prairies

map from "Illinois in 1837; a sketch descriptive of the situation ... ...

This image has been taken from scan 000015 from "Illinois in 1837; a sketch descriptive of the situation ... agricultural productions ... manufactures, &c. of the State of Illinois ... together with a letter on... More

map from "Commerce of the Prairies; or, the journal of a Santa Fé Tra...

This image has been taken from scan 000344 from "Commerce of the Prairies; or, the journal of a Santa Fé Trader, during eight expeditions across the great Western Prairies, and a residence of nearly nine years... More

map from "Commerce of the Prairies; or, the journal of a Santa Fé Tra...

This image has been taken from scan 000024 from "Commerce of the Prairies; or, the journal of a Santa Fé Trader, during eight expeditions across the great Western Prairies, and a residence of nearly nine years... More

Composite of eight illustrations showing skyline view of St. Louis, Mi...

Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, v. 2, (1857 July 4), p. 429. Title and other information transcribed from caption card.

(Scene near Tipton, on the Missouri Prairies,) Blacksmithing in the Ar...

A group of soldiers, one relaxing in foreground, one stoking a fire, and two putting shoes on horses. Signed lower left margin: A.S. Leclerc. Title inscribed below image. Note on mat indicates that A.S. Leclerc... More

I've been roaming o'er the prairies. H. De Marsan Publisher, ... 60 Ch...

Public domain song - scan of American song sheet, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Our artist, while painting his grand picture, "Sunset on the prairies,...

Indians painting themselves with artist's paint, as the artist runs away. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1867 Sept. 21, vol. 25, p. 16.

Branding cattle on the prairies of Texas - mirage in the background / ...

Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, published 1867 June 29, p. 232. Date on image printed as June 25, 1867.

Map of the Washington Territory : west of the Cascade Mountains /

Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Depth shown by soundings. Shows roads, government reserves, Indian reservations and prairies. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image... More

Musselshell Meadow - National Parks Gallery

Before the arrival of settlers and sustained agriculture and ranching, the Nez Perce frequented the prairies above the Clearwater River to gather camas. After the Treaty of 1863, Weippe Prairie was out of the r... More

Fort Worth, Tex., "The Queen of the Prairies," county seat of Tarrant ...

Perspective map not drawn to scale. Bird's-eye-view. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 910 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes illus., index to points of interest, and... More

Zonal distribution, prarie swale

Public domain image related to botany, botanical artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Sarcees Indians on the prairies of the great Northwest, Alberta, Canad...

Three Sarsi Indians, two on horseback, tipis in background. D7432 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood.

Bull Snake on tracks west of St. Mary's Station

A group of men working on the tracks west of the St. Mary's Station. They are looking at a large bull snake on the tracks. ..1905.black and white photograph .Physical Condition Excellent .Acquisition source Ano... More

The famous American Bison that once roamed in countless thousands over...

Photograph shows a close view of Bison grazing. Stereo by Keystone. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Shelf.

Coyote-clown of the prairies - Public domain book illustration

(DLC/PP-1934:0119). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Watched by wild animals / Enos A. Mills. New York : Doubleday, Page & Co., 1922, p. 69.

James Burness Senior Holding a Rattle Snake

James Burness Senior holding a rattle snake outside the family's home at Coste Station, six miles from Burdett, Alberta. According to a note on the back of the photograph, this snake almost bit Mrs. Catherine B... More

"Pheasants on the Prairie," Enchanted Highway, Regent, North Dakota

"Pheasants on the Prairie" was started the fall of 1996, with the buying of pipe to bend for the frame. The pattern was taken from a stuffed pheasant, from which a wire model was designed. This model was then t... More

Badlands, South Dakota - Drawing. Public domain image.

Badlands National Park, in southwest South Dakota, United States preserves 244,000 acres of sharply eroded buttes, pinnacles, and spires blended with the largest protected mixed grass prairie in the United Stat... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A gopher tortoise makes its way down th...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A gopher tortoise makes its way down the hill behind the NASA KSC News Center. The sandy soils of Florida are prime habitat for the species, the only one in Florida. Gopher torto... More

Invasion of e. red cedar has formed dense, unhealthy forests along the...

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fishing Boats from the American Camp Prairie, - San Juan Island

Fishing boats ply the waters of the Strait of Juan de Fuca at sunset in this view from the American Camp prairie.

