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

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

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

[High Rock Observatory, near Pen Mar Park, view looking west, Maryland]

[High Rock Observatory, near Pen Mar Park, view looking west, Maryland...

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

Grand Falls at Niagara from near the observatory, Goat Island, July 22, 1846

Grand Falls at Niagara from near the observatory, Goat Island, July 22...

Drawing shows a view of Niagara Falls from Goat Island including a pedestrian bridge leading to an observation tower.

Terrapin Tower and bridge Niagara Falls

Terrapin Tower and bridge Niagara Falls

Photograph shows a winter scene of Niagara Falls with a close view of Terrapin Tower and bridge on the American side. "G.W. Thorne 60 Nassau St., New York" retailer's blind stamp on front of card. Publisher at... More

Bragg's Headquarters, Missionary Ridge, Tenn.

Bragg's Headquarters, Missionary Ridge, Tenn.

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

Bancroft Tower, Worcester, Massachusetts.

Bancroft Tower, Worcester, Massachusetts.

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

Reunion Tower, a 561-foot-high observation tower, completed in 1978, that is one of the most recognizable landmarks in Dallas, Texas

Reunion Tower, a 561-foot-high observation tower, completed in 1978, t...

Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Located in the Reunion district of downtown Dallas, the tower was free-standing structure until the construction of an addition to th... More

Niagara in winter, part of Horse Shoe Fall

Niagara in winter, part of Horse Shoe Fall

Photograph shows Terrapin Tower on the American side in the foreground, Horseshoe Falls on the Canadian side in the background. Card number: "No. 40." Publisher attribution based on provenance. Gottheim collec... More

Niagara Falls: from Goat Island

Niagara Falls: from Goat Island

Print shows Terrapin Tower (torn down in 1872) in the moonlight at Niagara Falls as seen from Goat Island. Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983,... More

Weston tower, Derryfield Park, Manchester, N.H

Weston tower, Derryfield Park, Manchester, N.H

"4447" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 072121. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Part of the observation tower of the Desert View Watchtower, a 70-foot-high stone building located on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon within Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona

Part of the observation tower of the Desert View Watchtower, a 70-foot...

The 277-mile-long canyon, formed over two billion years by the Colorado River in northern Arizona, is the United States' second-most-visited national park, behind the vast Great Smoky Mountain park far to the e... More

[Tower on Mt. Agassiz, Bethlehem, N.H.]

[Tower on Mt. Agassiz, Bethlehem, N.H.]

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

Observatory, Munjoy Hill, Portland, Me.

Observatory, Munjoy Hill, Portland, Me.

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

Airport administration building, Fort Worth, Texas

Airport administration building, Fort Worth, Texas

Photograph shows exterior view of the administration building which also houses the terminal and observation tower, at the Municipal Airport, Fort Worth, Texas. Illus. in: Survey of the architecture of complete... More

View of Niagara Falls showing Terrapin Tower on the American Side and Horseshoe Falls on the Canadian side, as seen from Goat Island

View of Niagara Falls showing Terrapin Tower on the American Side and ...

Forms part of the: Larry Gottheim Collection of stereographs and other early photographs (Library of Congress) Purchase; Larry Gottheim; 2008; (DLC/PP-2008: 007)

North from High Rock near Pen-Mar Park

North from High Rock near Pen-Mar Park

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

Bartlett Tower, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H.

Bartlett Tower, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H.

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

Observatory, Patterson Park, Baltimore, Md.

Observatory, Patterson Park, Baltimore, Md.

Picryl description: Public domain image of park architecture, palace, chateau, open space, 18th, and 19th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

New concrete observatory tower, Vicksburg, Miss.

New concrete observatory tower, Vicksburg, Miss.

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

Niagara Falls: from Goat Island, engraving, Library of Congress

Niagara Falls: from Goat Island, engraving, Library of Congress

Print shows Terrapin Tower (torn down in 1872) in the moonlight at Niagara Falls as seen from Goat Island. Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983,... More

Bartlett Tower, Dartmouth Park, Hanover, N.H.

Bartlett Tower, Dartmouth Park, Hanover, N.H.

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

[High Rock Observatory, near Pen Mar Park, Maryland]

[High Rock Observatory, near Pen Mar Park, Maryland]

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

Tower of Victory, Newburgh, N.Y.

Tower of Victory, Newburgh, N.Y.

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Weston tower, Derryfield Park, Manchester, N.H.

Weston tower, Derryfield Park, Manchester, N.H.

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

Niagara in winter. New York (state) 19th Century Stereoscope Card.

Niagara in winter. New York (state) 19th Century Stereoscope Card.

Photograph shows a man standing near Terrapin Tower on the American side of Niagara Falls and a view of Horseshoe Falls on the Canadian side. Card number: "No. 316." Publisher attribution based on provenance. ... More

The Tower of the Americas, the theme structure for HemisFair '68, the 1968 world's fair, in San Antonio, Texas

The Tower of the Americas, the theme structure for HemisFair '68, the ...

