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Public domain studio portrait, NFB.53743, Gustav Borgen

Public domain studio portrait, NFB.53743, Gustav Borgen

Female studio photograph portrait. Gustav Borgen (10 June 1865 – 16 August 1926) was a Norwegian photographer. He is well known for his portraits of prominent Norwegians from the period 1891–1922. His collectio... More

Alfred Stieglitz - The City of Ambitions

Alfred Stieglitz - The City of Ambitions

Public domain photograph of historic cityscape, city, 19th-century, vintage travel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Alfred Stieglitz was an American photographer and modern ar... More

Alfred Stieglitz - Georgia O'Keeffe

Alfred Stieglitz - Georgia O'Keeffe

Alfred Stieglitz (American, Hoboken, New Jersey 1864–1946 New York) Alfred Stieglitz was an American photographer and modern art promoter. He was born in Hoboken, New Jersey in 1864 and died in 1946. He is con... More

Alfred Stieglitz - Georgia O'Keeffe

Alfred Stieglitz - Georgia O'Keeffe

Alfred Stieglitz (American, Hoboken, New Jersey 1864–1946 New York) Alfred Stieglitz was an American photographer and modern art promoter. He was born in Hoboken, New Jersey in 1864 and died in 1946. He is con... More

Broome Street no. 512-514, Manhattan.

Broome Street no. 512-514, Manhattan.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Chelsea Hotel, 222 West 23rd Street, Manhattan.

Chelsea Hotel, 222 West 23rd Street, Manhattan.

Public domain photograph - New York, art photography, artistic, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Lafayette Hotel, University Place and 9th Street, Manhattan.

Lafayette Hotel, University Place and 9th Street, Manhattan.

Public domain photograph of village home, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Luchow's Restaurant, 110 East 14th Street, Manhattan.

Luchow's Restaurant, 110 East 14th Street, Manhattan.

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.

Roast corn man, Orchard and Hester Streets, Manhattan.

Roast corn man, Orchard and Hester Streets, Manhattan.

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of city street life, vendor, shop sign, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

New Jersey. Great Depression, Carl Mydans photographs

New Jersey. Great Depression, Carl Mydans photographs

Picryl description: Public domain image of railroad tracks, railway, train car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Winter sports, figure skating. Hanover, New Hampshire. 1936.

Winter sports, figure skating. Hanover, New Hampshire. 1936.

Public domain photograph of Great Depression era, artistic, art photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mrs. Max Hochfield, a prospective New Jersey homesteader, now living in the Bronx, New York.

Mrs. Max Hochfield, a prospective New Jersey homesteader, now living i...

Public domain photograph of Great Depression era, artistic, art photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Miner's children. Calumet, Pennsylvania

Miner's children. Calumet, Pennsylvania

Picryl description: Public domain image of children of farmers, migrant workers, Great Depression era, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Cotton picker. Pulaski County, Arkansas

Cotton picker. Pulaski County, Arkansas

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a farmer, 1930s great depression, dust bowl era, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Sharecropper's home. Arkansas

Sharecropper's home. Arkansas

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Cultivating corn with two-row cultivator, central Ohio

Cultivating corn with two-row cultivator, central Ohio

Picryl description: Public domain image of field, irrigation, agriculture, water, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Abandoned houses, Dobra, West Virginia

Abandoned houses, Dobra, West Virginia

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Sideshow, county fair, central Ohio

Sideshow, county fair, central Ohio

Public domain photograph of Great Depression era, artistic, art photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

SLNSW 21799 Dunlop road race

SLNSW 21799 Dunlop road race

Dunlop road race Public domain image of bicyclist, bicycle, cyclist, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Erotic photography - Forrester Millard

Erotic photography - Forrester Millard

Forrester Millard Public domain photograph of Athletic model guild, male nudity, athletics, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Miss Smith follows the flight of her ball after driving up the fairway gisborne photo news

Miss Smith follows the flight of her ball after driving up the fairway...

Marilynn Smith (born April 13, 1929) is an American former professional golfer. She was one of the thirteen founders of the LPGA in 1950. pic in 1964 at Awapuni

Clara Bow 1927 - Public domain portrait

Clara Bow 1927 - Public domain portrait

American actress Clara Bow in a 1927 promotional photo. Public domain photograph of 20th-century female portrait painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Portrait, women, fashion, smile, shore, boat station Fortepan 77053

Portrait, women, fashion, smile, shore, boat station Fortepan 77053

Tags: portrait, women, fashion, smile, shore, boat station

San Carlos Borromeo (Carmel) Mission, near Monterey California

San Carlos Borromeo (Carmel) Mission, near Monterey California

Public domain photo of vintage California postcard, 14th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Frame house at Beaufort, South Carolina

Frame house at Beaufort, South Carolina

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

University of California, Berkeley, Calif.

