909 Shell Images: LOC's Public Domain Archive Public Domain Search

Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. Shell plates of a ship at the bow, wher...

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

Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. This giant plate roller, of German desi...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a factory, plant, manufacture, assembly line, industrial facility, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Inspecting part of a shell turning machine. which has just been manufa...

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

Conversion. Beverage containers to aviation oxygen cylinders. The firs...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (vicinity). Montour no. 4 mine of the Pittsbu...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a coal mine, mining, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Conversion. Cash registers to gun magazines. Women work side by side w...

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

Bethlehem-Fairfield shipyards, Baltimore, Maryland. Shell frame sub-as...

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

Bethlehem-Fairfield shipyards, Baltimore, Maryland. Beveling a bottom ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a worker, labor, factory, plant, manufacture, industrial facility, 1930s, mid-20th-century industrial photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Worker spoons sweet potato pie batter into pie shell.

Forms part of a group of images recorded on August 17, documenting scenes at Sweet Potato Pie, Inc., 140 Auburn Street, Paterson.

Fields of tall grasses and flowers, including drooping sunflowers (abo...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Gift; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2017; (DLC/PP-2002:038-13). Forms part of: Gates Frontiers Fund Wyoming Collection within ... More

"Morro" Castle wall - struck by a 13-inch shell from Sampson's guns - ...

Man standing on rock in front of wall. 55782 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Strohmeyer & Wyman.

Shell Gas sign and general store, Olivebridge, New York (LOC)

Margolies, John,, photographer...Shell Gas sign and general store, Olivebridge, New York..1976...1 photograph : color transparency ; 35 mm (slide format)...Notes:. Title, date and keywords based on information ... More

[Design drawing for stained glass window showing abstracted Baptism of...

Public domain image of watercolor painting from British-related collections, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Ogden Arsenal, Primer Loading Building for 37mm Shell Loading, 7726 No...

Significance: Primers for 37mm anti-tank ammunition were assembled in Building 2014, which is the only one of its kind on the Base. This building provides particularly vivid insight into the processes involved... More

[Unidentified soldier in Union New York style shell jacket with Americ...

Case: Berg, no. 3-113. Digital photo with mat removed by Mike O'Donnell. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Purchased from: The Union Drummer Boy, Gettysburg, Pa., 2001. Forms part of: Liljenquist... More

[Unidentified soldier in Union Zouave shell jacket with kepi]

Case: Rinhart, no. 69; velvet pad embossed Anson, 589 Broadway. Purchased from: Medhurst & Co. Autographs, Documents, Images, Overland Park, Kansas, 2010. Gift; Tom Liljenquist, 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105) pp/liljunion

Picatinny Arsenal, 200 Area, Shell Component Loading, State Route 15 n...

Significance: Originally built as a depot for storage of powder and other armaments, during the 20th century Picatinny Arsenal became a leading facility for the research, development and production of munitions... More

Picatinny Arsenal, 200 Area, Shell Component Loading, State Route 15 n...

Significance: Originally built as a depot for storage of powder and other armaments, during the 20th century Picatinny Arsenal became a leading facility for the research, development and production of munitions... More

[Design drawing for stained glass memorial window with tree-like cross...

Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Design drawing for stained glass window "This is My Beloved Son" show...

Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fort Proctor, Lake Borgne, Shell Beach, St. Bernard Parish, LA

2012 Charles E. Peterson Prize, First Place Significance: Fort Proctor (1856-1859) was partially constructed as part of the Third System of Defense (1816-Civil War) and although it was never completed or used a... More

Arsenal grounds, Richmond, Virginia, showing ruins and shot and shell ...

Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyright by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. in 1865. Forms part of: Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). Original negative may be availab... More

[Unidentified young soldier in Union shell jacket]

Case: (front) Berg, no. 1-129; (back) Berg no. 3-259. Digital photo with mat removed by Mike O'Donnell. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). pp/liljunion

Arsenal grounds, Richmond, Virginia, showing ruins and shot and shell ...

Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyright by E. & H.T. Anthony in 1865. Forms part of: Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). Original negative may be available: LC... More

[Design drawing for stained glass window with cross and sea shell]

Public domain image of watercolor painting from British-related collections, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

[Design drawing for four stained glass windows windows with symbols: k...

Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Design drawing for four stained glass windows windows with symbols: k...

Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Calef House, 1614 Old Shell Road, Mobile, Mobile County, AL

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

Calef House, 1614 Old Shell Road, Mobile, Mobile County, AL

Public domain photograph of curtains, bedroom, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Calef House, 1614 Old Shell Road, Mobile, Mobile County, AL

Picryl description: Public domain image of a small palace, chateau, villa, residential historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

[Design drawing for stained glass window showing Beatific John baptizi...

Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

New York, New Haven, & Hartford Railroad, Shell Interlocking Tower, Ne...

Significance: Although the Shell Interlocking Tower no longer contains its original interlocking equipment, it is architecturally significant as representative of the type of structure built by the New York, Ne... More

New York, New Haven, & Hartford Railroad, Shell Interlocking Tower, Ne...

Significance: Although the Shell Interlocking Tower no longer contains its original interlocking equipment, it is architecturally significant as representative of the type of structure built by the New York, Ne... More

New York, New Haven, & Hartford Railroad, Shell Interlocking Tower, Ne...

Significance: Although the Shell Interlocking Tower no longer contains its original interlocking equipment, it is architecturally significant as representative of the type of structure built by the New York, Ne... More

Shell Creek Bridge, County Road 57, Shell, Big Horn County, WY

Significance: It is an excellent early example of a Warren variation. A rigid connected Warren Pony truss with verticals at alternating panel points, it is the longest traceable example of its type. Survey nu... More

Traer Street Bridge, Spanning Shell Rock River at Traer Street, Greene...

Significance: The Traer Street bridge at Greene, Iowa, is a single-span Pennsylvania (Petit) through truss erected 1902-1903. Its very light design was consistent with the limited requirements of small-town ve... More

Traer Street Bridge, Spanning Shell Rock River at Traer Street, Greene...

Significance: The Traer Street bridge at Greene, Iowa, is a single-span Pennsylvania (Petit) through truss erected 1902-1903. Its very light design was consistent with the limited requirements of small-town ve... More

Traer Street Bridge, Spanning Shell Rock River at Traer Street, Greene...

Significance: The Traer Street bridge at Greene, Iowa, is a single-span Pennsylvania (Petit) through truss erected 1902-1903. Its very light design was consistent with the limited requirements of small-town ve... More

Traer Street Bridge, Spanning Shell Rock River at Traer Street, Greene...

Significance: The Traer Street bridge at Greene, Iowa, is a single-span Pennsylvania (Petit) through truss erected 1902-1903. Its very light design was consistent with the limited requirements of small-town ve... More

Siasconset Neighborhood Study, Broadway, Shell, New, Center & Front St...

Significance: Siasconset began in 1676 as a fishing village on Nantucket's east shore. Fishermen, often using material salvaged from shipwrecks or other buildings, added shed-roofed warts to their one room sha... More

Spring Hill College, Main Building, Old Shell Road, Spring Hill, Mobil...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-18 Survey number: HABS AL-34-B National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 73000365

Spring Hill College, Main Building, Old Shell Road, Spring Hill, Mobil...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-18 Survey number: HABS AL-34-B National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 73000365

Spring Hill College, Main Building, Old Shell Road, Spring Hill, Mobil...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-18 Survey number: HABS AL-34-B National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 73000365

Spring Hill College, Main Building, Old Shell Road, Spring Hill, Mobil...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-18 Survey number: HABS AL-34-B National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 73000365

Spring Hill College, Main Building, Old Shell Road, Spring Hill, Mobil...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-18 Survey number: HABS AL-34-B National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 73000365

[Sergeant James Bishop White of Company B, 60th Tennessee Infantry Reg...

Case: Leather, plain brown with push button. Two associated rings, carved by Jasper White while at Lake Erie Prison, processed as LOT 14043-1. Additional information in collections file. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; ... More

[Two men carrying banners and two boys, one blowing into a shell, the ...

