galleries and museums

A lead sarcophagus in the Imperial Ottoman Museum, Constantinople

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Vienna, the Arsenal, Italy

Front left view of Arsenal Museum and grounds. In album: Genoa, Pisa, Nice, Avignon, Parma, Milan, Verona, Vienna, p. 135. No. 263.

Madrid. Fachada meridional del Museo con la estatua de Murillo / J. La...

South facade of Prado Museum with statue of Murillo on right. In album: Spain, p. 9. No. 1026.

Sacrifice stone, court of the Muse[um, Mexico]

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[Two tombs in the Weapons Museum]

Armory Museum of Ayairene (Church of St. Irene). Photograph possibly by Abdullah Frères. Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 10. No. 915. In album: Armory museums, ... More

[C̦inili köșkü (tiled palace) museum] / Abdullah Frères.

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 10. No. 110. One of the oldest examples of Ottoman civil architecture in Istanbul, used as Müse-yi Hümayun (Empire Museum) betwe... More

[Interior of the Weapons Museum]

Photograph possibly by Abdullah Frères. Armory Museum of Ayairene (Church of St. Irene). Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 15. No. 251. In album: Armory museums, ... More

Chateau de Ramezay, Montreal - Public domain image. Dry plate negative...

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Mediaeval weapons, museum, Salzburg, Austria - stereocsopic card

Copyright 1898 by Underwood & Underwood. On mount: Sold only by Underwood & Underwood, New York, London, Toronto-Canada, Ottawa-Kansas.

[Hall of architecture, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]

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The Parthenon, Nashville, Tenn.

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[Hall of Architecture, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]

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Cotton plantation activities - Public domain image. Dry plate negative...

Title devised by cataloger. Photograph of a diorama at the Milwaukee Public Museum on negative. No Detroit Publishing Co. no. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

[Hall of Sculpture, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]

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Meadow Garden, Augusta, Ga. - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

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Natural History Museum, Boston, Massachusetts.

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Gallery of natural history, Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences [B...

Statuary Hall, Metropolitan Museum of Art, N.Y. City

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Panoramic view of Louvre, Paris, Panoramic Photograph

J130338 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Notman Photo Co.; August 6, 1909. Copyright claimant's address: Boston.

Buddhist Room, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts.

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Japanese Garden, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts.

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Corridor and staircase, 2nd floor, Worcester Art Museum

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Liberty i.e. Freedom, the United States Capitol dome statue

Displayed with Asiatic art objects in rotunda of Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building. "G 8048" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 072243. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

East India Marine Hall and Peabody Museum, Salem, Massachusetts

"No. 27" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 078028. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

The Sargent gallery, Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences [Brooklyn...

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Carnegie Institute and Library, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Stairway, Essex Institute, Salem, Massachusetts.

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Daily scene in the Louvre / Ehrhart.

Illustration shows many patrons blatantly removing paintings from walls and other art objects which they are intending on stealing and walking past museum guards at the Musée du Louvre. Caption: A recent inven... More

Old National Museum - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negatives or negative sleeves. Date from negatives in same range. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. General information about the National P... More

National Gallery of Art. Fountain and west corner of National Gallery

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Smithsonian Institution exteriors. Smithsonian Institution Building II

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

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

National Gallery of Art. Main entrance of National Gallery from right ...

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Smithsonian Institution exteriors. Exterior of Museum of Natural Histo...

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National Gallery of Art. Exhibit room no. 43 (Van Dyck) in National Ga...

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National Gallery of Art. Main entrance from side (left) of National Ga...

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National Gallery of Art. Cherub fountain in west garden court of Natio...

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Smithsonian Institution interiors. Spirit of St. Louis in the Smithson...

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National Gallery of Art. Main entrance of National Gallery from left s...

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Miss Manning, Smithsonian Stamp Dept. Portraits of Miss Manning I

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Smithsonian Institution interiors. Spirit of St. Louis in the Smithson...

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National Gallery of Art. West exhibit hall in National Gallery I

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Museum of the City of New York, 5th Ave. and 103rd St., New York City....

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Museum of the City of New York, 5th Ave. and 103rd St., New York City....

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Museum of the City of New York, 5th Ave. and 103rd St., New York City....

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Museum of the City of New York, 5th Ave. and 103rd St., New York City....

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John Blair Musuem, High Point, Springfield, Guilford County, North Car...

