Frog Pond, Boston Common, Boston, Mass.
The historic Frog Pond on Boston Common dates back to Revolutionary Days. All during the warm summer afternoons it is thronged with happy children frolicking in its cool waters. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
House, East Hampton, Suffolk County, NY
Survey number: HABS NY-6106 Public domain photograph - city, downtown, New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Butler School, River Street, Hyde Park, Boston, Suffolk County, MA
Survey number: HABS MA-564 Public domain photograph of building in Boston, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
First Load at Copley Plaza
The prohibition of the sale and consumption of alcohol did little to change behavior and resulted in increased criminality to meet the continued demand. Within five years of its passage, a new national campaign... More
Princess Juliana, with Prince Bernhard, look at Rembrandt's painting t...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a portrait, Netherlands, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Conversion. Food machinery plant. Operator of this universal milling m...
Picryl description: Public domain image of food, dinner, grocery store, eating, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Conversion. Food machinery plant. It was a matter of only a couple of ...
Public domain photograph related to Boston, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Conversion. Food machinery plant. Back to aid in his country's war eff...
Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Design for northeast aisle window, Emmanuel Episcopal Church, West Rox...
Public domain reproduction of artwork - Picryl description
Faulkner Hospital nurse talking on telephone
Public domain photograph of nurses, hospital, medical care, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Aerial view of Unit 6E of reserve fleet ships in storage below William...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: James River State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Robert J. Sitar Release Status: Released to Publ... More
Suffolk County, England. USAF AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Fred Winchell (...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Randy Mallard Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More
Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Suffolk County, N. Y. , August 28, 2011 -- ...
The original database describes this as: Title: Down Power Line Burns for Hours Production Date: 08/28/2011 Caption: Suffolk County, N. Y. , August 28, 2011 -- Down power line continues to burn for hours as ... More
Yaphank, N.Y., Nov. 10, 2012 -- Suffolk County Commissioner, Joseph Wi...
The original finding aid described this as: Date Taken: 2012-11-10 00:00:00 UTC Photographer Name: Andrea Booher City/State: Yaphank, NY Keywords: Damage ^ Flooding ^ Local Officials ^ New York ^ hurricane ... More
"Rosies" Invade the Yard - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
Boston National Historical Park: Two staff members, dressed in World War II-style military uniforms, sit in a three star Jeep from World War II in front of the USS Cassin Young.
John Howard Payne Memorial, James Lane, East Hampton, Suffolk County, ...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-199 Survey number: HABS NY-547 Building/structure dates: 1660 Initial Construction
John Howard Payne Memorial, James Lane, East Hampton, Suffolk County, ...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-199 Survey number: HABS NY-547 Building/structure dates: 1660 Initial Construction
Incomplete letter from C. G. Olds, Hampton, N.H., to Lydia Maria Child...
Public domain scan of manuscript related to Massachusetts, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Ye Old Pratt House 1660 (Prattville), Chelsea, Mass.
Public domain photo of vintage Massachusetts postcard, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Old Cary House, Chelsea, Mass. postcard
Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of the address side of postcard, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Dr. Henry Lustig Sr., Dr. Henry Lustig Jr., Optometrists
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Letter from Edmonia Lewis, Rome, to Maria Weston Chapman, Feb. 5th, [1...
Edmonia Lewis discusses a sculpture that is intended to be a gift to William Lloyd Garrison. Lewis asks for money to complete the work. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Sears' Block, 72 Cornhill Street, Boston, Suffolk County, MA
Survey number: HABS MA-786 Public domain photograph of building in Boston, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Faneuil Hall, Dock Square, Boston, Suffolk County, MA
Significance: Faneuil Hall was called the "Cradle of Liberty" because many important meetings of protest were held here before the Revolution. It was the first Colonial attempt at academic design, completed in... More
Faneuil Hall, Dock Square, Boston, Suffolk County, MA
Significance: Faneuil Hall was called the "Cradle of Liberty" because many important meetings of protest were held here before the Revolution. It was the first Colonial attempt at academic design, completed in... More
Charlestown Navy Yard, Incinerator, Midway along northern boundary of ...
