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Scene from the 252-acre Shangri La Botanical Center and Nature Gardens in Orange, Texas

Scene from the 252-acre Shangri La Botanical Center and Nature Gardens...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a cemetery, memorial, monument, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Scene from the 252-acre Shangri La Botanical Center and Nature Gardens in Orange, Texas

Scene from the 252-acre Shangri La Botanical Center and Nature Gardens...

Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The botanical gardens feature more than 300 species of plants in nine formal gardens, as well as five garden "rooms" representing art... More

Part of the grounds at Quinta Mazatlan, a historical adobe mansion and nature and birding center in McAllen, Texas

Part of the grounds at Quinta Mazatlan, a historical adobe mansion and...

Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The word "quinta" in Spanish translates to a country house, villa or estate. When the owners, Jason and Marcia Matthews, began buildi... More

Philadelphia. 11, State-house / drawn from nature by Aug. Köllner ; lith. by Deroy ; printed by Cattier.

Philadelphia. 11, State-house / drawn from nature by Aug. Köllner ; li...

175 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 11. Inscribed in ink at bottom: 175. Deposited in the Clerks Office of the Southern District of New York May 24, 1849. Forms part of: Popular graphic art print filing series (Lib... More

Niagara Falls. The rapids at Niagara / drawn from nature by Aug. Köllner ; lith. by Deroy ; printed by Cattier.

Niagara Falls. The rapids at Niagara / drawn from nature by Aug. Kölln...

Print shows tourists looking at the rapids on the Niagara River from a bridge or walkway along the river. No. 18. Inscribed in ink at bottom: 182. Deposited in the Clerks Office Southern District of New York M... More

Richmond, Virginia. View of burned district and ruins of Mayo's bridge from across the James River

Richmond, Virginia. View of burned district and ruins of Mayo's bridge...

Caption from negative sleeve: Richmond, Va., April 1865, view of burnt district from across the James River and ruins of Mayo's Bridge. Two plates form left (LC-B811-3271A) and right (LC-B811-3271 B) halves of... More

Sergei Prokudin Gorskiy, View of a river leading to waterfall, bridge and buildings, color separation negative

Sergei Prokudin Gorskiy, View of a river leading to waterfall, bridge ...

Credit line: Prokudin-Gorskiĭ photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Digital color composite made for the Library by Blaise Agüera y Arcas, 2004. General information about ... More

Sand sculptures, Matunuck Beach, Rhode Island

Sand sculptures, Matunuck Beach, Rhode Island

Index data: 1-20, Beach with samples of sand sculpture, Del Bonis is sculptor; 8-11, Henry Horenstein, photographer; 15-20, Del Bonis and sculptures

Clear Fork of Brazos River Suspension Bridge, Spanning Clear Fork of Brazos River at County Route 179, Albany, Shackelford County, TX

Clear Fork of Brazos River Suspension Bridge, Spanning Clear Fork of B...

Significance: The Clear Fork of the Brazos Suspension bridge is one of seven surviving bridges in Texas that predate 1940. As one of three examples of the work by William Flinn of Weatherford, Texas, it preser... More

Fishing Bridge, Spanning Yellowstone River at East Entrance Road, Lake, Teton County, WY

Fishing Bridge, Spanning Yellowstone River at East Entrance Road, Lake...

Significance: Fishing Bridge typifies the early design philosophy of the National Park Service, which was to use indigenous materials to harmonize man-made features with their natural surroundings. This philos... More

Wind Cave Roads & Bridges, Hot Springs, Fall River County, SD

Wind Cave Roads & Bridges, Hot Springs, Fall River County, SD

Significance: The Wind Cave National Park road system reflects the combined efforts of the National Park Service, the South Dakota State Highway Commission, and the Bureau of Public Roads to provide vehicular a... More

Wind Cave Roads & Bridges, Hot Springs, Fall River County, SD

Wind Cave Roads & Bridges, Hot Springs, Fall River County, SD

Significance: The Wind Cave National Park road system reflects the combined efforts of the National Park Service, the South Dakota State Highway Commission, and the Bureau of Public Roads to provide vehicular a... More

Vid na s. Vesʹkovo i na ozero iz besi︠e︡dki u pami︠a︡tnika Petru I. Bliz Perei︠a︡slavli︠a︡-Zali︠e︡sskago

Vid na s. Vesʹkovo i na ozero iz besi︠e︡dki u pami︠a︡tnika Petru I. Bl...

