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Ruins of City Hall, [1906 earthquake, San Francisco, Calif.]

Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Gruppenbild "Büro des k.k. österreichischen Generalstabs in Wien"

Public domain image of a historic building, 16th, 17th, 18th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Ocean Beach Pavilion - National Parks Gallery

Pavilion near the Cliff House Public domain image of 17th-18th-century architecture, palace, castle, historical city building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Le Trone (Palais du Senat) - Drawing. Public domain image.

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

J Street from the Levee Sacramento

J Street from the Levee Sacramento Public domain photograph of a train car, locomotive, engine, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bencia Arsenal gate, date unknown

Bencia Arsenal gate, date unknown Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Presidio landscape looking toward Alcatraz Island, c1880s.

View of the Presidio - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

“General view of the Presidio Reservation, San Francisco [little trees]”

The Cliff House - National Parks Gallery

View of the Cliff House from the beach, date unknown

Drawing of the Cliff House - Public domain historic place drawing

Drawing of the Cliff House, date unknown

Tower of Jewels, PPIE - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

The Tower of Jewels at the Panama Pacific International Exhibition.

Early photo of the Fort Mason Piers

This early photo shows the Fort Mason piers active with cargo transportation.

Les familles Eynard et de Régny sur la terrasse du domaine la villa de...

Les familles Eynard et de Régny sur la terrasse du domaine la villa de Beaulieu

San Francisco - Public domain dedication, Art Institute of Chicago

Picryl description: Public domain image of a residential building, colonial house, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

San Francisco, 19th century - Early photography, Public domain image

Public domain vintage artistic photograph, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

[View of Egypt] - Early photography, Public domain image

Maxime Du Camp (French, 1822–1894) Public domain scan of 19th-century salted paper print artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Panoramic view of San Francisco-No. 8. Taken from the corner of Sacram...

Public domain photograph of 19th century California, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Watkins' Yosemite Art Gallery, 26 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, C....

Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commercial building, downtown, shopping center, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Ferry landing from Oakland, Stereoscope Card

Public domain photograph of 19th century California, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

San Francisco, Stereoscope Card.19th century. Boston Public Library C...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a stereoscopic card from Boston Public Library, free to use, no copyright restrictions photograph.

State of California - National Parks Gallery

Name: California Level: 120-ft. Donor: State of California Dates: 1852-54/1850s Original material: marble Dimensions: 2' x 4' Sculptor/Carver: not known Original inscription: California. Youngest Sister of the ... More

Dr. Gannett's Church, Stereoscope Card. Boston, 19th century.

Public domain image of a cathedral or church building, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Panoramic view of San Francisco - No. 7. Taken from the corner of Sacr...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a historic city, cityscape, street view, buildings, 19th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Palace Hotel, S. F., interior view

Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commercial building, downtown, shopping center, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

View of the burnt district San Francisco Snyder & Black Lith 87 Fulton...

Print shows small groups of people in the foreground and others scattered among the ruins of burned buildings around the "Portsmouth Square" section of San Francisco, California. On the left is one building ide... More

Executive mansion, Stereoscope Card.19th century. Boston Public Libra...

Public domain vintage artistic photograph, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

[Group of 26 Stereograph Views of San Francisco, California]

Continent Stereoscopic Company (New York) 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 an... More

Quincy Market, Stereoscope Card. Boston, 19th century.

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a historic market square, downtown, commercial building, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Panoramic view of San Francisco, -No. 3. Taken from the corner of Sacr...

Public domain photograph of 19th century California, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mission Dolores / Lith. & publ. by Quirot & Co., corner California and...

Pictorial lettersheet shows view of mission; with attached blank leaf. Baird, California pictorial letter sheets, no. 173. Accession box no. DLC/PP-2011:179.14

Panoramic view of San Francisco,-No. 9. Taken from the corner of Sacra...

Public domain photograph of 19th century California, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Russian Hill from Meiggs' Wharf, Stereoscope Card

Public domain vintage artistic photograph, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

House with fountain, Stereoscope Card.19th century. Boston Public Lib...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a victorian era building, victorian house, 19th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Portsmouth Square, looking towards Telegraph Hill, San Francisco, CA, ...

Photo of a periodical illustration. THE GRAND PLAZA, SAN FRANCISCO. Public domain photograph related to development of telegraph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Portrait of Rev. Frederick D. Huntington ; South Congregational Church...

