bodies of water

[Waterfall in Dusky Bay with Maori canoe]

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Glencar near Sligo, Sterescope Card, Boston Public Library

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The Cove of Cork, from Spy Hill

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Alphonse Legros - Un orage - Drawing. Public domain image.

Diagonal lines in lower left worked on. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Alphonse Legros - Paysage au bateau (2nd plate)

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Auckland, from North Shore, New Zealand / Burton Brothers Studio

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Heathcote, New Zealand / Burton Brothers Studio

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Rocky shore. Museum of New Zealand collection

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Bass River, Lower Village, South Yarmouth, Mass.

Public domain photo of vintage Massachusetts postcard, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Yarmouth is located in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States, on Cape Cod, and... More

Family in front of house, probably located on Bass River

Yarmouth is located in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States, on Cape Cod, and was first settled in the 1600s. The area has a rich history and maritime heritage. It was a major shipbuilding, whaling, ... More

Smallpox Cemetery with Follins Pond in the background

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Cook Islanders in a stream. From the album: Cook Islands

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Cutting ice on Sandy Pond, West Yarmouth, Mass.

Yarmouth is located in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States, on Cape Cod, and was first settled in the 1600s. The area has a rich history and maritime heritage. It was a major shipbuilding, whaling, ... More

Head of Lake Te Anau from Happy Cove - Muir & Moodie

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Magnetic survey camp, Campbell Island. From the album: [1907 Sub-Antar...

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Dredge and Boulder Bank, Nelson N.Z. - Muir & Moodie

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Travel views of Japan and Korea

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Travel views of Japan and Korea

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Travel views of Japan and Korea

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Evans fleet at Coronado, Panoramic Photograph

H109902 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; H. R. Fitch; April 27, 1908. Section at right may be missing. Stamped on verso: "H.R. Fitch, The Fitch Studio, San Diego, Cal."

Savai'i, Samoa - Alfred James Tattersall photographer - Leslie Adkin

Public domain photo of vintage New Zealand postcard, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description. Alfred James Tattersall, 1866 - 1951, was a New Zealand photographer, who l... More

Scene near Kodiak, Alaska - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Title transcribed from caption accompanying item. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter collection (Library of Congress). Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951.

1917-1918, reference prints from negatives. Two trees by side of river...

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1917-1918, reference prints from negatives. View of river or lake with...

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1917-1918, reference prints from negatives. Birch trees on right side ...

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Dirt road near water; trees - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain...

Date from negatives in same range. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. General information about the National Photo Company collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.npco This glass negative might sh... More

1917-1918, reference prints from negatives. River or lake with trees i...

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Coast Guard - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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Reference prints, 1919-1920, numbers 2133-2377. Doris Gottscho seated ...

Image on left has annotation: Sold CPG 1921. In album: Reference prints, 1919-1920, numbers 2133-2377, p. [61]. Item titles devised. Prints from negatives 2264 and 2265.

Reference prints, 1919-1920, numbers 2133-2377. Marsh with sun low in ...

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Reference prints, 1919-1920, numbers 2133-2377. River or lake with boa...

In album: Reference prints, 1919-1920, numbers 2133-2377, p. [3]. Item title devised. Print from negative 2136.

Hanley Boat yard and Mosquito Woods from Ward 2 playground

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Washington Monument. View of Washington Monument from Hains Point, thr...

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Canadian scenes. Railroad track between two bodies of water

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Canadian scenes. Seagulls on water

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Canadian scenes. Piers along body of water

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Tutanekai trip. Museum of New Zealand collection

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Busy persons correspondence card

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A group of people in a row boat on a lake. Slovakia landscape lake.

Summer photos. Free images of Summer. Use free pictures of Summer without any copyright restrictions.

The assault and sack of a city. [Quyunjik]

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Drawing bull and forest with stags and pigs. (Kouyunjik) [Quyunjik].

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Jerusalem from the north, The Holy land, Syria...

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The conquest of a marshy country. (Kouyunjik.) [Quyunjik].

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The circular temple, Baalbec, The Holy land, Syria...

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Râs en Nâkûrah. The road over this headland, which has also been calle...

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"And the Palm Tree Nodded to the Mirror in the Jungle."

Florida stereoscopic card. 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 asse... More

Siege and escalade of a city. (Kouyunjik.) [Quyunjik].

Valpariso bay., Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Felix Bracquemond - Puiseuses d'eau, d'après Millet.

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Militaru uniforms: España (Cuba)

The collection by the Dutch physician H. J. Vinkhuijzen (1843-1910). 19th-century European infantry.

Tōkyō meishō Takanawa no shinkei - Ukiyo e print

Japanese triptych print showing a busy street with people walking; riding in carriages, on horseback, and in a litter; many small and large boats sail in a sea; the sun rises in the background. Signature: Hiro... More

Tōkyō meishō Takanawa no shinkei - Ukiyo e print

Japanese triptych print showing a busy street with people walking; riding in carriages, on horseback, and in a litter; many small and large boats sail in a sea; the sun rises in the background. Signature: Hiro... More

Tōkyō meishō Takanawa no shinkei - Ukiyo e print

Japanese triptych print showing a busy street with people walking; riding in carriages, on horseback, and in a litter; many small and large boats sail in a sea; the sun rises in the background. Signature: Hiro... More

Monuments of Nineveh - King crossing a river.

