Alabama River - A couple of people riding on the back of horses
Unknown (American) The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites and salt, which creates a... More
Steamer loading cotton, Mobile, Alabama. NYPL Sterescope Card Collecti...
Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who assembled it over a period of mo... More
The Capitol of Montgomery, Alabama. NYPL Sterescope Card Collection
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a historic Capitol building, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Who is responsible for the war? Who accountable for its horrors and de...
Extracts from a speech by Alexander H. Stephens (now Vice-President of the Confederate States), delivered in the Secession Convention of Georgia, on the 31st day of January, 1861. Who commenced the war?… catalo... More
Section, Elevation and Plan Drawing for the Lighthouse at Sand Island,...
Lighthouse Plans for Sand Island, Alabama Public domain photograph of a lighthouse, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A Slave Cabin in Barbour County, Near Eufaula
Public domain photograph - historical image of Alabama, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Toll gate, Bay Shell Road, Mobile, Ala.
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The presidential party and train, between Decatur and Tuscumbia, Ala.
President McKinley with others at back of train. H5301 U.S. Copyright Office.
[Chemistry laboratory at Tuskegee Institute, ca. 1902]
Photograph shows interior view of chemistry laboratory/classroom with students at the Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee, Alabama. George Washington Carver stands second from right, facing front (framed by doorway). ... More
In Alabama - Drawing. Public domain image.
This illustration entitled, "In Alabama", by cartoonist Clifford Berryman, which appeared in the Washington Post on May 14, 1903, depicts African American prominence in leadership as they defeat the Lily-Whites... More
The Yacht club pier, Monroe Park, Mobile, Ala.
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Iron mine, Red Mountain, Birmingham, Alabama
Picryl description: Public domain image of a miner, coal mine, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Residence of Booker T. Washington, Tuskegee Institute, Ala.
Picryl description: Public domain image of a victorian era building, victorian house, 19th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Group of boys working in Woodstock Cotton Mills. Smallest boy is Will ...
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Little Nettie ?, a regular oyster-shucker in Alabama Canning Co. She s...
Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Canneries. Hine no. 1988. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Div... More
["Shoeless" Joe Jackson, Cleveland AL (baseball)]
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The whole force of workers in the cotton mills of Stevenson, Ala. Seve...
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Table boy carrying out drinks from a Montgomery drug store. Location:...
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Aerial photographs - Alabama - Birmingham
Alabama - Birmingham Public domain photograph of a city streets, cityscape, urban environment, buildings, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Aerial photographs - Alabama - Birmingham
Alabama - Birmingham Public domain photograph of the US industrial development, work of U.S. government, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
American Library Association - Libraries - Alabama through Iowa - Book...
Photographer: American Library Association American Library Association - Libraries - Alabama through Iowa
Aerial photographs - Alabama - Mobile
Alabama - Mobile Public domain photograph - aerial photo, work of US government, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Iraq. Gayara. Area of bituminous wells S. of Mosul. A large pool of bi...
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Handwritten annotation in catalog: Films were taken between Sept. 26 and Oct. 12, 1932. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
[Aerial views of Birmingham, Alabama: Business district]
Photoprint copyrighted by Aero-graphic Corp., Louisville, Ky. This record contains unverified data from caption card.
A steel mill at Birmingham, Ala.
Bird's-eye view. Public domain photograph - historical image of Alabama, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Main street. Selma, Alabama. Great Depression public domain photograph...
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Children of resettlement farmer, Skyline Farms, Alabama
Picryl description: Public domain image of children in poverty, child labor, Great Depression, 1930s, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Alabama. Farmers during Great Depression. A black and white photo of a...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a classroom, college auditorium, school, students, teacher, teaching, studying, education, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Negro tenant family who barely lives on the earnings of fifty dollars ...
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Some of the descendants of the Pettway Plantation slaves. Gees Bend, A...
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Carrying water. Gees Bend, Alabama
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Alabama. Farmers during Great Depression. A black and white photo of a...
Public domain photograph - United States during the 1930s and 1940s, Farm Security Administration, New Deal, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Children at Gees Bend. Wilcox County, Alabama
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J. A. Britain and wife in their new home at Bankhead Farms, Alabama
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Sharecropper plowing. Montgomery County, Alabama
Picryl description: Public domain image of working farmers, agriculture, farm, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Camden (vicinity), Ala. An old Negro
Photograph shows African American man with missing fingers wearing tattered clothing. Corresponding negative no. LC-USF33-30350-M2. Forms part of: FSA/OWI Collection (Library of Congress). LOT 1630A.
Cooking teacher and group of girls in home economics classroom. Coffee...
Public domain photograph of Alabama in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Mrs. Peacock and daughter Mary, RR (Rural Rehabilitation) four years, ...
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of the 1930s - 1940s, woman, female portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Burst bales of cotton on street near warehouse in Montgomery, Alabama
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Thelma Shamburg and Mrs. Spragg (or Sprague), NYA (National Youth Admi...
