Theodor de Bry - [The dances at their great feasts]
Native men and women dancing around a circle defined by posts with carved faces, three Native women stand together in the center of circle. Illus. in: Admiranda narratio, fida tamen, de commodis et incolarvm ri... More
Keith Rocco - Jamestown Lifescape - Mid-17th Century
A scene of a busy street in Jamestown, circa 1650 (Keith Rocco, artist).
A new map of Virginia and Maryland - Public domain map
Public domain scan of a 17th-18th-century map, vintage, old, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.
Potomack / Historic map, Library of Congress
Covers the Potomac River (estuary and river), its tributaries, and the Rappahannock River. Also covers "The Northern Neck of Virginia". Title from annotation on verso. Gift; Robert Lee Brown, Woodville, Va.; Oc... More
Virginia Colony to George III of England, April 1, 1772, Petition Agai...
Petition Against Importation of Slaves from Africa
Vessels destroyed at Norfolk 1861. - Public domain map
Sketch map of "U.S. Navy Yard" vicinity at Portsmouth (Va.) showing buildings, shipbuilding docks, drydock, buoys, and locations of the scuttled U.S. ships "Pennsylvania", "Columbia", "Raritan", and "Delaware".... More
Map of George Washington's land at Mount Vernon, Fairfax Coy., Virgini...
Insets: drawings of mansion house and of Washington's tomb ; "Plan of the grounds around Mt. Vernon Mansion with the names of the buildings as used in G. Washington's time." Available also through the Library o... More
Washington and Lafayette at Mount Vernon, 1784 (The Home of Washington...
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Colton's map of the southern states. Including Maryland, Delaware, Vir...
Scale ca 1:1,520,640. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 6.6 "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1861 by J.H. Colton." Printed by Lang & Laing, N.Y. Insets: Southern part of Florida. 27 x 20 cm.-Colton'... More
[Sergeant William T. Belew of Company H, 57th Virginia Infantry Regime...
Photo shows identified soldier in Confederate uniform. Case: Leather, vase surrounded by scrolls. Includes scrap of paper with identification: William T. Belew, brother of J. R. Belew. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2... More
Slave Pen, Alexandria, Va. - 19th century Virginia.
Interior. Address: 1315 Duke St., Alexandria, Virginia. Full stereo, The War for the Union. Photographic History (No. 2298). This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: V... More
Map of 1st and 2nd Bull Run battles. Official map from the Topographic...
In this detail of a printed map, Sneden has juxtaposed troop locations during First Bull Run (21 July 1861) and Second Bull Run (29-30 August 1862). He has also noted the location where Union General Philip Kea... More
Battle of Beaverdam Creek Va., Chickahominy River, June 27th 1862
While dated June 27th, this map depicts an engagement that took place the day previously, on the second day of the Seven Days' Battles. It shows the area of Hanover County that includes Mechanicsville, with th... More
Bealeton, Virginia. Captain Henry Page, assistant quartermaster, at Ar...
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Map of Powhatan County, Virginia /, Confederate States of America
Shows names of some residents. Relief shown by hachures. "May 20 1864." North oriented toward the upper left. "Map from the Confederate Engineer Bureau in Richmond, Va. General J.F. Gilmer Chief Engineer - Pres... More
Map showing route taken by U.S. prisoners of war, Feby. 1864, when sen...
Depicts railroad lines from Raleigh, N.C., through South Carolina and Georgia, highlighting in purple ink the particular train route Sneden took as a prisoner. NOTE: Researchers will be served a color photocop... More
[Envelope addressed to Lut. [i.e. Lieut.] Frank C. Barnes, Co. G, 56th...
Handwritten envelope to Lieutenant Francis Cargill Barnes of Company G, 56th Virginia Infantry Regiment; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Co... More
Petersburg, Virginia. Company D, American Civil War Glass Negative.
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Richmond, Virginia. Tredegar Iron Works - 19th century Virginia.
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High Bridge crossing the Appomattox, near Farmville, on South Side Rai...
Photograph showing the three repaired sections of the High Bridge over the Appomattox River, after a battle with the Confederates in April, 1865.
The Freedmen's village, Hampton, Virginia / photographed by Gar[...]r,...
Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1865 Sept. 30, p. 613. Public domain photograph of painting, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph of painting, 1... More
map from "Appletons' Hand-book of American Travel. The Southern Tour; ...
This image has been taken from scan 000147 from "Appletons' Hand-book of American Travel. The Southern Tour; being a guide through Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia ... With maps, etc". The title and sub... More
The Batter, from the Girl Baseball Players series (N48, Type 2) for Vi...
