northern virginia

Leesylvania State Park - National Parks Gallery

Native Americans lived on this land for thousands of years. Capt. John Smith visited the area in 1608 on his voyage of discovery.

Map of the region between Gettysburg, Pa. and Appomattox court house, ...

Relief shown by hachures. Reduced and redrawn version of the index map in the U.S. Army, Corps of Engineer's Military Maps Illustrated the Operations of the Armies of the Potomac & James... ([Washington] War De... More

[Map of the Manassas battlefield area in Northern Virginia].

Shows fortifications. Does not include place names. Relief shown by hachures on central bottom sheet only. Wall map believed to have been used by the author after the Civil War for lecture purposes. Title and s... More

Fords on Occoquan and Bull Run : [Northern Virginia].

Covers Occoquan River from Bland's Ford to entrance of Bull Run and covers Bull Run from entrance of Cub Run to mouth. Shows fords, military roads, common roads, H.Q. Manassas Station, settlements, wooded areas... More

[Map of the Manassas battlefield area in Northern Virginia /

Shows roads, railroads, fortifications, settlements, farmhouses with owners' names, and woodlands. Does not show troop positions or movements. Relief shown by contours (10-ft. intervals), hachures, form lines, ... More

Fort C. F. Smith, Defenses of Northern Virginia.

Co. F, 2nd New York Heavy Artillery at Fort C.F. Smith. General John G. Barnard's description of the fort: Fort C.. was erected in 1863. A glance at the general map will show that a long and deep ravine divid... More

Fort Woodbury, Arlington Line, Virginia

Soldiers of the 4th Michigan Volunteer Infantry at Fort Woodbury in Northern Virginia. General John G. Barnard described the elaborate system of earthworks in the sector as: “The five works—Forts Craig, Tillin... More

Union Army blockhouse near Aqueduct Bridge in Arlington, Virginia.

The Union Army constructed three major blockhouses to protect railroad and communication lines in Northern Virginia. Blockhouse No. 1 and Blockhouse No. 2 were located near Hunting Creek Valley, one at the nort... More

Fort Albany, Arlington Line, Virginia

Historic sketch of Fort Albany, part of the Arlington Line in Northern Virginia. General John G. Barnard described the work as such: “Fort Albany is a work partly bastioned, well built, and in admirable condit... More

[Northern Virginia with adjacent parts of Maryland and West Virginia] ...

Relief shown by hachures. Endorsed (facsim.): Approved S. Howell Brown, 1st Lt. Engs: troops, in chg: Topl. Dept., A.N. Va., March 23rd 1864. "No. 22" in upper left corner. Map of Loudoun County, Virginia, and ... More

Surrender of Gen. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia.

Picryl description: Public domain book scan - American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

To the Army of Northern Virginia after four years of arduous service, ...

Memorial repro. of Robert E. Lee's speech after Appomattox; vignette portrait, birthplace, and sarcophagus. Pen lithograph by Professor A.F. Craig. Reference copy may be in LOT 4421 B. This record contains unve... More

[Rough sketch of the battlefield of Cross Keys, Va., June 8, 1862, com...

Civil War Atlas Manuscript Maps

Unidentified Civil War Confederate veteran with Army of Northern Virgi...

Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2018; (D074) Purchased from: Southern Cross Farm, Beaverdam, Va., April 2018. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). pp/liljvet

Confederate monument, army of Northern Virginia, New Orleans, La

No. 1206. Public domain photograph of monument, historic place, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Whites Ford Regional Park - Public Domain image, National Parks Galler...

The Potomac River glides gracefully under a bright sun.

Gate in Northern Virginia. Great Depression public domain photograph.

Additional information on caption card: Photo probably taken by Ben Shahn in the Shenandoah Valley or near the U.S. Resettlement Administration's Shenandoah Homesteads Project. Probably Nov. 1941. Title and oth... More

Aerial view of high-rise neighborhood in Arlington's fast-growing Ross...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Photograph taken during the 1980s. Title, date, subject... More

Aerial view of Northern Virginia near Washington, D.C.

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[Aerial view over Northern Virginia toward Washington, D.C.]

Digital image produced by Library of Congress. Date provided by photographer. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Gift and purchase... More

Carol M. Highsmith - Garden scene in northern Virginia

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Statue of Theodore Roosevelt on Roosevelt Island in the Potomac River ...

