journeys

The Inside of a Hippah, in New Zeeland [i.e. New Zealand] / Webber, de...

Illus. from: Cook's voyage, octavo edition.

Lava beds, Long's Peak - Public domain book illustration

Lava beds, Longs Peak, Rocky Mountains, Colorado. Illus. in: A Lady's life in the Rocky Mountains / by Isabella L. Bird. New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1882, oppos. p. 108. Reference copy in LOT 4390-B.

Reverend C.T.W. Davis on the banks of the Jordan, West Bank Palestine

D7412 U.S. Copyright Office. Coyright by Charles Thomas Woodbury Davis. Public domain photograph of monument, historic place, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

President McKinley's splendid welcome to General Wheeler's home city, ...

William McKinley on back of train, and crowd. H5331 U.S. Copyright Office.

Russians & newspaper men - Sergei Witte, Baron Rosen with their suite ...

Photograph autographed(?) by Witte and Rosen. Public domain photograph of an official meeting, group portrait of people, managers, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

On Silver Throne plateau at nearly 21,000 feet

Fanny Bullock Workman standing on Silver Throne plateau, Karakoram, Kashmir, Asia. Illus. in: Two summers in the ice-wilds of eastern Karakoram. The exploration of nineteen hundred square miles of mountain and... More

[Crowd at wharf saying goodby to Frank G. Carpenter and his party on s...

In album: European trip 1922; duplicates. Copyright by Carpenter's World Travels.

Pres. Coolidge and Mr. Albright at Artists Point, Yellowstone National...

J295002 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 27323. Public domain photograph related to President Calvin Coolidge, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

V.P. Johnson in Saigon, Vietnam. Arriving at textile mill and taking i...

Photograph shows Vice President Lyndon Johnson in textile mill with Vietnamese men standing in front of a large quantity of textiles with a "Texas Cotton U.S.A." banner. Title from contact sheet folder caption.... More

[Alice Kandell posing with guards at the Nathu La Pass, Sikkim]

Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). Also represented in LOT 14034-2, pg. no. 015 (color reference copy). Gift; Dr. Alice S. Kandell; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:106).

The First voyage - Print, Library of Congress collection

Christopher Columbus bidding farewell to the Queen of Spain on his departure for the New World, August 3, 1492. 40795Y U.S. Copyright Office.

[Theodore Roosevelt and John Muir on Glacier Point, Yosemite Valley, C...

H82467 U.S. Copyright Office. Published in: Eyes of the nation : a visual history of the United States / Vincent Virga and curators of the Library of Congress ; historical commentary by Alan Brinkley. New York ... More

[Eleanor Roosevelt talking with woman machinist during her goodwill to...

Corresponding print filed under: LOT 12446, no. 17. Toni Frissell Collection (Library of Congress). Published in: Toni Frissell: Photographs, 1933-1967. New York, New York : Doubleday, 1994, p. 22. Published in... More

The flight into Egypt / lith. & pub. by J. Baillie.

The Virgin Mary and baby Jesus on donkey led by an angel, Joseph walking behind. No. 281. The Flight into Egypt is a biblical event in which Mary and Joseph, with the infant Jesus, fled to Egypt to escape the ... More

Komura and Takahira arriving at peace conference building

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

First landing of Americans in Japan, under Commodore M.C. Perry at Gor...

Print showing sailors, officers, and members of the Japanese delegation in formations on the beach, also boats with dignitaries setting off from shore, and two American ships in the harbor.

[Ulysses S. Grant, full-length portrait, seated, facing right, with ot...

Public domain image of Egyptian art, free to use, no copyright restrictions photo - Picryl description

[Indians stalking Spaniards riding horses in swamp]

Wm. McCrea & Co., Stereotypers, Newburgh, N.Y. Illus. in: Ferdinand De Soto, the discoverer of the Mississippi / by John S.C. Abbott. New York : Dodd & Mead, 1873, frontispiece. Reference copy also available in... More

The Author's first ride in Perak

Isabella L. Bird and two natives on elephant, with other elephants, in swamp, in Perak, Malaya.

[William Howard Taft seated at table playing cards with his wife and t...

Forms part of: William H. Taft papers (Library of Congress). Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 1980:167

Sec. Taft and Gov. General Wright leaving landing place at Manila

H67079 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright 1905 by Burr McIntosh. Public domain photograph related to President William Howard Taft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Japanese envoys Kogoro Takhira (seated, left), Jutarō Komura (seated,...

Public domain photograph of Russian people, group portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Witte leaving Wentworth Hotel. 1900s Japan, public domain image.

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

[William Howard Taft, standing on back of railroad car and looking out...

