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Virginia. Army of the Potomac. Officer's winter quarters

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fredericksburg, Virginia. Marye's house where the Irish Legion fell, D...

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Flagler Memmorial [i.e. Memorial Presbyterian] Church, St. Augustine

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[St. Augustine, Fla., the water battery at Fort Marion]

Public domain scan of American Civil War image, Confederates, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

New York, N.Y., Morris-Jumel Mansion

Title from jacket. Listed in Detroit, Catalogue P (1906). Detroit Publishing Co. no. 17538. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

South Canal Park, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich

"G 3064" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 033940. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Institute for the feeble-minded, Lincoln, Ill

Date based on Detroit, Catalogue J (1901). "104" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 05979. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

[Broad Street, north from Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]

Picryl description: Public domain image of bustling city downtown streets, commercial buildings, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio]

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Jackson Square, New Orleans, La.

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Empire State Express (New York Central Railroad) passing thru Washingt...

Title from jacket. "H 111" and "extra" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 039378. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Bella Vista, residence of R.F. Westcott, Richfield Springs, N.Y.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a small palace, chateau, villa, residential historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

[Liberty Avenue, looking west, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]

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First M[ethodist] E[piscopal] Church, Woman's College, Baltimore, Md.

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City Hall, Albany, N.Y. - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

[The Hartman residence, East Town Street, Columbus, Ohio]

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The Old South Church [Old South Meeting House], Boston

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Baraga School, Marquette, Mich.

Title from jacket. "G 4608" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 036411. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

[St. Vincent Industrial School, Utica, N.Y.]

Picryl description: Public domain image of park architecture, palace, chateau, open space, 18th, and 19th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Summit St. [Street], Toledo, Ohio

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Park Square, Boston, Massachusetts. - Public domain image. Dry plate n...

Title from jacket. "3458" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 034392. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

[House of the Good Shepherd, Utica, N.Y.]

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Entrance to Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia

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View of Woodward Avenue and Washington Boulevard, Detroit, Mich.

Title from jacket. David Whitney Building in center, by Grand Circus Park. Possibly part of a panorama; negative D41-46 may be the left section. No Detroit Publishing Co. no. Gift; State Historical Society of C... More

The Old South Church i.e., Old South Meeting House, Boston

In album prepared by Detroit Photographic Co. to use as a catalog in its office. Detroit Publishing Co., no. 53448. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1955.

[Genesee and Bleecker streets, Utica, N.Y.]

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North veranda, Churchill Hall, Stamford, Catskill Mountains, N.Y

"456-G" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 014583. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

[East from Majestic Building, Detroit, Mich.]

Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, structure, works, 19th-20th century industrial revolution, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Residence of Mr. Weber, Beacon St., Brookline, Massachusetts.

H37858 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; E. Chickering & Co.; October 27, 1903. On front: "Copyright by E. Chickering & Co., 1903, reproduction forbidden". No. 1.

Magic splendor of electric blaze - Festival Hall and fountains in Basi...

H53794 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 54. No. 2. Public domain photograph of monument, historic place, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.

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President Roosevelt's inauguration The 13th New York Regiment in parad...

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Dredgers used on sailing craft, Baltimore, Md., U.S.A.

Stereo copyrighted by Keystone View Co. No. 6892. Caption card tracings: Geogr.; Ind. Oyster.

Seventh Avenue, Asbury Park, N.J.

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

[West Twenty-third Street from Sixth Avenue, New York, N.Y.]

Public domain photograph of New York City, Broadway, downtown, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Haunted House, New Orleans, La - Victorian era public domain image

"G 3745" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 019307. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Up Market St. from Montgomery St., San Francisco, Cal.

Picryl description: Public domain image of San Francisco earthquake and Great Fire, 1906, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Bull St. [Street], Savannah, Ga.

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Sagamore Hotel, Green Island, Lake George, N.Y.

Title from jacket. "3538 A" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 034486. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Memorial Hall and public library, Lowell, Massachusetts.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a small palace, chateau, villa, residential historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Home of Johnnie Merkle, 5110 N. Broadway. He is a regular newsie 6 yea...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 1423. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More

State, War & Navy Bldg. - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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Winfield, Ks., gelatin silver print, Panoramic Photograph

J148458 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Chas. M. Morgan; December 2, 1910.

Smithsonian, [Washington, D.C.]

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Panoramic view #1 of Newark, N.J.

J176335 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright claimant's address: Conneaut, O. Copyright deposit; Haines Photo Co.; December 16, 1912.

The heart of Cleveland [sky &] city as seen from the Marshall Building

Looking east from Mugge Bldg., Tampa, Fla.

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SHADOW LAWN, NJ. SUMMER WHITE HOUSE. NOTIFICATION CEREMONIES. CROWD ON...

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Central Public School. Only a short walk from the homes of the cannery...

Title from NCLC caption card. In album: Canneries. Hine no. 4091. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about the Nati... More

LIBERTY LOANS. SOUSA'S BAND - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain...

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

Glen Echo, Clara Barton Chapel, Maryland

Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negatives or negative sleeves. Date from negatives in same range. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. General information about the National P... More

Maury, 3310 Macomb, [Washington, D.C.]

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2019 Col. Rd., [Washington, D.C.]

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7221 Blair Road, Washington, D.C.

Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Date from negatives in same range. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. General information about the National Pho... More

Avenues and streets. Street from 14th St. looking east

Job title devised. The Theodor Horydczak Collection is a collection of photographs taken by Theodor Horydczak (1890-1971) a Polish-born American photographer who worked in Washington D.C. from the 1910s to the... More

1313 K St., N.W., [Washington, D.C.]

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Terminal Tower. Close-up of Terminal Tower at night

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2213-2217 Van Ness Avenue (Houses), Historic View, San Francisco, San ...

Survey number: HABS CA-1235 Public domain photograph of Victorian style building, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

1348 Twenty-Eighth Street, Northwest (House), Washington, District of ...

Survey number: HABS DC-760 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 67000025

3041 N Street, Northwest (House), Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Survey number: HABS DC-734 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 67000025

A black and white photo of an old house. Great Depression FFSA / OWI N...

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

Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C.

A black and white photo of a group of people outside a house, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Portraits and news photographs by Washington, D.C.-based firm, showing people, events, architecture... More

A black and white photo of a man standing in front of a house. Grea De...

To identify this image it may help to search online for images that have neighboring call numbers, are similar in appearance, and have titles. There was no caption card for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist. ... More

61 Washington Street, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina

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

192 Beaufain St., Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina

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A black and white photo of a building, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photo...

This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Resettlement Administration (1935-1937). The photographs of the Farm Se... More

A black and white photo of a house. Great Depression FFSA / OWI Negati...

Main street, Chillicothe, Ohio. Farm Security Administartion 1930s pub...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

A black and white photo of a building, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photo...

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

A black and white photo of a large building, Great Depression. FSA/OWI...

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

A black and white photo of a house, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photogra...

Dale Homes, Portsmouth, Virginia. USHA (U.S. Housing Agency)-financed...

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Closed home. Elgin, Illinois - Victorian era public domain image

Old ladies home near Utica, New York

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Office of War Information. Great depression, 1932-1939

To identify this image it may help to search for images that have neighboring call numbers, are similar in appearance, and have titles. There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist. Transfer; Un... More

Neighborhood in Galveston, Texas

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

Bourbon Street in the French Quarter, New Orleans, Louisiana

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

The Cady-Lee Mansion is a fully restored 19th-century home on the Nati...

[Colorful row houses in New Orleans, Louisiana]

Digital image produced by Library of Congress. Title from similar image: LC-HS503-5356. Date provided by photographer. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and... More

City Hall, Madison, Wisconsin - Drawing. Public domain image.

Point Fermin Lighthouse on Los Angeles Harbor, which became a park sup...

Carol M. Highsmith - Aerial view of Washington, D.C.

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Photograph taken during the 1980s. Title, date, subject... More

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

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

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

Three oil paintings "Papinan," "Solon" and "Justinian" stairway of Gre...

Artist: Boardman Robinson, 1937. Three oil paintings, each 12'7" x 4' 3". Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the... More

Sidney Yates Federal Building, Washington, D.C.

An open space and fountain outside a shopping and restaurant row, part...

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

Stair, 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

Stair detail in Jackson Place, Blair House, located across from the Wh...

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. The Blair House serves as the President's guest house, and therefore is the guest house of the nation. Built in 1824. Title, date, ... More

Two sculptures "Spirit of Justice," and "Majesty of Justice," Great Ha...

Artist: Carl Paul Jennewein, 1935. Two aluminum sculptures, dimensions: 12' 6" x 48" and 12' 6" x 41". Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and... More

The Bridge of Honor, commonly known as the Pomeroy-Mason Bridge is a c...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Completed on December 30, 2008, the bridge carries Ohio State Route 833 and West Virginia Route Spur 62. The bridge replaced a two-lan... More

Detail of mural located at the Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building, Washi...

Completed between the years 1939-1940, by architect Charles Z. Klauder. Architectural style is Stripped Classicism. Originally constructed as and called the Social Security Building, it was renamed in 1988 for ... More

Historic home, LaFayette Park, located directly north of the White Hou...

This home was the social Center during the period and was called the "Little White House" by President McKinley. This is the site of Dwellin House owned by James Madison from 1828-1836. It was also the home of ... More

Auditorium with mural at the Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building, Washing...

Completed between the years 1939-1940, by architect Charles Z. Klauder. Architectural style is stripped classicism. Originally constructed as and called the Social Security Building, it was renamed in 1988 for ... More

Urn, Herbert C. Hoover Building, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washingt...

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

The birthplace of Anna Jarvis, credited by many as the creator of the ...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Anna Jarvis' mother, Ann Reeves Jarvis, was a social activist, founder of Mother's Day Work Clubs, and a unifying force within her com... More

Lobby. The Old Post Office and Clock Tower, Washington, D.C

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Old Post Office and Clock Tower and located at 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. Construction began in 1892, and completed in 1899. The bui... More

Memorial at the Pentagon - Psalm 23

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Aerial view of the World War II memorial, Washington, D.C.

The U.S. National World War II Memorial is a National Memorial dedicated to Americans who served in the armed forces and as civilians during World War II. Consisting of 56 pillars and a pair of arches surroundi... More

Aerial view of Pennsylvania Avenue Federal Triangle, Washington, D.C.

The Federal Triangle is the triangular area in Washington, D.C. formed by 15th Street, Constitution Avenue, and Pennsylvania Avenue. It is the site of many U.S. federal government buildings. Title, date, and su... More

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