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Ford Motor Co., new medical center parking lot

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A map of that part of Pensylvania now the principle [sic] seat of war ...

Scale 1:63,360; an in. to a mile. Relief shown pictorially. "Between the two lines that cross Philadelphia was the first plan of that city." LC copy has annotation "17" in upper right corner. Includes notes on ... More

Map for the interior travels through America, delineating the march of...

Public domain image of the vintage map from Norman B. Leventhal Map Center, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library is a special... More

A new and accurate map of the colony of Massachusets [i.e. Massachuset...

Covers eastern Massachusetts, Rhode Island, eastern Connecticut, and small portions of New Hampshire and Vermont. Relief shown pictorially. From Universal magazine of knowledge and pleasure, vol. 66, Dec. 1780,... More

Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Historic map, Library of Congress

Carte générale des treize États-Unis & indépendants de l'Amérique sept...

Relief shown pictorially. From Joseph Mandrillon's Le spectateur américain. Amsterdam, E. van Harreveldt, 1784. Prime meridians: Ferro and Paris. Includes notes. Fold-lined. Available also through the Library o... More

Tablecloth or Bedcover - needlework visual works

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Land ownership map of the William Bingham estate and lands of adjacent...

Shows lot lines, acreages, and some owners' names. From the William Bingham estate maps. Pen-and-ink, pencil, and watercolor. Includes name index of major landowners. Available also through the Library of Congr... More

Pair of Tea Caddies, unknown artist. American decorative arts.

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Photo of Crib Quilt, France - Public domain dedication

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Vermont, from actual survey. - Public domain old map

Washington and Georgetown from the Alexandria Road

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The Tornado, 19th century - Public domain portrait drawing

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Map of the southern part of the state of New York including Long Islan...

Relief shown pictorially. Second state. LC copy mounted in sections on cloth. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault

map from "A Geographical Description of the United States with the con...

This image has been taken from scan 000108 from "A Geographical Description of the United States with the contiguous British and Spanish Possessions, intended as an accompaniment to Melish's map of these countr... More

Map of the state of Maine / - Public domain old map

Relief shown by hachures. Shows minor civil divisions. Prime meridians: Washington and London. Exhibited in Maine, the sesquicentennial of statehood, Dec. 21, 1970-Sept. 6, 1971, no. 45 LC copy imperfect: Stain... More

Map of the canals & rail roads of the United States reduced from the l...

One of the earliest general maps of the eastern United States showing railroads in operation. The working lines are in blue, proposed lines are in green. Canals are shown in red and yellow. [From published bibl... More

Proposals for publishing a weekly periodical in Washington City, to be...

lifeboat from "[Local records; or historical register of remarkable ev...

This image has been taken from scan 000380 from volume 01 of "[Local records; or historical register of remarkable events which have occurred exclusively in the counties of Durham and Northumberland, town and c... More

A new map of the state of North Carolina /

"Entered according to Act of Conress in the year 1[?] by John Mac Rae in the clerks office of the District of North Carolina." Prime Meridian: Washington. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site... More

Map of Sacket's Harbor in the county of Jefferson N.Y. /

Village cadastral survey map showing lot/tract lines, lot numbers, and block numbers. Does not show landowners' names. Depths shown by soundings. Selected buildings (including U.S. Madison Barracks/Fort Pike) s... More

Account Book Ledger - Public domain dedication image

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Letter from Charles Marriott, Hudson, N[ew] Y[ork], to William Lloyd G...

Charles Marriott writes to William Lloyd Garrison sending him ten dollars to pay for a number of Liberator subscriptions. He then comments on recent events like the Clerical Appeal as causing him "sadness & som... More

Map of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and...

Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians: London and Washington D.C. "Entered according to Act of Congress, July 10th, 1839, by David H. Burr, in the clerk's office of the District Court of the District of Col... More

Fanny la F E'e du siècle. [Lithograph] H. Delius.

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The liberator. v.11:no.28(1841:July 9)

Journal of the times Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Untitled (Portrait of a Woman) - Public domain portrait

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American pocket book - Public domain dedication image

This item is a leather cover of a pocket book. Written on the front of the cover in gilded gold: "American pocket book, 1842." Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Untitled (Portrait of Seated Man)

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Untitled (Portrait of a Woman and a Man)

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A new map of Iowa : accompanied with notes by W. Barrows /

Also shows territory occupied by Native American tribes. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington, D.C. Includes ill. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Mounted on cloth... More

Missionary map of the Hawaiian or Sandwich Islands, from the latest an...

Relief shown by hachures. "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1846, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York." Shows 20 principal missionary stations and ... More

Harper's cereographic map of the United States and Canada : showing th...

Shows only southeastern and southwestern portions of Canada. Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian: Washington, D.C. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes 24 ins... More

Untitled (Portrait of a Seated Man Holding a Map)

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Untitled (Portrait of Two Women)

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A map of the internal improvements of Virginia; prepared by C. Crozet,...

