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Joseph Curry, Deputy CHIEF, New York Fire Department, barks orders to ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New York State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Preston Keres, USN Release Status: Released to ... More

Flesh area from a statue

From Egypt, Middle Egypt, Amarna (Akhetaten), Great Temple of the Aten, pit outside southern wall, Petrie/Carter excavations, 1891–92 New Kingdom, Amarna Period

waist area from a statue of the king

From Egypt, Middle Egypt, Amarna (Akhetaten), Great Temple of the Aten, pit outside southern wall, Petrie/Carter excavations, 1891–92 New Kingdom, Amarna Period

Fragment of the waist area of the king bending forward, Aten cartouche...

From Egypt, Middle Egypt, Amarna (Akhetaten), Great Temple of the Aten, pit outside southern wall, Petrie/Carter excavations, 1891–92 New Kingdom, Amarna Period

Andrew Tester (left), Suffolk County Council archaeologist, explains t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Andrew Tester (left), Suffolk County Council archaeologist, explains the value of the archaeological treasure found on Royal Air... More

waist area from a statue of the king

From Egypt, Middle Egypt, Amarna (Akhetaten), Great Temple of the Aten, pit outside southern wall, Petrie/Carter excavations, 1891–92 New Kingdom, Amarna Period

Anathoth, Area Achad, and Azer from BL Royal 20 A IV, ff. 13v-14

Illuminated initials at the beginning of entries for Anathoth, Area Achad and Azer. Image taken from ff. 13v-14 of Description of the Holy Land, entitled, 'Tresample description de toute la Terre Saincte, et ch... More

Skyline Urban Renewal Area, 1622-1632 Arapahoe Street (Commercial Buil...

[View of a waterfront area and a sailing ship entering a harbor]

Plate 5. Illus. in: Bontekoe, Willem Ysbrandsz. Ovrnael ofte gedenckwaerdige beschrijvinghe vande Oost-Indische reyse..., Hoorn : Ghedruckt by I. Willemsz, 1646. This record contains unverified, old data from c... More

Soil Sample Numbers: 1692, 1693, 1694, and 1695 in excavated area faci...

Photographs Documenting Environmental Cleanup Operations at the Mound Site in Miamisburg, Ohio

Sketch for the Rear Arched Area of a Chapel, with an Angel and Three P...

[Map showing Gulf of Mexico including western portion of Caribbean are...

Pen-and-ink. LC Nautical charts on vellum. Maggs number annotated in pencil in lower right margin: No. 7. Order number annotated in pencil in lower margin: 367889/27. Available also through the Library of Congr... More

[Map showing Gulf of Mexico including western portion of Caribbean are...

Pen-and-ink. LC Nautical charts on vellum. Maggs number annotated in pencil in lower right margin: No. 5. Order number annotated in pencil in lower margin: 367905/27. Available also through the Library of Congr... More

1 Kentucky: Entering the Great Valley

George Rogers Clark was born in Virginia in 1752. During 1772, at the age of 20, he moved west to the Ohio River Valley. He was quickly recognized as a leader in this area. By 1777, he was in command of the ... More

[Map showing the Bowery Lane area of Manhattan.

Scale not given. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Relief shown pictorially. In pencil: No. 33. Stamped on verso: John Montresor. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1084 Available also through the Libra... More

[Map showing Caribbean area including West Indies and Gulf of Mexico.

Scale ca. 1:6,000,000. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1696 LC Nautical charts on vellum ; 33 Manuscript, pen-and-ink, green watercolor, and pencil, on vellum. A narrow elongation, 19 x 3 cm., extending fr... More

[Map of Orange and Rockland counties area of New York]

Scale ca. 1:126,720. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and pencil. Watermark: J. Whatman. Relief shown by hachures. Shows some landownership. On verso: Honbe. Majr. Genl. Green. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1090 ... More

Porcelain Punch Bowl, China

[Map of Washington D.C. metropolitan area showing roads and ferries as...

Relief shown by contours. Base map title: Maryland--District of Columbia--Virginia, Washington sheet. Annotated in red ink to show early roads and ferries. Includes notes. LC copy stained, additionally annotate... More

[Partial cadastral map of the area immediately south of the Mall, S.W....

Cadastral map showing lot and block numbers, outline of pre-existing landholding, and lots tinted in different colors in some blocks. Covers area bounded by Washington Canal, 3rd St. S.W., H St. S.W., and the P... More

[Survey of an unidentified area in Washington D.C.].

From the Taggart Estate papers. Manuscript--ink and pencil. Lacks corner section and mounted on cloth backing. Includes unidentified depth profile--possibly of Anacostia River. Available also through the Librar... More

[Map of the Chaffin's Bluff area of Henrico County, Virginia] /

Army and Corps area Commanders meet with Woodring and Chief of Staff. ...

