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Le Capne. Aubert, Comt. le Jean Baptte de Caen, sauvant l'equipage de Brick Americain le Lydia / T. Gudin pinxt. et lith. ; lith. de Lemercier.

Le Capne. Aubert, Comt. le Jean Baptte de Caen, sauvant l'equipage de ...

"Captain Aubert, Comt. le Jean Baptte de Caen," saving the crew of the American brig "Lydia." .

Burning of the U.S. ship of the line Pennsylvania, 140 guns : and other vessels, at the Gosport Navy Yard, Norfolk, Virginia on the night of April 20th 1861

Burning of the U.S. ship of the line Pennsylvania, 140 guns : and othe...

Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 0838.

[Night view of Broad Street with lit tower of City Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]

[Night view of Broad Street with lit tower of City Hall, Philadelphia,...

J217199 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph of a city streets, cityscape, urban environment, buildings, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The sidewalks of New York - Drawing. Public domain image.

The sidewalks of New York - Drawing. Public domain image.

Caption: A few of the characters shown on the sidewalks of New York. Created and "copyright 1899 by The Strobridge Litho Co, Cincinnati & New York." N.Y. no. 8614. Vignette captions: Herald Square at midnight ... More

No night there - Public domain American music sheet
My old Kentucky home good night, variations, op. 385. Charles Grobe

My old Kentucky home good night, variations, op. 385. Charles Grobe

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1820-1860 (Microfilm M 3106) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form) In bound volumes: Copyright Deposits 1820-1860

Name: A few of the workers on night shift, Cumberland Glass [Works], Bridgeton, N.J. One boy is 13 years old. Nov. 15, 1909.  Location: Bridgeton, New Jersey.

Name: A few of the workers on night shift, Cumberland Glass [Works], B...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph group portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Name: A few of the workers on night shift, Cumberland Glass [Works], Bridgeton, N.J. One boy is 13 years old. Nov. 15, 1909.  Location: Bridgeton, New Jersey.

Name: A few of the workers on night shift, Cumberland Glass [Works], B...

Picryl description: Public domain image of boy workers, child labor, working children, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Night scene at an American railway junction: Lightning Express, Flying Mail, and Owl Trains, "on time" / Parsons & Atwater del.

Night scene at an American railway junction: Lightning Express, Flying...

14021 U.S. Copyright Office. Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1876, by Currier & Ives, in the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington. Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compil... More

Karasaki no yau, Katsushika Hokusai - Ukiyo e print

Karasaki no yau, Katsushika Hokusai - Ukiyo e print

View of Lake Biwa and the Karasaki pine on a rainy night. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: vertical Chuban Nishikie. From the s... More

Imre Kiralfy's historical romance, Venice, the bride of the sea at Olympia the greatest production of modern times at Olympia.

Imre Kiralfy's historical romance, Venice, the bride of the sea at Oly...

W41774 U.S. Copyright Office "Copyrighted by Imre Kiralfy 1891." Caption: Venice of yore. Created by "The Strobridge Lith. Co., Cin'ti & New York; (printed in America)." No. O-N-Y-4219. Small portrait of I. Kir... More

Watchman tell us of the night - Public domain American sheet music, 1881

Watchman tell us of the night - Public domain American sheet music, 18...

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)

Late at night. Boston market.  Location: Boston, Massachusetts.

Late at night. Boston market. Location: Boston, Massachusetts.

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of Boston building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

[Fūkeiga], Ando Hiroshige - Public domain image related to music prformance, drawing

[Fūkeiga], Ando Hiroshige - Public domain image related to music prfor...

Print shows a moonlight scene along a river with people fishing, in boats, and walking along the shore. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06... More

All night long - Public domain American sheet music
Overlooking the Thames at 11 o'clock at night, London, England

Overlooking the Thames at 11 o'clock at night, London, England

Bird's-eye view showing bridges over the Thames River and illuminated roadway. Title from iteml. By B.L. Singley. Copyright by Keystone View Co. No. 13101. Exhibited: "Monet's London : Artists' reflections on t... More

A  Night in Granada - Public domain American sheet music, 1871

A Night in Granada - Public domain American sheet music, 1871

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)

[Portrait of Zero Mostel, as Leopold Bloom in Ulysses in Night [...]]

