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Church of the Redeemer, 236 Commercial Street, Provincetown, Barnstable County, MA

Church of the Redeemer, 236 Commercial Street, Provincetown, Barnstabl...

Significance: This wooden Greek Revival Church with notably fine three stage tower is remarkable for the illusionistic architectural detailing in fresco of its auditorium interior. Survey number: HABS MA-737 ... More

Head Tide Church, 1838 Head Tide Church Road, Head Tide, Lincoln County, ME

Head Tide Church, 1838 Head Tide Church Road, Head Tide, Lincoln Count...

Significance: Good example of a small country Maine church. Interesting blend of a variety of stylistic elements. Integral part of the Head Tide National Register Historic District. Unprocessed Field note mat... More

Church of the Redeemer, 236 Commercial Street, Provincetown, Barnstable County, MA

Church of the Redeemer, 236 Commercial Street, Provincetown, Barnstabl...

Significance: This wooden Greek Revival Church with notably fine three stage tower is remarkable for the illusionistic architectural detailing in fresco of its auditorium interior. Survey number: HABS MA-737 ... More

Head Tide Church, 1838 Head Tide Church Road, Head Tide, Lincoln County, ME

Head Tide Church, 1838 Head Tide Church Road, Head Tide, Lincoln Count...

Significance: Good example of a small country Maine church. Interesting blend of a variety of stylistic elements. Integral part of the Head Tide National Register Historic District. Unprocessed Field note mat... More

Church of the Redeemer, 236 Commercial Street, Provincetown, Barnstable County, MA

Church of the Redeemer, 236 Commercial Street, Provincetown, Barnstabl...

Significance: This wooden Greek Revival Church with notably fine three stage tower is remarkable for the illusionistic architectural detailing in fresco of its auditorium interior. Survey number: HABS MA-737 ... More

Church of the Redeemer, 236 Commercial Street, Provincetown, Barnstable County, MA

Church of the Redeemer, 236 Commercial Street, Provincetown, Barnstabl...

Significance: This wooden Greek Revival Church with notably fine three stage tower is remarkable for the illusionistic architectural detailing in fresco of its auditorium interior. Survey number: HABS MA-737 ... More

Head Tide Church, 1838 Head Tide Church Road, Head Tide, Lincoln County, ME

Head Tide Church, 1838 Head Tide Church Road, Head Tide, Lincoln Count...

Significance: Good example of a small country Maine church. Interesting blend of a variety of stylistic elements. Integral part of the Head Tide National Register Historic District. Unprocessed Field note mat... More

Valeur des assignats et autres papiers monnoies / J. Benizy dit Dubuisson del. et sculp.

Valeur des assignats et autres papiers monnoies / J. Benizy dit Dubuis...

Print shows a trompe-l'oeil presentation of many French revolutionary "assignats", or paper money, in various demoninations, issued between 1789 and 1795. Caption continues: Depuis l'époque de leur emission en... More

Part of the "Everyone Loves a Parade!" 124-by-16-foot Trompe L'oeil mural that covers the length of the wall along an alley called Patrick Leahy Way in Burlington, Vermont

Part of the "Everyone Loves a Parade!" 124-by-16-foot Trompe L'oeil mu...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The mural, designed by Canadian muralist Pierre Hardy, begins with "Grand Master" Samuel de Champlain, who founded the city, leading t... More

Part of the "Everyone Loves a Parade!" 124-by-16-foot Trompe L'oeil mural that covers the length of the wall along an alley called Patrick Leahy Way in Burlington, Vermont

Part of the "Everyone Loves a Parade!" 124-by-16-foot Trompe L'oeil mu...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The mural, designed by Canadian muralist Pierre Hardy, begins with "Grand Master" Samuel de Champlain, who founded the city, leading t... More

Church of the Redeemer, 236 Commercial Street, Provincetown, Barnstable County, MA

Church of the Redeemer, 236 Commercial Street, Provincetown, Barnstabl...

Significance: This wooden Greek Revival Church with notably fine three stage tower is remarkable for the illusionistic architectural detailing in fresco of its auditorium interior. Survey number: HABS MA-737 ... More

Head Tide Church, 1838 Head Tide Church Road, Head Tide, Lincoln County, ME

Head Tide Church, 1838 Head Tide Church Road, Head Tide, Lincoln Count...

Significance: Good example of a small country Maine church. Interesting blend of a variety of stylistic elements. Integral part of the Head Tide National Register Historic District. Unprocessed Field note mat... More

Head Tide Church, 1838 Head Tide Church Road, Head Tide, Lincoln County, ME

Head Tide Church, 1838 Head Tide Church Road, Head Tide, Lincoln Count...

Significance: Good example of a small country Maine church. Interesting blend of a variety of stylistic elements. Integral part of the Head Tide National Register Historic District. Unprocessed Field note mat... More

Head Tide Church, 1838 Head Tide Church Road, Head Tide, Lincoln County, ME

Head Tide Church, 1838 Head Tide Church Road, Head Tide, Lincoln Count...