Picryl description: Public domain image of Boston, Massachusetts, from Boston Pictorial Archive, New England history, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Panoramic view of San Francisco. (No. 6.) Taken from the corner of Sac...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a historic city, cityscape, street view, buildings, 19th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

View from Telegraph Hill, San Francisco, CA, 1850 Sep

View includes at least 4 storeships. From left to right, are, possibly ARKANSAS, then GENERAL HARRISON with APOLLO behind and to the right is the NIANTIC (built 1835; ship 3m). This image is a photo of a lette... More

South Park-San Francisco, Stereoscope Card

Public domain photograph of 19th century California, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Untitle (Empire Hotel, San Francisco)

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a historic hotel building, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

San Francisco, Sterescope Card, Boston Public Library

Public domain photograph of 19th century California, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Photo of Watch gem - Public domain dedication

Public domain photograph of 3d object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Old Spanish church - Mission Dolores - near San Francisco

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City hall, San-Francisco, Cal. / Lith. & publ. by Quirot & Co., corner...

Pictorial lettersheet shows early San Francisco city hall, formerly Jenny Lind Theatre, between El Dorado Hotel and The Union; with attached blank leaf. Baird, California pictorial letter sheets, no. 30. Acces... More

Portrait of a man with a little girl. Portrait of a woman with a littl...

Portrait of a man with a little girl. Portrait of a woman with a little girl. Partly coloured.

San Francisco, 19th century - Early photography, Public domain image

Picryl description: Public domain image of a daguerreotype portrait, early photography, 19th century, Victorian style, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

San Francisco panorama taken from Happy Valley, Rincon Hill, San Franc...

Part three of seven. Per note on the enclosure, see also A11.35815.

Waters, liquid mirror - Print, Library of Congress collection

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Sarony, Major & Knapp.

Gold Rush Fleet in San Francisco Harbor, Calif., 1851

Right side of the so-called "Forest of Masts" panorama, taken early in 1851.

Gold Rush Fleet in San Francisco Harbor, CA, 1851

The left side of the so-called "Forest of Masts" panorama, taken early in 1851. Note on small negative enclosure says, "use A11.07781.01 nl". Image reproduced in John Kemble's book, "San Francisco Bay: A Pictor... More

[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

The national union - Lithograph, public domain, Library of Congress

A patriotic, illustrated sheet music cover for a song composed by Charles Collins, Jr., and dedicated to Kentucky senator Henry Clay. The work celebrates Clay's efforts to preserve the Union, and was a product ... More

Part of a panorama including Yerba Buena Cove & Goat Island, San Franc...

Part eight of an eleven part panorama. View was taken from Rincon Hill per John Kemble. W prints A11.35815.06-.11 are mounted on the same piece of board. Source unknown but possibly from the Peabody Essex Museu... More

San Francisco panorama taken from Happy Valley, Rincon Hill, San Franc...

Part seven of seven. Per note on the enclosure, see also A11.35815.

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 panorama taken from Happy Valley, Rincon Hill, San Franc...

Part one of seven. Per note on the enclosure, see also A11.35815.

San Francisco panorama taken from Happy Valley, Rincon Hill, San Franc...

Part six of seven. Per note on the enclosure, see also A11.35815.

Stockton ; June 1st, 1852 / / Lith. & publd. by Britton & Rey, corn. M...

Pictorial lettersheet shows view of gold mining town and waterway. Public domain photograph - historical image of California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Untitled (Daguerreotype Studio and Russel & Co Livery Stable, Mokelumn...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of city street market, food vendors, downtown shopping, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Daniel Gibb & Co. Warehouse on Front Street, San Francisco, Calif., 18...

Photographic copy negative and print of a lithograph held by the California Historical Society. Neg. No. 887.

Bird's eye view of San Francisco, CA, 1852 Jul

Photo of a lithograph. Source: "California State Library". "Though hills seem flattened and [Telegraph] Hill hardly accurate, yet this gives fine detailed view of the waterfront: wharves, shoreline before much ... More

Part of a panorama taken from Nob Hill, San Francisco, CA, 1853

Part three of a six part panorama taken early in 1853, see A11.17673-A11.17678. Source: "L&C - Billy Pearson"

Part of a panorama taken from Nob Hill, San Francisco, CA, 1853

Part six of a six part panorama taken early in 1853, see A11.17673-A11.17678. Source: "L&C - Billy Pearson"

Part of a panorama taken from Nob Hill, San Francisco, CA, 1853

Part four of a six part panorama taken early in 1853, see A11.17673-A11.17678. Source: "L&C - Billy Pearson"

Part of a panorama taken from Nob Hill, San Francisco, CA, 1853

Part one of a six part panorama taken early in 1853, see A11.17673-A11.17678. Source: "L&C - Billy Pearson"

Part of a panorama taken from Nob Hill, San Francisco, CA, 1853

Part two of a six part panorama taken early in 1853, see A11.17673-A11.17678. Source: "L&C - Billy Pearson"

Dakkeh, 19th century - Early photography, Public domain image

Public domain photograph by John Beasley Greene, 19th-century artistic photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description John Beasley Greene was an American photographer, born in 1... More

Untitled (Portsmouth Square, San Francisco)

Picryl description: Public domain image of a 19th-century building, Victorian architecture style, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Rafting across Grand River G.H. Heap del. ; P.S. Duval & Co. lith. Phi...

