HM the Gyalmo, HH Prince Palden, HH Princess Hope
Photograph shows Queen Hope Cooke with her children, Prince Palden and Princess Hope Leezum, Gangtok, Sikkim. Palden Thondup Namgyal was the hereditary ruler of the independent Kingdom of Sikkim, located in th... More
Full-length standing portraits of Charles, Prince of Wales, the future...
After painting by Sir Anthony Van Dyck.
[Emlen Cresson, his mother Sarah Emlen Cresson, his wife Priscilla Pri...
Case: bowl of flowers variant. Purchase; 2005; (DLC/PP-2005:020). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).
Artilleryist group - Mathew Brady seated on left
Photograph shows group portrait of artists who participated in the art exhibition at the Metropolitan Fair in New York City, 1864, held to support the United States Sanitary Commission, "for the relief of the s... More
[William Hazard and Moses Augustus Field, three-quarter length portrai...
Case: scroll design. Photographer unidentified. Accompanying note: Wm. H. Field, Moses Augustus Field. Written on inside of case: April 1850. Gift; Family of William B. Osgood Field; 1997; (DLC/PP-1999:155). Fo... More
Captain Hume on the staff of Sir John Campbell & his brother
Captain Hume and his brother, full-length portrait, posed with a horse by some small wooden buildings. Title transcribed from verso. Purchase; Frances M. Fenton; 1944. Forms part of: Roger Fenton Crimean War ph... More
Men of the 77th Regiment in winter costume - Roger Fenton's Crimean Wa...
Four men of the 77th (The East Middlesex) Regiment of Foot standing and seated on the ground, holding rifles, wearing heavy winter clothing. Title transcribed from verso. Alternate title from: George Eastman Ho... More
Lord Raglan's Head Quarters, with Lord Raglan, Marshal Pélissier, Lord...
Allied leaders and their aides-de-camp standing on steps. Title transcribed from verso. Alternate title from: Gernsheim, Roger Fenton, photographer of the Crimean War: His photographs and his letters from the C... More
Beecher (Family Group), Glass negative photograph, American Civil War ...
An old black and white photo of three people. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Beecher (Family Group), Glass negative photograph, American Civil War ...
An old black and white photo of three people. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Head Quarters staff: 1) Colonel Vico; 2) Major the Honourable Leiceste...
British and French staff officers, full-length group portrait, posed sitting and standing on steps at British(?) headquarters. Title transcribed from verso. Alternate title from: James, Crimea 1854-56 : the war... More
The 68th Regiment, winter dress - Roger Fenton's Crimean War Photograp...
Seven men, four standing and three sitting or reclining on the ground, wearing winter uniforms and holding weapons. Title transcribed from verso. Alternate title from: James, Crimea 1854-56 : the war with Russi... More
Major Daniels & officers - Roger Fenton's Crimean War Photographs
Three officers of the 5th Dragoon Guards, two standing and one sitting on ground, facing front. Title transcribed from verso. Purchase; Frances M. Fenton; 1944. Forms part of: Roger Fenton Crimean War photograp... More
Ismail Pacha on horseback, with Turkish officers - Roger Fenton's Crim...
Ismail Pacha (General Kmety), full-length portrait, seated on horse, facing left, with three attendants in the foreground and one in the background. Title transcribed from verso. Alternate title from: George Ea... More
Major General Estcourt, Adj.-General Major De Morel, Captain Thompson,...
Major General James Bucknell and staff outdoors in front of building, full-length portrait. Title transcribed from verso. Alternate title from: Gernsheim, Roger Fenton, photographer of the Crimean War: His phot... More
Colonel Adye & Captain Whitmore - Roger Fenton's Crimean War Photograp...
Colonel Adye and Captain Whitmore, one man mounted, the other standing by horse, full-length portrait, facing front. Title transcribed from verso. Purchase; Frances M. Fenton; 1944. Forms part of: Roger Fenton ... More
Brigadier McPherson & officers of the 4th Division Captain Higham [i.e...
