military facilities

A hot day in the batteries / W. Simpson delt. ; E. Walker lith.

Print shows action in a British artillery battery, mortar fire, mortars and cannon being loaded, the removal of wounded, and in the distance, the fortifications of Sevastopolʹ. Plate in: The seat of war in the... More

U.S. military post at the Cascades, May 1860

Photograph shows the guardhouse and other buildings at a United States Army post on the Columbia River in the lower Cascade Range; mountains in the background. In album: [British Northwest Boundary Commission ... More

Ft. Monroe [Gunnery?] - Public domain scan / drawing

Title from inscription below image. Last word of the title is illegible, the conjecture is based on image content. Inscribed vertically upper left margin: No I 6. Faint sketch of man's head above image. Sketch ... More

[Fort Burnham, formerly Confederate Fort Harrison, James River, Virgin...

Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). No. 2562. Public domain photograph of a military, American Civil War, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Views of Fort Sumter from drawings

Photograph of drawing showing ruins of Fort Sumter from Charleston Harbor with a Confederate flag waving on the left. No. B698. Mounted with five other photographs with general caption: Fort Sumter, Charleston... More

Capture of Fort Henry by U.S. gun boats under the command of Flag Offi...

Print shows four Union ironclads in the foreground, identified as the "St. Louis", "Carondelet", "Cincinnati", and the "Essex", bombarding Confederate Fort Henry in the background; also shows two Confederate st... More

Camp Chapin, Baltimore, Md, 116th Regt New York Vol: Colonel E.P. Chap...

Print shows a bird's-eye view of Camp Chapin, Baltimore, Maryland, with soldiers in formation for a review, with tents to the left among trees. 65 U.S. Copyright Office. Printed on lower left: Lt. Col. Robt. C... More

Ruins of light house, Morris Island, S.C.

Photograph shows observation tower built atop lighthouse ruins. Neg. no. B8184-10378.

The Army of the Cumberland in front of Chattanooga / J.G. 1863 ; lith....

Print shows Union forces encamped near Chattanooga, with earthworks, artillery bunkers, tents, and soldiers. Includes numbered key with alphabetic subdivisions indicating the positions of the various Divisions.... More

Morris Island, South Carolina. July or August 1863. Unidentified cam...

Photographed by Haas & Peale. LC-B8178-76. Public domain photograph of a military, American Civil War, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Army of the Cumberland in front of Chattanooga / J.G. 1863 ; lith....

Print shows Union forces encamped near Chattanooga, with earthworks, artillery bunkers, tents, and soldiers. Includes numbered key with alphabetic subdivisions indicating the positions of the various Divisions.... More

Head-quarters, Army of the Potomac, Brandy Station, Virginia / negativ...

Photograph showing a group of Zouaves standing in front of the Army of the Potomac headquarters at Brandy Station, Virginia. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washin... More

Three first traverses on land end, Fort Fisher, N.C. / negative by T.H...

Photograph showing the Confederate fortifications at Fort Fisher, North Carolina, near the mouth of the Cape Fear River. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington... More

A dead rebel soldier, as he lay in the trenches of "Fort Hell"

Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Caption continues: This view was taken the morning after the storming of Petersburgh, Va., April 2d, 1865. Copyright 1865 by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co.... More

Interior views of Fort Moultrie, Charleston, S.C., April, 1865

Photograph shows debris at the parapet. No. 4388. Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. V, p. 120". Mounted with four other photographs. Photograph is half of a stereograph pair. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

View of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), on the parapet, overlooking the ha...

Stereograph showing damaged gabions amid the fortifications on the parapet of Fort Sumter. Photographer Samuel Cooley sets up his camera in the distance. No. 3053. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photogr... More

Battle-field of Gettysburg - General Meade's headquarters on the Taney...

Tipton & Myers' stereoscopic views series. No. 557. Public domain photograph of stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

La Union, Army of Salvador / Illustrated by Muybridge, official photog...

Soldiers standing at attention. No. 1917. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, people, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[A new stable for the First Lancer's Regiment in Davudpaşa]

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 15. In album: Police stations, Ministry of War buildings, and other structures, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-H... More

Fort Sill, I.T., Dec. 1889, from southeast

Photograph shows bird's-eye view of buildings at Fort Sill, Indian Territory.

