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CHIEF EXECUTIVE RETURNS FROM WARM SPRINGS. WASHINGTON, D.C. APRIL 10. ...

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

[Mural depicting baseball by Frederic C. Martin. Library of Congress T...

Gift; Carol M. Highsmith 2011; (DLC/PP-2002:038) Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

Sculpture "Alaska snowshoe mail carrier," by Chaim Gross at the Ariel ...

Date: 1936; dimensions: 4' 1" x 1'7" x 1'; material: aluminum. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photograph... More

[Front facade and floor plan for 18th century building]

Illus. in: The country builder's assistant : containing a collection of new designs of carpentry and architecture ... / by Asher Benjamin. Printed at Greenfield, Massachusetts : By Thomas Dickman, 1797, pl. 26... More

Cadastral survey map of original land grants and resurveys along the P...

Shows tracts dated approx. 1675 to 1808. Also shows landowners' names and Chesapeake and Ohio Canal condemnations. Title devised by cataloger. Photostat copy of ms. map. Includes survey notes. At lower right: D... More

North front of the President's house / etched by W.I Stone, Washn.

Print shows an exterior view of the north front of the White House.

[Interior wall with architectural ornaments of the U.S. Capitol buildi...

Philadelphia Print Shop Inventory, no. 668. (DLC/PP-1996:032.13). Forms part of: Marian S. Carson Collection (Library of Congress).

Map of the city of Washington in the District of Columbia : establishe...

Shows block numbers, wards, and government buildings. Facsimile. Original version: W.J. Stone sc. Wash'n. [Washington? : s.n., 1839?]. Includes indexed table of "References." In left upper margin: No. 3036 pric... More

Robert Carter Nicholas, senator from Louisiana from life on stone by C...

Print shows Robert Carter Nicholas, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left; includes a facsimile signature. 64 U.S. Copyright Office. Publication date based on copyright statement on item. Inscribed... More

U.S. Treasury, [Washington, D.C.], 1840 to 1855

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Capitol of the United States, Washington

Print shows a view of the United States Capitol building from the west, with trees, pedestrians, and a carriage in an area that now forms the National Mall.

[Hotel for Azariah Fuller, (Kirkwood House), Pennsylvania Avenue and 1...

Inscriptions on recto: Third story ; John Haviland Archt Philadelphia 1847 ; Gentlemen's stair ; Ladies stair. Building originally Fountain Inn, then Irving Hotel (1848), then The Kirkwood House (1854). Demolis... More

Plan of basement, south wing - Public domain architectural plan drawin...

U.S. Capitol (drawing). This record contains unverified data from caption card.

Panel in ceiling of colonnade of dome

U.S. Capitol (drawing). This record contains unverified data from caption card.

Antiques! minerals, medals, ancient and rare books! Engravings, shells...

Ventilator for Hall of Representatives

U.S. Capitol (drawing). This record contains unverified data from caption card.

Plan of the attic story, north wing

U.S. Capitol (drawing). This record contains unverified data from caption card.

Dome of U.S. Capitol, exception in first section of main ribs and hori...

U.S. Capitol (drawing). This record contains unverified data from caption card.

Plan of bottom flanges from above and beneath

U.S. Capitol (drawing). This record contains unverified data from caption card.

Development of stairway through ribs of coupola, dome of [U.S.] Capito...

Drawing. This record contains unverified data from caption card. The original U.S. Capitol building, known as the "Old Capitol," was a small brick building that was completed in 1800. It served as the Capitol ... More

Details of boiler fronts - Public domain architectural plan drawing

U.S. Capitol (drawing). This record contains unverified data from caption card.

Dome of U.S. Capitol, sketch of proposed hoisting arrangement for sett...

U.S. Capitol (drawing). This record contains unverified data from caption card.

Cellar plan of connecting corridor, n.w.

U.S. Capitol (drawing). The original U.S. Capitol building, known as the "Old Capitol," was a small brick building that was completed in 1800. It served as the Capitol building until the current building was c... More

Details of drum of dome - Public domain architectural drawing

U.S. Capitol (drawing). This record contains unverified data from caption card.

