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Linmore Street housing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Typical kitchen

Linmore Street housing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Typical kitchen

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

Street scene, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, 19th century stereoscope card.

Street scene, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, 19th century s...

12253C2 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 11430 Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

5-year-old Rosie Passeralla, 1116 Annan Street, Philadelphia. Been picking here two years. Whites Bog, Browns Mills, N.J. Sept. 28, 1910. Witness E. F. Brown.  Location: Browns Mills, New Jersey / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

5-year-old Rosie Passeralla, 1116 Annan Street, Philadelphia. Been pic...

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

Masonic Hall Chesnut St. Phila'a. erected A.D. 1813 destroyed by fire A.D. 1819 / William Strickland architect ; D. Chillas Lith, 50 S. 3d Street.

Masonic Hall Chesnut St. Phila'a. erected A.D. 1813 destroyed by fire ...

Print shows the Masonic Hall from the street, with horse-drawn coach and pedestrians in the foreground. Includes "inscription on corner stone" at center, below image. Entered according to Act of Congress in th... More

Captain Gillespie and officers of flagship Philadelphia, Charleston Harbor, S.C.

Captain Gillespie and officers of flagship Philadelphia, Charleston Ha...

Stereograph showing group of Union officers posed next to a cannon in front of the wheel house on the deck of the U.S.S. Philadelphia. Part of the series, The War For The Union Photographic History. War Views. ... More

[Unknown location. Officers of the U.S.S. Philadelphia before pilot-house]

[Unknown location. Officers of the U.S.S. Philadelphia before pilot-ho...

Photographs of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy -- the Federal Navy, 1861-1865.

Rebecca. A slave girl from New Orleans / J. E. McClees, artist, 910 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.

Rebecca. A slave girl from New Orleans / J. E. McClees, artist, 910 Ch...

Photograph shows a bust portrait of Rebecca Huger, facing front. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a m... More

Independence Hall (rear view). Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19th century stereoscope card.

Independence Hall (rear view). Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19th centur...

Written on front of mount: 551. Amateur Photographic Exchange Club label affixed to verso gives title, photographer,photographer's address (No. 1717 Arch Street, Philadelphia), date, and negative (tannin). Ama... More

Philadelphia (corner Chestnut Street) / by Ridgeway (i.e. Ridgway) Glover.

Philadelphia (corner Chestnut Street) / by Ridgeway (i.e. Ridgway) Glo...

Photograph shows a procession following Abraham Lincoln's funeral car on the streets of Philadelphia, April 22, 1865. Inscribed on verso: Lincoln funeral by Glover. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015... More

Jennie Capparomie, 708 S. Walnut Street, Philadelphia, 5 years old. Whites Bog, Browns Mills, N.J. Sept. 28, 1910. Witness E.F. Brown.  Location: Browns Mills, New Jersey / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Jennie Capparomie, 708 S. Walnut Street, Philadelphia, 5 years old. Wh...

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

William Russell Birch - Schuylkill Bridge, High Street, Philadelphia

William Russell Birch - Schuylkill Bridge, High Street, Philadelphia

Print shows view of the Schuylkill Bridge with an inset showing the bridge covered.

[North side of Chestnut Street, below Second Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]

[North side of Chestnut Street, below Second Street, Philadelphia, Pen...

Attributed to William Y. McAllister. Case: plain leather double case; pressure sensitive label attached to case: 22/23. Housed in case with DAG no. 1276. Printed on paper label on back of case: William Y. McAll... More

Arch Street Theatre. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

Arch Street Theatre. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

Photo shows an exterior view of the Arch Street Theatre, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (DLC/PP-1999:126). Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress.

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with saxhorn] / Photographed by Thomas Smith, 142 and 144 North Ninth Street, Philadelphia.

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with saxhorn] / Photographed by...

Public domain photograph related to army, military forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Cathedral of Saint Peter and Saint Paul

Cathedral of Saint Peter and Saint Paul

Interior of Cathedral of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. No. 286.

Philadelphia. Mint smelting room, Pennsylvania, 19th century stereoscope card.

Philadelphia. Mint smelting room, Pennsylvania, 19th century stereosco...

Stereograph showing interior view with smelting equipment. From series: Centennial Views. Philadelphia and Fairmount Park. No. 117. Marian S. Carson Collection (Library of Congress).

