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Rigi Railroad - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

View of railroad bridge on Rigi Mountain. In album: Athens, Egypt, Rhine, Switzerland, Tyrol, Salzburg, p. 38, lower left.

Dock on south side of James River, opposite Richmond, Virginia

Photograph shows United States military railroad freight car at the wharf on the James River. No. 734. See also: LOT 11486-F, no. 12. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Stoneman's Station (Andrew J. Russel) during American Civil War

Photograph shows a view of Stoneman's Station from the rear of a railroad car.

Train with blank rail car, on the left are two men in between the cars...

General information about the Popular and Applied Graphic Art print materials is available at: loc.gov Title devised by Library staff or Junior Fellows, 2005-2017. Levyeau, M. P., copyright claimant. Forbes Co.... More

Conduit switch from single to double track

Repro. copyrighted by Bentley Knight Electric Railway & Co. T F 857. B 47 no. 3. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.

Inspection engine, D.L. & W. - Steam locomotive, Public domain image

Picryl description: Public domain image of a locomotive, train tracks, rail transportation, railroad, railway, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

La Labor, Mexico, William Henry Jackson photograph

Left section of two-part panorama, right section not in collection. Listed in Detroit Publishing Co. negative log as no. R-6081. "W.H. Jackson Phot." and "06081-2-L" on negative. Commissioned by Mexican Central... More

Bay State Limited, N.Y., N.H. & H. Railroad passing Guilford, Conn. at...

Photoprint copyrighted by H.S. Wedmore, Guilford, Conn. This record contains unverified data from caption card.

[Elevated railroad in New York City, possibly 110th St.]

Copyright by J.S. Johnston. Public domain photograph of train car, railroad, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

"Royal Blue Line Limited", at the speed of 55 miles an hour. B&O, P&R ...

Photo copyrighted by F.W. Blauvelt, New York. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Shelf.

Pioneer locomotive C. & N.W. R.R. First locomotive to run out of Chica...

Photoprint copyrighted by C.D. Arnold. This record contains unverified data from caption card.

Goose Lake - Steam locomotive, Public domain image

Picryl description: Public domain image of a locomotive, train cars, railroad tracks, railway, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Band members wait out clearing of train wreck [en route from Portland ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a locomotive, train tracks, rail transportation, railroad, railway, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala

Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943. The Arnold Genthe collection includes a wide range of photographs. It is particularly renowned for its photographs of San Francisco's Chinatown, which Genthe began shooti... More

Bonanza Copper Mine, Alaska - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Title transcribed from caption accompanying item. Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter collection (Library of Congress).

Locomotive The Alton Limited, Public domain image

Picryl description: Public domain image of a locomotive, train tracks, rail transportation, railroad, railway, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Marine trucks - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Public domain photograph of train car, railroad, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Track straightening near Coal City

Picryl description: Public domain image of railroad tracks, railway, train car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Track elevating at road crossing, Joliet, Ill.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a locomotive, train cars, railroad tracks, railway, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Laying first rails of new U.S. railroad at Ship Creek

Title transcribed from caption accompanying item. Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter collection (Library of Congress).

Locomotive The Alton Limited, Public domain image

Jacket title: Chicago and Alton Railroad train. Photograph of a panoramic photographic print originally copyrighted 1900 by Detroit Photographic Co. "80175" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 043004. Gift;... More

Station and hotel, summit of Pike's Peak

Public domain image of a train station in Boston, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Alongside the largest and most powerful locomotive in the world (weigh...

H59786 U.S. Copyright Office. Stereo copyrighted by H.C. White Co. 8555. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Transportation; Railroads Locomotives; Exhibitions 19... More

One redwood tree makes a train load

Train loaded with redwood logs. Photoprint copyrighted by J.A. Meiser. No. 2. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: R.R.; Ind. Lumber; Geogr.; Ph. Ind.

Great Nile dam, at first cataract, Egypt

Bethlehem Steel Co. - Steam locomotive, Public domain image

Picryl description: Public domain image of a locomotive, train tracks, rail transportation, railroad, railway, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Typical Immigrant Outfit, Central Oregon

Group in a horse-drawn Conestoga wagon. J14899 U.S. Copyright Office Photo copyrighted by B.B. Bakowski. No renewal. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Photog. I... More

Food Adm. sugar, unloading beets from cars, Oxnard, California, factor...

Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Date from negatives in same range. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. General information about the National Pho... More

French R.R. Train - Cherbourg - Steam locomotive, Public domain image

Picryl description: Public domain image of a locomotive, train tracks, rail transportation, railroad, railway, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Parovoz "Kompaund" s paroperegri︠e︡vatelem Shmidta

The railcar in the background is thought to be Prokudin-Gorskii's traveling photographic laboratory and living quarters.

Famous Cucaracha slide, Panama Canal

Picryl description: Public domain image of railroad tracks, railway, train car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

On the tipple at the Bessie Mine, Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Co. The...

Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, structure, works, 19th-20th century industrial revolution, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Incline Railway to Mt. Lowe, near Pasadena, Cal

No. 6. Public domain photograph of stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Battle of Sakiz-Keuy [i.e., Sakizkoy]

Photo shows scene from Battle of Lule-Burgas near Sakizkoy, Turkey. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2008)

CHINA. BRIDGE BROKEN UNDER AMERICAN TRUCK

A black and white photo of an old truck, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Copy. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. G... More

Train - Steam locomotive, Public domain image

A black and white photo of a train on the tracks, 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 H... More

Putting life preservers on "CITY OF MACON"

Photograph shows the ship "City of Macon", probably being prepared to help move the Second Army Division from Texas City to Veracruz, Mexico during the Mexican Revolution. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011 ... More

[Camp Holabird, Baltimore, Maryland]

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

U.S. railway ordnance, George Grantham Bain Collection

Title from data provided by the Bain News Service on the negative. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). General information about the George Grantham Bain Collection is availabl... More

U.S. troops in Mexico - Public domain portrait photograph

Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). General information about the George Grantha... More

American Red Cross - Public domain photograph

A group of people standing around a tent on a beach, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Portraits and news photographs by Washington, D.C.-based firm, showing people, events, architecture in Washi... More

Camp Hancock, Ga., U.S.A.. Public domain reproduction.

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

U.S. Army unloading bread at front

Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Date from negatives in same range. Copy. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. General information about the Nation... More

Red Cross Siberian Commission - Glass negative photogrpah. Public doma...

Title and date attribution based on information and events depicted in series. Gift; American National Red Cross 1944 and 1952. General information about the American National Red Cross photograph collection is... More

Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C.

A group of soldiers standing next to a train, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Portraits and news photographs by Washington, D.C.-based firm, showing people, events, architecture in Washington, ... More

Field Museum and Illinois Central Tracks, Chicago

Print shows trains and train tracks with the Field Museum in the distance. [Art and industry, Chicago], [His Railroad series] Wuerth, 721. Edition of 50? Print from well-wiped plate. Plate destroyed. (Source: B... More

Railroads. Railroad yard with trucks and railroad cars III

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

Arnold Genthe. Unloading bananas, New Orleans. Public domain artistic ...

Construction of a railroad engine. Steamed up, ready for trial run

Picryl description: Public domain image of a locomotive, train tracks, rail transportation, railroad, railway, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Road construction site. Men making curbs II

Picryl description: Public domain image of a locomotive, train tracks, rail transportation, railroad, railway, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Railroad yard. Aerial view of railroad yard I

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

Russian peasants receiving American pajamas as pay for work performed ...

Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card. Photographer name or source of original from caption card or negative sleeve: ARC Paris Office. Group title: Supplies, Roumania. On caption card: (12879) Gift;... More

Railroad yards. Potomac Yards, coal cars

Picryl description: Public domain image of a locomotive, train tracks, rail transportation, railroad, railway, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Railroad yards. Potomac Yards, tank cars

Shrine floats - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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

Miami Beach casino - A black and white photo of a busy street

J260565 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by W.A. Fishbaugh. Public domain photograph of train tracks, railroad works, construction workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Railway yards, Winnepeg, Man., Canada - stereocsopic card

J265264R U.S. Copyright Office. No. 27148; C106. Copyrighted made in U.S.A.

Railroad yard. Aerial view of railroad yard II

Public domain aerial photograph, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph of train depot, warehouse, railroad works, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Various of disturbances. Palestine under British mandate. 1930s.

Public domain photograph of a train accident, railroad, trainwreck, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Union Pacific train - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

A black and white photo of a train at a station, 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 Ha... More

Hightstown, New Jersey. Progress photograph taken during construction ...

Public domain photograph of train tracks, railroad works, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a train on the tracks, Farm security admini...

