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Washington and Lafayette at Mount Vernon, 1784 (The Home of Washington...

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[Civil War envelope showing flag design with message "The Union and th...

Addressed to Mr. Jacob Guyer[?], No. 9 Maiden Lane, N.Y. City; bears 3 cent stamp. Notation on recto: Care D. Colton. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). pp/liljmem

[Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait]

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Mrs. Susanna Morin Swing [holding banner, "Democracy Should Begin at H...

Title transcribed from item, with additional information derived by Library of Congress staff. Summary: Photograph of Suzanne Morin Swing posing with banner, "Democracy Should Begin At Home." Photograph publish... More

Force School, Pilgrim Day group, 1920

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[Eleanor Roosevelt Roosevelt, 1884-1962, bust portrait, facing right]

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

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

Reroute of storm sewer facing West. Jim Roby and Gary Nolley. [Potent...

Photographs Documenting Environmental Cleanup Operations at the Mound Site in Miamisburg, Ohio

Coasts and Boundaries: United States

Created by an act of Congress in 1879, the USGS has evolved over the ensuing 125 years, matching its talent and knowledge to the progress of science and technology. The USGS is the sole science agency for the D... More

Map of Arizona. Counties. - Public domain map

Created by an act of Congress in 1879, the USGS has evolved over the ensuing 125 years, matching its talent and knowledge to the progress of science and technology. The USGS is the sole science agency for the D... More

Map of California. Counties. - Public domain map

Created by an act of Congress in 1879, the USGS has evolved over the ensuing 125 years, matching its talent and knowledge to the progress of science and technology. The USGS is the sole science agency for the D... More

Map of Colorado. Rivers and Lakes. - Public domain map

Created by an act of Congress in 1879, the USGS has evolved over the ensuing 125 years, matching its talent and knowledge to the progress of science and technology. The USGS is the sole science agency for the D... More

Map of North Dakota. - Public domain geographic map

Created by an act of Congress in 1879, the USGS has evolved over the ensuing 125 years, matching its talent and knowledge to the progress of science and technology. The USGS is the sole science agency for the D... More

Map of Pennsylvania. Counties. - Public domain map

Created by an act of Congress in 1879, the USGS has evolved over the ensuing 125 years, matching its talent and knowledge to the progress of science and technology. The USGS is the sole science agency for the D... More

Joachim Prinz, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Shad Polier at American Je...

Photographer: unknown..Date: 1963..Medium: Black and white photograph..Repository: American Jewish Historical Society ( http://www.ajhs.org ) ..Parent Collection: American Jewish Congress Collection (I-77)..... More

Map of Virginia. Rivers and Lakes. - Public domain map

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March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Martin Luther King, Jr. and ...

Title: March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Joachim Prinz pictured, 1963..Photographer: unknown..Date: 1963..Medium: Black and white photograph..Repository: American Jewish Hist... More

Distribution of Vegatables and Snow Line + Comparative Lengths of Rive...

Collection of early maps from various sources by BibliOdyssey.

The landing of the Pilgrims, on Plymouth Rock, Dec. 11th 1620 / lith. ...

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Landing of Christopher Columbus in America, at San Salvador, October 1...

A2984 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Leonhardt.

A map of the East and West Florida. - Public domain map

Public domain image of the vintage map from NYPL Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division is one of the wo... More

Landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth 11th Dec. 1620

Print shows a Native man, hiding on the left, watching the Pilgrims around a campfire with small cauldron; a man with hatchet is gathering firewood and more Pilgrims are coming ashore from the Mayflower, in a w... More

The Star Spangled Banner - Public domain historical image

Francis Scott Key standing on boat, with right arm stretched out toward the United States flag flying over Fort McHenry, Baltimore, Maryland. K62984 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Percy E. Moran.

Portrait of a Man, Said to be Christopher Columbus (born about 1446, d...

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Certificate of oath of allegiance

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map from "The Boston School Atlas. With elemental geography and astron...

This image has been taken from scan 000033 from "The Boston School Atlas. With elemental geography and astronomy, etc. (Fourth edition.) [Maps, with explanatory text.]". The title and subject terms of this imag... More

[Civil War envelope showing American flag with second stanza from Fran...

