potomac river

George Washington Memorial Parkway, Along Potomac River from McLean to...

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George Washington Memorial Parkway, Along Potomac River from McLean to...

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Marshall Hall, State Route 227 at Potomac River, Bryans Road, Charles ...

Significance: Marshall Hall was built ca. 1725 by Thomas Marshall on property that had, in part, been acquired by his grandfather in 1650. The western portion of the house constituted the original part, and wa... More

Potomac River, Sept. 31st, 1861

Broadside view sidewheel steamship. Signed upper left: Wau[d] Title inscribed below image. Inscribed below image and crossed out: "Putnam" and "Lockwood." Formerly Waud no. C-113 Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC?PP... More

Ruins of bridge, across Potomac River at Shepherdstown

Photograph shows a man in the foreground overlooking the ruins of the bridge at Shepherdstown, West Virginia. No. 5077. Mounted with five other photographs. Photograph is half of a stereograph pair. Gift; Col.... More

"Masterly inactivity," or six months on the Potomac [caricature of ina...

Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Wood engraving by A.B. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, vol. 13 (1862 Feb. 1), p. 176. No reference copy may be available. Caption card... More

Pontoon bridge across the Potomac, at Berlin / Alex. Gardner, photogra...

Photograph showing a pontoon bridge across the Potomac River to the village of Berlin, Maryland. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C. : Philp & Solomon... More

Bullneck Rock, east of Piedmont, mammoth plate negative

Listed in Detroit Publishing Co. negative log as "Bull neck Rock, east of Piedmont". "W.H. Jackson & Co., Denver.", "43" and "1726" on negative. Commissioned by Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. Detroit Publishing Co.... More

South branch of the Potomac, south from Yellow Hill

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The Potomac near Brady's - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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The Potomac - Mammoth Plate Photograph, mammoth plate negative

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On the Potomac River, Washington, D.C. / The Rotograph Co.

Postcard shows small boats on the Potomac River. Public domain photograph - panorama, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Potomac River. View of river and sun through branch with leaves

Item title devised. The Theodor Horydczak Collection is a collection of photographs taken by Theodor Horydczak (1890-1971) a Polish-born American photographer who worked in Washington D.C. from the 1910s to th... More

[Potomac River, Washington monument in background]

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[Potomac River, Washington Monument in background; Washington, D.C.]

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Sailboat, Potomac River - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

A black and white photo of a sailboat in the water, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Date based on date of negatives in same range. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. General information about the... More

Flooding, Potomac River, Washington, D.C.

A black and white photo of a group of people, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title devised by Library staff based on images in same group. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. General information ... More

Washington, D.C. Russian war anniversary benefit at the Watergate. Boa...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Blue Bridge over the north branch of the Potomac River, Cumberland, Ma...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Note the spikes to deter climbers. Title, date, subject... More

The historic B&O Railroad bridge over the Potomac River at Harpers Fer...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: West Virginia Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Pur... More

Con-g-ss embark'd on board the ship Constitution of America bound to C...

In July 1790 Congress decided to move the seat of the federal government from its original site in New York to Washington, with Philadelphia as an interim capital. The unidentified satirist gives a cynical view... More

Dam No. 4 Hydroelectric Plant, Potomac River, Martinsburg, Berkeley Co...

Significance: Each plant epitomized the predominant low head hydroelectric technology in use at the time of its construction, Dam 4 uses tandem, multiple-runner, horizontal shaft turbines connected by rope driv... More

Dam No. 4 Hydroelectric Plant, Potomac River, Martinsburg, Berkeley Co...

Significance: Each plant epitomized the predominant low head hydroelectric technology in use at the time of its construction, Dam 4 uses tandem, multiple-runner, horizontal shaft turbines connected by rope driv... More

Dam No. 4 Hydroelectric Plant, Potomac River, Martinsburg, Berkeley Co...

Significance: Each plant epitomized the predominant low head hydroelectric technology in use at the time of its construction, Dam 4 uses tandem, multiple-runner, horizontal shaft turbines connected by rope driv... More

Dam No. 4 Hydroelectric Plant, Potomac River, Martinsburg, Berkeley Co...

Significance: Each plant epitomized the predominant low head hydroelectric technology in use at the time of its construction, Dam 4 uses tandem, multiple-runner, horizontal shaft turbines connected by rope driv... More

Fort Washington, Fort Washington Light, Northeast side of Potomac Rive...

Significance: A light and fog signal were located at Fort Washington to guide ships along the Potomac River, an important shipping and transportation route from the Chesapeake Bay to the cities of Alexandria an... More

Jones Point Lighthouse, Jones Point, Potomac River, Alexandria, Indepe...

