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Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Savior (16th-19th centuries), southwest view from the White Sea, Solovetskii Island, Russia

Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Savior (16th-19th centuries), ...

Number assigned by photographer: solo006. Title, date, and place from photographer's inventory. Credit line: Brumfield photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General inform... More

Washington Monument as it stood for 25 years

Washington Monument as it stood for 25 years

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchase; Alice H. Cox and Mary H. Evans; 1954. Gene... More

View of Lighthouse and grounds. Stereoscope Card. Library of Congress.

View of Lighthouse and grounds. Stereoscope Card. Library of Congress.

No.*. Title devised by Library staff - [View of Lighthouse and grounds]

Light House Chicago. Stereoscopic card of Chicago, IL, 19th century.

Light House Chicago. Stereoscopic card of Chicago, IL, 19th century.

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

Washington Monument as it stood for 25 years

Washington Monument as it stood for 25 years

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchase; Alice H. Cox and Mary H. Evans; 1954. Gene... More

Terrapin Tower and bridge Niagara Falls

Terrapin Tower and bridge Niagara Falls

Photograph shows a winter scene of Niagara Falls with a close view of Terrapin Tower and bridge on the American side. "G.W. Thorne 60 Nassau St., New York" retailer's blind stamp on front of card. Publisher at... More

Morris Island (vicinity), South Carolina. Ruins of Charleston lighthouse

Morris Island (vicinity), South Carolina. Ruins of Charleston lighthou...

Title and date from corresponding photographic print in LOT 4196. Annotation from negative, scratched on emulsion: 26, Haas & Peale; inked on emulsion: 26; glass side: 8. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 186... More

Ruins of light house, Morris Island, S.C.

Ruins of light house, Morris Island, S.C.

Photograph shows observation tower built atop lighthouse ruins. Neg. no. B8184-10378.

Sabine Pass L.H. - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph

Sabine Pass L.H. - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph

Stereograph shows Sabine Pass Lighthouse with adjacent cabin. Public domain photograph of monument, historic place, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Dog Is[lan]d L.H., Fla. - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph

Dog Is[lan]d L.H., Fla. - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph

Stereograph shows Dog Island Lighthouse with two nearby tipis. Public domain photograph of stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Dog Island L.H. - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph

Dog Island L.H. - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph

Stereograph shows Dog Island Lighthouse with adjacent structure. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, landscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Cape San Blas - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph

Cape San Blas - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph

Stereograph shows Cape San Blas Lighthouse with attached house. Public domain photograph of stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

View of the S.W. Pass Lighthouse in April 1867

View of the S.W. Pass Lighthouse in April 1867

Stereograph shows the first lighthouse built at Southwest Pass Entrance, Louisiana; also shows keeper's house and boardwalk path. No. 98.

Thacher's Island lights--south tower / phot. by Hervey Friend, 77 Front St., Gloucester.

Thacher's Island lights--south tower / phot. by Hervey Friend, 77 Fron...

Stereograph shows the southern Thacher Island lighthouse with adjacent keeper's house. Cape Ann Views. Stamped: Office of the Light House Board, Oct. 4, 1869.

Thacher's Island lights--north tower / phot. by Hervey Friend, 77 Front St., Gloucester.

Thacher's Island lights--north tower / phot. by Hervey Friend, 77 Fron...

Stereograph shows the northern Thacher Island lighthouse with adjacent keeper's house. Cape Ann Views. Stamped: Office of the Light House Board, Oct. 4, 1869.

Light-house at Calcasieu, Gulf coast of Louisiana

Light-house at Calcasieu, Gulf coast of Louisiana

Above print: U.S. Light-house establishment, 1872. Illus. in: Annual Report of the U.S. Light-House Board, 1872, plate before p. 61.

Light-house at Mare Island, California

Light-house at Mare Island, California

Above print: U.S. Light-house establishment, 1872. Illus. in: Annual Report of the U.S. Light-House Board, 1872, plate before p. 81.

Fourth order light-house at Penfield Reef, Long Island Sound

Fourth order light-house at Penfield Reef, Long Island Sound

Above print: U.S. Light-house establishment, 1874. Illus. in: Annual Report of the U.S. Light-House Board, 1874, plate opposite p. 29.