University of California, Berkeley, Calif.

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

Palmettoes, Ormond, Fla. - Detroit Publishing Company Postcard

Palmettoes, Ormond, Fla. - Detroit Publishing Company Postcard

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

Seal Rocks, Santa Catalina, Calif.

Seal Rocks, Santa Catalina, Calif.

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

Squatters' camp on highway. Characters in scene from Resettlement film. Near Bakersfield, Calif. 1935

Squatters' camp on highway. Characters in scene from Resettlement film...

Picryl description: Public domain image related to Wild West, western, cowboys, no copyright restrictions image.

Along the highway near Bakersfield, California. Dust bowl refugees

Along the highway near Bakersfield, California. Dust bowl refugees

Public domain photograph of Dorothea Lange, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Dorothea Lange was an American documentary photographer and photojournalist, widely recognized for ... More

Warwick Hotel, Newport News, Va.

Warwick Hotel, Newport News, Va.

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

The Bathing Beach, Santa Cruz, Calif.

The Bathing Beach, Santa Cruz, Calif.

Public domain photo of vintage California postcard, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Homes of Mexican field laborers. Brawley, Imperial Valley, California

Homes of Mexican field laborers. Brawley, Imperial Valley, California

Public domain photograph of rural California, dust bowl refugees, 1930s-1940s, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Migrant agricultural worker's family. Seven hungry children. Mother aged thirty-two. Father is native Californian. Nipomo, California

Migrant agricultural worker's family. Seven hungry children. Mother ag...

Public domain photograph of Dorothea Lange, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Dorothea Lange was an American documentary photographer and photojournalist, widely recognized for ... More

Gold of Ophir Rose, Pasadena, Calif.

Gold of Ophir Rose, Pasadena, Calif.

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

Glass Bottom Boat, Avalon, Santa Catalina, Calif.

Glass Bottom Boat, Avalon, Santa Catalina, Calif.

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

Outskirts of oil boom town. No living quarters available in town. Hundreds of families pouring in for jobs. Texas

Outskirts of oil boom town. No living quarters available in town. Hund...

Public domain photograph of Dorothea Lange, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Dorothea Lange was an American documentary photographer and photojournalist, widely recognized for ... More

John Harvard Statue, Cambridge, Mass.

John Harvard Statue, Cambridge, Mass.

Public domain photo of vintage Massachusetts postcard, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Sharecropper's cabin, cotton and corn, near Jackson, Mississippi

Sharecropper's cabin, cotton and corn, near Jackson, Mississippi

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Ex-tenant farmer, now a day laborer on large cotton farm near Corsicana, Texas

Ex-tenant farmer, now a day laborer on large cotton farm near Corsican...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a farmer, 1930s great depression, dust bowl era, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Cotton sharecropper. She was born "two years before the surrender." Mississippi

Cotton sharecropper. She was born "two years before the surrender." Mi...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a woman working, women labor, 1940s, economic conditions, home front, world war two, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

No. Delaware Street, Indianapolis, Ind., Vintage Postcard by Detroit Publishing Co.

No. Delaware Street, Indianapolis, Ind., Vintage Postcard by Detroit P...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a park alley, trees, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A Chinese Restaurant, San Francisco, Calif.

A Chinese Restaurant, San Francisco, Calif.

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

Fan Palms, California, Vintage Postcard by Detroit Publishing Co.

Fan Palms, California, Vintage Postcard by Detroit Publishing Co.

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

Mexican cantaloupe pickers. Gang labor. Imperial Valley, California

Mexican cantaloupe pickers. Gang labor. Imperial Valley, California

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Contour plowing on mechanized farm of the Texas Panhandle

Contour plowing on mechanized farm of the Texas Panhandle

Picryl description: Public domain image of field, irrigation, agriculture, water, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Hotel Del Coronado, Coronado Beach, Calif.

Hotel Del Coronado, Coronado Beach, Calif.

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

Jumel Mansion (or Roger Morris House), New York, N. Y.

Jumel Mansion (or Roger Morris House), New York, N. Y.

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

Rapids above the Falls, Niagara, N. Y.

Rapids above the Falls, Niagara, N. Y.

Public domain photograph of a postcard, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mojave Desert, near Barstow, Calif.

