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A black and white photo of a building. Dodge Brothers Motor Car Compan...

Dodge Brothers Motor Car Company Plant, Between Joseph Campau & Conant Avenues, Hamtramck, Wayne County, MI Significance: It served as the major manufacturing and assembly plant for the Dodge automobile and is... More

Interior hall and doorway at Kensington Manor, an 1855 Renaissance Rev...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. The house had at one time fallen into such disrepair th... More

Westover Library/Reed School, 1644 N. McKinley Rd., N.W., Washington, ...

The library opened to the public on October 30, 2009. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Print... More

The Telfair Academy Building in Savannah, Georgia, once photographed i...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Designed by British architectural prodigy William Jay in the neoclassical Regency style, the Telfair Academy is a former mansion built... More

The Telfair Academy Building in Savannah, Georgia, once photographed i...

[Facade and paneled door of building]

Public domain image of a historic place, portal, arch, doorway, classical or neoclassical architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

[Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel] / E. Baldus.

In album: Paris et ses environs en photographies, p. 14. 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 o... More

State Capitol, Montgomery, Alabama

The first Capitol building was built in 1847, and was destroyed by fire in 1849. The current State Capitol was built on the previous Capitol's foundations, and was completed in 1851. The building has grown over... More

At Carnac - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

People near pylons, Karnak, Egypt. 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,... More

Design drawing for stained glass memorial Window of St. Francis

Annotations on drawing: SA 88, B. DGS Slide no. 658. Purchase, Donald Samick, 2003 (DLC/PP-2003:109). Forms part of: Lamb Design Collection.

[Design drawing for stained glass memorial Window of St. Francis]

Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Design drawing for stained glass window with Beatific Christ Teaching ...

Annotations on drawing: 1, MH 19. DGS Slide no. 1875. Verso: Notes. Purchase, Donald Samick, 2003 (DLC/PP-2003:109). Forms part of: Lamb Design Collection.

[Bronze doors for the House wing (later moved to the central east fron...

Photograph of maquette of bronze doors for the U.S. Capitol by Randolph Rogers depicting events in the life of Columbus. In album: Benjamin Brown French "Photographs," p. 124. Reference copy in LOT 12251, v. 1... More

Valladolid. Fachada de San Pablo / J. Laurent. Madrid.

In album: Spain, opposite p. 5. No. 75. 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 ... More

Sevilla. Alcázar. Patio de las Doncellas. Puerta del Salon de Embajado...

Photograph shows arched doorway to Ambassadors Reception Room in the Courtyard of the Maidens, Alcázar, Seville, Spain. No. 1384. Gift; American Institute of Architects / American Architectural Foundation; 201... More

Nuremburg. Door of church of St. Sebaldus

Portal of church door showing elaborate carvings. 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 w... More

Valladolid. Fachada de San Gregorio / J. Laurent. Madrid.

Doorway to the Colegio de San Gregorio showing elaborate architectural decorations. In album: Spain, opposite p. 5. No. 76.

Granada. La Puerta del Vino, por la parte de poniente / J. Laurent. Ma...

Moorish doorway, Alhambra, Granada, Spain. In album: Spain, opposite p. 29. No. 220.

Architectural detail of U.S. Capitol doors

The original U.S. Capitol building, known as the "Old Capitol," was a small brick building that was completed in 1800. It served as the Capitol building until the current building was completed in the 1850s. Th... More

Granada. Ajimez en la Sala de Embajadores (Alhambra) / J. Laurent. Mad...

Recessed balcony and window in the Hall of Ambassadors, Alhambra, Granada, Spain. In album: Spain, p. 30. No. 1111.

Sevilla. Puerta del Perdon ó del Patio de los Naranjos / J. Laurent. M...

North portal of the Cathedral of Seville leading to the Patio le los Naranjos. In album: Spain, p. 48. No. 267 bis.

Assyria - Head of Portal Guardian from Nimroud. British Museum

Bust sculpture of a bearded man. On mount verso: 41. Public domain photograph of sculpture in France, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Nuremburg. Door of church of St. Lawrence

In album: Prague, Innsbruck, Munich, Nuremberg, Dresden, Berlin, Hombourg, Edinburgh, p. 174. No. 329.

Constantinople. Gate of old Seraglio

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

Munich. Arch of Victory - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

In album: Prague, Innsbruck, Munich, Nuremberg, Dresden, Berlin, Hombourg, Edinburgh, p. 160. No. 301.

Granada. Entrada de la Sala de los Abencerrajes (Alhambra)

Entrance to the Hall of the Abencerrajes, Alhambra, Granada, Spain. In album: Spain, opposite p. 33. No. 238.

