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Le Charivari Charles Philipon - Newspaper, public domain, Library of C...

Daily 1. année (1. déc. 1832)- 84. année (1915). "Journal publiant chaque jour un nouveau dessin" (varies slightly), dec. 1832-nov. 5, 1835. At head of title: Journal quotidien, politique, littéraire et d'a... More

[M. Gustave Rives, grand organisateur du salon de l'automobile]

Rives, a corpulent man half in the form of a peacock, sports a compass around his neck and numerous medallions around his waist. He takes a bow, while holding a hoop in one hand through which several cherubic ... More

Bas-relief dans le temple de Karnak Egypte / Bonfils.

Bas-relief and hieroglyphics in a temple in Karnak, Egypt. No. 221.

Caserne du regiment Preobreschenska de la Garde du Corps [i.e., St. Pe...

(erroneous). Russian title in Cyrillic script. No. 9020. P.Z. Library of Congress copy mounted on cardboard. Item removed from FOREIGN GEOG FILE - Russia St. Petersburg in 2017. More information about the Phot... More

Vuë de Boston. Prospect der Könnig Strasse gegen das land thor zu Bost...

Print shows view of King Street in Boston, Massachusetts. (as characteristic of optical prints, series title is printed in reverse). Collection des prospects. Se vend á Augsbourg au Negoce com̄un de l'Academie... More

[Squadron of soldiers of the Ertuğrul Cavalry Regiment of the Imperial...

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 of egg whites and salt, which creates a glossy surface to h... More

Lait pur stérilisé de la Vingeanne / Steinlen.

Poster showing a little girl drinking milk from a bowl, with cats begging at her feet. Guillot Frères, Montigny sur Vingeanne, Côte d'Or.

Supplement a La magie blanche devoilee

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. "... Decremps wrote and published a series of books purportedly to expose all the tricks of [Giuseppe] Pinetti. The first book, La Magie Blanc... More

Nadar / A. Humbert ; relief Marchandeaux., Nadar Collection 1850-1910

French caricature of photographer and balloonist Nadar hanging onto his balloon, "Le Géant," as it drifts with the wind currents. The basket of the balloon is depicted as a camera. Illus. from unidentified per... More

Vue de Boston vers le cale du port / gravé par François Xav. Habermann...

Print shows the harbor in Boston, Massachusetts, two ships at anchor, British soldiers and men working, and merchandise on shore; an idealized view depicting Boston as a typical European city. Published in: Th... More

Fort Niagara, French Castle, Fort Niagara State Park, Youngstown, Niag...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical landmark building, courtyard, 17th, 18th, 19th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Atlas général de la Chine, de la Tartarie chinoise, et du Tibet : pour...

Relief shown pictorially. Text in French. Place names in French and romanized Chinese. "Avec privilège du Roi." Rev. ed. of: Nouvel atlas de la Chine, de la Tartarie chinoise et du Thibet. 1737. Revised ed. con... More

[Portrait of Man Ray, Paris] - Public domain portrait

Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: XXXV F 16. Also available on microfilm. Exhibited: Paris, Capital of America, Terra Foundation for the Arts, Chicago, IL, 2003-... More

Louis Guillaume Otto to Thomas Jefferson, October 15, 1786, Consular C...

Consular Convention; in French Public domain scan of Thomas Jefferson correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

A map of the British Empire in America with the French and Spanish set...

Public domain image of a vintage map, geography atlas, maritime navigation, age of discovery, 16th-17th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

The Bartholdi Statue--Bedloe's Island, New York Harbor--Presented to t...

The Statue of Liberty with inset portrait of Bartholdi in upper left corner. R24533 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by J.H. Bufford's Sons, New York, Boston & Chicago. Original, NOS 2-97; second copy available.

Atlantic & Great Western Railroad, Meadville Repair Shops, Machine & E...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-9 Survey number: HAER PA-11-A Building/structure dates: 1865 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1880 Subsequent Work

French domestic cookery, combining economy with elegance, and adapted ...

