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2d Rhode Island Infantry - Public domain portrait print

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

Officers of 164th and 170th New York Infantry

No. B280. 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

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform and kepi with unidentified youn...

Case: Berg, no. 3-141. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Published in: Military images. Henryville, Pa., March-April 1999 (XX, 5), p. 11. pp/liljwoch pp/liljunion

[Two unidentified soldiers in Union uniforms with Model 1809 Prussian ...

Case: Leather; ornate oval design. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: The Historical Shop, Metairie, La., 2012. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photograph... More

[Unidentified soldiers in Union officers' uniforms and hats with engin...

Case: Leather; Geometric design. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:180) Purchased from: Jeffrey Kraus Antique Photographics, 2014. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs ... More

Sheridan, General Phil & staff. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Portrait shows from left: Wesley Merritt, David McMurtrie Gregg, General Sheridan, Henry Eugene Davies, James Harrison Wilson, Alfred Torbert. Part of Brady-Handy Collection.

[President Abraham Lincoln, bust portrait in cameo, facing front]

After Meserve no. 87. From M. Buttre - Oct. 29, 1869. Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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

No. B958. Mounted with four other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Appomattox Court House, Virginia. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Photograph shows Federal troops with rifles in front of the court house. Two children stand on the fence. Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. 9, p. 127". Purchase; L.C. Handy, Washington, D.C.; 1905 Nov. 25; ... More

Company - , 30th Pennsylvania Inf'y. American Civil War 1861-1865.

No. B493. 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

Major General G. K. Warren and staff

No. B52. 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

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

No. B933. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Ninth Massachusetts Infantry Camp near Washington, D.C., 1861

No. 8142. Mounted with one other photograph. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Pivot guns crew, U.S. Steamer Pocahontas

Photograph shows sailors posed on the ship near the pivot gun. Title inscribed in ink on the front of the mount. Gladstone's inventory code and notes: M22. Purchase; William A. Gladstone; 1995; (DLC/PP-1995:113.269).

Camp of 31st Pennsylvania Infantry near Washington, D.C.

Woman with sleeves rolled up holding basket, posed in front of tent with a soldier (possibly her husband) and three children, other soldiers in the background. Civil War Photographs collection. Published in: Am... More

[Abraham Lincoln on battlefield at Antietam, Maryland, cropped version...

Abraham Lincoln with, from left: Col. Alexander S. Webb, Chief of Staff, 5th Corps.; Gen. George B. McClellan; Scout Adams; Dr. Jonathan Letterman, Army Medical Director; an unidentified person; and standing be... More

22d New York State Militia near Harpers Ferry, Virginia, 1861 [i.e.186...

No. B793. Date based on 22nd NY history. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Company D, 61st New York Infantry, Falmouth, Virginia, April, 1863

No. 313. 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

Officers and non-commissioned officers of Co. J(?), 93d N.Y. Inf'y., B...

Civil War Photograph Collection. No. 511. LC-B817-7511 broken Public domain photograph of a military, American Civil War, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mail wagon of 2d Army Corps - Public domain portrait print

No. 303. Alternate title and date from Catalogue of photographic incidents of the war, from the gallery of Alexander Gardner...by Bob Zeller, published by the Center for Civil War Photography, c2003. Gift; Col... More

Co. B, U.S. Engineers in front of Petersburg, Virginia, August, 1864

No. 566. Photographer from research conducted by William A. Frassanito and reported in Military Images Vol. 11:1, July/Aug. 1989, p. 15. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Fort C.F. Smith, Co. L, 2d New York Artillery

Group of soldiers with cannon and caisson. Civil War Photograph Collection. No. 675. Original neg. number: LC-B817-7675.

[President James A. Garfield, half-length portrait, facing right]

Brady-Handy Collection (Library of Congress). LC-BH826-1484-B. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Capt. Dewey and officers, Pensacola Navy Yard

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

Green houses, White House, Washington, D.C.

Forms part of: Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). Public domain photograph of historic place in Washington DC, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Col. William H. Crook, a White House employee, half-length portrait, ...

Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Portrait photo of U.S.S. Kearsarge, ship's company

Picryl description: Public domain reproduction of a steamship, steamer, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Marines at Brooklyn Navy Yard - Public domain portrait photograph

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

[At the Mansion House, Poland Spring, Me.]

