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Historic Electric City sign, restored in 2008, shines again. Scranton,...

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-201... More

San Antonio de Padua - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Closeup of wooden carved santo (statue) of Saint Anthony of Padua

William Wade alias Nursay, arrested for stealing money

Name: William Wade alias Nursay.Arrested for: not given.Arrested at: North Shields Police Station.Arrested on: 21 November 1906.Tyne and Wear Archives ref: DX1388-1-97-William Wade AKA Nursay..The Shields Daily... More

Matthew Walls, arrested for stealing money from children

Name: Matthew Walls.Arrested for: not given.Arrested at: North Shields Police Station.Arrested on: 24 February 1908.Tyne and Wear Archives ref: DX1388-1-123-Matthew Walls..The Shields Daily News for 24 February... More

Cook's Tent - National Parks Gallery

The cowboy cook's wagon and tent in Eastern Montana around 1910.

Historic Route 66 - Whiting Brothers Motel and Grocery Sign

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Abandoned neon signs such as this are indicative of the 1950s-era that Route 66 embodies. Location: Location: New Mexico (35.530° N 108... More

Historic National Road - Antique Cars on Display

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Antique cars are displayed as part of the Antique Car Tour on the Historic National Road. Location: Location: Indiana Status: Public d... More

City of Las Vegas, Las Vegas Boulevard State Scenic Byway - Historic H...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: This classic neon sign, illuminated in pink, orange, yellow, red, and blue, invites visitors to stay in the historic Holiday Motel. Loc... More

Historic National Road - Eads Bridge

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: The Eads Bridge spans darkly across the shimmering blue waters of the Mississippi River. Across the river several buildings and the Gate... More

Two-Ocean Navy Act Anniversary Graphic

On July 19, 1940 the Two-Ocean Navy Act was enacted on the heels of German troops conquering France. It was passed unanimously by the House of Representatives and increased the United States’ combat fleet signi... More

Downtown Jasper, Alabama - Carol M. Highsmith photogrpahy

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Phot... More

KKK metals found in a box of historic items that are linked to Booker ...

Old Motels and Historic Neon Art, Las Vegas, Nevada

Sage Town: buildings from the 1800s in a beautiful park setting, Scott...

[Princess Theater], Decatur, Alabama

National parks: Phainopepla - public domain image

Phainopeplas, a type of silky flycatcher, can be spotted in the picnic areas at both Montezuma Well and Montezuma Castle during the summer months. They can be easily identified by their striking white wing-stri... More

Pickens County Courthouse, Carrollton, Alabama

The Pickens County courthouse was erected in 1877. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs in Carol M. Highsm... More

Demopolis, Alabama - Carol M. Highsmith photogrpahy

Flooding ^ Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Latham, N. Y. , Dec. 6, 2011 -- ...

The original database describes this as: Title: EHP Training Workshop Production Date: 12/06/2011 Caption: Latham, N. Y. , Dec. 6, 2011 -- Chuck E. Diters, Historic Preservation Specialist, instructs FEMA em... More

Kitchen, Painted Desert Inn National Historic Landmark

Kitchen, Painted Desert Inn National Historic Landmark, Petrified Forest National Park

Kabotie Hopi Symbols Mural - A painting on a wall depicting native peo...

Kabotie Hopi Symbols Mural, Painted Desert Inn National Historic Landmark, Petrified Forest National Park

An old rusty clock with a sunburst on it. Antique clock fuel pump.

Visual patterns: An old gas pump with a clock on it / An old clock with a red frame and numbers - public domain stock photo.

A painting of a boy in a sailor's outfit. Retro boy sailor.

A vintage illustration of a boy winking at the camera / A painting of a boy in a sailor's outfit / Public domain stock illustration.

Public domain stock image. Route 66 sign highway.

Lighthouse split rock lighthouse minnesota. A brick building with a re...

Architecture stock photograph: The old lighthouse at the harbor / A brick building with a red door and a red door.

Bath Tub Faucet, Hot Springs Arkansas

Bath Tub Faucet Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Locks, Beverley 1900s (archive ref PO-1-14-188)

All is calm and still along the Beverley Beck at Grovehill Lock in this early twentieth century image. Barges were a common sight at the time as they provided a vital supply of hides and molasses to the local ... More

Princes Gardens, Beverley, houses designated for slum clearance 1954 (...

Walk along Princes Gardens today and you wouldn’t believe it used to look like this. Facing north towards County Hall, these terraced houses have now been replaced by the Magistrates Court. To the left, out o... More

Beverley Britannia FC 1884 (archive ref DDX1525-4-1)

This photo is of the local football team Beverley Britannia FC, taken in 1894. The team are pictured with the Robert’s Hull and District Cup, which they won during the 1893/94 season. The team members are, fr... More

Friary Lane, Beverley, c.1865 (archive ref PH-4-7)

This vintage view of the Minster from Friary Lane is quite interesting as it shows a level crossing over the Hull to Scarborough line where there is now a footbridge. The railway came to Beverley in 1846, court... More

Lairgate, looking towards St. Mary's Church, Beverley c.1900 (archive ...

