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Mission San Juan Capistrano, Southern California

Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Mission San Juan Capistrano was a Spanish mission in Southern California, located in present-day San Juan Capistrano. It was founded on All Saints Day Nov... More

Small, aviation-themed bas-reliefs on the exterior facade of the 1940 ...

Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. As of 2014, the terminal and nearby 1928 Carter Field Hangar are being restored and operated by the nonprofit Houston Aeronautical He... More

1940s neon Dr Pepper sign at the Dublin Bottling Works and W.P. Kloste...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. This plant produced a distinctive form of Dr Pepper, a soda popular throughout the South. The distinction: it used only pure cane suga... More

Judging from its license plate, and its general condition this once-fa...

Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More

Old cars and old façades in Havana, Cuba

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Gift; Carol M. Highsmith; 2010; (DLC/PP-2... More

Part of a carefully restored mural, one of dozens at Fair Park, site o...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The park preserves the largest collection of 1930s Art Deco architecture in the United States. It also holds the distinction of being ... More

Part of a carefully restored mural, one of dozens at Fair Park, site o...

Artist name from related image in same group: LC-DIG-highsm-30087. The park preserves the largest collection of 1930s Art Deco architecture in the United States. It also holds the distinction of being the only ... More

Faithfully reproduced kitchen set from at the 1950s smash-hit "I Love ...

The show followed the madcap adventures, many improbable but all hilarious, of New York apartment-dwelling Ball and Arnaz, as "Lucy and Ricky Ricardo," and their best-friend neighbors, "Fred and Ethel Mertz." T... More

A satirical sign (we think) posted outside the Crawdad Hole restaurant...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Gift; Ben May Charitable Trust; 2016; (DLC/PP-2016:059). Forms part of the Ben May Charitable Trust Collection of Mississippi Photogra... More

Old degenerating structure that later apparently served some artistic ...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. From the 1960s until 1983, it was the location of a U.S. Steel iron ore mine. The town, accessible by gravel roads has a small cluster... More

Berwyn car spindle, Berwyn, Illinois

Spindle was a sculpture created in 1989 by artist Dustin Shuler. It consisted of a 50 foot spike with eight cars impaled on it. From 1989 until its demolition on May 2, 2008, it was located in the parking lot o... More

The Texas Theater in Waxahachie, Texas, a Dallas suburb

Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Constructed in 1895 as the Dixie vaudeville theater, it was converted to a movie theater in 1920 and served as such until the late 19... More

A bald eagle surveys its domain in the Wyoming portion of Yellowstone ...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Gates Frontiers Fund Wyoming Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph... More

An American bison, or buffalo, navigates snowy Yellowstone National Pa...

View from the surroundings of Soda Butte Creek of the majestic Absarok...

A red fox prowls for voles, hidden beneath the snow, in Yellowstone Na...

Baltimore's Historic Charles Street - Cherry Blossoms at the Washingto...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Cherry Blossom trees bloom in Mount Vernon Place highlighting the Washington Monument in spring and inviting visitors to explore the mus... More

Historic Route 66 - Giant Catsup Bottle

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: A giant catsup (ketchup) bottle water tower perches above tall, green trees as a road winds around the landmark. Location: Location: Co... More

International Selkirk Loop - LeClerc Creek Lavenders

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Deep purple lavender flowers add color to the already eye-pleasing landscape of LeClerc Creek. Location: Location: (48.840° N 117.285° ... More

Great River Road - Red Buttermilk Sunset

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: The sun sets, creating a piercing-red blanket of clouds along the Mississippi River on Mississippi's Great River Road. Location: Locati... More

Gunflint Trail Scenic Byway - Hikers at Trail's End Campground

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Two hikers enjoy the view of Seagull River, white pine, and pine-needle covered forest floor at Trail's End Campground. Location: Locat... More

Great Lakes Seaway Trail - Boldt Castle and the 1000 Islands

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: This aerial view of the verdant landscape around Boldt Castle demonstrates the large scale of nature, history, and culture along the Gre... More

Beartooth Highway - Rock Creek Vista Point Overlook, Montana

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Visitors to the Beartooth All-American Road will experience the vastness of the Beartooth-Absaroka Wilderness before proceeding to the "... More

Florida Keys Scenic Highway - Tightrope Walker at Sunset Celebration

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: With the sun setting over the Gulf of Mexico creating a bright orange and red backdrop, tightrope walker Will Soto captivates the crowd ... More

Talimena Scenic Drive - Queen Wilhelmina Lake Vista

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Queen Wilhelmina Lake reflects the sun's light on hazy afternoon. Location: Arkansas (34.685° N 94.370° W) Status: Public domain. Digi... More

