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[United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.). North wing. Principal story. Western stairway. Elevations, perspectives and sections] / M.C. Meigs, Capt. of engineers ; Tho. U. Walter, Archt. ex. U.S.C.

[United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.). North wing. Principal story...

In album: Engineering projects directed by Montgomery Meigs, Washington, D.C. ca. 1852-ca. 1860, p. 147, no. 256. Inscription: Details of western stairway. North wing. Principal story. "Scale one inch to a fo... More

Western border states. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Western border states. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Scale ca. 1:740,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 12.7 At top of sheet: Military portraits, map of the seat of war, uniforms, arms, & c. Map of Missouri, Tennessee, and parts of Nebraska, Kansas, Indian Territ... More

A Breaking Scene of the Western Pioneers

A Breaking Scene of the Western Pioneers

3 men plowing with a team of 14 cattle, 2 Indians in foreground, log cabin and 3 deer in background, wild geese flying overhead. Photo of painting, copyrighted by William Stanley. This record contains unverifie... More

Main street of Arnold, Custer County, Nebraska.

Main street of Arnold, Custer County, Nebraska.

original size: 6x8 Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Cornish, Johnston and Lowe family members on the Cornish Ranch in the sandhills, located 4 miles northwest of Oconto, Custer County, Nebraska

Cornish, Johnston and Lowe family members on the Cornish Ranch in the ...

original size: 6x8 Public domain photograph - historical image of Nebraska, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Portrait photo of [Samuel American Horse, American Indian]

Portrait photo of [Samuel American Horse, American Indian]

Samuel American Horse, probably a member of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, half-length portrait, facing front, wearing breastplate. LOT 10136 (location of corresponding print made by the Library of Congress Pho... More

Streets. Jerusalem. David Street. (Western end, arched street of steps).

Streets. Jerusalem. David Street. (Western end, arched street of steps...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a narrow passage, corridor, street, old town architecture, arch, vintage print, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Petra. Western entrance of Es-Sik / American Colony, Jerusalem.

Petra. Western entrance of Es-Sik / American Colony, Jerusalem.

Public domain photograph of 1920s Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Female students exercising with bowling pins, Western High School, Washington, D.C.]

[Female students exercising with bowling pins, Western High School, Wa...

No. 24. In album: "Western High School." Forms part of: Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress).

[Five girls lying on mat in gymnasium in front of basketball scoreboard, Western High School, Washington, D.C.]

[Five girls lying on mat in gymnasium in front of basketball scoreboar...

No. 37 In album: "Western High School." Forms part of: Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress).

[Students from Western High School studying biology outdoors at a stream, Washington, D.C.]

[Students from Western High School studying biology outdoors at a stre...

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

[American Horse and wife, American Indian]

[American Horse and wife, American Indian]

Samuel American Horse and wife, probably members of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right. LOT 10136 (location of corresponding print made by the Library of Congress Photodupl... More

[Amos Little, a Sioux Indian from Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show]

[Amos Little, a Sioux Indian from Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show]

Amos Little, half-length portrait, facing front, wearing breastplate. LOT 10136 (location of corresponding print made by the Library of Congress Photoduplication Service in 1964). Gift, Mina Turner, Käsebier's ... More

[Amos Two Bulls, a Sioux Indian from Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show]

[Amos Two Bulls, a Sioux Indian from Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show]

Amos Two Bulls, head-and-shoulders portrait, right profile. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Iron White Man, a Sioux Indian from Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show]

[Iron White Man, a Sioux Indian from Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show]

Iron White Man, half-length portrait, facing front. Public domain photograph of native Americans, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Has No Horses, a Sioux Indian from Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show]

[Has No Horses, a Sioux Indian from Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show]

Has No Horses, half-length portrait, facing front, wearing breastplate. LOT 10136 (location of corresponding print made by the Library of Congress Photoduplication Service in 1964). Gift, Mina Turner, Käsebier'... More

[The Red Man (Sioux Indian)] - Public domain portrait print

[The Red Man (Sioux Indian)] - Public domain portrait print

American Indian man, probably a member of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, bust portrait, facing front, wrapped in blanket. Title from negative sleeve. Gift, Mina Turner, Käsebier's granddaughter ; 1964.

The Western Cascade, one of a trio arranged in a crescent, a splendid feature of the World's Fair, St. Louis, 1904

The Western Cascade, one of a trio arranged in a crescent, a splendid ...

