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[Mrs. Maria Poe Clemm, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]

[Mrs. Maria Poe Clemm, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]

Reproduction from daguerreotype. Copyright by A.G. Learned. Public domain photograph of 19th-century daguerreotype portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Victor Hugo - Public domain portrait print

Victor Hugo - Public domain portrait print

Victor Hugo, half-length portrait, facing front. Image appears to be a 19th century photoprint mounted on a 20th century postcard.

[Photograph of sculpture entitled, "The President" Bronze by Saint-Gaudens located in Chicago, Illinois.]

[Photograph of sculpture entitled, "The President" Bronze by Saint-Gau...

Sculpture created 10/22/1887. Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Hans v. Bülow, George Grantham Bain Collection

Hans v. Bülow, George Grantham Bain Collection

Hans von Bülow, half-length portrait, standing, facing right, holding cigarette in holder. George Grantham Bain Collection. Copyright by E. Bieber, Berlin u. Hamburg, photographer to the court.

Bedouins du desert Syrien Beduins of Syria.

Bedouins du desert Syrien Beduins of Syria.

Two Bedouin men, one standing, the other seated, holding a rifle.

[Two teachers huddled in front of fireplace in schoolroom in Russia]

[Two teachers huddled in front of fireplace in schoolroom in Russia]

Captioned in Russian. Reproduction of drawing by N.M. Kabanov'. Babine Collection.

Alaska Indian baskets - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Alaska Indian baskets - Frank G. Carpenter collection

No. 821 LHP B. Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection (Library of Congress).

Street scene at Venice, Cal., Italy

Street scene at Venice, Cal., Italy

Postcard shows crowds of people on a waterfront street in Venice, California. Unprocessed in PR 06 CN 038, c1

Bunschoten--Over de onderdeur / Foto.

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

Generaal George White, Ingesloten te Ladysmith

Generaal George White, Ingesloten te Ladysmith

General George White, bust portrait, facing slightly right. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Guitry / F.C. & Cie., Head and Shoulders Portrait

Guitry / F.C. & Cie., Head and Shoulders Portrait

Lucien Germain Guitry, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right. No. 410.

Boston national bloomer girl's base ball club, L.J. Galbreath, originator and owner

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

[Eugen d'Albert, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right] / Fox, Souvenir postals.

[Eugen d'Albert, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right] / Fox, Sou...

No. 496. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[August Bebel, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, in oval]

[August Bebel, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, in oval]

George Grantham Bain Collection. Printed in Germany. Public domain scan of the vintage German Empire postcard, 1900s, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Anice Terhune, three quarter length portrait

Anice Terhune, three quarter length portrait

Postcard showing Anice Terhune, three-quarter length portrait, standing, facing slightly right.

George W. Chadwick, Head and Shoulders Portrait

George W. Chadwick, Head and Shoulders Portrait

George W. Chadwick, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right. George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).

Two Strike['s] band [Brulé Lakota] Pine Ridge 1891 / photo made by S.D. Butcher & Son, Kearney, Neb.

Two Strike['s] band [Brulé Lakota] Pine Ridge 1891 / photo made by S.D...

Photograph shows a group of Sioux men, full-length, standing, facing front, in a half-circle behind a group of five Sioux sitting on the ground, three wrapped in blankets and with their backs to the viewer. H11... More

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, public domain image

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, public domain image

Vintage Postcards from 1910s Paris, France

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, public domain image

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, public domain image

Vintage Postcards from 1910s Paris, France

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, public domain image

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, public domain image

Vintage Postcards from 1910s Paris, France

Panorama of New York river front

Panorama of New York river front

Postcard shows the skyline of New York with water traffic in the foreground. D 21983 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright 1900 by Franz Huld, New York.

[Frances Benjamin Johnston, full-length portrait, posing by a wall with her camera, Cadenabbia, Lake Como, Italy]

[Frances Benjamin Johnston, full-length portrait, posing by a wall wit...

Forms part of: Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). Public domain scan of the vintage postcard, Italy, view, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Grave totem and tombstone of David Andrews - Frank G. Carpenter collection

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.

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, public domain image

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, public domain image

Vintage Postcards from 1910s Paris, France

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, public domain image

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, public domain image

Vintage Postcards from 1910s Paris, France

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, public domain image

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, public domain image

Vintage Postcards from 1910s Paris, France

Panorama of Chicago lake front postcard

Panorama of Chicago lake front postcard

Postcard shows a panoramic view of the Chicago waterfront with large railyards. Copyright 1900 E. C. Kropp, Milwaukee.

