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Hans v. Bülow, George Grantham Bain Collection

Hans von Bülow, half-length portrait, standing, facing right, holding cigarette in holder. George Grantham Bain Collection. Copyright by E. Bieber, Berlin u. Hamburg, photographer to the court.

Amman, the theatre from castle hill

Photograph showing aerial view of section of Jordan on a hillside. Original negative: LC-M31-3325. No. P-244. On verso - American Colony Photo Cards, copyrighted. On verso: American Colony Stores, Jerusalem. ... More

Lake Harriett [i.e., Harriet], Minneapolis, Minn.

Postcard shows road approaching Lake Harriet, side elevation of pavilion and boathouse. H99840 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 810.

Lake Calhoun Boulevard, Minneapolis, Minn.

Postcard shows an automobile traveling a dirt road along Lake Calhoun shoreline. H99730 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 807.

Stone Arch Bridge, milling district, St. Anthony Falls, Minneapolis, M...

Postcard shows view of arch bridge over Mississippi River below St. Anthony Falls, Milling district. H99841 U.S. Copyright Office. No. B17.

Main Street, High Street, Millville, N. J.

Alamogordo, N.M., Alameda Park, entrance

Avalon, Cal. / Lester Clement Barton.

View of college campas [i.e., campus], Fayette, Ia.

Postcard shows view "E" of Upper Iowa University campus from a green field, centered on Alexander Dickman Hall, church on the right, other buildings shown in the background. H112054 U.S. Copyright Office.

Minneopa Falls, panoramic postcard

Postcard shows view of the Lower Minneopa Falls on the Minneopa River, the stream below the falls, and wooden bridge. H111590 U.S. Copyright Office.

Adams St., Phoenix, Ariz. / Lester Clement Barton.

Postcard shows a commercial street in Phoenix, Arizona. A large hotel is on one corner. Other businesses on the street include the New York Life Insurance Co., Dwight B. Heard, and the Arizona Mercantile Compa... More

Docks at Arnolds Park - A black and white photo of a boat in the water

Postcard shows busy shoreline of Arnolds Park on West Lake Okoboji with pier on the right, various sizes of boats at piers and being used. Souvenir shops and buildings in the background with people engaged in a... More

Bird's eye view of Eureka Springs, Ark. / Gray, photographer and publi...

Postcard shows a panoramic view of Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Public domain scan of the vintage Arkansas postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Pale face no good / photo by Dedrick.

Full-length portrait of man wearing breast plate and blanket, holding rifle.

Grant Monument, Lincoln Park, Chicago

View south from Kimball St., Elgin, Ill.

Postcard shows a general panoramic view of Elgin, Illinois. J142307 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Leo P. Rider, Elgin, Ill.

Birdseye view, Aberdeen, S.D. postcard

Postcard shows general panoramic view of Aberdeen, South Dakota with a central commercial street. J170077 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 982. Copyright N. A. Brothers, Aberdeen, So. Dak.

Chautauqua boosters, panoramic postcard

Postcard shows automobiles with passengers, lined up in the court house plaza in Cresco, Iowa, most flying banners. J 170973 U.S. Copyright Office. Blind stamp: C.D. Taylor, Cresco, Iowa.

Foshay Tower dedication fireworks as seen from the parade, more than a...

Photograph shows fireworks above an illuminated skyscraper at night, designed by Leon Arnal. J13595 U.S. Copyright Office. Azo photographic postcard. Accession box no. PR 06 CN 038, Box 57, Minnesota Minneapolis

Reg't camp 11th Inf., Texas City, Tex.

Postcard shows 11th Infantry regiment camp composed of tents in Texas City, Texas. J1789472 U.S. Copyright Office. 149. Copr Maurer Photo.

The remnants of the Serbian Armies at Tchakor = Les restants des Armée...

Photograph shows soldiers leading their houses across a snowy mountain landscape, probably in Albania. In album: Commet les Serbes abandonnèrent leur patrie, vu par Sampson Tchernoff.

Mayo Indians with bows & arrows joining Obregon in Rio Mayo

Postcard shows a line of men with bows drawn. To the left a man beats a drum and another raises a sword. In the center of the photo a man dressed in dark clothing holds a case. Caption continues: These are all... More

Anice Terhune, three quarter length portrait

Postcard showing Anice Terhune, three-quarter length portrait, standing, facing slightly right.

