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William Berryman - [Landscape with storm in distance]

William Berryman - [Landscape with storm in distance]

Title from finding aid. Unpublished finding aid, Drawings of Jamaica by William Berryman, available in LC Prints & Photographs Reading Room.

William Berryman - At Oliphant's, Vere, Jamaica, Carpenter Mountains in the distance

William Berryman - At Oliphant's, Vere, Jamaica, Carpenter Mountains i...

Drawing shows a bridge leading to a village. Notation on recto: "Look at the back of this." Light pencil sketching on verso. Unpublished finding aid, Drawings of Jamaica by William Berryman, available in LC Pr... More

William Berryman - From Brandon Hill, rain [in] distance

William Berryman - From Brandon Hill, rain [in] distance

On verso: ink drawing of tree with notation, "Near the junction of Ballard River with Minho." Unpublished finding aid, Drawings of Jamaica by William Berryman, available in LC Prints & Photographs Reading Room.

[A man and a woman, seen from behind, are looking to where the man is pointing with his left arm, he holds a closed parasol in his right hand; the woman has her hands on her face, it is unclear whether she is peering into the distance or crying]

[A man and a woman, seen from behind, are looking to where the man is ...

Public domain photo of Japanese woodblock print, Ukiyo-e, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Robert Emmet, three-quarter length portrait, standing, turned to the left, facing slightly right, with right hand raised holding a hat, and left hand carrying a sword, there is a tombstone behind him and in the distance, the sun is rising]

[Robert Emmet, three-quarter length portrait, standing, turned to the ...

Printed at bottom: Copyrighted. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Tabarius (i.e., Tiberias) from the Walls Saffet (i.e., Safed) in the distance April 22nd 1839 / David Roberts, R.A.

Tabarius (i.e., Tiberias) from the Walls Saffet (i.e., Safed) in the d...

Illus. in: The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt and Nubia / from drawings made on the spot by David Roberts ... ; lithographed by Louis Haghe. London : F.G. Moon, 1842-1845, v. 1, pts. 5-6, p. 7. Surroga... More

[Explorers working on land,  houses in the distance, two boats on a river]

[Explorers working on land, houses in the distance, two boats on a ri...

Plate 4. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Illus. in: Bontekoe, Willem Ysbrandsz. Ovrnael ofte gedenckwaerdige beschrijvinghe vande Oost-Indische reyse..., Hoorn : Ghedruckt by I. Wil... More

Alexandria on the Potomac, Washington in the distance

Alexandria on the Potomac, Washington in the distance

Sketch shows ships docked on the waterfront of Alexandria, Virginia, with Washington's Capitol dome rising in the distance. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Foreign Office to the United States in 1853... More

The camp of the 1st Division, looking north towards the camp of the 2nd Division - the heights of Inkermann in the distance / W. Simpson del. ; M. Morin lith.

The camp of the 1st Division, looking north towards the camp of the 2n...

Print shows a distant view of bell tents at British military camps, as well as hospital tents, soldiers and a wagon hauling supplies toward the camps, the skeletal remains of an animal on the roadside, and men ... More

French left attack, Kamiesch in the distance - tents of Sir John Campbell in the foreground

French left attack, Kamiesch in the distance - tents of Sir John Campb...

Plains before Sevastopolʹ, with Sir John Campbell's marquis tent in the foreground. Title transcribed from verso. Alternate title from: Roger Fenton, photographer of the 1850s. Purchase; Frances M. Fenton; 1944... More

Looking towards Balaclava, Turkish camp in the distance to the right

Looking towards Balaclava, Turkish camp in the distance to the right

Military personnel, some on horseback, at encampment on the plateau of Sevastopolʹ. Title transcribed from verso. Alternate title from: Roger Fenton, photographer of the 1850s. Photo marked for cropping with ve... More

The cemetery, Redoubt des Anglais & Inkerman in the distance - Roger Fenton's Crimean War Photographs

The cemetery, Redoubt des Anglais & Inkerman in the distance - Roger F...