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway - Dorchester County Courthou...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: An interpretive sign on the grounds of the Dorchester County Courthouse marks important moments in Underground Railroad history. Locati... More

Blue Ridge Parkway - Looking Glass Rock in Pisgah National Forest

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Looking Glass Rock casts a shadow across Pisgah National Forest, which is beginning to change color its fall foliage season. Location: ... More

A1A Scenic and Historic Coastal Byway - Walkway Along Fort Matanzas Tr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: This wooden walkway lies along the two and a half mile Ft. Matanzas Trail, offering a pleasant nature walk as it winds through the fores... More

Dinosaur Diamond Prehistoric Highway - Diplodocus Skeleton along the T...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: When you walk along the Trail Through Time, you can literally see remnants of what came before you -- the dinosaurs. Other stunning skel... More

Alabama's Coastal Connection - Orange Beach Waterfront Park

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Orange Beach Waterfront Park offers picnic areas, water access, and a pier on Wolf Bay. It is representative of similar parks on Dauphin... More

Route 1 - San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Boats at Morro Bay

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Fishing boats are lined up at Morro Bay for the night. Location: (35.356° N 120.848° W) Status: Public domain. Digital Photographs Rel... More

Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway - Longwood Gardens Conservatory

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Thousands of colorful chrysanthemums fill the Longwood Gardens Conservatory during the Chrysanthemum Festival. Location: Kennett Square... More

Environmental Photos: 6/7/2001 - U.S. National Archives Public Domain ...

Digital Photographs Relating to the Environment Public domain photograph related to environment protection in the United States, nature, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Environmental Images (Farmland, People, Trash, Pollution, Waste, Deer)...

Web Environmental Photos: Scenes from around the United States - Presc...

Tourist Attraction - Annapolis, Chesapeake Bay, Lighthouses

Digital Photographs Relating to the Environment Public domain photograph of a lighthouse, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Memorable participants in the showcase parade of all things extraterre...

Founded in 1999, this three-day event began at the historic McMenamins Hotel in memory of the celebrated 1950 "Trent sighting" and photographs of a purported flying saucer at a nearby farm. Skeptics have conclu... More

WEB Environmental Photos: 1998-1999

Digital Photographs Relating to the Environment

The Venetian Hotel on the Strip, Las Vegas, Nevada

Built in 1999 on the same spot as the historic Sands Hotel once stood, Sheldon G. Adelson, Chairman of the Board of Las Vegas Sands Corporation, set out to authentically recreate the famous Italian city of Veni... More

Sculpture "Gold Rush" at the Robert T. Matsui U.S. Courthouse, Sacrame...

Artist: Tom Otterness, 1999. Bronze, variable dimensions. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. C... More

Old cabin in the last hometown of legendary western scout Christopher ...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograp... More

Front exterior, U.S. Custom House, Charleston, South Carolina

Greek Revival building built during 1853-1879 by architect Ammi B. Young. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date, and subject note provided by the photographe... More

Exterior window detail, U.S. Custom House, Houston, Texas

Architect: James Knox Taylor. Built in 1911. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs i... More

Interior stairway. The Joel Solomon Federal Building and U.S. Courthou...

Located in the central business district, it was built by Reuben Harrison Hunt in 1933. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information p... More

Close up of oil painting "Contemporary Justice and Woman," first floor...

Artist: Emil Bisttram, 1937. Dimensions: 11' 10" x 7' 4". Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. C... More

[Knife and Sheath: Horn-handled dagger used by John Wilkes Booth to st...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a steel arm, weapon, sword, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Painting "Contemporary Justice and Man," second floor stairway, Depart...

Artist: John Ballator, 1937. Tempera, dimensions: 11' 10" x 7' 4". Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photog... More

Mural "Sorting the Mail," by Reginald Marsh at the Ariel Rios Federal ...

Date: 1936; dimensions: 6' 7" x 12' 6". Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photog... More

George Peabody Library, formerly the Library of the Peabody Institute ...

In 1857 George Peabody, a Massachusetts-born philanthropist, dedicated the Peabody Institute to the citizens of Baltimore in appreciation of their ""kindness and hospitality."" The Peabody Library building, whi... More

Revolutionary mural painted on side of building in Havana, Cuba

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

Courtroom clock, David W. Dyer Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, M...

