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Send your picture home. Cherry Blossom Festival, Washington, D.C

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

New York, New York. Sailor photographer taking pictures of the enterta...

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

Bernstein playing piano at Tanglewood (Berkshire Music Festival) party...

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

Bernstein with composer and friend Marc Blitzstein reading through the...

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

Photograph of church where Anna Tubena Larssen (aka Lawson) (Anna Spaf...

Photograph by C. L. Jacobsen, Stavanger Studio [Chicago, Ill.] Public domain image of 19th-century Jerusalem architecture, historical building, Palestine, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl... More

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

A slave girl from New Orleans / Chas. Paxson, photographer, New York.

Photograph shows a bust portrait of Rosina Downs, facing front. Gladstone's ownership logo appears on the back. "Entered, according to act of Congress, in the year 1864, by S. Tackaberry, in the Clerk's Office... More

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

Photograph shows a head-and-shoulders portrait of Rebecca Huger, 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 Uni... More

The Confederate / O. Pierre Havens, (successor to Wilson & Havens,) ph...

Stereograph shows statue of a Confederate soldier by sculptor David Richards before being mounted upon the Confederate war memorial in Forsyth Park, Savannah, Georgia. 7350 U.S. Copyright Office. Notation on r... More

Jacksonville, Fla. Live oak grove / photographed by F.W. Sinclair for ...

Photo shows a street shaded by live oak trees in Jacksonville, Florida. Union forces have concealed rifle pits with tree limbs and brush near where the men are standing in the distance. Purchase; Robin Stanford... More

Jacksonville, Fla. Live oak grove / photographed by F.W. Sinclair for ...

Photo shows a street shaded by live oak trees in Jacksonville, Florida. Union forces have concealed rifle pits with tree limbs and brush near where the men are standing in the distance. Purchase; Robin Stanford... More

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 Sharper / S. B. Brown, photographer, 101 Westminster St., Provide...

Photograph shows a full-length portrait of an African-American soldier facing front. Probably a member of the 14th Rhode Island Heavy Artillery regiment as indicated by the inscription on the back of the photograph.

Mr. O.H.P. Belmont, Belcourt, Newport, R.I. Loggia interior / / Frank ...

Photograph shows porch in courtyard at 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. B... More

Caruso, George Grantham Bain Collection

Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). General information about the George Grantha... More

Mischa Violin - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Photograph of Alexander Orlov and Vaslav Nijinsky in scene III of Petr...

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

[Pirie MacDonald, photographer, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing ri...

J258352 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Nick Altrock & Al Schacht, Washington AL (baseball)

Original data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards: Altrock & Schacht. Corrected title and date based on research by the Pictorial History Committee, Society for American Baseball... More

H.E.F. & lamb, Herbert E. French, photographer

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

A black and white photo of a man taking a picture, Great Depression. F...

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

A black and white photo of a man holding a camera. Office of War Infor...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Fort Riley, Kansas. Sighting a howitzer 75 mm gun during artillery pra...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Auto conversion to airplane engines. "We'll be turning out as many air...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, workshop, workers, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Seventy-one years, or, My life with photography. Letter of nomination ...

Rocco posing behind the counter. The frame looks toward the rear of t...

Forms part of a group of images documenting shops and street scenes on 21st Avenue.

Babb Rodeo, Babb, Montana - Montana folklife collection

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

Chelmsford Buddhist Temple during Maha Visantara Jakata Desana, Chelms...

Index data: The following photographs were made at the Chelmsford Buddhist Temple during Maha Visantara Jakata Desana. See Michael Bell's field notes for details. 1, Monk John Massey and M.B. in John's room in ... More

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

Photograph shows a full-length portrait of freed slaves, Rebecca Huger, Charley Taylor, and Rosina Downs, each child is facing front.

[Spirit photograph showing half-length portrait of John K. Hallowell, ...

H2981 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by John K. Hallowell, Chicago, Illinois. No. 2.

"Stonewall Jackson" & "Twogen Fiscas," Port Hudson / A.I. Blauvelt, ph...

Photograph shows soldier, not Stonewall Jackson, with a horse. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mix... More

Dining room at the Hermitage, Nashville, Tenn. / H.O. Fuller, view and...

Photograph showing Theodore Roosevelt and others in the dining room of Andrew Jackson's former home, the Hermitage, Nashville, Tennessee. H107598 U.S. Copyright Office

View of the Provost buildings, Hilton Head, S.C. Discription: Built on...

On verso: For sale by E.D. Doolittle, Army, Navy Printing & Photographs, No. 83 Grand St., N.Y. Neg. no. B8184-10378.

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

Photograph shows a bust portrait of Rebecca Huger, facing right. Gladstone's ownership logo appears on the back. "Entered, according to act of Congress, in the year 1863, by L. Tackaberry, in the Clerk's Offic... More

Nat. Hayward (i.e. Heyward) House, 1860. Gen. Saxton's residence, Beau...

Stereoview shows a street view of the residence and headquarters of Union Major General Rufus Saxton at the Whitehall ferry landing during the Union occupation of the Port Royal area. A wagon is stopped at the ... More

The politics and poetry of New England / A. Gardner photographer, Wash...

