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Triborough Bridge, (cables), Manhattan. - Automobiles of 1940s

Triborough Bridge, (cables), Manhattan. - Automobiles of 1940s

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Prince Bay Library - A black and white photo of a small building

Prince Bay Library - A black and white photo of a small building

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

State highway officials moving sharecroppers away from roadside to area between levee and Mississippi River, New Madrid County, Missouri

State highway officials moving sharecroppers away from roadside to are...

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

The Twenty-Fourth United States Naval Construction Battalion

The Twenty-Fourth United States Naval Construction Battalion

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Hanover Square, Manhattan. - Automobiles of 1940s

Hanover Square, Manhattan. - Automobiles of 1940s

Digital ID: 482822. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. May 25, 1936. .Notes: Code: I.B. Elevated railroad station in Hanover Square in Lower Manhattan, cars below, buildings of various eras beyond.. .Sour... More

West Street Row: V, between Warren & Murray Streets, Manhatt...

West Street Row: V, between Warren & Murray Streets, Manhatt...

Digital ID: 482658. West Street Row: V, between Warren & Murray Streets, Manhattan.. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. April 08, 1936. .Notes: Code: III.B.1. Billboards top buildings at the corner of Warre... More

This family moved out of an army area in Caroline County, that had to be evacuated by June; Now they are in an area that must be evacuated by September, and so are planning to move again, Caroline County, Va., June 1941.

This family moved out of an army area in Caroline County, that had to ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of children of farmers, migrant workers, Great Depression era, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Jackie Robinson: my own story

Jackie Robinson: my own story

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A black and white photo of a city street, Street in Boston, Massachusetts

A black and white photo of a city street, Street in Boston, Massachuse...

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

ld buildings in New Orleans, Louisiana

ld buildings in New Orleans, Louisiana

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

The Twenty-Fourth United States Naval Construction Battalion

The Twenty-Fourth United States Naval Construction Battalion

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Herald Square, 34th and Broadway, Manhattan.

Herald Square, 34th and Broadway, Manhattan.

Digital ID: 1219153. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. July 16, 1936. .Notes: Looking down from 'el' station at intersection of 34th and Broadway; pedestrians, traffice, Macy's and billboards, Saks at 34t... More

Chicago school children buy $263,148.83 in war bonds.

Chicago school children buy $263,148.83 in war bonds.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a school, preschool, children, education, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Herald Square, 34th and Broadway, Manhattan.

Herald Square, 34th and Broadway, Manhattan.

Digital ID: 482734. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. July 16, 1936. .Notes: Looking down on busy intersection, people crossing, buses, trucks, cabs, other autos, Macy's entrance just visible with union p... More

Willow and Poplar Street, looking east [sic, view is actuall...

Willow and Poplar Street, looking east [sic, view is actuall...

Digital ID: 482762. Willow and Poplar Street, looking east [sic, view is actually looking toward Manhattan], Brooklyn.. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. May 14, 1936. .Notes: Laundry wagon, cars, along ... More

Who Likes War during World War I

Who Likes War during World War I

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

Vegetable pickers, migrants, waiting after work to be paid, near Homestead, Florida, February 1939.

Vegetable pickers, migrants, waiting after work to be paid, near Homes...

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

Ferry, Chambers Street, Manhattan.

Ferry, Chambers Street, Manhattan.

Public domain photograph of train station building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A couple of people standing on a snowy street, Main street, Herrin, Illinois

A couple of people standing on a snowy street, Main street, Herrin, Il...

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

Ruby Dee and Jackie Robinson in a scene from the motion picture The Jackie Robinson Story

Ruby Dee and Jackie Robinson in a scene from the motion picture The Ja...

Public domain photograph of park, trees, outdoors, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Army nurses standing at attention in front of their barracks and being inspected by staff officers, Army nurse training center, England.

Army nurses standing at attention in front of their barracks and being...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Judgement - A drawing of an open book with a cross on it

Judgement - A drawing of an open book with a cross on it

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

[96th Street, Exterior.]

[96th Street, Exterior.]

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

St. George Branch Library Staten Island, View North-east of Central Ave. - Hyatt St.

St. George Branch Library Staten Island, View North-east of Central Av...

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Jackie Robinson: my own story

Jackie Robinson: my own story

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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.

Loading the roundup trucks, Quarter Circle U Ranch, Big Horn County, Montana

Loading the roundup trucks, Quarter Circle U Ranch, Big Horn County, M...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a gas station, convenience store, 20th-century small town, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Farm market. Red House, West Virginia.

Farm market. Red House, West Virginia.