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Alphonse Legros - Paysage au bateau (2nd plate)

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Dunedin from Waverly, New Zealand / Burton Brothers Studio

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Brewster Water Mill, Historical Society of Old Yarmouth

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Pah-Ghee's stratagem. Book illustration from Library of Congress

(DLC/PP-1937:0027). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "One Little Indian" by William A. Stoddard, Harper's young people, 8:501 (June 7, 1887).

[Stirling Fall, Milford Sound], New Zealand / Burton Brothers Studio

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[Winter landscape with small snow-covered building on the coast and vi...

Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Modern reproduction. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

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.

Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala

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[Toledo, Ohio, Walbridge Park] - Public domain image. Dry plate negati...

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Herbert Guthrie Smith - Tutira, Hawkes Bay - Residence of William Herb...

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Summer residence, South Yarmouth, Mass.

Public domain photo of vintage Massachusetts postcard, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Yarmouth is located in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States, on Cape Cod, and... More

Scituate, Mass., Historical Society of Old Yarmouth

Yarmouth is located in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States, on Cape Cod, and was first settled in the 1600s. The area has a rich history and maritime heritage. It was a major shipbuilding, whaling, ... More

Travel views of Yosemite National Park

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The Spot where the Discovery was frozen in for two years, taken a few ...

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Travel views of Japan and Korea

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1917-1918, reference prints from negatives. Hill covered with flowers ...

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Coast Guard - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negatives or negative sleeves. Date from negatives in same range. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. General information about the National P... More

Washington Monument. View of Washington Monument at night in reflectin...

The Washington Monument is an iconic obelisk located in Washington D.C., United States. It is located on the National Mall and is dedicated to George Washington, the first President of the United States. It was... More

The lion rock, Milford Sound. From the album: Record Pictures of New Z...

Harry Moult was an electrical engineer who took up photography in 1920 and rapidly gained success within the Wellington Photographic Society. In 1924 he formed the Wellington Camera Circle. Moult used carbon printing.

Canadian scenes. Piers along body of water

Item title devised. The Theodor Horydczak Collection is a collection of photographs taken by Theodor Horydczak (1890-1971) a Polish-born American photographer who worked in Washington D.C. from the 1910s to th... More

Body of water, road and flowers in foreground

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Tropical scene in beautiful Puerto Rico

Scenes of tropical beauty like this one are to be found everywhere in Puerto Rico and this is one of the reasons why it is called the Isle of Enchantment. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

The Kellams, Princess Anne County, Virginia

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The Kellams, Princess Anne County, Virginia

Title from photographer's inventory. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11841-77. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchase;... More

View of Lima from the sea near Callao.

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Sergei Prokudin Gorskiy, Waterfront scene including bridges, boats and...

Credit line: Prokudin-Gorskiĭ photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Digital color composite made for the Library by Blaise Agüera y Arcas, 2004. General information about ... More

Beirût, from Jaita. A beautifully situated village north of the Dog Ri...

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Hunt's Mills. Rhode Island. 19th century stereoscope card.

Rhode Island stereoscopic card. 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... More

Bow bridge (distant view), Sterescope Card, Boston Public Library

Local Accession Number: 06_11_002475.Title: Bow bridge (distant view).Alternative title: Central Park scenery.Genre: Stereographs; Photographic prints.Date issued: 1850-1920 (approximate).Physical description: ... More

General view of the Giant's Causeway, Co. Antrim

Local Accession Number: 06_11_003170.Title: General view of the Giant's Causeway, Co. Antrim.Genre: Stereographs; Photographic prints; Landscape photographs.Date issued: 1850-1920 (approximate).Physical descrip... More

Yowiye, or the Nevada Fall and Pool, 700 feet, Yosmite Valley, Maripos...

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Emerald Spring, Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyo.

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Crawford House. New Hampshire in 19th century. Stereoscope card.

New Hampshire stereoscopic card. 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 wh... More

Militaru uniforms: Three mounted officers 1734

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[Waterfront scene including bridges, boats and buildings]

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Landscape with two men standing in water near a rock.

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Holmes Hole Martha's Vineyard Mass. Now known as Vineyard Haven

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Navigation in a tub, Sterescope Card, Boston Public Library

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Alphonse Legros - Paysanne se lavant les pieds

Seated at the edge of a pool, one foot in the water, she is drying the other; at right, two large trees; background of hilly and wooded landscape; in the center of the plate at top, the date 1860 in a shield. I... More

Mii no banshō, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain drawing

Print shows a bird's-eye view of sea and mountains. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. From the series: Ōmi hakkei : Eight views of Ōmi... More

Central Pacific Railroad. Looking up Alameda Cañon, from the bridge

Photograph shows a landscape with a body of water, trees, and hills. No. 1519.

Scenic view - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph

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Canoe hurdling. Museum of New Zealand collection

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Boating on Lewis Bay, Mass. - Public domain portrait print

Public domain photograph of a boat, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Yarmouth is located in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States, on Cape Cod, and was first settled ... More

Interior of the cave of Elabra [sic]

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[The Narrows] - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Title from reference print. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LOT 11512. Forms part of: Glass negatives from the Papers of Wilbur and Orville Wright.