Lairgate was originally known in the mid 13th century as Lathegate, the street with the barns..This photograph is dated around 1904 at the earliest, with the road signs on the left. A 5 m.p.h speed limit had be... More

Group of ladies circa 1900 (archive ref DDX1319-1-10)

Taken in or around Beverley, East Yorkshire in the early 20th century by an unknown professional photographer...(Why not try searching our East Riding of Yorkshire Map ( ...erarchives/map ) for more historic ... More

Car outside ice cream parlour circa 1910 (archive ref DDX1319-7-10)

Couple on old bench - Norway. Public domain image

Artist: unknown..Date/place: unknown..Subject: Couple on old bench..Medium: photographic positive, B&W..Notes: none..:..Original belongs to the Edvard Grieg Archives at Bergen Public Library ..Original referen... More

H. R. H. Princess of Wales portrait

Artist: Henry van der Weyde..Date/place: 1889..Subject: H. R. H. Princess of Wales..Medium: photographic positive, B&W..Notes: none..:..Original belongs to the Edvard Grieg Archives at Bergen Public Library .... More

Lola Artôt de Padilla portrait - Public domain portrait print

Artist: Herm. Hamnqvist..Date/place: Sept. 1905, Stockholm..Subject: Lola Artôt de Padilla..Medium: photographic positive, B&W..Notes: French-Spanish soprano. Written under the photo. "Dem Genialen Kunstlerpaar... More

Dredging in progress at Folly End, Sunderland

View of dredging in progress on the River Wear, June 1950 (TWAM ref. DT.TUR/2/4944B). This was part of the Folly End Removal Scheme, which widened the river to help with navigation. The ferry boat 'W.F. Vint' c... More

Dining saloon on the ocean liner 'Mauretania'

General view of the upper and lower dining saloon of the great ocean liner 'Mauretania', 1907 (TWAM ref. DS.SWH/4/PH/7/6/16)...The 'Mauretania' was one of the most famous ships ever built on Tyneside...(Copyrig... More

New tractor at the Elswick Works

New Tractor at the Elswick Works, 24 October 1949 (TWAM ref. DS.VA/9/PH/3/3). This appears to be a prototype of the Vickers VR180...‘Workshop of the World’ is a phrase often used to describe Britain’s manufactu... More

Historic sketches of the South - Public domain portrait drawing

Picryl description: Public domain illustrated book page scan, drawings, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.

Historic Columbia River Highway, Troutdale, Multnomah County, OR

Significance: The Historic Columbia River Highway is one of the oldest scenic highways in the United States. It was an early twentieth-century technical and civic achievement, successfully mixing sensitivity t... More

St Peter of Alcántara santo - Public Domain image, National Parks Gall...

wooden carved santo (statue) of Saint Peter of Alcántara, wearing carved brown robes

Historic Individuals, John Muir.

SEKI Historic Image Picryl description: Public domain photograph of Yosemite National Park, nature, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Remuda - National Parks Gallery

A remuda of roundup horses in Eastern Montana around 1910. Public domain photograph of a national park, horse riding, rangers, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Range Cattle Grazing - National Parks Gallery

Kohrs' range cattle grazing in Eastern Montana around 1910.

Illustrated front cover from The Queenslander, April 2, 1931

Creator: E. S. Watson..Location: Queensland, Australia..Description: Caption: Toowoomba Show number. Illustration of a man with notebook and pencil and a judge's ribbon pinned to his lapel, contemplating a d... More

With its pipes spraying nearly 16,000 gallons per minute of river wate...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Don S. Montgomery, USN (Ret) Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

San Francisco, Historic View, 1856, San Francisco, San Francisco Count...

Survey number: HABS CA-1814 Public domain photograph - 1930s California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

San Francisco, Historic View, 1849, San Francisco, San Francisco Count...