Fourth order light-house on south west ledge, Long Island Sound

Fourth order light-house on south west ledge, Long Island Sound

Above print: U.S. Light-House Establishment, 1876. Illus. in: Annual Report of the U.S. Light-House Board, 1876, plate following page 20.

Light-house on Stannard's Rock, Lake Superior

Light-house on Stannard's Rock, Lake Superior

Illus. in: Annual Report of the U.S. Light-House Board, 1882, frontispiece. On print, lower right: Phototype, F. Gutekunst, Philada. Above print: U.S. Light-House Establishment, 1882.

On Charlotte Harbor, Florida - Public domain image of a steam boat

On Charlotte Harbor, Florida - Public domain image of a steam boat

Man standing on deck of steamboat Alice Howard, Charlotte Harbor, Florida.

[From new lighthouse, Swinemunde, Pomerania, Germany (i.e., Świnoujście, Poland)]

[From new lighthouse, Swinemunde, Pomerania, Germany (i.e., Świnoujści...

Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., catalogue J foreign section. Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Photographic Company, 1905, where Pomerania is misspelled Pommeraina. Print no. "8380". Forms part of: Views of Germa... More

[View towards the lighthouse, Genoa, Italy]

[View towards the lighthouse, Genoa, Italy]

Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., Catalogue J foreign section, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905. Print no. "8542". More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at ht... More

[Jersey, Corbiere Lighthouse by moonlight, Channel Islands]

[Jersey, Corbiere Lighthouse by moonlight, Channel Islands]

Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., Catalogue J foreign section, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905. Print no. "10473". More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at h... More

[Lighthouse, Swinemunde, Pomerania, Germany (i.e., Świnoujście, Poland)]

[Lighthouse, Swinemunde, Pomerania, Germany (i.e., Świnoujście, Poland...

Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., catalogue J foreign section. Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Photographic Company, 1905, where Pomerania is misspelled Pommeraina. Print no. "8381". Forms part of: Views of Germa... More

[The lighthouse and villas, Blankenberghe, Belgium]

[The lighthouse and villas, Blankenberghe, Belgium]

Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., catalogue J, foreign section. Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, c1905. Print no. "8745". More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at ... More

[New Harbor from the Lighthouse, Bremerhafen, Hanover (i.e. Hannover), Germany]

[New Harbor from the Lighthouse, Bremerhafen, Hanover (i.e. Hannover),...

Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., catalogue J foreign section. Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Photographic Company, 1905.. Print no. "6784". Forms part of: Views of Germany in the Photochrom print collection.

[Feuerbagd'sche (i.e., Fenerbahçe) on Sea of Marmora (i.e., Marmara), Constantinople, Turkey]

[Feuerbagd'sche (i.e., Fenerbahçe) on Sea of Marmora (i.e., Marmara), ...

Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., Catalogue J foreign section, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905. Print no. "16526". More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at h... More

[Hotels, vuurtoren, and gedenknaald, 1830, Scheveningen, Holland]

[Hotels, vuurtoren, and gedenknaald, 1830, Scheveningen, Holland]

Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., catalogue J, foreign section. Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, c1905. Print no. "8740". More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at ... More

[Lighthouse Score, Lowestoft, England] view, photochrome print postcard.

[Lighthouse Score, Lowestoft, England] view, photochrome print postcar...

Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., Catalogue J foreign section, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905. Print no. "10844". More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at h... More

[Douglas Lighthouse and bathing cove, Isle of Man]

[Douglas Lighthouse and bathing cove, Isle of Man]

Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., Catalogue J foreign section, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905. Print no. "10183". More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at h... More

[Lighthouse and St. Peter's church, Calais, France]

[Lighthouse and St. Peter's church, Calais, France]

Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., Catalogue J foreign section, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905. Print no. "8090". Forms part of: Views of architecture, monuments, and other sites in Franc... More

Lighthouse, Bremerhafen, Hanover (i.e. Hannover), Germany

Lighthouse, Bremerhafen, Hanover (i.e. Hannover), Germany

Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., catalogue J foreign section. Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Photographic Company, 1905.. Print no. "6826". Forms part of: Views of Germany in the Photochrom print collection.

[Eddystone Lighthouse, Plymouth, England] view, photochrome print postcard.

