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"Old Joe," of the Swinomish Indian tribe / Photo by O.J. Wingren., La ...

Photograph shows portrait of elderly Swinomish man. H97242 U.S. Copyright Office.

Birdseye view of Harrisonburg, Virginia

Postcard shows panoramic view of Harrisonburg, Virginia. H100488 U.S. Copyright Office.

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

Postcard shows Lake Harriet, pavilion and boathouse with small boat approaching, two men sitting on a park bench. H99838 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 809.

Landis Ave., west from 7th St., Vineland, N. J.

Boat landing, St. Paul, Minn. postcard

Postcard shows pier for ferries in the commercial section of St. Paul, Minn. H99484 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 800.

Portland, Mich., panoramic postcard

Postcard shows a pastoral landscape and man with hat in forefront, river channel, and town amongst trees in background. H100687 U.S. Copyright Office. Title from note on verso.

Birds eye view of St. Paul free public baths

Postcard shows free public bath houses, beaches, canoes on shoreline of Harriet Island, St. Paul, Minn. H99483 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 250.

Grand River, Lyons, Mich. postcard

Postcard shows the Grand River with a small boat with canopy and two passengers, midstream headed towards an island. H100686 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by G.A. Shampang, Lake Odessa, Mich.

Carnegie Library, West Grand Ave., Beloit, Wis.

Postcard shows the front of Carnegie Library on West Grand Avenue, a residential street in Beloit, Wisconsin. H 116532 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Hamilton Bros., Brodhead, Wisconsin.

Lake Emily, St. Peter, Minn. postcard

Postcard taken from shoreline of Lake Emily. H109345 U.S. Copyright Office.

Panoramic view from Court House St. Peter, Minn.

Postcard shows roof top view of St. Peter, Minn. and surrounding region. H109346 U.S. Copyright Office.

Looking north from Shirland Ave., Bridge, Beloit, Wis.

Postcard shows storage tanks and industrial buildings on waterway in Beloit, Wisconsin. H 116538 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Hamilton Bros., Brodhead, Wisconsin.

Head of West Okoboji Lake postcard

Postcard shows shoreline of lake with two women and a young girl fishing, photographer's shadow on the left, and a pier with a large boat in the background. H116592 U.S. Copyright Office.

Main St. & Ave. D., Rush City, Minn.

Postcard shows Rush City Bank on the corner of the commercial street, across from a park and railroad tracks in Rush City, Minn. H127014 U.S. Copyright Office.

President and Mrs. Taft - Public domain portrait print

Photograph shows portrait of William H. and Helen Herron Taft standing in a garden. Forms part of: William H. Taft papers (Library of Congress). Accession box no. DLC/PP-1980:167 c3

State College of Washington postcard

Gibbon Cascades, Y.N.P. / photo made by S.D. Butcher & Son, Kearney, N...

Postcard showing Gibbon Cascades at Yellowstone National Park. 133707 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 2058. Copyright Oct. 22, 1909 by S.D. Butcher & Son.

W. S. C. [i.e., Washington State College] campus

Elephant head, Beaver Lake, N.H.

Postcard showing a tree limb shaped like an elephant head and tusk.

[Theodore Roosevelt standing on a table speaking to a seated audience]

Mujeres listas para recivir a Rabago

Photograph shows political writer and journalist Lázaro Gutiérrez de Lara surrounded by Mexican revolutionary soldiers, mostly women, on the base of the Benito Juárez monument in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, awaiting... More

Bobby Leach, and his barrel postcard

Postcard showing a composite photograph of daredevil Bobby Leach standing in the steel barrel he used to successfully go over Horseshoe Falls, July 1911. A view of the Falls appears in the background. J158077 U... More

Panorama view of Anthony, Kansas

Postcard shows the business district of Anthony, Kansas and the Harper County Courthouse, with flag flying on left side. Photo taken from rooftop elevation, two men in hat and coat on bottom right of photo. J1... More

Indian burying grounds postcard

Postcard showing Native American burial structures made of planks; several have flags hanging from poles.

[Navy baseball game at Newport, Rhode Island]

Birdseye view, Aberdeen, S.D. postcard

Postcard shows general panoramic view of Aberdeen, South Dakota. J1699698 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 973. Copyright N. A. Brothers, Aberdeen, So. Dak.

Birdseye view of Midwest Refinery, Casper, Wyo. The Gleason Studio

Postcard shows a panoramic view of a refinery and oil storage tanks in Casper, Wyoming. J170853 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright deposit; 1912; (PR 06 CN 038).

Camp Ambulance Co. No. 3, Texas City, Tex.

Postcard shows camp of Ambulance Company No. 3 composed of tents in Texas City, Texas. J1789473 U.S. Copyright Office. 163. Copr Maurer Photo.

