reproductions

My daughter Elizabeth - Public domain portrait painting

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

Declaration of Independence, autochrome color photo

Public domain reproduction of artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Interior of a log cabin with long dining tables]

Public domain photograph of Middle East, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[The Syndics of the drapers' guild]

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

[James McNeill Whistler, seated in chair, full-length portrait]

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

[The clouded inn]. Public domain reproduction.

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

[Louise Jackson, three-quarter-length portrait, seated]

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

[Nellie Kabell] - Public domain portrait painting

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

John Elbridge, head-and-shoulders portrait

Title devised by cataloger; Caption on negative: Portrait of John Elbridge. Date based on Detroit, Thistle Publications (1912). Photograph of a painting at Worcester Art Museum. Detroit Publishing Co. no. M 90.... More

Madonna and child - Public domain engraving

Date based on Detroit, Thistle Publications (1912). Photograph of a painting. Detroit Publishing Co. no. M 179. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

[The future Washington, general plan, Washington, D.C.]

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

St. Paul Building, New York - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain...

"700 [...] 99-6" on negative. Corresponding glass transparency (same series code) available on videodisc frame 1A-29450. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 012670. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949. The... More

[Salisbury Cathedral, England] - Victorian era public domain image

Picryl description: Public domain image of a cathedral or church building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Voices of the forest - Detroit publishing company. Public domain.

Photograph of a painting signed "A.B. Wenzell." Detroit Publishing Co. no. 042670. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

View of New York City and North River

F2859 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; J. Koehler. Copyright claimant's address: New York. Landmarks labeled under image.

Loeser & Wolff, Banhof Friedrichstr

Jacket title: Cigar store, Loeser & Wolff, Berlin, Germany. Photograph of a photographic print dated 1901. "Made especially for the National Cash Register Company" on jacket. "53" on negative. Detroit Publishin... More

Asheville, N.C.. Cityscape photograph

Public domain photograph of park, trees, outdoors, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Hotel Alcazar, St. Augustine, Fla

"Copy neg." on negative jacket. Corresponding glass transparency (same series code) available on videodisc frame 1A-29711. "WHJ 91-02" on transparency. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 014252. Gift; State Historical ... More

The shepherd's star - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Public domain reproduction of artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Pine Hurst Road, Lower Saranac Lake, Adirondack Mts.

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

The death of Amfortas. Public domain reproduction.

Photograph of mural depicting Amfortas, dying, with a man and an angel carrying away the Grail. In album: Boston Public Library Decorations in the Copley Prints, p. 8 (right).

The deliverer. Public domain reproduction.

Photograph of mural depicting Sir Galahad on horseback, carrying a flag. In album: Boston Public Library Decorations in the Copley Prints, p. 9 (left).

Left wing of frieze [of the prophets]

Photograph of mural depicting the prophets, including Zephaniah, Joel, Obadiah, and Hosea. In album: Boston Public Library Decorations in the Copley Prints, p. 13 (left).

[Rembrandt, half-length self-portrait]

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

Frederic Remington - [An Indian dance], portrait of american indian ma...

Indian, wearing long headdress, and holding peacepipe, dancing. H28524 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright by Houghton Mifflin Co. Reproduction of painting by Frederic Remington.

[John Brown, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right]

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

[Pope Leo XIII, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing right]

H33650 U.S. Copyright Office. Photograph of painting. On verso: The Arthur Wassenback photograph of Pope Leo XIII.

[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)

Lake Minnewaska from the Wildmere House

Public domain photograph of historic place, landmark, 19th-century, vintage travel, landscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Hold on Teddy, lets talk it over / Donahey.

Newspaper clipping of cartoon showing Theodore Roosevelt shooting pistols at the feet of a man labeled "Railroads." Cartoon referes to Roosevelt's efforts to regulate railroads. Signature: Donahey. From Cleve... More

Theodore Roosevelt - Public domain portrait print

Reproduction of lithograph showing Theodore Roosevelt, full-length portrait, standing holding a piece of paper in his right hand, facing slightly right. F21892 U.S. Copyright Office. Artist's name signed on bo... More

Cadillac - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Public domain scan of print depicting a sailboat or small ship, seascape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Livadia, Russian imperial yacht

Public domain photograph of a steamship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Winter on the Erft - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Title and date from Detroit, Thistle Publications (1912). Photograph of a painting signed "M. Clarenbach '05." Detroit Publishing Co. no. 029840. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

A sermon without words - Lithograph, public domain, Library of Congres...

Burning cigarette with skeleton rising from the smoke. F47895 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Samuel E. Creasey(?). Reproduction of color lithograph.

Man identified with the surname Black, three-quarter length portrait, ...