Public domain cooking book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

French domestic cookery, combining economy with elegance, and adapted ...

Public domain cooking book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Eiffel Tower, full-view, looking toward the Palais du Trocadéro, Pari...

Print no. "1052". Printed on lower left: 1052. P.Z. - Paris La Tour Eiffel. Forms part of: Views of architecture, monuments, and other sites in France in the Photochrom print collection.

Napoleon I, March 30, 1808, Plans for World Domination, in French and ...

Plans for World Domination, in French and English

Quadrille de Marie Stuart. [Paris, Imp. lith. A. Fonrouge] 1829. [1]...

Public domain scan of french book page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

L'Iliade d'Homere, traduite en francois, avec des remarques par Madame...

Title from spine. 25 original wash drawings (12.7-13.2 cm.) used as illustrations in the French translation of Homer's Works, published by J. Wettstein, Amsterdam, 1731; sometimes also included in the edition o... More

Conclusion de la campagne de 1781 en Virginie. To his excellency Gener...

Print shows Marquis de Lafayette, full-length portrait, standing, facing front, wearing uniform and holding two swords in left hand while directing American troops during the battle at Yorktown; a black soldier... More

Charles William Frederic Dumas to Thomas Jefferson, January 23, 1789, ...

in French Public domain scan of Thomas Jefferson correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

The history of Minnesota; from the earliest French explorations of the...

Public domain history book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The history of Minnesota; from the earliest French explorations of the...

Public domain history book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The history of Minnesota; from the earliest French explorations of the...

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On l'a vu désarmer les Tirans et les Dieux - A.P.D.R. / L.C. de Carmon...

Print shows Benjamin Franklin, full-length portrait, left profile, seated at table, hat, book, and papers on table, in the background, through open doors, is view of ships at dock.

[Position of the Second Battalion of the Fire Brigade drilling with ho...

At the training grounds at Yıldız. Title translated from album caption. Captioned in French. No. 20. No. 226. In album: Fire Brigade personnel and equipment, barracks, hospitals, and factories, Istanbul, Ottoma... More

Pennsylvania Railroad Improvements, Pennsylvania Railroad Office Build...

Survey number: HAER DE-12-E Building/structure dates: 1905 Initial Construction

La veillesse d'un prince / peint par L. Rossi ; grave par Ed. Girardet...

Court scene, with ruler, ladies & gentlemen of court. 14061H U.S. Copyright Office. Forms part of: Popular graphic art print filing series (Library of Congress).

Photographic portrait of Horatio Gates Spafford, Paris, France

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

A divorce cure from the French of Sardou by Harry Saint Maur.

Caption: Oh! Harry, hurry, or he'll see us! Created and "copyright 1897 by The Strobridge Lith. Co., Cincinnati & New York." N.Y. no. 7535. Starring Emily Bancker ; management of Thos. W. Ryley. Forms part of: ... More

Rue de Rivoli et hôtel du Louvre / Photographie H.J. à Paris.

Stereograph shows aerial view of Rue de Rivoli, Paris. On mount: Vue instantée (Déposé). No. 14.

French cookery : the modern cook : a practical guide to the culinary a...

Public domain cooking book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Brady & Ziegfeld present Mlle. Fifi adapted from the French by Leo Dit...

7769 U.S. Copyright Office At head of title: Manhattan Theatre. Caption: Here I am! Created and "copyright 1899 by The Strobridge Litho Co, Cin'ti & New York." N.Y. no. 8358. Signed: Archie Gunn. Similar smalle... More

Architecture vivante - La Cuisiniere / chez Martinet.

Illustration shows a woman fashioned out of and/or wearing and carrying cooking implements, such as pans and utensils, a fireplace, a broom, and a table or chopping block from which a rabbit hangs. No. 1.

Revue bimestrielle pour l'art appliqué́ / J. Thorn Prikker.

Advertising poster for publication by H. Kleinmann et Cie., Harlem, Holland, showing the crucifixion of Christ.