Brigadier Philip McPherson, CB., and captains Clement Henry John Heigham, William Henry Earle, (John L. or Edward) Croker, Roger Swire, and Philip McPherson, wearing uniform, posed next to tent. Title transcrib... More
Revolutionary War-themed mural inside the Greenbrier Historic Resort H...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. For most of its history, the hotel was owned by the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway and its successors, including the CSX Corporation. Follo... More
Valencia. Pêcheurs aux bords de la mer (d'après nature)
Fishermen, two men, a woman, and child, full-length portraits, on the beach, with fishing boats in background. In album: Spain, opposite p. 59. No. 688.
General Frank Blair and Staff, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Ne...
A black and white photo of a group of men. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
General Henry S. Briggs and staff
A black and white photo of a group of men. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
David Octavius Hill - Portrait photograph of Mr. and Mrs. James Stuart...
Title devised. Lantern slide reproduction by Arnold Genthe of a calotype by David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson. Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943. David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter and photogr... More
[Portrait of ten men including Anderson D. Johnston (seated second fro...
Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). Public domain photograph - group portrait, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
General John W. Sprague, U.S.A. and staff
A group of men standing next to each other. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
2d Rhode Island Infantry - Public domain portrait print
Picryl description: Public domain image of an 18th-19th century military conflict, armed forces, infantry, militia, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
7th New York State Militia, Camp Cameron, D.C., 1861
No. B930. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
[Kalispel couple, full-length portrait, the man standing, the woman se...
In album: [British Northwest Boundary Commission and Related Subjects, 1859-1861, leaf 46]. Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 1999:001.01
Co. F, 6th Vermont Infantry - Camp Griffin, Virginia
No. 4122. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. 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 a... More
[Group of soldiers, some in uniform and some with crutches, pose in fr...
No. 4411. Title devised by library staff. Mounted with five other photographs. Photograph is half stereograph. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
33d New York Infantry. American Civil War 1861-1865.
No. 1042. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
2d Rhode Island Infantry - Public domain portrait print
Picryl description: Public domain image of an 18th-19th century military conflict, armed forces, infantry, militia, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Officers of 164th and 170th New York Infantry
No. B280. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. 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 a... More
[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform and kepi with unidentified youn...
Case: Berg, no. 3-141. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Published in: Military images. Henryville, Pa., March-April 1999 (XX, 5), p. 11. pp/liljwoch pp/liljunion
[Two unidentified soldiers in Union uniforms with Model 1809 Prussian ...
Case: Leather; ornate oval design. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: The Historical Shop, Metairie, La., 2012. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photograph... More
[Unidentified girl and boy, probably siblings, in ring]
Ring made of bone or bone-like material. Inscribed on ring: ELFER [?]. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress... More
[Unidentified soldiers in Union officers' uniforms and hats with engin...
Case: Leather; Geometric design. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:180) Purchased from: Jeffrey Kraus Antique Photographics, 2014. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs ... More
Sheridan, General Phil & staff. American Civil War 1861-1865.
Portrait shows from left: Wesley Merritt, David McMurtrie Gregg, General Sheridan, Henry Eugene Davies, James Harrison Wilson, Alfred Torbert. Part of Brady-Handy Collection.
33d New York Infantry. American Civil War 1861-1865.
No. B958. Mounted with four other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Appomattox Court House, Virginia. American Civil War 1861-1865.
Photograph shows Federal troops with rifles in front of the court house. Two children stand on the fence. Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. 9, p. 127". Purchase; L.C. Handy, Washington, D.C.; 1905 Nov. 25; ... More
Company - , 30th Pennsylvania Inf'y. American Civil War 1861-1865.
No. B493. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. 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 a... More
Major General G. K. Warren and staff
No. B52. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. 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 an... More
7th New York State Militia, Camp Cameron, D.C., 1861
No. B933. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Ninth Massachusetts Infantry Camp near Washington, D.C., 1861
No. 8142. Mounted with one other photograph. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Pivot guns crew, U.S. Steamer Pocahontas
Photograph shows sailors posed on the ship near the pivot gun. Title inscribed in ink on the front of the mount. Gladstone's inventory code and notes: M22. Purchase; William A. Gladstone; 1995; (DLC/PP-1995:113.269).
Mexican commission in Miramar - Public domain portrait print
Ten men in suits, standing, facing Maximilian on left. Title written above item in album. In album: Portraits of rulers, politicians ... relating to the reign of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico, p. 3, lower left.