Gift; Crosby Stuart Noyes; 1906. Forms part of: Crosby Stuart Noyes collection (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

[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

[Unidentified young soldier in Union shell jacket and forage cap]

Case: Rinhart, no. 54. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). pp/liljunion

Siege of Charleston - the magazine of Fort Moultrie exploded by a shel...

Wood engraving after sketch by W.T. Crane. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1863 Oct. 3. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Artists, Publ. I.; US... More

View of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), showing the debris, shot, and shel...

Stereograph showing ruins of artillery among the rocks on the exterior of Fort Sumter.

View of Ft. Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), showing a mingled mass of debris, s...

Stereograph showing two men seated on rocks amidst the debris of Fort Sumter. One man leans on a damaged cannon. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyright 1865 by E. & H.T. Anthony... More

Battle-field of Gettysburg The effect of musketry and shell on the tre...

Tipton & Myers' Stereoscopic Views. No. 522. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, landscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, ...

Public domain image of a historic view of Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Hoover and Mason clam shell hoists, Cleveland, O[hio]

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

Spirobranchia. - Spiralkiemer. Book illustration from Library of Congr...

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

Picking lemons in a grove on the Conca d'Oro (Golden Shell), outside P...

Stereo copyrighted by Underwood & Underwood. No. (12) 8565. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Photog. I.; Farm crops Lemons; Italy Palermo 1906; Italy Sicily 19... More

[Ghost Bear, Crow Indian, Montana, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing...

H113003 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 2675-08.

Walter Iron Shell - Public domain portrait print

Walter Iron Shell, Lakota or Sioux tribe, half-length portrait, facing right, in traditional clothing. J158860 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by F.W. Glasier, Brockton, Mass.

Am'n [i.e. American] Ambulance on road to Verdun, shell bursting

Photograph shows an American ambulance on the road to Verdun, France during World War I.

[INDIAN HEAD, MD. NAVY PROVING GROUND. RESIDENCE OF GEORGE SWANN, DAMA...

A woman standing on the roof of a house. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

INDIAN HEAD, MD. NAVY PROVING GROUND. RESIDENCE OF GEORGE SWANN, DAMAG...

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

Shell burst near British dressing station

Photograph shows a shell bursting near an advanced dressing station (54th Field Ambulance) at Heninel, Pas-de-Calais, France, May 27, 1917 during World War I. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2015 and Imperial... More

Pres. Coolidge snapped on one of his daily walks sporting a "big stick...

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

A.J. Shell of Wise County, Virginia with 2 canes which he presented to...

A man in a suit and hat holding a pipe. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Opening day of Shell at Haifa. American colony in Jerusalem public dom...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, workshop, workers, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Train station Opening day of Shell at Haifa - Public domain photograph...

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

"Shell" oil tanks near Haifa close up.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a power station, dam, electric generator, industrial building, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Special shell reaming tool; length, three and seven-sixteenths inches

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

A large boring mill in operation, machining a part for a 105 mm shell ...

Public domain photograph of 1930s-1940s US industrial development, Second World War, US war production, indusry, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Potomac Electric Power Co. miscellaneous. Trucks and clam shell digger...

Public domain photograph of construction site, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a bunch of items. Office of War Information...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Caption card lists some of the printing history of image. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Informa... More

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Final additions are made...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bomber aircraft, military aviation, air forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Production. Shell loading. These 2,000-pound bombs will carry death an...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of workers, war production, aircraft, airfield, the 1930s -1940s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Bethlehem-Fairfield shipyards, Baltimore, Maryland. Sub-assembling a d...

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

Bethlehem-Fairfield shipyards, Baltimore, Maryland. Working on a shell...

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

Bethlehem-Fairfield shipyards, Baltimore, Maryland. Bolting a bottom s...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a worker, labor, factory, plant, manufacture, industrial facility, 1930s, mid-20th-century industrial photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Shell Gasoline sign, straight-on view, Delaware Street, Walton, New Yo...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies category: Gasoline signs. Purchase; John Margolies 2008 (DLC/PP-2008:109-3). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America ph... More

[Jimmy Carter supporter holding "Carter for President" sign showing a ...

