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View from parapet, showing Federal Iron Class, taken by a Confederate ...

Photograph shows Federal Ironclads Weehawken, Montauk, and Passaic in combat, firing on Fort Sumter. No. 4383. This is the first known Civil War combat photo taken with the photographer actually under fire. (S... More

Steele, Missouri. A crowd in front of an itinerant photographer's tent

Sign on tent advertises "Photos that looks like you! 2 large ones 10 [cents]. Finished in 2 minutes."

[The floor of the New York Stock Exchange, secretly shot with a camera...

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

[Three-quarter-length portrait of an African American woman seated, fa...

Gladstone's ownership logo appears on the back. Gladstone's inventory number and notes: CDV85; Civilians II. "Duplicates of this picture can be had at any time" printed on back of the mount. "XXXXVIII-1" and "W... More

[Buffalo soldiers of the 25th Infantry, some wearing buffalo robes, Ft...

"#5. Some of the coons that are in camp at Keogh taken Sunday morning, Dec. 14th '90" handwritten inscription in red ink on back. Purchase; William A. Gladstone; 1995; (PR 13 CN 1995:113.274)

Bernstein with Felicia, Jamie, and Alexander, ca. 1961. Photographer u...

From: Photographs Series Public domain photograph - Merry Christmas or Happy New Year, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Unidentified soldier in Union first lieutenant's uniform and child in...

The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites and salt, which creates a glossy surface to h... More

Charleston, South Carolina. Samuel Cooley, photographer with his camer...

Public domain photograph of American Civil War era building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Hospital No. 7, Beaufort, S.C. / / Sam A. Cooley, photographer Tenth A...

Stereoview shows a street view of a two story brick building used as a hospital in Beaufort, South Carolina. Soldiers stand and sit at the entrance to the building. Purchase; Philip D. Nathanson 2013; (DLC/PP... More

John F. Vachon, Farm Security Administration photographer

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

[Freedmen's school, Edisto Island, S.C.] / Samuel A. Cooley, photograp...

Photograph shows African American children and adults standing outside the facility. Title based on photo caption in "The Image of War, 1861-1865", v. 3, pg. 222. Gladstone's inventory number and notes: CDV100;... More

Prof. Agassiz / James W. Black, photographer.

Professor Louis Agassiz, half-length portrait, seated, facing front. Gift; Mrs. Norman P. Mason; 1963 Oct. In album: Cartes de visite portraits of U.S. Army officers, children, and others, p. 24, left.

Quarles' Mill, North Anna, Virginia / Alex. Gardner, photographer.

Photograph showing Quarles Mill on the North Anna River where soldiers in nearby camps caught fish. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C. : Philp & Solo... More

Richmond, Virginia. Ballard house on Franklin Street. (Photographer's ...

Public domain photograph of American Civil War era building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Barney's blarney / Melander, photographer. - stereocsopic card

Stereograph shows a staged scene in which a man is wooing a woman while another woman watches from background; all dressed as if Irish people in a rustic cottage.

[Two Negroes leaning over a log] / O. Pierre Havens, (successor to Wil...

Stereograph shows two African American boys leaning on a log and staring into space. 7052 U.S. Copyright Office. Title from copyright records.

Cornelius Vanderbilt "Breakers," Newport, R.I. / Frank H. Child, photo...

Photograph shows view of mansion designed by Richard Morris Hunt. Blind stamped: Copyright 1895 Frank H. Child. Gift; American Institute of Architects / American Architectural Foundation; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:10... More

"Belcourt," residence of O.H.P. Belmont Esq., Newport, R.I., 1891, sec...

Photograph shows interior of Belcourt, designed by Richard Morris Hunt for Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont. Typed on label on verso: "Photographs of the work of Richard Morris Hunt. Residence of O.H.P. Belmont Esq... More

Italian opera singer Galli - Curci

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Ladies hairdressing rooms / Falk, photographer, Waldorf-Astoria.

Ladies' hairdressing room in the Waldorf Astoria, New York City, with 3 mirrors, small tables, and chairs. Y3121 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by George C. Boldt.

The Army canteen as it really is--The reading-room at the Bedloe's Isl...

Soldiers reading and playing cards. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1901 Jan. 12, p. 36.

Indians canoeing on Miami River / J.N. Chamberlain, photographer, Miam...

Seminole men, women and children in canoes. H41938 U.S. Copyright Office.