Mural depicting area Indians, about 1865, burning grasslands to provid...

Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Part of artist Patrick Westphal's series of murals depicting the history of Kerr County. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection ... More

Restored prairie grasses and native-grass hay bales at the 1,600-acre ...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Ph... More

North American badger (Taxidea taxus), Yellowstone National Park, 2015...

Badger habitat is typefied by open grasslands with available prey, like mice, squirrels and groundhogs. As a relative of ferrets (also in the family Mustelidae), their young are also called 'kits'. Usually noct... More

Scene in the wild prairie grass at the old Eastern Shoshone tribal cem...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Gift; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2017; (DLC/PP-2002:038-13). Forms part of: Gates Frontiers Fund Wyoming Collection within ... More

Carol M. Highsmith - Prairie in Routt County, Colorado

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograp... More

A yellow and green flag flying in the wind. Flag saskatchewan prairies...

The flag of the province of manitoba / The canadian flag flies in front of a blue sky public domain stock photo.

A grassy field with a bench in the middle of it. Landscape prairies pa...

A field with a dog in the middle of it / A field with a bench in the middle of it public domain stock photo.

A blue birdhouse on a post in a field. Bird house prairies

A birdhouse on a wooden post / A birdhouse on a wooden post in a field / Public domain photo of a bird, nature.

Public domain stock image. Storm thunderstorm clouds.

A field with hay bales and trees in the background. Hay bale bales.

A field of hay with a blue sky in the background / A field of hay bales in the fall public domain stock photo.

The aurora bore lights up the night sky. Aurora borealis aurora northe...

Aurora borealis in the sky over a forest / The northern lights in the sky above a forest public domain stock photo.

Public domain stock image. Cattails reeds plant.

A bunch of tall grass with a cloudy sky in the background. Grass tall ...

Tall grass with a cloudy sky in the background / Tall grass against a cloudy sky public domain stock photo.

Sod house pioneer farm building. A broken window in a stone building

Architecture stock photograph: A window in a stone wall / A broken window in a stone building.

Horse fence farm. A horse standing in the snow behind a fence

A horse standing in a snowy field with a fence / A horse standing in the snow behind a fence / Public domain stock photography.

Camp of the Gros Ventres of the prairies on the upper Missouri Lager d...

Print shows a large Hidatsa Indians camp in the background; a group of Indians in the foreground are dancing on the shore while others are in the water boarding and attacking passengers on a ship. Tab. 38. Sam... More

Workmen's ranche [sic], on Alum Creek, Kansas, 7 miles east of Fort Ha...

Kansas 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 assem... More

Workmen's ranche [sic], on Alum Creek, Kansas, 7 miles east of Fort Ha...

Kansas 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 assem... More

Grain elevator Brant Alberta.. Bernard Spragg photography

Brant is located 18 km west and 12 kilometres north of Vulcan. It is located on the CP main line which runs from Aldersyde to Kipp. This elevator was originally a Home Grain elevator, but changed owners to Sear... More

Grain elevators. Mossleigh Alberta

The remaining grain elevators along the abandoned Canadian Pacific Railway tracks in Mossleigh, Alberta.

A Brewer's Blackbird Perched in a Woody Bush (8600072649)

The lands of the refuge were established to protect and provide habitat for migratory birds that cross State lines and international borders and are by law a Federal trust responsibility. The refuge is of great... More

A Butterfly Magnet (8638646986)

Purple coneflowers attract many species of butterflies and other insects, including this meadow fritillary. Photo taken at a Waterfowl Production Area in Waubay Wetland Management District. Photo Credit: Laur... More

A Cottonwood Perch (12396706235)

Two eagles sit in a cottonwood tree along Flat Creek on the National Elk Refuge. Credit: Lori Iverson / USFWS

A Crow Flying With an Egg in its Mouth! (8601173900)

The lands of the refuge were established to protect and provide habitat for migratory birds that cross State lines and international borders and are by law a Federal trust responsibility. The refuge is of great... More

A Creekside Rest (8471743694)

A coyote keeps watch along the bank of Flat Creek. Credit: Lori Iverson / USFWS

A Flutelike Melody (8595139629)