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

Puget Sound Power & Light Company, White River Hydroelectric Project, 600 North River Avenue, Dieringer, Pierce County, WA

Puget Sound Power & Light Company, White River Hydroelectric Project, ...

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

Plattsmouth Bridge, Spanning Missouri River at U.S. Highway 34, Pacific Junction, Mills County, IA

Plattsmouth Bridge, Spanning Missouri River at U.S. Highway 34, Pacifi...

Significance: This bridge is historically significant as a regionally important vehicular crossing of the Missouri River and is the oldest extant Missouri River highway bridge in Iowa. Moreover, it is a unique... More

[Trout Pavilion Hotel, Kattskill Bay, Lake George, N.Y.]

[Trout Pavilion Hotel, Kattskill Bay, Lake George, N.Y.]

Picryl description: Public domain image of a river, water stream, lake or pond, park or forest, natural landscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

1916 West Laurel Street (House), Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL

1916 West Laurel Street (House), Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL

Significance: This building's architectural and historical significance is derived from its contribution to the West Tampa National Register Historic District. This ca. 1920 two-story camel-back Bungalow was a... More

Petersburg, Virginia (vicinity). The freshet (Appomattox River) which delayed Grant's pursuit

Petersburg, Virginia (vicinity). The freshet (Appomattox River) which ...

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Birds' eye view of New-Orleans / drawn from nature on stone by J. Bachman [i.e., Bachmann].

Birds' eye view of New-Orleans / drawn from nature on stone by J. Bach...

Bird's-eye view of New Orleans, Louisiana with the Mississippi River in the foreground.

Union prisoners at Salisbury, N.C. / drawn from nature by Act. Major Otto Boetticher ; lith. of Sarony, Major & Knapp, 449 Broadway, N. York.

Union prisoners at Salisbury, N.C. / drawn from nature by Act. Major O...

Public domain scan of American Civil War image, Confederates, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Tallassee Shoals Hydroelectric Facility, Middle Oconee River, Athens, Clarke County, GA

Tallassee Shoals Hydroelectric Facility, Middle Oconee River, Athens, ...

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

Scalptanz der Mönnitarris Danse du scalp des indiens Meunitarris / / dessiné d'après nature par Ch. Bodmer ; gravé par Ch. Vogel.

Scalptanz der Mönnitarris Danse du scalp des indiens Meunitarris / / d...

Print shows large group of Hidatsa Indians engaged in a ceremonial dance. Tab. 27. Blind stamp: C Bodmer. Karl Bodmer traveled the American west between 1832 and 1834 as an artist accompanying Prince Maximilia... More

Prokudin Gorskii: Raduga. Color separation negative

Prokudin Gorskii: Raduga. Color separation negative

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Waukesha, Wis. / lith. & published by Kurz & Seifert, Milwaukee ; drawn after nature by L. Kurz.

Waukesha, Wis. / lith. & published by Kurz & Seifert, Milwaukee ; draw...

Bird's-eye view of Waukesha, Wisconsin. Public domain scan of 18th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Goerlitz House, 9893 Highland Avenue, Rancho Cucamonga, San Bernardino County, CA

Goerlitz House, 9893 Highland Avenue, Rancho Cucamonga, San Bernardino...

Significance: The Goerlitz house is a rustic Spanish Colonial Revival style residence constructed of local stone. It is significant for its architectural qualities and close association with the lifestyle and ... More

Old Croton Aqueduct, Saw Mill River Culvert, Spanning Nepperhan Avenue, Yonkers, Westchester County, NY

Old Croton Aqueduct, Saw Mill River Culvert, Spanning Nepperhan Avenue...

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

Zion National Park Historic Trails System, West Rim Trail, Springdale, Washington County, UT

Zion National Park Historic Trails System, West Rim Trail, Springdale,...

Significance: Built of native stone and associated with the "National Park Service-Rustic" architectural style, the West Rim Trail possesses architectural integrity. Rock used in the masonry switchback walls w... More

Taylor's Bridge, Virginia. Pontoon bridge across the North Anna river below Taylor's bridge

Taylor's Bridge, Virginia. Pontoon bridge across the North Anna river ...