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Tennessee Valley Authority Houses For Defense Workers. To help allevia...
Public domain photograph of Alabama in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A black and white photo of a woman sitting in a chair. Office of War I...
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
Son of Negro tenant farmer on a farm near Greensboro, Alabama
Picryl description: Public domain image of industrial or agricultural worker, 1930s, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions. show less
Wilson Dam, Alabama (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Civilian Conse...
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
Lauderdale County, Alabama. Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). Half of ...
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
Florence (vicinity), Alabama. Boys at a Boy Scout camp
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
Tennessee River, Alabama (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). At dawn, ...
Public domain photograph of 1930s-1940s US industrial development, Second World War, US war production, indusry, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Production. New Tennessee Valley Authority synthetic ammonia plant. Fi...
Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More
Negroes speed war work for Tennessee Valley Authority. Lincoln C. John...
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of worker, marketplace, vendor, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Production. New Tennessee Valley Authority synthetic ammonia plant. An...
Public domain photograph of 1930s-1940s industrial development, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Florence, Alabama (vicinity). Boy Scout camp. At a swimming class
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Sheffield, Alabama (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Homes built by ...
Public domain photograph of Alabama in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Corporal K. Philpot (Bayminette, Alabama), Charlie Company, 1st Battal...
General Photograph File of the U.S. Marine Corps Public domain photograph related to United States diplomacy, embassies, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Democratic National Convention, Miami Beach, Fla., 3rd session Chishol...
Photograph shows people demonstrating for Shirley Chisholm and George Wallace at convention. Title from contact sheet folder caption. Contact sheet available for reference purposes: USN&WR COLL - Job no. 26272,... More
Red Mountain Iron Ore Mining, Red Mountain, Birmingham, Jefferson Coun...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a coal mine, mining, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Rosenbaum House, one of the residences created by Frank Lloyd Wright, ...
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
Pullman Standard Company Plant, 401 North Twenty-fourth Street, Bessem...
Public domain aerial photograph, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph - historical image of Alabama, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picry... More
An officer and three enlisted men share a table on the mess deck of th...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Mussi Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
Arro, a highly trained military drug dog, sniffs boxes to detect the p...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Mcclellan State: Alabama (AL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Manny Herrera Release Status: Released to Publ... More
Alabama's Coastal Connection - Bellingrath Gardens Mirror Lake
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Bright pink Azaleas blossom next to the pristine Mirror Lake and effulgent greens at Bellingrath Gardens. Location: Dauphin Island, Mob... More
Alabama's Coastal Connection - The Clock in Downtown Fairhope
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Beautiful streetscapes and local shops make Fairhope's unique downtown a delight for visitors. Location: Fairhope, Alabama (30.523° N 8... More
Air Force Organizational Emblem - 23rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Maxwell Air Force Base State: Alabama (AL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Historical Research Agency Release Sta... More
Air Force Organizational Emblem. 319th Contracting Squadron Exact Date...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Maxwell Air Force Base State: Alabama (AL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Af Historical Research Agency Release ... More
Air Force Organizational Emblem: Air Force Officer Accession and Train...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Maxwell Air Force Base State: Alabama (AL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Af Historical Research Agency Release ... More
Air Force Organizational Emblem: C2 Battlelab, Air Combat Command
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Maxwell Air Force Base State: Alabama (AL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Af Historical Research Agency Release ... More
Official Seal of the U.S. Air Force. This seal may not be used in any ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
Side view. Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Dothan, Alabama
Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Architect: James Knox Taylor. Built: 1909-1911. Credit line... More
US Army (USA) Soldier assigned to E/Company, 131st Aviation Regiment, ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Army Aviation Support Facility State: Alabama (AL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Mark Owen, USAF Release S... More
US Air Force (USAF) Major (MAJ) Linn Harbour, Catholic Chaplain, Maxwe...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base Country: Romania (ROM) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SRA Lakisha Croley, USAF Release Sta... More
[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Enterprise, AL, March 3, 2007 -- FEMA pe...
Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials
Gee's Bend, Alabama - Carol M. Highsmith photogrpahy
Gee's Bend, also known as Boykin, is a very poor tenant community in Alabama, lying at the edge of the Black Belt in Wilcox County, about thirty miles southwest of Selma. Gee's Bend is well known for it's quilt... More
Edmund Pettus Bridge, Selma, Alabama
Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge, railroad structure, train viaduct, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Stained glass windows, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Selma, Alabama
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Spring baseball game, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama
The Samford Stadium-Hitchcock Field at Plainsman Park opened in 1950 and seats 4,096. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of Ala... More
Carver Theater Marquee in exhibit at the Birmingham Civil Rights Insti...
