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[Walt Whitman, three-quarter length portrait, standing, facing front]

On verso: 1850, Saunders 2. Exhibited: One Life: Walt Whitman, National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C., 2006.

Light house at South-West-Pass, Louisiana

Above print: U.S. Light-house establishment, 1874. Illus. in: Annual Report of the U.S. Light-House Board, 1874, plate opposite p. 61.

Extension of library of Harvard College. Ware and Van Brunt architects...

Print shows sectional views and the floor plan for the library extension Harvard University. Illus. in: American architect and building news, vol. 4, no. 152. Boston : J. R. Osgod & Co., Nov. 23, 1878, opposite p. 173.

Golden Gate Park & conservatory. Lone Mountain

Public domain scan of park, wood, forest print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Saturday evening at Lotos Club, 149 Fifth Avenue, New York City

Photomechanical reproduction of drawing shows a singer performing in front of an audience. Original drawing by Robert Reed of Paris (Source: New York Tribune, March 23, 1890, page 4). Accession box no. DLC/PP-1979:263

Carnegie library competition, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Preliminary stu...

Photograph shows library as perspective projection and floor plan. Print clipped from unidentified publication. Illus. in: Scrapbook HS M2 in the AIA/AAF Collection, page 99. Gift; American Institute of Archit... More

[Reproduction of page from notebook of Leonardo da Vinci showing the o...

Illus. in: Il codice atlantico di Leonardo da Vinici nella Biblioteca ambrosiana di Milano. Milano : U. Hoepli, 1894-1904. Published in: The tradition of technology : Landmarks of Western technology ... / Leon... More

Lighthouse Matinicus light-station, looking NE

Illus. in: Annual Report of the U.S. Light-House Board, 1894, plate 60, middle photograph.

The champion of all champions--"Hoping to deserve your appreciation, I...

John L. Sullivan, full-length portrait, standing, facing right, with fists raised.

Ch'ien Men Street. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

Photomechanical print shows rickshaws, carts, and people on Chien Men street, Beijing. In album: Peking, Art Series IV, no. 20.

A strenuous reciprocity counter, Political Cartoon

Cartoon shows a boxing sugar beet "Producers" punching Theodore Roosevelt labeled "Reciprocity Champion" with fists labeled "Teller Investigation" and "Reciprocity Resolution Cuban Congress Nov. 28, '02." Ro... More

Why not wear brogans? Shoes are too small

Cartoon shows Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Payne standing on two documents, "Tariff Law 1897 [subsection mark] 209, 16 Dutch % reduction enrich sugar trust," and "Annexation policy, assist Cuba, do n... More

The Bliss-Palma idea of equity La idea de equidad de Bliss-Palma.

Cartoon shows a figure of Justice with two heads, those of Special Envoy to Cuba Tasker Bliss and President of Cuba Tomás Estrada Palma. Justice holds a scale "Reciprocidad" (Reciprocity.) On the left are weigh... More

[Christopher Columbus, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right]

41955 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by G. Barrie & Sons. Watercolor facsimile after the painting by an unknown artist, in the Museo Naval at Madrid. No digital image for LC-USZ62-20219 (4/02)

Florideae. - Rotalgen. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Illustration shows red algae. Photomechanical print of lithograph by Adolf Giltsch after sketch by Ernst Haeckel. Illus. in: Kunstformen der Natur. Von Prof. Dr. Ernst Haeckel. Hundert Illustrationstafeln mit ... More

Custis Lee Mansion, Arlington, Virginia

Postcard shows the front of Arlington House, also known as the Custis Lee House in Arlington Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia. F 34926 U.S. Copyright Office. P. A. 238a. Copyright 1905 by The Rotograph Co.

[The Day Before San Juan Hill] - Public domain portrait drawing

Photograph showing Theodore Roosevelt, full length portrait drawing, in uniform with left hand at hip. H84616 U.S. Copyright Office. Title from copyright registration. Copyright 1906 by Sigmond Jacobs, Pittsbur... More

Public Library, Copley Sq., Boston, Massachusetts.

Postcard shows the Boston Public Library across Copley Square, the surrounding neighborhood, pedestrians, street cars, and horse and carriages. F40282 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 103.