Mojave Desert, near Barstow, Calif.

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

Cavalry on Trunk of Sequoia, Merced Grove, California

Cavalry on Trunk of Sequoia, Merced Grove, California

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

Mission San Gabriel, California.

Mission San Gabriel, California.

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

The White House, Washington, D.C., Vintage Postcard by Detroit Publishing Co.

The White House, Washington, D.C., Vintage Postcard by Detroit Publish...

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

Entrance to Hotel Maryland, Pasadena, Calif.

Entrance to Hotel Maryland, Pasadena, Calif.

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

Three Year Old  Grape Fruit Tree, Florida

Three Year Old Grape Fruit Tree, Florida

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

Children looking at posters in front of movie, Saturday, Steele, Missouri

Children looking at posters in front of movie, Saturday, Steele, Misso...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Farm family in town, Caruthersville, Missouri

Farm family in town, Caruthersville, Missouri

Public domain photograph of Great Depression era, artistic, art photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Garden Pier, Atlantic City, N. J.

The Garden Pier, Atlantic City, N. J.

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

Mission Santa Cruz, California, Vintage Postcard by Detroit Publishing Co.

Mission Santa Cruz, California, Vintage Postcard by Detroit Publishing...

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

Wishing Well, Ramona's Marriage Place, San Diego, Calif.

Wishing Well, Ramona's Marriage Place, San Diego, Calif.

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

Loading machine attached to hay wagon, Lake Dick Project, Arkansas

Loading machine attached to hay wagon, Lake Dick Project, Arkansas

Public domain photograph of Great Depression, farm, farmer, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

In the Tehachapi Mountains near Tehachapi Pass, California, California

In the Tehachapi Mountains near Tehachapi Pass, California, California

Public domain photo of vintage California postcard, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Cattleman with his horse at auction, San Angelo, Texas

Cattleman with his horse at auction, San Angelo, Texas

Public domain photograph of Texas during the Great Depression era, artistic, art photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Concrete mixer at road builders' camp, Menard County, Texas

Concrete mixer at road builders' camp, Menard County, Texas

Public domain photograph of Texas during the Great Depression era, artistic, art photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

On the front steps, Pie Town, New Mexico

On the front steps, Pie Town, New Mexico

Public domain photograph of Great Depression, farm, farmer, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Farm boy playing guitar in front of the filling station and garage, Pie Town, New Mexico

Farm boy playing guitar in front of the filling station and garage, Pi...

Public domain photograph of Great Depression era, artistic, art photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Spanish-American farmer with his two sons, Trampas, New Mexico

Spanish-American farmer with his two sons, Trampas, New Mexico

Public domain photograph of Great Depression era, artistic, art photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Part of the processional of an Episcopal Church, South Side of Chicago, Illinois

Part of the processional of an Episcopal Church, South Side of Chicago...

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Method of stacking hay, Northcentral Minnesota

Method of stacking hay, Northcentral Minnesota

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Daughter of migrant agricultural worker camped near Weslaco, Texas

Daughter of migrant agricultural worker camped near Weslaco, Texas

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of poverty, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Little girl combing hair. She lives in camp near Mays Avenue. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Little girl combing hair. She lives in camp near Mays Avenue. Oklahoma...

Public domain photograph of Great Depression era, artistic, art photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Five children of Pomp Hall, Negro tenant farmer, studying their lessons by lamplight. Creek County, Oklahoma. See general caption number 23

Five children of Pomp Hall, Negro tenant farmer, studying their lesson...

Picryl description: Public domain image of children of farmers, migrant workers, Great Depression era, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Group of houses for permanent agricultural workers at the migratory labor camp. Robstown, Texas

Group of houses for permanent agricultural workers at the migratory la...

Public domain photograph of Texas during the Great Depression era, artistic, art photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Workers at mine receiving paychecks. Mogollon, New Mexico

Workers at mine receiving paychecks. Mogollon, New Mexico

Public domain photograph of Great Depression, farm, farmer, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Spanish-American woman stirring pan of cooking beans. Small boy is roasting sweet corn on top of the stove. Chamisal, New Mexico

Spanish-American woman stirring pan of cooking beans. Small boy is roa...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of worker, marketplace, vendor, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Street in residential district of Delano, California

Street in residential district of Delano, California

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Scene in New Orleans, Louisiana. A street tailor

Scene in New Orleans, Louisiana. A street tailor

Picryl description: Public domain image of industrial or agricultural worker, 1930s, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions. show less