Print shows a group of men, possibly Edward Fitzgerald Beale among them, on a crude raft paddling across the Grand (Colorado) River. Printed at top left: Pl. 1. Published in: Central route to the Pacific : fro... More

View over Happy Valley. - Early photography, Public domain image

Public domain photograph by Carleton Watkins, 19th-century photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Carleton Watkins was an American photographer, born in 1829 in Oneonta,... More

View down Sacramento Street. - Early photography, Public domain image

View of the City from Stockton Street, containing the portions between...

View down Stockton Street and Telegraph Hill, taken from corner Stockt...

View down Stockton Street. - Early photography, Public domain image

Six-part Panorama of San Francisco from San Francisco Album: Photograp...

View over the City, containing portions between California and Bush St...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an ancient city, historic place, stone buildings architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Photograph of Alcatraz Island Light Station in California

Lighthouses Public domain photograph of a lighthouse, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Lynch law in California - surrender of prisoners at the county gaol [j...

Illus. in: The Illustrated London News, 1856 July 12, p. 36. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: California San Francisco; California Hist. 1856; Lynching; Prisons.

Chinese settlement in the suburbs of San Francisco, California / ... F...

Humble dwellings along bay. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1856 June 21, p. 21.

Gezicht op het Baptisterium in Pisa, Italië

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of Pisa Tower and Pisa Cathedral, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[View of North Beach, from Telegraph Hill]

Public domain photograph of 19th-century San Francisco, by George Robinson Fardon, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description George Robinson (G.R.) Fardon was born in Birmingham, Englan... More

The May Festival of the Turnverein Association, San Francisco

Pictorial lettersheet shows gymnasts performing for spectators. Baird, California pictorial letter sheets, no. 152. Accession box no. DLC/PP-2011:179.04

Gorehall Library, Cambridge Massachusetts

Public domain vintage artistic photograph, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Come one! Come all!. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

Advertising sale of slaves by James L. Coleman, Augusta, Ga., 26 Dec. 1856.

Old San Francisco, 1946. the Humphreys house, built 1856

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Curro, Evelyn. [Inscribed, LL image]. Check 500 field.

San Francisco and the Bay, CA, circa 1856

Print source: Bancroft Library. N.E. From First & Harrison St. 1856

Mission of "Los Dolores" - Early photography, Public domain image

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, warehouse, depot, train station, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Looking over the east side of Portsmouth Square toward the waterfront,...

Stage Office, Plaza Intelligence Office, Golden State Bakery, and Job Printing Office in view. Advertisement in view for "Young's Cloak, Bonnet & Fancy Goods Establishment. Wholesale & Retail." Shipping visible... More

Francis Frith - [Columns of Sherinssor II, Thebes]

Picryl description: Public domain image of a romantic landscape with ruins, historical building, classical architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., Cal. / From nature & on stone by Kuchel ...

Exchange; Amon Carter Museum; (DLC/PP-1975:230). Public domain scan of 18th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Engraving of a California Gold Rush lodging room with lodgers, 1858

Photograph of an engraving from the book, "California Life Illustrated." For more information see info. file or text accompanying negative which describes the illustration,"[CR][CR]"Those who "put up at the hot... More

The Grammar School, Norwich. North Side.

Public domain photograph of 19th-century vintage card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Exterior View of Facade and Fountains; Exterior View of Side Pavilion...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a Crystal Palace, London World Fair, Great Exhibition, Victorian-era building, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Miners Exchange Bank building, San Francisco, CA, circa 1856

West side of Montgomery Street, from Washington to Pacific Streets. Photo appears in the book "San Francisco Album" which contains views photographed by George R. Fardon in 1856. Plate 11. Published circa 1859 ... More

View from Telegraph Hill looking west along the northern waterfront, S...

Area in view is now known as Aquatic Park. Photo appears in the book "San Francisco Album" which contains views photographed by George R. Fardon circa 1856. Plate 18. Published in 1859 by Herre and Bauer in San... More

Willem Witsen en Marie Witsen op gala-avond (San Francisco)

Public domain image of personnel, army, group of people in uniform, parade, historic place, military activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description Willem Witsen - Dutch painter, photogr... More

Panoramic View of San Francisco - No. 8. Taken from the corner of Sacr...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of San Francisco, mid-19th century albumen print, no copyright restrictions.

Old Spanish Church - Mission Dolores - Near San Francisco.

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of San Francisco, mid-19th century albumen print, no copyright restrictions.

Union / painted by T.H. Matteson ; engraved by H.S. Sadd.

Print showing original image from 1852 with Henry Clay, sitting to the left of center, John Calhoun, and Daniel Webster standing at center, except that the plate has been reworked so that Abraham Lincoln (with ... More