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A certain sign of adjournment. Washington, D.C., July 21. Every four years the dome of the Capitol is painted with a special, heavy coat of paint, and this is the year for men to clamber up the steep walls of the dome armed with buckets and brushes. But, the time when the painting is done is determined by the adjournment of Congress, and here is a certain sign that 'it wont be long' Arthur E. Cook, supervising Engineer in the Architects' office, John Leary who will boss the painting, and Capitol Architect David Lynn are here discussing problems in the painting which will begin after Congress quits, 7/21/38

A certain sign of adjournment. Washington, D.C., July 21. Every four y...

A black and white photo of two men standing in front of a building. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Farmers during Great Depression: A black and white photo of a man working in a field.

Farmers during Great Depression: A black and white photo of a man work...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a farmer, 1930s great depression, dust bowl era, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

An interior of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) experimental trailer-house, looking through the living-dining room into the kitchen. Walls, ceilings and floors are plywood, and the floor coverings are linoleum. Of the numerous built-in items of furniture and equipment in the house, the picture shows built-in seat, built-in kitchen stove,

An interior of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) experimental trail...

Public domain photograph of living room, apartment, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Melrose, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Old home with mud walls built by mulattoes, now a part of the John Henry cotton plantation

Melrose, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Old home with mud walls built...

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

Civilian defense. This is one of the new electrical and gas emergency trucks developed for the defense of American citizens. It contains all sorts of first aid equipment and tools for firefighting, pumping, gas line repairs and electrical work. The insignia shows these men to be members of a rescue crew. This represents one truck with rescue squad equipment, to aid them in tunneling through rubble, cutting through beams and walls and other necessary operations to reach persons trapped in the demolished houses

Civilian defense. This is one of the new electrical and gas emergency ...

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

Stone Wall Outside Main Residence. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

Stone Wall Outside Main Residence. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Co...

People in photograph: Schwartz, Rudolph Occupants: Schwartz, Lyman and Norma Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl descript... More

Detail of Powder House Wall. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

Detail of Powder House Wall. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collecti...

Builder: Pasquale, Virgil; Civilian Conservation Corps Built by the Civilian Conservation Corps under the direction of Victor Pasquale, a local Italian stone mason, for TNT storage, 1939 The Paradise Valley Fo... More

Detail on the walls of the National Academy of Sciences building in Washington, D.C.

Detail on the walls of the National Academy of Sciences building in Wa...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue, a leading American architect... More

Graffiti murals on walls around school playground; School Number 15 is seen in the background.

Graffiti murals on walls around school playground; School Number 15 is...

Forms part of a group of images depicting graffiti murals that were painted on walls near School Number 15 as part of an organized, city-approved demonstration by graffiti artists from the metro area; School Nu... More

Boys playing basketball; graffiti-covered walls are behind them.

Boys playing basketball; graffiti-covered walls are behind them.

Forms part of a group of images depicting graffiti murals that were painted on walls near School Number 15 as part of an organized, city-approved demonstration by graffiti artists from the metro area; School Nu... More

North and west walls of Archbishop's Court (Kremlin), with northwest tower (1671-75), and St. Sophia Cathedral belltower (1869-70), Vologda, Russia

North and west walls of Archbishop's Court (Kremlin), with northwest t...

Title, date, and place from photographer's inventory. Number assigned by photographer: volo007. Credit line: Brumfield photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General inform... More

North and west walls of Archbishop's Court (Kremlin), with northwest tower (1671-75), and St. Sophia Cathedral belltower (1869-70), Vologda, Russia

North and west walls of Archbishop's Court (Kremlin), with northwest t...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a monastery, church, religious historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Limestone blocks in the Old Jail Art Center in Albany, Texas, seat of Shackelford County. Initials on many of the stones show masons' claims for work

Limestone blocks in the Old Jail Art Center in Albany, Texas, seat of ...

Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and P... More

Putting out to sea--Harbor entrance from San Juan city wall, Porto Rico's capital

Putting out to sea--Harbor entrance from San Juan city wall, Porto Ric...

View of harbor from hillside; ship in background. 55808 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Strohmeyer & Wyman.

Baltimore-Washington Parkway, Greenbelt, Prince George's County, MD

Baltimore-Washington Parkway, Greenbelt, Prince George's County, MD

Significance: The federal section of the Baltimore-Washington Parkway was constructed to provide a dignified entrance to the nation's capital. The parkway also provided a new traffic artery that relieved conge... More

Hamilton Field, Rock Retaining Walls, Various locations in housing & hospital areas, Novato, Marin County, CA

Hamilton Field, Rock Retaining Walls, Various locations in housing & h...

Significance: The rock retaining walls are considered significant for their association with Air Force history in northern California, and with World War II actions in the Pacific Theater. The rock terracing a... More

Bashenka v starinnoĭ t︠s︡erkovnoĭ sti︠e︡ni︠e︡. V 6-ti verstakh ot g. Polot︠s︡ka

Bashenka v starinnoĭ t︠s︡erkovnoĭ sti︠e︡ni︠e︡. V 6-ti verstakh ot g. P...

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

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Pier & Quay Walls, Entrance to Dry Dock No. 2 & Repair Wharfs, east & west sides of Dry Dock No. 2 & west side of Dry Dock No. 3, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Pier & Quay Walls, Entrance to Dry Dock...

Significance: They are located within the Pearl Harbor National Historic Landmark. They are integral parts of Dry Dock Nos. 2 & 3. The docks and their walls were built at the time of intense military build-up d... More

Rock Wall, North side of Battle Creek Canyon, Shingletown, Shasta County, CA

Rock Wall, North side of Battle Creek Canyon, Shingletown, Shasta Coun...

Significance: The Pacific Power Company Rock Wall is representative of early hydroelectric development efforts along the Battle Creek drainage system of Shasta County, California. The massive native basalt cob... More

Rock Wall, North side of Battle Creek Canyon, Shingletown, Shasta County, CA

Rock Wall, North side of Battle Creek Canyon, Shingletown, Shasta Coun...

Significance: The Pacific Power Company Rock Wall is representative of early hydroelectric development efforts along the Battle Creek drainage system of Shasta County, California. The massive native basalt cob... More

Rock Wall, North side of Battle Creek Canyon, Shingletown, Shasta County, CA

Rock Wall, North side of Battle Creek Canyon, Shingletown, Shasta Coun...

Significance: The Pacific Power Company Rock Wall is representative of early hydroelectric development efforts along the Battle Creek drainage system of Shasta County, California. The massive native basalt cob... More

Warrior River, Lock No. 3 Wall, River Road at University Park, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, AL

Warrior River, Lock No. 3 Wall, River Road at University Park, Tuscalo...

Significance: The Warrior River lock, dam and quarry sites along the Tuscaloosa riverfront constitute the best surviving remains of an extensive system of locks and dams that opened river transportation for the... More

Montserrat Recreation Demonstration Area, Retaining Walls, Route 132 South of McPherson Street, North Entrance to Park, Knob Noster, Johnson County, MO

Montserrat Recreation Demonstration Area, Retaining Walls, Route 132 S...

Significance: Built by workers of the Work Projects Administration in 1939, the stone retaining walls, built to control soil erosion, reflect the larger objectives of conservation and reclamation in the develop... More

Pitzer Ranch, Rock Wall, 4353 Towne Avenue, Claremont, Los Angeles County, CA

Pitzer Ranch, Rock Wall, 4353 Towne Avenue, Claremont, Los Angeles Cou...

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

Pitzer Ranch, Rock Wall, 4353 Towne Avenue, Claremont, Los Angeles County, CA

Pitzer Ranch, Rock Wall, 4353 Towne Avenue, Claremont, Los Angeles Cou...