[Eddystone Lighthouse, Plymouth, England] view, photochrome print post...

Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., Catalogue J foreign section, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905. Print no. "10275". More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at h... More

[Jersey, Corbiere Lighthouse, I, Channel Islands]

[Jersey, Corbiere Lighthouse, I, Channel Islands]

Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., Catalogue J foreign section, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905. Print no. "10449". More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at h... More

[Mumbles Head Lighthouse, Mumbles, Wales] view, photochrome print postcard.

[Mumbles Head Lighthouse, Mumbles, Wales] view, photochrome print post...

Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., catalogue J foreign section. Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Photographic Company, 1905. Print no. "11184". More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at... More

[Flamborough, lighthouse, Yorkshire, England] view, photochrome print postcard.

[Flamborough, lighthouse, Yorkshire, England] view, photochrome print ...

Image shows the Flamborough Head Lighthouse, Yorkshire, England. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2015) Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., Catalogue J foreign section, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Co... More

[Whitby, the pier, Yorkshire, England] view, photochrome print postcard.

[Whitby, the pier, Yorkshire, England] view, photochrome print postcar...

Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., Catalogue J foreign section, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905. Print no. "10380". More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at h... More

[The lighthouse, Helgoland, Germany] view, photochrome print postcard.

[The lighthouse, Helgoland, Germany] view, photochrome print postcard.

Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., catalogue J foreign section. Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Photographic Company, 1905. Print no. "8231". Forms part of: Views of Germany in the Photochrom print collection.

[Le phare, Cannes, Riviera]. Photochrom print, 1880-1890.

[Le phare, Cannes, Riviera]. Photochrom print, 1880-1890.

Title derived from image caption. Print no. "1062". Forms part of: Views of the French and Italian Riviera in the Photochrom print collection.

[High Lighthouse, Lowestoft, England] view, photochrome print postcard.

[High Lighthouse, Lowestoft, England] view, photochrome print postcard...

Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., Catalogue J foreign section, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905. Print no. "10843". More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at h... More

[New Harbor and the Lighthouse, Bremerhafen, Hanover (i.e., Hannover), Germany]

[New Harbor and the Lighthouse, Bremerhafen, Hanover (i.e., Hannover),...

Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., catalogue J foreign section. Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Photographic Company, 1905.. Print no. "6709". Forms part of: Views of Germany in the Photochrom print collection.

Tillamook Rock and lighthouse / S. B. Crow, Astoria, Oregon.

Tillamook Rock and lighthouse / S. B. Crow, Astoria, Oregon.

Cabinet card photograph showing the small island of Tillamook Rock, dominated by its lighthouse. W28932 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by S. B. Crow.

Close-up view of lighthouse - photo by William Henry Jackson

Close-up view of lighthouse - photo by William Henry Jackson

May not be New Zealand. Photographic print made by LC from Jackson's vintage glass negative. Gift; Colorado Historical Society; 1949. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Com... More

Lighthouse, Gordon Park, Cleveland, O - stereocsopic card

Lighthouse, Gordon Park, Cleveland, O - stereocsopic card

No. 446 Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, landscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Execution light / C.E. Bolles fecit.

Execution light / C.E. Bolles fecit.

Lighthouse on small island. 57971B22 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by C.E. Bolles, Brooklyn, N.Y. No. 740.

Old light house, Virginia - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph

Old light house, Virginia - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpap...

No. 945. Old Cape Henry. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, landscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Antique glass Middle East photographs, American Colony Jerusalem

Antique glass Middle East photographs, American Colony Jerusalem

Title from guide card. Taken either by the American Colony Photo Department or its successor, the Matson Photo Service. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.