The etude / A.E. Dressler. - sheet music cover

Sheet music cover showing woman holding sheet music and violin.

Ocean liners: Lusitania, panoramic postcard

Postcard shows panoramic view of the steamship Lusitania. Copyrighted 1907 by the American Photograph Company, New York.

Greetings from Coldwater, Mich. Chicago Avenue

Postcard shows Chicago Avenue in Coldwater, Michigan. Commercial street has pedestrians and horses and wagons. F58005 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 1907117.

Greetings from Marshall, Mich. drive from Oak Ridge Cemetery

Postcard shows a long unpaved road into a cemetary, planters mark a crossroads. F65824 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 190798.

Valentinus I PP Romanus, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Valentinus, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left, with inset of coat of arms. K11047 U.S. Copyright Office. Reproduction of engraving(?).

Pius V Papa Alexandrinus - Public domain portrait engraving

Pope Pius V, half-length portrait, facing left, with inset of coat of arms. K16133 U.S. Copyright Office. (v in Pivs and Alexandrinvs normalized to u). Reproduction of engraving(?). Copyright by Catholic Pub. ... More

The canyon of the Yellowstone / T. Moran.

K34516 U.S. Copyright Office. Reproduction of painting by Thomas Moran.

Raniscapcolo Em. Dupuis - Public domain portrait print

Print shows reproduction of watercolor portrait of man with dark skin and a beard, wearing a fez, who fought at the front for the French. Forms part of: Straight collection of French graphic art relating to Wo... More

Petra Felsen, die das Tal der Stadt im Westen abschliessen. Links vorn...

Plate 44 in portfolio: Bilder aus Palästina. Nord-Arabien und dem Sinai. Berlin : Dietrich Riemer, 1916. Letterpress caption in German. Translated title by Library staff.

General reading room showing oak book stacks

Illus. in: Carpenter memorial library. Manchester, N.H., 1916, opposite p. 35.

Jerusalem Südlicher und südöstlicher Teil der Altstadt von Nordost. 19...

Public domain photograph related to history of Israel, Palestine, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ǧebel Mûsā (Sinai) gilt seit dem 6. Jahrhundert als der Berg der Geset...

Photograph taken from the summit of Gebel El Muneiga next to the chapel of Jethro (Theodores: Tyre and Recurit), looking southwest and showing the summit of Mount Sinai (Biblical Sinai) and its upper-steep sect... More

Sinaikloster Klostergarten. Im Hintergrunde die Ebene er Râḥa. 1910.

Photograph taken from top of the northwestern wall of Saint Catherine Monastery in the central area of Wadi El Dier (Biblical Holy Valley), looking northwest and showing the mountain slopes of Gebel 'Arribeh an... More

Nord-Maʻân (Schamîje) 1 1/4 km nordwestlich von Süd-Maʻân.

Plate 39 in portfolio: Bilder aus Palästina. Nord-Arabien und dem Sinai. Berlin : Dietrich Riemer, 1916. Letterpress caption in German. Translated title by Library staff.

Derʻâh 123 km von Damaskus, 529 m ü. M. In der Mitte der Kerak (Burgbe...

Plate 17 in portfolio: Bilder aus Palästina. Nord-Arabien und dem Sinai. Berlin : Dietrich Riemer, 1916. Letterpress caption in German. Translated title by Library staff.

Carnegie Library, Atlanta, Georgia

Illus. in: A book of Carnegie libraries / byTheodore Wesley Koch. White Plains, N.Y. ; New York City : The H.W. Wilson Company, 1917, verso of first plate after page 108.

Warding off a night attack during World War I

Poster showing photograph of sailors firing a large gun aboard a ship at night. Text continues: Each dreadnaught carries twenty or more 5-inch rapid fire guns [...] In order to be an efficient member of a gun's... More

[Morro Castle, Havana, Cuba, ship on right]

K128559 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph of 20th century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Prosperous peasants ride down from the mountains on donkeys to purchas...

Photograph shows man tying bundles to a donkey with other men and a boy standing nearby. Illus. in: "Snaps of Macedonia," Travel. New York : Robert McBride & Company, 1920, vol. 35, no. 1, p. 11.

The Youth's Companion. Historic milestones. Kit Carson...hunter and tr...