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

Horse Shoe Fall, Niagara. New York (state) 19th Century Stereoscope Card.

Horse Shoe Fall, Niagara. New York (state) 19th Century Stereoscope Ca...

Photograph shows Terrapin Tower on the American side in the foreground, Horseshoe Falls on the Canadian side in the background. Card number: "No. 261." Publisher attribution based on provenance. Gottheim colle... More

Looking north from High Rock, near Pen Mar Park

Looking north from High Rock, near Pen Mar Park

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

Temple in Pratt's garden on the Schuylkill

Temple in Pratt's garden on the Schuylkill

Drawing shows a circular building with a cupola on top in a garden on "Lemon Hill", the property of Henry Pratt, on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as seen from the river. Includes a sketch ... More

New concrete observatory tower, Vicksburg, Miss

New concrete observatory tower, Vicksburg, Miss

"G 6806" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 073341. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

The great Horseshoe Fall, from Goat Island

The great Horseshoe Fall, from Goat Island

Additional text printed on back of card: This view, and the one from Terrapin Tower, in the foreground, gives, perhaps, as good an idea of the immense amount of water which pours over the Falls as any two view... More

Tip-Top Tower, Mt. Quirock [i.e. Quirauk], Blue Mts.

Tip-Top Tower, Mt. Quirock [i.e. Quirauk], Blue Mts.

Picryl description: Public domain image of park architecture, palace, chateau, open space, 18th, and 19th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The great Horseshoe Fall, from Goat Island

The great Horseshoe Fall, from Goat Island

Additional text printed on back of card: This view, and the one from Terrapin Tower, in the foreground, gives, perhaps, as good an idea of the immense amount of water which pours over the Falls as any two view... More

Niagara in winter, part of Horse Shoe Fall

Niagara in winter, part of Horse Shoe Fall

Photograph shows Terrapin Tower on the American side in the foreground, Horseshoe Falls on the Canadian side in the background. Card number: "No. 40." Publisher attribution based on provenance. Gottheim collec... More

High Rock Observatory, near Pen Mar Park, view looking west, Maryland

High Rock Observatory, near Pen Mar Park, view looking west, Maryland

Title from jacket. "866 G" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 033139. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

High Rock Observatory, near Pen Mar Park, Maryland

High Rock Observatory, near Pen Mar Park, Maryland

Title from jacket. "865 G" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 033138. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Bragg's Headquarters, Missionary Ridge, Tenn

Bragg's Headquarters, Missionary Ridge, Tenn

Corresponding glass transparency (with same series code) available on videodisc frame 1A-29732. Attribution based on negative D4-14304. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 014303. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Observatory, Patterson Park, Baltimore, Md

Observatory, Patterson Park, Baltimore, Md

"836-G; 48" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 016522. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

North from High Rock near Pen-Mar Park

North from High Rock near Pen-Mar Park

Corresponding glass transparency (with same series code) available on videodisc frame 1A-29915. "862-G" on negative and transparency. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 016553. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Bancroft Tower, Worcester, Massachusetts

Bancroft Tower, Worcester, Massachusetts

"3132 A" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 018895. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Horseshoe Falls from Goat Island, Niagara

Horseshoe Falls from Goat Island, Niagara

Photograph shows a man standing near Terrapin Tower on the American side of Niagara Falls and a view of Horseshoe Falls on the Canadian side. Card number: "No. 35." Publisher attribution based on provenance. G... More

Horse Shoe Fall, Niagara. New York (state) 19th Century Stereoscope Card.

Horse Shoe Fall, Niagara. New York (state) 19th Century Stereoscope Ca...

Photograph shows a winter scene with Terrapin Tower on the American side in the foreground, Horseshoe Falls on the Canadian side in the background. Card number: "No. 245." Publisher attribution based on proven... More

Looking north from High Rock, near Pen Mar Park

Looking north from High Rock, near Pen Mar Park

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

Looking north from High Rock, near Pen Mar Park

Looking north from High Rock, near Pen Mar Park

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

Part of the observation tower of the Desert View Watchtower, a 70-foot-high stone building located on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon within Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona

Part of the observation tower of the Desert View Watchtower, a 70-foot...

The 277-mile-long canyon, formed over two billion years by the Colorado River in northern Arizona, is the United States' second-most-visited national park, behind the vast Great Smoky Mountain park far to the e... More

Horse Shoe Falls Niagara Falls. New York (state) 19th Century Stereoscope Card.

Horse Shoe Falls Niagara Falls. New York (state) 19th Century Stereosc...

Photograph shows a winter scene with Terrapin Tower on the American side in the foreground, Horseshoe Falls on the Canadian side in the background. "H.A. Rindge[?], no. 20" written on back of card. Publisher a... More

The great Horse Shoe Fall, from Goat Island Niagara

The great Horse Shoe Fall, from Goat Island Niagara

Photograph shows Terrapin Tower on the American side in the foreground, Horseshoe Falls on the Canadian side in the background. "John J. Howland" and "1871" written on back of card. Publisher attribution based... More

Horse Shoe Falls Niagara Falls. New York (state) 19th Century Stereoscope Card.