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

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National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Rotunda VII

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National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Fountain II

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National Academy of Design, 1083 5th Ave., New York City. Gallery A2, ...

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Norton Gallery and School of Art, West Palm Beach, Florida. Auditorium...

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Norton Gallery and School of Art, West Palm Beach, Florida. Patio stat...

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National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. North facade, center section...

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National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Gallery no. 43

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Gallery of American Collectors, 18 E. 69th St., New York City. Bay win...

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Henry Francis Du Pont Winterthur Museum, Winterthur, Delaware. Patuxen...

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Henry Francis Du Pont Winterthur Museum, Winterthur, Delaware. Main di...

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Henry Francis Du Pont Winterthur Museum, Winterthur, Delaware. Walnut ...

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Henry Francis Du Pont Winterthur Museum, Winterthur, Delaware. Entranc...

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Henry Francis Du Pont Winterthur Museum, Winterthur, Delaware. Street ...

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Museum of the City of New York, 103rd St. and 5th Ave., New York City....

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Brooklyn Museum, Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, New York. Sarcophagus

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Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York. Egyptian room, side wall II

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Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York. Egyptian room, side wall II

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Harold Warp Pioneer Village billboard, Pony Express station, Minden, N...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; John Margolies 2010 (DLC/PP-2010:191). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive (1972-2008), Library ... More

Tobol'sk kremlin, Archbishop's Residence (1773-75), interior, resident...

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Walter Luther Dodge House, 950 North Kings Road, West Hollywood Distri...

Significance: The Dodge House is an unusually well-preserved example of the architecture of Irving Gill; it is a culmination of his genius, a rare example of the early manifestations of the International Style,... More

Ivinson Mansion, 603 Ivinson Avenue, Laramie, Albany County, WY

Survey number: HABS WY-74 Building/structure dates: 1892 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 72001295

Loleta Recreation Area, Bath House, Six miles Southeast of intersectio...

Significance: Constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps between the years of 1933 and 1936. The CCC work project was initiated by President Roosevelt to put young men to work while at the same time assisti... More

Crocker Art Gallery, 216 O Street, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA

Significance: The two buildings now called the Crocker Art Gallery and Annex are a fascinating palimpsest of the social and architectural history of later 19th century Sacramento, consisting of the original Art... More

Faneuil Hall, Dock Square, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Significance: Faneuil Hall was called the "Cradle of Liberty" because many important meetings of protest were held here before the Revolution. It was the first Colonial attempt at academic design, completed in... More

Faneuil Hall, Dock Square, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Significance: Faneuil Hall was called the "Cradle of Liberty" because many important meetings of protest were held here before the Revolution. It was the first Colonial attempt at academic design, completed in... More

Sculpture, courtyard, and artifacts, Detroit Institute of Art [Detroit...

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[Louvre, Paris, France]. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

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Smithsonian Institution, Arts & Industries Building, 900 Jefferson Dri...

Contains displays from Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition of 1876. Significance: One of the best remaining examples of nineteenth century "exposition" architecture in the United States, the Arts and Industries ... More

Smithsonian Institution, Arts & Industries Building, 900 Jefferson Dri...

Contains displays from Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition of 1876. Significance: One of the best remaining examples of nineteenth century "exposition" architecture in the United States, the Arts and Industries ... More

Menor's Ferry (Museum), Snake River, Moose, Teton County, WY

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Block Island Southeast Light, Spring Street & Mohegan Trail at Mohegan...

Significance: The Block Island Southeast Lighthouse is significant as a primary aid to the navigation of an otherwise dangerous area, once referred to as the "stumbling block" of the New England coast. It mark... More

Block Island Southeast Light, Spring Street & Mohegan Trail at Mohegan...

Significance: The Block Island Southeast Lighthouse is significant as a primary aid to the navigation of an otherwise dangerous area, once referred to as the "stumbling block" of the New England coast. It mark... More

Block Island Southeast Light, Spring Street & Mohegan Trail at Mohegan...

Significance: The Block Island Southeast Lighthouse is significant as a primary aid to the navigation of an otherwise dangerous area, once referred to as the "stumbling block" of the New England coast. It mark... More

Block Island Southeast Light, Spring Street & Mohegan Trail at Mohegan...

