1937 all stars crop FINAL2
Original caption: "Plenty of basehits in these bats — Washington D.C., July 7. A million dollar base-ball flesh is represented in these sluggers of the two All- Star Teams which met in the 1937 game at Griffit... More
Luigi Schiavonetti - A Scene from Troilus and Cressida - Angelica Kauf...
Troilus and Cressida, Act V, Scene II, engraving by Luigi Schiavonetti after a painting by Angelica Kauffmann. In Kaufmann's own words: "[Troilus] sees his wife in loving discourse with Diomedes and he wants t... More
Alfred T. Palmer - Assembling the North American B-25 Mitchell at Kans...
Assembling the North American B-25 Mitchell at Kansas City, Kansas (USA). Reproduction digitized from original 4x5 color transparency.
AlfredPalmerM3tank1942b - A tank is driving down a dirt road
Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
AlfredPalmerwelder1 - A man in a welding suit and helmet welding
Welder making boilers for a ship, Combustion Engineering Co., Chattanooga, Tenn. This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: scra... More
AmstelAmsterdamNederland Amsterdam
The Singel in Amsterdam, the Netherlands viewed towards the Muntplein with the Munttoren. Nederlands: Het Singel in Amsterdam, Nederland kijkend in de richting van het Muntplein met de Munttoren.
Amsterdam Centraal Station in 1900s. Photochrom print.
Central train station, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Français : La gare centrale d'Amsterdam, aux pays Bas. Photo prise entre 1890 et 1905.
Dam square, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Photochrom print.
Dam square: Dam square; 1 photomechanical print : photochrom, color. "The cathedral, Amsterdam, Holland" Includes a monument that no longer stands. On the left the Nieuwe Kerk can be seen. Français : Dam, la... More
Atlanta roundhouse ruin3 - Steam locomotive, Public domain image
Atlanta, Georgia shortly after the end of the American Civil War showing the city's railroad roundhouse in ruins. Albumen print.
Auto wreck, USA, 1923 (before 1920)
Auto wreck, Washington, D.C., USA, 1923. A Chevrolet 490 is shown with wheel spokes broken on the visible wheels; a group of men and youths are standing around the auto. Note the double license plates for Was... More
B25-mitchell-assembly - A hangar filled with lots of yellow airplanes
Assembling the North American B-25 Mitchell at Kansas City, Kansas (USA). Reproduction digitized from original 4x5 color transparency.
Balaklava sick 2 - Lithograph, public domain, Library of Congress
"Print shows the embarkation of sick persons at the harbor in Balaklava." tinted lithograph, digitized from the original print Français : Gravure colorée montrant l'embarquement des malades au port de Balakl... More
Battle of Antietam2 - Lithograph, public domain, Library of Congress
"Battle of Antietam. Army of the Potomac: Gen. Geo. B. McClellan, comm., Sept. 17' 1862. - 1' 2' 4' 6' 9' 12' Corps & Pleasanton's cav. div. engaged." Color lithograph. Français : « La Bataille d'Antietam (17... More
Beijing Castle Boxer Rebellion 1900 FINAL
An attack on Beijing Castle during the Boxer Rebellion.Translation of Japanese text: Top, center: The Fall of the Pekin Castle The Hostile Army Being Beaten Away From The Imperial Castle By The Allied Armies (... More
Benjamin Franklin - Join or Die, Political Cartoon
This political cartoon (attributed to James Turner (silversmith) for Benjamin Franklin) originally appeared during the French and Indian War, but was recycled to encourage the American colonies to join the Al... More
Joseph Pennell - Bethlehem Steel Pennellb
Bethlehem Steel works, "Watercolor in sepia brown, white and gray, on buff paper. Signed May '81."
Blind monks examining an elephant
"Blind monks examining an elephant" by Itcho Hanabusa. LOC description: Ukiyo-e print illustration from Buddhist parable showing blind monks examining an elephant. Each man reaches a different conclusion based ... More
Breslau Ring Ostseite (1890-1900). Photochrom print.
Deutsch: Breslau. Ring Ostseite. / ca. 1890-1900 English: Market Square in Breslau, Germany (now Wrocław, Poland) ca. 1890-1900. View from the East. Français : Place du marché à Breslau, alors en Allemagne (... More
Brush for the lead2 - Drawing. Public domain image.
A brush for the lead: New York "Flyers" on the snow. 1 print : lithograph.
