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Sculpture "Eagle; Justice Above All Else" at Jacob K. Javitz Federal B...

Artist: Theodore Roszak, 1970. Bronze. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photogr... More

[Civil War envelope showing eagle with American flag and stalk of whea...

Addressed to Otis B. String, Huntsburgh, Geauga County, Ohio; bears 3 cent stamp; barely legible postmark. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127) pp/liljmem

[Civil War envelope showing an eagle carrying an American flag in its ...

Addressed to Mrs. Sarah Ann Prall, Christianna, Lancaster County, Pa.; hand-canceled; bears 3 cent stamp. Notation: Post master, please forward soon. 1[?]th Penna. Regt. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-20... More

[Civil War envelope showing eagle with American flag attacking 7-star ...

Addressed to Thomas Wood, Penningtonville, Chester Co., Pa.; postmarked by hand; bears 3 cent stamp. Notations on front: Prairie Pond, Ill., Jan. 13th, 1864; ans. Feb. 12th 64; broken leg [?] 12; 1-2 mo. in [?... More

[Civil War envelope showing American flags, eagle with laurel branches...

Addressed to Mr. Asa Foote, Fowler, Trumbull Co., Ohio; postmarked; bears 3 cent stamp. Notation on verso: Gallipolis, Ohio. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). pp/liljmem

The Bunker Hill Monument. Photochrom print, 1880-1890.

Historic Sites Public domain photograph of a column monument, city square, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Monument to the Forefathers, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

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

140th flag day, 1777-1917 The birthday of the stars and stripes, June ...

Poster showing a man raising the American flag, with a minuteman cheering and an eagle flying above. Text continues: 'Tis the Star Spangled Banner, oh, long may it wave, o'er the land of the free and the home o... More

National Archives. Stone eagle on top of National Archives Building IV

Picryl description: Public domain photo of antique stone sculpture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

AS11-40-5905 - Apollo 11 - Apollo 11 Mission image - U.S. Flag on the...

The original database describes this as: Description: U.S. Flag on the lunar surface. Image taken at Tranquility Base during the Apollo 11 Mission. Original film magazine was labeled S. Film Type: Ektachrome... More

AS16-113-18342 - Apollo 16 - Apollo 16 Mission image - View of Station...

The original database describes this as: Description: View of Station Lunar Module (LM) the Lunar Module Pilot (LMP), Charles M. Duke, Jr., honors the flag, the Nation, and the American people in this salute t... More

President Ronald Regan waves from the doorway of Air Force One as he p...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Norton Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Alan Wycheck, USAF Release Statu... More

Paper Money - Public domain dedication image

Picryl description: Public domain image of banknote, paper money, numismatic catalog, free to use, no copyright restrictions

Masonic record - Print, Library of Congress collection

V26147 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Hudson, Kimberly.

[Civil War envelope showing American flags with eagle and stars above ...

Addressed to Miss Mary E. Frank, Harrisburg, Penna.; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). pp/liljmem

[Civil War envelope showing eagle with laurel branch atop shield]

Addressed to Miss Sura A. Fuller, Little Valley, Cattarangus Co., New York; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photogr... More

[Masonic chart] - Print, Library of Congress collection

C8398 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Ehrgott & Krebs.

Caricature, His soonness / F. Opper., public domain cartoon image

Illustration shows New York Governor Hill pressing the "Notoriety" button for the "Presidential Elevator"; Uncle Sam, the manager of the elevator, is sitting nearby and tells Hill that he is too early, also sug... More

Grant Monument, Lincoln Park, Chicago view, photochrome print postcard...

Copyright 1901 by Detroit Photographic Co. Title on inventory list: Grant Monument, Lincoln Park. Detroit Publishing Co. no. "51362". Forms part of: Photochrom Print Collection. More information about the Phot... More

Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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

Masonic headquarters in Worthington, Ohio

Public domain photograph of decorated panel, decor, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

AS12-47-6897 - Apollo 12 - Apollo 12 Mission image - Apollo 12 astron...

The original database describes this as: Description: Astronaut Charles Conrad Jr., commander of the Apollo 12 lunar landing mission, stands beside the American flag after is was unfurled on the lunar surface ... More

Carol M. Highsmith - The Liberty Bell, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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

President Ronald Reagan Receiving a Turkey for the 36th Annual Thanksg...