Wilson Shute Bridge, Spanning French Creek at State Road 2008 (formerl...

Significance: The Wilson Shute Bridge is one of the many civil engineering landmarks that document Pennsylvania's rich historic transportation heritage. As an example of a steel Pratt through truss, it represe... More

Expérience aërostatique faite à Versailles le 19 septembre 1783 en pré...

Print shows the balloon of Etienne Montgolfier decorated with King Louis XVI's monogram above the Palace of Versailles carry the first passengers in a balloon flight: a rooster, a sheep and a duck. (Source: A.G... More

The West Indies exhibiting the English, French, Spanish, Dutch, and Da...

Scale ca. 1:4,750,000. Hand colored. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief shown pictorially. On verso: [Plate no.] 56. Label attached to verso. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1726 Available also through the Libr... More

The Reverend M.J. Raphall, D.D. / lith. by F. D'Avignon, 323 Broadway ...

Print shows Rev. Morris J. Raphall, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front. 162 U.S. Copyright Office. Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1850 by P. Haas, in the Clerk's Office of the District... More

[Portrait of Louis Philippe d'Orleans, comte de Paris, Aide-de-camp, a...

Public domain photograph - United States during American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Phoenix Iron Company, French Creek Bridge, Spanning French Creek betwe...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N595 Survey number: HAER PA-493-B

Croix Rouge Americaine L'Amitié des États Unis.

Red Cross poster showing the figure of Liberty holding a Red Cross and the American flag. Visa no. 12.

Croix Rouge Americaine L'Amitié des États Unis.

Red Cross poster showing the figure of Liberty holding a Red Cross and the American flag. Visa no. 12.

Theatre de Voltaire; dessins par Gravelot

Title lettered on case. 45 mounted pencil and pen sketches for the illustrations to the Collection complète des oevres de Voltaire, Genève, Cramer, 1768-96. Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collectio... More

Theatre de Voltaire; dessins par Gravelot

Title lettered on case. 45 mounted pencil and pen sketches for the illustrations to the Collection complète des oevres de Voltaire, Genève, Cramer, 1768-96. Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collectio... More

Theatre de Voltaire; dessins par Gravelot

Title lettered on case. 45 mounted pencil and pen sketches for the illustrations to the Collection complète des oevres de Voltaire, Genève, Cramer, 1768-96. Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collectio... More

Theatre de Voltaire; dessins par Gravelot

Title lettered on case. 45 mounted pencil and pen sketches for the illustrations to the Collection complète des oevres de Voltaire, Genève, Cramer, 1768-96. Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collectio... More

Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C.

A drawing of a man holding a red flag, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Portraits and news photographs by Washington, D.C.-based firm, showing people, events, architecture in Washington, D.C. an... More

Chaussures Perrouin frères, Nantes: La grande marque française / / L. ...

Advertising poster for the Perrouin brothers' bootmaking shop showing a man wearing a theatrical costume atop a dragon. Illus. in: Cappiello : the posters of Leonetto Cappiello / by Jack Rennert. New York, N.Y... More

Old Red House, French King Highway (Riverside), Riverside, Franklin Co...

Survey number: HABS MA-2-60 Building/structure dates: ca. 1745 Initial Construction

Old Red House, French King Highway (Riverside), Riverside, Franklin Co...

Survey number: HABS MA-2-60 Building/structure dates: ca. 1745 Initial Construction

Old Red House, French King Highway (Riverside), Riverside, Franklin Co...

Survey number: HABS MA-2-60 Building/structure dates: ca. 1745 Initial Construction

Louis XVI, avoit mis le Bonnet rouge, il avoit crié vive la nation, .....

Louis XVI drinking toast to the nation after angry crowd invaded the palace and made the King put on the traditional revolutionary phrygian cap.

