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Head from Chios, Greek, 4th century, B.C.

Head from Chios, Greek, 4th century, B.C.

Picryl description: Public domain photo of antique sculpture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

[A woman, possibly a courtesan, seated, facing right, with her head turned to look back over her right shoulder, wearing several hairpins]

[A woman, possibly a courtesan, seated, facing right, with her head tu...

Attributed to a group of drawings, formerly bound, referred to as the "Hokusai School sketchbook." Many of the drawings have a small tab of similar paper attached at a later date and numbered in pencil. Forms ... More

[Unidentified man, about 25 years of age, head-and-shoulders portrait, slightly to the right, head three-quarters to the left]

[Unidentified man, about 25 years of age, head-and-shoulders portrait,...

Alternative identification: Pierre Soule. Hallmark: Rinhart 9. Written on back of plate: 503(X). Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congre... More

[Winfield Scott, head-and-shoulders portrait, head three-quarters to the right, eyes front, in civilian dress]

[Winfield Scott, head-and-shoulders portrait, head three-quarters to t...

General, U.S. Army officer, Commander in Chief. Scratched on face of plate: 146. Scratched on back of plate: 325. Hallmark: Rinhart 9. Possibly a copy of DAG no. 224. Facing the light / H. Pfister. Washington :... More

Lord Raglan's Head Quarters, with Lord Raglan, Marshal Pélissier, Lord Burghersh, Spahi & Aide-de-camp of Marshal Pélissier

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

Graves at the head of the harbour of Balaklava / W. Simpson del. ; C. Haghe lith.

Graves at the head of the harbour of Balaklava / W. Simpson del. ; C. ...

Print shows a burial party gathered around a grave during funeral at a cemetery at the head of the harbor in Balaklava, during winter, also shows ships in the harbor, and men, on the left, hauling supplies on t... More

Lord Raglan's head quarters at Khutor-Karagatch / W. Simpson delt. ; C. Haghe lith.

Lord Raglan's head quarters at Khutor-Karagatch / W. Simpson delt. ; C...

Print shows cluster of buildings being used by Lord Raglan as the British headquarters. Plate in: The seat of war in the east : Dedicated by permission to Her most gracious Majesty the Queen / William Simpson.... More

Head Quarters staff: 1) Colonel Vico; 2) Major the Honourable Leicester Curzon; 3) Lord Burghersh; 4) Orderly; 5) Count Revel; 6) Mr. Calvert Interpreter; 7) Colonel Poulet[t] Somerset; 8) Colonel A. Hardinge; 9) Dr. Prendergast; 10) Commander Maxse; 11) Colonel Kingcote

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

[Theodor Schwann, 1810-1882, head and shoulders, facing left]

[Theodor Schwann, 1810-1882, head and shoulders, facing left]

Lithograph on stone by Hoffmann, 1857, from photo by Ghemar & Severin. From volume: Gallerie ausgezeichneter Naturforscher. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: S... More

[Horseman at the head of a column of infantry]

[Horseman at the head of a column of infantry]

Title devised. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.632) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

[Dabney Herndon Maury, 1822-1900; head and shoulders, facing left; in Confederate officer's uniform]

[Dabney Herndon Maury, 1822-1900; head and shoulders, facing left; in ...

This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: BI; Shelf.

[Colonel Joseph Walker of Co. K, 5th South Carolina Infantry Regiment, and Field and Staff, Palmetto South Carolina Sharpshooters Regiment, in uniform, two-piece belt buckle with palmetto, and sash over shoulder for officer of the day, with eagle head sword]

[Colonel Joseph Walker of Co. K, 5th South Carolina Infantry Regiment,...

Photograph shows identified soldier. Case: Berg, no. 2-64. Identification based on information from Shannon W. Pritchard, Old South Military Antiques, who was verbally told the soldier's name. Gift; Tom Liljen... More

View on Pope's Head, near burnt bridge, Orange & Alexandria Railroad

View on Pope's Head, near burnt bridge, Orange & Alexandria Railroad

Photograph showing two locomotives pulling into the Union Mills Station on the Orange and Alexandria Railroad in Clifton, Virginia. Two soldiers stand guard on the bank at right. No. 229. Title from another ve... More

Nursery at Elliot's Plantation, Hilton Head, S.C.