Original caption: President Reagan attending ceremony to receive the 36th annual Thanksgiving Turkey from representatives of the National Turkey Federation on the South Lawn. Reagan White House Photographs

The Statue of Liberty - Public domain dedication photo

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New York Harbor State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Emmett Francois Release Status: Released to ... More

Bear Flag Monument, Sonoma, 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

A colorful rendition of the American flag, painted on the side of a la...

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

Correspondence. Paper Money related to American Revolution.

Public domain scan of manuscript related to American history, NYPL collection, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

[Proof for bank note vignette, showing eagle and arrows on shield, wit...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bird in flight, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Civil War envelope showing eagle atop shield with message "Union"]

Addressed to Fulton Smith Esq., Cherry Flattz [i.e. Flats], Tioga Co., Pa.; bears 3 cent stamp; postmarked Washington, D.C. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Col... More

[Civil War envelope showing Columbia, eagle, shield, state seal of New...

Addressed to Mrs. Caleb Lyon, Rossville, Staten Island, N.Y.; bears 3 cent stamp; postmarked Washington, D.C., February 27. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127) pp/liljmem

The Thomas Wildey Monument, Baltimore, Md.

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

It's "Present arms!" for members of the 442nd Combat Team, Japanese-Am...

Photograph by Bureau of Public Relations, U.S. War Department. Public domain photograph of Imperial Japan, Japanese empire during World War Two, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

AS11-40-5874 - Apollo 11 - Apollo 11 Mission image - Astronaut Edwin A...

The original database describes this as: Description: Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin,Lunar Module (LM) pilot, poses for a photo beside the U.S. flag that has been placed on the moon. The LM is visible in the left ... More

Exterior eagle detail, Joseph P. Kinnerary U.S. Courthouse, Columbus, ...

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title and date provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Print... More

A modern-day replica of the "Come and Get It" flag in Gonzales, Texas

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

The great Bartholdi statue, Liberty enlightening the world--The gift o...

The Statue of Liberty; and ships in New York Harbor in background.

[Unidentified African American soldier in Union uniform with a rifle a...

Frame: Berg 7-18. Photographer's name attribution based on article: Ertzgaard, John. "The elusive photographer of Benton Barracks." Military images, 10.6 (1989): pp. 24-25. Digital photo with mat removed by Mi... More

Britain, America, at length be friends ...

Print shows America, as a Native woman, shaking hands with Britannia with the goddess Concord standing between them holding a globe and an olive branch. Ships in a busy port are in the background, and a lion, l... More

[Civil War envelope showing eagle with American flag in talon attackin...

Addressed to Samuel Raubensti[ne?], Marlboro, Stark Co., Ohio; postmarked Pa.; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Phot... More

[Civil War envelope for Company G, Stoneham Rifles, Massachusetts Volu...

Addressed to Mr. William Clark, Dery [i.e. Derry?], N.H.; bears 3 cent stamp; postmarked Washington, Apr. 22, 1862. Annotation on verso: Geo. P. Boyce, Apr. 20, '62. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:1... More

Will he dare do it? / Th. Nast.

Published in Harper's Weekly, 1878 March 2, p. 176. Forms part of: Nast, Thomas, 1840-1902. Illustrations and political cartoons by Thomas Nast which is part of: Ben and Beatrice Goldstein Foundation collection.

[Model of the Statue of Liberty.]

Picryl description: Public domain image of a Statue of Liberty, New York harbor, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Brer Thuldy's Statue Liberty frightenin de world: To be stuck up on Be...

Caricature issued as part of the "Darktown comics" series. Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 0732.

Raymond Loewy Associates, 488 Madison Ave., New York City. Mr. Loewy u...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bureau, office furniture, desk, chair, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Statue of Liberty, New York - Drawing. Public domain image.

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. The Statue of Liberty was dedicated on October 28, 1886... More

Dusk view of the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument and U.S. Capito...

Courtroom eagle detail, Byron R. White U.S. Courthouse, Denver, Colora...

Architect: Tracy, Swartwout, and Litchfield. Built 1910-1916. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Credit li... More

Courtroom wood eagle, Byron R. White U.S. Courthouse, Denver, Colorado

Masonic register / Strobridge & Co. Lith. Cincinnati, O.