The Boston Redevelopment Authority hired William A. Owens to document all buildings in the Charlestown Navy Yard in 1977, most of which were exterior photographs. Significance: Building 203 is a significant arc... More
Sayrelands, Montauk Highway, Bridgehampton, Suffolk County, NY
Significance: It was probably built in the late 18th century by Captain Nathan Post, its center-hall plan, clapboard front facade with shake-covered sides and rear, and white oak framing characterize it as typi... More
Sayrelands, Montauk Highway, Bridgehampton, Suffolk County, NY
Significance: It was probably built in the late 18th century by Captain Nathan Post, its center-hall plan, clapboard front facade with shake-covered sides and rear, and white oak framing characterize it as typi... More
Parkman House, 33 Beacon Street, Boston, Suffolk County, MA
Significance: This is a large, elegant building, typical of the Beacon Hill houses of the early nineteenth century. It is one of a group of three row houses built at the same time with identical facades, and ... More
Horton-Wickham-Landon House, Kings Highway (moved from NY, Southhold),...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-198 Survey number: HABS NY-546 Building/structure dates: 1649 Initial Construction
Horton-Wickham-Landon House, Kings Highway (moved from NY, Southhold),...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-198 Survey number: HABS NY-546 Building/structure dates: 1649 Initial Construction
Horton-Wickham-Landon House, Kings Highway (moved from NY, Southhold),...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-198 Survey number: HABS NY-546 Building/structure dates: 1649 Initial Construction
Congress Street Bascule Bridge, Spanning Fort Point Channel at Congres...
Significance: The Congress Street Bridge, built in 1930, is a trunnion bascule bridge and the most recent of the five movable-truss bridges spanning the Fort Point Channel. It replaced a steam operated swing d... More
Franklin Park Zoo, Elephant House, Seaver Street, Boston, Suffolk Coun...
Survey number: HABS MA-1097 Public domain photograph of building in Boston, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Silas Sammis House, West Neck Avenue & Sammis Road, Huntington, Suffol...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-196 Survey number: HABS NY-544
Silas Sammis House, West Neck Avenue & Sammis Road, Huntington, Suffol...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-196 Survey number: HABS NY-544
Silas Sammis House, West Neck Avenue & Sammis Road, Huntington, Suffol...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-196 Survey number: HABS NY-544
Boston City Hall, One City Hall Square, Boston, Suffolk County, MA
Public domain photograph of city hall building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Stetson House, Smithtown, Suffolk County, NY
Public domain photograph - city, downtown, New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Gardiner's Island Windmill, Napeague, Suffolk County, NY
Significance: Of the 11 surviving 18th and early 19th century windmills on Long Island, the Gardiner's Island Windmill is one of the least altered. The mill is one of 4 extant windmills built by Nathaniel Domi... More
Bennett-Slade-Parsons House, 50 Marshall Street, Revere, Suffolk Count...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-30 Survey number: HABS MA-218
Savage House, 30 Dock Square, Boston, Suffolk County, MA
Public domain scan of an architecture diagram, architectural drawing, building plan, or design, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.
Shelter Island Windmill, Manwaring Road, Shelter Island, Suffolk Count...
Significance: The Shelter Island Windmill is one of eleven surviving 18th and early-19th century wind-powered gristmills on Long Island. This is one of four extant windmills built by Nathaniel Dominy V, a prom... More
Shelter Island Windmill, Manwaring Road, Shelter Island, Suffolk Count...
Significance: The Shelter Island Windmill is one of eleven surviving 18th and early-19th century wind-powered gristmills on Long Island. This is one of four extant windmills built by Nathaniel Dominy V, a prom... More
Laurel Lodge, Studio, Arbutus Road, Greenlawn, Suffolk County, NY
Public domain photograph - city, downtown, New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Andrews-Getchell House, 21 Cordis Avenue, Charlestown, Suffolk County,...
Survey number: HABS MA-191 Public domain photograph - historical image of Massachusetts, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Andrews-Getchell House, 21 Cordis Avenue, Charlestown, Suffolk County,...
Survey number: HABS MA-191 Public domain photograph of architecture design, diagram, drawing, building plan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Charlestown Navy Yard, Shipfitters' Shop, Southeast side of First Aven...
