california

Ruins of City Hall, [1906 earthquake, San Francisco, Calif.]

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

Gold mines of California!! W. R. Andrews, having just returned from Ca...

2366 E 1 Jy 46.; Rec. 7-11-46.; $40.00; On verso: 2366 E 1 Jy 46. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Colle... More

A new map of Texas, Oregon and California.

Newspaper illustrations of San Francisco, CA, 1849 Jun 01 and 1854 Dec

Photo of newspaper page with two illustrations and text under each image. Article is titled "San Francisco Past and Present." Images show the effects of the Gold Rush. Both views are from Rincon Point. SAN FRAN... More

Monterey - Capitol of California

Bird's-eye view, with ships in harbor. Lithograph by Wm. Endicott & Co. after sketch by J.W. Revere. Illus. in: Joseph Warren Revere. A tour of duty in California. New York : C.S. Francis, 1849, frontispiece. R... More

San Francisco panorama taken from Happy Valley, Rincon Hill, San Franc...

Part five of seven. Per note on the enclosure, see also A11.35815.

The grand national fight 2 against 1 fought on the 6th Nov.1856; for o...

Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Chinese Miners--Columbia, Tuolumne County, California, 19th century st...

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 987. LOT subdivision subject: Chinese Miners. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.

Hoisting works of the Bullion Mine, Gold Hill

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 736. LOT subdivision subject: Mining Nevada. This record contains unverified data from old caption... More

Nevada City - Union Hotel and Court House, Nev. County

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of Nevada, mid-19th century albumen print, no copyright restrictions.

Digger Indian Camp, Knight's Ferry, Stanislaus County

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 299. LOT subdivision subject: Indians. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.

Placer Mining--Columbia, Tuolumne County, Looking into the Dump-box

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 1010. LOT subdivision subject: Placer Mining. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.

Free trade & free lands of Magdalena. The Al clipper schooner Sarah .....

1. Title. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 2, Folder 39u.

Mission Indians of Southern California making baskets and hair ropes

Wood engraving after drawing by Frenzeny. Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, 1877 Oct. 20, p. 821. Reference copy may be in LOT 4391 B. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracing... More

Los Angeles City Hall, Los Angeles, California

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

Noah's Ark on the pier, Venice, Calif.

Repository: California Historical Society..Date: Undated..General note: M. Kashower Co., Los Angeles, California..Format: Postcard..Digital object ID: CHS2015.1896..Preferred citation: Noah’s ark on the pier, V... More

20 mule Borax team, Mojave, Cal. Valley line

Photograph shows teams of eighteen mules and two horses attached to large wagons in the desert; two pale horses, positioned closest to the wagon, wear coverings over faces. No. 6.

Pair of Woman's Boots LACMA M.67.8.138a-b

Wikimedia Commons image page ( http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pair_of_Woman's_Boots_LACMA_M.67.8.138a-b.jpg ) .Description..Title.Pair of Woman's Boots..Description..: United States, New York, New York,... More

[Man shearing a sheep in stall at headquarters of the San Emigdio Ranc...

No. 306. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Geogr.; Farms; Sheep; Shelf.

Soldier washing clothes, c. 1890s

Soldier washing clothes, c. 1890s. Public domain photograph related to US National Parks, Nature, conservation, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Sutro Baths and Cliff House postcard

Sutro Baths and Cliff House postcard. Public domain scan of the vintage San Francisco postcard, California, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Eugen Sandow, full-length nude portrait, standing, rear view, hands o...

29875-aa U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Geo. Steckel. No. 10.

Sutro Baths and visitors - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Sutro Baths and visitors. Adolph Sutro, the self-made millionaire who designed Sutro Heights and later the second Cliff House, developed the Sutro Baths in 1894. He constructed an ocean pool aquarium among the ... More

[Eugen Sandow, full-length nude portrait, standing, facing left, right...

29874-aa U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Geo. Steckel. No. 9.

Arnold Genthe - The little mandarin, Chinatown, San Francisco

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

Arnold Genthe - Doorways in dim shadows, Chinatown, San Francisco

Public domain photograph of San Francisco Chinatown, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Arnold Genthe - The fish dealer's daughter, Chinatown, San Francisco

Picryl description: Public domain image of children in poverty, child labor, Great Depression, 1930s, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Arnold Genthe - Washington Street, Chinatown, San Francisco

Public domain photograph of San Francisco Chinatown, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Chrestoffersen & Tway, 20 Bryant St., San Francisco, CA: work forged b...

Per note on the enclosure, "started business in 1883; Tway joined him in 1884; photo taken in 1898." Additional information included inside the large print enclosure.

Los Angeles Earthquake - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Public domain photograph of building ruins, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

REO Mountaineer, New York to San Francisco and back

Public domain image of an early automobile, 1910s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

The fireplace on the porch, Feather River Inn, Calif.

