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Washington in 1800. Historic map, Library of Congress

Shows buildings and blocks containing buildings. Title at head of text: Washington in 1800 : location of the habitable buildings one hundred years ago. W.B. Bryan mentioned in text. Includes text. Text on vers... More

A map of the city of Washington in the District of Columbia establishe...

Illus. in: A map of the city of Washington in the District of Columbia established as the permanent seat of the government of the United States of America / Robert King. Washington, D.C., 1818.

Letter from Thomas Jefferson, to Mr. Weightman, late Mayor of Washingt...

An allegory of printing and liberty, illustrating a broadside of a June 24, 1826, letter from Thomas Jefferson on American democracy. The female figure of Liberty displays to the Four Continents the art of prin... More

Map of Georgetown : act of May 15, 1751.

Cadastral map showing lot numbers. Covers area bounded by 33rd, Prospect, Thomas Jefferson streets N.W., and the Potomac waterfront. Below title: Survey & plat completed February 27, 1752; 69 lots sold on March... More

Map of George Washington's land at Mount Vernon, Fairfax Coy., Virgini...

Insets: drawings of mansion house and of Washington's tomb ; "Plan of the grounds around Mt. Vernon Mansion with the names of the buildings as used in G. Washington's time." Available also through the Library o... More

A map of Washington Co., Maryland. Exhibiting the farms, election dist...

Scale [ca. 1:32,000]. LC Land ownership maps, 304 Landowners identified. Relief shown by hachures. Cut and mounted on cloth. Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image.

Homicide of P. Barton Key by Honorable Daniel E. Sickles, at Washingto...

Sickles firing pistol at close range at Key. Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, 1859 March 12, p. 169. Same image as bottom portion of LC-USZ62-15102. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Capti... More

Washington Irving, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Portrait, head and shoulders, 3/4, facing left. Photo by M.B. Brady. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.

The grand [Lincoln] presidential party at the White House, Washington,...

Reference copies may be available in Pres. File - Lincoln Misc. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, (1862 February 22), p. 216-17. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Capti... More

Map of 1st and 2nd Bull Run battles. Official map from the Topographic...

In this detail of a printed map, Sneden has juxtaposed troop locations during First Bull Run (21 July 1861) and Second Bull Run (29-30 August 1862). He has also noted the location where Union General Philip Kea... More

[Early photographic view of Washington, D.C. from the Capitol looking ...

West-southwest view with Maryland Ave. SW and B Street SW (i.e., Independence Ave. SW) to the left, Maine Ave., 3rd, 4 1/2, and 6th streets SW to the center; view includes The Mall, Washington Armory, Armory Sq... More

Washington & Lincoln (Apotheosis). American Civil War 1861-1865.

Abraham Lincoln embracing George Washington as Washington holds a laurel wreath over Lincoln's head. Stamped on mount: S.J. Ferris, pinxt. Photo and Pub. by Phil. Pho. Co., 730 Chestnut. Copyright by J.A. Arthu... More

The Freedmen's village, Hampton, Virginia / photographed by Gar[...]r,...

Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1865 Sept. 30, p. 613. Public domain photograph of painting, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph of painting, 1... More

[Library of Congress ("Congressional Library Building"), Washington, D...

Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Side elevation]

Reference copy in LOT 4249 (R). Public domain photograph of architecture design drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Transverse section]

Public domain scan of architectural drawing, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bird's eye view of the city of Olympia, East Olympia and Tumwater, Pug...

Perspective map not drawn to scale. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 970 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Indexed for points of interest. AACR2

[Booker T. Washington, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing f...

Blind stamp on mount: Shepherd, 27 E. 7th St., St. Paul, Minn. Photograph possibly by Harry Shepherd. Booker T. Washington Collection (Library of Congress).

Plat of Columbia Heights : Hon. John Sherman, trustee /

Scale ca. 1:1,750. "Nov. 1st 1881--recorded in liber, A. R. Shepherd, folio 137." Cadastral map. From the Breckinridge family papers. "Lots for sale by A. L. Barber and Co. ... Washington, D.C." LC copy fold-li... More

[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Rear elevation, A series]

Public domain image of palace, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Camp George Washington, Washington, D.C.

Bird's-eye view of Washington Monument and grounds covered with tents of veterans. Photoprint copyrighted by Nephew's Wash., D.C. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: G... More

[Connie Mack, Washington Statesmen, baseball card portrait]

Baseball card title devised by Library staff. Issued by: Goodwin & Company. Forms part of: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection.

U.S. commissioners and delegations of Sioux chiefs visiting Washington...

Group portrait of commissioners and Sioux Indians on steps of U.S. Capitol building. Copyright by C.M. Bell. Published in: Many nations: A Library of Congress resource guide for the study of Indian and Alaska n... More

President McKinley presenting Admiral Dewey to the cheering crowds at ...