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From the Girls and Children series (N64) promoting Virginia Brights Ci...
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Daisy Murdoch, from the Actors and Actresses series (N45, Type 1) for ...
Picryl description: Public domain image, 19th-century actress, cigarette card, free to use, no copyright restrictions. Cigarette cards are trading cards issued by tobacco manufacturers to stiffen cigarette pack... More
Postcard of Peace in Union - Public Domain image, National Parks Galle...
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Broad Street, Richmond, Va. postcard
Description: Broad Street is true to its name, being nearly twice as wide as any other street in Richmond. It extends in a straight line the full length of the City, and is equally broad at all points. At nig... More
Schimbeno, John - Age [Blank], Year: [Blank] - Fourteenth Infantry, C-...
Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Volunteer Organizations During the American Civil War
[Martha Virginia's hand haloed by sun with rays]
Title devised by cataloger. (DLC/PP-1935:0022). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "Martha Virginia's Hand," by George Parsons Lathrop, Century, 41:283 (Dec. 1890).
Main Street, Richmond, Va. postcard
Manufacturer: A. C. Bosselman & Co., New York..Date Postmarked: Not postmarked...Rights: This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is reque... More
[Windsor, ruins at Virginia Water, England]
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Old Bruton Church, Williamsburg, Virginia, in the Time of Lord Dunmore
Alfred Wordsworth Thompson (1840–1896) Public domain photograph of 19th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[African-American women weaving rug in home economics class at Hampton...
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Virginia Valli wearing evening gown of Amber Velvet
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Maggie L. Walker national historic site - 99-0731
Maggie Laura Walker Public domain photograph of 19th-century portrait, child, children, infant, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Virg. Valli - Public domain portrait print
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Virginia Lee - Public domain photograph, glass negative
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Baseball's boy wonders Washington, D.C., Aug 2. Baseball's wonder boys...
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Blackton family - Color separation negative, public domain
Photograph shows film director J. Stuart Blackton (1875-1941), his wife, actress and film director Paula Hilburn who is seated at a piano; and their two children, Violet Virginia Blackton (1910-1965) and Charle... More
Author and sponsor of Wagner Labor Relations congratulate each other o...
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Dredging oysters from sailing craft, Chesapeake Bay, Md., U.S.A.
3 men working on boat. Stereo copyrighted by Keystone View Co. No. 6891. Caption card tracings: Ind. Shellfish; Geogr.; Ph. Ind.
Washington Ave. [Avenue], Newport News, Va.
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Court square, Harrisonburg, Va.
Postcard shows Rockingham County courthouse and surrounding buildings in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
Jefferson Davis Monument, Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va
No. 14206. Public domain photograph of monument, historic place, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Crowds awaiting return of the fleet at Old Point, Norfolk, Virginia]
George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Public domain photograph - historical image of Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[William Atkinson Jones, congressman from Virginia, full-length portra...
J149962 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by American Press Association, N.Y. The original U.S. Capitol building, known as the "Old Capitol," was a small brick building that was completed in 1800. It served as ... More
Ethel Shumate (see photo 2190). Has been rolling cigarettes in Danvill...
Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Miscellaneous. Hine no. 2192. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More
Bob Groom, Washington AL, throwing ball, at University of Virginia, Ch...
Original unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection: Baseball, Professional Players. Corrected title based on research by the Pictorial History Committee, Society for American Baseball ... More
Cavalry camp, Winchester, Va., 1913
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MONTICELLO. BEDROOM - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.
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Birds eye view of Abingdon, Va.
J208158 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; G.N. Wertz Studio; November 1, 1915. Copyright claimant's address: Abingdon, Va.
Black Rat Snake - National Parks Gallery
Black Rat Snakes really help reduce the mouse population in the park. The best place to find snakes is on top of sunny rocks using the heat to keep themselves warm.
Acadian Flycatcher, National Parks gallery
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LANGLEY FIELD, VA. FRENCH NIEUPORT PLANE, TYPE 17, WITH CAPT. J.C. BAR...
Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. General information about the Harris & Ewing Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pn... More
Dulles International Airport, Chantilly, Virginia, 1958-63 (Expanded b...
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Old well, Fairfax Court House, Va
Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negatives or negative sleeves. Date from negatives in same range. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. General information about the National P... More
Fairfax Courthouse, [Virginia] - A group of people standing in front o...
