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Little Chute Lock & Dam, Lock Shelter at Combined Locks, Between Waste Weir & Canal, North of Upper Lock, Little Chute, Outagamie County, WI

Little Chute Lock & Dam, Lock Shelter at Combined Locks, Between Waste...

Significance: The lock shelter provides shelter for the lockkeeper while on active duty. In addition, the lock shelter provides office space and first aid facilities for office personnel. As such the lock shelt... More

Hiwassee Dam and powerhouse. Open overlook just off the highway leading across the top of dam. Grading and planting incomplete. Note interesting concrete benches. Overlook shelter at extreme left of photograph

Hiwassee Dam and powerhouse. Open overlook just off the highway leadin...

Public domain photograph of 1930s North Carolina, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Kenya Colony. Namanga, southern game reserve. View looking out of the camp shelter. Part of the Namanga River Camp Hotel

Kenya Colony. Namanga, southern game reserve. View looking out of the ...

Public domain photograph - United States during 1930s Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Resettled farmer driving team into barn, shelter belts in background, Fairfield Bench Farms, Montana

Resettled farmer driving team into barn, shelter belts in background, ...

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

Children in an English bomb shelter. British Information Service

Children in an English bomb shelter. British Information Service

Picryl description: Public domain image of children in poverty during the Great Depression, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Migrant agricultural worker planting flowers in front of his metal shelter at the Agua Fria migratory labor camp, Arizona. Migrant workers are allowed to stay in the camps one day less than a year but many make improvements around their individual shelters

Migrant agricultural worker planting flowers in front of his metal she...

Public domain photograph of life in the United States in the 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Home management supervisor Mrs. Merrin discusses the canning program with one of camp members inside her shelter. Osceola migratory labor camp. Belle Glade, Florida

Home management supervisor Mrs. Merrin discusses the canning program w...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of the 1930s - 1940s, woman, female portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Camp member who does general carpentry work jobs during slack packing house season builds a window box for his shelter at Osceola migratory labor camp. Belle Glade, Florida

Camp member who does general carpentry work jobs during slack packing ...

Public domain photograph - United States during 1930s Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Camp member moving into shelter at Okeechobee migratory labor camp. Belle Glade, Florida

Camp member moving into shelter at Okeechobee migratory labor camp. Be...

Public domain photograph - United States during 1930s Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Running water and garbage and refuse disposal cans are placed at head of each shelter unit division at Okeechobee migratory labor camp. Belle Glade, Florida

Running water and garbage and refuse disposal cans are placed at head ...

Public domain photograph of a historic place in Florida, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Kid in individual shelter. This shelter can be turned to protect him from cold wind or hot sun. He is tied to wire which is strung near the shelter. Each day the clasp around his leg is changed to the opposite leg to keep sores from forming. Kids are kept up from one to two weeks. Kimble County, Texas

Kid in individual shelter. This shelter can be turned to protect him f...

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

Row shelter with community building in background. Robstown FSA (Farm Security Administration) camp, Texas

Row shelter with community building in background. Robstown FSA (Farm ...

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

Aberdeen Station, Pennsylvania Railroad, Aberdeen, Maryland. Southbound station, from northbound shelter

Aberdeen Station, Pennsylvania Railroad, Aberdeen, Maryland. Southboun...

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

Air raid shelter at Solomon's Quarries, 1945

Air raid shelter at Solomon's Quarries, 1945

Public domain photograph of 1940s Israel, Palestine, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Kendall Lake Shelter, Truxell Road, Peninsula, Summit County, OH

Kendall Lake Shelter, Truxell Road, Peninsula, Summit County, OH

Significance: Such structures made the surrounding park more accessible to nearby residents. They also show the work of the Civilian Conservation Corps which took place in the area. Survey number: HABS OH-230... More

Kendall Lake Shelter, Truxell Road, Peninsula, Summit County, OH

Kendall Lake Shelter, Truxell Road, Peninsula, Summit County, OH

Significance: Such structures made the surrounding park more accessible to nearby residents. They also show the work of the Civilian Conservation Corps which took place in the area. Survey number: HABS OH-230... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Passenger Shelter, Central Avenue near Sixth Street intersection, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Passenger Shelter, Central Avenue near ...