View of Washington Monument as it now appears Leslie, sc

Print shows the incomplete monument in Washington, D.C., with construction underway. Illus. in: Gleason's pictorial drawing room companion (1854 Jan. 7), p. 12. Reference copy in LOT 4386-33.

Judge David Davis. Mathew Brady photograph of American Civil War perio...

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Annotation from negative, on maskingn masking: Judge David Davis. D.C. Court. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints an... More

[Panel details from bronze doors for the east portico of the Senate wi...

Photograph of bronze doors detail showing two panels from top of right valve, one depicting the battle of Bunker Hill and death of General Warren and the other depicting the battle of Monmouth and rebuke of Gen... More

[Construction of the United States Treasury Building, Washington, D.C....

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.

A.B. Young (of Boston) Supervising Architect, Treasury Department.

Photograph shows portrait of Ammi B. Young. Attributed to Walker based on date, subject matter, and size of print. Purchase; 1984; (DLC/PP-1984:057).

9 feet engine lathe. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

Photograph showing lathe used in the construction of the U.S. Capitol.

R. Wallack [sic], Mayor of Wash.

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View looking east down Pennsylvania Avenue, S.E., from U.S. Capitol wi...

Unverified information on negative sleeve: View - Carroll Row, East Capitol St. Rowhouses at left on A Street, S.E., at East Capitol Street include the former boardinghouse of Abraham Lincoln. Annotation from n... More

Aqueduct Bridge, Georgetown. Washington DC sterescope card, 19th centu...

No. 29494. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, Washington DC, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Icon Capitol, Washington, D.C., public domain photograph

East front view of U.S. Capitol; with ornamental border. The original U.S. Capitol building, known as the "Old Capitol," was a small brick building that was completed in 1800. It served as the Capitol building... More

[Rear view, statue of Washington, with view of U.S. Capitol building i...

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Washington. Presidents house / lith. by E. Sachse & Co. Baltimore, Md.

Print shows a view across the lawn of the north portico of the White House, with a horse-drawn carriage on the drive in front. Inscribed in ink on verso: EYM. Inscription on verso probably refers to Eliza Youn... More

[Unidentified woman, possibly a nurse, during the Civil War] / Bell & ...

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

Washington., D.C. Washington DC sterescope card, 19th century.

Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, Washington DC, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The jolly ale pot. Chas H. Anderson, stationer, Newspaper and &c. 402 ...

Public domain song - scan of American song sheet, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[National, Washington, D.C.] / Morse & Tuttle, SC.

Engraving showing Capitol building; people walking or riding in carriages on Capitol grounds. T. U. Walter, Archt.

Docks in City Point, Virginia - A black and white photo of a harbor wi...

No. 812. Hand written on verso: "James River, City Point, Va." Purchase; L.C. Handy, Washington, D.C.; 1905 Nov. 25; (DLC/PP-1905: 42760A)

7th New York State Militia, Camp Cameron, D.C., 1861

No. B928. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Harewood (i.e. Mt. Pleasant) Hospital, Washington, D.C.

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

7th New York State Militia, Camp Cameron, D.C., 1861

No. 903. Mounted with four other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Chain bridge, Washington, D.C. - A black and white photo of a train cr...

Part of Brady-Handy Collection. Public domain photograph of historic place in Washington DC, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

White House Landing, Pamunkey River, Virginia

No. B1181. 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 ... More

White House review, 61 - Public domain portrait drawing

Title inscribed below image. Formerly Waud no. B-74. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.839) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

[Abraham Lincoln, full-length portrait, seated]

Photo shows Abraham Lincoln with a badly swollen hand after shaking hands with thousands of people during his journey to Washington, DC. During most of the sitting he kept his right hand closed or out of view. ... More

Gettysburg, battlefield of, Scene of Pickett's charge, 974

Photograph shows clump of trees on left that was point of direction for Pickett's soldiers, monument to 2nd Corps placed near where General Alexander S. Webb was wounded, spot in the center where General Armist... More

