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[Gen'l. John W. Geary and staff - taken at Harper's Ferry]

Among the staff, the third man from left, holding a sword, has been identified as Captain Thomas Hollingsworth Elliot (Source: L. C. Wagner, 2007). The third man from the right is James Gillette (Source: Amy Jo... More

7th N.Y. State Militia, Camp Cameron, D.C., 1861

No. B902. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

7th New York State Militia, Camp Cameron, D.C., 1861

No. B925. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

7th New York State Militia, Camp Cameron, D.C., 1861

No. B948. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Major General Godfrey Weitzel and staff

No. 79. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites and... More

[Three unidentified soldiers in Confederate uniforms]

Case: Leather; bird, flower, and scroll design. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Ambro... More

[Unidentified young soldier in Union sack coat]

Case: Berg, no. 1-222. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). pp/liljunion

General George B. McClellan and staff

No. 4400. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More

Hancock, General W.S. & group (Birney, Barlow, & Gibbons)

Photograph shows a group of Federal generals: Winfield Scott Hancock (seated), with division commanders, Francis Channing Barlow, (left), David Bell Birney, and John Gibbon. Part of Brady-Handy Collection.

[Albert J. Myer, U.S. Army Signal Corps officer, full-length portrait,...

The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites and salt, which creates a glossy surface to h... More

Major General A. H. Terry and staff

No. B50. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites an... More

[Group of soldiers gathered outside a cabin]

Title devised by library staff. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mi... More

Field and staff officers of 33d New York Infantry, Camp Granger, near ...

No. 4542. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More

Brig. General J. H. Ledlie and staff

No. 5127. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More

2d Rhode Island Infantry. American Civil War 1861-1865.

No. 817. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

[General Alexander McCook and staff posed on porch near Washington, D....

Civil War Photograph Collection. Public domain photograph of a military, American Civil War, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Officers of Company A. American Civil War 1861-1865.

No. B1027. Mounted with five other photographs with general caption: 22nd New York State Militia. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

33d New York Infantry. American Civil War 1861-1865.

No. B803. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Officers of 1st Battalion New York Light Artilleryillery, Fort Duncan,...

No. 4404. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More

91st New York Volunteers, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Negativ...

Photograph shows, from left: Lt. Col. W. J. Dinslow, Col. J. Tarbell, Chaplain Thurber, Maj. Alfred Wagstaff.

Officers of 71st N. Y. S. M., Navy Yard, Washington, D.C., 1861

No. 4105. Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. 8, p. 69". Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

[Private William Liming of Co. B, 21st U.S. Veteran Reserve Corps Infa...

Photograph shows one identified soldier and one unidentified soldier. Public domain photograph of a military, American Civil War, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Lieutenant Samuel K. Thompson of Co. C, 54th U.S. Colored Troops Infa...

Photograph shows identified soldier, Samuel K. Thompson, with unidentified soldiers. Weapon identification, fort identification, and date from information provided by Jack Melton, November 2015. Frame: Berg, n... More

Group of officers at Headquarters Army of Potomac, June 1863. Fairfax ...

Photograph showing a group of officers at Fairfax courthouse including: Major Ludlow, Lt. Rosencranz, Count Zeppelin, Lt. Colonel J. Dickinson, and Ulric Dahlgren. No. 4171. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic ... More

Essayon Dramatic Club, U.S. Engineer Battalion in front of Petersburg,...

No. 439. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites an... More

[U.S. military telegraph operators in front of Petersburg, Virginia]

Seven men posed in camp. Civil War Photograph Collection. No. 478.

Co. H, 10th Veteran Reserve Corps, Washington, D.C. April, 1865

No. 911. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites an... More

[Photographer taking picture of group with donkey at crowded beach, At...

Public domain photograph of American trade card, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

U.S.S. Newark, junior officers - Public domain portrait photograph

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

[From mountain golf club, White Mts., N.H.]