Public domain photograph of rural landscape, California, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Poster - The Merry Maidens Burlesquers - Public domain lithograph

Poster - The Merry Maidens Burlesquers - Public domain lithograph

Created and "copyright 1898 by The H.C. Miner Litho. Co., N.Y." Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

Camp Beauty, Cañon de Chelle; walls 1,200 feet high, width of Cañon at this point about one fourth of a mile.

Camp Beauty, Cañon de Chelle; walls 1,200 feet high, width of Cañon at...

Original negative number: 13. Caption number on back of stereo: No. 25. Part of series: U.S. War Dept., Corps of Engineers; Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of 100th Meridian, Expedition of 1871; Lie... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Additional Piers and Quay Walls, S13 to S19, Northeast end of Magazine Loch, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Additional Piers and Quay Walls, S13 to...

Public domain image of a historic view of Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Additional Piers and Quay Walls, S13 to S19, Northeast end of Magazine Loch, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Additional Piers and Quay Walls, S13 to...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a dock, harbor, boats, water, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Castillo San Cristobal, Ravelin, Puerta de Tierra, San Juan, San Juan Municipio, PR

Castillo San Cristobal, Ravelin, Puerta de Tierra, San Juan, San Juan ...

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

Detalʹ naruzhnoĭ sti︠e︡ny s li︠e︡voĭ storony u vykhoda iz prokhoda mertvykh. Samarkand

Detalʹ naruzhnoĭ sti︠e︡ny s li︠e︡voĭ storony u vykhoda iz prokhoda mer...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an ornamental print, pattern design, mannerism, baroque, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Cañon de Chelle. Walls of the Grand Cañon about 1200 feet in height / T.H. O'Sullivan, phot.

Cañon de Chelle. Walls of the Grand Cañon about 1200 feet in height / ...

Plate 12. Originally published: Photographs showing landscapes, geological, and other features of portions of the western territory of the United States, obtained in connection with geographical and geological ... More

Cañon de Chelle. Walls of the Grand Cañon about 1200 feet in height / T.H. O'Sullivan, phot.

Cañon de Chelle. Walls of the Grand Cañon about 1200 feet in height / ...

Plate 12. Originally published: Photographs showing landscapes, geological, and other features of portions of the western territory of the United States, obtained in connection with geographical and geological ... More

Citadel Walls, Canon of the Grand, Utah

Citadel Walls, Canon of the Grand, Utah

Historic Sites Public domain photograph of Canyon, mountains, national park, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Design drawing for stained glass window with St. Paul, Spiritus Gladius, showing "Saul" with sword and crenellated walls]

[Design drawing for stained glass window with St. Paul, Spiritus Gladi...

Public domain reproduction of illuminated book page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller Carriage Roads, Woodstock, Windsor County, VT

Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller Carriage Roads, Woodstock, Windsor County, ...

Significance: The result of Frederick Billings's efforts was a network of carriage roads giving access to the estate for utilitarian purposes, as well as providing a pleasurable encounter with the landscape. T... More

Oakland Harbor Training Walls, Mouth of Federal Channel to Inner Harbor, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Oakland Harbor Training Walls, Mouth of Federal Channel to Inner Harbo...

Significance: The North Training Wall is one component of the Oakland Harbor Training Walls, which defined Oakland's basic harbor footprint and are the oldest surviving remnants of nineteenth-century harbor imp... More

Oakland Harbor Training Walls, Mouth of Federal Channel to Inner Harbor, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Oakland Harbor Training Walls, Mouth of Federal Channel to Inner Harbo...

Significance: The North Training Wall is one component of the Oakland Harbor Training Walls, which defined Oakland's basic harbor footprint and are the oldest surviving remnants of nineteenth-century harbor imp... More

Oakland Harbor Training Walls, Mouth of Federal Channel to Inner Harbor, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Oakland Harbor Training Walls, Mouth of Federal Channel to Inner Harbo...