Nuremburg. Door of Rath-haus - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

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Tlemcen. Mihrab de la Medersa (Djama Abd-el-Kassem) / ND. Phot.

Mihrab in mosque with texts in Arabic and French hanging on either side, Tlemcen, Algeria. No. 216.

Assyria - Portal Guardian from Nimroud. British Museum

Statue of a lion with wings and head of a bearded man. On mount verso: 41. On mount recto: No. 2.

[Columbus Doors, U.S. Capitol]. 19th century, Library of Congress coll...

Photograph of bronze doors for the U.S. Capitol by Randolph Rogers depicting events in the life of Columbus. In album: Benjamin Brown French "Photographs," p. 123. Reference copy in LOT 12251, v. 1. Original i... More

Samarkandskiia drevnosti. Medrese Bibi-Khanym. Vorota v glavnom vkhodi...

Illus. in: Turkestanskīi al'bom, chast' arkheologicheskaia ..., 1871-1872, part 1, vol. 1, pl. 73.

Syr-dar'inskaia oblast'. G. Turkestan. Naruzhnaia dver' vedushchaia v ...

Photograph shows carved door to mausoleum built in 1399 in Turkistan, Kazakhstan, by order of Uzbek national hero Emir Timur Kuragan for religious leader and poet Akhmed Yassavi.

Samarkandskiia drevnosti. Grobnitsa sviatago Kussama ibni Abassa (Shak...

Illus. in: Turkestanskīi al'bom, chast' arkheologicheskaia ..., 1871-1872, part 1, vol. 1, pl. 41.

Détails de la chaire de Cadi Borhan-ed-Din Details of the pulpit of Ca...

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Fontaine publique A public fountain / / Bonfils.

No. 327. 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 s... More

Balbek. Detail d'une niche des chambres carrées Bonfils

Niche in chamber of temple in Baʻlabakk, Lebanon. On verso: The propylea. Niche in Exedrae. No. 126. No. 826.

Damas. Porte de bronze de la grande mosquée / Bonfils.

Bronze doors to the Great Mosque, Damascus, Syria. No. 785. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixtu... More

Caire. Intérieur de l'Église cophte du Sainte Barbara

Bonfils. (statement of responsibility) No. 1131. No known restrictions on publication in the U.S. Use elsewhere may be restricted by other countries' laws. For general information see "Copyright and Other Rest... More

Le Caire. Bab-el-Foutouh / Bonfils.

Vendors along the wall near gate, Bab-el-Foutouh (Bab al-Futuh) in Cairo, Egypt. No. 1116.

Samarkandskiia drevnosti. Medresse [sic] Tillia-Kari. Glavnyi fasad. (...

Illus. in: Turkestanskīĭ alʹbom, chastʹ arkheologicheskai︠a︡, 1871-1872, part 1, vol. 2, pl. 102.

Samarkandskiia drevnosti. Medrese Nadyr Divan Begi, sobornaia mechet' ...

Illus. in: Turkestanskīĭ alʹbom, chastʹ arkheologicheskai︠a︡, 1871-1872, part 1, vol. 2, pl. 144.

Samarkandskiia drevnosti. Medrese Tillia-Kari. Vnutrennii dvor (siev. ...

Illus. in: Turkestanskīĭ alʹbom, chastʹ arkheologicheskai︠a︡, 1871-1872, part 1, vol. 2, pl. 106.

Samarkandskiia drevnosti. Medresse [sic] Ulug-Beka. Mramornaia kolona ...

Photograph shows decorative tile work on the inside of a niche. Illus. in: Turkestanskīĭ alʹbom, chastʹ arkheologicheskai︠a︡, 1871-1872, part 1, vol. 2, pl. 113.

Main Entrance, Pennsylvania, 19th century stereoscope card.

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

[View of the Imperial Treasury in the Imperial Topkapı Sarayı (palace)...

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 40. No. 788. In album: Topkapı Sarayı, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid II Collection (Library of Congress).

Mansion for William K. and Alva Vanderbilt, 660 Fifth Avenue, New York...

Architectural drawing shows exterior storm door with ornate trim. Gift; American Institute of Architects / American Architectural Foundation; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:100) Forms part of: The AIA/AAF Collection (Libr... More

Gate in plaza, Amecameca - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

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

Mosquée de Zeı̈reck / Abdullah Frères.