[Portrait of Zero Mostel, as Leopold Bloom in Ulysses in Night [...]]

Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: IV QQ 9. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: Portrait photographs of celebrities, ... More

Genl. Humphreys charging at the head of his division after sunset of the 13th Dec

Genl. Humphreys charging at the head of his division after sunset of t...

Signed lower right: Alf R Waud. Title inscribed below image. Published in: Harper's Weekly, January 10, 1863, p. 24-25. Waud no. 751a is Harper's Weekly engraving. Reference print available in the Civil War Dra... More

Oh! Summer night, with variation. Charles Grobe

Oh! Summer night, with variation. Charles Grobe

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1820-1860 (Microfilm M 3106) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form) In bound volumes: Copyright Deposits 1820-1860

Soldiers' Christmas night - Public domain World War One sheet music

Soldiers' Christmas night - Public domain World War One sheet music

lyrics by Mariano Alarcon ; music by Julian Benlloch. (statement of responsibility) For voice and piano. Manuscript in ink and typescript. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. (ad... More

Poster - Saturday night, Movie Poster - Public domain lithograph

Poster - Saturday night, Movie Poster - Public domain lithograph

Motion picture poster for the film "Saturday Night" shows a flirtatious young woman and an older man seated at a restaurant or nightclub table. Behind the young woman stands a worried looking young man wearing a fez(?).

Witness F. A. Smith. Photo at 9 P.M. Home of Patrick McGurl (mechanic), 136 Exchange Street, Worcester, Massachusetts. Working on hose supporters. All work, 6-year-old, 8-year-old, 11-year-old, 12-year-old, and mother. Altogether earn about $3 a week. Work noons, after school and every night. A 9-year-old boy (not in photo) carries work back and forth. Heavy loads. (See report of F.A. Smith).  Location: Worcester, Massachusettsachusetts.

Witness F. A. Smith. Photo at 9 P.M. Home of Patrick McGurl (mechanic)...

Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, economic conditions, children workers, exploitation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Imre Kiralfy's greatest of all spectacles, Venice, the bride of the sea, at Olympia

Imre Kiralfy's greatest of all spectacles, Venice, the bride of the se...

W41756 U.S. Copyright Office "Copyrighted by Imre Kiralfy 1891." Caption: Illuminated aquatic festivities. Created by "The Strobridge Lith. Co., Cin'ti & New York; (printed in America)." No. A.N.Y.4200. Small p... More

Night signalling - Public domain monumental decor drawing

Night signalling - Public domain monumental decor drawing

Title inscribed on verso. "Signal Corps VIII 3" inscribed on verso. Published in: Harper's Weekly, November 12, 1864, p. 732. Reference print available in the Civil War Drawings File Q. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 191... More

Good night - Public domain American sheet music, 1885

Good night - Public domain American sheet music, 1885

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)

The finale of the exposition. Fireworks display in the terrace gardens. Louisiana Purchase Exposition

The finale of the exposition. Fireworks display in the terrace gardens...

H54984 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 21. Public domain photograph of a landmark building, world heritage site, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

View of Red Light District on C. Street, N.W., near 13th, with Griffin Veatch, who was showing me around. No. 6 Special Messenger Service, 1223 New York Ave., N.W.; he lives 1643 Cramer St., N.E. He said he commenced the messenger service at 11 yrs. old. Has worked all night a couple of years, and now works until 10 P.M. Is known to Truant Officers. Family has had trouble with him. Says he is 17 but doesn't look it. Quite profane, but (apparently) not very wise about this district although he says he goes to these houses occasionally.  Location: Washington (D.C.), District of Columbia.

View of Red Light District on C. Street, N.W., near 13th, with Griffin...