Significance: It is significant for its distinctive type of construction. Yard employees built the structure in a resourceful way, using functional and utilitarian materials while incorporating artistic salvage... More

Happy Days Shelter, 434 West Streetsboro Road (State Route 303), Peninsula, Summit County, OH

Happy Days Shelter, 434 West Streetsboro Road (State Route 303), Penin...

Significance: The Happy Days Shelter and other such buildings helped make the Cuyahoga Valley accessible to visitors from the surrounding areas, and represent the work of the Civilian Conservation Corps in the ... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Fallout Shelter, Middle of Hancock Avenue, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Fallout Shelter, Middle of Hancock Aven...

Significance: The Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, including Ford Island, was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1964, due to the crucial role it played in the Nation's defense during the twentieth centur... More

Shelter Island Windmill, Manwaring Road, Shelter Island, Suffolk County, NY

Shelter Island Windmill, Manwaring Road, Shelter Island, Suffolk Count...

Significance: The Shelter Island Windmill is one of eleven surviving 18th and early-19th century wind-powered gristmills on Long Island. This is one of four extant windmills built by Nathaniel Dominy V, a prom... More

Cave Hill Cemetery, Rustic Shelter House, Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, KY

Cave Hill Cemetery, Rustic Shelter House, Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisvil...

Significance: The design of the structure was based on Cottage Orne, a rustic cottage popularized in France by Richard Mique during Marie Antoinette's time. It was used as a favorite picnic spot during pre-Civ... More

Tower Grove Park, Shelter Seventeen, 4255 Arsenal Street, Saint Louis, Independent City, MO

Tower Grove Park, Shelter Seventeen, 4255 Arsenal Street, Saint Louis,...

Significance: The structure is a well-preserved example of the picturesque and eclectic design favored by British and American landscape architects in the 19th century Unprocessed Field note material exists fo... More

Tower Grove Park, Shelter Eighteen, 4255 Arsenal Street, Saint Louis, Independent City, MO

Tower Grove Park, Shelter Eighteen, 4255 Arsenal Street, Saint Louis, ...

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

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Bomb Shelter, Alden Park on Railroad Avenue, Vallejo, Solano County, CA

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Bomb Shelter, Alden Park on Railroad Avenu...

Significance: Plans for the construction of bomb shelters were being completed by month's end following the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The following year would see the construction of 100 bom... More

Derring's [sic] Harbor, Shelter Island, N.Y.

Derring's [sic] Harbor, Shelter Island, N.Y.

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

Fort Lewis, Locomotive Shelter, South side of South Drive, DuPont, Pierce County, WA

Fort Lewis, Locomotive Shelter, South side of South Drive, DuPont, Pie...

Significance: According to inventory records maintained by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (USACERL), Building 1-B-99 is one of two remaining structures t... More

Fort Lewis, Locomotive Shelter, South side of South Drive, DuPont, Pierce County, WA

Fort Lewis, Locomotive Shelter, South side of South Drive, DuPont, Pie...

Significance: According to inventory records maintained by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (USACERL), Building 1-B-99 is one of two remaining structures t... More

Fort Lewis, Locomotive Shelter, South side of South Drive, DuPont, Pierce County, WA

Fort Lewis, Locomotive Shelter, South side of South Drive, DuPont, Pie...

Significance: According to inventory records maintained by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (USACERL), Building 1-B-99 is one of two remaining structures t... More

Ogden Arsenal, Bombproof Shelter, East side of Lemon Street, between New Hampshire & Browning Streets, Layton, Davis County, UT

Ogden Arsenal, Bombproof Shelter, East side of Lemon Street, between N...

Significance: Building 2132 provides particularly vivid insight into the processes involved in the storage of highly explosive chemicals that were used in the production of ammunition at Ogden Arsenal. In addi... More

Locks & Dam No. 15, Locks Operator's Shelter House, Arsenal Island, Upper Mississippi River, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Locks & Dam No. 15, Locks Operator's Shelter House, Arsenal Island, Up...

Significance: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' 1927-1940 Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project changed the free-flowing river into an intra-continental canal, regulated and controlled for the promotio... More

The Bathing place, Manhansett [i.e. Manhanset] House, Shelter Island

The Bathing place, Manhansett [i.e. Manhanset] House, Shelter Island

Picryl description: Public domain image of a park, trees, outdoors, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Loleta Recreation Area, Picnic Shelter, Six miles Southeast of intersection of State Highway No. 24041 & State Route 66, Loleta, Elk County, PA

Loleta Recreation Area, Picnic Shelter, Six miles Southeast of interse...

