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Church of St. Andrew (1702), east view, with stone dwelling (mid 16th ...

Public domain photograph related to Russia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A view of the Franciscan church & convent in the city of Havana, taken...

Illus. probably from: Scenographia Americana. London : J. Bowles, 1768. Public domain scan of 17th-century etching print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain scan ... More

A view of Savannah as it stood the 29th of March 1734.

Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. 3 copies; 1 copy missing; 1 copy to P&P?

A view of Louisburg in North America, taken near the light house when ...

Public domain image of 18th century landscape print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A View of the habitations in Nootka Sound / Webber del. ; Birrell sc.

Illus. from: Cook's voyage, octavo edition. Nootka Sound, Vancouver Island.

A correct view of the late battle at Charlestown : June 17th, 1775 /

Shows troops in action, British ships, and the village of Charleston. Bird's-eye-view. Exhibited in G&M exhibit, May 1975. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault AACR2

A view of Boston from Dorchester Neck / Wm. Pierre delin.

Print shows view across harbor of Boston from Dorchester, Massachusetts. Illus. in: The Atlantic Neptune, published for the use of the Royal Navy of Great Britain, by Joseph F.W. Des Barres, .... London : 1777... More

View of the new Presbyterian Church in Newark, New Jersey / Anderson d...

Illus. in: New York Magazine, 1792 (September). Reference copy in LOT 4445.

Vue de la montagne elevée au champ de la reunion

Print shows the Festival of the Supreme Being, inspired by Robespierre, planned by Jacques Louis David, to commemorate the second year of the Republic; a female figure, representing France, riding on a cart wit... More

A view of the city of the Havana, taken from the road near Colonel How...

Print shows distant view of Havana, Cuba, with the bay on the left, and a roadway past the battery and a palm tree in the foreground.

Vue du Frauen Berg a Francfort. Vue perspective du mont de la sc. vier...

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Chereau, J. Check 245. long title.

Eastern view of Burlington, Landscape view print

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Collins.

To Commodore Sir Peter Parker... a birds eye view from part of Mount P...

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Faden, William.

William Berryman - [View from hill]

Title from finding aid. Unpublished finding aid, Drawings of Jamaica by William Berryman, available in LC Prints & Photographs Reading Room.

[View of Charleston, South Carolina, perhaps looking southwest, showin...

Preliminary sketches of human figures on verso. Includes a remarque at lower left center of sheet showing the figure of a man in a rowboat. Watermark: AMIES. Philadelphia Print Shop Inventory, no. 92. (DLC/PP-... More

Second view of Com. Perry's victory / M. Cornè p. ; W.B. Annin sc.

Print shows American warships under the command of Admiral Oliver Hazard Perry, firing on British warships during the Battle of Lake Erie. Printed above image: Engraved for the Naval Monument. Published in: Th... More

View of the insulated table lands at the foot of the Rocky Mountains /...

Major Long's expedition to the Rocky Mountains, 1820. Reference copy in LOT 4390-D. Illus. in: James, Edwin / Account of an expedition from Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains,..., 1822-1823.

Compendious chart exhibiting, at one view, the names of about thirteen...

"Entered according to Act of Congress the 3rd day of April 1827, by P. Hawkes of the State of Pennsylvania." Includes text, compass rose, and ill. of Capitol. Available also through the Library of Congress Web ... More

View from Mount Holyoke - A black and white drawing of a mountain scen...

Illustration showing view from the top of Mount Holyoke toward the valley and Connecticut River below.

Mr. Clay taking a new view of the Texas question

Illustration shows Henry Clay, dressed in doublet and breast plate with a brace of pistols at his waist, holding a carving knife and fork, at an open door in which a tiny "Mexican" cowers on a shelf. Below the ... More

[El Dorado, California. View of scattered log cabins]

Photograph shows four log cabins scattered along the hillside; prospectors stand near or atop piles of large rocks; a flume can be seen on the far left.

[Exterior view of stone church with 'stick style' bell tower] / Richar...

Exhibit loan 4105-L. Identified as All Saints Memorial Church, Navesink, N.J., built 1863-64. (Source: C.M. Greiff, 2007).

View from Bushongo Tavern 5 miles from York Town on the Baltimore Road

Public domain scan - 18th-century landscape print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Tâfah (Taphis) - vue du temple situé dans l'interieur du village / Fél...

View of ruins of small temple which is situated in the center of the town. Illus. in: Égypte et Nubie : sites et monuments les plus intéressants pour l'étude de l'art et de l'histoire / Félix Teynard. Paris : G... More

Karnak (Thèbes) - avenue de sphinx - vue générale prise du point G / F...

