Dissegno di Barcan dirimpeto a Strigonia preso et abbrvcciato col pont...
Birds-eye view print shows view of the battlefield near Barcan (Parkany, now Štúrovo, Slovakia) across the River Danube from Strigonia (Esztergom, Hungary) in August 1664. Imperial forces under field marshal Co... More
Warhaffte Beschreibung der jüngsten gloriosen Victori wider den Erbfei...
Birds-eye view print shows layout and plan of the battlefield outside of Senta. In the foreground are generals on horseback above Turkish troops identified by a long spear with a crescent moon at the top. Also ... More
[Rhine Bridge and Siebengebirge, Germany] view, photochrome print post...
Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., catalogue J foreign section. Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Photographic Company, 1905. Print no. "17520". Forms part of: Views of Germany in the Photochrom print collection.
[Monument of Ferdinand, Duke of Genoa, Turin, Italy]
Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., Catalogue J foreign section, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905. Print no. "8533". More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at ht... More
[Coblenz, the Rhine, Germany] view, photochrome print postcard.
Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., catalogue J foreign section. Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Photographic Company, 1905. Print no. "1361". Forms part of: Views of Germany in the Photochrom print collection.
Mt. Adams from Covington, Ky - Public domain image. Dry plate negative...
View of Cincinnati from the other side of the Ohio River. "G 4295" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 070071. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
[The Limmatquay, with Polytechnic, Zurich, Switzerland]
Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., Catalogue J foreign section, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905. Print no. "1322". Forms part of: Views of Switzerland in the Photochrom print collection.
Belg.'s & Hungary's Exhibit, T.B.
Picryl description: Public domain image of a bureau, office furniture, desk, chair, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
[Houdini with the Roterbergs, full-length portrait, seated on stoop, f...
Public domain image of a historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description Harry Houdini was a Hungarian-American magician and escapologist, born in Budapest in 1874. He was one of... More
[Houdini removes his jacket]
Harry Houdini was a Hungarian-American magician and escapologist, born in Budapest in 1874. He was one of the most famous and successful magicians of his time, known for his spectacular escape acts and death-de... More
Aeroplane view main group of exhibit palaces Panama-Pacific Internatio...
Picryl description: Public domain image of medieval and classical Italian architecture, Roman Empire, Italy, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
[Houdini and the ghost of Abraham Lincoln]
Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Harry Houdini was a Hungarian-American magician and escapologis... More
Primitive methods of transportation still prevailing in rural Hungary
4 people with 2 ox-drawn wagons. J298692 U.S. Copyright Office Stereo copyrighted by the Keystone View Co. No. 5312 T. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Ph. Ind... More
On the stage - in person, Hardeen, brother of Houdini handcuffs and ja...
At head of title: Lyric Theatre, Beckley, Wed. & Thur., Jan. 29-30." Created by "Triangle Poster Printing Co., Phila." Transferred from; LC Rare Book and Special Collections Division; 1956. Forms part of: Magic... More
Sudan. Khartoum. Air view. Palace Hotel along the river
Public domain aerial photograph, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph of Sudan, Africa, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A piece of a most unusual levee along the Arkansas River in Pueblo, Co...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The long and eclectic mural on the levee walls first appeared as whimsical graffiti in the 1970s and is said to be the longest, if not... More
Blue Bridge over the north branch of the Potomac River, Cumberland, Ma...
Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Note the spikes to deter climbers. Title, date, subject... More
Panorama view of Market Square, with statue is of Union General Winfie...
Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Fountain located in César Chávez Plaza in downtown Sacramento, Califor...
The Plaza was laid out by settler John Sutter and named in honor of Chávez, the Mexican-American farm worker, labor leader, and civil-rights activist. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Cre... More
Richard Wagner. Meistersinger von Nürnberg. Libretto. Hungarian
szövegét és zenéjét szerzé Wagner Richárd ; [forditotta Dr. Váradi Antal]. (statement of responsibility)
Dance Hungarian patriot's quick step - Public domain musical sheets
From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1820-1860 (Microfilm M 3106) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form) In bound volumes: Copyright Deposits 1820-1860
Piper's Opera House, B & Union Streets, Virginia City, Storey County, ...
Significance: Piper's Opera House is one of the birthplaces of American stage in the west. The first large Virginia City theatre was Topliffe's on C Street, built in 1862. Tom Maguire's D Street Theatre follow... More
Piper's Opera House, B & Union Streets, Virginia City, Storey County, ...
Significance: Piper's Opera House is one of the birthplaces of American stage in the west. The first large Virginia City theatre was Topliffe's on C Street, built in 1862. Tom Maguire's D Street Theatre follow... More
Piper's Opera House, B & Union Streets, Virginia City, Storey County, ...
