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Charlotte Brontë - Public domain portrait Cartes de visite

Charlotte Brontë - Public domain portrait Cartes de visite

Reproduction of a painting by George Richards, 1850. Stamped on verso: Sewell Collection. Reference copy in BIOG FILE.

Dr. A. Conan Doyle in his tent at Bloemfontein, South Africa

Dr. A. Conan Doyle in his tent at Bloemfontein, South Africa

Stereograph of celebrated writer, Dr. Arthur Conan Doyle, working at a desk in a tent at Langman Hospital, South Africa, where he served as a medic for serveral months during the Boer War, 1900. D14517 U.S. Cop... More

Lady Conan Doyle, George Grantham Bain Collection

Lady Conan Doyle, George Grantham Bain Collection

Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). General information about the George Grantha... More

Franklin the editor and writer - Public domain illustration painting

Franklin the editor and writer - Public domain illustration painting

Public domain photograph of 19th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Captain Archibald Willingham Butt, soldier and story writer whom Mr. Taft has selected for his personal military aide

Captain Archibald Willingham Butt, soldier and story writer whom Mr. T...

Archibald Willingham Butt, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right, in uniform. Bain News Service photograph. George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).

Secy. of War Weeks made the address at unveiling of a marble tablet to Francis Scott Key, on Key Bridge, in memory of writer of "Star Spangled Banner," by Nat'l Society of the Daughters of 1812. Left to rt.: Mrs. Chas. Fisher Taylor, Goldsboro, N.C., Chmn. , Secy. Weeks, and Mrs. Samuel Prescott Davis, Nat'l Pres. of the organization

Secy. of War Weeks made the address at unveiling of a marble tablet to...

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

Daughter of Chairman, Republican National Committee to wed Washington writer. Alice Huston, attractive daughter of Claudius Hurten, Chairman of the Republican national committee, is reported engaged to Fulton Lewis, Jr., with whom she is shown in this photograph. Lewis is a native of Washington and has been doing newspaper work here for a number of years

Daughter of Chairman, Republican National Committee to wed Washington ...

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

Pearson's return home. Washington, D.C., Sept. 5. Drew Pearson, writer and co-author of the "Washington Merry Go Round" returned to his home here today with his wife's fiver year old son, Tyler Abell, "kidnapped" by Pearson from George Abell, also a writer and the former husband of the present Mrs. Pearson. Pearson took custody of the child on the British Isle of Sark, on the ground that Abell had taken the boy out of the United States without the mother's permission, assertedly contrary to court order, they are shown in the garden of the Pearson Home in Georgetown.

Pearson's return home. Washington, D.C., Sept. 5. Drew Pearson, writer...

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

Dorothy Canfield Fisher (writer)

Dorothy Canfield Fisher (writer)

A woman sitting on a couch reading a book. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Small houses near the entrance of the Ernest Hemingway house in Havana, Cuba

Small houses near the entrance of the Ernest Hemingway house in Havana...

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

Making sugar cane drinks at the restaurant at the Ernest Hemingway home in Havana, Cuba

Making sugar cane drinks at the restaurant at the Ernest Hemingway hom...

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Gift; Carol M. Highsmith; 2010; (DLC/PP-2... More

Margery genuine says, Conan Doyle; he scorns Houdini : article from the Boston herald, January 26, 1925

Margery genuine says, Conan Doyle; he scorns Houdini : article from th...

This article from the Boston Herald prints a lengthy statement written to the Herald by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, of Sherlock Holmes fame, vigorously defending the medium known as "Margery" against accusations of... More

8 St. Michael's Alley (House), Charleston, Charleston County, SC

8 St. Michael's Alley (House), Charleston, Charleston County, SC

Survey number: HABS SC-751 Building/structure dates: ca. 1848 Initial Construction

[Public letter writer and woman holding baby in foreground, Mexico]

[Public letter writer and woman holding baby in foreground, Mexico]

Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection. Copyright by Hugo Brehme. Public domain photograph of people having fun at picnic in the park, outdoors, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

O'REILLY, MARY BOYLE, WRITER, LECTURER ON SOCIOLOGY

O'REILLY, MARY BOYLE, WRITER, LECTURER ON SOCIOLOGY

A woman in a fur coat and hat standing on steps. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

RINEHART, MARY ROBERTS. MRS. STANLEY M. RINEHART-FICTION WRITER. SNAP

RINEHART, MARY ROBERTS. MRS. STANLEY M. RINEHART-FICTION WRITER. SNAP

A black and white photo of a woman in a dress and hat. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mary Roberts Rinehart, well known writer, snapped while out for a stroll with her favorite pet

Mary Roberts Rinehart, well known writer, snapped while out for a stro...