Public domain photograph related to New York City, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Night and morning, cavatina - Public domain American music sheet
The battle of Cedar Mountain. Night at the hospitals. Arrival of General McDowell's Corps

The battle of Cedar Mountain. Night at the hospitals. Arrival of Gener...

Drawing shows a farmhouse, used as a hospital during the American Civil War, near a turnpike and the Blue Ridge Mountains, as the Battle of Cedar Mountain rages in the distance. The drawing is numbered 1-7, whi... More

#95. A Glass Works Boy Waiting for the Night Shift, Indiana. Aug., 1908.  Location: Indiana.

#95. A Glass Works Boy Waiting for the Night Shift, Indiana. Aug., 190...

Picryl description: Public domain image of boy workers, child labor, working children, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

6 P.M. Making hair-brushes. Hausner family, 310 E. 71 St., N.Y. Frank is 6 yrs old. and John is 12. The mother had a sore throat and wore a great rag rapped around it, but she took it off for the photo. They said they all (including the 6 yr old) worked until 10 P.M. when busy. Their neighbor corroborated this. She said, "It's a whole lot better for the boys than doin' nothin'." The mother said the night work hurts their eyes and John said so too. He was not very enthusiastic about the beauties of work. All together, they make about $2 a week. Father is a motorman. 6 P.M. Jan 31, -12.  Location: New York, New York (State)

6 P.M. Making hair-brushes. Hausner family, 310 E. 71 St., N.Y. Frank ...

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

Going into bivouac at night / Edwin Forbes.

Going into bivouac at night / Edwin Forbes.

"Going into camp at night. The fields on all sides are covered with troops cooking supper, and column of troops in the road marching on and disappearing over the hill in the distance" on mount. Part of "Life st... More

Seneca Glass Works, Morgantown, West Virginia. Girls wrapping and packing. Girl in centre said she was 13. this is a co-operative institution run in the interests of the workers as well as employers; do not work at night; yet they use small girls and many small boys. Oct., 1908.  Location: Morgantown, West Virginia.

Seneca Glass Works, Morgantown, West Virginia. Girls wrapping and pack...

Picryl description: Public domain image of girl workers, child labor, working children, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Pin-boys in a Pittsburgh Bowling Alley. They work until late at night.  Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Pin-boys in a Pittsburgh Bowling Alley. They work until late at night....

Picryl description: Public domain image of a living room, salon, office, late 19th-century interior, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Nocturne - Drawing. Public domain image.

Nocturne - Drawing. Public domain image.

Marine view showing ship at night. Signed in pencil with butterfly. From: First Venice set. Kennedy, no. 184 (fourth state) Library of Congress prints and photographs: an illustrated guide / Library of Congres... More

Picryl description: Public domain image of byciclyst, bike, bicycle wheel, sport event, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Picryl description: Public domain image of byciclyst, bike, bicycle wh...

Picryl description: Public domain image of bicyclist, bike, bicycle wheel, sport event, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A good view of the spectre - Public domain book illustration

A good view of the spectre - Public domain book illustration

Public domain reproduction of artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Night bombing by aeroplanes on a road near Soissons / L. Jonas, 1927.

Night bombing by aeroplanes on a road near Soissons / L. Jonas, 1927.

Print shows bomb striking horses and soldiers during a battle in World War I. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Copyright by Wendell Westover.

[Bloody fight at Occoquan, Virginia]

[Bloody fight at Occoquan, Virginia]

Union soldiers firing into a house occupied by Confederate soldiers. Signed lower right: Alf R Waud. Title devised from Harpers Weekly. Published in: Harper's Weekly, February 15, 1862, p. 108. Reference print ... More

Hoyt's latest success, A day and a night

Hoyt's latest success, A day and a night

Includes names of plays by Hoyt framing his portrait. 15417 U.S. Copyright Office "Russell-Morgan Print." Caption: There's funny things going on 'round you all the time if you only notice them. Chas. Hoyt, Ame... More

A typical Glass Works Boy, Indiana, Night Shift, Said he was 16 years old. 1 A.M.  Location: Indiana.