H51750 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 5716. Public domain photograph of monument, historic place, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Main Street, Kalispell, Montana

Main Street, Kalispell, Montana

Postcard shows view of Main Street in Kalispell, Montana. J36467 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright 1905, J. R. White.

Arizona America's greatest play.

Arizona America's greatest play.

Caption: Cachese. Created and "copyright 1907 by The U.S. Lithograph Co., Russell-Morgan Print, Cincinnati & New York." No. 10502. Play by Augustus Thomas. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library o... More

Col. Cody [and] Prince of Monaco

Col. Cody [and] Prince of Monaco

Photo shows showman William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody (1846-1917) with Albert I, Prince of Monaco (1848-1922) during their 1913 hunting trip near Cody, Wyoming. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2010)

At that bully wooly Wild West show

At that bully wooly Wild West show

Male vocal quartet, with orchestra Public domain photograph of gramophone disc label - sticker, record label, music record, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Eight-year old Jack driving horse rake. A small boy has difficulty keeping his seat on rough ground and this work is more or less dangerous. See Hine Report, Rural Child Labor, August, 1915.  Location: Western Massachusetts, Massachusetts.

Eight-year old Jack driving horse rake. A small boy has difficulty kee...

Picryl description: Public domain image of horse riding, cavalry, military, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Sink, Western Electric stove, and cabinet in a model kitchen

Sink, Western Electric stove, and cabinet in a model kitchen

J268121 U.S. Copyright Office Photo by Morris Rosenfeld, N.Y. No copyright renewal, checked 10/89. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card, with subsequent revisions. Caption card tracings: ... More

Iraq. (Mesopotamia). Baghdad. River scenes on the Tigris. Scene on the Tigris. Western bank

Iraq. (Mesopotamia). Baghdad. River scenes on the Tigris. Scene on the...

Public domain photograph, 1930s-1940s Jerusalem, Palestine, History of Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of two men riding horses. FSA/OWI Photograph.

A black and white photo of two men riding horses. FSA/OWI Photograph.

To identify this image it may help to search for images that have neighboring call numbers, are similar in appearance, and have titles. There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist. Transfer; Un... More

Western Washington, Thurston County, Tenino. Seven Day Adventist Church, one block off the main street from the bank. See general caption number 37

Western Washington, Thurston County, Tenino. Seven Day Adventist Churc...

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

Delta (vicinity), Colorado. Western slope farms. Grain harvest

Delta (vicinity), Colorado. Western slope farms. Grain harvest

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

Mrs Arnold, age thirty two, does man's work on the rough and stumpy land to build a farm. Western Washington, Thurston County, Michigan Hill. See general caption number 36

Mrs Arnold, age thirty two, does man's work on the rough and stumpy la...

Picryl description: Public domain image of 1930s woman, female portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A group of people riding on the backs of horses, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photograph

A group of people riding on the backs of horses, Great Depression. FSA...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a rural landscape, horses, horse riding, farm animals, farmers, livestock, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Labor unit home and buildings, Western Slope Farms, Colorado

Labor unit home and buildings, Western Slope Farms, Colorado

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

Western Washington, Thurston County, Tenino, Washington. In the center of town. See general caption number 37

Western Washington, Thurston County, Tenino, Washington. In the center...

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

Wayne Beede, son of resettlement family. Western Slope Farms, Colorado

Wayne Beede, son of resettlement family. Western Slope Farms, Colorado

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

A little girl riding a horse down a street, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photograph

A little girl riding a horse down a street, Great Depression. FSA/OWI ...

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

Thomas W. Beede and family. Resettlement borrowers. Western Slope Farms, Colorado

Thomas W. Beede and family. Resettlement borrowers. Western Slope Farm...

Public domain photograph of Great Depression, farm, farmer, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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

A black and white photo of a man working in a field. Farmers during Gr...

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

Western Coal Company mine number two--abandoned. Franklin County, Illinois (see 26940-D)

Western Coal Company mine number two--abandoned. Franklin County, Illi...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a tower, column, chimney, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A boy holding a chicken in his hands, Colorado. Farm Security Administration photograph

A boy holding a chicken in his hands, Colorado. Farm Security Administ...

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

Signboard, entering Sweetwater, Texas

Signboard, entering Sweetwater, Texas

Picryl description: Public domain image related to Wild West, western, cowboys, no copyright restrictions image.

Western Washington, Thurston County, Tenino. Feed store opposite bank. See general caption number 37

Western Washington, Thurston County, Tenino. Feed store opposite bank....

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

A black and white photo of three men and a woman. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of three men and a woman. Office of War Inform...

