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[Portrait of Pvt. Walter Miles Parker, 1st Florida Cavalry, C.S.A.]

[Portrait of Pvt. Walter Miles Parker, 1st Florida Cavalry, C.S.A.]

Picryl description: Public domain image of an American Civil War, military forces and conflict, officer, uniform, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Soldier in Confederate uniform and Co. D, 3rd North Carolina Volunteers Regiment hat with short sword and sheath with initials J.L.W., probably for Private John L. Wood of Co. D, 3rd North Carolina Infantry Regiment]

[Soldier in Confederate uniform and Co. D, 3rd North Carolina Voluntee...

Photograph shows identified soldier. Formerly identified as Private James Love of Co. D, 13th North Carolina Infantry Regiment. Case: Berg, no. 2-66. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2014; DLC/PP 2014:202) Purchased fr... More

[Private Peter S. Arthur of Company B, 11th Virginia Infantry Regiment, in uniform with secession badge and Virginia state seal breastplate]

[Private Peter S. Arthur of Company B, 11th Virginia Infantry Regiment...

Photograph shows identified soldier. Case: Berg, no. 1-93. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2011; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). Forms pa... More

[Private Warren L. McEwen of Co. E, California Battalion, 2nd Massachusetts Cavalry Regiment with California Battalion hat and sword]

[Private Warren L. McEwen of Co. E, California Battalion, 2nd Massachu...

Photograph shows identified soldier. Soldier's identification based on photograph in Bear flag and Bay State in the Civil War : the Californians of the Second Massachusetts Cavalry / Thomas E. Parson. Jefferso... More

[Private Henry McCollum of Company B, 78th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment and three unidentified soldiers in 78th Pennsylvania Infantry uniforms at Point Lookout, Tennessee]

[Private Henry McCollum of Company B, 78th Pennsylvania Infantry Regim...

Photo shows soldiers, including Henry McCollum on the left, who posed for the Linns, who left Ohio to photograph the Army of the Cumberland. In late 1863, after the battles of Lookout Mountain and Missionary R... More

[Private school Nümune-yi Terakki Mekteb-i Hususi] / Abdullah Frères, photographes de S.M.I. le Sultan.

[Private school Nümune-yi Terakki Mekteb-i Hususi] / Abdullah Frères, ...

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 10. In album: Schools, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid II Collection (Library of Congress).

Lord Kitchner's trumpeter in 1915, Pvt. Frank Inman of Australian Imp. [i.e., Imperial] Forces. Mr. Inman trumpeting at Anzac Day services of April 25th, '40

Lord Kitchner's trumpeter in 1915, Pvt. Frank Inman of Australian Imp....

Picryl description: Public domain image of a military person with a firearm, machine gun, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Two killed in D.C. Army plane crash. Washington, D.C., Nov. 9. Two U.S. Army Flyers--Lieut. Col. Leslie MacDill, General Staff Corps. Officer, and Private Joseph G. Gloxner, were burned to death today in the worst aerial tragedy in the history of the Capitol when their plane crashed in the street in Anacostia, a short distance from Bolling Field. Three automobiles were wrecked in the crash. Col. MacDill was piloting the plane, 11/9/38

Two killed in D.C. Army plane crash. Washington, D.C., Nov. 9. Two U.S...

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

New recruits join up, Washington, D.C. Private First Class Sherwood M. Frye talking to William Lambert, 23 years old of Franklyn, W. Virginia, about enlisting

New recruits join up, Washington, D.C. Private First Class Sherwood M....

A black and white photo of a man and a woman. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Manchester (vicinity), Tennessee. Soldiers of headquarters company of the Armored Corps lifting a jeep to repair it at their bivouac area during Second Army maneuvers. Left to right: Private William Lowe, Captain Frank Yung, Private Sam Salen, and Private J.J. Nay

Manchester (vicinity), Tennessee. Soldiers of headquarters company of ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of military vehicle, automobile, tractor truck, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Butte, Montana. State and local officials get together at the scrap salvage campaign. Left to right: Mayor Barry O'Leary; ex-Governor L.A. Miller, now of WPB Denver, Colorado; William E. Rae, salvage chairman of Butte; Governor Ford; and Private R.C. Gurd, stationed at Fort Harrison

Butte, Montana. State and local officials get together at the scrap sa...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an automobile, 1940s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Fort McPherson, Georgia. Left to right: Private First Class Sheldon Ehrlich, Private Edward Tevault, and Private Melvin Kearney practicing a "come along" hold

Fort McPherson, Georgia. Left to right: Private First Class Sheldon Eh...