Mary Roberts Rinehart, full-length, standing on pavement, facing slightly left, with a French bulldog. National Photo Company Collection.

Marjorie Rice as beauty operator. Chicago Journal of Commerce Bess Furman having shampoo, special writer Ruby Black under dryer has own press bureau

Marjorie Rice as beauty operator. Chicago Journal of Commerce Bess Fur...

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

Panay hero receives Navy Cross. Washington, D.C., July 1. Fireman first class John L. Hodge, who is recuperating at Naval Hospital here, was today decorated with the Navy Cross for the bravery he displayed during the sinking of the U.S. gunboat Panay by Japanese bombs last year. Assistant Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison is pictured pinning the award on the Bluejacket. It was hodge who carried Jim Marshall, staff writer for Collier's injured in the bombing, from the scene of the sinking vessel to Wuhu, China, a distance of about 17 miles, 7/1/38

Panay hero receives Navy Cross. Washington, D.C., July 1. Fireman firs...

A man sitting in a wheel chair next to a man in a sailor's uniform. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Resident of Essex Mill Apartments in courtyard with her children; the woman is Té Jai Petersen, a former singer and actress turned writer; artists received rent reductions from Essex Mill Apartments; the building is at 24 Mill Street.

Resident of Essex Mill Apartments in courtyard with her children; the ...

Forms part of a group of images recorded on September 11, documenting scenes in Paterson's historic district.

[Portrait of F. Scott Fitzgerald]

[Portrait of F. Scott Fitzgerald]

Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: XXXIV K 23. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: Portrait photographs of celebritie... More

DAVID FRANKLIN HOUSTIN [sic], CHAIRMAN OF THE N.C.L.C. Mr. Houston was secretary of Agriculture in President Wilson's Cabinet, 1913-1920 and Sec. of the treasury 1920, 1921. He has been active in educational affairs throughout his life and in the promotion of social welfare generally. He has been a teacher and school Supt., a college professor in political and social science; president of the Agri. and Mechanical College of Texas; dean and later president of the University of Texas; Chancellor of Washington University; chairman of the Federal Board for Vocational Education; chairman of the Farm Loan Board; member of numerous official commissions; and a writer of force and distinction on historical, economic and financial topics. He was born in Monroe, Union Co., N.C. in 1866, received the degree of Bachelor of Arts from South Carolina College, and Master of Arts from Harvard. The degree of Doctor of Laws has been conferred upon him by seven different colleges and Universities, including Harvard, Yale and the University of Wisconsin. Mr. Houston says he looks upon his work with the National Child Labor Committee as presenting a great opportunity. It is the same opportunity that is shared by every member of the organization. Shoulder to shoulder with Mr. Houston let us all prove equal to the opportunity which is ours today. AUGUST AMERICAN CHILD. 1921.

DAVID FRANKLIN HOUSTIN [sic], CHAIRMAN OF THE N.C.L.C. Mr. Houston was...

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

[Design drawing for stained glass memorial window with Beatific male saint, book and quill (Gospel writer?)]

[Design drawing for stained glass memorial window with Beatific male s...

Public domain image of watercolor painting from British-related collections, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Joan of Arc, by the most popular magazine writer, begins in April Harper's / Edward Penfield.

Joan of Arc, by the most popular magazine writer, begins in April Harp...

Poster showing Joan of Arc holding a flag in one hand and pointing her sword with the other. Promotional goal: U.S. D42. Exhibited: Joan of Arc, Knights of Columbus Museum, New Haven, CT, May - August, 2007.

Alice Barber Stephens - [Three women and a baby]

Alice Barber Stephens - [Three women and a baby]

Title devised by cataloger. (DLC/PP-1933:0012). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Middlemarch / George Eliot, 1899.

Sir A. Conan Doyle and family - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Sir A. Conan Doyle and family - Glass negative photogrpah. Public doma...

