portraits and activities, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdu... More

[Soldier of the Ertuğrul Cavalry Regiment of the Imperial Guard] / Abd...

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

[General view of the (Imperial) Military Academy] / Abdullah Frères, P...

View from Teşvikiye. Title translated from album caption. Captioned in French. No. 34. No. 125. In album: Imperial military and medical schools, with student and teacher portraits and activities, Istanbul, Otto... More

Carthage. L'intérieur de la Cathédrale / ND Phot.

Interior of the Cathedral of St. Louis, Carthage, Tunisia. No. 339.

Eden-concert, enl'vez l'ballon revue de m.m. Hermil & Numès, 17 boulev...

French circus poster shows two performers in the basket of an airship navigated by a rudder and a propeller. The basket bears the date 1884. Tissandier collection.

Jules Haumont's sheep on French Table north of Broken Bow, Nebraska.

summary: Pictured (l - r) are: Paul G. Haumont (son of Edmond H.), George Boggs, and perhaps Frank Wooters. Note Butcher's photograph wagon in the background original size: 6x8

[Sixteen vignettes from the lives of French balloonists, Albert and Ga...

Drawing shows preparation for a balloon ascension, view from the balloon, landing at Chauvigny and deflation, and discussion of the event at the dinner table at the Chateau de l'Odière. Compare with pencil sket... More

Porte centrale de Suleymanié / Sébah & Joaillier.

Center door of the Süleymaniye Camii (mosque). No. 822. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture o... More

Mosquée Kârié - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Mosaic in the Kariye Mosque depicting the nativity of the Blessed Virgin.

Mosquée Karié - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Mosaic in Kariye Mosque depicting (l) vision of angel to Joseph and (r) journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem. Formerly the Church of St. Saviour in Chora. No. 4.

Mosquée Kârié / Sébah & Joaillier, Cons'ple.

Mosaic in the Kariye Mosque depicting the Annunciation. Formerly the Church of St. Saviour in Chora. No. 22. The Annunciation is a biblical event in which the angel Gabriel appeared to the Virgin Mary to anno... More

Ste. Sophie / Sébah & Joaillier.

Interior of Ayasofya Mosque, formerly the Church of Hagia Sophia, Istanbul. No. 484.

Mosquée Nouri-Osmanié / Sébah & Joaillier.

Men and boys on balcony overlooking courtyard of the Nuruosmaniye Camii (mosque), İstanbul.

Famme Arabe de Jerusalem / Dumas.

Young Arab woman, half-length portrait, seated, facing front, holding pottery jar. No. 583. No. 2056. On verso: Asia. Syria - Natives. Palestine. Jerusalem. Arabian woman.

Médaillés et souvenirs de l'Exposition, Political Cartoon

A man, possibly a souvenir salesman at an exposition, wears a slightly large sweater and a derby and sits on a bench, with his hands folded. In one arm, he cradles a long pole with crossbars at the top, from w... More

[Female Javanese dancer, full-length portrait, seated, in costume, Par...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a 19th-century costume, fashion, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Grand Vestibule and Fountain Bartholdi in the Gallery of Machines, Pa...

Originals in PR12, LOT 6634. Public domain photograph of Paris Exposition Universelle, 1889, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Pavilion of the Society of French Pastel Artists, with lower section ...

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

Bethlemiteine / Dumas Ph. - Public domain portrait print

Woman from Bethlehem, full-length portrait, seated, facing front. No. 2085.

Felah Por-Sait / Dumas Ph. - Public domain portrait print

Egyptian woman, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing front, wearing a veil. No. 580. No. 2176. On verso: Africa. Natives. Egypt, Port Said. Young woman.

Portrait photo of Jerusalem. Famme Arabe / Dumas Ph.

Woman from Jerusalem, half-length portrait, facing front. No. 568. No. 2106. On verso: Asia. Syria. Natives. Palestine. Jerusalem. Arabian woman.

Juif á Jerusalem / Dumas. - Public domain portrait print

Jewish man, half-length portrait, facing front. No. 2009. On verso: Asia. Syria - Natives. Palestine. Jerusalem. Jew.

Lake George, French Point, [N.Y.]

Group of people on bow of boat about to make landing; mountains in background. Photo copyrighted by S.R. Stoddard, Glens Falls, N.Y. No. 245. cf. America's Yesterdays, p. 28. This record contains unverified, ol... More

Musée de Guizeh. Statues de Ramessés II / Bonfils.

Statues of Ramses II outside Egyptian Museum in Jīzah. No. 1145.

Vué intérieure de l'Amphithéâtre. Pergame / Sébah & Joaillier.