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Suzdalʹ. Vid na r. Kamenku s kolokolʹni Dimitrīevskoĭ t︠s︡erkvi

Suzdalʹ. Vid na r. Kamenku s kolokolʹni Dimitrīevskoĭ t︠s︡erkvi

Public domain historical photo, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Brookrace Estate, Bounded to north by Roxiticus Road, west by Union School House Road, south by Pleasant Valley Road, & east by private lands, Morristown, Morris County, NJ

Brookrace Estate, Bounded to north by Roxiticus Road, west by Union Sc...

Significance: Bookrace Estate includes buildings and structural remains from three centuries of use. 18th century land uses included two homes, a grist mill and structures related to an adjacent iron forge. In ... More

Oshkosh, Wis. From H.L. Cottrill's Block / / lith. & published by Kurz & Seifert, Milwaukee, Wis. ; drawn after nature by L. Kurz.

Oshkosh, Wis. From H.L. Cottrill's Block / / lith. & published by Kurz...

Bird's-eye view of Oshkosh, Wisconsin showing streets with horse-drawn carriages and pedestrian traffic. Caption: Copyright secured according to law. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a... More

Pigtail Bridge, Hot Springs, Fall River County, SD

Pigtail Bridge, Hot Springs, Fall River County, SD

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

Pogost v boru v 1 v. ot Zubt︠s︡ova po Volgi︠e︡

Pogost v boru v 1 v. ot Zubt︠s︡ova po Volgi︠e︡

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

Cushman No. 1 Hydroelectric Power Plant, Spillway, North Fork of Skokomish River, 5 miles West of Hood Canal, Hoodsport, Mason County, WA

Cushman No. 1 Hydroelectric Power Plant, Spillway, North Fork of Skoko...

Significance: The Cushman No. 1 Hydroelectric Power Plant is a significant example of medium head hydroelectric technology in the west from the 1920s. Located in steep, inaccessible terrain prone to flooding, ... More

President Roosevelt's choicest recreation - amid nature's rugged grandeur on Glacier Point, Yosemite

President Roosevelt's choicest recreation - amid nature's rugged grand...

H33591 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood. Public domain photograph of Theodore Roosevelt political campaign, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail, Between Cherokee Orchard Road & U.S. Route 321, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Roaring Fork Moto...

Significance: Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail is one of the most narrow roads in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Living up to its name, the road allows park visitors to enjoy the beauty of the Smokies fro... More

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail, Between Cherokee Orchard Road & U.S. Route 321, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Roaring Fork Moto...

Significance: Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail is one of the most narrow roads in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Living up to its name, the road allows park visitors to enjoy the beauty of the Smokies fro... More

Keechelus Dam, Outlet Channel, Yakim River, 10 miles northwest of Easton, Easton, Kittitas County, WA

Keechelus Dam, Outlet Channel, Yakim River, 10 miles northwest of East...

Survey number: HAER WA-80-A Public domain photograph of river bank, water, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph of a park, lake, pond, free to use, no co... More

Savannah & Ogeechee Barge Canal, Between Ogeechee & Savannah Rivers, Savannah, Chatham County, GA

Savannah & Ogeechee Barge Canal, Between Ogeechee & Savannah Rivers, S...

For additional documentation, see also HALS GA-5 (Savannah-Ogeechee Canal) Significance: The Savannah and Ogeechee Canal was the first barge canal built in Georgia. Built during the 'canal building' era of Ame... More

The great spirit / Keppler ; drawn by Jos. Keppler.

The great spirit / Keppler ; drawn by Jos. Keppler.

Illustration shows a Native man sitting before a small fire in a wilderness setting, holding a long pipe, and with a red-striped blanket over his shoulders; he is looking back, with trepidation, over his right ... More

Richmond, Virginia. View of burned district and ruins of Mayo's bridge from across the James River

Richmond, Virginia. View of burned district and ruins of Mayo's bridge...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Briarwood: The Caroline Dormon Nature Preserve, 216 Caroline Dormon Road, Saline, Bienville Parish, LA

Briarwood: The Caroline Dormon Nature Preserve, 216 Caroline Dormon Ro...