First steam fire engine, and trip hammer

First steam fire engine, and trip hammer

2375H U.S. Copyright Office. No. 2775. Public domain photograph - ship, port, harbor, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Street in Philadelphia on the opening day of the American Centennial Exhibition, 1876]

[Street in Philadelphia on the opening day of the American Centennial ...

Illus. in: The Illustrated London News, 1876June 10, p. 573. Reference copy in LOT 4435-A. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Street scenes; Exhibitions; Shelf.

International Exhibition, Philadelphia., Pennsylvania: Japanese Mirror and Bronzes, Main Bldg.

International Exhibition, Philadelphia., Pennsylvania: Japanese Mirror...

Stereo copyrighted by the Centennial Photo. Co. No. 2017. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Machinery; Japan Misc.; Shelf.

Girard Avenue Bridge and surroundings

Girard Avenue Bridge and surroundings

H5581 U.S. Copyright Office Public domain photograph of a bridge, arch over water, river, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Betsy Ross House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]

[Betsy Ross House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Retinue attending Chinese statesman, Li Hung Chang, when he visited Philadelphia]

[Retinue attending Chinese statesman, Li Hung Chang, when he visited P...

Photograph shows Li Hung Chang and another man riding in a horse-drawn carriage with crowds on both sides of the street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. No. 549. Forms part of: Marian S. Carson Collection at the... More

Public Bldg., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Public Bldg., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Photograph shows City Hall under construction. Public domain photograph of a city hall, public building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the North American and Real Estate Trust Bldgs.]

[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the North American and Real Estate Trust ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an office building, commercial building, 20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Friends' Meeting House, interior, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Friends' Meeting House, interior, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Broad Street north from Locust, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]

[Broad Street north from Locust, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]

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

[Broad Street north from Locust, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]

[Broad Street north from Locust, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]

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

The Betsy Ross House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Betsy Ross House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

John Bartram House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

John Bartram House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Pres. Coolidge presenting medals to 148 recipients of the American Youth and American Teacher Awards, at the White House, who will represent the youth and teacherhood of America in Philadelphia at the Sesquicentennial Exposition from June 28th to July 5th]

[Pres. Coolidge presenting medals to 148 recipients of the American Yo...

Public domain photograph related to President Calvin Coolidge, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Building of the Philadelphia Club (Thomas Butler house) located at 1201-1305 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]

[Building of the Philadelphia Club (Thomas Butler house) located at 12...

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

Jan. 21. A committee from the Atlantic States Shipping Advis[...] Board, headed by Emil P. Albrecht, President, called at the White House today to invite President Coolidge to address the next meeting of the organization which will be held in Philadelphiadelphia, April, 9th. Left to right, front row; S.B. Crowell, Pres. George B. Newton, Coal Co., Frank A. Bedford, American Bridge Co., Emil Albrecht, Pres. Philadelphia. Bourse, W.J.L. Banham, Chairman Atlantic States Shipper's Board, A.P. Thom, General Counsel, Association Railway Executives, William A. Lockyer, Sec. Philadelphia. Bourse. Back row; R.H. Aishton, President American Railway Association, Chas. H. Ewing, Vice Pres. Reading Railroad, Archibald Fries, vice pres. Baltimore and Ohio R.R., P.E. Crowle [...] President New York Central System and C.S. Krick, Vice Pres. Pe [...] C.R.

Jan. 21. A committee from the Atlantic States Shipping Advis[...] Boar...

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

North Fortieth Street housing group, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Typical bedroom

North Fortieth Street housing group, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Typic...

Public domain photograph of bedroom or living room, interior decor, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Looking up Broad Street from Spruce Street]

[Looking up Broad Street from Spruce Street]

Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Looking up Broad Street toward City Hall, statue of William Penn visible atop, sidewalks teeming with activity. Inscribed on verso: P 99. Lithograph published in Philadelphia Art All... More

Citizens Volunteer Hospital corner of Broad St. & Washington Avenue, Philadelphia / des. & lith. by J. Queen.

Citizens Volunteer Hospital corner of Broad St. & Washington Avenue, P...

Print shows an exterior view of the Citizens Volunteer Hospital, corner of Broad St. & Washington Avenue, Philadelphia, with an interior view of a large hospital ward and vignette views of other hospital rooms,... More

Centennial building. General view. Centennial building, Machinery Hall. Sunset view / Howe.

Centennial building. General view. Centennial building, Machinery Hall...