Count L. Szechenyi, standing front, photographer: Strelisky / Strelisk...

A black and white photo of a man in a suit and hat. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Unidentified photographer with camera]

A black and white photo of a man leaning against a fence. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Photographer Solomon D. Butcher working on his collections of photogra...

summary: Note: This photograph was taken in the Nebraska State Historical Society facility located in the second Nebraska State Capitol. original size: 6x8

[James M. Cox, Governor of Ohio, half-length portrait, facing left, se...

J243005 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Lucia A. Weeks. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Like modern town criers, policemen boom the news to depositors that ba...

NYWT&S staff photograph. Forms part of: New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

[Golden Gate Bridge D2] / Chas. M. Hiller, photographer.

Aerial view with bridge under construction. J15246 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Associated Oil Company.

A black and white photo of a woman standing in the snow. Great Depress...

Public domain photograph of 1930s America, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a group of people on horses, Vermont. Farm ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a rural landscape, horses, horse riding, farm animals, farmers, livestock, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Learning how to determine latitude by using a sextant is Senta Osoling...

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

Candid cameraman at miners contest at Labor Day celebration, Silverton...

Public domain photograph of meeting, event, music festival, from Cleveland Museum of Art, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fort Riley, Kansas. Lining up guns for field artillery practice

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

Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Gas mask drill, Company J, 41st Engineers

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

High school Victory Corps. A student photographer at Washington High S...

Public domain photograph of California in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Washington, D.C. Street photographer in front of the Capitol

Public domain photograph of military personnel, army, militia, infantry, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Air Force General poses for photographer. Major General Lewis H. Brere...

Public domain image of a military uniform, officer portrait, armed forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Coast Guard Auxiliary. Guardians of inland waters. Another Coast Guard...

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Bernstein at Tanglewood, 1948. Photographer: Victor Kraft/Wayne Lazaru...

From: Photographs Series Public domain photograph related to music, performing arts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Portrait of photographer Alice Kandell, standing, half-length, with c...

Gift; Dr. Alice S. Kandell; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:106). Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress).

Hospital photographer Richard Green poses for photo with his cameras.

Forms part of a group of images depicting scenes at St. Joseph's Hospital, 703 Main Street, Paterson, New Jersey on September 14, 1994.

Hospital photographer Richard Green poses for photo with his cameras.

Forms part of a group of images depicting scenes at St. Joseph's Hospital, 703 Main Street, Paterson, New Jersey on September 14, 1994.

Photographer Carol M. Highsmith joins Sharon Tyson and visiting childr...

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

Photographer Carol M. Highsmith creates a visual record of a portion o...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Ph... More

A mural, completed in 2005, depicting photographer M.C. Ragsdale, shoo...

Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Mural artist: name not given. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Lib... More

Bernstein and his children at the Watergate complex, Washington D.C. H...

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

Greek Letters Day, Hellenic Cultural Center, Lowell, Massachusetts

Index data: GREEK LETTERS DAY, HELLENIC CULTURAL CENTER, JANUARY 31, 1988. 1, Small girl in school uniform at front of auditorium, watching performance on stage with intense interest; 2, Same as 1, woman with v... More

Babb Rodeo, Babb, Montana - Montana folklife collection

Public domain photograph - Montana Folklife collection, ethnography, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Berrien County, Georgia Historic map, Library of Congress

Digital content not available. Black-and-white negatives do exist. Contact the Folklife Reading Room for assistance. Map points E and F

Rebecca, a slave girl from New Orleans / Chas. Paxson, photographer, N...

Photograph shows a full-length portrait of Rebecca Huger sitting with arms crossed over her chest, looking at the U.S. flag toward her right. Oh! How I love the old flag! caption below image. "Entered, accor... More

[Bermuda Hundred, Virginia Photographer at Butler's signal tower]

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, the Army of the James, June 1864-April 1865. Shows an African American man standing along with Signal Corps.

[Portrait photographs of soldiers and servants from various Union head...

Civil War Photograph Collection. No. 359, no. 444, no. 349, no. 428, no. 366, and no. 387. Exhibit loan 4116-L.

Myrtle Bush Plantation near Beaufort, S.C . / Sam. A. Cooley, photogra...

