The great fire in Chicago - panic-stricken citizens rushing past the S...
Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, vol. 33, no. 839 (1871 Oct. 28), pp. 104-105. Reference copy may be in LOT 4428-A. Caption card tracin... More
Battle of Shiloh - April 6th 1862 / Cosack & Co. Lith. Buffalo & Chica...
Print shows a roadway, possibly Corinth Road, separating the Union forces under the command of General U.S. Grant, on the right, and the Confederate forces on the left; in a shattered building, in the midst of ... More
Great Northern Building & Hotel, Chicago
Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commercial building, downtown, shopping center, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
World's Fair dedication / J.W. Taylor, Chicago.
"Military parade on Michigan Boulevard," Chicago. 36698 U.S. Copyright Office. Dedication Day of World's Columbian Exposition was Oct. 21, 1892. Source: Bolotin, N. The World's Columbian Exposition, c1992, p. ... More
[Transportation exhibit building with canal boat and ducks on canal(?)...
Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection. Public domain photograph - city, downtown, New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Silver statue of Justice in exhibit hall, Montana exhibit, World's Co...
55575Y1 U.S. Copyright Office. "Copyrighted 1893 by Souvenir Photo Co." Public domain photograph - city, downtown, New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The Grand Basin - A black and white photo of a fountain with people ar...
World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, Illinois. 33784Y1 U.S. Copyright Office. Issued by Souvenir photography company, Chicago.
Site of first year round open air school, Chicago, Ill.
View of buildings, with clothes hanging on lines. Goldsberry Collection of open-air school photographs.
[Car interiors, dining car, Chicago and Alton Railroad]
Public domain photograph - New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Chicago Beach Hotel, Chicago - Public domain image. Dry plate negative...
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Cornell Alumni Assn., Chicago, Feb. 23, '07, Chicago
H40600 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright claimant's address: Chicago, New York, Washington. Copyright deposit; Geo. R. Lawrence Co.; February 28, 1907.
Hutchinson Hall, University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill..
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Truck loads of beer enroute to Chicago, which were waylaid and capture...
Six men holding bottles of beer. National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). Copyright by Press Illustrating Service, New York.
American Red Cross - Refreshments - American Red Cross Activities. "Bl...
American Red Cross - Refreshments Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Tatiana Riabouchinska, ballerina, ca. 1938 / photographer Maurice Seym...
Format: Silver gelatin photograph..Find more detailed information about this photograph: 421962 ( http://421962 ) ..Format: Photograph..Search for more great images in the State Library's collections: ( http:/... More
Santa Fe RR freight train about to leave for the West Coast from Corwi...
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General view of part of the South Water street freight depot of the Il...
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General view of part of the South Water Street freight depot of the Il...
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General view of one of the classification yards of the Chicago and Nor...
Picryl description: Public domain image of railroad tracks, railway, train car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Undertaking parlor in the Black Belt, O.F. Douglas Funeral Home, Chica...
Picryl description: Public domain image of bustling city downtown streets, commercial buildings, 20th-century, the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Negro swinging his girl on roller skates. Savoy Ballroom, Chicago, Ill...
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A man sitting on a chair in front of a store. Office of War Informatio...
This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Farm Security Administration (1937-1942). The photographs of the Farm S... More
Chicago, Illinois. Freight depot of the United States Army consolidati...
Public domain photograph of train station, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Chicago, Illinois. In the interlocking tower at Union Station. It is h...
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Protestors and Chicago Police Officers in Grant Park
This is an exhibit from criminal case 69CR180, United States v. Dellinger, et al. United States v Dellinger, et al.
A Senior Citizens' March to Protest Inflation, Unemployment and High T...
DOCUMERICA: The Environmental Protection Agency's Program to Photographically Document Subjects of Environmental Concern
Carol M. Highsmith - Skyline and lakefront, Chicago, Illinois
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Carol M. Highsmith - Coffee Shop, Chicago, Illinois
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
Downtown Chicago, Illinois - Color photograph, Kodachrome film transpa...
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Chicago, Ill. , June 1, 2011 -- A view of downtown Chicago.
The original database describes this as: Title: Downtown Chicago Production Date: 06/01/2011 Caption: Chicago, Ill. , June 1, 2011 -- A view of downtown Chicago. Photographer Name: Carolyn Deming City/Stat... More
["Spirit" photograph, supposedly taken during a seance, actually a dou...
H4015 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by John K. Hallowell. Superimposed images are numbered in margin. No. 9. Annenberg batch 2
Field Museum, Jackson Park, Chicago, Ill.
Public domain photo of vintage Illinois postcard, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Illinois - the anarchist-labor troubles in Chicago - a police patrol-w...
Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Wood engraving from sketches by C. Bunnell and Charles Upham. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, vol. 62, no. 1599 (1886 May 15), p. 205.... More
[World's Columbian Expo., Chicago, 1892: Palace of Mechnical Arts, rt....
Photo copyrighted by Allgeir Co. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Shelf. Exhibitions.
Marshall Field's Building, annex to retail store, Wabash Avenue and Wa...
Halftone repro. of photo copyrighted by Rand, McNally & Co. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Photog. I.; Stores...; Ill. C-; Arch. Colls.; Shelf.
Power house, Chicago Drainage Canal, Lockport, Ill.
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Dearborn Street station, Chicago, Ill.
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Illinois Trust and Savings Bank, Chicago
Copyright 1900 by Detroit Photographic Co. Similar image (LC-D4-12619). Detroit Publishing Co. no. "53625". Forms part of: Photochrom Print Collection. More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is... More
Washington St. staircase. 19th century, Library of Congress collection
Photograph shows staircase at the Central Library, Chicago Public Library. Handwritten on recto: "card 58, Chicago, Ill., Pub. Lib., 4, 8x10 plates." Stamped on recto: "Negative by L.C. Handy." Print from copy... More
[Grace Church, Chicago, Ill.] - Public domain image. Dry plate negativ...
Picryl description: Public domain photo of a church building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Hotel del Prado, Chicago - Public domain photograph.
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a historic hotel building, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
The Bear pit, Lincoln Park, Chicago
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Board of Trade, Chicago, Apr. 4, 1903
H30417 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright claimant and photographer's address: 271 Michigan Ave., Chicago. Copyright deposit; Geo. R. Lawrence; April 1903.
Receiving mail at Union Station, Chicago
Mail wagons unloading. Photo copyrighted by F.A. Miller. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Shelf.
The Bridge, Lincoln Park, Chicago, Ill.
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Train sheds, C. & N.W. Ry. [Chicago and North Western Railway station]...
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[California delegates cheering on stagecoach at the 1912 Republican Na...
Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Roosevelt speaking in convention hall, Chicago
Photo shows Theodore Roosevelt at what appears to be the first Progressive Party Convention. They met in August 1912 in Chicago, Illinois, and nominated him to run for president. (Source: Library staff)
Hunter cuts capers for photographers
Photograph shows Kenneth Hunter lying down out on the cat-walk; his brother John can be seen flying the plane. Photo by Underwood.
Father and three children waiting to cross the street, Chicago, Illino...
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of children, kids, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois
Picryl description: Public domain image of bustling city downtown streets, commercial buildings, 20th-century, the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Many Negroes are employed in small enterprises such as this one on the...
Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
A black and white photo of a group of children. Great Depression FFSA ...
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A group of people standing on a sidewalk. Office of War Information Ph...
Public domain image of a historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
An old black and white photo of a man and a woman. Office of War Infor...
This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Farm Security Administration (1937-1942). The photographs of the Farm S... More
A black and white photo of a group of children. Office of War Informat...
This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Farm Security Administration (1937-1942). The photographs of the Farm S... More
Children dumping garbage into one of the incinerators. Ida B. Wells Ho...
Picryl description: Public domain image of children in poverty during the Great Depression, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Miss Marion Rhodes, a graduate nurse from Meharry Medical College, Nas...
Picryl description: Public domain image of children in poverty during the Great Depression, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Chicago, Illinois. Ida B. Wells Housing Project. Children playing a ga...
Picryl description: Public domain image of children in poverty, child labor, Great Depression, 1930s, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Richard Nixon stands at a podium with his wife Pat to give an acceptan...
Photographic Materials Public domain photograph of an official portrait, US government, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Illinois delegates at the Democratic National Convention of 1968, rea...
Contact sheet folder caption: "Democratic Nat'l Conv. 3rd sessions, after recess...Frames 31a-33a - Ill. delegates reaction to Sen. Ribicoff's nominating speech; Mayor Daley of Chicago in Frame 33. WLK, 8-28-6... More
Aerial view of Chicago, Illinois. The black skyscraper is Willis Tower...
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
O'Hare airport terminal, Chicago, Illinois
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Living room at "the Hideout," the Northwoods retreat of Chicago gangst...
Al Capone's men would unload smuggled liquor from Canada that seaplanes would deliver to the Hideout's private lake. Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; som... More
Aerial view of skyline, Chicago, Illinois
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 1990s. Title, date, subject... More
Aerial view of skyline, Chicago, Illinois
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 1990s. Title, date, subject... More
Halstead Street Lift Bridge, Chicago, Ill.
