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An old book with writing on it Auld Lang Syne Album, England - Public domain dedication image

An old book with writing on it Auld Lang Syne Album, England - Public ...

Public domain reproduction of illuminated book page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

George Sand (born Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin, French novelist, 1804-1876)

George Sand (born Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin, French novelist, 1804-...

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Jérusalem, Mosquée D'Omar; Palestine - Art Institute of Chicago

Jérusalem, Mosquée D'Omar; Palestine - Art Institute of Chicago

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Untitled, 19th century, England - Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled, 19th century, England - Art Institute of Chicago

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Francis Frith - Damascus, 19th century

Francis Frith - Damascus, 19th century

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Alexandre Dumas (French novelist and playwright, 1802-1870), portrait photograph

Alexandre Dumas (French novelist and playwright, 1802-1870), portrait ...

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Brickmaking (Norfolk), England - Public domain dedication, Art Institute of Chicago

Brickmaking (Norfolk), England - Public domain dedication, Art Institu...

Peter Henry Emerson (8 April 1856 – 29 January 1936) was a British photographer, writer, and naturalist known for his photographs of the people and landscapes of East Anglia, England. He is also known for his b... More

Nadar - Eugène Viollet-Le-Duc (French architect, 1814-1879), portrait photograph

Nadar - Eugène Viollet-Le-Duc (French architect, 1814-1879), portrait ...

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President Lincoln on Battle-Field of Antietam

President Lincoln on Battle-Field of Antietam

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Goat Island, Lighthouse - Drawing. Public domain image.

Goat Island, Lighthouse - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Giuseppe Verdi (Italian composer, 1813-1901), portrait photograph

Giuseppe Verdi (Italian composer, 1813-1901), portrait photograph

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Ruins in Cañon de Chelle, N. M., in a cavity in the wall, 60 feet above present bed of Cañon. Height of walls about 700 feet. The present race of Indians know nothing of the age of these buildings of who occupied them

Ruins in Cañon de Chelle, N. M., in a cavity in the wall, 60 feet abov...

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Apache Indians, as they appear ready for the war-path

Apache Indians, as they appear ready for the war-path

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At the Grindstone-A Suffolk Farmyard, England

At the Grindstone-A Suffolk Farmyard, England

Picryl description: Public domain image of working farmers, agriculture, farm, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions. Peter Henry Emerson (8 April 1856 – 29 January 1936) was a British photograp... More

Amiens Cathedral, West Facade, Central Portal, Bisson Freres Photo

Amiens Cathedral, West Facade, Central Portal, Bisson Freres Photo

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Portrait of Brahms - Public domain  print

Portrait of Brahms - Public domain print

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Julia Margaret Cameron - Julia Jackson, England

Julia Margaret Cameron - Julia Jackson, England

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. Julia Margaret Cameron (11 June 1815 – 26 January 1879) began her photography career later in life, ... More

The Capitol, Nashville, Tennessee - Art Institute of Chicago

The Capitol, Nashville, Tennessee - Art Institute of Chicago

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Phoebe Matthews and Captain Oliver Matthews

Phoebe Matthews and Captain Oliver Matthews

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Untitled, 19th century - Daguerreotype, Public domain

Untitled, 19th century - Daguerreotype, Public domain

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Untitled (portrait of a child) - Victorian era public domain image

Untitled (portrait of a child) - Victorian era public domain image

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Louis-Léon-César Faidherbe, portrait photograph

Louis-Léon-César Faidherbe, portrait photograph

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Gournah, Nécropole de Thèbes; Thèbes

Gournah, Nécropole de Thèbes; Thèbes

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Émile Littré (French lexicographer and philosopher, 1801-1881), portrait photograph

Émile Littré (French lexicographer and philosopher, 1801-1881), portra...

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Julia Margaret Cameron - Autograph Letter, England

Julia Margaret Cameron - Autograph Letter, England

Julia Margaret Cameron (11 June 1815 – 26 January 1879) began her photography career later in life, at the age of 48, and is known for her portraits of prominent figures of the time. Cameron's photographs have ... More

Crimean War - Zouaves, 19th century, England, by Roger Fenton

Crimean War - Zouaves, 19th century, England, by Roger Fenton

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Crimean War - The Russian Church & Town of Balaklava, England, by Roger Fenton

Crimean War - The Russian Church & Town of Balaklava, England, by Roge...

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Ruins of Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia

Ruins of Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia

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Nélaton, 19th century, portrait photograph, photo Pierre Petit

Nélaton, 19th century, portrait photograph, photo Pierre Petit

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Gioachino Antonio Rossini (Italian composer, 1792-1868), portrait photograph

Gioachino Antonio Rossini (Italian composer, 1792-1868), portrait phot...

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Pyramide de Chéphren, Egypte Moyenne

Pyramide de Chéphren, Egypte Moyenne

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Charles Baudelaire (French poet, critic, and writer, 1821-1867), portrait photograph

Charles Baudelaire (French poet, critic, and writer, 1821-1867), portr...