139038 and 139118 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph of a historical landmark building in Germany, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Emancipation / Th. Nast ; King & Baird, printers, 607 Sansom Street, Philadelphia.

Emancipation / Th. Nast ; King & Baird, printers, 607 Sansom Street, P...

Thomas Nast's celebration of the emancipation of Southern slaves with the end of the Civil War. Nast envisions a somewhat optimistic picture of the future of free blacks in the United States. The central scene ... More

Penn Parlor, the Great Sanitary Fair, Philadelphia, 1864

Penn Parlor, the Great Sanitary Fair, Philadelphia, 1864

Photograph shows a furnished room at the Sanitary Fair in Philadelphia.

Birds eye view of the Centennial Exhibition buildings: Fairmount park Philadelphia

Birds eye view of the Centennial Exhibition buildings: Fairmount park ...

Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 0593

View of the ground and buildings, International Exhibition, 1876, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia

View of the ground and buildings, International Exhibition, 1876, Fair...

Bird's-eye view of buildings and grounds of the International Exhibition, Philadelphia, Pa. G4596 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyrighted by Lineaweaver & Wallace, 1876. Library has two impressions. Second impressi... More

Bird's eye view of Philadelphia / J. Bachman, del. & lith.

Bird's eye view of Philadelphia / J. Bachman, del. & lith.

Bird's-eye view of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with the Schuykill River in the foreground. Copyright by John Weik. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC Panoramic maps (2n... More

American fashions, fall & winter 1849-50, by John R. Shankland, no. 100, Chesnut St. Philadelphia / designed & lithographed by Hoffy, No. 20 Sth. 3rd. Street, Philadelphia ; P.S. Duval's Steam lith. Press, Philadelphia.

American fashions, fall & winter 1849-50, by John R. Shankland, no. 10...

Print shows in two horizontal panels, at top, eight men, a woman, and four children standing outdoors along a dirt roadway, one man is dressed for hunting and carrying a rifle, and at bottom, six men, five chil... More

Paris, New York & Philadelphia fashions for spring & summer 1855, published & sold by F. Mahan, No. 186 Chesnut Street, Philadelphia / P.S. Duval & Co's Steam lith. Press, Philada.

Paris, New York & Philadelphia fashions for spring & summer 1855, publ...

Print shows in two horizontal panels, at top, men, a woman, and two children standing in a large drawing room, and at bottom, men, a woman, and two children standing outdoors on a street at seaside. At bottom c... More

[Buildings at the Fairmount Water Works, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania],

[Buildings at the Fairmount Water Works, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania],

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Views of William F. Murphy's Sons' stationery establishment, 509 Chestnut St., (opposite Independence Hall), Philadelphia. Interior of store

Views of William F. Murphy's Sons' stationery establishment, 509 Chest...

Stereograph showing shop interior with shelves and glass cases of goods for sale. On verso: ... stationery, steam-power printing, ruling and blank book manufacturing establishment ... James Cremer, Photographer... More

International Exhibition, Philadelphia., Pennsylvania: Govt. Bldg. interior - from Naval Dept. exhibit

International Exhibition, Philadelphia., Pennsylvania: Govt. Bldg. int...

Stereo copyrighted by the Centennial Photo. Co. No. 2130. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Shelf.

Japanese Bazaar, Pennsylvania, 19th century stereoscope card.

Japanese Bazaar, Pennsylvania, 19th century stereoscope card.

Birds-eye-view of Japanese building and garden at the 1876 Centennial Exposition, Philadelphia, Pa. No. 961. Copyright by Centennial Photographic Co. Forms part of: the Marian S. Carson Collection (Library of Congress).

Broad Street, Philadelphia[delphia] - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Broad Street, Philadelphia[delphia] - Public domain image. Dry plate n...

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

Among the flowers of Fairmount Park, Philadelphia

Among the flowers of Fairmount Park, Philadelphia

Woman in foreground, man and two equestrian statues in background. No. 4535.

South Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

South Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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

Bertram [i.e. Bartram] house, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Bertram [i.e. Bartram] house, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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

Electric motor and car trucks in machine shops, Baldwin Locomotive Works, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

Electric motor and car trucks in machine shops, Baldwin Locomotive Wor...

