[Warren G. Harding, half-length portrait, seated in vehicle, facing ri...
National Photo Company Collection. Public domain photograph related to President Warren G. Harding, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Sculpture "Temperance" located at second floor elevator, no. 9, Depart...
Artist: Carl Paul Jennewein, 1935. Aluminum, dimensions: 36" x 19" x 16". Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the... More
Sculpture "Justice" located at second floor elevator, no. 9, Departmen...
Artist: Carl Paul Jennewein, 1935. Aluminum, dimensions: 36" x 19" x 16". Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the... More
National Cathedral interiors. Stained glass windows at National Cathed...
Titles devised. Public domain photograph of 13th-14th-century medieval illuminated manuscript, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Door latch decorations, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C.
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
[Librarian's Room. Detail of mural. Library of Congress Thomas Jeffers...
Gift; Carol M. Highsmith 2010; (DLC/PP-2002:038) Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
[Mural depicting baseball by Frederic C. Martin. Library of Congress T...
Gift; Carol M. Highsmith 2011; (DLC/PP-2002:038) Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
[Manuscript Book mural in Evolution of the Book series, John W. Alexan...
Photo of one part of a six-part mural on the history of the book; after conservation of the mural. Depicts a monk illustrating a manuscript, with two monks in background. Mural marked at bottom left: Copyright ... More
[North Reading Room, west wall. Mural by Ezra Winter illustrating the ...
According to the inscription, this mural on the west wall shows (left to right): "The Miller, in the lead, piping the band out of Southwark; the Host of Tabard Inn; the Knight, followed by his son, the young Sq... More
[Library of Congress ("National Library"), Judiciary Square site, Wash...
Public domain scan of architectural drawing, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Senate Members Room. Detail of cherub carving on mantel. Library of C...
Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Front elevation (Modern/modifie...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a palace, villa, or large historic building, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
[Library of Congress ("National Library"), Judiciary Square site, Wash...
Public domain image of palace, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Library of Congress ("National Library"), Judiciary Square site, Wash...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a palace, villa, or large historic building, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
[Main Reading Room. Portrait statue of Michelangelo along the balustra...
Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
[Second Floor Corridor. Printers' marks+columns. View of mural between...
Gift; Carol M. Highsmith 2007; (DLC/PP-2002:038) Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
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
Mural "Arrival of mail in New Amsterdam," by Karl R. Free at the Ariel...
Date: 1938; dimensions: 7' x 13' 6". Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photograp... More
[Great Hall. Bust of George Washington. Library of Congress Thomas Jef...
Exhibit caption: "The bronze bust of George Washington is a copy of a work by the French sculptor Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1828)." (Source: MyLOC.gov Great Hall exhibit, 2008) Forms part of the Library of Con... More
The Capitol in 1800 taken from advanced proof of plate 38 History of t...
Print showing exterior of U. S. Capitol building. The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is the federal agency responsible for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the United States Capitol... More
[Wu-Ting-Fang, Chinese minister, in Washington, D.C.]
Photo shows Wu Tingfang, Chinese diplomat, full-length portrait, standing, facing slightly left, holding a fan in right hand, and with left hand resting on the arm of a chair; table with vase and flowers on the... More
House ("Tudor Place") for Thomas and Martha Custis Peter, 1644 31st St...
Gift; American Institute of Architects / American Architectural Foundation; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:100) Forms part of: The AIA/AAF Collection (Library of Congress) Accession box no. DLC/PP-2010:100 no. 87.9051
"Cyrus Tiffany in the Battle of Lake Erie, September 13, 1813," mural ...
Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of District of Columbia Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Pr... More
Signatures, Treaty of Ghent, December 24, 1814
Date based on date of negatives in same range. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. General information about the Harris & Ewing Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.hec Temp. note: Batch three.
"Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans, January 8, 1814," mural ...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The Battle of New Orleans took place on January 8, 1815. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of District of Columbia Photo... More
Signatures, Treaty of Ghent, December 24, 1814
Date based on date of negatives in same range. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. General information about the Harris & Ewing Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.hec Temp. note: Batch three.
Washington and Lee College - Victorian era public domain image
Title devised by staff. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, Washington DC, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[William Cranch, half-length portrait, three-quarters to left]
Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia. Identification from reproduction of a painting Harvey, History of the Washington National Monument, 1903. (57th Congress, 2nd sess., Senate doc. 2... More
Lincoln as a member of Congress in 1847
Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. General information about the National Photo Company collection is available ... More
Flight of the Mexican Army at the Battle of Buena Vista, Feb. 23, 1847
A black and white drawing of a large group of people, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title and date from negative. Copy of print. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. General information about the... More
[North Corridor, Great Hall. Religion ural in lunette from the Family ...