Morro Castle after its bombardment by Rear-Admiral Sampson's fleet, Sa...

72514 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by B.L. Singley. No. 9420. Public domain photograph of stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Worthy his country's pride--America's Commander in China, in his headq...

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

Large crowd attending the cornerstone laying for a new building at the...

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

4th U.S. Cav., Ft. Mead [sic], So. Dak., July 17, 09

All men posed on horseback. J130045 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; F. J. Bandholtz; July 23, 1909; DLC/PP-1909:43861. Copyright claimant's address: Des Moines, Ia. No. 2.

Hotel Chamberlin and Fortress Monroe, Old Point Comfort, Virginia

Postcard shows a large hotel on the waterfront. To the left are ships in the water and to the right are U.S. military buildings at Fort Monroe near in Hampton, Virginia. K 37243 U.S. Copyright Office. "Photosti... More

19th & 28th Infantry Camp, Fort Crockett, Texas, 1914

J192819 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Medley & Blandford; May 9, 1914. Copyright claimant's address: Cheyenne, Wyo.

4th & 7th Infantry Camp, Fort Crockett, Tesas [sic], 1914

J192814 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Medley & Blandford; May 9, 1914; DLC/PP-1914:44805. Copyright claimant's address: Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Camp Custer, 1917, gelatin silver print

J226515 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Spencer & Wyckoff; November 23, 1917; DLC/PP-1917:45578. Copyright claimant's address: Detroit. Landmarks labeled on image.

103rd U.S. Infantry, drill field, Camp Bartlett, Westfield, Me., Sept....

Copyright deposit; A. F. Orr; September 15, 1917; DLC/PP-1917:45879. Copyright claimant's address: Old Town, Maine. Location of Camp Bartlett not confirmed.

337th and 338th Infantry Section, Panoramic Photograph

J227599 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Hamm & Funk; December 29, 1917; DLC/PP-1917:45626. Copyright claimant's address: Battle Creek.

Camp Pike, 12th National Army Cantonment, Little Rock, Arkansas

J226104 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright claimant's address: Kansas City, Mo. Copyright deposit; Verne O. Williams Photographic Co.; November 5, 1917; DLC/PP-1917:45578.

Camp Custer, Mich., gelatin silver print

J230492 U.S. Copyright Office Landmarks labeled on image. Copyright deposit; T. F. Mock; July 11, 1918; DLC/PP-1918:45879.

West from "Y" 82, at Paris, Camp Sevier, S.C.

J231269 U.S. Copyright Office Stamped on verso: "Photo by J. R. Peden, Post Photographer, Camp Sevier, Greenville, S.C." Copyright deposit; J. R. Peden; October 18, 1918; DLC/PP-1918:45907.

Camp Custer, Michigan, photographed from kites, camera elevated 500 fe...

J232007 U.S. Copyright Office Title transcribed from item. Copyright claimant's address: 425 So. Wabash Ave., Chicago, Ill. Copyright deposit, Kaufmann & Fabry Co., October 29, 1918 (DLC/PP-1918:45907). More in... More

North-East from "Y" 82, Camp Sevier, S.C.

Public domain photograph - United States during World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The home of the All American Division, Camp Gordon, Atlanta, Ga.

J229486 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright claimant's address: Constitution Bldg., Atlanta, Ga. Copyright deposit; Francis E. Price; April 25, 1918; DLC/PP-1918:45723.

Panorama view no. 16, Camp Dodge, Ia.

J230495 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright claimant's address: Woodward, Ia. Copyright deposit; Bandholtz Photo Co.; July 1, 1918; DLC/PP-1918:45878.

88th Division, National Army, Camp Dodge

J228621 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Verne O. Williams Photographic Co.; March 5, 1918; DLC/PP-1918:45723. Copyright claimant's address: Kansas City, Mo. Printed under title: "Approved: by command o... More

88th Division, National Army, Camp Dodge

J228616 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Verne O. Williams Photographic Co.; March 5, 1918; DLC/PP-1918:45723. Copyright claimant's address: Kansas City, Missouri. Printed under title: "Approved: by com... More

Washing mess kits, birdseye view, Camp Meade, Maryland

Photograph shows buildings, wagons, trucks, and soldiers at Camp Meade. No. 951.