Interior view of the Zeyrek Camii (mosque), Istanbul. Public domain photograph - historic landmark, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Gate in plaza, Amecameca - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Attribution to Jackson based on similarity of title to photo no. 8625 in Catalogue of the W.H. Jackson Views (1898). Detroit Publishing Co. no. 6466. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

James McNeill Whistler - [Garden]

[His Twenty-six etchings series] Kennedy, 210 (sixth state). 30 sets plus 12 printed. Signed with butterfly on plate and in pencil. Title and other information from Beall. American prints in the Library of Cong... More

Entrée de la Mosquée Ahmed / Sébah & Joaillier.

Man standing outside entrance to Sultanahmet Camii (mosque). Public domain photograph - 19th-century male studio portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mosqée Validé. Faı̈ences. Entrée des appartements du Sultan / Sébah & ...

Tilework at entranceway to the sultan's private quarters, Yeni Cami (mosque), Istanbul. No. 313.

Porte et façade en faience de la Mosqu. Roustem-Pacha / Sébah & Joaill...

Door of the Rüstem Paşa Camii (mosque). No. 740. 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 w... More

Porte de Ste. Sophie / Sébah & Joaillier.

Entrance door to Ayasofya Mosque, formerly the Church of Hagia Sophia, Istanbul. No. 825.

[Entrance to the exhibit of forestry, hunting & fishing products, Pala...

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

Jeypore. Maharajah's Palace view, photochrome print postcard.

Title in Detroit Publishing Co., Catalogue J foreign section, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905: "India. Jeypore. Eastern Gate of the Maharajah's Palace". Print no. "20034. P.Z." Purchase; Marc... More

[Eglington Castle, entrance gates, Irvine, Scotland]

Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., catalogue J foreign section. Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Photographic Company, 1905. Print no. "13123". More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at... More

[Imperial gate, Topkapi Palace, Constantinople, Turkey]

Historic Sites Public domain photograph - photochrome print, colorized, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

München. Siegestor view, photochrome print postcard.

Title in Detroit Publishing Co., Catalogue J foreign section, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905: "Germany. Bavaria. Munich. The Siegesthor (Triumphal Arch)." Print no. "1286. P.Z." Purchase; De... More

[Pola, Aurea Gate, Istria, Austro-Hungary]

Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., Catalogue J foreign section, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905. Print no. "16778". Forms part of: Views of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the Photochrom pr... More

Córdoba. La Mezquita. El Mihrab Nuevo

Title in Detroit Publishing Co., Catalogue J foreign section, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905: "Spain. Cordova. The Mezquita. The New Mihrab." Print no. "15494. P.Z." Purchase; Detroit Publis... More

Wien. Schönbrunn. Römische Ruine view, photochrome print postcard.

Title in Detroit Publishing Co., Catalogue J foreign section, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905: "Austro-Hungary. Lower Austria. Vienna. Schoenbrunn. Old Roman Ruins." Print no. "17996. P.Z." P... More

[From the tunnel, Baidar, the Crimea, Russia, (i.e., Ukraine)]

Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., catalogue J foreign section, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905. Print no. "8884". Forms part of: Views of architecture and other sites primarily in Poland,... More

Glastonbury Abbey. Door. St. Joseph's Chapel

Title in Detroit Publishing Co., Catalogue J foreign section, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905: "Great Britain and Ireland. Glastonbury. Abbey. Door of St. Joseph's Chapel." Print no. "10933."... More

Frances Benjamin Johnston - Barber House ("Belmont"), Washington, D.C.

Porte-cochere with Belmont coat-of-arms. Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). Caption card tracings: Coats-of-arms; Arc... More

[Bridlington, the Bayle Gate, Yorkshire, England]

Historic Sites Public domain photograph of a historical landmark building in Britain, British architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph of histor... More

[Manneken Pis, Brussels, Belgium]. Photochrom print, 1880-1890.

Historic Sites Public domain photograph - photochrome print, colorized, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Arc de Triomphe, du Carrousel, Paris, France]

Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., Catalogue J foreign section, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905. Print no. "6938". Forms part of: Views of architecture, monuments, and other sites in Franc... More

Aix. Porte de la Cathédrale de Saint Sauveur

Title in Detroit Publishing Co., Catalogue J foreign section, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905: "France. Provence. Aix. Cathedral of St. Saviour. The Door." Print no. "6741. P.Z." Now known as... More

Málaga. Puerta del Sagracio view, photochrome print postcard.

Title in Detroit Publishing Co., Catalogue J foreign section, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905: "Spain. Malaga. Door of the Sagrario." (Annotated in pencil). Print no. "15508. P.Z." Purchase; ... More

Athènes. Arc d ̕ Adrien. Avec Temple de Jupiter Olympien

Title in Detroit Publishing Co., Catalogue J foreign section, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905: "Greece. Athens. The Temple of Olympian Zeus and Arch of Adrian". Title in General-Photochrom-Ka... More

[Rolandsbogen, Rolandseck, the Rhine, Germany] view, photochrome print...

Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., catalogue J foreign section. Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Photographic Company, 1905. Print no. "17231". Forms part of: Views of Germany in the Photochrom print collection.

[Pola, Germine Gate (i.e., Porta Gemina), Istria, Austro-Hungary]

Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., Catalogue J foreign section, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905. Print no. "9971". Forms part of: Views of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the Photochrom pri... More

Sevilla. Pórtico del Convento de Santa Paula

Title in Detroit Publishing Co., Catalogue J foreign section, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905: "Spain. Seville. Portico of the Convent of Saint Paul." Print no. "15430. P.Z." Purchase; Detroi... More

Córdoba. La Mezquita. El Mihrab Segundo

Title in Detroit Publishing Co., Catalogue J foreign section, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905: "Spain. Cordova. The Mezquita. The Second Mihrab." Print no. "15493. P.Z." Purchase; Detroit Pub... More

Burgos. La Catedrale Escalera Dorada view, photochrome print postcard.

Title in Detroit Publishing Co., Catalogue J foreign section, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905: "Spain. Burgos. Golden Stair." Print no. "15381. P.Z." Purchase; Detroit Publishing Company; 190... More

Mosquée Kârié / Sébah & Joaillier, Cons'ple.

Sculpture over door in chapel of the Kariye Mosque. Formerly the Church of St. Saviour in Chora. No. 47.

Mosquée Kârié / Sébah & Joaillier, Cons'ple.

Entrance to the Kariye Mosque. Formerly the Church of St. Saviour in Chora. No. 16.

Mosquée Kârié / Sébah & Joaillier, Cons'ple.

Sculpture over door in chapel of the Kariye Mosque. Formerly the Church of St. Saviour in Chora. No. 48.

Refreshment stall in station - Madras Railway

Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

[State Savings Bank, Detroit, Mich.]

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Elihu Vedder - [Minerva], Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson buildi...

Sketch for mosaic design in the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building great hall shows the goddess Minerva driving a horse-drawn chariot. Notation on recto: "9 - 1 in." Notation on label removed from v... More

[State Savings Bank, Detroit, Mich.]

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in Detroit, Michigan, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

State Savings Bank, Detroit, Mich.

Title from jacket. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 042408. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

State Savings Bank, Detroit, Mich.

Title from jacket. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 042470. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Jerusalem (El-Kouds). The Angel's Stone, Church of Holy Sepulchre

Title from: Catalogue of photographs made by the American Colony ... 1914. Caption on negative: The Angel's Stone. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.

[U.S. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. "Imagination" and "Memory"...

Photomechanical print shows bronze doors within doorway decorated with Ionic columns, coffers, and allegorical figures. Copyright 1898 by The American Architect and Building News Co.

Jerusalem (El-Kouds). The Angel's Stone, Church of Holy Sepulchre

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Main entrance, Parroquia (parish church), Chihuahua, Mexico

Photograph shows the Cathedral of Chihuaha, known later as the Metropolitan Cathedral Church of the Holy Cross, Our Lady of Regla, and St Francis of Assisi, which began construction in 1725 and was designated a... More

Mosque el-Aksa [i.e., al-Aqsa] (interior) / American Colony, Jerusalem...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a church, cathedral, religious building, 17th,18th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Mosque el-Aksa i.e., al-Aqsa (interior) American Colony, Jerusalem

Title from negative. Caption on negative sleeve: Mosque of Omar [i.e., Dome of the Rock]. On negative: 51. On negative sleeve: See 107, p. 98. Title in list of Matson Collection negative numbers 13816-13914 mis... More

Travel views of the American Southwest

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Travel views of the American Southwest

Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943. Public domain photograph of a Roman Catholic church building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Travel views of the American Southwest

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Travel views of the American Southwest

Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943. Public domain photograph of a Roman Catholic church building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Travel views of the American Southwest

Picryl description: Public domain image of a church, crypt, chamber, underground vault architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Elaborate ornamentation on the New York Capitol in Albany

So massive was work on the elegant building, including its five-foot-wide, load-bearing granite walls, took 32 years and three separate architects, including H.H. Richardson, before it was declared complete in ... More

Travel views of the American Southwest

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Travel views of the American Southwest

Public domain image of a historic place, portal, arch, doorway, classical or neoclassical architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Travel views of the American Southwest

Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943. Public domain photograph of a Roman Catholic church building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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