House of Tomorrow, 241 Lake Front Drive (moved from Chicago, IL), Beve...
Significance: The House of Tomorrow is important as an artifact of the 1933-34 Century of Progress exposition, as an early example of the work of architect George Fred Keck, and as a record of the effects of Eu... More
House of Tomorrow, 241 Lake Front Drive (moved from Chicago, IL), Beve...
Significance: The House of Tomorrow is important as an artifact of the 1933-34 Century of Progress exposition, as an early example of the work of architect George Fred Keck, and as a record of the effects of Eu... More
U. S. Courthouse & Post Office, Fourth & State Streets, La Crosse, La ...
Significance: The United States Court House and Post Office, built 1889, is noted for its terra cotta ornament and Romanesque Revival Style details. This building was part of a group of late nineteenth century... More
U. S. Courthouse & Post Office, Fourth & State Streets, La Crosse, La ...
Significance: The United States Court House and Post Office, built 1889, is noted for its terra cotta ornament and Romanesque Revival Style details. This building was part of a group of late nineteenth century... More
U. S. Courthouse & Post Office, Fourth & State Streets, La Crosse, La ...
Significance: The United States Court House and Post Office, built 1889, is noted for its terra cotta ornament and Romanesque Revival Style details. This building was part of a group of late nineteenth century... More
U. S. Courthouse & Post Office, Fourth & State Streets, La Crosse, La ...
Significance: The United States Court House and Post Office, built 1889, is noted for its terra cotta ornament and Romanesque Revival Style details. This building was part of a group of late nineteenth century... More
Champ Flevry. Au quel est contenu Lart & Science de la deue ...
Colophon: Cy finist ce present Liure, auec Laddition de Treze diuerses faco[n]s de Lettres, Et la maniere de faire Chifres pour Bagues dor, ou autrement. Qui fut acheue dimprimer Le mercredy. xxviij. Iour du M... More
Turkestanskīĭ alʹbom, chastʹ arkheologicheskai︠a︡ / po raspori︠a︡zheni...
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Turkestanskīĭ alʹbom, chastʹ arkheologicheskai︠a︡ / po raspori︠a︡zheni...
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Turkestanskīĭ alʹbom, chastʹ arkheologicheskai︠a︡ / po raspori︠a︡zheni...
Public domain image of watercolor painting from British-related collections, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Savannah Victorian Historic District, Bounded by Gwinnett, East Broad,...
Significance: The Victorian District, located just south of the original settlement in Savannah, represents a fairly intact neighborhood of well-built frame houses, many of which are ornamented with the exubera... More
Savannah Victorian Historic District, Bounded by Gwinnett, East Broad,...
Significance: The Victorian District, located just south of the original settlement in Savannah, represents a fairly intact neighborhood of well-built frame houses, many of which are ornamented with the exubera... More
Savannah Victorian Historic District, Bounded by Gwinnett, East Broad,...
Significance: The Victorian District, located just south of the original settlement in Savannah, represents a fairly intact neighborhood of well-built frame houses, many of which are ornamented with the exubera... More
Savannah Victorian Historic District, Bounded by Gwinnett, East Broad,...
Significance: The Victorian District, located just south of the original settlement in Savannah, represents a fairly intact neighborhood of well-built frame houses, many of which are ornamented with the exubera... More
Savannah Victorian Historic District, Bounded by Gwinnett, East Broad,...
Significance: The Victorian District, located just south of the original settlement in Savannah, represents a fairly intact neighborhood of well-built frame houses, many of which are ornamented with the exubera... More
Savannah Victorian Historic District, Bounded by Gwinnett, East Broad,...
Significance: The Victorian District, located just south of the original settlement in Savannah, represents a fairly intact neighborhood of well-built frame houses, many of which are ornamented with the exubera... More
Savannah Victorian Historic District, Bounded by Gwinnett, East Broad,...
Significance: The Victorian District, located just south of the original settlement in Savannah, represents a fairly intact neighborhood of well-built frame houses, many of which are ornamented with the exubera... More
Savannah Victorian Historic District, Bounded by Gwinnett, East Broad,...