Significance: The North Training Wall is one component of the Oakland Harbor Training Walls, which defined Oakland's basic harbor footprint and are the oldest surviving remnants of nineteenth-century harbor imp... More

Oakland Harbor Training Walls, Mouth of Federal Channel to Inner Harbor, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Oakland Harbor Training Walls, Mouth of Federal Channel to Inner Harbo...

Significance: The North Training Wall is one component of the Oakland Harbor Training Walls, which defined Oakland's basic harbor footprint and are the oldest surviving remnants of nineteenth-century harbor imp... More

Main Street (Commercial Buildings, Stone Walls), Volcano, Amador County, CA

Main Street (Commercial Buildings, Stone Walls), Volcano, Amador Count...

Survey number: HABS CA-1504 Public domain photograph - California, ruins, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Golden gate of the temple shewing part of the ancient walls / David Roberts, R.A.

Golden gate of the temple shewing part of the ancient walls / David Ro...

Illus. in: The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt and Nubia / from drawings made on the spot by David Roberts ... ; lithographed by Louis Haghe. London : F.G. Moon, 1842-1845, v. 1, pts. 1-2, p. 15. Surrog... More

Karnak (Thèbes) - palais - salle hypostyle - decoration de la paroi intérieure au point M / Félix Teynard.

Karnak (Thèbes) - palais - salle hypostyle - decoration de la paroi in...

Detail showing hieroglyphics and sculpture on interior wall in the hypostyle hall in the main temple as seen from "point M" (see map, pl. 42 bis). Illus. in: Égypte et Nubie : sites et monuments les plus intére... More

[Near St. Stephen's gate. Tower of Antonia, outside of walls] / P. Bergheim.

[Near St. Stephen's gate. Tower of Antonia, outside of walls] / P. Ber...

In album: Jerusalem, Alexandria, Cairo, Rome, no. 111. "No. 20" written in image.

[Group of tourists with indigenous people in cemetery outside walls of Jerusalem]

[Group of tourists with indigenous people in cemetery outside walls of...

In album: Jerusalem, Alexandria, Cairo, Rome, no. 112. 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 ... More

[William Corcoran Eustis house, H Street and Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. Courtyard gate]

[William Corcoran Eustis house, H Street and Connecticut Avenue, N.W.,...

Site History. House Architecture: A Federal house, remodeled by James Renwick for Willliam Wilson Corcoran after he purchased the property in 1848. Today: Razed in 1922 for U.S. Chamber of Commerce. On slide: B... More

The wailing place of the bosses

The wailing place of the bosses

Picryl description: Public domain image of an old ancient city, historic place, stone building architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Temple area from outside city walls, Jerusalem

Temple area from outside city walls, Jerusalem

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

Beirut, etc. Ruins of Athlit American Colony, Jerusalem

Beirut, etc. Ruins of Athlit American Colony, Jerusalem

Title from: Catalogue of photographs made by the American Colony ... 1914. Caption on negative: Ruins of Athlite. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.

Gateway of Kairouan showing thickness of walls. These gates until the French occupation were closed at dusk and belated travellers could not enter / Lehnert et Landrock, Tunis.

Gateway of Kairouan showing thickness of walls. These gates until the ...

Blind stamp: Lehnert et Landrock, Tunis. No. 455. No. 5.

Detalʹ vorot s vnutrenneĭ li︠e︡voĭ storony. Gur-Ėmir. Samarkand

Detalʹ vorot s vnutrenneĭ li︠e︡voĭ storony. Gur-Ėmir. Samarkand

Picryl description: Public domain image of a Russian Empire, color separation negatives, Prokudin Gorsky, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

San Francisco earthquake, 1906: Cattle killed by falling walls

San Francisco earthquake, 1906: Cattle killed by falling walls

Stereo copyrighted by Tom M. Phillips. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Army, US; Barbers...; Photog. I.; Ca. S- F- Earth.; Billboards; Refugees; Shelf.