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

Portrait photo of U.S.S. Indiana, group of marines

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship, navy, harbor, maritime photograph, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Group at the Balsams, Dixville Notch, White Mts., N.H.]

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

Portrait photo of U.S.S. Maine, bachelors' glee club

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

U.S.S. Maine, chief petty officers' quarters

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Boston Chamber of Commerce, 1895-96

37462B2 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Notman Photo Co.; June 27, 1896; DLC/PP-1901:42097. Sitters labeled under image. Photographs of sitters mounted onto painted background and rephotographed.

U.S.S. Maine, berth deck cooks - Public domain portrait photograph

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

[White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C. View from sou...

Site History. House Architecture: James Hoban and others, from 1792. Landscape: Pool installed during the administration of Ulysses S. Grant. Also, Pierre Charles L'Enfant, Thomas Jefferson and others. Today: E... More

U.S.S. Oregon, Capt. Clark and officers and crew of after 13 inch turr...

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

[Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders, at military camp, Montauk Point, N...

Photograph showing soldiers posing for group picture with a dog mascot, Montauk Point, New York.

Cabinet Room, White House, Aug. 12, 1898. Secy. of State William R. Da...

Signing of the peace protocol of the Spanish-American War - left to right: Benjamin Montgomery, Jules Cambon, Thiebout, William R. Day, J. More, Alvey A. Adee, William McKinely, George Cortelyou, Thomas Cridler... More

United States Public School for Eskimos - Frank G. Carpenter collectio...

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

[Eskimo child], 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.

Tom Magowen and W.H. Fairbanks - 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.

A.F. of L. leader at White House. Washington, D.C., Jan. 11. William G...

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

[Group portrait of a woman and three men, crouched outside, smiling; o...

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

Vested choir, St. Mary's Mission, [Detroit, Mich.]

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

[President Abraham Lincoln, oval bust portrait, facing right]

Public domain photograph of 19th-century portrait, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Eskimo children and puppies at the Moravian Mission Station

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of children, kids, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

President McKinley's remains passing the Guard of Honor, leaving the W...

H12557 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood. Public domain photograph of stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Prince Henry of Prussia and President Roosevelt

Ex-President Cleveland, President Roosevelt, and David R. Francis, hol...

Photograph showing Grover Cleveland, Theodore Roosevelt, and D.R. Francis, posed standing, full length with hats in hand. H31335 U.S. Copyright Office. Group No. 1.

Our past, present and possible future Presidents

H31665 U.S. Copyright Office. "Murillo studio, J. J. Ferguson prop." written on the back of the print. Caption on the back reads: "Photo grp. consisting of The[ordore] Roosevelt - Pres. of the United States, G... More

Three old friends. The President, Bishop Vincent and Jacob Riis taken ...

Photo shows President Roosevelt, Bishop Vincent, and Jacob Riis, full-length portrait, facing front, standing at the entrance to a brick building at Chautauqua, New York, on August 11th 1905. Title inscribed i... More

WHITE HOUSE. PRESIDENT'S PRIVATE LIBRARY

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

WHITE HOUSE. FLORIST - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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

[Visiting nurses' building, showing group, Detroit, Mich.]

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

WHITE HOUSE. EAST ROOM FOR WILSON

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

WHITE HOUSE. EAST ROOM - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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

WHITE HOUSE. OFFICE - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a living room, fireplace, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

White House, East Room - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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

WHITE HOUSE. RED ROOM - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a living room, salon, office, late 19th-century interior, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

White House: East Room - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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

WHITE HOUSE. PRESIDENT'S PRIVATE LIBRARY

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

WHITE HOUSE. OFFICE - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Public domain photograph of cabinet, bureau, office, 1920s - 1930s America, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Lipton Banquet at Chicago Athletic Club, Oct. 5, 1906

Copyright claimant's address: Chicago. Image was printed laterally reversed. Copyright deposit; Geo. R. Lawrence Co.; 1906.

[The Whole black family at the Hermitage, Savannah, Ga.]

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

Side view of White House showing President's offices, Washington

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

White House, Office Building, and tennis court, [Washington, D.C.] whe...

J131696 U.S. Copyright Office This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Geogr.; Pres.; Sports Tennis.