Caption sheet entry, caption card, fi.le print, etc., erroneously state that Wyola is in Wyoming; file print corrected Apr. 2000. This image in a jacket marked "Killed." Title and other information from caption... More

A panel from an exhibit "In the Image of America," designed by the Farm Security Administration as part of the Science and Industry Exhibit held in Rockefeller Center, New York City, in 1941

A panel from an exhibit "In the Image of America," designed by the Far...

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

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. Finishing wings for Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes in a large Western aircraft plant. The wings, which were accurately assembled in jigs, are added to the plane bodies as they travel down the final assembly line where engines, landing gear, controls and other equipment will be installed

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. Finishing wings for Lockheed...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an aircraft, assembly line, industrial facility, 1930s aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Production. Aircraft. A test engineer in the laboratories of a large Western aircraft plant. This hydraulic test equipment, with a capacity of 80,000 pounds, is used to squeeze, bend, stretch, or break every type of part used in aircraft construction. These tests assure that the part will stand the terrific strain of aerial combat conditions

Production. Aircraft. A test engineer in the laboratories of a large W...

Public domain photograph of laboratory, science, research, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Final additions are made to the shell of a consolidated transport plane in preparation for its trip down the final assembly line of a Western aircraft plant. This new transport, an adaptation of the B-24 bomber, is known as the C-87, and carries one of the greatest human or cargo loads of any plane now in mass production. It is built in a plant equipped with one of the best air conditioning and fluorescent lighting systems in the country

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Final additions are made...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bomber aircraft, military aviation, air forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Emptying dehydrated cabbage into hopper. Western regional agricultural research laboratory. Albany, California

Emptying dehydrated cabbage into hopper. Western regional agricultural...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a factory, plant, manufacture, assembly line, industrial facility, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Production. B-25 bombers. New B-25 bombers lined up for final inspection and tests at the flying field of a Western Aircraft plant. General Doolittle, who flew in a B-25 in the raid on Tokyo, has called this ship the best military plane in existence. It performs brilliantly at its 25,000-foot ceiling. Fairfax bomber plant, Kansas City

Production. B-25 bombers. New B-25 bombers lined up for final inspecti...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bomber aircraft, military aviation, air forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Production. Aircraft. A master mechanic works over a Flying Fortress power plant at a big Western aircraft factory

Production. Aircraft. A master mechanic works over a Flying Fortress p...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a pilot, aviator, aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Production. War housing trailers. The front end section of a war housing trailer goes into place at the Los Angeles plant of Western Trailer Company. Plastic wheel wells, which will shortly be covered by cabinet work, are made of paper impregnated with a special hardening solution and formed over molds. This material is a very satisfactory substitute for the steel formerly used

Production. War housing trailers. The front end section of a war housi...

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

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. Final inspection and rework on wings for Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes in a large Western aircraft plant. The wings, which had been accurately assembled in jigs, are joined to the plane bodies as they travel down the final assembly line where engines, landing gear, controls and other equipment are also installed

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. Final inspection and rework ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial equipment, workshop, assembly line, factory, power engine, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Wisdom, Montana. Largest of the two towns in the Big Hole Basin, with a population of 385

Wisdom, Montana. Largest of the two towns in the Big Hole Basin, with ...

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

Production. B-25 bombers. Final assembly bay of a Western aircraft plant in which wings are installed on B-25 bombers. General Doolittle, who flew in a B-25 in the raid on Tokyo, has called the ship the best military plane in existence. With plenty of speed, a 1700-mile cruising range and a ceiling of 25,000 feet, it has performed brilliantly as a medium bomber and as an escort plane. Fairfax bomber plant, Kansas City

Production. B-25 bombers. Final assembly bay of a Western aircraft pla...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bomber aircraft, military aviation, air forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Production. B-25 bomber. Drilling a bracket part for a B-25 bomber. The Western plant in which this warship of the air is built employs many women at jobs that once were considered exclusively the work of men. Fairfax bomber plant, Kansas City

Production. B-25 bomber. Drilling a bracket part for a B-25 bomber. Th...

Public domain photograph - working class people, the 1930s United States, work, labor, worker, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Production. B-25 bombers. Setting rivets in a frame member for a B-25 bomber. The Western plant in which thousands of these warships of the air are built employs many women at jobs that once were considered exclusively the work of men. Fairfax bomber plant, Kansas City

Production. B-25 bombers. Setting rivets in a frame member for a B-25 ...