Print shows a certificate for membership in a masonic order, partially filled out for Alex. F. Clark member of the Rising Sun Lodge no. 103 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., April 4, 1881. On the left column is inscri... More

Our Liberty Bell - Public domain World War One sheet music

words and music by Olive M. Skelton. (statement of responsibility) For voice and piano. "Respectfully dedicated to our President of U.S.A."--Caption. Cover designed by Olive M. Skelton Also available in digital... More

[Civil War envelope showing eagle holding olive branch atop shield, wi...

Addressed to Mr. Patrick Kernan, Esq., Camp Chace, care of Capt. Pike, Columbus, Ohio; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). pp/liljmem

[Civil War envelope showing eagle with American flag above star design...

Picryl description: Public domain image of stamped postal envelope, free to use, no copyright restrictions

[Civil War envelope showing eagle in flight carrying American flag in ...

Addressed to Hiram L. Warner, Lyons, Clinton Co., Iowa; bears 3 cent stamp; postmarked Killbuck, N.Y., Jun. 17. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of C... More

[Civil War envelope showing eagle with American flag in its talon and ...

Addressed to Mrs. A.C. Elsbree, Lewis Centre, Delaware Co., Ohio; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). pp/liljmem

[Civil War envelope showing portrait of Colonel Horatio Gates Sickel o...

Addressed to Mr. William H. Heft, Richlandtown P.O., Bucks County, Pa.; bears 3 cent stamp; postmarked at Washington, D.C., December 1862. The 32nd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment was the 3rd of the Pennsylvani... More

The Lord's Prayer and the Ten Commandments / Rode & Brand, Engravers,...

Print shows the Lord's Prayer and the Ten Commandments interspersed by various religious symbols and religious and secular admonitions. At the top are images of Presidents George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and... More

[Battle Monument, Baltimore, Md.]

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

[Woodrow Wilson speaking at his first inauguration on the east portico...

The original U.S. Capitol building, known as the "Old Capitol," was a small brick building that was completed in 1800. It served as the Capitol building until the current building was completed in the 1850s. Th... More

Pictorial map of Washington D.C. / - Public domain map

F28003 U.S. Copyright Office Covers central area. Selected points of interest shown pictorially. "Copyright 1915 by the Evening Star Newspaper Co." LC copy halved and mounted on cloth backing. Available also th... More

Send the eagle's answer - more ships United States Shipping Board, Eme...

Poster showing a large eagle flying above ships setting sail for a distant shore in flames.

Christmas Tree in the Blue Room of the White House, Washington, DC

Robert Knudsen White House Photographs Public domain photograph - White house, President of the United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

AS15-88-11863 - Apollo 15 - Apollo 15 Mission image - View of Station ...

The original database describes this as: Description: Astronaut David R. Scott, commander, gives a military salute while standing beside the deployed United States flag during the Apollo 15 lunar surface extra... More

Carol M. Highsmith - San Jacinto monument, Houston, Texas

Eagle at Federal Building and U.S. Court House, Peoria, Illinois

Public domain reproduction of art deco poster, cover, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

New York - Welcome to the land of freedom - An ocean steamer passing t...

Immigrants on deck of steamer "Germanic." Reference copy in LOT 7010. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1887 July 2, pp. 324-325.

Ten certificates of merit, nine of them elaborately decorated, from th...

10 certificates, the largest measuring.; Gift. Marcia O. Dunham. June 25, 1955. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed E... More

Ten certificates of merit, nine of them elaborately decorated, from th...

The great Bartholdi statue, liberty enlightening the world: the gift o...

Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 2793

Statue of Liberty, New York, N. Y.

Picryl description: Public domain photo of vintage New York postcard, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

A correct map of the city of Washington : capital of the United States...

Shows block numbers. Also covers Georgetown. "Entered according to Act of Congress on the 31th [sic] day of January 1820 by Peter Force of the District of Columbia." From Peter Force's A national calendar, 1820... More

[Civil War envelope showing Columbia with American flag, laurel wreath...

Addressed to Annis G. Ames, Temple Mills, Franklin Co., Maine.; postmarked Ship Island, Miss.; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). pp/liljmem

[The statue of liberty - Drawing. Public domain image.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a Statue of Liberty, New York harbor, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Washington's monument, Richmond, Virginia

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

AS17-140-21353 - Apollo 17 - Apollo 17 Mission image - Sta LM, LM Wind...