Significance: One of the last remaining examples of Potomac River Lighthouse architecture. Built in 1855 and used until 1926, the lighthouse was placed near number 1 boundary marker for the District of Columbia... More

Jones Point Lighthouse, Jones Point, Potomac River, Alexandria, Indepe...

Significance: One of the last remaining examples of Potomac River Lighthouse architecture. Built in 1855 and used until 1926, the lighthouse was placed near number 1 boundary marker for the District of Columbia... More

Potomac Aqueduct, Spanning Potomac River, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: The Potomac Aqueduct was an important component in the integrated canal system serving the Potomac River watershed. Built during a major expansion in America's long distance transportation system... More

View of Georgetown D.C. / lith. and printed in colors by E. Sachse & C...

View of Georgetown, D.C. looking west with the Potomac River on the left. Copyright by E. Sachse & Co. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

View of the city of Washington, the metropolis of the United States of...

Print shows a bird's-eye view of the Potomac River and the city of Washington, D.C., with ships on the river, an eagle perched on a tree on the left, and the U.S. Capitol building at right-center in the distanc... More

Alexandria, Virginia from the Maryland side of the Potomac

These subjects identified by arrow indicators and following inscriptions: Ferry boat; Greens Hotel where the Union Flag was taken down; Marshall House Secession Flag flying; Mills; Steamship Pawnee. Gift, J.P. ... More

Virginius Island Waterpowered Mill Complex, North bank of Shenandoah R...

Significance: Virginius Island is significant because it is representative of nineteenth-century water-powered industry, the type which initially kindled America's Industrial Revolution. The Island's first ind... More

Architectural drawing for a bridge over the Potomac River ("Memorial B...

Presentation drawing showing bridge as section and perspective projection; rendering. UNIT title devised. Transfer; Architect of the Capitol; 1991; (DLC/PP-1991:268). Finding aid (unpublished): Filed by UNIT nu... More

Potamac River (in four sheets). - Public domain old map

Scale 1:40,000 and 1:60,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 35.2 Various issues of each sheet, some colored. Sheets 1 to 3 titled as above; sheet 4 titled "Preliminary chart of the Potomac River (in four sheets)"... More

Dam No. 5 Hydroelectric Plant, On Potomac River, Hedgesville, Berkeley...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge, water, historic structure, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Raft of blanket boats ferrying field artillery and men over Potomac R...

No. 80 (handwritten) and 2581 (stamped) on mount. Forms part of Civil War photos, military construction and transportation in Northern Virginia and elsewhere / United States Military Railway Department (Librar... More

Perilous position of the U.S. Steam Sloop Seminole, while under a terr...

Broadside view of a steamship engaged in battle. Signed below title: L. Sands, US Navy. Title inscribed below image. Inscribed on verso: Sketched by Louis Sands; See Seminole sent by Crane, [T.W.F.?]. Formerly... More

Arlington Memorial Bridge, Spanning Potomac River between Lincoln Memo...

Significance: As the final link in the chain of monuments which start at the Capitol building, the Arlington Memorial Bridge connects the Mall in Washington, DC with Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. De... More

Harpers Ferry by moonlight - Public domain scan / drawing

Signed lower right: ARW. Title inscribed below image. Inscribed below image: Maryland heights; Potomac river; Loundoun hights [sic]; Bolivar heights; Dec 1863. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.0512) Re... More

Theodore Roosevelt Island, Potomac River, Washington, District of Colu...

See also HABS DC-28 for additional documentation, includes drawings, photographs, and written data. See also HAER VA-87, includes written data. Significance: Theodore Roosevelt Island's primary significance res... More

Guard Mount in the Camp of the 1st Massachusetts. Vol. Opposite the re...

Signed lower right: Alf R Waud. Title inscribed below image. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.504) Reference print available in the Civil War Drawings file N. Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civi... More

Potomac Power Plant, On West Virginia Shore of Potomac River, about 1 ...

Significance: The Potomac Power Plant was an innovative small hydroelectric facility that operated from 1899 to 1991, originally as part of a wood pulp mill (built 1888), and solely as a power house after a fir... More

George Washington Memorial Parkway, Along Potomac River from McLean to...

Public domain image - Environmental protection federal program, the 1970s, color photographs, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

George Washington Memorial Parkway, Along Potomac River from McLean to...

Public domain image - Environmental protection federal program, the 1970s, color photographs, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

George Washington Memorial Parkway, Along Potomac River from McLean to...

