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While preparing an area for a new softball field, archaeologists were called in to survey the area first and they discovered a treasure trove of artifacts. The archeologists found these and other skeletal remains, along with ancient pottery and coins. The dates for most of the finds are believed to fall between 43 to 410 C.E. (Common Era), but some may be from as far back as 3500 B.C.E. (Before the Common Era)

While preparing an area for a new softball field, archaeologists were ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mildenhall State: Suffolk Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SRA Meghan Geis, USAF ... More

The Fall of Babylon, from the Apocalypse

The Fall of Babylon, from the Apocalypse

Jean Duvet (French, ca. 1485–after 1561) Public domain scan of French 16th-17th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The river Jordan stops flowing to allow dry passage to the Hebrews and the priests carrying the Ark; fall of Jericho, a city worshipping a plurality of gods

The river Jordan stops flowing to allow dry passage to the Hebrews and...

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Fall of Lucifer from BL Harley 1310, f. 1

Fall of Lucifer from BL Harley 1310, f. 1

Miniature of the Fall of Lucifer and the rebel angels, decorated initial 'T'(ous), and full foliate borders including two angels supporting heraldic arms in the lower margin, at the beginning of Jacques Legrand... More

The Fall from BL Royal 17 E VII, f. 7v

The Fall from BL Royal 17 E VII, f. 7v

Detail of a miniature of the Fall of Adam and Eve. Image taken from f. 7v of La Bible historiale complétée (Genesis - Psalms). Written in French. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Col... More

"After the Fall of Vetera Castra Claudius Civilis has his hair cut while his son shoots some prisoners

"After the Fall of Vetera Castra Claudius Civilis has his hair cut whi...

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Adam at Work after the Fall from The Story of the First Men

Adam at Work after the Fall from The Story of the First Men

Johann Sadeler I (Netherlandish, Brussels 1550–1600/1601 Venice) Public domain scan of 16th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Expulsion and Adam and Eve after the Fall (one of a set of three)

The Expulsion and Adam and Eve after the Fall (one of a set of three)

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Christ Before Pilate, from The Fall and Salvation of Mankind Through the Life and Passion of Christ

Christ Before Pilate, from The Fall and Salvation of Mankind Through t...

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The Last Judgment, from The Fall and Salvation of Mankind Through the Life and Passion of Christ

The Last Judgment, from The Fall and Salvation of Mankind Through the ...

Public domain reproduction of German art print, 16th-17th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Gerard van Groeningen - The Fall of Jericho

Gerard van Groeningen - The Fall of Jericho

Gerard van Groeningen (Netherlandish, active Antwerp, 1563–73) Public domain scan of 16th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Photo of The Fall of Phaeton gem - Public domain dedication

Photo of The Fall of Phaeton gem - Public domain dedication

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Hercules and Antoneus; Fall of Phaetor (Icarus?); Classical Architecture; Sacrifice of Isaac [?] (after Rembrandt?) (from Sketchbook)

Hercules and Antoneus; Fall of Phaetor (Icarus?); Classical Architectu...

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The Fall of Satan, from Illustrations of the Book of Job

The Fall of Satan, from Illustrations of the Book of Job

William Blake (British, London 1757–1827 London)

American fashions, fall & winter 1849-50, by John R. Shankland, no. 100, Chesnut St. Philadelphia / designed & lithographed by Hoffy, No. 20 Sth. 3rd. Street, Philadelphia ; P.S. Duval's Steam lith. Press, Philadelphia.

American fashions, fall & winter 1849-50, by John R. Shankland, no. 10...

Print shows in two horizontal panels, at top, eight men, a woman, and four children standing outdoors along a dirt roadway, one man is dressed for hunting and carrying a rifle, and at bottom, six men, five chil... More

Der untere Fall des Schrambachs bey Golling

Der untere Fall des Schrambachs bey Golling

Picryl description: Public domain image of a waterfall, water stream, cascade, nature site, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

map from "[Gibbon's History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. With the ... notes by H. H. Milman. With illustrations.]"

map from "[Gibbon's History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empir...