Baalbek, the modern village and the ruins

Photograph showing residential area before ruins of Baʻlabakk, mountains in background. Original negative: LC-M32-P-266. Title from: "Photographic subjects of Bible Lands", P-series negative list. On verso: The... More

[East of the Jordan and Dead Sea. Triumphal gate from the South]

Photograph showing ruins of a partially standing building at Gerasa, Jordan. Original negative: LC-M32-1187. Title from caption for no. 1187 in: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?] On verso: A... More

Millville Mfg. Co., Millville, N. J.

Dr. Joseph, cheif [i.e. chief] medecine [i.e. medicine] man of the Swi...

Photograph shows portrait of elderly Swinomish traditional healer. H97244 U.S. Copyright Office. "No. 2."

Viaduct and flour mills, Minneapolis, Minn.

Postcard shows view of the Stone Arch Bridge, milling district, signage for Best Flour. H99733 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 804.

Sunset Lake City Park, Bridgeton, N. J.

Library building, State University, Minneapolis, Minn.

Postcard shows campus grounds, Library. H99732 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 806.

Fraternal City Sanatorium, panoramic postcard

Panorama view of Muskingum Valley, Marietta, O.

Third & Jackson, panoramic postcard

Postcard shows view of Mankato street scene at Third and Jackson Street with houses, Post Office. H111593 U.S. Copyright Office.

Old Ben dashing in for a fish, Avalon, Catalina Island / Lester Clemen...

Greetings from Twin Valley, Minn.

Postcard shows corner view of two streets of commercial establishments in Twin Valley, Minn. H120375 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 1.

Washington St., Phoenix, Ariz. / Lester Clement Barton.

Postcard shows commercial street in Phoenix, Arizona. Businesses include a second hand furniture store, H. Hamburger Everybody's Taylor, the Vendome Hotel, and the Phoenix Trunk Factory. Large posters on the wa... More

Greetings from Twin Valley, Minn.

Postcard shows view of commercial establishments from an intersection, focusing on one side, in Twin Valley, Minn. H120376 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 2.

Upper Minneopa Falls, panoramic postcard

Postcard shows the water cascading at the top of Upper Minneopa Falls. H111594 U.S. Copyright Office.

Bellefonte Hatchery, Penna. State Fish Commission.

Postcard shows a hatchery and surrounding area. H 110555 U.S. Copyright Office. View No. 1 Division of Prints No. 43449 Written on verso: sent by Ralph Lynn Mallory Bellefont, Pa. Claimant, same. Copyright 190... More

Washington Mo. looking south postcard

Jordan Lake, panoramic postcard

Postcard shows shores of a lake, a road with wooden fence follows the shore, horse and buggy, monuments on left, town beyond the other shoreline. H110453 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright title: Lake Odessa 1. C... More

Paper mill, electric light plant and dam, Beloit, Wis.

Postcard shows dam, generating plant and a paper mill in Beloit, Wisconsin. H 116539 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Hamilton Bros., Brodhead, Wisconsin.

Oklahoma dugout Vintage postcard

Seven people, dugout, horse-drawn wagon and cow. H122721 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Dedrick. No. 34.

[One] of Custer's dispatch bearers and squaw / photo by Dedrick.

Native man and woman, full-length portrait, standing, facing front. H122723 U.S. Copyright Office. Title appears as it was written on the item. No. 113(?).

Theo. Roosevelt, Sioux Falls, S.D.

Photograph shows Roosevelt standing in a touring car, waving his hat to spectators gathered in the street. J145058 U.S. Copyright Office. "C.C. Slack & Co., Sioux Falls, S.D." bottom left.

2nd meeting of the Panama Pacific Exposition at Merchants Exchange Bui...

Postcard shows large crowd of men attending a meeting in San Francisco, California. J 142814 U.S. Copyright Office.

Prineville, Ore., panoramic postcard

Postcard shows general panoramic view of Prineville, Oregon. J141708 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 2745. Copyrighted by B. B. Bakowski, Bend, Or.

St. Mary's Hospital, panoramic postcard

Postcard shows front and side elevation, front grounds and drive to entrance of St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minn. J155497R U.S. Copyright Office.

Reg't camp 22nd Inf., Texas City, Tex.

Postcard shows the regiment camp of the 22nd Infantry composed of tents in Texas City, Texas. J17894734 U.S. Copyright Office. 283. Copr Maurer Photo.

The Antelope dance--Hopi Indian dancers / Photo and c1920 Bostell.

J246061 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 86.

Panoramic birdseye view Canadian Boundary Canaan, Vt., Beecher Falls,...