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, public domain image

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, public domain image

Vintage Postcards from 1910s Paris, France

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, public domain image

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, public domain image

Vintage Postcards from 1910s Paris, France

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, public domain image

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, public domain image

Vintage Postcards from 1910s Paris, France

Amman, the theatre from castle hill

Amman, the theatre from castle hill

Photograph showing aerial view of section of Jordan on a hillside. Original negative: LC-M31-3325. No. P-244. On verso - American Colony Photo Cards, copyrighted. On verso: American Colony Stores, Jerusalem. ... More

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, public domain image

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, public domain image

Vintage Postcards from 1910s Paris, France

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, public domain image

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, public domain image

Vintage Postcards from 1910s Paris, France

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, public domain image

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, public domain image

Vintage Postcards from 1910s Paris, France

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, public domain image

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, public domain image

Vintage Postcards from 1910s Paris, France

A glimpse looking north on campus, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.

A glimpse looking north on campus, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.

Postcard shows campus of Cornell University. Published and Copyrighted by J.P. Troy, Ithaca, N.Y.

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, public domain image

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, public domain image

Vintage Postcards from 1910s Paris, France

Pavilion, Fort Ticonderoga, New York.

Pavilion, Fort Ticonderoga, New York.

Postcard shows the Pavilion, Fort Ticonderoga, New York. The Pavilion, Fort Ticonderoga, New York. Erected in 1826 by William Ferris Pell of Pelham and New York to replace "Beaumont, burned in 1825. It is di... More

South on the Quadrangle, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.

South on the Quadrangle, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.

Postcard shows campus of Cornell University. Published and Copyrighted by J.P. Troy, Ithaca, N.Y. Goldwin Smith Hall, Stimson Hall, Boardnan Hall, Library, Morrill Hall.

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, Public domain image

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, Public domain image

Vintage Postcards from 1910s Paris, France

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, public domain image

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, public domain image

Vintage Postcards from 1910s Paris, France

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, public domain image

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, public domain image

Vintage Postcards from 1910s Paris, France

[Cobblestone street in Riga, Latvia]

[Cobblestone street in Riga, Latvia]

Forms part of: Winokur-Munblit Collection of the Russian Empire Postcards (Library of Congress). Purchase; Marshall Winokur; 2011; (DLC/PP-2011:208). Accession box no. PR 13 CN 2011:208 c4 Real Photo Postcds p... More

Sir Edward Carson, K.C. - Public domain portrait print

Sir Edward Carson, K.C. - Public domain portrait print

Postcard showing Sir Edward Carson, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing right. No. 542.S. Stamp on verso: Bain News Service.

[Soldier saluting on iceberg, Enisei River, Siberia]

[Soldier saluting on iceberg, Enisei River, Siberia]

Forms part of: Winokur-Munblit Collection of the Russian Empire Postcards (Library of Congress). Purchase; Marshall Winokur; 2011; (DLC/PP-2011:208). Accession box no. PR 13 CN 2011:208 c40 Unid'd

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, Public domain image

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, Public domain image

Vintage Postcards from 1910s Paris, France

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, public domain image

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, public domain image

Vintage Postcards from 1910s Paris, France

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, public domain image

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, public domain image

Vintage Postcards from 1910s Paris, France

Lebanon. Bshirre and road to Cedars

Lebanon. Bshirre and road to Cedars

Photograph showing road on a Lebanese mountainside, a village on mountain in the distance. Title from: "Photographic subjects of Bible Lands" P-series negative list. The American Colony Stores, Jerusalem. On ve... More

Str. "City of Cleveland" - Public domain image of a steam boat

Str. "City of Cleveland" - Public domain image of a steam boat

"Phostint" card. No. 12085. Public domain photograph of a steamboat ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Rt. Honorable A. Deakin / Rotary Photo E.C.

The Rt. Honorable A. Deakin / Rotary Photo E.C.

Alfred Deakin, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front. George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, public domain image

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, public domain image

Vintage Postcards from 1910s Paris, France

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, public domain image

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, public domain image

Vintage Postcards from 1910s Paris, France

Murray's Blind School, Peking - Public domain portrait print

Murray's Blind School, Peking - Public domain portrait print

Bain News Service photograph. No. 822-15. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, Public domain image