The cemetery on Cathcart's Hill, with Inkerman in the distance on the right. Title transcribed from verso. Alternate title from: Roger Fenton Inventory, Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, The University o... More

Camp of the 3rd Division, French tents in the distance

Camp of the 3rd Division, French tents in the distance

Photograph showing military encampment. Public domain scan of 19th-century salted paper print artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Kamara Heights in the distance, artillery waggons in the foreground]

[Kamara Heights in the distance, artillery waggons in the foreground]

View of plateau of Sevastopolʹ showing rows of caissons, with tents on the plains in the background. Title from 1855 exhibition catalog. Alternate title from: Roger Fenton, photographer of the 1850s. Purchase; ... More

View on the Delaware: "water gap" in the distance

View on the Delaware: "water gap" in the distance

Public domain scan of 19th-19th century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Washington, D.C., view with Smithsonian in the distance]

[Washington, D.C., view with Smithsonian in the distance]

Cityscape photograph shows 14th Street and E Street, NW, vicinity in foreground with houses and industrial buildings including A. J. Joyce's Coach Factory at 412-416 14th Street, NW; workyard with building supp... More

Bird's eye view of Mauch Chunk, from Mount Pisgah tow[ard Le]high Gap in the distance / Js. Queen delt. ; ambrotype of H. P. Osborn, Bethlehem.

Bird's eye view of Mauch Chunk, from Mount Pisgah tow[ard Le]high Gap ...

Print showing the town of Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania with Lehigh Canal, railroad, and mountains in distance. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress. Accession bo... More

[Officers on horseback watching infantry drills in distance]

[Officers on horseback watching infantry drills in distance]

Title devised. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.379) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

[Stone building with portico, possibly a crypt or shrine, and in the distance, tents of nomads, northwest China]

[Stone building with portico, possibly a crypt or shrine, and in the d...

Inscriptions on back are difficult to decipher. Reference copy in LOT 5090, no. 228. Purchase; G.V. Yudin; 1906. Forms part of: Yudin Collection (Library of Congress).

Brenner Railroad. The Pfterschtal-Gossensass glaciers in distance

Brenner Railroad. The Pfterschtal-Gossensass glaciers in distance

In album: Prague, Innsbruck, Munich, Nuremberg, Dresden, Berlin, Hombourg, Edinburgh, p. 157. No. R25.

Cairo. General view, with pyramids in distance

Cairo. General view, with pyramids in distance

In album: Jerusalem, Alexandria, Cairo, Rome, no. 136. 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 ... More

[Scene on the Columbia River at the Dalles with tipi in the middle distance]

[Scene on the Columbia River at the Dalles with tipi in the middle dis...

In: Photographs of British Northwest Boundary Survey, 1858-1861. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a ... More

[Unidentified city view, capitol done in distance]

[Unidentified city view, capitol done in distance]

Title devised. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.39). Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

[Civil War envelope showing eagle and shield with sailboat and steamboat in the distance and bearing message "Victory"]

[Civil War envelope showing eagle and shield with sailboat and steambo...

Addressed to Mr. George Yekley [?], Scotsburg, Town of Sparty [i.e. Sparta], Livingston Co., N.Y.; postmarked Washington, D.C. [?] 31, 1862; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). pp/liljmem

View of the harbor of Pensacola--Santa Rosa Island and Fort Pickens in the fore-ground, Rebel batteries and Navy-Yard in the distance / / sketched by our special artist. The great review at Bailey's Cross Road, Virginia, on November 20, 1861 / sketched by our special artist from the top of a barn

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

Fort Johnson, Charleston Harbor, S.C. Fort Sumter in distance

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.

Bull Run, looking upstream. Railroad bridge in distance / Cap. A.J. Russell.

Bull Run, looking upstream. Railroad bridge in distance / Cap. A.J. Ru...

Photograph showing a man fishing in the Occoquan River with the Bull Run Bridge in the background.

[View of Chattanooga with Lookout Mountain in the distance]

[View of Chattanooga with Lookout Mountain in the distance]

No. B874. Title devised by library staff. Mounted with five other photographs with general caption: Views at Chattanooga. Photograph is half stereograph. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Broadway Landing, Appomattox River, Virginia, Butler's signal tower at Point of Rocks, in distance

Broadway Landing, Appomattox River, Virginia, Butler's signal tower at...

No. B258. 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

Fort Johnson, Charleston Harbor, S.C. Fort Sumter in the distance

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.

Yorktown, Virginia (vicinity). Farenholt's house, with part of Federal Battery No. 1 in the distance

Yorktown, Virginia (vicinity). Farenholt's house, with part of Federal...

Public domain photograph of American Civil War era building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Yorktown, Virginia. Confederate battery with McClellan's No. 1 mortar battery in the distance

Yorktown, Virginia. Confederate battery with McClellan's No. 1 mortar ...