Postcard shows panoramic view of mountainous landscape with three villages on the border of Vermont and New Hampshire just south of the border between the United States and Canada. J175744 U.S. Copyright Office.

[Cobblestone street in Riga, Latvia]

Forms part of: Winokur-Munblit Collection of the Russian Empire Postcards (Library of Congress). Purchase; Marshall Winokur; 2011; (DLC/PP-2011:208). Accession box no. PR 13 CN 2011:208 c4 Real Photo Postcds p... More

[Soldier saluting on iceberg, Enisei River, Siberia]

Forms part of: Winokur-Munblit Collection of the Russian Empire Postcards (Library of Congress). Purchase; Marshall Winokur; 2011; (DLC/PP-2011:208). Accession box no. PR 13 CN 2011:208 c40 Unid'd

Panorama view of Marietta College and campus

Lake Harriett [i.e., Harriet], Minneapolis, Minn.

Postcard shows Lake Harriet, shoreline road with lanterns, sailboat and pavilion across the lake. H99731 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 808.

Greetings from Gary, Minn. postcard

Postcard shows unpaved streets of small rural town, large brick building with horses and wagon hitched in front, buildings flanking the back and side of the building. H120374 U.S. Copyright Office.

Back view of the Squaw dance Pine Ridge S.D. / photo made by S.D. Butc...

Photograph shows a rear view of a group of Sioux women, standing, some wearing headdresses, also shows a wagon, a tent, and a young Sioux girl. H110627 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright 1908 by S.D. Butcher & Son.

The cotton planter and his pickers

Photograph shows Sam Williams (center, holding dog), his wife Diccie Williams (center in white), their youngest son Sidney Williams (in front of Sam), and other men, women, and children in a cotton field. (Sou... More

Pioneer hotel of Phoenix, Ariz., patronized by U.S. Army officers in t...

Avalon and bay, Catalina Island. / Lester Clement Barton.

C. M. & St. P. depot, Beloit, Wis.

Postcard shows a commercial street and the Chicago, Milwaukee and Saint Paul Railway depot in Beloit, Wisconsin. H 116533 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Hamilton Bros., Brodhead, Wisconsin.

View north on Minnesota St., St. Peter, Minn.

Postcard shows view of commercial establishments on Minnesota Street, from an intersection, in St. Peter, Minn. H109348 U.S. Copyright Office.

St. Lawrence University, Canton, N.Y.

City Hall, Washington Street, Phoenix, Ariz. / Lester Clement Barton.

State Hospital, St. Peter, Minn.

Postcard shows grounds and exterior front elevation of the main building of the state hospital for the insane. H109347 U.S. Copyright Office.

Lucille Mullhall at 101 Ranche / view by Dedrick.

Postcard showing Lucille Mullhall standing on back of seated horse. H122720 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 42.

Corner of St. Joe & 7th Street looking east & south, Rapid City, S. Da...

Postcard shows interesection of two commercial streets in Rapid City, South Dakota with the U.S. Land Office on the left and the Reeves Mercantile Co. Cash Department Store on the opposite side of the street. H... More

The Wright aeroplane at Fort Myer, Virginia

Postcard showing Orville Wright flying biplane, Fort Myer, Va. 131162 U.S. Copyright Office. "Copyright 1909, G.M.C." below photo. Copyright registration records show G.M. Cramer Co., in Washington, D.C.

Panoram[a] of the home of John Till, Almena, Wis.

Postcard shows a large house on the waterfront with a gathering of people and horse drawn sleighs in the foreground. H 124852 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by H. H. Denison, Barron, Wisconsin.

Lincoln Monument, Lincoln Park, Chicago

Reg't camp 23rd Inf., Texas City, Tex.

Postcard shows 23rd Infantry regiment camp composed of tents in Texas City, Texas. J1789471 U.S. Copyright Office. 142. Copr Maurer Photo.

Crowd breaking parade up at 9th St., Mch [i.e. March] 3, 1913 / Taylor...

Woman's suffrage procession in Washington, D.C. being stopped by a crowd. No. 16.

[World War I soldier with American flag in background]

Photograph shows a full-length portrait of an African American soldier in uniform. Title from Gladstone collection checklist. Gladstone's inventory code and notes: M57. "Eugene Jones" -inscribed on back of post... More

George W. Chadwick, Head and Shoulders Portrait

George W. Chadwick, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right. George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).

Squaw dance Pine Ridge S.D. / photo made by S.D. Butcher & Son, Kearne...

