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[The king of the seas in the hands of the Makahs, Neah Bay(?), Washington]

[The king of the seas in the hands of the Makahs, Neah Bay(?), Washing...

J151803 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington State, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Theodore Roosevelt shaking hands with an unknown person]

[Theodore Roosevelt shaking hands with an unknown person]

Photo by Charles Mace, Rocky Mt. News - Frontier Days - 1910. Copied from an earlier print. Handwritten title on verso: Teddy's story. Forms part of: New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Co... More

After midnight April 17, 1912 G St., near 14th, these three boys 10 yrs, 11 yrs. and 12 yrs. old, were stuck with over 50 papers on their hands, and vowed they would stay until they sold out if it took all night. The oldest said, "my mother makes me sell." Lawrence Lee (10 yrs.) 912--26th St., N.W., Michael, Niland (11 yrs.) 930--26th St., N.W., Martin Garvin (12 yrs.) 928--26th St., N.W. Location: [Washington (D.C.), District of Columbia].

After midnight April 17, 1912 G St., near 14th, these three boys 10 yr...

Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, exploitation, children workers, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Edith Bolling Galt Wilson, full-length portrait, standing, facing front, hands behind waist]

[Edith Bolling Galt Wilson, full-length portrait, standing, facing fro...

Public domain scan of a female portrait, woman, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The investiture by H.R.H. the Duke of Connaught. F. M. Allenby shaking hands with Duke of Connaught.

The investiture by H.R.H. the Duke of Connaught. F. M. Allenby shaking...

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

Visitors waiting in line to shake hands with the President

Visitors waiting in line to shake hands with the President

Crowd outside the White House, waiting to shake hands with Warren G. Harding. National Photo Company Collection. LC-F81-12881 (poor condition)

Powder puffs, 45 cents per gross. Family attempting to finish 9 gross in less than a week. Boy's hands were very dirty. Location: New Jersey.

Powder puffs, 45 cents per gross. Family attempting to finish 9 gross ...

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

The man through whose hands passes every federal law. In his care are the orig. of the 53,601 federal laws. His name is F.D. Van Valin and his office is the State Dept. at Wash.

The man through whose hands passes every federal law. In his care are ...

Public domain photograph of people in office, interior, the 1910s-1920s America, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Old man in cap with hands in pockets]

[Old man in cap with hands in pockets]

Title devised by cataloger. (DLC/PP-1939:0060). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "Organizing Grandpa" by Ellis Parker Butler, Ladies home journal, 42:24 (June 1925).

White House acquires corner on U.S. dimes. Washington, D.C., Jan. 25. Dimes. Millions of 'em. Dimes in bags, envelopes, and packages are pouring into the White House these days as part of the president's March of Dimes, a feature of the President's Birthday Ball Fund to fight infantile paralisis. Here, Barbara Councilor of the White House mail room, is pouring out and dipping her hands in dimes

White House acquires corner on U.S. dimes. Washington, D.C., Jan. 25. ...

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

"Hands off the court" Representative before Senate Judiciary Committee. Washington, D.C., April 22. Representing the Women's National Committee for "Hands off the Supreme Court," Catherine Curtis appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee today to oppose the bill. Saying she thought she could speak for the American Women, Miss Curtis declared that when any group in this country seeks to nullify the safeguards which our Supreme Court provides, our American Women will stand united in defending for themselves and their families the sacred rights guaranteed them by the consititution through an independent Judiciary, 4/22/1937

"Hands off the court" Representative before Senate Judiciary Committee...

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

Threshing hands resting. Caledonia County, Vermont

Threshing hands resting. Caledonia County, Vermont

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

After plaster is applied with towel it is smoothed out with the hands. The women pride themselves on careful plastering, Chamisal, New Mexico

After plaster is applied with towel it is smoothed out with the hands....

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Shenandoah Valley. Claude Spitzer's skilled hands still take the place of machinery

Shenandoah Valley. Claude Spitzer's skilled hands still take the place...

Public domain photograph of industrial workers, factory building, work, assembly line, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Harvest hands eat dinner (noon). Walla Walla County, Washington

Harvest hands eat dinner (noon). Walla Walla County, Washington

Picryl description: Public domain image of food, dinner, grocery store, eating, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Manpower, junior size. A couple of husky junior commandos add to a neighborhood scrap pile in Roanoke, Virginia. Bedsprings, coal buckets, bird cages, stoves--no piece of unused metal is safe from the hands of these patriotic youngsters, who are out to see that their older brothers in the armed forces have the guns, ships, and ammunition they need to beat the Axis

Manpower, junior size. A couple of husky junior commandos add to a nei...