H70659 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 7088. Public domain photograph related to electrical equipment, industrial development, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Bird's-eye view of North Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]

[Bird's-eye view of North Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Hill College House (originally Hill Hall Women's Dormitories), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1957-60). Model

Hill College House (originally Hill Hall Women's Dormitories), Univers...

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

Hill College House (originally Hill Hall Women's Dormitories), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1957-60). Model

Hill College House (originally Hill Hall Women's Dormitories), Univers...

Public domain scan of architectural drawing, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Boys harmonica band from Philadelphia. at White House

Boys harmonica band from Philadelphia. at White House

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

Railway executives meet with Hoover. President Hoover began today his series of conferences to help bring about normalcy in the financial world. The first conference was held in the cabinet room at 11a.m. today with eleven of the chiefs of important railroads. This group was made at the White House immediately following the conference. Front row, left to right: Agnew T. Dice, Pres. Philadelphia. and Reading R.R.; Richard Aishton, President American Railway Association; Secretary of Commerce Lamont; Secretary of the Treasury Hellen, Hale Holden, Chairman Southern Pacific R.R. and L.F. Loree, President of the Delaware and Hudson. Back row, left to right: Jeremiah Milbank, Southern Railway, J.J. Bernet, President Chesapeke and Ohio; P.E. Crowley, President New York Central Lines, J.J. Pelley (hiding face) New York, New Haven and Hartford, Fairfax Harrison, President Southern Railway.

Railway executives meet with Hoover. President Hoover began today his ...

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

Linmore Street housing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Front elevations

Linmore Street housing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Front elevations

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Broad Street and Philadelphia's new sky-scrapers, south from the City Hall

Broad Street and Philadelphia's new sky-scrapers, south from the City ...

H74925 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright, 1906, by E. W. Kelley. No. 1178.

[Unknown location. Officers of the U.S.S. Philadelphia before pilot-house]

[Unknown location. Officers of the U.S.S. Philadelphia before pilot-ho...

Photographs of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy -- the Federal Navy, 1861-1865.

Bird's eye view, Centennial Buildings, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia

Bird's eye view, Centennial Buildings, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia

2648g(?) U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by H.J. Toudy & Co. Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Callowhill Street Bridge] / Jo. Pennell, engraving, Library of Congress

[Callowhill Street Bridge] / Jo. Pennell, engraving, Library of Congre...

Signed on mount. Wuerth, no. 19. Public domain scan of American 19th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bird's eye view, Centennial buildings, Fairmont Park, Philadelphia. 1876

Bird's eye view, Centennial buildings, Fairmont Park, Philadelphia. 18...

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

Colossal hand and torch "Liberty", Pennsylvania, 19th century stereoscope card.

Colossal hand and torch "Liberty", Pennsylvania, 19th century stereosc...

Photograph shows the torch and part of the arm of the Statue of Liberty, on display at the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia. Information booth at base of arm and two persons seen at railing below flam... More

Birds eye view of Philadelphia & centennial grounds

Birds eye view of Philadelphia & centennial grounds

F12466 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Bachmann.

Birds eye view of the Centennial Exhibition buildings: Fairmount park Philadelphia

Birds eye view of the Centennial Exhibition buildings: Fairmount park ...

Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 0593

New Lutheran Church, in Fourth Street, Philadelphia

New Lutheran Church, in Fourth Street, Philadelphia

Hand-colored engraving by Wm. Birch & Son. Illus. in: The City of Philadelphia...as It Appeared in the Year 1800..., 1800. Plate 6. Ref. copy may be in LOT 4384 H. This record contains unverified, old data from... More

Birds eye view of Philadelphia - Public domain graphic arts, Library of Congress

Birds eye view of Philadelphia - Public domain graphic arts, Library o...

Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 0592

Light house and buoys / Centennial Photographic Co., Philadelphiad'a.

Light house and buoys / Centennial Photographic Co., Philadelphiad'a.

Stereograph shows display of a light house and buoys at the 1876 International Exhibition, Philadelphia. 4529H U.S. Copyright Office. Stereo copyrighted by The Centennial Photographic Co., Phila., Pa. U.S. Govt: B.