Public domain photograph of a group of passengers standing on a deck of an ocean liner, people on transatlantic line steamship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Sir A. Conan Doyle - Public domain photograph, glass negative

Sir A. Conan Doyle - Public domain photograph, glass negative

A man in a suit and tie holding a hat. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mrs. A. Conan Doyle - Public domain portrait photograph

Mrs. A. Conan Doyle - Public domain portrait photograph

Photograph shows Arthur Conan Doyle's second wife, Jean Elizabeth Leckie with Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) (right). (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011)

Mayor Hague battler favors Ludlow Amendment. Washington, D.C., May 10. New York Attorney Morris Ernst, writer and lawyer who battled Mayor Hague in civil liberty cases, appeared as witness today before a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee to favor the Ludlow resolution to place the power of declaring aggressive war in the hands of voters. Ernst said that the founding fathers intended that the power be given [to] the people, but that interpretation and usage had disallowed it

Mayor Hague battler favors Ludlow Amendment. Washington, D.C., May 10....

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Mrs. Mary Austin, of California, the noted writer, [is] a prominent member of the National Advisory Council of the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage. She is a graduate of Blackburn University where she received the degree of A.B.

Mrs. Mary Austin, of California, the noted writer, [is] a prominent me...

Title transcribed from item. Summary: Formal portrait, head and shoulders turned slightly to right facing camera, of writer Mary Hunter Austin of California, who served on the Congressional Union National Advis... More

Princess Radziwill (Gladys Deacon)

Princess Radziwill (Gladys Deacon)

Photograph shows Dorothy Parker Deacon (1892-1960) who married Prince Antoni Albrecht Radziwill in 1910. Her sister was Gladys Deacon. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2017) Title from data provided by the Bain... More

[It is this wonderful life, with its record, its example and inspiration which was the real object of the descent of this high spirit onto our planet]

[It is this wonderful life, with its record, its example and inspirati...

(DLC/PP-1934:0056). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "The Vital Message" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Hearst's magazine, 35:15 (Mar. 1919).

[With his dressing gown flapping on each side of him, he looked like some huge bat]

[With his dressing gown flapping on each side of him, he looked like s...

Title from mat. (DLC/PP-1933:0080). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "The Creeping Man" by A. Conan Doyle, Hearst's International magazine, 43:13 (March 1923).

Senate Committee hears noted woman columnist and author on president's court reform plan. Washington, D.C., March 31. Dorothy Thompson, noted newspaperwoman and author, told the Senate Judiciary Committee today that as "a researcher into the mortality of republics" she feared that under President Roosevelt's Judiciary program America would go the way of European Democracies fallen under Dictatorship. "You say it couldn't happen here, but it has happened here," added the writer as she cited past infringement on the rights of minorities which have been frustrated by the Supreme Court, 3/31/1937

Senate Committee hears noted woman columnist and author on president's...

A black and white photo of a woman sitting at a table. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Resident of Essex Mill Apartments in courtyard with her children; the woman is Té Jai Petersen, a former singer and actress turned writer; artists received rent reductions from Essex Mill Apartments; the building is at 24 Mill Street.

Resident of Essex Mill Apartments in courtyard with her children; the ...

Forms part of a group of images recorded on September 11, documenting scenes in Paterson's historic district.

The boyhood home of the American writer Mark Twain was this gray house on Hill Street, Missouri, the house described as Tom Sawyer's home in Mark Twain's best known story, "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer"

The boyhood home of the American writer Mark Twain was this gray house...

Photograph shows Samuel Clemens standing in front of his childhood home in Hannibal, Missouri. Portrait of America - no. 100. Well remembered U.S. writers. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. O... More

[Portrait of F. Scott Fitzgerald]

[Portrait of F. Scott Fitzgerald]

Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: XXXIV K 24. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: Portrait photographs of celebritie... More

[Crowd of people seated around table watching man read document]

[Crowd of people seated around table watching man read document]

Title devised by cataloger. (DLC/PP-1932:0083). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Middlemarch / George Eliot, 1899.

Alice Barber Stephens - [Man and woman on sofa]

Alice Barber Stephens - [Man and woman on sofa]

Title devised by cataloger. (DLC/PP-1932:0083). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Middlemarch / George Eliot, 1899.