Picryl description: Public domain image of a golf field, park, outdoor activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

U.S.S. Oregon, the athletes - Public domain portrait photograph

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship in the sea, harbor, maritime, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Portrait photo of U.S.S. Massachusetts, group of sailors

Public domain image of an American navy warship, 19th-century ship, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

U.S.S. Maine, gunner's gang - Public domain portrait photograph

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

[Military band at Rough Riders camp, Montauk Point, New York]

Photograph showing band members, some with instruments, Montauk Point, New York. Forms part of the Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection. "Montauk Point" on front. "Band" written on back.

[Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders, Company M, at military camp, Monta...

Photograph showing Company M troop, posing for group picture, Montauk Point, New York. "Montauk Point" written on front. "Co M" written on back of print. Forms part of the Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection.

[Company D, 8th Illinois Volunteer Regiment]

Title from caption card. Images collected by W.E.B. Du Bois and Thomas J. Calloway for the "American Negro Exhibit" at the Paris Exposition of 1900 (Exposition universelle internationale de 1900). Reportedly di... More

[Sauk Indian family, full-length portrait] / F.A. Rinehart, Omaha.

2201 U.S. Copyright Office. Names of individuals pictured are written on neg. but unreadable on print. Exhibited: "Capitol Visitor Center" at the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C., 2012-2013.

[Two Eskimo boys on a windy day] - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Title transcribed from caption accompanying item. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter collection (Library of Congress). Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951.

Eskimo boy in center who went with Mr. Lapp [i.e. Mr. William Thomas L...

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

[Eskimos outside shops, on a commercial street in Nome]

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

Frank G. Carpenter and Margaret White with Eskimos - Frank G. Carpente...

Title transcribed from caption accompanying item. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter collection (Library of Congress). Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951.

Children from Holy Cross Mission Yukon River - Frank G. Carpenter coll...

Title transcribed from caption accompanying item. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter collection (Library of Congress). Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951.

[Group of workers posed with bucket cart outside Leland & Faulconer Ma...

Photo shows men at the foundry and machine shop that produced automobile engines and merged with Cadillac Motor Co. in 1905. In middle row, owner Robert

Citizens, Fairbanks Alaska - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Title transcribed from caption accompanying item. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter collection (Library of Congress). Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951.

Mr. Edes and Lieut. Mears, Chugiak Anchorage Alaska - Frank G. Carpent...

Title transcribed from caption accompanying item. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter collection (Library of Congress). Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951.

Gov. Beckham and party at the races, Derby Day, Louisville, Ky.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a rural landscape, horses, horse riding, farm animals, farmers, livestock, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

No. 3 of the clam bake - Public domain portrait print

Public domain photograph, 20th-century portrait, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Oxford, Ohio, the Western College Class of 1905]

Picryl description: Public domain photograph group portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Banquet given by Order Sons of St. George, St. George Day, April 23, 1...

H46240 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; G. H. Laxton; May 21, 1904; DLC/PP-1904:42152.532. Photographer's address: Chicago, Ill.

[The Western College for Women class of 1904, Oxford, Ohio]

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

National Reciprocity Conference, gelatin silver print

Finale; Boer War production - Public domain portrait print

H55771 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright claimant's address: Chicago. On verso: "Coliseum, Chicago." Copyright deposit; Geo. R. Lawrence Co.; June 1905.

President and Mrs. Roosevelt at the home of the President's mother, Ro...

Eskimo mother with child on back, Alaska - Frank G. Carpenter collecti...

Title transcribed from caption accompanying item. Original copyright holder: Lomen Bros. Photo by Lomen Bros., Nome. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter collection (Library of Congress). Gift; Mrs. W. Ch... More

Banquet of the National Association of Agricultural Implement and Vehi...

H83753 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Geo. R. Lawrence Co.; October 12, 1906. Copyright claimant's address: Chicago. No. 8385.

William Jenning's [sic] Bryan Banquet, Sept. 4th, 1906, Auditorium, Ch...

