holidays

Mutsuki - Public domain drawing - Ukiyo e print

Print shows several people outside the entrance to a building, a couple is about to enter, an elderly man is using a broom to knock something from the branches of a tree, beneath which three girls are standing,... More

Christmas. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Flowers, holly, censers, cherubs, crosses, and stars in lines like a poem. (DLC/PP-1935:0022). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "Christmas" by Henry Morton, C... More

[Carrie Kayler, Belle Kayler, and Clo Barnes, December 31, 1900]

Title from reference print. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LOT 11512. Forms part of: Glass negatives from the Papers of Wilbur and Orville Wright.

Labor Day. Red Granite, Wisc.

Photograph shows crowds of townspeople gathered along sidewalks; a large group of men lead a procession down the road along side a band as teams of decorated horse and buggies follow them; one man carries placa... More

Thanksgiving, 1919 - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negatives or negative sleeves. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. General information about the National Photo Company collection is availabl... More

Theodor Horydczak and family. Norma Horydczak on tricycle next to Chri...

Theodor Horydczak (1890-1971) was a Polish-born American photographer. He worked in the Washington D.C. area from the 1910s to the 1950s, and captured images of the city and its residents during a period of sig... More

Portrait photographs. Children with tricycle and wagon next to Christm...

Titles 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 19... More

An Easter errand -- the rooster and the bunny are going out to look fo...

Photograph shows a rooster hitched to a small wagon with a bunny riding inside; a hen sits nearby with eggs. No. 190R978.

Saint Patricks Day - Print, Library of Congress collection

Print showing scenes such as the birth of St. Patrick, his arrival in Ireland, the "Evils of Intemperance," the sun rising over a new society embracing the values of temperance (dance and tea parties), and the ... More

Easter morning of the north - Public domain graphic arts, Library of C...

Print showing a winter scene with snow-covered cross on a tiered pedestal, birds, and greenery (possibly morning glory). Includes verse. E6965 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright number taken from b&w copy. Entd.... More

Santa Claus - Public domain portrait drawing

Man portraying Santa Claus, half-length, facing front, in snowy scene.

Caricature, Easter Puck / L.M. Glackens., public domain cartoon image

Illustration shows Puck wearing the bright red outfit of a musketeer, walking between two rabbits who are each carrying an Easter egg; a tonsured monk, reading a book, occupies the foreground. Illus. in: Puck,... More

Crowd with the Kearney High School Building in the background.

original size: 6x8 Public domain photograph - historical image of Nebraska, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Memorial day / Ehrhart., Confederate States of America.

Illustration shows two older men, a former Confederate soldier and a former Union soldier, walking arm in arm to purchase tickets for a double-header baseball game; a young boy in the foreground tips his hat, a... More

Christmas eve at Yapp's Crossing / Drawn by John B. Gruelle.

Illustration shows a Christmas scene at the fictitious town of Yapp's Crossing. Illus. in: Judge, v. 75, no. 1941 (1918 December 28), front cover.

White House. Easter egg rolling on White House grounds

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Portrait photographs. Children with tricycle and wagon next to Christm...

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

Norwegian Independence Day Celebration at home of J. Harry and Josefa ...

Image numbers, descriptions: 1-20, at the Norwegian Independence Day Celebration at the home of Jan Harry and Josefa Andersen, 3416 N. Oak Park, Chicago, unidentified party goers, Norwegian costumes, with some ... More

Norwegian Independence Day Celebration at home of J. Harry and Josefa ...

Image numbers, descriptions: 1-20, at the Norwegian Independence Day Celebration at the home of Jan Harry and Josefa Andersen, 3416 N. Oak Park, Chicago, unidentified party goers, Norwegian costumes, with some ... More

Holidays in the country. Troublesome flies / Lith. of Currier & Ives.

Scene in barn with animals, and two boys tickling head of sleeping black man, who thinks he is being bothered by flies. Gale, 3067.

Easter morning of the north - Public domain graphic arts, Library of C...

Print showing a winter scene with snow-covered cross on a tiered pedestal, birds, and greenery (possibly morning glory). Includes verse. E6965 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright number taken from b&w copy. Entd.... More

Memorial Day observations at the cemetery in Bayard, Morrill County, N...

summary: At the time of the photographs, the holiday is called Decoration Day and is listed as such by Butcher. original size: 6x8

1894 - Print, Library of Congress collection

40980 U.S. Copyright Office. General information about the Popular and Applied Graphic Art print materials is available at: loc.gov Title information compiled by Junior Fellows, 2005-2017. Mueller, A. M. J., co... More

Memorial Day, 1899 - three veterans under one flag / Keppler.