Architect: Phineas E. Paist and Harold D. Steward. Mediterranean Renaissance Revival style. Built between 1931-1933. Primary material: Key Largo Coquina limestone. Photographed as part of an assignment for the ... More

Entrance, Edward T. Gignoux U.S. Courthouse, Portland, Maine

Designed by architect James Knox Taylor and built 1908-1911. Addition in 1931-1932 by James A. Wetmore. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords fr... More

Lamp detail, Byron R. White U.S. Courthouse, Denver, Colorado

Architect: Tracy, Swartwout, and Litchfield. Built 1910-1916. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Credit li... More

[History of San Francisco mural "Raising the Bear Flag" by Anton Refre...

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was a New Deal program established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1935 as a response to the high unemployment during the Great Depression. The program put people t... More

Glen Eyrie castle, an English Tudor-style home built in what is now Co...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Built by General William Jackson Palmer, the founder of the city. This grand home, with 17 guest rooms and two dining rooms, is locate... More

Pony Express marker next to Buffalo Bill's grave on Lookout Mountain a...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. "Buffalo Bill" was William F. Cody, a late-19th-Century scout and buffalo hunter who later formed spectacular "Buffalo Bill Wild West ... More

Aerial view of the Washington Monument and Jefferson Memorial, Washing...

Public domain aerial photograph, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description The Washington Monument is an iconic obelisk located in Washington D.C., United States. It is located on the National Mall ... More

The McFaddin-Ward House in Beaumont, Texas, now a house museum, was bu...

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

Courtroom columns, detail, U.S. Courthouse, Tallahassee, Florida

Architect: Eric Kebbon. Built between 1935-1936. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photograp... More

Exterior view of the Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building, Washington, D.C...

Completed between the years 1939-1940, by architect Charles Z. Klauder. Architectural style is Stripped Classicism. Originally constructed as and called the Social Security Building, it was renamed in 1988 for ... More

Mailboxes in lobby. U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Alexandria, Louis...

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Built in 1933 by architect Edward Neild. Art Deco style. Cr... More

Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Erie, Pennsylvania

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Beaux Arts and Art Moderne design. Four buildings: Library... More

Courtyard art, David W. Dyer Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Mia...

One of several daily performances at Circus World Museum in Baraboo, W...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The museum, which also features artifacts such as colorful circus wagons used in parades, is owned by the Wisconsin Historical Society... More

Elevator lobby, Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Fargo, North Dak...

Built in 1931 by architect James A. Wetmore. Originally designed as a U.S. Post Office on the main floor. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date, and subject... More

Courtroom, Bruce M. Van Sickle Federal Building, Minot, North Dakota

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Date built: 1915; architect: Oscar Wenderoth. Credit line: ... More

Exterior bas-relief, EPA East and West, located on 12th and Constituti...

Architect: Arthur Brown, Jr. Built in 1934, the exterior elevations, particularly at Constitution Avenue, are embellished with Beaux-Arts sculpture. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Service... More

Oil painting "Curacao" at Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House, New Yo...

Artist: Elmer E. Garnsey, 1912. Dimensions: 4.5' x 9'. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Cred... More

Glass enclosed lobby. Wayne N. Aspinall Federal Building and U.S. Cour...

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. In 2010, the Federal Building & US Courthouse received $15M... More

Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Building, Atlanta, Georgia

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Date built: 1931-1933; architect: Albert Ted Eyck Brown; st... More

Teapot Rock, a distinctive sedimentary rock formation in Natrona Count...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Curiously, the fields were named, not for the rock formation but for the large, rounded dome on which the "teapot" stands. Over time, ... More

Historical marker commemorating Fort Laramie's brief role as a Pony Ex...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. In 1849, the U.S. Army took over Fort Laramie, established as Fort John, a private fur-trading fort in 1834, in order to protect westw... More

"Bishop's Palace," also known as Gresham's Castle, an ornate Victorian...

Title, date, subject note, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The American Institute of Architects listed the home as one of the 100 most significant buildings in the United States.... More

Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway - Mule Deer in Modoc Country

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Areas adjacent to the byway like national forests and national parklands provide travelers with the opportunity to view an abundance of ... More

Monument Valley, Arizona

Picryl description: Public domain image of a world heritage landmark, natural or regular park, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Badlands, South Dakota - Drawing. Public domain image.

