Valentine Museum [presentation drawing by M. Wright and Son, architect...
Description: [front:] Marcellus Wright and Sons, Architect, G.C. Stone Del.[reverse:] The Valentine Museum, Richmond, Virginia including Bransford - Cecil Memorial House, built 1840, re-erected 1954...Manufactu... More
[Unidentified man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left]
Case: Rinhart 195. Barboza number: 6019.057. Purchase; Anthony Barboza; 1999; (DLC/PP-1999:022). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).
[John Sherman, head-and-shoulders portrait, full face]
Republican Representative from Ohio, 1855-1861; Senator, 1861-1877, 1881-1897; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1877-1881. Photographer unidentified. Case: back only, oval frame design. Source unknown. Forms par... More
[Two unidentified women seated on a sofa, two unidentified men standin...
Case: gold frame design. Accompanying label on case: "30." An inventory by Marian Carson attributes this daguerreotype to Collins. Purchase; Marian S. Carson; 2000; (DLC/PP-2000:095.3). Forms part of: Daguerreo... More
Chestnut St. south side west of 2d
Case: Passe partout mat. Label attached to back of mat: Chestnut St. south side west of 2d about 1844-5 by W.Y. McAllister. Image is not visible on plate. Purchase; Marian S. Carson; 1999; (DLC/PP-1999:126). Fo... More
[Unidentified couple, man seated and woman standing]
Case: Eichmeyer style. Barboza number: 6019.023. Stamped on brass mat: J. P. Ball, Cincinnati. Date based upon address of photographer. Purchase; Anthony Barboza; 1999; (DLC/PP-1999:022). Forms part of: Daguerr... More
[Two unidentified women, full-length portraits, seated at table with t...
Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.
[Lucy Stone, head-and-shoulders portrait of a woman, facing front]
Photographer is G. W. Bartlett, New Albany, Ind. Case: floral motif. Date and photographer from accompanying documentation in the Blackwell family papers. Forms part of: Visual materials from the Blackwell fami... More
[Half-length portrait of Christiana Williams Freeman, seated]
Daguerreotype shows Christiana Williams Freeman, mother of Isadora Noe and Mary Christiana Freeman. Photographer unidentified. Case: framed floral motif. Label on back of case: "Christiana Williams Freeman, mot... More
Union and liberty! And union and slavery!
An anti-McClellan broadside, contrasting Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln's advocacy of equality and free labor in the North to Democratic opponent McClellan's alleged support of the Southern slave system. ... More
[Studio portrait of models wearing traditional clothing from the provi...
(1): Turkish woman of Osmandjik (Osmancik); (2): Muslim artisan of Amasia (Amasya); and (3): married Christian woman of Tokat. French caption from book: Sivas: Figure 1: Femme Turque d'Osmandjik; Figure 2: Art... More
Animal locomotion. Book illustration from Library of Congress
Twelve consecutive images of Hornet, a horse, rocking; and six consecutive images of Eagle, a horse, rolling a barrel. 9789S U.S. Copyright Office. From: Animal locomotion / Eadweard Muybridge. Philadelphia : P... More
Animal locomotion. Book illustration from Library of Congress
Twelve consecutive images of nude man in boxing positions. 9384 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Eadweard Muybridge. From: Animal locomotion / Eadweard Muybridge. Philadelphia : Photogravure Company of New Y... More
Broad Street looking East from 6th Street, Richmond, Va.
Description: Broad Street, a shopping center near Monumental Church, Broad Street, which erected on the site of a large wooden building in which the Constitution, framed at Philadelphia, was ratified by Virgini... More
Murphy's Hotel, (8th & Broad Sts.) Richmond, Va.
Description: 'Murphy's' has grown from a one-room oyster restaurant to its present commanding size and capacity, throwing out a tentacle across 8th St. in the process, it has recently attached to itself a new b... More
Monroe Park, Richmond, Va. postcard
Description: During the war this site was used as a recruiting and drill ground, and afterwards as the State Fair Grounds. Is now situated in the fashionable residence section of the City. Its shady walks and ... More
George W. Chadwick, Head and Shoulders Portrait
George W. Chadwick, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right. George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).
[Young woman lifting long skirts]
Title devised by cataloger. No publication information. (DLC/PP-1939:0060). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).