Ambulance Co. No. 3, Texas City, Texas

Postcard shows rows of unhitched horse drawn ambulanced in front of tents in Texas City, Texas. J178943 U.S. Copyright Office. 78. Copr Maurer Photo.

Reg't camp 4th Field Artillery, Texas City, Tex.

Postcard shows 4th Field Artillery soldiers sitting on ground eating in regiment camp composed of tents in Texas City, Texas. J178941 U.S. Copyright Office. 163. Copr Maurer Photo.

Field bakery No. 2, Texas City, Texas

Postcard shows rows of ovens in front of rows of tents in Texas City, Texas. J178939 U.S. Copyright Office. 54. Copr Maurer Photo.

Reg't camp 26th Inf., Texas City, Tex.

Postcard shows 26th Infantry regiment camp composed of tents in Texas City, Texas. J1789470 U.S. Copyright Office. 141. Copr Maurer Photo.

Harold A. Stivers of Co. A, 311th Infantry, 78th Division in uniform w...

Photograph shows identified soldier ranked as cook who is wearing leather jerkin. Notations on verso: "No, I'm not ready to bite a Hun! Only trying to hide my missing eye tooth; the one I lost on a hard tack,"... More

[Russian envoys Serge Witte and Baron de Rosen in an automobile]

On print: M. Witte & Baron Rosen; copyright, 1905 by F.G. Berte. Postcard sent by newspaper correspondent Edmund Noble to his wife, Lydia. Text reads: The Russian envoys returning from church. This is a photog... 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

[Theodore Roosevelt with others standing on back of train, facing crow...

J154824 U.S. Copyright Office No. 1. Public domain photograph - historical image of Oregon, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Soldiers marching down street carrying Springfield rifles]

Title and date from Gladstone collection checklist. Gladstone's inventory code and notes: M17; black officer in front carrying pistol. "2822" -inscribed on the back of print in pencil. Purchase; William A. Gla... More

Georges Bizet - George Bizet, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Georges Bizet, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, in oval. Verlag Hermann Leiser, Berlin-Wilm. No. 7727. Bain News Service photograph. George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).

Sunset, Clearwater, Fla., panoramic postcard

Postcard shows piers at sunset in Clearwater, Florida. H 106283 U.S. Copyright Office.

Mouth of Blue Earth river postcard

Postcard shows view of the mouth of the Blue Earth River with railroad bridge and island visible. H111592 U.S. Copyright Office.

Photographing the baby in a Sioux village, Rushville, Neb. / photo mad...

Photograph shows on the right two women in western dress standing next to an infant in a stroller, and on the left, a Native man crouching next to a young Native girl; to the far left and in the background are ... More

Main St. Grundy Center, IA postcard

Postcard shows the corner of two streets that enter Grundy Center, in rural Iowa. Main Street has businesses, horse and wagons, and automobiles. H115789 U.S. Copyright Office.

Amy Tough-Feather and pappoose[sic] / by Dedrick.

Full-length portrait of young woman with shawl, carrying baby on back.

Unidentified soldiers in uniform with rifles in front of tents

Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2017; (D073) Public domain scan of a warship, vintage World War One postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Soldiers of 308th Infantry Regiment in uniform with lambs at Camp Upto...

Photograph shows group portrait of unidentified soldiers except for Private Elias Shaker at bottom right. Notation on verso: "1st row, extreme right, Elias Shaker, Dad's fellow pharmacist and lifetime friend a... More

Two unidentified African American soldiers in uniforms and overseas ca...

Printed text on verso is in French. Barely legible address and message on verso. No stamp. Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2017; (D073) Purchased from: Orton and Pat Begner, Rochester, New York, via Civil War Collec... More

Unidentified African American soldier in uniform, cartridge belt, and ...

Printed text on verso is in French. Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2017; (D073)

Unidentified African American soldier in uniform with handgun in holst...

Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2017; (D073) Exhibited: "Echoes of the Great War : American Experiences of WW I" in the Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., Nov. 2017 - June 2018.

Members of Company C, 372nd Infantry Regiment

Photograph shows group portrait of African American Army unit. Notation on verso: "Uncle Floyd, 372 Inf. Co. C." Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2017; (D073) Purchased from: Orton and Pat Begner, Rochester, New York... More

Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment in uniform

Photograph shows group portrait of soldiers partially identified as (top row) Kane, Reas, Crank, Waddell, Dalyea, Cawes(?), Condon, Campbell, Sherman, Moses, Doty, (bottom row) Fanning, Madsen, Johnson, Steel, ... More

Sergeant Christopher C. Egirt of Co. 2, 2nd Regiment, Air Service Mech...

