monochrome photography, history

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Slavery tax receipts for State of Virginia : 1860 and 1862. For Peter S. Roller.

Slavery tax receipts for State of Virginia : 1860 and 1862. For Peter ...

Public domain scan of a manuscript related to African American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Exterior of Damascus Gate from north, Jerusalem

Exterior of Damascus Gate from north, Jerusalem

Public domain image of Egyptian art, medieval, 14th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description photo.

Carib Indians making Baskets, Dominica

Carib Indians making Baskets, Dominica

Picryl description: Public domain image of ethnic group, people gathering, anthropology, colonies, exotic, indigenous people, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Fort-De-France, Martinique - Public domain dedication image

Fort-De-France, Martinique - Public domain dedication image

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in New York City, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Buildings near Ellis Island pier; immigrants can be seen with trunks and luggage.

Buildings near Ellis Island pier; immigrants can be seen with trunks a...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a boat in a harbor, water, fishing boat, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Captured German guns, France, after August 1918

Captured German guns, France, after August 1918

Allied officers, one with a bandaged head, examine lines of captured German guns. Several of the guns have been painted with a very basic camouflage. Painted on the guns are the names of the units which capture... More

5 europeere og en somalier utenfor et skur/enkel bygning i Kilimafeza, Tanganyika.

5 europeere og en somalier utenfor et skur/enkel bygning i Kilimafeza,...

5 europeere og en somalier utenfor et skur/enkel bygning i Kilimafeza, Tanganyika.

[Asbury Park, New Jersey, baby parade with general scene in court]

[Asbury Park, New Jersey, baby parade with general scene in court]

J209728 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood, no. 188770. Public domain photograph, Victorian style, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Charles Lucas and Iris Hall in a scene from The Homesteader

Charles Lucas and Iris Hall in a scene from The Homesteader

Public domain photograph of movie actress, film scene, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

George Washington Carver - Public domain portrait engraving

George Washington Carver - Public domain portrait engraving

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Star pupil, 82 years old, reading her lesson in adult class, Gee's Bend, Alabama, May 1939.

Star pupil, 82 years old, reading her lesson in adult class, Gee's Ben...

Picryl description: Public domain image of children of farmers, migrant workers, Great Depression era, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Mulatto ex-slave in her house near Greensboro, Alabama, May 1941.

Mulatto ex-slave in her house near Greensboro, Alabama, May 1941.

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Market woman, Brazil. - Public domain portrait photograph

Market woman, Brazil. - Public domain portrait photograph

Public domain photograph - military portrait, armed forces officer, leader, commander, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Henry Bryan Hall - His Excellency Samuel Adams Esqr.

Henry Bryan Hall - His Excellency Samuel Adams Esqr.

Public domain scan of portrait art print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Lynn Cochrane; Ship's cook, 1c, U.S.N.R.F.; Lost when U.S.A. C.T. Ticonderoga was torpedoed and sunk September 30, 1918.

Lynn Cochrane; Ship's cook, 1c, U.S.N.R.F.; Lost when U.S.A. C.T. Tico...

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Bosque Farms project. Making adobe brick. These bricks made on the project for use in construction of school and permanent homes.

Bosque Farms project. Making adobe brick. These bricks made on the pro...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Granville T. Woods - A black and white photo of a man with a mustache

Granville T. Woods - A black and white photo of a man with a mustache

Picryl description: Public domain image from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Har... More

Thomas Bethune (Blind Tom) - Public domain portrait engraving

Thomas Bethune (Blind Tom) - Public domain portrait engraving

Picryl description: Public domain image from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Har... More

View of St. John's Chapel from the Park

View of St. John's Chapel from the Park

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

Forsyth Park, Savannah, Ga. [View of an African-American woman with a baby carriage.]

Forsyth Park, Savannah, Ga. [View of an African-American woman with a ...

Picryl description: Public domain painting of a park, trees, picnic, outdoor activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Captain John Smith - Public domain portrait engraving

Captain John Smith - Public domain portrait engraving

Public domain reproduction of portrait art print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

New Jersey. - A black and white photo of a pile of snow

New Jersey. - A black and white photo of a pile of snow

Picryl description: Public domain image of a damaged, burned, or destroyed building, natural disaster, war destruction, ruins, 19th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

School youngsters, Red House, West Virginia

School youngsters, Red House, West Virginia

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of children, kids, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A couple of kids standing in front of a movie theater, [Movie theater]. New Orleans, Louisiana

A couple of kids standing in front of a movie theater, [Movie theater]...

Public domain photograph of Great Depression era, artistic, art photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Saturday afternoon in London, Ohio, "the main street"

Saturday afternoon in London, Ohio, "the main street"

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

[Plaster workshop : men working on models, including a Corinthian capital.]

[Plaster workshop : men working on models, including a Corinthian capi...

Public domain scan of artwork related to technological or industrial history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Opera House [interior]. New York Sterecope Card.

Opera House [interior]. New York Sterecope Card.

Public domain scan of the back of stereograph card, stereoscopic view, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Independence Hall, where Declaration of Independence was made in 1776. Philadelphia, Pa.

Independence Hall, where Declaration of Independence was made in 1776....

Philadelphia stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who... More

[Five women holding hands and walking together in a row, sky in background]

[Five women holding hands and walking together in a row, sky in backgr...

Published in Vogue magazine, August, 1935. Forms part of: Toni Frissell collection (Library of Congress). Published in: Photographs, 1933-1967 / Toni Frissell ; introduction by George Plimpton ; foreword by Si... More