This image has been taken from scan 000465 from volume 03 of "[Gibbon's History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. With the ... notes by H. H. Milman. With illustrations.]". The title and subject term... More

map from "[The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire ... A new edition, etc. [With maps.]]"

map from "[The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire ......

This image has been taken from scan 000058 from volume 01 of "[The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire ... A new edition, etc. [With maps.]]". The title and subject terms of this image have been... More

The Cascade Fall, Little Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County

The Cascade Fall, Little Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 1131. LOT subdivision subject: Yosemite Valley. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.

Ribbon Fall, (1800 feet high) from the valley

Ribbon Fall, (1800 feet high) from the valley

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Bridal Veil Fall (940 feet high) blown into mist

Bridal Veil Fall (940 feet high) blown into mist

3540 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 1202. Part of series: California - Views in the Yo-Semite Valley.

Yo-Semite Fall, (2634 feet high) from near Hutchings', with excursion party

Yo-Semite Fall, (2634 feet high) from near Hutchings', with excursion ...

3555 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 1217. Part of series: California - Views in the Yo-Semite Valley.

Cloud's Rest (6450 feet above valley) from Nevada Fall Trail

Cloud's Rest (6450 feet above valley) from Nevada Fall Trail

3529 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 1191. Part of series: California - Views in the Yo-Semite Valley.

Gardiner's River Series. Middle Fork Fall, 135 ft. high

Gardiner's River Series. Middle Fork Fall, 135 ft. high

No. 81. Variant view LOT 11959-6, no. 8. Part of series: Yellowstone National Park, illustrated by 122 views.

Piwyac, the Vernal Fall, 300 ft., Yosemite.

Piwyac, the Vernal Fall, 300 ft., Yosemite.

Original negative number: 3170. Part of series: Watkins' New Series, [of Pacific Coast Views].

Bridal Veil Fall, 900 ft., Yosemite Valley.

Bridal Veil Fall, 900 ft., Yosemite Valley.

Original negative number: 3100. Part of series: Watkins' New Series, [of Pacific Coast Views].

Horseshoe Fall from Goat Island, Niagara

Horseshoe Fall from Goat Island, Niagara

Picryl description: Public domain image of a waterfall, cascade, water stream, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Our troops cheering upon receiving news of Santiago's fall

Our troops cheering upon receiving news of Santiago's fall

Reproduction of photo taken by James Burton. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1898 Aug. 20, p. 821.

Niagara, the American Fall. Photochrom print, 1880-1890.

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

[Str. Priscilla, Fall River Line]

[Str. Priscilla, Fall River Line]

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Steamer Priscilla, Fall River Line

Steamer Priscilla, Fall River Line

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FALL, ALBERT B. SENATOR - Public domain portrait photograph

FALL, ALBERT B. SENATOR - Public domain portrait photograph

A black and white photo of a man in a suit. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Cotton mills, Quequechan River, Fall River, Massachusetts.

Cotton mills, Quequechan River, Fall River, Massachusetts.

Public domain photograph of river bank, water, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Lafayette Statue, Lafayette Park, Fall River, Massachusetts.

Lafayette Statue, Lafayette Park, Fall River, Massachusetts.

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Union Hospital case - Manuel Costa Maiata, 301 Ferry St. Sweeper in Fall River Iron Works five weeks - 17 years old. Broke wrist while sweeping. Slipped on a banana skin.  Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Union Hospital case - Manuel Costa Maiata, 301 Ferry St. Sweeper in Fa...

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King Philip Settlement House.  Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

King Philip Settlement House. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / L...

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[Going to School. About 14-16 years. Watson School - Flint Village.]  Location: Fall River, Massachusetts. / Lewis W. Hine.

[Going to School. About 14-16 years. Watson School - Flint Village.] ...

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[Working Boys' Glee Club and Minstrel Group - King Philip Settlement - Walter Miller, 16 years, 812 Charles, works for father, a Painter; belongs to Junior Ball Team and Glee Club. James Conlon, 15 years, 679 Charles, Textile Tube Works - Tube Cutter. Harold Newman, 15 years, 910 Dwelly. Weaver at Osborn Mill.]  Location: Fall River, Massachusetts. / [Lewis W. Hine]

[Working Boys' Glee Club and Minstrel Group - King Philip Settlement -...