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, Public domain image

Vintage Postcards from 1910s Paris, France

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, Public domain image

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, Public domain image

Vintage Postcards from 1910s Paris, France

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, Public domain image

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, Public domain image

Vintage Postcards from 1910s Paris, France

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, public domain image

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, public domain image

Vintage Postcards from 1910s Paris, France

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, Public domain image

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, Public domain image

Vintage Postcards from 1910s Paris, France

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, public domain image

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, public domain image

Vintage Postcards from 1910s Paris, France

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, public domain image

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, public domain image

Vintage Postcards from 1910s Paris, France

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, public domain image

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, public domain image

Vintage Postcards from 1910s Paris, France

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, Public domain image

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, Public domain image

Vintage Postcards from 1910s Paris, France

Baalbek, the modern village and the ruins

Baalbek, the modern village and the ruins

Photograph showing residential area before ruins of Baʻlabakk, mountains in background. Original negative: LC-M32-P-266. Title from: "Photographic subjects of Bible Lands", P-series negative list. On verso: The... More

[East of the Jordan and Dead Sea. Triumphal gate from the South]

[East of the Jordan and Dead Sea. Triumphal gate from the South]

Photograph showing ruins of a partially standing building at Gerasa, Jordan. Original negative: LC-M32-1187. Title from caption for no. 1187 in: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?] On verso: A... More

Paris 1910s Postcards - Art nouveau public domain image

Paris 1910s Postcards - Art nouveau public domain image

Vintage Postcards from 1910s Paris, France

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, Public domain image

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, Public domain image

Vintage Postcards from 1910s Paris, France

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, Public domain image

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, Public domain image

Vintage Postcards from 1910s Paris, France

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, public domain image

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, public domain image

Vintage Postcards from 1910s Paris, France

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, public domain image

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, public domain image

Vintage Postcards from 1910s Paris, France

Burro Creek Falls, Skagway - Frank G. Carpenter collection

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.

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, public domain image

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, public domain image

Vintage Postcards from 1910s Paris, France

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, public domain image

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, public domain image

Vintage Postcards from 1910s Paris, France

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, public domain image

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, public domain image

Vintage Postcards from 1910s Paris, France

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, public domain image

Paris 1910s Postcards - French postcard, public domain image

Vintage Postcards from 1910s Paris, France

Appledore Hotel and landing, Isles of Shoals, N.H.

Appledore Hotel and landing, Isles of Shoals, N.H.

No. 6028. Postcard sent by newspaper correspondent Edmund Noble to his daughter, Beatrice. Text reads: Aug. 13, 1905. An outing to the Isle of Shoals and the "free feed" were offered to the newspaper men, but ... More

The milkman El Lechero, Habana, Cuba.

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

Statue of Liberty, New York Harbor

Statue of Liberty, New York Harbor

Postcard shows rendering of Statue of Liberty with lighting eminating from the torch and people entering the base. F 4903 U.S. Copyright Office. J.A. Lischke, Hoboken. Contains German text.

Wentworth Hotel from Little Harbor, Portsmouth, N.H.

Wentworth Hotel from Little Harbor, Portsmouth, N.H.

No. 6047. Postcard sent by newspaper correspondent Edmund Noble to his wife, Lydia. Text reads: Aug. 13, 1905. Instead of resuming their conference today as intended, the envoys rested from their labors. The R... More

White Island Light, Isles of Shoals, N.H.

White Island Light, Isles of Shoals, N.H.

No. 6030. Postcard sent by newspaper correspondent Edmund Noble to his daughter, Lilly. Text reads: Hotel Wentworth, Portsmouth, Aug. 20, 1905. Dear Lilly. A few of the Russians and Japanese went today on a sp... More

Boat landing at Oceanic, Isles of Shoals, N.H.

Boat landing at Oceanic, Isles of Shoals, N.H.

No. 6355. Postcard sent by newspaper correspondent Edmund Noble to his daughter, Beatrice. Text reads: Hotel Wentworth, Portsmouth. Aug. 20, 1905. Dear Beatrice. Thank you for your letter and for the greeting ... More

[Cattle grazing near a historic house in Herkimer, New York]

[Cattle grazing near a historic house in Herkimer, New York]

Picryl description: Public domain photo of vintage New York postcard, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Haymarket Square, Portsmouth, N.H.. Photochrom print, 1880-1890.

Haymarket Square, Portsmouth, N.H.. Photochrom print, 1880-1890.

No. 6567. Postcard sent by newspaper correspondent Edmund Noble to his wife, Lydia. Text reads: Aug. 17, 1905. Hotel Wentworth, Portsmouth. Dear Ma. If you will return the letter I shall be obliged. Today is f... More

A panorama of Niagara from the Canada side

A panorama of Niagara from the Canada side

Postcard showing a panoramic view of Niagara Falls including the American Falls, Canadian Falls and the Upper Steel Arch Bridge. G16576 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright deposit; 1903; (PR 06 CN 038).