Picryl description: Public domain image of military training, armed forces fort, camp, exercise activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Chicago, Illinois. Private D.N. Danielson, stationed in North Carolina, and Mrs. Danielson, from Minnesota, in the waiting room of the Greyhound bus terminal. They met in Chicago to save time for his furlough

Chicago, Illinois. Private D.N. Danielson, stationed in North Carolina...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of worker, marketplace, vendor, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Private First Class Romeo K. Bisson, of Rochester, Vermont. A trucker with sixteen years experience in civilian life, he is now driving for the United States Army overseas

Private First Class Romeo K. Bisson, of Rochester, Vermont. A trucker ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an automobile, 1940s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A couple of people that are standing in the dirt. Office of War Information Photograph

A couple of people that are standing in the dirt. Office of War Inform...

Public domain photograph - United States during the 1930s and 1940s, Farm Security Administration, New Deal, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Private First Class Willie J. Wicker, of Prestonsburg, Kentucky. A truck driver in civilian life, he is serving as a truck driver with the United States Army overseas

Private First Class Willie J. Wicker, of Prestonsburg, Kentucky. A tru...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a pilot, aviator, aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Private Dalto playing the piano

Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Private Dalto playing the piano

Picryl description: Public domain image of military training, armed forces fort, camp, exercise activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Private Lawrence Chiucarello. Both of his parents were born in Italy

Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Private Lawrence Chiucarello. Both of his pare...

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

Kansas City, Missouri. Private branch exchange (PBX) operator at her switchboard in the freight depot

Kansas City, Missouri. Private branch exchange (PBX) operator at her s...

Public domain photograph - working class people, the 1930s United States, work, labor, worker, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Private Thomas Cavallaro playing the trumpet

Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Private Thomas Cavallaro playing the trumpet

Public domain photograph of Virginia, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Private Dalto and Sergeant Tauro playing checkers in the recreation hall

Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Private Dalto and Sergeant Tauro playing check...

Picryl description: Public domain image of military training, armed forces fort, camp, exercise activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Oakland Army Base, Private Vehicle Inspection Building, Africa Street & Bataan Avenue, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Oakland Army Base, Private Vehicle Inspection Building, Africa Street ...

Significance: Building 4 was a structure used in support of Oakland Army Base's World War II mission. Survey number: HAER CA-125-C Building/structure dates: 1942 Initial Construction

[Private James W. McCulloch of Co. E, 7th Georgia Infantry Regiment holding wooden canteen, with lock of hair, obituary, and poem in case]

[Private James W. McCulloch of Co. E, 7th Georgia Infantry Regiment ho...

Photograph shows identified soldier. Included in the case are a lock of hair tied with a pink ribbon, a published obituary, and a published poem "My Brother's Grave" by Dan Ashby. Handwritten on poem: "Father"... More

[Private Jacob Harker of Company C, 120th Ohio Volunteers in uniform with musket and haversack]

[Private Jacob Harker of Company C, 120th Ohio Volunteers in uniform w...

Photograph shows identified soldier in Union uniform. Title devised by Library staff from information in collections file. Case: Berg, no. 3-98. Identification based on note inside case: Pvt. Jacob Harker, Co. ... More

[Private Abram M. Carhart of Company C, 177th New York Infantry Regiment with kepi]

[Private Abram M. Carhart of Company C, 177th New York Infantry Regime...

Photograph shows identified soldier and unidentified insignia. Case: Circle scroll motif. Identification information from paper found in case. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Li... More

[Private Hiram L. Barrett of Co. K, 7th Connecticut Infantry Regiment in uniform with bayoneted musket, and nine-month-old girl, Marrie]

[Private Hiram L. Barrett of Co. K, 7th Connecticut Infantry Regiment ...

Photograph shows identified soldier and girl. Public domain photograph of a military, American Civil War, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Private Kato / photograph by Ansel Adams.

Private Kato / photograph by Ansel Adams.