Ruins along the avenue of Sphinxes as seen from "point G" showing palms and temple ruins in the distance (see map, pl. 42 bis). Illus. in: Égypte et Nubie : sites et monuments les plus intéressants pour l'étude... More

View of transept, looking north

Photograph shows a slightly elevated view of transept with fountain and statues; large tree in the background. Salted paper photoprint by Claude-Marie Ferrier or Hugh Owen. Illus. in: Reports by the Juries, Lon... More

Vue extérieure de la mosquée, prise de la cour du chadirvan

Print shows courtyard and exterior of Ayasofya Mosque, formerly the Church of Hagia Sophia, ablution fountain to the right; with groups of men in traditional dress. Title from plate list. Illus. in: Aya Sofia, ... More

A description of a view of the city of Moscow

Illustration shows the procession of Alexander II into the Kremlin. Illus. in: Description of a view of the city of Moscow, with the gorgeous entry of His Imperial Majesty the Emperor Alexander II into the Krem... More

View of Philadelphia looking down the Skuylkill Riv from Fairmount, 18...

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Philadelphia.

[Bird's-eye view of the Mukden Palace]

Drawing executed at an oblique angle, ascending from left to right. Reference copy in LOT 5090, no. 27. Purchase; G.V. Yudin; 1906. Forms part of: Yudin Collection (Library of Congress).

View from Grütli - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Lake Uri as seen from Rütli, Switzerland. In album: Athens, Egypt, Rhine, Switzerland, Tyrol, Salzburg, p. 39, lower right. No. B84.

Lincoln School, Historic View, Fifth Street, San Francisco, San Franci...

Public domain photograph of San Francisco streets, landmark historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Bird's-eye view of a church in a walled compound in Beijing]

Reference copy in LOT 5090, no. 323. Purchase; G.V. Yudin; 1906. Forms part of: Yudin Collection (Library of Congress).

View on James River, below Aikens

No. B757. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More

View on Pope's Head, near burnt bridge, Orange & Alexandria Railroad

Photograph showing two locomotives pulling into the Union Mills Station on the Orange and Alexandria Railroad in Clifton, Virginia. Two soldiers stand guard on the bank at right. No. 229. Title from another ve... More

View on James River, near Jones' Landing

Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites and salt, w... More

View at City Point headquarters, hospital, with old school houses, bar...

Photograph shows supply wagons passing General Patrick's headquarters in City Point, now known as Hopewell, Virginia. No. 29. Caption continues: Hospital, with old school houses, barns &c.

View from Lookout Mountain, Tenn. during American Civil War

Part of Brady-Handy Collection. Public domain photograph - United States during American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

General view of the city of Nashville, Tennessee

From: Harper's Weekly, 1862 March 8, p. 152. Public domain photograph - United States during American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Culpeper Court House, Virginia. View of houses and army wagons

Public domain photograph of American Civil War era building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Halles centrales de Paris - façade latérale au sud / V. Baltard, archt...

Illustration shows south side vue of Les Halles. Public domain photograph of architecture design drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

View of the outer trenches on the last day of the battle in front of N...

Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyright 1865 by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. Photographer name attribution based on date. Formerly attributed to George N. Barnard, based on LC-B811-26... More

Andersonville Prison, Ga., August 17, 1864. South east view of stockad...

Public domain photograph of American Civil War, 19th-century early photogrpahy, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Charles City Court House, Virginia. View of Court House

Public domain photograph of American Civil War era building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Exterior view, April, 1865, Confederate States of America.

Photograph shows a man seated on rocks amidst the debris of outer wall of Fort Sumter, a result of bombardment from August 17 to September 23, 1863. Also showing chevaux-de-frise for protection against assault.

Interior view of Castle Pinckney, Charleston Harbor, S.C. City in the ...

Stereograph showing a mounted cannon and ammunition inside the fort. No. 3121. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyright 1865 by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. Forms part of: Civil War Ph... More

Interior view of Castle Pickney, Charleston Harbor, S.C. Showing the s...

Stereograph showing stacks of ammunition near the stairs and the blocked off entrance to the fort. No. 3134. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyright 1865 by E. & H.T. Anthony & C... More

Southern tombstones; an inside view of Dixie. Taken by our "Special Ar...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a romantic landscape, ruins, classical architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

View from the parapet of the rebel works in front of Petersburgh (i.e....