Gift; Carol M. Highsmith 2007; (DLC/PP-2002:038) Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
Picryl description: Public domain photogrpah of a Capitol building, ar...
Public domain scan of architectural drawing, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[North Corridor, Great Hall. "Rest" mural in lunette from the Family a...
Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
[United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.). Extension. Eastern elevatio...
Scaled. The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is the federal agency responsible for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the United States Capitol Complex, which includes the U.S. Capitol ... More
[Library of Congress in the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. Roof detail...
Iron roof trusses; details of joints. Inscription: "Details of roof of Congressional Library."
Dome of U.S. Capitol, brackets attached to main ribs to support the fa...
This record contains unverified data from caption card. 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 ... More
James C. Strout / Taken by George W. Butler.
Photograph shows portrait of James C. Strout just before entering Bowdoin College; he would later become Assistant Librarian of the Library of Congress. Case: Leather; floral design. Notation in case behind pl... More
[United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.). Dome. Cupola roof. Plan, el...
Scaled and dimensioned. No. 1928. The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is the federal agency responsible for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the United States Capitol Complex, which ... More
[Government Hospital for the Insane (Saint Elizabeths Hospital), Washi...
Title in graphite, possibly later hand: Female Receiving Department, Government Hospital for the Insane, Washington, D.C., Second floor plan. Date suggested by provenance, and by similarities to item no. 2007.... More
[United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.). Extension. South Wing. Hall...
Scaled. No. 929. 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 complete... More
[The Library of Congress in the U.S. Capitol Building]
Photograph of an engraving. Title and date from Ten First Street, Southeast: Congress Builds a Library, 1886-1897 / Helen-Anne Hilker. Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1980, p. 60, no. 8.
Thomas U. Walter. Mathew Brady photograph of American Civil War period...
Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Architect of U.S. Capitol; Birmingham, Ala. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchase; ... More
Honorable D.C. Broderick of Cal. Mathew Brady photograph of American C...
Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Mortally wounded in a duel with David S. Terry, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of California; Died Sept 16, 1859. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph co... More
John Peter Van Ness. Mathew Brady photograph of American Civil War per...
Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Mayor of D.C. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchase; Alice H. Cox and Mary H. Evan... More
Judge David Davis. Mathew Brady photograph of American Civil War perio...
Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Annotation from negative, on masking: Supreme Court. D.C. Court. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More
Honorable James L. Orr, Mathew Brady Photograph, 1850s.
Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Annotation from negative, scratched into emulsion: Brady NY. One of three commissioners sent to Wash. D.C. to with Federal Government for the surrencer of t... More
U.S. Treasury, Washington, D.C., 1840 to 1855
Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Copy neg. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. General information about the National Photo Company collection is ... More
Honorable A.W. Bradford. Mathew Brady photograph of American Civil War...
Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Gov. of Md.; Peace Commission Wash. D.C. 1861. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchas... More
Constantino Brumidi. Mathew Brady photograph of American Civil War per...
Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Constantino C. Brumidi; Brady; artist who did most of paintings in U.S. Capitol; 3/4 standing with pallet. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, L... More
Jas. G. Berret. Mathew Brady photograph of American Civil War period.
Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Mayor of Wash. DC. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchase; Alice H. Cox and Mary H.... More
Reverend Pise. Mathew Brady photograph of American Civil War period.
Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Rev. Pise (Chas. Constantine) of Wash. D.C.; served at St. Patrick's for a no. of years. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress... More
John Peter Van Ness. Mathew Brady photograph of American Civil War per...
Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Mayor of Washington, DC; Born in Ghent, N.Y. 1770; Died in Wash. D.C. 1846; elected Mayor of the militia of D.C. 1803; later mayor of Wash. D.C. Credit line... More
Judge David Davis. Mathew Brady photograph of American Civil War perio...
Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Annotation from negative, on maskingn masking: Judge David Davis. D.C. Court. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints an... More
James G. Berritt. Mathew Brady photograph of American Civil War period...
Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Mayor of Wash. D.C. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchase; Alice H. Cox and Mary H... More
Matthew G. Emery. Mathew Brady photograph of American Civil War period...
Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Annotation from negative, scratched into emulsion: M.G. Emery ex Mayor. Ex Mayor of D.C. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress... More
John Peter Van Ness. Mathew Brady photograph of American Civil War per...
Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Mayor of D.C. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchase; Alice H. Cox and Mary H. Evan... More
Judge David Davis. Mathew Brady photograph of American Civil War perio...
Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. D.C. Court. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchase; Alice H. Cox and Mary H. Evans;... More
Rear of President's stables & grounds
Photograph shows White House grounds with stableyard and part of stable. Blind stamp on mount: Reynolds's Bristolboard. Attributed to Walker based on date, subject matter, and size of print. Purchase; 1984; (D... More
Proposed south & west fronts of the Treasury extension Photographed (&...
Photograph shows an architectural drawing of a design for the south and west wings by Thomas U. Walter. Title on drawing: Design for the continuation of the Treasury building. Attributed to Walker based on dat... More
[U.S. Treasury building, Washington, D.C.]
Photograph shows the east front colonnade of the U.S. Treasury Building, designed by Robert Mills. Attributed to Walker based on date, subject matter, and size of print. Purchase; 1984; (DLC/PP-1984:057).
White House (South front, or rear).
Photograph shows White House with attached conservatory. Blind stamp on mount: Reynolds's Bristolboard. Attributed to Walker based on date, subject matter, and size of print. Purchase; 1984; (DLC/PP-1984:056).
[Construction of the United States Treasury Building, Washington, D.C....
Illus. in: Views of the Treasury Building, plate 7. Microfilm in LOT 12364.
Ground floor of the Treasury extension (Photographed & reduced from a ...
Photograph shows an architectural drawing of ground floor plan by Thomas U. Walter. Attributed to Walker based on date, subject matter, and size of print. Purchase; 1984; (DLC/PP-1984:057).
[Washington, D.C., view with Smithsonian in the distance]
Cityscape photograph shows 14th Street and E Street, NW, vicinity in foreground with houses and industrial buildings including A. J. Joyce's Coach Factory at 412-416 14th Street, NW; workyard with building supp... More
Monument of Andrew Jackson in LaFayette Square (Dr. Pyne's church in t...
Photograph shows men standing near memorial in park with St. John's Church in the background. Blind stamp on mount: Reynolds's Bristolboard. Attributed to Walker based on date, subject matter, and size of prin... More
[Construction of the United States Treasury Building, Washington, D.C....
Illus. in: Views of the Treasury Building, plate 4. Microfilm in LOT 12364.
[White House conservatory]. 19th century, Library of Congress collecti...
Photograph shows conservatory attached to the White House. Blind stamp on mount: Reynolds's Bristolboard. Attributed to Walker based on date, subject matter, and size of print. Purchase; 1984; (DLC/PP-1984:056).
[Construction equipment in excavation at site for the United States Tr...
Illus. in: Views of the Treasury Building, plate 5. Microfilm in LOT 12364.
[United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.). South wing. Basement. Easte...
Inscription: Details of eastern stairway. South wing. In album: Engineering projects directed by Montgomery Meigs, Washington, D.C. ca. 1852-ca. 1860, p. 147, no. 257. No. 1274. Scaled.
[Construction site for the United States Treasury Building, Washington...
Workmen in excavation pit at Treasury Building construction site; hoist is in foreground. Illus. in: Views of the Treasury Building, plate 9. Microfilm in LOT 12364.
[Construction equipment on site for the United States Treasury Buildin...
Illus. in: Views of the Treasury Building, plate 3. Microfilm in LOT 12364.
[Construction of the United States Treasury Building, Washington, D.C....
Illus. in: Views of the Treasury Building, plate 2. Microfilm in LOT 12364.
A.B. Young (of Boston) Supervising Architect, Treasury Department.
Photograph shows portrait of Ammi B. Young. Attributed to Walker based on date, subject matter, and size of print. Purchase; 1984; (DLC/PP-1984:057).
President's stables (White House in the background).
Photograph shows two men and a horse at stables adjacent to White House. Blind stamp on mount: Reynolds's Bristolboard. Attributed to Walker based on date, subject matter, and size of print. Purchase; 1984; (D... More
[United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.). North wing. Principal story...
In album: Engineering projects directed by Montgomery Meigs, Washington, D.C. ca. 1852-ca. 1860, p. 147, no. 256. Inscription: Details of western stairway. North wing. Principal story. "Scale one inch to a fo... More
State Department. 19th century, Library of Congress collection
Photograph shows the Northeast Executive Building, home of the State Department between 1819 and 1866; designed by James Hoban. Attributed to Walker based on date, subject matter, and size of print. Purchase; ... More
[United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.). Room 88, N.W. Skylight. Pla...
In album: Engineering projects directed by Montgomery Meigs, Washington, D.C. ca. 1852-ca. 1860, p. 155, no. 269. Inscription: U.S.C. Ex. Sky light for room 88, N.W. Scaled.
[Construction of the United States Treasury Building, Washington, D.C....