Nursery at Elliot's Plantation, Hilton Head, S.C.

Photograph shows slaves sitting in from of a building described at the "nursery". Gladstone's inventory code and notes: M22. Edge loss on the upper right corner of the mount. Title is inscribed in ink on the f... More

The Murderers doom. Miserable death of J. Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President Lincoln. Shot through the head by Sergeant Boston Corbett in a barn on Garrett's Farm near the Rappahannock, April 25, 1865.

The Murderers doom. Miserable death of J. Wilkes Booth, the assassin o...

Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Man with hand on head of weeping woman on porch]

[Man with hand on head of weeping woman on porch]

Title devised by cataloger. No publication information. (DLC/PP-1932:0039). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

[Alexander Graham Bell swimming, his head above water, with cigar in his mouth]

[Alexander Graham Bell swimming, his head above water, with cigar in h...

Forms part of: Gilbert H. Grosvenor Collection of Photographs of the Alexander Graham Bell Family (Library of Congress).

[Temple Arch, Horn Head. County Donegal, Ireland]

[Temple Arch, Horn Head. County Donegal, Ireland]

Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., catalogue J foreign section. Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Photographic Company, 1905.. Print no. "38". More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at h... More

Samoan Chief - head and shoulders, wearing ceremonial headdress

Samoan Chief - head and shoulders, wearing ceremonial headdress

Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

[Arab man on donkey, followed by a woman with basket on her head]

[Arab man on donkey, followed by a woman with basket on her head]

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

Elie Lescot, Minister from Haiti, and Dana C. Monroe, former Minister to Haiti and now head of Princeton's School of Public Affairs

Elie Lescot, Minister from Haiti, and Dana C. Monroe, former Minister ...

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

[Philip Pitt Campbell, 1862-1941, head and shoulders, facing left]

[Philip Pitt Campbell, 1862-1941, head and shoulders, facing left]

Photo by Bain News Service, N.Y.C. Title and other information transcribed from unverified, old caption card data and item. George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Caption card tracings: Photog. ... More

Reynolds Forsbrey (front and profile head)

Reynolds Forsbrey (front and profile head)

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

Albert - Head of Virgin in Notre Dame de Brebieres Church

Albert - Head of Virgin in Notre Dame de Brebieres Church

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High finances. Washington, D.C., Dec. 19. Louis H. Seagrave, (right) former head of the United founders Corp., testifying at the Sec. Investment Trust Inquiry today told how he expanded a $3,182 investment to a heavy interest in companies with assets of more than $1,000,000,000. The Sec. is studying the Equity Corporation Group, which took over the United founders Corp. Seagraves is shown with David Schenker, Cousel for the Security and Exchange Commission

High finances. Washington, D.C., Dec. 19. Louis H. Seagrave, (right) f...

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Stairway of Trap Rock, Baldhead [i.e. Bald Head] Cliff, York, Me.

Stairway of Trap Rock, Baldhead [i.e. Bald Head] Cliff, York, Me.

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[Young woman modeling: head and shoulders, facing left, vines on head, and meshed fabric draped from head over body]

[Young woman modeling: head and shoulders, facing left, vines on head,...

Photo by Fitz W. Guerin. #51. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card, with subsequent revisions. Caption card tracings: Glamour; Hats.

[Ethel Barrymore, 1879-1959, head and shoulders portrait, left hand under chin, facing left, behind bouquets of flowers]

[Ethel Barrymore, 1879-1959, head and shoulders portrait, left hand un...

Photo copyrighted by Burr McIntosh, N.Y. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Photog. Index; BI; Shelf.

Great Head, Mt. Desert Island, Me., highest cliff on the Atlantic coast

Great Head, Mt. Desert Island, Me., highest cliff on the Atlantic coas...