Public domain image - Environmental protection federal program, the 1970s, color photographs, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

George Washington Memorial Parkway, Along Potomac River from McLean to...

Public domain image - Environmental protection federal program, the 1970s, color photographs, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

George Washington Memorial Parkway, Along Potomac River from McLean to...

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George Washington Memorial Parkway, Along Potomac River from McLean to...

Public domain image - Environmental protection federal program, the 1970s, color photographs, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

George Washington Memorial Parkway, Along Potomac River from McLean to...

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George Washington Memorial Parkway, Along Potomac River from McLean to...

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George Washington Memorial Parkway, Along Potomac River from McLean to...

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Marshall Hall, State Route 227 at Potomac River, Bryans Road, Charles ...

Significance: Marshall Hall was built ca. 1725 by Thomas Marshall on property that had, in part, been acquired by his grandfather in 1650. The western portion of the house constituted the original part, and wa... More

Georgetown College, District of Columbia. This college stands on a pec...

Potomac looking towards Washington June 26

Sketch shows the Potomac River in Virginia looking up towards Washington, probably from a boat. The city is not visible. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Foreign Office to the United States in 1853. O... More

Virginia, [Partial map of Virginia.]. American Civil War 1861-1865.

No scale given. Octagonal shape, surrounded by 32 portraits of military heroes of the Civil War.

View down the Potomac from Union Arch (Andrew J. Russel)

Photograph showing an aerial view of a wharf facility with large stone bricks scattered around. No. 131. Title from published source: Entrance to Washington Water Works, Great Falls, Potomac River. Published i... More

New bridge over Potomac River on the Washington, Alexandria and George...

Photograph showing a railroad bridge across the Potomac River. Three men are seated at right: S. Seymour, chief engineer, C.B. Morse, constructing engineer, S.S. Post & Co., contractors. Exhibited: "East of th... More

The Potomac River, near Williamsport, on the morning of the crossing o...

Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.1.88) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Saltpeter rocks, trough of the Potomac

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[The Potomac & Maryland hills, from Mt. Vernon, Virginia]

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From State Department S. over Executive Grounds, Monument and Potomac ...

H34060 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright 1903 by Underwood & Underwood. On mount: Works and Studios, Washington, D.C., Arlington, N.J., Littleton, N.H.

Fishing in the Potomac river near 14th St. Bridge, Wash. D.C.

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Tugboat USS Tecumseh with barge carrying cannon

Photo shows the USS Tecumseh tugboat transferring a piece of heavy artillery to or from the Washington Navy Yard gun factory and the Indian Head proving grounds on the Potomac River, some time prior to July 191... More

Potomac River. Sun low at horizon beyond river II

The Theodor Horydczak Collection - architecture and social life of Washington DC in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s.

Potomac River and Tidal Basin. Elevated view of river and Tidal Basin

Public domain aerial photograph, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington DC, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image -... More

Potomac River. Boat on water during sunrise or sunset

The Theodor Horydczak Collection - architecture and social life of Washington DC in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s.

Potomac River. Sun rays spreading from clouds over water

The Theodor Horydczak Collection - architecture and social life of Washington DC in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s.

[Flood, Potomac River with Washington monument in background]

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[Flooding, Potomac River, Washington, D.C.]

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Ferry crossing Potomac River into Maryland, near Sharpsburg

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Washington, D.C. Reading beside the Potomac River in East Potomac park...

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Arlington Memorial Bridge over the Potomac River between the Lincoln M...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Nightime aerial view of Washington with the Francis Scott Key Bridge o...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Aerial view with a focus on plants and other buildings along the Potom...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Convergence of the Potomac River and smaller Shenandoah River, as seen...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: West Virginia Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Pur... More

Dam No. 4 Hydroelectric Plant, Potomac River, Martinsburg, Berkeley Co...

Significance: Each plant epitomized the predominant low head hydroelectric technology in use at the time of its construction, Dam 4 uses tandem, multiple-runner, horizontal shaft turbines connected by rope driv... More

Dam No. 4 Hydroelectric Plant, Potomac River, Martinsburg, Berkeley Co...

Significance: Each plant epitomized the predominant low head hydroelectric technology in use at the time of its construction, Dam 4 uses tandem, multiple-runner, horizontal shaft turbines connected by rope driv... More

Dam No. 4 Hydroelectric Plant, Potomac River, Martinsburg, Berkeley Co...

Significance: Each plant epitomized the predominant low head hydroelectric technology in use at the time of its construction, Dam 4 uses tandem, multiple-runner, horizontal shaft turbines connected by rope driv... More

Dam No. 4 Hydroelectric Plant, Potomac River, Martinsburg, Berkeley Co...