7th New York State Militia, Camp Cameron, D.C., 1861

Picryl description: Public domain image of an 18th-19th century military conflict, armed forces, infantry, militia, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

7th N.Y. State Militia, Camp Cameron, D.C., 1861

Picryl description: Public domain image of an 18th-19th century military conflict, armed forces, infantry, militia, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln at the U.S. Capitol]

Photograph shows crowd of people viewing Lincoln's inauguration by the under-construction U.S. Capitol. In album: Benjamin Brown French "Photographs," p. 1. Reference copy in LOT 12251, v. 1. Original in PR 12... More

Topographical map of Virginia between Washington and Manassas Junction...

Shows Union and Confederate positions at "Battle of Bull Run, July 21st 1861." Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. In right margin at bottom: Guide to Mount Vernon by the Road Maker. Available ... More

7th New York State Militia, Camp Cameron, D.C., 1861

No. B911. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Fort Beauregard, Bay Point, S.C. Nov. 1861

Photograph shows a view inside the fort. No. 205. Photographer identified in Catalogue of photographic incidents of the war, from the gallery of Alexander Gardner...by Bob Zeller, published by the Center for C... More

Cabin John Bridge, looking up stream (Andrew J. Russel)

Photograph shows two men standing near the Washington Aqueduct with the Cabin John Bridge in the background. No. 263.

Washington, District of Columbia (vicinity). Hospital camp. Kendall Gr...

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

Washington, District of Columbia (vicinity). Group of patients in fron...

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Washington, District of Columbia. Home of Sanitary Commission

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[Detail of "Progress of Civilization," east pediment of the Senate win...

Photograph of maquette showing Indian mother and child. In album: Benjamin Brown French "Photographs," p. 117. Reference copy in LOT 12251, v. 1. Original in PR 12 LOT 12251.

Capitol Dome, Statue of Freedom model

In album: Benjamin Brown French "Photographs," p. 23. Inscription: "Freedom. T. Crawford, Inv." Notations: Cast in bronze at Washington, D.C. by Clarke Mills, height of figure 19 feet 6 inches., weight 50000; ... More

Washington, District of Columbia. The home of the Sanitary Commission

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Washington, District of Columbia. House near Fort Stevens showing effe...

Title from Civil War caption books. Caption from negative sleeve: House near Fort Stevens, Washington, D.C., showing effect of shot during Early's attack on Washington. See Miller volume 3. Corresponding print ... More

Washington, District of Columbia. House near Fort Stevens showing effe...

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Fort Stevens north of Washington, D.C., 1864

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[Nine views of the Great Aqueduct, Washington, D.C.]

Wood engraving by Alfred R. Waud, in Harper's Weekly, volume 8, 1864. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Aqueducts; Washington, D.C. Canals and aqueducts; 2; Shelf.

D. H. Bates / Photographed by Philp & Solomons' Metropolitan Gallery, ...

Photograph shows portrait of David Homer Bates, an original operator of the United States Military Telegraph Corps. Found with ambrotype of the original four operators of the United States Military Telegraph C... More

[Grand Review of the Armies, Washington, D.C.; Jefferson Davis' cell a...

Full page includes four illustrations and an article describing Herold's role in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 9, no. 441 (1865 June 10), p. 365. Herold's name erroneousl... More

Washington, District of Columbia (vicinity). Officers of 5th U.S. Cava...

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Honorable Lot Myrick Morrill of Maine Member of 1861 Peace Convention ...

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Andrew Johnson taking the oath of office in the small parlor of the Ki...

Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 21, 1866 Jan. 6, p. 245. Reference copy in PRES FILE - Johnson, Andrew Misc.

Assassination of President Lincoln at Ford's Theatre, Washington, D. C...

Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Drum corps of 10th Veteran Reserve Corps, Washington, D.C., April, 186...

Group portrait of about 30 men, some holding instruments and others reading, writing, and playing cards. No. 688. Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). Original glass negative is broken: LC-B817-7688.