Sir A. Conan Doyle and family - Public domain portrait photograph

Sir A. Conan Doyle and family - Public domain portrait photograph

Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). General information about the George Grantha... More

Sir A. Conan Doyle and children

Sir A. Conan Doyle and children

Public domain photograph of official photograph, building on the background, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Rose Wilder Lane says Ludlow Resolution is needed as check on government. Washington, D.C., May 10. Rose Wilder Lane, writer, today urged support of the Ludlow Resolution which is being considered by a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee. She supported it on the grounds that it would 'carry forward the American process of government,' and followed by saying that it is another check on government. We need more checks on government. The bill, if passed, would make aggressive war by the United States subject to vote by the people

Rose Wilder Lane says Ludlow Resolution is needed as check on governme...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

[O'REILLY, MARY BOYLE, WRITER, LECTURER ON SOCIOLOGY]

[O'REILLY, MARY BOYLE, WRITER, LECTURER ON SOCIOLOGY]

A man and a woman standing on a set of steps. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Emily Price Post, American writer and authority on etiquette, three-quarter length portrait, facing front] / Marceau, New York.

[Emily Price Post, American writer and authority on etiquette, three-q...

J170337 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

David Hwang, Writer-Producer of M Butterfly outside The National Theatre

David Hwang, Writer-Producer of M Butterfly outside The National Theat...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by photographer. Photograph taken at the National Theatre, Washington, D.C. Published in the New York Times. Gift; Michael Geissinger; 2016; (DLC/PP-2017:007).

Resident of Essex Mill Apartments in courtyard with her children; the woman is Té Jai Petersen, a former singer and actress turned writer; artists received rent reductions from Essex Mill Apartments; the building is at 24 Mill Street.

Resident of Essex Mill Apartments in courtyard with her children; the ...

Forms part of a group of images recorded on September 11, documenting scenes in Paterson's historic district.

Resident of Essex Mill Apartments in courtyard with her children; the woman is Té Jai Petersen, a former singer and actress turned writer; artists received rent reductions from Essex Mill Apartments; the building is at 24 Mill Street.

Resident of Essex Mill Apartments in courtyard with her children; the ...

Forms part of a group of images recorded on September 11, documenting scenes in Paterson's historic district.

Portrait photo of [Portrait of F. Scott Fitzgerald]

Portrait photo of [Portrait of F. Scott Fitzgerald]

Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: XXXIV K 23. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: Portrait photographs of celebritie... More

8 St. Michael's Alley (House), Charleston, Charleston County, SC

8 St. Michael's Alley (House), Charleston, Charleston County, SC

Survey number: HABS SC-751 Building/structure dates: ca. 1848 Initial Construction

[See, Jack, he said, his manner wild and delirious]

[See, Jack, he said, his manner wild and delirious]

(DLC/PP-1934:0056). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "The Nightmare Room" by A. Conan Doyle, Hearst's international, 42:9 (Aug. 1922).

[Design drawing for stained glass window with Beatific young robed writer]

[Design drawing for stained glass window with Beatific young robed wri...

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

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Public domain photograph, glass negative

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Public domain photograph, glass negative

A black and white photo of a man with a pipe in his mouth. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Heads new Radio Correspondents Association. Washington, D.C., May 12. Fulton R. Lewis, Jr., was today elected president of the newly formed Radio Correspondents Association composed of radio news reporters, commentators, and correspondents. It was through the efforts of Lewis, a former Washington political writer, that radio news commentators recently gained the same recognition as accorded newspapermen by the White House, Senate, and House press galleries

Heads new Radio Correspondents Association. Washington, D.C., May 12. ...

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

Sir A. Conan Doyle and family - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Sir A. Conan Doyle and family - Glass negative photogrpah. Public doma...

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

[Betty Friedan, half-length portrait, facing right] / World Telegram & Sun photo by Fred Palumbo.

[Betty Friedan, half-length portrait, facing right] / World Telegram &...

NYWT&S staff photo. New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress)

Resident of Essex Mill Apartments in courtyard with her children; the woman is Té Jai Petersen, a former singer and actress turned writer; artists received rent reductions from Essex Mill Apartments; the building is at 24 Mill Street.

Resident of Essex Mill Apartments in courtyard with her children; the ...

Forms part of a group of images recorded on September 11, documenting scenes in Paterson's historic district.