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

Conversion. Merry-go-round plant. These hands used to turn out merry-go-rounds to gladden the hearts of the nation's children. The carrousel plant in which they work is now engaged in producing war parts in subcontracts from army and navy contractors. Here the hands, which belong to Otto Andre, are bending crate hooks for the packing of airplane engines for export. The bulldozer was used in peacetime work, has since been converted to war work. Spillman Engineering Company, North Tonawanda, New York

Conversion. Merry-go-round plant. These hands used to turn out merry-g...

Picryl description: Public domain image of children in poverty during the Great Depression, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Conversion. Merry-go-round plant. These hands and this machine used to turn out merry-go-rounds to gladden the hearts of the nation's children. The carrousel plant in which they work is now engaged in producing war parts on subcontracts from army and navy contractors. While a plant officer looks on, machinist Arthur Greaces operates a Bickford vertical boring machine formerly used in the production of merry-go-rounds, now used for war work. He is machining a sheaf ordered as part of a sub-contract on maritime work. Spillman Engineering Company, North Tonawanda, New York

Conversion. Merry-go-round plant. These hands and this machine used to...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial equipment, workshop, assembly line, factory, power engine, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Detroit, Michigan. Interior of a bathroom, with a Negro boy washing his hands. These are conditions under which families originally lived before moving to the Sojourner Truth housing project

Detroit, Michigan. Interior of a bathroom, with a Negro boy washing hi...

Public domain photographs related to race relations, African Americans, discrimination, segregation, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

New River, North Carolina. Marine infantry. In the hands of a hard, capable leatherneck, the Browning automatic rifle is a versatile and effective fighting tool. This Marine, in training at New River, North Carolina, knows how to get the best out of it. Marine barracks, New River, North Carolina

New River, North Carolina. Marine infantry. In the hands of a hard, ca...

Picryl description: Public domain image of railroad tracks, railway, train car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Provincetown, Massachusetts. Aboard the Frances and Marion, a Portuguese drag trawler, fishing off Cape Cod. The trawls are constantly being repaired; while one net is down all hands turn to mending a second one

Provincetown, Massachusetts. Aboard the Frances and Marion, a Portugue...

Picryl description: Public domain image of fishing, fishing boat, river, lake, nature, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Production. Subchasers. The foreman of the keel department of an Eastern shipyard does a final planing job on a timber for a new subchaser. He has been a shipbuilder all his life and is well known for the fishing boats he has turned out. He came out of retirement to give his skill and experience to a yard that had to train many green hands in a short time

Production. Subchasers. The foreman of the keel department of an Easte...

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Manpower, junior size. "Who wants to be a junior commando?" teacher asks. Willing hands shoot up and eager voices cry "Yes!" Everyone in this Roanoke, Virginia class wants to be one of the thirty-million children banding together throughout the United States to form America's junior army, young fighters to collect scrap for ammunition

Manpower, junior size. "Who wants to be a junior commando?" teacher as...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a classroom, college auditorium, school, students, teaching, education, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

New River, North Carolina. Marine infantry. The Garand rifle [not shown here] does some of its best work in the hands of a hard, capable leatherneck. This Marine, in training at New River, North Carolina, knows how to make use of all the fighting advantages it offers. Marine srtg barracks, New River, North Carolina

New River, North Carolina. Marine infantry. The Garand rifle [not show...

Photo shows a bolt action rifle, most likely an M1903 Springfield, not a clip-fed, semiautomatic Garand rifle. (Source: G. Reed, 2007.)

A thrilling experience for student nurses is the first assignment to the operating room. Student nurse Frances Bullock (left) hands instruments to a surgeon during an operation

A thrilling experience for student nurses is the first assignment to t...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a surgery, surgeon, physician, hospital, medical care, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[President Gerald Ford shakes hands with supporters at the 1st presidential debate with Jimmy Carter in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]

[President Gerald Ford shakes hands with supporters at the 1st preside...

