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Coal miners, Jenkins, Kentucky, c.1930s

Coal miners, Jenkins, Kentucky, c.1930s

Public domain photograph of an automobile, 1930s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Irving Place Theatre, Irving Place, from Northeast corner of Irving Place and East 15th Street, Manhattan.

Irving Place Theatre, Irving Place, from Northeast corner of Irving Pl...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commercial building, downtown, shopping center, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Another Monpoly (or Wonders of Palmistry, error), Life Cartoons

Another Monpoly (or Wonders of Palmistry, error), Life Cartoons

Public domain photograph of a postcard advertisement, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Hot Dog Stand, West St. and North Moore, Manhattan.

Hot Dog Stand, West St. and North Moore, Manhattan.

Digital ID: 1219152. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. April 08, 1936. .Notes: Vendor stands next to his Tellas Busy Bee cart, advertising 'Red Hot Frankfurters and Ice Cold Lemonade' traffic a blur in the... More

Caricature, An Old Wood Cut, Life Cartoons, public domain cartoon image

Caricature, An Old Wood Cut, Life Cartoons, public domain cartoon imag...

Public domain photograph of a postcard, landscape view, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

An old sailor snapped in Jackson Square, New Orleans

An old sailor snapped in Jackson Square, New Orleans

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a worker, construction, carpenter, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Melting, Life Cartoons, Vintage Postcard by Detroit Publishing Co.

Melting, Life Cartoons, Vintage Postcard by Detroit Publishing Co.

Public domain photograph of vintage postcard, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Coal miners, Jenkins, Kentucky, c.1930s

Coal miners, Jenkins, Kentucky, c.1930s

Public domain photograph of an automobile, 1930s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Portrait of an old couple sitting on porch.

Portrait of an old couple sitting on porch.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a 19th-century building, Victorian architecture style, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Car used by migrant agricultural workers; the rear has been fixed up as a bed, near Winter Haven, Florida

Car used by migrant agricultural workers; the rear has been fixed up a...

Public domain photograph of an automobile, 1930s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Coal miners, Jenkins, Kentucky, c.1930s

Coal miners, Jenkins, Kentucky, c.1930s

Public domain photograph of an automobile, 1930s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

McSorley's Ale House, 15 East 7th Street, Manhattan.

McSorley's Ale House, 15 East 7th Street, Manhattan.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic place interior, salon, hall lobby, living room, 18th-19th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The family of a migratory fruit worker from Tennessee now camped in a field near the packinghouse at Winter Haven, Florida

The family of a migratory fruit worker from Tennessee now camped in a ...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a car, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Blossom Restaurant, 103 Bowery, Manhattan.

Blossom Restaurant, 103 Bowery, Manhattan.

Public domain photograph - New York, art photography, artistic, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bosque Farms Project. Resettled families temporary home. Each settler is alotted a plot of 40 acres.

Bosque Farms Project. Resettled families temporary home. Each settler ...

Public domain photograph of Mexico, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Maynardville, Tennessee - Public domain portrait print

Maynardville, Tennessee - Public domain portrait print

Picryl description: Public domain image of industrial or agricultural worker, 1930s, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions. show less

A couple relaxing on logs in Watkins Glen.

A couple relaxing on logs in Watkins Glen.

New York State 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 w... More

Triborough Bridge, East 125th Street approach, Manhattan.

Triborough Bridge, East 125th Street approach, Manhattan.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge, train viaduct, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Maynardville, Tennessee - Public domain portrait print

Maynardville, Tennessee - Public domain portrait print

Picryl description: Public domain image of industrial or agricultural worker, 1930s, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions. show less

Blossom Restaurant, 103 Bowery, Manhattan.
Migrant strawberry picker, Berrien County, Michigan.

Migrant strawberry picker, Berrien County, Michigan.

Scan of the back side of the Farm Security Administration produced photograph.

A couple under the umbrella posing against a background of the beach.

A couple under the umbrella posing against a background of the beach.

Maine 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 assemb... More

Carpenters and construction workers waiting outside Florida State employment office trying to get jobs on Camp Blanding, Starke, Florida. Dec. 1940

Carpenters and construction workers waiting outside Florida State empl...

