T.R. Peale, U.S. ship Vincennes, Decr. 14th 1841 / Chas. W. Peale, pin...
Photograph shows Titian Ramsay Peale, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, wearing uniform. Halftone print after oil painting by Charles Willson Peale, 1819, when Titian was part of a scientific expeditio... More
James Marshall, discoverer of gold, at Sutter's Mill
Photomechanical reproduction of the 1850(?) daguerreotype by R. H. Vance shows James Marshall standing in front of Sutter's sawmill, Coloma, California, where he discovered gold.
The leisurely pursuit. American Civil War photograph by Mathew Brady.
Wagons and tents of General Mead's Army at the Potomac River, Berlin, Maryland, eighteen days after the Battle of Gettysburg. K25630 U.S. Copyright Office. On mount: "Brady photo."
Ruins of Richmond, Virginia, 1865 / Cosmos Pictures Co.
41670570 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by A.A. Hopkins. Public domain photograph - United States during American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Heinrich Schliemann, half-length portrait, facing front]
Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
The Inauguration of President McKinley. Chief Justice Fuller administe...
Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1897 March 13, p. 241.
Van Dyck, Prinz Ruprecht von der Pfalz--Wien, Hofmuseum
Prince Rupert, full-length portrait, facing front, dog at his side. No. 1474. Reproduction of painting done 1631-1632.
Bedouins du desert Syrien Beduins of Syria.
Two Bedouin men, one standing, the other seated, holding a rifle.
Arch of Titus, Rome - Public domain architecture drawing
From Cosmos Pictures Co., New York. No. 2602. Public domain photograph of 19th century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Dr. Bishop / From a photograph by J. Moffat.
Dr. John Bishop, half-length portrait, facing left. Illus. in: The Life of Isabella Bird (Mrs. Bishop) ... / by Anna M. Stoddart. London : John Murray, 1907, oppos. p. 118. Reference copy also available in BIOG FILE.
Imperial Opera house, Ringe-Strasse, Vienna
Exterior view of Austria's Ringe-Strasse opera house with busy street scene in foreground.
Central Parade, Blackpool - Victorian era public domain image
Aerial view of street and crowds with bridge and river in background, Blackpool, England.
Clara Barton - from portrait taken in Civil War and authorized by her ...
Clara Barton, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right. By courtesy of the Commonwealth Press, Worcester, Mass.
Jean Sibelius, three quarter length portrait
Jean Sibelius, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing slightly left. In : Portrait photographs and engravings of musical personalities. Illus. from: Die Musik, 1902-1903, supplement.
Bunschoten--Over de onderdeur / Foto.
Woman standing at Dutch door with baby and boy. Public domain scan of American poster, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
American Indian chiefs. Spotted Tail
Trade card, advertising Red Man chewing tobacco, showing half-length portrait of Spotted Tail. No. 14.
Coleridge / from a painting by Washington Allston in the possession of...
Samuel Taylor Coleridge, half-length portrait, facing slightly right. Public domain photograph of 19th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Boston national bloomer girl's base ball club, L.J. Galbreath, origina...
Post card showing nine members of the Boston National Bloomer Girls Base Ball Club, wearing baseball uniforms, posed with L.J. Galbreath in the center. Gift; Harry L. Katz; 2008; (DLC/PP-2008:039). DCRM(G) exa... More
John Wesley Powell, 1834-1902 - Public domain portrait print
John Wesley Powell, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left. Illus. from Smithsonian Report, 1902, plate I.
[Alexander Hamilton, 1757-1804, half-length portrait, facing right]
Public domain reproduction of portrait art print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Dartford High Street - Victorian era public domain image
Street scene showing shops and taverns. Public domain photograph - historical image of England, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Great Pyramid of Cheops, Egypt / Cosmos Pictures Co., New York.
No. 3085. Public domain photograph of Ghiza pyramids, Egypt archaeology, ancient Egypt, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Clara Barton. A war time photograph by Brady
Clara Barton, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing slightly left. Photographic print of halftone reproduction of photograph.
[Charles Govín, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left]
Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Bayard Taylor, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right]
Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Francis J. Child, Head and Shoulders Portrait
Francis J. Child, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Honorable John W. Clark, after whom Lake Clark is named
John W. Clark, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1891 Oct. 31, p. 208.
[Advertisement label for Chase & Sanborn's coffee and tea, showing two...
24581 X U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph of food and beverage advertisement, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Mahbouba Um Zunuba. (Soudanese woman.) / Franklin Co. Eng., Chi.
Mahbouba Um Zanuba, half-length portrait, facing slightly left, in traditional Sudanese costume. Copyright 1893 by Place & Coover. Illus. in: Oriental portrait types of the midway plaisance. St. Louis, Mo. : Pu... More
William Aeko. (Hawaiian.) / Franklin Co. Eng., Chi.
