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Emily Tenessee Donalson, niece of President Jackson and White House ho...

Photograph showing Emily Donelson, head-and-shoulder portrait, facing right. Photo of portrait.

Group of Federal soldiers - A black and white photo of a group of peop...

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

Maj. General I. B. Richardson. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Purchase; L.C. Handy, Washington, D.C.; 1905 Nov. 25; (DLC/PP-1905: 42760A)

Monitor Onondaga, gelatin silver print

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

Sunday morning mass at Camp Cass, 1861. 9th Massachusetts. Infantry, U...

Photograph shows Rev. Gaslie Scully at Camp Cass, Arlington Heights, Virginia.

Arrival of Negro family in the lines

Public domain photograph related to race relations, African Americans, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Blue Springs, Tenn., October 1863, American Civil War Glass Negative.

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

City Point, Virginia, July 5, 1864 - A black and white photo of a harb...

No. 794. Alternate title, photographer, and date from Catalogue of photographic incidents of the war, from the gallery of Alexander Gardner...by Bob Zeller, published by the Center for Civil War Photography, c... More

15 in. gun near Wash., D.C. Aug. 1865

No. 659. Hand written on verso: see Miller, vol. 3, p. 145. Purchase; L.C. Handy, Washington, D.C.; 1905 Nov. 25; (DLC/PP-1905: 42760A)

The ruins of Richmond, Virginia 1865 (Andrew J. Russel)

Photograph shows soldiers surveying the ruins. No. B466. Caption continues: (US Army Signal Corps "Brady photographs" catalogue, 1921, no. B-466. FSA copy negative no. 40480-ZA, after a photographer working u... More

Hanging conspirators (The drop) during American Civil War

Brady-Handy Collection. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best known for his photographs of the American Civil War. He emigrated to the United States ... More

Charleston, S.C. April 14, 1865. Flag-raising ceremony, with Brevet Ma...

Photograph shows crowd at ceremony inside Fort Sumter watching the flag being raised.

Landing supplies on the James River, Virginia 1865(?)

No. B416. Caption continues: (US Army Signal Corps "Brady photographs" catalogue, 1921, no. B-416). FSA copy negative no., after a photographer working under the direction of Matthew (i.e. Mathew) B. Brady. Ha... More

Pain's Pyro Spectacle, Japan & China

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

[Boston Chamber of Commerce, 1895-96]

DLC/PP-1901:40297. Sitters labeled under image. Photographs of sitters mounted onto painted background and rephotographed. This item may have been mounted on same board as PAN SUBJECT - Groups, no. 251 or no. 2... More

Illinois Senate in session, 40 General Assembly, May 6, 1897

Attributed to Geo. R. Lawrence Co. on basis of format, subject matter, and association with this LOT.

New York Bay from Staten Island

Public domain photograph - 19th-century gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

South Mt., Otis elevating railway, Catskill Mountain House, North Mt.

41100C2 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; A. Loeffler; July 15, 1897. Copyright claimant's address: Tompkinsville, N.Y. No. 487.

Birdseye view of Elka Park, Panoramic Photograph

43087 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Conrad O. Bickelmann; July 18, 1898; DLC/PP-1898:9315. Printed on image: C. O. Bickelman, Tannersville & Brooklyn.

The Valley of the Yukon, Panoramic Photograph

No. 41. Label on verso: "Department of Commerce and Labor, Coast and Geodetic Survey. Shelf Mark: V945. Dr. H. S. Pritchett, Superintendent. State, Alaska. Locality, Yukon flats. Chief of Party, J. F. Pratt. Ye... More

[Pyramid Peak & Desolation Valley], Panoramic Photograph

Probably by the Pillsbury Picture Co. Section at left may be missing. Title devised by cataloger based on similarity to ather images copyrighted by the Pillsbury Picture Co. Source unknown.

[Thomas Jefferson, three-quarter length portrait, facing left]

Photograph of a painting by Thomas Sully in the United States Capitol.

[Duluth Superior Harbor]. Cityscape photograph, Panoramic Photograph

H20226 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Crandall & Fletcher; July 26, 1902. Title derived from copyright deposit records.

[Panoramic photograph of Baltimore fire], Panoramic Photograph

H42847 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; E. Chickering & Co.; February 27, 1904. On front: "Copyright by E. Chickering & Co., 1904, reproduction forbidden, 1". Title derived from copyright deposit records.

West campus, Princeton Univ., Panoramic Photograph

H47654 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; R.H. Rose & Son; July 2, 1904; DLC/PP-1904:42209. No. 3.

[Panoramic photograph of Baltimore fire], Panoramic Photograph

H42849 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; E. Chickering & Co.; February 27, 1904. On front: "Copyright by E. Chickering & Co., 1904, reproduction forbidden, 3". Title derived from copyright deposit records.