In summer the Tiber is a slow moving sluggish brown stream but in spring it rises to the top of the stone protective walls and many times it has flooded the homes of the Romans This horse is well-protected from the Evil Eye superstition with colored streamers and tassels. The Evil Eye superstition is rampant in Rome and don't try to laugh it away ; The auto truck and taxi are making their appearance in the streets of Rome though the mule and donkey still hold their own.

In summer the Tiber is a slow moving sluggish brown stream but in spri...

Photographs show the Tiber River, a man driving a horse-drawn cart, and a street scene with a truck and a man riding a horse, Rome, Italy.

[Villa Aldobrandini, Frascati, Lazio, Italy. Wall and gate]

[Villa Aldobrandini, Frascati, Lazio, Italy. Wall and gate]

Site History. House Architecture: Giacomo della Porta and Carlo Maderno, 1598-1603. Landscape: Giacomo della Porta and Carlo Maderno, 1598-1603. Associated Name: Pietro Aldobrandini. Other: Also known as the V... More

Inventor of microphone to receive Franklin Gold Medal. On May 15th, Emile Berliner, Washington Scientist, will appear for the third time [...] the Franklin Institute of Philadelphia, this time to receive their highest award, the Franklin Gold Medal. Diaphramed walls for perfecting acoustics in auditoriums is his latest achievement to attract their attention. His disc talking machine is, of course, known the world over, he is best known as the inventor of the microphone

Inventor of microphone to receive Franklin Gold Medal. On May 15th, Em...

A black and white photo of a man sitting at a table. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Emile Berliner 1851 – 1929 was a German-born American... More

Iraq. Babylon "the great." Various views of the crumbling ruins. The Ishtar gate showing animals embossed on brick walls

Iraq. Babylon "the great." Various views of the crumbling ruins. The I...

Picryl description: Public domain image of ruins, historic place, landmark, classical architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Norris Dam and powerhouse. Door to generator hall, Norris powerhouse. Constructed entirely of aluminum for ease of operation. Transom section removable when required. Function of door is to permit passage of large machine parts and complete transformers. Division into horizontal bands continues scale and appearance of windows on other walls

Norris Dam and powerhouse. Door to generator hall, Norris powerhouse. ...

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

Chickamauga Dam and powerhouse. Hall off reception room which gives access to a good view of the tailrace through a window, thus making it possible for visitors to observe all essential parts of the project (generator hall, switchyard, reservoir, tailrace) from either the reception room or the hall. It also gives access to the elevator, the main stair, toilets, and to a promenade roof deck over the lower electrical bay of the powerhouse (foor at end). The decreasing height of the ceiling was necessitated by structural considerations ad was exploited for effect. Floor is terrazzo; walls, glazed structural tile; ceiling, plaster

Chickamauga Dam and powerhouse. Hall off reception room which gives ac...

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

Employee housing. Interior typical of houses at Norris. Floor is of third-grade tongue-and-groove oak which is produced locally. Walls are 7/8 inch tongue-and-groove pine to the window sill level and large sheets of quarter- inch thick fir plywood above. Ceilings are of insulating board. Windows are steel with aluminum screens. Houses are electrically heated; hot water and heating equipment are likewise electrical

Employee housing. Interior typical of houses at Norris. Floor is of th...

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

This is a partial view of the living room showing the dinette corner with its collapsible table and chairs. The other end of the living room, not shown here, contains a studio couch which sleeps two. In addition, the trailer house contains a fully equipped kitchenette, a bedroom with built-in double bed and a large amount of storage space, and a bathroom. Walls are of plywood in natural finish, ceiling is plywood painted white, floor is plywood covered with inlaid linoleum. The square panel in the center of the ceiling is a ventilator which can be cranked open in summer. All windows are of the sliding type to occupy minimum space and to minimize the use of critical hardware

This is a partial view of the living room showing the dinette corner w...

Public domain photograph of living room, apartment, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Planter's Hotel, Dock Street Theatre, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina

Planter's Hotel, Dock Street Theatre, Charleston, Charleston County, S...