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[Aldea Balanger - French - Weaver. Cornell Mills - 14 years old July 12, 1915, getting her certificate for her 5th position. Face broken out as most of weavers have from the machine oil, handling it and not washing hands. Lint gets into pores.]  Location: Fall River, Massachusetts. / Lewis W. Hine.

[Aldea Balanger - French - Weaver. Cornell Mills - 14 years old July 1...

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Scenes from "The Twig of Thorn" given by a club of working girls in King Philip Settlement. Most of them are weavers. All girls.  Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Scenes from "The Twig of Thorn" given by a club of working girls in Ki...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph group portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

"Grubbing out the fence corners." See also 4439. A common scene in the Fall. Boys are 9, 12, 15 and 17 years old. Father, R.A. Cave, Route 2, Box 56, Cecilia, Ky. The children go to Long Grove School.  Location: Hardin County--Cecilia, Kentucky / Lewis W. Hine.

"Grubbing out the fence corners." See also 4439. A common scene in the...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a farm, farmer, agriculture, early 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Kenilworth Park aquatic gardens - Fall Colors

Kenilworth Park aquatic gardens - Fall Colors

Bold red cypress stands out against the bright backdrop. Public domain photograph of a pond, trees in the park, reflection in the water, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Emma Garland Morgan Fall, half length, facing right. Wife of Albert Bacon Fall]

[Emma Garland Morgan Fall, half length, facing right. Wife of Albert B...

J253500 U.S. Copyright Office. Photo copyrighted by Harris & Ewing. No copyright renewal. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Photog. Index; BI; Shelf.

Cripplld [sic] by fall while putting up aerial this radio fan still "listens in"

Cripplld [sic] by fall while putting up aerial this radio fan still "l...

Photograph shows Lester Picker lying in bed wearing earphones connected to a short wave radio; he is convalescing after breaking his back when he fell 55 feet while erecting an aerial for his radio. No. 290839F.C.

Work & Fall, 2/28/23 - Public domain portrait photograph

Work & Fall, 2/28/23 - Public domain portrait photograph

A black and white photo of two men sitting at a desk. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Albert B. Fall, Ed Doheny, 11/24/26

Albert B. Fall, Ed Doheny, 11/24/26

A group of men standing on a sidewalk. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fall Hill, Fredericksburg, Virginia

Fall Hill, Fredericksburg, Virginia

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Fall Hill, Fredericksburg, Virginia

Fall Hill, Fredericksburg, Virginia

Picryl description: Public domain image of a residential building, house, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Rock Creek Park. Fall scenes in Rock Creek Park VIII

Rock Creek Park. Fall scenes in Rock Creek Park VIII

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

Fall Brook Railroad - Drawing. Public domain image.

Fall Brook Railroad - Drawing. Public domain image.

Arthur Dove (American, Canandaigua, New York 1880–1946 Huntington, New York)

Unofficial "Mayor" of D.C. breaks leg. Sen. William King, D., of Utah, and chairman of the Senate District of Columbia committee, transacts business from his bed where he is confined as a result of a broken leg, fractured in a fall in his home. Sen. King, as chairman of the Senate Committee, is considered the unofficial "Mayor" of voteless District of Columbia. He now is striving to get a PWA loan for a new court house, 8/29/35

Unofficial "Mayor" of D.C. breaks leg. Sen. William King, D., of Utah,...

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Army making pneumonia vaccine. Washington, D.C., Sept. 1. The Army Medical Center is preparing a pneumonia vaccine for the first mass scale inoculation ever attempted in the battle against the disease. Volunteers from the CCC will be the human guinea pigs in the experiment. The vaccine, which is 10 times as costly as gold, is being made for distribution this fall to all CCC enrollees who desire inoculations, officers expect to have enough vaccine to safeguard 300,000 individuals. Captain John R. Wood, of the Army Medical Center is shown dissolving the active ingredients in strong hydrochloric acid in the first step of manufacture[...]

Army making pneumonia vaccine. Washington, D.C., Sept. 1. The Army Med...

