landscape photographs

Diary in photos, vol. II, 1936-1937

Photographs show John D. Whiting's trips around the Middle East region in 1936 and 1937. Whiting, a member of the American Colony in Jerusalem, worked as a tour guide, businessman, writer and photographer. Phot... More

Diary in photos, vol. II, 1936-1937

Photographs show John D. Whiting's trips around the Middle East region in 1936 and 1937. Whiting, a member of the American Colony in Jerusalem, worked as a tour guide, businessman, writer and photographer. Phot... More

Diary in photos, vol. II, 1936-1937

Photographs show John D. Whiting's trips around the Middle East region in 1936 and 1937. Whiting, a member of the American Colony in Jerusalem, worked as a tour guide, businessman, writer and photographer. Phot... More

Austin, Nevada / T. H. O'Sullivan, phot.

Photograph showing a small town. Plate 111 from: Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel / United States Army Corps of Engineers; Clarence King, geologist in charge. [Washington, D.C.; 187-?].

Mt. Shasta, California, cyanotype, mammoth plate negative

Public domain photograph of rural landscape, California, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Green River Cañon, Colorado / T. H. O'Sullivan, phot.

Plate 66 from: Geological exploration of the fortieth parallel / U.S. Army Corps. of Engineers ; Clarence King, geologist in charge. [Washington, D.C., 187-?].

Kamenʹ Shaĭtanskīĭ. [Ri︠e︡ka Chusovai︠a︡]

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

Deuxième cataracte - vue générale prise du désert sur la rive gauche d...

General view of the desert at the second cataract taken from the left bank of the Nile. Illus. in: Égypte et Nubie : sites et monuments les plus intéressants pour l'étude de l'art et de l'histoire / Félix Teyna... More

Baths of Tarasp. Engadine - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

In album: Athens, Egypt, Rhine, Switzerland, Tyrol, Salzburg, p. 44, upper right.

Stream with trees and mountains in background, Yosemite National Park,...

Public domain photograph of rural landscape, California, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mer de Glace. Montanvert - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

In album: Athens, Egypt, Rhine, Switzerland, Tyrol, Salzburg, p. 31, lower left.

Point of Rocks, Appomattox River (Andrew J. Russel)

Photograph showing the high rock cliff known as Point of Rocks projecting out into the channel of the Appomattox River.

Francis Frith - The Valley of Jehoshaphat, Jerusalem

The Valley of Jehoshaphat showing tombs, olive trees, and stream, Jerusalem. Published in: Sinai and Palestine / Francis Frith. London : William Mackenzie, [1862?, pl. 15].

Castle Rock - Green River Valley (Andrew J. Russel)

Photograph shows a prominent rock formation rising above the surrounding landscape in the Green River Valley, a man stands on riverbank in the foreground. Illus. in: Sun pictures of Rocky Mountain scenery, wit... More

General view of Chorrillos - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Photograph shows town of Chorrillos with mountains in background. Photographs by Courret Hermanos Fotogs., Lima, Peru. In album: Recuerdos del Peru, vol. 1.

In the Mariposa Grove, Mariposa County, Cal.

Stereograph showing a hole in the trunk of the tree showing a man seated in the background. No. 1169. Part of series: Watkins' Pacific Coast.

The Cathedral Rocks, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal.

No. 84. Part of series: Watkins' Pacific Coast. 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 wh... More

[Columns of volcanic breccia near Tower Falls, Yellowstone National Pa...

No. 237. A black and white photo of a canyon with trees. A black and white photo of a canyon. Public domain postcard scan.

[Valley of the Yellowstone] / W.H. Jackson, photo.

No. 200. Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Butte near Green River City [Wyo.] / T. H. O'Sullivan, phot.

Photograph showing a butte. 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 ... More

Flaming Gorge, Green River [Utah] / T. H. O'Sullivan, phot.

Photograph showing a river with rugged mountains in the background. Plate 46 from: Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel / United States Army Corps of Engineers; Clarence King, geologist in charge. [... More

[Tower Falls, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming]

No. 234.