Title devised by cataloger, from information provided by the curator at the Gari Melchers Home and Studio in 2014. The only portrait mentioned in the Detroit, Thistle Publications (1912) is for "Theodore Roosev... More

[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

Photograph of a Venetian painting of Jesus Christ

Picryl description: Public domain photo of an Italian art painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

A Bit of Atlantic surf - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Detroit Publishing Co. no. 018861. "40 inch for color" on negative. Possibly a photograph of a photomechanical print made from separate photographs for sky and water. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Tower of City Hall, [1906 earthquake, San Francisco, Calif.]

Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Ruins of City Hall, 1906 earthquake, San Francisco, Calif.

Title partially devised by cataloger. "3152 B" on negative. No Detroit Publishing Co. no. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Autumn - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Public domain reproduction of artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Administration building (modelled after Monticello) Jamestown Exposit...

Reproduction of a drawing. No. 556. Copyright by Jamestown Official Photo Co.

Frederic Remington - The last stand

George Custer, kneeling on left, and soldiers shooting at indians; soldier in center is carrying a wounded soldier. Copyright by W.D. Hanney(?). Reproduction of painting by Frederic Remington.

[The penance of Eleanor] - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Public domain reproduction of artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Harbor at Marquette, Mich. - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

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

"Yonkle Finkelstein", gelatin silver print

Proof of lantern slide that illustrates lyrics to the song Yonkle, the Cow-Boy Jew by Will J. Harris (composer lyricist) and Harry I. Robinson (composer) shows Yonkle Finkelstein holding a stack of bowler hats.... More

"Just to shoot wild Indians". Public domain reproduction.

Proof of lantern slide that illustrates lyrics to the song Yonkle, the Cow-Boy Jew by Will J. Harris (composer lyricist) and Harry I. Robinson (composer) shows Yonkle Finkelstein wearing a cowboy hat and aiming... More

[Pre-Revolutionary taverns and inns in Philadelphia]

State House Tavern, or Clark's Inn. Color halftone repro. of drawing copyrighted by Robert Smith Ale Brewing Co. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.

Riding him on the big stick The Boss - Say, you're splitting the party...

Newspaper clipping of cartoon showing Theodore Roosevelt holding one end of "The Big Stick" while a man representing New York in 18th century dress holds the other. Riding astraddle the stick is a man labeled ... More

The studio of Theodore Rousseau at Barbizon, France

Title and date based on Detroit, Thistle Publications (1912). Photograph of a painting "copyrighted 1909 by Alex. Fournier." "F 73 dup" and "BUR 230" on negative. No Detroit Publishing Co. no. Gift; State Histo... More

[Entrance to El Garces] - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Public domain reproduction of artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[William H. Taft, standing next to chair]

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

[West front of the Capitol of the United States]

Public domain reproduction of artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Town and mountain, Colorado] - Public domain image. Dry plate negativ...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a historic city, cityscape, street view, buildings, 19th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Governor Cobb, Lubec, Me. - Public domain image of a steam boat

Public domain photograph of a steamboat ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Sir Ashley Cooper] - Public domain portrait print

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

End of winter, autochrome color photo

Train rounding a curve - Steam locomotive, Public domain image

Title devised by cataloger. No Detroit Publishing Co. no. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

[House of the Seven Gables, Salem, Massachusetts.]

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

[Road and hay cart, possibly Colorado]

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

[Hotels from lake in Central Park, New York, N.Y.]

Public domain photograph of historic cityscape, city, 19th-century, vintage travel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Hotel Astor, New York, N.Y.] - Public domain image. Dry plate negativ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commercial building, downtown, shopping center, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Grand Central Terminal, New York]

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

Stratford-on-Avon, Trinity Church

Public domain photograph - historical image of England, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Str. Walk-in-the-Water (from old print)

Public domain image of a sailing ship, caravel, harbor, sea, naval battle, 16th-17th century maritime seascape, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Court and stairway, Old Orleans Hotel, New Orleans, La

Photograph of a heavily retouched photographic print or a painting. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 073401. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

The Old country store, erected 1854, Dearborn, Mich.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a residential building, house, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Court and stairway, Old Orleans Hotel, New Orleans, La.

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a historic hotel building, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The cornfield, autochrome color photo

Public domain reproduction of artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Nature's harmony / from painting by E. Lamasure.

Small stream running through green field. K10521 U.S. Copyright Office. Reproduction of painting by E. Lamasure. Copyright by Brown & Bigelow, St. Paul, U.S.A. No. MY7211.

Lichfield Cathedral - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Public domain photograph of historic place, landmark, 19th-century vintage travel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The canyon of the Yellowstone / T. Moran.