Photograph shows Senator Charles Sumner, facing right, and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, facing front, seated at a table. Inscribed in felt-tipped marker at bottom center: Charles Sumner + Henry W. Longfellow. I... More

Antietam bridge, Maryland / Alex. Gardner, photographer.

Stone bridge over Antietam creek. Copyright by A. Gardner. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, [D.C.]: Philp & Solomons, [1865-66], v. 1, no. 19. Alexander... More

The Confederate / O. Pierre Havens, (successor to Wilson & Havens,) ph...

Stereograph shows statue of a Confederate soldier by sculptor David Richards before being mounted upon the Confederate war memorial in Forsyth Park, Savannah, Georgia. 7350 U.S. Copyright Office. Notation on r... More

[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

Sherman Treadway, George Grantham Bain Collection

Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). General information about the George Grantha... More

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

H102260 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by the Pearson Publishing Company. Public domain photograph of theater building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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

H102260 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by the Pearson Publishing Company. Public domain photograph - city, downtown, New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Charlie Simons - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Date from negatives in same range. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. General information about the National Pho... More

Italian opera singer Galli-Curci, George Grantham Bain Collection

Title from data provided by the Bain News Service on the negative. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). General information about the George Grantham Bain Collection is availabl... More

This is a very important picture. Washington, D.C., Oct. 27. A photogr...

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

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

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

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

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

A black and white photo of a man sitting in a jeep. Office of War Info...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an automobile, 1940s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Bernstein in his apartment at 32 W. 10th St., New York City, September...

From: Photographs Series Public domain photograph - New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bernstein, 1936. Photographer unidentified. (Music Division)

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

Arthur Rothstein, FSA (Farm Security Administration) photographer

File print filed under "Rothstein, Arthur" in the Biographical File in the Prints and Photographs Division Reading Room at the Library of Congress. Print formerly filed in the FSA-OWI classified file under C34.... More

Stone buildings, Columbus, Montana; Log building, Roscoe, Montana; Cem...

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

General Q.A. Gillmore's head quarters, Folly Island, S.C. Description:...

Photograph shows a small structure of slats presented by the 47th New York Infantry Regiment to General Quincy Adams Gillmore in front of his military headquarters.

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

Photograph shows a full-length portrait of Rebecca Huger, sitting, facing left, looking at the U.S. flag. "Entered, according to act of Congress, in the year 1864, by S. Tackaberry, in the Clerk's Office of th... More

[Sergeant Henry G. Lillibridge of Co. H, 10th Rhode Island Infantry Re...

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

Wood shooting in the air, De Smet Mill, Center City, Dak. / J.C.H. Gra...

Large pile of timber next to a building. Copyright deposit. Title transcribed from item. Forms part of the John C. H. Grabill Collection. DCRM(G) example 1E1, statement of responsibilty

[Freedmen's school?, South Carolina] / Sam A. Cooley, photographer, Te...

Photograph shows African-American children, mainly girls, with adult women, possibly teachers. Image is similar to a stereoview by Cooley in a private collection labeled as: Tabernacle, Beaufort, [South Caro... More

Buffalo Bill before he mounted for the Grand Start / E. L. Eaton, phot...

Stereograph showing portrait of Buffalo Bill, seated, holding rifle. No. 7. Printed on verso: D. R. Powers, operator. Annotation on verso: Barclay White.

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

Photograph shows a full-length portrait of Rebecca Huger, sitting beside a mirror facing front. "Entered, according to act of Congress, in the year 1861, by S. Tackaberry, in the Clerk's Office of the District... More

Contraband hospital, Beaufort / Sam. A. Cooley, photographer Tenth Arm...

Photograph reproduced in: Davis, William C, ed., The Image of War, 1861-1865, Vol. 2. New York: Doubleday & Co., Inc., 1982, p. 95. Title from inventory. Stereoview shows a two story house used as a hospital f... More

A sharpshooter's last sleep, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania / Alex. Gardner,...

Photograph showing a dead soldier and his gun. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C. : Philp & Solomons, [c1866], v. 1, no. 40. Copyright by A. Gardner.... More

John F. Vachon, Farm Security Administration photographer

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

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

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

H102260 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by the Pearson Publishing Company. 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...

H102260 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by the Pearson Publishing Company. Public domain photograph of theater building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Herbert E. French, photographer

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

Prince Andrew of Greece at Tomb of Unknown Soldier, Arlington, Virgini...

A black and white photo of a man standing next to a camera, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data on negative or negative sleeve. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. G... More

[Alfred T. Palmer, U.S. Office of War Information photographer at the ...

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

A couple of young boys standing next to each other, Washington DC. Far...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

FSA/OWI - Farm security administration and Office of War Information p...

Annotation on original negative jacket. To identify this image it may help to search for images that have neighboring call numbers, are similar in appearance, and have titles. There was no caption for this imag... More

Farm Security Administration / Office of War Information photo.