H82622 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright claimant's address: Chicago. Copyright deposit; Geo. R. Lawrence Co.; September 6, 1906.

[President Theodore Roosevelt posing with three other men, possibly on...

H101513 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by 1907 by Underwood & Underwood. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Haskell Institute, Lawrence, Kansas, students on campus

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

Welch horses, Santa Anita Race Track

H107953 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; California Panorama Co.; March 26, 1908; DLC/PP-1908:43425. Copyright claimant's address: Los Angeles.

Chicago Assn. of Commerce, October 7, '08

H46774 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright claimant's address: Chicago, New York, Washington. Copyright deposit; Geo. R. Lawrence Co.; December 8, 1908.

President Roosevelt and his Tennis Cabinet

Photograph shows President Theodore Roosevelt at a farewell event on the White House lawn for his "Tennis Cabinet;" bronze statue of crouching cougar by Alexander P. Proctor, presented to Roosevelt by the group... More

16th Bi-ennial Convention, K. & L. of H., Streator, Illinois, Oct. 17-...

J147891 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; R. H. Schurman; November 19, 1910. On front: "Cirkut photo and copyright 1910 by R. H. Schurman, Streator, Ill.". Window panes in background masked out on negative.

[Lobby, Dime Savings Bank, Detroit, Mich.]

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

Officers Third Inft., O.N.G., Maneuver Camp, Ft. Benjamin Harrison, Se...

J150799 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; International Stereograph Co.; January 14, 1911. Printed on image at lower right: "Copyright 1910 by International Stereograph Co., General Photographers, Decatur, Ill."

3rd annual convention of Ill. State Hotel Clerks Association, Decatur,...

Picnic at Miller Park, Bloomington, Ill., Employees Aid Society of H. ...

Labor leader a voter--Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federa...

National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Summer home of Pres. Taft, "New England Association of Commercial Exec...

J160313 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; E. G. Sullivan; September 22, 1911. Photographer's address: 33 Central Sq., Lynn, Mass. Copyright claimant's address: Salem, Mass.

Chapel is out, Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa

J154848 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Hebard-Showers Co.; April 24, 1911. Copyright claimant's address: 1905 Cottage Grove Ave., Des Moines, Iowa. No. 2.

First day, Pendleton "Round Up", 1911

J160456 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Marcell; September 21, 1911; DLC/PP-1911:44357. Photographer's address: Portland. On front: "Official photo #41".

Sixteenth Head Camp, M.W. of A., Buffalo, N.Y., June, 1911

J158105 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Almeron Newman; July 10, 1911. On verso: "Photo by Almeron Newman, official Head Camp photographer, Buffalo, N.Y., copyrighted 1911. Official photographer, Moder... More

Buckner Orphans Home, Dallas, Texas, Panoramic Photograph

J154315 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright claimant's address: Dallas, Tex. Copyright deposit; Johnson & Rogers; April 17, 1911.

Seventh Day Adventists of Wisconsin, in anual [sic] state convention, ...

Public domain photograph, 20th-century portrait, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Taft & Wilson at White House, after Wilson's inauguration

Taft (right), and Woodrow Wilson, full-length portrait, standing, facing front, outside White House. Copyright by National Photo Company. Forms part of: National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress).

Ute Indian Camp, Garden of the Gods, Shan Kive, 1913

J185937 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright claimant's address: Colorado Springs. Copyright deposit; Stewart Brothers; September 9, 1913.

Officers, 4th and 6th Brigade, 2nd Div., Texas City, April 1913

J180808 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Joseph M. Maurer; April 28, 1913; DLC/PP-1913:44595. Copyright claimant's address: Galveston. No. 6.

Camp MacDonough, state rifle range, Del., July 19-26, 1913

J184158 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Royal Studio; August 28, 1913; DLC/PP-1913:44639. Copyright claimant's address: Wil., Del.

