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[William Howard Taft, full-length portrait, standing, facing right, in...

Copyright Alex. Washn. Lodge #22, A.F.& A.M., Alexandria, Va. Public domain photograph related to President William Howard Taft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Artilleryist group - Mathew Brady seated on left

Photograph shows group portrait of artists who participated in the art exhibition at the Metropolitan Fair in New York City, 1864, held to support the United States Sanitary Commission, "for the relief of the s... More

[El Dorado, California. View of scattered log cabins]

Photograph shows four log cabins scattered along the hillside; prospectors stand near or atop piles of large rocks; a flume can be seen on the far left.

[Samuel F.B. Morse, half-length portrait, posing with left hand on a t...

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

Col. Cleary - Public domain portrait engraving

Photograph of earlier, heavily retouched, photograph shows Col. Cleary, half-length portrait, facing front. Stamped on verso: Source unknown, Nov. 28, 1949. Reference copy in BIOG FILE.

A description of a view of the city of Moscow

Illustration shows the procession of Alexander II into the Kremlin. Illus. in: Description of a view of the city of Moscow, with the gorgeous entry of His Imperial Majesty the Emperor Alexander II into the Krem... More

[Construction of the United States Treasury Building, Washington, D.C....

Illus. in: Views of the Treasury Building, plate 4. Microfilm in LOT 12364.

Ruins of the Castle of the Vicomtes de Tonquedec, (p. 93.)

Published with: Jephson, J. M. Narrative of a walking tour in Brittany by John Mounteney Jephson, F.S.A. ; accompanied by notes of a photographic expedition by Lovell Reeve, F.L.S., no. 20.

Convent and quays on the Vilaine, Rennes, (p. 268.)

Published with: Jephson, J. M. Narrative of a walking tour in Brittany by John Mounteney Jephson, F.S.A. ; accompanied by notes of a photographic expedition by Lovell Reeve, F.L.S., no. 78.

Western doorway of cathedral, Guingamp, (p. 59.)

Published with: Jephson, J. M. Narrative of a walking tour in Brittany by John Mounteney Jephson, F.S.A. ; accompanied by notes of a photographic expedition by Lovell Reeve, F.L.S., no. 10.

[Construction of the United States Treasury Building, Washington, D.C....

Illus. in: Views of the Treasury Building, plate 42. Microfilm in LOT 12364.

[Construction of the United States Treasury Building, Washington, D.C....

Illus. in: Views of the Treasury Building, plate 38. Microfilm in LOT 12364.

View of the Mission House & Church of the Presbyterian Mission at the ...

Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, landscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

George Washington Campbell, secretary of the treasury, 1814

Photograph of painting shows George Washington Campbell, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left. Reference copy in BIOG FILE.

Marble Room in the U.S. Capitol

Photographed and published by Bell & Bro., 319 Penna Ave., Washington, D.C. "Entered according to an act of Congress, A.D. 1867 by F.H. Bell, in the District Court of the D.C."

Suspension Bridge, St. John, N. B., Canada

On mount: Climo's stereographs of New Brunswick. On verso: Harvard College Library from the estate of Georgina Lowell, May 6, 1924.

Art Building - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19th century stereoscope ca...

No . Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Construction of the United States Treasury Building, Washington, D.C....

Illus. in: Views of the Treasury Building, plate 47. Microfilm in LOT 12364.

Laura Sickles - daughter of Daniel E. Sickles, Washington, DC

Public domain photograph - 19th-century studio portrait photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Africa. Tunis. Street scene - North Africa and Middle East

On mount verso: 3555. Public domain photograph of Africa, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Man seated on wooden bridge over canal, ruins and buildings in backgr...

Public domain image of Egyptian art, free to use, no copyright restrictions photo - Picryl description

[Ulysses S. Grant, in uniform, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing fro...

Photograph of etching was possibly a carte de visite before being trimmed to oval shape. Reference copy in BIOG FILE.

Tomb of Washington at Mt' Vernon Virginia

No. 86. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, Washington DC, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Post Office. New York City sterescopic card, 19th century.