Significance: Good example of a small country Maine church. Interesting blend of a variety of stylistic elements. Integral part of the Head Tide National Register Historic District. Unprocessed Field note mat... More

Head Tide Church, 1838 Head Tide Church Road, Head Tide, Lincoln County, ME

Head Tide Church, 1838 Head Tide Church Road, Head Tide, Lincoln Count...

Significance: Good example of a small country Maine church. Interesting blend of a variety of stylistic elements. Integral part of the Head Tide National Register Historic District. Unprocessed Field note mat... More

Head Tide Church, 1838 Head Tide Church Road, Head Tide, Lincoln County, ME

Head Tide Church, 1838 Head Tide Church Road, Head Tide, Lincoln Count...

Significance: Good example of a small country Maine church. Interesting blend of a variety of stylistic elements. Integral part of the Head Tide National Register Historic District. Unprocessed Field note mat... More

Head Tide Church, 1838 Head Tide Church Road, Head Tide, Lincoln County, ME

Head Tide Church, 1838 Head Tide Church Road, Head Tide, Lincoln Count...

Significance: Good example of a small country Maine church. Interesting blend of a variety of stylistic elements. Integral part of the Head Tide National Register Historic District. Unprocessed Field note mat... More

Church of the Redeemer, 236 Commercial Street, Provincetown, Barnstable County, MA

Church of the Redeemer, 236 Commercial Street, Provincetown, Barnstabl...

Significance: This wooden Greek Revival Church with notably fine three stage tower is remarkable for the illusionistic architectural detailing in fresco of its auditorium interior. Survey number: HABS MA-737 ... More

Head Tide Church, 1838 Head Tide Church Road, Head Tide, Lincoln County, ME

Head Tide Church, 1838 Head Tide Church Road, Head Tide, Lincoln Count...

Significance: Good example of a small country Maine church. Interesting blend of a variety of stylistic elements. Integral part of the Head Tide National Register Historic District. Unprocessed Field note mat... More

Head Tide Church, 1838 Head Tide Church Road, Head Tide, Lincoln County, ME

Head Tide Church, 1838 Head Tide Church Road, Head Tide, Lincoln Count...

Significance: Good example of a small country Maine church. Interesting blend of a variety of stylistic elements. Integral part of the Head Tide National Register Historic District. Unprocessed Field note mat... More

Head Tide Church, 1838 Head Tide Church Road, Head Tide, Lincoln County, ME

Head Tide Church, 1838 Head Tide Church Road, Head Tide, Lincoln Count...

Significance: Good example of a small country Maine church. Interesting blend of a variety of stylistic elements. Integral part of the Head Tide National Register Historic District. Unprocessed Field note mat... More

Head Tide Church, 1838 Head Tide Church Road, Head Tide, Lincoln County, ME

Head Tide Church, 1838 Head Tide Church Road, Head Tide, Lincoln Count...

Significance: Good example of a small country Maine church. Interesting blend of a variety of stylistic elements. Integral part of the Head Tide National Register Historic District. Unprocessed Field note mat... More

Part of the "Everyone Loves a Parade!" 124-by-16-foot Trompe L'oeil mural that covers the length of the wall along an alley called Patrick Leahy Way in Burlington, Vermont

Part of the "Everyone Loves a Parade!" 124-by-16-foot Trompe L'oeil mu...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The mural, designed by Canadian muralist Pierre Hardy, begins with "Grand Master" Samuel de Champlain, who founded the city, leading t... More

Head Tide Church, 1838 Head Tide Church Road, Head Tide, Lincoln County, ME

Head Tide Church, 1838 Head Tide Church Road, Head Tide, Lincoln Count...

Significance: Good example of a small country Maine church. Interesting blend of a variety of stylistic elements. Integral part of the Head Tide National Register Historic District. Unprocessed Field note mat... More

Head Tide Church, 1838 Head Tide Church Road, Head Tide, Lincoln County, ME

Head Tide Church, 1838 Head Tide Church Road, Head Tide, Lincoln Count...

Significance: Good example of a small country Maine church. Interesting blend of a variety of stylistic elements. Integral part of the Head Tide National Register Historic District. Unprocessed Field note mat... More

Head Tide Church, 1838 Head Tide Church Road, Head Tide, Lincoln County, ME

Head Tide Church, 1838 Head Tide Church Road, Head Tide, Lincoln Count...

Significance: Good example of a small country Maine church. Interesting blend of a variety of stylistic elements. Integral part of the Head Tide National Register Historic District. Unprocessed Field note mat... More

Head Tide Church, 1838 Head Tide Church Road, Head Tide, Lincoln County, ME

Head Tide Church, 1838 Head Tide Church Road, Head Tide, Lincoln Count...