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

3 minutes intermission while changing pictures

Photo shows woman pointing at pocket watch dial. Positive paper print from lantern slide used in motion picture theaters as announcement. Each text superimposed on humorous photograph, and the whole shown in a ... More

[Autumn evening in the Tyrol]. Public domain reproduction.

Public domain reproduction of artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Marshall Johnson - Constitution and Guerriere, Aug. 19, 1812

Listed in Detroit Publishing Co. negative log by [McCormick], 1912. "McC 714" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 050208. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Ladies and children are cordially invited to this theatre. No offensiv...

Photo shows song birds and roses. Positive paper print from lantern slide used in motion picture theaters as announcement. Each text superimposed on humorous photograph, and the whole shown in a fancy carved fr... More

Tolstoi l'homme de la vérité / Jan Styka.

Count Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoi, half-length portrait, standing, facing front. J176324 U.S. Copyright Office. Reproduction of painting by Jan Styka.

[Reproductions of cave paintings in the Altamira Cave, Spain, from the...

Public domain reproduction of artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[General Washington] - Mammoth Plate Photograph, mammoth plate negativ...

Public domain portrait photograph, 18th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Welcome, Motion Picture Theaters

Photo shows a woman with open arms who appears to be rising from an opening tulip flower. Positive paper print from lantern slide used in motion picture theaters as announcement. Each text superimposed on humor... More

In the gloaming / E. Lamasure.. Public domain reproduction.

House and barnyard on dark, cloudy day. K65517 U.S. Copyright Office. Reproduction of painting by Edwin Lamasure. Copyright by Brown & Bigelow, St. Paul, U.S.A.

For the sunny South. An airship with a "Jim Crow" trailer

Caricature showing an airplane with white people, towing a blimp with a platform on which are seated African Americans. Color halftone repro. of drawing signed in lower left Erhart, copyrighted by Keppler & Sch... More

Bird's eye view of Eureka Springs, Ark.

K75858 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Lucien Gray; July 1, 1914.

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

["The Faulkner Farm Gardens, Brookline, Massachusettsachusetts"]

Photograph of a plan of Charles T. Sprague house and garden in the Monograph of the Work of Charles Adams Platt, New York, 1913. On slide (handwritten): "Plan, Faulkner Farm, Brookline, Mass." Possibly photogra... More

[Reproduction of illustration: The Terrace, Brockenhurst]

Photograph of an illustration of a watercolor by George Samuel Elgood, 1897. On slide (handwritten): "E" in a gold-edged seal sticker. Possibly photographed by Frances Benjamin Johnston. Title, date, and subjec... More

[Reproduction of print showing Basil-thyme]

Public domain image related to botany, botanical artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Fisher body plant] - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Picryl description: Public domain photo of a factory, warehouse, commercial or industrial building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

[Reproduction of illustrations: "Pollybirida Singularis" and "Manypeep...

Photograph of illustrations from Edward Lear, Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany and Alphabets, London, 1871. Possibly photographed by Frances Benjamin Johnston. Title and date information provided by Sam Watters,... More

The Detroit news timely topics. Bell's first telephone

Public domain scan of American poster, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Robert Schumann - Public domain portrait print

Probably related to negatives D420-2370 to D420-2400. "8307" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. K 2400. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Packing pork and beans in shipping cartons

Probably related to negatives D420-2718 and D420-2782 to D420-2790. "Beech-Nut brand" on carton. Detroit Publishing Co. no. K 2786. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Albrecht Durer - [Reproduction of print: Flight into Egypt]

Photograph of a woodcut, Albrecht Dürer, circa 1503. On slide: red seal sticker. Possibly photographed by Frances Benjamin Johnston. Title, date, and subject information provided by Sam Watters, 2011. Forms par... More

[Detroit Free Press newspaper building, Shelby Street, Detroit, Michig...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in Detroit, Michigan, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Prison yard, Jackson, Michigan - Public domain image. Dry plate negati...

Title on jacket: Jackson, Mich. State Prison. "B.E. 154" and "Set V" on label. Detroit Publishing Co. no. K 2200 A. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

S[outh] Saginaw St[reet], Flint, [Michigan]

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

[Reproduction of plan showing Pliny's villa]

Photograph of a plan of Pliny the Younger's villa and garden. Today: site of Citta di Castello. On slide: Red seal sticker. Possibly photographed by Frances Benjamin Johnston. Title, date, and subject informati... More

[Girl with hair in ringlets and off-the-shoulder dress]

Picryl description: Public domain portrait of a child, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

[Reproduction of illustration: "Shrine at Kyomidzu"]

Picryl description: Public domain photo of Ukiyo-e Japanese woodblock art print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.