Interior view of the ruins of an amphitheater in Bergama, Turkey. No. 39.

Mosquée Kârié / Sébah & Joaillier, Cons'ple.

Ceiling mosaic in the Kariye Mosque depicting the Annunciation. Formerly the Church of St. Saviour in Chora. No. 31. The Annunciation is a biblical event in which the angel Gabriel appeared to the Virgin Mary... More

Janvier en Bretagne - Print, Library of Congress collection

X47237 U.S. Copyright Office. Written in pencil. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Fagan, James.

Mosquée Karié / Sébah & Joaillier, Cons'ple.

Mosaic in the Kariye Mosque of the arrival of Joseph and Holy Virgin at Bethlehem. Formerly the Church of St. Saviour in Chora. No. 2.

Champlain exploring the Canadian wilderness

Print shows Samuel de Champlain and two companions looking at a river as Indians carry the canoes to the shore. Copyright 1893 by Gebbie & Co. Illus. in: The American continent and its inhabitants before its d... More

Pétrole Stella, livraisons en bidons plombés de 5 & 2 litres / H. Gray...

Advertising poster showing a nude, nymph, and cherub with butterfly wings floating in space. Promotional goal: Fr .C23 1897. Exhibited: "Toulouse-Lautrec and the Posters of Paris" at the Milwaukee Art Museum, ... More

[Pierre de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil, half-length portrait, facing ...

21346 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Little, Brown & Co. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

La vie et la passion de Jésus-Christ /

Public domain image of Biblical scene, free to use, no copyright restrictions photo - Picryl description The Flight into Egypt is a biblical event in which Mary and Joseph, with the infant Jesus, fled to Egypt... More

[Edward Steichen, Frances Delehanty, Charlotte Smith (Paddock), and He...

Women seated on ground, Steichen standing. LOT 10137 (location of corresponding print made by the Library of Congress Photoduplication Service in 1964). Gift, Mina Turner, Käsebier's granddaughter ; 1964. Title... More

Maria Antoinette Dauphine - Public domain portrait engraving

Print shows Marie Antoinette, half-length portrait, facing slightly left, wearing an elaborate necklace; in oval medallion with crown at top, roses on the left and lilies on the right, button with monogram MA a... More

Napoleon I. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

Portrait, bust, facing right. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Imprimez vous mème 3000 copies sans manipulation avec l'automatique à ...

Poster showing a woman working in an office using an Eyquem printing machine to make 3000 copies of a document. Signed on lower left "PAL" (Jean de Paléoloque, 1855 (or 1860)-1942). Eyquem, 191 à 195, Bd. Pere... More

Empire Ottoman : division administrative /

Includes four insets and tables of cities, with size and population. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

French approach Essen - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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

Segurola - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Photograph shows Andrés Perelló de Segurola (1874-1953), a Spanish operatic bass who performed with the Metropolitan Opera. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2013)

Le petit coquin, dessert exquis / L. Cappiello.

Poster showing a girl eating a cookie as a parrot watches. Exhibited: "Toulouse-Lautrec and the Posters of Paris" at the Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI, June 1 - September 9, 2012.

French trench barber - A group of men standing next to each other

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

French guard, Rhine Metal Works, Dusseldorf

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[Louis Blériot, three-quarter length, facing slightly left, with five ...

French band & U.S. troops - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Public domain photograph of military personnel, army, militia, infantry, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A. Gustave Eiffel - Public domain portrait photograph

A black and white photo of a man in a suit. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Defense against aeroplanes with French "155"

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

Sailors at work aboard Amiral Aube, French ship

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

Up the Swannanoa from the French Broad, Asheville, N.C.

Public domain photograph of a lake, river, pond in the woods, forest, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

On the French Broad near Hot Springs, N.C.

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

Kairouan. Interieur de la Grande Mosquée / Lehnert & Landrock, Photogr...

On verso: View of the interior of the Grand Mosque of Sidi Okba (Kairouan). Blind stamp: Lehnert et Landrock, Tunis. No. 85. No. 23.

LARGERCRANTZ, MADAME de - Harris & Ewing, Studio Portrait

A woman sitting in a chair with a hat on. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Rodin in his Paris studio, 1905

Auguste Rodin standing with sculptures and two other men. Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). Caption card tracings: P... More

Victor Hugo. Warship photograph collection

Detroit Publishing Co. no. 022446. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

French "75" gun such as defended Paris

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

Herbert E. French - Public domain photograph, glass negative

A black and white photo of a man in a suit and tie. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Czardas - gramophone disc, record label

Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra Public domain photograph of gramophone disc label - sticker, record label, music record, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Daniel C. French - Public domain photograph, glass negative

Photo shows sculptor Daniel C. French (1850-1931). (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2009)

French Market, New Orleans, La.