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Eben Matthews as a Child - Victorian era public domain image

Eben Matthews as a Child - Victorian era public domain image

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Francis Frith - Cleopatra's Temple at Erment, near Thebes

Francis Frith - Cleopatra's Temple at Erment, near Thebes

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Hydraulic Gold Mining, Near Dutch Flats, California, C. P. R. R.

Hydraulic Gold Mining, Near Dutch Flats, California, C. P. R. R.

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Temple de Kardassy, Nubie - Public domain dedication, Art Institute of Chicago

Temple de Kardassy, Nubie - Public domain dedication, Art Institute of...

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Untitled (Boy with Hat) - Public domain dedication, Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Boy with Hat) - Public domain dedication, Art Institute of C...

Public domain vintage artistic photograph, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

S. P. Peck Apothecary - Daguerreotype, Public domain

S. P. Peck Apothecary - Daguerreotype, Public domain

Picryl description: Public domain image of a daguerreotype portrait, early photography, 19th century, Victorian style, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Chittendon House - Victorian era public domain image

Chittendon House - Victorian era public domain image

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Untitled (avenue of trees) - Public domain dedication, Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (avenue of trees) - Public domain dedication, Art Institute o...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a park, woods, trees, arbor, outdoors, romantic landscape, 17th-18th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Cushing's Photographic Rooms, Woodstock, Vt.

Cushing's Photographic Rooms, Woodstock, Vt.

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Photo of Bouquet de Fleurs - Public domain dedication

Photo of Bouquet de Fleurs - Public domain dedication

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Chaise dans un Jardin - Public domain print

Chaise dans un Jardin - Public domain print

Public domain photograph by Hippolyte Bayard, 19th-century artistic early photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Hippolyte Bayard was a French photographer and inventor,... More

Brocanteurs rue de Rocher - Public domain dedication, Art Institute of Chicago

Brocanteurs rue de Rocher - Public domain dedication, Art Institute of...

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William Henry Fox Talbot - Scenery of Loch Katrine, England

William Henry Fox Talbot - Scenery of Loch Katrine, England

Public domain photograph by William Henry Fox Talbot, 19th-century artistic early photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description William Henry Fox Talbot was a British scientis... More

William Henry Fox Talbot - Melrose Abbey, England

William Henry Fox Talbot - Melrose Abbey, England

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William Henry Fox Talbot - Melrose Abbey, England

William Henry Fox Talbot - Melrose Abbey, England

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Temple De Dakkeh, Naos; Nubie - Public domain dedication, Art Institute of Chicago

Temple De Dakkeh, Naos; Nubie - Public domain dedication, Art Institut...

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Médinet-Habou, Ruines de la Ville de Papa; Thèbes

Médinet-Habou, Ruines de la Ville de Papa; Thèbes

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Vue Générale Prise a l'Ouest, Le Kaire

Vue Générale Prise a l'Ouest, Le Kaire

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Jérusalem, Quartier Occidental; Palestine - Art Institute of Chicago

Jérusalem, Quartier Occidental; Palestine - Art Institute of Chicago

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Mosquée d'Aly-Bey, Girgeh, Haute-Egypte

Mosquée d'Aly-Bey, Girgeh, Haute-Egypte

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Village de Hamameh, Haute-Egypte

Village de Hamameh, Haute-Egypte

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Gournah, Statue de Memnon; Thèbes

Gournah, Statue de Memnon; Thèbes

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Tombeau de Sultans Mamelouks, Le Kaire

Tombeau de Sultans Mamelouks, Le Kaire

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Inscription Démotique, Grand Temple d'Isis à Philoe; Nubie

Inscription Démotique, Grand Temple d'Isis à Philoe; Nubie

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Temple d'Amada; Nubie - Public domain dedication, Art Institute of Chicago

Temple d'Amada; Nubie - Public domain dedication, Art Institute of Chi...

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Untitled (San Stefano en Rotundo)

Untitled (San Stefano en Rotundo)

Picryl description: Public domain image of a classical or neoclassical building, architecture design, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Untitled (Trees in Rome) - Public domain dedication, Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Trees in Rome) - Public domain dedication, Art Institute of ...

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Nadar - Isaac Péreire, portrait photograph

Nadar - Isaac Péreire, portrait photograph

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Nadar - Edmond-René Laboulaye, portrait photograph

Nadar - Edmond-René Laboulaye, portrait photograph

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Chapelle du St. Sang à Bruges, Bisson Freres Photo

Chapelle du St. Sang à Bruges, Bisson Freres Photo

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A black and white photo of an old building Untitled, 19th century, Bisson Freres Photo

A black and white photo of an old building Untitled, 19th century, Bis...

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Crimean War - Group of Croat Chiefs, England, by Roger Fenton

Crimean War - Group of Croat Chiefs, England, by Roger Fenton

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An old book with pictures of people and a dog Untitled, 19th century, England - Art Institute of Chicago

An old book with pictures of people and a dog Untitled, 19th century, ...

Public domain reproduction of portrait print, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Sebastopol, from the Redoubt des Anglais, England - Roger Fenton's Crimean War Photographs

Sebastopol, from the Redoubt des Anglais, England - Roger Fenton's Cri...

