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Republican National convention at Chicago, June 2, 1880 Independent America -- the home of the freeman, where the humblest citizen can attain the highest honors in the gift of her people.

Republican National convention at Chicago, June 2, 1880 Independent Am...

Photograph shows the President, delegates, reporters, prominent men on the platform, and the visitors' gallery watching as Gen. Garfield delivers a speech to hundreds of attendees at the National Republican con... More

Coolidge lion cubs, a gift from Africa, [4/27/27]

Coolidge lion cubs, a gift from Africa, [4/27/27]

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Endowed medal bestowed by Geophysical Union for distinguished work. Washington, D.C., April 28. The Bowie Medal, endowed by friends and coworkers of Dr. William Bowie, twice former President of the Union and retired Chief of the Division of Geodesy, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, was today voted by the Executive Committee of the American Geophysical Union to be given to Dr. Bowie. In accordance with the deed of the gift, the medal is awarded for distinguished and outstanding contribution to the advancement of cooperative research in fundamental geophysics. Left to right: Dr. Richard M. Field, President of the Union and Dr. Bowie

Endowed medal bestowed by Geophysical Union for distinguished work. Wa...

A black and white photo of two men looking at an object. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Scouts present president with buffalo horn as birthday gift. President Hoover will be 56 years old on Sunday, August 10. Representative Boy Scouts of the District of Columbia presented him with a buffalo horn as a birthday present today. Harold [...], Troop 33, Takoma Park, Md., is shown making the presentation. The horn was prepared by over 200 scouts at their summer camp, Camp Roosevelt on Chesapeake Bay [White House, Washington, D.C.]

Scouts present president with buffalo horn as birthday gift. President...

A group of men standing next to each other. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Clark Spiller and son discussing move with O.A. Schlegel, Delmo group homes supervisor. This shack has two small windows and dirt floor. Evicted in January, Spiller built this shack behind levee from gift lumber and was ordered to move on after living there only a few weeks. His was second white family to move into group labor homes. Southeast Missouri

Clark Spiller and son discussing move with O.A. Schlegel, Delmo group ...

Public domain photograph of life in the United States in the 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Soldiers of the Iceland base command receiving gift boxes of sweaters and bags containing cigarettes, soap, sewing kits and other comforts from the Cleveland, Ohio, and New Haven, Connecticut, Red Cross chapters

Soldiers of the Iceland base command receiving gift boxes of sweaters ...

Picryl description: Public domain image, 19th-century cigarette card, free to use, no copyright restrictions. Cigarette cards are trading cards issued by tobacco manufacturers to stiffen cigarette packaging and... More

Southington, Connecticut. Southington's public Health Center, which has a staff of nurses and doctors and the most modern medical equipment. It is a gift to the town by a public-spirited citizen, Mrs. Julia Arnold Bradley

Southington, Connecticut. Southington's public Health Center, which ha...

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

Lord & Taylor, business in Garden City, Long Island. Gift shop

Lord & Taylor, business in Garden City, Long Island. Gift shop

Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commerce, shopping, main street, city downtown, early 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Bloomingdale's, business in Hackensack, New Jersey. Millinery, to gift shop

Bloomingdale's, business in Hackensack, New Jersey. Millinery, to gift...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commerce, shopping, main street, city downtown, early 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Pops Restaurant and Gift shop, Route 66, Arcadia, Oklahoma

Pops Restaurant and Gift shop, Route 66, Arcadia, Oklahoma

Architect Rand Elliott designed this brand new Route 66 landmark. It opened in 2007. The Pop Bottle outside stands 66 feet high and changes color at night. Title, date, and subjects provided by the photographer... More

Fort Sam Houston, Gift Chapel, Wilson Street, between Hancock & Connell Roads, San Antonio, Bexar County, TX

Fort Sam Houston, Gift Chapel, Wilson Street, between Hancock & Connel...