The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute was dedicated in 1992.Today, the BCRI features exhibits showing human rights barriers during the Civil Rights era. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the p... More
Vulcan statue, Birmingham, Alabama
The Vulcan statue is the largest cast iron statue in the world, and is the city symbol of Birmingham, Alabama, reflecting its roots in the iron and steel industry. The 56-foot (17 m) tall statue depicts the Rom... More
A scene from the play "To Kill A Mockingbird," performed in Monroevill...
Public domain photograph of theatrical or movie production, scene, actors, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Since the 1930s, Big Al, the Alabama Crimson Tide football team mascot...
Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Photo shows the annual spring practice scrimmage game called A-Day. The Alabama Crimson Tide team began playing in 1892 and has claimed many... More
President's mansion, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
The President's Mansion is one of the few buildings that survived the burning of the campus in 1865 because of Mrs. Louisa Frances Garland, wife of the 3rd University president Landon C. Garland. Upon learning ... More
Herbert Bernett enjoys a smoke as he rests between playing jazz on his...
Public domain photograph of jazz music, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Mardi Gras, Mobile, Alabama - Carol M. Highsmith photogrpahy
Mardi Gras began in Mobile, Alabama, in 1703, when it was a colony of French soldiers. Today, colorful beads and Moon Pies (two large cookies with marshmellow in between and covered with various flavors of choc... More
Big Spring Park in Huntsville, Alabama
Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Phot... More
The U.S. Space & Rocket Center, Huntsville, Alabama
Home to Space Camp, Aviation Challenge, and X-Camp, the U.S. Space & Rocket Center is recognized as one of the most comprehensive U.S. manned space flight hardware museums in the world. Title, date, subject not... More
Goldie (1971) outdoor art piece on the grounds of the University of Al...
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Rough wooden crosses and peeling hand-lettered signs bearing Bible scr...
If the late W.C. Rice's stark Cross Garden doesn't save you, there's no one to blame but yourself. His frightening jumble of white crosses cling to hills on either side of a curving county road next to a traile... More
Hot Air Balloon Jubilee Festival, Decatur, Alabama
50,000 to 100,00 people gather at Point Mallard Park to see 65 balloons fly. The balloon festival began in 1977. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. ... More
Reenactment of Civil War siege of April 1862, Bridgeport, Alabama
Located in Northeast Alabama on the Tennessee River, Bridgeport was a strategic town on the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad during the American Civil War. More than one conflict was fought at and near Bridge... More
Troy, a city in Pike County, Alabama
Home to Troy University (formerly Troy State University). Troy burned down in 1901 and had to be rebuilt from scratch. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Geor... More
Boll Weevil Monument in downtown Enterprise, Alabama
The Boll Weevil Monument is a prominent landmark and tribute erected by the citizens of Enterprise in 1919 to show their appreciation to an insect, the boll weevil, for its profoundinfluence on the area's agric... More
Alligator Alley has 20 acres of natural cypress swamp land, where alli...
Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Phot... More
Built circa 1896, by Annie and Bartow Cohen, this home is one of the i...
Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Phot... More
Convention Hall, Gadsden, Alabama
Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Phot... More
State Capitol, Montgomery, Alabama
The first Capitol building was built in 1847, and was destroyed by fire in 1849. The current State Capitol was built on the previous Capitol's foundations, and was completed in 1851. The building has grown over... More
Architectural details from buildings on lower Commerce Street in Montg...
Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Phot... More
Desoto State Park, Fort Payne, Alabama
Desoto State Park is accented by rushing waterfalls and fragrant wildflowers. The atmosphere of the CCC further enhances the restaurant, lodge and cabin facilities. Nestled atop beautiful scenic Lookout Mountai... More
Flooding ^ Hurricane/Tropical Storm ^ Severe Storm - Woodstock, Vt. , ...
The original database describes this as: Title: Woodstock, VT Production Date: 09/04/2011 Caption: Woodstock, Vt. , September 4, 2011 -- Tropical storm Irene caved in many roads after dropping more than 11 i... More
Tornado - Pratt City, Ala. , September 9, 2011 - A sign describing b...
The original database describes this as: Title: Rebuilding Pratt City Production Date: 09/09/2011 Caption: Pratt City, Ala. , September 9, 2011 - A sign describing building methods that can withstand 120 m... More
Anniston, Ala., May 2, 2013 -- Tundra 1 from NCCC Southwest Region FEM...
The original finding aid described this as: Date Taken: 2013-05-02 00:00:00 UTC Photographer Name: FEMA News Photo City/State: Anniston, AL Disaster Types: Emergency Planning and Security Categories: FEMA ... More
Anniston, Ala., June 25, 2014 -- Students participating in the 2014 Ju...
The original finding aid described this as: Date Taken: 2014-06-25 08:17:52 UTC Photographer Name: Benjamin Crossley Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials
Anniston, Ala., April 24, 2014 -- Lara Blake, a hospital operations ad...
The original finding aid described this as: Date Taken: 2014-04-24 08:38:00 UTC Photographer Name: Benjamin Crossley Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials