Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Savior (16th-19th centuries), ...
Number assigned by photographer: solo014. Title, date, and place from photographer's inventory. Credit line: Brumfield photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General inform... More
Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Savior (16th-19th centuries), ...
Public domain photo of a historic monastery in Russia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Peaceable Kingdom. Bull, lion, a sheep and a wolf? together in foregr...
Public domain illustrated book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Battle between Portuguese and Indians and Garasu near the harbor of Ma...
Illus. in: Theodor de Bry, America, Frankfurt, p. 5. Reference copy may be in LOT 4411. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Shelf.
[Dutch ships anchored in harbor of Helena Island in Arctic during Will...
Engraving by Raygnald Elftrake. Illus. in: Linschoten, 1598, p. 172-73. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: B.I.; Neth. Hist. 159-; Arctic Expl.; Geogr.; Publ. Ind.
Vuë de la basse ville a Quebeck. Prospect von der untern stadt in Queb...
Print shows the harbor at Québec, one ship at anchor, men working loading or unloading a boat, and merchandise on shore; an idealized view depicting Québec as a typical European city. (as characteristic of opt... More
Vue du port Philadelphie - dans l'Amérique - graveé d'aprés le tableau...
Print of an idealized, European view of the port of Philadelphia showing buildings on the waterfront of the Delaware River, a boat in the foreground, and a windmill on the right.
A View of Christmas Harbour, in Kerguelen's Land / Webber del. ; Cook ...
Illus. from: Cook's voyage, octavo edition. Public domain photograph of a ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
To the King's most excellent majesty, this view of the royal dock yard...
Boats on Thames River and dockyard, Deptford, London, England. Public domain photograph of 18th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Light house S.W.b.S. 1 mile distant
Print is oval insert on a chart of Halifax Harbor showing the lighthouse at Halifax, Nova Scotia. Illus. in: The Atlantic Neptune, published for the use of the Royal Navy of Great Britain, by Joseph F.W. Des B... More
The town and harbour of Halifax in Nova Scotia as they appear from the...
This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Mason. First words of title not recorded on shelflist card
James McNeill Whistler - [Price's candle-works]
Kennedy, 154 (fourth state). Signed with butterfly on plate; signed twice in pencil. Coll. mark on verso: Howard Mansfield(Lugt 1342). Blind stamp: J. H. Hutchison. Title and other information from Beall. Ameri... More
Timby's cordon of revolving towers, for harbor defence
This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Endicott & Co.
Off Portsmouth harbor - Print, Library of Congress collection
Exhibited 196- to 1985 Camp David. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Pate.
The London docks - Public domain engraving
Barrel-covered dock area with masts in background. Public domain photograph - engraving of a sailing ship, sea battle, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
St. Paul & Duluth Railroad slips nos. 1 & 2, Duluth Harbor
This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Brosius, H.
William Berryman - View looking towards Old Harbor(?), Jamaica
Public domain image, 18th-19th century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
View near Fort Montgomery / painted by G.W. [i.e., W.G.] Wall ; engrav...
Print shows a view of the Hudson River with several men on a log raft; also shows the steep hillsides that form the banks of the river. No. 18 of the Hudson River Port Folio. Stamped lower right: Map Division,... More
[New York Harbor] - Public domain drawing
Landscape drawing shows men fishing off the pier, perhaps on Staten Island, looking across New York Harbor. Sailboats dot the water. Below the image, on the mount, various locations are identified in the drawin... More
Columbus / painted by J.M.W. Turner R.A. ; engraved for the Eclectic M...
Print shows an anxious Christopher Columbus standing on the deck of his ship at night, under a crescent moon, searching the horizon for any sign of land. There appear to be two figures in the dark clouds direct... More
The destruction of tea at Boston Harbor / lith. & pub. by Sarony & Maj...
Public domain photograph of Boston, Massachusetts, 18th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Pilot boat William J. Romer. Extraordinary express across the Atlantic...
Print shows the pilot boat "Wm. J. Romer" under full sail, leaving New York Harbor. Caption continues: Passage out [blank] Days. Passage Home [blank] " [i.e., Days]. Capt. James McGuire. John R. Wilkie, 1st Ma... More
[Balloon with parachute and propellers, associated with Francesco Orla...
Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Un vieux port de la Normandie (Marée basse) / Lalanne.
Beraldi, 114 No. LCF 325. Public domain photograph - historical image of France, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Piraeus. Harbor of Athens - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph
In album: Athens, Egypt, Rhine, Switzerland, Tyrol, Salzburg, p. 17, left side.
James Stuart hung by the vigilance committee on Market St. wharf on th...
Pictorial lettersheet shows man hanging from scaffolding surrounded by spectators; with attached blank leaf. Baird, California pictorial letter sheets, no. 121. Accession box no. DLC/PP-2011:179.13
[San Francisco, 1851, from Rincon Hill]
J141156 U.S. Copyright Office Reproduction of daguerreotypes likely taken prior to April 22, 1851. Date based on the presence of the steamer "C.M. Weber," which was in San Francisco for repairs. Sections missin... More
Shad fishing Taking up the net above Chester, N.J.
Drawing showing fishermen standing in the Delaware River, with the bleaching mills, smokestacks, and church spires of Gloucester along the shore. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at... More
[French naval expedition to the Indo-Chinese archipelago: Port of Toum...
Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1856 April 26, p. 340.
[French naval expedition to the Indo-Chinese archipelago: Entrance to ...
Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1856 April 26, p. 340.
The calamity of the night of July 1st/56
Drawing showing the collapse of the Reed Street wharf on the Delaware River in the Southwark section of Philadelphia. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress.
Lazaretto, Philada. quarantine station May 11th 56
Drawing shows several men in a rowboat possibly headed to a ship anchored out of view, a man sits at the stern where there is also an American flag; two sailing ships are anchored at right and left, with a view... More
[General William Walker's Exp. in Nicaragua]: Harbor of San Juan Del S...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a landscape with water, mountains, and sky, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
New-Orleans (Louisiana) / H. Lewis pinx. ; Lith. Jnst. Arnz & Co. Düss...
Panoramic view of harbor with ships. Public domain photograph of a steamboat ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Bartlemy's house, Esquimalt Harbor
Photograph shows an exterior view of a house with two people standing near the entrance, near the harbor, Esquimalt, British Columbia. In: Photographs of British Northwest Boundary Survey, 1858-1861.
Victoria Harbor, Vancouver Island, taken from the church hill, 1859
Photograph shows view of settlement of Victoria on Vancouver Island, British Columbia; this is the third part of a six part panoramic photograph of Victoria. Attributed to Arthur Vipond based on research by Da... More
Great Eastern, engraving, Library of Congress
Advertisement label showing sidewheeler. LOT subdivision subject: Ships (clipper and steam). Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. Copyright by Ad Koop and Sattler. Caption card tr... More
View of the Bosphorus - North Africa and Middle East
Aerial view of a waterfront section of Istanbul. Public domain photograph - historical image of Istanbul, Turkey, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Harbor and docks with fishing smacks, Italy
Attributed to Frank Duveneck. Public domain photograph - historical image of Italy, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
View of Charleston Harbor and its Defences
Landscape with harbor and wetlands; Charleston on horizon upper left and ironclads and ships in harbor upper right. Damaged dwelling right margin. Title inscribed below image. Inscribed below image to indicacte... More
Bay of Naples, Italy - Drawing. Public domain image.
Picryl description: Public domain image of a boat in a harbor, water, fishing boat, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Shipping, East River, N.Y., showing boats inlcuding boat from Georgeto...
On mount: New H Series: New York City. Forms part of the Marian S. Carson Collection at the Library of Congress.
[Unidentified view of a harbor] - stereocsopic card
Gift; Fred Lockley. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites and salt, which creates ... More
Hilton head - Public domain drawing
Title inscribed below image. Formerly Waud no. C-68. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.995) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.
Newport, R.I. : view from Fort Wolcott, Goat Island /
Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Gift; David Doret; August 2000. Copy imperfect: Darkened, stained, mounted on cardboard backing. PM3 Acquisitions control no.: 2000-79
Snug Harbor - Drawing. Public domain image.
No accession number. No publication information. Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).
The city of New York / Horton, N.Y.
Print showing many boats on the East River with view of New York City in the background.
The United States gun-boat "Wyandotte" firing a salute on Washington's...
Shown are the gun-boat "Wyandotte," and in the background left to right Fort Barrancas, Barrancas barracks, and United States Marine Hospital. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1861 April 6, p. 212.
[View of transports, barges, etc., City Point, Virginia]
Civil War Photograph Collection. No. 3332 VA. Public domain photograph - United States during American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Review of the volunteer troops in Fort Moultrie, on Sullivan's Island,...
Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1861 Feb. 23, pp. 216-217. Mrs. Pickens is Lucy Petway Holcombe Pickens, third wife of Gov. Pickens of S.C.; identification based on date of event depicted (M. K... More
Port Royal, S.C. [i.e. Virginia] - A black and white photo of a river ...
Part of Brady-Handy Collection. Public domain photograph of a steamboat ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
(River gunboat), gelatin silver print during American Civil War
Part of Brady-Handy Collection. Public domain photograph of a boat, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Major Robert Anderson, U.S.A., in command of Fort Sumpter, Charleston ...
Title page illustration showing Robert Anderson, head-and-shoulders portrait, wearing uniform, facing front. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 11, no. 271 (1861 February 2), p. 161.
Major Anderson, U.S.A. commanding Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor / lit...
Print shows Major Robert Anderson, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left, wearing military uniform.
[View of City Point, Virginia, showing barges, transports, etc.]
Civil War Photograph Collection. No. 449. Public domain photograph - United States during American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
View of the harbor of Pensacola--Santa Rosa Island and Fort Pickens in...
Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1861 December 7, pp. 776-777. Public domain photograph of a navy ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Government coal wharf, Alexandria, Virginia (Andrew J. Russel)
Photograph shows two men on the shore of the Potomac River facing the wharf. No. 123.
Acquia (i.e. Aquia) Creek Landing, Virginia
No. 446. Alternate title, photographer, and date from Catalogue of photographic incidents of the war, from the gallery of Alexander Gardner...by Bob Zeller, published by the Center for Civil War Photography, c... More
[Fort Sumter and Castle Pinckney, Charleston Harbor, South Carolina]
Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1861 Jan. 26, pp. 152-153.
Fort Johnson, Charleston Harbor, S.C. Fort Sumter in distance
Photograph shows two mounted guns at the parapet inside Fort Johnson. Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. III, p. 173". Similar view in LC-B811-3471. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Army transports in James River, Virginia near Deep Bottom
No. B1233. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites ... More
[The Landing at City Point, Virginia]
Civil War Photograph Collection. No. 456. Public domain photograph of a dock, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Cutting down the U.S. flagstaff, under the direction of Major Anderson...
Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1861 Jan. 19, p. 129.
Docks in City Point, Virginia - A black and white photo of a harbor wi...
No. 812. Hand written on verso: "James River, City Point, Va." Purchase; L.C. Handy, Washington, D.C.; 1905 Nov. 25; (DLC/PP-1905: 42760A)
Sailors on Russian frigate "Osliaba," harbor of Alexandria, Virginia (...
Photograph showing Russian sailors standing on the deck of their ship. No. 210. Inscribed on item: [Gen. Haupt & wife attended a reception given by the admiral].
The new batteries erected on Morris Island for the defence of Charlest...
Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1861 March 30, p. 293.
South-Western angle and face of Fort Moultrie, Charleston Harbor, S.C....
Soldiers with cannons. Public domain scan of American 19th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Cluster of supply boats at a pontoon bridge]
Title devised by library staff. Gift; George Holmes; July 26, 1941.
Quartermaster's Wharf, Alexandria, Virginia during American Civil War
Photograph shows a group of horses at the wharf. No. B754. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
The Mississippi River Fleet at Mound City, Illinois
No. 3132. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More
[Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. Interior view of Fort Sumter durin...
Picryl description: Public domain historical photo, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Fort Johnson, Charleston Harbor, S.C. Fort Sumter in the distance
Photograph shows mounted guns with view of Fort Sumter in the background. No. B1194. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
[Military construction in northern Virginia: man rowing raft of blanke...
No. 81 (handwritten) and 2582 (stamped) on mount. Forms part of Civil War photos, military construction and transportation in Northern Virginia and elsewhere / United States Military Railway Department (Librar... More
Preliminary chart of Charleston Harbor and its approaches. nautical ch...
Public domain scan of a vintage map, city plan, atlas, cartoghraphy, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.
[Military construction in northern Virginia: men sitting in blanket bo...
No. 73 (handwritten) and 2573 (stamped) on mount. Forms part of Civil War photos, military construction and transportation in Northern Virginia and elsewhere / United States Military Railway Department (Librar... More
[Military construction in northern Virginia: raft of blanket boats fer...
No. 77a (handwritten) and 2577 (stamped) on mount. Forms part of Civil War photos, military construction and transportation in Northern Virginia and elsewhere / United States Military Railway Department (Libra... More
Francis Frith - Assouan. Book illustration from Library of Congress
View of the port at Aswān, Egypt, showing ships and men along the bank of the Nile. Published in: Upper Egypt and Ethiopia / Francis Frith. London : William Mackenzie, [1862?, pl. 6].
Aquia Creek Landing, Virginia. Supply boats at the wharf
Title from Civil War caption books. Caption from negative sleeve: Aquia Greek Landing, Feb, 1863. Corresponding print is in LOT 4175. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress, Prints a... More
Port Royal Island - 1. Camp Saxton (Smith's plantation) - the new head...
Illustrations show (top) military camp for 1st South Carolina Infantry Regiment, Union regiment of former slaves, and escaped slaves entering the town of Mitchelville; (middle) batteries; and (bottom) iron clad... More
[Four Civil War views showing the Battle of Gettysburg, execution of d...
Attack of the Louisiana Tigers on a battery of the Eleventh Corps Battle of Gettysburg is from a drawing by Alfred R. Waud. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1863 Aug. 8, p. 508-509.
Washington, District of Columbia. Brazilian steamer
Photographer name attribution from Civil War caption books. Title from Civil War caption books. Caption from negative sleeve: Brazilian Steamer, January 1863. Corresponding print is in LOT 4182. Credit line: Ci... More
Aquia Creek Landing, Virginia. Supply boats at the wharf
Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Washington, District of Columbia]. Brazilian steamer
Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[View of City Point, Virginia from along shore of James River]
A few buildings and ship masts, seen across mud flats. Civil War Photographs collection.
General U.S. Grant & staff in front of Hdq. Cold Harbor, Virginia
Public domain scan of 18th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[The Benjamin S. Wright, a schooner, held in the ice at Square Island ...
Title devised by Library staff (Source: The Labrador Coast by Alpheus Spring Packard). Illus. in album: Photographs of arctic ice / William Bradford, [plate 2] Typewritten text in album lists photographers as J... More
[Harbor on the coast of Labrador, with two wooden buildings on the roc...
Public domain image of a historic view of Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Grant at City Point [i.e. Cold Harbor], Virginia, June 1864
Correction to title from Grant and Lee, the Virginia Campaigns by William Frassanito, New York: Scribner's, 1983.
Fleet of Fort Fisher expedition, Hampton Roads, Virginia, Dec. 1864
Purchase; L.C. Handy, Washington, D.C.; 1905 Nov. 25; (DLC/PP-1905: 42760A)
[General U.S. Grant at his Cold Harbor, Virginia, headquarters]
A black and white photo of a man standing next to a tree. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[General Ulysses S. Grant at his headquarters in Cold Harbor, Virginia...
Title and date from Grant and Lee, the Virginia Campaigns by William Frassanito, New York: Scribner's, 1983. Incorrect information on Library's caption card: Grant at City Point. See also: LC-B8175-2, orig. gl... More
[The Benjamin S. Wright, a schooner, held in the ice at Square Island ...
Title devised by Library staff (Source: The Labrador Coast by Alpheus Spring Packard). Illus. in album: Photographs of arctic ice / William Bradford, [plate 1] Typewritten text in album lists photographers as J... More
General Rawlin's horse taken at Cold Harbor, Virginia
Photograph incorrectly captioned as being taken at Cold Harbor, Virginia, which is not located near a significant river (Source: Tim Ford, November 2018). If the rest of the caption is correct, the boy is seate... More
[The Benjamin S. Wright, a schooner, navigating through ice at Square ...
Title devised by Library staff (Source: The Labrador Coast by Alpheus Spring Packard). Illus. in album: Photographs of arctic ice / William Bradford, [plate 4] Typewritten text in album lists photographers as J... More
[General Grant, Lt. Colonel Bowers, and General Rawlins at Grant's hea...
Picryl description: Public domain historical photo, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
[Cold Harbor, Virginia General Burnside and his staff at 9th Corps hea...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an 18th-19th century military conflict, armed forces, infantry, militia, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Plan of the circle battle between the U.S. ship "Keasarge," Capt. Wins...
The map shows the course of the two ships in Cherbourg Harbor and in the English Channel. Made by the British for the Confederacy and captained by Raphael Semmes, the "Alabama" was a successful blockade runner ... More
Grant's Great Campaign--Stevens's Battery at Cold Harbor.
Wood engraving for DRWG/US A Waud, no. 426 (A size). Attributed to A.R. Waud. Title printed below image. Published in: Harper's Weekly, 25 June 1864, p. 404. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.426a) Form... More
Grant's great campaign--Stevens's battery at Cold Harbor / from a sket...
Soldiers and artillery during battle. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1864 June 25, p. 404.
Cold Harbor, Virginia. U.S. Grant at his headquarters
Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description