Significance: Briarwood, now the site of the Caroline Dormon Nature Preserve, was originally a tract of land belonging to the Dormon family. Caroline Dormon (1888-1971), noted conservationist, horticulturalist,... More

Briarwood: The Caroline Dormon Nature Preserve, 216 Caroline Dormon Road, Saline, Bienville Parish, LA

Briarwood: The Caroline Dormon Nature Preserve, 216 Caroline Dormon Ro...

Significance: Briarwood, now the site of the Caroline Dormon Nature Preserve, was originally a tract of land belonging to the Dormon family. Caroline Dormon (1888-1971), noted conservationist, horticulturalist,... More

Briarwood: The Caroline Dormon Nature Preserve, 216 Caroline Dormon Road, Saline, Bienville Parish, LA

Briarwood: The Caroline Dormon Nature Preserve, 216 Caroline Dormon Ro...

Significance: Briarwood, now the site of the Caroline Dormon Nature Preserve, was originally a tract of land belonging to the Dormon family. Caroline Dormon (1888-1971), noted conservationist, horticulturalist,... More

Aleksinskīĭ brod, gdi︠e︡ bylo postroeno frant︠s︡uzami 3 mosta. Borodino

Aleksinskīĭ brod, gdi︠e︡ bylo postroeno frant︠s︡uzami 3 mosta. Borodin...

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Commo. Perry meeting the imperial Commissioners at Yokuhama / from nature by W.T. Petris ; Lith. of Sarony & Co., New York.

Commo. Perry meeting the imperial Commissioners at Yokuhama / from nat...

Plate from: Narrative of the expedition of an American squadron to the China Seas and Japan... in... 1852, 1853, and 1854, under...M.C. Perry / Matthew C. Perry; Francis L. Hawks, comp. Washington : Nicholson P... More

Oakgrove Road Bridge, Township Road 42 Spanning Little Miami River, Dodsonville, Highland County, OH

Oakgrove Road Bridge, Township Road 42 Spanning Little Miami River, Do...

Significance: The Oakgrove Road Bridge is a 147' bowstring arch truss bridge. Such bridges were popular in the nineteenth century, especially in Ohio. This is an example of "Column Plate and Channel Arch Brid... More

Theodore Roosevelt Island, Potomac River, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Theodore Roosevelt Island, Potomac River, Washington, District of Colu...

See also HABS DC-28 for additional documentation, includes drawings, photographs, and written data. See also HAER VA-87, includes written data. Significance: Theodore Roosevelt Island's primary significance res... More

Theodore Roosevelt Island, Potomac River, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Theodore Roosevelt Island, Potomac River, Washington, District of Colu...

See also HABS DC-28 for additional documentation, includes drawings, photographs, and written data. See also HAER VA-87, includes written data. Significance: Theodore Roosevelt Island's primary significance res... More

Theodore Roosevelt Island, Potomac River, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Theodore Roosevelt Island, Potomac River, Washington, District of Colu...

See also HABS DC-28 for additional documentation, includes drawings, photographs, and written data. See also HAER VA-87, includes written data. Significance: Theodore Roosevelt Island's primary significance res... More

Kovzhskai︠a︡ plotina. [Rossiĭskai︠a︡ imperii︠a︡]

Kovzhskai︠a︡ plotina. [Rossiĭskai︠a︡ imperii︠a︡]

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Van Duzen Bridge, Spanning Van Duzen River at State Highway 36, Carlotta, Humboldt County, CA

Van Duzen Bridge, Spanning Van Duzen River at State Highway 36, Carlot...

Significance: This is a highway bridge of open spandrel reinforced concrete deck arch type. It is associated with John B. Leonard - leading proponent and important early designer of reinforced concrete bridges... More

Knightly Bridge, Spanning Middle River at State Route 778, Knightly, Augusta County, Virginia

Knightly Bridge, Spanning Middle River at State Route 778, Knightly, A...

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

Grand Canal, North side of Salt River, Tempe, Maricopa County, AZ

Grand Canal, North side of Salt River, Tempe, Maricopa County, AZ

Significance: This was the first Salt River Valley canal that was built by a canal company; that improved northside distribution system; that was the site of the most significant low-head hydropower plant of th... More

Obshchīĭ vid r. Chusovoĭ ot kamni︠a︡ Vinokurnago. Vdali viden kamenʹ Lebi︠a︡zhīĭ

Obshchīĭ vid r. Chusovoĭ ot kamni︠a︡ Vinokurnago. Vdali viden kamenʹ L...