On mount: American Scenery. New York City. Forms part of the Marian S. Carson Collection at the Library of Congress.

Temple of Dendera - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph

Public domain photograph of Egypt, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Milano. La Cattedrale dal Palazzo Reale

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Nice from Smith's Villa. Architecture of 1860s Europe

In album: Genoa, Pisa, Nice, Avignon, Parma, Milan, Verona, Vienna, p. 103. No. 32.

West Capitol Ground. Washington DC sterescope card, 19th century.

Photographed and published by Bell & Bro., 480 Penna Ave., Washington, D.C. "Entered according to an act of Congress, A.D. 1867 by F.H. Bell, in the District Court of the D.C." Gift; Edith [*], 1/4/51.

[Portrait of ten men including Anderson D. Johnston (seated second fro...

Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). Public domain photograph - group portrait, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Pack saddle - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph

No. 716. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, landscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Arch of the Giants' Stairway - stereoscopic view, public domain photor...

No. 522. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, landscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mrs. Pereival's - Victorian era public domain image

Public domain photograph of building, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Milan. Arch of the Simplon. Commenced by Napoleon I. 1807

In album: Genoa, Pisa, Nice, Avignon, Parma, Milan, Verona, Vienna, p. 111, back. No. 216.

Santa Maria delle Grazie. Refectory containing picture of Last supper ...

View of church in Milan, Italy. In album: Genoa, Pisa, Nice, Avignon, Parma, Milan, Verona, Vienna, p. 114. No. 221.

Verona. Church and campanile. St. Zenone

Public domain photograph of church building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Avignon. Old Roman bridge. Pont Rompu

Bridge in background with shoreline and docked boats in foreground. In album: Genoa, Pisa, Nice, Avignon, Parma, Milan, Verona, Vienna, p. 106. No. 205.

Trieste. Palace of Maximilian, Miramar. Architecture of 1860s Europe

In album: Genoa, Pisa, Nice, Avignon, Parma, Milan, Verona, Vienna, p. 125, back. No. 244.

Bv't. Maj. General I.H. Duval. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left. No. 8237. Public domain photograph of a military, American Civil War, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[General James Longstreet, C.S.A., head-and-shoulders portrait, facing...

Reference copy in BIOG FILE. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Thomas Ewing, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]

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

James H. Carlten, Brig. General, Colonel, 1st Colonel Infantry.

James H. Carlten, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing right. Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). No. 6559.

[Admiral Samuel Francis Dupont, full-length portrait, standing, facing...

Brady-Handy Collection. Public domain photograph of navy uniform, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Ruins at Hampton, Virginia showing chimneys, and man standing]

Civil War Photograph Collection. Public domain photograph - 19th-century male studio portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Major General John McAllister Schofield, three-quarter length portrai...

Civil War Photograph Collection. No. 1944. Public domain photograph of a military, American Civil War, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The twelfth regiment "laying off" in the Navy Yard barracks at Washing...

Stereograph showing soldiers from the 12th regiment relaxing in the barracks, most out of uniform and some sitting on their bunks. No. 826. Forms part of: Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

[D.R. Miller house, with family on porch, Hagerstown Pike, Antietam, M...

Civil War Photograph Collection. Public domain photograph - United States during American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[John Lawrence Rapier, Pvt., 1st Battalion Zouaves, head-and-shoulders...

Information from negative sleeve. Copy photo made by LC in 1961 from unidentified source. Forms part of: Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

[James Monroe's tomb, near Richmond, Virginia]

Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). Public domain photograph - monument, cemetery, graves, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph - cemet... More

Pivot guns crew, U.S. Steamer Pocahontas

Photograph shows sailors posed on the ship near the pivot gun. Title inscribed in ink on the front of the mount. Gladstone's inventory code and notes: M22. Purchase; William A. Gladstone; 1995; (DLC/PP-1995:113.269).

Nursery at Elliot's Plantation, Hilton Head, S.C.