The Boston Redevelopment Authority hired William A. Owens to document all buildings in the Charlestown Navy Yard in 1977, most of which were exterior photographs. Significance: The Charlestown Navy Yard comple... More
Charlestown Navy Yard, Shipfitters' Shop, Southeast side of First Aven...
The Boston Redevelopment Authority hired William A. Owens to document all buildings in the Charlestown Navy Yard in 1977, most of which were exterior photographs. Significance: The Charlestown Navy Yard comple... More
Charlestown Navy Yard, Shipfitters' Shop, Southeast side of First Aven...
The Boston Redevelopment Authority hired William A. Owens to document all buildings in the Charlestown Navy Yard in 1977, most of which were exterior photographs. Significance: The Charlestown Navy Yard comple... More
Dorchester Heights Monument, Thomas Park, Boston, Suffolk County, MA
Significance: The Dorchester Heights Monument is part of the Boston National Historical Park, National Park Service. The monument commemorates the fortification of the Heights which forced the evacuation of th... More
Caumsett Manor, Guernsey Farm, Lloyd Neck, Lloyd Harbor, Suffolk Count...
Survey number: HABS NY-6107-C Public domain photograph of attic, house frame, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Anderson Electric Company, 293 A Street, Boston, Suffolk County, MA
Significance: The Anderson Electric Company building is considered a contributing structure in the Fort Point Channel National Register District, which has been determined eligible for the National Register. T... More
Hyde-Worthen House, 69 Rutherford Avenue, Charlestown, Suffolk County,...
Survey number: HABS MA-192 Public domain photograph - historical image of Massachusetts, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Hyde-Lincoln House, 32 Cordis Avenue, Charlestown, Suffolk County, MA
Survey number: HABS MA-299 Building/structure dates: 1801 Initial Construction
Hyde-Lincoln House, 32 Cordis Avenue, Charlestown, Suffolk County, MA
Survey number: HABS MA-299 Building/structure dates: 1801 Initial Construction
Laurel Lodge, Arbutus Road, Greenlawn, Suffolk County, NY
Significance: The land on which the house and the three outbuildings stand was originally owned by Scudder, a scion of an old Long Island family and a lawyer...Von Roosen, another Brooklyn man and owner of Stan... More
United States Post Office Garage, 135 A Street (northeast corner A & W...
Significance: Built in 1940-41 by the federal Public Buildings Administration, the United States Post Office Garage survives as a rare Boston-area of example of the International Style of architecture. This fu... More
Boston Public Garden, Suspension Bridge, Boston Public Garden, Boston,...
Survey number: HAER MA-76 Public domain photograph of a bridge, arch over water, river, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Caumsett Manor, Polo Stables, Lloyd Neck, Lloyd Harbor, Suffolk County...
Survey number: HABS NY-6107-B Public domain photograph - city, downtown, New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
U.S. Navy Yard, Commandant's House, Chelsea Street, Charlestown, Suffo...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-27, FN-75 Survey number: HABS MA-2-10 Building/structure dates: 18q1 Initial Construction
Charlestown Navy Yard, Pier 9, Between Piers 8 & 10, along Mystic Rive...
Significance: Wharfs and piers were critical to the Navy Yard's mission of shipbuilding and maintenance, and Pier 9 occupies the site of one of the early wharfs at Charlestown Navy Yard. Originally known as Sh... More
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Fort Point Channel Rolling Li...
Significance: The construction of South Station in 1896-98, involved the rerouting of several of the old lines from the west and south. The New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad constructed a six-track rollin... More
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Fort Point Channel Rolling Li...
Significance: The construction of South Station in 1896-98, involved the rerouting of several of the old lines from the west and south. The New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad constructed a six-track rollin... More
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Fort Point Channel Rolling Li...