Addressed to Michael Fox Esq., Marlboro, Stark Co., Ohio; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of C... More

map from "Colton and Fitch's modern School Geography. Illustrated by ....

This image has been taken from scan 000031 from "Colton and Fitch's modern School Geography. Illustrated by ... maps, and ... engravings. By G. W. Fitch. Maps ... by G. W. Colton. Revised edition, etc". The tit... More

Chief Joseph, Nez Perces, from the American Indian Chiefs series (N2) ...

Trade cards from the "American Indian Chiefs" series (N2), issued in 1888 in a series of 50 cards to promote Allen & Ginter Brand Cigarettes. Issued by Allen & Ginter (American, Richmond, Virginia)

[Silver statue of Justice in exhibit hall, Montana exhibit, World's Co...

55575Y1 U.S. Copyright Office. "Copyrighted 1893 by Souvenir Photo Co." Public domain photograph - city, downtown, New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Chief Joseph, ca. 1840-1904 half-length portrait, seated, facing fron...

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Mayflower - Public domain historical image

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The flag must "stay put" / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration shows George F. Hoar, Carl Schurz, David B. Hill, and former Massachusetts Governor George S. Boutwell, anti-expansionists, placing their "Anti-Expansion Speech" at the feet of a huge American sold... More

Not just hats off to the flag but sleeves up for it! / A. H. Palmer ; ...

Poster showing a man with munitions, rolling up his sleeves, as he gazes at a crowd saluting the American flag in the distance. U.S. Army Ordnance.

To enjoy American opportunities become an American citizen

Educational poster showing group of people and hand pointing to sun radiating American prosperity. Copyright by the Stanley Service Co. No. 69.

Reciting "I pledge allegiance," etc., public school. Norfolk, Virginia

Public domain photograph of Virginia, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Eleanor Roosevelt, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

J38008 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph related to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Eleanor Roosevelt Visits U.S. Information Center in Stockholm, Sweden

Original caption: Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt chatting with Miss Dorothy Spofford, librarian at the U.S. Information Center in Stockholm, Sweden. Photographs of Information Center Service Activities in Foreign Countries

[Select views:] HUD historical highlights. [Secretaries, Presidents, ...

Photographer: HUD Staff; White House Photo Creation Date: 2/11/1961 - 10/13/2009 [Select views:] HUD historical highlights. [Secretaries, Presidents, events]

George Washington's estate, Mount Vernon, Virginia

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

North America. Historic map, Library of Congress

"803250AI (G00694) 5-06." Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

Death of President Lincoln at Washington, D.C., April 15th 1865, the n...

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The bloody massacre perpetrated in King Street, Boston, on March 5th, ...

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Map of Alabama. Counties. - Public domain map

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Map of Illinois - Public domain geographic map

Created by an act of Congress in 1879, the USGS has evolved over the ensuing 125 years, matching its talent and knowledge to the progress of science and technology. The USGS is the sole science agency for the D... More

Map of Mississippi. Counties. - Public domain map

Created by an act of Congress in 1879, the USGS has evolved over the ensuing 125 years, matching its talent and knowledge to the progress of science and technology. The USGS is the sole science agency for the D... More

Map of Missouri. Counties. - Public domain map

Created by an act of Congress in 1879, the USGS has evolved over the ensuing 125 years, matching its talent and knowledge to the progress of science and technology. The USGS is the sole science agency for the D... More

Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking at Montgomery March

Photographer: unknown..Date: 1965..Medium: Black and white photograph..Repository: American Jewish Historical Society ( http://www.ajhs.org ) ..Parent Collection: American Jewish Congress Collection (I-77)..... More

Map of Washington State. - Public domain map

Created by an act of Congress in 1879, the USGS has evolved over the ensuing 125 years, matching its talent and knowledge to the progress of science and technology. The USGS is the sole science agency for the D... More

A comparative view of the lengths of the principal rivers of Scotland ...

Collection of early maps from various sources by BibliOdyssey.