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Yorktown, Virginia. Confederate battery with General McClellan's No. 1 mortar battery in the distance

Yorktown, Virginia. Confederate battery with General McClellan's No. 1...

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Hazel River, Virginia. View of river with bridge in the distance

Hazel River, Virginia. View of river with bridge in the distance

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The battle of Gettysburg - Longstreet's attack upon our left centre - Blue Ridge in the distance

The battle of Gettysburg - Longstreet's attack upon our left centre - ...

Wood engraving after drawing by A.R. Waud. Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, 1863 Aug. 8. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.

Contrabands building a levee on the Mississippi river, below Baton Rouge, under the direction of Capt. Hodge, General Augur's staff - Baton Rouge in the distance / sketched March 13, by our special artist, F.H. Schell.

Contrabands building a levee on the Mississippi river, below Baton Rou...

Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1863 May 9, pp. 104-105.

Ruins of Circular Church and Secession Hall, Charleston, S.C., St. Philips Church in distance

Ruins of Circular Church and Secession Hall, Charleston, S.C., St. Phi...

Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). No. 6077. Brady Handy Studio.

The battle of Gettysburg--Longstreet's attack upon our left centre--Blue Ridge in the distance / from a drawing by A.R. Waud.

The battle of Gettysburg--Longstreet's attack upon our left centre--Bl...

Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1863 Aug. 8, pp. 504-505. Public domain scan of 19th century American drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

North Anna River, Virginia. Soldiers bathing. Ruins of Richmond & Fredericksburg railroad bridge in the distance

North Anna River, Virginia. Soldiers bathing. Ruins of Richmond & Fred...

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

North Anna River, Virginia. Chesterfield bridge with Confederate redoubt in the distance, carried by the 2nd Corps under General Hancock

North Anna River, Virginia. Chesterfield bridge with Confederate redou...

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

North Anna River, Virginia. View of log bridge at Quarles mill from south side. Camp of general headquarters in the distance

North Anna River, Virginia. View of log bridge at Quarles mill from so...

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Brandy Station, Virginia]. View of Colonel G.H. Sharpe's quarters. Headquarters, Army of the Potomac. Bull ring in the distance

[Brandy Station, Virginia]. View of Colonel G.H. Sharpe's quarters. He...

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Federal earthworks on north bank of North Anna River--Confederate earthworks on south bank--in distance

Federal earthworks on north bank of North Anna River--Confederate eart...

Civil War Photograph Collection. Original negative no. LC-B811-756. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with ... More

Brandy Station, Virginia. Colonel G.H. Sharpe's quarters. Headquarters, Army of the Potomac. Bull ring in the distance

Brandy Station, Virginia. Colonel G.H. Sharpe's quarters. Headquarters...

Public domain historical photo, American history, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

North Anna River, Virginia. Quarles' mill from the south side. General headquarters, Army of the Potomac in the distance

North Anna River, Virginia. Quarles' mill from the south side. General...

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Graveyard of Circular Church and ruins of Secession Hall in distance, Charleston, S.C. April 1865

Graveyard of Circular Church and ruins of Secession Hall in distance, ...

Civil War Collection (Library of Congress) - Brady-Handy Studio. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: War damage; C.W.; Geogr.; Cemeteries.

Farmville, Virginia (vicinity). Distance view of High bridge of the South Side Railroad across the Appomattox

Farmville, Virginia (vicinity). Distance view of High bridge of the So...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Panoramic view, the ruins of Charleston, S.C., Roman Catholic Cathedral in the distance

Panoramic view, the ruins of Charleston, S.C., Roman Catholic Cathedra...

Stereograph showing a young man seated on the ruins of exterior stairs. The ruins of several buildings, and the cathedral are in the distance. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Hand... More

Appearance of the Union and Rebel lines at the "Front," from the Parapet of Fort Fisher, Mar. 28 showing the territory gained by the 2nd and 6th, Army Corps after the rebel attack on the 25th inst., with Petersburgh [sic] in the distance / 3 miles only / on the right

Appearance of the Union and Rebel lines at the "Front," from the Parap...

Landscape, with small figures indicating pickets, and cheveaux de frieze. A signal tower in tree in foreground. Title inscribed on verso. Inscribed below title on verso: Mem = It will be well to delinate the Pi... More

Broad St., Charleston, S.C., looking East, with the ruins of the Roman Catholic Cathedral and St. Michael's church in the distance

Broad St., Charleston, S.C., looking East, with the ruins of the Roman...