Private Kato, bust portrait, facing slightly right, in uniform. Title transcribed from Ansel Adams' caption on verso of print. Original neg. no.: LC-A35-4-M-23. Gift; Ansel Adams; 1965-1968. Forms part of: Manz... More

[Private Albert H. Davis of Company K, 6th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment in uniform, shoulder scales, and Hardee hat with Model 1841 Mississippi rifle, sword bayonet, knapsack with bedroll, canteen, and haversack]

[Private Albert H. Davis of Company K, 6th New Hampshire Infantry Regi...

Photograph shows identified soldier in Union uniform. Title devised by Library staff from information in collections file. Case: Leather oval geometric. Additional information in collections file. Digital photo... More

[Private George H. Hall of Kane County Illinois Cavalry Company and Co. H, 15th Illinois Cavalry Regiment with sword and handgun]

[Private George H. Hall of Kane County Illinois Cavalry Company and Co...

Photograph shows identified soldier. Manuscript describes details of Hall's military service; recipe for chemical solution on verso. Case: Leather; geometric. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2016:144) Fo... More

[Private James B. McCutchan of Co. D, 5th Virginia Infantry Regiment]

[Private James B. McCutchan of Co. D, 5th Virginia Infantry Regiment]

Photograph shows identified soldier. Case: Leather; geometric design. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2011; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: Domenick A. Serrano, 2012. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of... More

[Private Stanford Lea Jessee of Co. A, 29th Virginia Infantry Regiment in uniform with rifle and Bowie knife]

[Private Stanford Lea Jessee of Co. A, 29th Virginia Infantry Regiment...

Photograph shows identified soldier. Case: Leather; geometric. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2014; (DLC/PP 2014:202) Purchased from: Rick Brown, July 2014. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War P... More

[John Lawrence Rapier, Pvt., 1st Battalion Zouaves, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

[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).

[Private George H. Bannister of Company H, 13th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment in sack coat and forage cap with holstered bayonet, cartridge pouch, and bayoneted musket]

[Private George H. Bannister of Company H, 13th New Hampshire Infantry...

Photograph shows identified soldier in Union uniform. Case: Berg, no. 3-19. Tintype of Mary Bannister, wife of George, found in case and processed as AMB/TIN no. 2351-A. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-20... More

[Mary Bannister, wife of Private George H. Bannister of Company H, 13th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment]

[Mary Bannister, wife of Private George H. Bannister of Company H, 13t...

Photo shows identified woman. Case: Berg, no. 3-19. Found in case with tintype of George Bannister, processed as AMB/TIN no. 2351. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Fa... More

[Private Samuel H. Wilhelm of I Company, 4th Virginia Infantry Regiment with knife]

[Private Samuel H. Wilhelm of I Company, 4th Virginia Infantry Regimen...

Photograph shows identified soldier in Confederate uniform, who died as POW of acute diarrhea at Fort Delaware, Del., on September 22, 1863. Case: Leather; floral and scroll design. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012... More

Private Residences on Harrison Street, San Francisco

Private Residences on Harrison Street, San Francisco

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 482. LOT subdivision subject: San Francisco Private Residences. This record contains unverified ol... More

[Private school Darül-Feyz-i Hamdidi Hususi Mekteb-i] / Abdullah Frères, photographes de S.M.I. le Sultan.

[Private school Darül-Feyz-i Hamdidi Hususi Mekteb-i] / Abdullah Frère...

The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites and salt, which creates a glossy surface to h... More

[Private school Celâl Bey] / Abdullah Frères, photographes de S.M.I. le Sultan.

[Private school Celâl Bey] / Abdullah Frères, photographes de S.M.I. l...

The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites and salt, which creates a glossy surface to h... More

Pershing & Private Jos. Lousway, 11/10/21

Pershing & Private Jos. Lousway, 11/10/21

A black and white photo of two men shaking hands. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Souilly (Meuse) France. Canteen at the American Red Cross Evacuation Hospital #6 & 7, Souilly. Miss Anna Rochester of Buffalo, N.Y., serving chocolate to Pvt. Henry Schwenks, of the 326th Infantry, Co. A, 82nd Div

Souilly (Meuse) France. Canteen at the American Red Cross Evacuation H...

Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card. Photographer name or source of original from caption card or negative sleeve: Signal Corps. Signal Corps no: 275 V8. Gift; American National Red Cross 1944 and... More

Stratford upon Avon, England. American servicemen practicing at a traditional dart board in an old hotel, the White Swan, taken over by the American Red Cross. Left to right: Private First Class Michael Ryan, of Edgewood, Pennsylvania; Private First Class Paul Smith, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Private Matthew Stampfl, of Pittsburgh

Stratford upon Avon, England. American servicemen practicing at a trad...

Public domain photograph of Pennsylvania in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Private First Class Norman Diamond of Brooklyn, New York gives a congratulatory pat to "Staff Sergeant Basic" and "Private First Class Adler," who have just received promotions under authority of DL (Dog Land) regulation 0000-900. They are mascots of a U.S. Signal Service company somewhere in India

Private First Class Norman Diamond of Brooklyn, New York gives a congr...

Public domain photograph - New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Annapolis, Maryland. United States Navy photographer William Belknap, Private Second Class

Annapolis, Maryland. United States Navy photographer William Belknap, ...

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

Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Private Dalto. Both of his parents are from Italy

Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Private Dalto. Both of his parents are from It...

Picryl description: Public domain image of military training, armed forces fort, camp, exercise activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Private first class Cono P. Dalto, of Newark, New Jersey

Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Private first class Cono P. Dalto, of Newark, ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of military training, armed forces fort, camp, exercise activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Camp Edwards, Massachusetts. Greek trainees with the Anti-aircraft artillery training center. Left to right: Private James Bezirgianidis, Thomas Harris (ne Hanozoes) and Damainos Daykos. Harris served with the Greek Navy before coming to this country while Deykos saw service with the Greek Army

Camp Edwards, Massachusetts. Greek trainees with the Anti-aircraft art...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an artillery gun, cannon, weapon, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Rockville (vicinity), Maryland. Private Harvey Horton, visiting the N.C. Stiles dairy farm while on furlough from Fort Belvoir, Virginia, getting a little exercise before lunch

Rockville (vicinity), Maryland. Private Harvey Horton, visiting the N....

Public domain photograph of Great Depression, farm, farmer, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Private First Class Leonard L. Sweeney, of Winooski, Vermont. A mechanic in civilian life, he is serving as a truck driver with the United States Army overseas

Private First Class Leonard L. Sweeney, of Winooski, Vermont. A mechan...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a pilot, aviator, aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Private Chirico. Both of his parents were born in Italy

Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Private Chirico. Both of his parents were born...

Picryl description: Public domain image of military training, armed forces fort, camp, exercise activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Levinsohn Brothers & Co., 79 5th Ave., New York City. Private office, to fireplace

Levinsohn Brothers & Co., 79 5th Ave., New York City. Private office, ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a residential home interior, living room, fireplace, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

County Trust Company, South Broadway, Yonkers, New York. Private office

County Trust Company, South Broadway, Yonkers, New York. Private offic...

Public domain photograph of midcentury American office architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Private housing project off Amwell Road. Bound Brook, New Jersey

Private housing project off Amwell Road. Bound Brook, New Jersey

Public domain photograph - New Jersey, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Execution of Private William Johnson, 23 regt., U.S.C.T.]

[Execution of Private William Johnson, 23 regt., U.S.C.T.]

Photograph shows the hanging of Private William Johnson and other soldiers witnessing the event, Petersburg, Virginia. Title from Gladstone's inventory notes. Pencil inscription on back reads: Hanging negro sol... More

Stephenville Crossing Bridge, Spanning Leon River at County Route No. 176 (Moved to Private Road south of State Route 71, Briarcliff vicinity, Travis county), Hamilton, Hamilton County, TX

Stephenville Crossing Bridge, Spanning Leon River at County Route No. ...

Significance: This pin-connected Pratt through truss is a surviving example of a standard roadway bridge used in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. The Stephenville Crossing Bridge features ornat... More

Stephenville Crossing Bridge, Spanning Leon River at County Route No. 176 (Moved to Private Road south of State Route 71, Briarcliff vicinity, Travis county), Hamilton, Hamilton County, TX

Stephenville Crossing Bridge, Spanning Leon River at County Route No. ...