NEW YEAR'S RECEPTION AT WHITE HOUSE. ARMY OFFICERS. TWO IN CENTER: GEN...

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

Coolidge Cabinet, [White House, Washington, D.C.]

A group of men sitting on a bench in front of a building. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

6th U.S. Cav., Ft. Des Moines, Ia., April 30th, 1910

All men posed on horseback. J141110 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; F. J. Bandholtz; May 4, 1910. Copyright claimant's address: Des Moines, Ia.

Ford Motor Co., Ford touring car at White House, [Washington, D.C.]

A man standing next to an old fashioned car. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Santa Fe Lease, gelatin silver print

J139165 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; West Coast Art Co.; March 19, 1910. No. 556.

D.C. Washington. White House. Exterior. 1911. View from Washington Mon...

J158244 U.S. Copyright Office No copyright renewal. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Wash., DC WH Veiws Ext. 1911; Geogr.; Shelf.

NEW YEAR'S RECEPTION AT WHITE HOUSE. GENERAL VIEW; ARMY AND NAVY OFFIC...

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

Fifth International Congress of Chambers of Commerce and Commercial an...

J173716 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Notman Photo Co.; September 30, 1912. Copyright claimant's address: Boston.

Portrait photo of [Department of Labor naturalization class]

Picryl description: Public domain image of a classroom, college auditorium, school, students, teaching, education, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A $2,000,000 memorial to Lincoln approved

Ex-President Taft, Speaker Champ Clark, former Senator Wetmore, Senator Martin, Joe Cannon, Ex-Senator Cullom, Col. Cosby, Superintendent Washington Parks, Henry Bacon, and H. Vale. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's il... More

Nazareth Academy, gelatin silver print, Panoramic Photograph

J186732 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright claimant's address: Concordia, Ks. Copyright deposit; A. O. Rowe; 1913; DLC/PP-1913:44682.

[Men at White House, Washington, D.C.]

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

[The Brooklyn baseball club] - Public domain portrait print

J180526 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Charles E. Stacy; April 8, 1913. Title derived from copyright deposit records.

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

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

BOY SCOUTS. RELAY RACE STARTING AT WHITE HOUSE. FRED REED SHAKING HAND...

A black and white photo of two men standing next to each other. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Employes [sic] of Augustus Pollack Crown Stogie Factories, Wheeling, W...

J191402 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Wells View Co.; March 27, 1914.

CALIFORNIANS AT WHITE HOUSE: FRONT ROW: SEC. HOUSTON, LEFT IN 4908 ONL...

Public domain photograph of official photograph, building on the background, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Omaha High School & cadets - Public domain portrait print

J189812 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Bee Publishing Co.; January 26, 1914. Copyright claimant's address: Omaha.

[Field day to H.I.M. Japanese Naval Training Ships]

J193332 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; W. Wesley Swadley; June 15, 1914; DLC/PP-1914:44812. On front: "[Copyrighted] 1914, Official Photograph by W. Wesley Swadley, International Exposition and Conven... More

[Franklin D. Roosevelt at White House; State, War and Navy Building in...

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

[Man and chimpanzee? White House, Washington, D.C.]

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

[Group at White House, Washington, D.C.]

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

[Field hockey near White House, Washington, D.C.]

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

White House, [Washington, D.C.]

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

WHITE HOUSE. SHEEP ON LAWN - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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

Official photo, State Historical Society, Co. C, Sixth Nebraska Infant...

J225088 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; P. J. McAndrews; August 21, 1917; DLC/PP-1917:45469.

Camp Grant officers, gelatin silver print

Many officers posed at right are African Americans. J226212 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Rockford Illustrating Co.; November 13, 1917. Printed on image at lower right: "Photograph by Rockford Illust... More

Official photo, State Historical Society, Co. K, Fourth Nebraska Natio...

Eagle seated on a perch at center. J225418 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; P. J. McAndrews; September 14, 1917.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PARKS. ACROSS LAFAYETTE SQUARE: WASHINGTON MONUME...

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

Saarinen office staff (after enhancement), Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

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

Co. G, 102nd U.S.A. - Public domain portrait print

Members of company posed with rifles. Public domain photograph - military portrait, armed forces officer, leader, commander, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description