Survey number: HABS CA-1759 Public domain image of 17th-18th-century architecture, palace, castle, historical city building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Historic Route 66 - DeSoto Barbershop

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: A full-size, brightly painted old DeSoto automobile rests on top of the front of the DeSoto Barbershop building against a backdrop of cl... More

Carol M. Highsmith - Historic fire station, Boston, Massachusetts

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

A1A Scenic and Historic Coastal Byway - Maximo

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: This saltwater crocodile from Australia is over 15 feet long and weighs over 1200 pounds! Location: Florida (29.680° N 81.236° W) Stat... More

Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway - Santa on a Bike

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Santa rode a bike that year? What happened to the reindeer? Status: Public domain. Courtesy of Steve Stevens Digital Photographs Relati... More

Baltimore's Historic Charles Street - Shopping in the Historic Federal...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: A shopper walks along Charles Street in Baltimore, MD past picturesque shops that boast architecture from the 18th, 19th, and early 20th... More

Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway - Downtown Hokah

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Downtown Hokah is quiet on a sunny Sunday morning in early April. Location: Location: Hokah, Minnesota (43.758° N 91.349° W) Status: P... More

Historic Blakeley State Park, scene of the last major battle of the Ci...

The Battle of Blakeley was fought at Fort Blakeley on April 9, 1865 at 5:30 p.m. Historic Blakeley State Park was created in 1981 to preserve the National Register Site and its 5 1/2 miles of pristine breastwor... More

Historic Blakeley State Park, scene of the last major battle of the Ci...

Rough wooden crosses and peeling hand-lettered signs bearing Bible scr...

If the late W.C. Rice's stark Cross Garden doesn't save you, there's no one to blame but yourself. His frightening jumble of white crosses cling to hills on either side of a curving county road next to a traile... More

Dining Room Window - National Parks Gallery

Dining Room window in the Weir House. Photograph. 2011. Xiomaro.com

A black and white photo of an old airplane. Aircraft black and white w...

Vintage travel travel poster, travel vacation.

Free images of Italy. Download Italian photos for free. Beautiful Italy pictures without any copyright restrictions.

Havana cuba capitol building. A blue car is parked in front of a build...

Architecture stock photograph: A classic car is driving past a large building / A blue car is parked in front of a building.

Kansas State Poster Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail

WPA style poster of Lewis and Clark Park at Kaw Point, Kansas, along the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail

Soldiers from Headquarters-Headquarters Company, 1st

Soldiers from Headquarters-Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, carry the Guam flag as they ground guide a convoy out of Camp Phoenix, Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec.... More

Old Grammar School, Beverley c.1816 (archive ref DDPD-1-8-5)

Beverley Grammar School was founded in 700AD, making it the oldest state school in England. It has not always been in the same place however. One of its former locations was in the southwest corner of Beverle... More

Seaton Road, Hornsea 1905 (archive ref PO-1-65-31)

This image shows Seaton Road on the approach to Hornsea in 1905. Many of these buildings still remain, with the addition of minor alterations...(Why not try searching our East Riding of Yorkshire Map ( ...era... More

'Ridgmont', Burstwick 1865 (archive ref DDX1713-1)

'Ridgmont' was home to the Stickney Family (pictured). William Stickney was head of the household. He was married to Mary Champney. Most of the children later emigrated from East Yorkshire to the United State... More

The House of Correction, Beverley 1863 (archive ref DDX734-4)

This photograph shows a group of prisoners and officials outside the House of Correction at Beverley, East Yorkshire. The Governor at the time was Alfred Shepherd, who may be the individual pictured in the cen... More

Couple with child. Bergen Offentlige Bibliotek, Norway

Artist: unknown..Date/place: unknown..Subject: Couple with child..Medium: photographic positive, B&W..Notes: none..:..Original belongs to the Edvard Grieg Archives at Bergen Public Library ..Original reference: EGM0237

Dagny Bjørson Langen portrait - Norway. Public domain image

Artist: Elvira..Date/place: 1899, München..Subject: Dagny Bjønrson Langen..Medium: photographic positive, B&W..Notes: Daughter of Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson. Written on the photo."Dagny Bjørnson Langen; Aulestad 99.... More

Percy Grainger portrait. Bergen Offentlige Bibliotek, Norway

Artist: unknown..Date/place: unknown..Subject: Percy Grainger..Medium: photographic positive, B&W..Notes: none..:..Original belongs to the Edvard Grieg Archives at Bergen Public Library ..Original reference: EGM0261

Sitting young woman portrait - Public domain portrait print

Artist: unknown..Date/place: unknown..Subject: Sitting young woman..Medium: photographic positive, B&W..Notes: none..:..Original belongs to the Edvard Grieg Archives at Bergen Public Library ..Original referen... More

Main balcony foyer at the Paramount Theatre, Newcastle

View of the main balcony foyer at the Paramount Theatre, Pilgrim Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, September 1931 (TWAM ref. DX1677/1/1)...The Odeon Cinema opened on Pilgrim Street, Newcastle upon Tyne on 7 Septembe... More

RMS Mauretania afloat after launch

Bow view of the 'Mauretania' taken immediately after launch at the Wallsend yard of Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson, 20 September 1906 (TWAM ref. ds.swh/5/3/4/2/B544)...The 'Mauretania' was one of the most famo... More

Locomotive for the Japanese State Railway

An image of one of nine locomotives ordered from Hawthorn Leslie by the Japanese State Railway in April 1911 (TWAM ref. DS.RSH/1/1/3). ..Engine nos. 2892-2900..Built for: Japanese State Railway..Date ordered 25... More

United States Capitol - 1846

This 1846 photograph by John Plumbe is among the earliest known of the Capitol. It shows the building's first dome, which was made of brick, wood, and copper and designed by Architect of the Capitol Charles Bul... More

Historic sketches of the South - Public domain portrait drawing

Picryl description: Public domain illustrated book page scan, drawings, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.