Camp of 31st Pennsylvania Infantry near Washington, D.C.
Woman with sleeves rolled up holding basket, posed in front of tent with a soldier (possibly her husband) and three children, other soldiers in the background. Civil War Photographs collection. Published in: Am... More
22d New York State Militia near Harpers Ferry, Virginia, 1861 [i.e.186...
No. B793. Date based on 22nd NY history. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
[Abraham Lincoln on battlefield at Antietam, Maryland, cropped version...
Abraham Lincoln with, from left: Col. Alexander S. Webb, Chief of Staff, 5th Corps.; Gen. George B. McClellan; Scout Adams; Dr. Jonathan Letterman, Army Medical Director; an unidentified person; and standing be... More
[Studio portraits of a Japanese merchant, a water carrier, a high prie...
Captions on front of item: "Native merchant" (upper left); "Water carrier" (upper right); "A Japanese high priest and his attendant" (lower left); and "Japanese woman and child" (lower right). Captions on bac... More
Company D, 61st New York Infantry, Falmouth, Virginia, April, 1863
No. 313. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. 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 an... More
Officers and non-commissioned officers of Co. J(?), 93d N.Y. Inf'y., B...
Civil War Photograph Collection. No. 511. LC-B817-7511 broken Public domain photograph of a military, American Civil War, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Mail wagon of 2d Army Corps - Public domain portrait print
No. 303. Alternate title 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, c2003. Gift; Col... More
Co. B, U.S. Engineers in front of Petersburg, Virginia, August, 1864
No. 566. Photographer from research conducted by William A. Frassanito and reported in Military Images Vol. 11:1, July/Aug. 1989, p. 15. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Georgievskie kavalery imieiushchie znaki otlichiia voennago ordena. Za...
Illus. in: Turkestanskīi al'bom, chast' istoricheskaia, 1871-1872, part 4, pl. 25.
Muzhskaia odezhda Sredneaziiattsev. Verkhnii khalat (dzhame)
Photograph shows front and rear view of a man's outer garment. Illus. in: Turkestanskīĭ alʹbom, chastʹ ėtnograficheskai︠a︡..., 1871-1872, part 2, vol. 1, pl. 69. "Dzhame" translated from Persian as "clothing."
[Allan Pinkerton and Joan Carfrae Pinkerton]
Photograph shows portrait of husband and wife Allan Pinkerton, founder of Pinkerton's National Detective Agency, and Joan Carfrae Pinkerton. Forms part of: Visual material from the records of Pinkerton's Natio... More
Portrait photo of Tadzhikskie svadebnye obriady. Chimilig
Illus. in: Turkestanskīĭ alʹbom, chastʹ ėtnograficheskai︠a︡..., 1871-1872, part 2, vol. 1, pl. 73.
Syr-dar'inskaia oblast'. G. Aulie-Ata. Prodavets kumysa
Illus. in: Turkestanskīĭ alʹbom, chastʹ ėtnograficheskai︠a︡..., 1871-1872, part 2, vol. 2, pl. 105.
Zaravshanskii okrug. G. Samarkand. Prodavets nozhei
Illus. in: Turkestanskīĭ alʹbom, chastʹ ėtnograficheskai︠a︡..., 1871-1872, part 2, vol. 2, pl. 144.
Syr-dar'inskaia oblast'. G. Khodzhend. Pievtsy (maddakh)
Illus. in: Turkestanskīĭ alʹbom, chastʹ ėtnograficheskai︠a︡..., 1871-1872, part 2, vol. 2, pl. 126. "Maddakh" translated from Persian as "praiser."
Fort C.F. Smith, Co. L, 2d New York Artillery
Group of soldiers with cannon and caisson. Civil War Photograph Collection. No. 675. Original neg. number: LC-B817-7675.
Zaravshanskii okrug. G. Samarkand. Prodazha krasnago tovara v krytykh ...
Illus. in: Turkestanskīĭ alʹbom, chastʹ ėtnograficheskai︠a︡..., 1871-1872, part 2, vol. 2, pl. 138. "Tim" translated from Persian as "covered stalls."