Pontoon bridge across Potomac River from Georgetown, D.C. to Analostan...

Photograph shows a group of civilians crossing a pontoon bridge from Georgetown to Analostan Island (i.e. Roosevelt Island). A group of men seated in a carriage in the foreground while a woman stands at the sh... More

Washington, District of Columbia. Government mess house

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Veteran Reserve Corps. Wash., D.C. Apr. 1865

Photograph shows Company K, 9th Veteran Reserve Corps at Washington Circle, Washington, D.C. Additional information from record for negative: LC-B817-7805. Purchase; L.C. Handy, Washington, D.C.; 1905 Nov. 25;... More

[General Napoleon Bonaparte McLaughlen and staff near Washington, D.C....

Group portrait showing brevetted Brigadier General Napoleon Bonaparte McLaughlen (seated second from right, with double row of buttons on jacket) and other soldiers in front of tent. An African American man is ... More

Benjamin Franklin, Supt. P.N.D.A., Philadelphia. Pennsylvania, 1873-18...

Photograph shows portrait of Pinkerton's National Detective Agency superintendant and former chief of detectives at the Philadelphia Police Department. Forms part of: Visual material from the records of Pinker... More

Washington, District of Columbia. Government repair shops; Wheelwright...

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Washington, District of Columbia. Crowd at President Abraham Lincoln's...

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Washington, District of Columbia. General William Hays and staff

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Washington, District of Columbia. Group at War Department

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

Washington, District of Columbia. Group in front of Christian Commissi...

Title from Civil War caption books. Caption from negative sleeve: Christian Commission Office, Washington, D.C. April 1865. File print in LOT 4161-C. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Co... More

Sheridan and his generals / photographed by Gardner, and published by ...

Generals Philip Sheridan, Wesley Merritt, George Crook, James William Forsyth, and George Armstrong Custer gathered around a table. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1865 June 24, p. 389. Alexander Gardner (October ... More

Blacksmith's shop, Quartermaster's department, Washington, D.C., April...

No. 864. Alternate title, photographer, and date from Catalogue of photographic incidents of the war, from the gallery of Alexander Gardner...by Bob Zeller, published by the Center for Civil War Photography, c... More

John Wilkes Booth diary, artifact in the museum collection, National P...

Title, date, and subjects provided by the photographer. Credit line: Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Gift and purchase; Carol M. Highsmith; 2009; (DLC/PP-2010... More

Martenet and Bond's map of Montgomery County, Maryland /

Relief shown by hachures. Also shows magisterial districts, buildings, and householders' names. Also covers northern District of Columbia. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1865 by Simon J. Mart... More

Washington, District of Columbia. Company K, 3d Regiment Massachusetts...

Public domain photograph of building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl Description.

Ulysses S. Grant / engraved by William Sartain, Philadelphia.

Print shows Ulysses S. Grant, half-length portrait, facing slightly right, standing with right hand resting on desk, and the U.S. Capitol in the upper left background. Includes facsimile signature.

The U.S. Arsenal, at Washington, D.C. / photographed and published by ...

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

Regular monthly meeting of the Young men's Christian association, Wash...

Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 205, Folder 44a.

Uncle Joe Cannon when first came to Congress

A black and white photo of a man with a beard, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data on negative or negative sleeve. Date based on date Cannon first served in Congr... More

Washington, D.C. The Judiciary Committee of the House of Representativ...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a jury, political committee, politics, and government, no copyright restrictions.

Architectural drawing for the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Fl...

Competition drawing showing library as plan. UNIT title devised. Library of Congress design competition proposal no. 11 (from Library of Congress Archives, Records of the Library of Congress, Buildings and Grou... More

[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Perspective]

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. Section]

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. Perspective]

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

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

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

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

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

Flocking for Freedom, Washington, D.C.

Caricature of leading women suffragettes, including Anthony, Stanton, Stone, Walker, Cozzens & Hooker, leading a gaggle of geese toward the U.S. Capitol. Color lithograph by Joseph Keppler. Illus. in: Puck, 187... More