Significance: Good example of a small country Maine church. Interesting blend of a variety of stylistic elements. Integral part of the Head Tide National Register Historic District. Unprocessed Field note mat... More

A fastidious local citizen depositing some litter, one of the 11 installations of life-sized trompe l'oeil painted bronze statues around Crown Point, Indiana, created by John Seward Johnson II

A fastidious local citizen depositing some litter, one of the 11 insta...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. They are castings of living people of all ages, engaged in day-to-day activities. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith A... More

Grant Wood's classic "American Gothic" figures reimagined as one of the 11 installations of life-sized trompe l'oeil painted bronze statues around Crown Point, Indiana, created by John Seward Johnson II

Grant Wood's classic "American Gothic" figures reimagined as one of th...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. They are castings of living people of all ages, engaged in day-to-day activities. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith A... More

A woman and her pooch, one of the 11 installations of life-sized trompe l'oeil painted bronze statues around Crown Point, Indiana, created by John Seward Johnson II

A woman and her pooch, one of the 11 installations of life-sized tromp...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. They are castings of living people of all ages, engaged in day-to-day activities. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith A... More

Around town in Crown Point, Indiana, you'll find 11 installations of life-sized trompe l'oeil painted bronze statues, created by John Seward Johnson II

Around town in Crown Point, Indiana, you'll find 11 installations of l...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. They are castings of living people of all ages, engaged in day-to-day activities. But this is not one of those installations. These cr... More

Citizens with nearby expired parking meters in Crown Point, Indiana, can rest easy because this is not a "meter man" but one of the 11 installations of life-sized trompe l'oeil painted bronze statues around town, created by John Seward Johnson II

Citizens with nearby expired parking meters in Crown Point, Indiana, c...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. They are castings of living people of all ages, engaged in day-to-day activities. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith A... More

Part of the "Everyone Loves a Parade!" 124-by-16-foot Trompe L'oeil mural that covers the length of the wall along an alley called Patrick Leahy Way in Burlington, Vermont

Part of the "Everyone Loves a Parade!" 124-by-16-foot Trompe L'oeil mu...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The mural, designed by Canadian muralist Pierre Hardy, begins with "Grand Master" Samuel de Champlain, who founded the city, leading t... More

Head Tide Church, 1838 Head Tide Church Road, Head Tide, Lincoln County, ME

Head Tide Church, 1838 Head Tide Church Road, Head Tide, Lincoln Count...

Significance: Good example of a small country Maine church. Interesting blend of a variety of stylistic elements. Integral part of the Head Tide National Register Historic District. Unprocessed Field note mat... More

A trompe-l'oeil mural of modern-day Pueblo Indian life, covering the entire north wall of the c. 1900 E. R. Lamb Mercantile Building, now the Cortez Cultural Center in Cortez, Colorado

A trompe-l'oeil mural of modern-day Pueblo Indian life, covering the e...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Mural artist: Buford C. Wayt. Credit line: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of ... More

A jovial hot-dog peddler, one of the 11 installations of life-sized trompe l'oeil painted bronze statues around Crown Point, Indiana, created by John Seward Johnson II

A jovial hot-dog peddler, one of the 11 installations of life-sized tr...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. They are castings of living people of all ages, engaged in day-to-day activities. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith A... More

Strolling Mexican mariachi musicians, one of the 11 installations of life-sized trompe l'oeil painted bronze statues around Crown Point, Indiana, created by John Seward Johnson II

Strolling Mexican mariachi musicians, one of the 11 installations of l...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. They are castings of living people of all ages, engaged in day-to-day activities. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith A... More

Part of the "Everyone Loves a Parade!" 124-by-16-foot Trompe L'oeil mural that covers the length of the wall along an alley called Patrick Leahy Way in Burlington, Vermont

Part of the "Everyone Loves a Parade!" 124-by-16-foot Trompe L'oeil mu...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The mural, designed by Canadian muralist Pierre Hardy, begins with "Grand Master" Samuel de Champlain, who founded the city, leading t... More

Artist Corky Goss's 1989 "Double-Ender" mural faces the Erie Canal Museum in Syracuse, New York

Artist Corky Goss's 1989 "Double-Ender" mural faces the Erie Canal Mus...

The two-story trompe-l'oeil mural depicts the activities that took place inside this "double-ender" building during the canal era when it was used as a flour and feed store. Double-enders were a common building... More

Head Tide Church, 1838 Head Tide Church Road, Head Tide, Lincoln County, ME

Head Tide Church, 1838 Head Tide Church Road, Head Tide, Lincoln Count...

Significance: Good example of a small country Maine church. Interesting blend of a variety of stylistic elements. Integral part of the Head Tide National Register Historic District. Unprocessed Field note mat... More

Part of the "Everyone Loves a Parade!" 124-by-16-foot Trompe L'oeil mural that covers the length of the wall along an alley called Patrick Leahy Way in Burlington, Vermont

Part of the "Everyone Loves a Parade!" 124-by-16-foot Trompe L'oeil mu...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The mural, designed by Canadian muralist Pierre Hardy, begins with "Grand Master" Samuel de Champlain, who founded the city, leading t... More

Head Tide Church, 1838 Head Tide Church Road, Head Tide, Lincoln County, ME

Head Tide Church, 1838 Head Tide Church Road, Head Tide, Lincoln Count...

Significance: Good example of a small country Maine church. Interesting blend of a variety of stylistic elements. Integral part of the Head Tide National Register Historic District. Unprocessed Field note mat... More