Illus. in: Views of the Treasury Building, plate 28. Microfilm in LOT 12364.
[Construction of the south wing of the Treasury building]
Photograph shows construction of the south wing of the Treasury building from the east side. Blind stamp on mount: Reynolds's Bristolboard. Attributed to Walker based on date, subject matter, and size of print... More
White House, S. front. 19th century, Library of Congress collection
Photograph shows view to northwest showing west side and south porch. In album: Benjamin Brown French "Photographs," p. 133. Reference copy in LOT 12251, v. 2, White House.
Monolith in lathe, Washington, D.C.
Photograph showing large column for the General Post Office building in Washington, D.C., in a lathe. In album: Benjamin Brown French "Photographs," p. 71. Reference copy in LOT 12251, v. 2. Original in PR 12 LOT 12251.
[Construction of the United States Treasury Building, Washington, D.C....
Construction equipment and workers at the Treasury Building construction site; in background are residential dwellings. Illus. in: Views of the Treasury Building, plate 16. Microfilm in LOT 12364.
S.W. view of excavations, south Treasury extension (Rear of the presen...
Photograph shows construction of the basement in the south wing of the Treasury building. Blind stamp on mount: Reynolds's Bristolboard. Attributed to Walker based on date, subject matter, and size of print. P... More
Treasury Dept. (old print): Construction of Treasury, Washington, D.C....
Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Copy, caption on envelope. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. General information about the National Photo Compa... More
[Construction of the United States Treasury Building, Washington, D.C....
Illus. in: Views of the Treasury Building, plate 18. Microfilm in LOT 12364.
[Construction of the United States Treasury Building, Washington, D.C....
Illus. in: Views of the Treasury Building, plate 26. Microfilm in LOT 12364.
[Jefferson Davis, Senator from Mississippi, Thirty-fifth Congress, hea...
Title devised by Library staff based on name provided in book's index. Illus. in: McClees' gallery of photographic portraits of the senators, representatives & delegates of the thirty-fifth Congress... Washingt... More
[Construction of the United States Treasury Building, Washington, D.C....
Illus. in: Views of the Treasury Building, plate 37. Microfilm in LOT 12364.
[Hospital for the Insane of the Army and Navy and the District of Colu...
In album: Benjamin Brown French "Photographs," p. 163. Notation: R. McClelland, Secretary; Franklin Pierce. Reference copy in LOT 12251, v. 2. Original in PR 12 LOT 12251.
Hospital for the Insane of the Army and Navy and the District of Colum...
In album: Benjamin Brown French "Photographs," p. 134. Notation: R. McClelland, Secretary; Franklin Pierce. Reference copy in LOT 12251, v. 2. Original in PR 12 LOT 12251.
[Construction of the United States Treasury Building, Washington, D.C....
Illus. in: Views of the Treasury Building, plate 42. Microfilm in LOT 12364.
[Construction of the United States Treasury Building, Washington, D.C....
Illus. in: Views of the Treasury Building, plate 38. Microfilm in LOT 12364.
Executive Mansion, N. front. 19th century, Library of Congress collec...
In album: Benjamin Brown French "Photographs," p.131. Reference copy in LOT 12251, v. 2, White House. Original in PR 12 LOT 12251.
Dept. of Interior, south face and portico, Doric
Photo shows a U.S. government building at 7th and F streets, NW, in Washington, DC, while it was occupied by the Department of the Interior. Later known as the Patent Office Building. In album: Benjamin Brown F... More
[Dept. of Interior, part of south face on F St. north, east facade and...
Photo shows a U.S. government building at 7th and F streets, NW, in Washington, DC, while it was occupied by the Department of the Interior. Later known as the Patent Office Building. In album: Benjamin Brown F... More
[Facade of the United States Treasury Building, Washington, D.C., with...
Illus. in: Views of the Treasury Building, plate 33. Microfilm in LOT 12364.
[Construction of the United States Treasury Building, Washington, D.C....
Illus. in: Views of the Treasury Building, plate 43. Microfilm in LOT 12364.
[Construction of the United States Treasury Building, Washington, D.C....
Illus. in: Views of the Treasury Building, plate 44. Microfilm in LOT 12364.
Washn. Aqueduct, Washington, D.C.
In album: Benjamin Brown French "Photographs," p. 135. Notation: Gate no(?) distributn. reservoir. Reference copy in LOT 12251, v. 2. Original in PR 12 LOT 12251.
[U.S. Department of Interior Building]
Photo shows a U.S. government building at 7th and F streets, NW, in Washington, DC, while it was occupied by the Department of the Interior. Later known as the Patent Office Building. In album: Benjamin Brown F... More