Significance: Each plant epitomized the predominant low head hydroelectric technology in use at the time of its construction, Dam 4 uses tandem, multiple-runner, horizontal shaft turbines connected by rope driv... More

Dam No. 4 Hydroelectric Plant, Potomac River, Martinsburg, Berkeley Co...

Significance: Each plant epitomized the predominant low head hydroelectric technology in use at the time of its construction, Dam 4 uses tandem, multiple-runner, horizontal shaft turbines connected by rope driv... More

Dam No. 4 Hydroelectric Plant, Potomac River, Martinsburg, Berkeley Co...

Significance: Each plant epitomized the predominant low head hydroelectric technology in use at the time of its construction, Dam 4 uses tandem, multiple-runner, horizontal shaft turbines connected by rope driv... More

Fort Washington, Fort Washington Light, Northeast side of Potomac Rive...

Significance: A light and fog signal were located at Fort Washington to guide ships along the Potomac River, an important shipping and transportation route from the Chesapeake Bay to the cities of Alexandria an... More

Long Bridge, Spanning Potomac River near Jefferson Memorial, Washingto...

Survey number: HAER DC-50 Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington DC, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Long Bridge, Spanning Potomac River near Jefferson Memorial, Washingto...

Survey number: HAER DC-50 Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington DC, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Potomac Aqueduct, Spanning Potomac River, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: The Potomac Aqueduct was an important component in the integrated canal system serving the Potomac River watershed. Built during a major expansion in America's long distance transportation system... More

[Ford near Shepherdstown, on the Potomac. Pickets firing across the ri...

Soldiers resting, and firing guns on the banks of the Potomac. Title devised from Harpers Weekly. Published in: Harper's Weekly, October 11, 1862. Inscribed upper left: 1st [illegible inscription] Gift, J.P. Mo... More

The Sun, [newspaper]. April 27th, 1865.

Potomac River, Chain Bridge at Little Falls

Reference copy in LOT 4386-4. Exhibited: The view from here : images of early Georgetown, Dumbarton House, 2002.

Virginius Island Waterpowered Mill Complex, North bank of Shenandoah R...

Significance: Virginius Island is significant because it is representative of nineteenth-century water-powered industry, the type which initially kindled America's Industrial Revolution. The Island's first ind... More

Great Falls, Potomac River (Andrew J. Russel)

Photograph shows men on rocks looking out over waterfalls. No. 278. Caption continues: General view, showing large quantities of ice in foreground.

Waterpower on Virginius Island, Shenandoah River near Potomac River, H...

Significance: Virginius Island is historically significant because it is the site of a 19th century water powered industrial village. The study of the site offers much information on the evolution of American ... More

Dam No. 5 Hydroelectric Plant, On Potomac River, Hedgesville, Berkeley...

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Lady Bird Johnson Park 1932 Crabapple , Lady Bird Johnson Park, Columb...

For related documentation, see also HALS VA-13 (Lady Bird Johnson Park 1932 Ornamental Pear), HALS VA-14 (Lady Bird Johnson Park Eastern Cottonwood), HALS VA-15 ("Methuselah" Willow Oak), HALS VA-66 (Mount Vern... More

Francis Scott Key Bridge, Spanning Potomac River near Georgetown, Wash...

Survey number: HAER DC-51 Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington DC, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Francis Scott Key Bridge, Spanning Potomac River near Georgetown, Wash...

Survey number: HAER DC-51 Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington DC, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Arlington Memorial Bridge, Spanning Potomac River between Lincoln Memo...

Significance: As the final link in the chain of monuments which start at the Capitol building, the Arlington Memorial Bridge connects the Mall in Washington, DC with Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. De... More

Arlington Memorial Bridge, Spanning Potomac River between Lincoln Memo...

Significance: As the final link in the chain of monuments which start at the Capitol building, the Arlington Memorial Bridge connects the Mall in Washington, DC with Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. De... More

Theodore Roosevelt Island, Potomac River, Washington, District of Colu...

See also HABS DC-28 for additional documentation, includes drawings, photographs, and written data. See also HAER VA-87, includes written data. Significance: Theodore Roosevelt Island's primary significance res... More

Theodore Roosevelt Island, Potomac River, Washington, District of Colu...

See also HABS DC-28 for additional documentation, includes drawings, photographs, and written data. See also HAER VA-87, includes written data. Significance: Theodore Roosevelt Island's primary significance res... More