Stereoview showing freedmen housing on Union occupied Port Royal Island, South Carolina. Three African American men in military uniforms stand to the right of the stairs. Purchase; Philip D. Nathanson 2013; (... More

[Two African American boys, full-length portrait, facing front] / J. R...

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

[Captain Thomas C. Lebo, 10th Cavalry, wearing officers dress uniform]...

Photograph shows a full-length portrait of Captain Thomas C. Lebo, 10th U.S. Cavalry Regiment, Company K, in dress uniform. Title from Gladstone collection checklist. Gladstone's inventory code and notes: M13. ... More

View from parapet, showing Federal Iron Class, taken by a Confederate ...

Photograph shows Federal Ironclads Weehawken, Montauk, and Passaic in combat, firing on Fort Sumter. No. 4383. This is the first known Civil War combat photo taken with the photographer actually under fire. (S... More

Arlington Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia. A girl taking a picture of th...

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

Bernstein with Felicia, Jamie, Alexander and Nina. Photographer uniden...

From: Photographs Series Public domain photograph related to music, performing arts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Buffalo Soldier, 25th Infantry, Co.] / Goff, photographer, Fort Cust[...

Photograph shows a full-length portrait of an African American soldier in uniform, holding hat. Title from Gladstone collection checklist. Gladstone's inventory code and notes: M11. Purchase; William A. Gladsto... More

[President Abraham Lincoln's railroad funeral car] / S.M. Fassett, pho...

Exhibited: "With Malice Toward None : The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibition" at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 2009.

[Gordon Parks, Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information ...

Title devised by cataloger. Public domain photograph - United States during World War Two, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bernstein with Felicia, Jamie, and Alexander, ca. 1961. Photographer u...

From: Photographs Series Public domain photograph of Hungary, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ruins of arsenal, Richmond, Virginia / Alex. Gardner, photographer.

Photograph showing the ruins of the Richmond and Petersburg railroad bridge in the yard where the Confederate artillery was manufactured. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Ga... More

Rosa, a slave girl from New Orleans / Chas. Paxson, photographer, New ...

Photograph shows a bust portrait of Rosina Downs, facing front. "Entered, according to act of Congress, in the year 1864, by S. Tackaberry, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, for... More

[J.P. Morgan striking photographer with cane]

Newton Stevens, Son of Otis & Sarah Stevens. One time music teacher al...

Photograph shows three-quarter length portrait of an African American? man in uniform, sitting, holding a trumpet, facing front. Title from inscription on back of mount. Gladstone's inventory number and notes: ... More

Rosa, Charley, Rebecca, slave children from New Orleans / Chas. Paxson...

Photograph shows freed slaves, Rosina Downs, Charley Taylor, and Rebecca Huger, each wrapped in a portion of the U.S. flag. "Entered, according to act of Congress, in the year 1864, by S. Tackaberry, in the Cl... More

John Clark, Lt. Colonel U.S.M.R.R. / F. Gutekunst, photographer, 704 &...

Originally in album belonging to Joel B. Clough, Civilian Engineer, United States Military Railroad, 1863 and 1864. Signed on recto: Yours truly, John Clark, Lt. Col. U.S.M.R.R. Gift; Florence C. Abel; 1961. Bo... More

[Unidentified Union officer, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right...

In: Adolph Metzner photograph album ..., no. 61. Color laser copy reference surrogate, showing front and back of photo, filed with finding aids for LOT 8751 in P&P Reading Room.

Scouts and guides to the Army of the Potomac / Alex. Gardner, photogra...

Illustration showing members of the Secret Service department of the Army of the Potomac. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best known for his photogra... More

Pontoon bridge across the Potomac, at Berlin / Alex. Gardner, photogra...

Photograph showing a pontoon bridge across the Potomac River to the village of Berlin, Maryland. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C. : Philp & Solomon... More

Interior views of Fort Sumter, Charleston, S.C. taken by a Confederate...

Photograph showing Confederate garrison cooking dinner amidst the ruins of the interior of the fort. No. 4380. Date and photographer's name from 99 Historic Images of Civil War Charleston, ed. by Garry Adelman... More

[Abraham Lincoln] / Union card picture, made by George F. Ayer, photog...

Photograph shows portrait of Abraham Lincoln by Anthony Berger taken February 9, 1864 and reproduced by George F. Ayer in 1864 or later. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2014; (DLC/PP-2014:202). Purchased from: Rex Sta... More

Harry J. Goodrich "Sunbeam Gallery," B. E. Terrill, photographer, 147 ...