Camp Kearny, gelatin silver print, Panoramic Photograph

J227475 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; S. U. Bunnell; January 23, 1918; DLC/PP-1918:45618. Copyright claimant's address: 1440 4th St., San Diego. No. 1230. Printed at right of image: "Merry Christmas".

Military subjects. Soldier and horses in desert

Pentagon. Distant view of Pentagon across Potomac River II

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

National Naval Medical Center. Exterior of Naval Hospital II

Picryl description: Public domain image of an office building, commercial building, 20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Planning a platoon attack Sgt. Jaffe.

Sketch showing soldier lying on the ground while stationed at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. In album: World War II sketchbooks from the Victor A. Lundy Archive, v. 3, [p. 37] Victor A. Lundy Archive (Library o... More

S/Sgt. Mozzi in a truck on the way to the range

Sketch showing soldier sitting in a truck while stationed at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. In album: World War II sketchbooks from the Victor A. Lundy Archive, v. 3, [p. 29] Victor A. Lundy Archive (Library of... More

Ordnance building, Camp Kilmer, New Jersey. Detail III

Picryl description: Public domain photo of a factory, warehouse, commercial or industrial building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Frankford Arsenal, Building Nos. 254-255, Montgomery Street, between H...

Significance: Buildings 254-255 are two of the many small sheds and warehouses scattered throughout the grounds of Frankford Arsenal, the U.S. Army's principal manufacturer of small arms ammunition. Survey num... More

Watervliet Arsenal, Building 34, South Broadway, on Hudson River, Wate...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-2 Survey number: HAER NY-225 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000503

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 59, Southeast corner Mordecai Road & R...

Significance: Building 59 is associated with the expansion of Frankford Arsenal during World War II. It is one of many small storage facilities located throughout the arsenal, the U.S. Army's principal manufac... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 267, Southwest corner Craig Road & Eak...

Significance: Building 267 is associated with the continued growth of Frankford Arsenal, the U.S. Army's principal manufacturer of small arms ammunition. Survey number: HAER PA-74-BR Building/structure dates:... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 318, West Eakin Street between Hagner ...

Significance: Building 318 is associated with the many small structures scattered throughout the grounds of the Frankford Arsenal, the U.S. Army's principal manufacturer of small arms ammunition. Survey number... More

Docks at Sebastopol with ruins of Fort St. Paul / W. Simpson del. ; E....

View of the ship building docks at Sevastopolʹ with Fort St. Paul on the high ground to the left. Colnaghi's Authentic Series. Plate 26. Deposé Paris, Goupil & Cie ; Leipzig, Otto Weigel.

Alexandria, Virginia Battery Rodgers at Hunting Creek and the Potomac;...

Photograph of Washington, 1862-1865, view of the defenses of Washington. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1977. N... More

Rappahannock Station, Virginia Federal encampment near railroad

Photograph from the main eastern theater of the war, Bull Run, 2nd Battle of, Va., 1862, July-August 1862. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D... More

Carver Barracks, Washington, D.C., Landscape view print

Print shows a temporary barracks established by the Union Army during the Civil War.

District of Columbia. Maj. H.W. Sawyer and staff at Camp Stoneman

Photograph of Washington, 1862-1865, view of the defenses of Washington. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1977. N... More

Charleston, S.C. Palmetto reinforcements on the channel side of Fort S...

Photograph of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy, specifically of Charleston, S.C., 1863-1865. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milho... More

Arlington, Virginia Interior view of Fort C.F. Smith, with gun crew of...

Photograph of Washington, 1862-1865, view of the defenses of Washington. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1977. N... More

Petersburg, Virginia View of Fort Sedgwick

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, the siege of Petersburg,June 1864-April 1865. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D.C. : Librar... More

Savannah, Ga., vicinity. Sherman's troops removing ammunition from For...

Photograph of the War in the West. These photographs are of Sherman at the sea, December 1864. After marching through Georgia for a month, Sherman stormed Fort McAllister on December 13, 1864 and captured Savan... More

Oakland Army Base, Warehouse Type, Tobruk Street, between Warehouse Ro...