Annotation on original negative jacket. To identify this image it may help to search for images that have neighboring call numbers, are similar in appearance, and have titles. There was no caption for this imag... More

A black and white photo of a photo booth. Office of War Information Ph...

This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Farm Security Administration (1937-1942). The photographs of the Farm S... More

A black and white photo of two men standing next to each other. Great ...

Public domain photograph related to Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Tintype photographer at the Champlain Valley Exposition, Essex Junctio...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

New York, New York. Photographer's display on Bleeker Street

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

Photographer Carol M. Highsmith photographs former U.S. President Geor...

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

Arthur Rothstein, FSA (Farm Security Administration) photographer

File print filed under "Rothstein, Arthur" in the Biographical File in the Prints and Photographs Division Reading Room at the Library of Congress. Print formerly filed in the FSA-OWI classified file under C34.... More

Photograph of church where Anna Tubena Larssen (aka Lawson) (Anna Spaf...

Photograph by C. L. Jacobsen, Stavanger Studio [Chicago, Ill.] The American Colony in Jerusalem was a Christian utopian community that was established in Jerusalem in the late 19th century. The community was ... More

Bethel Baptist Church, southeastern Worth County, Georgia

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

A slave girl from New Orleans / Chas. Paxson, photographer, New York.

Photograph shows a bust portrait of Rebecca Huger, wearing a bonnet and sweater, facing slightly left. "Entered, according to act of Congress, in the year 1864, by S. Tackaberry, in the Clerk's Office of the D... More

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

Photograph shows a full-length portrait of Rebecca Huger, sitting, facing left, looking at the U.S. flag. Oh! How I Love the Old Flag caption below image. "Entered, according to act of Congress, in the year 18... More

A slave girl from New Orleans / Chas. Paxson, photographer, New York.

Photograph shows a full-length portrait of Rebecca Huger, standing beside a mirror, facing front. "Entered, according to act of Congress, in the year 1864, by S. Tackaberry, in the Clerk's Office of the Distri... More

[Sergeant in frock coat, Russian knot epaulette, aiguillette] / Luke O...

Photograph shows a half-length portrait of an African American soldier in dress uniform. Title derived from Gladstone collection checklist. Gladstone's inventory code and notes: M9. Purchase; William A. Gladsto... More

Survey camp near Fort Wingate, 1873 / T. H. O'Sullivan, photographer.

Title from National Archives and Records Administration record. "M. Y. Boughton, Builder. Court House, Cheyenne, Wyoming Territory. T. H. O'Sullivan, Photographer" printed on verso. Possibly part of geographica... 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

President Lincoln of battle-field of Antietam, October 3, 1862 / Alex....

Photograph shows Abraham Lincoln at Antietam, Maryland, on Friday, October 3, 1862; Lincoln is posed standing by a chair and facing McClellan with other Union Army officers grouped outside a tent. From left to ... More

Mother-in-law adjusting family difficulties / Melander, photographer, ...

Stereo by L.M. Melander. No. 41. Caption card tracings: Shelf. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, people, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Chas. E. Wharton, Ohio, cameo portrait, photographer: John / John

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

Operating room. American Women's Hospital No. 1. Luzancy, France. Dr. ...

Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card. Photographer name or source of original from caption card or negative sleeve: ARC. Group title: Hospital. France. Civilian. Used in: Ex. Miss Robinson. indef. ... More

Mischa Violin, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photograph shows Russian violinist, Mischa Violin (1899-1984) with motion picture camera. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2018) Title from data provided by the Bain News Service on the negative. Forms part of:... More

Italian opera singer Galli-Curci, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photograph shows Italian coloratura soprano opera singer Amelita Galli-Curci (1882-1963) looking through binoculars. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2019) Title from data provided by the Bain News Service on t... More

A.W. Leonard - Public domain photograph

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

A group of people standing outside of a building, Vermont. Farm Securi...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of worker, marketplace, vendor, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Gridiron widows. Having nothing else to do about the farm since the pi...

A woman in a straw hat is putting golf balls on the ground. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Two men standing in front of a camera. Great Depression FFSA / OWI Neg...

Public domain photograph related to Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Nat King Cole - Public domain portrait photograph

Photographs show singer Nat King Cole performing and socializing. Includes Cole performing in a nightclub; performing for patients at a Chicago hospital; visiting a church and playing piano with choir member; d... More

Photograph of church where Anna Tubena Larssen (aka Lawson) (Anna Spaf...

A handwritten note written in cursive. A handwritten letter from the church of the holy cross, which was opened in the late 1800s. Public domain postcard scan.

Beaufort seaside / / Sam A. Cooley, photographer Tenth Army Corps

Stereoview shows a shore view of Beaufort, South Carolina from the middle of the river. A small boat rests on the narrow shore in the foreground, commercial buildings and residences line the street in the back... More

[Two photographers taking each other's picture with hand-held cameras ...

National Photo Company Collection.

U.S. General Hospital, at Hilton Head, S.C. Description: Built facing ...

On verso: For sale by E.D. Doolittle, Army, Navy Printing & Photographs, No. 83 Grand St., N.Y. Neg. no. B8184-10378.