[Kit Carson, full-length, on horseback, holding rifle with left arm, pointing with right arm, with troops behind him] H166325 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Perry Mason Company.

Ellis Island. New York City postcard

Unprocessed in PR 06 CN 038, c17 Public domain scan of the vintage New York postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Men working together!, World War II photo

Print shows Sgt. French L. Vineyard, George Woolslayer, welder, and aviation-radio chief John Marshall Evans, U.S.N.

Gold dredge / from a photograph by Bradford Washburn.

Postcard shows a gold dredge in the valley of Goldstream Creek near Fairbanks, Alaska. J 38287 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 792425.

[Revere Quality house (project), Siesta Key, Florida. Plan]

Floor plan from brochure "A House for the South," by Revere Quality House Institute. Forms part of: The Paul Rudolph Archive. Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 2001:126.

[United States Chancellery, London, England. Ground and first floor pl...

Illustration in The Architect & Building News, Dec. 7, 1960. Gift; Kevin Roche; 2007. Published in: Eero Saarinen : buildings from the Balthazar Korab archive / edited by David G. De Long and C. Ford Peatross,... More

[TWA Terminal, John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, New Yo...

Gift; Kevin Roche; 2007. Published in: Eero Saarinen : buildings from the Balthazar Korab archive / edited by David G. De Long and C. Ford Peatross, 2008, p. 454. Accession box no. 14, folder 16.

Progressive for president Robert M. La Follette.

Poster shows portrait of La Follette by Underwood & Underwood surrounded by four Liberty Bells. Transfer; LC Manuscript Division; 1982; (DLC/PP-1982:002).

[Louis Criger, New York Yankees, baseball card portrait]

Baseball card title devised by Library staff. Issued by: American Tobacco Company. Forms part of: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection.

[Robert H. Bescher, Cincinnati Reds, baseball card portrait]

Baseball card title devised by Library staff. Issued by: American Tobacco Company. Forms part of: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection.

[Sherwood R. Magee, Philadelphia Phillies, baseball card portrait]

Baseball card title devised by Library staff. Issued by: American Tobacco Company. Forms part of: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection.

[Albert Bridwell, New York Giants, baseball card portrait]

Baseball card title devised by Library staff. Issued by: American Tobacco Company. Forms part of: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection.

[Russell A. Blackburne, Chicago White Sox, baseball card portrait]

Public domain image of a historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Buster and Tige here again It probably was good for the lad! / / R.F. ...

A twelve frame comic strip that begins, in frames 1-6, with Buster getting hit in the head with a snowball thrown by a bully; Buster then makes friends with the bully and proposes an amusement, setting him up t... More

Zug der Pilger durch das Tal Muna nach der Ebene ʻArafât Der ummauerte...

Photograph shows a procession of pilgrims through the Valley of Muna to the Arafat Plain, near Medina. The walled-in pillar is the so-called Second Satan (al-jamrat al-wusṭā) the Arafat Plain, near Medina. The ... More

[Arthur Fromme, Cincinnati Reds, baseball card portrait]

Baseball card title devised by Library staff. Issued by: American Tobacco Company. Forms part of: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection.

[Tyrus Raymond Cobb, Detroit Tigers, baseball card portrait]

Baseball card title devised by Library staff. Issued by: American Tobacco Company. Forms part of: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection.

[Michael J. Doolan, Philadelphia Phillies, baseball card portrait]

Baseball card title devised by Library staff. Issued by: American Tobacco Company. Forms part of: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection.

When women decide this war should end, this war will end Join the Unit...

Public domain photograph of Vietnam War, the 1960s, 1970s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Richard J. Egan, Cincinnati Reds, baseball card portrait]

Baseball card title devised by Library staff. Issued by: American Tobacco Company. Forms part of: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection.

[Patrick J. Moran, Philadelphia Phillies, baseball card portrait]

Baseball card title devised by Library staff. Issued by: American Tobacco Company. Forms part of: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection.

[James Scott, Chicago White Sox, baseball card portrait]

Baseball card title devised by Library staff. Issued by: American Tobacco Company. Forms part of: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection.

