Santa Fe R.R. locomotive shops, Topeka, Kansas
Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, structure, works, 19th-20th century industrial revolution, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Saying grace before the barbeque dinner at the Pie Town, New Mexico Fa...
Public domain photograph - United States during 1930s Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
School children, half of Polish and half of Italian descent, at a fest...
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[Hope Cooke, Queen of Sikkim, seated, three-quarter length portrait, f...
Date from related slide: LC-KAN05-072. "A Tour of the Lost Kingdom: Sikkim" by Dr. Alice S. Kandell and Hope Cooke, Library of Congress, March 13, 2010. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikk... More
Painting "Sir Walter Raleigh" at Court House Annex, Richmond, Virginia
Artist: Paul Cadmus, 1939. Oil, 83" x 36". Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Credit line: Pho... More
The Jefferson County Courthouse in Charles Town, West Virginia
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Replacing a more modest structure that dated back to 1803, it was built in 1836 on land donated by George Washington's brother, Charle... More
Mural depicting Alabama history by Roderick McKenzie. State Capitol, M...
The first Capitol building was built in 1847, and was destroyed by fire in 1849. The current State Capitol was built on the previous Capitol's foundations, and was completed in 1851. The building has grown over... More
State Capitol, Montgomery, Alabama
The first Capitol building was built in 1847, and was destroyed by fire in 1849. The current State Capitol was built on the previous Capitol's foundations, and was completed in 1851. The building has grown over... More
Civil War envelope showing slave master holding whip as slave attempts...
Addressed to John Heagy Esq., Highspire P.O., Dauphin Co., Penna. ; postmarked Hummelstown, Pa., September 25 ; bears 3 cent stamp. Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2017; (D073) pp/liljmem
Vanity Fair! 3rd volume, no. 63, for Saturday, March 9, 1861 / HLS [mo...
Poster showing Chinese man playing ball game. Purchase; (DLC/PP-1993:226) Published in: Eyes of the nation : a visual history of the United States / Vincent Virga and curators of the Library of Congress ; hist... More
Citizens Volunteer Hospital Association of Philadelphia cor. of Broad ...
Drawing shows an exterior view of the hospital building from the street across, beyond the railroad tracks, with many pedestrians in front and along the side of the building, corner of Broad Street and Washingt... More
Sketches with the Co. B 8th Reg., Pennsylvania Ma. [i.e., militia] und...
Drawing shows soldiers standing in residential street and sitting against fence along the roadside during rest period; some gathered around small campfires. Signed in pencil "J Queen" on lower left of mount. (... More
Citizens Volunteer Hospital - corner of Broad St. and Washington Ave. ...
Print shows an exterior view of the hospital building from the street across, beyond the railroad tracks, with locomotive approaching, and with pedestrians and soldiers standing on sidewalk on the side of the b... More
Santa Claus sugar plums--U.S. Confection Co., N.Y.
Confection label, showing Santa Claus on sleigh with reindeer. Public domain photograph - Merry Christmas or Happy New Year, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Knights of Pythias, to all whom it may concern. Know ye that the Supre...
Print shows a design for a large certificate with illustrations depicting knights practicing in a large hall, participating in a ceremony, releasing a person from bondage. Captioned: Friendship, Charity, Benevo... More
This is not the New York Stock Exchange, it is the patronage exchange,...
Senators holding papers "patronage," "sold out," and "New York quotations," with T.C. Platt handcuffed to man on left, who is handing "orders of the boss" to Chester Arthur. Illus. in: Puck, v. 9, 1881 April 13... More
A little private mutual admiration scheme--Joss Ben and his only pries...
Cartoon showing New York Sun newspaper publisher Dana as a Chinese man putting papers concerning Gen. Butler on flames of stove, as Gen. Butler, also as a Chinese, sits on the stove. Illus. in: Puck, 1884 Aug. ... More
[Advertisement for Star toboggans, showing people sledding in daylight...
. Public domain photograph - New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A colorful illustration on a building in the Stockyards District of Fo...
Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The neighborhood celebrates a former livestock market that operated under various owners from 1866. Fort Worth Union Stockyards opene... More
Throw 'em out! / J. Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Print shows senators labeled "Stewart, Peffer, Vest, Jones, Teller, [and] Wolcott" thrown out of windows in a building labeled "U.S. Senate" by laborers and other citizens; papers labeled "Anti-Repeal Drivel" a... More
The greatest race of the yachting season / Dalrymple.
Print shows President Cleveland at the helm labeled "Congress" of a yacht labeled "Repeal" in a race against British Prime Minister William E. Gladstone who is holding an oar labeled "House of Commons Majority"... More
[William Randolph Hearst, full-length portrait, facing front, seated w...
William Randolph Hearst took charge of his father's paper, the San Francisco Examiner in 1886 when he was 23. In 1895, he acquired the New York Morning Journal. Hearst was instrumental in the development of w... More
Utah. The giant club and kettle, Green River
Historic Sites Public domain photograph - photochrome print, colorized, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The casino, Atlantic City view, photochrome print postcard.
Detroit Publishing Co. no. "51302". Forms part of: Photochrom Print Collection. More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.pgz
The lake, Lucky Baldwin's ranch, Pasadena, Cal.
Detroit Publishing Co. no. "51264". Forms part of: Photochrom Print Collection. More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.pgz
Delaware Water Gap, above the Gap from Winona Cliff, Pennsylvania
Historic Sites Public domain photograph - photochrome print, colorized, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
One of the causes / Keppler. - Public domain print
Print shows Uncle Sam and John Bull ice skating with a young woman labeled "American Girl" skating between them. Caption: The American girl is drawing them closer together. Illus. from Puck, v. 44, no. 1138, (... More
A California orange tree view, photochrome print postcard.
Detroit Publishing Co. no. "51204". Forms part of: Photochrom Print Collection. More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.pgz
Niagara, the Falls from Prospect Point
Historic Sites Public domain photograph of water reservoir, lake, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
D.C., Washington, Treasury Building, 1898, Exterior
Copyright by Detroit Photo Co. No. 53241. Public domain photograph of historic place in Washington DC, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Green River Butte view, photochrome print postcard.
Copyright 1898 by Detroit Photographic Co. Detroit Publishing Co. no. "53204". Forms part of: Photochrom Print Collection. More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.... More
Colorado. Gray's and Torrey's Peaks view, photochrome print postcard.
Copyright 1898 by Detroit Photographic Co. Title on inventory list: Grey's & Torrey's. Similar image in LOT 3888, no. 11. Detroit Publishing Co. no. "50105". Forms part of: Photochrom Print Collection. More in... More
The lodge, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, Cal.
Detroit Publishing Co. no. "51266". Forms part of: Photochrom Print Collection. More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.pgz
California. Palms at Glen Annie. Photochrom print, 1880-1890.
Historic Sites Public domain photograph - photochrome print, colorized, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The Drive on Presque Isle [Park], Lake Superior
Historic Sites Public domain photograph - photochrome print, colorized, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Niagara, the American Fall. Photochrom print, 1880-1890.
Historic Sites Public domain photograph - photochrome print, colorized, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
American fashions / The Jno. J. Mitchell Co. Litho., New York.
Print showing men posed wearing fall and winter business and theater fashions with overcoats and hats, against a backdrop of an interior view of the recently opened Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building... More
Sunrise from Pike's Peak view, photochrome print postcard.
Copyright 1899 by Detroit Photographic Co. Detroit Publishing Co. no. "51006". Forms part of: Photochrom Print Collection. More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.... More
The Greatest department store on earth; -- and every day a bargain day...
Cartoon showing foreign countries buying goods from Uncle Sam. Illus. in: Puck, 1899 Nov. 29. Copyright by Keppler & Swartzmann.
Farnsworth's Loop, Santa Catalina Island view, photochrome print postc...