Significance: Piper's Opera House is one of the birthplaces of American stage in the west. The first large Virginia City theatre was Topliffe's on C Street, built in 1862. Tom Maguire's D Street Theatre follow... More
Harry Houdini, king of cards - Public domain portrait print
Created by "National Pr. & Eng. Co., Chicago." No. 1838. Transferred from; LC Rare Book and Special Collections Division; 1956. Forms part of: Magic poster collection (Library of Congress) Forms part of: McManu... More
A novelty, the first in 20 years, Harry Houdini as a magician
At head of title: Empire Theatre all-star matinee, Friday, Feb. 20th, 1914. Created by "John Waddington, Ltd., Printers and Lithographers, Great Wilson Street, Leeds." Transferred from; LC Rare Book and Special... More
U.S. Route 27 Central Bridge, Spanning Ohio River, Newport, Campbell C...
Significance: The Central Bridge, built in 1890-91, is the earliest extant highway cantilever truss bridge in Kentucky. It was built by the King Iron and Bridge Manufacturing Company, and is one of the longest... More
Hungary : a country study /. Library of Congress Federal research divi...
"Research completed September 1989." Supercedes the 1973 ed. of Area handbook for Hungary, coauthored by Eugene K. Keefe [et al.]. Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-301) and index. Also available in d... More
Eigentlicher Abriss der berühmten Nieder-Ungarischen Stadt und Vestung...
Birds-eye view print shows view of the city and fortress of Sigeth (Szigetvár) in Hungary held by Turkish forces in 1664. Miklós Zrínyi (Nikola Zrinski) commanded forces to siege this fortress from the Turks on... More
Battery and Castle Garden, New York City
Public domain photograph related to New York City, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[St. Wladimir's, (i.e., Vladimir's), Monument, Kiev, Russia, (i.e., Uk...
Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., catalogue J foreign section, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905. Print no. "8971". Forms part of: Views of architecture and other sites primarily in Poland,... More
Leonard - Com'r Daly - Dempsey - Billy Gibson - Jack Kearns - Houdini
A black and white photo of a group of men. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Harry Houdini was a Hungarian-American magician and escapologist... More
[Mount Adams from Ohio River, Cincinnati, Ohio]
Public domain photograph - historical image of Ohio, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Houdini, 1916 - Public domain demonstration photograph
A group of men standing next to each other in front of a building. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Harry Houdini was a Hungarian-American m... More
A photo of a mattress that was the best to be found in a babies' hospi...
Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card. Photographer name or source of original from caption card or negative sleeve: A.R.C. Paris Office. Group title: Supplies, Hungary. On caption card: (11483) Use... More
[Houdini and man on cliff in scene from "The man from beyond"]
Harry Houdini was a Hungarian-American magician and escapologist, born in Budapest in 1874. He was one of the most famous and successful magicians of his time, known for his spectacular escape acts and death-de... More
Houdini - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.
Photo shows crowds in front of the Treasury Building on Fifteenth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., gathered for straitjacket escape of Harry Houdini (Houdini not visible). Title from unverified data provided by ... More
U.S. Capitol paintings. Mercury fresco in U.S. Capitol V
Public domain reproduction of artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
(Inner) Tubing is almost a Texas passion come summertime. These partic...
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
[East Huntington bridge, Huntington, West Virginia]
Credit line: West Virginia Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:055). Forms... More
Moscou / dess. d'après nat. par Indeisseff ; imp. par Lemercier, à Par...
Prints showing (in 10 parts) a panoramic view of Moscow from the Kremlin. From the mid-point, facing to the south and the Moscow River, the view extends about 270 degrees, from the palace and the Church of St. ... More
Great Battle of Homestead, engraving, Library of Congress
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a road works, construction, excavation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Piper's Opera House, B & Union Streets, Virginia City, Storey County, ...
Significance: Piper's Opera House is one of the birthplaces of American stage in the west. The first large Virginia City theatre was Topliffe's on C Street, built in 1862. Tom Maguire's D Street Theatre follow... More
Pittsburg [sic] from Mount Washington
Public domain photograph - panorama, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
U.S. Steel Edgar Thomson Works, Along Monongahela River, Braddock, All...
Significance: Named after the president of the Pennsylvania Railroad and early financial backer of the enterprises, was the first integrated Bessener steel works constructed in the Pittsburgh district by Andrew... More
Hungary : a country study /. Library of Congress Federal research divi...
"Research completed September 1989." Supercedes the 1973 ed. of Area handbook for Hungary, coauthored by Eugene K. Keefe [et al.]. Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-301) and index. Also available in d... More
Neue Land Tafel von Hungarn : und dessenincorporirten Königreichen und...