H116751 U.S. Copyright Office. Underwood & Underwood photo. No. U-114989. Public domain photograph related to President William Howard Taft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Wilbur Wright, Pau, France, 1909

Photograph shows Wilbur Wright (left) and a photographer with a tripod-mounted camera, on a tree-lined lane in Pau, France. No. 22629.

Pres. Taft and Supt. Williams in Panama

William Howard Taft, half-length portrait, standing outdoors, facing left, with Supt. Williams and other men. J149425 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by American Press Assn., N.Y.

Camels are common sights in Constantinople starting on long journeys t...

Photographs show camels and pedestrians on the Galata Bridge, Istanbul, Turkey. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On page: no. 1394 (top image) and no. 1395 (bottom image). In album: European pict... More

President's train in Alaska--Work, Hoover, Wallace, Steese, Bone, Mrs....

Nine people on back of train. J264118 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 18549.

President Harding in the "cab" of Great St. Paul electric locomotive, ...

J263471 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 18510. Public domain photograph related to President Warren G. Harding, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Zora Neale Hurston and an unidentified man probably at a recording si...

Title devised by Library staff based on caption information and inventory lists. Handwritten on back: Belle Glade, Fla., poss. 1935, Zora H. Photos taken during Lomax-Hurston-Barnicle recording expedition to Ge... More

[Mary Elizabeth Barnicle (first frame) and other unidentified people, ...

Title devised by Library staff based on caption information and inventory lists. Photos probably taken during Lomax-Hurston-Barnicle recording expedition to Georgia, Florida, and the Bahamas. Handwritten on bac... More

[President John F. Kennedy and Mayor Willy Brandt of Berlin at the Whi...

Frame 13A of contact sheet. U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection. Original negative not available for frames 8-12 of LC-U9-5789.

Christophe Colomb parmi les Indiens / lith. de Turgis.

Christopher Columbus among Indians. Title also in Spanish. Public domain scan of American 19th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Theodore Roosevelt and John Muir on Glacier Point, Yosemite Valley, C...

H82467 U.S. Copyright Office. Published in: Eyes of the nation : a visual history of the United States / Vincent Virga and curators of the Library of Congress ; historical commentary by Alan Brinkley. New York ... More

[Secretary of State William Seward and a delegation of diplomats at Tr...

Purchase; 2009; (DLC/PP-2009:085) On verso: 1. Wm. H. Seward, Secretary of State; 2. Baron De Stoeckel, Russian Minister; 3. M. Molena, Nicaraguan Minister; 4. Lord Lyons, British Minister; 5. M. Mercier, Fren... More

Peri raikō - Public domain drawing

Polyptych matted in 5 sections: left (430a), left center (430b), center (430c), right center (430d), right (430e). Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists... More

Depart de Christophe Colomb / lith. de Turgis ; Casse freres a St. Gau...

Christopher Columbus and his crew leaving the port of Palos, Spain, for the New World; crowd of well wishers looks on. Title also in Spanish. No. 2.

Columbus taking possession of the new country

Christopher Columbus kneeling, holding flag and sword with two other men holding flags. There are other men on land and in boats behind Columbus and three ships in background. On the island named San Salvador b... More

Landing of Columbus - Lithograph, public domain, Library of Congress

Christopher Columbus and others showing objects to Native American men and women on shore.

History of the expedition under the command of Captains Lewis and Clar...

Public domain history book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The first ship / painted by Joshua Shaw ; engraved by J. Sartain.

Ship of Christopher Columbus in background, and three Indians in foreground.

Indians set fire to their village at the approach of de Soto / J.W. Or...

Indians burning their village in Arkansas, at the approach of de Soto. Illus. in: The Life, travels and adventures of Ferdinand de Soto, Discoverer of the Mississippi / Lambert A. Wilmer. Philadelphia : J.T. Ll... More

The Passport Bureau - Public domain portrait drawing

Drawing shows a passport official examining a traveler's documentation, perhaps Taylor himself. The scene probably takes place in Norway. Bayard Taylor traveled through Norway and Scandinavia in 1856 and 1857, ... More

Porcallo in the mire - Public domain book illustration

Vasco Porcallo pinned under horse in mud, as two Indians watch. Illus. in: The Life, travels and adventures of Ferdinand de Soto, Discoverer of the Mississippi / Lambert A. Wilmer. Philadelphia : J.T. Lloyd, 18... More

Crossing on an Indian bridge / J.W. Orr, N.Y.