Print shows a veteran Confederate soldier on the left and a veteran Union soldier on the right shaking hands with a veteran of the Spanish-American War in the center. Illus. from Puck, v. 45, no. 1160, (1899 M... More

Basil Roberts and James Hopper, both 12 years old, go to school when i...

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

Portrait photographs. Children with tricycle and wagon next to Christm...

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

Christmas of 1930. Norma Horydczak on bicycle in front of Christmas tr...

Item 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 th... More

Easter / Frank A. Nankivell. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Special Easter edition cover, in a very art nouveau style, shows a woman performing a magic trick by making Easter eggs and other prizes flow from a piece of paper rolled up like a cone; also a young girl with ... More

Throngs and decorations in Hermes Street on a public holiday, Athens, ...

H88955 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 2144. Printed on recto: "Copyright 1907 by American Stereoscopic Company."

Presentation of U.S. flag to Labor Unions by I.O.O.F Lodge. Labor Day....

Photograph shows crowds of townspeople gathered along sidewalks; a large group of men from the Independent Order of Odd Fellows stand in the road as teams of decorated horse and buggies approach them; one man h... More

140th flag day, 1777-1917 The birthday of the stars and stripes, June ...

Poster showing a man raising the American flag, with a minuteman cheering and an eagle flying above. Text continues: 'Tis the Star Spangled Banner, oh, long may it wave, o'er the land of the free and the home o... More

Thanksgiving, 1919 - Public domain photograph

A little girl holding a dead bird in her hands. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

White House. Easter egg rolling, back of White House I

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

Picryl description: Public domain image of byciclyst, bike, bicycle wh...

Picryl description: Public domain image of bicyclist, bike, bicycle wheel, sport event, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Recreational structures. Boat harbor at Norris, with parking spaces in...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a boat in a harbor, water, fishing boat, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Evreiskie obychai. Vnieshnii vid Shatra na prazdnikie (bid bendan)

Photograph shows a structure built against two sides of a building. The structure is roofed with branches and the sides covered with cloths which can be raised. This structure is seen in no. 258 with the side c... More

[New impression: children at play], Kuniyoshi Utagawa

Ukiyo-e print illustration showing boys enjoying the first of five sekku holidays, the Seiyō, or spring holiday. Title and other information from exhibit website: Illus. in: Omacha-e, kodomo-e, harimazechō, ca... More

February 12 -- Lincoln's Birthday

(DLC/PP-1939:0060). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Collier's, 26:21 (Feb. 9, 1901).

July 4th 1901 / K. - Public domain engraving

Illustration shows 4th of July fireworks spelling out the word "Freedom" above an eagle forming the great seal of the United States hovering over a bird nest with four chicks labeled "Philippines, Cuba, Hawaii,... More

Interior of the drugstore at Overton, Nebraska.

summary: Note: There is a major display of toys in the store, and boxes in the foreground with Santa Claus on them suggests that it is Christmas time. original size: 6x8

Main Street on Labor Day, 1907. Phelps, N.Y.

Photograph shows large crowds of people gathered along the street, sitting in horse and buggies, leaning out of windows, standing on balconies, porches, and on rooftop.

White House. Easter egg rolling, back of White House III

Picryl description: Public domain image of a fountain, historic landmark, classical or neoclassical architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Norwegian Independence Day Celebration at home of J. Harry and Josefa ...

Image numbers, descriptions: 1-20, at the Norwegian Independence Day Celebration at the home of Jan Harry and Josefa Andersen, 3416 N. Oak Park, Chicago, unidentified party goers, Norwegian costumes, with some ... More

Stringing wooden buttons (button moulds) in a crowded home, Williamsbu...

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

Mexico, the 5th of May in the Plaza de Armas

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

The red letter days by the late Miss L.B. Humphrey

Print shows Father Time labeled "The Old Year" with a group of children representing "New Year's Day, Valentine's Day, Washington's Birthday, Easter Day, Fools' Day, May Day, Decoration Day, Arbor Day, Bunker H... More

Girl in red coat with Christmas wreath, umbrella, and puppy in the sno...

General information about the Popular and Applied Graphic Art print materials is available at: loc.gov Title devised by Library staff or Junior Fellows, 2005-2017. Gray Lith. Co., copyright claimant. Category d... More

Puck Easter / L.M. Glackens. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Illustration shows a young woman walking arm in arm with a rabbit carrying a basket of Easter eggs; a tonsured monk standing in the background is startled by what he sees.

Labor Day at Red Granite, Wisc.