Significance: This pin-connected Pratt through truss is a surviving example of a standard roadway bridge used in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. The Stephenville Crossing Bridge features ornat... More

Returned Federal prisoners from Andersonville (i.e. Belle Isle) prison

Returned Federal prisoners from Andersonville (i.e. Belle Isle) prison

Photo shows Pvt. Isaiah G. Bowker (d. 1864), Co. B, 9th Maine Vols. at the U.S. General Hospital Div. no. 1, Annapolis, Maryland. Source: U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center, 2013. No. 5524. Erroneous capt... More

Private Margaret Fukuoka, W.A.C. / photograph by Ansel Adams.

Private Margaret Fukuoka, W.A.C. / photograph by Ansel Adams.

Private Margaret Fukuoka, bust portrait, facing front, in uniform. Title transcribed from Ansel Adams' caption on verso of print. Original neg. no.: LC-A35-4-M-68. Gift; Ansel Adams; 1965-1968. Forms part of: M... More

[Private W.T. Harbison of Company B, 11th North Carolina Infantry Regiment]

[Private W.T. Harbison of Company B, 11th North Carolina Infantry Regi...

Photo shows identified soldier in Confederate uniform. Public domain photograph of a military, American Civil War, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Private Abram M. Carhart of Company C, 177th New York Infantry Regiment with kepi]

[Private Abram M. Carhart of Company C, 177th New York Infantry Regime...

Photograph shows identified soldier and unidentified insignia. Case: Circle scroll motif. Identification information from paper found in case. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Li... More

[Brothers James McHenry Howard (1838-1916), First Maryland Infantry, C.S.A. with sword (left) and Pvt. David Ridgely Howard (1844-1927), Second Maryland Infantry, C.S.A with rifle] / G.F. Maitland, successor to J. Inglis, St. Catharines.

[Brothers James McHenry Howard (1838-1916), First Maryland Infantry, C...

(Source: Civil War Times Magazine Facebook page (accessed 19 May 2015); Recollections of a Maryland Confederate Soldier and Staff Officer, McHenry Howard, 1914, frontispiece portrait of McHenry Howard (GoogleB... More

[Brothers James McHenry Howard (1838-1916), First Maryland Infantry, C.S.A. with sword (left) and Pvt. David Ridgely Howard (1844-1927), Second Maryland Infantry, C.S.A with rifle] / G.F. Maitland, successor to J. Inglis, St. Catharines.

[Brothers James McHenry Howard (1838-1916), First Maryland Infantry, C...

(Source: Civil War Times Magazine Facebook page (accessed 19 May 2015); Recollections of a Maryland Confederate Soldier and Staff Officer, McHenry Howard, 1914, frontispiece portrait of McHenry Howard (GoogleB... More

[Full-length portrait of a soldier, identified in inscription as Pvt. C. Kelsey, Company C, 152nd New York Volunteers] / J.P. Ball, 30 W. 4th St.

[Full-length portrait of a soldier, identified in inscription as Pvt. ...

Title devised by Library staff based on ink inscription on back of mount. Gladstone's inventory number and notes: CDV52. "WE286" and "CDV557" written in pencil on back of the mount. "Mohawk N.Y." written in pen... More

[Portrait of Pvt. William Jackson Eskew, 13th Virginia Infantry, C.S.A.]

[Portrait of Pvt. William Jackson Eskew, 13th Virginia Infantry, C.S.A...

Pvt. Eskew was wounded in defense of Richmond, Va., early in 1865.

[Brothers Private William Savage Moore and Private John C. Moore of Richmond "Parker" Virginia Light Artillery Battery, 1st Company Howitzers Virginia Light Artillery Battery, and I Company, 15th Virginia Infantry Regiment, in early Richmond depot shell jackets]

[Brothers Private William Savage Moore and Private John C. Moore of Ri...

Photograph shows identified soldiers in Confederate uniforms. More information is in "Glimpses of Soldiers' Lives," SoldierbiosMoores.html Case: Berg, no. 2-59. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2011; (DLC/PP-2012:127). ... More

[Private Tomley(?) Lumpkin of 34th Virginia Infantry Regiment, in uniform]

[Private Tomley(?) Lumpkin of 34th Virginia Infantry Regiment, in unif...