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Tumalo Irrigation District, Tumalo Project, West of Deschutes River, Tumalo, Deschutes County, OR

Tumalo Irrigation District, Tumalo Project, West of Deschutes River, T...

Significance: Tumalo Project structures and features are significant for their association with a troubled irrigation system built during the early twentieth century in the Upper Deschutes River Basin. For most... More

Tumalo Irrigation District, Tumalo Project, West of Deschutes River, Tumalo, Deschutes County, OR

Tumalo Irrigation District, Tumalo Project, West of Deschutes River, T...

Significance: Tumalo Project structures and features are significant for their association with a troubled irrigation system built during the early twentieth century in the Upper Deschutes River Basin. For most... More

Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller Carriage Roads, Woodstock, Windsor County, VT

Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller Carriage Roads, Woodstock, Windsor County, ...

Significance: The result of Frederick Billings's efforts was a network of carriage roads giving access to the estate for utilitarian purposes, as well as providing a pleasurable encounter with the landscape. T... More

Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller Carriage Roads, Woodstock, Windsor County, VT

Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller Carriage Roads, Woodstock, Windsor County, ...

Significance: The result of Frederick Billings's efforts was a network of carriage roads giving access to the estate for utilitarian purposes, as well as providing a pleasurable encounter with the landscape. T... More

Fort Pulaski, Cockspur Island, Savannah, Chatham County, GA

Fort Pulaski, Cockspur Island, Savannah, Chatham County, GA

Significance: Fort Pulaski was built in the second quarter of the nineteenth century by U.S. military engineers who hoped to guard against unwanted river approaches to the nearby port city of Savannah. It was p... More

Fort Pulaski, Cockspur Island, Savannah, Chatham County, GA

Fort Pulaski, Cockspur Island, Savannah, Chatham County, GA

Significance: Fort Pulaski was built in the second quarter of the nineteenth century by U.S. military engineers who hoped to guard against unwanted river approaches to the nearby port city of Savannah. It was p... More

Fort Pulaski, Cockspur Island, Savannah, Chatham County, GA

Fort Pulaski, Cockspur Island, Savannah, Chatham County, GA

Significance: Fort Pulaski was built in the second quarter of the nineteenth century by U.S. military engineers who hoped to guard against unwanted river approaches to the nearby port city of Savannah. It was p... More

Fort Pulaski, Cockspur Island, Savannah, Chatham County, GA

Fort Pulaski, Cockspur Island, Savannah, Chatham County, GA

Significance: Fort Pulaski was built in the second quarter of the nineteenth century by U.S. military engineers who hoped to guard against unwanted river approaches to the nearby port city of Savannah. It was p... More

Morris Canal, Phillipsburg, Warren County, NJ

Morris Canal, Phillipsburg, Warren County, NJ

Significance: The Morris Canal is one of the few amphibious canals to operate in the United States. Stretching from Phillipsburg on the Delaware River to Jersey City on the Hudson River, the Morris Canal opene... More

Generals Highway, Three Rivers, Tulare County, CA

Generals Highway, Three Rivers, Tulare County, CA

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

Generals Highway, Three Rivers, Tulare County, CA

Generals Highway, Three Rivers, Tulare County, CA

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

Generals Highway, Three Rivers, Tulare County, CA

Generals Highway, Three Rivers, Tulare County, CA

Picryl description: Public domain image of an arch stone structure, bridge, or tunnel, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Valley Forge National Historical Park, Bounded by Schuykill River, Routes 422, 76, & 252, King of Prussia, Montgomery County, PA

Valley Forge National Historical Park, Bounded by Schuykill River, Rou...

Significance: Valley Forge National Historic Park is a landmark in American history as the site of the Revolutionary War era winter encampment of General George Washington and the Continental Army. From Decembe... More

Pennsylvania Railroad, West Philadelphia Elevated, Parallel to Schuylkill River, north of Arsenal Bridge, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Pennsylvania Railroad, West Philadelphia Elevated, Parallel to Schuylk...