City Hall (Tenth and Broad Streets), Richmond, Va.
Description: This imposing building, constructed of Virginia granite, was completed in 1894 at a cost of over $1,500,000. Here are the offices of the Chiefs of City Departments as well as various Municipal Cou... More
Hyderabad - street view in front of Mosque of Afgul Amri
Published as halftone in Harper's Weekly, 1895, p. 762. Photographic print made by LC from Jackson's vintage film negative. Gift; Colorado Historical Society; 1949. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1... More
Fishing boats at junction of the Ganges and Brahmaputra
Photographic print made by LC from Jackson's vintage glass negative. Gift; Colorado Historical Society; 1949. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph colle... More
[Young woman (Angela Grimké) in Middle Eastern costume and Tuareg trib...
Pencilled on verso: "black & yellow." Image content features: MODEL Angela Grimké; PROP cross?; COSTUME Jewelry; Mediterranean/Mid-east/N. African; PEOPLE Young women. Title and other data comes from a curatori... More
Murhvelvingen, Bergen, lantern slide
SFFf-1992078.0046.."Murhvelvingen", the white stone building to the left, was built in 1561 as a private residence for Erik Ottesen Rosenkrantz...www.fylkesarkiv.no/foto/detalj?http://www.sffarkiv.no/sff... ( h... More
[Cornelia Montgomery, small 3/4 face - 3/4 figure, a portrait made in ...
Cornelia Montgomery, three-quarter length portrait, facing front, holding flowering branch. LOT 10137 (location of corresponding print made by the Library of Congress Photoduplication Service in 1964). Gift, Mi... More
Puck magazine cover - A revelation in revolutions / Kep.
Illustration shows Uncle Sam with a bundle of papers labeled "Canal Plans" patting a diminutive man, wearing a hat labeled "Panama", on the shoulder. The man smiles broadly and is leaning on a large sword. Cana... More
[Fairies in flower costume among mushrooms]
Title devised by cataloger. (DLC/PP-1935:0022). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published as headpiece in: "The Little People" by Madison Cawein, Century, 68:782 (Sept. 1904).
"Take your choice, gentlemen" / Keppler., Political Cartoon
Illustration shows Puck standing on a ballot box between President Theodore Roosevelt, who has one foot on the "Constitution", is waving a sword labeled "Militarism" in a threatening manner above his head, and ... More
[Panoramic photograph of Baltimore fire], Panoramic Photograph
H42849 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; E. Chickering & Co.; February 27, 1904. On front: "Copyright by E. Chickering & Co., 1904, reproduction forbidden, 3". Title derived from copyright deposit records.
Edward S. Curtis - Apsaroke War Group. Book illustration from Library ...
Print shows three Crow Indians, Uphaw, Which Way, and Packs The Hat, on horseback. H66952 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 1364-05. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Published ... More
A voice from the past / Frank A. Nankivell.
Illustration shows the ghost of Louis XVI of France warning Nicholas II of Russia to not make a hasty decision regarding the imprisoned writer Maxim Gorky and to heed the "Petition" and impassioned pleas for hi... More
Robert French - Howth-on-Sea, Leinster, Ireland
Gloriously sunny day (even in black and white) at Howth, Co. Dublin...Date: Circa 1905? (info. from the excellent Hurdy Gurdy Museum of Vintage Radio ( https://sites.google.com/site/hurdygurdymuseum/home ) in ... More
[Emma Trentini, half-length portrait in costume, facing front, hands r...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a 19th century fashion, costume design, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Monroe Park, Richmond, Va. postcard
Manufacturer: A. C. Bosselman & Co., New York..Date Postmarked: 1908..Rights: This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested...Refe... More
[Frances Hodgson Burnett, full-length portrait, seated, reading at a t...
H110711 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright deposit; May 18, 1908. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Portraits of Detroit baseball players]
Sheet of eight postcards featuring Detroit baseball players: Summers (Pitcher); Willett (Pitcher). McIntyre (Left Field); Downs (Second Base); Schmidt (Catcher); Schaefer (Third Base); Rossman (First Base) and ... More
Residence of Commodore James, front view
Photograph shows view of "Beacon Hill House," home of Arthur Curtiss and Harriet Eddy Parsons James, Newport, Rhode Island, with workers in the garden. From group of photos that appears to be a proof for devel... More
[Unidentified photographers with cameras]
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[Woman in canoe pointing camera]
Photograph shows young woman sitting in canoe pointing camera. Public domain photograph of people with a small paddle boat, or canoe, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Col. Theodore Roosevelt at Wilmar, Minn. / E. Elkjar, photographer.