The State of Wyoming designated the Western Meadowlark as its offiicial state bird in 1927. In spring and summer, males sing out from atop fence posts, bushes, power lines, and other high points. This bird use... More

A Fall Day (15242369330)

The snow-capped Rocky Mountains are seen behind golden-colored cottonwood trees at Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge. Photo Credit: Rich Keen / DPRA

A Frosty Morning (49704479738)

Observing a sunrise on the National Elk Refuge is truly a memorable experience. Photo: Kari Cieszkiewicz/USFWS Scenes from the National Elk Refuge

A Frosty Morning (49705010926)

Observing a sunrise on the National Elk Refuge is truly a memorable experience. Photo: Kari Cieszkiewicz/USFWS Scenes from the National Elk Refuge

A Frosty Morning (49705329732)

Observing a sunrise on the National Elk Refuge is truly a memorable experience. Photo: Kari Cieszkiewicz/USFWS Scenes from the National Elk Refuge

A Frosty Morning (49705329117)

Observing a sunrise on the National Elk Refuge is truly a memorable experience. Photo: Kari Cieszkiewicz/USFWS Scenes from the National Elk Refuge

A Frosty Morning (49705330237)

Observing a sunrise on the National Elk Refuge is truly a memorable experience. Photo: Kari Cieszkiewicz/USFWS Scenes from the National Elk Refuge

A Tasty Meal (9443720303)

An immature Red-tailed hawk finds lunch on the National Elk Refuge in the form of a Uinta ground squirrel. Mammals make up the bulk of most Red-tailed hawk meals. Prey often include voles, mice, rabbits, and gr... More

A Unique Raptor (14430194536)

Unlike other raptors, osprey can dive into water to catch fish. Credit: USFWS / Ann Hough, National Elk Refuge volunteer

A Watchful Eagle Keeps Post on a Winter Day (6258642086)

Bald eagles can commonly be seen on the National Elk Refuge in Wyoming during the winter. The birds, which are scavengers, are drawn to the refuge when large numbers of elk are present. Credit: Lori Iverson / USFWS

A Watchful Eye (13950628398)

Mallards are one of the most common ducks in the Kulm Wetland Management District. They are found in puddles as small as a kiddie pool to wetlands that go on for miles. These ducks pair up in the fall, court th... More

A well-fed canine (49718086712)

This coyote could really use a bath! After hunting for Uinta ground squirrels all morning on the National Elk Refuge, there is no hiding how successful this coyote has been. Photo: Kari Cieszkiewicz/USFWS

A Winter Scene (15709194996)

A coyote walks on the partially frozen Lake Ladora at Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge. Photo Credit: Rich Keen / DPRA

A Windy Hairdo (14137498234)

This female (hen) ring-necked pheasant sports quite a look. North Dakota is infamous for its wind. Photo Credit: Krista Lundgren/USFWS

A Teton View (50722875256)

The area photographed is an excellent wildlife corridor, bridging Grand Teton National Park and the National Elk Refuge. Just out of site of this photo is the Gros Ventre River, which creates a natural boundary... More

A Yearly Visitor (4818820003)

Burrowing owls migrate to Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge each spring and can be seen throughout the summer around prairie dog towns. Photo Credit: Rich Keen / DPRA

Abandoned Farmstead (13106277905)

Early stettlers used Ponderosa pine found 70 miles south, along the Missouri River, to construct their log homes. Log cabin is south of Bowdoin NWR Credit: Carmen Luna/USFWS

Across the Refuge (50376373697)

Have you been on the Refuge Road on the National Elk Refuge? The road provides incredible views of the Teton Mountain Range, as well as an opportunity to see wildlife. Soon the green and brown coloration of the... More

American Bison (24858288149)

Taken at Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, just outside of Denver, Colorado. Photo Credit: Ryan Moehring / USFWS

American Bison (24595337504)

Taken at Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, just outside of Denver, Colorado. Photo Credit: Ryan Moehring / USFWS

American Bison (24858321839)

Taken at Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, just outside of Denver, Colorado. Photo Credit: Ryan Moehring / USFWS

American Bison (25107724392)

Taken at Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, just outside of Denver, Colorado. Bison will use just about anything to scratch that itch! Photo Credit: Ryan Moehring / USFWS

American Bison (25107718492)