See also HAER PA-71 for related documentation. Includes photographs. Significance: The West Philadelphia Elevated, part of the Pennsylvania Railroad's program to separate passenger and freight traffic, includes... More

Hamilton Field, East of Nave Drive, Novato, Marin County, CA

Hamilton Field, East of Nave Drive, Novato, Marin County, CA

Significance: Hamilton Field was constructed as a bombardment base for the 1st Wing of the Air Force, one of only three wings in the nation. Conceived at a time when aviation was rapidly developing, the base w... More

Bronx River Parkway Reservation, The Bronx to Kensico Dam, White Plains, Westchester County, NY

Bronx River Parkway Reservation, The Bronx to Kensico Dam, White Plain...

Significance: The Bronx River Parkway Reservation was the first public parkway designed explicitly for automobile use. The project began as an environmental restoration and park development initiative that aim... More

Na dambi︠e︡ vodokhranilishcha na r. Chusovoĭ (u perevala na r. Ri︠e︡shotku

Na dambi︠e︡ vodokhranilishcha na r. Chusovoĭ (u perevala na r. Ri︠e︡sh...

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Kamenʹ Grebeshki. Obshchīĭ vid. [Ri︠e︡ka Chusovai︠a︡]

Kamenʹ Grebeshki. Obshchīĭ vid. [Ri︠e︡ka Chusovai︠a︡]

Public domain photograph of river bank, water, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph of a park, lake, pond, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - P... More

Melrose Plantation, Big House, State Highway 119, Melrose, Natchitoches Parish, LA

Melrose Plantation, Big House, State Highway 119, Melrose, Natchitoche...

1997 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Second Place Significance: The Big House, officially known as Melrose Historic House, was begun in 1833 by Marie Theresa Coin-Coin's grandson, Louis Metoyer, as a raised plantati... More

Kingsley Plantation, 11676 Palmetto Avenue, Jacksonville, Duval County, FL

Kingsley Plantation, 11676 Palmetto Avenue, Jacksonville, Duval County...

Significance: Inhabited by Timucua Indians for thousands of years, Fort George Island, as part of Florida, was claimed by Ponce de Leon for Spain in 1513. A mission, San Juan del Puerto, was established by Jes... More

Mr. Blanchard, lʹaréonaute / desine dʹapres nature par Mr. Bolomey ; et grave par Mlle. Evans ; s. la direc. de M. d'Sallieth.

Mr. Blanchard, lʹaréonaute / desine dʹapres nature par Mr. Bolomey ; e...

Head-and-shoulders portrait of French balloonist Jean-Pierre Blanchard. Includes image of Blanchard's balloon demonstrating his experiments with balloon navigation. Tissandier collection.

Great-footed hawk / drawn from nature by A. Wilson ; engvd. by A. Lawson.

Great-footed hawk / drawn from nature by A. Wilson ; engvd. by A. Laws...

Illus. in: American ornithology / Alexander Wilson. Philadelphia : Bradford and Inskeep, 1808-1814. Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1987, p. 118.

New Haven from the S.E. / Drawn from nature, and on stone by T.K. Wharton.

New Haven from the S.E. / Drawn from nature, and on stone by T.K. Whar...

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

High fall on the Catskills / from nature by "James Queen" draughtsman for P.S. Duvals Lithographic Establ.

High fall on the Catskills / from nature by "James Queen" draughtsman ...

Drawing shows water cascading over cliffs at the Kaaterskill Falls in the Catskill Mountains in New York. Stamped in lower left: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part ... More

Napha from the sea / from nature by W. Heine ; shipping by Lieut. H. Walke ; J. Queen, delt. ; P.S. Duval & Co., Philadelphia.

Napha from the sea / from nature by W. Heine ; shipping by Lieut. H. W...

Plate from: Narrative of the expedition of an American squadron to the China Seas and Japan ... in ... 1852, 1853, and 1854, under ... M.C. Perry ... / Matthew C. Perry ; Francis L. Hawks, comp. Washington : A... More

Bridgeport Conn. and environs, from Old Mill Hill / WS ;  drawn from nature & on stone by W. Stængel, 66 Cannon St. ; print of A. Weingartner's Lithy, 87 Fulton St. N.Y.