Stereograph showing a view of Broad street alongside the ruins of the Cathedral of St. John and St. Finbar. A man sits on a low wall.

Interior view of Castle Pinckney, Charleston Harbor, S.C. City in the distance

Interior view of Castle Pinckney, Charleston Harbor, S.C. City in the ...

Stereograph showing a mounted cannon and ammunition inside the fort. No. 3121. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyright 1865 by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. Forms part of: Civil War Ph... More

View from the parapet of the rebel works in front of Petersburgh (i.e. Petersburg), Virginia, showing gabions, bombproofs, "chevaux de frise" and rifle pits in the distance

View from the parapet of the rebel works in front of Petersburgh (i.e....

Stereograph showing various fortifications inside the Confederate fort near Elliott's salient and Petersburg, Va. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyright 1865 by E. & H.T. Anthon... More

Meeting St., Charleston, S.C., looking South, showing the ruins of Circular church and the Mills House, St. Michael's church in the distance

Meeting St., Charleston, S.C., looking South, showing the ruins of Cir...

No. 3104. The same negative used for items 227 and 228. A copy negative is available for item 228, which shows the full image without the caption. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. C... More

View from the Petersburgh [i.e. Petersburg] railroad Depot, Richmond, Virginia, looking south-west, showing a portion of the burnt district, and Gamble Hill in the distance

View from the Petersburgh [i.e. Petersburg] railroad Depot, Richmond, ...

Photo shows buildings damaged by fires that began to burn out of control after the Confederate government and troops left Richmond, Va., at the end of the Civil War. Union troops helped put the fires out when t... More

Richmond, Virginia. Ruins of Arsenal (Pratt's castle in distance background)

Richmond, Virginia. Ruins of Arsenal (Pratt's castle in distance backg...

Public domain historical photo, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

View from the parapet of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), S.C., with Charleston in the distance. Taken April 14, '65, on the occasion of the raising of the old flag

View from the parapet of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), S.C., with Charle...

Stereograph showing a view of the interior of Fort Sumter from the parapet. A group of cannons line the opposite side of the parapet. No. 3135. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copy... More

Three gun battery on "The Battery," Charleston, S.C.--The gun in distance was taken from the wreck of the U.S. Ironclad Keokuk

Three gun battery on "The Battery," Charleston, S.C.--The gun in dista...

Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). No. 3068. Public domain photograph - ship, port, harbor, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Meeting St., near Broad, Charleston, S.C., looking north. St. Michael's church in the middle distance

Meeting St., near Broad, Charleston, S.C., looking north. St. Michael'...

Stereograph showing buildings and a church on Meeting Street. A horse drawn wagon in the middle distance. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyright by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. in 1... More

Meeting St., Charleston, S.C., looking South, showing the ruins of Circular church and the Mills House, St. Michael's church in the distance

Meeting St., Charleston, S.C., looking South, showing the ruins of Cir...

Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Hand written on verso: Miller, vol. III, p. 174. Copyright by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. in 1865. Forms part of: Civil War Photograph Collection (Libra... More

Ruins of Circular Church, St. Philips Church in the distance, ruins of Secession Hall on the right of the picture, on Meeting Street, Charleston, S.C.

Ruins of Circular Church, St. Philips Church in the distance, ruins of...

Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyright 1865 by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. Forms part of: Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). Original negative may be available: ... More

View from the parapet of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), S.C., with Charleston in the distance. Taken April 14, '65, on the occasion of the raising of the old flag

View from the parapet of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), S.C., with Charle...

Stereograph showing two men sitting on the parapet in Fort Sumter on the occasion of the anniversary of Major General Anderson's surrender four years earlier. Four cannons on the parapet in the distance. Part o... More

The light house of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), Charleston Harbor, S.C. Morris Island in the distance

The light house of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), Charleston Harbor, S.C....

Stereograph showing a beacon tower above the gabion reinforced entrance to a bombproof construction on the parapet of Fort Sumter. A cannon is nearby. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History... More

C Street, Virginia City - Cedar Hill in the distance

C Street, Virginia City - Cedar Hill in the distance

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 708. LOT subdivision subject: Virginia City, Nevada. This record contains unverified data from old... More

Reflection--Donner Lake - View from Pollard's Hotel - Eastern Summit in the distance.

Reflection--Donner Lake - View from Pollard's Hotel - Eastern Summit i...