Photograph shows slaves sitting in from of a building described at the "nursery". Gladstone's inventory code and notes: M22. Edge loss on the upper right corner of the mount. Title is inscribed in ink on the f... More

Culpeper, Virginia, August 1862 during American Civil War

View of Civil War military encampment in Culpeper, Virginia. Civil War Photograph Collection. Negative by T.H. O'Sullivan, positive by A. Gardner. Corresponds to illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of... More

Officers and non-commissioned officers of Co. J(?), 93d N.Y. Inf'y., B...

Civil War Photograph Collection. No. 511. LC-B817-7511 broken Public domain photograph of a military, American Civil War, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Wreck of Blakely gun on the Frazer's wharf, Charleston, S.C.

Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). No. 3088. Public domain photograph of stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Allan Pinkerton and Joan Carfrae Pinkerton]

Photograph shows portrait of husband and wife Allan Pinkerton, founder of Pinkerton's National Detective Agency, and Joan Carfrae Pinkerton. Forms part of: Visual material from the records of Pinkerton's Natio... More

Fort C.F. Smith, Co. L, 2d New York Artillery

Group of soldiers with cannon and caisson. Civil War Photograph Collection. No. 675. Original neg. number: LC-B817-7675.

The Capitol of the United States of America: taken from Adams & Co's O...

27524(?) U.S. Copyright Office. The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is the federal agency responsible for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the United States Capitol Complex, which in... More

The Tredegar Iron Works, Richmond Virginia

Tredegar Iron Works, Richmond, Virginia. No. 862. Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). Original negative available: LC-B815-862

Standing Buffalo, Winnebago - Public domain portrait print

Standing Buffalo, full-length portrait, standing, facing right, holding musket. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Win ne ba go, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Winnebago man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front. Photo from Indian Wigwam, Julius Meyer, Omaha, Nebraska. E.L. Eaton on verso.

City of Atlanta, Ga., no. 1 / Photo from nature by G. N. Barnard.

Illustration showing the destroyed Atlanta roundhouse, with steam engines and train cars in place but with collapsed stone walls. Illus. in: Photographic views of Sherman's campaign, from negatives taken in the... More

Bronze statue of Washington (near Georgetown)

Part of series: Views of national buildings in the city of Washington, D.C. Gift; Louis M. Rabinowitz; 1952.

National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia - stereocsopic card

No. 9. Public domain photograph - cemetery, graves, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Late Indian outrages: body of Sergeant Wyllyams [stuck with arrows]

After a photograph by Major Calhoun and Dr. Bell. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1867 July 27, p. 468.

View of the S.W. Pass Lighthouse in April 1867

Stereograph shows the first lighthouse built at Southwest Pass Entrance, Louisiana; also shows keeper's house and boardwalk path. No. 98.

Winnebago treaty table? - Public domain portrait print

Outside a tipi, Winnebago Indians gather around a small table with a few Euro-Americans. Possibly photographed by C.L. Hamilton.

[Henry Richard Harris, Georgia congressman, head-and-shoulders portrai...

On verso: The Brady National Gallery; photographer's name illegible. Reference copy in BIOG FILE.

Seymour and Blair - Public domain portrait print

Photograph of drawing shows Horotio Seymour and Francis Preston Blair, 1868 Democratic presidential and vice presidential candidates, half-length portrait, Seymour facing front, Blair facing left.

Calaveras big trees. House over the stump of the original big tree, di...

Photograph shows a round structure (left) and a ladder leaning against a giant tree stump (right). No. 880.

[President James A. Garfield, half-length portrait, facing right]

Brady-Handy Collection (Library of Congress). LC-BH826-1484-B. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Parlor, Music room, Library G.G. Rockwood, 839 B'Way, N.Y

Stereograph showing the interior of three rooms in succession through open doors. Blind stamped: G.G. Rockwood, 839 B'Way, N.Y. Forms part of: Marian S. Carson Collection at the Library of Congress.

Eagle cage, Central Park. New York (state) 19th Century Stereoscope Ca...