Photograph shows identified soldier. Notation on verso: "Cris Egirt, one of the cooks." Same painted backdrop is depicted in photograph processed as LOT 14183-1, no. 68. Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2017; (D073)

Civil War Union and Confederate veterans shake hands at encampment

Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2017; (D073) Purchased from: Ye Olde Militia Shoppe, May 2016. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). pp/liljvet

Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment in uniform

Portrait photo of [Viktor Derjaba]

Photograph shows portrait of the postcard writer with two dogs. Postcard sent to Bedrich Kobr in Bohemia from Viktor Derjaba in Chernigov, Ukraine, April 14, 1913. Forms part of: Winokur-Munblit Collection of ... More

World War - in the service of the nation / Dan Smith.

Commemorative allegorical print showing Columbia seated on pedestal, wearing a Phrygian cap, with an American flag, eagle with wings spread, and a scene showing American soldiers shooting a machine gun. Printed... More

Broad Street, panoramic postcard

Postcard shows Broad Street as a residential street, public library, church steeple. H111587 U.S. Copyright Office.

Two unidentified soldiers of the 77th Division in uniform with bayonet...

Soldier on left previously misidentified as Peter Pizzolongo. Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2017; (D073)

Major Howe G.A.R. Post #47, Haverhill, Massachusetts

Photograph shows interior of G.A.R. post with flags, framed portraits, and artifacts. Date based on Cyko postcard design on verso. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2017:171, formerly deposit D072) Purchase... More

George Hasken in uniform with rifle in front of French and American fl...

Photograph shows partially identified soldier. Notation on verso: "George Hasken." May also be Hosken or Hasker. Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2017; (D073)

Unidentified man, facing front, standing next to chair, posing for ful...

Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Unidentified man standing in front of tree

Postcard bottom half torn off. Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Unidentified man, seated, with phone receiver to ear

Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Sunset Lake, Bridgeton, N. J. postcard

Civil War veteran Adrian Fay of 105th New York Infantry Regiment and C...

Photograph shows 1862 portrait of Adrian Fay as identified soldier who was captured at Cold Harbor, Virginia, and imprisoned at Andersonville, Georgia; and 1912 portrait as Union veteran. Printed on recto: "Ad... More

Portrait photo of "Indian George", Hood River, Oregon

Photograph shows "Indian George", possibly a Cayuse Indian, full-length portrait, seated on a wood plank in the forest, facing left. J1870443 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyrighted Nov. 3, 1913 by James Waggener, ... More

Unidentified African American soldier in uniform and campaign hat with...

Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2017; (D073) Purchased from: Orton and Pat Begner, Rochester, New York, via Civil War Collectables, Kendall, New York, February 2017.

Civil War veteran Sumner Flint Hartshorn

Photograph shows portrait of Union veteran drummer Sumner Flint Hartshorn of Co. C, 12th Iowa Infantry Regiment in uniform with medals and drum, in front of painted backdrop. Printed on drum: S.F. Hartshorn, 1... More

Unidentified woman, posing for studio portrait, wearing hat, coat, and...

Handwritten on postcard verso: Elar. Copy print of this image is annotated on the verso: "cousin Rosa didn't know her, she died before Rosa was born". Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers... More

Sir Edward Carson, K.C. - Public domain portrait print

Postcard showing Sir Edward Carson, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing right. No. 542.S. Stamp on verso: Bain News Service.

Private John H. Rowe of Co. B, 16th Infantry Regiment in uniform with ...

Photograph shows identified soldier. Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2017; (D073) Public domain photograph - military portrait, armed forces officer, leader, commander, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restr... More

Hearst in war, Hearst in peace, Hearst in the hearts of his countrymen

Political postcard showing three bust-portraits of Democrat William R. Hearst, unsuccessful candidate against Charles E. Hughes, in the New York Governor race of 1906. Upper left side of card shows a fist "just... More

Birds eye view Barnes City, Iowa

Postcard shows the outer edge of Barnes City, Iowa from the railroad.

Frankie M. Lisenby in cape and hat with YWCA insignia

Photograph shows identified African American YWCA worker. Notation on recto: "Yours truly, Frankie M. Lisenby." Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2017; (D073) Exhibited: "Echoes of the Great War : American Experiences... More

Unidentified African American soldier in uniform and campaign hat with...

Manuscript fragment on verso. Deposit ; Tom Liljenquist; 2017; (D073) Public domain photograph related to army, military forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Three unidentified African American soldiers in uniforms with vase of ...

Printed text on verso is in French. Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2017; (D073) Purchased from: Orton and Pat Begner, Rochester, New York, via Civil War Collectables, Kendall, New York, February 2017.

Portrait photo of Indian producing fire by friction

Native American making fire by rubbing stick. Franz Huld, Publisher, N.Y. No. 113.