Public domain photograph of a crowd, event, meeting, demonstration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Receiving a rehabilitation check. Dona Ana Co., N.M.

Receiving a rehabilitation check. Dona Ana Co., N.M.

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a car, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Street scene [church steps] in New Orleans, Louisiana

Street scene [church steps] in New Orleans, Louisiana

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Public Domain Images - Couple Embracing

Public Domain Images - Couple Embracing

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Portrait of an unidentified couple sitting in the doorway of a house, Casco Bay, Maine.

Portrait of an unidentified couple sitting in the doorway of a house, ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of the back of stereograph card, stereoscopic view, free to use, no copyright restrictions

A lover's walk, Niagara Falls, New York, U.S.A. [View of couple walking in winter scene.]

A lover's walk, Niagara Falls, New York, U.S.A. [View of couple walkin...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a waterfall, cascade, water stream, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Bronx: 138th Street - Grand Concourse

Bronx: 138th Street - Grand Concourse

Public domain photograph of an automobile, 1930s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Unloading oysters from packet boat arriving at New Orleans, La.

Unloading oysters from packet boat arriving at New Orleans, La.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a fishing boat, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Model No. 237. Three-button single-breasted box model; Model No. 238. Three-button double-breasted model; Model No. 239. Three-button "pivot sleeve" topcoat; Model No. 240. Three-button double-breasted box model.

Model No. 237. Three-button single-breasted box model; Model No. 238. ...

Public domain illustrated book page scan, related to costume and fashion, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Icon Mrs. Howard and the baby., public domain photograph

Icon Mrs. Howard and the baby., public domain photograph

Public domain photograph of Dorothea Lange, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Dorothea Lange was an American documentary photographer and photojournalist, widely recognized for ... More

A. H. Taylor's Central Valley, Stock Farm - Orange Co. N.Y.

A. H. Taylor's Central Valley, Stock Farm - Orange Co. N.Y.

Public domain image of painting, 18th-19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Farm Security Administration (FSA) migrant labor camp. Calipatria, Imperial Valley, California. 155 migrant families in camp. One third had no work; two-thirds were finding part-time work harvesting spring peas, earning on average (head of family) four dollars and twenty cents a week

Farm Security Administration (FSA) migrant labor camp. Calipatria, Imp...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of workers, war production, aircraft, airfield, the 1930s -1940s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A couple relaxing on logs in Watkins Glen.

A couple relaxing on logs in Watkins Glen.

Public domain scan of the back of stereograph card, stereoscopic view, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Murray Hill Hotel, 112 Park Avenue, Manhattan.

Murray Hill Hotel, 112 Park Avenue, Manhattan.

Public domain photograph - New York, art photography, artistic, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Portrait of an unidentified couple sitting in the doorway of a house, Casco Bay, Maine.

Portrait of an unidentified couple sitting in the doorway of a house, ...

Public domain scan of the back of stereograph card, stereoscopic view, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Farmhouse and family of resettlement client. Waldo County, Maine.

Farmhouse and family of resettlement client. Waldo County, Maine.

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Meeting of NYA [National Youth Administration] girls with an instructor at the Good Shepherd Community Center, Chicago, Illinois.

Meeting of NYA [National Youth Administration] girls with an instructo...

Public domain photograph of Dorothea Lange, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Dorothea Lange was an American documentary photographer and photojournalist, widely recognized for ... More

Squatters' camp on highway. Characters in scene from Resettlement film. Near Bakersfield, Calif. 1935.

Squatters' camp on highway. Characters in scene from Resettlement film...

Picryl description: Public domain image related to Wild West, western, cowboys, no copyright restrictions image.

Murray Hill Hotel, Manhattan., New York City

Murray Hill Hotel, Manhattan., New York City

Digital ID: 482741. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. November 19, 1935. .Notes: Looking up at circular fire escapes around bay windows, and bas-reliefs under windows on hotel, Chrysler Building just visible ... More

A couple relaxing on logs in Watkins Glen.

A couple relaxing on logs in Watkins Glen.

New York State 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 w... More

A lover's walk, Niagara Falls, New York, U.S.A. [View of couple walking in winter scene.]