A typical Glass Works Boy, Indiana, Night Shift, Said he was 16 years ...

A black and white photo of a young boy. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Azuma no mori no yau Andō Hiroshige

Azuma no mori no yau Andō Hiroshige

Print shows two travelers on a roadway in the rain at night. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Format: horizontal Oban Nishikie. Moder... More

Notice!! Taken from the subscriber, on the night of April 16th, at Nutter's tavern in Upper Alton, a calfskin pocket book ... William H. Hungerford. April 17, 1840. Alton. Printed at the "Telegraph" office [1840].

Notice!! Taken from the subscriber, on the night of April 16th, at Nut...

Reward.; Imprint 3. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 16, Folder 5.

The calamity of the night of July 1st/56

The calamity of the night of July 1st/56

Drawing showing the collapse of the Reed Street wharf on the Delaware River in the Southwark section of Philadelphia. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress.

The plantation police or home-guard examining Negro passes on the levee road below New Orleans / from a sketch by our special artist, F.B. Schell.

The plantation police or home-guard examining Negro passes on the leve...

Illustration showing a guard with a lantern checking the passes of African American men traveling on a levee road at night. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 16, no. 406 (1863 July 11), p. 252.

Skating scene - moonlight - Print, Library of Congress collection

Skating scene - moonlight - Print, Library of Congress collection

Print shows a large number of people ice skating beneath a full moon on a frozen wilderness lake or river. Publication date based on copyright statement on item. Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compile... More

James McNeill Whistler - [Nocturne]

James McNeill Whistler - [Nocturne]

Signed on stone with butterfly. Joseph and Elizabeth Robins Pennell Collection of Whistleriana (Library of Congress). Way, 5.

A levee at night - electric light illumination. Sketches on the levee, New Orleans / by J. O. Davidson .

A levee at night - electric light illumination. Sketches on the levee,...

Illustration showing the New Orleans riverfront at night, crowded with people and steamboats, and showing electric lighting. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 27, no. 1367 (1883 March 3), p. 133.

Night, gelatin silver print - Public domain  print

Night, gelatin silver print - Public domain print

Photograph shows a nude woman standing on a crescent moon, holding, horizontally, a bamboo pole with an owl perched on each end. A37822 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright 1895 July 24 by Frederick B. Johnson & C... More

Ave Maria - Print, Library of Congress collection

Ave Maria - Print, Library of Congress collection

Print shows a young woman shepherd from behind, full-length, standing in a field, holding a long staff, watching the sheep graze under a crescent moon. Includes a remarque on lower left showing a sheep grazing.... More

Nocturne in Bruges. Dry plate negative. Museum object.

Nocturne in Bruges. Dry plate negative. Museum object.

Photograph of a painting signed "Le Sidaner, Bruges, 18 [...]" at Hackley Art Gallery. Detroit Publishing Co. no. M 752. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Pittsburg by night - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Pittsburg by night - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Picryl description: Public domain image related to an industrial revolution, industry history, factory building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

[Forsyth Street at night, Jacksonville, Fla.]

[Forsyth Street at night, Jacksonville, Fla.]

Public domain photograph of a city streets, cityscape, urban environment, buildings, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Iron mills at night, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Iron mills at night, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Title from jacket. "G 8168" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 500303. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

High St. i.e. Street at night, Arch City, Columbus, Ohio

High St. i.e. Street at night, Arch City, Columbus, Ohio

"G 5839" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 071347. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

[Sleeping boy] - Drawing. Public domain image.

[Sleeping boy] - Drawing. Public domain image.

Title devised by cataloger. No accession number. No publication information. Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

The Paris Exposition at night showing illuminations - Exposition Universelle Internationale de 1900, Paris

The Paris Exposition at night showing illuminations - Exposition Unive...