[Swift Creek area, Chesterfield and Prince George Counties, Virginia] ...

[Map of an area from Pearl River to Bay St. Louis in Spanish West Flor...

[Map of an area of Spanish West Florida bounded on the east by Lake Po...

Shows region in Livingston and Tangipahoa Parishes, Louisiana. Relief shown by hachures. Place names and scale statement in Spanish. Title from John R. Hébert's list of maps. Pen-and-ink and pencil; unfinished.... More

[Map of area of the rivers Tickfaw, Amite, and San Bernardo, Spanish W...

Shows region of Tickfaw River in Livingston Parish. Cadastral map. Some unclaimed lots also shown. Relief shown by hachures. Title from John R. Hébert's list of maps. Pen-and-ink, red pencil, and pencil. Waterm... More

[Map of the area of Feliciana District, Spanish West Florida, from Bay...

[Cadastral map of an area along the Mississippi River from the United ...

Shows area in West Feliciana Parish. Title from John R. Hébert's list of maps. Oriented with north toward the upper left. Pen-and-ink and pencil. Watermarks: Henry Aine and shell. From the papers of Vicente Seb... More

[Map of an area along Bayou Bogue Chitto, Spanish West Florida].

Shows region in Washington and St. Tammany Parishes, Louisiana. Cadastral map. Title from John R. Hébert's list of maps. Pen-and-ink. Watermarks: L Munn 1804 and fleur-de-lis in a shield surmounted by a crown o... More

[Map of area from Rio Iberville to Thompson's Creek along the Mississi...

Cadastral map. Some unclaimed lots also shown. Relief shown by hachures. Title from John R. Hébert's list of maps. Pen-and-ink, watercolor, and pencil. Watermarks: J Whatman 1803, D & C Blauw, and letters D C B... More

[Map of an area of Spanish West Florida bounded by Rios Comite on the ...

Shows area now part of East Feliciana and Saint Helena Parishes. Cadastral map. Title from John R. Hébert's list of maps. Pen-and-ink and pencil. Watermarks: D & C Blauw and letters D C B in a shield. From the ... More

[Map of area of Spanish West Florida bounded by the Comite River on th...

Shows area now part of East Feliciana and Saint Helena Parishes. Cadastral map. Title from John R. Hébert's list of maps. Pen-and-ink and pencil; unfinished. Watermarks: Budgen and fleur-de-lis in a shield surm... More

[Map of an area along the eastern shore of Lake Pontchartrain, Louisia...

Some unclaimed lots shown in upper left corner. Title from John R. Hébert's list of maps. Pen-and-ink and pencil; unfinished. Has watermarks. From the papers of Vicente Sebastián Pintado. Described in: Vicente ... More

[Map of area from Pensacola Bay to St. Andrew's Bay, Spanish West Flor...

Title from John R. Hébert's list of maps. Pen-and-ink, pencil, and red ink; unfinished. Watermark: PA Mesier. From the papers of Vicente Sebastián Pintado. Described in: Vicente Sebastián Pintado, Surveyor Gene... More

[Sketch of area of northeastern Mexico from Rio Grande to Parras].

Shows southern state of Coahuila and northwestern state of Nuevo León. Relief shown by hachures. Pen-and-ink on tracing paper. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 556 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site... More

[Sketch of area of northeastern Mexico bounded by Monclova, Monterrey,...

Shows southern state of Coahuila and northwestern state of Nuevo León. Relief shown by hachures. Pen-and-ink, red ink, and pencil on tracing paper. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a r... More

Silk Wall Hanging Composed of Five Panels

[Group of 48 Stereograph Views of Arizona and the Surrounding Area]

[Group of 15 Early Stereograph Views of Cambridge, England and the Sur...

[Survey of the original landholdings in Washington D.C. in the area bo...

Reynolds's political map of the United States, designed to exhibit the...

Relief shown by hachures. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes statistics from the 1850 census and ill.

General map of the United States, showing the area and extent of the f...

"Entered in Sta. Hall, London - & according to act of Congress in the year 1857 by H.D. Rogers, in the Clerks Office of the District Court of Massachusetts." Publishers advertisements on cover panels pasted on ... More

General map of the United States, showing the area and extent of the f...

[Survey of the original landholdings in Washington D.C. in the area bo...

Cadastral map showing tracts dated 1687 thru 1794 of which 3 are named "Port Royal," "Gleanings," and "Youngsborough." "The annexed plat ... made by Order of the Hon. the Judges of the Circuit Court ... accordi... More

[Unidentified cluster of buildings around central landscaped area]

Title devised by Library staff using subject identification provided by photo historians. (Source: James Eason and Photo History, 2015) In portfolio: Photographs of British Northwest Boundary Survey, 1858-1861.

[Map of the Manassas battlefield area in Northern Virginia].