Perry Memorial Building, Second & French Streets, Erie, Erie County, P...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-38, FN-39, FN-40, FN-42 Survey number: HABS PA-52 Building/structure dates: 1812 Initial Construction

La chanson du mutilé - Public domain World War One sheet music

paroles de L.J. Paradis ; musique de Odilon Talbot. (statement of responsibility) For voice and piano. "Créée par Mr. Frédéric Labonté et le choeur du St. Nom de Jesus"--Caption. Also available in digital ... More

French Legation to Republic of Texas, Seventh & San Marcos Streets, Au...

Survey number: HABS TX-33-C-1 Building/structure dates: ca. 1842 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1880 Subsequent Work

French Legation to Republic of Texas, Seventh & San Marcos Streets, Au...

Survey number: HABS TX-33-C-1 Building/structure dates: ca. 1842 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1880 Subsequent Work

Recueil de dances, 17th century

Public domain scan of 17th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Recueil de dances, 17th century

Public domain scan of 17th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Recueil de dances, 17th century

Public domain scan of 17th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Recueil de dances, 17th century

Public domain scan of 17th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[A lighter-than-air craft, consisting of one large balloon and four sm...

Drawing shows balloon carrying two men, possibly associated with French ballonist, Eugène Godard. "Eugène Godard" penned below image. Tissandier collection.

John Leech - La Chasse aux Grives

Full-length, profile drawing of a woman walking through a wooded area. Dead birds hang on tree limbs. Inscribed on verso: Sketches of Life at Jesue The Chasses aux Grives. No copyright information found with it... More

Charles Gravier, Comte de Vergennes, and Franklin Benjamin, July 29, 1...

"Scheme of a Convention" for Foreign Consuls; in French; with Copy and Printed Translation

The bath (the tub) - Drawing. Public domain image.

Print shows a woman holding a naked child while checking the temperature of water in a small bathing tub. Title from mount. Signed in pencil on lower right, below plate. Signed with artist's monogram stamp on b... More

Maternal caress. 19th century Japan. Public domain image.

Title from Beall. Signed in pencil on lower right, below plate. Signed with artist's monogram stamp on bottom center of plate. Inscribed in pencil on lower right corner: Imprimée par l'artiste et M. Leroy. Insc... More

A political concert; the vocal parts by 1. Miss America, 2. Franklin, ...

Print shows a Native woman representing America and Britannia standing in the center holding a pole topped with a liberty cap, they are joined by Benjamin Franklin, Charles James Fox, Augustus Keppel, Lord Shel... More

Hippodrome du Trotting Club Levallois - grand match en 12 heures: S. F...

Advertising poster for a race between S. F. Cody on horseback and French cycling champion, Meyer of Dieppe, on bicycle.

Japanese, Russian, French, German, American and English newspaper corr...

Reporters on steps of building during the Portsmouth Peace Conference. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The evening bell = La cloche du soir, nocturne

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1820-1860 (Microfilm M 3106) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form) In bound volumes: Copyright Deposits 1820-1860

Pennsylvania Railroad, French Creek Trestle, Spanning French Creek, no...

Significance: With its sixteen plate-girder spans of various ages, is an excellent example of American railroads' practice of recycling main-line structures into branches and sidings. Unprocessed Field note ma... More

Boutin to Thomas Jefferson, September 14, 1787, in French

in French Public domain scan of Thomas Jefferson correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Caire près du Mokkatam / Bonfils.

View of Cairo taken from the Mokkatam neighborhood. No. 44. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixtu... More

Caire près du Mokkatam / Bonfils.

View of Cairo taken from the Mokkatam neighborhood. No. 44. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixtu... More

[Portrait of Josephine Baker, Paris]

Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: IV HH 10. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: Portrait photographs of celebrities,... More

French Cable Station, Cove Road & MA Route 28, Orleans, Barnstable Cou...

Survey number: HAER MA-67 Public domain photograph - historical image of Massachusetts, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Metropolitan Opera Company presents Serge de Diaghileff's Ballet ...

Unknown, no date, Essay: Beliet Hydraulique; in French, Possibly in Je...

Essay: Beliet Hydraulique; in French, Possibly in Jefferson's Hand

Robert Morris and La Ferme Generale, January 11, 1785, Text of Tobacco...