Alice Barber Stephens - [Man and woman weeping]

Alice Barber Stephens - [Man and woman weeping]

Title devised by cataloger. (DLC/PP-1933:0012). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Middlemarch / George Eliot, 1899.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Public domain photograph, glass negative

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Public domain photograph, glass negative

A man in a suit smoking a cigarette. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

"Baby Service, Inc." Washington, D.C., Aug. 14. "Enjoy your baby, let us work for him" is the motto of a brand new business just started here by a woman who looks rather like a baby herself, though she has one, the owner of the business is Mrs. John McGee, the former Narcissa Sullivan, daughter of Mark Sullivan, the political writer. Baby service, Inc. will prepare and deliver baby food made according to special formulae, sterlize bottles, provide girls who will stay with children at night, shop for supplies, make layettes, or render all service baby needs, scaling all prices to the clients purse. Mrs. McGee is shown mixing preparations with Miss Betty Burns, left

"Baby Service, Inc." Washington, D.C., Aug. 14. "Enjoy your baby, let ...

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

Jacques Casanova de Seingalt a l'âge de 63 ans

Jacques Casanova de Seingalt a l'âge de 63 ans

Head-and-shoulders portrait, in oval, right profile. Illus. in: The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seinhalt, the prince of adventurers. London : Chapman and Hall, limited, 1902, vol. 1, frontispiece. Ref. copy ... More

Bernstein at the ranch of Frieda Lawrence, widow of the writer D.H. Lawrence (1885-1930) in Taos, New Mexico, 1948. Photographer unidentified. (Music Division)

Bernstein at the ranch of Frieda Lawrence, widow of the writer D.H. La...

From: Photographs Series Public domain photograph - New Mexico, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Portrait photo of [Portrait of F. Scott Fitzgerald]

Portrait photo of [Portrait of F. Scott Fitzgerald]

Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: XXXIV K 22. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: Portrait photographs of celebritie... More

Boston Herald article, January 26, 1925 Margery genuine says Conan Doyle, he scorns Houdini

Boston Herald article, January 26, 1925 Margery genuine says Conan Doy...

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

The new electro-magnetic planchette, or, mysterious writer! With metallic plates on the top, is the most sensitive instrument in use ... [Boston n. d.].

The new electro-magnetic planchette, or, mysterious writer! With metal...

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 82, Folder 8.

David Roberts - Louis Haghe - The letter writer, Cairo / David Roberts, R.A.

David Roberts - Louis Haghe - The letter writer, Cairo / David Roberts...

Illus. in: Egypt & Nubia / from drawings made on the spot by David Roberts ... ; lithographed by Louis Haghe. London : F.G. Moon, 1846-1849, v. 3, p. 31.

Alice Barber Stephens - [Man seated in chair, another person in bed]

Alice Barber Stephens - [Man seated in chair, another person in bed]

Drawing shows a man with worried expression on his face, seated in chair, keeping vigil over another man lying in bed. Illustration for: "Middlemarch" by George Eliot, 1899. Inscribed in blue pencil on verso: ... More

Dorothy Parker - Public domain photograph, glass negative

Dorothy Parker - Public domain photograph, glass negative

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

The Brave Sir Mark, A Yankee writer at King Arthur's Court

The Brave Sir Mark, A Yankee writer at King Arthur's Court

Portrait of Mark Twain as knight in armor. Lithograph by Louis Rhead in Life, v. 42, 1903, p. 647. Reference copy may be available in BIOG FILE - Clemens, Samuel Langhorne. This record contains unverified, old ... More

Mrs. Rheta Childe Dorr of New York is one of the prominent members of the Advisory Council of the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage. Mrs. Dorr is a well known writer and speaker. She is the author of "What 8,000,000 Women Want" and was formerly editor of The Suffragist, the official organ of the Congressional Union.

Mrs. Rheta Childe Dorr of New York is one of the prominent members of ...

Summary: Informal portrait, three-quarter length, Rheta Childe Dorr, seated at desk, facing left with head turned toward camera, holding eye glasses in right hand and newspaper in left hand, wearing corduroy su... More

PAISH, SIR GEORGE. OF GREAT BRITAIN. WRITER ON RAILROADS IN U.S. RIGHT, WITH AMBASSADOR SPRING-RICE, CENTER, AND BASIL BLACKETT

PAISH, SIR GEORGE. OF GREAT BRITAIN. WRITER ON RAILROADS IN U.S. RIGHT...

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

[Bookplate of Spanish writer, Vicente Blasco Ibañez]

[Bookplate of Spanish writer, Vicente Blasco Ibañez]

Signed and possibly dated below image. Woodcut on laid paper. Forms part of the Ruthven Deane Bookplate Collection. Accession box no. 17

Left to right; George Durno, International News Service writer; Lew Lehr, movie comedian; Karl Godwin, Washington Times

Left to right; George Durno, International News Service writer; Lew Le...

