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Abraham Lincoln's summer home, Washington, D.C.

Abraham Lincoln's summer home, Washington, D.C.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a residential building, house, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Oil painting "Justice Triumphant" in the Attorney General Conference Room, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.

Oil painting "Justice Triumphant" in the Attorney General Conference R...

Artist: Leon Kroll, 1935. Dimensions: 7' 9" x 21' 8" Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Credit... More

Mural showing Native Americans on horseback by A. Houser at the Interior Department Building, Washington, D.C.

Mural showing Native Americans on horseback by A. Houser at the Interi...

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

Exterior view of the President's Guest House, or Blair House is located at 704 Jackson Place, Washington, D.C

Exterior view of the President's Guest House, or Blair House is locate...

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. The Blair House, Lee House, Peter Parker House and 704 Jack... More

Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut

Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut

Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of Connecticut Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph... More

Windows, Sidney Yates Federal Building, Washington, D.C.

Windows, Sidney Yates Federal Building, Washington, D.C.

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Date built: 1880; architect: James G. Hill. Credit line: Ph... More

The Internal Revenue Service Building, located in the center of the Federal Triangle complex in Washington, D.C.

The Internal Revenue Service Building, located in the center of the Fe...

Built between 1928-1936 by architect Louis Simon. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Credit li... More

Exterior, United States IRS building, Washington, D.C.

Exterior, United States IRS building, Washington, D.C.

Built 1928-1936. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Arc... More

LaFayette Park, located directly north of the White House on H Street between 15th and 17th Streets, N.W., Washington, D.C.

LaFayette Park, located directly north of the White House on H Street ...

Lafayette Square is a seven-acre public park. The Square and the surrounding structures were designated a National Historic Landmark District in 1970. Originally planned as part of the pleasure grounds surround... More

Columns, Byron R. White U.S. Courthouse, Denver, Colorado

Columns, Byron R. White U.S. Courthouse, Denver, Colorado

Architect: Tracy, Swartwout, and Litchfield. Built 1910-1916. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Credit li... More

Exterior elevation, EPA East and West, located on 12th and Constitution Avenue, N.W. and part of the Federal Triangle, Washington, D.C.

Exterior elevation, EPA East and West, located on 12th and Constitutio...

Architect: Arthur Brown, Jr. Built in 1934, the exterior elevations, particularly at Constitution Avenue, are embellished with Beaux-Arts sculpture. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Service... More

Century Station Federal Building and Postal Station located in Raleigh, North Carolina

Century Station Federal Building and Postal Station located in Raleigh...

Built between 1874-1878 by architect Alfred B. Mullett. Additions were added between 1936-1938. The style is Second Empire. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, ... More

Interior Department Building, Washington, D.C.

Interior Department Building, Washington, D.C.

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

Interiors, James L. Whitten Federal Building, Washington, D.C.

Interiors, James L. Whitten Federal Building, Washington, D.C.

Also known as the U.S. Department of Agriculture Administration Building, it was the first large Beaux-Arts building in Washington, D.C. Designed by Rankin, Kellogg and Crane architects, the L-shaped wings were... More

Interior, U.S. Custom House in New Orleans, Louisiana

Interior, U.S. Custom House in New Orleans, Louisiana

Architect was Alexander Thompson Wood. Built between the years 1848-1881, the building occupies the full trapezoidal downtown city block bounded by Canal, North Peters, Iberville and Decatur Streets. The entire... More

Exterior, Herbert C. Hoover Building, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C.

Exterior, Herbert C. Hoover Building, U.S. Department of Commerce, Was...

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of ... More

Side and front view. Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Dothan, Alabama

Side and front view. Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Dothan, Ala...

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Architect: James Knox Taylor. Built: 1909-1911. Credit line... More

[East Corridor, First Floor. Mosaic in domed lobby at head of stairway leading to ground floor, with quotation "Knowledge is power." Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[East Corridor, First Floor. Mosaic in domed lobby at head of stairway...

More information about the Highsmith Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.highsm Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

[Great Hall. View from above of the zodiac in the marble floor. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Great Hall. View from above of the zodiac in the marble floor. Librar...

More information about the Highsmith Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.highsm Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

[Lobby to Main Reading Room. Government mural by Elihu Vedder. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Lobby to Main Reading Room. Government mural by Elihu Vedder. Library...

Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

[Main Reading Room. Interior of dome. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Main Reading Room. Interior of dome. Library of Congress Thomas Jeffe...

More information about the Highsmith Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.highsm Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

[Main Reading Room. Portrait statue of Plato along the balustrade. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Main Reading Room. Portrait statue of Plato along the balustrade. Lib...

Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

[Great Hall. View of ceiling, displaying sculpture, painting and aluminum plating. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Great Hall. View of ceiling, displaying sculpture, painting and alumi...

Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

Front exterior, Blair House, located across from the White House, Washington, D.C.

Front exterior, Blair House, located across from the White House, Wash...

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

[Second Floor Corridor. Printers' marks+Columns. Printers' marks of The Brothers Sabio and Daniel Elzevier in East Corridor. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Second Floor Corridor. Printers' marks+Columns. Printers' marks of Th...

Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

[North Corridor, Great Hall. Poetry mosaic surrounded by Painting, Sculpture, Architecture and Music plaques. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[North Corridor, Great Hall. Poetry mosaic surrounded by Painting, Scu...

Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

[Great Hall. View of grand staircase and bronze statue of female figure on newel post holding a torch of electric light. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Great Hall. View of grand staircase and bronze statue of female figur...

Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

[Exterior view. Sea Nymph on Sea Horse statue in Neptune Fountain by Roland Hinton Perry. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Exterior view. Sea Nymph on Sea Horse statue in Neptune Fountain by R...

Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

[Second Floor Corridor. Printers' marks+Columns. Printer's mark of Guillaume Chandiere in South Corridor. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Second Floor Corridor. Printers' marks+Columns. Printer's mark of Gui...

Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

[Main Reading Room. Portrait statue of Kent along the balustrade. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Main Reading Room. Portrait statue of Kent along the balustrade. Libr...

Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

[Great Hall. View of grand staircase and bronze statue of female figure on newel post holding a torch of electric light, with bust of George Washington at left. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Great Hall. View of grand staircase and bronze statue of female figur...

More information about the Highsmith Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.highsm Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

[Great Hall. Detail of ceiling and cove showing Moses and Herodotus plaques. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Great Hall. Detail of ceiling and cove showing Moses and Herodotus pl...

Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

Bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln and his horse at the Lincoln Summer Home located on the grounds of the Armed Forces Retirement Home in northwest Washington, D.C.

Bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln and his horse at the Lincoln Summer H...

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Historic Tower Bridge, Sacramento, California

Historic Tower Bridge, Sacramento, California

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge, water, historic structure, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Second Floor, Southeast Pavilion, the Pavilion of the Elements. Lunette with mural Earth by William De Leftwich Dodge. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Second Floor, Southeast Pavilion, the Pavilion of the Elements. Lunet...

Gift; Carol M. Highsmith 2011; (DLC/PP-2002:038) Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

Row houses, Florida Ave. and Q St., NW, Washington, D.C.

Row houses, Florida Ave. and Q St., NW, Washington, D.C.

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of District of Columbia Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Pr... More

Building detail on the 700 block of 6th St., NW, Washington, D.C.

Building detail on the 700 block of 6th St., NW, Washington, D.C.

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of District of Columbia Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Pr... More

The old San Gabriel Masonic Lodge building, on the courthouse square in Georgetown, Texas

The old San Gabriel Masonic Lodge building, on the courthouse square i...

Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Topped off dramatically with an onion dome, an architectural element common to Eastern Europe, the building was constructed in 1900 a... More

Fireman's Insurance Building, intersection of 7th St. and Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, D.C.

Fireman's Insurance Building, intersection of 7th St. and Pennsylvania...

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of District of Columbia Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Pr... More

Row houses, East Capitol St., Washington, D.C.

Row houses, East Capitol St., Washington, D.C.

East Capitol St. is a major street that divides the NE and SE quadrants of Washington, D.C. It runs due east from the U.S. Capitol to the DC-Maryland border. The western stretch of East Capitol St., which passe... More

Schools of Modern Dance and Visual Arts, Havana, Cuba

Schools of Modern Dance and Visual Arts, Havana, Cuba

Former Havana Country Club golf course was built between 1960 and 1965 by famous Cuban architect Ricardo Porro. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Carol M. Hi... More

Mt. Pleasant neighborhood, located on Mt. Pleasant St. near intersection with Lamont St., NW, Washington, D.C.