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Appomattox Courthouse National Historical Park, Virginia

The site where Robert E. Lee, Commanding General of the Army of Northern Virginia, surrendered his men to Ulysses Grant, General-in-Chief of all United States forces, on April 9, 1865. The National Park encompa... More

Carol M. Highsmith - Garden scene in northern Virginia

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Appomattox Courthouse National Historical Park, Virginia

The site where Robert E. Lee, Commanding General of the Army of Northern Virginia, surrendered his men to Ulysses Grant, General-in-Chief of all United States forces, on April 9, 1865. The National Park encompa... More

Carol M. Highsmith - Garden scene in northern Virginia

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Carol M. Highsmith - Residence in northern Virginia

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Photograph taken in the 1980s. Title, date, subject not... More

Appomattox Courthouse National Historical Park, Virginia

The site where Robert E. Lee, Commanding General of the Army of Northern Virginia, surrendered his men to Ulysses Grant, General-in-Chief of all United States forces, on April 9, 1865. The National Park encompa... More

Garden scene in northern Virginia

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Aerial view of Northern Virginia in the Washington, D.C., suburbs

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Garden scene in northern Virginia

Public domain photograph - historical image of Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Aerial view of downtown Washington, D.C.

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Aerial view of Arlington, Virginia

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Modern office building in northern Virginia

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Photograph taken during the 1980s. Title, date, subject... More

Carol M. Highsmith - Garden scene in northern Virginia

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Carol M. Highsmith - Garden scene in northern Virginia

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Aerial view of high-rise neighborhood in Arlington's fast-growing Ross...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Photograph taken during the 1980s. Title, date, subject... More

Panorama aerial of Northern Virginia near Washington, D.C.

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Shopping mall food court in northern Virginia

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Aerial view of Northern Virginia in the Washington, D.C., suburbs

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Appomattox Courthouse National Historical Park, Virginia

The site where Robert E. Lee, Commanding General of the Army of Northern Virginia, surrendered his men to Ulysses Grant, General-in-Chief of all United States forces, on April 9, 1865. The National Park encompa... More

Carol M. Highsmith - Garden scene in northern Virginia

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Carol M. Highsmith - Garden scene in northern Virginia

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Aerial view of Washington, D.C., with the Rosslyn high-rise corridor o...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Carol M. Highsmith - Garden scene in northern Virginia

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Carol M. Highsmith - Garden scene in northern Virginia

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Appomattox Courthouse National Historical Park, Virginia

The site where Robert E. Lee, Commanding General of the Army of Northern Virginia, surrendered his men to Ulysses Grant, General-in-Chief of all United States forces, on April 9, 1865. The National Park encompa... More

Appomattox Courthouse National Historical Park, Virginia

The site where Robert E. Lee, Commanding General of the Army of Northern Virginia, surrendered his men to Ulysses Grant, General-in-Chief of all United States forces, on April 9, 1865. The National Park encompa... More

'The Pont' Overlook on Skyline Drive, which is also a crossing point o...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Carol M. Highsmith - Garden scene in northern Virginia

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Appomattox Courthouse National Historical Park, Virginia

The site where Robert E. Lee, Commanding General of the Army of Northern Virginia, surrendered his men to Ulysses Grant, General-in-Chief of all United States forces, on April 9, 1865. The National Park encompa... More

Appomattox Courthouse National Historical Park, Virginia

The site where Robert E. Lee, Commanding General of the Army of Northern Virginia, surrendered his men to Ulysses Grant, General-in-Chief of all United States forces, on April 9, 1865. The National Park encompa... More

Aerial view of Northern Virginia, west of the heavily populated inner ...

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Carol M. Highsmith - Garden scene in northern Virginia

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Aerial view of Northern Virginia near Washington, D.C.

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Stony Man Overlook on Skyline Drive, which is also a crossing point of...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Carol M. Highsmith - Garden scene in northern Virginia

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Cottage in northern Virginia - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Aerial view of Northern Virginia, across Memorial Bridge from the Linc...

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Carol M. Highsmith - Garden scene in northern Virginia

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Appomattox Courthouse National Historical Park, Virginia

The site where Robert E. Lee, Commanding General of the Army of Northern Virginia, surrendered his men to Ulysses Grant, General-in-Chief of all United States forces, on April 9, 1865. The National Park encompa... More

Aerial view of Northern Virginia, west of the heavily populated inner ...