[Moonlight view, with lighthouse, Algiers, Algeria]

[Moonlight view, with lighthouse, Algiers, Algeria]

Title from the Detroit Photographic Co., catalogue F scenic, architectural, and marine views, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Photographic Company, c1899. Print no. "6244". Forms part of: Views of people and sites in ... More

[The harbor from the lighthouse, Algiers, Algeria]

[The harbor from the lighthouse, Algiers, Algeria]

Title from the Detroit Photographic Co., catalogue F scenic, architectural, and marine views, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Photographic Company, c1899. Print no. "6206". Forms part of: Views of people and sites in ... More

Bird's eye view of Alexandria, from the lighthouse, Egypt

Bird's eye view of Alexandria, from the lighthouse, Egypt

42836 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 9728 (a) Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, Egypt, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bird's eye view of Alexandria, from the lighthouse, Egypt

Bird's eye view of Alexandria, from the lighthouse, Egypt

41822 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 9728 Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, Egypt, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Lighthouse, wireless, moors at Cape Henry

Lighthouse, wireless, moors at Cape Henry

Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. General information about the George Grantha... More

The sleeping giant - government lighthouse, Fort Williams, Ontario, Canada

The sleeping giant - government lighthouse, Fort Williams, Ontario, Ca...

Copyright 1900 by Underwood & Underwood. Public domain photograph of building, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The N. L. Lighthouse. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

The N. L. Lighthouse. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

Lighthouse, New London, Connecticut. Public domain photograph - historical image of Connecticut, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

White Island Light, Isles of Shoals, N.H.

White Island Light, Isles of Shoals, N.H.

No. 6030. Postcard sent by newspaper correspondent Edmund Noble to his daughter, Lilly. Text reads: Hotel Wentworth, Portsmouth, Aug. 20, 1905. Dear Lilly. A few of the Russians and Japanese went today on a sp... More

Boat landing at Oceanic, Isles of Shoals, N.H.

Boat landing at Oceanic, Isles of Shoals, N.H.

No. 6355. Postcard sent by newspaper correspondent Edmund Noble to his daughter, Beatrice. Text reads: Hotel Wentworth, Portsmouth. Aug. 20, 1905. Dear Beatrice. Thank you for your letter and for the greeting ... More

Lighthouse on El Morro, Havana, Cuba

Lighthouse on El Morro, Havana, Cuba

No. 9927. Public domain photograph of landscape view, nature, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Point Prim lighthouse, Digby, Nova Scotia

Point Prim lighthouse, Digby, Nova Scotia

No. 6. Public domain photograph of landscape view, nature, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Over Morro Castle (built XVI. Cent.) and light-house S., to the city, Havana, Cuba

Over Morro Castle (built XVI. Cent.) and light-house S., to the city, ...

H32517 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph of monument, historic place, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Lighthouse The Nubble, York, ME.. Photochrom print, 1880-1890.

Lighthouse The Nubble, York, ME.. Photochrom print, 1880-1890.

No. 7554. Postcard sent by newspaper correspondent Edmund Noble to his daughter, Lilly. Text reads: Hotel Wentworth, Portsmouth. Aug. 21, 1905. Dear Lilly. Trust you are improving in health. Today I went for a... More

Imposing Pillar of Hercules, looking S.W. down the Great Columbia River, Oregon, U.S.A

Imposing Pillar of Hercules, looking S.W. down the Great Columbia Rive...

H59410 U.S. Copyright Office No. 12502. Copyright 1905 by H.C. White Co.

Fort Rodman, New Bedford, Massachusetts.

Fort Rodman, New Bedford, Massachusetts.

Postcard shows exterior front elevation of granite block fort, centered on entrance, cannon to the right of the entrance, wooden outbuilding to the left, and top of the lighthouse above the roofline. Fort Rodma... More

Peck's ledge light B / G.S. North, Photographer.

Peck's ledge light B / G.S. North, Photographer.

Lighthouse in water. H79507 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph - historical image of Connecticut, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Peck's ledge light A / G.S. North, Photographer.

Peck's ledge light A / G.S. North, Photographer.

Boat next to lighthouse with people on lighthouse balcony. H79506 U.S. Copyright Office.

Windmill Point near Prescott, Ontario - stereocsopic card

Windmill Point near Prescott, Ontario - stereocsopic card

H115932 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 16025. Copyright 1908 by Keystone View Co.

General view of Macao and harbor seen from the Lighthouse Hill, China

General view of Macao and harbor seen from the Lighthouse Hill, China

H124022 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 4141. Public domain image of 19th century China, historical photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Moloka'i Light Station, Makanalua,Moloka'i Island, Kalaupapa, Kalawao County, HI

Moloka'i Light Station, Makanalua,Moloka'i Island, Kalaupapa, Kalawao ...