Lights on Eiffel Tower and other buildings. H7197 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 10340. The Exposition Universelle Internationale de 1900, also known as the Paris World Fair of 1900, was a world's fair that was he... More

Merril [i.e. Merrill] Humane Fountain, Detroit Bi-Centenary Celebration

Merril [i.e. Merrill] Humane Fountain, Detroit Bi-Centenary Celebratio...

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

Icon [Washington Monument at night], public domain photograph

Icon [Washington Monument at night], public domain photograph

H8488 U.S. Copyright Office. The Washington Monument is an iconic obelisk located in Washington D.C., United States. It is located on the National Mall and is dedicated to George Washington, the first Presiden... More

The Electric Tower at night, Luna Park, Coney Island, N.Y

The Electric Tower at night, Luna Park, Coney Island, N.Y

"G 1075" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 016702. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Machinery building at night, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis, U. S. A.

Machinery building at night, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis,...

H52477 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 8512. Public domain photograph of a landmark building, world heritage site, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Statue of Louis Joliet, Louisiana Purchase Monument and Festival Hall at night, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis, U. S. A.

Statue of Louis Joliet, Louisiana Purchase Monument and Festival Hall ...

H53673 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 8513. Public domain photograph of monument, historic place, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Palaces of electricity and machinery illuminated as seen at night from Grand Basin, Worlds Fair, St. Louis

Palaces of electricity and machinery illuminated as seen at night from...

H52285 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 5916. 5916. Public domain photograph of stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Night at the World's Fair, illuminations on great exhibit buildings reflected in the Basin, St. Louis,  U.S.A.

Night at the World's Fair, illuminations on great exhibit buildings re...

H55133 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 1 Public domain photograph of a landmark building, world heritage site, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Pan American at night - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Pan American at night - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Public domain historic photograph of Washington DC, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Going to the night boat, Petoskey, Mich.

Going to the night boat, Petoskey, Mich.

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a dock, harbor, boats, water, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

National Child Labor Committee. No. 435. Flashlight photo of children on night shift going to work at 6 P.M. on a cold, dark December night. They do not come out again until 6:00 A.M. When they went home the next morning they were all drenched by a heavy, cold rain and had few or no wraps. Two of the smaller girls with three other sisters work on night shift and support a big, lazy father who complains he is not well enough to work. He loafs around the country store.  Location: Whitnel, North Carolina.

National Child Labor Committee. No. 435. Flashlight photo of children ...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of city street life, vendor, shop sign, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Some of smaller "hands" on the night shift waiting for the whistle to blow. Whitnel N.C. Cotton Mill. The smallest boy and girl were about 50 inches high. One of the medium sized boys has doffed 4 years,--some at night. Get 60 cents a night. Smallest girl looked 10 years old. Been in mill 2 years. 12 year at night. Runs 8 sides part of the time. Photo by flashlight. Location: Whitnel, North Carolina

Some of smaller "hands" on the night shift waiting for the whistle to ...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 436. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division... More

Ozark Mill, Gastonia, N.C. Work 12 hours at a stretch. No special time off to eat. "Eat a-workin'." 9:00 P.M. Friday, Nov. 6, 1908. Mill was running. Location: Gastonia, North Carolina Photo by Lewis W. Hine

Ozark Mill, Gastonia, N.C. Work 12 hours at a stretch. No special time...

Title from NCLC caption card. In album: Mills. Hine no. 285. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about the National ... More

Some of the night shift waiting to go to work. Cumberland Glass Works, Bridgeton, N.J.  Location: Bridgeton, New Jersey.

Some of the night shift waiting to go to work. Cumberland Glass Works,...

Picryl description: Public domain image of boy workers, child labor, working children, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Night scene in a New Jersey Glass House.  Location: New Jersey.

Night scene in a New Jersey Glass House. Location: New Jersey.

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.