The original database describes this as: Description: View of Station Lunar Module, Lunar Module Window Panoramic, Lunar Roving Vehicle, Flag taken during the third Pre Extravehicular Activity (EVA) 3 of the ... More

Personal meeting with President Ronald Reagan in the Oval Office of th...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Photograph taken during the 1980s. Title, date, subject... More

President Reagan during the Presentation of the Thanksgiving Turkey fr...

Reagan White House Photographs Public domain photograph of US government, White House, Office of President of the United States of America, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Join the Army Air Service, be an American eagle / Charles Livingston B...

Poster depicting American eagle fighting a large black German eagle, airplanes in sky. Promotional goal: U.S. J22. 191-.

Down with the enemy, up with our flag

words and music by Ada Koppitz Harsch. (statement of responsibility) For voice and piano. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. (additional physical form) Staff notation. (language)

Statue of Liberty, Liberty Island, Manhattan, New York, New York Count...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a fountain, historic landmark, classical or neoclassical architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Bald eagle / American Bank Note Co.

Proof for bank note vignette, showing eagle. No. 61. Public domain photograph - United States during American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Civil War envelope showing American flags and eagle on shield above s...

Addressed to Mrs. Mary A. Hubbard, Jasper, Steuben Co., N.Y., via Corning in haste; bears 3 cent stamp; postmarked Bath, N.Y., May 16, 1863. Annotation on verso: Direct to Savona; to me at Savona. Gift; Tom Li... More

[Confederate Monument, Baltimore, Md.], Confederate States of America

A black and white photo of a statue of an angel, America, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Eagle emblem on airplane] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Picryl description: Public domain image of an aircraft, aviator, 1910s-1920s, early 20th-century aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

LIBERTY LOANS. CARTER GLASS AND F.R. WILSON WITH CAPITOL FLAG ON TREAS...

A group of men holding a large american flag. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Washington, D.C. Statue on the right of the main entrance to the Natio...

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

AS14-66-9233 - Apollo 14 - Apollo 14 Mission image - Astronaut Edgar D...

The original database describes this as: Description: Astronaut Edgar D. Mitchell, lunar module pilot for the Apollo 14 lunar landing mission, stands by the deployed U.S. flag on the lunar surface during the e... More

AS14-66-9232 - Apollo 14 - Apollo 14 Mission image - Astronaut Alan B....

The original database describes this as: Description: Astronaut Alan B. Shepard, Jr., commander of the Apollo 14 lunar landing mission, stands by the deployed United States flag on the lunar surface during the... More

AS17-134-20387 - Apollo 17 - Apollo 17 Mission image - station Lunar M...

The original database describes this as: Description: View from station Lunar Module (LM),Flag,Commander Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan,Earth ,taken during the first Extravehicular Activity (EVA 1) of the Apoll... More

AS17-134-20386 - Apollo 17 - Apollo 17 Mission image - station Lunar M...

The original database describes this as: Description: View from station Lunar Module (LM),Flag,Commander Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan,Lunar Roving Vehicle, taken during the first Extravehicular Activity (EVA 1... More

Likeness of the Texas Lone Star state flag, painted on the bricks of a...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Mural artist: name not given. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Libr... More

The great Bartholdi statue, liberty enlightening the world: the gift o...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a Statue of Liberty, New York harbor, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with bayoneted musket in front ...

Case: Leather geometric scroll with oval center. Digital photo with mat removed by Mike O'Donnell. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). More information about this collection is available at http://... More

[Civil War envelope showing shields with message "The Union, [no]w and...

Addressed to Mrs. Adaline Clark, Pittsfield, Lorain Co., Ohio; bears 3 cent stamp; postmarked Ill. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Phot... More

[Civil War envelope showing 34-star American flag]

Addressed to William A. Boyce, Barre, Vermont; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). pp/liljmem

Bull Run, Virginia. Dedication of the battle monument

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

Statue of Liberty, New York Harbor

Postcard shows rendering of Statue of Liberty with lighting eminating from the torch and people entering the base. F 4903 U.S. Copyright Office. J.A. Lischke, Hoboken. Contains German text.

Washington Monument, Baltimore, Md.

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

Liberty Bell and stairway, Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvan...

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

AS16-113-18339 - Apollo 16 - Apollo 16 Mission image - Astronaut John ...

The original database describes this as: Description: Astronaut John W. Young, commander of the Apollo 16 lunar landing mission, leaps from the lunar surface as he salutes the United States flag at the Descart... More

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