Photograph shows crowds of townspeople gathered along sidewalks, some sitting in horse and buggies watch as a large group of men, someone carrying a flag and another a placard, leading a procession down the roa... More

Honor the brave Memorial Day, May 30, 1917.

Poster showing veterans in a Memorial Day parade. In memory of American soldiers of the wars of 1775-1783, 1812-1814, 1846-1847, 1861-1865, 1898.

Portrait photographs. Children with tricycle and wagon next to Christm...

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

White House. Easter egg rolling, crowd outside grounds

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

Overlook terrace in front of Norris visitors' building described under...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic park, open terrace, world heritage landmark, classical or neoclassical architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

U.S. Capitol. Easter Monday at the U.S. Capitol

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a historic Capitol building, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The Whole earth is watching - Posters Yanker Poster Collection

"Earth Day, 16 Fulton St., N.Y.C. 10038." Gift; Gary Yanker; 1975-1983. Exhibited: "Victor Papanek : The Politics of Design" at the Vitra Design Museum, Wien am Rheim, Germany, Sept. 2018 - March 2019.

Holidays in the country. Troublesome flies / Lith. of Currier & Ives.

Scene in barn with animals, and two boys tickling head of sleeping black man, who thinks he is being bothered by flies. Gale, 3067.

Saint Patricks Day - Print, Library of Congress collection

Print showing scenes such as the birth of St. Patrick, his arrival in Ireland, the "Evils of Intemperance," the sun rising over a new society embracing the values of temperance (dance and tea parties), and the ... More

Thanksgiving Harpers illustraded features

63084 U.S. Copyright Office. General information about the Popular and Applied Graphic Art print materials is available at: loc.gov Title devised by Library staff or Junior Fellows, 2005-2017. Harper, Chas W., ... More

[Carrie Kayler, Belle Kayler, and Clo Barnes, December 31, 1900]

Title from reference print. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LOT 11512. Forms part of: Glass negatives from the Papers of Wilbur and Orville Wright.

[Christmas tree in the Wright home, 7 Hawthorn Street, Dayton, Ohio]

Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 153. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy ... More

Thanksgiving, 1919 - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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

Scene at the First Cong. Church toda[y] when the President and Mrs. Co...

Photograph shows crowd outside the First Congressional Church for Easter services. In album: 2 March 1925 to 30 April 1925, v. 2, Herbert E. French, National Photo Company, p. 38, no. 35130. Forms part of: Nat... More

"Hereafter the club for me on holidays, - a note for Mrs. Peck"

Man leaving a note for his wife. H101044 U.S. Copyright Office Stereo copyrighted by E.W. Kelley. No. 8676. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Ph. Ind.; Women Ri... More

Norwegian Independence Day Celebration at home of J. Harry and Josefa ...

Image numbers, descriptions: 1-20, at the Norwegian Independence Day Celebration at the home of Jan Harry and Josefa Andersen, 3416 N. Oak Park, Chicago, unidentified party goers, Norwegian costumes, with some ... More

Norwegian Independence Day Celebration at home of J. Harry and Josefa ...

Image numbers, descriptions: 1-20, at the Norwegian Independence Day Celebration at the home of Jan Harry and Josefa Andersen, 3416 N. Oak Park, Chicago, unidentified party goers, Norwegian costumes, with some ... More

[Five boys at New Year's celebration, Chinatown, New York City]

Bain News Service photograph. George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).

Mutsuki, Utagawa Kunisada, Japan - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a woman with a child playing with a marionette. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Hōsai gosekku no asobi : ... More

Evreiskie obychai. Prazdnik Kuchki (bid bendan)

Photograph shows a family (?) group seated outdoors with food. Illus. in: Turkestanskīĭ alʹbom, chastʹ ėtnograficheskai︠a︡..., 1871-1872, part 2, vol. 1, pl. 81.

World peace with liberty and prosperity--1919--Happy new year

Poster showing Uncle Sam and Liberty escorting a winged New Year's baby with sash, "1919." United Cigars.

Thanksgiving, 1919 - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negatives or negative sleeves. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. General information about the National Photo Company collection is availabl... More

White House. Easter egg rolling, back of White House II

Picryl description: Public domain image of a picnic in the park, outdoor activity, leisure time, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Christmas of 1930. Norma Horydczak on bicycle in front of Christmas tr...

Item 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 th... More

Don't wait for Sunshine Sunday (third Sunday in October) to share your...

"1977-78" penned on verso. Gift: Gary Yanker; 1975-1983. Public domain photograph of 20th century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Stringing wooden buttons (button moulds) in a crowded home, Williamsbu...