Significance: The "Gift" Chapel was the first permanent religious institution built expressly for the servicemen and their families at Fort Sam Houston. The property was donated by the City of San Antonio and c... More

G. G. Evans's great gift book establishment, 439 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia: Interior view

G. G. Evans's great gift book establishment, 439 Chestnut Street, Phil...

Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, vol. 9, no. 213 (1859 Dec. 31), p. 77.

Christmas card--A gift to the members of the Foreign Missionary Box Association of the Protestant Episcopal Church

Christmas card--A gift to the members of the Foreign Missionary Box As...

Thatched roof buildings inside wooden fence in foreground, church, and houses in background, Cavalla, Liberia.

The gift of Bonaparte ... by Robert Shortz ...

The gift of Bonaparte ... by Robert Shortz ...

Napoleon at dining table with dancer, dog and two men with weapons. Color lithograph by Archibald Gunn, 1863-1930. Copyrighted by A.C. Gunter New York, The Gillin Print Co., 1898. Promotional goal: U.S. K91. 18... More

Southington, Connecticut. Southington's public health center, which has a staff of nurses and doctors and the most modern medical equipment. It is a gift to the town by a public-spirited citizen, Mrs. Julia Arnold Bradley

Southington, Connecticut. Southington's public health center, which ha...

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Buffalo, New York. Cecelia Wrazen, who works at the Ross Heater plant, is engaged to a precision lathe operator in the same plant. Fellow workers presenting Cecelia with a wedding gift

Buffalo, New York. Cecelia Wrazen, who works at the Ross Heater plant,...

Public domain photograph of New York in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Charles' Gift, State Routes 2 & 4, Lusby, Calvert County, MD

Charles' Gift, State Routes 2 & 4, Lusby, Calvert County, MD

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

Charles' Gift, State Routes 2 & 4, Lusby, Calvert County, MD

Charles' Gift, State Routes 2 & 4, Lusby, Calvert County, MD

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

The gift of France to the American people, the Bartholdi colossal statue, Liberty enlightening the world / Shugg Brothers ; R. Schwarz, Des.

The gift of France to the American people, the Bartholdi colossal stat...

Print shows the Statue of Liberty and boats in New York Harbor; image surrounded by seals of the states and territories of the United States. P23348 U.S. Copyright Office Transfer; LC Georgraphy & Map Division;... More

Old Fort Rosalie Gift Shop, 500 South Canal Street, Natchez, Adams County, MS

Old Fort Rosalie Gift Shop, 500 South Canal Street, Natchez, Adams Cou...

Significance: Although not initially envisioned as a restaurant, the plan for the building was always tied to the tourist trade. It served as the gift shop and visitors' entrance for Jefferson Davis Dickson's 1... More

Old Fort Rosalie Gift Shop, 500 South Canal Street, Natchez, Adams County, MS

Old Fort Rosalie Gift Shop, 500 South Canal Street, Natchez, Adams Cou...

Significance: Although not initially envisioned as a restaurant, the plan for the building was always tied to the tourist trade. It served as the gift shop and visitors' entrance for Jefferson Davis Dickson's 1... More

The great Bartholdi statue, liberty enlightening the world: the gift of France to the American people

The great Bartholdi statue, liberty enlightening the world: the gift o...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a Statue of Liberty, New York harbor, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

McKinley's Ohio home yields wood for gavel. Garner made gift by Commerce Group. Washington, D.C., May 4. Canton, Ohio's Chamber of Commerce today called upon the Vice President to make him a present of a gavel turned from wood taken from the home of the late President McKinley in Canton. Mr. Garner said that he would open the Senate with it today and then place it in the Garner Room at the University of Texas. Left to right: John A. Pearl, L.S. Hamaker, President of the Canton Chamber of Commerce, the Vice President, Rep. James Seccombe of Ohio, and A.B. Arbaugh. All but Mr. Garner are from Canton

McKinley's Ohio home yields wood for gavel. Garner made gift by Commer...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a group of people, United States politics, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Cake for the president. This birthday cake, a gift to President Roosevelt, is received for the Chief Executive by his Secretary, Marvin McIntyre, center. From the left: Pennsylvania State Senator Anthony Cavalcante, Mrs. J. Buell Snyder, wife of the Congressman; Sec. McIntyre, Miss Signe Osteberg, and Rep. J. Buell Snyder, D. of Pennsylvania 1/30/35

Cake for the president. This birthday cake, a gift to President Roosev...