On mount: American Views. New York City. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, New York, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Artôt, Head and Shoulders Portrait Cartes de visite

Photograph shows Desirée Artôt, Belgian mezzo-soprano, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front. No. 1110. Stamped on verso: Gift, Virginia S. Benjamin, Feb. 12, 1946. Reference copy in BIOG FILE.

[Maud Granger and John Lawrence Toole, actors, in costume for play As ...

Written on verso: Granger & Lawrence; Rosalind, "As you like it." Reference copy in BIOG FILE.

Vue générale de l'Aquéduc de Valens / G. Berggren.

Wall, roofs of buildings, and minarets; in background the Aqueduct of Valens, Istanbul. No. 149.

[Interior of Sagamore Hill with chairs before a fireplace]

Picryl description: Public domain image of a living room, fireplace, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Two men and nineteen boys in front of church]

Public domain photograph of church building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Jean-Baptiste Faure, French opera singer, head-and-shoulders portrait...

Reference copy in BIOG FILE. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Views in the Rocky Mountains--View in the Upper Fire Hole, from near t...

No. 275.

Hawk's Nest, West Virginia., looking down New River from R.R., Pres - ...

In Jedediah Hotchkiss photograph album of views along railroad lines and rivers from near Staunton, Virginia, to Huntington, West Virginia: p. 115a, no. 220. Transfer; LC Manuscript Division; 1979; (DLC/PP-19... More

[Charles Sumner, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing left]

E(?)4714 U.S. Copyright Office. Reproduction of painting by Edgar Parker.

Monument over the remains of 750 U.S. soldiers, who fell in the valley...

Photograph shows monument in a Mexico City cemetery. No. 1100. Copyright by Kilburn Brothers.

[Jay Gould, half-length portrait, facing left]

George Grantham Bain Collection. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Morning glories - Public domain portrait print

Nine small children posed, seated on porch. 12798J(?) U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by R.B. Lewis.

Bethesda Fountain, Central Park, N.Y. New York (state) 19th Century St...

On mount: American Views. Standard Series. Forms part of: Marian S. Carson Collection at the Library of Congress.

Agri. Hall Nave looking North, Pennsylvania, 19th century stereoscope ...

No. 746. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, Germany, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A New England kitchen. A hundred years ago / H. W. P.

Image shows women, children and a man working at various activities in a colonial-era kitchen. Copyright by H. W. Pierce.

Gray's Peak / photographed and published by W.G. Chamberlain, Denver, ...

Baker Co. mine, Kelso Mountain, Colorado. No. 313. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, Colorado, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Walt Whitman, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing slightly ...

Feinberg-Whitman Collection. Saunders, 67 Photo by W. Kurtz, 1879. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Monument in Canon del Muerte [i.e., Muerto], Ariz.

Butte in left foreground, and mesas in background, Canon del Muerte, Arizona.

Dr. Benj. P. Brodie - Public domain portrait photograph

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

[Susan B. Anthony, full-length portrait, seated, facing left]

NOS 1/97. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Portrait photo of Miss Bernhardt, the Ocean Express

Miss Bernhardt, full-length portrait, seated, facing slighlty right, with person in deep sea diving gear standing alongside. 4238L U.S. Copyright Office. No. 4.

Cowboys sitting by supply wagons

Photograph shows a group of cowboys of varying ages, out on the range, sitting on the ground near chuck and supply wagons; a few men are eating. Eddy Drug Co.

[David A. Day, missionary in Liberia, bust portrait, facing right]

On mount: W.L. Cover, 754 W. Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Three-quarter length portrait of woman, seated in chair, facing left]

Inscribed on verso: Helene Machtet - wife of the novelist Gregori Machtet in exile with him. Transfer; Manuscript Division (George Kennan Papers); 1973; (DLC/PP-1973:080). Forms part of: George Kennan Papers.

Africa, steamboat - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Steamboat at wharf, Africa. Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection (Library of Congress).

Uruguay - Montevideo--Plaza de Constitution - Frank G. Carpenter colle...

Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection. Photo from Oficina de Exposiciones, Montevideo.

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.