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

The Twenty-Fourth United States Naval Construction Battalion

The Twenty-Fourth United States Naval Construction Battalion

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African American members of the Women's Army Corps standing in the snow and throwing snowballs at each other, Camp Shanks, New York
West Street Row: IV. 126-130 West Street, Manhattan.

West Street Row: IV. 126-130 West Street, Manhattan.

Public domain photograph of car, historic place, automobile, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Muhlenberg, Exhibit: "This is What Rosa Saw", three children looking.]
[Muhlenberg, Exhibit: "Housing-1947".]
Jackie Robinson: my own story

Jackie Robinson: my own story

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Jackie Robinson: my own story

Jackie Robinson: my own story

Picryl description: Public domain book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

St. Mark's Place, no. 340-348, Staten Island.

St. Mark's Place, no. 340-348, Staten Island.

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

The Twenty-Fourth United States Naval Construction Battalion

The Twenty-Fourth United States Naval Construction Battalion

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Rearranging books in Port Richmond Library.

Rearranging books in Port Richmond Library.

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Farm family in town, Washington, North Carolina

Farm family in town, Washington, North Carolina

Picryl description: Public domain image of an automobile, 1940s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Jackie Robinson: my own story

Jackie Robinson: my own story

Picryl description: Public domain book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Farmers spreading poison grasshopper bait, Richland County, Montana

Farmers spreading poison grasshopper bait, Richland County, Montana

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of migrant workers, 1930s car, Great Depression, Dust Bowl refugees, poverty, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Glen Oaks Village: FHA project in Queens County for 2,904 families

Glen Oaks Village: FHA project in Queens County for 2,904 families

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Vine and Rock, Island of Hawaii, T. H.
Studios, 51 West Tenth Street, Manhattan

Studios, 51 West Tenth Street, Manhattan

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[Mosholu, Exterior, two cars in front.]
[Muhlenberg, Exhibit: "Housing-1947".]

[Muhlenberg, Exhibit: "Housing-1947".]

Picryl description: Public domain image of an office, table, bureau, desk, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Schomburg Collection, exhibit at Central Building, "Schomburg Collection 1925-1950".]
Jackie Robinson: my own story

Jackie Robinson: my own story

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Jackie Robinson: my own story

Jackie Robinson: my own story

Picryl description: Public domain book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Hand-welders are skilled in their art ; Adjustable ladders, power-elevated platforms, rotators.

Hand-welders are skilled in their art ; Adjustable ladders, power-elev...

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Loading bags of onions, Rice County, Minnesota

Loading bags of onions, Rice County, Minnesota

Picryl description: Public domain image of military vehicle, automobile, tractor truck, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The Twenty-Fourth United States Naval Construction Battalion

The Twenty-Fourth United States Naval Construction Battalion

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West Street Row: III. 115-118 West Street, Manhattan.

West Street Row: III. 115-118 West Street, Manhattan.

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

[Muhlenberg, Exhibit: "This is What Rosa Saw".]
Muhlenberg, The puppet play, a frequent diversion in children's rooms

Muhlenberg, The puppet play, a frequent diversion in children's rooms

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Jackie Robinson: my own story

Jackie Robinson: my own story

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Aline MacMahon, Walter Abel, cast and the crew of the touring company of the stage production Hamlet, posing with military officers in front of Air Force plane at Westover Air Force Base
The Twenty-Fourth United States Naval Construction Battalion

The Twenty-Fourth United States Naval Construction Battalion

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Jackie Robinson and Louise Beavers in a scene from the motion picture The Jackie Robinson Story

Jackie Robinson and Louise Beavers in a scene from the motion picture ...

Public domain reproduction of still life painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

[Schomburg Collection, exhibit at Central Building.]

[Schomburg Collection, exhibit at Central Building.]

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

Bookmobile, Bronx, 1950s, New York City

Bookmobile, Bronx, 1950s, New York City

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

Ola, Idaho. FSA (Farm Security Administration) Ola self-help cooperative. A member and his family starts to town

Ola, Idaho. FSA (Farm Security Administration) Ola self-help cooperati...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an automobile, 1940s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Jackie Robinson: my own story

Jackie Robinson: my own story

Picryl description: Public domain book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Jackie Robinson: my own story

Jackie Robinson: my own story

Picryl description: Public domain book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Jackie Robinson: my own story

Jackie Robinson: my own story

Picryl description: Public domain book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Jackie Robinson: my own story

Jackie Robinson: my own story

Picryl description: Public domain book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Migratory agricultural workers at the Little Creek end of the Norfolk-Cape Charles Ferry. They are going to Bridgeville, Delaware to pick apples. July 1940.