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During the picking process many of the cranberries are torn from the vines and fall to the ground. The bogs are then flooded and agitated with the hydroplane which causes the cranberries to float, Burlington County, New Jersey

During the picking process many of the cranberries are torn from the v...

Picryl description: Public domain image of fishing, fishing boat, river, lake, nature, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

U.S. Capitol exteriors. U.S. Capitol with fall foliage in foreground, horizontal I

U.S. Capitol exteriors. U.S. Capitol with fall foliage in foreground, ...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a historic Capitol building, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Cornfield freshly plowed in the fall. McLennan County, Texas

Cornfield freshly plowed in the fall. McLennan County, Texas

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of farming, farmer, agriculture, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Fall window display at Windsor Locks, Connecticut

Fall window display at Windsor Locks, Connecticut

Public domain photograph - historical image of Connecticut, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Dark fall day in Bradford, Vermont. Boys are raking up the leaves

Dark fall day in Bradford, Vermont. Boys are raking up the leaves

Public domain photograph of life in the United States in the 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

General fall farm landscape showing, with whole shocks of cornstalks. Between Cedar Grove and Carr, Orange County, North Carolina. See general notes on subregion. September 28, 1939. Number three

General fall farm landscape showing, with whole shocks of cornstalks. ...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of farming, farmer, agriculture, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Courthouse, Cuero, Texas. This is the principle shipping point for turkeys in Texas and the annual turkey run in the fall has received national publicity

Courthouse, Cuero, Texas. This is the principle shipping point for tur...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a historic courthouse building, court, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

In the early fall during "syruping off" time many of the children stay home from school to eat the freshly boiled down sorghum cane syrup. The cook usually goes to the various farms in the neighborhood and for his work takes a share of the syrup. On the highway between Jackson and Campton, Kentucky

In the early fall during "syruping off" time many of the children stay...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a school, preschool, children, education, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a little girl sitting on the ground, Kenntucky. Farm Security Administration photograph.

A black and white photo of a little girl sitting on the ground, Kenntu...

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

A black and white photo of a little girl sitting on the ground, Kenntucky. Farm Security Administration photograph.

A black and white photo of a little girl sitting on the ground, Kenntu...

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

Fruit trees in the late fall. Placer County, California

Fruit trees in the late fall. Placer County, California

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of farming, farmer, agriculture, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Putting labels on cases of canned salmon at the Columbia River Packing Association. Astoria, Oregon. This plant put up more than 125,000 cases of salmon in the first five days of the phenomenal salmon run this fall

Putting labels on cases of canned salmon at the Columbia River Packing...

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Steers. Cruzen Ranch, Valley County, Idaho. Mr. Cruzen buys in the early spring, feeds grass during summer, and sells off every steer on place in the fall

Steers. Cruzen Ranch, Valley County, Idaho. Mr. Cruzen buys in the ear...

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

Tennessee Valley Authority. Railroad crews at Watts Bar Dam. Clearing the sand line is one of the chores that fall to the "tallow pot," or fireman, of a railway locomotive. In addition to jobs like this, the "tallow pot" serves up an average of eight to ten tons of coal each eight hour day to the big "hog," or locomotive. This man fires a train carrying materials for the building of TVA's Watts Bar Dam

Tennessee Valley Authority. Railroad crews at Watts Bar Dam. Clearing ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a railway worker, railroad, locomotive repair shop, industrial facility, early 20th-century industry, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago, Illinois and Hammond, Indiana. As soon as darkness begins to fall, rear brakeman Louis Zerkel hangs out the red lantern

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago...

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Photograph of Fall Scene Looking East into the Ash Cave Area

Photograph of Fall Scene Looking East into the Ash Cave Area

Original caption: Fall Scene, looking east into the Ash Cave Area. Taken on State Route 56, Hocking County, Ohio. Historic Photographs

[Portrait of Nora Kaye, in Fall River Legend]

[Portrait of Nora Kaye, in Fall River Legend]

Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: XXI EE 12. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: Portrait photographs of celebrities... More

[Portrait of Nora Kaye, in Fall River Legend]

[Portrait of Nora Kaye, in Fall River Legend]

Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: XXI EE 6. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: Portrait photographs of celebrities,... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis’s solid rocket boosters trail brilliant flames that light up the clouds of smoke and steam and reflect in the waters Launch Pad 39B at launch. The perfect on-time liftoff of Atlantis on mission STS-106 occurred at 8:45:47 a.m. EDT. On the 11-day mission to the International Space Station, the seven-member crew will perform support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda Service Module. The first long-duration crew, dubbed “Expedition One,” is due to arrive at the Station in late fall. Landing of Atlantis is targeted for 4:45 a.m. EDT on Sept. 19 KSC00pp1270

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis’s solid rocket bo...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis’s solid rocket boosters trail brilliant flames that light up the clouds of smoke and steam and reflect in the waters Launch Pad 39B at launch. The perfect on... More

Standing dead tightbark hickory tree snag, Rock Creek

Standing dead tightbark hickory tree snag, Rock Creek

Event: Documentation of forest health. Alpine Images photograph by Jenny Hager. Used with permission.

Coal river. Partially reclaimed highwalls. Southern West Virginia.

Coal river. Partially reclaimed highwalls. Southern West Virginia.

Event: Tour of Reclamation Sites in White Oak and Surrounding Area. "Stacy Edmunds conducted a tour of sites she'd been using in her field study for her master's thesis in ecology. As she went, she explained th... More

Artwork: "Looking Into the Future," Test Pilot Trainees, Edwards Air Force Base, Fall 1981 Artist: Pat Dalton

Artwork: "Looking Into the Future," Test Pilot Trainees, Edwards Air F...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Crewmen from the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61), foreground, and the frigate USS TRIPPE (FF 1075) fall into ranks prior to manning replenishment stations

Crewmen from the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61), foreground, and the frig...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Iowa (BB 61) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A test subject pulls a release cord during a simulated free fall exercise in a vertical wind tunnel

A test subject pulls a release cord during a simulated free fall exerc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released... More

A test subject is given directions during a simulated free fall exercise in a vertical wind tunnel

A test subject is given directions during a simulated free fall exerci...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released... More

A U.S. Air Force Academy cadet makes a freefall-style parachute jump. After completing five free fall jumps and the basic parachuting course, cadets are eligible for advanced training and a chance to join the "Wings of Blue" parachute team

A U.S. Air Force Academy cadet makes a freefall-style parachute jump. ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Colorado Springs State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT. Michael Haggerty Release Status: Rele... More

Alta Scarbrough's yard creations displayed in the yard of her daughter-in-law at the mouth of Rock Creek

Alta Scarbrough's yard creations displayed in the yard of her daughter...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an ornamental print, pattern design, mannerism, baroque, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The Rebecca Chapel at the mouth of Rock Creek

The Rebecca Chapel at the mouth of Rock Creek

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Coal river. American Folklife Center: Donna Wills. Southern West Virginia.

Coal river. American Folklife Center: Donna Wills. Southern West Virgi...

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Ted Farley renovating a log cabin he found inside of a white farm house that he had decided to demolish

Ted Farley renovating a log cabin he found inside of a white farm hous...

Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

S45-71-019 - STS-045 - STS-45 external tanks fall away after separation

S45-71-019 - STS-045 - STS-45 external tanks fall away after separatio...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing the external tanks fall away after separation from the orbiter Atlantis. Subject Terms: EXTERNAL TANKS, SEPARATION, ... More

Exposed seam of coal, Samples mountaintop removal site on Cabin Creek

Exposed seam of coal, Samples mountaintop removal site on Cabin Creek

Event: Aerial tour of mountaintop removal and reclamation. Though permit applications for mountaintop removal projects routinely attest to the absence of prime farmland in such sites, articles in 19th century i... More

Ginseng plant with berries in fall

Ginseng plant with berries in fall

Event: Ginseng Hunting. Ginseng is protected under the Fish and Wildlife Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). According to the law, state ginseng programs set seasons for ginseng dig... More

Sludge pond and impoundment on Shumate's Branch

Sludge pond and impoundment on Shumate's Branch

Event: Helicopter tour of Mountaintop Removal and Reclamation on Big Coal River watershed. "Shumate's Branch was settled in the 19th century by Green Clay (son of Charles and Aura Clay) and his wife Betsy Ann, ... More