H.R.H. The Princess of Wales & Prince Albert Victor
Alexandra, Princess of Wales, three-quarter length portrait, seated, holding Prince Albert Victor, facing front. Stamped on mount: Window & Bridge: 63A Baker Street, London. In album: Browning Collection of Por... More
Winnebago treaty table? - Public domain portrait print
Outside a tipi, Winnebago Indians gather around a small table with a few Euro-Americans. Possibly photographed by C.L. Hamilton.
Seymour and Blair - Public domain portrait print
Photograph of drawing shows Horotio Seymour and Francis Preston Blair, 1868 Democratic presidential and vice presidential candidates, half-length portrait, Seymour facing front, Blair facing left.
Georgievskie kavalery imieiushchie znaki otlichiia voennago ordena. Za...
Illus. in: Turkestanskīi al'bom, chast' istoricheskaia, 1871-1872, part 4, pl. 68.
Gen's. R.E. Lee and J.E. Johnston / D.J. Ryan, Savannah, Ga.
Photographs shows full-length portraits of Lee and Johnston seated at a table. In this print Lee holds a pen and appears to be writing on a piece of paper.Taken during Lee's farewell tour of the South, this pho... More
Pleasant morning -- Rouseville, Pennsylvania, 19th century stereoscope...
Stereograph showing a group of men standing and sitting outside a small building on which are signs for the "Wallace Oil Company," the "Allegheny & Pittsburgh Oil Co.," the "Oil Basin Petroleum Co.," the "Bucha... More
[Maud Granger and John Lawrence Toole, actors, in costume for play As ...
Written on verso: Granger & Lawrence; Rosalind, "As you like it." Reference copy in BIOG FILE.
[Two men and nineteen boys in front of church]
Public domain photograph of church building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Studio portrait of models wearing traditional clothing from İstanbul,...
(1) Mevlevi dervish; (2) Bektași dervish; and (3) Mullah (chief judge). French caption: Constantinople: Figure 1: Derviche Mevlevi; Figure 2: Derviche Bektachi; Figure 3: Mollah. Caption also in Ottoman Turkis... More
[Studio portrait of models wearing traditional clothing from the provi...
(1): Muslim woman of Sivas; (2): Armenian woman of Sivas; and (3): Kurdish woman of the environs of Sivas. French caption from book: Sivas: Figure 1: Musulmane de Sivas; Figure 2: Arménienne de Sivas; and Figu... More
[Studio portrait of models wearing traditional clothing from the provi...
(1): Muslim of Diarbèkir (Diyarbakır); (2): Christian of Diarbèkir (Diyarbakır); and (3): Kurd of Palou (Palu). French caption from book: Diarbekir: Figure 1: Musulman de Diarbèkir; Figure 2: Chrétien de Diarb... More
[Studio portrait of models wearing traditional clothing from the provi...
(1): Christian resident of Beyrouth (Beirut) in summer clothing; (2): married Muslim woman of Beyrouth (Beirut); and (3): married Christian woman of Beyrouth (Beirut) in winter clothing. French caption from bo... More
[Studio portrait of models wearing traditional clothing from the provi...
(1),(2), and (3): Jewish man and women of Brousse (Bursa). French caption from book: Hodavindiguar: Figures 1, 2 et 3: Juif and Juive de Brousse. Caption also in Ottoman Turkish. Part III, plate III. Illus. in... More
[Studio portrait of models wearing traditional clothing from the provi...
(1): Bachi Bozouk (mercenary soldier) of Angora (Ankara); (2): Muslim peasant from the area of Angora (Ankara); and (3): Muslim peasant woman from the area of Angora (Ankara). French caption from book: Angora:... More
[Studio portrait of models wearing traditional clothing from the provi...
(1) Yuruk nomad of Bigha (Biga); (2) Christian resident of the Island of Chio (Chios); and (3) Christian of Lemnos. French caption from book: Iles: Figure 1: Yuruk (Nomade) de Bigha; Figure 2: Habitant Chrétie... More
[Studio portrait of models wearing traditional clothing from the provi...
(1): A'alim (member of the Ulama) of Hudeı̈da; (2): bourgeois of Hudeı̈da; and (3): married Muslim woman of Sanaa (Ṣanʻāʾ).
Whitaker family / photographed by J.A. Palmer, Aiken, S.C.