Contact sheet folder caption: Democratic Convention in N.Y.C. .... WKL. U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection. Contact sheet available for reference purposes.

[Unidentified soldier in Confederate shell jacket]

Case: (front) Leather cross gem motif with scroll embellishments; (back) Leather quatrefoil scroll motif. Digital photo with mat removed by Mike O'Donnell. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms... More

[Unidentified young soldier in Confederate shell jacket, Hardee hat wi...

Case: Berg, no. 3-576. Digital photo with mat removed by Mike O'Donnell. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Published: O'Donnell, Mike, U. S. Army and militia canteens, 1775-1910. Alexandria, Va.:... More

Picatinny Arsenal, 200 Area, Shell Component Loading, State Route 15 n...

Significance: Originally built as a depot for storage of powder and other armaments, during the 20th century Picatinny Arsenal became a leading facility for the research, development and production of munitions... More

Picatinny Arsenal, 200 Area, Shell Component Loading, State Route 15 n...

Significance: Originally built as a depot for storage of powder and other armaments, during the 20th century Picatinny Arsenal became a leading facility for the research, development and production of munitions... More

Picatinny Arsenal, 200 Area, Shell Component Loading, State Route 15 n...

Significance: Originally built as a depot for storage of powder and other armaments, during the 20th century Picatinny Arsenal became a leading facility for the research, development and production of munitions... More

[Design drawing for stained glass window showing 2 haloed boys (Christ...

Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, 14th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

[Design drawing for stained glass memorial window with tree-like cross...

Public domain reproduction of illuminated book page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Design drawing for stained glass window "This is My Beloved Son" show...

Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Two pairs of unidentified soldiers in Union shell jackets]

Photographs show soldier on the right of left tintype with chevrons that designate him to be a corporal. Soldier on the right of the right tintype holds a forage cap with an unidentified Company insignia. Case... More

Fort Proctor, Lake Borgne, Shell Beach, St. Bernard Parish, LA

2012 Charles E. Peterson Prize, First Place Significance: Fort Proctor (1856-1859) was partially constructed as part of the Third System of Defense (1816-Civil War) and although it was never completed or used a... More

[Unidentified soldier in Confederate shell jacket]

Case: Leather oval gem design. Digital photo with mat removed by Mike O'Donnell. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Purchased from: Union Drummer Boy, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, 2002. Forms part of... More

Waverly Junction Bridge, Spanning Shell Rock River at Country Road, Wa...

Significance: Fabricated and erected in 1911, the Waverly Junction Bridge (called locally Dix's Bridge) ranks among Iowa's earliest rigid-connected highway trusses. The structure's concrete-filled steel cylind... More

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Shell House No. 1, Railroad Avenue, west s...

Significance: Building A3 is a contributing element of the Mare Island Historic District. Building A3 is important as the best example of the various brick magazines that were built in the Ammunition Depot Are... More

Calef House, 1614 Old Shell Road, Mobile, Mobile County, AL

Public domain photograph of window, architectural element, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Calef House, 1614 Old Shell Road, Mobile, Mobile County, AL

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

Calef House, 1614 Old Shell Road, Mobile, Mobile County, AL

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

Calef House, 1614 Old Shell Road, Mobile, Mobile County, AL

Public domain scan of architectural drawing, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Effect of a shell on a Confederate

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

[Unidentified soldier in Confederate shell jacket] / Rees.

Case: Berg, no. 1-120. Digital photo with mat removed by Mike O'Donnell. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congre... More

Kingsway Center Commercial Area, Bounded by Kings Highway, Doctor Mart...

Significance: The targeted buildings in the Kingsway Center Area are locally significant for their architectural significance as an important representative illustration of neighborhood development and urban ve... More

Siasconset Neighborhood Study, Broadway, Shell, New, Center & Front St...

Significance: Siasconset began in 1676 as a fishing village on Nantucket's east shore. Fishermen, often using material salvaged from shipwrecks or other buildings, added shed-roofed warts to their one room sha... More

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