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

Public Buildings and Churches and Misc., Georgetown, Georgetown County, South Carolina

Public Buildings and Churches and Misc., Georgetown, Georgetown County...

Title from photographer's inventory. Series 1. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11840-22. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.... More

Some of the walls of the bank still stand at Fullerton, Louisiana, abandoned lumber town

Some of the walls of the bank still stand at Fullerton, Louisiana, aba...

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

St. Michael's Alley, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina

St. Michael's Alley, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina

Picryl description: Public domain image of a residential building, house, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Prince William's Church, Sheldon Church (ruins), Sheldon, Beaufort County, South Carolina

Prince William's Church, Sheldon Church (ruins), Sheldon, Beaufort Cou...

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

Home with old stone walls in bluegrass region near Lexington, Kentucky

Home with old stone walls in bluegrass region near Lexington, Kentucky

Picryl description: Public domain image of a small palace, chateau, villa, residential historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

High school Victory Corps. In true commando style, this young student at Flushing High School, Queens, New York, is learning to take care of himself no matter what the circumstances may be. High cliffs and walls won't stop him when he is old enough to serve in the armed forces

High school Victory Corps. In true commando style, this young student ...

Public domain photograph of people in the park, outdoors, picnic, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Raising the walls on sulphur vat which is being built. Sulphur is put into these vats to a height of sixty feet. As it solidifies the sections of wall are raised

Freeport Sulphur Company, Hoskins Mound, Texas. Raising the walls on s...

Public domain photograph of building construction site, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Roman Goddess of War art on the walls of the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.

Roman Goddess of War art on the walls of the U.S. Capitol, Washington,...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Graffiti murals on walls around school playground; School Number 15 is seen in the background.

Graffiti murals on walls around school playground; School Number 15 is...

Forms part of a group of images depicting graffiti murals that were painted on walls near School Number 15 as part of an organized, city-approved demonstration by graffiti artists from the metro area; School Nu... More

Colorfully decorated walls on a building at Mercury Studios, long known as The Studios of Las Colinas, in Irving, Texas

Colorfully decorated walls on a building at Mercury Studios, long know...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The iconic building was a production site for movies and television shows such as "Robocop," "JFK," "Silkwood," and "Walker, Texas Ran... More

Sergei Prokudin Gorskiy, Bashni i sti︠e︡na Borisogli︠e︡bskago monastyri︠a︡. Borisogli︠e︡bsk, color separation negative

Sergei Prokudin Gorskiy, Bashni i sti︠e︡na Borisogli︠e︡bskago monastyr...

Credit line: Prokudin-Gorskiĭ photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Corresponding photographic print is in album: Views along the upper Volga River, between Yaroslavl, Vla... More

Baltimore-Washington Parkway, Greenbelt, Prince George's County, MD

Baltimore-Washington Parkway, Greenbelt, Prince George's County, MD

Significance: The federal section of the Baltimore-Washington Parkway was constructed to provide a dignified entrance to the nation's capital. The parkway also provided a new traffic artery that relieved conge... More

Baltimore-Washington Parkway, Greenbelt, Prince George's County, MD

Baltimore-Washington Parkway, Greenbelt, Prince George's County, MD

Significance: The federal section of the Baltimore-Washington Parkway was constructed to provide a dignified entrance to the nation's capital. The parkway also provided a new traffic artery that relieved conge... More

Hamilton Field, Rock Retaining Walls, Various locations in housing & hospital areas, Novato, Marin County, CA

Hamilton Field, Rock Retaining Walls, Various locations in housing & h...

Significance: The rock retaining walls are considered significant for their association with Air Force history in northern California, and with World War II actions in the Pacific Theater. The rock terracing a... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Pier & Quay Walls, Entrance to Dry Dock No. 2 & Repair Wharfs, east & west sides of Dry Dock No. 2 & west side of Dry Dock No. 3, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Pier & Quay Walls, Entrance to Dry Dock...