Badlands National Park, in southwest South Dakota, United States preserves 244,000 acres of sharply eroded buttes, pinnacles, and spires blended with the largest protected mixed grass prairie in the United Stat... More

Historic Shell gas station, Raleigh, North Carolina

Public domain scan of architectural drawing, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Image public domain 412_DSP_StreamsLakes_025

The original digital file had the following descriptive metadata embedded in its header: Name: 412_DSP_StreamsLakes_025.jpg Date Picture Taken: 11/12/2005 1:10:28 PM [Folder Topic: Streams Lakes] 412_DSP_Mold_... More

Public domain pictures, EPA 412_DSP_Agriculture_008

The original digital file had the following descriptive metadata embedded in its header: Name: 412_DSP_Agriculture_008.jpg Date Picture Taken: 11/13/2005 4:10:39 PM Byline: Eric Vance Byline Title: Chief Photo... More

Stained glass window, Boston Avenue United Methodist Church, Tulsa, Ok...

Photo shows a native american in prayer with quotation "thy sins are forgiven." Formerly misidentified as a window at the Boston Avenue United Methodist Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma (Source: B. Reed at the Boston ... More

Snow Cap burger cafe, Route 66, Seligman, Arizona

Delgadillos is also known for its silly staff, described by some as "madcap," who have been known to make a show out of entertaining kids with fun practical jokes. Title, date, and subjects provided by the phot... More

412_DSP_Hazard-Regulated_004 - U.S. National Archives Public Domain ph...

The original digital file had the following descriptive metadata embedded in its header: Name: 412_DSP_Hazard-Regulated_004.jpg Date Picture Taken: 5/12/2006 4:12:32 PM [Folder Topic: Hazardous] 412_DSP_Hazard... More

Sculpture "Voyage of Ulysses" located at front plaza exterior, James A...

Artist: David Von Schlegell, 1977. Stainless steel and water. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photographe... More

Sculpture "Bicentennial Dawn" in lobby interior of James A. Byrne U.S....

Artist: Louise Nevelson, 1976. Painted wood, dimensions: 15 x 90 x 30 feet. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by t... More

[Cities Towns 2] 412-DSP-2-San_Francisco_007.jpg

The original digital file had the following descriptive metadata embedded in its header: Date Picture Taken: 2012-02-02T13:37:59-05:00 Byline: Vance, Eric, EPA chief photographer Byline Title: Photographer ... More

Compass used by John Wilkes Booth when he tried to escape Washington, ...

Title, date, and subjects provided by the photographer. Credit line: Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Gift and purchase; Carol M. Highsmith; 2009; (DLC/PP-2010... More

[Great Hall. Stair newel post. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Bu...

Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

Exterior, U.S. Courthouse, Toledo, Ohio

Picryl description: Public domain image of a palace, villa, or large historic building, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Environmental art "Flutter" at the NE and SE lawn quadrants of the Wil...

Artist: Maya Lin, 2005. Soil and St. Augustine grass, 459 x 105 feet. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the pho... More

Free Royalty Free Images 412_DSP_Weather_035

The original digital file had the following descriptive metadata embedded in its header: Name: 412_DSP_Weather_035.jpg Date Picture Taken: 2/27/2007 10:13:15 AM Keywords: Fog, Weather [Folder Topic: Weather] 4... More

Public domain pictures, EPA 412_DSP_EJustice_005

The original digital file had the following descriptive metadata embedded in its header: Name: 412_DSP_EJustice_005.jpg Date Picture Taken: 6/29/2007 1:01:24 PM Byline: Eric Vance Byline Title: Chief Photograp... More

Free, public domain photo 412_DSP_Scenic_070

The original digital file had the following descriptive metadata embedded in its header: Name: 412_DSP_Scenic_070.jpg Date Picture Taken: 9/18/2007 6:13:09 PM Location: Idaho Byline: Danny Hart Keywords: Autum... More

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a boat in a harbor, water, fishing boat, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Sun Records Studio, Memphis, Tennessee

Sun Records Studio where Elivs Presley got his break into the music business. Sun Studio was opened by rock pioneer Sam Phillips at 706 Union Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee, on January 3, 1950. It was originally ... More

Free images of clouds 412_DSP_SkyClouds_041

The original digital file had the following descriptive metadata embedded in its header: Name: 412_DSP_SkyClouds_041.jpg Date Picture Taken: 8/7/2008 7:11:39 PM City: Point of Rocks State or Province: Maryland... More

Free images of science lab 412_DSP_NERegionalLab_123

The original digital file had the following descriptive metadata embedded in its header: Name: 412_DSP_NERegionalLab_123.jpg Date Picture Taken: 9/24/2008 7:33:42 PM [Original] Caption: EPA's air quality monit... More

Free Royalty Free Images 412_DSP_AquacultureFisheries_019

The original digital file had the following descriptive metadata embedded in its header: Name: 412_DSP_AquacultureFisheries_019.jpg Date Picture Taken: 11/11/2008 10:11:13 AM Keywords: Bay, Boat, Fishing, Harb... More