Significance: Constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps between the years of 1933 and 1936. The CCC work project was initiated by President Roosevelt to put young men to work while at the same time assisti... More

St. Mary's Falls Canal, Soo Locks, Davis Lock Subcomplex, Northwest Operating Shelter, St. Mary's River at Falls, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, MI

St. Mary's Falls Canal, Soo Locks, Davis Lock Subcomplex, Northwest Op...

Significance: The Davis Lock's Northwest Operating Shelter is significant as an element that contributes to the overall integrity of the Soo Lock complex in general. The building is also significant as a uniqu... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Fallout Shelter, West end of Hancock Avenue, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Fallout Shelter, West end of Hancock Av...

Significance: The Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, including Ford Island, was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1964, due to the crucial role it played in the Nation's defense during the twentieth centur... More

Iditarod Trail Shelter Cabins, St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, (Moved from Fourth & Steadman), Nome, Nome Census Area, AK

Iditarod Trail Shelter Cabins, St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, (Mo...

Public domain scan of an architecture diagram, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Firing a volley from shelter of bank - Chinese soldiers at Tien-Tsin, China

Firing a volley from shelter of bank - Chinese soldiers at Tien-Tsin, ...

D24262 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 12038. Copyright by B.L. Singley. Public domain photograph of stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Rabideau Civilian Conservation Corps Camp, Picnic Shelter, County Road 39, Blackduck, Beltrami County, MN

Rabideau Civilian Conservation Corps Camp, Picnic Shelter, County Road...

Significance: Originally constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps at another site in Minnesota, the Picnic Shelter was moved to the Rabideau Camp by the U.S. Forest Service in 1986. It is architecturally... More

Indian House with Shelter, Sacaton, Pinal County, AZ

Indian House with Shelter, Sacaton, Pinal County, AZ

Survey number: HABS AZ-46 Public domain photograph - historical image of Arizona, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Soil and shelter exhibit. United States Resettlement Administration

Soil and shelter exhibit. United States Resettlement Administration

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

Storm pit, shelter built and used by many families in Alabama during storms or high winds. Coffee County, Alabama

Storm pit, shelter built and used by many families in Alabama during s...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an arch stone structure, bridge, or tunnel, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Livestock shelter with hay on roof near Questa, New Mexico

Livestock shelter with hay on roof near Questa, New Mexico

Public domain photograph of United States agriculture in the 1930s, country, farmer, farm, great depression, migration, dust bowl refugees, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Kid in individual shelter. This shelter can be turned to protect him from cold wind or hot sun. He is tied to wire which is strung near the shelter. Each day the clasp around his leg is changed to the opposite leg to keep sores from forming. Kids are kept up from one to two weeks. Kimble County, Texas

Kid in individual shelter. This shelter can be turned to protect him f...

Public domain image of infant, child, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Running water and garbage and refuse disposal cans are placed at head of each shelter unit division in Osceola migratory labor camp. Belle Glade, Florida

Running water and garbage and refuse disposal cans are placed at head ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a gas station, convenience store, 20th-century small town, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Old shelter belt planted around farm in Traill County, North Dakota

Old shelter belt planted around farm in Traill County, North Dakota

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

Trampas, New Mexico. The home of Juan Lopez, the majordomo (mayor), consists of four rooms, a small orchard, a storehouse and corrals where the wagon is stored and the cows and horses given shelter from the winter blizzards

Trampas, New Mexico. The home of Juan Lopez, the majordomo (mayor), co...

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

Appleton Locks & Dams, Sanitary Building at Lock 4, South of Lock Shelter at Lock 4, Appleton, Outagamie County, WI

Appleton Locks & Dams, Sanitary Building at Lock 4, South of Lock Shel...

Significance: The sanitary building serves as part of the daily operation of the Appleton Locks and Dams Complex. Survey number: HAER WI-84-P Building/structure dates: 1970 Initial Construction

St. Mary's Falls Canal, Soo Locks, Davis Lock Subcomplex, Southeast Operating Shelter, St. Mary's River at Falls, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, MI

St. Mary's Falls Canal, Soo Locks, Davis Lock Subcomplex, Southeast Op...

