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Plan and section of Villa Capra "La Rotonda," Vicenza, Italy

Plan and section of Villa Capra "La Rotonda," Vicenza, Italy

Picryl description: Public domain image of an Italian architectural drawing, design, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Alphabet & Lord's Prayer - Public domain dedication image

Alphabet & Lord's Prayer - Public domain dedication image

Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Aveline Pierre le Vieux - Pierre Paul Rubens - Two satyrs, and the head of a satyr

Aveline Pierre le Vieux - Pierre Paul Rubens - Two satyrs, and the hea...

Public domain image of a mythological scene, classic mythology, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Juan Gines de Sepúlveda. - Public domain portrait engraving

Juan Gines de Sepúlveda. - Public domain portrait engraving

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Le maitre de danse Brabancon faisant repeter au petit Condé le pas d'allemande

Le maitre de danse Brabancon faisant repeter au petit Condé le pas d'a...

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Palais de justice; 2eme grand prix proposé par l'academie en 1782 et remporté par Mr Catala.

Palais de justice; 2eme grand prix proposé par l'academie en 1782 et r...

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Specimens of waltzing - Drawing. Public domain image.

Specimens of waltzing - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Salvatore Viganò - Public domain portrait engraving

Salvatore Viganò - Public domain portrait engraving

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Mrs. Parker in a Scotch dance - Drawing. Public domain image.

Mrs. Parker in a Scotch dance - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Unidentified ballet - Drawing. Public domain image.

Unidentified ballet - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Luigi Mayer - Nazareth - Engraving, Public domain image

Luigi Mayer - Nazareth - Engraving, Public domain image

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Petra Camara. Lith. v. Weixlgärtner. Gedr. b. J. Höfelich's Wwe.

Petra Camara. Lith. v. Weixlgärtner. Gedr. b. J. Höfelich's Wwe.

Picryl description: Public domain image related to dance, dancing, music, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

R. Gusman, Art print depicting dance

R. Gusman, Art print depicting dance

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Wandverzierung im Grabgebäude des Ibrahim Aga zu Kairo

Wandverzierung im Grabgebäude des Ibrahim Aga zu Kairo

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Book illustration - House of Birds. Book by John Lloyd Stephens 1805-1852

Book illustration - House of Birds. Book by John Lloyd Stephens 1805-1...

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Signor Pugni's ballet Eoline ou La dryade. No. 2, Mazurka d'extâse. Music composed by Signor Pugni, the ballet by Monsr. Perrot. [Lithograph by J. Brandard] M & N Hanhart Chromo Lith.

Signor Pugni's ballet Eoline ou La dryade. No. 2, Mazurka d'extâse. Mu...

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The procession of the bull beneath the mound of Nimroud

The procession of the bull beneath the mound of Nimroud

Public domain reproduction of artwork related to Ancient Assyria civilization, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Habit of the grand seignior or emperor of the Turks in 1700. Le grand seignior.

Habit of the grand seignior or emperor of the Turks in 1700. Le grand ...

Public domain image of a 17th-18th century fashion, costume design, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Maistre à Dancer. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Maistre à Dancer. - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Negedi horse, Arabia - Egypt

Negedi horse, Arabia - Egypt

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Théâtre de l'Opera. Melle Plunkett rôle de Vert-Vert: Imp. Jacomme & Cie Paris

Théâtre de l'Opera. Melle Plunkett rôle de Vert-Vert: Imp. Jacomme & C...

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Inmen, Pearl - C.A. Stuart photographer

Inmen, Pearl - C.A. Stuart photographer

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The Slave Chain at the Coast., african travels

The Slave Chain at the Coast., african travels

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Kim & Jennie to Laura H. Fredille.

Kim & Jennie to Laura H. Fredille.

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Nine designs for jewelry, including pin with diamonds and red stones.

Nine designs for jewelry, including pin with diamonds and red stones.

