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On Hancocks front-- the soldiers ha[ving] no picks and shovels used bayonets, tin pans, old canteens, and even their hands in throwing up breastworks ARW

On Hancocks front-- the soldiers ha[ving] no picks and shovels used ba...

Signed lower left: A.R. Waud. Title inscribed on verso. Inscribed lower left: June 3rd. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.77) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Farmer spading - Public domain  drawing

Farmer spading - Public domain drawing

Drawing shows a man using a large wooden spade. Inscribed in pencil on lower left corner of paper mount: Kano Sep. 1878. From the "Agriculture" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murra... More

Mathews & Bulger presenting rag time opera, By the sad sea waves

Mathews & Bulger presenting rag time opera, By the sad sea waves

45217 U.S. Copyright Office Caption: The hostler's serenade. Created and "copyright 1898 by The Strobridge Lith. Co., Cincinnati & New York." Direction of Dunne & Ryley. N.Y. no. 8163. Forms part of: Theatrical... More

[Snow removal; wagons with snow and men with shovels on snow covered street, Washington, D.C.]

[Snow removal; wagons with snow and men with shovels on snow covered s...

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

[African American convicts working with shovels, possibly at Darrington State Farm, Texas, 1934, or Cummins State Farm, Gould, Arkansas, 1934]

[African American convicts working with shovels, possibly at Darringto...

Title devised by Library staff based on caption information and inventory lists. Handwritten on back: "[Darrington State Farm, Ap. 1934]?; Texas." Forms part of: Lomax collection of photographs depicting folk m... More

Shasta Dam, Shasta County, California. Steam shovels and dump trucks excavate at the dam

Shasta Dam, Shasta County, California. Steam shovels and dump trucks e...

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

On Hancocks front-- the soldiers ha[ving] no picks and shovels used bayonets, tin pans, old canteens, and even their hands in throwing up breastworks ARW

On Hancocks front-- the soldiers ha[ving] no picks and shovels used ba...

Signed lower left: A.R. Waud. Title inscribed on verso. Inscribed lower left: June 3rd. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.77) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Officials man the shovels with a vengeance at ground-breaking ceremony for Hunts Point produce market / World Telegram & Sun photo by Al Ravenna.

Officials man the shovels with a vengeance at ground-breaking ceremony...

NYWT&S staff photograph. Caption identifies participants as: left to right: Joseph E. Periconi, Peter J. Reidy, Mayor Robert F. Wagner, Orville Freeman, Mark Yeckes, and Albert S. Pacetta. Forms part of: New Y... More

[African American convicts working with shovels, possibly the singers of "Rock Island Line" at Cummins State Farm, Gould, Arkansas, 1934]

[African American convicts working with shovels, possibly the singers ...

Title devised by Library staff based on caption information and inventory lists. Handwritten on back: "Rock Island Line"; "If this photograph depicts those who sang Rock Island Line for John Lomax then it was t... More

National Child Labor Committee, No. 69. Man with punching machine to drill into coal. Boy shovels out 10 hrs. daily, Laura Mine, Red Star, West Virginia.  Location: Red Star, West Virginia.

National Child Labor Committee, No. 69. Man with punching machine to d...

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

[Cherub in cap and scarf digging in snow]

[Cherub in cap and scarf digging in snow]

Title devised by cataloger. Gift; Mrs. Peter Grant; 1940; (DLC/PP-1940:008). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Life magazine.

The slush will have to stay / F. Graetz.

The slush will have to stay / F. Graetz.

Illustration shows a sleepy Uncle Sam wearing a robe and standing in the snow marked with "$" at the foot of snow-covered steps, with the "U.S. Treasury" in the background; he is handing a shovel labeled "Repea... More

National Child Labor Committee, No. 69. Man with punching machine to drill into coal. Boy shovels out 10 hrs. daily, Laura Mine, Red Star, West Virginia.  Location: Red Star, West Virginia.