Shows fortifications. Does not include place names. Relief shown by hachures on central bottom sheet only. Wall map believed to have been used by the author after the Civil War for lecture purposes. Title and s... More

[Map of the Manassas battlefield area in Northern Virginia /

Shows roads, railroads, fortifications, settlements, farmhouses with owners' names, and woodlands. Does not show troop positions or movements. Relief shown by contours (10-ft. intervals), hachures, form lines, ... More

[Group of 15 Early Stereograph Views of Cambridge, England and the Sur...

Plan of Spicket River at head of Short St. : Showing area south of pro...

Time and Tide Resource Conservation and Development Area, Midcoastal P...

Includes location map. "1003271." Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

[Map of area in the vicinity of Berkeley Springs.]

Virginia and the Chesapeake Bay

[Sketch of parts of Warren, Rappahannock, and Culpeper counties, Virgi...

Shows names of some residents. Relief shown by hachures. Title from Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989. Pen-and-ink on tracing linen, mounted on cloth. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), H308 Available also through th... More

[Boats docked at the shore of a river in a wooded area]

Title devised by library staff. Purchase; L.C. Handy, Washington, D.C.; 1905 Nov. 25; (DLC/PP-1905: 42760A)

[Pencil sketch of the road from Slaven's Cabin to the top of Cheat Mou...

Title and scale from Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989. Pencil on lined paper, 1 sheet cut in two and pasted together, mounted on cloth. Some staining at upper left. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), H81 Available a... More

[Rough sketch of the Rich Mountain battle area, extending from Beverly...

Relief shown by hachures. Date and title from Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989. Pencil (some col.) on blue paper, mounted on cloth. A stain at upper center. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), H78 Includes ancillary ... More

Map showing the comparitive area of the Northern and Southern states e...

Title from item. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 5, no. 217 (1861 February 23), p. 124. Exhibited: "With Malice Toward None : The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibition" at the Library of Congress, Washington, ... More

Map showing the comparative area of the northern and southern states, ...

[Area of the battle of Rich Mountain, July 11-12, 1861].

Title from Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989. Pencil on blue paper mounted on cloth. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), H73 Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image.

[Houses in flooded area]

No. B882. Title devised by library staff. Mounted with 5 other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

[Sketch of the area of the battles of Rich Mountain, July 11-12, 1861]...

Title from Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989. Pencil on blue paper, with lines on verso. Mounted between transparent paper. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), H75 List of distances from Garnett's camp in pen-and-ink ... More

[Map of part of eastern West Virginia, extending from Romney westward ...

Shows "Camp Bartow" and "Yankee Camp on Cheat Mt." Relief shown by hachures. Title and date from Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989. Pencil and colored pencil on lined paper, mounted between sheets of transpare... More

[Rough sketch of the roads between Beverly, W. Va., Leadsville, Bealin...

Date and title from Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989. Pencil on lined blue paper, mounted on cloth. Some staining at lower left. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), H77 Available also through the Library of Congress ... More

[Fortifications on a vast area of land]

Title devised by library staff. No. 199. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

[Map of Cumberland Gap and surrounding area in Tennessee, Virginia, an...

"Fortifications Map File" Plans of Military Forts

[Preliminary sketch of a portion of the Belle Grove or Cedar Creek bat...

Shows names of some residents. Relief shown by hachures. Title, date, and scale from Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989. Pencil on sheet of paper from notebook, lined on right recto and left verso, and mounted o... More

[Preliminary sketch of a portion of the Belle Grove or Cedar Creek bat...

Shows fortifications and names of some residents. Relief shown by hachures. Title, date, and scale from Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989. Pencil on sheet of paper from notebook, lined on right recto and left v... More

Catalogue of points of historic interest : [Washington D.C. and metrop...

Shows Civil War hospitals and fortifications. Panel title. Includes text, directory of committee members, and ill. Descriptive index to points of interest and directories on verso. "35." LC Civil War maps (2nd ... More

[Statue of George Washington on horseback on top of a monument in the ...

Title devised by Library staff. Published in: Russell's Civil War photographs : 116 historic prints / by Andrew J. Russell ; with a preface by Joe Buberger and Matthew Isenberg. New York : Dover Publications, c... More

[Spirit Knob area?, Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota] / made and published b...

No. 9. Copyright 1867. "Filed Sept. 9, 1867, Wm. A. Spence, clerk." Title devised by Library staff from similar views in LOT 7137. Printed on back: "From series of Minnesota views" and "Sold by dealers througho... More

[Spirit Knob area?, Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota] / made and published b...

No. 11. Copyright 1867. "Filed Sept. 9, 1867, Wm. A. Spence, clerk." Title devised by Library staff from similar images in LOT 7137. Printed on back: "From series of Minnesota views" and "Sold by dealers throug... More

[Map of the area of northern Washington D.C. between Rockville Road an...