Significance: The Davis Lock's Southeast Operating Shelter is significant as an element that contributes to the overall integrity of the Soo Lock Complex in general. The shelter also serves as a unique compone... More

Rock shelter on Coal River near the Girl Scout Camp Hole

Rock shelter on Coal River near the Girl Scout Camp Hole

Event: Tour of rock shelters and camp rocks on Coal River drainage basin. "Archeological surveys on file at the Division of Environmental Protection make note of the "bedrock overhangs," sandstone outcroppings ... More

Tower Grove Park, Shelter Ten, 4255 Arsenal Street, Saint Louis, Independent City, MO

Tower Grove Park, Shelter Ten, 4255 Arsenal Street, Saint Louis, Indep...

Significance: The structure is well-preserved example of the picturesque and eclectic design favored by British and American landscape architects in the 19th century. Unprocessed Field note material exists for... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Passenger Shelter, Central Avenue near Sixth Street intersection, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Passenger Shelter, Central Avenue near ...

Significance: It is significant for its distinctive type of construction. Yard employees built the structure in a resourceful way, using functional and utilitarian materials while incorporating artistic salvage... More

Fitzsimons General Hospital, Golf Course Waiting Shelter, Southwest area of Golf Course, 700 feet Northeast of intersection of West Harlow Avenue & Peoria Street, Aurora, Adams County, CO

Fitzsimons General Hospital, Golf Course Waiting Shelter, Southwest ar...

Survey number: HABS CO-172-CT Building/structure dates: 1944 Initial Construction

St. Mary's Falls Canal, Soo Locks, Sabin Lock Subcomplex, Northwest Operating Shelter, St. Mary's River at Falls, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, MI

St. Mary's Falls Canal, Soo Locks, Sabin Lock Subcomplex, Northwest Op...

Significance: The Sabin Lock's Northwest Operating Shelter is significant as an element that contributes to the overall integrity of the Soo Lock complex in general. The shelter also serves as a unique compone... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Bombproof Personnel Shelter, Enterprise Street and St. Lo Avenue, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Bombproof Personnel Shelter, Enterprise...

Significance: It was built as a bombproof personnel shelter in direct response to the attack of Pearl Harbor. It is a distinctive type of reinforced concrete construction, built for the specific purpose of prot... More

Iditarod Trail Shelter Cabins, Cape Nome Roadhouse, Cape Nome, Nome Census Area, AK

Iditarod Trail Shelter Cabins, Cape Nome Roadhouse, Cape Nome, Nome Ce...

Survey number: HABS AK-5-M Public domain photograph - historical image of Alaska, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Riverview Park, Picnic Shelter, West side 200 block, North Railroad Street, Eagle River, Vilas County, WI

Riverview Park, Picnic Shelter, West side 200 block, North Railroad St...

Survey number: HABS WI-356-B Public domain photograph - historical image of Wisconsin, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Fallout Shelter, Kuakua Avenue near Berth S-19, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Fallout Shelter, Kuakua Avenue near Ber...

Significance: The U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1964; due to the crucial role it played in the Nation's defense during the twentieth century and the calamitous ... More

Fort Lewis, Locomotive Shelter, South side of South Drive, DuPont, Pierce County, WA

Fort Lewis, Locomotive Shelter, South side of South Drive, DuPont, Pie...

Significance: According to inventory records maintained by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (USACERL), Building 1-B-99 is one of two remaining structures t... More

Fort Lewis, Locomotive Shelter, South side of South Drive, DuPont, Pierce County, WA

Fort Lewis, Locomotive Shelter, South side of South Drive, DuPont, Pie...

Significance: According to inventory records maintained by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (USACERL), Building 1-B-99 is one of two remaining structures t... More

Fort Lewis, Locomotive Shelter, South side of South Drive, DuPont, Pierce County, WA

Fort Lewis, Locomotive Shelter, South side of South Drive, DuPont, Pie...

Significance: According to inventory records maintained by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (USACERL), Building 1-B-99 is one of two remaining structures t... More

Fort Lewis, Locomotive Shelter, South side of South Drive, DuPont, Pierce County, WA

Fort Lewis, Locomotive Shelter, South side of South Drive, DuPont, Pie...