National Child Labor Committee, No. 69. Man with punching machine to d...

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

Electric power shovels scoop up iron ore; eight cubic yards per shovelful. Albany Mine near Bovey, Minnesota

Electric power shovels scoop up iron ore; eight cubic yards per shovel...

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

Masonic tie - Print, Library of Congress collection

Masonic tie - Print, Library of Congress collection

16817 U.S. Copyright Office. General information about the Popular and Applied Graphic Art print materials is available at: loc.gov Title information compiled by Junior Fellows, 2005-2017. Parkhurst, Frank W., ... More

Open-pit iron mining with 5-ton steam shovels, Hibbing, Minn.

Open-pit iron mining with 5-ton steam shovels, Hibbing, Minn.

Man standing on hill in left foregrd.; railroad train below. Stereo copyrighted by Underwood & Underwood. No. 7952-(b).

Shasta Dam, Shasta County, California. Steam shovels and dump trucks excavate at the dam

Shasta Dam, Shasta County, California. Steam shovels and dump trucks e...

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

Steam shovels, Panama Canal - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Steam shovels, Panama Canal - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a quarry, mine, excavation, or mining site, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Steam shovels. Cherokee County, Kansas

Steam shovels. Cherokee County, Kansas

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

The air raid protective services. In the wake of the bombs come the demolition and clearance crews, whose work is essential to efficient air raid protection. They must keep the vital roads and alleys clear so that other workers can get to the trouble spots. They are trained in the efficient use of power shovels and other time-saving tools

The air raid protective services. In the wake of the bombs come the de...

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

Tennessee Valley Authority: railroad crews at Watts Bar Dam. The "tallow pot," or fireman, of a freight locomotive carrying materials for the building of the TVA Watts Bar Dam shovels from 16,000 to 20,000 pounds of coal in an eight hour day, in addition to performing other duties around the engine and tender

Tennessee Valley Authority: railroad crews at Watts Bar Dam. The "tall...

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.

[African American convicts working with shovels, possibly the singers of "Rock Island Line" at Cummins State Farm, Gould, Arkansas, 1934]

[African American convicts working with shovels, possibly the singers ...

Title devised by Library staff based on caption information and inventory lists. Handwritten on back: "Rock Island Line"; "If this photograph depicts those who sang Rock Island Line for John Lomax then it was t... More

The air raid protective services. In the wake of the bombs come the demolition and clearance crews, whose work is essential to efficient air raid protection. They must keep the vital roads and alleys clear so that other workers can get to the trouble spots. They are trained in the efficient use of power shovels and other time-saving tools

The air raid protective services. In the wake of the bombs come the de...

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.

Longview, Texas to Arkansas state line. War emergency pipeline from Longview, Texas to Norris City, Illinois. Two shovels and gang of laborers removing mud and water from drag hole

Longview, Texas to Arkansas state line. War emergency pipeline from Lo...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a pipe, pipeline, excavation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Open-pit iron mining with 5-ton steam shovels, Hibbing, Minn.

Open-pit iron mining with 5-ton steam shovels, Hibbing, Minn.

Man standing on hill in left foregrd.; railroad train below. Stereo copyrighted by Underwood & Underwood. No. 7952-(b).

Arlie Fankins, Shovels in Barnesville Mine: Says he is 14 years old (doubtful): Has a father and two brothers in the mine.  Location: Fairmont, West Viriginia.
Steam shovels ruin good farmland in strip mining operations. Cherokee County, Kansas

Steam shovels ruin good farmland in strip mining operations. Cherokee ...

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

On Hancocks front-- the soldiers ha[ving] no picks and shovels used bayonets, tin pans, old canteens, and even their hands in throwing up breastworks ARW

On Hancocks front-- the soldiers ha[ving] no picks and shovels used ba...

Signed lower left: A.R. Waud. Title inscribed on verso. Inscribed lower left: June 3rd. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.77) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.