William Aeko, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left. Copyright 1893 by Place & Coover. Illus. in: Oriental portrait types of the midway plaisance. St. Louis, Mo. : Published by N.D. Thompson Pub. Co... More
Hadji Abeet. (Greek brigand.) / Franklin Co. Eng., Chi.
Hadji Abeet, full-length portrait, facing left, in traditional Greek costume. Copyright 1893 by Place & Coover. Illus. in: Oriental portrait types of the midway plaisance. St. Louis, Mo. : Published by N.D. Tho... More
Agricultural building at night, from north west
Illustration shows exhibition building from 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago with lake in foreground at night. Illus. in: The White city (as it was) : The story of the World's Columbian exposition ... More
Mary Dookshoode Annanuck. Eskimo / A. Zeese & Co., Chi.
Illustration shows Illus. in: Oriental portrait types of the midway plaisance. St. Louis, Mo. : Published by N.D. Thompson Pub. Co., 1894 March 8, illus. 4.
The town of Pullman, Illinois--the homes and wages of the Pullman oper...
Head-and-shoulders portraits of Carroll D. Wright, John D. Kernan, and Hon. N. E. Worthington; main administration building and Illinois Central Railroad Station; a water closet; rear entrance to flat; interior... More
The vanguard of anarchy / W.A. Rogers.
Caricature of Eugene Debs, wearing crown labelled "Debs Am. railway union", being carried in front of banner "anarchy", with Waite, Altgeld, Pennoyer, Peffer, and others. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1894 July 21. p. 673.
Taylor, Princeton Mayo's Cut Plug is always good for chewing and smoki...
Cigarette card shows portrait of Knox Taylor, football player for Princeton University. Issued by: Mayo Tobacco Works.
[Kid Nichols, Boston Beaneaters, baseball card portrait]
Baseball card title devised by Library staff. Issued by: Mayo Tobacco Works. Forms part of: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection.
San Mateo (Crystal Springs) Dam, a concrete curved gravity structure b...
Illustration showing horse-drawn carriages crossing the top of the dam with the reservoir on the left and the downstream face on the right. Caption continues: As shown in this 1895 photograph, the San Mateo Da... More
[The "Brighton" water-closet]. 19th century, Library of Congress colle...
44313aa U.S. Copyright Office Plate 170-D. Copyright by The Meyer-Sniffen Co., Limited.
Left hand view of grocery. 19th century, Library of Congress collectio...
Interior of grocery store. Copyright by William G. Bell Co., Boston.
[Monte Ward, New York Giants, baseball card portrait]
Photo shows John Montgomery Ward (1860-1925), American Major League Baseball star pitcher, shortstop and manager. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2009) Baseball card title devised by Library staff. Issued by:... More
Rain-In-The-Face. (Sioux Indian) / A. Zeese & Co., Chi.
Rain-In-The-Face, half-length portrait, facing slightly right, in traditional Sioux costume. Copyright 1893 by Place & Coover. Illus. in: Oriental portrait types of the midway plaisance. St. Louis, Mo. : Publis... More
Frank M. Spencer, Head and Shoulders Portrait
Frank M. Spencer, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left. 24269 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by W.S. Brown, Kansas City, Mo.
Miss Bessie O. Potter in her studio
Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1897 Dec. 9, p. 373.
Calendar for 1898 by Frederic Remington / Frederic Remington.
Cover of calendar showing Indian on horseback. Reproduction of artwork by Frederic Remington. Copyright by Robert Howard Russell.
George William Featherstonhaugh, three-quarter length portrait, seated...
Report of U.S. National Museum, 1897, Part II, plate 29. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
On board the battle-ship "Oregon" during the chase of the "Cristóbal C...
Composite of four reproductions of photographs of the crew of the battleship Oregon celebrating after the surrender of the Colon off Santiago de Cuba, and one view of the Spanish cruiser Cristóbal Colon. Illus.... More
"Back and forth they charged" / George Gibbs.
Spaniards, with swords and lances, on horseback attacking Indians during the Battle of Mauvila. Illus. in: De Soto and his men in the land of Florida / Grace Elizabeth King. New York : The Macmillan Company, 18... More
Hull's victory / R.F. Zogbaum. - A painting of a group of men on a shi...
American sailors and officers on deck of U.S.S. Constitution during engagement with the H.M.S. Gurrière off the coast of Nova Scotia. 64291 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Frederick A. Stokes Company. Repro... More
Wounded comrades / Maud Humphrey, '98.
Little girl, in military uniform with arm in sling, holding cup for bandaged poodle. 59016 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Frederick A. Stokes Company.
M'Kinley at nineteen years of age
William McKinley, bust portrait, facing front. 11280 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Old belfry, Lexington, Massachusettsachusetts. From this belfry was ru...