Calaveras big trees. The sentinels, 315 feet high, 23 feet diameter, M...

Photograph shows a grove of giant sequoias. No. 875. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, landscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Garnet Cañ̃on, Uinta Mts. / T. H. O'Sullivan, phot.

Photograph showing rugged mountains. Date from curatorial research in 2009. Plate 53 from: Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel / United States Army Corps of Engineers; Clarence King, geologist in c... More

Sierra San Juan / W.H. Jackson photo.

View of valley with mountains in the background.

Junction Yampa & Green Cñs / T. H. O'Sullivan, phot.

Photograph showing aerial view of river snaking through canyon. Plate 69 from: Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel / United States Army Corps of Engineers; Clarence King, geologist in charge. [Wash... More

Apache Lake, Sierra Blanca Range, Arizona / T. H. O'Sullivan, phot.

Photograph showing a lake surrounded by trees and some cliffs. Plate no. 1. "Descriptive legend of view no. 7" on verso. Originally published: Photographs showing landscapes, geological, and other features of ... More

Fallen Leaf Lake, looking south

Photograph shows a broad view of Fallen Leaf Lake, looking south with mountains in the background.

In Marion's Avenue - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph

Photograph shows interior view of Mammoth Cave, Kentucky. No. 15. On verso: Address orders to M. Thum, Louisville, Ky. Stereograph from the series Views of Mammoth Cave and vicinity.

Verde Valley and Beaver Creek, from our quarters, Fort Verde, Arizona

No. 204. Edgar A. Mearns Collection. Public domain photograph - historical image of Arizona, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Mt. Effefe, Matopos, Rhodesia] - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection. Public domain photograph related to the history of France, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Popocatepetl from Tlamancas [i.e. Tlamacas], mammoth plate negative

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

Index Peak, Wy, William Henry Jackson photograph

"W.H. Jackson Phot. Co., Denver." Copyright deposit no. 44065. Listed in Catalogue of the W.H. Jackson Views (1898). Detroit Publishing Co. no. [1656?] Copyright deposit. State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Mammoth Hot Springs, Pulpit Terraces, mammoth plate negative

"W.H. Jackson Phot. Co., Denver." This image along with LOT 12690, no. 19 possibly forms left and right sections of a panorama, center section(s) not in collection. Copyright deposit no. 44077. On mount "139". ... More

On picturesque B.&O. Buckhorn Wall, 2500 feet above sea level / W.H. J...

View of railroad tracks on mountain, people on wall, and stream below mountains, in Maryland or West Virginia.

Cloud Peak, Wy. - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

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

Frances Benjamin Johnston - The brook / W.C. Babcock.

Photograph shows landscape view of a brook with sheep grazing in background. Signed on mount by photographer. Photo was exhibited 1895 at the Capital Camera Club Exhibition. Forms part of: Artistic photographs... More

Early years, snapshots, 1896-1898. Images in and around New York City ...

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

[The Narrows] - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

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.

Travel views of the American Southwest

Public domain photograph related to Arnold Genthe, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Valley of the Mississippi, near Clinton, Iowa

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

[A riverbed in the woods] / Mary A. Bartlett.

Signed on lower right; "plain silver" written on lower left. On verso: Mrs. N.G. Bartlett. Title devised by staff. Forms part of: Artistic photographs collected by Frances Benjamin Johnston in the Frances Benja... More

Crawford Notch from Elephant's Head, White Mtns., New Hampshire

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

Spion Kop, Natal, South Africa - stereoscopic view, public domain phot...

Tree in left foreground; mountain in background. Copyright by B.L. Singley. No. 11886.

Photos by a commercial "wanderer" through New York and Pennsylvania. L...