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[Reuchlin Wright, brother of Wilbur and Orville, age 40, head and shoulders]

[Reuchlin Wright, brother of Wilbur and Orville, age 40, head and shou...

Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 158. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in L... More

[Young women modeling: Half lgth., grapes and leaves on head, wearing shawl]

[Young women modeling: Half lgth., grapes and leaves on head, wearing ...

Photo by Fitz W. Guerin. #72. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Women; Glamour.

[Young women modeling: Half lgth., seated, head resting on sofa back]

[Young women modeling: Half lgth., seated, head resting on sofa back]

Photo by Fitz W. Guerin. #73. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Women; Glamour.

The Castles from head of Hance's Cove, Grand Cañon of Arizona

The Castles from head of Hance's Cove, Grand Cañon of Arizona

Stereograph shows a woman and a man perched on a cliff overlooking the Grand Canyon. H29863 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood.

Edward S. Curtis - A Navaho [with blanket wrapped around head and shoulders]

Edward S. Curtis - A Navaho [with blanket wrapped around head and shou...

Copyright by Edward S. Curtis. No. 1014. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Young Visayan citizens and canoes on shore of Arrow Head Lake, Philippine Village, St. L. World's Fair

Young Visayan citizens and canoes on shore of Arrow Head Lake, Philipp...

H52805 U.S. Copyright Office. No. S. 237. Copyright by T.W. Ingersoll.

[Orville Wright, age 34, head and shoulders, with mustache]

[Orville Wright, age 34, head and shoulders, with mustache]

Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 21. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Copy negative of... More

[Elephant's Head, Ausable Chasm, N.Y.]

[Elephant's Head, Ausable Chasm, N.Y.]

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Crawford House from Elephants Head, White Mts., N.H.

Crawford House from Elephants Head, White Mts., N.H.

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[Elmer Jacob Burkett, 1867-1935, head and shoulders, seated, head resting on hand, facing slightly left]

[Elmer Jacob Burkett, 1867-1935, head and shoulders, seated, head rest...

H107244 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: BI; Shelf.

Taft at head of academic procession, Yale, New Haven

Taft at head of academic procession, Yale, New Haven

A group of people walking down a sidewalk. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

All working in May Hosiery Mills, youngest boy admitted ten years of age and been working there 9 months. He is already afflicted with eye-trouble and carries his head much on one side. Location: Nashville, Tennessee.

All working in May Hosiery Mills, youngest boy admitted ten years of a...

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Group of workers in Indian Head Mills. Youngest ones would not be photo'd. (See label 1839.) Location: Cordova, Alabama.

Group of workers in Indian Head Mills. Youngest ones would not be phot...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an 18th-19th century military conflict, armed forces, infantry, militia, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Portrait photo of [Theodore Roosevelt : head down]

Portrait photo of [Theodore Roosevelt : head down]

Photograph showing cameo bust portrait of Theodore Roosevelt facing front. J170233 U.S. Copyright Office. Title from copyright registration. Copyright 1912 by George Prince, New York. Prince Photo.

[Three-horse team fire truck with water tower passing the 1300 block of F Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., with the Harris & Ewing studio in center above the driver's head, and the Sanders & Stayman piano store, 1327 F Street, at far left]

[Three-horse team fire truck with water tower passing the 1300 block o...

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BOY SCOUTS. RELAY RACE STARTING AT WHITE HOUSE. DISTRICT HEAD OF SCOUTS, COLINI LIVINGSTONE, SHAKING HANDS WITH PRESIDENT WILSON

BOY SCOUTS. RELAY RACE STARTING AT WHITE HOUSE. DISTRICT HEAD OF SCOUT...

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Snatching up a bit of a candle, Cale rushed into the hall and to the head of the stairs

Snatching up a bit of a candle, Cale rushed into the hall and to the h...

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Visit of Mr. H.P. Davison at A.R.C. Headquarters, Paris. Mr. Davison (centre) Major Perkins, head of A.R.C. in Europe at his left, Mr. Eliot Wadsworth, of the War Council, at his right. Behind heads of departments accompanying him through the crowds eager to see the head of the Croix Rouge Americaine

Visit of Mr. H.P. Davison at A.R.C. Headquarters, Paris. Mr. Davison (...