74928 U.S. Copyright Office Stereo copyrighted by J.F. Jarvis. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Photog. I.; PI; Pres. I.; Shelf. Sources checked: Websters. Dew... More

[School children studying anatomy or health, Washington, D.C.]

No. 357. In album: "Public Schools - 7th Division." Forms part of: Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress).

[Class in science - studying water vapor, 2nd Division elementary scho...

Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). In album: "2nd Division."

[Students in a chemistry class conducting an experiment, Western High ...

No. 5. In album: "Western High School." Forms part of: Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress).

[Classroom scenes in Washington, D.C. public schools: general classroo...

Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). In album: "1st Division."

[Alterations to the Executive Mansion, for Mrs. Benjamin Harrison, Pen...

Floor plan of the main floor of the White House showing original floor plan with additions made in 1823, 1826, and 1829. Forms part of: Mrs. H.S. Owen Collection, 1891-1925 (Library of Congress).

[Kitchen in the White House, Washington, D.C.]

Copyrighted 1901 by C.M. Bell. C.M. Bell Collection. Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington DC, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Jumel Mansion, Washington Heights, New York

Copyright 1903 by Detroit Photographic Co. Title on inventory list: The Jumel Mansion, Washington Heights. Caption for similar image (LC-D4-16691) lists title as: [Morris-] Jumel Mansion, Washington Heights, N... More

[Apotheosis of Washington. Fall of tyranny, detail]

Picryl description: Public domain image of a mural painting, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Str. Mt. Washington landing at Weirs, N.H.

Public domain image of a sailing ship, caravel, harbor, sea, naval battle, 16th-17th century maritime seascape, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Washington Ave. [Avenue], Newport News, Virginia

Public domain image of a train station in Boston, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Looking north from Washington Monument, Baltimore, Md.

Photo shows view looking up North Charles Street with Hotel Belvedere at right.

[People ice skating, Washington Monument in background]

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

[Man swinging golf club in the Washington, D.C., area(?)]

National Photo Company Collection. Public domain scan of the vintage baseball memorabilia, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

B & O Wreck - Washington - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a damaged, burned, or destroyed building, natural disaster, war destruction, ruins, 19th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Eighteen three-quarter length portraits of Washington society ladies]

J142389 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by G.V. Buck. No. 1. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[People on horseback, on trail, Van Trump Park, Mt. Rainier National P...

National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). No. 28757. From Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway.

Suffrage open air meeting at the National Capitol demanding that Congr...

Title transcribed from item. Summary: Photograph of street scene with crowds of people, bicyclist, trolleys and cars. Speakers on sidewalk platform at building at corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and 15th St., Was... More

[Racing automobile no. 14 on Benning race track, Washington, D.C., are...

National Photo Company Collection. Public domain photograph of a car, history of automobile design, car model, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

War game - drill on the "Washington"; [Naval Reserve?]

Photograph showing sailors on deck engaged in physical exercise. Hand printed on image recto: War game - Range finding on the "Washington." Bain News Service photograph. Number on left side of image: 2271-5. F... More

Uncle Sam says - garden to cut food costs Ask the U.S. Department of A...

Poster showing a man and woman tending a vegetable garden, with Uncle Sam and an arrangement of vegetables in the foreground. United States Department of Agriculture.

NAVY YARD, U.S., WASHINGTON. 14 INCH GUNS, READY TO GO TO PROVING GROU...

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

[Lincoln Memorial (Washington, D.C.). Interior with sculpture. Elevati...

Architectural drawing showing interior of the Lincoln Memorial, with the seated Lincoln statue, as elevation. Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 1996:009.1

[Mack Sennett's bathing beauties posed on automobile, Washington, D.C....

National Photo Company Collection. Public domain photograph of a car, history of automobile design, car model, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Man on skis being pulled by horse, with Washington Monument in backgr...

National Photo Company Collection. The Washington Monument is an iconic obelisk located in Washington D.C., United States. It is located on the National Mall and is dedicated to George Washington, the first Pr... More

Electric Institute of Washington puppet show. Rorbum theatre on stage ...

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

Electric League of Washington electric home. Empty room with fireplace

Picryl description: Public domain image of a basement, underground, lobby, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Streetcar decorated with safety slogans. Washington, D.C., Nov. 27, 1...

Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. In album: Washington, D.C., 1922, v. 10, Herbert E. French, National Photo Company. National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). N... More

[Miss Washington in bathing suit with group]

A group of women standing next to each other. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Four prize winners in annual beauty show, Washington Bathing Beach, W...

Left to right: Gay Gatley, Eva Fridell, Anna Neibel, Iola Swinnerton. National Photo Company Collection.

Rep. Campbell's House. Abingdon. One time Washington's house in Virgin...