Agricultural Department, the Great Sanitary Fair, Philadelphia, 1864

Agricultural Department, the Great Sanitary Fair, Philadelphia, 1864

Photograph shows a room draped with flags at the Sanitary Fair in Philadelphia. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). Forms part of: The Robin G. Stanford Collection. Digitized 2015 Funding from C... More

Second Street North from Market St. with Christ Church - Philadelphia

Second Street North from Market St. with Christ Church - Philadelphia

Pedestrians; people seated in chairs in front of bldg. Hand-colored engraving by Wm. Birch & Son. Illus. in: The City of Philadelphia...as It Appeared in the Year 1800.... 1800, plate 15. Library has two copie... More

View of Philadelphia as seen from top of Great Ship House, Augt. 1829 / Smith, John R.

View of Philadelphia as seen from top of Great Ship House, Augt. 1829 ...

(DLC/PP-1996:023.12) Notations below, above and within image identify types of ships and places. Philadelphia Print Shop Inventory no. 152. Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection (Library of Congress).

[U.S. Customs House, Philadelphia]

[U.S. Customs House, Philadelphia]

Exterior view of the U.S. Customs House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Forms part of the Marian S. Carson Collection (Library of Congress). Purchase; Marian S. Carson; 1999 (DLC/PP-1999:126.011) Published in: Gat... More

Pennsylvania Hospital, Pine Street, Philadelphia, engraving, Library of Congress

Pennsylvania Hospital, Pine Street, Philadelphia, engraving, Library o...

Published in Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion, July 1854, p. 24. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Pennsylvania Philadelphia; Hospitals Pennsylvania;... More

Cathedral of Saint Peter and Saint Paul

Cathedral of Saint Peter and Saint Paul

Exterior of Cathedral of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. No. 284.

Handel and Hayden Hall occupied by the Union Business College of Philadelphia

Handel and Hayden Hall occupied by the Union Business College of Phila...

Photograph shows students attending class at Union Business College, now named Peirce College, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Continuation of caption on verso: Thomas May Peirce, A.M., President. A popular and... More

Fairmount, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19th century stereoscope card.

Fairmount, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19th century stereoscope card.

Stereograph showing visitors on a terrace in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. From James Cremer's Stereoscopic Emporium, 18 South Eighth St., Philadelphia. Marian S. Carson Collection (Library of Congress).

Lemon Hill, country house of Robert Morris [sic], Fairmount Park, Philadelphia

Lemon Hill, country house of Robert Morris [sic], Fairmount Park, Phil...

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

[Aerial view of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]

[Aerial view of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]

33289 or 33292 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Leading the parade - Philadelphia. Peace Jubilee

Leading the parade - Philadelphia. Peace Jubilee

Stereo copyright by R.Y. Young. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Shelf.

[The Elevated station at Thirty-sixth Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]

[The Elevated station at Thirty-sixth Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvan...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a train station, railroad tracks, railway depot, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Broad Street station, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]

[Broad Street station, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]

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

Paint shop showing dome casings and sand boxes, Baldwin Locomotive Works, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

Paint shop showing dome casings and sand boxes, Baldwin Locomotive Wor...

H70655 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 7084. Public domain photograph of stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Frank Carson Anderson house, 1321 Spruce Street, Phildelphia, Pennsylvania. Garage]

[Frank Carson Anderson house, 1321 Spruce Street, Phildelphia, Pennsyl...

Site History. The house of Grace Adele Smith (Mrs. Frank Carson) Anderson, who is the lantern slide artist credited by Frances Benjamin Johnston with the coloring of Johnston's "Our American Gardens" slides. O... More

GADSDEN, P.H. OF PHILADELPHIA. SPEC. ELEC. RY. COMMN.; McGRAW, JAMES H., EDITOR, 'THE STREET RAILWAY' ; YOUNG, OWEN D.

GADSDEN, P.H. OF PHILADELPHIA. SPEC. ELEC. RY. COMMN.; McGRAW, JAMES H...

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

Joseph Pennell - Second Street market

Joseph Pennell - Second Street market

Print shows Philadelphia's Second Street Market. Library has two impressions. No. 748-1: Wuerth, 748. Edition of 50? Plate in LC. Gift; Pennell Collection. Published in: American prints in the Library of Congr... More

Sen. Pepper of Pennsylvania introduced Mrs. Violet Oakley the celebrated Philadelphia. painter to Pres. Harding [White House, Washington, D.C.]

Sen. Pepper of Pennsylvania introduced Mrs. Violet Oakley the celebrat...

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

[Miss Ruth Malcomson of Philadelphia., the Miss America of 1924, and her mother, Mrs. Augusta Malcomson, at the White House visiting President Coolidge]

[Miss Ruth Malcomson of Philadelphia., the Miss America of 1924, and h...