Copyright 1899 by Detroit Photographic Co. Title on inventory list: Farnsworth's Loop, Santa Catalina. Detroit Publishing Co. no. "53077". Forms part of: Photochrom Print Collection. More information about the... More
Yon Yonson, American vaudeville and popular entertainment 1870 1920
31969 U.S. Copyright Office Caption: Yumping Yimmy vat a yump! Created and "copyright 1899 by The Strobridge Litho Co, Cin'ti & New York." Direction of Thall & Kennedy. N.Y. no. 8482. Forms part of: Theatrical ... More
Caricature, The "fake" beggar / Keppler., public domain cartoon image
Illustration shows William Jennings Bryan with a prosthesis labeled "Anti-Expansion" attached to the knee on his right leg, which is labeled "16 to 1" and walking with the aid of a wooden cane labeled "Populism... More
Mt. Holyoke College, South Hadley view, photochrome print postcard.
In album prepared by Detroit Photographic Co. to use as a catalog in its office. Detroit Publishing Co., no. 53608. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1955.
Wasatch Range from the Valley of the Jordan
Copyright 1900 by Detroit Photographic Co. Title on inventory list: Wasatch Range, Jordan Valley. Detroit Publishing Co. no. "53604". Forms part of: Photochrom Print Collection. More information about the Phot... More
The Hermitage, Savannah view, photochrome print postcard.
Copyright 1900 by Detroit Photographic Co. Title on inventory list: Hermitage, Savannah. Caption for similar image (LC-D4-4880) lists title as: The Hermitage, Savannah, Ga. Detroit Publishing Co. no. "53522". ... More
Niagara, general view from Cave of the Winds
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Nobody else will do it / Dalrymple.
Illustration showing two tramps dressed in cast-off and ill-fitting clothes discussing how to kill the "Trusts" through "Social Ostracism"; on the left is a well-dressed matronly woman wearing a robe labeled "T... More
Puck magazine cover - The struggle for life / Dalrymple.
Illustration showing "Teddy" Roosevelt, in his rough-rider uniform, being drawn to "Vice Presidential Waters" by four women labeled "North," "East," "South," [and] "West." Illus. in: Puck, v. 47, no. 1210 (190... More
Niagara, the lower Gorge. Photochrom print, 1880-1890.
Historic Sites Public domain photograph related to electrical equipment, industrial development, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Niagara, Prospect Park. Photochrom print, 1880-1890.
Historic Sites Public domain photograph - photochrome print, colorized, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Harbor entrance, Charlevoix, Michigan view, photochrome print postcard...
In album prepared by Detroit Photographic Co. to use as a catalog in its office. Detroit Publishing Co., no. 53612. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1955.
Bluffs of the Green River, Wyoming
Historic Sites Public domain photograph - photochrome print, colorized, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The Schuylkill from Fairmount Park, Philadelphia
Copyright 1900 by Detroit Photographic Co. Title on inventory list: The Schuylkill from Fairmont Park, Philadelphia. Caption for similar image (LC-D4-12982) lists title as: The Schuylkill, Fairmount Park, Phil... More
Attack on Fort Fisher - A picture of a picture on a wall above a fire ...
Public domain reproduction of artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Leaving the Poe Lock, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
In album prepared by Detroit Photographic Co. to use as a catalog in its office. Detroit Publishing Co., no. 51237. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1955.
Horseshoe Falls from Canadian side view, photochrome print postcard.
In album prepared by Detroit Photographic Co. to use as a catalog in its office. Detroit Publishing Co. Am. Series no. 6308. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1955. Exhibited as a digital copy in: "No... More
Harper's Ferry, West Virginia. : The Shenandoah, B. & O.R.R. bridge, T...
Postcard showing views of the Shenandoah, B. & O.R.R. Bridge, and the Potomac.
Caricature, He can't see them / Dalrymple., public domain cartoon imag...
Illustration shows William Jennings Bryan carrying a banner that states "16 to 1 will help you" and Adlai E. Stevenson carrying a banner that states "I ran with Cleveland, vote for me", standing in front of a g... More
Caricature, Investors beware! / Dalrymple., public domain cartoon imag...