Mt. Pleasant neighborhood, located on Mt. Pleasant St. near intersecti...

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of District of Columbia Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Pr... More

Tourist Attraction - Scenic downtown Huntsville, Alabama

Tourist Attraction - Scenic downtown Huntsville, Alabama

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Phot... More

Row houses at the corner of 10th and T St., NW, Washington, D.C.

Row houses at the corner of 10th and T St., NW, Washington, D.C.

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of District of Columbia Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Pr... More

Tourist Attraction - [Railroad bridge], Decatur, Alabama

Tourist Attraction - [Railroad bridge], Decatur, Alabama

Decatur, located along the Tennessee River, was a hub for travelers and cargo between Nashville/Chattanooga, and Mobile/New Orleans. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit ... More

Rock Creek Park, NW, Washington, D.C.

Rock Creek Park, NW, Washington, D.C.

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Highlands United Methodist Church, Five Points South, Birmingham, Alabama

Highlands United Methodist Church, Five Points South, Birmingham, Alab...

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Phot... More

The Pension Building, view from Police Memorial, NW, Washington, D.C.

The Pension Building, view from Police Memorial, NW, Washington, D.C.

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of District of Columbia Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Pr... More

McMillan Reservoir, Washington, D.C.

McMillan Reservoir, Washington, D.C.

The reservoir supplies the majority of the city's municipal water. Originally called the Howard University Reservoir or the Washington City Reservoir, it was completed in 1902 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer... More

Howard University, Washington, D.C.

Howard University, Washington, D.C.

The University charter of March 2, 1867, designated Howard University as "a University for the education of youth in the liberal arts and sciences." The Freedmen's Bureau provided most of the early financial su... More

Eastern Market is a public market in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C.

Eastern Market is a public market in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The Oaks, home built for Booker T. Washington and his family in Tuskegee, Alabama

The Oaks, home built for Booker T. Washington and his family in Tuskeg...

The Washington family lived in the house from 1900 - 1925. Most furnishings were made by local craftsmen and students. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Geor... More

The Christian Heurich House Museum, also known as The Brewmaster' Castle, located in NW, Washington, D.C.

The Christian Heurich House Museum, also known as The Brewmaster' Cast...

Built in 1892-1894 of poured concrete and reinforced steel by German immigrant, local brewer and philanthropist, Christian Heurich. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit l... More

Row houses on Lamont St. near 6th St., NW, Washington, D.C.

Row houses on Lamont St. near 6th St., NW, Washington, D.C.

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

The Palace of Fine Arts in the Marina District of San Francisco, California

The Palace of Fine Arts in the Marina District of San Francisco, Calif...

Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. A monumental structure originally constructed for the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition in order to exhibit works of art presented there. Credit line: The Jo... More

Overhead view of the former Dallas County Courthouse, fondly known locally as the "Old Red Courthouse," now a museum in downtown Dallas, Texas

Overhead view of the former Dallas County Courthouse, fondly known loc...

Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Built in 1892 of red sandstone rusticated marble accents, it was designed in the Richardsonian Romanesque style of architecture by ar... More

McMillan Reservoir, Washington, D.C.

McMillan Reservoir, Washington, D.C.

The reservoir supplies the majority of the city's municipal water. Originally called the Howard University Reservoir or the Washington City Reservoir, it was completed in 1902 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer... More

Youth football game at Cardozo Senior High School, 1200 Clifton St., NW, Washington, D.C.

Youth football game at Cardozo Senior High School, 1200 Clifton St., N...

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

Buildings, H St. near intersection with 10th St., NE, Washington, D.C.

Buildings, H St. near intersection with 10th St., NE, Washington, D.C.

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

Adams Morgan is a culturally diverse neighborhood in NW, Washington, D.C.

Adams Morgan is a culturally diverse neighborhood in NW, Washington, D...

Centered at the intersection of 18th St. and Columbia Rd., Adams Morgan is considered the center of Washington's Hispanic immigrant community, and is a major night life area with many bars and restaurants, part... More

Apartment building entrance way, 4707 Connecticut Ave., NW, Washington, D.C.

Apartment building entrance way, 4707 Connecticut Ave., NW, Washington...