Photo of partially identified soldier. Case: Berg, no. 3-93. Attributed to Charles Rees by former owner. Handwritten note in case: Tomley(?) Lumpkin, killed in the Civil War. Possible identity: Bolivar, Cincin... More

[Private Thomas F. Bates of D Company, 6th Texas Infantry Regiment, with D guard Bowie knife and John Walch pocket revolver]

[Private Thomas F. Bates of D Company, 6th Texas Infantry Regiment, wi...

Photograph shows identified soldier. Case: Berg, no. 3-164. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: George C. Esker, III, Antiques, LaPlace, La., 2011. Forms part of: Liljenquist Famil... More

[Private William Stone of Co. D, 2nd South Carolina Cavalry Regiment, in uniform] / Rees.

[Private William Stone of Co. D, 2nd South Carolina Cavalry Regiment, ...

Photograph shows identified soldier. Case: Leather; geometric design. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2014; (DLC/PP 2014:202) Purchased from: Theresa Ferry, Macclenny, Florida, 2013. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family ... More

[Private John J. Rhodes of Company K, 5th Virginia Infantry Regiment, C.S.A. (Stonewall Brigade)]

[Private John J. Rhodes of Company K, 5th Virginia Infantry Regiment, ...

Photograph shows identified soldier. Case: Leather quatrefoil and scroll. (Case damaged and not retained by Library of Congress.) Copy photo made by LC in 1961 is in Civil War Reference File. Gift; Robert H. S... More

[Private office, Leland & Faulconer Manufacturing Co., Detroit, Mich.]

[Private office, Leland & Faulconer Manufacturing Co., Detroit, Mich.]

Photo shows 5 men seated at table in the company that produced automobile engines and merged with Cadillac Motor Co. in 1905.

Lord Kitchner's trumpeter in 1915, Pvt. Frank Inman of Australian Imp. [i.e., Imperial] Forces. Mr. Frank Inman photographed on April 27 '40

Lord Kitchner's trumpeter in 1915, Pvt. Frank Inman of Australian Imp....

Public domain image of a military portrait, uniform, armed forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

FUEL ADMINISTRATION, U.S. PRIVATE SCOTT, MRS. PEAT AND PRIVATE PEAT, SPEAKERS FOR FUEL ADM.

FUEL ADMINISTRATION, U.S. PRIVATE SCOTT, MRS. PEAT AND PRIVATE PEAT, S...

Two men and a woman standing on the steps of a building. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

With an airfield security detachment in Hawaii. If jungle fighting becomes necessary, the members of an airfeild security detachment in Hawaii will be prepared. Shown above with machine gun (left to right) are: Private Wilfred Smith, Scotland Neck, North Carolina and Private Floyd Philpot, Jr., Hogansville, Georgia

With an airfield security detachment in Hawaii. If jungle fighting bec...

Public domain photograph of Georgia in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Sketched Pvt. Merle "Judge" Hardy tired & hot coming in from a patrol at the front

Sketched Pvt. Merle "Judge" Hardy tired & hot coming in from a patrol ...

Full-length portrait drawing of Private Merle Hardy, standing with his shirt unbuttoned and wielding two weapons, having returned from patrol duty at the front during the World War II Battle of Guadalcanal. Sig... More

Rockville (vicinity), Maryland. Private Harvey Horton, visiting the N.C. Stiles dairy farm while on furlough from Fort Belvoir, Virginia, talking with Mr. Stiles

Rockville (vicinity), Maryland. Private Harvey Horton, visiting the N....

Picryl description: Public domain image of military training, armed forces fort, camp, exercise activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Private First Class Raymond E. Waller, of Dayton, Ohio. A trucker in civilian life, he is now serving overseas with the United States Army

Private First Class Raymond E. Waller, of Dayton, Ohio. A trucker in c...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a farmer, 1930s, 20th-century great depression era, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Private Paul Tellini on the rifle range. He is from Connecticut. Both of his parents were born Italy

Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Private Paul Tellini on the rifle range. He is...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an 18th-19th century military conflict, armed forces, infantry, militia, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Clovis, New Mexico. Soldiers of the United States Army Railroad Battalion study welding at the locomotive shops in the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad. Left to right: Private Edward Dravis of Minnesota; Earl Weidinger, instructor and welder; and Sergeant Arthur Cannon of Indiana

Clovis, New Mexico. Soldiers of the United States Army Railroad Battal...