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 849. LOT subdivision subject: Donner Lake. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.

Pacific Mail Steamship Co.'s Works, Benicia, Solano County, Maretinez in the distance

Pacific Mail Steamship Co.'s Works, Benicia, Solano County, Maretinez ...

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 575. LOT subdivision subject: Solano County. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.

Eastern Shore of Lake Tahoe--from Rocky Point, looking South, Sierra Rocks and Cave Rock in the distance

Eastern Shore of Lake Tahoe--from Rocky Point, looking South, Sierra R...

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 683. LOT subdivision subject: Lake Tahoe. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.

The Sugar Pine Tree, Placer County - Town of You Bet in the Distance

The Sugar Pine Tree, Placer County - Town of You Bet in the Distance

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 820. LOT subdivision subject: Trees. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.

Summit Valley, the Head-waters of the Yuba River, Donner Peak and Pass in the Distance

Summit Valley, the Head-waters of the Yuba River, Donner Peak and Pass...

Public domain photograph of rural landscape, California, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Cement Ridge, near Crystal Lake, on the Central Pacific Railroad - Old Man Mountain in the distance

Cement Ridge, near Crystal Lake, on the Central Pacific Railroad - Old...

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 1266. LOT subdivision subject: Central Pacific Railroad Equipment and Tracks on Donner Pass Route... More

Sacramento City from the new Capitol Building looking Northwest--the River in the distance

Sacramento City from the new Capitol Building looking Northwest--the R...

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 1213. LOT subdivision subject: Sacramento. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.

First Street, San Francisco, looking North--Telegraph Hill in the distance

First Street, San Francisco, looking North--Telegraph Hill in the dist...

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 455. LOT subdivision subject: San Francisco General Views. This record contains unverified old dat... More

[Mendocino City, looking east, Big River Bridge in the distance, Mendocino County]

[Mendocino City, looking east, Big River Bridge in the distance, Mendo...

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 1200. LOT subdivision subject: Mendocino County. This record contains unverified old data from cap... More

Six mile Canyon, from office of Chollar Works, desert in the distance

Six mile Canyon, from office of Chollar Works, desert in the distance

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 733. LOT subdivision subject: Virginia City, Nevada. This record contains unverified old data from... More

View down the Yosemite Valley - Cathedral Rocks in the distance - Mariposa County

View down the Yosemite Valley - Cathedral Rocks in the distance - Mari...

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 1113. LOT subdivision subject: Yosemite Valley. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.

Canyon of the American River near Colfax, Jehovah Gap in the distance - Placer County

Canyon of the American River near Colfax, Jehovah Gap in the distance ...

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 1096. LOT subdivision subject: Donner Pass Route. This record contains unverified old data from ca... More

Cedar Trees on the Summit, Donner Peak and Lake in the Distance - Placer County

Cedar Trees on the Summit, Donner Peak and Lake in the Distance - Plac...

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 784. LOT subdivision subject: Donner Pass Route. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.

Sacramento City from the new Capitol Building - Looking west, M Street - River in the distance

Sacramento City from the new Capitol Building - Looking west, M Street...

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 1214. LOT subdivision subject: Sacramento. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.

[View of the Paris Exposition of 1867 showing waterfront, main exhibit building, and balloon flying in the distance]

[View of the Paris Exposition of 1867 showing waterfront, main exhibit...

Tissandier collection. Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mt. Watkins, from So. Dome, Mt. Raymond in distance, perpetual snow in foreground

Mt. Watkins, from So. Dome, Mt. Raymond in distance, perpetual snow in...

3503 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 1165. Part of series: California - Views in the Yo-Semite Valley.

Cañon above Mirror Lake, from South Dome, Cathedral Peak in distance

Cañon above Mirror Lake, from South Dome, Cathedral Peak in distance

3507 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 1169. Part of series: California - Views in the Yo-Semite Valley.

Vernal and Nevada Falls, from Glacier Point, Mt. Hoffman in distance

Vernal and Nevada Falls, from Glacier Point, Mt. Hoffman in distance

3511 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 1173. Part of series: California - Views in the Yo-Semite Valley.

Mt. Range; Castle Valley in distance.

Mt. Range; Castle Valley in distance.

Original negative number: 19. Part of series: U.S. War Dept., Corps of Engineers; Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of 100th Meridian, Expedition of 1872; Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler, commanding. Part of: ... More

From the top of Vernal Falls, Glacier's Point, 3705 ft. high, in the distance

From the top of Vernal Falls, Glacier's Point, 3705 ft. high, in the d...