National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). No. 34085. In album, p. 26.

Republican Mayor of Philadelphia tells Chief Executive desire to cooperate, Washington, D.C. Aug.12. Republican Mayor S. Davis Wilson, of Philadelphia, talking to newspapermen at the White House today following a conference with President Roosevelt. At the same time he told President Roosevelt of his desire to cooperate with the administration, Mayor Wilson laid before the Chief Executive a request that Navy construction awards for a battleship, two submarines and destroyer be placed with the Philadelphia Navy Yard. He also asked for a 30 million PWA loan

Republican Mayor of Philadelphia tells Chief Executive desire to coope...

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

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Grandstand of a baseball park at Girard Avenue and Parkside Avenue. This field is used principally by the Negro League

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Grandstand of a baseball park at Girard Av...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

North Fortieth Street housing group, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Exterior detail II

North Fortieth Street housing group, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Exter...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

North Fortieth Street housing group, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Exterior detail I

North Fortieth Street housing group, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Exter...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a commercial or residential multi-story building, condominium, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Harrison's handkerchief extracts Apollos W. Harrison No. 10 South 7th Street Philadelphia / / Alphonse Bigot del. ; designed and drawn on stone by Alphonse Bigot.

Harrison's handkerchief extracts Apollos W. Harrison No. 10 South 7th ...

Print shows a ballroom scene at a stately manor in a sylvan setting, the foreground overflowing with floral arrangements and there are two massive lampposts flanking the entrance. On the left and the right are ... More

John Young Jr. Capt. 109th Pennsylvania / From C. H. Spieler's Photograph Rooms, No. 720 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.

John Young Jr. Capt. 109th Pennsylvania / From C. H. Spieler's Photogr...

Photograph shows portrait of Captain John Young of Co. D, 109th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, in uniform with sword. Surrogate available as color laser copy in P&P Reading Room.

"Lincoln's Funeral," Philadelphia / taken by Ridgeway (i.e. Ridgway) Glover.

"Lincoln's Funeral," Philadelphia / taken by Ridgeway (i.e. Ridgway) G...

Photograph shows Abraham Lincoln's casket conveyed by funeral car through the crowd on Broad Street in Philadelphia, April 22, 1865. (Source: Kunhardt, Dorothy Meserve, and Philip B, Twenty Days: A Narrative in... More

These children were turned out of the St. Lawrence Hotel, Chestnut St., Philadelphia, on account of color / J. E. McClees, artist, 910 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.

These children were turned out of the St. Lawrence Hotel, Chestnut St....

Photograph shows half-length portraits of Charles Taylor, Rosina Downs, and Rebecca Huger. Gladstone's ownership logo appears on the back. "Entered, according to act of Congress, in the year 1863, by Philip Ba... More

"The children of the battle field" / Wenderoth, Taylor & Brown, 912-914 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.

"The children of the battle field" / Wenderoth, Taylor & Brown, 912-91...

Photograph shows reproduction of tintype portrait of Frank, Frederick, and Alice Humiston, children of Sergeant Amos Humiston of Co. C, 154th New York Infantry Regiment, who died at the Battle of Gettysburg wit... More

Architectural drawing for a house for John Markoe, near 9th Street and Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Architectural drawing for a house for John Markoe, near 9th Street and...

Working drawing showing vestibule doors, moldings, and hardware as plans, elevations, sections, and details; rendering. UNIT title devised. City, building name, and client's first name from O'Gorman's Drawing t... More

[John McAllister, Jr., full-length portrait, seated in a chair, outdoors on the roof of 48 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia]

[John McAllister, Jr., full-length portrait, seated in a chair, outdoo...

Written on paper label on back of case: J. McAllister jr 1843 taken by W.Y.M. on the roof of old 48. Written on paper label on the side of the case: J. McAllister by W.Y.M. Case: frame design with leaf motif in... More

Harrison's handkerchief extracts Apollos W. Harrison No. 10 South 7th Street Philadelphia / / Alphonse Bigot del. ; designed and drawn on stone by Alphonse Bigot.

Harrison's handkerchief extracts Apollos W. Harrison No. 10 South 7th ...

Print shows a ballroom scene at a stately manor in a sylvan setting, the foreground overflowing with floral arrangements and there are two massive lampposts flanking the entrance. On the left and the right are ... More

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