Illustration shows investors drowning in rough seas labeled "Wall Street," and "Speculation," and a tophat labeled "Ingenuous Investor" caught in a whirlpool labeled "Iron and Steel Trust." Illus. in: Puck, v.... More
Sea Wall at Bald Head Cliff, York, Maine
Copyright 1901 by Detroit Photographic Co. Title on inventory list: Sea Wall at Bald Head Cliff, York. Caption for similar image (LC-D4-13967) lists title as: Sea wall, Bald Head Cliff, York, Me. Detroit Publ... More
Red Mountain, Ouray-Silverton Stage Road, Colorado
Copyright 1901 by Detroit Photographic Co. Title on inventory list: Red Mountain, Ouray-Silverton Stage Road. Similar image (LC-D4-13828). Detroit Publishing Co. no. "53156". Forms part of: Photochrom Print Co... More
Washington Monument view, photochrome print postcard.
Copyright 1903 by Detroit Photographic Co. Caption for similar image (LC-D4-16166) lists title as: Washington Monument, Washington, D.C. Detroit Publishing Co. no. "54055". Forms part of: Photochrom Print Coll... More
Cornell, panoramic postcard postcard
Postcard shows campus of Cornell University. Copyright 1903 by J.P. Troy. Campus North, Campus South. Private Mailing Card, Authorized by Act of Congress, May 19th, 1898.
Yorktown harbor, Virginia view, photochrome print postcard.
Copyright 1903 by Detroit Photographic Co. Title on inventory list: Yorktown harbor. Caption for similiar image (LC-D4-16182) lists title as: Yorktown harbor, Yorktown, Va. Detroit Publishing Co. no. "54026". ... More
Floral steps, Prospect Park, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Copyright 1904 by Detroit Photographic Co. Title on inventory list: Floral steps, Prospect Park, Brooklyn. Similar image (LC-D4-16940). Detroit Publishing Co. no. "54101". Forms part of: Photochrom Print Colle... More
The latest thing in nightmares / J.S.P.
Illustration shows a frightened man lying in bed, pulling up a blanket labeled "The Senate"; he sees in the darkness the spectacles and toothy grin of President Theodore Roosevelt. There is a glowing lamp on a ... More
[Washington taking command of the American army under the old elm at C...
67429 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph - historical image of Massachusetts, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The interrupted ceremony / Keppler., Political Cartoon
Illustration shows a wedding between Uncle Sam and a woman labeled "Canada" with President Taft as the clergyman; when he gets to the point in the ceremony where anyone who objects to the marriage may speak, al... More
The Gaumont Co. L'T'D. London presents the motion picture records of t...
Motion picture poster for "Capt. Scott and Animal Life in the Antarctic" showing view from an ice cave of a ship moored in the distance. From photo copyright 1912 by H.G. Pontiny, F.R.G.S.
He is getting our country's signal - are you? Join the Navy.
U.S. Navy recruitment poster showing sailor with signal flag. Poster caption continues: For information apply at your nearest recruiting station or Navy League Headquarters.
A chance shot This is a chance photograph of a chance shot at a "sub" ...
U.S. Navy recruitment poster showing scene aboard ship of sailors loading artillery. Poster caption continues: There is a chance for you too; to build up your body, to learn or perfect a trade, to see the world... More
"They need us over there" 1000 graduate nurses a week for eight weeks ...
American Red Cross recruitment poster showing a three-quarter length portrait of a nurse. Poster caption continues: Apply to the American Red Cross.
C. D. Two hearts finally united.
Motion picture poster for "C.D." shows a woman interacting with a man in a Civil War uniform. An older man sits in front of them at a telegraph. "A Civil War drama." "Through me the spy escaped!"
Do your duty - join the U.S. Marines Help them defend America on land ...
U.S. Marine Corps recruitment poster showing marines firing artillery from the deck of a ship.
Extra - your country needs you in the U.S. Navy at once
Women's Auxiliary Naval recruitment poster. Poster caption continues: Apply at recruiting stations ; Women's Auxiliary Naval recruiting.
Dulles International Airport, Chantilly, Virginia, 1958-63 (Expanded b...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a mural painting, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
$5.00 W[ar] S[avings] S[tamps] for $4.12 Save and buy for cash or inst...
Poster is text only. War Savings Stamps issued by the United States government. Forms part of: Willard and Dorothy Straight Collection.
To the miner / J.L.R. ; A.B. Graha Co. Litho., Washington, D.C.
