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Theodor de Bry - [The tomb of the weroans]

An Algonquian burial house showing bodies on a raised platform and a priest squatting by a fire beneath the platform. Illus. in: Wunderbarliche, doch warhafftige Erklärung, von der Gelegenheit vnd Sitten der Wi... More

The Natche, a ceremony in honour of the Kings son in Tongataboo [i.e. ...

Illus. from: Cook's voyage, octavo edition.

Fujisawa, Katsushika Hokusai - Public domain drawing

Print shows two travelers, a man and a women or both women, and a porter at a shrine on the Tōkaidō Road. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-... More

Zaravshanskii okrug. Mazar sviatago Daniara (Daniila) v okrestnostiakh...

Photograph shows the porch(?) of the shrine. In the background, hills. Illus. in: Turkestanskīĭ alʹbom, chastʹ ėtnograficheskai︠a︡..., 1871-1872, part 2, vol. 2, pl. 107.

Sacrifice stone, court of the Muse[um, Mexico]

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

Festivities after Ramadan in Moslem cemetery, Jaffa, Palestine

4871 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood. Title on recto of item.

The Ko-ya-ma-shi make merry after the dancing of the Shalako / Ben Wit...

Spectators watch dancers in plaza of pueblo. 3137-8 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Ben Wittick. No. 642.

[African American men, women and children outside of church]

In album (disbound): Negro life in Georgia, U.S.A., compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 3, no. 274. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in ... More

Edward S. Curtis - Snake priest / E.S. Curtis.

Native American man seated, three-quarter-length, facing front. No. 672.

A Southern baptism - Detroit publishing company. Public domain.

Locale and date based on Detroit, Catalogue P (1906). Detroit Publishing Co. no. 09371. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Preparing the pit of white-hot stones for the bare feet of the "fire-w...

Stereograph shows men with long poles arranging hot stones in a pit for "fire-walking" act, as spectators watch from above. H69308 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 8105. U-86615. Copyright, 1906 [i.e., 1905], by Und... More

[Tewa Indian guard at top of the kiva stairs, San Ildefonso, New Mexic...

H71007 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 1736-05. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. Curtis, 1907-30, suppl., v. 17, pl. 584.

Edward S. Curtis - Placing kedan

Navajo man impersonating Yebichai, placing feather sticks around the sweat. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 1062-04.

Receiving presents after a three days fast in the medicine lodge

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

Edward S. Curtis - Fasting, Native Americans

Teton Sioux Indian performing vision cry ceremony through fasting and chanting to the Great Mystery. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 2504-07. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. ... More

School children in front of St. James Cathedral receiving the blessing...

15,000 to 20,000 children from parochial schools marching past the cathedral. J147595 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 16310.

Edward S. Curtis - Whale ceremonial - Clayoquot. Book illustration fro...

Nootka indian taking ceremonial bath, before whale hunt. J150302 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Curtis no. 3366-10. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S.... More

The Men's Bible Class of the First M.E. Church of Vandalia, Ill., W. M...

J156292 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; De Witt Panoramic View Co.; May 27, 1911; DLC/PP-1911:44192. On front: "Panoramic photo taken be C. S. De Witt, May 7, 1911, De Witt Studio, Vandalia, Ill., bran... More

Ste. Genevive [sic], Missouri Porochial [sic] School

Picryl description: Public domain image of a school, preschool, children group portrait, education, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Medicine lodge in winter - Public domain print

Photograph shows two Siksika (Blackfoot) men seated on blanket. J165151 U.S. Copyright Office.

Akdamar Monastery [i.e., Sourp Khatch, Church of the Holy Cross] in Va...

J264476 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Vartan A. Hampikian, New York. Title also in Armenian. No. 7.

Indian court, Federal Building, Golden Gate International Exposition, ...

Poster for the Indian Court exhibit at the Golden Gate International Exposition in San Francisco, showing Apache devil dancer. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Posters of th... More

Negro churches - Presbyterian Church, Wash., D.C

Photograph shows former building of 15th Street Presbyterian Church, Washington, D.C. Reportedly displayed as part of the American Negro exhibit at the Paris Exposition of 1900.

Obychai Sredneaziiattsev. Obriezanie (batga [sic] buri)

Photograph shows a group of men seated on the ground near a small boy who is being circumcised. Illus. in: Turkestanskīĭ alʹbom, chastʹ ėtnograficheskai︠a︡..., 1871-1872, part 2, vol. 1, pl. 71. "Batga [sic] ... More

Sōshu enoshima benzaiten kaichō sankei gunshū no zu

Japanese triptych print shows large groups of women pilgrims visiting Enoshima shrine to worship an image of Benzaiten, the Goddess of Good Fortune. They are walking towards an island on a causeway with sailboa... More

Sōshu enoshima benzaiten kaichō sankei gunshū no zu

Aaron, portrait print - Print, Library of Congress collection

Print shows Aaron, half-length portrait, facing left, holding incense censer. E9446 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Schile.