Under the overhanging rock, Wisconsin Dells

Under the overhanging rock, Wisconsin Dells

Postcard shows a bend in a river. F 14805 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright 1903 by Henry H. Bennett.

Cornell, panoramic postcard postcard

Cornell, panoramic postcard postcard

Postcard shows campus of Cornell University. Copyright 1903 by J.P. Troy. Campus North, Campus South. Private Mailing Card, Authorized by Act of Congress, May 19th, 1898.

Zur freundlichen Erinnerung an die Rapperswiler Schulreise im Juli 1904

Zur freundlichen Erinnerung an die Rapperswiler Schulreise im Juli 190...

Postcard shows a group portrait of schoolgirls, including Helen Johns (later Helen Johns Kirtland), taken on a school trip to Rapperswil, Switzerland. Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 1981:339, container 1, folder 4.

President Roosevelt, Head and Shoulders Portrait

President Roosevelt, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Postcard showing Theodore Roosevelt, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front. No. 4269. Rapid Photo E. C. On verso: Rapid Photo-card ; Cameo ; Pub. by Phila. Post-card.

Panorama of Milwaukee from Lake Michigan

Panorama of Milwaukee from Lake Michigan

Postcard shows urban landscape of Milwaukee shoreline from Lake Michigan with prominent landmarks indicated. F24268 U.S. Copyright Office.

The Devil's Elbow, Wisconsin Dells

The Devil's Elbow, Wisconsin Dells

Postcard shows a bend in a river. F 21803 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright 1904 by Henry H. Bennett.

A bit of California, panorama of Inverness, Marin County, Cal.

A bit of California, panorama of Inverness, Marin County, Cal.

Postcard shows a view of Inverness, California with Tomales Bay in the foreground. G 8151 U.S. Copyright Office.

Lighthouse The Nubble, York, ME.. Photochrom print, 1880-1890.

Lighthouse The Nubble, York, ME.. Photochrom print, 1880-1890.

No. 7554. Postcard sent by newspaper correspondent Edmund Noble to his daughter, Lilly. Text reads: Hotel Wentworth, Portsmouth. Aug. 21, 1905. Dear Lilly. Trust you are improving in health. Today I went for a... More

The Wisconsin Dells, from the old Dell House

The Wisconsin Dells, from the old Dell House

Postcard shows a bend in a river. F 21801 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright 1904 by Henry H. Bennett.

Inauguration of the President, Washington, D.C.

Inauguration of the President, Washington, D.C.

Panoramic postcard showing soldiers and crowds at the east portico of the U.S. Capitol for the inauguration of President Theodore Roosevelt, March 4, 1905. On back: "Published by F.T. Israel, 805 Vermont Ave.,... More

Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts.

Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts.

Postcard shows sailing ship pulling a skiff in front of the Navy yard buildings and ships docked at piers. F34782 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 7027a.

Copley Square looking east, Boston, Massachusetts.

Copley Square looking east, Boston, Massachusetts.

Postcard shows the busy Copley Square with pedestrians, mail trolleys, streetcars and horse and carriages. Square is bounded by Trinity Church (left), Hotel Westminister (center) and the Boston Museum of Fine ... More

General view from Washington Monument, Washington, D.C. / The Rotograph Co.

General view from Washington Monument, Washington, D.C. / The Rotograp...

Postcard shows aerial view of the mall in Washington, D.C. F 35118 U.S. Copyright Office. P. A. 227a. Copyright 1905 by The Rotograph Co.

Star bloomer girls base ball club, 627 W. Michigan St. Indianapolis, Ind.

Star bloomer girls base ball club, 627 W. Michigan St. Indianapolis, I...

Post card showing ten members of the Star Bloomer Girls Base Ball Club, wearing baseball uniforms emblazoned with a star, posed in a line. Gift; Harry L. Katz; 2008; (DLC/PP-2008:039). Exhibited: "Baseball Ame... More

New Hampshire, Wentworth Hotel, Newcastle

New Hampshire, Wentworth Hotel, Newcastle

No. 1488. Postcard sent by newspaper correspondent Edmund Noble to his daughter, Beatrice. Text reads: There are between 50 and 100 newspaper men here from all parts of the world. American and English journals... More

The State House, Boston, Massachusetts. postcard

The State House, Boston, Massachusetts. postcard

Postcard shows close up view, front and side elevation, of Massachussets State House with additional side wings, copper dome, and equestrian statue of General Joseph Hooker on the left. People walking near the... More

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