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Hoe. Old hoe that was found on Mount Vernon estate
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Maggie L. Walker national historic site - Hupp-Yeates Electric car
Maggie L. Walker's Hupp-Yeates Electric Car Public domain photograph of electric car, automobile, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Va. ship launching of Clemence C. Morse, 1/10/20
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Arlington National Cemetery. Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, side angle c...
Titles devised. The Theodor Horydczak Collection is a collection of photographs taken by Theodor Horydczak (1890-1971) a Polish-born American photographer who worked in Washington D.C. from the 1910s to the 19... More
Arlington National Cemetery. Interior of trophy room at Arlington Nati...
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J.W. Johnson's Old Reliable Virginia Minstrels fifteen successful year...
"You will laugh till you cry ... See Mickey & Dickey 'There different.'" At head of title: The show that is different coming soon! Created by "Erie Litho. & Printing Co., Erie, Pa." Forms part of: Minstrel po... More
[Laying wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown soldier, Arlington National ...
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Rep. Campbell's House. Abingdon. One time Washington's house in Va.
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Clown band at Society Circus, Ft. Myer, Va. April 23
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Apple Blossom Festival at Winchester, Va., 4/25/25
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["Chatham," Colonel Daniel Bradford Devore house, 120 Chatham Lane, Fr...
Site History. House Architecture: Originally built by William Fitzhugh 1768-1771, restored, with changes, by Oliver H. Clark for Daniel Bradford Devore, from 1920. Landscape: Ellen Biddle Shipman, from 1922. Da... More
["Hickory Hill," Colonel Henry Taylor Wickham house, Ashland, Virginia...
Site History. House Architecture: House circa 1875. Landscape: Willliam Fanning and Mary (Mrs. William F.) Wickham, begun 1820. Other: Originally part of the Shirley Plantation. Today: House extant. On slide (h... More
Virginia House, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia
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1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Virginia - Russell County - Da...
1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Virginia - Russell County
Margaret Custis House, Accomac vic., Accomac County, Virginia
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Hampton Institute from Yacht Club, Hampton, Va.
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Westwood Motel, highways 29 - 50 & 211, Fairfax, Va.
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Battle of the Crater, Petersburg, Va.
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Swan Pond, City Park, Norfolk, Va.
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Hill Farm, Hunting Creek, Accomack County, Virginia
Title from photographer's inventory. Related names: J.S. Mathias. Hill Farm located in Greenbush, Virginia. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11841-1. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the ... More
Custis-Lee Mansion. Girl's bedroom in Custis-Lee Mansion
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Brandon, Surry vic., Prince George County, Virginia
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Construction on Arlington Memorial Bridge
Arlington Memorial Bridge has served as a monument to the sacrifices and valor of our nation's military personnel since its dedication in 1932. Now that it is nearly 90 years old, the National Park Service and ... More
PRESIDENT FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT SPEAKING ARMISTICE DAY AT ARLINGTON CE...
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Work projects: Enrollee William L. Cross, Appalachia, Va., climbing up...
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Roaring Spring, , Gloucester County, Virginia
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Purtan, Gloucester County, Virginia
Title from photographer's inventory. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11841-37. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchase;... More
Glebe House, Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia
Title from photographer's inventory. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11841-19A8. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchas... More
GREETINGS FROM BYRD. REAR ADMIRAL RICHARD E. BYRD, RIGHT, DELIVERS HIS...
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Home of family which is to be moved to Shenandoah National Park Homest...
Public domain photograph - historical image of Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
["Tuckahoe," Nehemiah Addison Baker house, 12601 River Road, Richmond,...
Site History. House Architecture: H-plan, Georgian, white, wood framed house first built by Thomas Randolph, from circa 1720, with additions by William Randolph III, circa 1740. Other: House acquired by Nehemia... More
City cowgirls. Washington, D.C., March 11. City cowgirls now, but thes...
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Icehouse. Rosslyn, Virginia. Farm Security Administartion 1930s public...
Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More
Fort Myer commandant gets Generals' stars. Fort Myer, VA, Nov. 1. Col....
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National Airport. View of National Airport with plane in foreground
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Mrs. Virginia Davis, a riveter in the assembly and repair department o...
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A group of men standing next to a truck Farmers of Great Depression. D...
Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.) Appears to be related to negative LC-USF... More
Men on the street in Radford, Virginia, just before the change of shif...
Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More
Side street. Virginia City, Nevada
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Migratory agricultural workers stay in this house near Onley, Virginia
Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More
Mountain farm. Rappahannock County, Virginia
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Tenant farmer and some of his children. They are putting water into th...
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Newport News, Virginia. The forward deck on a C-3, photographed from t...
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