Cliche envoye le 29 Juin 18/au Secretaire General. Title and notes from Red Cross caption card. Group title: Red Cross Personnel. On caption card: Print in album. No plate in file. Date based on date range for ... More

[Sarah Crutcher, 12-year-old girl herding cattle. Route 4, c/o S.O. Crutcher. She was out of school (#49 Comanche County) only 2 weeks this year and that was to herd 100 head of cattle for her father, a prosperous farmer. She said: "I didn't like it either." She is doing well in school. Is in Grade 8.] Location: [Lawton, Oklahoma] / [Lewis W. Hine]

[Sarah Crutcher, 12-year-old girl herding cattle. Route 4, c/o S.O. Cr...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of child, child labor, farmer, early 20th-century farm, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

BELGIAN MISSION TO U.S. BARON LUDOVIC MONCHEUR, HEAD OF MISSION

BELGIAN MISSION TO U.S. BARON LUDOVIC MONCHEUR, HEAD OF MISSION

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

SERBIAN MISSION TO THE U.S. ATL. LT. COL. MICHAILO MENADOVITCH; DR. SIMA LOZANITCH, FORMER MINISTER TO LONDON; FRONT, DR. MILENKO VESVITCH, HEAD OF THE MISSION; FRONT, GEN. MICHAILO RACHITCH; MR. L. MICHAILOVITCH, SERBIAN MIN. TO U.S. REAR: LEFT, VLADISLAV MARTINATZ; CAPT. MILAN YORITEHITCH. OTHERS ARE AMERICANS

SERBIAN MISSION TO THE U.S. ATL. LT. COL. MICHAILO MENADOVITCH; DR. SI...

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

DAUGHTERS OF AMERICAN REVOLUTION. OPENING OF D.A.R. CONGRESS. FROM 2ND FRONT LEFT, MRS. MARY S. LOCKWOOD, PEN FOUNDER OF D.A.R. 4TH FROM LEFT MRS. J.A. VAN ORSDEL, HEAD OF CHILDREN OF AMERICAN REVOLUTION. 8TH FROM LEFT, MRS. GUERNSEY, PRESIDENT GENERAL

DAUGHTERS OF AMERICAN REVOLUTION. OPENING OF D.A.R. CONGRESS. FROM 2ND...

A group of people standing in front of a building. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Joseph Irvin France, 1873-1939, head and shoulders, facing right]

[Joseph Irvin France, 1873-1939, head and shoulders, facing right]

J236394 U.S. Copyright Office. Photo copyrighted by Harris & Ewing. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Photog. I.; BI; Shelf.

Birds. Pelican (head looking to right)

Birds. Pelican (head looking to right)

The Theodor Horydczak Collection - architecture and social life of Washington DC in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s.

Youngster presents President Coolidge with check for flood victims and first "Buddy Poppy" for Veterans of Foreign Wars. Today was a happy one for little Elizabeth Anne Stitt, three-year-old daughter of Commander-in-Chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, for she had the honor of presenting President Coolidge, as head of the American Red Cross, a $500 check for the Mississippi Flood victims and the first "Buddy Poppy" of the season. The check was a contribution from the "buddy Poppy" Relief Fund of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. The poppies are [...]de by disabled veterans and distributed by the Veterans of Foreign Wars during the week proceding Memorial Day

Youngster presents President Coolidge with check for flood victims and...