Public domain photograph - working class people, the 1930s United States, work, labor, worker, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Roanoke station of the Norfolk and Western Railroad, Roanoke, Virginia. East and west facades

Roanoke station of the Norfolk and Western Railroad, Roanoke, Virginia...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a train station, railroad tracks, railway depot, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Roanoke station of the Norfolk and Western Railroad, Roanoke, Virginia. Main lobby

Roanoke station of the Norfolk and Western Railroad, Roanoke, Virginia...

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

Lord & Taylor, business in Washington, D.C. Long view to Western Ave. facade

Lord & Taylor, business in Washington, D.C. Long view to Western Ave. ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commerce, shopping, main street, city downtown, early 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Ann Bonfoey Taylor, head and shoulders portrait, facing front, wearing hunting outfit and carrying gun, Colorado]

[Ann Bonfoey Taylor, head and shoulders portrait, facing front, wearin...

Photograph taken for Vogue magazine photo shoot for May 1967 issue. Toni Frissell Collection (Library of Congress). PR 06 CN 651 C13 F2, sheet 2 (slide no. 22)

Gate Leading from Corral to Pen

Gate Leading from Corral to Pen

Picryl description: Public domain image related to Wild West, western, cowboys, no copyright restrictions image.

Norfolk and Western Railroad's coal-fired 4-8-4 Class J streamlined locomotive, built in Roanoke in 1950, is on display at the Museum of Transportation, Roanoke, Virginia

Norfolk and Western Railroad's coal-fired 4-8-4 Class J streamlined lo...

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

St. Mary's Roman Catholic Cathedral in "Western Addition," San Francisco, California

St. Mary's Roman Catholic Cathedral in "Western Addition," San Francis...

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, subject note, and keywords provided by the... More

Mural "Pastime" located in the Western Addition of San Francisco, California

Mural "Pastime" located in the Western Addition of San Francisco, Cali...

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

Scene from Pawnee Bill's Wild West Show at the Cowtown Coliseum in the Stockyards District of Fort Worth, Texas

Scene from Pawnee Bill's Wild West Show at the Cowtown Coliseum in the...

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 Ph... More

"Pistol Packin' Paula" Saletnik is the resident gun-twirler, trick roper, bull-whipper & western dancer at the Enchanted Springs Ranch, an Old West theme park, special-events venue, and frequent movie and television commercial set in Boerne, Texas, northwest of San Antonio

"Pistol Packin' Paula" Saletnik is the resident gun-twirler, trick rop...

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

Scene from the Enchanted Springs Ranch, an Old West theme park, special-events venue, and frequent movie and television commercial set in Boerne, Texas, northwest of San Antonio

Scene from the Enchanted Springs Ranch, an Old West theme park, specia...

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

Old West-style building at Waylon's Water World and Z Fun Factory, a family entertainment complex that includes 15 water slides and a miniature-golf course, in Yuma, Arizona

Old West-style building at Waylon's Water World and Z Fun Factory, a f...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Gift; Barbara Barrett; 2018; (DLC/PP-2018:112) Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive. C... More

Historical re-enactors Udaya Sun (left) and owner Lee McKechnie at the Old Tombstone theme park and movie set help visitors visualize the raucous days of the 1880s in Tombstone, when this dusty patch of southeastern Arizona was so violent, it was known as "The Town Too Tough to Die"

Historical re-enactors Udaya Sun (left) and owner Lee McKechnie at the...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2018; (DLC/PP-2018:005) Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the Caro... More

Milk River Wagon Trail, Malta, Montana

Milk River Wagon Trail, Malta, Montana

Picryl description: Public domain image related to Wild West, western, cowboys, no copyright restrictions image.

Babb Rodeo - Montana folklife collection, 1970 s

Babb Rodeo - Montana folklife collection, 1970 s

Picryl description: Public domain image related to Wild West, western, cowboys, no copyright restrictions image.

101 Ranch, State Highway 156 between Ponca City & Marlin, Ponca City, Kay County, OK

101 Ranch, State Highway 156 between Ponca City & Marlin, Ponca City, ...

The address has been corrected to read "State Highway 156 between Ponca City & Marland," rather than "State Highway 156 between Ponca City & Marlin." 1995 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Located ... More

Mount Pocono Bridge, Fairview Avenue, over Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Mount Pocono, Monroe County, PA

Mount Pocono Bridge, Fairview Avenue, over Delaware, Lackawanna & West...