36 Laight St.  Location: New York, New York (State)

36 Laight St. Location: New York, New York (State)

Picryl description: Public domain image of children, kids, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Donald Mallick, ("Happy"), 203 King Street. 9 years of age, selling newspapers 5 years. Average earnings 35 cents a week. Sells from choice. Father, rivet driver, $20 weekly. "Happy" is well known character in town. When first interviewed gave story of sleeping in broken buildings and lots at night. Found out in streets at 11 P.M. at night pitching pennies and working "last paper" scheme. Flips cars and has sister who is 8 years of age who begs and sells papers. Boy very imaginative, and when last seen had a rusty 5 inch knife which he said he found and was playing with same in gutter. Edward F. Brown, Investigator. Wilmington, Del. May, 1910.]  Location: Wilmington, Delaware / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

[Donald Mallick, ("Happy"), 203 King Street. 9 years of age, selling n...

Public domain scan of portrait art print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Election night crows at star - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Election night crows at star - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domai...

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

Donald Mallick, ("Happy"), 203 King Street. 9 years of age, selling newspapers 5 years. Average earnings 35 cents a week. Sells from choice. Father, rivet driver, $20 weekly. "Happy" is well known character in town. When first interviewed gave story of sleeping in broken buildings and lots at night. Found out in streets at 11 P.M. at night pitching pennies and working "last paper" scheme. Flips cars and has sister who is 8 years of age who begs and sells papers. Boy very imaginative, and when last seen had a rusty 5 inch knife which he said he found and was playing with same in gutter. Edward F. Brown, Investigator. Wilmington, Del. May, 1910. Location: Wilmington, Delaware Photo by Lewis W. Hine

Donald Mallick, ("Happy"), 203 King Street. 9 years of age, selling ne...

In album: Street trades. Title from NCLC caption card for Hine no. 1513. Hine no. 1515. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General info... More

Night after fire - A black and white photo of an old building

Night after fire - A black and white photo of an old building

Photograph shows night fire of land and building. Copyright 1910 by E.E. Barnett. Copyright title: Lake Charles, La. burned district. No. 3.

Mrs. Minnie E. Brooke, of Chevy Chase, Md., an experienced suffrage speaker and organizer, who is to have charge of the street meetings for the Woman's Party in Chicago.  Mrs. Brooke plans to hold the street meetings continuously in all parts of the city day and night from now until election day.

Mrs. Minnie E. Brooke, of Chevy Chase, Md., an experienced suffrage sp...

Title and name and address of photographer transcribed from item. Summary: Formal portrait, head and shoulders, of Minnie E. Brooke of Chevy Chase, Maryland, wearing a hat, earrings, necklace, and open-collared... More

Frank Jarsoe [i.e., Jarose?], (left end), 7 Fayette St. Mellins [i.e., Mellens?] Court, said 11 years old. Pin boy in Les Miserables Alleys, made $3.75 last week. Joe Weaver, (right end), 10 Mellens Court, said 11 years old also a pin boy, made $2.13 last week. These boys work until midnight every week night.  Location: Lowell, Massachusetts.

Frank Jarsoe [i.e., Jarose?], (left end), 7 Fayette St. Mellins [i.e.,...

Public domain photograph related to child labor, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

9 P.M. Gum vendors still selling, near the National Theatre: Eli Marks, 505 4 12 St. S.W. (8 yrs. old, makes 25 cents a night;) Morris Marks (10 yrs. old, makes 50 cents a night;) Harvey Schneider (11 yrs. old, makes 50 cents a night;) 209 -- 10th St. S.W. "When they see us, they chase us home at 8:30, but when we see 'em coming we slid the boxes in our pockets, until the cop gets past. Then we stay 'til - or after sometimes." Location: Washington (D.C.), District of Columbia

9 P.M. Gum vendors still selling, near the National Theatre: Eli Marks...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 2903. No location recorded on caption card; probably Washington, D.C., based on content and captions for ... More

Allen ---, Northampton, Massachusetts., thinks he is 8 years old. Sells on the streets of Northampton until 6:30 every night.  Location: Northampton, Massachusettsachusetts.