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of city street market, food vendors, downtown shopping, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Election of French Pres. - crowd before Chateau

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

French Fete - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Photo shows Bastille Day (July 14) celebrations, probably in New York City. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2009)

Hubert Latham, George Grantham Bain Collection

Hubert Latham, full-length, walking, facing slightly left. J147782 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Cole. No. 77. George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).

Women at French Embassy - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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

Herbert E. French - Public domain photograph, glass negative

A black and white photo of a man in a suit and bow tie. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Herbert E. French - safety film negatives, Library of Congress

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

[Woman "French drawing" - finishing wool, at the American Woolen Co., ...

Photo copyrighted by the American Woolen Co., Boston. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Wool trade & industry; Woman Employ 1912; Textile machinery; Shelf.

Girard farm, near West. A well-to-do French family. Farm well-kept. L...

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

[Victor Garaix, French aviator in cockpit of plane with dog]

"Garaix" on photo. Former title, "Roland Garros," was transcribed from an old caption card that misidentified the man. George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).

Raniscapcolo Em. Dupuis - Public domain portrait print

Print shows reproduction of watercolor portrait of man with dark skin and a beard, wearing a fez, who fought at the front for the French. Forms part of: Straight collection of French graphic art relating to Wo... More

German Field chaplain burying French Officer who died in hospital

Photograph shows German chaplain standing next to a grave with other men, during World War I. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011)

French Reservists on SANTA ANNA, 8/14

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

French soldiers eating soup on march

Photograph shows French soldiers eating in the field during World War I. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011)

Queen Mary and Poincare - Public domain portrait print

Photograph shows Queen Mary (1867-1953), wife of George V of Great Britain with Raymond Poincaré (1860-1934), Prime Minister of France during a state visit to France on April 23, 1914. (Source: Flickr Commons p... More

FRENCH, SIR JOHN - Public domain portrait photograph

A black and white photo of a man in a military uniform. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Aux femmes françaises. La guerre a été déchaînée par l'Allemagne malgr...

Broadside. Translation of title: To French women. The war has been unleashed by Germany in spite of the efforts of France, Russia, England to maintain the peace. Promotional goal: Fr. J2. 1914//Fr. F34.J7. 191... More

Pour que papa vienne en permission, s'il vous plait

A young girl in a Red Cross nurse's uniform and a small boy wearing a red cap, carrying a collection cup and selling medals, respectively. Translation of title: So that papa may come home on leave, please. Sig... More

Le fou André Devambez - Drawing. Public domain image.

Prints shows disturbed man running and waving his hands in a bombed city. Edition of 20. Library has "6/20." Straight no. 874-12. In portfolio: Devambez, André. Douze eaux-fortes. [Paris], [1915]. Forms part o... More

Lookout on French Navy patrol - Glass negative photogrpah. Public doma...

Picryl description: Public domain image of military shooting, machine gun, artillery, armed conflict, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Achetez des timbres d'épargne de guerre

Poster showing a young factory worker in overalls holding a Canada War Savings Certificate booklet. Caption: "$5 pour $4" faites profiter votre argent. No. W.P.3.

Canadiens-Francais! Le Prussien est encore sur le sol de France ... En...

Poster showing soldiers in various uniforms beneath Allied flags. DCRM(G) example 1B10.1 - abridgement of title

Japanese guarding French Consulate, Hankau

Public domain image of patio, entrance, group of people, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

General Gallieni - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Photograph shows French general Joseph-Simon Galliéni (1849-1916) who served as Military Governor of Paris from 1914 to 1915 during World War I. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011)

Journé du Poilu. 25 et 26 décembre 1915. Organisée par le parlement

A poilu embracing a girl. Behind them is a sewing machine, and a tipped chair; a little dog is in the left-hand corner. Caption: Enfin seuls . . .! Alone at last . . .! Translation of title: Poilu Day. Dece... More

Conscience tranquille. Ne te frappe pas !... Si ils étaient restés dan...

Published in: L'Opinion. Public domain scan of cartoon drawing, World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

L'infanterie française dans la bataille

A foot soldier holding a rifle. In the background is a partial map of France. The map shows the Hindenburg Line in red ink. The poilu carried everything he needed on his back. This would weigh up to 60 pounds.... More

Leurs tranchées. Faut nous faire une raison, nous n'irons plus à Paris...

Published in: Le Figaro. Public domain reproduction of political cartoon, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Exposition des dons américains . . .

Two French women, one from Alsace and one from Lorraine, making floral wreaths.