Significance: The bridge is important at a state and local level as one of three late 19th-early 20th century metal truss bridges standing in Monroe County. The dwindling number of metal truss bridges in Monroe... More

Mount Pocono Bridge, Fairview Avenue, over Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Mount Pocono, Monroe County, PA

Mount Pocono Bridge, Fairview Avenue, over Delaware, Lackawanna & West...

Significance: The bridge is important at a state and local level as one of three late 19th-early 20th century metal truss bridges standing in Monroe County. The dwindling number of metal truss bridges in Monroe... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, North Bergen Tunnel, Through Bergen Hill from Prospect Street at Ogden Avenue to John F. Kennedy Boulevard at Beacon Avenue, Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, North Bergen Tunnel, Through ...

Significance: The North Bergen Tunnel is significant for its role in the development and expansion of the D.L&W. Railroad system. The tunnel was one of the first major construction projects undertaken after the... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, North Bergen Tunnel, Through Bergen Hill from Prospect Street at Ogden Avenue to John F. Kennedy Boulevard at Beacon Avenue, Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, North Bergen Tunnel, Through ...

Significance: The North Bergen Tunnel is significant for its role in the development and expansion of the D.L&W. Railroad system. The tunnel was one of the first major construction projects undertaken after the... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, North Bergen Tunnel, Through Bergen Hill from Prospect Street at Ogden Avenue to John F. Kennedy Boulevard at Beacon Avenue, Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, North Bergen Tunnel, Through ...

Significance: The North Bergen Tunnel is significant for its role in the development and expansion of the D.L&W. Railroad system. The tunnel was one of the first major construction projects undertaken after the... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, North Bergen Tunnel, Through Bergen Hill from Prospect Street at Ogden Avenue to John F. Kennedy Boulevard at Beacon Avenue, Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, North Bergen Tunnel, Through ...

Significance: The North Bergen Tunnel is significant for its role in the development and expansion of the D.L&W. Railroad system. The tunnel was one of the first major construction projects undertaken after the... More

Dr. David Ross House, Annapolis Road (moved to Preservation Hill, Western Run Road, Cockeysville), Bladensburg, Prince George's County, MD

Dr. David Ross House, Annapolis Road (moved to Preservation Hill, West...

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

Dr. David Ross House, Annapolis Road (moved to Preservation Hill, Western Run Road, Cockeysville), Bladensburg, Prince George's County, MD

Dr. David Ross House, Annapolis Road (moved to Preservation Hill, West...

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

Dr. David Ross House, Annapolis Road (moved to Preservation Hill, Western Run Road, Cockeysville), Bladensburg, Prince George's County, MD

Dr. David Ross House, Annapolis Road (moved to Preservation Hill, West...

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

Selig Commercial Building, 269-273 Western Avenue, 4359-4363 West Third Street, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Selig Commercial Building, 269-273 Western Avenue, 4359-4363 West Thir...

Significance: Shimmering black and gold terracotta was used to sheath this single story retail store. The gold terracotta ornament, employing chevrons, spirals, fonds and it is especially luxurious. Survey nu... More

Western Boulevard - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Western Boulevard - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

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

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, South Bergen Tunnel, Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, South Bergen Tunnel, Jersey C...

Significance: The South Bergen Tunnel is technologically significant for its innovative concrete technology and is historically significant because it reflected the dramatic increase in railroad freight operati... More

[Female students posing with exercise equipment in a gymnasium, Western High School, Washington, D.C.]

[Female students posing with exercise equipment in a gymnasium, Wester...

No. 33. In album: "Western High School." Forms part of: Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress).

Western Land & Improvement Company Rowhouses, South Fifth & Sixth Streets, Jeannette, Westmoreland County, PA

Western Land & Improvement Company Rowhouses, South Fifth & Sixth Stre...

Significance: A high concentration of window, tableware, bottle and specialty glass plants distinguished Jeannette as "The Glass City" early in its history. Significant housing stock consists of company-built r... More

Munk & Roberts Furniture Company, Western Avenue, Connersville, Fayette County, IN

Munk & Roberts Furniture Company, Western Avenue, Connersville, Fayett...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of a factory, warehouse, commercial or industrial building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Jesse Buel House, 637 Western Avenue, Albany, Albany County, NY

Jesse Buel House, 637 Western Avenue, Albany, Albany County, NY

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-3, FN-4 Survey number: HABS NY-5-A-6 Building/structure dates: 1821 Initial Construction

Corvallis Downtown Historic District, Bounded by First & Sixth Streets, Van Buren & Western Avenues, Corvallis, Benton County, OR

Corvallis Downtown Historic District, Bounded by First & Sixth Streets...