Significance: Buildings 802-808 played a vital role in the Installation's mission to resupply U.S. forces in the Pacific during both World War II and the Korean engagement. Materiel was shipped by rail and tru... More

Oakland Army Base, Warehouse Type, Tobruk Street, between Warehouse Ro...

Significance: Buildings 802-808 played a vital role in the Installation's mission to resupply U.S. forces in the Pacific during both World War II and the Korean engagement. Materiel was shipped by rail and tru... More

Raritan Arsenal, General Storehouse, 2890 Woodbridge Avenue, Bonhamtow...

Significance: Building 12 is significant for its role in the manufacturing activities at Raritan Arsenal. This support structure played a role in the overhaul, repair, service, and maintenance of small arms and... More

Fort Sheridan, Infantry Drill Hall, Whistler & Ronan Roads, Lake Fores...

Significance: The Infantry Drill Hall is a large edifice with the excellent architectural detailing that characterizes the Holabird and Roche designed buildings at Fort Sheridan. One of the more impressive of t... More

O'Connor House, where Union officers were under fire, Charleston, S.C.

Photograph shows five men near all that remains of a building in front of the O'Connor house on Broad Street in Charleston, South Carolina.

[District of Columbia. Interior view of Fort Lincoln]

Photograph of Washington, 1862-1865, view of the defenses of Washington.

Naval Air Station Barbers Point, Officer House with Garage Type, Frank...

Significance: These housing units are significant as the quarters of the senior officers of the Naval Air Station. Two of the three garages are historic buildings that contribute to this historic group of stru... More

Soldier's mud hut / E.F. - Public domain scan / drawing

Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.1.50) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Over-the-Horizon Backscatter Radar Network, Bangor Air National Guard ...

Ft. Washington. Warship photograph collection

Title inscribed below image. Formerly Waud no. C-97. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.1024) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

[Fort Brady, Virginia Three officers of the 1st Connecticut Heavy Arti...

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, the Army of the James, June 1864-April 1865. Photograph of three officers, Company C, 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery.

Atlanta, before being burnt: by order of Gen'l. Sherman, from the cupo...

Landmarks labeled under image. Source unknown. Exhibited: "The Civil War in America" at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 2013.

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 106, South of Tacony Street between Br...

Significance: Established in 1816, the Frankford Arsenal served for three decades as a depot for the storage and repair of arms, accoutrements, and ammunition for the United States Army. From 1849 to 1976, the... More

Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex, Missile Launch Area, Within Ex...

Significance: The Missile Launch Area comprised the Spartan (facilities 501-530) and Sprint (facilities 541-556) Launch Stations, allowing for both long- and short-range defense against every Intercontinental B... More

Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex, Missile Launch Area, Within Ex...

Significance: The Missile Launch Area comprised the Spartan (facilities 501-530) and Sprint (facilities 541-556) Launch Stations, allowing for both long- and short-range defense against every Intercontinental B... More

Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex, Missile Launch Area, Within Ex...

Significance: The Missile Launch Area comprised the Spartan (facilities 501-530) and Sprint (facilities 541-556) Launch Stations, allowing for both long- and short-range defense against every Intercontinental B... More

Hd. qtrs. camp at Germantown - Public domain scan / drawing

Title inscribed below image. Formerly Waud no. B-16. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.781) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

[Battery and encampment in clearing]

Fort in an area where trees haven been cut down, but remain on the ground. Signed lower left: J.W. Pattison. Title devised. Outline of tents sketched on verso. Signed J.W. Pattison, probably the artist James Wi... More

[Brandy Station, Virginia, vicinity. Camp of 18th Pennsylvania Cavalry...

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, winter quarters at Brandy Station, December 1863-April 1864.

Oakland Army Base, Post Headquarters Building, Alaska & Africa Streets...

Significance: Building 1 has served as the central administration building and headquarters for the Installation since 1942. Survey number: HAER CA-125-B Building/structure dates: 1942 Initial Construction

Oakland Army Base, Post Headquarters Building, Alaska & Africa Streets...

Significance: Building 1 has served as the central administration building and headquarters for the Installation since 1942. Survey number: HAER CA-125-B Building/structure dates: 1942 Initial Construction

Oakland Army Base, Post Headquarters Building, Alaska & Africa Streets...