Annotation on original negative jacket. This image in a jacket marked "Killed" To identify this image it may help to search for images that have neighboring call numbers, are similar in appearance, and have tit... More

Omar, West Virginia. Farm Security Administartion 1930s public domain ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of railway tracks, train station, railroad building, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a train on the tracks. Great Depression FFS...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a locomotive, train cars, railroad tracks, railway, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

American Great Depression, 1935. Farm Security Administration photogra...

A black and white photo of a train yard. Great Depression FFSA / OWI N...

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

A black and white photo of a train on the tracks. Great Depression and...

Annotation on original negative jacket. To identify this image it may help to search for images that have neighboring call numbers, are similar in appearance, and have titles. There was no caption for this imag... More

A black and white photo of a train yard. Great Depression FFSA / OWI N...

Public domain photograph of 1930s-1940s industrial development, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a train yard. Great Depression and World Wa...

A black and white photo of a train car. Great Depression FFSA / OWI Ne...

Public domain photograph of 1930s-1940s train station, train car, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a train car. Great Depression and World War...

To identify this image it may help to search for images that have neighboring call numbers, are similar in appearance, and have titles. There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist. Transfer; Un... More

Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C.

A black and white photo of a man standing next to a train, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Portraits and news photographs by Washington, D.C.-based firm, showing people, events, architecture in... More

Storage. Grain alcohol is pumped from tank cars to storage tanks (show...

Picryl description: Public domain image of railroad tracks, railway, train car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Scene in railroad yard. Sacramento, California

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Freightcars in yards of farmers' cooperative. White River Junction, Ve...

Public domain photograph of freight train, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Farmers delivering their wheat to the warehouse, Umatilla County, Oreg...

A black and white photo of a group of horses pulling a wagon, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data on negative or negative sleeve. Copy photograph. Date based on d... More

Palestine disturbances 1936. Tel-Aviv Jetty, as in December 1936, 200 ...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a dock, harbor, boats, water, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

View taken from train en route to Forrest City, Arkansas from Memphis,...

Picryl description: Public domain image of railroad tracks, railway, train car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

An old black and white photo of a farm machinery, Great Depression. FS...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a locomotive, train tracks, rail transportation, railroad, railway, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Eleventh Huzars arriving at Ludd. Armoured trolly preceding the troop ...

Title and date from: photographer's logbook: Matson Registers, v. 1, [1934-1939]. Caption continues from catalog: July 15, '38. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.

A black and white photo of a train on the tracks. Ohio during Great De...

Picryl description: Public domain image of railroad tracks, railway, train car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Steel plant on the Ohio River. Aliquippa, Pennsylvania

Bird's-eye view of Jones & Laughlin Steel Company plant rooftops and rail yard.

Train pulls coal through center of town past miners' homes (company ho...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a locomotive, train tracks, rail transportation, railroad, railway, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a train going over a bridge, possibly relat...

Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.) Appears to be related to negative LC-USF... More

Coal cars, mining camp, Scotts Run, West Virginia

Picryl description: Public domain image of a locomotive, train tracks, rail transportation, railroad, railway, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Going home from school, Osage, West Virginia

Picryl description: Public domain image of railroad tracks, railway, train car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Between Tulare and Fresno. Overpass on U.S. 99. California. See genera...

Public domain photograph of freight train, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Loading scrap iron onto railroad cars. Minneapolis, Minnesota

Public domain photograph of 1930s-1940s industrial development, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

World's Fair, railroad exhibit, modern locomotives. Steamlined Hudson,...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a locomotive, train tracks, rail transportation, railroad, railway, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions. The New York World's Fair was a large i... More

Car jacked up for repairs on the repair tracks, North Proviso, C & NW ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of railroad tracks, train car, railway, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Icing refrigerator cars for shipment of strawberries. Hammond, Louisia...

Unloading a lake freighter at the Pennsylvania Railroad iron ore docks...

Public domain photograph of train depot, warehouse, railroad works, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a group of men working on a train, New Hams...

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

A black and white photo of a train yard, Minnesota. Farm Security Admi...

Picryl description: Public domain image of railway tracks, train station, railroad building, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Sugar beets are unloaded into railroad cars and taken to the factory. ...

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

Day laborers waiting to be assigned to work, Raymondville, Texas

Public domain photograph of train tracks, railroad works, construction workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

World's Fair, railroad exhibit locomotives. New York City 5453, genera...

Switchman throwing a switch at C & NW RR's i.e. Chicago and North West...

12002-1. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Addi... More