Significance: The Victorian District, located just south of the original settlement in Savannah, represents a fairly intact neighborhood of well-built frame houses, many of which are ornamented with the exubera... More
Savannah Victorian Historic District, Bounded by Gwinnett, East Broad,...
Significance: The Victorian District, located just south of the original settlement in Savannah, represents a fairly intact neighborhood of well-built frame houses, many of which are ornamented with the exubera... More
Savannah Victorian Historic District, Bounded by Gwinnett, East Broad,...
Significance: The Victorian District, located just south of the original settlement in Savannah, represents a fairly intact neighborhood of well-built frame houses, many of which are ornamented with the exubera... More
Savannah Victorian Historic District, Bounded by Gwinnett, East Broad,...
Significance: The Victorian District, located just south of the original settlement in Savannah, represents a fairly intact neighborhood of well-built frame houses, many of which are ornamented with the exubera... More
Savannah Victorian Historic District, Bounded by Gwinnett, East Broad,...
Significance: The Victorian District, located just south of the original settlement in Savannah, represents a fairly intact neighborhood of well-built frame houses, many of which are ornamented with the exubera... More
Savannah Victorian Historic District, Bounded by Gwinnett, East Broad,...
Significance: The Victorian District, located just south of the original settlement in Savannah, represents a fairly intact neighborhood of well-built frame houses, many of which are ornamented with the exubera... More
Savannah Victorian Historic District, Bounded by Gwinnett, East Broad,...
Significance: The Victorian District, located just south of the original settlement in Savannah, represents a fairly intact neighborhood of well-built frame houses, many of which are ornamented with the exubera... More
Savannah Victorian Historic District, Bounded by Gwinnett, East Broad,...
Significance: The Victorian District, located just south of the original settlement in Savannah, represents a fairly intact neighborhood of well-built frame houses, many of which are ornamented with the exubera... More
Savannah Victorian Historic District, Bounded by Gwinnett, East Broad,...
Significance: The Victorian District, located just south of the original settlement in Savannah, represents a fairly intact neighborhood of well-built frame houses, many of which are ornamented with the exubera... More
Savannah Victorian Historic District, Bounded by Gwinnett, East Broad,...
Significance: The Victorian District, located just south of the original settlement in Savannah, represents a fairly intact neighborhood of well-built frame houses, many of which are ornamented with the exubera... More
Savannah Victorian Historic District, Bounded by Gwinnett, East Broad,...
Significance: The Victorian District, located just south of the original settlement in Savannah, represents a fairly intact neighborhood of well-built frame houses, many of which are ornamented with the exubera... More
Savannah Victorian Historic District, Bounded by Gwinnett, East Broad,...
Significance: The Victorian District, located just south of the original settlement in Savannah, represents a fairly intact neighborhood of well-built frame houses, many of which are ornamented with the exubera... More
Savannah Victorian Historic District, Bounded by Gwinnett, East Broad,...
Significance: The Victorian District, located just south of the original settlement in Savannah, represents a fairly intact neighborhood of well-built frame houses, many of which are ornamented with the exubera... More
Essai dune nouvelle typographie, orne´e de vignettes, fleurons, troph...
Public domain reproduction of illuminated book page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Matsubaya uchi Utahime, Utagawa Toyokuni - Ukiyo e print
Print shows Utahime, a courtesan, full-length portrait, standing, facing left. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: Hashirae Nishik... More
Chōkōsai Eisho - Tsuruya uchi tsurunou - Ukiyo e print
Print shows a courtesan with two attendants. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Seirō bijin awase : A series of beauties... More
Ichikawa Dannosuke, Utagawa Toyokuni - Ukiyo e print
Print shows the actor Ichikawa, Danzō, full-length portrait, standing, facing slightly left, holding cloth or paper in right hand. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo p... More
Paper hanging 66. 19th century, Library of Congress collection
Wallpaper design with gilded pillar for Ramée's gilded ironwork. Accompanied by printed label describing the pattern: "Number Sixty Six. Ground imitating a garden gate, of open ornamental iron work, gilt, on on... More
Ōgiya yūgiri, Utagawa Kunisada, Japan - Ukiyo e print
Print shows Yugiri, a courtesan, full-length portrait, standing, facing right, with large fan on the left showing bust portrait of a woman wearing a large hat. Title and other descriptive information compiled b... More
Old Dominion polka - Lithograph, public domain, Library of Congress
An illustrated sheet music cover for a polka composed by Henry Bellman. Within a circular, ornamental border is an allegorical scene based on the seal of the State of Virginia. A helmeted female figure armed w... More
[Design drawing for stained glass window, two-over-two, with birds and...