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Appomattox Courthouse National Historical Park, Virginia

The site where Robert E. Lee, Commanding General of the Army of Northern Virginia, surrendered his men to Ulysses Grant, General-in-Chief of all United States forces, on April 9, 1865. The National Park encompa... More

Along side the F-16C Fighting Falcon, USAF Thunderbird, Number 1, at t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bernard Wilson Release Status: R... More

An American Civil War reenactor, Lieutenant (LT), Bob Scholes, USA, 2N...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Feltwell Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT William Greer, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

An American Civil War reenactor, Corporal (CPL), Bob Rose, USA, 2ND Un...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Feltwell Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT William Greer, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

American Civil War re-enactors from the USA, 2ND United State Artiller...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Feltwell Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT William Greer, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

An American Civil War reenactor, Lieutenant (LT), Hector Peel, 5TH Sou...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Feltwell Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT William Greer, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

Maj. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson, Antietam National Battlefield

Maj. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson commanded the Left Wing of the Army of Northern Virginia at Antietam

Aerial view of buildings, northern Virginia

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency not held by the Library. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M.... More

Fort Bliss, Texas - 1st Lt. Denys Villatoro, an operations

Fort Bliss, Texas - 1st Lt. Denys Villatoro, an operations officer from Homestead, Florida, and 2nd Lt. Kevin Steiner, a reconnaissance officer from Fairfax, Virginia, both assigned to Headquarters and Headquar... More

Maj. Gen. James Longstreet, Antietam National Battlefield

Maj. Gen. James Longstreet commanded the Right Wing of the Army of Northern Virginia

Marine Corps Base Quantico band performs during the

Marine Corps Base Quantico band performs during the fifth annual Armed Forces Community Covenant signing at Market Square in Alexandria on Monday. The band performed for representatives from Marine Corps Base Q... More

Marine Corps Base Quantico band performs during the

Marine Corps Base Quantico band performs during the fifth annual Armed Forces Community Covenant signing at Market Square in Alexandria on Monday. The band performed for representatives from Marine Corps Base Q... More

JBM-HH weathers winter storm Janus

As winter storm Janus dumped several inches of snow on northern Virginia and Washington, D.C., on Jan. 14, the Tomb Sentinels of the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) kept their watch over the Tomb of t... More

Participants turn onto Rock Creek Parkway in Washington,

Participants turn onto Rock Creek Parkway in Washington, D.C. during the Marine Corps Marathon Oct. 26, 2014. The MCM course starts and finishes near the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Va., and winds i... More

Arlington House and National Park Service volunteer

Arlington House and National Park Service volunteer Dave Pearson leads a group towards the marker of Union Gen. Philip Sheridan in Section 2 of Arlington National Cemetery on a grave tour featuring Union Army o... More

Vice Adm. Joseph Mulloy, deputy Chief of Naval Operations for integrat...

TYSONS, Va. (May. 12, 2015) Vice Adm. Joseph Mulloy, deputy Chief of Naval Operations for integration of capabilities and resources, delivers remarks to government, industry, and military professionals in the f... More

Vice Adm. Joseph Mulloy, deputy Chief of Naval Operations for integrat...

TYSONS, Va. (May. 12, 2015) Vice Adm. Joseph Mulloy, deputy Chief of Naval Operations for integration of capabilities and resources, delivers remarks to government, industry, and military professionals in the f... More

A grassy field with trees and a lake in the distance. Summer virginia ...

A tree stands in the middle of a grassy field / A tree is in the middle of a green field public domain stock photo.

Public domain stock image. Winter cold snow.

Sergeant First Class Curt Loter, the U.S. Army’s Artist

Sergeant First Class Curt Loter, the U.S. Army’s Artist in Residence, provides an overview of the Combat Artist Program for staff members of the Hampton Roads Naval Museum during a visit to the U.S. Army’s Muse... More

Stephen Zanchi, a Norfolk District electrical engineer,

Stephen Zanchi, a Norfolk District electrical engineer, performs a site assessment at a building in Northern Virginia for potential use as an alternate care site, should the need arise, for additional medical f... More

A team for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk

A team for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk and Transatlantic Middle East Districts conduct an assessment of a facility in Northern Virginia to determine its suitability for COVID-19 response. A facilit... More

Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 2 Participates in Capital Shield 2020

200916-N-OQ857-1002 NORTHERN VIRGINIA (Sept. 16, 2020) - Landing Craft Utility (LCU) 1664, assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 2, moves equipment and personnel across the Potomac River during Capital Shield 2... More

Aerial view of Georgetown, Washington, D.C.