The map indicates drainage, county boundaries, mines, cities and towns, roads, canals, and railroads. Scale 1:950,000. LC Railroad maps, 307 Description derived from published bibliography. Available also throu... More

George Inness - The Old Mill - Public domain dedication, Art Institute...

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Mr. Mason by the Sea - Public domain portrait drawing

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Henry Box Brown - Public domain portrait engraving

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Bedcover ("Star and Crescent" Quilt)

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An old photo of a man holding a baby Untitled (Two Boys Holding a Dece...

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Untitled (Portrait of a Woman and a Child)

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Oregon City. Historic map, Library of Congress

LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.) 718 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. AACR2

Bowles's new map of North America and the West Indies, exhibiting the ...

Scale ca. 1:5,500,000. Hand colored. Prime meridian: Ferro. "Publish'd as the Act directs 2. Jan. 1783." Includes historic notes. Insets: A particular map of Baffin and Hudson Bays [ca. 1:18,000,000]--A map of ... More

Wool Bed Rug - needlework visual works

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Boston Common, unknown artist - Public domain dedication, Art Institut...

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Design for Coach, no. 786, Brewster & Co. Carriages

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Eight Spring Victoria #864, Brewster & Co. Carriages

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Colton's new map of Missouri : compiled from the U.S. Surveys and othe...

Map shows Missouri with county borders and also parts of Nebraska and Indian Territory, colored by counties; shows towns, roads, railroads, rivers, post offices, and many other details. Table shows population n... More

Washington Crossing the Delaware, Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Map of the Bellefontaine and Indiana Railroad and connecting lines.

Outline map of part of the north-central United States showing drainage, state boundaries, and important place names. Main lines indicate mileage between stations, chartered in 1848. Scale ca. 1:1,500,000. LC R... More

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Topographical map of Madison County, New York : from actural surveys (...

County cadastral map showing towns (townships), town section numbers, rural property tracts, landowners' names, and rural buildings. Hand colored to emphasize town boundaries and incorporated village areas. "En... More

Untitled (Portrait of a Man Holding a Violin and Bow)

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Map of Washington County, New York /

Relief shown by hachures. Includes 9 insets, tables of statistics, and 13 views. "Entered according to act of Congress in ... 1853 by Robert Pearsall Smith, in ... Eastern District of Pennsylvania." LC Land own... More

Untitled (Portrait of a Woman and a Boy)

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Untitled (Post Mortem Portrait of a Baby)

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Mississippi. Historic map, Library of Congress

Shows drainage, counties, townships, roads, railroads, etc. In upper right margin: No. 32. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1855 by J.H. Colton in the... More

Map of the city of Belfast, Waldo Co., Maine

General wall maps showing buildings and householders' names. "Lith. by W.H. Rease." Originally printed on 2 sheets. Includes ill. Copy imperfect: Brittle, varnished, torn, creased, mounted on cloth, attached to... More

Untitled (Portrait of a Standing Circus Performer)

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Map of the State of Florida showing the progress of the surveys; from ...

Township map showing drainage, cities and towns, roads, trails, and location of two railroad lines in the northern part of the state. Stated scale reads: 12 miles to an inch. It is corrected in ink to read 18 m... More

Plan of the Fairhaven Slate Quarry estate, the property of the Allen S...

Relief shown pictorially. Shows roads, buildings, railroads, and quarries. Includes inset of "Angular view of the Lower North Quarry, partly in Section: shewing the mode of working by the Pithead and Gear chain... More

Map & profile of the Virginia & Tennessee Rail Road.

Strip map of Virginia between Lynchburg and Bristol, Tenn. Shows drainage, coal and copper fields, county boundaries, cities, towns, and roads. Chartered March 24, 1848, under the name of Lynchburg abd Tennesse... More

diagram from "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to t...

This image has been taken from scan 000361 from volume 03 of "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan, performed in the years 1852, 1853 and 1854, under the command of Co... More

Scott's map of Lancaster County, state of Pennsylvania : from actual m...

General-content county map showing buildings in rural areas and householders' names in rural areas/some insets; shows property lines in some insets. Relief shown by hachures. "Entered according to Act of Congre... More

Map of Pickaway County, Ohio / - Public domain old map

LC Land ownership maps, 663 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes Bloomfield directory, 1850 population and agricultural statistical table/data, distance table, vie... More

The Political Handicap, from Puck

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Tunis new colored rail road map of the United States & Canadas; revise...

Map of the eastern United States to about the 96th Meridian. Lower right corner of map has "table showing the length of rail roads, and the page on which their time tables may be found in the guide." "The conti... More

Topographical map of the counties of Kings and Queens, New York /

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Map showing the distribution of slaves in the Southern States /

Includes statistical figures, insets showing cotton district and British Isles. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. CW3 Acquisitions control no. 96-8 Vault

Map of Noble County, Indiana / - Public domain old map

LC Land ownership maps, 161 Includes business directories, distance table, population statistical tables, views of public, residential, and commercial buildings. Insets: Plat of Cromwell -- Plat of Brimfield --... More

Map of Arkansas - Public domain vintage map

United States

Stereobild av American falls, sett nerifrån, vintertid.