Photograph showing Theodore Roosevelt speaking from the back of a railroad car. J145795 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyrighted by E. Elkjer, photographer.
Old Stone House, The Edgar Allen Poe Shrine, Richmond, Va.
Description: This venerable building with its weather-worn walls of stone boulders, is reputed to be the oldest in the city, having been erected (probably in 1737) , by Jacob Ege, a German emigrant in whose fam... More
On the q. t. Vintage postcard
Photograph shows a policeman, with back turned, reaching back and taking a mug of beer from a hand passing through a door.
German Scientist with detective camera
Picryl description: Public domain image of a portrait of a scientist, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Tobacco Warehouse Scene, Richmond, Va.
Description: A Scene Typically Southern is this marketing of bright leaf Tobacco at a warehouse in Richmond, Va. From the surrounding country tobacco farmers have brought the products of their fields to be sol... More
Hair Chaps. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection
Source: Miller, Alvin Angora goat hide chaps, ca. 1920 Maker: Capriola, J.M., Elko, Nevada The Paradise Valley Folklife Project was a cultural documentation project undertaken by the American Folklife Center a... More
[Camera] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.
Picryl description: Public domain image of a bureau, office furniture, desk, chair, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
[Man with chimpanzee on camera]
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Edward S. Curtis - [Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico]
View of the pueblo. J289239 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 832. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. Curtis, 1907-30 suppl., v... More
Sen. McAdoo with movie cameras at Capitol, 4/13/38. Golden State
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Overseas highway, Miami to Key West, Florida
Photograph shows a bird's-eye view of the highway between Miami and Key West, showing a section over water. Illus. in: Survey of the architecture of completed projects of the Public Works Administration / C.W. ... More
A 1940s-vintage quonset building at the Porter Farm, also known as Wal...
Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The farm was the site of the first cooperative farm demonstration, organized by Dr. Seaman A. Knapp, a U.S. Department of Agriculture... More
Vintage automobile at the Hopson Plantation site on the outskirts of C...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. An old spread on which cotton was picked by black tenant farmers and mules, Hopson became one of the Old South's first mechanized cott... More
Camera bugs snapping the cherry blossoms across the Tidal Basin. Cherr...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a park, trees, outdoors, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Blue Jeans. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection
Source: Pedroli, Pete Cotton denim with copper buttons, ca. 1957 Maker: Blue Bell Wrangler The Paradise Valley Folklife Project was a cultural documentation project undertaken by the American Folklife Center a... More
Cowboy Boots. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection
Source: Pedroli, Pete Typical western riding boots made ca. 1960; note the decorative stitching and undercut heel employed by the manufacturer Maker: Leddy, Fort Worth, Texas The Paradise Valley Folklife Proje... More
Haying, Wm. Stock Farming Company (Ninety-Six Ranch), 1900
Public domain photograph of a postcard, historic place view, landmark, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Vintage car hood] - Automobiles of 1940s
Digital image produced by Library of Congress. Date provided by photographer. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Gift and purchase... More
The USS LST 325, a vintage World War II tank landing ship arrives in t...
Boston, Mass. (Jun. 09, 2005) The USS LST 325, a vintage World War II tank landing ship arrives in the Boston Harbor escorted by the Coast Guard. LST 325 will participate in the 63rd Annual WWII Commemoration C... More
Flooding ^ Severe Storm - Memphis, Tenn. , May 28, 2011 -- Both this h...
The original database describes this as: Title: A Double Loss Production Date: 05/28/2011 Caption: Memphis, Tenn. , May 28, 2011 -- Both this home and the vintage vehicle are a total loss. FEMA is in Memphi... More
A vintage Dr. Pepper soft-drink outdoor advertisement in Anson, the se...
Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and P... More
Vintage Conoco gas station sign along a road in East Texas
Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and P... More
Located on the side of the Roadhouse Relics building on 1st Street in ...
Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Mural artist and owner: Todd Sanders, with Rory Skagen (Source: austinot.com/best-murals-in-austin, 2014) Credit line: The Lyda Hill ... More
Vintage Dr Pepper posters at the Dublin Bottling Works and W.P. Kloste...
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Vintage car from the days of oversized, gas-guzzling vehicles, decorat...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The shadow in the photo is cast by the photogrpher, Carol M. Highsmith. Gift; Ben May Charitable Trust; 2016; (DLC/PP-2016:059). Forms... More
An ambulance, not for rescues but for laughs, at the Syracuse National...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2018; (DLC/PP-2018:052-2) Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the Ca... More
A vintage Chevrolet Bel-Air automobile, parked in Wickenburg, a small ...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Gift; Barbara Barrett; 2018; (DLC/PP-2018:112) Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive. C... More
Art deco-style sign for an unnamed hotel (at least on the sign) in Tuc...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2018; (DLC/PP-2018:005) Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the Caro... More
View of the Blackstone River, once called "the hardest-working river i...
This view is in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The building with a tower is the 1790s-vintage Slater Mill, America's first water-powered cotton-spinning mill, modeled after those established in England. Title, date a... More
Three brothers - Public domain historical image
SFFf-1989091.162778..Three brothers: Henrik, Thorvald and Martin Osland...Photographer: Paul Stang.
Group portrait at Lushågen - Public domain historical image
SFFf-1989091.163407..Group portrait at Lushågen...Photographer: Paul Stang.
Family portrait - Public domain historical image
SFFf-1989091.163104..A family portrait - even the family dog is posing for the photographer! We have not been able to identify the family. Please help us :-)..Photographer: Paul Stang.
Picture postcard of sale of work by D W Lees, Peel, Isle of Man (C4031...
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RP F WARREN & CO COAL MERCHANT DENNIS DELIVERY LORRY TRUCK LONDON R PH...
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RP Early TONBRIDGE - Shipbourne Road, Star & Garter, houses, vintage c...
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SUFFOLK, BECCLES OR BUNGAY, RUINED BUILDING, RP
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Pitlochry photo. House, Family & Dog. Photo by Frank Henderson, Pitloc...
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Lower Slaughter Post Office Nr Bourton on the Water unused RP old pc 1...
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IRELAND CO DOWN KILKEEL NEWRY STREET DOWN IRELAND
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OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORD, HORSE DRAWN TRAM AND VINTAGE COACH, REG, DU 4240,...
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Aylesbury. Bifurcated Rivet Works by R.J.Shelton, Aylesbury. 1912 buck...
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Surrey CHILWORTH The Percy Arms fine cars in carpark RP
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PONTWALBY VIADUCT , GLYN - NEATH 1920 glamorgan wales
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CROYDON HIGH STREET VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPH POSTCARD Tram Nicely Animated s...
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THE GILDA BOATING SMILE SNAPPED AT SHOEBURY COMMON, vintage postcard e...
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The Dam, ELDWICK nr Bingley - EH
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WISBECH World War 1 VAD Hospital with Wounded soldiers & nurses RP
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Market Day Spalding pc used Jay Em Jay Ref E426
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Prestbury, Cheltenham. Tram Pole.
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Interior of Portsmouth Town Railway Station. W.H.Smith Bookstand & Pla...
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Hastings East Sussex. Temporary War Memorial c1920. Very Rare Real Pho...
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Dronfield. View from Rose Hill # 3534 by R.Sneath. c1915
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BROMLEY MARKET SQUARE KENT RP VINTAGE POSTCARD
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Binfield. Bracknell Road # A 761.
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TULSE HILL Showing Upper Lawn 147, London, RP Postcard by Card House, ...
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POSTCARD SHEPHERD MARKET, MAYFAIR, LONDON W1 STORES, PUB, RESTAURANT &...
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The Old Forge, PLUCKLEY, Kent RP
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ST JAMES END NORTHAMPTON VALENTINES SERIES 1907
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Vintage Postcard Easton Lodge - Victorian era public domain image
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Pier Parade, DEAL, Kent RP postcard
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Dunmow 100 Years Ago ( in the 1800's) - old Essex postcard
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St. George's Street, Canterbury, Kent, 24246, Postcard S
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