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Scene of a lynch at Clinton, Alabama, August 1891

Scene of a lynch at Clinton, Alabama, August 1891

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Miss Ida B. Wells, [Frontispiece]

Miss Ida B. Wells, [Frontispiece]

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Nénuphar, Maurice Pillard Verneuil

Nénuphar, Maurice Pillard Verneuil

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Capucine, Maurice Pillard Verneuil

Capucine, Maurice Pillard Verneuil

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Types of Women, Martinique - Public domain portrait print

Types of Women, Martinique - Public domain portrait print

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1837 [Women's fashion in nineteenth-century Paris]

1837 [Women's fashion in nineteenth-century Paris]

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1817 [Women's fashion in nineteenth-century Paris]

1817 [Women's fashion in nineteenth-century Paris]

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1810 [Women's fashion in nineteenth-century Paris]

1810 [Women's fashion in nineteenth-century Paris]

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Ego Imperatorskoe Velichestvo Gosudar' Imperator Nikolai Aleksandrovich (v odezhde Tsaria Alekseia Mikhailovicha)

Ego Imperatorskoe Velichestvo Gosudar' Imperator Nikolai Aleksandrovic...

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Blue fish costume - Public domain zoological illustration

Blue fish costume - Public domain zoological illustration

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of theatrical costume design, ballet, opera performance, fashion, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Ballet: Paysan galant, Art print depicting dance

Ballet: Paysan galant, Art print depicting dance

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Ulysses and Calypso. - A drawing of a man and a woman

Ulysses and Calypso. - A drawing of a man and a woman

Public domain image of a mythological scene, classic mythology, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

untitled - Drawing. Public domain image.

untitled - Drawing. Public domain image.

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of theatrical costume design, ballet, opera performance, fashion, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Gingham girl 4 - Drawing. Public domain image.

Gingham girl 4 - Drawing. Public domain image.

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of theatrical costume design, ballet, opera performance, fashion, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

19-Lady Moya-Act 4 - Drawing. Public domain image.

19-Lady Moya-Act 4 - Drawing. Public domain image.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a 19th century fashion, costume design, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Musical Comedy 4 - Public domain portrait drawing

Musical Comedy 4 - Public domain portrait drawing

Picryl description: Public domain image of a uniform, costume design, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

82-Spades - Drawing. Public domain image.

82-Spades - Drawing. Public domain image.

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of theatrical costume design, ballet, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Nos. 251 & 255 West 98th Street. Adjoining West End Avenue.

Nos. 251 & 255 West 98th Street. Adjoining West End Avenue.

Public domain photograph of apartment building, architectural plan, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

How the Bolsheviks Punish Villages

How the Bolsheviks Punish Villages

Public domain reproduction of World War One propaganda poster, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Dead-Man's-Hill (Le Mort Homme).

Dead-Man's-Hill (Le Mort Homme).

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

Robin and His Mother Go to Nottingham Fair

Robin and His Mother Go to Nottingham Fair

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Bridges. Ashokan reservoir. ... Contract 49. October 2, 1912.

Bridges. Ashokan reservoir. ... Contract 49. October 2, 1912.

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Peekskill cut-and-cover.  Method of hadnling concrete. Contract 2. October 16, 1908.

Peekskill cut-and-cover. Method of hadnling concrete. Contract 2. Oct...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a pipe, pipeline, excavation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

1-Red Roses - Drawing. Public domain image.

1-Red Roses - Drawing. Public domain image.

Public domain photograph related to music, performing arts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Cheerfully doing the work required; The colored women did willingly and efficiently their part in helping win the war.

Cheerfully doing the work required; The colored women did willingly an...

Picryl description: Public domain image from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Har... More

Medinah Temple, Chicago. Ballets Russes production

Medinah Temple, Chicago. Ballets Russes production

Public domain photograph related to dance, ballet, musical performance, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Henry Highland Garnet. - Public domain historical image

Henry Highland Garnet. - Public domain historical image

Picryl description: Public domain image from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Har... More

Girls on Ostriches - Drawing. Public domain image.

Girls on Ostriches - Drawing. Public domain image.

Public domain photograph - performance, burlesque, dance, cabaret, operetta, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Joys-Front - Drawing. Public domain image.