Picryl description: Public domain photo of vintage Illinois postcard, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Conquering the Indians / Chicago Eng. Co.
Indian handing tomahawk to U.S. Army officer. Illus. in: History of the border wars of two centuries, embracing a narrative of the wars with the Indians from 1750 to 1874 / Charles Richard Tuttle. Chicago : Pub... More
"Queen of the laundry" Jas. S. Kirk & Co. soap makers Chicago
Advertisement for Jas. S. Kirk & Company's "Queen of the Laundry" soap showing a woman with a laundry basket standing before the "queen" seated on a throne fashioned from inverted wash tubs and washboards.
Rockford, Ill., C. & N.W. R.R. [Chicago and North Western Railway] sta...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, warehouse, depot, train station, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Elizabeth L. Comstock, Union Springs, N.Y., and Laura S. Heaviland (Ch...
Title transcribed from item. Summary: Studio portrait, full-length, seated, Elizabeth L. Comstock (left), wearing a cloak and lightweight bonnet and holding a second dress bonnet, and Laura S. Heaviland (right)... More
The Anarchist Riot in Chicago - A Dynamite Bomb exploding among the po...
Drawn by T. de Thulstrup from sketches and photos furnished by H. Jeaneret. Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, v. 30, (1886 May 15), p. 312-313. Title and other information transcribed from caption card.
Fire engine at World's Columbian Exposition grounds while buildings we...
Photograph shows two men operating steam powered fire engine; thick black smoke blows from steamer. No. 424.
Columbian Exposition--the grand court at night--electrical illuminatio...
Public domain photograph - New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railway locomotive]
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[Band concert, Lincoln Park, Chicago, Ill.]
Picryl description: Public domain image of a picnic in the park, outdoor activity, leisure time, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
The Auditorium and annex, Chicago view, photochrome print postcard.
Copyright 1900 by Detroit Photographic Co. Similar image (LC-D4-12620). Note for similar image in (LC-D4-12620): Auditorium Building and Congress Hotel and Annex, later part of Roosevelt University. Detroit Pu... More
[Double exposure "spirit" photograph of girl standing, holding flowers...
H62881 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph, Victorian style, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Board of Trade during session, Chicago, Ill.
Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, structure, works, 19th-20th century industrial revolution, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Splitting backbones and final inspection - hogs ready for cooler, Swif...
H73968 U.S. Copyright Office Stereo copyrighted by H.C. White Co. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card, with subsequent revisions.. Caption card tracings: Photog. Index; Meat processing; Shelf.
Unity Building and Dearborn Street, Chicago
Public domain image of a historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Madison and State Sts., Chicago, Ill.
Public domain image of a historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
American Red Cross - Soliciting Funds - Entertainments - Rubber Conser...
Photographer: International Film Service American Red Cross - Soliciting Funds - Entertainments Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions im... More
Alley, downtown Chicago, Illinois
Public domain photograph - New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Waiting for street car, Chicago, Illinois
Public domain image of a historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Negro cabaret. Chicago, Illinois
Public domain photograph of theatrical performance, theater, play, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A black and white photo of a man standing in front of a store, South S...
Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
A black and white photo of a group of children. Office of War Informat...
This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Farm Security Administration (1937-1942). The photographs of the Farm S... More
A black and white photo of a man and woman holding a baby. Office of W...
This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Farm Security Administration (1937-1942). The photographs of the Farm S... More
Barber shop in the Black Belt, Chicago, Illinois
Public domain image of a historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Back of apartments rented to Negroes. Chicago, Illinois
Public domain image of a historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Chicago, Illinois. Working on a locomotive at the Chicago and Northwes...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, workshop, workers, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Chicago, Illinois. The servicemen's canteen is on the river side of th...
Public domain photograph of the United States military and military-industrial complex before World War Two, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[People arriving at a Chicago theater for show starring, in person, Ja...
Frame 16 of contact sheet. Forms part of: LOOK Magazine Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).
Giraffes at the Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago, Illinois
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
Robie House, created by architect Frank Lloyd Wright in the Hyde Park ...
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
Carol M. Highsmith - Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Photo shows baseball game played between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals on May 1, 1996 (Source: Society for American Baseball Research, 2016) Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to repres... More
O'Hare International Airport passenger terminal, Chicago, Illinois
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
Randolph Street, showing Iroquois Theatre, Chicago
H71261 U.S. Copyright Office. Stereo copyrighted in 1905 by The Globe Stereograph Co. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Ill. C. Buildings; Ill. C. Sts.; Shelf.
Post Office, Chicago, Ill., Vintage Postcard by Detroit Publishing Co.
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