Map of Hungary and adjacent parts of the Danube River Valley showing populated places occupied by the Turkish invaders and places remaining Christian (unoccupied). Covers the Danube River Valley from Vienna (up... More
[Hammersdorf, Hermmanstadt (i.e., Hermannstadt), Hungary, Austro-Hunga...
Historic Sites Public domain photograph - photochrome print, colorized, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[St. Nicholas Bridge, Kiev, Russia, (i.e., Ukraine)]
Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., catalogue J foreign section, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905. Print no. "8973". Forms part of: Views of architecture and other sites primarily in Poland,... More
[Via Roma, Genoa, Italy] view, photochrome print postcard.
Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., Catalogue J foreign section, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905. Print no. "8547". More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at ht... More
[Commercial Club, Kiev, Russia, (i.e., Ukraine)]
Print no. "8967". Forms part of: Views of architecture and other sites primarily in Poland, Russia, and the Ukraine, in the Photochrom print collection.
[Potsdam, general view, Berlin, Germany] view, photochrome print postc...
Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., catalogue J foreign section. Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Photographic Company, 1905.. Print no. "1975". Forms part of: Views of Germany in the Photochrom print collection.
[Kaiserstrasse, Frankfort on Main (i.e. Frankfurt am Main), Germany]
Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., catalogue J foreign section. Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Photographic Company, 1905.. Print no. "9648". Forms part of: Views of Germany in the Photochrom print collection.
[Margaret's Isle, Budapest, Hungary, Austro-Hungary]
Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., Catalogue J foreign section, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905. Print no. "9201". Forms part of: Views of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the Photochrom pri... More
[General view, Andernach, the Rhine, Germany]
Print no. "1338". Forms part of: Views of Germany in the Photochrom print collection.
View of Toledo beach from chutes, Toledo, Ohio
Picryl description: Public domain image of a park, trees, outdoors, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Bernstein in Budapest, 1983. (Music Division)
From: Photographs Series Public domain photograph of Hungary, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A monument and fountain honoring explorer Christopher Columbus, paid f...
Archimedes Russell and Melvin King designed the Beaux-Arts gem, which opened in 1907. It is still in use (as of 2018) as the Onondaga County Courthouse. Title, date and keywords based on information provided by... More
Do spirits return? Houdini says no - and proves it 3 shows in one : ma...
Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Harry Houdini was a Hungarian-American magician and escapologist, born in Budape... More
Overlooking the Thames at 11 o'clock at night, London, England
Bird's-eye view showing bridges over the Thames River and illuminated roadway. Title from iteml. By B.L. Singley. Copyright by Keystone View Co. No. 13101. Exhibited: "Monet's London : Artists' reflections on t... More
[The 20th anniversary dinner invitation of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Houdini...
Dinner invitation and menu with image of ship on the cover. On June 18, 1914, Harry and Beatrice Houdini sailed from Europe to New York aboard the S.S. Imperator of the Hamburg-America Line. On the 21st Houdin... More
Spokane River Bridge at Fort Spokane, Spanning Spokane River at State ...
Significance: This bridge was one of two steel cantilever spans that the Washington Department of Highways constructed to replace structures flooded by the waters rising behind Grand Coulee Dam. / The Spokane R... More
Poughkeepsie Bridge, Spanning Hudson River, Poughkeepsie, Dutchess Cou...
Significance: Major 19th century cantilever bridge, located at an important crossing of the Hudson. Survey number: HAER NY-131 Building/structure dates: 1889 Initial Construction
Erweiterung der Kunst nach der Chorographie zu tanzen, Tänze zu erfind...
Public domain scan of dance manual, 18th-century France, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Erweiterung der Kunst nach der Chorographie zu tanzen, Tänze zu erfind...
Public domain scan of dance manual, 18th-century France, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Peavey Globe Elevator, West Gate Basin & Howard's Bay, east side of sl...
Significance: The Peavey Globe Elevator was one of several grain elevators built in the first half of the twentieth century on the opposing Lake Superior harbors of Duluth, Minnesota, and Superior, Wisconsin. ... More
Grand reception of Kossuth: "the champion of Hungarian Independence" a...
Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
[Victor Emmanuel Place, Turin, Italy] view, photochrome print postcard...
Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., Catalogue J foreign section, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905. Print no. "8530". More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at ht... More
[Chateau Frontenac from the terrace]
Public domain photograph - historical image of Quebec, Canada, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Suspension bridge over the Rhone, Avignon, Provence, France]
Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., Catalogue J foreign section, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905. Print no. "6804". Forms part of: Views of architecture, monuments, and other sites in Franc... More
[Mainz, from Rhine Bridge, the Rhine, Germany]
Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., catalogue J foreign section. Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Photographic Company, 1905. Print no. "1355". Forms part of: Views of Germany in the Photochrom print collection.
