St. Paul Building, New York City
Historic Sites The St. Paul Building is a skyscraper located in Lower Manhattan, New York City. It was completed in 1898. The building is located at the corner of Nassau and Beekman Streets and was designed in... More
[New York Harbor] - Public domain drawing
Landscape drawing shows men fishing off the pier, perhaps on Staten Island, looking across New York Harbor. Sailboats dot the water. Below the image, on the mount, various locations are identified in the drawin... More
Sketch of Niagara Falls, including Terrapin Tower
Stamped on verso: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress. Forms part of: Documentary drawing filing series (L... More
[Front page of Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper with picture of Jo...
Three-quarter length portrait of Brown accompanies text describing the insurrection at Harper's Ferry.
Memories of the Union - execution of Nathan Hale on the site of east B...
Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1860 Nov. 24, p. 745. Public domain photograph - New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
7th N.Y. State Militia, Camp Cameron, D.C., 1861
No. B899. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
The meeting of the friends, City Hall Park
New York governor Horatio Seymour's famous "My Friends" speech, delivered from the steps of New York's City Hall during the draft riots, was widely misrepresented in the press. On the basis of reports such as t... More
Brooklyn Sanitary Fair, 1864 Interior view of the Academy of Music, as...
Illus. in: History of the Brooklyn and Long Island Fair, February 22, 1864 / prepared and published by authority of the Executive Committee. Brooklyn : "The Union" Steam Presses, 1864, bet. pp. 32-33.
New York City - rich and poor; or, the two Christmas dinners - a scene...
Rich family and poor family buying Christmas dinners. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 35, 1873 Jan. 4, p. 265.
New York City - St. John's guild - the ladies of the society, at their...
2 illustrations in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1874 Dec. 12, p. 233.
The Brooklyn Theatre conflagration--The room of the property clerk at ...
People gathered around table, examining items. Public domain scan of a magazine cover, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Mansion for William K. and Alva Vanderbilt, 660 Fifth Avenue, New York...
Architectural drawing shows interior of conservatory. Gift; American Institute of Architects / American Architectural Foundation; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:100) Forms part of: The AIA/AAF Collection (Library of Congr... More
Mansion for William K. and Alva Vanderbilt, 660 Fifth Avenue, New York...
Architectural drawing shows rendering of massive interior double fireplaces under elaborately carved overmantel. Gift; American Institute of Architects / American Architectural Foundation; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:1... More
Mansion for William K. and Alva Vanderbilt, 660 Fifth Avenue, New York...
Gift; American Institute of Architects / American Architectural Foundation; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:100) Forms part of: The AIA/AAF Collection (Library of Congress) Accession box no. DLC/PP-2010:100 no. 79.2262 WV1 dr42
[Statue of Liberty. Framework. Elevations]
Architectural drawing showing the iron framework for the Statue of Liberty, sent by the office of engineer Gustave Eiffel to the office of Richard Morris Hunt, designer of the Statue's pedestal. Gift; American... More
The city of New York. - Public domain vintage map
F14826 U.S. Copyright Office Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
"April fool!" / F. Opper. - Drawing. Public domain image.
Illustration shows John Kelly bending to pick up a wallet labeled "New York City Mayoralty" that is lying in the street; Puck, hiding behind a tree, is holding onto a string attached to the wallet, ready to pul... More
Mr. Hill tries it on / Gillam. - Steam locomotive, Public domain image
Illustration shows the Governor of New York, David B. Hill, riding backwards on the Democratic donkey labeled "Democracy" running on railroad tracks near a sign that states "Look Out for the Enlightening Expres... More
The "Little Napoleon of Wall Street" in exile / F. Opper.
Illustration shows Ferdinand Ward as Napoleon I sitting on a pile of stones labeled "Ludlow St. St. Helena" in the middle of a river with the New York City skyline behind him; some of the signs on buildings st... More
The dedication of the great statue
Print shows six scenes from the dedication of the Statue of Liberty: "President Cleveland reviewing the parade"; "Mayor Grace presenting the freedom of the city"; "Sketches of the parade"; "The parade passing t... More
Civil Service examination for the New York police. A graduate / W.P. ...
Policeman holding reins of horse. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1886 Jan. 16, p. 44.
[Catskill Mts., N.Y., trout fishing in the Catskills]
Public domain photograph - New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
John and Willie D--- Two boy tramps, brothers, as they appeared when a...
Public domain illustrated book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The New York Sunday Herald, Oct. 20th
Poster shows an advertisement for magazine illustrated with two busts in profile; one black and the other white.
Herald Square, N.Y. / J.S. Johnston, view & marine photo, N.Y.
Elevated railroad on right. Public domain photograph of a tram car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Tammany Hall, 14th Street, New York (City)
Stereograph showing exterior view of Tammany Hall from the street. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, New York, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Bicycle tournament, Brooklyn, U.S.A.. New York (state) 19th Century St...