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

Dr. H.W. Evans, Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, leading his Knigh...

Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. LOT subdivision subject: Parades and Processions. National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). Formerly in SPF - Ku Klux Klan. Cap... More

[President Coolidge and Betty Robinson of South Bend, Indiana, winner ...

A group of people standing next to each other. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Jefferson Day dinner of Democratic party in Washington at Mayflower. T...

A large group of people sitting around a table. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Patterson House (Washington Club), 15 Dupont Circle N.W. Interior of W...

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

Electric Institute of Washington. Three kitchens made for Chicago Flex...

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

GREETINGS FROM BYRD. REAR ADMIRAL RICHARD E. BYRD, RIGHT, DELIVERS HIS...

A group of men standing next to each other. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Poor children playing on sidewalk, Georgetown, Washington, D.C.

Picryl description: Public domain image of children in poverty, child labor, Great Depression, 1930s, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Washing logs before sawing. Longview, Washington

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge, railroad structure, train viaduct, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Seattle Children's Theatre [presents] "Flight" a living newspaper play

Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of "Flight" at the Federal Theatre, Rainier & Atlantic, Seattle, Washington, showing an airplane. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congr... More

Traffic cop. Washington, D.C.. Washington DC in 1920s. Public domain.

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

The Capitol of the United States, Washington, D.C.

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Drugstore. Washington, D.C.. Washington DC in 1920s. Public domain.

Public domain image of horse carriage, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Alterations to the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Was...

Public domain scan of architectural drawing, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Portrait of Duke Ellington, Washington, D.C., between 1938 and 1948]

Reference print available in Music Division, Library of Congress. Purchase William P. Gottlieb General information about the Gottlieb Collection is available at http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/gottlieb/g... More

Entrance to junkyard, Washington, D.C.

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

Fishermen at the wharves. Washington, D.C.

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

Champion hop picker in squatter camp before the season opens. Earned f...

Public domain photograph - United States during 1930s Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Carrots. Washington Market, New York City

Picryl description: Public domain image of a worker, labor, factory, plant, manufacture, industrial facility, 1930s, mid-20th-century industrial photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Washington, Tacoma. Suspension bridge collapses into the Tacoma Narro...

Photo by Wide World. Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington State, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Negro woman living with her family in a dilapidated house in the Mount...

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

Washington High School Cadets as they pass the Capitol in the Army Day...

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

Washington, D.C. Modeling denim dress worked out for a high school gir...

Public domain photograph of a woman, female portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Wheat farmer with his mules. Whitman County, Washington

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Athletic equipment, Eastern High School, Washington, D.C. / National P...

Bat, baseball, mitt, basketball, helmet, and spiked shoes. National Photo Company Collection.

In tractor and combine repair shop. Colfax, Washington

Picryl description: Public domain image of a worker, labor, factory, plant, manufacture, industrial facility, 1930s, mid-20th-century industrial photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Portable-type mechanical hop picker. Yakima Chief Hop Ranch, Yakima Co...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of farming, farmer, agriculture, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Federal Reserve Building, Washington, D.C.

Photograph shows a fountain and entrance to the building. A Federal Works Agency photo. No. Gu-71.

A Sunday golfer. Potomac Park, Washington, D.C.

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

Washington, D.C. Photographs for a poster or billboard to persuade cit...

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

Washington, D.C. Washington tire store. Tire in patch vulcanizing moul...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc... More

Washington, D.C. Campus of Howard University

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

Washington, D.C. Howard University. Negro law student

Picryl description: Public domain image of a political campaign, politician, meeting, civil rights movement, African Americans, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Washington, D.C. Dancing class in a Negro grammar school

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

Washington, D.C. Sunday swimmers at the municipal swimming pool

Public domain photograph of a crowd, event, meeting, demonstration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Washington, D.C. Scrap salvage campaign, Victory Program. Metal skelto...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of migrant workers, 1930s car, Great Depression, Dust Bowl refugees, poverty, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Washington, D.C. Paul Robeson, baritone

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

Washington, D.C. Colonel A.I. Ennis, chief of United States Army Air C...

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

Washington, D.C. Negro youth. Farm Security Administartion 1930s publi...

Public domain photograph related to race relations, African Americans, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Wahington, D.C. Washington tire store. Gluing the recap on a tire

Picryl description: Public domain image of a worker, labor, factory, plant, manufacture, industrial facility, 1930s, mid-20th-century industrial photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Washington, D.C. Printing the school paper at the Armstrong Technical ...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of an office worker, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Washington, D.C. International youth assembly. Russian delegates. Liud...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Washington, D.C. International student assembly. Elise De Miranda, stu...

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Office of War Information poster (OWI). Poster distributed by the OWI ...

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

Washington, D.C. The U.S. Weather Bureau station at the National Airpo...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a political campaign, group of people, meeting, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.