Canyon de Chelly, Navajo. Native Americans, Navajo people
E. S. Curtis (1904): Canyon de Chelly – Navajo. Seven riders on horseback and dog trek against background of canyon cliffs. Français : E. S. Curtis (1904). Canyon De Chelly. Sept cavaliers navajos et un chien... More
Caricature gillray plumpudding Historic map, Library of Congress
العربية: الپودنغ الكامل في خطر، أو، الذوَّاقة الحُكوميُّون يتناولون عشاءً صغيرًا... Js. Gillray, inv. & fecit. خُلاصة الرسم: يظهر الوزير البريطاني ويليام پت، مُرتديًا ملابسًا عسكريَّة بريطانيَّة نموذجيَّة، وه... More
Cavalryatbalaklava2 - A painting of a group of men on horseback
Print shows the Enniskillen Dragoons and the 5th Dragoon Guards engaging the Russian cavalry in the midst of the camp of the light cavalry brigade which is being plundered by the Russian troops during the batt... More
Charon's Boat - Drawing. Public domain image.
Charon's Boat - or - the Ghosts of "all the Talents" taking their last voyage, - from the Pope's Gallery at Rome / Js. Gillray, fec. A group of naked British Whig politicians, including three Grenvilles, Sheri... More
Cleveland Arcade, 1966 - A black and white photo of a shopping mall
The Arcade in Cleveland, Ohio, looking south toward Euclid Avenue Public domain photograph of a shopping mall, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Connie Mack3, baseball player. Black and white portrait photograph
Connie Mack, as manager of the Philadelphia Athletics. Français : Connie Mack, lorsqu'il était directeur des Philadelphia Athletics.
Currier and Ives Brooklyn Bridge2
Chromolithograph of the Brooklyn Bridge in the City of New York, New York, United States, by Currier and Ives. Original caption: The great East River suspension bridge. Connecting the cities of New York and B... More
Altstadt, Dresden, Saxony, Germany. Photochrom print.
Deutsch: Photochromdruck einer Aufnahme der Altstadt Dresdens Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts, fotografiert aus dem sächsischen Kriegsministerium. English: Altstadt (old city), Dresden in the late 19th century. Vi... More
Dugout home2 - A man standing in front of a log cabin
Dugout home. Pie Town, New Mexico. Early color photograph. Public domain photograph of wooden church building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Eisenhower d-day - A black and white photo of a group of soldiers
General Dwight D. Eisenhower addresses American paratroopers prior to D-Day. "Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower gives the order of the Day. 'Full victory-nothing less' to paratroopers in England, just before they boar... More
Gasshukoku suishi teitoku kōjōgaki (Oral statement by the American Nav...
Gasshukoku suishi teitoku kōjōgaki (Oral statement by the American Navy admiral). A Japanese print showing three men, believed to be Commander Anan, age 54; Perry, age 49; and Captain Henry Adams, age 59, who ... More
Gavin Hamilton - Coriolanus Act V, Scene III edit2
Act V Scene 3 of Shakespeare's Coriolanus: VOLUMNIA Say my request's unjust, And spurn me back: but if it be not so, Thou art not honest; and the gods will plague thee, That thou restrain'st from me the duty w... More
George Romney - William Shakespeare - The Tempest Act I, Scene 1
Act I, Scene 1 of The Tempest by William Shakespeare, in an engraving by Benjamin Smith based on a painting by George Romney. Published by J. & J. Boydell at the Shakespeare Gallery, Pall Mall & at No. 90 Che... More
Great presidential puzzle2
"The Great Presidential Puzzle": "Illustration shows Senator Roscoe Conkling, leader of the Stalwarts group of the Republican Party, playing a puzzle game. All blocks in the puzzle are the heads of the potenti... More
Henry Clay Senate3 - Public domain portrait engraving
This engraving depicts the Golden Age of the United States Senate in the Old Senate Chamber, site of many of the institution's most memorable events. Here, Henry Clay, "the Great Compromiser," introduces the Co... More
Hélène Dutrieu - A black and white photo of a man sitting in an airpla...
Aviator Hélène Dutrieu seated in her airplane. Français : L'aviatrice Hélène Dutrieu assise dans son avion. Italiano: L'aviatrice Hélène Dutrieu seduta nel suo aereo.