Public domain image of watercolor painting from British-related collections, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Granada. Patio de los Leones, fachada de las Dos Hermanas (Alhambra) /...
Court of Lions, view toward the Room of the Two Sisters, Alhambra, Granada, Spain. In album: Spain, p. 39. No. 1156.
Granada. Interior de Generalife (Alhambra) / J. Laurent. Madrid.
View of the courtyards, Alhambra, Granada, Spain. In album: Spain, p. 29. No. 243.
Toledo. Portada del hospital de Santa Cruz
Picryl description: Public domain image of an ornamental print, pattern design, mannerism, baroque, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Hashidate no hanashi, Utagawa Kunisada, Japan
Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. From the series: Meigi sanjū rokkasen : Famous 36 courtesans. Format: vertical Oban Nishikie. Inscri... More
Yokohama no yōkan no yūjo, Sadahide Utagawa
Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Format: left panel of vertical Oban Nishikie triptych. Yokohama print. Forms part of: Japanese print... More
Samarkandskiia drevnosti. Grobnitsa sviatago Kussama ibni Abassa (Shak...
Illus. in: Turkestanskīi al'bom, chast' arkheologicheskaia ..., 1871-1872, part 1, vol. 1, pl. 52.
Samarkandskiia drevnosti. Grobnitsa sviatago Kussama ibni Abassa (Shak...
Illus. in: Turkestanskīi al'bom, chast' arkheologicheskaia ..., 1871-1872, part 1, vol. 1, pl. 51.
Samarkandskiia drevnosti. Grobnitsa sviatago Kussama ibni Abassa (Shak...
Illus. in: Turkestanskīi al'bom, chast' arkheologicheskaia ..., 1871-1872, part 1, vol. 1, pl. 33.
Samarkandskiia drevnosti. Grobnitsa sviatago Kassima [sic] ibni Abassa...
Illus. in: Turkestanskīi al'bom, chast' arkheologicheskaia ..., 1871-1872, part 1, vol. 1, pl. 27.
Samarkandskiia drevnosti. Grobnitsa sviatago Kussama ibni Abassa (Shak...
Illus. in: Turkestanskīi al'bom, chast' arkheologicheskaia ..., 1871-1872, part 1, vol. 1, pl. 25.
Samarkandskiia drevnosti. Grobnitsa sviatago Kussama ibni Abassa (Shak...
Illus. in: Turkestanskīi al'bom, chast' arkheologicheskaia ..., 1871-1872, part 1, vol. 1, pl. 67.
Samarkandskiia drevnosti. Grobnitsa sviatago Kussama ibni Abassa (Shak...
Illus. in: Turkestanskīi al'bom, chast' arkheologicheskaia ..., 1871-1872, part 1, vol. 1, pl. 26.
Samarkandskiia drevnosti. Medresse [sic] Ulug-Bek. Glavnyi fasad (vost...
Illus. in: Turkestanskīĭ alʹbom, chastʹ arkheologicheskai︠a︡, 1871-1872, part 1, vol. 2, pl. 110.
Samarkandskiia drevnosti. Mavzolei Emira Timura Kuragana (Guremir [sic...
Illus. in: Turkestanskīĭ alʹbom, chastʹ arkheologicheskai︠a︡, 1871-1872, part 1, vol. 2, pl. 120.
Samarkandskiia drevnosti. Medresse [sic] Shir-dar. Vnutren. dvor. Iuzh...
Illus. in: Turkestanskīĭ alʹbom, chastʹ arkheologicheskai︠a︡, 1871-1872, part 1, vol. 2, pl. 94.
Samarkandskiia drevnosti. Medrese Nadyr Divan Begi. Nadpisi po storona...