Contact sheet folder caption: Pres. Ford's arrival in Phil., Pa. for 1st debate w/Carter, 9/28/76 [i.e., 9/23/76]. MST. U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection. Contact sheet available for refe... More

[Chinese Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping shakes hands with President Jimmy Carter at the White House, Washington, D.C.]

[Chinese Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping shakes hands with President Jimmy ...

Contact sheet folder caption: Chinese Vice Premier Teng arrival at White House. TOH & WKL & MST. U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection. Contact sheet available for reference purposes.

Mayor William Pascrell shakes hands with people standing along route of the procession.

Mayor William Pascrell shakes hands with people standing along route o...

Forms part of a group of images documenting the annual San Rocco procession, sponsored by the Montescaglioso Club of Paterson, as it passes through the People's Park neighborhood of Paterson, New Jersey.

But the hands that were played by that heathen Chinee [sic] ... / Hull.

But the hands that were played by that heathen Chinee [sic] ... / Hull...

Cartoon showing Chinese-American man and two other men playing cards. Copyright by Western News Co. No. 5.

Weihnachtsbaum, heft 2 [piano, 4 hands]

Weihnachtsbaum, heft 2 [piano, 4 hands]

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)

[Design drawing for stained glass window with Matrimony showing a modern-dress couple kneeling before priest, with clasped hands, rings, and candles]

[Design drawing for stained glass window with Matrimony showing a mode...

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

[Girl with braids in white dress with bow, with hands folded, seated]

[Girl with braids in white dress with bow, with hands folded, seated]

Image content features: MODEL Alice S. Lee; PEOPLE girls. Title and other data comes from a curatorial worksheet compiled at LC in 1992-93. Forms part of the Louise Imogen Guiney Collection. Cite as: The Louise... More

[Design drawing for stained glass window showing Assumption of Mary, with coffin, lilies, hands of God, dove, angels]

[Design drawing for stained glass window showing Assumption of Mary, w...

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

As he shook hands Paul met the sorrowful liquid eyes fixed on him with strange earnestness

As he shook hands Paul met the sorrowful liquid eyes fixed on him with...

Title on verso. (DLC/PP-1932:0039). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: The Fortunate Youth / William J. Locke. New York : John Lane Co., 1914, p. 210.

[Design drawing for stained glass window, 2 window composition "Confirmation;" right figure's hands down]

[Design drawing for stained glass window, 2 window composition "Confir...

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[A tarred and feathered man standing on hands and feet with a rope attached to upper thighs and held by a man standing at left; the man on all fours looks back at a wild-eyed devil standing behind him], British Cartoon Print

[A tarred and feathered man standing on hands and feet with a rope att...

Possibly from series published by Carrington Bowles; see Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5, no. 5232. Forms part of: British Cartoon Prin... More

Creed crusher, or, spiritual mill for pulverizing creed &c., : God dwelleth not in temples made with hands, Acts 17 c. 24 v. /

Creed crusher, or, spiritual mill for pulverizing creed &c., : God dwe...

Includes text and col. ill. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

[Theodore Roosevelt standing on table outdoors and making speech to men seated around him, hands at waist] / Smith Art Photography, Freeport, Ill.

[Theodore Roosevelt standing on table outdoors and making speech to me...

Public domain photograph related to Theodore Roosevelt, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Arbitration is the true balance of power. Puck: "Don't meddle with the hands, gentlemen - this pendulum is the only thing to regulate that clock!" / J. Keppler.

Arbitration is the true balance of power. Puck: "Don't meddle with the...

Two men setting hands "labor" of clock "business," as Puck, standing on book "Common sense," holds up pendulum "arbitration." Illus. in: Puck, v. 19, 1886 March 17, pp. 40-41.

Animal Locomotion: [24 frames of hands clasping, plate 533]

Animal Locomotion: [24 frames of hands clasping, plate 533]

Motion picture sequenced photographic plate by Eadweard Muybridge. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Motion pictures; Rear views.

Harvest hands on their way to the wheat fields of the Northwest

Harvest hands on their way to the wheat fields of the Northwest

Wood engraving after W.A. Rogers. Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, v. 34, (1890 Dec. 13), p. 973. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.

[Eugen Sandow, full-length portrait, seated, facing right, hands behind head] / Sarony, 37 Union Sqr., N.Y.

[Eugen Sandow, full-length portrait, seated, facing right, hands behin...