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of District of Columbia Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Pr... More

San Francisco City Hall, San Francisco, California

San Francisco City Hall, San Francisco, California

Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Re-opened in 1915, in the city's Civic Center, it is a Beaux-Arts monument to the City Beautiful movement. The structure's dome is the fifth largest in th... More

Fire station, 5th St. near Rhode Island Ave. N.E., Washington, D.C.

Fire station, 5th St. near Rhode Island Ave. N.E., Washington, D.C.

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of District of Columbia Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Pr... More

Old Evening Star Building on Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C.

Old Evening Star Building on Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a classical or neoclassical building, architecture design, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Former O St. Market, O St. and 7th St., NW, Washington, D.C.

Former O St. Market, O St. and 7th St., NW, Washington, D.C.

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of District of Columbia Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Pr... More

Historic train bridge in Gadsden, Alabama

Historic train bridge in Gadsden, Alabama

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Phot... More

Back side of row houses, corner of Kenyon St. and Georgia Ave., NW, Washington, D.C.

Back side of row houses, corner of Kenyon St. and Georgia Ave., NW, Wa...

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of District of Columbia Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Pr... More

One of several medallions at Fair Park, depicting nations that have ruled all or much of the territory of Texas

One of several medallions at Fair Park, depicting nations that have ru...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Fair Park is the site of the 1936 Texas Centennial celebration and the Pan-American Exposition in 1937 in Dallas, Texas Credit line: T... More

View looking east from the top of The Cairo apartment building, 1615 Q St., NW, Washington, D.C.

View looking east from the top of The Cairo apartment building, 1615 Q...

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of District of Columbia Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Pr... More

Glencairn Plantation, Greensboro, Alabama

Glencairn Plantation, Greensboro, Alabama

Built in 1831 by Col. John Erwin. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Li... More

Small office building, Bud Doggett's Way and G Pl., NW, Washington, D.C.

Small office building, Bud Doggett's Way and G Pl., NW, Washington, D....

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of District of Columbia Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Pr... More

Gillette's estate, East Haddam, Connecticut

Gillette's estate, East Haddam, Connecticut

Built in 1914, the estate is located on top of a chain of hills known as the Seven Sisters. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection ... More

St. Constantine and Helen Greek Church, 16th St. near intersection with Upshur St., NW, Washington, D.C.

St. Constantine and Helen Greek Church, 16th St. near intersection wit...

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of District of Columbia Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Pr... More

Street scene, Georgia Ave. and Harvard St., NW, Washington, D.C.

Street scene, Georgia Ave. and Harvard St., NW, Washington, D.C.

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of District of Columbia Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Pr... More

Buildings, Connecticut Ave. near Q St., in the Dupont Circle area, NW, Washington, D.C.

Buildings, Connecticut Ave. near Q St., in the Dupont Circle area, NW,...

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of District of Columbia Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Pr... More

View of Washington, D.C., taken from the Washington Monument

View of Washington, D.C., taken from the Washington Monument

Title, date, subject note, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of District of Columbia Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Li... More

Bronze equestrian statue of Major General George Brinton McClellan located in the triangular traffic island formed by the intersection of Connecticut Ave., Columbia Road, and California St., NW, Washington, D.C.

Bronze equestrian statue of Major General George Brinton McClellan loc...

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of District of Columbia Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Pr... More

Embassy Row, Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, D.C.

Embassy Row, Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, D.C.

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of District of Columbia Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Pr... More

Tropicana Eatery, Florida Ave. at intersection with 8th St., NW, Washington, D.C.

Tropicana Eatery, Florida Ave. at intersection with 8th St., NW, Washi...

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of District of Columbia Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Pr... More

Rogers Hall, also known as Courtview and Alumni House, located at 500 Court Street, Florence, Alabama

Rogers Hall, also known as Courtview and Alumni House, located at 500 ...

Rogers Hall is a three-story antebellum structure built in 1855. It is one of the oldest historic landmarks on the University of North Alabama campus and one of the university's most distinctive structures. Tit... More

Historic buildings, Wisconsin Ave., NW, in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C.

Historic buildings, Wisconsin Ave., NW, in the Georgetown neighborhood...

