Thomas Eakins - Edmund Quinn Fencing
Circle of Thomas Eakins (American, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1844–1916 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Thomas Eakins (July 25, 1844 – June 25, 1916) - American realist painter, photographer, and sculptor, born in... More
Harriet Lane Johnston, White House hostess for President Buchanan
Photograph showing Harriet Johnston, head and shoulders portrait, left profile. Photo of engraving by J.C. Buttre. From Laura C. Holloway, The Ladies of the White House, 1881, opp. p. 442.
The Patriarch / James Walter Chapman-Taylor collection
Public domain vintage photo from New Zealand archive, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Album of 131 Views of a French Family & Their Travels]
Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
[Soldier Posed with Rifle and Bayonette]
Picryl description: Public domain image of a soldier, armed forces, infantry, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
untitled, gelatin silver print - Public domain scenic print
Public domain vintage photo from New Zealand archive, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Princes Street, Dunedin, 1860. From the album: Early Dunedin, Meluish...
Public domain vintage photo from New Zealand archive, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Ft. Independence, Castle Island, S. Boston
Picryl description: Public domain image of war, military conflict, infantry, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Wagon train, gelatin silver print during American Civil War
Part of Brady Handy Collection. Public domain photograph of painting, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
New Hope Church, Georgia - A black and white photo of a dirt road
Photograph shows aerial view of land with railroad tracks, dirt roads, and a few buildings. Brady-Handy Collection.
Soldiers having fun, gelatin silver print
Public domain photograph - United States during American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
General McClellan and Generals of Divisions
Included among the generals are: Charles Griffin, S.P. Heintzelman, Andrew Porter, Irvin McDowell, and George McClellan. Illustrated in: Miller, v. 1, p. 307.
Petersburg, Virginia, gelatin silver print during American Civil War
Brady-Handy Collection. Public domain photograph - United States during American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Confederate camp, Confederate States of America.
Photograph showing Alabama troops at camp, Pensacola, Fla. Photo attributed to J. D. Edwards.
Group of soldiers. American Civil War 1861-1865.
Brady-Handy Collection. Public domain photograph - United States during American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Gunboat "Perry" on the James River
Public domain photograph of a navy ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Battery - 1st N.Y. Artillery Battalion near Fair Oaks, June 1862
Purchase; L.C. Handy, Washington, D.C.; 1905 Nov. 25; (DLC/PP-1905: 42760A)
View on the Orange and Alexandria R.R.
Picryl description: Public domain image of a locomotive, train cars, railroad tracks, railway, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
"Pine Cottage", Civil War soldiers winter quarters
Caption continues: "(US Army Signal corps "Brady photographs" catalogue, 1921, no. B-256)".
Civil War camp scene, showing company kitchen, 1863(?)
Alternate title handwritten on item. On mount: US Army Signal Corps "Brady photographs" catalogue, 1921.
[Snow Crystal], gelatin silver print
Wilson Alwyn Bentley (American, 1865–1931) Public domain scan of American 19th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Snow Crystal], gelatin silver print
Wilson Alwyn Bentley (American, 1865–1931) Public domain scan of American 19th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Captured Whitworth gun on wharf awaiting shipment, April 1865, 6278, R...
No. 3278. Purchase; L.C. Handy, Washington, D.C.; 1905 Nov. 25; (DLC/PP-1905: 42760A)
[Snow Crystal], gelatin silver print
Wilson Alwyn Bentley (American, 1865–1931) Public domain scan of American 19th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Snow Crystal], gelatin silver print
Wilson Alwyn Bentley (American, 1865–1931) Public domain scan of American 19th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Snow Crystal], gelatin silver print
Wilson Alwyn Bentley (American, 1865–1931) Public domain scan of American 19th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Snow Crystal], gelatin silver print
Wilson Alwyn Bentley (American, 1865–1931) Public domain scan of American 19th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Sling cart used in removing the captured artillery, Fort Darling, Drew...
Purchase; L.C. Handy, Washington, D.C.; 1905 Nov. 25; (DLC/PP-1905: 42760A)
Five people and a Dog - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph
Public domain vintage photo from New Zealand archive, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Kereru Geyser Iles, Rotorua - Publicd domain, Museum of New Zealand
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California Tower, California State Building, Science of Man Building (...
Book Title: Panama-California Exposition, San Diego, 1915, portfolio (38 gelatin silver prints).Artist: Francis Bruguiere.Artist Bio: American, 1879 - 1945.Creation Date: 1915.Process: gelatin silver print.Cred... More
California Tower, looking east (Panama-California Exposition)
Book Title: Panama-California Exposition, San Diego, 1915, portfolio (38 gelatin silver prints).Artist: Francis Bruguiere.Artist Bio: American, 1879 - 1945.Creation Date: 1915.Process: gelatin silver print.Cred... More
[The big pump fire engine of the Fire Brigade]
Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 22. In album: Fire Brigade personnel and equipment, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid II Collection (Library ... More
[The straw rick which was recently constructed within the drill hall o...
Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 22. In album: Police stations, Ministry of War buildings, and other structures, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-H... More
[The imperial brick factory]. 19th century, Library of Congress collec...
Imperial Brick Works of Europe, near Kağithane River. Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 19. No. 46. In album: Naval personnel, the Imperial Naval Arsenal, militar... More
[The officers' quarters in the (Imperial) Naval Academy and the Hospit...
Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 25. No. 52. In album: Naval personnel, the Imperial Naval Arsenal, military facilities, and factories, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire.... More
[The Imperial Şişhane Police Station in Beyoğlu]
Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 24. No. 8. In album: Police stations and other buildings, Istanbul and environs, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid II C... More
[Picture from the side of the Imperial Police Station at the Topkapı S...
Public domain image of palace, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[The sun-dried brick factory in Ereğli]
Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 30. No. 113. In album: Black Sea lifesaving stations, naval facilities, ports, mines, and factories, Turkey and Greece, Ottoman ... More
[The Imperial Police Station, Papasköprüsü]
Public domain photograph of train station, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Archaeological artifacts and man standing near urns]
Photographs show displays of Aztec sculplture, probably at the National Museum of Mexico, Mexico City, and a man, probably William Henry Jackson, standing near urns probably at the National Museum of Mexico. P... More
R. T. Lombard, Esq. house, built 1887
Public domain photograph of library building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Young boy seated. From the album: Memorial to England’s Glories
Public domain vintage photo from New Zealand archive, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
The Imperial Court of Napoleon III
André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri (French, Paris 1819–1889 Paris)
Man wearing turban and medals. - Public domain photogrpaph
Public domain image of Egyptian art, free to use, no copyright restrictions photo - Picryl description
[Unidentified woman in profile, leaning on a chair, holding a feather ...
Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Due uomini che attendono alla pelature di un maiale (Farnese)
Photograph of greco-roman statue showing two men applying themselves to the skinning of a wild pig; one tends the fire while the other scrapes the skin of the pig hanging over the edge of a cauldron. (Edne. Ali... More
A Bunch of Florida Oranges, U.S.A.
Public domain photograph of 19th-century vintage card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Warrington - Walton New Viaduct, half across
Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, structure, works, 19th-20th century industrial revolution, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Cloud study - Roland Searle photograph
Public domain vintage photo from New Zealand archive, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Little boy standing, holding an American flag]
Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Wilhelm von Gloeden - [Boy with palm frond]
Public domain reproduction of portrait print, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Moonlight, Lake Erie., gelatin silver print
Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship in the sea, harbor, maritime, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Runcorn - Cutting below Railway Viaduct
Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge, train viaduct, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Basin and Peristyle from Mfgr's Bldg., World's Fair.
Public domain photograph of 19th-century vintage card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Barton - New Aqueduct, gelatin silver print
Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Chronophotograph, 19th century, gelatin silver print
Public domain reproduction of artwork in Metropolitan Museum of Art, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[X-Ray of the Mummy of a Raptor]
Dr. Henri van Heurck (Belgian, 1838–1909)
Quakake Valley from Point Lookout, Panoramic Photograph
5947B2 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; William Herman Rau; January 21, 1896. No. 586.
Lambs for the fold--Branch school of the American Mission, Assiout, Eg...
Stereograph showing teachers with female students on rooftop of building, Asyūṭ, Egypt.
Siberian Eskimos East Cape. Getty Museum public domain dedication.
Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
A Free Lunch., gelatin silver print
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The inauguration of Abraham Lincoln, 1865
1897 63145 U.S. Copyright Office "Photograph by an unknown cameraman, probably Gardner, taken at the east front of the Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., March 4, 1865. Discovered by Lloyd Ostendorf in the fil... More
Farm building. From the album: Snapshot album - Ruatea
Public domain vintage photo from New Zealand archive, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
[Wall of the First International Exhibition, Knightsbridge, London, 18...
Joseph and Elizabeth Robins Pennell Collection of Whistleriana. Joseph and Elizabeth Robins Pennell Collection of Whistleriana shown in Division of Prints, Library of Congress (1921), 83
Group of 57th officers, Wanganui. New Zealand Wars period.
The New Zealand Wars took place from 1845 to 1872 between the New Zealand colonial government and allied Māori on one side and Māori and Māori-allied settlers on the other. Public domain vintage photo from New... More
Ivey Mill, Hickory, N.C. Little one, 3 years old, who visits and plays...
Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, exploitation, children workers, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Tannersville, Catskill Mountains, N.Y., Panoramic Photograph
43080 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Conrad O. Bickelmann; July 18, 1898. Printed on image: C. O. Bickelman, Tannersville & Brooklyn. No. 8.
Views from Ruatea. From the album: Snapshot album - Ruatea
Public domain vintage photo from New Zealand archive, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
[Rough Riders sitting or standing near tents at military camp, Montauk...
Forms part of the Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection. Public domain photograph of military activity, army camp, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[African American woman, half-length portrait, facing left]
In album (disbound): Types of American Negroes, compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 2, no. 116. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in P&P ... More
[U.S.S. Olympia, view of the crew's quarters]
Photograph shows three sailors relaxing in their quarters, one man is in a hammock. Photo made by the Library of Congress Photoduplication Service from original glass or nitrate negative in series LC-J698. Gif... More
[African Americans at sheltered outdoor market or fair]
In album (disbound): Negro life in Georgia, U.S.A., compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 3, no. 258. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in ... More
[African American children with a few adults in a pavilion]
In album (disbound): Negro life in Georgia, U.S.A., compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 3, no. 282. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in ... More
[African American man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right]
In album (disbound): Types of American Negroes, compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 1, no. 92. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in P&P ... More
[African American woman, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly ...
In album (disbound): Types of American Negroes, compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 2, no. 127. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in P&P ... More
[African American man, half-length portrait, left profile]
Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[African American woman, half-length portrait, facing right]
Public domain scan of portrait art print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
No. 1, below on Anvil Creek, last clean-up for a day & one half run, $...
No. 59. Label on verso: "Department of Commerce and Labor, Coast and Geodetic Survey. Shelf Mark: V945. Dr. H. S. Pritchett, Superintendent. State, Alaska. Locality, No. 1, below on Anvil Creek, a tributary to ... More
[African American woman, head-and-shoulders portrait, left profile]
In album (disbound): Types of American Negroes, compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 1, no. 34. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in P&P R... More
[African American man standing on platform or loading dock with large ...
In album (disbound): Negro life in Georgia, U.S.A., compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 3, no. 235. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in ... More
[African American woman, half-length portrait, facing front]
In album (disbound): Types of American Negroes, compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 2, no. 115. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in P&P ... More
[African American woman, half-length portrait, left profile]
Public domain scan of portrait art print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[African American girl, half-length portrait, looking at open book]
In album (disbound): Types of American Negroes, compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 1, no. 77. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in P&P R... More
[Unidentified cemetery in Georgia]
In album (disbound): Negro life in Georgia, U.S.A., compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 3, no. 223. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in ... More
[African American woman, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly ...
In album (disbound): Types of American Negroes, compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 1, no. 31. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in P&P R... More
[African American man, half-length portrait, facing front]
Public domain scan of portrait art print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Young African American man, half-length portrait, right profile]
Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Reverend Henry Hugh Proctor, pastor of the First Congregational Churc...
Attribution to Askew and title identification information from Photography on the color line. In album (disbound): Types of American Negroes, compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 1, no. 61. B&w copy prin... More
[African American woman, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]
In album (disbound): Types of American Negroes, compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 2, no. 181. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in P&P ... More
[Exterior view of houses on unpaved street in Georgia]
In album (disbound): Negro life in Georgia, U.S.A., compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 4, no. 301. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in ... More
[Three African American boys, full-length portrait, facing front]
In album (disbound): Types of American Negroes, compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 3, no. 214. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in P&P ... More
[Railroad construction through residential area in Georgia]
In album (disbound): Negro life in Georgia, U.S.A., compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 4, no. 317. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in ... More
[African American infant, seated in chair, facing front]
In album (disbound): Types of American Negroes, compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 3, no. 217. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in P&P ... More
The railroad station, Jerusalem, Palestine - stereocsopic card
6590 U.S. Copyright Office. Title from recto of item. Copyright by R.Y. Young.
[Girl with White Off-the-Shoulder Dress]
Frederick Gutekunst (American, born Germany, 1832–1917) Public domain photograph of 19th-century female portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Loie Fuller Dancing], gelatin silver print
Public domain reproduction of artwork in Metropolitan Museum of Art, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Half-length portrait of a woman wearing a fur trimmed coat, facing fr...
Photographer unidentified. Forms part of: Artistic photographs collected by Frances Benjamin Johnston in the Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection.
Within the Forbidden City, home of the Empress Dowager, Harmony Gate f...
Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Porters Pass, West Coast Road, photo by David James Aldersley
Picryl description: Public domain photo of vintage New Zealand postcard, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.