Public domain vintage artistic photograph, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, Taken on the Field, Crimea

Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, Taken on the Field, Crimea

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Crimean War - Camp of the 4th Light Dragoons, Officer's Quarters, England, by Roger Fenton

Crimean War - Camp of the 4th Light Dragoons, Officer's Quarters, Engl...

Public domain photograph by Roger Fenton, 19th-century early photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Roger Fenton was a British photographer, born in 1819 in Crimsworth, ... More

Crimean War - Officers of the 42nd Highlanders, England, by Roger Fenton

Crimean War - Officers of the 42nd Highlanders, England, by Roger Fent...

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Crimean War - The British Headquarters, England, by Roger Fenton

Crimean War - The British Headquarters, England, by Roger Fenton

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Crimean War - Camp of the 5th Dragoon Guards, England, by Roger Fenton

Crimean War - Camp of the 5th Dragoon Guards, England, by Roger Fenton

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Picryl description: Public domain image of a mountains, highland landscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a mountains, highland lands...

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Crimean War - Picquet House, Cathcart's Hill, from General Bosquet's Quarters, England, by Roger Fenton

Crimean War - Picquet House, Cathcart's Hill, from General Bosquet's Q...

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Francis Frith - The Granite Pylon, Thebes, Egypt

Francis Frith - The Granite Pylon, Thebes, Egypt

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Francis Frith - View at Karnac, from the Granite Pylon

Francis Frith - View at Karnac, from the Granite Pylon

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Francis Frith - Hall of Columns, Karnac

Francis Frith - Hall of Columns, Karnac

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Francis Frith - The Temple Palace, Medinet Haboo, Egypt

Francis Frith - The Temple Palace, Medinet Haboo, Egypt

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Francis Frith - The Statues of Memnon, Plain of Thebes, Egypt

Francis Frith - The Statues of Memnon, Plain of Thebes, Egypt

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Old Fort - Public domain dedication, Art Institute of Chicago

Old Fort - Public domain dedication, Art Institute of Chicago

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Old Capitol Prison, Washington - Public domain dedication, Art Institute of Chicago

Old Capitol Prison, Washington - Public domain dedication, Art Institu...

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Marshall House, Alexandria, Virginia - Art Institute of Chicago

Marshall House, Alexandria, Virginia - Art Institute of Chicago

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Mission Ridge from Orchard Knob

Mission Ridge from Orchard Knob

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The Halt - Public domain dedication, Art Institute of Chicago

The Halt - Public domain dedication, Art Institute of Chicago

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Mortar Dictator, in Front of Petersburg

Mortar Dictator, in Front of Petersburg

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Quarles' Mill, North Anna, Virginia

Quarles' Mill, North Anna, Virginia

Public domain image of a historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best known fo... More

Extreme Line of Confederate Works, Cold Harbor, Virginia

Extreme Line of Confederate Works, Cold Harbor, Virginia

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Fort Sumpter - Public domain dedication, Art Institute of Chicago

Fort Sumpter - Public domain dedication, Art Institute of Chicago

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Battle Ground of Resacca, GA, No. 4

Battle Ground of Resacca, GA, No. 4

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Battle Field of New Hope Church, GA, No. 1

Battle Field of New Hope Church, GA, No. 1

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The Front of Kenesaw Mountain, GA

The Front of Kenesaw Mountain, GA

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Giuseppe Verdi (Italian composer, 1813-1901), portrait photograph

Giuseppe Verdi (Italian composer, 1813-1901), portrait photograph

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A black and white photo of an old building Untitled, 19th century, England - Art Institute of Chicago

A black and white photo of an old building Untitled, 19th century, Eng...

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Devil's Gate, (From Below) Weber Canon, Wasatch Mountain

Devil's Gate, (From Below) Weber Canon, Wasatch Mountain

Public domain photograph - landscape, 19th-century albumen print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Julia Margaret Cameron - Elaine, 19th century, England

Julia Margaret Cameron - Elaine, 19th century, England

Public domain photograph - portrait, 19th-century albumen silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Julia Margaret Cameron (11 June 1815 – 26 January 1879) began her photo... More

Claude Bernard, portrait photograph - Art Institute of Chicago

Claude Bernard, portrait photograph - Art Institute of Chicago

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Alpine Lake, in the Sierra Nevada, California

Alpine Lake, in the Sierra Nevada, California

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Types of Mojave Indians. This tribe inhabits the region of the lower Colorado, or western Arizona.Physically, they are the finest specimens in all the West, many of the males attaining to the height of 6 feet

Types of Mojave Indians. This tribe inhabits the region of the lower C...

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Cañon of Kanab Wash, Colorado River, Looking South

Cañon of Kanab Wash, Colorado River, Looking South

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One of the group of Pagosa Hot Springs, showing incrustation on the surface. Much prized by the Indians and miners on account of supposed healing qualities. Principal mineral element, Sulphate of Soda

One of the group of Pagosa Hot Springs, showing incrustation on the su...

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Shee-zah-nan-tan, Jicarilla Apache Brave in characteristic Costume, Northern New Mexico

Shee-zah-nan-tan, Jicarilla Apache Brave in characteristic Costume, No...

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