Significance: The construction of South Station in 1896-98, involved the rerouting of several of the old lines from the west and south. The New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad constructed a six-track rollin... More
Bird-Sawyer House, 41 Humphreys Street, Dorchester, Suffolk County, MA
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-81 Survey number: HABS MA-278 Building/structure dates: 16h1 Initial Construction
Boston City Hall, 41-45 School Street, Boston, Suffolk County, MA
Significance: Old City Hall is significant as one of the first major structures in the country to be built in the French Second Empire style and as a nationally-known work which inspired the building of other s... More
Boston Elevated Railway, Elevated Mainline, Washington Street, Boston,...
Significance: Elevated structure is the last remaining portion of a formerly extensive elevated rapid transit system built at the turn of the century in Boston. / This portion of the Orange Line elevated is his... More
Boston Elevated Railway, Elevated Mainline, Washington Street, Boston,...
Significance: Elevated structure is the last remaining portion of a formerly extensive elevated rapid transit system built at the turn of the century in Boston. / This portion of the Orange Line elevated is his... More
Boston Elevated Railway, Elevated Mainline, Washington Street, Boston,...
Significance: Elevated structure is the last remaining portion of a formerly extensive elevated rapid transit system built at the turn of the century in Boston. / This portion of the Orange Line elevated is his... More
Boston Elevated Railway, Elevated Mainline, Washington Street, Boston,...
Significance: Elevated structure is the last remaining portion of a formerly extensive elevated rapid transit system built at the turn of the century in Boston. / This portion of the Orange Line elevated is his... More
Boston Elevated Railway, Elevated Mainline, Washington Street, Boston,...
Significance: Elevated structure is the last remaining portion of a formerly extensive elevated rapid transit system built at the turn of the century in Boston. / This portion of the Orange Line elevated is his... More
Boston Elevated Railway, Elevated Mainline, Washington Street, Boston,...
Significance: Elevated structure is the last remaining portion of a formerly extensive elevated rapid transit system built at the turn of the century in Boston. / This portion of the Orange Line elevated is his... More
Boston Elevated Railway, Elevated Mainline, Washington Street, Boston,...
Significance: Elevated structure is the last remaining portion of a formerly extensive elevated rapid transit system built at the turn of the century in Boston. / This portion of the Orange Line elevated is his... More
Boston Elevated Railway, Elevated Mainline, Washington Street, Boston,...
Significance: Elevated structure is the last remaining portion of a formerly extensive elevated rapid transit system built at the turn of the century in Boston. / This portion of the Orange Line elevated is his... More
Boston Elevated Railway, Elevated Mainline, Washington Street, Boston,...
Significance: Elevated structure is the last remaining portion of a formerly extensive elevated rapid transit system built at the turn of the century in Boston. / This portion of the Orange Line elevated is his... More
Boston Elevated Railway, Elevated Mainline, Washington Street, Boston,...
Significance: Elevated structure is the last remaining portion of a formerly extensive elevated rapid transit system built at the turn of the century in Boston. / This portion of the Orange Line elevated is his... More
Harrison Gray Otis House (second), 85 Mount Vernon Street, Boston, Suf...
Significance: This is the second of three mansions designed by the noted architect Charles Bulfinch for Harrison Gray Otis and the only one of the three which has been used continuously as a private residence. ... More
Harrison Gray Otis House (second), 85 Mount Vernon Street, Boston, Suf...
Significance: This is the second of three mansions designed by the noted architect Charles Bulfinch for Harrison Gray Otis and the only one of the three which has been used continuously as a private residence. ... More
Boston Water Works, Worthington Pump, 2450 Beacon Street, Boston, Suff...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial equipment, workshop, assembly line, factory, power engine, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Charlestown Navy Yard, Ropewalk & Tar House, Boston, Suffolk County, M...
See also HAER No. MA-90-2, Ropewalk Significance: The Ropewalk (Building 58) and the Tar House (Building 60) were the principal structures in the Charlestown Navy Yard's rope manufacturing complex. From 1838 t... More
Charlestown Navy Yard, Ropewalk & Tar House, Boston, Suffolk County, M...
See also HAER No. MA-90-2, Ropewalk Significance: The Ropewalk (Building 58) and the Tar House (Building 60) were the principal structures in the Charlestown Navy Yard's rope manufacturing complex. From 1838 t... More
18-20 St. Charles Street (Houses), Boston, Suffolk County, MA
Significance: This house, circa 1874, is one of the last single-family bow-fronted rowhouses to be built in Boston. This structure is included in the South End Historic District. Survey number: HABS MA-1109
East Boston Steam Pump Station, 20 Addison Street, Boston, Suffolk Cou...