Significance: Building 1 has served as the central administration building and headquarters for the Installation since 1942. Survey number: HAER CA-125-B Building/structure dates: 1942 Initial Construction

Oakland Army Base, Post Headquarters Building, Alaska & Africa Streets...

Significance: Building 1 has served as the central administration building and headquarters for the Installation since 1942. Survey number: HAER CA-125-B Building/structure dates: 1942 Initial Construction

Navy Yard, Building No. 197, Tingey Street, Washington, District of Co...

Significance: Building 197 is a contributing property in the Washington Navy Yard National Historic Landmark. The Washington Navy Yard once served as the center for naval ordnance research and production and i... More

Navy Yard, Building No. 197, Tingey Street, Washington, District of Co...

Significance: Building 197 is a contributing property in the Washington Navy Yard National Historic Landmark. The Washington Navy Yard once served as the center for naval ordnance research and production and i... More

Cavalry camp near Balaklava - Roger Fenton's Crimean War Photographs

Military encampment showing conical tents, people, and horses, with mountains in the background. Title transcribed from verso. Alternate title from: Gernsheim, Roger Fenton, photographer of the Crimean War: His... More

Hickam Field, Officers' Housing Type N, 204B Second Street, Honolulu, ...

Significance: The Type N housing units were part of the development of Hickam Air Base in the late 1930s and early 1940s as the Army Air Corps shifted its operations from Ford Island and utilized the larger are... More

Massanutten Mountain, near Strasburg, Virginia, looking S.W. / EF.

"This is the mountain on which the celebrated Confederate signal station was posted and from which Genl. Sheridan's signal officer intercepted a dispatch which gave warning of Early's designs, carried out at th... More

[Airfield near San Antonio] - Public domain dedication image

Forms part of John J. Pershing Collection. Title based on similarity to panorama 3 in this lot. Photographer's address and phone number: 522 Mason St., San Antonio, Texas. Travis 5384. Transfer; LC Manuscript D... More

Ruins of the arsenal / Levy & Cohen.

Photograph shows ruins of the State Arsenal along the canal in Richmond, Virginia. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1865 by Levy and Cohen in the Clerk's Office, of the District Court, for the ... More

Alcatraz, Building No. 64, Alcatraz Island, San Francisco Bay, San Fra...

Survey number: HABS CA-1792-G National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 76000209

Plattsburgh Air Force Base, Crew Readiness Building, Perimeter Road & ...

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

Hickam Field, NCO Housing Type 7, 210 Eleventh Street, Honolulu, Honol...

Significance: The Type 7 housing units were part of the development of Hickam Air Force Base in the late 1930s and 1940s as the Army Air Corps shifted its operations from Ford Island and utilized the larger a... More

Holston Army Ammunition Plant, Producer Gas Plant, Kingsport, Sullivan...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a factory, plant, manufacture, assembly line, industrial facility, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Holston Army Ammunition Plant, Producer Gas Plant, Kingsport, Sullivan...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a plant, botany, botanical illustration, botany, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

U.S. Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Golf Course Equipment & Re...

Significance: Building 477 was built from Quonset huts which were erected on Kaneohe Naval Air Station during the late years of WWII. Thousands of Quonset huts were erected as temporary buildings worldwide duri... More

U.S. Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Golf Course Equipment & Re...

Significance: Building 477 was built from Quonset huts which were erected on Kaneohe Naval Air Station during the late years of WWII. Thousands of Quonset huts were erected as temporary buildings worldwide duri... More

Whiteman Air Force Base, Oscar O-1 Minuteman Missile Alert Facility, S...

Significance: During the Cold War years, the Nation's nuclear arsenal included 1,000 Minuteman missiles. The Oscar-01 Missile Alert Facility (MAF) at Whiteman Air Force Base (AFB) was an integral part of that ... More

Whiteman Air Force Base, Oscar O-1 Minuteman Missile Alert Facility, S...

Significance: During the Cold War years, the Nation's nuclear arsenal included 1,000 Minuteman missiles. The Oscar-01 Missile Alert Facility (MAF) at Whiteman Air Force Base (AFB) was an integral part of that ... More