A group of people standing around a table with a cake on it. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Testimonial gift., Washington, D.C. Oct. 12. John A. Remon, president of the President's cup Regatto, vice president with a testimonial gift, a beautiful electric clock topped by a model gold speedboat, by Harry P. Somerville, Executive Secretary of the Regatta, at a luncheon today in honor of the officers and chairmen of the group. The luncheon was given to acknowledge the outstanding success of the 1936 regatta. Left to right: Admiral Harry G. Hamlet, U.S. Coast Guard; John A Remori, and Harry P. Somerville

Testimonial gift., Washington, D.C. Oct. 12. John A. Remon, president ...

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

Urges income tax cut. Washington, D.C., Jan. 19. James H.R. Cromwell, husband of the wealthy Doris Duke Cromwell, today recommended to the House Ways and Means Committee immediate reduction and ultimate repeal of all forms of income tax. Revision of estate and gift taxes and adoption of a manufacturers' sales tax on finished consumers goods, Cromwell said, would tend to encourage distribution of wealth and enhance labor's bargaining power, 1/19/38

Urges income tax cut. Washington, D.C., Jan. 19. James H.R. Cromwell, ...

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

PMG Farley receives airmail plane model. Washington, D.C., May 18. Postmaster General James A. Farley, receives from Miss Marion Weldon, Paramount Starlet who is playing in the Paramount production "Men with Wings" a model of the De Haviland Liberty plane used twenty years ago for carrying airmail, sent from Hollywood as a gift from William Wellman, producer-director of "Men With Wings" a history of air mail. Miss Weldon is also taking part in National Airmail week here in Washington, 5/18/38

PMG Farley receives airmail plane model. Washington, D.C., May 18. Pos...

A black and white photo of two men holding a model of a plane. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

New Attorney General admires floral horseshoe, a gift of Michigan congressionals. Washington, D.C., Jan. 3. Arriving at the Department of Justice today to begin his duties as U.S. Attorney General, Frank Murphy was surprised to see this floral horseshoe draped over his desk. The token of goodluck was a gift from the Michigan Delegation in Congress, 1339

New Attorney General admires floral horseshoe, a gift of Michigan cong...

A black and white photo of a man in a suit, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. Gene... More

PRESIDENT RECEIVES GIFT OF FLAGS FROM PHILIPPINE RESIDENTS. WASHINGTON, D.C. AUGUST 1. A SET OF BEAUTIFUL HANDMADE FLAGS WAS ACCEPTED BY PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT TODAY FROM PHILIPPINE RESIDENTS AS A TOKEN OF GOODWILL FROM THE PHILIPPINES TO THE UNITED STATES

PRESIDENT RECEIVES GIFT OF FLAGS FROM PHILIPPINE RESIDENTS. WASHINGTON...

A black and white photo of two men sitting at a desk. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Australian gift to British Red Cross of 9 Red Cross ambulances. Lord Somers addressing the crowd

Australian gift to British Red Cross of 9 Red Cross ambulances. Lord S...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an old ancient city, historic place, stone building architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Work on Mellon's gift to National Capitol progressing rapidly. Washington, D.C., Nov. 3. Construction of the new National Gallery of Art, a gift of the late Andrew Mellon to the United Stated Government, is progressing rapidly. The building, which is expected to be the most beautiful and one of the largest galleries in the world, is slated to be completed in 1940. It is situated on the mall within a stone's throw of the U.S. Capitol, 11/3/38

Work on Mellon's gift to National Capitol progressing rapidly. Washing...