Significance: According to inventory records maintained by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (USACERL), Building 1-B-99 is one of two remaining structures t... More

Ogden Arsenal, Locomotive Shop & Shelter, 7975 Utility Drive, Layton, Davis County, UT

Ogden Arsenal, Locomotive Shop & Shelter, 7975 Utility Drive, Layton, ...

Significance: Locomotives were repaired in this building, which provides particularly vivid images of the processes involved in the maintenance activities that supported the overall operations of Ogden Arsenal ... More

St. Mary's Falls Canal, Soo Locks, Davis Lock Subcomplex, Southwest Operating Shelter, St. Mary's River at Falls, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, MI

St. Mary's Falls Canal, Soo Locks, Davis Lock Subcomplex, Southwest Op...

Significance: The Davis Lock's Southwest Operating Shelter is significant as an element that contributes to the overall integrity of the Soo Lock complex in general. The shelter also serves as a unique compone... More

Naval Air Station Fallon, 100-man Fallout Shelter, 800 Complex, off Carson Road near intersection of Pasture & Berney Roads, Fallon, Churchill County, NV

Naval Air Station Fallon, 100-man Fallout Shelter, 800 Complex, off Ca...

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

Naval Air Station Fallon, 100-man Fallout Shelter, 800 Complex, off Carson Road near intersection of Pasture & Berney Roads, Fallon, Churchill County, NV

Naval Air Station Fallon, 100-man Fallout Shelter, 800 Complex, off Ca...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an arch stone structure, bridge, or tunnel, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Naval Air Station Fallon, 100-man Fallout Shelter, 800 Complex, off Carson Road near intersection of Pasture & Berney Roads, Fallon, Churchill County, NV

Naval Air Station Fallon, 100-man Fallout Shelter, 800 Complex, off Ca...

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

St. Mary's Falls Canal, Soo Locks, Sabin Lock Subcomplex, Southeast Operating Shelter, St. Mary's River at Falls, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, MI

St. Mary's Falls Canal, Soo Locks, Sabin Lock Subcomplex, Southeast Op...

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

Loleta Recreation Area, Picnic Shelter, Six miles Southeast of intersection of State Highway No. 24041 & State Route 66, Loleta, Elk County, PA

Loleta Recreation Area, Picnic Shelter, Six miles Southeast of interse...

Significance: Constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps between the years of 1933 and 1936. The CCC work project was initiated by President Roosevelt to put young men to work while at the same time assisti... More

Octagon Shelter, Truxell Road, Peninsula, Summit County, OH

Octagon Shelter, Truxell Road, Peninsula, Summit County, OH

Significance: Park structures built in the 1930s helped make the Cuyahoga River Valley a popular recreation area for citizens of nearby areas. The buildings also reflect the presence of the federal government'... More

Naval Magazine Lualualei, West Loch Branch, Fallout Shelter Type, East of A Avenue near Second Street, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

Naval Magazine Lualualei, West Loch Branch, Fallout Shelter Type, East...

Significance: These structures serve as excellent examples of military construction from the 1940s, and are significant as part of the WWII buildup of the base. Survey number: HABS HI-217

Iditarod Trail Shelter Cabins, Skwentna Crossing Shelter Cabin, Skwentna, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK

Iditarod Trail Shelter Cabins, Skwentna Crossing Shelter Cabin, Skwent...

Significance: Located at Mile 218 on the Sweard-Iditarod-Nome Trail, the Skwentna Crossing Shelter Cabin replaced Joe McElroy and Jack Rimmer's roadhouse which was destroyed by fire ca. 1925. The Alaska Road C... More

Iditarod Trail Shelter Cabins, Rhon River Shelter Cabin, Nikolai, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK

Iditarod Trail Shelter Cabins, Rhon River Shelter Cabin, Nikolai, Yuko...

Significance: After the roadhouse at Rhon River (now Tatina River) burned in May, 1924, travelers used the trapper's cabin/shelter cabin of Einar Carlson, a partner in the Rhon River Roadhouse. Carlson's Rhon ... More

Golf at Manhansett [i.e. Manhanset House], Shelter Island, N.Y.

Golf at Manhansett [i.e. Manhanset House], Shelter Island, N.Y.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a golf field, park, outdoor activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Earthquake of 1908, Messina, Italy: A poor woman's attempt to shelter her family

Earthquake of 1908, Messina, Italy: A poor woman's attempt to shelter ...