Hernando de Soto and his soldiers crossing a river on an Indian bridge. Illus. in: The Life, travels and adventures of Ferdinand de Soto, Discoverer of the Mississippi / Lambert A. Wilmer, Philadelphia : J.T. L... More

Miss Johnston & audience, Lake Como, Italy

Frances Benjamin Johnston, standing with her camera, and group of children. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). No. NB1094.

Mr. and Mrs. Julian Eltinge - Public domain portrait print

Julian Eltinge and a woman identified as his wife, three-quarter length portrait, facing front, standing on the deck of the S.S. Siberia at dock in Yokohama-shi, Japan. Title from news agency caption on item. C... More

The presidential party and train, between Decatur and Tuscumbia, Ala.

President McKinley with others at back of train. H5301 U.S. Copyright Office.

Southeast from the barren slopes of Pelée above St. Pierre, Martinique...

H27075 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 14344. Copyright by B.L. Singley. Public domain photograph of stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[William H. Taft amidst dignitaries leaving the dock at Yokohama]

H66233 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Burr McIntosh. Public domain photograph related to President William Howard Taft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Miss Roosevelt waving "goodbye" at Kobe, on the way to Manchuria

Alice Roosevelt waving good-bye from boat at Kobe, Japan. H67762 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Burr McIntosh.

Lieut. Com. Takeshita and Mr. Sato

Picryl description: Public domain photo of Japanese painting, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.

Sergei Witte, three quarter length portrait

Photograph shows Sergei Witte, Russian envoy to the Portsmouth Peace Conference, three-quarter length portrait, seated at a table, facing front.

Arnold Genthe in the mountains of Japan

Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943. The Arnold Genthe collection includes a wide range of photographs. It is particularly renowned for its photographs of San Francisco's Chinatown, which Genthe began shooti... More

A.J. Drexel in flight - A black and white photo of a plane flying in t...

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

Columbus reception by the King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain a...

Columbus kneeling before the king and queen, Indians, and other people.

H[is] I[mperial] Highness the Grand Duke Alexis [right, front], at the...

Stereograph showing the Grand Duke Alexis posed with dignitaries on the steps of the G. V. Fox residence, Lowell, Massachusetts. S. Towle, Photographer, Lowell, Mass. Title from version of stereograph published... More

Peri raikō - Public domain print

Polyptych matted in 5 sections: left (430a), left center (430b), center (430c), right center (430d), right (430e). Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists... More

Mr. H. M. Flagler and party leaving first train to arrive at Key West,...

J166245 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Harris Co.; February 12, 1912.

Letter from John J. Audubon to Lucy Audubon

The return of the "prodigal father" at the "Puck" office - drawn by hi...

Print shows Joseph F. Keppler returning to the "PUCK Office" after a vacation in Europe, laden with a string of "Frankfurt" sausages, "Paris" wine, "Neuchâtel" cheese from "Austria", an umbrella labeled "London... More

Russian plenipotentiaries on an outing

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

History of the expedition under the command of Captains Lewis and Clar...

Public domain history book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

History of the expedition under the command of Captains Lewis and Clar...

Public domain history book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

History of the expedition under the command of Captains Lewis and Clar...

Public domain history book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

History of the expedition under the command of Captains Lewis and Clar...

Public domain history book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

History of the expedition under the command of Captains Lewis and Clar...

Public domain history book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Resolution des Indiens, & leur fortir de l'étang]

Resolution of the Indians and their coming out of the pond. Illus. in: Histoire de la conquete de la Floride /par Ferdinand de Soto. Composée en Espagnol par L'Inca Garcillasso de la Vega. Tome premier. Aleide ... More

The Natche, a ceremony in honour of the Kings son in Tongataboo [i.e. ...

Illus. from: Cook's voyage, octavo edition.

A View of Christmas Harbour, in Kerguelen's Land / Webber del. ; Cook ...

Illus. from: Cook's voyage, octavo edition. Public domain photograph of a ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Four illustrations concerning the conquest of Mexico by Hernando Cort...

Four illustrations from: Harper's Monthly, 1855, vol. 12. Public domain photograph - New Mexico, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Grand torch-light parade of the New York firemen in honor of the Princ...

Illustration showing firemen marching with torches and lights by hotel balcony where Prince of Wales watches with his retinue. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 4, no. 199 (1860 Oct. 20), p. 660.

Reception of the Prince of Wales

Military reception at the Battery, New York, New York. Copyright by M.B. Brady. No. 2.

Oscar Wilde, the apostle of aestheticism / from sketches by a staff ar...

Two portraits of Oscar Wilde, titled "Let me tell you the reason why we love the lily and the sunflower", and "Satire is the romance whic ignorance pays to genius". Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspap... More

[Frances Benjamin Johnston, full-length portrait, sitting on ledge wit...

Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). Published in: Eyes of the nation : a visual history of the United States / Vincent Virga and curators of the Library of Congress ; historical commenta... More

Leaving the dock at Yokohama - Public domain portrait print

William Howard Taft and his party leaving the dock at Yokohama. Copyright by Burr McIntosh.

Komura and Takahira leaving Wentworth Hotel for peace conference

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

[Edward Henry Harriman, railroad magnate, departing boat and arriving ...

J132114 U.S. Copyright Office. "Copyright 1909 by Geo. Grantham Bain" Public domain photograph of politician, meeting, government and politics, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[President William Howard Taft standing on back of railroad car, looki...

H129232 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph related to President William Howard Taft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Group of shoppers in front of a sidewalk shop, Russia]

Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection (Library of Congress). In album: European trip, book 9, no. 16.

Africa, rubber tree - Frank G. Carpenter collection

A man, possibly Homer L. Shantz, full-length portrait, holding a rifle, seated on the ground in front of a large rubber plant. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection (Library of Congress).

Capt. Roald Amundsen at wheel leaving home for North Pole

Oscar the apostle. Puck's "Wilde" dream of an aesthetic future for Ame...

Cartoon showing Oscar Wilde, with people and things dealing with aesthetics. Illus. in: Puck, 1882 Jan. 11, p. 308.

Columbus reception by the King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain a...

Columbus kneeling before the king and queen, Indians, and other people.

Views of the peace conference in session

Photograph shows Russian and Japanese diplomats seated at the negotiating table during the Portsmouth Peace Conference.

[Secretary of State William Seward and a delegation of diplomats at Tr...

Purchase; 2009; (DLC/PP-2009:085) On verso: 1. Wm. H. Seward, Secretary of State; 2. Baron De Stoeckel, Russian Minister; 3. M. Molena, Nicaraguan Minister; 4. Lord Lyons, British Minister; 5. M. Mercier, Fren... More

Henry Duberly Esqr., paymaster, 8th Hussars, & Mrs. Duberly - Roger Fe...

Henry Duberly standing before Isabella Duberly who is on horseback. Title transcribed from verso. Alternate title from: Gernsheim, Roger Fenton, photographer of the Crimean War: His photographs and his letters ... More

Retour de Christophe Colomb / lith. de Turgis.

Christopher Columbus being greeted by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella on his return to Spain. Title also in Spanish.

Columbus at the court of Barcelona

Christopher Columbus standing before the King and Queen of Spain, with Indians from the New World, Feb. 1493. [4]0794Y U.S. Copyright Office.

Mrs. Mary Dewees's journal from Philadelphia to Kentucky

Picryl description: Public domain illustrated travel, exploration, and geography book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

6th U.S. Cavalry honoring Count Waldersee on his arrival--between Chie...

H2185 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph of military parade, army ceremony, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

History of the expedition under the command of Captains Lewis and Clar...

Public domain history book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

History of the expedition under the command of Captains Lewis and Clar...

Public domain history book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Entrée de Espagnols dans la Province de Chicaça]

Entry of the Spanish into the Province of Chicaça. Illus. in: Histoire de la conquete de la Floride ... / par Ferdinand de Soto; Composée en Espagnol par L'Inca Garcillasso de la Vega. Tome second. Aleide : Pie... More

Dinner given to the Japanese commissioners on board U.S.S.F. Powhatan ...

Print shows a banquet given for the Japanese commissioners on board the U.S.S. Powhatan, possibly in the bay at Edo (Tokyo). Plate from: Narrative of the expedition of an American squadron to the China Seas an... More

Ancient castle of Na-Ga-Gus-Ko, Lew Chew / from nature by Heine ; figu...

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

Welcome to the Prince of Wales wood engraving, Library of Congress

Masthead and illustration showing crowd of people gathered on balcony in Boston to greet the Prince of Wales. Illustration in oval on upper left labeled "Washington--Out rolled" showing woman hitting a strike ... More

[Bank note vignettes showing pilgrims, Christopher Columbus, and possi...

In album: Engravings of the American Banknote Company ... p. 2. Public domain image of a banknote, paper money, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Oscar Wilde on our cast-iron stoves. Another American institution sat...

Cartoon showing Oscar Wilde jumping from hot stove. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1882 Sept. 9, p. 575.

Round the world with Nellie Bly--The Worlds globe circler

Board game about journalist Nellie Bly's trip around the world in 1889-1890. Game shows squares for each of the 73 days of her journey arranged in a circular pattern, flanked with images of Bly, Jules Verne, a ... More