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

Miss Perkins and Clara M. Beyer, Assistant Director of the Division of Labor Standard, Department of Labor, and a labor writer of some note. (I was told by Miss Perkins' secretary that the latter lady is worth watching off the record)

Miss Perkins and Clara M. Beyer, Assistant Director of the Division of...

Two women sitting at a table with papers. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

James Joyce; great authors from the Time Reading Program

James Joyce; great authors from the Time Reading Program

Possible photographer: Berenice Abbott. James Joyce a portrait of the artist as a young man. Date of publication supplied by Library staff. Forms part of the Artist poster filing series (Library of Congress) P... More

[Portrait of F. Scott Fitzgerald]

[Portrait of F. Scott Fitzgerald]

Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: XXXIV K 24. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: Portrait photographs of celebritie... More

[Design drawing for stained glass window showing St John, gospel writer, at center with quill, snake in chalice, looking to angel, before conflated narrative scenes of life and events, and Jerusalem]

[Design drawing for stained glass window showing St John, gospel write...

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

[A willing letter writer] - Public domain drawing

[A willing letter writer] - Public domain drawing

Print shows a man with two women, one of the women is writing a letter. Adachi modern reprint (Showa). Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

Sir A. Conan Doyle - Public domain photograph, glass negative

Sir A. Conan Doyle - Public domain photograph, glass negative

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

Lady Conan Doyle - Public domain photograph, glass negative

Lady Conan Doyle - Public domain photograph, glass negative

A woman in a hat and dress standing on a ledge. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

"Baby Service, Inc." Washington, D.C., Aug. 18. "Enjoy your baby, let us work for him" is the motto of a brand new business started here recently by Mrs. John McGee, the former Narcissa Sullivan, daughter of Mark Sullivan, the political writer. Baby service, Inc. will prepare and deliver baby food made according to special formulae, sterlize bottles, provide girls who will stay with children at night, shop for supplies, make layettes, or render baby needs, scaling all prices to the clients purse. #1--Getting a call for baby service, Mrs. McGee, at the phone

"Baby Service, Inc." Washington, D.C., Aug. 18. "Enjoy your baby, let ...

A woman sitting at a desk talking on a phone. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Franklin the editor and writer - Public domain portrait drawing

Franklin the editor and writer - Public domain portrait drawing

Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790, three-quarter length portrait, seated, left profile. Reproduction of painting by Charles E. Mills. Copyright by Detroit Publishing Co. This record contains unverified, old data fro... More

[Portrait of F. Scott Fitzgerald]

[Portrait of F. Scott Fitzgerald]

Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: XXXIV K 22. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: Portrait photographs of celebritie... More

[Portrait of F. Scott Fitzgerald]

[Portrait of F. Scott Fitzgerald]

Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: XXXIV K 24. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: Portrait photographs of celebritie... More

[See, Jack, he said, his manner wild and delirious]

[See, Jack, he said, his manner wild and delirious]

(DLC/PP-1934:0056). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "The Nightmare Room" by A. Conan Doyle, Hearst's international, 42:9 (Aug. 1922).

To the freeholders of the Southern district. A writer, under the signature of A citizen of New-York, has addressed you. He observes, that "The advocates for the re-election of Governor Clinton, despairing of success by other means, are employing

To the freeholders of the Southern district. A writer, under the signa...

Victor Hugo - Public domain portrait print

Victor Hugo - Public domain portrait print

Victor Hugo, half-length portrait, facing front. Image appears to be a 19th century photoprint mounted on a 20th century postcard.

Sir A. Conan Doyle - Public domain portrait photograph

Sir A. Conan Doyle - Public domain portrait photograph

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

President Coolidge receives winners of essays on safety lesson. The winners in the national safety lesson essay contest conducted by the Highway Education Board were received by President Coolidge today. In the center of the photograph, left to right: Rep. W.W. Arnold of Illinois; Senator Charles S. Deneen of Illinois; Chloe Hawkins, writer of best essay among elementary school pupils; President Coolidge; Miss Anna M. Keedy, of Minot, North Dakota, winner over 80,000 elementary school teachers; Senator Frazier of North Dakota; and Rep. Sinclair of North Dakota

President Coolidge receives winners of essays on safety lesson. The wi...

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Bernstein at the ranch of Frieda Lawrence, widow of the writer D.H. Lawrence (1885-1930) in Taos, New Mexico, 1948. Photographer unidentified. (Music Division)

Bernstein at the ranch of Frieda Lawrence, widow of the writer D.H. La...