Thomas Jefferson, President of the United States.

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Boston Tea Party, State House Mural, Boston, Mass.

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George Washington, Portrait, Vintage Postcard by Detroit Publishing Co...

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Reynolds's political map of the United States, designed to exhibit the...

Relief shown by hachures. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes statistics from the 1850 census and ill.

Daniel Boone : from the original painting by Chappel in the possession...

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map from "Colton and Fitch's modern School Geography. Illustrated by ....

This image has been taken from scan 000034 from "Colton and Fitch's modern School Geography. Illustrated by ... maps, and ... engravings. By G. W. Fitch. Maps ... by G. W. Colton. Revised edition, etc". The tit... More

Christopher Columbus. Discoverer of America, engraving, Library of Con...

Christopher Columbus, head-and-shoulders portrait, and crossed flags, composed of 41,819 letters representing the biography of Columbus. 46092 U.S. Copyright Office.

Chief Joseph, Nez Perces - Public domain portrait drawing

Reproduction of bust-length portrait painting by E.A. Burbank. Copyright by W. Scott Thurber. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.

The Mayflower in Plymouth harbor, engraving, Library of Congress

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Photograph of Harriet Tubman - Public domain historical image

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

[Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait, traditionally called "l...

Copy of photo by Alexander Gardner taken at Gardner's Gallery in Washington, DC, on Sunday, February 5, 1865. This last photo in Lincoln's last photo session from life was long thought to have been made on Apri... More

I pledge allegiance and silence about the war

Poster promoting patriotism and suggesting that careless communication may be harmful to the war effort, showing the American flag. Date stamped on recto: Jan 21 '43. Work Projects Administration Poster Collect... More

[Jackie Robinson and Roy Campanella with manager Leo Durocher]

Front cover illustration showing baseball players Roy Campanella and Jackie Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers, with manager Leo Durocher standing between them and pointing with his left hand.

So then, to every man his chance; to every man, regardless of his birt...

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A night scene of the Marine Corps War Memorial with the Lincoln Memori...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

Health workers from different walks of life lend their knowledge of he...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL T. W. Ritchie, Usmc Release Status: Released to Pub... More

A map of Pennsylvania, from the best authorities.

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A map of Vermont. - Public domain vintage map

Public domain image of the vintage map from NYPL Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division is one of the wo... More

States and Capitals. United States. - Public domain map

Created by an act of Congress in 1879, the USGS has evolved over the ensuing 125 years, matching its talent and knowledge to the progress of science and technology. The USGS is the sole science agency for the D... More

Map of New Jersey. Counties. - Public domain map

Created by an act of Congress in 1879, the USGS has evolved over the ensuing 125 years, matching its talent and knowledge to the progress of science and technology. The USGS is the sole science agency for the D... More

Map of New Jersey. - Public domain geographic map

Created by an act of Congress in 1879, the USGS has evolved over the ensuing 125 years, matching its talent and knowledge to the progress of science and technology. The USGS is the sole science agency for the D... More

Map of Oregon. Rivers and Lakes. - Public domain map

Created by an act of Congress in 1879, the USGS has evolved over the ensuing 125 years, matching its talent and knowledge to the progress of science and technology. The USGS is the sole science agency for the D... More

Washington Satellite View Map - Public domain map

Created by an act of Congress in 1879, the USGS has evolved over the ensuing 125 years, matching its talent and knowledge to the progress of science and technology. The USGS is the sole science agency for the D... More

Christopher Columbus at the royal court of Spain / VBrožik 1884.

Print showing Christopher Columbus presenting his request to Queen Isabella I and Ferdinand V and a gathering of courtiers. 13506 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyrighted by Mast, Crowell & Kirkpatrick, Springfield, Ohio.

[Chief Joseph, Nez Percé chief, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing fr...

40025 U.S. Copyright Office. Reproduction from painting by E.A. Burbank, now in the collection of E.E. Ayer, Chicago.

Sculpture "Eagle; Justice Above All Else" at Jacob K. Javitz Federal B...

Artist: Theodore Roszak, 1970. Bronze. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photogr... More

[Civil War envelope showing eagle with American flag and stalk of whea...