[Panoramic photograph of Baltimore fire], Panoramic Photograph

H42851 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; E. Chickering & Co.; February 27, 1904. On front: "Copyright by E. Chickering & Co., 1904, reproduction forbidden, 5". Title derived from copyright deposit records.

Chicago-Pittsburg, July 2, 1908, Panoramic Photograph

Copyright deposit; R.W. Johnston Studios; 1908; DLC/PP-1908:43598. Public domain scan of the vintage baseball memorabilia, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ruins as seen from the Rialto building

H78714 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Pillsbury Picture Co.; May 23, 1906. No. 238. Streets and buildings labeled on image.

Upper Chilualna Falls from the trail

H80294 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Pillsbury Picture Co.; July 9, 1906; DLC/PP-1902:42970. Landmarks labeled on image. No. 1011.

Arion Musical Club, Milwaukee, Wis., Pabst Theatre, Nov. 23, 1906

Public domain photograph of a church interior, gothic architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Spencer, IA, gelatin silver print, Panoramic Photograph

H102962 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright claimant's address: Des Moines, IA. Copyright deposit; F. J. Bandholtz; October 26, 1907.

In the heart of the Olympics, Long view panoramic photograph

H98575 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Romans Photographic Co.; August 20, 1907; DLC/PP-1907:43394. On front: "8164, In the heart of the Olympics. 9 plate panorama."

Santa Barbara. Cityscape photograph, Panoramic Photograph

H104905 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Pillsbury Picture Co.; January 6, 1908. No. 3513.

Fleet at Long Beach, California, Panoramic Photograph

Crowds lined up beside and on top of buildings beside beach looking at ships in distance. H118222 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; W. D. Lambert; May 5, 1908. Copyright claimant's address: Long Beach, Cal.

Petrified Forest of Arizona, Panoramic Photograph

H105845 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Haines Photo Co.; February 5, 1908. Copyright claimant's address: Conneaut, O. No. 4.

[Twenty-three members of the U.S. House of Representatives who are mem...

National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). No. 39535. 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 Capit... More

Lake Hopatcong, N.J. from Col. Green's Mt. Harry

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

The James Millikin University, Decatur, Ill.

H128038 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; C. L. Wasson; June 5, 1909; DLC/PP-1909:43823. Copyright claimant's address: Decatur, IL

Court square #2, Springfield, Massachusetts., Panoramic Photograph

J135981 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Haines Photo Co.; December 15, 1909. Copyright claimant's address: Conneaut, O.

Sulphite Mining Co., gelatin silver print

J135411 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; West Coast Art Co.; December 2, 1909; DLC/PP-1910:43928. On verso: "West Coast Art Co. (Inc.), 213-14-15 Henne Bldg., Los Angeles, Phone Main 8729, Price $2.50, ... More

Jacksonville Harbor. Cityscape photograph, Panoramic Photograph

J145054 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Arthur F. Gibson; September 1, 1910.

Austin, Pennsylvania, panoramic view after flood of Sept. 30, 1911

J162110 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; A. Newman; October 23, 1911. Copyright claimant's address: Rochester, N.Y.

Union Lumber Co., Fort Bragg, Cal.

J159811 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; S. U. Bunnell; September 7, 1911.

Indians on dress parade, "The Round-Up", Pendleton, Ore., 1911

J160451 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Marcell; September 26, 1911; DLC/PP-1911:44357. Copyright claimant's address: Portland.

Hetch - Hetchy Valley, Sierra Nevada Mts., Calif.

J163877 U.S. Copyright Office "Film No. 15, 1911" on front. Copyright claimant's address: Box 208, Santa Monica, Calif. Copyright deposit; Matt Ashby Wolfskill; December 26, 1911; DLC/PP-1911:44381.

St. Clair River at Port Huron, Mich.

J172601 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Haines Photo Co.; 1912; DLC/PP-1912:44500. Copyright claimant's address: Conneaut, O.

[The Hayes Wheel Co., Jackson, Mich.]

J170648 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Haines Photo Co.; June 27, 1912. Copyright claimant's address: Conneaut, O. Title derived from copyright deposit records.

Los Angeles, Calif., from Lookout Mt.

J165255 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; West Coast Art Co.; January 29, 1912. No. 1028.

Broadway, Eagle Grove, IA, Panoramic Photograph

J175159 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; C. P. Myklebust; November 9, 1912.

26th Regt. of Infantry, Col. R.L. Bullard, commanding, mobilization ca...

J180809 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Joseph M. Maurer; April 28, 1913. Copyright claimant's address: Galveston.

[Lewisburg, West Virginia. Military Academy], Panoramic Photograph

J182244 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Griffith & Parker; May 17, 1913; DLC/PP-1913:44634. Copyright claimant's address: Clifton Forge, Va. No. 104. Title derived from copyright deposit records.