Joys-Front - Drawing. Public domain image.

Picryl description: Public domain image of an 18th-19th-century costume, fashion, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Front of "Good Days" - Drawing. Public domain image.

Front of "Good Days" - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Sousaphone player - A black and white photo of a man playing a tuba

Sousaphone player - A black and white photo of a man playing a tuba

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Badly eroded land, farmhouse in the background, near Farmville, Virginia.

Badly eroded land, farmhouse in the background, near Farmville, Virgin...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a rural countryside landscape, agriculture, farm animals, livestock, pasture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Uptown Art Lab - Public domain portrait print

Uptown Art Lab - Public domain portrait print

Picryl description: Public domain photo of antique sculpture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Photography exhibit - Public domain portrait print
African American Charity Adams, First Officer in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, standing in uniform and pointing to a poster that reads, "Women! Answer America's Call, Serve in the W.A.A.C."

African American Charity Adams, First Officer in the Women's Army Auxi...

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

Black Heritage from the Schomburg Collection

Black Heritage from the Schomburg Collection

Picryl description: Public domain image from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Har... More

A Persian king who is a Zoroastrian and his young son, Salmân al-Fârisî, enter a fire temple administered by three priest, and learn that the sacred flame has been waning.

A Persian king who is a Zoroastrian and his young son, Salmân al-Fâris...

Life of the Prophet Muhammad written at the order of the Mamluk sultan al-Mansûr 'Alâ' al-Dîn 'Alî (d. 778/1376). The work was first illustrated during the reign of the Ottoman sultan Murâd III.

A meeting of the Quraysh unbelivers in which Iblîs descloses a plan to assassinate Muhammad.

A meeting of the Quraysh unbelivers in which Iblîs descloses a plan to...

Life of the Prophet Muhammad written at the order of the Mamluk sultan al-Mansûr 'Alâ' al-Dîn 'Alî (d. 778/1376). The work was first illustrated during the reign of the Ottoman sultan Murâd III.

Library table. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Library table. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Picryl description: Public domain image of an ornamental print, pattern design, mannerism, baroque, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Giovanni Battista Piranesi - Vestibolo d' antico Tempio.

Giovanni Battista Piranesi - Vestibolo d' antico Tempio.

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Battle of Chickamauga, Sept. 20, 1863

Battle of Chickamauga, Sept. 20, 1863

Picryl description: Public domain historical book on American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Company of colored troops - Public domain dedication image

Company of colored troops - Public domain dedication image

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

Dame Noble 1500-1510 d'après une tapisserie du temps, Musée de Cluny. XVIe siècle, costumes civils, femmes, Flandre.

Dame Noble 1500-1510 d'après une tapisserie du temps, Musée de Cluny. ...

Public domain image of a 16th-17th century fashion, costume design, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

[Shoe of silver brocade; shoe embroidered in white silk and silver beads, with a single ankle strap; shoe of plain silver kid with enlongated toe, beaded by small silver ornament.]

[Shoe of silver brocade; shoe embroidered in white silk and silver bea...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an ornamental print, pattern design, mannerism, baroque, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

1854 [Women's fashion in nineteenth-century Paris]

1854 [Women's fashion in nineteenth-century Paris]

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

Plate 119-X. Small autoclave set in a gas furnace.

Plate 119-X. Small autoclave set in a gas furnace.

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

DePeyster statue, Bowling Green, looking north on Broadway, Manhattan.

DePeyster statue, Bowling Green, looking north on Broadway, Manhattan.

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

Herald Square, 34th and Broadway, Manhattan.

Herald Square, 34th and Broadway, Manhattan.

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a military parade, 20th-century armed forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Communion Wafer and Priest - Public domain dedication image

Communion Wafer and Priest - Public domain dedication image

Public domain photograph of 14th-15th century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Habit of Jane Seymour queen to K[ing] Henry VIII in 1536. Jeanne Seymour femme du Roi Henry VIII.

Habit of Jane Seymour queen to K[ing] Henry VIII in 1536. Jeanne Seymo...