Survey number: HABS HI-99 Building/structure dates: 1909 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 76002145

Chestnut Farms Dairy, Washington, D.C.

Chestnut Farms Dairy, Washington, D.C.

Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Date from negatives in same range. On neg. sleeve: Lyons. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. General information... More

Gatun upper locks looking north from lighthouse

Gatun upper locks looking north from lighthouse

Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). General information about the George Grantha... More

[Upper Level, Gatun Locks, Panama Canal]

[Upper Level, Gatun Locks, Panama Canal]

J188873 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright claimant's address: 143 Baronne St., New Orleans. No. 668. Title derived from copyright deposit records. Copyright deposit; Gordon Panoramic Photo Co.; January 9, 1914.

[Frank G. Carpenter] on lighthouse wharf, Ketchikan - Frank G. Carpenter collection

[Frank G. Carpenter] on lighthouse wharf, Ketchikan - Frank G. Carpent...

Title transcribed from caption accompanying item. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter collection (Library of Congress). Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951.

On lighthouse wharf, Ketchikan - Frank G. Carpenter collection

On lighthouse wharf, Ketchikan - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Title transcribed from caption accompanying item. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter collection (Library of Congress). Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951.

[Portland Head Light, Portland, Maine] / CK.

[Portland Head Light, Portland, Maine] / CK.

Lighthouse, Portland, Maine, shining light on distant ship. J221180 U.S. Copyright Office.

Herald Havre de Grace Tour - O'Neil and dog

Herald Havre de Grace Tour - O'Neil and dog

Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negatives or negative sleeves. Photo includes view of Concord Point Lighthouse; and John O'Neill Monument, both in Havre de Grace, Maryla... More

Walls and round tower by the water, Castillo de San Marcos, St. Augustine, Florida

Walls and round tower by the water, Castillo de San Marcos, St. August...

Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943. The Arnold Genthe collection includes a wide range of photographs. It is particularly renowned for its photographs of San Francisco's Chinatown, which Genthe began shooti... More

Gay Head Cliffs, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.

Gay Head Cliffs, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.

Postcard shows the shoreline and the Lighthouse of Gay Head Cliffs at the western shore of Martha's Vineyard. K145793 U.S. Copyright Office. C.T. American Art, Chicago, R-82681.

Walls and round tower by the water, Castillo de San Marcos, St. Augustine, Florida

Walls and round tower by the water, Castillo de San Marcos, St. August...

Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943. The Arnold Genthe collection includes a wide range of photographs. It is particularly renowned for its photographs of San Francisco's Chinatown, which Genthe began shooti... More

An oil well in Roumania owned by German capitalists - Frank G. Carpenter collection

An oil well in Roumania owned by German capitalists - Frank G. Carpent...

Photographs show scenes in Romania including an oil well. Negative series code written on page: C262. On page: no. 1304. Text under photo: Same as 1303. In album: European pictures (1923 trip), p. [20]. Copyr... More

[Lighthouse at port, Genoa, Italy?] [Ships in port, Genoa, Italy?]

[Lighthouse at port, Genoa, Italy?] [Ships in port, Genoa, Italy?]

On page: no. 1584 (top image) and no. 1585 (bottom image). In album: European pictures (1923 trip), p. [160]. On page: "No legends". Negative series code written on page: C262. Copyright by Carpenter's World T... More

The superintendent of Uncle Sam's many lighthouses were received by President Coolidge at the White House today. In the center of the photograph, left to right: Secretary of Commerce Whiting; President Coolidge; and George R. Putnam, Commissioner of Lighthouses

The superintendent of Uncle Sam's many lighthouses were received by Pr...

A group of men standing next to each other, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data on negative or negative sleeve. On sleeve: Watch Your Credit Line. Gift; Harris & ... More

Portland Head Light / Ralph F. Blood.

Portland Head Light / Ralph F. Blood.

Lighthouse, Portland, Maine, with surf crashing on rocky shore in foreground. J1251 U.S. Copyright Office.

U.S. Lighthouse Reservation, Oil Storage Shed, South Manitou Island, Glen Arbor, Leelanau County, MI

U.S. Lighthouse Reservation, Oil Storage Shed, South Manitou Island, G...