[Dry goods store, Frz. Jany, Sopron, Ungaria]
Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commerce, shopping, main street, city downtown, early 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Festival Hall and lagoon, night. (b)
H50885 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 8. Public domain photograph of a landmark building, world heritage site, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Karl Franz Josef in Budapest - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domai...
Photograph shows Karl Franz Joseph (Charles I of Austria) (1887-1922) with soldiers next to train during World War I. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2012)
Houdini - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.
Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Harry Houdini was a Hungarian-American magician and escapologist, born in Budapest in 1874. He was one of the m... More
Sudan. Khartoum. Air view. Palace Hotel along the river
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. From catalog: East Africa copyright photos by G. Eric Matson, American Colony Photo Dept. Monotone, Finlay colour, and Infra red photos, taken ... More
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - safety film negatives, Library of Congress
Public domain photograph of Pennsylvania in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Aerial view of a portion of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Prominent in the foreground is the white Villa Terrace home, designed by David Adler and built in 1924 for the Lloyd R. Smith family. ... More
Aerial view of Willard Hotel, White House, and downtown Washington, D....
The Willard InterContinental Washington is an historic luxury hotel located two blocks east of the White House in Washington, D.C. Among its facilities are numerous luxurious guest rooms, several restaurants, t... More
Five Points South Fountain, Birmingham, Alabama
Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Phot... More
Challenge to Houdini, Regent Theatre, Salford
Committee letter challenging Houdini to escape from "one of their extra strong and large travelling baskets" and his reply. "Palace Theatre, Friday, May 1st, 1914 at 6:45 & 9:0." Created by "John Heywood Ltd.,... More
Piper's Opera House, B & Union Streets, Virginia City, Storey County, ...
Significance: Piper's Opera House is one of the birthplaces of American stage in the west. The first large Virginia City theatre was Topliffe's on C Street, built in 1862. Tom Maguire's D Street Theatre follow... More
Piper's Opera House, B & Union Streets, Virginia City, Storey County, ...
Significance: Piper's Opera House is one of the birthplaces of American stage in the west. The first large Virginia City theatre was Topliffe's on C Street, built in 1862. Tom Maguire's D Street Theatre follow... More
Wheeling Suspension Bridge, Spanning East channel of Ohio River at U.S...
Significance: Oldest vehicular suspension bridge still in operation in the world; span in excess of 1,0000 feet. First bridge built crossing the Ohio River. Originally designed and built by Charles Ellet in 1... More
[Garibaldi's Monument, Rome, Italy] view, photochrome print postcard.
Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., Catalogue J foreign section, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905. Print no. "6715". More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at ht... More
Mt. Adams from Covington, Ky. - Public domain image. Dry plate negativ...
Public domain photograph - historical image of Ohio, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Equestrian monument, Victor Emmanuel II, Venice, Italy]
Print no. "1109". More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.pgz Forms part of: Views of architecture and other sites in Italy in the Photochrom print ... More
[Princess Street (i.e. Princes Street) and castle from Scott's Monumen...
Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., catalogue J foreign section. Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Photographic Company, 1905. Print no. "10004". More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at... More
[General view, Cologne, the Rhine, Germany]
Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., catalogue J foreign section. Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Photographic Company, 1905. Print no. "9893". Forms part of: Views of Germany in the Photochrom print collection.
[Houdini performs at the New Theater]
Public domain photograph of theater building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Harry Houdini was a Hungarian-American magician and escapologist, born in Budapest in 1874. He wa... More
[Three scenes of Harry Houdini as aviator; close-up in Voisin biplane ...
Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item, with subsequent revisions. "9383 A.S." Ernest L. Jones Collection. Harry Houdini was a Hungarian-American magician and escapologist, born in ... More
Vitebsk. Obshchīĭ vid vostochnoĭ chasti s kolokolʹni kaḟedralʹnago sob...
Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Houdini with child on pony]
Picryl description: Public domain image of a horse, animal husbandry, free to use, no copyright restrictions. Harry Houdini was a Hungarian-American magician and escapologist, born in Budapest in 1874. He was ... More
SCHWIMMER, MME. ROSIKA. PACIFIST, FROM HUNGARY
A woman standing on the steps of a building. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Eliz. Hitt & Ander de Hertelendry, Secty. Hungary Leg., 1/18/27
Public domain photograph of Hungary, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Jerusalem. View from Tower of Notre Dame of France
Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Library of Congress. Neptune fountain, Library of Congress
Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A black and white photo of a bridge over a river, Great Depression. FS...
This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Resettlement Administration (1935-1937). The photographs of the Farm Se... More
Aerial of the Georgetown neighborhood in Washington, D.C.
Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More
[East Huntington bridge, Huntington, West Virginia]
Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge, water, historic structure, free to use, no copyright restrictions.