Significance: The Block Island Southeast Lighthouse is significant as a primary aid to the navigation of an otherwise dangerous area, once referred to as the "stumbling block" of the New England coast. It mark... More

Block Island Southeast Light, Spring Street & Mohegan Trail at Mohegan...

Significance: The Block Island Southeast Lighthouse is significant as a primary aid to the navigation of an otherwise dangerous area, once referred to as the "stumbling block" of the New England coast. It mark... More

Block Island Southeast Light, Spring Street & Mohegan Trail at Mohegan...

Significance: The Block Island Southeast Lighthouse is significant as a primary aid to the navigation of an otherwise dangerous area, once referred to as the "stumbling block" of the New England coast. It mark... More

Price House, Intersection of SC Routes 199, 200 & 86, Moore, Spartanbu...

Significance: Architecturally significant as an unusual type in the southern piedmont; historically significant as one of the earliest extant post offices in the South Carolina upcountry. Survey number: HABS S... More

Price House, Intersection of SC Routes 199, 200 & 86, Moore, Spartanbu...

Significance: Architecturally significant as an unusual type in the southern piedmont; historically significant as one of the earliest extant post offices in the South Carolina upcountry. Survey number: HABS S... More

Price House, Intersection of SC Routes 199, 200 & 86, Moore, Spartanbu...

Significance: Architecturally significant as an unusual type in the southern piedmont; historically significant as one of the earliest extant post offices in the South Carolina upcountry. Survey number: HABS S... More

Congress Street Bascule Bridge, Spanning Fort Point Channel at Congres...

Significance: The Congress Street Bridge, built in 1930, is a trunnion bascule bridge and the most recent of the five movable-truss bridges spanning the Fort Point Channel. It replaced a steam operated swing d... More

Kate Chopin House, State Highway 495, Cloutierville, Natchitoches Pari...

1998 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Fourth Place Significance: The Kate Chopin House, also known as the Bayou Folk Museum, was constructed circa 1809 by Alexis Cloutier. The site was part of a French land grant is... More

Kate Chopin House, State Highway 495, Cloutierville, Natchitoches Pari...

1998 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Fourth Place Significance: The Kate Chopin House, also known as the Bayou Folk Museum, was constructed circa 1809 by Alexis Cloutier. The site was part of a French land grant is... More

Hicksite Friends Meetinghouse, 1150 North A Street, Richmond, Wayne Co...

Significance: The Hicksite Friends, the largest and most influential religious sect in nineteenth-century Richmond, acquired a plot of land from Charles W. Starr in 1864. By the following year they had erected... More

Old Seminary Building, Arrow Rock, Saline County, MO

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-129 Survey number: HABS MO-231 Building/structure dates: after 1840 Initial Construction

Sabbathday Lake Shaker Community Meetinghouse, West of State Route 26,...

Significance: An excellent example of this building type and of fine framing and carpentry, representing a vernacular survival of exposed framing and simple trim. Unusually effective in its design and detail, t... More

Fifth District School, 8405 West National Avenue, West Allis, Milwauke...

1989 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Architecturally the building is significant because the four classroom building represents the transition from the simple one room log cabin type school house... More

William A. Farnsworth Homestead, 21 Elm Street, Rockland, Knox County,...

Significance: This house, now a museum, was built for a wealthy Rockland merchant, William A. Farnsworth. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-38 Survey number: HABS ME-77 Building/... More

Union Pacific Passenger Station, 121 West Fifteenth Street, Cheyenne, ...

Survey number: HABS WY-80 Building/structure dates: 1887 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1929 Subsequent Work National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 73001934

Union Pacific Passenger Station, 121 West Fifteenth Street, Cheyenne, ...

Survey number: HABS WY-80 Building/structure dates: 1887 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1929 Subsequent Work National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 73001934

U. S. Courthouse & Post Office, 224 West Austin Street, Jefferson, Mar...

Significance: This building is a typical example of a small late nineteenth century Federal building in the Romanesque style. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-61 Survey number: HA... More

U. S. Courthouse & Post Office, 224 West Austin Street, Jefferson, Mar...

Significance: This building is a typical example of a small late nineteenth century Federal building in the Romanesque style. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-61 Survey number: HA... More

U. S. Courthouse & Post Office, 224 West Austin Street, Jefferson, Mar...

Significance: This building is a typical example of a small late nineteenth century Federal building in the Romanesque style. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-61 Survey number: HA... More