Aerial view of Eagle Mine site

Aerial view of Eagle Mine site

Event: Helicopter tour of Mountaintop Removal and Reclamation on Big Coal River watershed. "To learn more about the cultural dimensions of "mountaintop removal and reclamation" and the new landform complexes th... More

The Sludge Dam at Shumate's Branch, rising above the Marsh Fork Elementary School

The Sludge Dam at Shumate's Branch, rising above the Marsh Fork Elemen...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a quarry, excavation or mining site, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Aerial shot of entrance to Eagle Mine, an underground mine above Shumate's Branch

Aerial shot of entrance to Eagle Mine, an underground mine above Shuma...

Event: Helicopter tour of Mountaintop Removal and Reclamation on Big Coal River watershed. "To learn more about the cultural dimensions of "mountaintop removal and reclamation" and the new landform complexes th... More

John Bowman pitching horseshoes with Michael Bowman looking on at the Posey-Saxon swimming hole and summer horseshoe meeting place

John Bowman pitching horseshoes with Michael Bowman looking on at the ...

Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

North Shore Scenic Drive - Fall Colors Along the North Shore Scenic Drive

North Shore Scenic Drive - Fall Colors Along the North Shore Scenic Dr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: The stunning fall colors along the North Shore Scenic Drive have been a major attraction for decades. The contrast of the blue waters an... More

The John Amos Coal-Fired Utility Plant

The John Amos Coal-Fired Utility Plant

Event: Helicopter tour of Mountaintop Removal and Reclamation on Big Coal River watershed. To better understand the method of mining known as "mountaintop removal and reclamation," Lyntha Eiler and I visited th... More

Jess Duncan of Sylvester, West Virginia, at the United Mine Workers of America local union hall

Jess Duncan of Sylvester, West Virginia, at the United Mine Workers of...

The Union Hall in Sundial is the meeting place for Union Local 6608 of the United Mine Workers. During the field project there was much discussion of the Massey/Pittston strikes that had occurred in the 1980s, ... More

The confluence of Peachtree Creek and Drews Creek

The confluence of Peachtree Creek and Drews Creek

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Logan Canyon Scenic Byway - Fall Color at Third Dam on Logan Canyon Scenic Byway

Logan Canyon Scenic Byway - Fall Color at Third Dam on Logan Canyon Sc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Mountainsides cloaked in the orange and golds of a bright September day are reflected in the still waters of Third Dam Reservoir by Spri... More

Outbuildings on the Dickens property:  saddle-notched log barn

Outbuildings on the Dickens property: saddle-notched log barn

Event: Tour of Dennis and Ruby Dickens' Farm. "Dennis Dickens lives on Williams' Branch of Peachtree Creek. Williams' Branch is named for Dennis Dickens' grandfather. William was the son of John Dickens, who wa... More

Aerial view of Mountaintop removal and reclamation

Aerial view of Mountaintop removal and reclamation

Event: Helicopter tour of Mountaintop Removal and Reclamation on Big Coal River watershed. "To learn more about the cultural dimensions of "mountaintop removal and reclamation" and the new landform complexes th... More

Edge of the Wilderness - Spectacular Fall Colors on Prairie Lake

Edge of the Wilderness - Spectacular Fall Colors on Prairie Lake

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: The glassy waters of Prairie Lake reflect fall colors, with cabin in the background on the Edge of the Wilderness. Location: Minnesota ... More

An aerial port quarter view of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ENTERPRISE (CVN-65) tied up at the at Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Corporation. The ENTERPRISE completed a 44-month extended overhaul last fall and has returned to the shipyard for a post shakedown inspection

An aerial port quarter view of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier US...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Newport News State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Marty N. Coppert Release Status: Released to Pu... More

Mae Bongalis strings beans for drying.  The dried beans are known as leather britches.

Mae Bongalis strings beans for drying. The dried beans are known as l...

The beans Mae Bongalis is stringing came from Ben Burnside's garden on Rock Creek. The beans are called "Bill Dickens Beans" after Dennis Dickens' grandfather, William, on Peachtree Creek. Event: Visit to the h... More

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