Survey number: HABS MI-336-B Public domain photograph - historical image of Michigan, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

West Parish Congregational Church, State Route 149, Barnstable, Barnstable County, MA

West Parish Congregational Church, State Route 149, Barnstable, Barnst...

Significance: Structurally, this meeting house, built in 1717, subsequently enlarged, remodelled in 1852 and restored in 1953, resembles the noted Old Ship Church in Hingham, Massachusetts. The Barnstable buil... More

Ham's Bluff Lighthouse, Marron Ridge of Ham's Bluff, North Star, St. Croix, VI
Fort Point, Fort Point Light, 25 Wentworth Road, New Castle, Rockingham County, NH

Fort Point, Fort Point Light, 25 Wentworth Road, New Castle, Rockingha...

Survey number: HABS NH-239-B Public domain photograph - historical image of New Hampshire, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Lighthouse, Waukegan, Lake County, IL

Lighthouse, Waukegan, Lake County, IL

Survey number: HABS IL-176 Public domain photograph - historical image of Illinois, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Yerba Buena Lighthouse Buildings, Yerba Buena Island, San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA

Yerba Buena Lighthouse Buildings, Yerba Buena Island, San Francisco, S...

Survey number: HABS CA-1554 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 91001096

Highland Lighthouse, Highland Road, Truro, Barnstable County, MA

Highland Lighthouse, Highland Road, Truro, Barnstable County, MA

Significance: Highland Light is the successor to the first lighthouse built in 1797, and is the oldest and tallest lighthouse on Cape Cod. Survey number: HABS MA-750

Hamilton Field, Water Storage Standpipe, Terminus of Water Tower Road, Novato, Marin County, CA

Hamilton Field, Water Storage Standpipe, Terminus of Water Tower Road,...

Significance: One of the original structures at Hamilton Air Field, the water tower is a contributing element to the district. It is significant as one of the most visible structures upon entering the base, a ... More

Milford Plantation, Water Tower, Wedgefield-Rimini Road, Pinewood, Sumter County, SC

Milford Plantation, Water Tower, Wedgefield-Rimini Road, Pinewood, Sum...

Significance: An integral part of one of the outstanding antebellum plantations of South Carolina. Survey number: HABS SC-361 Building/structure dates: ca. 1850 Initial Construction National Register of Hist... More

U.S. Lighthouse Reservation, Fog Signal Building, South Manitou Island, Glen Arbor, Leelanau County, MI

U.S. Lighthouse Reservation, Fog Signal Building, South Manitou Island...

Survey number: HABS MI-336-C Public domain photograph - historical image of Michigan, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Anacapa Island Light Station, Light Tower, East Anacapa Island, Ventura, Ventura County, CA

Anacapa Island Light Station, Light Tower, East Anacapa Island, Ventur...

Survey number: HABS CA-2335-B Public domain photograph - 1930s California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

American Great Depression, 1935. Farm Security Administration photographs.

American Great Depression, 1935. Farm Security Administration photogra...

To identify this image it may help to search online for images that have neighboring call numbers, are similar in appearance, and have titles. There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist. Trans... More

Light House, St. Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida

Light House, St. Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida

Title from photographer's inventory. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11834-55-F. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchas... More

Light House, St. Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida

Light House, St. Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida

Title from photographer's inventory. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11834-55-F. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchas... More

Exchange and Custom House, 122-126 East Bay Street, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina

Exchange and Custom House, 122-126 East Bay Street, Charleston, Charle...

Title from photographer's inventory. Building/structure dates: 1767-1772. Related name: U.S. Lighthouse Bureau. Built by Peter and John Horlbeck. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11840-10F. Credit line: Car... More

Lighthouse on Buzzard's Bay, Mattapoisett, Massachusetts

Lighthouse on Buzzard's Bay, Mattapoisett, Massachusetts

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

A black and white photo of a lighthouse in a field, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photograph

A black and white photo of a lighthouse in a field, Great Depression. ...

Public domain photo of lighthouse, sea shore, seascape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

A black and white photo of a lighthouse in a field, possibly related to: Lighthouse on Buzzard's Bay, Mattapoisett, Massachusetts

A black and white photo of a lighthouse in a field, possibly related t...

Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.) Appears to be related to negative LC-USF... More

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