Significance: They are located within the Pearl Harbor National Historic Landmark. They are integral parts of Dry Dock Nos. 2 & 3. The docks and their walls were built at the time of intense military build-up d... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Pier & Quay Walls, Entrance to Dry Dock No. 2 & Repair Wharfs, east & west sides of Dry Dock No. 2 & west side of Dry Dock No. 3, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Pier & Quay Walls, Entrance to Dry Dock...

Significance: They are located within the Pearl Harbor National Historic Landmark. They are integral parts of Dry Dock Nos. 2 & 3. The docks and their walls were built at the time of intense military build-up d... More

Rock Wall, North side of Battle Creek Canyon, Shingletown, Shasta County, CA

Rock Wall, North side of Battle Creek Canyon, Shingletown, Shasta Coun...

Significance: The Pacific Power Company Rock Wall is representative of early hydroelectric development efforts along the Battle Creek drainage system of Shasta County, California. The massive native basalt cob... More

Sti︠e︡nnai︠a︡ bashni︠a︡ Troit︠s︡kago monastyri︠a︡. g. Aleksandrov

Sti︠e︡nnai︠a︡ bashni︠a︡ Troit︠s︡kago monastyri︠a︡. g. Aleksandrov

Public domain photograph of Russian Empire, color separation negatives, by Prokudin Gorsky, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Montserrat Recreation Demonstration Area, Retaining Walls, Route 132 South of McPherson Street, North Entrance to Park, Knob Noster, Johnson County, MO

Montserrat Recreation Demonstration Area, Retaining Walls, Route 132 S...

Significance: Built by workers of the Work Projects Administration in 1939, the stone retaining walls, built to control soil erosion, reflect the larger objectives of conservation and reclamation in the develop... More

Lo, the fell monster with the deadly sting who passes mountains, breaks through fenced walls and firm embattled spears, and with his filth taints all the world - Dante's Inferno

Lo, the fell monster with the deadly sting who passes mountains, break...

"Italy" on statue of Dante; dragon with German helmet possibly representing Austro-German army at the Battle of Caporetto. Title on verso. (DLC/PP-1932:0042). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Li... More

Starinnai︠a︡ t︠s︡erkovnai︠a︡ ograda. V 6 verst. ot Polot︠s︡ka

Starinnai︠a︡ t︠s︡erkovnai︠a︡ ograda. V 6 verst. ot Polot︠s︡ka

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U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Dry Dock No. 4, East & West Quay Walls, East & west sides of Dry Dock No. 4, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Dry Dock No. 4, East & West Quay Walls,...

Significance: They are located within the Pearl Harbor National Historic Landmark. They are integral parts of Dry Dock No. 4, the largest dry dock at Pearl Harbor, capable of accepting CVN class ships. Dry Dock... More

Dynamiting dangerous walls on Market St., after the fire, San Francisco Disaster, U.S.A.

Dynamiting dangerous walls on Market St., after the fire, San Francisc...

Stereo shows a man from the Building Committee driving a car on Market Street toward an explosion in the distance, after the San Francisco earthquake in 1906. H78144 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 8717. Copyright ... More

Pitzer Ranch, Rock Wall, 4353 Towne Avenue, Claremont, Los Angeles County, CA

Pitzer Ranch, Rock Wall, 4353 Towne Avenue, Claremont, Los Angeles Cou...

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

Grand Canyon National Park Roads, Boulder Street Headwall No. 1, Northwest corner of intersection of Boulder Street and Center Road, Grand Canyon Village, Coconino County, AZ

Grand Canyon National Park Roads, Boulder Street Headwall No. 1, North...

Significance: This headwall is representative of rustic style road structures constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps and other depression-era public works agencies within the western national parks duri... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, South Quay Wall & Repair Wharf, L-shaped portion of quay walls starting at east side of mouth of Dry Dock No. 1, continuing along ocean side of Sixth Street, adjacent to Pier B-2, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, South Quay Wall & Repair Wharf, L-shape...