Savannah Victorian Historic District, 313 East Bolton Street (House), ...

Significance: This simple, one-story, central-hall cottage was built in the 1880s in the Victorian District by a prominent local carpenter for rental property. It incorporates the sawn wood ornament of the peri... More

Savannah Victorian Historic District, Bounded by Gwinnett, East Broad,...

Significance: The Victorian District, located just south of the original settlement in Savannah, represents a fairly intact neighborhood of well-built frame houses, many of which are ornamented with the exubera... More

St Francis of Assisi santo - Drawing. Public domain image.

carved wooden santo (saint) of St Francis of Assisi Public domain photograph of medieval object / medieval style artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Historic Schoolcraft Blast Furnace

Schoolcraft Blast Furnace was located near Munising Falls.

San Francisco, Historic View, 1906 Fire, California & Sansome Streets,...

Public domain photograph of San Francisco streets, landmark historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Thomas Foreman, arrested for breaking and entering a tobacconist's sho...

Name: Thomas Foreman.Arrested for: not given.Arrested at: North Shields Police Station.Arrested on: 23 June 1907.Tyne and Wear Archives ref: DX1388-1-109-Thomas Foreman..For an image of his accomplice Benjamin ... More

Bone Awl (FOUS 433) - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

In American Indian societies, women typically made clothing from deer, elk, and other animal hides. To stich hides together, they would use buffalo and other sinew like thread. Most needles could not puncture t... More

Complete Bone Gaming Die (FOUS 32558)

Archeologists identified seven different types, or patterns, of Native American bone dice. Two of these seven, including the one pictured here, had never before been encountered by archeologists. A first-ever-o... More

Mount Rainier national park - Paradise Inn

The historic Paradise Inn has been a popular destination for generations.

PRESIDENT ASSISTS CAMP FIRE GIRLS IN OPENING NEW NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS...

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

Dungeness burning - Cumberland Island National Seashore

Dungeness burning in 1959. Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Historic Route 66 - Twin Arrows

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Framed by a deep blue Arizona sky, two brightly colored telephone poles form the iconic twin arrows on Route 66. Location: Location: Co... More

Historic Route 66 - Route 66 Edmond Mural

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Murals such as this are located in communities all along Route 66. Location: Location: Oklahoma (35.653° N 97.471° W) Status: Public d... More

Historic Route 66 - Blue Skies and Open Spaces

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Wide open spaces are still common in this part of the West. Location: Location: Arizona (35.106° N 111.006° W) Status: Public domain. ... More

Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway - Painting of Steve on Old Bicyc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: This painting is of Steve Stevens riding one of his vintage high-wheel bicycles. Location: Location: Colorado Status: Public domain. C... More

Copper Country Trail - Historic Tamarack Miners

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Miners pose with lunch pails in hand on a mine rock pile outside of the Tamarack mineshaft. Location: Tamarack, Michigan Status: Publi... More

A1A Scenic and Historic Coastal Byway - Stone Lion of the Bridge of Li...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: A stone lion stands on guard in the setting sunlight at the Bridge of Lions in St. Augustine, Florida. Location: Florida (29.900° N 81.... More

A1A Scenic and Historic Coastal Byway - Looking Down the Spiral Stairc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: The St. Augustine Lighthouse on the A1A Scenic and Historical Coastal Byway presents a fascinating spiral pattern when looking down the ... More

Historic National Road - Fallingwater

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: The famous porches of Fallingwater are framed by green leaves and shrubbery. Location: Location: Pennsylvania (39.906° N 79.468° W) St... More

CUIS 5579, Cumberland Island - Public Domain image, National Parks Gal...

Historic photo of Cumberland Live Oak

CCC boys at work in Western Museum Laboratories

historic photo of New Deal era artists creating Tumacácori's dioramas Public domain photograph of cabinet furniture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Historic Broad Street shops, Rome, Georgia

Vague image resembling face in window of Pickens County Courthouse, Ca...

There is a legend associated with the Pickens County courthouse. Henry Wells, suspected of setting fire to the building, was arrested and locked in the garett. According to legend, as a mob gathered to hang him... More

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