Union Sunday School picnic - Public domain portrait print

J193898 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; E. C. Sherman; June 29, 1914; DLC/PP-1914:44818. On front: "Copyright by E. C. Sherman, June 1914, Middletown, Ohio".

[Panoram #1, Omaha, Neb.], Panoramic Photograph

J198116 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Haines Photo Co.; December 2, 1914. Title derived from copyright deposit records. Copyright claimant's address: Conneaut, O.

The Horses Market, South Omaha, Nebr.

J192469 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Bee Publishing Co.; May 14, 1914.

Camp Douglas, Wis., 1914, Panoramic Photograph

J195987 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Photoart House; September 9, 1914; DLC/PP-1914:44837. Copyright claimant's address: Madison, Wis.

Portrait photo of Whitestone Battle Field, 1863-1914

Public domain photograph, 20th-century portrait, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Birds eye view of West Hoboken, Long view panoramic photograph

J194183 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Josef Theodor Wachter; June 24, 1914; DLC/PP-1914:44831.

Panorama showing Fine Arts steel works, Educational, Food Products & H...

J191709 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Panama-Pacific International Exposition Co.; April 13, 1914; DLC/PP-1914:44756. No. 1866.

Panorama taken from the south gardens, June 21st, 1914

J193953 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Panama-Pacific International Exposition Co.; July 1, 1914. No. 2623.

Panorama view, Sentinel Butte, N.D., Panoramic Photograph

J205757 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Welch & Johnson; August 21, 1915. Copyright claimant's address: Beach, N.D.

Birds-eye view of Eureka Springs, Ark.

J216765 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Lucien Gray; June 28, 1916.

Aeroplanes and transportation, 1st Aero Squadron, Ft. Sam Houston, Tex...

J211398 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; C. L. Steinle; February 23, 1916.

Panorama of Birmingham, Ala. panoramic photo

Picryl description: Public domain image of bustling city downtown streets, commercial buildings, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Panorama view of Two Harbors, Minn.

J225196 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Carl E. Bergren; September 1, 1917.

Co. B, 102nd U.S.A. - Public domain portrait print

Members of company posed with rifles. J225305 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright claimant's address: New Haven, Ct. Copyright deposit; Curtiss Studio; September 10, 1917; DLC/PP-1917:45469.

Review of the 84th Division by commanding General Harry C. Hale, Camp ...

J226642 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Caufield & Shook; November 30, 1917; DLC/PP-1917:45578. No. 20629.

Co. D, 102nd U.S.A. - Public domain portrait print

J225307 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright claimant's address: New Haven, Ct. Copyright deposit; Curtiss Studio; September 10, 1917; DLC/PP-1917:45469.

General view of Camp Custer, Mich.

J227587 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Hamm & Funk; December 29, 1917. Copyright claimant's address: Battle Creek.

Camp Dodge, Iowa from Liberty Theatre

J231945 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Walter L. Smith; November 4, 1918. Copyright claimant's address: Marshalltown. No. 871100.

Naturalization of aliens, June 25, 1918, 310th Cavalry, Fort Ethan All...

J23117[...] U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; L. L. McAllister; July 29, 1918. Copyright claimant's address: Burlington, Vt. Printed below title: "Approved by War Dept."

[Headquarters, Camp Sheridan], gelatin silver print

Personnel seated in chairs in foreground in front of headquarters. J230967 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Paul L. Richards; August 5, 1918. Copyright claimant's address: Montgomery, Ala. Title derived... More

Burk-Waggoner district, showing blocks 59-60-61-62-63-72-73-74-75-76-8...

J234966 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Homer T. Harden; June 27, 1919. Copyright claimant's address: 602 1/2 Houston St., Ft. Worth, Texas. No. 153.

View of Naval Operating Base, Hampton Roads, Virginia

Transfer; LC Manuscript Division; 1992; DLC/PP-1992:15. Photographer's address: Norfolk, Va. No. 974. Forms part of Edward Everett Horton collection. Monogram at right of photo credit: "CB". Unprocessed in PR 1... More

The world's wonder oil field, Burkburnett, Tex., over 850 producing we...

J234969 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Almeron Newman Photographic Co.; June 10, 1919. On front: "Copyright June 1919, all rights reserved, The Almeron Newman Photographic Company, 115 N. Gold Ave., D... More

3rd Army carnival, Coblenz on the Rhine, Germany, April 23-27, 1919

Photographer's address: 613 14th St., Wash., D.C. No. 139. Gift; Breckenridge Long; 1953.

Burk-Waggoner Pool, panographed from opposite King 8 well and Waggoner...