Public domain photograph of bodybuilder athlete, athletics, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

U.S.S. Oregon, shake hands - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

U.S.S. Oregon, shake hands - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Public domain photograph of military personnel, army, militia, infantry, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The President shaking hands from rear platform; Sec. Wilson, Sec. Hitchcock and Sec. Cortelyou with him--Alliance, Ohio

The President shaking hands from rear platform; Sec. Wilson, Sec. Hitc...

President McKinley with others at back of train, and crowd. D4036 U.S. Copyright Office.

Some of smaller "hands" on the night shift waiting for the whistle to blow. Whitnel N.C. Cotton Mill. The smallest boy and girl were about 50 inches high. One of the medium sized boys has doffed 4 years,--some at night. Get 60 cents a night. Smallest girl looked 10 years old. Been in mill 2 years. 1/2 year at night. Runs 8 sides part of the time. Photo by flashlight. Location: Whitnel, North Carolina.

Some of smaller "hands" on the night shift waiting for the whistle to ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, exploitation, children workers, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Phoebe's thumb [Phoebe Thomas], a week after the accident. She was back at the factory that day, using the same big knife. Location: Eastport, Maine.

Phoebe's thumb [Phoebe Thomas], a week after the accident. She was bac...

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

Nuhlimkilaka--Koskimo, Native Americans of British Columbia

Nuhlimkilaka--Koskimo, Native Americans of British Columbia

Kwakiutl person wearing an oversize mask and hands representing a forest spirit, Nuhlimkilaka, ("bringer of confusion").

Bushmen and sawmill hands wanted. Join the 238th Canadian Forestry Battalion

Bushmen and sawmill hands wanted. Join the 238th Canadian Forestry Bat...

Poster showing a forester holding a pike and an axe, and a small night scene of logging on a river.

[Easy to work] - Drawing. Public domain image.

[Easy to work] - Drawing. Public domain image.

Gift; Mrs. Peter Grant; 1940; (DLC/PP-1940:008). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published as cover of: Life magazine, 67, no. 1744 (March 30, 1916).

[Mr. and Mrs. Warren G. Harding standing, three-quarter length, in front of rose? bush. Harding is holding his hat in his folded hands]

[Mr. and Mrs. Warren G. Harding standing, three-quarter length, in fro...

Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Heber Jeddy Grant (1856-1945) left, standing and shaking hands with Reed Smoot (1862-1941) outside Senate office building]

[Heber Jeddy Grant (1856-1945) left, standing and shaking hands with R...

National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). Similar to original negative LC-F8-5668.

Former Sen. Cornelius Cole of Calif., member of Senate during Lincoln's administration, shaking hands with Sen. Shortridge at the Capitol. He will be 100 yrs. old Sept. 17, 1922

Former Sen. Cornelius Cole of Calif., member of Senate during Lincoln'...

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

After a thrilling chase through the busiest streets of Washington, ... a couple of bootleggers and their car come to grief at the hands of the Capitol police

After a thrilling chase through the busiest streets of Washington, ......

National Photo Company Collection. No. 18491. The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is the federal agency responsible for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the United States Capitol Com... More

Stanley Harris, manager of the Washington team, and John McGraw, manager of the New York Giants, shake hands before the big fight for the World Series

Stanley Harris, manager of the Washington team, and John McGraw, manag...

Photograph shows Stanley "Bucky" Harris shaking hands with John McGraw on the top step of the New York Giants dugout. No. 32439. Forms part of: National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress).

Inventor of America's first flying machine attends International Civil Aeronautics Conference. Orville Wright, one of the famous Wright brothers who made the first flight in America 25 years ago, was given a hearty greeting by the delegates from all over the world when he arrived to attend the first session of the International Civil Aeronautics Conference in Washington today. In this picture Mr. Wright (right) is shaking hands with William F. Whiting, Secretary of Commerce

Inventor of America's first flying machine attends International Civil...

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

[Senator Charles L. McNary and Rep. Gilbert N. Haugen, half-length portrait, standing at the White House, shaking hands]

[Senator Charles L. McNary and Rep. Gilbert N. Haugen, half-length por...

National Photo Company Collection. Item in album: v. 3, p. 5, no. 42698.

[Hands holding a round box] - Drawing. Public domain image.

[Hands holding a round box] - Drawing. Public domain image.

This record contains unverified data from caption card. Gift; Doris Ulmann Foundation, 1935 (DLC/PP-1935:055).