[Patrick J. Livingston, Philadelphia Athletics, baseball card portrait...

Baseball card title devised by Library staff. Issued by: American Tobacco Company. Forms part of: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection.

[Addie Joss, Cleveland Naps, baseball card portrait]

Baseball card title devised by Library staff. Issued by: American Tobacco Company. Forms part of: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection.

American war memorials, 1917-1918 / Folder prepared by The American Ba...

Brochure includes photographs of Meuse-Argonne Memorial, St. Mihiel Memorial, Aisne-Marne Memorial; Aisne-Marne Cemetery, Suresnes Cemetery, Naval Memorial at Brest, Meuse-Argonne Cemetery, St. Mihiel Cemetery,... More

[Fred Merkle, New York Giants, baseball card portrait]

Baseball card title devised by Library staff. Issued by: American Tobacco Company. Forms part of: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection.

[Brick by brick-- together you can build a new Afghanistan]

Pictorial story leaflet printed on both sides. The recto shows three men building a brick structure. The verso shows seven hands holding a map of Afghanistan.

[Tris Speaker, Boston Red Sox, baseball card portrait]

Baseball card title devised by Library staff. Issued by: American Tobacco Company. Forms part of: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection. Exhibited: "Baseball Americana" at the Library of Congre... More

[William E. Bransfield, Philadelphia Phillies, baseball card portrait]

Baseball card title devised by Library staff. Issued by: American Tobacco Company. Forms part of: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection.

[Jack Knight, New York Yankees, baseball card portrait]

Baseball card title devised by Library staff. Issued by: American Tobacco Company. Forms part of: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection.

[John Dunn, Baltimore Team, baseball card portrait]

Baseball card title devised by Library staff. Issued by: American Tobacco Company. Forms part of: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection.

[Thomas Jefferson, three-quarter length portrait, seated at table, fac...

A3496 U.S. Copyright Office. Reproduction of painting by Gilbert Stuart. Public domain photograph of 19th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Medina. Hauptbahnhof vor dem Westtor. 1914.

Image shows the main railroad station at the Western gate, Medina, Saudi Arabia. No. 65 in portfolio: Bilder aus Palästina, Nord Arabien und dem Sinai. Berlin : Dietrich Riemer, 1916. Letterpress caption in Ger... More

[Orval Overall, Chicago Cubs, baseball card portrait]

Baseball card title devised by Library staff. Issued by: American Tobacco Company. Forms part of: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection.

[Miller Huggins, St. Louis Cardinals, baseball card portrait]

Baseball card title devised by Library staff. Issued by: American Tobacco Company. Forms part of: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection.

The McKinley national memorial statue was modeled from this photograph...

Broadside advertising the sale of postcards showing reproduction of Frances Benjamin Johnston's 1901 photograph of "President McKinley delivering his last address, Buffalo, September 5, 1901." Frances Benjamin ... More

[Doctor Merle T. Adkins, Baltimore Team, baseball card portrait]

Baseball card title devised by Library staff. Issued by: American Tobacco Company. Forms part of: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection.

[Arthur L. Raymond, New York Giants, baseball card portrait]

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

[Robert Harmon, St. Louis Cardinals, baseball card portrait]

Baseball card title devised by Library staff. Issued by: American Tobacco Company. Forms part of: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection.

Medina Ambarîje oder Rischādîje, Hauptstrasse des Westviertels. Rechts...

Image shows the main street of the Western quarter. Views of the Egyptian pilgrim house to the right and army barracks to the left. No. 64 in portfolio: Bilder aus Palästina, Nord Arabien und dem Sinai. Berlin ... More

Mekka Bâb ʻAlī, Tor der heiligen Moschee an der Ostecke; durch das mit...

Photograph shows Bab Ali, gate of the al-Masjid al-Ḥarām, Mecca, Saudi Arabia, from the east; through the middle portal the Zamzam is visible. No. 75 in portfolio: Bilder aus Palästina, Nord Arabien und dem Sin... More

[John Lush, St. Louis Cardinals, baseball card portrait]

Baseball card title devised by Library staff. Issued by: American Tobacco Company. Forms part of: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection.