Photograph shows a group of Sioux women, standing in the background, facing front, wearing headdresses, and a group of Sioux women sitting in the foreground turned away from the viewer; in the middle distance a... More

Outing Club, panoramic postcard

Postcard shows lawn and trees with man in shirt and tie, facing forward, sitting on a stump. Grass area is enclosed by buildings. H114467 U.S. Copyright Office.

The beach at Avalon, Cal., Catalina Island / Lester Clement Barton.

Outing Club dock, Clear Lake, IA

Postcard shows man sitting on the shoreline of Clear Lake with the docks and boats lining the shore. H114466 U.S. Copyright Office.

Daily increasing crowds at John Till's, Almena, Wis.

Postcard shows a crowd gathered at the home of alternative healer John Till in Almena, Wisconsin. H 124853 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by H. H. Denison, Barron, Wisconsin.

[Two section panorama of Beach, N.D.] no. 2

Postcard shows a panoramic view of the south side of the town of Beach, North Dakota. J143394 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Chas. Walch, Beach, North Dakota.

On the q. t. Vintage postcard

Photograph shows a policeman, with back turned, reaching back and taking a mug of beer from a hand passing through a door.

Portrait photo of U.S. Census taking--Wisconsin Indians

Man seated, taking U.S. Census, and four Winnebago Indians standing, in front of tent. J150353 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Hocking Bros., Waupaca, Wis.

Reg't camp - 18th Inf., Texas City, Texas

Postcard shows band playing in foreground of the 18th Infantry Regiment camp composed of tents in Texas City, Texas. J178945 U.S. Copyright Office. 92. Copr Maurer Photo.

To the fire, Wausau, Wisconsin postcard

University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho

Postcard shows view of the campus of the University of Idaho and the surrounding town of Moscow, Idaho. J 192442 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright Robert Burns, Pullman, Washington.

[Jack Johnson, full-length portrait, standing facing front, wearing bo...

J144582 U.S. Copyright Office. Photographic postcard from Wagner and Caywood, Chicago. Plate 21. Copyright 1910, by E.S. Caywood. Exhibited: "The Sports Show" at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis,... More

The busy corner of Phoenix, Arizona / Lester Clement Barton.

Postcard shows an intersection of a street in Phoenix, Arizona with men standing in front of A.L. Boehmer's Drug Store. Men are on bicycles and a sole female figure stands on the side of the street with a tripo... More

Bridgewater College, Bridgewater, Virginia

Postcard shows students on the grounds of Bridgewater College in Bridgewater, Virginia. H100491 U.S. Copyright Office.

Natural falls, Bridgewater, Virginia

Postcard shows waterfall near Bridgewater, Virginia. H100490 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph - panorama, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

U. S. o[f] A., Pres. Roosevelt - Public domain portrait print

Postcard showing a bust-portrait of President Theodore Roosevelt surrounded by the U.S. flag and a laurel branch. 16785 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright stamp on back dated Sept. 7, 1907.

San Angelo, Texas north from water tank

Postcard shows panoramic view of San Angelo, Texas. H100517 U.S. Copyright Office. M. C. Ragsdale, San Angelo, Texas.

St. Lawrence University, Canton, N.Y.

Palm Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona / Lester Clement Barton.

Jordan Lake, panoramic postcard

Postcard shows shores of a lake and cemetery. H110452 U.S. Copyright Office. Title from note on verso. Copyright title : Lake Odessa 2. Copyright by G. A. Shampang.

Minnie Chips, a Cheyenne belle Indian school girl / by Dedrick, [...] ...

Full-length portrait of school girl, seated, wearing traditional clothes. H110699 U.S. Copyright Office.

Court house & high school - Victorian era public domain image

Postcard shows exterior view of Blue Earth County Court House and High School buildings. H111588 U.S. Copyright Office.

Ninth & Phillips Ave. after the storm, 1909, Sioux Falls, S. Dak.

Postcard shows intersection of two commercial streets in Sioux Falls, South Dakota after a snowstorm. H 123076 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 2. Copyright by Wright & Johnson, Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

[William Howard Taft, half-length portrait, standing in back of open-a...

J143836 U.S. Copyright Office. Photo postcard by E.L. Griffin, Eastport, Maine. Copyright by R.C. Emery.

Crowd greeting Roosevelt, Mo-Valley, Iowa

Photograph shows a crowd gathered at a railroad station waiting for Theodore Roosevelt, Missouri Valley, Iowa. J144753 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright Aug. 26, 1910 by Brown.