Public domain historic photograph of Washington DC, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Australian gift to British Red Cross of 9 Red Cross ambulances. Col. The Honorable Harold Colieu, overseas commissioner to Aus. Red Cross Soc. [i.e., Australian Red Cross Society]

Australian gift to British Red Cross of 9 Red Cross ambulances. Col. T...

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Australian gift to British Red Cross of 9 Red Cross ambulances. Ambulances being inspected after the presentation

Australian gift to British Red Cross of 9 Red Cross ambulances. Ambula...

Picryl description: Public domain image of the British Empire armed forces, 19th-20th century war and military conflict, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Australian gift to British Red Cross of 9 Red Cross ambulances. Lady MacMichael & General Blamey conversing

Australian gift to British Red Cross of 9 Red Cross ambulances. Lady M...

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Display inside the gift shop at the Farnsworth House, the National Trust for Historic Preservation property in Plano, Illinois

Display inside the gift shop at the Farnsworth House, the National Tru...

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

Fort Sam Houston, Gift Chapel, Wilson Street, between Hancock & Connell Roads, San Antonio, Bexar County, TX

Fort Sam Houston, Gift Chapel, Wilson Street, between Hancock & Connel...

Significance: The "Gift" Chapel was the first permanent religious institution built expressly for the servicemen and their families at Fort Sam Houston. The property was donated by the City of San Antonio and c... More

Fort Sam Houston, Gift Chapel, Wilson Street, between Hancock & Connell Roads, San Antonio, Bexar County, TX

Fort Sam Houston, Gift Chapel, Wilson Street, between Hancock & Connel...

Significance: The "Gift" Chapel was the first permanent religious institution built expressly for the servicemen and their families at Fort Sam Houston. The property was donated by the City of San Antonio and c... More

Lincoln inkwell; a gift from Charles D. Proston.

Lincoln inkwell; a gift from Charles D. Proston.

A gift from Mary Lincoln Isham to the Library of Congress in 1937. Made of sterling silver from Poston's mine. Impressed or otherwise affixed on the inkwell: Abraham Lincoln. Charles D. Posten, Arizona 1865. Di... More

Twenty truckloads of corn were sent as a gift from the farmers of Livingston County, Illinois to southeastern Illinois flood counties. Near Carmi, Illinois

Twenty truckloads of corn were sent as a gift from the farmers of Livi...

Picryl description: Public domain image of military vehicle, automobile, tractor truck, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Halle Bros., Westgate. Gift - Drawing. Public domain image.

Halle Bros., Westgate. Gift - Drawing. Public domain image.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commercial building, downtown, shopping center, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Abandoned gift shop, old barn, near Lincoln, Nebraska

Abandoned gift shop, old barn, near Lincoln, Nebraska

Title, date, and subjects provided by the photographer. Credit line: Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Gift and purchase; Carol M. Highsmith; 2009; (DLC/PP-2010... More

The gift of France to the American people, the Bartholdi colossal statue, Liberty enlightening the world / Shugg Brothers ; R. Schwarz, Des.

The gift of France to the American people, the Bartholdi colossal stat...

Print shows the Statue of Liberty and boats in New York Harbor; image surrounded by seals of the states and territories of the United States. P23348 U.S. Copyright Office Transfer; LC Georgraphy & Map Division;... More

The great Bartholdi statue, liberty enlightening the world: the gift of France to the American people

The great Bartholdi statue, liberty enlightening the world: the gift o...

Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 2793

Fairy gift; March - Public domain American sheet music, 1883

Fairy gift; March - Public domain American sheet music, 1883

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)

Old Fort Rosalie Gift Shop, 500 South Canal Street, Natchez, Adams County, MS

Old Fort Rosalie Gift Shop, 500 South Canal Street, Natchez, Adams Cou...