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

Potomac Electric Power Co. Setting poles to Indian Head IV

Potomac Electric Power Co. Setting poles to Indian Head IV

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Animals. Elephant (side of head with trunk bent back) II

Animals. Elephant (side of head with trunk bent back) II

Public domain photograph of 1940s-1950s America, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Group; George Norris at head of table]

Group; George Norris at head of table]

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

Potomac Electric Power Co. Line construction to Indian Head VII

Potomac Electric Power Co. Line construction to Indian Head VII

Public domain photograph related to Potomac Electric Power Company, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Birds. Peacock (head looking to right)

Birds. Peacock (head looking to right)

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PAN AMERICA SOCIETY HEAD GIVES MEDAL TO ROOSEVELT. JOHN L. MERRILL, PRESIDENT OF THE PAN AMERICAN SOCIETY, PLACES THE SOCIETY'S AWARD ABOUT THE NECK OF PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT. SPRUILLE BRANDEN, MEMBER OF THE SOCIETY'S COUNCIL, IS DIRECTLY BEHIND THE PRESIDENT. THE AWARD WAS FOR ROOSEVELT'S POLICY PROMOTING FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN THE NATIONS OF THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE

PAN AMERICA SOCIETY HEAD GIVES MEDAL TO ROOSEVELT. JOHN L. MERRILL, PR...

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Starts electric ball rolling. Morris L. Cooke, head of Rural Electrification Administration, puts his approval on seven rural projects which will place electricity in about 7,000 [...] farm [...] homes at a cost of $1,274,000. These homes, in the most part, have never been lighted by electricity. The projects are in Indiana, Tennessee, Ohio, Texas, Iowa, and Nebr. About 1,125 miles of lines will be constructed. 11/4/35

Starts electric ball rolling. Morris L. Cooke, head of Rural Electrifi...

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

Harpoon hits humpback whale. The humpback whale has just been hit by the harpoon, and the bomb on the harpoon head has exploded. The gunner who fired the shot is shown in the foreground. The twisting of six-inch manila line attached to harpoon indicates the force of the impact

Harpoon hits humpback whale. The humpback whale has just been hit by t...

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Bomb explodes on humpback. Explosion of bomb on head of harpoon marks the end of the trail for another humpbacker. The manila line may be seen, but the force of the explosion has hidden the whale

Bomb explodes on humpback. Explosion of bomb on head of harpoon marks ...

Public domain photograph of 1930s-1940s US industrial development, Second World War, US war production, indusry, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Head of horse that died of compaction due to poor feed. William Butler farm near Anthon, Iowa

Head of horse that died of compaction due to poor feed. William Butler...

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Head of U.S. delegation to nine-power treaty conference. Washington, D.C., Oct. 18. Norman Davis, Chief American Delegate to the Conference of the Nine-Power Treaty Signatories in Brussels, snapped at the State Department today where he met with the other members of the American Delegation. 10/18/37

Head of U.S. delegation to nine-power treaty conference. Washington, D...

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

"Bar guild head backs plan of FDR." Washington, D.C., March 12. Judge John Patrick Devaney, former Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court and now President of the National Lawyers Guild, who testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee and urged Congressional acceptance of the President's Judiciary re-organization plan as "the most conservative remedy" for protecting the confidence of the people in the Supreme Court...

"Bar guild head backs plan of FDR." Washington, D.C., March 12. Judge ...

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A.F. of L. Head endorses Wagner Housing Bill. Washington, D.C., April 14. President William Green of the A.F. of L. discusses various phases of the Wagner $1,040,000,000 Housing Bill with Senator Robert F. Wagner (left) author of the bill, and Senator David [...] Walsh, Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Education and Labor. Green appeared before the Committee today to give his endorsement of the bill. Besides believing unemployment and eliminating slums, the measure will provide low-rent housing for the workers of the country in order that their purchasing power may not be curtailed as rents rise under an "acute" housing shortage, Green told the Committee, 4/14/1937

A.F. of L. Head endorses Wagner Housing Bill. Washington, D.C., April ...

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C.I.O. leader endorses recovery program. Washington, D.C., May 2. John L. Lewis, Head of the Committee for Industrial Organization, today told the House Appropriations sub-committee that he was "wholeheartedly in support" of President Roosevelts program. He urged that arrangements be made to provide jobs for 3,500,000 unemployed. In the photograph, left to right: Rep. Edward T. Taylor, Rep. Clifton Woodrum, and John L. Lewis, 5/2/38

C.I.O. leader endorses recovery program. Washington, D.C., May 2. John...

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Circleville, Ohio's "Hooverville" (see general caption). Begins to talk: "No man in the United States had the trouble I had since 1931. No man. Don't talk to me. I'm deaf. I lost my farm in 1931. I went to work in an acid factory. I got acid spilt on me; burnt my nose and made me blind. Then I get those awful headaches. I've been to lots of doctors, but that doesn't help me. They come on at sundown. No man in the United States had the trouble I had since 1931." (This last repeated many times through his talking.) "No man. It must be getting on to 6 o'clock now. My head's beginning to pain."

Circleville, Ohio's "Hooverville" (see general caption). Begins to tal...

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Utility operators meet Roosevelt. Washington, D.C., Jan. 11. President Roosevelt and western private utility operators today discussed elimination of duplicating utility facilities and creation of investor confidence in the industry, the President conferred with, left to right: John Carpenter, President of the Texas Light and Power Co., Dallas, Tex.; Daniel C. Green, of the Central Service Corp. of Chicago; and A.B. West, Head of the Nevada-California Electric Corp. The discussion was one of the series he is holding with public utility officials in an effort to revive utility expenditures and pour billions of dollars into trade channels, 1/11/38

Utility operators meet Roosevelt. Washington, D.C., Jan. 11. President...

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DAR Head offers Dies committee program to promote Americanism. Washington, D.C., Dec. 9. Mrs. Henry M. Robert, Jr., President General of the Daughters of the American Revolution, today offered the House Committee Investigating Un-American Activities a six-point program to promote Americanism, 12/9/38

DAR Head offers Dies committee program to promote Americanism. Washing...

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Rail head questioned on president's lending program. Washington, D.C., July 19. John J. Pelley, President of the Association of American Railroads, today made a brief appearance before the Senate Banking and Currency Committee now hearing witnesses on the President's lending program, 7/19/39

Rail head questioned on president's lending program. Washington, D.C.,...

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

Betsy Head Play Center. Detail of boys' line

Betsy Head Play Center. Detail of boys' line

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Farm Security Administration (FSA) migrant labor camp. Calipatria, Imperial Valley, California. 155 migrant families in camp. One third had no work; two-thirds were finding part-time work harvesting spring peas, earning on average (head of family) four dollars and twenty cents a week

Farm Security Administration (FSA) migrant labor camp. Calipatria, Imp...

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Betsy Head Play Center, Hopkinson and Livonia Ave., Brooklyn, New York. Upper deck, from north, to diving pool II

Betsy Head Play Center, Hopkinson and Livonia Ave., Brooklyn, New York...

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Tells president solution of railroad problems is key to national recovery. Washington, D.C., March 16. William C. Dickerman, Head of the American Locomotive works, told the president in a conference that solution of the railroad problem was a key to national recovery, 3-16-39

Tells president solution of railroad problems is key to national recov...

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Head Verger of Washington Cathedral, Jas. P. Berkley, 1/14/39

Head Verger of Washington Cathedral, Jas. P. Berkley, 1/14/39

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

Head frame. Goldfield, Nevada - safety film negatives, Library of Congress

Head frame. Goldfield, Nevada - safety film negatives, Library of Cong...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a mine, mining, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Boiling down sap into maple syrup in evaporator in Walter Gaylord's house in Waitsfield, Mad River Valley, Vermont. He averages about 150 gallons of syrup annually but this year tapped only 600 out of his 1000 trees, because of unusually deep snow and late spring. He owns several farms in this particular farm unit there are eighty acres. It has been in the family for three generations. He has about forty head of cattle, raises poultry, and potatoes

Boiling down sap into maple syrup in evaporator in Walter Gaylord's ho...

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J. R. Stuart, Head, Warehouse Section, Iron and Steel Branch, War Production Board

J. R. Stuart, Head, Warehouse Section, Iron and Steel Branch, War Prod...

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A black and white photo of a small cabin in the snow, Vermont. Farm Security Administration photogrpaph.

A black and white photo of a small cabin in the snow, Vermont. Farm Se...