Image-Disney Concert Hall by Carol Highsmith edit
Čeština: Walt Disney Concert Hall, sídlo Filharmonie Los Angeles, dílo architekta Franka Gehryho. Rodina Walta Disneyho přispěla na celý projekt více než 100 milliony dolarů. English: The Walt Disney Concert ... More
John Opie - Winter's Tale, Act II. Scene III
An illustration by John Opie, engraved by Jean Pierre Simon, for Act II, Scene III of Shakespeare's [The] Winter's Tale LEONTES: [To ANTIGONUS.] You, sir, come you hither: You that have been so tenderly offic... More
John Quincy Adams drawing2 - Drawing. Public domain image.
"The original sketch of Mr. Adams, taken when dying by A.J.S. in the Rotunda of the Capitol at Washington" "Sketch showing head of John Q. Adams as he lay unconscious in the Rotunda after suffering a stroke."
July 4th fireworks, Washington, D.C. (LOC)
July 4th fireworks, Washington, D.C. 2008 July 4. 1 photograph : digital, TIFF file, color. Washington, D.C., is a spectacular place to celebrate July 4th! The National Mall, with Washington D.C.'s monuments a... More
Lighthouse in Oswego2 - A group of birds sitting on a dock next to a l...
Light house and Fort Ontario, Oswego, N.Y. (Former lighthouse dismantled in 1929)[1]
Locomotives-Roundhouse2 - Steam locomotive, Public domain image
Cleaned up version of Image:Locomotives-Roundhouse.jpg. Steam locomotives of the Chicago & North Western Railway in the roundhouse at the Chicago, Illinois rail yards. Français : Locomotives à vapeur de la C... More
MaryPickford4. Hand colored photograph
Lobby card showing Mary Pickford about to punch actor Francis Marion during a scene from the film Little Lord Fauntleroy (1921). 1 photomechanical print : collotype, color.
McKinley's last address wide2, Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, New Y...
"Delivering the address - President's Day" depicts an address by United States President William McKinley at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York on the day before his assassination. Crowd shot lo... More
Military College of Chapultepec2, engraving, Library of Congress
Military College of Chapultepec, hand tinted lithograph published by Nathaniel Currier, c. 1847 following the Battle of Chapultepec at Chapultepec Castle in Mexico City during the Mexican-American War. A Unite... More
Neuschwanstein Castle LOC print rotated. Photochrom print.
Photochrom print of the front of Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria, Germany, taken as few as ten years after the completion of the castle. Français : Un photochrome du château de Neuschwanstein, en Bavière (Alle... More
The Pegnitz shore and Nuremberg synagogue. Photochrom print.
The Pegnitz shore and synagogue, Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany Print no. "1454"
Palestinian women grinding coffee beans - stereocsopic card
العربية: صورة ثنائية للعام ١٩٠٥. العنوان الأصلي: الطريقة التقليدية لطحن القهوة في فلسطين. English: 1905 Stereoscope. Original caption reads: The native mode of grinding coffee, women. Français : Photo... More
Patrick Street, Cork, Ireland. Photochrom print.
Patrick Street, Cork, IrelandGaeilge: Tramanna ar Shráid Phádraig i gCorcaigh sna 1890í
Quays, Waterford, Ireland, 1890-1900. Photochrom print.
Quays Waterford, Ireland between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900. Gaeilge: Na céanna, Port Láirge, Éire idir 1890 agus 1900. Prionta amháin fótameicniúil: fótocrómatach, ildathach. Print no. "12049"
Rosie the Riveter (Vultee) DS
Public domain photograph related to Rosie the Riveter painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Siegmund Breitbart2 - A black and white photo of two men sitting on a ...
Siegmund Breitbart, Jewish strongman, performing in November 1923. Glass negative. Siegmund "Zishe" Breitbart (1893–1925), shown here pulling a heavy weight using only his teeth, was a Polish strongman and cir... More
Sint-Niklaaskerk, St. Nicholas Church, Ghent, Belgium. Photochrom prin...
View of Saint Nicholas' Church and Klein Turkije, Korenmarkt, Ghent, Belgium. This image shows the state of the church before the houses alongside the church were demolished. In the background: the belfry with... More
St Alexander's Church, Warsaw. Photochrom print.
St. Alexander's Church, Warsaw. Polski: Kościół św. Aleksandra w Warszawie Print no. "8953"
General Art and Industrial Exposition, Stockholm photochrom. Photochro...
General Art and Industrial Exposition of Stockholm in 1897 at Stockholm, Sweden. The colouring of the flags may be in error Français : Exposition générale sur les arts et l'industrie tenue à Stockholm, Suède en 1897.