Stereograph showing various fortifications inside the Confederate fort near Elliott's salient and Petersburg, Va. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyright 1865 by E. & H.T. Anthon... More

Bird's eye view of New York and environs.

Perspective map not drawn to scale. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 594.6 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. AACR2: 651/1

[Interior of Fort Wagner in April, 1865. Charleston Harbor, S.C. Low a...

Brady Collection. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Shelf. South Carolina. Civil War, 1861-1865.

View of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter). Interior, showing sallyport (entra...

Stereograph showing gabions and ruins inside Fort Sumter facing the entrance. Soldier being photographed on the parapet by Sam Cooley. No. 3062. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Cop... More

Farmville, Virginia (vicinity). High Bridge over the Appomattox River....

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

The Yosemite Fall, 2,634 feet high, near view, Yosemite Valley, Maripo...

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 1112. LOT subdivision subject: Yosemite Valley. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.

Harbor at Noyo, looking North, Mendocino County

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 1172. LOT subdivision subject: Mills (Lumber mills, etc). This record contains unverified old data... More

Jackson, Amador County--General view during American Civil War

The town. The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 865. LOT subdivision subject: Amador County. This record contains unverified data from o... More

Sonora, Tuolumne County - General view during American Civil War

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 956. LOT subdivision subject: Placer Mining. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.

Town of Casper, from the top of the hill, on the road looking North, M...

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 1178. LOT subdivision subject: Mendocino County. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.

Monitor Camanche at the U.S. Navy Yard, Mare Island - View from Vallej...

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 580. LOT subdivision subject: USS Monitor Camanche Ironside ship built in San Francisco. This reco... More

Birds eye view of the city of Lansing, Michigan 1866.

Perspective map not drawn to scale. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 359 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes ill. and index to points of interest. Vault AACR2: 100; 6... More

Zephyr Cove, Lake Tahoe, looking North

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 672. LOT subdivision subject: Lake Tahoe. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.

[Full view of U.S. Capitol from southwest]

Shows undeveloped Independence Avenue, S.W., and Capitol in background with flag at half-mast. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card, with subsequent revisions. Caption card tracings: Wash... More

Stockton from the South (No.1) looking North, San Joaquin County

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 1039. LOT subdivision subject: Stockton. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.

Murphy's, Calaveras County - view from the West

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 870. LOT subdivision subject: Calaveras County. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.

View on Crystal Lake-- Dutch Flat and Donner Lake Wagon Road

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 831. LOT subdivision subject: Crystal Lake. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.

View of the S.W. Pass Lighthouse in April 1867

Stereograph shows the first lighthouse built at Southwest Pass Entrance, Louisiana; also shows keeper's house and boardwalk path. No. 98.

The Labor Exchange - Interior view of the office at Castle Garden, N.Y...

Wood engraving after S. Fox. Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, 1868 Aug. 15. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.

Bird's eye view of the city of Marion, Linn Co., Iowa 1868.

Perspective map not drawn to scale. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 221 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes ill. and index to points of interest. Vault AACR2: 100; 6... More

Bird's eye view of the city of Lyons, Clinton Co., Iowa 1868.

Perspective map not drawn to scale. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 218 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes ill. and index to points of interest. Vault AACR2: 100; 651; 710

Bird's eye view of the city of Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois 186...

Perspective map not drawn to scale. "Looking north east." LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 164 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes ill. and index to points of interes... More

Bird's eye view of the city of Saint Charles, St. Charles Co., Missour...

Perspective map not drawn to scale. LC Panoramic Maps (2nd ed.), 436 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes ill. and index to points of interest. Vault AACR2: 100; 651/1

Bird's eye view of the city of Decatur, Macon Co., Illinois 1869.

Perspective map not drawn to scale. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 158 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes ill. and index to points of interest. Vault AACR2: 100; 6... More

Bird's eye view of Northfield, Rice County, Minnesota 1869.

Perspective map not drawn to scale. "Looking south east." LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.) 401 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Indexed for points of interest. Vault AACR2: ... More

Bird's eye view of the city of Lexington, Lafayette Co., Missouri 1869...

Perspective map not drawn to scale. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 430 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes ill. and index to points of interest. Vault AACR2: 100; 651/1

Bird's eye view of Geneva, Kane County, Illinois 1869.

Perspective map not drawn to scale. "Looking north west." LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 161 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes illus. and index to points of inter... More

View of Washington City, Landscape view print

Print showing a bird's-eye view of Washington, D.C., with the U.S. Capitol in the foreground, and the Washington Monument in the background. 5588A U.S. Copyright Office. This print a reissue from stones used f... More

Voyages aèriens de M.M. Albert et Gaston Tissandier. Tentative de reto...