Taken at Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, just outside of Denver, Colorado. Photo Credit: Ryan Moehring / USFWS

American Bison (24858293459)

Taken at Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, just outside of Denver, Colorado. Photo Credit: Ryan Moehring / USFWS

American Bittern (19530825681)

The American bittern (Botaurus lentiginosis) is a member of the heron family. While relatively common, it can be very difficult to spot in the rushes and reeds at the edges of wetlands. It will stand motionless... More

American Bittern at Cokeville Meadows NWR (21416937786)

K. Theule / USFWS

American Bittern on Lacreek NWR 2 (12839899974)

The location and angle of the American Bittern's eyes allow it to point is head to the sky and still see what is going on front, below and all around. Photo Credit: Tom Koerner/USFWS

American Bittern on Cokeville Meadows (14682995764)

American Bittern at Cokeville Meadows NWR next to the Pixley Ditch. Credit: USFWS Katie Theule

American Bittersweet (14725915054)

Photo Credit: Gary Eslinger/USFWS

American Coot (5232343281)

A late migrant or wintering coot feeding in warm water spring discharge site (Pond 6) on Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge. Credit: Bob Danley / USFWS

American Kestrel (15290757126)

What do American kestrels and helicopters have in common? They are both able to hover motionless in the air. Photo Credit: USFWS / Susan Drobniak

American Emerald (16109399307)

Cordulia shurtleffii photographed close to the ground, as usual. Credit: Bob Danley / USFWS

American Pika (4920325538)

Credit: Chris Kennedy / USFWS

American Pika (4920336644)

Credit: Chris Kennedy / USFWS

Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge (10599939913)

Credit: Seth Willey / USFWS

American Robin on Seedskadee National Wildlife refuge (25673052864)

Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Asclepias welshii (6306865159)

Asclepias welshii

Arrowleaf Balsamroot (49967283456)

This beautiful bright flower is a member of the sunflower family. Look for them along roadways while driving on the National Elk Refuge. Photo: Kari Cieszkiewicz/USFWS Scenes from the National Elk Refuge

Asclepias welshii 1

Asclepias welshii

Astragalus montii

Astragalus montii syn Astragalus limnocharis var montii

At the Watering Hole (15113407823)

A group of bison take advantage of a temporary pond at Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge. Photo Credit: Louie Ocaranza

Audubon Lake (9160070747)

Scenery and wildlife and Audubon National Wildlife Refuge in North Dakota. Credit: USFWS

Audubon Lake (9160076787)

Scenery and wildlife and Audubon National Wildlife Refuge in North Dakota. Credit: USFWS

Audubon Lake (9162310062)

Scenery and wildlife and Audubon National Wildlife Refuge in North Dakota. Credit: USFWS

Audubon Lake (9160116411)

Scenery and wildlife and Audubon National Wildlife Refuge in North Dakota. Credit: USFWS

Audubon NWR (9160073759)

Scenery and wildlife and Audubon National Wildlife Refuge in North Dakota. Credit: USFWS

Audubon NWR seal (9162313944)

Seal on the ground with the Refuge symbol inside the entrance to the Visitor Center. Credit: USFWS

Audubon NWR (9162291930)

Scenery and wildlife and Audubon National Wildlife Refuge in North Dakota. Credit: USFWS

Audubon NWR sign (9160110917)

Scenery and wildlife and Audubon National Wildlife Refuge in North Dakota. Credit: USFWS

Automatic Fish Feeder (51372009281)

A solar-powered fish feeder on a hatchery pond at Gavins Point National Fish Hatchery. The feeder is decked out with anti-bird devices to keep hungry blue herons from using it as a feeding perch. Herons are v... More

Baird's Sparrow (25865756586) (cropped)

Rare and elusive, Baird's sparrow breeds in the vanishing grasslands of the Prairie Pothole Region. Secretive in nature, the bird lies low in tall grasses, its presence revealed only by its distinctive song. ... More

Baird's Sparrow (25865756586)

Rare and elusive, Baird's sparrow breeds in the vanishing grasslands of the Prairie Pothole Region. Secretive in nature, the bird lies low in tall grasses, its presence revealed only by its distinctive song. ... More

Balancing Act (15113507223)

A prairie dog keeps watch as it balances over the entrance to its tunnel at Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge. Photo Credit: Rich Keen / DPRA