Illus. in: Turkestanskīĭ alʹbom, chastʹ arkheologicheskai︠a︡, 1871-1872, part 1, vol. 2, pl. 143.
Samarkandskiia drevnosti. Medresse [sic] Bibi-Khanym. Sobornaia mechet...
Illus. in: Turkestanskīĭ alʹbom, chastʹ arkheologicheskai︠a︡, 1871-1872, part 1, vol. 2, pl. 83.
Mansion for William K. and Alva Vanderbilt, 660 Fifth Avenue, New York...
Architectural drawing shows interior with ornate wall and windows. Gift; American Institute of Architects / American Architectural Foundation; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:100) Forms part of: The AIA/AAF Collection (Lib... More
[Decoration and calligraphy in the Treasury of the Imperial Topkapı Sa...
Photograph possibly by Abdullah Frères. Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 37. No. 727. In album: Topkapı Sarayı, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Ha... More
Horses. Cantering. Book illustration from Library of Congress
Photograph shows twelve consecutive images of a man riding a horse named "Mahomet". Illus. in: The attitudes of animals in motion : a series of photographs illustrating the consecutive positions assumed by ani... More
A stand for ornaments - Public domain book illustration
A stand for ornaments, containing pottery and other objects, in the house of William Burges, London. Illus. in: The house of William Burges, A.R.A. London :1886, pl. 18.
Portrait Photograph: Misses Blount - Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C...
A couple of women sitting next to each other, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Portraits and news photographs by Washington, D.C.-based firm, showing people, events, architecture in Washington, ... More
Wooden house, Krasnoarmeiskaia Street #67a (1890),facade detail, Tomsk...
Public domain photograph of window, architectural element, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Corrido de Reyes Ruiz. Corrido de Martín Herrera
Broadside shows simple ornamental border dividing the text which, in verse, consists of two ballads. The "Ballad of Reyes Ruiz," by Epigmenio Gonzales, conveys the killing of Ruiz on the eve of a Dieciseis de S... More
Mansion for William K. and Alva Vanderbilt, 660 Fifth Avenue, New York...
Architectural drawing shows paneled walls and decorative carved figures in room converted from children's playroom. Architect from A monograph of the William K. Vanderbilt house, Richard Morris Hunt, architect... More
Southern Palestine. Mosaic of maiden with fruit [at Beit Jibrin].
Public domain photograph of ornamental engraving print, decor, decorated panel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Weli of Budrieh at Sherafat and the preparing of a sacrifice. Ornament...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an ornamental print, pattern design, mannerism, baroque, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
To Sinai via the Red Sea, Tor, and Wady Hebran. Ornamented stones in t...
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: Ornamental stones in the wall. Identified as the Monastery of St. Catherine based on captions for negatives with neighbori... More
[Half-length portrait of Indian with decorated face, feather and bead ...
H26198(?) U.S. Copyright Office. No. 5. Public domain photograph of native Americans, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Zadni︠a︡i︠a︡ storona mecheti Shakh-Zinde. Samarkand
Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Prokhod mertvykh. Shakh-Zinde. Samarkand
Picryl description: Public domain image of an ornamental print, pattern design, mannerism, baroque, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Vkhod v Dabskīĭ monastyrʹ - Color separation negative, public domain
Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Sergei Prokudin Gorskiy: V prokhodi︠e︡ mertvykh nad grobnit︠s︡eĭ na li...
In album: Views in Central Asia, Russian Empire, LOT 10338, no. 62. Credit line: Prokudin-Gorskiĭ photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about the Proku... More
Sergei Prokudin Gorskiy: Vkhod v mechetʹ Gur-Ėmir. Samarkand, photogra...
In album: Views in Central Asia, Russian Empire, LOT 10338, no. 92. Credit line: Prokudin-Gorskiĭ photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about the Proku... More
Obshchīĭ vid m. Shakh-Zinde sli︠e︡va ot vkhoda s gory. Samarkand
Picryl description: Public domain image of an ornamental print, pattern design, mannerism, baroque, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Bibi-Khanym. Chastʹ sti︠e︡ny s vostoka. Samarkand
Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Grand stand entrance to Shibe Park, Philadelphia, with carved head of ...