Allen ---, Northampton, Massachusetts., thinks he is 8 years old. Sell...

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

Bellenti Family. Crosoria, 10 years, Joe 9, Sam, 7, Tony, 4. Live on Garcia Avenue. All commence selling 6 A.M. and sell until late at night. Two oldest make 50 cents each, and two youngest make 25 cents each day. Sam been selling 2 years. Know little English. Illiterate. Do not go to school. Tony youngest newsy in Florida. Bury [i.e., buy] candy and go to movies.  Location: Tampa, Florida.

Bellenti Family. Crosoria, 10 years, Joe 9, Sam, 7, Tony, 4. Live on G...

Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, exploitation, children workers, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Women are working day & night to win the war / Witherby & Co. London.

Women are working day & night to win the war / Witherby & Co. London.

Poster showing women working at a lathe in a factory complex, with a YWCA structure visible through the window. Text continues: £25,000 immediately needed for the Women's War Time Fund to provide rest-rooms, ca... More

A winter night in Cordova / H.A. Ives.

A winter night in Cordova / H.A. Ives.

Snow view, Cordova, Alaska. Public domain photograph of electric wires, power line, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Warding off a night attack during World War I

Warding off a night attack during World War I

Poster showing photograph of sailors firing a large gun aboard a ship at night. Text continues: Each dreadnaught carries twenty or more 5-inch rapid fire guns [...] In order to be an efficient member of a gun's... More

All night the Liberta quivered under the feet of Cammarillo's fighting men.  They swarmed up the sides and spread themselves over the decks, the cabins, the saloon and the rigging

All night the Liberta quivered under the feet of Cammarillo's fighting...

Cammarillo's nationalists on board the Liberta after discovering that plans to attack Magella were thwarted. (DLC/PP-1935:0006). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published ... More

U.S. Capitol exteriors. Dome of U.S. Capitol at night with reflection V

U.S. Capitol exteriors. Dome of U.S. Capitol at night with reflection ...

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Glen Echo amusement park. Night view of Glen Echo

Glen Echo amusement park. Night view of Glen Echo

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White House exteriors. East end of White House at night in winter

White House exteriors. East end of White House at night in winter

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U.S. Capitol exteriors. Dome of U.S. Capitol in winter at night

U.S. Capitol exteriors. Dome of U.S. Capitol in winter at night

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George Christian at White House, election night

George Christian at White House, election night

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[Agriculture, etc. "While shepherds watched their flocks". Night scene showing Bethlehem in the distance]

[Agriculture, etc. "While shepherds watched their flocks". Night scene...

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General Craig in new dress uniform. Washington, D.C., Feb. 25. Resplendently attired in his new midnight blue and gold dress uniform, General Malin Craig, Chief of Staff, last night inaugurated his attire at the President's Reception. The new dress uniform pictured is the only self designed uniform permitted in the Army

General Craig in new dress uniform. Washington, D.C., Feb. 25. Resplen...

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Japanese cherry blossoms. Japanese cherry blossoms with Tidal Basin and Washington Monument at night I

Japanese cherry blossoms. Japanese cherry blossoms with Tidal Basin an...

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U.S. Capitol exteriors. East front of U.S. Capitol at night I

U.S. Capitol exteriors. East front of U.S. Capitol at night I

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Washington Monument. View of Washington Monument at night in reflecting pool

Washington Monument. View of Washington Monument at night in reflectin...

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Washington Monument. View of Washington Monument through branches in winter at night

Washington Monument. View of Washington Monument through branches in w...

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U.S. Capitol. Night view of U.S. Capitol

U.S. Capitol. Night view of U.S. Capitol

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Stores on Connecticut Ave. and Calvert St., N.W. Closeup of doorway of Simpson Building at night

Stores on Connecticut Ave. and Calvert St., N.W. Closeup of doorway of...

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Japanese cherry blossoms. Japanese cherry blossoms with Washington Monument at night

Japanese cherry blossoms. Japanese cherry blossoms with Washington Mon...

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