Text of Tobacco Trade Contract; in French

Bastiment de receptes, 16th century

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Gift: A. W. Bitting, Oct. 6 '39; Rec. 7-27-46. LAC ecr 2019-02-11 update (1 card)

Vue officielle a vol d'oiseau de l'exposition universelle de 1867 / Eu...

Bird's-eye view of exposition grounds, Paris, France. Exhibited: "Königsschlösser und Fabriken - Ludwig II, und die Architektur" at the Architekturmuseum der TU Munchen, Arcis Str. 21 80333, Munich, Germany, S... More

Ô qu'el d'Estain - A drawing of a lion with a bird on it's back

Print shows in a medallion, within an oblong frame, a cock, a lion, and a rattlesnake attacking a leopard - this scene labeled "Tu la voulu"; outside the circle, in the four corners of the oblong frame, are the... More

Panorama de Damas / Bonfils. - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Aerial view of Damascus, Syria. No. 793. No. 2. 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 of egg wh... More

Vuë de Boston. Prospect des plazes vor dem rath house zu Boston Vuë de...

Print shows view of street with the old statehouse and other buildings in Boston, Massachusetts. (as characteristic of optical prints, series title is printed in reverse). Collection des prospects. Se vend á A... More

L'aristocratic écrasée. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Print shows a bust portrait of Louis XVI atop a pedestal with engraved text "A Louis XVI Pere des Français et Roi d'un peuple libre." A reclining female figure, aided by Father Time, is engraving text on plaque... More

French King Bridge, Spanning Connecticut River on State Highway 2, Erv...

Significance: The French King Bridge is one of four known steel deck arch bridges in Massachusetts identified in the Massachusetts Department of Public Works (MDPW) database, and has the sixth longest span of a... More

Tracy Building, 532-527 French Street, Erie, Erie County, PA

Written data includes a site plan. Significance: Site was purchased in 1826 by John A. Tracy, who erected a wooden commercial and residential building that was replaced after a fire by a brick commercial struct... More

Tracy Building, 532-527 French Street, Erie, Erie County, PA

Written data includes a site plan. Significance: Site was purchased in 1826 by John A. Tracy, who erected a wooden commercial and residential building that was replaced after a fire by a brick commercial struct... More

Tracy Building, 532-527 French Street, Erie, Erie County, PA

Written data includes a site plan. Significance: Site was purchased in 1826 by John A. Tracy, who erected a wooden commercial and residential building that was replaced after a fire by a brick commercial struct... More

Caire. Mosquée el-Azhar, vue générale des minarets / Bonfils.

Minarets of al-Azhar Mosque. No. 1380. 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 of egg whites and ... More

Donizetti The day beam, romance - American sheet music, 1870-1885

Atwill's musical monthly From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1820-1860 (Microfilm M 3106) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form) In bound volume... More

Ambassadeurs - Yvette Guilbert Tous les soirs / / Th. Steinlen, '94.

Poster showing Guilbert standing before an audience. Exchange; Victoria and Albert Museum. See: The Quarterly Journal of the Library of Congress, Summer 1982, p. 147 to p. 164.

A Zouave, Roger Fenton Crimean War photograph

Roger Fenton, full-length portrait, dressed in a Zouave uniform, seated on the floor, with props. Attribution based on information from: Gernsheim, Roger Fenton, photographer of the Crimean War: His photographs... More

[Lydia reading, turned toward right]

Print shows Lydia, a young woman, facing right, seated in a chair, reading a book. Title from Beall. Signed in pencil on lower right, below plate. Paper has watermark: Vanderley. Breeskin, 63 American prints in... More

Fables choisies pour les enfants et illustre´es par B. de Monvel

LC copy may be a printing of later date. Printer's imprint on p. 4 includes the number 18523. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Publication date from Lorenz

Fables choisies pour les enfants et illustre´es par B. de Monvel

LC copy may be a printing of later date. Printer's imprint on p. 4 includes the number 18523. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Publication date from Lorenz