Unidentified German soldiers in latrine with straw covering

On verso: German address and message. Postmarked "24.2.15.6-7N." Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2018; (D074)

Civil War veteran Benoni Briggs of G.A.R. Reno Post no. 9 with a World...

Also known as Benona Briggs. Notation on verso: "Benoni Briggs, sole surviving member of Reno Post no. 9 G.A.R. dead in East Greenwich in 83rd yr." Newspaper clipping on verso: "Veteran dead." Deposit; Tom Lil... More

[Unidentified German soldiers in uniform with cannon]

On verso: German notation. Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2018; (D074) Public domain scan of the vintage German Empire postcard, 19th century, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain sc... More

The City by the Lakes Vintage postcard

Postcard shows person with dog overlooking Laconia, New Hampshire. Public domain photograph - panorama, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

3rd Infantry Division soldiers in formation of its emblem

Leonar postcard. Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2017; (D073) Public domain scan of a warship, vintage World War One postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Unidentified African American soldier in uniform, overcoat, and overse...

Possibly related to soldier's paybook for Walter E. Smith, processed as LOT 14183-4, no. 1, found on same page of notebook assembled by previous owner. Printed text on verso is in French. Photographer's name a... More

Unidentified African American soldier in uniform, cartridge belt, and ...

Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2017; (D073) Purchased from: Orton and Pat Begner, Rochester, New York, via Civil War Collectables, Kendall, New York, February 2017.

Lieutenant Wesley Herbert Jamison of 351st Machine Gun Battalion, 92nd...

Photograph shows identified African American soldier. Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2017; (D073) Purchased from: Orton and Pat Begner, Rochester, New York, via Civil War Collectables, Kendall, New York, February 2... More

Unidentified soldier in uniform holding French newspaper, La Liberté d...

Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2017; (D073) Public domain scan of a warship, vintage World War One postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Gladys Dowdell, wearing fur collard coat, full-length studio portrait,...

Handwritten on postcard verso: Gladys Dowdell. Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Harold A. Stivers of Co. A, 311th Infantry, 78th Division in uniform w...

Sergeant Christopher C. Egirt of Co. 2, 2nd Regiment, Air Service Mech...

Secretary Root to Mayor Weaver: ... photo Pach Bro

Photo shows Elihu Root, head-and-shoulders portrait, body turned to the left, facing front, printed above an excerpt of a letter from "Secretary Root to Mayor Weaver" that states "I have a strong desire that th... More

Washington Mo. looking east postcard

Looking north from Grand Ave. Bridge, Beloit, Wis.

Postcard shows commercial buildings on a waterfront in Beloit, Wisconsin. H 116537 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Hamilton Bros., Brodhead, Wisconsin.

Rush City, Minn., Park, Main St. & Depot

Postcard shows Main Street across the park from Rush City Bank, railroad depot with watertower, residential neighborhood. H127016 U.S. Copyright Office.

Birdseye view in Aberdeen, So. Dak. looking north east from roof Carbe...

Postcard showing view of buildings in Aberdeen, South Dakota. J148537 U.S. Copyright Office. On photo: "Copyright by N.A. Brothers." Identified on photo: "Gass works," "Wholesale Plumer's Sup.," "Wholesale Gr... More

New Electric bldg., Buffalo, N.Y. Photo by F.W. Deahna

Photograph shows an illuminated Electric Tower, Buffalo, New York, designed by James A. Johnson, at night. J174587 U.S. Copyright Office. Cyko photographic postcard. Accession box no. PR 06 CN 038, Box 59, New... More

[Women's suffrage procession in Washington, D.C. 1913, March 3, crowd ...

Copyright by G.V. Buck, Wash., D.C. Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington DC, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Mt. Washington hotel in Bretton Wood, New Hampshire #1]

Postcard shows panoramic view of a resort. J194598 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Hollis Walton Blair, Bretton Woods, N.H.

William LeRoy Parker of USS Rosedale in uniform

Photograph shows identified African American sailor who sailed on wooden paddle-wheel river steamship commissioned as USS Rosedale in the Delaware River area. Materials related to William LeRoy Parker processe... More

Unidentified African American soldier in uniform with marksmanship qua...

Addressed to: "Sergt. Mose Washington, 1903 XX Wooddss[?] St., Detroit, Mich." Not stamped. Photographer's name blind stamped on recto. Printed text on verso is in French. Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2017; (D073... More

[General Otto von Below, half-length portrait, facing right]

Bain News Service photograph. George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). A222. E.P. & Co, A.G.L.

Full-length portrait of man dressed in military uniform

See no. 1278. Soldier possibly Shortie Ward, son of Everee McCauley. Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

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