Significance: The East Boston Steam Pumping Station was constructed in 1894 and was one of three state-of-the-art pumping stations in the Metropolitan Sewerage System. The station is significant as one of the ... More
East Boston Steam Pump Station, 20 Addison Street, Boston, Suffolk Cou...
Significance: The East Boston Steam Pumping Station was constructed in 1894 and was one of three state-of-the-art pumping stations in the Metropolitan Sewerage System. The station is significant as one of the ... More
Boston & Maine Railroad, Charles River Bridges, Charles River, North S...
Significance: Part of the extensive terminal improvement program by the Boston & Maine Railroad, and the last element to be completed, was the replacement and realignment of the railroad's crossings of the Char... More
Boston & Maine Railroad, Charles River Bridges, Charles River, North S...
Significance: Part of the extensive terminal improvement program by the Boston & Maine Railroad, and the last element to be completed, was the replacement and realignment of the railroad's crossings of the Char... More
Charles Street Jail Complex, 215 Charles Street, Boston, Suffolk Count...
Significance: "The Suffolk County Jail has major national architectural significance as the prime institutional example of the Boston Granite Style of the mid-19th century. The design was executed by one of th... More
Charles Street Jail Complex, 215 Charles Street, Boston, Suffolk Count...
Significance: "The Suffolk County Jail has major national architectural significance as the prime institutional example of the Boston Granite Style of the mid-19th century. The design was executed by one of th... More
Way-Ireland-Pratt House, 481 Washington Avenue, Chelsea, Suffolk Count...
Survey number: HABS MA-211 Building/structure dates: 1660 Initial Construction
Arlington Street Church, Arlington & Boylston Streets, Boston, Suffolk...
Survey number: HABS MA-817 Public domain photograph of historical landmark building in Boston, New England architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photog... More
South Station Tower No. 1 & Interlocking System, Dewey Square, Boston,...
Significance: South Station's interlocking system was a prototypical solution to the problem of handling the huge numbers of track and signal changes required at a large railroad terminal. The interlocking sys... More
199 Washington Street (Building), Boston, Suffolk County, MA
Survey number: HABS MA-1141 Public domain photograph of building in Boston, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Quincy Market, South Market Street, Boston, Suffolk County, MA
Significance: Quincy Market is of major architectural significance for three reasons. First, it is a notable example of a large public market house constructed in the Greek Revival style. Secondly, it illustr... More
Quincy Market, South Market Street, Boston, Suffolk County, MA
Significance: Quincy Market is of major architectural significance for three reasons. First, it is a notable example of a large public market house constructed in the Greek Revival style. Secondly, it illustr... More
Boston Water Works, Roxbury Standpipe, Fort Avenue, Highland Park, Bos...
Significance: The annexation of Roxbury to Boston on January 6, 1868, rendered a high-service water supply system necessary. Previously, Boston had been supplied by a gravity-flow system from the Brookline Res... More
Lefferts Tide Mill, Huntington Harbor, Southdown Road, Huntington, Suf...
Significance: The Lefferts Mill is a fine example of a tide mill, a relatively rare engineering structure. It is also important as an example of a typical Long Island water-powered grist mill in its equipment,... More
Lefferts Tide Mill, Huntington Harbor, Southdown Road, Huntington, Suf...
Significance: The Lefferts Mill is a fine example of a tide mill, a relatively rare engineering structure. It is also important as an example of a typical Long Island water-powered grist mill in its equipment,... More
Lefferts Tide Mill, Huntington Harbor, Southdown Road, Huntington, Suf...
Significance: The Lefferts Mill is a fine example of a tide mill, a relatively rare engineering structure. It is also important as an example of a typical Long Island water-powered grist mill in its equipment,... More
Broadway Bridge, Spanning Foundry Street, MBTA Yard, Fort Point Channe...
Picryl description: Public domain image of railroad tracks, railway, train car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.