Woman with 3 small children in front of very small, humble, A-frame dwelling. J130376 U.S. Copyright Office Stereo copyrighted by the Keystone View Co. No. 16824. This record contains unverified, old data from ... More

Appleton Locks & Dams, Lock Shelter at Lock 2, North of Lock 2, near Upper Gate, Appleton, Outagamie County, WI

Appleton Locks & Dams, Lock Shelter at Lock 2, North of Lock 2, near U...

Significance: The lock shelter provides shelter for the lockkeeper while on active duty. Further, the lock shelter provides office space and first aid facilities for office personnel. As such, the lock shelte... More

Squatters along highway near Bakersfield, California. Penniless refugees from dust bowl. Twenty-two in family, thirty-nine evictions, now encamped near Bakersfield without shelter, without water and looking for work in the cotton

Squatters along highway near Bakersfield, California. Penniless refuge...

Public domain photograph of rural California, dust bowl refugees, 1930s-1940s, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Livestock shelter on Charles Banta farm near Anthon, Iowa

Livestock shelter on Charles Banta farm near Anthon, Iowa

Public domain image of cattle, livestock, farm animals, agriculture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Tobacco barn with front shelter. Olive Hill, North Carolina

Tobacco barn with front shelter. Olive Hill, North Carolina

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

Camp member repairing his car outside his shelter. Osceola migratory labor camp. Belle Glade, Florida

Camp member repairing his car outside his shelter. Osceola migratory l...

Picryl description: Public domain image of industrial or agricultural worker, 1930s, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions. show less

Running water and garbage and refuse disposal cans are placed at head of each shelter unit diviison at Okeechobee migratory labor camp. Belle Glade, Florida

Running water and garbage and refuse disposal cans are placed at head ...

Public domain photograph - United States during 1930s Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Air raid protection--what to do in your home. This is not the way to spend the evening, but simply a handy place to go if bombs suddenly start falling nearby. A heavy, sturdy table will not only keep off falling plaster that may be shaken down by a nearby burst, but would even help to support beams if the upper stories should come down. A shelter such as this will give the rescue squads a chance to save you. One precaution: keep that table away from the window

Air raid protection--what to do in your home. This is not the way to s...

Public domain photograph of indoor, interior activity, America in the 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Rogue River National Forest, Jackson County, Oregon. Picnickers. The U.S Forest Service has built camps with outdoor ovens, drinking water, sanitary facilities and tables and benches and shelter houses throughout the national forests. Fire hazards are decreased in this way

Rogue River National Forest, Jackson County, Oregon. Picnickers. The U...

Public domain photograph of United States countryside, nature, during 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Taos County, New Mexico. Father Cassidy, the Catholic priest of the parish of Penasco, looking at the animal shelter on the farm of a parishioner who has asked for his advice

Taos County, New Mexico. Father Cassidy, the Catholic priest of the pa...

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

Kendall Lake Shelter, Truxell Road, Peninsula, Summit County, OH

Kendall Lake Shelter, Truxell Road, Peninsula, Summit County, OH

Significance: Such structures made the surrounding park more accessible to nearby residents. They also show the work of the Civilian Conservation Corps which took place in the area. Survey number: HABS OH-230... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Passenger Shelter, Central Avenue near Sixth Street intersection, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Passenger Shelter, Central Avenue near ...

Significance: It is significant for its distinctive type of construction. Yard employees built the structure in a resourceful way, using functional and utilitarian materials while incorporating artistic salvage... More

Happy Days Shelter, 434 West Streetsboro Road (State Route 303), Peninsula, Summit County, OH

Happy Days Shelter, 434 West Streetsboro Road (State Route 303), Penin...

Significance: The Happy Days Shelter and other such buildings helped make the Cuyahoga Valley accessible to visitors from the surrounding areas, and represent the work of the Civilian Conservation Corps in the ... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Fallout Shelter, Middle of Hancock Avenue, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Fallout Shelter, Middle of Hancock Aven...

Significance: The Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, including Ford Island, was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1964, due to the crucial role it played in the Nation's defense during the twentieth centur... More

Shelter Island Windmill, Manwaring Road, Shelter Island, Suffolk County, NY

Shelter Island Windmill, Manwaring Road, Shelter Island, Suffolk Count...