31028 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Edw. Clarke. Public domain image of bicyclist, bicycle, cyclist, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Poster - The sidewalks of New York - Public domain lithograph
Caption: It was on Broadway : Buttons McGurk, "King of the bums", does up the "copper" on Herald Square. Created and "copyright 1896 by The Strobridge Lith Co, Cinti & N.Y." No. 7387. Forms part of: Theatrical ... More
Corsair, Glencove [sic] - Public domain image of a steam ship or boat
Public domain photograph of a ship harbor, sailing boats, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Anything for a scandal / J.S. Pughe. Joseph Pulitzer
Print shows President William McKinley standing at the edge of a mudhole labeled "Slander" and "Abuse", his right hand raised to a "stop" gesture, and he holds a mud-splattered American flag in his left hand. T... More
Utica, N.Y., entrance to Forest Hill Cemetery
Title from jacket. "H 202" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 039275. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
Fishing on the Genegantslet, Smithville Flats, N.Y.
Public domain photograph of a canal, water landscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Madison Square Garden, New York City
Title from jacket. "G 2473" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 033775. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
Thirty-second Street entrance, Pennsylvania Station, New York, N.Y.
Title from jacket. "G 7565" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 500206. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
The Rapids above the Falls, Niagara
In album prepared by Detroit Photographic Co. to use as a catalog in its office. Detroit Publishing Co., no. 51104. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1955.
Three little maids agoing to sea
Locale from negative D4-60021. Coney Island, N.Y. "G 1057" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 060020. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
28th St. subway station, New York
Date based on Detroit, Catalogue P (1906). "334" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 017289. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
The Beach at Rockaway, N.Y. - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of an amusement park, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Tiffany Building, New York, N.Y.
Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commerce, shopping, main street, city downtown, early 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
[Court of tenement, New York City]
Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical landmark building, courtyard, 17th, 18th, 19th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Public domain image of New york city cityscape, free to use, no copyri...
Public domain photograph of early 20th-century New York metropolis cityscape, buildings, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Pell Street, Chinatown, New York, N.Y.]
Public domain photograph of New York City, Broadway, downtown, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Manhattan Opera House, New York, N.Y.]
Public domain photograph of New York historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Barney Gilmore in the great comedy drama, Kidnapped in New York by How...
D7709 U.S. Copyright Office Caption: Scene - 3rd Act, The kidnappers den; Dooley and his friend the actor make a rough house. Created and "copyright, 1900, by The U.S. Printing Co., Russell-Morgan Print., Cinci... More
On the beach - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of children, kids, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Bathing at Coney Island - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.
Public domain photograph - city, downtown, New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Bear pit, the zoo, Buffalo, N.Y
"G 6638" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 071480. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
Archway in the park, Buffalo, N.Y
Date based on Detroit, Catalogue J Supplement (1901-1906). "Duplicate" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 016090. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
Fraunce's sic Tavern, New York, N.Y
Detroit Publishing Co. no. 070752. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
The Jumel Mansion, Washington Heights, New York
Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
A Living sign on Fifth Avenue, New York City
"Franklin's Dental Parlor" on coat. Negative cracked from left side. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 033010. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
[Faxton Hospital, Utica, N.Y.] - Victorian era public domain image
Picryl description: Public domain image of a victorian era building, victorian house, 19th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
The Piazza, Hotel Kaaterskill, Catskill Mountains, N.Y.
Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Unloading grain at Great Northern elevator, Buffalo, N.Y
Date based on Detroit, Catalogue J (1901). "120" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 012925. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
[Utica, N.Y., Hotel Utica, Green Room, morning restaurant]
Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic place interior, salon, hall lobby, living room, 18th-19th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
The rage of London, Shaftesbury Theatre, The Belle of New York
Created by "The Metropolitan Print., 222 to 232 W. 26th St., New York." Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)
Far Rockaway. 19th century, Library of Congress collection
Photograph shows the beach with men, women, and children bathers swimming and wading in ocean; some bathers holding onto rope to keep balance in water. Copyright 1900 by C. E. Bolles, Brooklyn, N. Y. No. 1337. ... More
Imperial Hotel, Niagara Falls, N.Y.
Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commercial building, downtown, shopping center, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Guard room showing original wallpaper, Washington's headquarters, Morr...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a living room, salon, office, late 19th-century interior, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Indian congress - Drawing. Public domain image.
Photograph shows rear view of male and female Native Americans standing by tepees in an arena at the Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, New York. No. 488. Printed on photograph: Copyright 1901 by C.D. Arnold.
Central Park, New York, the fountain [i.e. Bethesda Fountain]
Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
St. Paul Building, New York - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.
The St. Paul Building is a skyscraper located in Lower Manhattan, New York City. It was completed in 1898. The building is located at the corner of Nassau and Beekman Streets and was designed in the neo-Renaiss... More
Palisades Rift, Thousand Islands view, photochrome print postcard.
In album prepared by Detroit Photographic Co. to use as a catalog in its office. Detroit Publishing Co., no. 51356. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1955.
Delivering the address - President's Day
William McKinley delivering address at Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, N.Y. Copyright by C.D. Arnold. No. 744.