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Jack Schaindlin, musical director, Eleanor Herring, Garson Kanin, director, Wallace Russell, writer, Spencer Tracy, narrator, Max Brasch, film editor, Philip Martin, Jr., technical director, at the Long Island Studios of the Army Signal Corps for the recording of Spencer Tracy's narration of the "Ring of Steel," an Office of Emergency Management (OEM) film, on February 19, 1942

Jack Schaindlin, musical director, Eleanor Herring, Garson Kanin, dire...

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Resident of Essex Mill Apartments in courtyard with her children; the woman is Té Jai Petersen, a former singer and actress turned writer; artists received rent reductions from Essex Mill Apartments; the building is at 24 Mill Street.

Resident of Essex Mill Apartments in courtyard with her children; the ...

Forms part of a group of images recorded on September 11, documenting scenes in Paterson's historic district.

DAVID FRANKLIN HOUSTIN [sic], CHAIRMAN OF THE N.C.L.C. Mr. Houston was secretary of Agriculture in President Wilson's Cabinet, 1913-1920 and Sec. of the treasury 1920, 1921. He has been active in educational affairs throughout his life and in the promotion of social welfare generally. He has been a teacher and school Supt., a college professor in political and social science; president of the Agri. and Mechanical College of Texas; dean and later president of the University of Texas; Chancellor of Washington University; chairman of the Federal Board for Vocational Education; chairman of the Farm Loan Board; member of numerous official commissions; and a writer of force and distinction on historical, economic and financial topics. He was born in Monroe, Union Co., N.C. in 1866, received the degree of Bachelor of Arts from South Carolina College, and Master of Arts from Harvard. The degree of Doctor of Laws has been conferred upon him by seven different colleges and Universities, including Harvard, Yale and the University of Wisconsin. Mr. Houston says he looks upon his work with the National Child Labor Committee as presenting a great opportunity. It is the same opportunity that is shared by every member of the organization. Shoulder to shoulder with Mr. Houston let us all prove equal to the opportunity which is ours today. AUGUST AMERICAN CHILD. 1921.

DAVID FRANKLIN HOUSTIN [sic], CHAIRMAN OF THE N.C.L.C. Mr. Houston was...

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[Portrait of F. Scott Fitzgerald]

[Portrait of F. Scott Fitzgerald]

Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: XXXIV K 24. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: Portrait photographs of celebritie... More

Italian lyrics writer, Riccardo Morbelli, rehearses one of his songs while Mr. Folletto of CBS looks on

Italian lyrics writer, Riccardo Morbelli, rehearses one of his songs w...

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[Design drawing for stained glass window showing St John, gospel writer, at center with quill, snake in chalice, looking to angel, before conflated narrative scenes of life and events, and Jerusalem]

[Design drawing for stained glass window showing St John, gospel write...

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Sir Richard Burton, engraving, Library of Congress

Sir Richard Burton, engraving, Library of Congress

Illus. in: The Illustrated London News, 1887 Jan. 22. This record contains unverified data from caption card.

Sir A. Conan Doyle and family - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Sir A. Conan Doyle and family - Glass negative photogrpah. Public doma...

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Dr. Conan Doyle - Public domain photograph, glass negative

Dr. Conan Doyle - Public domain photograph, glass negative

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Sir A. Conan Doyle and family - Public domain portrait photograph

Sir A. Conan Doyle and family - Public domain portrait photograph

Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). General information about the George Grantha... More

Women's Press Club skit instructs future first ladies on how to get along. 5. Delegates to the nominating convention include 679,342. 1-2 honest to God newspaperwomen, not counting socialite chiselers, meeting to nominate the next first lady who may pick out her own president. All possible ladies are considered. They attempt to discover if 'Mrs. Roosevelt will settle down, if Mrs. Taft is on a diet, and who Mrs. Dewey was. Mary Johnson of Time, city room gal-bab Lincoln, Washington Times-Herald, Club Editor, Corrinne Frazier, WPA, Correspondent, Mrs. Elizabeth May Craig, Portland, Maine, Press-Herald Chairman, Bess Furman, Furman Features, Political Writer, Malvina Lindsay, Washington Post Woman's Page Editor, Hope Riding Miller, The Washington Post Society editor. Do not release before March 11, 1940

Women's Press Club skit instructs future first ladies on how to get al...

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