Copyright by E.M. Perry, Malden, Mass. Public domain photograph of 19th century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
William R. Hearst, Head and Shoulders Portrait
William Randolph Hearst, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left. 42486 U.S. Copyright Office. William Randolph Hearst - American newspaper publisher active during the late 19th and early 20th centur... More
The Lady of Cofachiqui / George Gibbs.
The Lady of Cofachiqui, chief of her village, showing Hernando de Soto and his soldiers contents in treasure chest. Illus. in: De Soto and his men in the land of Florida / Grace Elizabeth King. New York : The M... More
Lieutenant-Colonel Rowan's exploit--the American delegate's visit to G...
Includes map of Cuba, image of Andrew S. Rowan and partial text of article. Page in Harper's weekly, July 2, 1898, p. 643.
Recent promotions in the U.S. Army-newly appointed general officers of...
Brig. Gen. Samuel S. Sumner, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1898 May 21, p. 497.
Henry James, Head and Shoulders Portrait
Henry James, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left. "Supplement to Literature, April 20, 1898." Copyright by Harper & Brothers.
"The caravels had arrived" - Public domain book illustration
Juan d'Añasco with soldiers in a rowboat after arriving in the bay of Apalache, caravels in background. Illus. in: De Soto and his men in the land of Florida / Grace Elizabeth King. New York : The Macmillan Com... More
In Makudsu's work-rooms - applying relief decoration on the biscuit
People decorating pottery. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1898 Jan. 22, p. 85.
Fortifying Porto Rico. 19th century, Library of Congress collection
Men renewing fortifications and preparing for the installation of modern artillery at forts in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Illus. in album: p. 32. Copyright by Albert S. Mohr.
Brig.-General Lucius J. Gartrell; Brig.-General Dudley M. DuBose; Brig...
Head-and-shoulders portraits of ten Confederate leaders. Illus. in: Confederate military history / ... edited by Gen. Clement A. Evans of Georgia. Atlanta, Ga. : Confederate Publishing Company, 1899, vol. 6, o... More
Birdseye view of the Union Stock Yards from transit house
2049 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; E. W. Irish; January 12, 1899. Photographer's address: Chicago.
Gustav Robert Kirchhoff / originalaufnahme der photographischen gesell...
Gustav Robert Kirchhoff, head and shoulders portrait, facing right. Illus. in: Das neunzehnte Jahrhundert in Bildnissen / Karl Werckmeister, ed. Berlin : Kunstverlag der photographischen gesellschaft, 1899, vol... More
[Mural, Melpomene, woman draped in red cloth, with two cherubs at her ...
Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington DC, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Grave totem and tombstone of David Andrews - Frank G. Carpenter collec...
Title transcribed from caption accompanying item. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter collection (Library of Congress). Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951.
Ladies hairdressing rooms / Falk, photographer, Waldorf-Astoria.
Ladies' hairdressing room in the Waldorf Astoria, New York City, with 3 mirrors, small tables, and chairs. Y3121 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by George C. Boldt.
Aboard his yacht; In an old Indian fort in the woods
Photograph showing one image of Theodore Roosevelt seated on deck of ship, and other image of Theodore Roosevelt standing on a rock in the woods. Titles from item. Mounted with photo of Theodore Roosevelt watch... More
The late president on the porch of his Canton home, summer of [i.e., 1...
William McKinley, full-length portrait, seated on porch, facing left. Copyright by Courtory, Canton, O.
View in the carpentry shop - the Morro boys are very quick to learn th...
Photomechanical print shows a group of male students at work in a school carpentry shop. Stamped on back: Gift, L.M. Scott, May 3, 1951. Transfer; Manuscript Division. Forms part of the Papers of Hugh Lenox Sc... More
[Lillian Thomas, artist, three-quarter length portrait]
From photograph by Marceau. Forms part of: Artistic photographs collected by Frances Benjamin Johnston in the Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection.
East or Caen Foyer--The Astoria Falk, photographer, Waldorf-Astoria
Foyer in the Waldorf Astoria, New York City, showing three statues, decorative ceiling, and chairs. Y3128 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by George C. Boldt.
News stand / Falk, photographer, Waldorf-Astoria.
Newsstand in the Waldorf Astoria, New York City. Y3111 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by George C. Boldt.
Wine cellars / Falk, photographer, Waldorf-Astoria.
Wine cellar in the Waldorf Astoria, New York City, showing cases of wine. Y3127 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by George C. Boldt.
[Mural, Erato, nude woman seated, with large cat, a cougar(?), at her ...
In album: Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Public domain photograph of erotic art, sexuality, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Burro Creek Falls, Skagway - Frank G. Carpenter collection
Title transcribed from caption accompanying item. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter collection (Library of Congress). Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951.
[Benjamin Disraeli, three-quarter length, seated, facing right]
Photo by Bain News Service. Photograph of a halftone. George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).