ROOSEVELT GETS D.A.V. INVITE. D.C. ONOFRIO, GENERAL CHAIRMAN OF DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS (SHAKING HANDS WITH PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT) HEADED AN OFFICIAL DELEGATION TO THE WHITE HOUSE WEDNESDAY TO EXTEND THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE A BID TO THE NATIONAL D.A.V. CONVENTION AT NEW HAVEN, CONN. IN JULY. STATE SEN. MATHEW A. DALY OF NEW HAVEN IS IN THE WHITE SUIT DIRECTLY BEHIND THE PRESIDENT

ROOSEVELT GETS D.A.V. INVITE. D.C. ONOFRIO, GENERAL CHAIRMAN OF DISABL...

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

[Unidentified men shaking hands at U.S. airplane]

[Unidentified men shaking hands at U.S. airplane]

Picryl description: Public domain image of an aircraft, aviator, 1910s-1920s, early 20th-century aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Closeup of cutter's hands (cutting cloth), Jersey Homesteads, Hightstown, New Jersey

Closeup of cutter's hands (cutting cloth), Jersey Homesteads, Hightsto...

Public domain photograph of manufacturing, industry, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Protect your hands! You work with them.

Protect your hands! You work with them.

Poster promoting safety in the workplace, showing hands grasping a rod. Date stamped on verso: Oct 31 1936. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Posters of the WPA / Christopher... More

Wife of Homer Sharer and the baby, one of five children. Former tenant farmers and hired hands. They are now living on unemployment relief in Estherville, Iowa

Wife of Homer Sharer and the baby, one of five children. Former tenant...

Picryl description: Public domain image of children in poverty, child labor, Great Depression, 1930s, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

"I am a mechanical man built by human hands"

"I am a mechanical man built by human hands"

Robot at Texas Centennial Exposition, Dallas, Texas. Public domain photograph - historical image of Texas, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Threshing hands eating dinner, wheat harvest time, central Ohio

Threshing hands eating dinner, wheat harvest time, central Ohio

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

The careful hands of women are trained in precise aircraft engine installation duties at Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif.

The careful hands of women are trained in precise aircraft engine inst...

Public domain photograph - 1930s California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ceremony of eating the Passover, Yemenite family, April 3, 1939. Washing of the hands

Ceremony of eating the Passover, Yemenite family, April 3, 1939. Washi...

Public domain photograph of Cuba, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Hands of Sen. Taft - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Hands of Sen. Taft - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Public domain photograph of people in office, interior, the 1910s-1920s America, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[ Danny Kaye onstage at the Roxy Theatre, standing at microphone, face uplifted, both hands raised]

[ Danny Kaye onstage at the Roxy Theatre, standing at microphone, face...

The back of photograph reads '1945,' but Danny Kaye did not appear at the Roxy Theatre in 1945. These photographs were most likely from Kaye's Roxy run in 1943. (General) The Library of Congress provides acces... More

A black and white photo of a little boy sitting on a bench. Great Depression FFSA / OWI Negatives

A black and white photo of a little boy sitting on a bench. Great Depr...

Picryl description: Public domain portrait of farmer's child, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Shaking hands with members of the congregation after services at an Episcopal Church, South Side of Chicago, Illinois

Shaking hands with members of the congregation after services at an Ep...

Public domain photograph of America during the Great Depression, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Shipbuilding (Norfolk Navy Yard). These are some of the 26,000 men whose hands are fashioning powerful new additions to Uncle Sam's rapidly expanding naval forces. A few miles away at the yards of the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, other thousands are also coming off their shifts. This scene is typical of dozens of shipyards throughout the nation. Shipyard workers have a lot to smile about, for invariably they have done their work so well and efficiently that production is ahead of schedule

Shipbuilding (Norfolk Navy Yard). These are some of the 26,000 men who...

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

Big Hole Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana. Harvest hands and horses at noontime

Big Hole Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana. Harvest hands and horses ...

Public domain photograph of the United States military and military-industrial complex before World War Two, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Provincetown, Massachusetts. Aboard the Frances and Marion, a Portuguese drag trawler, fishing off Cape Cod. All hands hauling in the trawl

Provincetown, Massachusetts. Aboard the Frances and Marion, a Portugue...