Bridgeport Conn. and environs, from Old Mill Hill / WS ; drawn from n...

Print showing cityscape view of Bridgeport, Connecticut from a nearby hill. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1857 by John Cornwall, in the Clerk's Office of the District of Connecticut.

Goat Island bridge Niagara. New York (state) 19th Century Stereoscope Card.

Goat Island bridge Niagara. New York (state) 19th Century Stereoscope ...

Photograph shows Goat Island Bridge, Niagara Falls, New York. Publisher attribution based on provenance. Gottheim collection code: GNG 136. Forms part of the Larry Gottheim Collection of stereographs and other... More

Grenade. Bohèmiennes ou gitanas (d'après nature) / /J. Laurent. Madrid.

Grenade. Bohèmiennes ou gitanas (d'après nature) / /J. Laurent. Madrid...

Two gypsy women, full-length portraits, one standing, the other sitting, holding basket. In album: Spain, p. 42. No. 638.

Richmond, Virginia. Pontoon bridge across the James river

Richmond, Virginia. Pontoon bridge across the James river

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Mount Starr King, 5,600 feet high. Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County

Mount Starr King, 5,600 feet high. Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 1125. LOT subdivision subject: Yosemite Valley. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.

Riverside Boulevard, Indianapolis, Ind.

Riverside Boulevard, Indianapolis, Ind.

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

The true agent of prosperity / Dalrymple.

The true agent of prosperity / Dalrymple.

Print shows a farmer holding a large sheaf of wheat labeled "Enormous Wheat Crop of 1897", representing the bounty of Nature, with other farmers harvesting grains in the background. Illus. from Puck, v. 41, no... More

Geneva, Ill. from above railway bridge

Geneva, Ill. from above railway bridge

Picryl description: Public domain image of a park, pond, water reflection, romantic landscape, 18th-19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Nature's cattle / C.M. Russell.

Nature's cattle / C.M. Russell.

Buffalo and antelope on prairie. 37411 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by W. Ridgley.

Up the Ohio from Eden Park, Cincinnati, Ohio

Up the Ohio from Eden Park, Cincinnati, Ohio

"G 4293" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 070051. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

River landing during high water, Memphis, Tenn.

River landing during high water, Memphis, Tenn.

Public domain photograph of park, trees, outdoors, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Along the River Way, Longwood - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Along the River Way, Longwood - Public domain image. Dry plate negativ...

Public domain photograph of park, trees, outdoors, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

On the Chenango River view, photochrome print postcard.

On the Chenango River view, photochrome print postcard.

In album prepared by Detroit Photographic Co. to use as a catalog in its office. Detroit Publishing Co., no. 53593. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1955.

Stone bridge, Belle Isle [Park], Detroit, Mich.

Stone bridge, Belle Isle [Park], Detroit, Mich.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a park, lake, pond, river stream, trees, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

By the French Broad at Jack's Run, N.C

By the French Broad at Jack's Run, N.C

"WHJ 794" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 014340. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Across the French Broad near Hot Springs, N.C.

Across the French Broad near Hot Springs, N.C.

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

Mirror Lake, where nature multiplies her charms--looking (N.E.) to Mt. Watkins, Yosemite Valley, California

Mirror Lake, where nature multiplies her charms--looking (N.E.) to Mt....

Two women sitting on rock in middle of mirror-smooth lake. H15699 U.S. Copyright Office.

Nature versus corsets, illustrated

Nature versus corsets, illustrated

Two pictures of a woman's torso; one showing a woman without a corset, the other showing the effects on the internal organs and bones when wearing a corset. Illus. in: Golden thoughts on chastity and procreatio... More

Nature's barriers conquered by human genius - railway over Canon Diablo, Arizona

Nature's barriers conquered by human genius - railway over Canon Diabl...

Train on bridge. Public domain image of Swedish railroads works, train yard, workshop, tracks, historical photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

President Roosevelt amid "Nature's Wonders" - driving through Wawona, Big Trees of California

President Roosevelt amid "Nature's Wonders" - driving through Wawona, ...

Stereograph showing Roosevelt and others in a vehicle passing through a tunnel in the trunk of a giant sequoia tree. H33557 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 2. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood.

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