A group of women sitting in a living room. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Hinamatsuri. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Japanese print from a book shows three richly dressed women or girls eating and drinking, probably celebrating Hina Matsuri (Girl's Day) with a doll ceremony showing dolls sitting at a table in the background. ... More

Basil Roberts and James Hopper, both 12 years old, go to school when i...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a mine, mining, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Humours of May Day, pl. 2, British Cartoon Print

Cartoon print showing bawdy (women?) revelers dancing in the street before a doorway inscribed "Lows." Forms part of: British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).

Manzai, Katsukawa Shuntei - Public domain drawing

Print shows two performers during a New Year celebration. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Format: Shikishi Nishikie Surimono. Forms ... More

Memorial Day services, Bayard, Morrill County, Nebraska

summary: Members of the Grand Army of the Republic gathered at a Veterean's Memorial. original size: 6x8

St. Patrick's Day parade, Lowell, Mass.

Shows policemen and men in top hats and formal riding attire carrying large bunches of flowers as they parade on horseback. Angle changes slightly as a marching band carrying a drum inscribed Bugle Corps, Lowel... More

The father of his country / L.M. Glackens.

Illustration shows Uncle Sam looking a bit startled, sitting in a chair, holding a page from a calendar showing "February 22" printed in red, for George Washington's birthday, and Theodore Roosevelt with a pain... More

Thanksgiving, 1919 - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

White House. Easter egg rolling, rear view of White House

Picryl description: Public domain image of a park, trees, outdoors, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Christmas of 1930. Norma Horydczak on bicycle with Fritzie in front of...

Public domain photograph of midcentury American portrait, 1940s-1950s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

White House exteriors. South lawn of White House, Easter egg roll

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

Norwegian Independence Day Celebration at home of J. Harry and Josefa ...

Image numbers, descriptions: 1-20, at the Norwegian Independence Day Celebration at the home of Jan Harry and Josefa Andersen, 3416 N. Oak Park, Chicago, unidentified party goers, Norwegian costumes, with some ... More

Hinamatsuri. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Japanese print from a book shows three richly dressed women or girls eating and drinking, probably celebrating Hina Matsuri (Girl's Day) with a doll ceremony showing dolls sitting at a table in the background. ... More

Niwa Tokei - Shōgatsu kazari - Public domain drawing

Print shows a lobster, ribbon, and tree branches arranged on a box. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Format: full Obosho Nishikie Sur... More

The Japanese Santa Klaus - Public domain scenic drawing

Drawing shows two children standing next to a wall with a circular opening through which Hotei, one of the Japanese seven lucky gods, is reaching to give the children a gift. Inscribed lower right with Japanes... More

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th centu...

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions

[Interior view of dining hall, decorated for the holidays, with studen...

Corresponding photoprint is filed in LOT 2962. Forms part of: Frances Benjamin Johnston collection (Library of Congress).

Easter parade on the boardwalk, Atlantic City, N.J.

Photograph shows an enormous crowd, spanning the length of the boardwalk, posing and dressed in their Easter best.

The first American thanksgiving

K79552 U.S. Copyright Office. General information about the Popular and Applied Graphic Art print materials is available at: loc.gov Title information compiled by Junior Fellows, 2005-2017. Brownscomb, Jennie, ... More

Portrait photographs. Children with tricycle and wagon next to Christm...

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

White House. Easter egg rolling, southwest view of White House

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

The public library in Valentine, a town in Jeff Davis County, Texas, w...

Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and P... More

Norwegian Independence Day Celebration at home of J. Harry and Josefa ...

Image numbers, descriptions: 1-20, at the Norwegian Independence Day Celebration at the home of Jan Harry and Josefa Andersen, 3416 N. Oak Park, Chicago, unidentified party goers, Norwegian costumes, with some ... More

Conversation with 38 year old male and 34 year old female, Pennsylvani...

For rights information contact the collector’s institution: Bucknell University. Lewisburg, PA Husband and wife, 38 and 34 years old. Pennsylvania German; old order Mennonite; born in Lancaster County, PA; livi... More

A Christmas dinner on the heights before Sebastopol / W. Simpson delt....

Print shows (from left) Capn. Sir Charles Russell, Bart, Capn. Charles Turner, Capn. Alexander Viscount Balgonie, Capn. Fredk. Bathurst, Capn. Burnaby, Lieut. Colonel Charles Lindsay, Col. Fredk. Wm. Hamilton, ... More

Decoration Day, Kearney, Nebraska.

original size: 6x8 Public domain photograph - cemetery, graves, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description