St. Pete skyline. St. Petersburg, Russia. Photochrom print. Postcard.
Place of the Imperial Council, West Side, St. Petersburg, Russia. – Monochrom image of St Isaac's Square and the Saint Petersburg skyline, 1890s. Русский: Открытка с видом Синего моста через реку Мойку в Санк... More
The harbour in Kingstown, Co. Dublin, Ireland, in about 1895 - Option ...
The harbour in Kingstown [now Dún Laoghaire], Co. Dublin, Ireland, in about 1895. Photochrom print.
Caricature, Triomphe de Marat4, public domain cartoon image
Jean-Paul Marat with crown of laurel leaves carried on shoulders of man around whom others are crowded; celebrating his acquittal by Revolutionary Tribunal. Etching with watercolor. Translation: Top: Marat's t... More
Typhoid inoculation2 - A man helping a little girl fix her tie
العربية: الدكتور شرايبر من سان أوغسطين يُعطي لقاحًا طبيًّا في إحدى المدارس الريفيَّة، بِمُقاطعة سان أوغسطين، بولاية تكساس الأمريكيَّة. نيسان (أبريل) 1943. English: Dr. Schreiber of San Augustine giving a typh... More
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - USS West Virginia2
"Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. A small boat rescues a seaman from the 31,800 ton USS West Virginia (BB-48), which is burning in the foreground. Smoke rolling out amidships shows where the most extensive damage occurred... More
WomanFactory1940s - Art Deco public domain image
Turret lathe operator machining parts for transport planes at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas, USA. Deutsch: Arbeiterin fertigt Flugzeugteile an einer Drehbank in einer Fabrik d... More
1909 Pittsburgh Pirates on a boat FINAL
Original title: "Pittsburg Pirates, champions National League, 1909 / Rudolph '09." Original description: "Composite photo and drawing with heads of Pittsburg Pirate baseball team members as pirates arranged on... More
Aida poster colors fixed - performing arts poster, United States
العربية: مُلصق من سنة 1908م لأوپرا عايدة الخاصَّة بگوزيپي ڤيردي، ومن تأدية شركة هيپودروم للأوپرا في كليڤلاند، بولاية أوهايو الأمريكيَّة. Čeština: Plakát z roku 1908 k opeře Aida skladatele Giuseppe Verdiho pr... More
DutchGapb - A couple of men standing next to a wooden building
Dutch Gap, Virginia. Picket station of Colored troops near Dutch Gap canal
Early flight 02561u - A series of pictures of hot air balloons
Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Early flight 02562u - A collage of pictures of hot air balloons
Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Manhattan Bridge Construction 1909
العربية: جسر مانهاتن، يوم 23 آذار (مارس) 1909. تظهر المحطَّة البحريَّة في شارعيّ مين وپلايموث في المُقدِّمة؛ ويظهر الجسر خلال إنشاءه في الخلفيَّة. الصورة أصليَّة، وقد قُصَّت بعض الشيء. Български: Кадър заснет... More
SMS Moltke Hampton Roads 1912 FINAL
The German battlecruiser SMS Moltke at Hampton Roads, Virginia (USA), in 1912. Türkçe: Moltke ABD'de; Alman İmparatorluğu'nun büyük kruvazörlerinden Moltke sınıfının birinci gemisi SMS Moltke, Kaiserliche Mar... More
The camel corps at Beersheba2, Israel
العربية: سلاح الهجَّانة العُثمانيّ في بئر السبع قُبيل الانطلاق في حملة تِرعة السويس الأولى لِتحرير مصر من القوَّات البريطانيَّة (1915م). English: The Camel Corps at Beersheba Français : Cavalerie américaine ... More
Turkish trenches at Dead Sea2 during World War I
العربية: خنادق عُثمانيَّة على ضفاف البحر الميِّت. English: Turkish trenches on the shores of the Dead Sea.
US Capitol 1814c - Public domain historic place drawing
"Drawing shows the ruins of the U.S. Capitol following British attempts to burn the building; includes fire damage to the Senate and House wings, damaged colonnade in the House of Representatives shored up wit... More
Wrightflyer - An old photo of a man standing in front of an airplane
First successful flight of the Wright Flyer, by the Wright brothers. The machine traveled 120 ft (36.6 m) in 12 seconds at 10:35 a.m. on 17 December 1903 at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Orville Wright was at th... More