[J. Marion Sims, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left]
D22299 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by A.R. Elliott Pub. Co., N.Y. Illus. from: Some Eminent American Physicians & Surgeons. N.Y., A.R. Elliott Publishing Co., c1901.
The foremost women photographers in America, sixth article: Zaida Ben-...
Illustration showing a group of photographs, five portraits including one of the photographer, "showing what American women have done with the camera." Illus. in: Ladies Home Journal, Vol. XVIII, no. 12 (Nov. 1... More
Celebrities under the camera / By Zaida Ben-Yusuf.
Article with photographs by Zaida Ben Yusuf shows a self-portrait of Ben Yusuf and portraits of F. Marion Crawford, Ernest Seton-Thompson, Anthony Hope, and W.D. Howells. Illus. in: Saturday Evening Post, v. 1... More
View of New York City and North River
F2859 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; J. Koehler. Copyright claimant's address: New York. Landmarks labeled under image.
Miss Elsie de Wolfe / Photo by Miss Ben Yusuf.
Illustration showing a photograph of Elsie De Wolfe which forms a part of a portfolio called "Beautiful Women who Figure in the News of the Day." Illus. in: Metropolitan Magazine, Vol. 13, no. 5 (May, 1901) p. ... More
The milkman El Lechero, Habana, Cuba.
Y36533 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 12016a. Public domain photograph of Cuba, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Leon F. Czolgosz, the assassin
Reproduction of first photograph of Leon F. Czolgosz, the assassin of President William McKinley, in jail. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's weekly, McKinley extra, 1901 Sept. 9, cover. Copyrighted by Judge Company, 1901.
The Myrtle Room (the Astoria) / Falk, photographer, Waldorf-Astoria.
Copyright by George C. Boldt, 1900. Public domain photograph of hotel lobby, department store building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
President and Mrs. McKinley leaving the Milburn home, Sept. 6
Copyright by the Judge Company. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Pearl Benton as a Chinese idol in "San Toy" / Photo by Miss Ben Yusuf.
Illustration showing a portrait of Pearl Benton dressed in an Asian costume portraying a character in the musical, "San Toy." The photograph is surrounded by a decorative "frame" and forms a part of a portfoli... More
Study of a summer girl / Photo sketch by Miss Ben Yusuf.
Illustration showing a portrait photograph of a young woman (actress Florence Kahn), which forms a part of a portfolio in the magazine called "Some Types of the Summer Girl." Illus. in: Metropolitan Magazine, V... More
Muir Glacier and floating ice, Alaska
No. 2405. Cosmos Pictures Co., New York. Public domain photograph - New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Quarantine station--Office of Dr. Doty, where boarding doctors wait fo...
Illus. in: Quarantine sketches. The Maltine Company, [1902], [p.5]. Public domain photograph - city, downtown, New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Colosseum, Rome (Amphitheatre of Flavius)
From Cosmos Pictures Co., N.Y. No. 2605. Public domain photograph - city, downtown, New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Miss Hartwell and bible women in the Foochow Mission]
Miss Emily Hartwell, standing with eight Chinese women, seated and standing, Fuzhou, Fujian Sheng, China. Illus. in: Life and light for woman. Boston : Press of Rand, Avery, & company, 1902 May. Published in: A... More
Distant view of the pyramids with Nile
People and camel at the Nile River, and pyramids in background, Egypt. From Cosmos Pictures Co., New York. No. 3084.
Final discharge from Ellis Island--
Immigration officers examining documents and immigrants at Ellis Island Immigration Station. Halftone reproduction of photograph in Quarantine sketches, a pamphlet published as advertising by Maltine Co.
Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev, three quarter length portrait
Three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing left. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Aleksandr' Nikolaevich' - Public domain portrait print
Alexander II, Emperor of Russia, half-length portrait, facing right, in oval, with ornate border. Caption in Cyrillic.
Doctor's examination - stopping an emigrant suspected of defective eye...
Immigration officer examining emigrant at Ellis Island. Public domain photograph of 20th century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Susie King Taylor, known as the first African American Army nurse
Photograph shows portrait of Susie King Taylor, who served more than three years as nurse with the 33rd U.S. Colored Troops Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War, although officially enrolled as a lau... More
Graduation Day at Annapolis - Cadet receiving his diploma from Preside...
Public domain photograph of music band, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Detention pen--on roof of main building, Ellis Island, where emigrants...
Illus. in: Quarantine sketches. The Maltine Company, [1902], [p. 18]. Public domain photograph - immigration to the United States, immigrants, Ellis Island, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picry... More
Advanced photography for amateurs - making the picture
One page from article with photographs by Zaida Ben Yusuf show a self portrait and a woman in a flowing drape. Illus. in: Saturday Evening Post, v. 174, no. 36 (1902 March 8), p. 5.