Significance: The South Quay Wall is one of the earliest berthing facilities at Pearl Harbor, built as a connection between Dry Dock No. 1 and the 1010 Wharf. Considering its early construction date and difficu... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, South Quay Wall & Repair Wharf, L-shaped portion of quay walls starting at east side of mouth of Dry Dock No. 1, continuing along ocean side of Sixth Street, adjacent to Pier B-2, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, South Quay Wall & Repair Wharf, L-shape...

Significance: The South Quay Wall is one of the earliest berthing facilities at Pearl Harbor, built as a connection between Dry Dock No. 1 and the 1010 Wharf. Considering its early construction date and difficu... More

Buttressed walls (Lodore) - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph

Buttressed walls (Lodore) - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpap...

Photograph unattributed. No. 244. Written on back: Office copy. Part of series: U.S. topographical and geological survey of the valley of the Colorado River of the west, by J.W. Powell and A.H. Thompson.

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Additional Piers and Quay Walls, S13 to S19, Northeast end of Magazine Loch, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Additional Piers and Quay Walls, S13 to...

Public domain image of a historic view of Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Vostochnai︠a︡ sti︠e︡na Spaso-Evfimīevskago monastyri︠a︡. [Suzdalʹ]

Vostochnai︠a︡ sti︠e︡na Spaso-Evfimīevskago monastyri︠a︡. [Suzdalʹ]

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Limestone walls, Kanab Cañon. - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph

Limestone walls, Kanab Cañon. - stereoscopic view, public domain photo...

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, which creates a glossy surface to h... More

Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller Carriage Roads, Woodstock, Windsor County, VT

Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller Carriage Roads, Woodstock, Windsor County, ...

Significance: The result of Frederick Billings's efforts was a network of carriage roads giving access to the estate for utilitarian purposes, as well as providing a pleasurable encounter with the landscape. T... More

Karnak (Thèbes) - palais - construction de granit - decoration sculptée et peinte, au point R / Félix Teynard.

Karnak (Thèbes) - palais - construction de granit - decoration sculpté...

Detail showing granite structure with carved and painted decoration in the main temple as seen from "point R" (see map, pl. 42 bis). Illus. in: Égypte et Nubie : sites et monuments les plus intéressants pour l'... More

Grand Canyon of the Arkansas. Royal Gorge, walls 1500 feet in height

Grand Canyon of the Arkansas. Royal Gorge, walls 1500 feet in height

No. 138. Part of series: Colorado Views. 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 an... More

[The highest interior part of the Yeşil Cami (Green Mosque) in Bursa] / Abdullah Frères.

[The highest interior part of the Yeşil Cami (Green Mosque) in Bursa] ...

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 16. No. 29. In album: Ulu Cami (Great Mosque) and Yeşil Cami (Green Mosque), Bursa, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid I... More

[A path near the Great Wall] / Abdullah Frères.

[A path near the Great Wall] / Abdullah Frères.

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. Path near wall of Manuel Comnenus, near the Golden Horn. No. 18. No. 278. In album: Structures and views of Istanbul, the Bosporus, ... More

[A wall of tile inside the Sultanahmet Camii (mosque)].

[A wall of tile inside the Sultanahmet Camii (mosque)].

No. 70. Also known as the Blue Mosque. 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 ... More

Dining room wall of new hotel [Mount Washington Hotel] near Mount Pleasant House, White Mountains, N.H.

Dining room wall of new hotel [Mount Washington Hotel] near Mount Plea...

Public domain photograph of industrial architecture, factory building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Sergei Prokudin Gorskiy: Bibi-Khanym. Chastʹ sti︠e︡ny s vostoka. Samarkand, photographic print

Sergei Prokudin Gorskiy: Bibi-Khanym. Chastʹ sti︠e︡ny s vostoka. Samar...

In album: Views in Central Asia, Russian Empire, LOT 10338, no. 80. Credit line: Prokudin-Gorskiĭ photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about the Proku... More

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