Drawing shows the balloon "Jean Bart," flown by Albert and Gaston Tissandier descending over the Seine with tow ropes hanging into the river where landing was attempted during the Siege of Paris. "D'après natur... More

Vue générale de l'Aquéduc de Valens / G. Berggren.

Wall, roofs of buildings, and minarets; in background the Aqueduct of Valens, Istanbul. No. 149.

Bird's eye view of Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota 1870.

Perspective map not drawn to scale. "Looking north east." LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.) 402 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes ill. and index to points of interest... More

[Dominican Republic, 1871]: View of Samana Bay, the U.S. Coaling Stati...

Photo reproductions of watercolor. Watercolors by James E. Taylor. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Navy, U.S.; Geogr.

The Great Financial Panic - Intersection of Nassau and Broad Streets w...

Crowd in street. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1873 Oct. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: NY NYC Streets Wall; NY NYC Misc. 1873; Finance; Shelf.

The Great Financial Panic - View in Broad St., near the Stock Exchange...

Illus. in: Supplement to Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1873 Oct. 4. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: NY NYC Misc.; NY NYC Streets; Finance; Shelf.

View of Springfield, Massachusetts. 1875.

Public domain aerial photograph, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph - historical image of Massachusetts, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image -... More

Bird's-eye view of Brigham City and Great Salt Lake, Utah, Ty. 1875.

Perspective map not drawn to scale. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 923 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Indexed for points of interest. AACR2

Agri. Hall Nave looking North, Pennsylvania, 19th century stereoscope ...

No. 746. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, Germany, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mammoth Hot Springs Series. General View of Upper Basins

Photograph shows two men and a dog on the natural limestone terraces at Mammoth Hot Springs. No. 95. Part of series: Yellowstone National Park, illustrated by 122 views. Variant view in LOT 11595-6, no. 19.

[Interior view of room where men and women are playing the board game ...

No. 656. Illus. in: Views & costumes of Japan by Stillfried & Andersen. Yokohama : Stillfried & Andersen, [ca. 1877, p. 19] In 1877 Stillfried & Andersen purchased Felice Beato's stock of photographs, some may... More

Bird's eye view of the city of Augusta, Maine, 1878 /

Relief shown pictorially. Oriented with north to the right. Includes index to points of interest. Copy imperfect: Stained, brittle. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. PM3... More

View of Ashland, Mass. 1878. - Public domain old map

Perspective map not drawn to scale. Bird's-eye-view. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 268 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes illus. and index to points of interest. AACR2

View of Seymour, Conn. 1879.. 19th century, Library of Congress collec...

Public domain aerial photograph, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph - historical image of Connecticut, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - P... More

El Capitan-3600 feet, mirror view, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa county, C...

Original negative number: 3011. Part of series: Watkins' New Series, [of Pacific Coast Views].

Bird's eye view of Leadville, Lake County, Colo. 1879.

Perspective map not drawn to scale. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 71 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Indexed for points of interest. AACR2

[Exterior view of the Cihangir Camii (mosque)] / Constantinople, Abdul...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a palace, villa, or large historic building, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Street view in Guadalajara - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Photo shows Avenida Hidalgo in Guadalajara, Mexico. To the left (north) is Mercado Ramón Corona and the Cathedral is in the background. (Source: Roberto Duarte, 2012)

[Partial view of the Imperial Naval Arsenal from the Golden Horn] / Ab...

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 10. No. 556. In album: The Imperial Naval Academy, Imperial Naval Arsenal, Navy Department, and bridges, Istanbul, Ottoman Empir... More

[View towards Guadaloupe from cathedral, City of Mexico, Mexico]

Photo shows the cathedral vault (foreground); in the middleground, to the right, Templo de la Ense±anza; behind it in the center, former Encarnacion Church; vault and bell tower. In the farthest background, beh... More

North from the battery, West Point

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

[Exterior view of the Piyale Paşa Camii (mosque)] / Abdullah Frères, P...

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 32. No. 308. In album: Mosques, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid II Collection (Library of Congress).

[Interior view of the pavilion in the Yeni Cami (mosque)] / Constantin...

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 22. No. 150. In album: Palaces, mosques, monuments, and other structures, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid I... More

[Exterior view of the Eyüp Sultan Camii (mosque)] / Abdullah Frères, P...

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 17. No. 375. In album: Mosques, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid II Collection (Library of Congress).

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