Photograph shows guests sitting on porch near large stone fireplace. Public domain photograph - historical image of California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

General Grant Tree, Misc. Groups, Early Millwood visitors to Grant Tre...

SEKI Historic Image Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

President Roosevelt's choicest recreation - amid nature's rugged grand...

Photograph shows Theodore Roosevelt, full-length portrait, standing on mountain top. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood, N. Y. New York Herald. Not released for publication until Feb. 9 1919. Title taken from s... More

"American scholarship - capacity to do good original work" - President...

Stereograph showing Theodore Roosevelt speaking to crowd from a platform. Public domain photograph related to President Theodore Roosevelt, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Martha Ewing and George W. Harris out for a buggy ride in California a...

Photograph taken in Hot Springs, Arkansas or California. Caption continues: "Both were then working for Bushnell Studio in San Francisco." Caption from George Harris's daughter, Aileen Harris Jordan. Forms par... More

San Francisco - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Public domain image of a vintage map, geography atlas, maritime navigation, age of discovery, 16th-17th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Edward H. Mitchell - A carload of grapes from California

Postcard shows montage of farm workers in a vineyard standing inside a horse-drawn cart as a rail car marked "S.P.R.R. 81424" rolls past carrying a gigantic bunch of grapes. 21522 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyrig... More

San Francisco earthquake, 1906: Fort Mason, where thousands of destitu...

Soldiers, tents, etc. Stereo copyrighted by H.C. White Co. No. 8730. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Army, US; Ca. SF Earthquake; Refugees; Cal. S.F. Fort Mason; Shelf.

Man lounges on Ocean Beach, c1896-1907.

Man lounges on Ocean Beach, c1896-1907. In the top right corner is Sutro Heights, while the 2nd Cliff House can be seen on the left.

Great White Fleet. San Francisco Bay, CA, 1908 May-Jul

Young woman posed with sailor between guns of an unid. "Great White Fleet" vessel.[CR][CR]The Great White fleet arrived in San Francisco on May 6, 1908 and departed on July 7, 1908 (Source: http://www.history.n... More

Grain fields of Tulare Co. Cal.

Photograph shows five man crew in grain field riding on harvester being pulled by a team of over twenty horses. No. 76 and No. 7255. 145 Combined Harvester at work in a grain field in Tulare County.

Fort Barry Baseball Team - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Fort Barry Baseball Team with hospital steward (right), 1910 Public domain scan of the vintage baseball memorabilia, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Stanford University crew rowing on Hudson River with Poughkeepsie Bri...

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

Aviation, Latham over San Francisco

Photograph shows airplane flying over cityscape and harbor. Public domain photograph of propeller aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

YOSE 28852: Motorcycle - National Parks Gallery

1912 Indian Motorcycle. This two-cylinder motorcycle is thought to have been the first motorcycle in Yosemite. The driver was stopped by a ranger at Crane Flat in 1914, since motorcycles were not allowed in the... More

Suffragettes - U.S.: Mrs. Charles D. [Isabella] Blaney, Mrs. Willmarth...

Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. LOT subdivision subject: Women's suffrage in the United States - Individual and group portraits, 1905-1917. George Grantham Bain Collection (L... More

American Expeditionary Forces ID card

"[World War I] American Expeditionary Forces identity card for Malcolm D. Mac Vean. Worked at the Presidio as a Quartermaster and Warrant Officer."

[Tony Pizzo, with sailor hat on bicycle "New York to Los Angeles and R...

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California, San Francisco. Panama-Pacific Int. Exp. View of Tower of J...

Stereo copyrighted by Keystone View Co. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Shelf. Exhibitions.

Colonade to Foreign Arts Building (Panama-California Exposition)

Book Title: Panama-California Exposition, San Diego, 1915, portfolio (38 gelatin silver prints).Artist: Francis Bruguiere.Artist Bio: American, 1879 - 1945.Creation Date: 1915.Process: gelatin silver print.Cred... More

Palm Canyon, California, Panoramic Photograph

This catalog record contains preliminary data. William Amos Haines, photographer. Gift; Ruben and Sheryl Haines Gonzalez; 2010; (DLC/PP-2011:011). Was AP 961.

Battery Cranston, Fort Scott, 1915

“Coast Artillery soldiers on 10” disappearing gun, Btry, Cranston, Fort Scott, 1915”

Golden gate national recreation area - Sutro Baths

A man walks along the rocks near Sutro Baths

The famous American Bison that once roamed in countless thousands over...

Photograph shows a close view of Bison grazing. Stereo by Keystone. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Shelf.

Bat Ray - Pacific ocean free imanges

Bat ray (Myliobatis californica) Public domain photograph of underwater diving, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Increased Storm Surge at Golden Gate

Increased Storm Surge at Golden Gate (NPS photo): Increased sea level and storm surge impact roads at trails at Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

Sutro Baths Seals - National Parks Gallery

The seals at Sutro Baths Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Giant Sequoia Stumps, Misc. Groups, Burnt Monarch, group photo.