Public domain image of a 17th-18th century fashion, costume design, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Iris tuberosa, Pierre Joseph Redoute

Iris tuberosa, Pierre Joseph Redoute

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Back endpaper, flyleaf., France

Back endpaper, flyleaf., France

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Polysiphonia urceolata. Botanical cyanotype contact print

Polysiphonia urceolata. Botanical cyanotype contact print

Public domain scan of artwork from NYPL collection, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

View of a group of Mohaves in a brush hut, one man very emaciated, entitled

View of a group of Mohaves in a brush hut, one man very emaciated, ent...

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Fur industry: hat-making, Canadian voyageurs.

Fur industry: hat-making, Canadian voyageurs.

Public domain photograph of American trade card, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

View of Native Americans in a dwelling.

View of Native Americans in a dwelling.

Arizona 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 asse... More

The Riots In New York : The Mob Lynching A Negro In Clarkson-Street.

The Riots In New York : The Mob Lynching A Negro In Clarkson-Street.

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

Toilettes de soirées, d'apres le Journal des Dames. An X, an XI, an VIII. XVIIIe siècle, costumes civils, femmes, France.

Toilettes de soirées, d'apres le Journal des Dames. An X, an XI, an VI...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a 19th century fashion, costume design, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Robinson Crusoe at dinner. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Robinson Crusoe at dinner. - Drawing. Public domain image.

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

Gunsmith, 6 Centre Market Place, Manhattan.

Gunsmith, 6 Centre Market Place, Manhattan.

Public domain photograph of New York City, Broadway, downtown, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Independence Day, Terra Alta, West Virginia

Independence Day, Terra Alta, West Virginia

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James B. Duke townhouse, 1 East 78th Street, Manhattan.

James B. Duke townhouse, 1 East 78th Street, Manhattan.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Habit of a Wiendot woman. Femme Wiendot.

Habit of a Wiendot woman. Femme Wiendot.

Public domain scan of French 18th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A Franciscan nun. Religieuse Franciscaine.

A Franciscan nun. Religieuse Franciscaine.

Public domain image of bishop, clergy, priest, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Curiosity. La Curiosité. - Public domain historical image

Curiosity. La Curiosité. - Public domain historical image

Public domain image of a 17th-18th century fashion, costume design, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Lilium pyrenaicum, Pierre Joseph Redoute

Lilium pyrenaicum, Pierre Joseph Redoute

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Allium obtusiflorum, Pierre Joseph Redoute

Allium obtusiflorum, Pierre Joseph Redoute

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Rosa Gallica Flore Marmoreo; Rosier de France a fleurs marbrees

Rosa Gallica Flore Marmoreo; Rosier de France a fleurs marbrees

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Bal de la courtille - Drawing. Public domain image.

Bal de la courtille - Drawing. Public domain image.

Public domain scan - 18th-century french print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Paiute squaw - Yo Semite Valley. Indians of North America. Sterescope Card.

Paiute squaw - Yo Semite Valley. Indians of North America. Sterescope ...

California 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 a... More

Cassiano Indian at San Antonio Mission, 136 years old.

Cassiano Indian at San Antonio Mission, 136 years old.

California 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 a... More

At the Rancherio, Mendocino County, California.

At the Rancherio, Mendocino County, California.

California 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 a... More

Don't be afraid, boys. - A group of children standing next to each other

Don't be afraid, boys. - A group of children standing next to each oth...

Picryl description: Public domain image of children, kids, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

From Texas tenant farmer to California fruit tramp. Marysville, Calif. His story: "1927 made $7000 in cotton. 1928 broke even. 1929 went in the hole. 1930 went in still deeper. 1931 lost everything. 1932 hit the road."

From Texas tenant farmer to California fruit tramp. Marysville, Calif....

Picryl description: Public domain image of a tractor, farming equipment, agriculture, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Caricature of Martin Luther as a wolf in monk's habit, with a small devil blowing evil thoughts into his ear. Dead sheep left and right on the ground.

Caricature of Martin Luther as a wolf in monk's habit, with a small de...

Public domain scan - 16th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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