Santa Cruz Falls, Kaaterskill Clove, Catskill Mountains, N.Y.
Picryl description: Public domain image of a waterfall, water stream, cascade, nature site, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
[George Washington Vanderbilt house, 640 Fifth Avenue, New York. Recep...
Original architectural drawing showing perspective view of reception room, including fireplace design. G. W. Vanderbilt engaged Hunt & Hunt to remodel the house upon inheriting it. Gift ; American Institute o... More
Broadway, the greatest of streets,-from St. Paul Building, north Past ...
H17861 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright 1902 by Underwood & Underwood. On mount: Works and Studios, Arlington, N.J., Littleton, N.H., Washington, D.C. No. 1. The St. Paul Building is a skyscraper located in Lo... More
The Wall Street rumor-monger / Keppler.
Illustration shows Uncle Sam using a magnifying glass to see in his left hand a diminutive man labeled "Rumor Monger" yelling "Panic, National Disaster, Failures, [and] Ruin" into a megaphone labeled "Wall Str.... More
Remember the poor : a Salvation Army Christmas box
Public domain photograph - New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A Characteristic sidewalk newstand [sic], New York City
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of street life, food vendor, city market, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
[Store front of Quong Yee Wo & Co., Chinatown, New York City]
H28275 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by George Daniels, New York City.
[Williamsburg Bridge, New York, N.Y.]
Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Easter crowds on Fifth Avenue, New York
Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Flat-iron [i.e. Flatiron] Building, New York
Picryl description: Public domain image of park architecture, palace, chateau, open space, 18th, and 19th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Puck magazine cover - The rising tide / Grant Hamilton.
Illustration shows the governor of New York, Benjamin B. Odell, tied with a rope labeled "Contracts" to a submerged barge labeled "$255,000,000 Barge Canal"; he is up to his neck in water labeled "Popular Indig... More
Rogers' Slide, Lake George, N.Y.
Picryl description: Public domain image of a mountain cliff view, natural rocky landscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Mock Duck, leader of Hip Sing Tong organization in Chinatown, New York...
Photograph shows front and profile portraits of Sai Wing Mock, leader of Hip Sing Tong organization, which fought On Leong Tong for control of Chinatown. Forms part of: New York World-Telegram and the Sun News... More
[Statue of Liberty and Bedloe's Island, New York, N.Y.]
Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Panorama from Times Building, New York /
The view is from the top of the then newly-erected Times Building, at a height of approximately twenty stories. The film opens with a vertical pan, going from the street below up to the sky. The photographer th... More
May pole dance, Central Park, New York
Title devised by cataloger. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 040333. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
Column rocks, Ausable Chasm, N.Y.
Public domain photograph - city, downtown, New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Dakota Apartment House, New York, N.Y.
Title from jacket. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 043780. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
Fighting the flames, Dreamland, Coney Island, N.Y.
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of an amusement park, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
On the beach, Coney Island, N.Y
"G 1060" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 016706. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
Post Office and Second St., Newburgh, N.Y.
Public domain photograph of a post office building, postal service, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Annual Banquet of the Sons of the Revolution in the State of New York,...
H74227 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright claimant's address: New York, Chicago. No. 148. Copyright deposit; Geo. R. Lawrence Co.; March 14, 1906.
Wall St., Kingston, N.Y. - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.
Public domain photograph - city, downtown, New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Wappinger's Falls below the bridge, Poughkeepsie, N.Y
"4062" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 019594. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
[Chimpanzee in clothing at door of automobile, with three men, at Napo...
Public domain photograph of an automobile, car, the 1920s or 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Trinity Church, Fishkill, N.Y. - Public domain image. Dry plate negati...
Public domain photograph of church building, Christianity, religious architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Peddlers - coats, Hester St.. Photo by Bain News Service collection
Man inspecting coat being sold by peddler on Hester St., New York City. George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress)
The electric chair in Auburn State Prison
Photograph shows empty room with electric chair placed in center. From - Lew Collings, The Post-Standard, Syracuse, N.Y., Dec 26 1908.
Hulett machine unloading ore, Buffalo, N.Y.
Public domain photograph of train depot, warehouse, railroad works, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Steamer Clermont, first steamboat
"G 6585" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 022603. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
Yacht Diana steam yacht - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.
Possibly a participant in Hudson-Fulton celebration. "G 6581" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 022614. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
New York, N.Y. Brooklyn Bridge - Public domain image. Dry plate negati...
Title from jacket. "H 453" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 036774. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
[Midwinter carnival, children's parade, dog sleds, Upper Saranac Lake,...
Public domain photograph - New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Boulder bend, Saranac River, Adirondack Mts., N.Y.
Public domain photograph - New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Upper Saranac Lake, N.Y., midwinter carnival, the ice fortress (after ...
Title and date from jacket. "G 5710" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 036975. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
New York, N.Y., immigrants' landing, Ellis Island
Title from jacket. "G 9364" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 0500726. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.