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Fort Bliss, Texas - 1st Lt. Denys Villatoro, an operations

Fort Bliss, Texas - 1st Lt. Denys Villatoro, an operations officer from Homestead, Florida, and 2nd Lt. Kevin Steiner, a reconnaissance officer from Fairfax, Virginia, both assigned to Headquarters and Headquar... More

Marine Corps Base Quantico band performs during the

Marine Corps Base Quantico band performs during the fifth annual Armed Forces Community Covenant signing at Market Square in Alexandria on Monday. The band performed for representatives from Marine Corps Base Q... More

Marine Corps Base Quantico band performs during the

Marine Corps Base Quantico band performs during the fifth annual Armed Forces Community Covenant signing at Market Square in Alexandria on Monday. The band performed for representatives from Marine Corps Base Q... More

Participants go by spectators holding American flags

Participants go by spectators holding American flags on Haynes Point during the Marine Corps Marathon Oct. 26, 2014. The MCM course starts and finishes near the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Va., and ... More

National Park Service volunteer Dave Pearson speaks

National Park Service volunteer Dave Pearson speaks to a group of Arlington National Cemetery visitors at the marker of Union Gen. Edward Ord in Section 2 not far from Robert E. Lee’s Arlington House home on th... More

Sergeant First Class Curt Loter, the U.S. Army’s Artist

Sergeant First Class Curt Loter, the U.S. Army’s Artist in Residence, provides an overview of the Combat Artist Program for staff members of the Hampton Roads Naval Museum during a visit to the U.S. Army’s Muse... More

Capt. Douglas Cook, a Norfolk District project manager,

Capt. Douglas Cook, a Norfolk District project manager, and John Wall, a Norfolk District architect, perform a site assessment at a building in Northern Virginia for potential use as an alternate care site, sho... More

Fort Bliss, Texas - 1st Lt. Denys Villatoro, an operations

Fort Bliss, Texas - 1st Lt. Denys Villatoro, an operations officer from Homestead, Florida, and 2nd Lt. Kevin Steiner, a reconnaissance officer from Fairfax, Virginia, both assigned to Headquarters and Headquar... More

Army Col. Gregory D. Gadson, garrison commander, Fort

Army Col. Gregory D. Gadson, garrison commander, Fort Belvoir; and Army Sgt. Maj. Chester D. Grelock, garrison command sergeant major, Fort Belvoir; sign the fifth annual Armed Forces Community Covenant signing... More

Army Col. Gregory D. Gadson, garrison commander, Fort

Army Col. Gregory D. Gadson, garrison commander, Fort Belvoir; and Army Sgt. Maj. Chester D. Grelock, garrison command sergeant major, Fort Belvoir; sign the fifth annual Armed Forces Community Covenant signing... More

U.S. Army Capt. Meghan Curran, first place female finisher,

U.S. Army Capt. Meghan Curran, first place female finisher, crosses the Marine Corps Marathon finish line Oct. 26, 2014. The MCM course starts and finishes near the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Va., ... More

Marine Col. William C. Bentley III, commanding officer

Marine Col. William C. Bentley III, commanding officer of Marine Corps Base Quantico (MCBQ) and Sgt. Maj. Michael W. Hensley, sergeant major of MCBQ, delivers the base's donations to the Toys for Tots Northern ... More

Stefan Rohal, Chief of the Historic Material Division

Stefan Rohal, Chief of the Historic Material Division with the U.S. Army's Center for Military History, shows artifact mounts at the U.S. Army’s Museum Support Center at Fort Belvoir, Virginia to staff members ... More

Martin Borger, a Norfolk District architect, performs

Martin Borger, a Norfolk District architect, performs a site assessment at a building in Northern Virginia for potential use as an alternate care site, should the need arise, for additional medical facilities i... More