Migratory agricultural workers at the Little Creek end of the Norfolk-...

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

The Twenty-Fourth United States Naval Construction Battalion

The Twenty-Fourth United States Naval Construction Battalion

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Oak and New Chambers Streets, Manhattan.

Oak and New Chambers Streets, Manhattan.

Digital ID: 482579. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. October 28, 1935. .Notes: Code: III.B.1. Exhibited: Modern Vision #57 Festive lights in curlicue designs arch over street, men with tall ladder, wagons, ... More

[Mosholu, Exterior, two cars in front.]

[Mosholu, Exterior, two cars in front.]

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[Port Richmond] Staff member's Pontiac convertible, Reader's Ford, Mr. Krant, news dealer on sidewalk

[Port Richmond] Staff member's Pontiac convertible, Reader's Ford, Mr....

Picryl description: Public domain image of an automobile, 1940s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Funeral of nineteen year old Negro saw mill worker in Heard County, Georgia, May 1941.

Funeral of nineteen year old Negro saw mill worker in Heard County, Ge...

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

Reading war news aboard streetcar. San Francisco, California

Reading war news aboard streetcar. San Francisco, California

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

A black and white photo of a woman walking down the street, Main street, Iowa City, Iowa

A black and white photo of a woman walking down the street, Main stree...

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

Aviation Terrace. Buttolph menus collection.
Young Negro Drawing - Public domain dedication image

Young Negro Drawing - Public domain dedication image

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

Jackie Robinson: my own story

Jackie Robinson: my own story

Picryl description: Public domain book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Jackie Robinson: my own story

Jackie Robinson: my own story

Picryl description: Public domain book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Autos have to turn on lights to penetrate gloom of dust storm. Amarillo, Texas

Autos have to turn on lights to penetrate gloom of dust storm. Amarill...

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

Fifth Avenue, Nos. 4, 6, 8, Manhattan.

Fifth Avenue, Nos. 4, 6, 8, Manhattan.

Digital ID: 1219157. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. March 20, 1936. .Notes: Three large row houses, including one of marble (#8) and traffic on Fifth Ave. and 8th St., and trolley tracks in 8th St. Code... More

West Washington Market, Washington Street and Loew Avenue, M...

West Washington Market, Washington Street and Loew Avenue, M...

Digital ID: 482678. West Washington Market, Washington Street and Loew Avenue, Manhattan.. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. August 18, 1936. .Notes: Code: II.C.1. Man works on roof of market's porch, trucks o... More

St. Mark's Place, no. 340-344, Staten Island.

St. Mark's Place, no. 340-344, Staten Island.

Public domain photograph of car, historic place, automobile, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Mosholu, Exterior, one car and Bronx Bookmobile.]

[Mosholu, Exterior, one car and Bronx Bookmobile.]

Public domain photograph of car, historic place, automobile, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Jackie Robinson: my own story

Jackie Robinson: my own story

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Jackie Robinson: my own story

Jackie Robinson: my own story

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Jackie Robinson: my own story

Jackie Robinson: my own story

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Jackie Robinson: my own story

Jackie Robinson: my own story

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Jackie Robinson: my own story

Jackie Robinson: my own story

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Model No. 702. Young men's two-button notch lapel style.

Model No. 702. Young men's two-button notch lapel style.

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

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.

Aviation Terrace. Buttolph menus collection.
The planting crew arrives at the reforestation area. Withlacoochee Land Use Project, Florida

The planting crew arrives at the reforestation area. Withlacoochee Lan...

Picryl description: Public domain image of military vehicle, automobile, tractor truck, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Toll bridge over Mississippi River, Saint Louis, Missouri

Toll bridge over Mississippi River, Saint Louis, Missouri

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

A group of people walking down a street, Religious parade, Romney, West Virginia

A group of people walking down a street, Religious parade, Romney, Wes...

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

Setting up the roundup camp, Quarter Circle U Ranch roundup, Montana

Setting up the roundup camp, Quarter Circle U Ranch roundup, Montana

Picryl description: Public domain image of an automobile, 1940s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Water on highway due to melting snow, Clermont County, Ohio

Water on highway due to melting snow, Clermont County, Ohio

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

Photograph of researchers in Main Reading Room from east balcony
Aviation Terrace. Buttolph menus collection.
The Twenty-Fourth United States Naval Construction Battalion

The Twenty-Fourth United States Naval Construction Battalion

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The Twenty-Fourth United States Naval Construction Battalion

The Twenty-Fourth United States Naval Construction Battalion

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