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of District of Columbia Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Pr... More

Footbridge leading to the canal and towpath at the Old Erie Canal State Historic Park, which encompasses a 36-mile segment of the original Erie Canal's Long Level section (meaning flat enough not to require locks) that extends westward from this location in the town of DeWitt, just east of Syracuse, to the outskirts of Rome, New York

Footbridge leading to the canal and towpath at the Old Erie Canal Stat...

The park includes restored segments of the canal's waterway and towpath which were in active use between 1825 and 1917. Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; Caro... More

Fort Condé, Mobile, Alabama - Drawing. Public domain image.

Fort Condé, Mobile, Alabama - Drawing. Public domain image.

Originally founded in 1702 at 27-Mile Bluff up river as Fort Louis, it was relocated in 1711 to the current site. In 1723, a new brick fort with a stone foundation began and was renamed Fort Condé in honor of K... More

Adams Morgan is a culturally diverse neighborhood in NW, Washington, D.C.

Adams Morgan is a culturally diverse neighborhood in NW, Washington, D...

Centered at the intersection of 18th St. and Columbia Rd., Adams Morgan is considered the center of Washington's Hispanic immigrant community, and is a major night life area with many bars and restaurants, part... More

Mural, corner of Barry Pl. and Sherman Ave., NW, Washington, D.C.

Mural, corner of Barry Pl. and Sherman Ave., NW, Washington, D.C.

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of District of Columbia Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Pr... More

Back of row houses, view from Summit St., near intersection with M St., NE, Washington, D.C.

Back of row houses, view from Summit St., near intersection with M St....

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of District of Columbia Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Pr... More

Row houses, East Capitol St., Washington, D.C.

Row houses, East Capitol St., Washington, D.C.

East Capitol St. is a major street that divides the NE and SE quadrants of Washington, D.C. It runs due east from the U.S. Capitol to the DC-Maryland border. The western stretch of East Capitol St., which passe... More

Mount Gilead Baptist Church, 13th St., NW, Washington, D.C.

Mount Gilead Baptist Church, 13th St., NW, Washington, D.C.

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of District of Columbia Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Pr... More

Row houses, Maryland Ave. at intersection with D St., NE, Washington, D.C.

Row houses, Maryland Ave. at intersection with D St., NE, Washington, ...

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of District of Columbia Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Pr... More

Suntrust bank building, intersection of 15th St. and New York Ave., NW, Washington, D.C.

Suntrust bank building, intersection of 15th St. and New York Ave., NW...

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of District of Columbia Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Pr... More

Street scene, U St. near 14th St., NW, Washington, D.C.

Street scene, U St. near 14th St., NW, Washington, D.C.

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

Buildings, H St. near intersection with 12th St., NE, Washington, D.C.

Buildings, H St. near intersection with 12th St., NE, Washington, D.C.

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of District of Columbia Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Pr... More

Aerial view of Montgomery, Alabama

Aerial view of Montgomery, Alabama

Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisi... More

Capitol Park showing reconstructed architectural features of the old capitol building, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Capitol Park showing reconstructed architectural features of the old c...

A little-known fact is that Tuscaloosa was actually the state capitol before Montgomery from 1826 to 1846. This site uses actual bricks and stonework from the original building to outline the ground floor and p... More

OAS Building, 17th St. and Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, D.C.

OAS Building, 17th St. and Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, D.C.

Completed in 1910 and considered the architectural wonder of its time. The building was designed and constructed to serve as the headquarters of what today is the world's oldest regional organization, the Organ... More

Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Bladensburg Road, NE, Washington, D.C.

Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Bladensburg Road, NE, Washington, D.C.

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of District of Columbia Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Pr... More

Tourist Attraction - Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.

Tourist Attraction - Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.

In 1807 a burial ground for citizens in the east end of the new federal city was founded. In the first five years, 13 members of Congress, two vice presidents, and numerous military and government officials wer... More

Corner of Rhode Island Ave. and 16th St., NE, Washington, D.C.

Corner of Rhode Island Ave. and 16th St., NE, Washington, D.C.

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

California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, California

California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, California

Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Located in Lincoln Park, this unique art museum is one of the city's great treasures. It's spectacular setting is made even more dramatic by the imposing ... More

Buildings, H St. near intersection with 10th St., NE, Washington, D.C.

Buildings, H St. near intersection with 10th St., NE, Washington, D.C.

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of District of Columbia Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Pr... More

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