[John Lush, St. Louis Cardinals, baseball card portrait]

Baseball card title devised by Library staff. Issued by: American Tobacco Company. Forms part of: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection.

[Mordecai Brown, Chicago Cubs, baseball card portrait]

Baseball card title devised by Library staff. Issued by: American Tobacco Company. Forms part of: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection.

[Otis Crandall, New York Giants, baseball card portrait]

Baseball card title devised by Library staff. Issued by: American Tobacco Company. Forms part of: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection.

Lager der Pilger in der Ebene vor ʻArafât

Photograph shows an encampment of pilgrims on the plains near 'Arafat, Jabal, Saudi Arabia. No. 78 in portfolio: Bilder aus Palästina, Nord Arabien und dem Sinai. Berlin : Dietrich Riemer, 1916. Translated tit... More

Fourth order light-house at Penfield Reef, Long Island Sound

Above print: U.S. Light-house establishment, 1874. Illus. in: Annual Report of the U.S. Light-House Board, 1874, plate opposite p. 29.

Fitting the masonry on government island

Print showsearly stage of construction of Minot's Ledge Lighthouse. Illus. in: New England Magazine, v. 15, no. 2 (1896 October), p. 136. From article: "The building of Minot's ledge lighthouse."

Early years, snapshots, 1896-1898. Railroad scenes VI-A

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

Navajo Indian blanket - Public domain textile painting

Date range from LOT 12999 group record. No. 207. Public domain photograph of native Americans, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon, half-length portrait, facing sl...

D17756 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by G. Barrie & Son. Reproduction of a painting.

The Citizen and the Public Man, by Theodore Roosevelt

Print showing Theodore Roosevelt, three-quarter length portrait, facing right; underneath portrait is an image of a man carrying a sword and holding a shield as he rides on the back of a winged horse. Text abo... More

Pueblo Indians selling pottery, Native Americans

Photograph shows Native American women, posing with large jars on their heads, offering pottery for sale to tourists. Travelers and railroad staff pose with them beside a train. Date from copyright statement.... More

Instruccion Diplomatica - Political cartoon, public domain image

Cartoon shows President Thomas Estrada Palma patting the head of Cuban Minister to the U.S. Gonzalo de Quesada while showing him a large piece of paper, "Recuerda que las proposiciones incorrectas para un trata... More

Theodore Roosevelt - Strenuous regrets, Political Cartoon

Cartoon shows Theodore Roosevelt holding an oversized "message" behind his back. He stands in front of a hook on the wall "Proofs," holding four sheets of paper: "No. 1 Beet petition," "No. 2 Conclusions Ways a... More

Indian chief / by Gertrude Käsebier., portrait of american indian man

Illustration shows portrait of Native American man in headdress and robe.

[Charles V, King of Spain and Emperor of Germany, head-and-shoulders p...

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

El gallo canelo - que viva - Political cartoon, public domain image

Cartoon shows a vulture "Comision Especial Ley Reciprocidad Nov. '02" (Special Commission on Reciprocity, Nov. '02) looming over a U.S. eagle lying on the ground wearing a tag "Recipocidad Anexionista" (Recipro... More

Tariff reforming 57th Congress, 2nd session

Cartoon shows a wealthy man "Sugar Trust" seated in a chair '[paragraph] 209 16 Dutch" smoking a pipe "Sec. 4 Tariff Law 1897" from which issues smoke labeled "Reciprocity." A man "Beet Sugar" pulls on the back... More

Phaeodaria. - Rohrstrahlinge. Book illustration from Library of Congre...

Illustration shows microorganisms. Photomechanical print of lithograph by Adolf Giltsch after sketch by Ernst Haeckel. Illus. in: Kunstformen der Natur. Von Prof. Dr. Ernst Haeckel. Hundert Illustrationstafeln... More

Carnegie Library, San Jose, Cal. William Binder, architect / / John Pa...

Print shows exterior of library. Public domain photograph - historical image of California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Struggle of a frontier militiaman with a Mohawk brave

Title transcribed from item. Illustration from: Our pioneers, by Augustus L. Mason, 1904.

[Samuel Houston, head-and-shoulders portrait in oval medallion, facing...

Reproduction of drawing. Copyright by J.D. Roberts. Public domain photo of drawing, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

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