Addressed to Otis B. String, Huntsburgh, Geauga County, Ohio; bears 3 cent stamp; barely legible postmark. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127) pp/liljmem

[Civil War envelope showing an eagle carrying an American flag in its ...

Addressed to Mrs. Sarah Ann Prall, Christianna, Lancaster County, Pa.; hand-canceled; bears 3 cent stamp. Notation: Post master, please forward soon. 1[?]th Penna. Regt. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-20... More

[Civil War envelope showing eagle with American flag attacking 7-star ...

Addressed to Thomas Wood, Penningtonville, Chester Co., Pa.; postmarked by hand; bears 3 cent stamp. Notations on front: Prairie Pond, Ill., Jan. 13th, 1864; ans. Feb. 12th 64; broken leg [?] 12; 1-2 mo. in [?... More

[Gardner portrait of Lincoln.]. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Meserve no. 59. A photograph made by Alexander Gardner in Washington November 15, 1863. (From the Photographic Portraits of Abraham Lincoln; Lincoln Memorial University; The Meserve Collection, 1941.) Alexande... More

Monument to the Forefathers, Plymouth, Mass.

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[Abraham Lincoln, seated in chair, full portrait]

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[Spanish caravel Santa Maria] - Public domain historical image

Public domain image of a sailing ship, caravel, harbor, sea, naval battle, 16th-17th century maritime seascape, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

140th flag day, 1777-1917 The birthday of the stars and stripes, June ...

Poster showing a man raising the American flag, with a minuteman cheering and an eagle flying above. Text continues: 'Tis the Star Spangled Banner, oh, long may it wave, o'er the land of the free and the home o... More

U.S. Capitol paintings. George Washington with British soldiers at Yor...

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Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway - Standing Before the Harrie...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: The Harriet Tubman Organization's president, Donald Pinder, stands before a vibrant, folk art mural depicting Tubman's life. Location: ... More

North America. Historic map, Library of Congress

"802470 (R02067) 1-97." Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

Sculpture located in César Chávez Plaza in downtown Sacramento, Califo...

The Plaza was laid out by settler John Sutter and named in honor of Chávez, the Mexican-American farm worker, labor leader, and civil-rights activist. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Cre... More

A south east view of the great town of Boston in New England in Americ...

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Map of Mississippi - Public domain geographic map

Created by an act of Congress in 1879, the USGS has evolved over the ensuing 125 years, matching its talent and knowledge to the progress of science and technology. The USGS is the sole science agency for the D... More

Map of Missouri. - Public domain geographic map

Created by an act of Congress in 1879, the USGS has evolved over the ensuing 125 years, matching its talent and knowledge to the progress of science and technology. The USGS is the sole science agency for the D... More

Puerto Rico Map - Public domain geographic map

Created by an act of Congress in 1879, the USGS has evolved over the ensuing 125 years, matching its talent and knowledge to the progress of science and technology. The USGS is the sole science agency for the D... More

Hawaii Satellite View Map - Public domain map

Created by an act of Congress in 1879, the USGS has evolved over the ensuing 125 years, matching its talent and knowledge to the progress of science and technology. The USGS is the sole science agency for the D... More

Vesuvius Lava map (John Auldjo, 1832)

Collection of early maps from various sources by BibliOdyssey.

President Lincoln's funeral march composed by E. Mack.

George Washington- The Munro-Lenox Portrait

Picryl description: Public domain photo of portrait art painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Return of the Mayflower, by George H. Boughton, Plymouth, Mass.

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[George Washington, full-length portrait by horse]

Public domain reproduction of portrait art print, 18th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Jean Boisseau - America noviter delineata / Historic map, Library of C...

Relief shown pictorially. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes insets of north and south polar regions. Acquisitions control no. 3-85

North America, and the West Indies; a new map, wherein the British Emp...

Scale ca. 1:5,500,000. Hand colored. Relief shown pictorially. Includes historical notes, "Extract of the treaties of peace, proclamations &c. relative to America & the West Indies," "A particular map of Baffin... More