674 Waterfront Images: LOC's Public Domain Archive Public Domain Search

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Gymnasium Building, North Waterfront & ...

Significance: The U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1964; due to the crucial role it played in the Nation's defense during the twentieth century and the calamitous ... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Exterior Cranes, 25-Ton Portal Crane Ty...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a ship, docks, navy, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Waterfront, Detroit, Mich.]. Cityscape photograph

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in Detroit, Michigan, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Il Posilippo and waterfront, Naples, Italy]

Print no. "8590". More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.pgz Forms part of: Views of architecture and other sites in Italy in the Photochrom print ... More

[View of waterfront housing]. 19th century, Library of Congress collec...

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

Waterfront of Baltimore, gelatin silver print

H43498 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; J. W. Schaefer; March 19, 1904.

Spain, waterfront at Delgada, in the Azores

Public domain historical photo, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

[Boy, girl, and man sitting at waterfront]

Title devised by cataloger. (DLC/PP-1933:0080). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "Brother Squaretoes" by Rudyard Kipling, Delineator, 76:6 (July 1910).

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, ...

Public domain image with Picryl description as title Public domain photograph of ship dock, harbor, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Panoramic view of Tampa, Fla. waterfront

J178391 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Haines Photo Co.; February 15, 1913. Copyright claimant's address: Conneaut, O.

Waterfront, Point Farm. Gazebo with trees

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

Pittsburgh waterfront. Monongahela and Allegheny Rivers, Pennsylvania

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

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, ...

Public domain image with Picryl description as title Public domain photograph of ship docs, shipyard, harbor, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Waterfront. Baltimore, Maryland

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

The "Sand Bar Club," a bench on the waterfront main street which is oc...

Public domain photograph of life in the United States in the 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of fish in a crate. Office of War Information ...

This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Farm Security Administration (1937-1942). The photographs of the Farm S... More

A black and white photo of a group of people on the beach. Office of W...

This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Farm Security Administration (1937-1942). The photographs of the Farm S... More

A sign that says fish and hard shell crabs boat mystery, Sign at water...

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

One of the Fleming buses waiting for passengers at the waterfront in C...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a car, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas Island, Virgin Islands. Backyards of on...

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.

Buying produce at the waterfront in Christiansted. Most of the food co...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of workers, war production, aircraft, airfield, the 1930s -1940s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas Island, Virgin Islands. A baby living i...

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

Aerial view of a waterfront community in Houston, Texas

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

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Mechanics Shop, Waterfront Avenue, west si...

Significance: Building 271 is a contributing element of the Mare Island Historic District. Building 271 is highly significant as the earliest of the "curtain-wall" industrial buildings at Mare Island, a distin... More

Charlestown Navy Yard, Marine Railway, Between Piers 2 & 3, on Charles...

Significance: The Marine Railway is a significant ship repair structure at the Charlestown Navy Yard, used for nearly a half-century in the repair and maintenance of small naval vessels, ranging from tugboats t... More

Charlestown Navy Yard, Marine Railway, Between Piers 2 & 3, on Charles...

Significance: The Marine Railway is a significant ship repair structure at the Charlestown Navy Yard, used for nearly a half-century in the repair and maintenance of small naval vessels, ranging from tugboats t... More

Charlestown Navy Yard, Marine Railway, Between Piers 2 & 3, on Charles...

Significance: The Marine Railway is a significant ship repair structure at the Charlestown Navy Yard, used for nearly a half-century in the repair and maintenance of small naval vessels, ranging from tugboats t... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Waterfront Facilities, Various location...

Significance: The waterfront facilities (drydocks, wharfs, piers, and mooring structures) are among the most important facilities at Pearl Harbor, serving the basic needs of the Navy for ship and submarine bert... More

Potomac Aqueduct, Georgetown abutment at Georgetown waterfront, Washin...

Public domain photograph of apartment building, architectural plan, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Pier S8-S9, Magazine Locks at intersect...

Significance: The Naval Base at Pearl Harbor was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1964, due to the crucial role it played in the Nation's defense during the twentieth century and the calamitous eve... More

Charlestown Navy Yard, Pier 9, Between Piers 8 & 10, along Mystic Rive...

Significance: Wharfs and piers were critical to the Navy Yard's mission of shipbuilding and maintenance, and Pier 9 occupies the site of one of the early wharfs at Charlestown Navy Yard. Originally known as Sh... More

[Waterfront fire, probably burning of the Washington Navy Yard, 1814, ...