Significance: The Corvallis Downtown Historic District is locally significant as a commercial and social center in the Willamette Valley in Oregon. The district reflects the commercial growth of the city, as we... More

Corvallis Downtown Historic District, Bounded by First & Sixth Streets, Van Buren & Western Avenues, Corvallis, Benton County, OR

Corvallis Downtown Historic District, Bounded by First & Sixth Streets...

Significance: The Corvallis Downtown Historic District is locally significant as a commercial and social center in the Willamette Valley in Oregon. The district reflects the commercial growth of the city, as we... More

Corvallis Downtown Historic District, Bounded by First & Sixth Streets, Van Buren & Western Avenues, Corvallis, Benton County, OR

Corvallis Downtown Historic District, Bounded by First & Sixth Streets...

Significance: The Corvallis Downtown Historic District is locally significant as a commercial and social center in the Willamette Valley in Oregon. The district reflects the commercial growth of the city, as we... More

Harbor Hills Housing Project, 26607 Western Avenue, Lomita, Los Angeles County, CA

Harbor Hills Housing Project, 26607 Western Avenue, Lomita, Los Angele...

Significance: The Harbor Hill Housing Project is significant as an important representative example of the role the federal and local government played in providing low income rental housing during the Great De... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Washington Avenue Bridge, Spanning Washington Avenue at Railroad Alley, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Washington Av...

Significance: The Washington Avenue Bridge is typical of the plate girder and concrete railroad bridges built by the D,L & W after the turn of the century. The bridge carried passenger and freight traffic betw... More

Western Canal, Guard Gates, Western & Northern Canals, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA

Western Canal, Guard Gates, Western & Northern Canals, Lowell, Middles...

Significance: The Guard Gates were built as part of the improvements to the canal system which took place around the middle of the 19th century. The Guard Gates allowed parts of the Western Canal to be drained... More

Western Canal, Hickey Hall Dam, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA

Western Canal, Hickey Hall Dam, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA

Significance: The Hickey Hall Dam was built to ensure the water level in the upper level of the Western Canal was sufficiently high to provide power to the Suffolk and Tremont Mills prior to construction of the... More

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad, Overhead Highway Bridge, Spanning Twin City & Western Railroad on Trunk Highway 71, Olivia, Renville County, MN

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad, Overhead Highway Brid...

Significance: This triple-span rigid frame concrete deck girder bridge is significant for being the oldest known structure of its type in Minnesota. Survey number: HAER MN-77

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad & Ferry Terminal, Ferry Slips & Bridges, Bounded by Observer, Newark & River Streets, Hudson River, Hoboken, Hudson County, NJ

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad & Ferry Terminal, Ferry Slips ...

Significance: Throughout the early decades of the twentieth century, this terminal played a central role in commuter transportation in the metropolitan area. The ferry facilities are significant as an integral... More

Philadelphia & Western Railway, Bridgeport Bridge, Spanning Schulykill River, west of DeKalb Street, Bridgeport, Montgomery County, PA

Philadelphia & Western Railway, Bridgeport Bridge, Spanning Schulykill...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a cemetery, memorial, monument, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

First Congregational Church, 1106 Chestnut Street, Western Springs, Cook County, IL

First Congregational Church, 1106 Chestnut Street, Western Springs, Co...

2007 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: In the 1920s, First Congregational Church of Western Springs was growing out of its original frame building and needed to expand. Seeking a new bu... More

First Congregational Church, 1106 Chestnut Street, Western Springs, Cook County, IL

First Congregational Church, 1106 Chestnut Street, Western Springs, Co...

2007 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: In the 1920s, First Congregational Church of Western Springs was growing out of its original frame building and needed to expand. Seeking a new bu... More

First Congregational Church, 1106 Chestnut Street, Western Springs, Cook County, IL

First Congregational Church, 1106 Chestnut Street, Western Springs, Co...

2007 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: In the 1920s, First Congregational Church of Western Springs was growing out of its original frame building and needed to expand. Seeking a new bu... More

Western Railway of Alabama Montgomery Rail Shops, 701 North Perry Street, Montgomery, Montgomery County, AL

Western Railway of Alabama Montgomery Rail Shops, 701 North Perry Stre...

Significance: When built, the Western Railway of Alabama shops at Montgomery were hailed as the largest in Alabama and the best equipped in the South. Their connection with the second oldest railroad in Alabam... More

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