Poster showing the flag and the United States Capitol, with a message from Woodrow Wilson. Caption: To the miner let me say that he stands where the farmer does; the work of the world waits on him. If he slacks... More
Uphold our honor--Fight for us Join Army-Navy-Marines.
Poster showing figure of Liberty with the American flag. Forms part of: Willard and Dorothy Straight Collection.
Join - Red Cross work must go on! All you need is a heart and a dollar...
Poster showing a Red Cross nurse. Public domain photograph of nurses, hospital, medical care, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The ships are coming United States Shipping Board, Emergency Fleet Cor...
Poster showing a large eagle flying above ships setting sail for a distant shore in flames. Issued by Publications Section, Emergency Fleet Corporation, Philadelphia, Pa.
10,000,000 members by Christmas On Christmas eve, a candle in every wi...
Poster showing a holly-decked candle in a window, with the Red Cross symbol in its glow. Forms part of: Willard and Dorothy Straight Collection.
"The child at your door" 400,000 orphans starving, no state aid availa...
Poster showing a child wearing a scarf on her head. American Committee Relief in the Near East. Armenia-Greece-Syria-Persia. 1 Madison Ave., New York, Cleveland H. Dodge Treas. Signed with unidentified monogram... More
Honor the brave, Memorial Day, May 30, 1917
Poster showing boys with fife and drum leading a parade of veterans and soldiers. In memory of American soldiers of the wars of 1775-1783, 1812-1814, 1846-1847, 1861-1865, 1898. Monogram unidentified. Forms par... More
Dulles International Airport, Chantilly, Virginia, 1958-63 (Expanded b...
Public domain photograph - historical image of Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
American field service / Nuyttens 17.
Poster showing a man on the running board of a truck identified as Transport Americain, with missiles exploding in the sky above. Merchants - Chicago. Forms part of: Willard and Dorothy Straight Collection.
Stenographers! The Kaiser is afraid of you! There is a shortage of 500...
Ordnance Dept. recruiting poster showing the Kaiser, holding a bloody sword, cowering in the shadow of a young woman typing.
V--The Victory Liberty Loan industrial honor emblem Awarded by the Uni...
Banner (textile) showing a large blue "V" within a wide red border. Banner manufactured with grommets in the upper corners for hanging.
Dulles International Airport, Chantilly, Virginia, 1958-63 (Expanded b...
Public domain photograph - historical image of Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
United States Embassy, London, 1955-60. Auditorium
Public domain photograph - historical image of England, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Yale University, Samuel F.B. Morse and Ezra Stiles Colleges, New Haven...
Public domain photograph - historical image of Connecticut, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Bonds - which? / Cesare in N.Y. Evening Post.
Poster showing Uncle Sam proffering Liberty Bonds, or shackles inscribed Prussia. Originally published in The New York Evening Post. Extra copies ten cents each.
Men wanted for U.S. Coast Guard
Poster soliciting enlistees for the United States Coast Guard. Text specifies, "machinists, oilers, firemen, coxswains, seamen, quartermasters, cooks, boys, buglers, ordinary seamen, coal heavers." Poster is te... More
Buy Liberty Bonds - Public domain print
Poster showing a profile portrait of Abraham Lincoln, and a quote from the Gettysburg Address. "That government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth" A. Lincoln. No. 12-A.
Poster - Now for some music - Public domain lithograph
Poster showing a soldier unpacking a phonograph record as another looks on. Text continues: Draft your slacker records. They will go to camp or overseas through The National Phonograph-Records Recruiting Corps.
Liberty Loan pictorial news The destruction of war ... Liberty Bonds w...
Poster shows photograph of soldiers and horses walking through desolate battlefield.
Navy recruiting week April 28th--May 5th.
Poster is text only. Forms part of: Willard and Dorothy Straight Collection.
Are you trained to do your share? Plattsburg [sic]
Poster showing soldiers marching with their rifles shouldered; tents and cannons in the background, presumably the Military Training Camp in Plattsburgh, N.Y.
Trans World Airlines Terminal, John F. Kennedy (originally Idlewild) A...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Dulles International Airport, Chantilly, Virginia, 1958-63 (Expanded b...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.