Public domain photograph - New Mexico, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Rockville (vicinity), Maryland. Private Harvey Horton, visiting the N.C. Stiles dairy farm while on furlough from Fort Belvoir, Virginia, getting a little exercise before lunch

Rockville (vicinity), Maryland. Private Harvey Horton, visiting the N....

Public domain photograph of Great Depression, farm, farmer, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Rockville (vicinity), Maryland. Private Harvey Horton, visiting the N.C. Stiles dairy farm while on furlough from Fort Belvoir, Virginia, at lunch with the family

Rockville (vicinity), Maryland. Private Harvey Horton, visiting the N....

Public domain photograph - historical image of North Carolina, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Greenville, South Carolina. Air Service Command. Men of the 1067th signal company of the 25th service group, checking the calibration of an airborn radio transmitter. Left is Private Lester Mehlmen, of 1319 Carmen Street, Chicago, Illinois, and right, Private Charles Nasopust, 2222 South Hainsworth Street, North Riverside, Illinois

Greenville, South Carolina. Air Service Command. Men of the 1067th sig...

Public domain photograph of laboratory, scientist, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Reciprocal aid. Private Michael Fuller of New York City and Sergeant J.L. Schnider of Chicago unload British tables and fire extinguishers for use by the American air forces in Britain. American and British air forces work side by side in the European theatre, with Britain furnishing important supplies and equipment under the Reciprocal Aid Program

Reciprocal aid. Private Michael Fuller of New York City and Sergeant J...

Public domain photograph related to New York City, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Private William F. Bower of Company D, 21st Ohio Regiment Infantry Volunteers, with bayoneted musket]

[Private William F. Bower of Company D, 21st Ohio Regiment Infantry Vo...

Photo shows identified soldier in Union uniform and Ohio Volunteer Militia belt buckle. Title devised by Library staff based on information from discharge papers. Case: Berg, 7-50. Found with discharge certific... More

Oakland Army Base, Private Vehicle Inspection Building, Africa Street & Bataan Avenue, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Oakland Army Base, Private Vehicle Inspection Building, Africa Street ...

Significance: Building 4 was a structure used in support of Oakland Army Base's World War II mission. Survey number: HAER CA-125-C Building/structure dates: 1942 Initial Construction

[Medal of honor awarded to Private Wilbur F. Moore of Co. C, 117th Illinois Infantry Regiment]

[Medal of honor awarded to Private Wilbur F. Moore of Co. C, 117th Ill...

Inscription on mat: "Medal from Congress given 22 February 1865, Pvt. Wilbur F. Moore, Co. C 117th Ill. Vol. Inf. Gallantry in action at Nashville, 16 December 1864. Captured the flag of a rebel battery while f... More

[Private Roscoe G. Davenport of Company H, 21st Maine Infantry in front of painted backdrop showing rugged coast]

[Private Roscoe G. Davenport of Company H, 21st Maine Infantry in fron...

Photo shows identified soldier in Union uniform. Case: Berg, no. 7-65G Inscribed on verso: Rosco Davenport. Digital photo with mat removed by Mike O'Donnell. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Fo... More

St. John's College. U.S. General Hospital Div. No. 2. Annapolis, Md. Private Phillip Hattle, Co. I. 31st Pennsylvania Vol's. admitted from the Flag of Truce Steamer June 6th 1865, died June 25th 1865, caused by ill treatment while a prisoner of war in the hands of the rebels.

St. John's College. U.S. General Hospital Div. No. 2. Annapolis, Md. P...

Photograph shows Private Hattle undressed and emaciated. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). pp/liljpaper

Oakland Army Base, Private Exchange Cafeteria, Bataan Avenue & Attu Street, facing Post Headquarters Building, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Oakland Army Base, Private Exchange Cafeteria, Bataan Avenue & Attu St...

Significance: Building 60 was a structure used in support of Oakland Army Base's World War II mission. Survey number: HAER CA-125-D Building/structure dates: 1942 Initial Construction Building/structure date... More

[Private Charles H. Ruff of Co. G, F, and S, 2nd Texas Infantry Regiment in uniform]

[Private Charles H. Ruff of Co. G, F, and S, 2nd Texas Infantry Regime...