Photo shows a large African American family of mostly women and children, gathered around the porch of a log and clapboard cabin, with wood shingle roof and stone chimney, and a large cauldron in the foreground... More
Morning glories - Public domain portrait print
Nine small children posed, seated on porch. 12798J(?) U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by R.B. Lewis.
[Sumo wrestlers]. Book illustration from Library of Congress
Inscribed in pencil on mount: Wrestlers. No. 835. Illus. in: Views & costumes of Japan by Stillfried & Andersen. Yokohama : Stillfried & Andersen, [ca. 1877, p. 24] In 1877 Stillfried & Andersen purchased Feli... More
[Walt Whitman, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing slightly ...
Feinberg-Whitman Collection. Saunders, 67 Photo by W. Kurtz, 1879. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Students, Mekteb-i Sultani] / Abdullah Frères, photographes de S.M.I....
Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 16. In album: Student portraits, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. School is now called Galatasaray Lisesi. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid I... More
Portrait photo of Miss Bernhardt, the Ocean Express
Miss Bernhardt, full-length portrait, seated, facing slighlty right, with person in deep sea diving gear standing alongside. 4238L U.S. Copyright Office. No. 4.
[The divers at the Imperial Naval Arsenal]
Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 19. In album: Ships, naval schools and the Naval Fire Brigade, Istanbul and environs, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid... More
[Group photograph of the students of the Imperial School of Military E...
Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 20. No. 336. In album: Imperial artillery and engineering schools, Tophane, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire, with student portraits, an... More
[The Standard Bearer and Guards of the Second Cavalry Regiment of the ...
Title translated from album caption. Captioned in French. No. 36. In album: Cavalry and Lancer Regiments of the Imperial Guard, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid II Collection (Library of Congress).
[Full-length of four men posed with rifles, hunting dog, and a brace o...
Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[General Mehmed Paşa, Commander of the ironclad fleet division and the...
Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 12. No. 622. In album: The Imperial Naval Academy and naval personnel, Istanbul and environs, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abd... More
[Group photograph of the teachers and the director of the school for a...
Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 14. No. 352. In album: Imperial artillery and engineering schools, Tophane, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire, with student portraits, an... More
[The buglers of the military engineers] / the photograph studio of the...
Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 31. Photograph taken by the Imperial School of Engineering Photography Unit. (Source: Imperial self-portrait: The Ottoman Empir... More
[A group of doctors and their students at the Military Hospital at Hay...
Title translated from album caption. Captioned in French. No. 35. No. 476. In album: Fire Brigade personnel and equipment, barracks, hospitals, and factories, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hami... More
[Armenian monks and boys with throne of King Senekerim-Hovhannes of Va...
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of Turkey, mid-19th century albumen print, no copyright restrictions.
[Ertuğrul Cavalry Regiment of the Imperial Guard] / Constantinople, Ab...
Title translated from album caption. Captioned in French. No. 2. In album: Cavalry and Lancer Regiments of the Imperial Guard, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid II Collection (Library of Congress).
[Position of the officers of the First and Second Battalion of the Fir...
At Taksim. Title translated from album caption. Captioned in French. No. 2. In album: Fire Brigade personnel and equipment, barracks, hospitals, and factories, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Ham... More
[The Naval Fire Brigade] - Public domain portrait print
Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 20. In album: Ships, naval schools and the Naval Fire Brigade, Istanbul and environs, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid... More
[A platoon from the First Infantry Regiment of the Imperial Guard] / A...
Picryl description: Public domain image of military personnel, conscription, group of people in uniform, armed forces, infantry, war activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
[The cavalry students of the Imperial Military Academy doing riding sc...
Title translated from album caption. Captioned in French. No. 19. No. 286. In album: Imperial military and medical schools, with student and teacher portraits and activities, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms par... More
[The students of the General Staff in uniform at the Imperial Military...
Title translated from album caption. Captioned in French. No. 4. In album: Imperial military and medical schools, with student and teacher portraits and activities, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdu... More
[Professors and officers at the Imperial Military Academy, in charge o...
Title translated from album caption. Captioned in French. No. 1. In album: Imperial military and medical schools, with student and teacher portraits and activities, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdu... More