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Hayden H. Tracy, California engineer, has proved that life begins at two times forty when there's a war to be won. Retired for twenty years as head of his firm in San Francisco, Tracy has gone back to work at the Marine shipyard in Sausalito at the age of eighty. "I feel as good as new," he says. His associates call him "Little Father Time." Tracy's younger associates often consult him on engineering problems

Hayden H. Tracy, California engineer, has proved that life begins at t...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a political campaign, politician, office meeting, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of two people on skis, Vermont. Farm Security Administration photogrpaph.

A black and white photo of two people on skis, Vermont. Farm Security ...

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Put more blossoms around her head. Cherry Blossom Festival, Washington, D.C.

Put more blossoms around her head. Cherry Blossom Festival, Washington...

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Doctor getting charts from head nurse at Negro hospital. Chicago, Illinois

Doctor getting charts from head nurse at Negro hospital. Chicago, Illi...

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Stock cattle herd consisting of forty-six head of Hereford cows and spring calves at Two Rivers Non-Stock Cooperative, a FSA (Farm Security Administration) co-op. Waterloo, Nebraska

Stock cattle herd consisting of forty-six head of Hereford cows and sp...

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Toledo, Ohio. Ward Canaday, a millionaire, head of China Relief in Toledo, with a Chinese war relief poster

Toledo, Ohio. Ward Canaday, a millionaire, head of China Relief in Tol...

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Washington, D.C. Colonel Donavan, head of the Office of Strategic Services at his home with the ambassador from Turkey and the visiting Turkish journalists

Washington, D.C. Colonel Donavan, head of the Office of Strategic Serv...

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Washington, D.C. Mr. Lund, who is the head of District Red Cross, visits Children's Hospital, where General MacArthur's niece is a nurse's aid

Washington, D.C. Mr. Lund, who is the head of District Red Cross, visi...

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Washington, D.C. International student assembly. Hung-Ti Chu, head of the Chinese delegation, addressing the assembly on "Chinese students in the war"

Washington, D.C. International student assembly. Hung-Ti Chu, head of ...

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Putting new head on a recompressor at a gasoline plant

Putting new head on a recompressor at a gasoline plant

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Westby, Vernon County, Wisconsin. At the Westby artificial insemination cooperative, head veterinarian James Leary, showing Saugstad the bull exerciser

Westby, Vernon County, Wisconsin. At the Westby artificial inseminatio...

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Melbourne, Australia. United States Army hospital. Patient receiving treatment in new fever machine which keeps temperature at 107 degrees (108 degrees is fatal). Note ice in basin and fan to cool head

Melbourne, Australia. United States Army hospital. Patient receiving t...

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Preparation for point rationing. Mrs. Ola Day Rush (second from left), head of the Department of Home Economics of Washington, D.C. schools, studies the new point rationing system with a group of D.C. homemakers

Preparation for point rationing. Mrs. Ola Day Rush (second from left),...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of the 1930s - 1940s, woman, female portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

New York, New York. The head waiter at the Hurricane ushers in a party

New York, New York. The head waiter at the Hurricane ushers in a party

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New York, New York. Miss Louise Kintner, head of the Public Relations Department (left) dictating to Ruth Askenas, who is taking it down on a Braille machine at the Lighthouse, an institution for the blind, at 111 East Fifty-ninth Street

New York, New York. Miss Louise Kintner, head of the Public Relations ...

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[Ann Taylor wearing a head covering and holding ski poles at Vail, Colorado]

[Ann Taylor wearing a head covering and holding ski poles at Vail, Col...

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Bunkhouse Plan with Cellar, Bull Head Ranch

Bunkhouse Plan with Cellar, Bull Head Ranch

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Removing Brains from Steer Head. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

Removing Brains from Steer Head. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Coll...

People in photograph: DeHaan, John Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description The Paradise Valley Folklife Project ... More

Carol M. Highsmith - Haceta Head Lighthouse, Yachats, Oregon

Carol M. Highsmith - Haceta Head Lighthouse, Yachats, Oregon

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Lighthouse is located on the Oregon coast 13 miles nort... More

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