Cadastral sketch map with tracts dated 1688 to 1794. Title devised by cataloger. Manuscript--lead pencil on tracing paper. Mounted on manila paper. Annotated in pencil on verso of paper backing: W. in embryo. L... More

[Map of the area of northern Washington D.C. between Rock Creek and 7t...

Cadastral sketch map with tracts dated 1687 to 1794. Title devised by cataloger. Manuscript--lead pencil on 3 sheets of tracing paper. Mounted on manila paper. Original sheets stamped on verso: 55, 56, 57. Anno... More

Index map for sheets, extract of military map of N.E. Virginia showing...

Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Alternate title in upper right margin: Defenses of Washington. Facsim. of map in J.G. Barnard's A report on the defenses of Washington to the Chief of Engine... More

[Kitchen cabinets and work area]

Reference copy may be in LOT 4394. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Illus. in: The New Housekeeper's Manual, 1873, by Catherine E. Beecher and Harriet Beecher Stowe, p. 34. Caption c... More

Collins Landing, Mendocino County, CA, circa 1875

Just south of Anchor Bay. Chapman's grandfather is driving wagon - well know family in area - a tie broker up and down Mendocino coast. Sky area of print has been airbrushed. Source: P - Robert Lee 9/15/62.

map from "The Physical Conditions under which the Cambrian and Lower S...

This image has been taken from scan 000013 from "The Physical Conditions under which the Cambrian and Lower Silurian Rocks were probably deposited over the European area. (From the Quarterly Journal of the Geol... More

Shirvan Kilim

Successful Hunters dressing Elk

Proposed site for World's Fair in 1883 : between 110th and 125th Stree...

Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

[View of the area of Üsküdar from Kadıköy] / Lieutenant Colonel of the...

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 30. In album: Palaces, mosques, monuments and other structures, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid II Collecti... More

[View of the area of Galata from Sarayburnu] / Abdullah Frères.

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 3. No. 460. In album: City walls and other views, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid II Collection (Library of... More

[The covered area for drills of the Fire Brigade in Taksim]

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 4. In album: Fire Brigade personnel and equipment, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid II Collection (Library o... More

Color composite C-band and L-band image of Kilauea volcanoe on Hawaii

STS059-S-074 (15 April 1994) --- This color composite C-Band and L-Band image of the Kilauea volcano on the big island of Hawaii was acquired by the Spaceborne Imaging Radar-C and X-Band Synthetic Aperture Rada... More

[Map of the area around] "Gettys Station" near Portsmouth, Va., 1863-1...

Cook Islanders on a lawn in front of a house. From the album: Cook Isl...

[Interior of the Central Dome exhibit area, Paris Exposition, 1889]

Originals in PR12, LOT 6634.

[Entrance to the United States exhibit area in the Palace of Diverse I...

Originals in PR12, LOT 6634.

Views at Pipe Spring National Monument, Arizona

Pipe Spring National Monument, a little known gem of the National Park System, is rich with American Indian, early explorer and Mormon pioneer history. The water of Pipe Spring has made it possible for plants, ... More

Selvefos (i.e., Sivlefossen) [Sognefjord area, Norway]

Historic Sites

Academic building from the area, M.M.A., Orchard Lake, Michigan

[Höheweg resort area, Interlaken, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland]

Historic Sites

[The covered area for drill and exercises of the Imperial Military Hig...

Now known as Kuleli Askeri Lisesi. Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 24. In album: Military schools, students, and records, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part o... More

Battalion in the area, M.M.A., Orchard Lake, Michigan

Badelunda sn, Anundshögsområdet, Långby.Utsikt från Anundshög.

Badelunda sn, Anundshögsområdet, Långby.Utsikt från Anundshög.

Three men in an automobile in the business area of Callaway, Custer Co...

summary: Note: "Miss Elsie Shannon, Photographer" business shown in background. original size: 6x8

Potomac River at Washington D.C., plan showing how reclaimed area may ...

Shows dredged and reclaimed areas with proposed roads and plantings for the Potomac parks. Depths shown by soundings. Oriented with north toward the upper left. Includes text, 3 cross-sections, statistical tabl... More

[Preliminary field sketch of part of the Antietam battlefield, in the ...

Shows names of some residents. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Title and date from Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989. Pen-and-ink, colored pencil, and pencil on note paper, mounted between sheets of ... More

[Interior of convict barracks, Khabarovsk area]

Title from original negative jacket. Similar to lantern slide (W7-1082) titled: Convicts' sleeping quarters inside of sod-covered house. Photographic print made by LC from Jackson's vintage film negative. Gift;... More

[Sketch of a portion of the Antietam battlefield, north of Sharpsburg,...

Title and date from Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989. Pen-and-ink and pencil (some col.) over pen-and-ink grid on tracing linen, mounted on cloth. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), H115 Available also through the L... More