Significance: Although not initially envisioned as a restaurant, the plan for the building was always tied to the tourist trade. It served as the gift shop and visitors' entrance for Jefferson Davis Dickson's 1... More

Old Fort Rosalie Gift Shop, 500 South Canal Street, Natchez, Adams County, MS

Old Fort Rosalie Gift Shop, 500 South Canal Street, Natchez, Adams Cou...

Significance: Although not initially envisioned as a restaurant, the plan for the building was always tied to the tourist trade. It served as the gift shop and visitors' entrance for Jefferson Davis Dickson's 1... More

Autumn gift - Print, Library of Congress collection

Autumn gift - Print, Library of Congress collection

Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 0349.

The Dante Statue, unveiled in Meridian Park, Wash., D.C., today. It is the gift of Chevalier Carlo Bersotti, a prominent Italian citizen of New York. The children of Col. Sherrill, Military Aide to the President, who unveiled the statue are shown in the foreground 12/1/21

The Dante Statue, unveiled in Meridian Park, Wash., D.C., today. It is...

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Chinese Aviatrix receives gift of new plane from Col. Roscoe Turner. Washington, D.C., April 3. Col. Roscoe Turner, winner of speed trophies in the air, dropped down to Washington Airport today with a red high wing monoplane which he presented to the friends of New China, represented by Miss Hilds Yen, Chinese Aviatrix. The plane, 'the Spirit of New China', was built by the Porterfield factory. 4-3-39

Chinese Aviatrix receives gift of new plane from Col. Roscoe Turner. W...

A man and a woman standing next to an airplane. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Australian gift to British Red Cross of 9 Red Cross ambulances. Group of Australian nurses, before an open ambulance

Australian gift to British Red Cross of 9 Red Cross ambulances. Group ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of the British Empire armed forces, 19th-20th century war and military conflict, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Bethlehem-Fairfield shipyards, Baltimore, Maryland. Jack Willis, vice-president in charge of production of the Bethlehem Fairfield shipyards with the sponsor of a newly-launched ship. The sponsor is looking at a gift given to her as a souvenir at the launching

Bethlehem-Fairfield shipyards, Baltimore, Maryland. Jack Willis, vice-...

Public domain photograph of Maryland in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Rich's department store, business in Knoxville, Tennessee. Men's jewelry and gift bar

Rich's department store, business in Knoxville, Tennessee. Men's jewel...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commerce, shopping, main street, city downtown, early 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Gift shop at the Interior Department Building, Washington, D.C.

Gift shop at the Interior Department Building, Washington, D.C.

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. The 7 story building is of steel frame construction, clad in granite and limestone. It consists of a north-south core which bisects... More

"Starship Pegasus," a failed futuristic restaurant and gift shop in in Italy, Texas. Gabriel J. Penn, postmaster in Waxahachie, 15 miles away, named the town in 1880 because, he said, its climate was much like that found in "sunny Italy"

"Starship Pegasus," a failed futuristic restaurant and gift shop in in...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Ph... More

Charles' Gift, State Routes 2 & 4, Lusby, Calvert County, MD

Charles' Gift, State Routes 2 & 4, Lusby, Calvert County, MD

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

[Design drawing for stained glass window with text "Baptism, Faith/Repentance, Gift of the Holy Spirit/Remission of Sins" for Christian Church in Orlando, Florida]

[Design drawing for stained glass window with text "Baptism, Faith/Rep...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a stained glass design, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Design drawing for stained glass window with text "Baptism, Faith/Repentance, Gift of the Holy Spirit/Remission of Sins" for Christian Church in Orlando, Florida]

[Design drawing for stained glass window with text "Baptism, Faith/Rep...

Public domain image of watercolor painting from British-related collections, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

The great Bartholdi statue, liberty enlightening the world: the gift of France to the American people

The great Bartholdi statue, liberty enlightening the world: the gift o...

Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 2793

Gift for the grangers / J. Hale Powers & Co. Fraternity & Fine Art Publishers, Cin'ti. ; Strobridge & Co. Lith. Cincinnati, O.

Gift for the grangers / J. Hale Powers & Co. Fraternity & Fine Art Pub...

Promotional print for Grange members showing scenes of farming and farm life. Library has two impressions. Copy 1 "I pay for all" printed in blue. Copy 2 "I pay for all" printed in white. Published in: Eyes of... More

Gift for the grangers / J. Hale Powers & Co. Fraternity & Fine Art Publishers, Cin'ti. ; Strobridge & Co. Lith. Cincinnati, O.

Gift for the grangers / J. Hale Powers & Co. Fraternity & Fine Art Pub...

Promotional print for Grange members showing scenes of farming and farm life. Library has two impressions. Copy 1 "I pay for all" printed in blue. Copy 2 "I pay for all" printed in white. Published in: Eyes of... More

[Design drawing for stained glass window showing The life of Christ in continuous multi-narrative composition, each of six panels/scenes a separate memorial gift, depicted in reverse order: Pentecost (Window #13) through Christ the Healer (Window #89)]

[Design drawing for stained glass window showing The life of Christ in...

Public domain image of watercolor painting from British-related collections, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Autumn gift - Print, Library of Congress collection

Autumn gift - Print, Library of Congress collection

Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 0349.

The great Bartholdi statue, liberty enlightening the world: the gift of France to the American people

The great Bartholdi statue, liberty enlightening the world: the gift o...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a Statue of Liberty, New York harbor, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

President gets Xmas fruit cake. Washington, D.C., Dec. 19. Brig. General Edwin Watson, a Presidential Secretary, accepting for President Roosevelt a fruit cake from Miss Mildred Cook, Secretary to Rep. A.J. Elliott of California. The cake is a gift from W.C. Baker of Ojai, Calif., who has baked cakes for the White House for the last 17 years

President gets Xmas fruit cake. Washington, D.C., Dec. 19. Brig. Gener...

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

Senate gift for Miss Wilson - Public domain photograph

Senate gift for Miss Wilson - Public domain photograph

Photo shows gift from Senate for Jessie Woodrow Wilson, daughter of President Wilson, who married Francis Bowes Sayre in a White House ceremony on November 25, 1913. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2010)

White House gold piano replaced with new instrument. Washington, D.C., Dec. 10. The gold piano which has occupied its place in the east room of the White House for years is to be replaced with a new one. It is the gift of Theodore Steinway. The old one will be placed in the National Museum. Mr. Steinway's gift, which was played by Josef Hofmann at the acceptance ceremony, is of maple, decorated in gold, with legs in the shape of eagles, 12/10/38

White House gold piano replaced with new instrument. Washington, D.C.,...

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FSA (Farm Security Administration) client running a line with transit. This is a new way of working off grants; better than the direct gift to the client. Gray County, Kansas

FSA (Farm Security Administration) client running a line with transit....

Public domain photograph - United States during the 1930s and 1940s, Farm Security Administration, New Deal, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Cecelia Wrazen, who works at the Ross Heater plant, is engaged to a precision lathe operator in the same plant. Fellow workers presenting Cecelia with a wedding gift

Cecelia Wrazen, who works at the Ross Heater plant, is engaged to a pr...

Public domain photograph of New York in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Lambert Showroom, business at 3800 Northwest Highway, Dallas, Texas. Section of gift gallery

Lambert Showroom, business at 3800 Northwest Highway, Dallas, Texas. S...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a living room, salon, office, late 19th-century interior, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Burdine's department store, business in Miami Beach, Florida. Lighted gift counter

Burdine's department store, business in Miami Beach, Florida. Lighted ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commerce, shopping, main street, city downtown, early 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The Lighthouse gift shop, Wells, Maine

The Lighthouse gift shop, Wells, Maine

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

Statue of Auguste Bertholdi, sculptor of the Statue of Liberty, a gift to the Ellis Island library at the great immigration station, Jersey City, New Jersey

Statue of Auguste Bertholdi, sculptor of the Statue of Liberty, a gift...

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

Old Fort Rosalie Gift Shop, 500 South Canal Street, Natchez, Adams County, MS

Old Fort Rosalie Gift Shop, 500 South Canal Street, Natchez, Adams Cou...

Significance: Although not initially envisioned as a restaurant, the plan for the building was always tied to the tourist trade. It served as the gift shop and visitors' entrance for Jefferson Davis Dickson's 1... More

[Design drawing for stained glass window showing The life of Christ in continuous multi-narrative composition, each of six panels/scenes a separate memorial gift, depicted in reverse order: Pentecost (Window #13) through Christ the Healer (Window #89)]

[Design drawing for stained glass window showing The life of Christ in...

Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The great Bartholdi statue, liberty enlightening the world: the gift of France to the American people

The great Bartholdi statue, liberty enlightening the world: the gift o...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a Statue of Liberty, New York harbor, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Pops Route 66 Restaurant and gift shop, Arcadia, Oklahoma

Pops Route 66 Restaurant and gift shop, Arcadia, Oklahoma

Title, date, and subjects provided by the photographer. Credit line: Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Gift and purchase; Carol M. Highsmith; 2009; (DLC/PP-2010... More

Twenty truckloads of corn sent as a gift from the farmers of Livingston County, Illinois, to southeastern Illinois flood area. Near Carmi, Illinois

Twenty truckloads of corn sent as a gift from the farmers of Livingsto...

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

Australian gift to British Red Cross of 9 Red Cross ambulances. Lt. General Sir Th. Blamey speaking to ...

Australian gift to British Red Cross of 9 Red Cross ambulances. Lt. Ge...

Public domain image of aristocratic military leader, general, monarch, 18th-19th century armed forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Bee Hive department store, business in Patchogue, Long Island. Vista from gift shop

Bee Hive department store, business in Patchogue, Long Island. Vista f...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commerce, shopping, main street, city downtown, early 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Bloomingdale's, business in Hackensack, New Jersey. Gift shop

Bloomingdale's, business in Hackensack, New Jersey. Gift shop

Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commerce, shopping, main street, city downtown, early 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Gift shop sign in "Amish Country," Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Gift shop sign in "Amish Country," Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

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

Charles' Gift, State Routes 2 & 4, Lusby, Calvert County, MD

Charles' Gift, State Routes 2 & 4, Lusby, Calvert County, MD

Public domain photograph of construction site, excavation works, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Charles' Gift, State Routes 2 & 4, Lusby, Calvert County, MD

Charles' Gift, State Routes 2 & 4, Lusby, Calvert County, MD

Picryl description: Public domain image of a basement, underground, lobby, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Fort Sam Houston, Gift Chapel, Wilson Street, between Hancock & Connell Roads, San Antonio, Bexar County, TX

Fort Sam Houston, Gift Chapel, Wilson Street, between Hancock & Connel...

Significance: The "Gift" Chapel was the first permanent religious institution built expressly for the servicemen and their families at Fort Sam Houston. The property was donated by the City of San Antonio and c... More

The gift of Apollo : draft essay

The gift of Apollo : draft essay

A draft essay commemorating the Apollo missions. Written for Parade magazine, a version of this piece reappears as a section in Sagan's book Pale blue dot : a vision of the human future in space. The essay mixe... More

British Army's gift to Queen Mary

British Army's gift to Queen Mary

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A gift From Argentina. Major John G. Quekemeyer, formerly [...] Pershing, with "Argentina" a six year-old Polo po[...] to him by the Minister of War of the Argentine Repu[...] General Justo. The General presented the Prince of Six Ponies while he was in South America

A gift From Argentina. Major John G. Quekemeyer, formerly [...] Pershi...

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Commander Richard E. Byrd, the first man to reach the North Pole by airplane, repeating his experiences on the flight before President and Mrs. Coolidge and an audience of 6,000, including cabinet officers, members of the diplomatic corps. and representatives of National Geographic Society from whom he ? the Hubbard Gold Medal in Washington, June 23rd. The President presented Byrd and his pilot Floyd Bennett with medals. Gift from National Geographic Society

Commander Richard E. Byrd, the first man to reach the North Pole by ai...

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Enrique Monjo's sculpture, "The Conquistador," a gift of Spain to the people of San Antonio, Texas, in 1977

Enrique Monjo's sculpture, "The Conquistador," a gift of Spain to the ...

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An exterior wall with glass mosiac "Genesis the Gift of Life," at the Dallas Museum of Art in Dallas, Texas

An exterior wall with glass mosiac "Genesis the Gift of Life," at the ...

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[Design drawing for stained glass window showing The life of Christ in continuous multi-narrative composition, each of six panels/scenes a separate memorial gift, depicted in reverse order: Pentecost (Window #13) through Christ the Healer (Window #89)]

[Design drawing for stained glass window showing The life of Christ in...

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Lincoln inkwell; a gift from Charles D. Proston.

Lincoln inkwell; a gift from Charles D. Proston.

A gift from Mary Lincoln Isham to the Library of Congress in 1937. Made of sterling silver from Poston's mine. Impressed or otherwise affixed on the inkwell: Abraham Lincoln. Charles D. Posten, Arizona 1865. Di... More

The great Bartholdi statue, Liberty enlightening the world--The gift of France to the American people

The great Bartholdi statue, Liberty enlightening the world--The gift o...

The Statue of Liberty; and ships in New York Harbor in background.

Easter card--Cape Mount--A gift to the members of the Foreign Missionary Box Association of the Protestant Episcopal Church

Easter card--Cape Mount--A gift to the members of the Foreign Missiona...

Easter card showing Cape Mount, an island in Liberia. Forms part of: American Colonization Society Collection (Library of Congress).

Vice President Garner gets gift of Kentucky chewing tobacco. Washington, D.C., Jan. 3. Vice President Garner receiving from Senator A.B. 'Happy' Chandler, Democrat of Kentucky, a gift of Kentucky Burley Twist Tobacco which was grown within 100 yards of Chandler's home in the Blue Grass State

Vice President Garner gets gift of Kentucky chewing tobacco. Washingto...

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Newer Jerusalem and suburbs. The Jerusalem Archaeological Museum. The Rockefeller gift

Newer Jerusalem and suburbs. The Jerusalem Archaeological Museum. The ...

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Screen starlet assists D.C. Postmaster in planting memorial tree to airmail pilots. Washington, D.C., May 16. Within the shadow of the U.S. Capitol, Miss Marion Weldon, Paramount starlet, with the assistance of D.C., Postmaster Vincent Burke, plants a Deodor Tree on the city postoffice grpunds as a memorial to the airmail pilots who have lost their lives. Representing Hollywood in observing national Airmail Week, Miss Weldon, who has just finished work on the forthcoming Paramount Technicolor production "Men with Wings", brought the tree to Washington as a gift of the Altedena, Calif. Chamber of Commerce, 5/16/38

Screen starlet assists D.C. Postmaster in planting memorial tree to ai...

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"Starship Pegasus," a failed futuristic restaurant and gift shop in in Italy, Texas. Gabriel J. Penn, postmaster in Waxahachie, 15 miles away, named the town in 1880 because, he said, its climate was much like that found in "sunny Italy"

"Starship Pegasus," a failed futuristic restaurant and gift shop in in...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Ph... More

An old gift shop in Sierra Blanca, made a virtual ghost town when the interstate highway bypassed it in Hudspeth County, Texas

An old gift shop in Sierra Blanca, made a virtual ghost town when the ...

Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and P... More

America's greatest gift to Porto Rico - the public school, Caguas

America's greatest gift to Porto Rico - the public school, Caguas

Children in front of school and 3 adults. Stereo copyrighted by Underwood & Underwood. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Schools.

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