Stereobild av American falls, sett nerifrån, vintertid. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, landscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bedcover (Star Pattern), France - Art Institute of Chicago

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A picture of a woman in a garden Untitled Valentine (Gentleman Under A...

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Map of Amelia Co., Virginia / - Public domain old map

Relief shown by hachures. Shows the names of some residents. Oriented with north toward upper left. "Map from the Confederate Engineer Bureau in Richmond, Va. General J.F. Gilmer chief engineer. Presented to th... More

Design Studies, Section Through House, Presentation

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[Map of Hanover County, Va.]. - Public domain old map

LC Land ownership maps, 1274 Shows fortifications near Mechanicsville, describes several bridges across the Chickahominy River as destroyed, and gives the names of some residents. Date, title, and scale from St... More

[Map of the vicinity of Strasburg, Virginia].

Relief shown by hachures. Title, date, and scale from Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989. Pen-and-ink and pencil (some col.) over 1/2 inch pencil grid, mounted on cloth. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), H190 Availab... More

Stereobild av sällskap på klippa vid Cave of The Winds, Niagara Falls.

Stereobild av sällskap på klippa vid Cave of The Winds, Niagara Falls.

Wyld's military map of the United States, the northern states, and the...

Untitled (Wedding Portrait) - Public domain portrait

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Colton's Virginia. Historic map, Library of Congress

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Henrico County, Virginia, 1862. - Public domain old map

Relief shown by hachures. Shows roads, railroads, rivers, houses, names of residents, and woodland. The map is based on James Keily's "Smith's map of Henrico County, Virginia" (Richmond, Robert P. Smith & C. Ca... More

Map of the state of Virginia - Public domain old map

"Lith. by Chas. G. Krebs." Also shows Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia and parts of adjacent states. Includes table: Distances by railroads. Red overprint of railroad routes. Relief shown by hachures. This ite... More

Map of the State of Virginia - Public domain old map

Scale ca. 1;887,040. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 465.45 General map of Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and southern Pennsylvania showing cities and towns, roads, rivers, and relief by hachures. Th... More

Map of Cumberland-Gap and Vicinity laid down from Surveys, made by Cap...

Kentucky and Tennessee

Position of Union Army 30th June 10 1/2 a.m. and 2 1/2 p.m.

Concerns the Battle of Frazier's Farm, 30 June 1862, also known as the Battle of Glendale and the Battle of White Oak Swamp. It was one of the Seven Days' Battles, 26 June-1 July 1862. Includes the Confedera... More

Chattanooga A chart of the battle between the forces of Gens. Grant an...

Detail of a printed map to which Sneden has added color and arrows to highlight the lines of Union advance on Missionary Ridge (Sherman's forces from the north on the Confederate right and Hooker's from the sou... More

Bacon's steel plate map of America, political, historical & military.

Scale 1:5,702,400. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 36.8 "Federal free states" are outlined in red, "Federal slave states" are yellow, "Federal territories (free)" are orange, and "Confederate states (slave)" are g... More

Fisher, Lewis - Age [Blank], Year: 1863 - 11th US Colored Heavy Artill...

Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Volunteer Organizations During the American Civil War

[Preliminary field sketches of parts of the Chancellorsville battlefie...

Some maps show troop positions. Relief shown by hachures on some maps. Title from Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989. Pencil (some col.) on ledger paper, mounted between sheets of transparent paper. LC Civil War... More

Map of the rebel position at Vicksburg, Miss., May 1863.

Shows the Union troops surrounding the Confederate fortified city of Vicksburg, Miss., with blockades and forces on both sides of the Mississippi River. Shows the locations of outlying Confederate forts and oth... More

Military map showing the topographical features of the country adjacen...

Civil War salted paper maps. AL-40. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 699 Relief shown by contour lines. Description derived from published bibliography. Available also through the Library of Congress web site as ra... More

Southern Mississippi and Alabama showing the approaches to Mobile.

Map includes part of west Florida and shows drainage, place names, roads, and railroads. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), 260.1 LC Railroad maps, 140 Description derived from published bibliography. "U.S. Coast Sur... More

Map of Nottoway Co., Va. /, Confederate States of America

Shows names of some residents. Relief shown by hachures. Two sheets joined to form 1, mounted on cloth. "Map from the Confederate Engineer Bureau in Richmond, Va. General J.F. Gilmer Chief Engineer. Presented t... More

Map of Bedford Co. - Public domain vintage map

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Colton's rail road and county map of the southern states containing th...

Relief shown by hachures. Insets: Galveston and vicinity, Texas -- Vicinity of the Rio Grande -- New Orleans and delta of the Mississippi, Louisiana -- Mobile harbor, Alabama -- Entrance to Pensacola Bay, Flori... More

Untitled ("I Sell the Shadow to Support the Substance")

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Atlanta : from Vincent's subdivision map, published by the City Counci...

From Vincent's subdivision map of the city of Atlanta, Dekalb County, state of Georgia. Savannah : Edward A. Vincent, 185-. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), S44 Available also through the Library of Congress Web si... More