Der Berg ʻArafah während der jährlichen Pilgerversammlung (von Süden a...

Photograph shows pilgrims with camels and livestock gathered at a rest station near ʻArafah east of Mecca, Saudi Arabia during the Hajj. Pilgrims are wearing Ihrām clothing. After gathering at ʻArafah, pilgrim... More

The holy place / lith'y. of A. Kollner cor. of Dock & 2nd, Philadelphi...

Print shows, at center, a priest putting incense into a censer on "The Altar of Incense", a large portable stand with carrying rods on two sides; a small censer sits on the floor nearby. On the left is "The Gol... More

Hanaarashi, Utagawa Toyokuni - Public domain drawing

Print shows on the left, two women consoling a third woman, in the center, one woman lifting another woman so she can attach a slip of paper to tree branch, and on the right, a woman standing on a bucket and ho... More

The Natives of Florida worship the column erected by the commander on ...

Chief Athore with René Laudonnière, commander of the second French expedition to Florida, standing by column erected by Jean Ribaut during first expedition, showing Natives worshiping the column and many offeri... More

Zaravshanskii okrug. G. Samarkand. Evreiskaia molel'nia - (kenisa)

Illus. in: Turkestanskīĭ alʹbom, chastʹ ėtnograficheskai︠a︡..., 1871-1872, part 2, vol. 1, pl. 77. "Kenisa" translated from Hebrew as "geniza.'

Exterior of the Haram-Ash-Shárif. Wailing place of the Jews / P. Bergh...

Illus. in: Ordnance survey of Jerusalem / by Charles W. Wilson, under the direction of Colonel Sir Henry James, 1865, p. 15b.

Obshchaia molitva v godovye prazdniki i dolzhnostnyia litsa pri mechet...

Illus. in: Turkestanskii al'bom, chast' ėtnograficheskaia, 1871-1872, part 2, vol. 1, p. 60.

Pogrebal'nye obychai Sredneaziiattsev. Indieiskie pokhorony

Photograph shows three men laying wood on top of a body lying on a wooden bier. Illus. in: Turkestanskīĭ alʹbom, chastʹ ėtnograficheskai︠a︡..., 1871-1872, part 2, vol. 1, pl. 75.

[Religious figure, possibly Buddha, standing on a lotus, facing slight...

Unsigned, possibly by Kano, 1878. From the "Religion" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

Suffer little children to come unto me

Print shows two little girls placing flowers on a large stone cross entwinned with a banner that states "Suffer little children to come unto me." L1029 U.S. Copyright Office. Publication date based on copyrigh... More

Faith, hope and purity - Public domain portrait drawing

Print shows a young woman wearing a white dress, with her back to a cross decorated with flowers, and with her right arm raised, holding onto the cross. L1032 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by George Stinson... More

A baptism of North American Indians - Mormons posing as the apostles o...

A Mormon baptizing an Indian in front of a group of Indians; photographer with camera in right foreground. Illus. from: Graphic, 1882 Sept. 2, p. 221.

Aztec calendar stone - Mammoth Plate Photograph

Picryl description: Public domain photo of antique stone sculpture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

New Mexico. The Rain Dance. Zuni Pueblo

Photograph shows Zuni men doing the Rain Dance as people watch from surrounding pueblo buildings. No. 53299.

[Unidentified cemetery in Georgia]

In album (disbound): Negro life in Georgia, U.S.A., compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 3, no. 223. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in ... More

Interior of the beautiful Armenian Church, Jerusalem, Palestine

H6612 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by H.C. White Co. Title from recto of item. No. 1353. Exhibited: "1512 AD : Armenia" at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., April-June 2012.

Edward S. Curtis - Preparing the sweat

Four Navajo Indians preparing hot embers, covering them with brush and weeds on second day of Yebichai ceremony. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 1054-04.

Feast march ceremony, portrait of american indian man

Several shirtless Apache men, standing with back to camera, wearing feathered headbands, and with body paintings.

Edward S. Curtis - Prayer to the Great Mystery, (Slow Bull)

Slow Bull, squatting, wearing breechcloth, holding pipe with mouthpiece pointing skyward, buffalo skull at his feet. H104320 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 2507-07. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection... More

At prayer in the mosque, Damascus, Syria

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

Edward S. Curtis - [Arikara medicine ceremony--the Bears]

Photo shows six men standing in line in front of cedar tree, holding rattles and singing. H118588 U.S. Copyright Office. Title from published source. Curtis no. 2890-08. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collecti... More

Moqui (Hopi) snake dance, Walpi, Ariz.