Picryl description: Public domain image of fishing, fishing boat, river, lake, nature, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Provincetown, Massachusetts. Aboard the Frances and Marion, a Portuguese drag trawler, fishing off Cape Cod. All hands hauling in the trawl

Provincetown, Massachusetts. Aboard the Frances and Marion, a Portugue...

Public domain photograph of the United States military and military-industrial complex before World War Two, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Dehydrated food luncheon at Senate. Chef Denissen hands out plates filled with dehydrated foods to be served in the dining room of the United State Senate. These new foods will contribute largely to feeding the fighting forces and refuges abroad

Dehydrated food luncheon at Senate. Chef Denissen hands out plates fil...

Public domain photograph of restaurant chef, culinary, food preparation, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Production. Aircraft. A young woman worker operates a heavy punch-press in a large Western aircraft plant. A new hair net keeps her hair out of harm's way; gloves protect her hands from metal splinters

Production. Aircraft. A young woman worker operates a heavy punch-pres...

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

Mr. Frank Merchant washes his hands before going down to dinner. They have a two-floor apartment-- five rooms including kitchen and bath. Mr. Merchant works at the Carnegie Steel Company's South Chicago plant. They have three children: Frank, eight; Rosemary, eight; and baby, four months old. Ida B. Wells Housing Project, Chicago, Illinois

Mr. Frank Merchant washes his hands before going down to dinner. They ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of children in poverty during the Great Depression, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Conversion. Merry-go-round plant. The woodcarving skill of those capable hands has delighted thousands of children riding the horses of merry-go-rounds. Their skill has now been diverted for the duration to lathe work on landing gear housings for the deadly Airacobra. Spillman Engineering Company, North Tonawanda, New York

Conversion. Merry-go-round plant. The woodcarving skill of those capab...

Picryl description: Public domain image of children in poverty during the Great Depression, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Tennessee Valley Authority. Watts Bar Dam hydroelectric plant. A sledge hammer in the hands of a husky ironworker at TVA's Watts Bar steam plant. This plant will supplement the big hydroelectric installations at Watts Bar Dam, which has an authorized output of 90,000 kilowatts, and a possible ultimate of 150,000 kilowatts. Each of the four big turbo-generators in the steam plant is rated at 60,000 kilowatts

Tennessee Valley Authority. Watts Bar Dam hydroelectric plant. A sledg...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a hydroelectric dam, industrial facility, power generation, water cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Conversion. Merry-go-round plant. These hands used to turn out merry-go-rounds to gladden the hearts of the nation's children. The carrousel plant in which they work is now engaged in producing war parts on subcontracts from army and navy contractors. These skilled hands belong to sixty-five-year-old Herman Jagow, whose wood carving skill delighted thousands of children riding the horses of merry-go-rounds. Here he is doing lathe work in landing gear housing. Spillman Engineering Company, North Tonawanda, New York

Conversion. Merry-go-round plant. These hands used to turn out merry-g...

Picryl description: Public domain image of children in poverty during the Great Depression, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Provincetown, Massachusetts. The trawl is constantly under repair, and while one net is down a second is being mended by all hands aboard the Portuguese drag trawler, Francis and Marion

Provincetown, Massachusetts. The trawl is constantly under repair, and...

Public domain photograph of the United States military and military-industrial complex before World War Two, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A reminder of the nation's tremendous war loan drive is Private Jack Y. Oato of Company G, 442 Infantry, who paid cash on the line from $2,500 worth of war bonds--Above Private Oato hands over a fistfull of bills for bonds to Captain F. W. Vowell, his company commander, and Second Lieutenant Arthur MacColl

A reminder of the nation's tremendous war loan drive is Private Jack Y...

Photograph by Bureau of Public Relations, U.S. War Department. Public domain photograph of Imperial Japan, Japanese empire during World War Two, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Penasco, New Mexico. Pupils must wash their hands before eating hot lunch in school

Penasco, New Mexico. Pupils must wash their hands before eating hot lu...

Public domain photograph of America during the Great Depression, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

IBM, let's give safety a hand - Drawing. Public domain image.

IBM, let's give safety a hand - Drawing. Public domain image.

Poster shows illustration of several hands overlapping reaching upwards. Signed: Ken White (signed in pencil). Forms part of the Artist poster filing series (Library of Congress) Promotional goal: U.S. G33. 19... More

Abraham Lincoln bronze life mask and hands and what was in his pockets the night he died in 1865, kept at Ford's Theatre, Washington, D.C.