Photograph shows identified soldier. Previously identified as C.W. Ruff, 2nd Texas Infantry, based on information from vendor. Current identification as Charles H. Ruff of Co. G, F, and S, 2nd Texas Infantry b... More

[Private William P. Haberlin of Battery B, Pennsylvania Light Artillery in uniform with shoulder scales and great coat]

[Private William P. Haberlin of Battery B, Pennsylvania Light Artiller...

Photo shows identified soldier, William Haberlin, originally from Ireland, who was killed on Dec. 16, 1864, at Nashville, Tennessee. More information is in "Glimpses of Soldiers' Lives," SoldierbiosHaberlin.htm... More

[Private W.T. Harbison of Company B, 11th North Carolina Infantry Regiment]

[Private W.T. Harbison of Company B, 11th North Carolina Infantry Regi...

Photo shows identified soldier in Confederate uniform. Public domain photograph of a military, American Civil War, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Group portrait of soldiers in front of a tent, possibly at Camp Cameron, Washington, D.C.] / G.N. Barnard & C.O. Bostwick, photos.

[Group portrait of soldiers in front of a tent, possibly at Camp Camer...

Photograph shows soldiers, possibly the 8th Company, 7th NewYork Infantry. Sitters are identified on back of mount as Sgt. Samuel W. Sears, Capt. Henry C. Shumway, Pvt. Peter Eagen, Camp Cameron, Washington, D.... More

Private Kato / photograph by Ansel Adams.

Private Kato / photograph by Ansel Adams.

Private Kato, bust portrait, facing slightly right, in uniform. Title transcribed from Ansel Adams' caption on verso of print. Original neg. no.: LC-A35-4-M-23. Gift; Ansel Adams; 1965-1968. Forms part of: Manz... More

[Portrait of Pvt. George Henry Graffam, Company B, 30th Maine Infantry. U.S.A., age 18]

[Portrait of Pvt. George Henry Graffam, Company B, 30th Maine Infantry...

Public domain photograph - military portrait, armed forces officer, leader, commander, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Private Peter H. Bird of Co. D, 2nd Virginia Cavalry Regiment, in uniform]

[Private Peter H. Bird of Co. D, 2nd Virginia Cavalry Regiment, in uni...

Photo shows identified soldier. Case: Berg, no. 3-113. Identified as Peter L. Byrd, 2nd Virginia Cavalry (Franklin Rangers), by former owner; identification as Peter H. Bird from American Civil War Research Da... More

[Private Charles Chapman of Company A, 10th Virginia Cavalry Regiment, left, and unidentified soldier]

[Private Charles Chapman of Company A, 10th Virginia Cavalry Regiment,...

Case: Rinhart, no. 63. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: Bill Turner, La Plata, Maryland, 2011. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of C... More

[Sergeant Robert Black and Private Herman Beckman of Company F, 8th Veteran Reserve Corps in VRC regulation sky blue uniforms]

[Sergeant Robert Black and Private Herman Beckman of Company F, 8th Ve...

Photo shows identified soldier in Union uniform. Names written above each soldier. Additional information in collections file. Not in case. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Lilje... More

[William H. Rockwell, Pvt., North Carolina, 18th Infantry, Company H, three-quarter length portrait, facing front]

[William H. Rockwell, Pvt., North Carolina, 18th Infantry, Company H, ...

Written on negative sleeve: N.C.(?) Regt. Copy photo made by LC in 1961 from unidentified source. Forms part of: Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

[William Francis Jones, Pvt., 5th Virginia Cavalry, C.S.A., half-length portrait, seated, facing front]

[William Francis Jones, Pvt., 5th Virginia Cavalry, C.S.A., half-lengt...

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

[Private William H. Presgraves of Company K, 97th Militia Virginia Infantry Regiment, with rifle]

[Private William H. Presgraves of Company K, 97th Militia Virginia Inf...

Photograph shows identified soldier. Case: Berg, no. 1-65. Notation in ink on manuscript recto: William Presgraves, son of John H. Presgraves and ___ Fleming of Luray, Va. Born about 1845 and died ___. Fought ... More

McGowan, Honorable Jonas Hartzell of Mich. Private - 5th Mich. vol. Cavalry U.S.A. later Captain with 9th Mich. Cavalry, Spring of 1863

McGowan, Honorable Jonas Hartzell of Mich. Private - 5th Mich. vol. Ca...

A black and white photo of a man with a beard. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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