Title devised by cataloger. Caption on mat: "#17 - Riverscape with city reflected." Attribution based on provenance. Watermark: J. Whatman. DLC/PP-1904:42176.17. Exhibited: "Out of the Ashes: A New Library for ... More

Charlestown Navy Yard, Pier 10, Between Piers 9 & 11 along Mystic Rive...

Significance: Pier 10 is one of four piers built at Charlestown Navy Yard in the decade prior to World War I. Wharfs and piers were critical to the Navy Yard's mission of shipbuilding and maintenance, and occu... More

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Coal Sheds, Waterfront Avenue, northwest c...

Significance: Buildings 141-153 are contributing elements of the Mare Island Historic District. The building numbers, 141-153, apply to a series of large coal sheds, located along the waterfront near the north... More

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Coal Sheds, Waterfront Avenue, northwest c...

Significance: Buildings 141-153 are contributing elements of the Mare Island Historic District. The building numbers, 141-153, apply to a series of large coal sheds, located along the waterfront near the north... More

[Unidentified young sailor in Union uniform in front of painted backdr...

Case: Berg, no. 7-21. Digital photo with mat removed by Mike O'Donnell. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Exhibited: "The Last Full Measure : Civil War Photographs from the Liljenquist Family Col... More

[Washington, D.C. Georgetown waterfront with sailing vessels, seen fro...

Photograph of Washington, 1862-1865, the capital at war. Public domain photograph - United States during American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, ...

Public domain image with Picryl description as title Public domain photograph of a steamboat, boat, ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Waterfront Transit Shed, Corner of Gaff...

Significance: The Naval Base at Pearl Harbor was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1964, due to the crucial role it played in the Nation's defense during the twentieth century and the calamitous eve... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Waterfront Transit Shed, Corner of Gaff...

Significance: The Naval Base at Pearl Harbor was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1964, due to the crucial role it played in the Nation's defense during the twentieth century and the calamitous eve... More

Charlestown Navy Yard, Pier 11, Charlestown Waterfront at confluence o...

Significance: Pier 11 is significant as the last pier built at Charlestown Navy Yard. It is also the largest. It was originally a narrow timber pier constructed during World War II to serve in degaussing ship... More

Charlestown Navy Yard, Pier 11, Charlestown Waterfront at confluence o...

Significance: Pier 11 is significant as the last pier built at Charlestown Navy Yard. It is also the largest. It was originally a narrow timber pier constructed during World War II to serve in degaussing ship... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Intermediate Maintenance Facility, Nort...

Significance: The U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1964; due to the crucial role it played in the Nation's defense during the twentieth century and the calamitous ... More

Central Railroad of New Jersey, Pier 19, Hudson River waterfront, Jers...

Significance: The pier and its attendant structures represent the last vestiges of the repair facility for the harbor craft of the Central Railroad of New Jersey, which developed its huge harborside transportat... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter BRAMBLE, Waterfront at Lincoln Avenue, Port Hu...

Significance: This vessel was built to serve as a 180' U.S. Coast Guard cutter. The federal government purchased or built thirty-nine of these vessels, built in three sub-classes, from 1942-1944. The United S... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter BRAMBLE, Waterfront at Lincoln Avenue, Port Hu...

Significance: This vessel was built to serve as a 180' U.S. Coast Guard cutter. The federal government purchased or built thirty-nine of these vessels, built in three sub-classes, from 1942-1944. The United S... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter BRAMBLE, Waterfront at Lincoln Avenue, Port Hu...

Significance: This vessel was built to serve as a 180' U.S. Coast Guard cutter. The federal government purchased or built thirty-nine of these vessels, built in three sub-classes, from 1942-1944. The United S... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter BRAMBLE, Waterfront at Lincoln Avenue, Port Hu...

Significance: This vessel was built to serve as a 180' U.S. Coast Guard cutter. The federal government purchased or built thirty-nine of these vessels, built in three sub-classes, from 1942-1944. The United S... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter BRAMBLE, Waterfront at Lincoln Avenue, Port Hu...

Significance: This vessel was built to serve as a 180' U.S. Coast Guard cutter. The federal government purchased or built thirty-nine of these vessels, built in three sub-classes, from 1942-1944. The United S... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Exterior Cranes, Waterfront Crane Track...