Horse Shoe Falls Niagara Falls. New York (state) 19th Century Stereosc...

Photograph shows a winter scene with Terrapin Tower on the American side in the foreground, Horseshoe Falls on the Canadian side in the background. "H.A. Rindge[?], no. 20" written on back of card. Publisher a... More

Niagara in winter. New York (state) 19th Century Stereoscope Card.

Niagara in winter. New York (state) 19th Century Stereoscope Card.

Photograph shows a man standing near Terrapin Tower on the American side of Niagara Falls and a view of Horseshoe Falls on the Canadian side. Card number: "No. 316." Publisher attribution based on provenance. ... More

Bartlett Tower, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H

Bartlett Tower, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H

Date based on Detroit, Catalogue J (1901). "389" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 012832. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

An observation tower, a popular spot for guests to visit, since it overlooks the corral and the landscape across which horses come from and go to paster, at the A Bar A guest ranch, near Riverside in Carbon County, Wyoming

An observation tower, a popular spot for guests to visit, since it ove...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Gift; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2017; (DLC/PP-2002:038-13). Forms part of: Gates Frontiers Fund Wyoming Collection within ... More

Summit of Oak Ridge, Gettysburg

Summit of Oak Ridge, Gettysburg

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

Tip-Top Tower, Mt. Quirock i.e. Quirauk, Blue Mts

Tip-Top Tower, Mt. Quirock i.e. Quirauk, Blue Mts

"847-G" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 016562. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Horse Shoe Falls Niagara. New York (state) 19th Century Stereoscope Card.

Horse Shoe Falls Niagara. New York (state) 19th Century Stereoscope Ca...

Photograph shows a winter scene with Terrapin Tower on the American side in the foreground, Horseshoe Falls on the Canadian side in the background. "G.W. Thorne 60 Nassau St., New York" retailer's blind stamp ... More

Horse Shoe Falls Niagara. New York (state) 19th Century Stereoscope Card.

Horse Shoe Falls Niagara. New York (state) 19th Century Stereoscope Ca...

Photograph shows a winter scene with Terrapin Tower on the American side in the foreground, Horseshoe Falls on the Canadian side in the background. "G.W. Thorne 60 Nassau St., New York" retailer's blind stamp ... More

Bartlett Tower, Dartmouth Park, Hanover, N.H

Bartlett Tower, Dartmouth Park, Hanover, N.H

"388" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 012831. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Observatory, Munjoy Hill, Portland, Me

Observatory, Munjoy Hill, Portland, Me

Detroit Publishing Co. no. 017723. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Tower of Victory, Newburgh, N.Y

Tower of Victory, Newburgh, N.Y

"G 3981" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 019563. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Temple in Pratt's garden on the Schuylkill

Temple in Pratt's garden on the Schuylkill

Drawing shows a circular building with a cupola on top in a garden on "Lemon Hill", the property of Henry Pratt, on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as seen from the river. Includes a sketch ... More

Horse Shoe Fall, Niagara. New York (state) 19th Century Stereoscope Card.

Horse Shoe Fall, Niagara. New York (state) 19th Century Stereoscope Ca...

Photograph shows a winter scene with Terrapin Tower on the American side in the foreground, Horseshoe Falls on the Canadian side in the background. Card number: "No. 245." Publisher attribution based on proven... More

The great Horse Shoe Fall, from Goat Island Niagara

The great Horse Shoe Fall, from Goat Island Niagara

Photograph shows Terrapin Tower on the American side in the foreground, Horseshoe Falls on the Canadian side in the background. "John J. Howland" and "1871" written on back of card. Publisher attribution based... More

Bakuro-chō hatsune no baba - Public domain Japanese woodblock print

Bakuro-chō hatsune no baba - Public domain Japanese woodblock print

Print shows willow trees, tower, and long sections of fabric suspended between poles, possibly to provide shade, at the Hatsune riding grounds at Bakurochō.

Horseshoe Falls from Goat Island, Niagara

Horseshoe Falls from Goat Island, Niagara

Photograph shows a man standing near Terrapin Tower on the American side of Niagara Falls and a view of Horseshoe Falls on the Canadian side. Card number: "No. 35." Publisher attribution based on provenance. G... More

Horse Shoe Fall, Niagara. New York (state) 19th Century Stereoscope Card.

Horse Shoe Fall, Niagara. New York (state) 19th Century Stereoscope Ca...

Photograph shows Terrapin Tower on the American side in the foreground, Horseshoe Falls on the Canadian side in the background. Card number: "No. 261." Publisher attribution based on provenance. Gottheim colle... More

Niagara Falls: from Goat Island, engraving, Library of Congress

Niagara Falls: from Goat Island, engraving, Library of Congress

Print shows Terrapin Tower (torn down in 1872) in the moonlight at Niagara Falls as seen from Goat Island. Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983,... More