SEKI Historic Image Picryl description: Public domain photograph of National Park, nature, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Death valley, Hiking II - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Visitors examine a rock wall in Golden Canyon

Misc. Resource Management Concerns, fish, fish holding ponds, individu...

SEKI Historic Image Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Giant Sequoia Sections, Cutting crew. Misc. Groups.

SEKI Historic Image Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Pinnacles national park - Molting Cricket

Public domain photograph related to US National Parks, Nature, conservation, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Black-tailed Deer - National Parks Gallery

Columbian black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus) doe and fawn Public domain photograph of wildlife, animals, wilderness, nature, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

General Sherman Tree. Misc. Groups.

SEKI Historic Image Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

General Sherman Tree, Col. John R. White on horse by General Sherman T...

SEKI Historic Image Picryl description: Public domain artwork of horse, equestrian horse riding, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Party at the Cliff House - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Picture of a woman dancing in front of guests, at the Cliff House, date unknown

Sequoia Park, Kaweah Colony, Script used by the Kaweah Colony.

SEKI Historic Image

Aerial photographs - California - Coronado

California - Coronado Public domain photograph - aerial photo, work of US government, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Aerial photographs - California - Alcatraz Island

California - Alcatraz Island Public domain photograph - aerial photo, work of US government, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Aerial photographs - California - Long Beach

California - Long Beach Public domain photograph - aerial photo, work of US government, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Aerial photographs - California - Treasure Island

California - Treasure Island Public domain photograph of the US industrial development, work of U.S. government, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Aerial photographs - California - San Francisco

California - San Francisco Public domain photograph of the US industrial development, construction, work of U.S. government, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain pho... More

[Michael Cochrane Armour house, 962 Linda Vista Avenue, Pasadena, Cali...

Public domain photograph of rural landscape, California, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Arnold Genthe - Street in Chinatown, San Francisco

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.

Aircraft and Airports - California, National Forest Service photograph...

Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Mills, Milling and Log Storage - California

Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Scenery and Landscapes - California, National Forest Service photograp...

Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Roads - California, National Forest Service photograph.

Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Logs & Log Decks - California, National Forest Service photograph.

Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Hustler Brand: California bartletts, packed & shipped by Sacramento Ri...

Fruit crate label advertising pears showing a boy selling newspapers. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Valencias Altissimo: Highest quality, Placentia Mutual Orange Ass'n, P...

Fruit crate label advertising Sunkist grade oranges showing mountains. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Lake View Brand: Pajaro Valley apples, packed & shipped by Franich Bro...

Fruit crate label advertising apples showing three apples on the top and a scene of apple orchards and a lake on the bottom. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Winter Sports - California, National Forest Service photograph.

Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Miracle Brand: Bradford Bros. Inc., Placentia California, Orange Count...

Fruit crate label advertising lemons showing a man holding a tray of oranges and orange groves and mountains. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Logging: Loading Logs - California, National Forest Service photograph...

Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Wildlife Destruction - California, National Forest Service photograph.

Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Road Construction - California, National Forest Service photograph.

Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Bernheimer home, Hollywood, Calif.

Aerial view of estate in hills of Hollywood. J254777 U.S. Copyright Office.

Sentinel Rock at the mouth of Waweap Creek / E.C.L.

Public domain photograph of rural landscape, California, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Hupa mother, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing left, hold...

J262592 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 3840-A. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. Curtis, 1907-30, suppl., v. 13, pl. 450.

Edward S. Curtis - Fish-weir across Trinity River--Hupa

J262586 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 3854-B. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. Curtis, 1907-30 suppl., v. 13, pl. 459.

Murals and details in Avalon theater located at the Catalina Casino, b...

The rebuilt Catalina Casino opened in 1929 under the direction of William Wrigley, Jr. and David M. Renton. Designed by Sumner A. Spaulding and Walter Weber, it is described as being Art Deco and Mediterranean ... More

Senator from California. Washington, D.C., Dec. 28. Appearing in the b...

Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

NPS Employees, Everett (Skinny) Kirk, Packer.

SEKI Historic Image Picryl description: Public domain artwork of horse, equestrian horse riding, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Pagents and Plays, Ersa of the big trees.

SEKI Historic Image Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - California - Sacramento County...

Enumeration District Maps for Sacramento County, California

Home of George Brent, Beverly Hills, California

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

1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - California - Alameda County - ...

Enumeration District Maps for Alameda County, California

Tartan Brand: Grown & packed by Corona Foothill Lemon Company, Corona,...

Fruit crate label advertising Sunkist grade lemons showing a lemon on a plaid background. Courtesy of Boston Public Library