Co. I, 339th Inf., Brest, France, June '19, "Back from Russia"

J236748 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Thompson Illustragraph Co.; August 21, 1919; DLC/PP-1919:46016. Copyright claimant's address: Petersburg, Va. No. 7099.

Student body, Notre Dame University, Panoramic Photograph

J198215 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Kenneth Spencer; December 5, 1914. Photographer's address: Battle Creek, Mich.

The F.A. Ames Mfg. Co., Owensboro, Ky.

8th and 9th Training Regt's, Plattsburg [sic], August 1916

Picryl description: Public domain image of military personnel, conscription, group of people in uniform, armed forces, infantry, war activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

B.P.O.E. annual outing, Southern Park, Sept. 13th, 1916

J218529 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Chas. R. Brown; September 20, 1916. Copyright claimant's address: Youngstown, O.

Saarinen office staff (before hirsute enhancement; Eero Saarinen, uppe...

Public domain photograph of water reservoir, lake, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

First Training Regiment, Pelham Bay Naval Training Camp, Pelham Bay, N...

J229576 U.S. Copyright Office Photographer's address: 141 Milton St., Brooklyn, N.Y. Copyright deposit; L. M. Williams; April 24, 1918; DLC/PP-1918:45725.

Cadet Battalion, Academy of Richmond County, Augusta, Ga., April 26, 1...

J229748 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Miller Studio; May 1, 1918. Copyright claimant's address: 1368 Broad St., Augusta, Ga. No. 70-B.

114th Infantry, F. G. Stritzinger, Col. Inf. N.A., commanding, Camp Mc...

J227878 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Richards Film Service, Inc.; February 18, 1918; DLC/PP-1918:45626. Copyright claimant's address: Montgomery, Ala.

106th Supply Train, Major Carl L. Seals, commanding, Camp Wheeler, Ga....

J227877 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Richards Film Service, Inc.; February 18, 1918; DLC/PP-1918:45626. Copyright claimant's address: Montgomery, Ala.

Students and faculty, training school for Army chaplains and approved ...

J229988 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; General War-Time Commission of the Churches; June 1, 1918. Photographer's address: Lou., Ky. No. 76. Pencilled on verso: "Faculty in center, left to right: Lt. I... More

Packing shipment of Matzoths [i.e. matzos] for the 77th Division for m...

In album: Photographic Supplement to historical record of Quartermaster Corps activities, A.E.F., v. 15-A, [last page]. No. 156513.

Co. "D", 3rd Army composite reg., (Pershing's own), Capt. E. G. Herlih...

Photographer's address: 325 N. Howard St., Balto., Md. Gift; Breckinridge Long; 1952.

Company "F", 102 Inf., 2b Division, A.E.F.

J234563 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Juan Casablanca; April 26, 1919; DLC/PP-1919:45950. Copyright claimant's address: Newport, R.I.

Secretarial Staff of International Labor Conference, Washington, D.C.,...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a group of people, United States politics, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Robert N. Harper, D.C. banker - Public domain portrait photograph

Photograph shows President Woodrow Wilson, Robert N. Harper (on Wilson's left), and other officials holding flags at the Welcome Home Parade, Feb. 27, 1919, Washington, D.C. Title from unverified caption data r... More

Company "G", 102 Inf., 26 Division, A.E.F.

J234567 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Juan Casablanca; April 26, 1919; DLC/PP-1919:45950. Copyright claimant's address: Newport, R.I.

Portrait photographs. Two musicians

Public domain photograph of musician playing music, musical instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Associated Advertising Clubs of the World]

J243820 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; R. C. Moorefield; July 6, 1920. Title derived from copyright deposit records.

Memorial Bridge. Workers on Memorial Bridge

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

Mother Jones and Theo. Roosevelt, Jr.

President and Mrs. Coolidge, Mother Jones, and Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., full-length portraits, standing. National Photo Company Collection. Item in album: v. 2, p. 19, no. 32660.