Forms part of the George Grantham Bain Collection. Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Edward S. Curtis - The chief's daughter
Kwakiutl woman, full-length portrait, seated on a blanket-covered board supported by two wooden carved images representing her slaves, facing front, wearing a hat with metal(?) ornaments, very large earrings an... More
Voskresenskīĭ sobor v Borisogli︠e︡bski︠e︡
Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
["The Breakers," Cornelius Vanderbilt II house, 44 Ochre Point Avenue...
Site History. House Architecture: Richard Morris Hunt, 1892-1896. Landscape: Ernest William Bowditch and James Higginson Bowditch. Associated Name: Alice Gwynne (Mrs. Cornelius) Vanderbilt II. Today: Public sit... More
Standard Oil tanks in Roumania Roumania has a fleet of Black Sea boats...
Photographs show scenes in Romania including Standard Oil tanks and a medallion on the bow of a Romanian boat. Negative series code written on page: C262. On page: no. 1305 (top image) and no. 1306 (bottom im... More
Kenmore, Fredericksburg, Virginia
Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Union Hill, Warminster, Nelson County, Virginia
Public domain photograph of 1930s-1940s house, porch, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Uganda. From Hoima to Fort Portal. Types in the native market. Young w...
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. From catalog: East Africa copyright photos by G. Eric Matson, American Colony Photo Dept. Monotone, Finlay colour, and Infra red photos, taken ... More
Prospect Hill, Airlie vic., Halifax County, North Carolina
Public domain photograph of stairs, steps, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Planter's Hotel, Dock Street Theatre, Charleston, Charleston County, S...
Public domain photograph of theater building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Garden ornament, West Newton, Massachusetts
Public domain photograph of a lake, river, pond in the woods, forest, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Fuel oil conservation. The wall of an outside room can chill a house. ...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an ornamental print, pattern design, mannerism, baroque, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Kenmore, Fredericksburg, Virginia, Architecture of the South
Title from photographer's inventory. Photograph taken on commission from Mrs. Devore of Chatham. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11841-89B. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South, Li... More
Merritt Parkway, Weston Road/Route 57 Bridge, Spanning Weston Road/Rou...
Significance: The bridges of the Merritt Parkway were predominately inspired by the Art Deco and Art Moderne architectural styles of the 1930s. Experimental forming techniques were employed to create the ornam... More
Stoughton Water Works, Pumping Station, Central Street, 1700 Block, St...
Significance: This single story brick pumping station has round-arch openings, terra-cotta ornament, a slate roof with terra-cotta tiles, and a slated square ventilator cupola. The doorway ornament features te... More
Merritt Parkway, Cross Highway Bridge, Spanning Cross Highway, Fairfie...
Significance: The bridges of the Merritt Parkway were predominately inspired by the Art Deco and Art Moderne architectural styles of the 1930s. Experimental forming techniques were employed to create the orname... More
Alta Scarbrough's yard creations displayed in the yard of her daughter...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an ornamental print, pattern design, mannerism, baroque, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Church of the Annuciation (1692), south facade, with limestone decorat...
Title, date, and place from photographer's inventory. Number assigned by photographer: karg010. Credit line: Brumfield photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General inform... More
Church of the Merciful Savior (1716-23), south facade, ceramic decorat...
Number assigned by photographer: belo007. Title, date, and place from photographer's inventory. Credit line: Brumfield photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General inform... More
Church of the Annuciation (1692), east view, detail of limestone decor...
Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Wooden house, Belinskii Street #19 (1917), facade detail,Tomsk, Russia
Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
19th-century carved window frame, Tiumen Regional Art Museum Tiumen', ...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an ornamental print, pattern design, mannerism, baroque, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
George Peabody Library, formerly the Library of the Peabody Institute ...
In 1857 George Peabody, a Massachusetts-born philanthropist, dedicated the Peabody Institute to the citizens of Baltimore in appreciation of their ""kindness and hospitality."" The Peabody Library building, whi... More
[Lobby to Main Reading Room. Anarchy mural by Elihu Vedder. Library of...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
[Second Floor, East Corridor. View of printer's mark of G. di Legnano ...
Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
[Second Floor, South Corridor. Mural of Winter by Frank W. Benson unde...
Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.