Abraham Lincoln bronze life mask and hands and what was in his pockets...

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 based on information provided... More

The meeting at Saratoga. "Like boxers thus before the fight, their hands in friendship they unite"

The meeting at Saratoga. "Like boxers thus before the fight, their ha...

The second of two prints by "HD" portraying scenes from President Van Buren's visit to the resort at Saratoga Springs, New York, during the summer of 1839. (See also "The Cut Direct," no. 1839-3.) The satire co... More

A couple of stage hands ran in and shut you out with two flats upon which were painted in huge letters "N.G."

A couple of stage hands ran in and shut you out with two flats upon wh...

Title on verso. Drawing probably traced from recto to verso. Drawing signed on recto. Either recto or verso published in "The Vaudeville Theatre" by Edwin Milton Loyle, Scribner's magazine, 26:491 (Oct. 1899). ... More

[Design drawing for stained glass window with Holy Spirit and symbols, attributes (widow, fortitude, etc.) emanating with light and flames from star, and blessing hands]

[Design drawing for stained glass window with Holy Spirit and symbols,...

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

Alexander, crystal seer knows, sees, tells all.

Alexander, crystal seer knows, sees, tells all.

Public domain scan of American poster, advertisement, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Whiteley's Original Hidden [Hand] Company grand majestic revival., rebus

Whiteley's Original Hidden [Hand] Company grand majestic revival., reb...

"Copyright secured." "Entire new version." Created by "Jno. B. Jeffery, Pr. & Eng., Chicago." Under the management of Harry M. Clark; Clark & Hammer, sole prop'rs. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (L... More

The laying of the cable---John and Jonathan joining hands / W & P.

The laying of the cable---John and Jonathan joining hands / W & P.

A crude but engaging picture, celebrating the goodwill between Great Britain and the United States generated by the successful completion of the Atlantic telegraph cable between Newfoundland and Valentia Bay (I... More

Angel hands are beck'ning - Public domain American sheet music, 1874

Angel hands are beck'ning - Public domain American sheet music, 1874

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)

U.S. hands off : Chile el pueblo vencerá

U.S. hands off : Chile el pueblo vencerá

Public domain scan of American poster, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

In Senate of the United States. 16th March, 1802. Read the first time, and passed to the second reading. A bill, for the better security of public money and property in the hands of public officers and agents ... [Washington] Duane, printer [180

In Senate of the United States. 16th March, 1802. Read the first time,...

Imprint 3. Page Order: Leaflet Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 226, Folder 18.

[Nude youth by cave, with hands behind neck, and face of youth (double exposure)]

[Nude youth by cave, with hands behind neck, and face of youth (double...

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

[Five women holding hands and walking together in a row, sky in background]

[Five women holding hands and walking together in a row, sky in backgr...

Published in Vogue magazine, August, 1935. Forms part of: Toni Frissell collection (Library of Congress). Published in: Photographs, 1933-1967 / Toni Frissell ; introduction by George Plimpton ; foreword by Si... More

A Union Shop, Cigarmakers Tierra del Laga Cigar Co. Almost no hands under 20 years of age. (60 employees.) These are the conditions the labor organizations strive for. One third of the cigarmakers in Tampa are Union men. Location: Tampa, Florida.

A Union Shop, Cigarmakers Tierra del Laga Cigar Co. Almost no hands un...

Public domain photograph of factory building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Noon hour at Vivian Cotton Mills, Cheryville, N.C. Shows the character of the "hands" in a better class mill, --well ventilated and lighted. Location: Cherryville, North Carolina / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Noon hour at Vivian Cotton Mills, Cheryville, N.C. Shows the character...

Public domain image of personnel, army, group of people in uniform, parade, historic place, military activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

[Title page of Opera quae ad nos extant omnia, with Froben family device of caduceus clasped by two hands]

[Title page of Opera quae ad nos extant omnia, with Froben family devi...

Title page in: Opera quae ad nos extant omnia / Hippocrates. Basileae : [Per H. Forbenium et N. Episcopi]. 1546. Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress... More

[Unidentified woman, about 40 years of age, three-quarter length portrait, body to right, facing front, seated in upholstered chair, hands in lap]

[Unidentified woman, about 40 years of age, three-quarter length portr...

Scratched on face of plate: 141. Scratched on back of plate: 98; 190. Corners trimmed. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produ... More

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