On recto: Sincerely yours, Harry J. Goodrich. On verso: Chicago, Ills., Oct. 18, 1866. Originally in album belonging to Joel B. Clough, Civilian Engineer, United States Military Railroad, 1863 and 1864. Gift; F... More

Florida-- the great Cedar Avenue--Ft. George Id. / George Barker, phot...

Stereograph shows a tree-lined path, Fort George Island. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, Niagara Falls, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

H.G. Marquand residence, Newport, R.I. / Frank H. Child, photographer,...

Photograph shows view of house designed by Richard Morris Hunt for Henry Gurdon Marquand. Typed on label on verso: "Photographs of the work of Richard Morris Hunt. Residence of H.G. Marquand Esq. Newport, R.I.... More

[Photographer Mathew B. Brady, three-quarter length portrait, facing f...

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

Capt. Geo Sword, chief of police with Buffalo Bill's Indians, Pine Rid...

Members of Lakota or Sioux tribe in predominantly traditional dress, posed with police chief in uniform. 10047W U.S. Copyright Office. No. 480.

Cornelius Vanderbilt 'Breakers,' Newport, R.I. / Frank H. Child, photo...

Photograph shows view of mansion designed by Richard Morris Hunt. Gift; American Institute of Architects / American Architectural Foundation; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:100) Forms part of: The AIA/AAF Collection (Libr... More

[Adoration, posed by May Holly and Hortense in the photographer's New ...

Woman, seated, facing right, holding child which is standing in her lap. LOT 10137 (location of corresponding print made by the Library of Congress Photoduplication Service in 1964). Gift, Mina Turner, Käsebier... More

[Cornelia Montgomery, small 3/4 face - 3/4 figure, a portrait made in ...

Cornelia Montgomery, three-quarter length portrait, facing front, holding flowering branch. LOT 10137 (location of corresponding print made by the Library of Congress Photoduplication Service in 1964). Gift, Mi... More

[Harmony, a study of the Brundigee family (father, mother and child) a...

Mr. & Mrs. Brundigee holding violoncellos as their son sits on the floor. LOT 10137 (location of corresponding print made by the Library of Congress Photoduplication Service in 1964). Gift, Mina Turner, Käsebie... 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

[Cowboys lassoing horses, probably in Colorado or Utah] / F.M. Steele,...

H56774 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph - historical image of Colorado, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph - historical im... More

[The floor of the New York Stock Exchange, secretly shot with a camera...

Public domain photograph - city, downtown, New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[The floor of the New York Stock Exchange, secretly shot with a camera...

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

Modern cooking, no. 1 / J.G. Ewing, photographer, Crowley, Louisiana.

Woman separating an egg. J139865 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by F.D.C.

Herbert E. French, photographer

Public domain photograph of people in office, interior, the 1910s-1920s America, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

H & E photographer - Public domain photograph, glass negative

A man in a suit and hat holding a camera. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Col. Theodore Roosevelt at Wilmar, Minn. / E. Elkjar, photographer.

Photograph showing Theodore Roosevelt speaking from the back of a railroad car. J145795 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyrighted by E. Elkjer, photographer.

Photograph of Vera Fokina and Bronislava Nijinska in Narcisse, 1911, n...

Public domain photograph related to music, performing arts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Photograph of Michel Fokine and Vera Fokine, c. 1912, no photographer

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Tetrazzini, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photograph shows opera singer Luisa Tetrazzini (1871-1940) with motion picture camera. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2017) Title from data provided by the Bain News Service on the negative. Forms part of: Ge... More

Too crowded for comfort - no wonder baby is crying with pots and pan f...

Filed in: Greece Children General. No. RC-8693. Forms part of: American National Red Cross photograph collection.

Mrs. Harding with camera - Public domain portrait photograph

A woman standing next to a camera on a tripod, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Date based on term of Harding presidency. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. General information about the Harris & ... More

Photograph of Felia Doubrovska (center) as The Bride in a rehearsal of...

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

[Nick Altrock & Al Schacht, Washington AL (baseball)]

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

[Man with chimpanzee on camera]

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Police give first city doles to unemployed. Police distributing eggs a...

NYWT&S staff photo. New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection.

[Franklin D. Roosevelt inauguration. Eleanor Roosevelt and Franklin D....

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