Significance: The Shelter Island Windmill is one of eleven surviving 18th and early-19th century wind-powered gristmills on Long Island. This is one of four extant windmills built by Nathaniel Dominy V, a prom... More

Shelter Island Windmill, Manwaring Road, Shelter Island, Suffolk County, NY

Shelter Island Windmill, Manwaring Road, Shelter Island, Suffolk Count...

Significance: The Shelter Island Windmill is one of eleven surviving 18th and early-19th century wind-powered gristmills on Long Island. This is one of four extant windmills built by Nathaniel Dominy V, a prom... More

Shelter Island Windmill, Manwaring Road, Shelter Island, Suffolk County, NY

Shelter Island Windmill, Manwaring Road, Shelter Island, Suffolk Count...

Significance: The Shelter Island Windmill is one of eleven surviving 18th and early-19th century wind-powered gristmills on Long Island. This is one of four extant windmills built by Nathaniel Dominy V, a prom... More

Shelter Island Windmill, Manwaring Road, Shelter Island, Suffolk County, NY

Shelter Island Windmill, Manwaring Road, Shelter Island, Suffolk Count...

Significance: The Shelter Island Windmill is one of eleven surviving 18th and early-19th century wind-powered gristmills on Long Island. This is one of four extant windmills built by Nathaniel Dominy V, a prom... More

Cave Hill Cemetery, Rustic Shelter House, Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, KY

Cave Hill Cemetery, Rustic Shelter House, Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisvil...

Significance: The design of the structure was based on Cottage Orne, a rustic cottage popularized in France by Richard Mique during Marie Antoinette's time. It was used as a favorite picnic spot during pre-Civ... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Bombproof Personnel Shelter, Enterprise Street and St. Lo Avenue, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Bombproof Personnel Shelter, Enterprise...

Significance: It was built as a bombproof personnel shelter in direct response to the attack of Pearl Harbor. It is a distinctive type of reinforced concrete construction, built for the specific purpose of prot... More

Iditarod Trail Shelter Cabins, Cape Nome Roadhouse, Cape Nome, Nome Census Area, AK

Iditarod Trail Shelter Cabins, Cape Nome Roadhouse, Cape Nome, Nome Ce...

Survey number: HABS AK-5-M Public domain photograph - historical image of Alaska, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

St. Mary's Falls Canal, Soo Locks, Davis Lock Subcomplex, Northeast Operating Shelter, St. Mary's River at Falls, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, MI

St. Mary's Falls Canal, Soo Locks, Davis Lock Subcomplex, Northeast Op...

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

Iditarod Trail Shelter Cabins, Solomon Roadhouse, Solomon, Nome Census Area, AK

Iditarod Trail Shelter Cabins, Solomon Roadhouse, Solomon, Nome Census...

Survey number: HABS AK-5-K Public domain photograph - historical image of Alaska, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Warm River Shelter, Warm River Campground, Ashton, Fremont County, ID

Warm River Shelter, Warm River Campground, Ashton, Fremont County, ID

Significance: The shelter is significant due to its association with the original development of recreation and tourism in the area. The shelter embodies the characteristics of the vernacular architecture typi... More

Warm River Shelter, Warm River Campground, Ashton, Fremont County, ID

Warm River Shelter, Warm River Campground, Ashton, Fremont County, ID

Significance: The shelter is significant due to its association with the original development of recreation and tourism in the area. The shelter embodies the characteristics of the vernacular architecture typi... More

St. Mary's Falls Canal, Soo Locks, Sabin Lock Subcomplex, Southwest Intermediate Shelter, St. Mary's River at Falls, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, MI

St. Mary's Falls Canal, Soo Locks, Sabin Lock Subcomplex, Southwest In...

Significance: The Sabin Lock's Southwest Intermediate Shelter is significant as an element that contributes to the overall integrity of the Soo Lock complex in general. The shelter is also significant as a uni... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Fallout Shelter, Kuakua Avenue near Berth S-19, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Fallout Shelter, Kuakua Avenue near Ber...

Significance: The U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1964; due to the crucial role it played in the Nation's defense during the twentieth century and the calamitous ... More

Fort Lewis, Locomotive Shelter, South side of South Drive, DuPont, Pierce County, WA

Fort Lewis, Locomotive Shelter, South side of South Drive, DuPont, Pie...

Significance: According to inventory records maintained by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (USACERL), Building 1-B-99 is one of two remaining structures t... More

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