Part of series: Glories of the Yosemite, California. No. 55. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixt... More

[The balloon Zénith at sunrise or sunset, with five passengers during a long distance flight from Paris to Arcachon in March, 1875]

[The balloon Zénith at sunrise or sunset, with five passengers during ...

Possibly drawn by Albert Tissandier. Title and date devised by Library staff, based on illustrations in Histoire de mes ascensions ... / par Gaston Tissandier. Paris : M. Dreyfous, 1878. Tissandier collection.

View on the Merced. Hutchings' Hotel and Bridge. Sentinel Rock in the distance

View on the Merced. Hutchings' Hotel and Bridge. Sentinel Rock in the ...

Part of series: Glories of the Yosemite, California. No. 62. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixt... More

Bird's eye view of Coronado Beach, San Diego Bay and city of San Diego, Cal. in distance /

Bird's eye view of Coronado Beach, San Diego Bay and city of San Diego...

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

[View from a distance of Defterdar] / Abdullah Frères.

[View from a distance of Defterdar] / Abdullah Frères.

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

[View of Arnavutköy from a distance] / Abdullah Frères.

[View of Arnavutköy from a distance] / Abdullah Frères.

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 24. No. 676. In album: Views of the Bosporus and Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid II Collection (Library of Congress).

East end of Lyttleton Island with life boat cove in distance

East end of Lyttleton Island with life boat cove in distance

Photograph showing sea with snow-covered land beyond during the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition. No. 77.

Manitou, Pike's Peak in distance, engraving, Library of Congress

Manitou, Pike's Peak in distance, engraving, Library of Congress

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 a glossy surface to h... More

Front of operating room in which are arranged parallel with track, 24 cameras at a distance of 12 inches from the center of each lens, and an electro-shutter in front of each

Front of operating room in which are arranged parallel with track, 24 ...

Illus. in: The attitudes of animals in motion : a series of photographs illustrating the consecutive positions assumed by animals in performing various movements; executed at Palo Alto, California, in 1878 and... More

[Ice bridge, Niagara Falls, American Falls in distance]

[Ice bridge, Niagara Falls, American Falls in distance]

Photoprint copyrighted by George Barker. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: NY Niagara Falls; Ice; Shelf.

Ruins of village No. 20, south side, with the Verde River and Fort Verde shown in the distance

Ruins of village No. 20, south side, with the Verde River and Fort Ver...

Landscape view with Native American ruins in the Verde Valley of Central Arizona.

Picryl description: Public domain image of byciclyst, bike, bicycle wheel, sport event, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Picryl description: Public domain image of byciclyst, bike, bicycle wh...

Picryl description: Public domain image of bicyclist, bike, bicycle wheel, sport event, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Public domain image of New york city cityscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Public domain image of New york city cityscape, free to use, no copyri...

Public domain photograph - New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Livestock on the James Gates ranch at Gates, Nebraska,  showing Gates bridge on the Middle Loup River and T.J. Butcher's home in the distance to the right.

Livestock on the James Gates ranch at Gates, Nebraska, showing Gates ...

original size: 6x8 Public domain photograph - historical image of Nebraska, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Palace of Fine Arts, as seen from the side, with a hot air balloon in the distance, Paris Exposition, 1889]

[Palace of Fine Arts, as seen from the side, with a hot air balloon in...

Originals in PR12, LOT 6634. Public domain photograph of Paris Exposition Universelle, 1889, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Harbor entrance, Havana, Cuba with part of Morro Castle in foreground and Cabañas Fortress and Havana in distance]

[Harbor entrance, Havana, Cuba with part of Morro Castle in foreground...

Public domain image of a historic view of Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

[General view, with Lebanon in the distance, Beyrout, Holy Land, (i.e., Beirut, Lebanon)]

[General view, with Lebanon in the distance, Beyrout, Holy Land, (i.e....

Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., catalogue J foreign section. Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Photographic Company, 1905. Print no. "15107". Forms part of: Views of the Holy Land in the Photochrom print collection.

[Village and palm trees by a lake with a pyramid in the distance, before 1923, Egypt. Camel and native in foregrd.]

[Village and palm trees by a lake with a pyramid in the distance, befo...

Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. LOT subdivision subject: Egypt. Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection (Library of Congress). Photograph by Publishers Photo Service. Caption ... More

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