J237601 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Almeron Newman Photographic Co.; September 25, 1919. On front: "Copyright Sept. 1919, all rights reserved, The Almeron Newman Photographic Company, 115 N. Gold A... More

Base Hospital, Camp Dodge, Iowa, Panoramic Photograph

J234227 U.S. Copyright Office Title transcribed from item. On front: "Copyright 1918 by Verne O. Williams Photographic Co., Kansas City, Mo." Photo no. 92. Copyright deposit, Verne O. Williams Photographic Co.,... More

38th annual meeting, American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C.,...

Gift; Ruthven Deane; January 22, 1934; DLC/PP-1934:340002. Photographer's address: Wash., D.C. No. 2119. Photo forms part of Ruthven Deane Collection.

"Royal Progress", Pilgrim Tercentenary Pageant, Plymouth, Massachusett...

J249770 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Geo. H. Russell; August 13, 1921. Copyright claimant's address: Lowell, Mass.

Sky Line of Los Angeles, California

J249570 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Graham Photo Co.; August 9, 1921. Copyright claimant's address: 110 1/2 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, Cal,

Pilgrimage to Mt. Vernon, Virginia & Tomb of Washington, 23rd Conferen...

Photographer's address: 1405 F St., [Washington, D.C.] No. 3308. Source unknown.

Harvard, 1901, 25th reunion, Wellesley, Massachusetts., June 22, 1926

Gift; R. Davis; September 12, 1962. Photographer's address: Boston. Public domain photograph - group portrait, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Wilson Dam, Muscle Shoals, Alabama, April 11, 1926

J282195 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; O. T. Ericson; April 15, 1926; DLC/PP-1926:46931. Photographer's address: Vermillion, SD.

Long Beach, California, Bathing Beauty Parade, 1927

J292960 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; M. F. Weaver; October 26, 1928. Copyright claimant's address: L[os] A[ngeles]. No. 6461-1.

20th annual convention of the Special Libraries Ass'n, May 21-23rd, Wa...

Photo shows librarians posed at the White House with President Calvin Coolidge standing in center of front row. (Source: Charley Seavey, 2012) They're on the South Lawn in front of the portico. (Source: Jurrett... More

Coulee Dam, Wash., 2-20-35, Long view panoramic photograph

J 16250 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Chas. A. Libby; February 28, 1935; DLC/PP-1935:48018. No. 5518.

Modeltown, F.H.A. Exhibit, seen by over one million visitors, America'...

J 17570 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; William Clarence Lloyd; September 30, 1935.

Coulee Dam, Wash., 5-29-'35, M.W.A.K. Co. Contr's

J 16955 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Chas. A. Libby & Son; June 14, 1935. Landmarks labeled on image. No. 6390. Copyright claimant's address: Spokane, Wash.

[Cock at antique shop, near Rockland, Maine]

Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: XXXIII J 12. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: American scenes, a LOT which in t... More

[Horticultural Hall and the rhododendrons, Fairmount Park, Philadelphi...

Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: XXII M 40. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: American scenes, a LOT which in tur... More

[Bouvier-Kennedy wedding portrait]

John Kennedy and Jackie Bouvier, in wedding attire, standing outdoors. Toni Frissell Collection (Library of Congress). Published in: Eyes of the nation : a visual history of the United States / Vincent Virga an... More

Radiant-looking Grace Kelly waves good-bye to New York from the ocean ...

Title from note on verso. United Press photograph. No. NXP 1103145. Note on verso: The lone cameraman getting another angle on the departure is United Press staff photographer Joe Schuppe, who is accompanying t... More

Whittier, Alaska, Sept. 1957, Panoramic Photograph

JP 5735 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; National Photo & News Service; January 27, 1958. No. 197573. Copyright claimant's address: San Antonio, Texas. Learnard Glacier labeled on photo.

[Eliza Monroe Hay, daughter of President James Monroe, head-and-should...

Photo of portrait. Public domain photograph - portrait painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Library of Congress staff members in front of U.S. Capitol, December,...

Purchase; Central Photo Co., Inc.; December, 1991. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, photograph by James Ivey. Photographer's address: 317 H Street N.E., Washington, D.C., 20002. Pe... More

The president and Mrs. Wilson, Miss Wilson, the King and Queen of Belg...

Stereograph title from item. Series title and number from accompanying guide book (call number: D521.H32). Keystone catalog no. 18767. Copyright by The Keystone View Company. Purchase; Jeffrey Kraus; 2009; (DLC... More

Patsy Moses, ex-slave, Waco - Public domain portrait print

420251. District no. 27. Picture no. 561. Official project no. 565-3-3. Work project no. 6950 (27). Forms part of: Portraits of African American ex-slaves from the U.S. Works Progress Administration, Federal Wr... More

Portrait photo of Julia Daniels, ex-slave, Dallas

420029. District no. 27. Picture no. 410. Official project no. 565-3-3. Work project no. 6950(27). Forms part of: Portraits of African American ex-slaves from the U.S. Works Progress Administration, Federal Wri... More

Portrait photo of Julia Daniels, ex-slave, Dallas

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