Significance: Crane use at Pearl Harbor is intrinsically tied to the construction of the dry docks and the daily functions of the dry docks and wharfs. The procurement of cranes throughout the history of Pearl ... More

[Design drawing for stained glass window showing perspective drawing o...

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

[City Point, Virginia View of waterfront with Federal supply boats]

Photograph of the main eastern theater of war, the siege of Petersburg, June 1864-April 1865.

[Waterfront promenade, San Remo, Riviera]. Photochrom print, 1880-1890...

Historic Sites Public domain photograph - photochrome print, colorized, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, ...

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

[Maryland - Baltimore - harbor and waterfront from Federal Hall (or Hi...

Sepia photo copyrighted by Detroit Co. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Right center of panorama is LC-USZ62-46536. Wings of panorama are DR-10716.

New York waterfront. Cityscape photograph

Photograph shows view of the New York City waterfront from across a river, ferry "Plainfield" in the foreground, tugs and boats in the mid-ground, several "Pennsylvania Railroad" piers on the waterfront, with t... More

[San Diego waterfront]. Cityscape photograph, Panoramic Photograph

J20148[...] U.S. Copyright Office Copyright claimant's address: Conneaut, O. Section at left may be missing. Title derived from copyright deposit records. Copyright deposit; Haines Photo Co.; March 24, 1915.

The Seattle waterfront. Cityscape photograph, Panoramic Photograph

J222594 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Pierson & Co.; March 23, 1917.

[Claude Swanson, Calvin Coolidge and group at waterfront]

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

A black and white photo of a group of men, Great Depression. FSA/OWI P...

Public domain photograph - United States during the 1930s and 1940s, Farm Security Administration, New Deal, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Near the waterfront, New Bedford, Massachusetts.

Photograph shows houses with smokestacks, and gas storage tanks in background.

Rockport, Massachusetts. Homes along the waterfront in Rockport

Public domain photograph of life in the United States in the 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Around the Sea of Galilee. Tiberias, waterfront

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

[Bird's-eye view of the Garden Bridge spanning the Suzhou Creek in Sha...

Digital file provided by donor. Gift; Jean E. Norwood; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:207).

Aerial view of San Francisco, California, with a focus on the waterfro...

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

Public toilets along the waterfront in San Francisco, California

Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More

Queen's buildings along the waterfront, Hong Kong, China

H24467 U.S. Copyright Office. "The Universal Photo Art Co" No. 105.

Beaufort, South Carolina. View of Beaufort from the waterfront. Fuller...

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

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Mechanics Shop, Waterfront Avenue, west si...

Significance: Building 271 is a contributing element of the Mare Island Historic District. Building 271 is highly significant as the earliest of the "curtain-wall" industrial buildings at Mare Island, a distin... More

Charlestown Navy Yard, Marine Railway, Between Piers 2 & 3, on Charles...

Significance: The Marine Railway is a significant ship repair structure at the Charlestown Navy Yard, used for nearly a half-century in the repair and maintenance of small naval vessels, ranging from tugboats t... More

Charlestown Navy Yard, Marine Railway, Between Piers 2 & 3, on Charles...

Significance: The Marine Railway is a significant ship repair structure at the Charlestown Navy Yard, used for nearly a half-century in the repair and maintenance of small naval vessels, ranging from tugboats t... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Naval Submarine Base, Berthing Wharf S1...

Significance: The U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1964, due to the crucial role it played in the Nation's defense during the twentieth century and the calamitous ... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Waterfront Facilities, Various location...

Significance: The waterfront facilities (drydocks, wharfs, piers, and mooring structures) are among the most important facilities at Pearl Harbor, serving the basic needs of the Navy for ship and submarine bert... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Waterfront Facilities, Various location...

Significance: The waterfront facilities (drydocks, wharfs, piers, and mooring structures) are among the most important facilities at Pearl Harbor, serving the basic needs of the Navy for ship and submarine bert... More

Potomac Aqueduct, Georgetown abutment at Georgetown waterfront, Washin...

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

Potomac Aqueduct, Georgetown abutment at Georgetown waterfront, Washin...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a river, water stream, lake or pond, park or forest, natural landscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Pier S8-S9, Magazine Locks at intersect...

Significance: The Naval Base at Pearl Harbor was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1964, due to the crucial role it played in the Nation's defense during the twentieth century and the calamitous eve... More

Charlestown Navy Yard, Pier 9, Between Piers 8 & 10, along Mystic Rive...