Street in New Orleans, Louisiana

Street in New Orleans, Louisiana

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Amite City, Louisiana - Public domain portrait print

Amite City, Louisiana - Public domain portrait print

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of worker, marketplace, vendor, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Alfred Stieglitz - A Snapshot, Paris

Alfred Stieglitz - A Snapshot, Paris

Picryl description: Public domain image of Paris, France, free to use, no copyright restrictions. Alfred Stieglitz was an American photographer and modern art promoter. He was born in Hoboken, New Jersey in 18... More

Alfred Stieglitz - Georgia O'Keeffe — Hand and Breasts

Alfred Stieglitz - Georgia O'Keeffe — Hand and Breasts

Alfred Stieglitz was an American photographer and modern art promoter. He was born in Hoboken, New Jersey in 1864 and died in 1946. He is considered one of the most important figures in the history of photog... More

Portrait photo of Portrait photograph of Greta Garbo

Portrait photo of Portrait photograph of Greta Garbo

Title devised. Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943. ID: LC-G401-4750 (several images); 1925 July

Alfred Stieglitz - Equivalent, gelatin silver print

Alfred Stieglitz - Equivalent, gelatin silver print

Alfred Stieglitz was an American photographer and modern art promoter. He was born in Hoboken, New Jersey in 1864 and died in 1946. He is considered one of the most important figures in the history of photog... More

Badly eroded land, farmhouse in the background, near Farmville, Virginia.

Badly eroded land, farmhouse in the background, near Farmville, Virgin...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a rural countryside landscape, agriculture, farm animals, livestock, pasture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

DePeyster statue, Bowling Green, looking north on Broadway, Manhattan.

DePeyster statue, Bowling Green, looking north on Broadway, Manhattan.

Public domain photograph - New York, art photography, artistic, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Herald Square, 34th and Broadway, Manhattan.

Herald Square, 34th and Broadway, Manhattan.

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a military parade, 20th-century armed forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Gunsmith, 6 Centre Market Place, Manhattan.

Gunsmith, 6 Centre Market Place, Manhattan.

Public domain photograph of New York City, Broadway, downtown, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Independence Day, Terra Alta, West Virginia

Independence Day, Terra Alta, West Virginia

Picryl description: Public domain image of children, kids, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

James B. Duke townhouse, 1 East 78th Street, Manhattan.

James B. Duke townhouse, 1 East 78th Street, Manhattan.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

From Texas tenant farmer to California fruit tramp. Marysville, Calif. His story: "1927 made $7000 in cotton. 1928 broke even. 1929 went in the hole. 1930 went in still deeper. 1931 lost everything. 1932 hit the road."

From Texas tenant farmer to California fruit tramp. Marysville, Calif....

Picryl description: Public domain image of a tractor, farming equipment, agriculture, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Negro getting a haircut in front of church which houses flood refugees. Sikeston, Missouri.

Negro getting a haircut in front of church which houses flood refugees...

Public domain photograph of Great Depression era, artistic, art photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Wrapping and packing pears. Hood River, Oregon

Wrapping and packing pears. Hood River, Oregon

Public domain photograph of Great Depression era, artistic, art photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Hauling out manure from cow lot onto dairy farm. Tillamook County, Oregon

Hauling out manure from cow lot onto dairy farm. Tillamook County, Ore...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a car, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Scale for guessing the weight of fair goers at Eastern States Fair. Springfield, Massachusetts.

Scale for guessing the weight of fair goers at Eastern States Fair. Sp...

Public domain photograph of Great Depression era, artistic, art photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

View of New Brunswick from the roof of Sears Roebuck Co., New Jersey.

View of New Brunswick from the roof of Sears Roebuck Co., New Jersey.

Public domain photograph of New Jersey during the Great Depression era, artistic, art photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Carpenter working on the roof of the first shelter near the lake site of the Berwyn project, [Greenbelt,] Maryland.

Carpenter working on the roof of the first shelter near the lake site ...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a worker, construction, carpenter, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Tumbleweeds caught on a barbed wire fence. Ford County, Kansas

Tumbleweeds caught on a barbed wire fence. Ford County, Kansas

Public domain photograph of Great Depression era, artistic, art photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Harvesting celery, Sanford, Florida

Harvesting celery, Sanford, Florida

Public domain photograph of Great Depression, farm, farmer, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Street in Boston, Massachusetts

Street in Boston, Massachusetts

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Wheeler Dam, Alabama (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

Wheeler Dam, Alabama (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

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