Copyright by Elbridge Ayer Burbank. Public domain photograph of military parade, army ceremony, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Edward S. Curtis - [Dancer with black deer effigy--Hupa]

Hupa Indian dancer holding head and skin of deer. J262666 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 3820. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edwa... More

Edward S. Curtis - At the pool, animal dance--Cheyenne

Cheyenne people gathered along waterfront, some dipping hands in water, some carrying umbrellas. J293253 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Published in: The North America... More

A Negro church in a corn field, Manning, S.C.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a rural landscape, farmhouse, pasture, farm field, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Sōshu enoshima benzaiten kaichō sankei gunshū no zu

[Humorous picture showing Chinese religious practices (Raijin, the Jap...

Signed on block by artist in lower right, includes chop. Includes extensive Japanese text. Descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Nihon ban... More

Sōshū enoshima benzaiten kaicyō sankei gunshū no zu

From the rising unto the setting of the sun the Lord's name is to be p...

Two lions holding Magen David, with Hebrew text. 9448S U.S. Copyright Office. Exhibited: "From the Ends of the Earth : Judaic Treasures of the Library of Congress" at the Library of Congress, 1988-1989. Exhibi... More

Die zwischen Muna und ʻArafah gelegene Pilgerstation Muzdalʾfah

Photograph shows pilgrims with camels and livestock gathered at a rest station near ʻArafah (Mount Arafat) east of Mecca, Saudi Arabia during the Hajj. A mosque is in the background. After gathering at ʻArafah... More

Oestlicher Theil des Thales Muna

Photograph shows pilgrims with tents, camels and livestock gathered in the Miná Valley near Mecca, Saudi Arabia during the Hajj. Title from caption list in portfolio. Plate no. XI in portfolio: Bilder aus Mekka... More

Hanaarashi, Utagawa Toyokuni - Public domain scenic drawing

Religioznye obriay i obychai Tadzhikov. Vnutrennost' mecheti Kok Gumba...

Photograph shows three men seated inside the mosque of Kok Gumbaz in Ura Tyube. Illus. in: Turkestanskii al'bom, chast' ėtnograficheskaia, 1871-1872, part 2, vol. 1, p. 57.

Dritte Anischt desselben ; im Hintergrund windet sich der Weg nach Mek...

Photograph IXa depicts the tents of pilgrims during the Hajj near the tomb of Sittanā Mèymūnah, one of the wives of the Prophet Muḥammad on the outskirts of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Photograph IXb shows the tomb of... More

The Body of Tee, a chief, as preserved after death in Otaheite / Webbe...

Illus. from: Cook's voyage, octavo edition.

A Human sacrifice in a Morai in Otaheite [i.e. Tahiti] / Webber, J. de...

Illus. from: Cook's voyage, octavo edition.

[A man or monk seated at a table, leaning on his arms, possibly asleep...

Title devised by Library staff, no information provided by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

The pipe dance and the tomahawk dance / F. Barinsou ; painted at the t...

Native men performing the pipe dance and the tomahawk dance. Illus. in: The aboriginal port-folio : a collection of portraits of the most celebrated chiefs of the North American Indians / by J.O. Lewis. Philade... More

Girl praying - Print, Library of Congress collection

Print shows a young girl spying on another young girl who is praying in a grove of trees with a church in the background. Inscribed in lithographic crayon at bottom: M[?] should like to have the [?] by tomorro... More

Kameido tenmangū keidai, Andō Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Print shows men and women crossing bridges from island to island to reach the Tenmangū shrine. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From th... More

Syr-dar'inskaia oblast'. G. Khodzhend. Pievtsy (maddakh)

Illus. in: Turkestanskīĭ alʹbom, chastʹ ėtnograficheskai︠a︡..., 1871-1872, part 2, vol. 2, pl. 126. "Maddakh" translated from Persian as "praiser."

Religioznye obriady i obychai Tadzhikov. Sekta "Dzhakhrie"

Illus. in: Turkestanskii al'bom, chast' ėtnograficheskaia, 1871-1872, part 2, vol. 1, p. 65.

Shinto funeral ornaments - Drawing. Public domain image.

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

[Incense pot and burner] - Public domain drawing

Inscribed in pencil on lower left corner of paper mount: Kano Dec. '78. From the "Religion" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part of: Japanese prints and dra... More

[Religious figure, probably a monk, seated, facing slightly left, hold...

Unsigned, possibly by Kano, 1878. From the "Religion" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

[Armenian monks and boys with throne of King Senekerim-Hovhannes of Va...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of Turkey, mid-19th century albumen print, no copyright restrictions.

New York City--the Chanucka celebration by the Young Men's Hebrew Asso...

Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1880 Jan. 3, p. 316.

Mexico, Aztec idol, Teoyaomiqui [Coatlicue (statue)]

Historic Sites Public domain photograph of statue, sculpture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Pilgerlager in der Ebene östlich vom ʻArafah-berge

Photograph shows pilgrims with camels and livestock gathered at a rest station near ʻArafah (Mount Arafat) east of Mecca, Saudi Arabia during the Hajj. Pilgrims are wearing Ihrām clothing. The camels are exhau... More

The Samaritan Synagogue, Shechem, Palestine - stereocsopic card

Man seated on carpet before scrolls in an alcove. 13151 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by B.W. Kilburn. Title from recto of item. No. 13040.

Funeral services for a Jewish Rabbi, Jerusalem

H37926 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by C.H. Graves. On mount: The Universal Photo Art Co. Title on recto of item. No. 41.

Edward S. Curtis - Ga askidi, Zahadolzha, Haschelti--Navaho

The God of Harvest, Fringe Mouth, and Talking God for a Yébĭchai healing ceremony or night chant. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edwa... More

Edward S. Curtis - Apache dancers

H87157 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 1924-06.

Edward S. Curtis - Yebichai prayer, C

Navajo men impersonating myth characters during Yebichai dance. H87253 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 2064-06.

The patient on the 'sand-painting'

At Navajo Yébĭchai ceremony, patient sits on sand painting adjacent to Yébĭchai (mythical messenger from the gods in native costume); third person in background; ceremony takes place within hogan. H70232 U.S. C... More

Edward S. Curtis - The altar, Native American woman portrait

Arikara Indian and altar. H118561 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 2862-08. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. Curtis, 1907-30... More

The mythic stone--Hidatsa North Dakota

Rock in field in the Missouri Valley of North Dakota. Public domain photograph - historical image of Missouri, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Crying to the spirits - Public domain portrait print

Hidatsa Indian (Yellow Owl?) standing in field, full-length, wearing fur robe, facing right.

Edward S. Curtis - [Sun dance in progress--Cheyenne]

J150279 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 1435-10. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. Curtis, 1907-30, v. 6, p. 128.

Edward S. Curtis - An incident of the Winter Dance--Nakoaktok

Kwakiutl people, some bowing before totem poles in background, others seated facing front as part of the nunhlim ceremony, the four days prior to the Winter Dance. J197495 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 360... More

Edward S. Curtis - A Tluwulahu mask--Tsawatenok, Head and Shoulders Po...

Kwakiutl man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, wearing a mask depicting a loon on top of a man's head to facilitate the loon changing into the form of a man. J197490 U.S. Copyright Office. Title from... More

Edward S. Curtis - Offering to the sun--San Ildefonso

Barechested Tewa man with hands raised skyward, each holding a feather, as he faces the sun. J288498 U.S. Copyright Office. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Published in: The N... More

Edward S. Curtis - The Wolf, animal dance--Cheyenne

Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. Curtis, 1907-30, v. 19, p. 136.

Sacrificial stone, Detroit publishing company photo

Photo shows the Stone of Tizoc when it was located in the former National Musueum in the patio of north wing of the National Palace. (Source: Roberto Duarte, 2012) Corresponding glass transparency (with same se... More

Humorous picture showing a monster on a boat or raft collecting Chines...

Alternate title from online source. Signed on block by artist on right, includes chop. Descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Nihon banzai ... More

Mary Rawls interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Juliana M. ...

Mary Frazier Rawls, born in 1927, shared experiences of her life-long circus career. She began trouping with her parents at a young age and would go on to perform on the high wire for much of her career. Mary t... More

[Exterior view of wooden church]

In album (disbound): Negro life in Georgia, U.S.A., compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 4, no. 361. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in ... More

[Baptist preacher, Alma Plantation, False River, Louisiana]

Title devised by Library staff based on caption information and inventory lists. Handwritten on back: "Baptist Preacher, Alma Plantation, False River, La. July, 1934." Forms part of: Lomax collection of photog... More

[African American men and women standing outside church in Georgia]

In album (disbound): Negro life in Georgia, U.S.A., compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 4, no. 338. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in ... More

Edward S. Curtis - Arikara Medicine Ceremony--The Ducks

Photo shows three Arikara men, members of the medicine fraternity, dancing, painted to represent ducks and holding rushes. H118600 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 2902-08. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Col... More

Moki corn festival, Indian camp, World's Fair, St. Louis, 1904

No. 5787. H52206 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by William H. Rau.

[Humorous picture showing Chinese religious practices (Raijin, the Jap...

Obriady sovershaemye musul'manami pri molitvie (namaz). Omovenie pered...

Photograph shows a Muslim man washing his feet before prayer. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixt... More

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