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

Natural Bridge, Wyoming from below, mammoth plate negative

Picryl description: Public domain image of a mountain cliff view, natural rocky landscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Hill between Kitty Hawk and Kill Devil Hill]

Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 46. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LO... More

[Landscape of cows grazing in a rocky field]

Photographer unidentified. Forms part of: Artistic photographs collected by Frances Benjamin Johnston in the Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection.

Photos by a commercial "wanderer" through New York and Pennsylvania. P...

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

Jackson & Mt. Washington from Thorn Mountain, White Mountains

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

Mt. Stephen from the north, Yoho Park Reserve, British Columbia

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

The Grand Canon sic of Arizona, up Granite Gorge, foot of Bright Angel...

"Detroit Photographic Co." Listed in Detroit, Catalogue J, pt. 2 suppl. (1905). Copyright deposit no. H20968. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 015165. Copyright deposit. State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Mt. Stephen and Wapta River, British Columbia

Listed in Detroit, Catalogue J, pt. 2 suppl., (1905). "Detroit Photographic Co." Copyright deposit no. H23339. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 015175. Copyright deposit. State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Travel views of Yosemite National Park

Public domain photograph of Yosemite National Park, mountains, nature, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Panorama of Kinnecott Glacier and the Bonanza Mine], Alaska

H28572 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Miles Brothers; February 24, 1903. Copyright claimant's address: San Francisco. Title derived from copyright deposit records.

Seventy-one years, or, My life with photography. Impressionistic lands...

Arnold Genthe. Travel views of Europe. Public domain artistic photogra...

Public domain photograph of a mountain pass, mountains, nature, mountain range, view, landscape, rocks, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Vid ot m. Shakh-Zinde na Samarkand

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

Auguste Rodin - [Landscape, Rodin's garden, Meudon, France]

Three swans resting under trees. Gift, Mina Turner, Käsebier's granddaughter ; 1964. Title from negative sleeve. Date based on: Gertrude Käsebier, The photographer and her photographs, Barbara L. Michaels, 1992... More

Cathedral Spires, Garden of the Gods

Photograph shows horse and buggy passing by tall rock formations at Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, Colorado. No. 53109. Forms part of: Detroit Publishing Company collection (Library of Congress). Exhibi... More

Kavkaz. Po puti ot Sochi v Uch-Dere

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

V gorakh Dagestana - Color separation negative, public domain

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

Cypress trees in the Carmel, California area

Public domain photograph of rural landscape, California, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Palermo the beautiful, N. from S. Maria di Gesu to Monte Pellegrino an...

H85730 U.S. Copyright Office. No. (1)-8554. Public domain photograph of Jerusalem, Palestine, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Travel views of Japan. 1900s Japan, public domain image.

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

Travel views of Japan and Korea

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

Old Mormon Trail, Colorado - Mormon Church of Jesus Christ of Latter D...

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

Travel views of Japan and Korea

Picryl description: Public domain image of a quarry, excavation or mining site, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Travel views of Japan and Korea

Picryl description: Public domain image of a mountain pass, summit, rocks, mountains, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Valhalla, panoramic postcard postcard

Postcard shows trees, water and water fowl. H 115793 U.S. Copyright Office.

Travel views of Japan and Korea

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

Travel views of Japan and Korea

Public domain photograph of a mountain pass, mountains, nature, mountain range, view, landscape, rocks, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Travel views of Japan and Korea

Picryl description: Public domain image of a mountain pass, summit, rocks, mountains, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Heffern claims, gelatin silver print, Panoramic Photograph

H128284 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; West Coast Art Co.; June 12, 1909. Copyright claimant's address: Los Angeles, Cal.

Crater Lake, Ore., gelatin silver print

J131956 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; C. R. Miller; 1909; DLC/PP-1909:43881. Copyright claimant's address: McCloud, Calif. No. 388.

Estes National Park, Colorado, National Photo Company, Washington DC

No. 696. National Photo Company Collection. Public domain photograph - historical image of Colorado, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Yampa, Colo., Bear River Valley, Moffat Road

J134863 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; E. F. Sawdey & R. B. Hindmarsh; November 5, 1909.

[Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado]

No. 727; slide no. 3578. National Photo Company Collection. Public domain photograph - historical image of Arizona, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Po puti k Satkinskomu zavodu - Color separation negative, public domai...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Russian Empire, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Upper Eagle Falls & Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe

J143539 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright claimant's address: Pasadena, California. Copyright deposit; Harold A. Parker; July 25, 1910.

Zakamenskīĭ razri︠e︡z i Tokorev kamenʹ pri slīi︠a︡nīi Iseti s Kamenkoĭ

Public domain photograph - historical image of Russian Empire, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Desolation Valley, Lake Tahoe, Panoramic Photograph

J143547 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Harold A. Parker; July 25, 1910. Copyright claimant's address: Pasadena, California.

West Gunnison Valley, Utah, Panoramic Photograph

J148177 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; West Coast Art Co.; November 28, 1910. Stamped on verso: "West Coast Art Co., (Inc.), 115 East Jefferson St., Los Angeles, Phone 22049, Price $, no. 754, order b... More

Garden of the Gods, Panoramic Photograph

J168445 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; W. C. Thompson; April 8, 1912. No. 1. Photographer's address: Shoshone, Idaho.

Early years, with images of family, self scan /s, landscapes and archi...

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

Early years, with images of family, self portraits, landscapes and arc...

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

Kamenʹ Shaĭtanskīĭ. [Ri︠e︡ka Chusovai︠a︡]

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

Sergei Prokudin Gorskiy: Vid s byka postoi︠a︡nnago mosta cherez Tobol....

In album: Views in the Ural Mountains and Western Siberia, survey of waterways, Russian Empire, LOT 10342, no. 606. Credit line: Prokudin-Gorskiĭ photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograp... More

Looking into "The Hollow of God's Hand", San Diego, Imperial Valley, Y...

J179580 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; S. U. Bunnell; March 25, 1913; DLC/PP-1913:44584. Copyright claimant's address: Pasadena, Cal. No. 627.

Gregg Lake from Spruce Knoll, Panoramic Photograph

J183417 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; E. D. Putnam; June 27, 1913; DLC/PP-1913:44639. Probably Gragg's Pond near Deering, N.H.

J.P. Morgan Estate, "Cragston," on the Hudson / Johnston-Hewitt, N.Y.

Other title: from LC-J717-X100- 56. Signed in pencil on front: "Johnston-Hewitt, N.Y." Johnston took the photograph and Johnston-Hewitt studio made the print. Stamped on back: "© Miss Johnston - Mrs. Hewitt, N... More

[Golden, CO], gelatin silver print, Panoramic Photograph

Photo does not overlap properly, city in distance appears twice. J193794 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; H. Bruce Wiswall; 1914. Title derived from copyright deposit records.

1917-1918, reference prints from negatives. Stream crossed by bridge, ...

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

["Il Paradiso," Mrs. Dudley Peter Allen house, 1188 Hillcrest Avenue, ...

Site History. House Architecture: Greene & Greene, 1911-1913. Landscape: Greene & Greene, 1911-1913. Other: Elisabeth Severance (Mrs. Dudley P.) Allen married Francis Fleury Prentiss the year Frances Benjamin J... More

[David Berry Gamble house, 4 Westmoreland Place, Pasadena, California....

Public domain photograph of rural landscape, California, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

1917-1918, reference prints from negatives. Wooded area with bridge an...

1917-1918, reference prints from negatives. Foreground river

In album: 1917-1918, reference prints from negatives, p. [12]. Print from negative 2007.

A view looking northwest, from the mouth of a coal pit, showing the de...

J233239 U.S. Copyright Office Photographer's address : 613 14th St., Wash., D.C. No. 9. Copyright deposit; Schutz Group Photographers (Washington, D.C.); May 10, 1919.

1917-1918, reference prints from negatives. View of river or lake thro...

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

1917-1918, reference prints from negatives. Winter trees surrounding l...