Significance: Wharfs and piers were critical to the Navy Yard's mission of shipbuilding and maintenance, and Pier 9 occupies the site of one of the early wharfs at Charlestown Navy Yard. Originally known as Sh... More

Charlestown Navy Yard, Pier 9, Between Piers 8 & 10, along Mystic Rive...

Significance: Wharfs and piers were critical to the Navy Yard's mission of shipbuilding and maintenance, and Pier 9 occupies the site of one of the early wharfs at Charlestown Navy Yard. Originally known as Sh... More

Christiansfort, Waterfront, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, VI

Survey number: HABS VI-137 Public domain image of 16th-17th-century architecture, palace, castle, historical city building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Equipment & Recruitment Storehouse, Waterf...

Significance: Building 69 is a contributing element of the Mare Island Historic District. The building is important chiefly as an example of the continuing commitment by the Navy to high-quality design and con... More

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Equipment & Recruitment Storehouse, Waterf...

Significance: Building 69 is a contributing element of the Mare Island Historic District. The building is important chiefly as an example of the continuing commitment by the Navy to high-quality design and con... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Waterfront Transit Shed, Corner of Gaff...

Significance: The Naval Base at Pearl Harbor was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1964, due to the crucial role it played in the Nation's defense during the twentieth century and the calamitous eve... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter BRAMBLE, Waterfront at Lincoln Avenue, Port Hu...

Significance: This vessel was built to serve as a 180' U.S. Coast Guard cutter. The federal government purchased or built thirty-nine of these vessels, built in three sub-classes, from 1942-1944. The United S... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter BRAMBLE, Waterfront at Lincoln Avenue, Port Hu...

Significance: This vessel was built to serve as a 180' U.S. Coast Guard cutter. The federal government purchased or built thirty-nine of these vessels, built in three sub-classes, from 1942-1944. The United S... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter BRAMBLE, Waterfront at Lincoln Avenue, Port Hu...

Significance: This vessel was built to serve as a 180' U.S. Coast Guard cutter. The federal government purchased or built thirty-nine of these vessels, built in three sub-classes, from 1942-1944. The United S... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter BRAMBLE, Waterfront at Lincoln Avenue, Port Hu...

Significance: This vessel was built to serve as a 180' U.S. Coast Guard cutter. The federal government purchased or built thirty-nine of these vessels, built in three sub-classes, from 1942-1944. The United S... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Exterior Cranes, Waterfront Crane Track...

Significance: Crane use at Pearl Harbor is intrinsically tied to the construction of the dry docks and the daily functions of the dry docks and wharfs. The procurement of cranes throughout the history of Pearl ... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Exterior Cranes, Waterfront Crane Track...

Significance: Crane use at Pearl Harbor is intrinsically tied to the construction of the dry docks and the daily functions of the dry docks and wharfs. The procurement of cranes throughout the history of Pearl ... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Exterior Cranes, Waterfront Crane Track...

Significance: Crane use at Pearl Harbor is intrinsically tied to the construction of the dry docks and the daily functions of the dry docks and wharfs. The procurement of cranes throughout the history of Pearl ... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Exterior Cranes, 50-Ton Portal Crane Ty...

Significance: Portal cranes at Pearl Harbor are intrinsically tied to the daily functions of the dry docks. Moreover, the design of the dry docks is governed by the functions, size, and maneuvering limits of th... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Gymnasium Building, North Waterfront & ...

Significance: The U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1964; due to the crucial role it played in the Nation's defense during the twentieth century and the calamitous ... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Gymnasium Building, North Waterfront & ...

Significance: The U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1964; due to the crucial role it played in the Nation's defense during the twentieth century and the calamitous ... More

[Waterfront, Detroit, Mich.]. Cityscape photograph

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

[City Point, Virginia View of waterfront with Federal supply boats]

Photograph of the main eastern theater of war, the siege of Petersburg, June 1864-April 1865.

[Waterfront, Lake Garda, Italy]. Photochrom print, 1880-1890.

Print no. "8307". More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.pgz Forms part of: Views of architecture and other sites in Italy in the Photochrom print ... More

Looking down dirt street toward waterfront of Dunedin

Photographic print made by LC from Jackson's vintage glass negative. Gift; Colorado Historical Society; 1949. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph colle... More

[Hampton Institute campus from offshore (southern waterfront), Hampton...

Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). Public domain photograph - historical image of Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description