A lover's walk, Niagara Falls, New York, U.S.A. [View of couple walkin...

Public domain scan of the back of stereograph card, stereoscopic view, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

A couple relaxing on logs in Watkins Glen.

A couple relaxing on logs in Watkins Glen.

Public domain scan of the back of stereograph card, stereoscopic view, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Radio Row, Cortlandt Street, Manhattan.
Wall Street, showing East River from roof of Irving Trust building, Manhattan.

Wall Street, showing East River from roof of Irving Trust building, Ma...

Public domain photograph of a tall building, skyscraper, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

House model prepared by architectural section Region 1. New Haven, Conn.

House model prepared by architectural section Region 1. New Haven, Con...

Public domain photograph of Great Depression era, artistic, art photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Couple sitting in front of their home, Waterloo, Iowa.

Couple sitting in front of their home, Waterloo, Iowa.

Iowa 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 assembl... More

[A couple and their ketch-rigged sailboat, on dry land.]

[A couple and their ketch-rigged sailboat, on dry land.]

Public domain scan of print depicting a sailboat or small ship, seascape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Scene [shoe shiner] in Natchez, Mississippi

Scene [shoe shiner] in Natchez, Mississippi

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of worker, marketplace, vendor, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Workers of many races push plane output

Workers of many races push plane output

Public domain scan of artwork related to technological or industrial history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A lover's walk, Niagara Falls, New York, U.S.A. [View of couple walking in winter scene.]

A lover's walk, Niagara Falls, New York, U.S.A. [View of couple walkin...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a waterfall, cascade, water stream, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Couple sitting in front of their home, Waterloo, Iowa.

Couple sitting in front of their home, Waterloo, Iowa.

Public domain scan of the back of stereograph card, stereoscopic view, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Portrait of an unidentified couple sitting in the doorway of a house, Casco Bay, Maine.

Portrait of an unidentified couple sitting in the doorway of a house, ...

Public domain reproduction of portrait art print, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Receiving a rehabilitation check. Dona Ana Co., N.M.

Receiving a rehabilitation check. Dona Ana Co., N.M.

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a car, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A lover's walk, Niagara Falls, New York, U.S.A. [View of couple walking in winter scene.]

A lover's walk, Niagara Falls, New York, U.S.A. [View of couple walkin...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a waterfall, cascade, water stream, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A couple under the umbrella posing against a background of the beach.

A couple under the umbrella posing against a background of the beach.

Maine 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 assemb... More

Portrait of an old couple sitting on porch.

Portrait of an old couple sitting on porch.

Public domain scan of the back of stereograph card, stereoscopic view, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Lovers' retreat, and rapids, Niagara Falls.

Lovers' retreat, and rapids, Niagara Falls.

Public domain scan of the back of stereograph card, stereoscopic view, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Penn Station, Interior, Manhattan.

Penn Station, Interior, Manhattan.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a train station, railroad tracks, railway depot, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Children of migrant fruit worker, Berrien County, Mich.

Children of migrant fruit worker, Berrien County, Mich.

Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, exploitation, children workers, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Portrait of an unidentified couple sitting in the doorway of a house, Casco Bay, Maine.

Portrait of an unidentified couple sitting in the doorway of a house, ...

Public domain scan of portrait art print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[A couple and their ketch-rigged sailboat, on dry land.]

[A couple and their ketch-rigged sailboat, on dry land.]

Public domain scan of the back of stereograph card, stereoscopic view, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Social dancing in cartoons and caricatures

Social dancing in cartoons and caricatures

Public domain image of coupe, engagement, family, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fulton Street Dock, Manhattan skyline, Manhattan.

Fulton Street Dock, Manhattan skyline, Manhattan.

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Car used by migrant agricultural workers; the rear has been fixed up as a bed, near Winter Haven, Florida

Car used by migrant agricultural workers; the rear has been fixed up a...

Public domain photograph of an automobile, 1930s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Negro child in front of badly rundown house, Natchez, Mississippi

Negro child in front of badly rundown house, Natchez, Mississippi

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Migrant strawberry picker, Berrien County, Michigan.

Migrant strawberry picker, Berrien County, Michigan.

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a farmer, 1930s great depression, dust bowl era, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.