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Map of the United States and territories : shewing the extent of public surveys and other details

Map of the United States and territories : shewing the extent of publi...

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Geography, or description of the Earth

Geography, or description of the Earth

Public domain scan of a vintage world map, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

15th Amendment, or the Darkey's millenium: 40 acres of land and a mule.

15th Amendment, or the Darkey's millenium: 40 acres of land and a mule...

New York 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 ass... More

A black and white photo of men standing outside of a building, Public Domain Images - Sharecroppers. Arkansas

A black and white photo of men standing outside of a building, Public ...

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

View at Allegheny City. New York Sterecope Card.

View at Allegheny City. New York Sterecope Card.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in New York City, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Map of the United States of North America

Map of the United States of North America

Public domain image of the vintage map from NYPL Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division is one of the wo... More

Joseph Hawley Papers - Texts in Latin

Joseph Hawley Papers - Texts in Latin

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

Rigl Sisters, dancer. New York City Dance Performances

Rigl Sisters, dancer. New York City Dance Performances

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

Grundriss der Moschee. - Public domain architectural plan drawing

Grundriss der Moschee. - Public domain architectural plan drawing

Public domain scan of a architecture diagram, settlement map, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Hooker's new pocket plan of the city of New York

Hooker's new pocket plan of the city of New York

Public domain image of the vintage map from NYPL Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division is one of the wo... More

How'd you like to be the Iceman
William C. Smead. ; Jedediah L. Smead. ; Res. of William C. Smead, Pavilion TP., Genesee Co., N.Y.

William C. Smead. ; Jedediah L. Smead. ; Res. of William C. Smead, Pav...

Public domain scan of a page from geographical atlas, geography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Benjamin Franklin.] - Henry Bryan Hall

[Benjamin Franklin.] - Henry Bryan Hall

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

Powers' Building. Interior Grand Staircase. New York Sterecope Card.

Powers' Building. Interior Grand Staircase. New York Sterecope Card.

New York 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 ass... More

Breaking and loading coal in mines after a blast has knocked it down, Scranton, Pa., U.S.A.

Breaking and loading coal in mines after a blast has knocked it down, ...

New York 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 ass... More

Paquebot "Liberté". Buttolph menus collection.
Vue du Nile - Egypt - A couple of boats that are in the water

Vue du Nile - Egypt - A couple of boats that are in the water

Public domain image of Egyptian art, free to use, no copyright restrictions photo - Picryl description

Moyabeng à la meule; Une statuette égyptienne du Musée du Louvre.

Moyabeng à la meule; Une statuette égyptienne du Musée du Louvre.

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

"The Home Stretch in Florida" - postcard to Frederick Hoeing

"The Home Stretch in Florida" - postcard to Frederick Hoeing

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

Orange Grove. Sterescope Cards NYPL Collection.

Orange Grove. Sterescope Cards NYPL Collection.

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

Old love letters - love song - Public domain sheet music scan
A new map of Europe exhibiting its natural and political divisions drawn from the most recent materials

A new map of Europe exhibiting its natural and political divisions dra...

Public domain image of the vintage map from NYPL Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division is one of the wo... More

Ballroom dancing - Victorian era public domain image

Ballroom dancing - Victorian era public domain image

Picryl description: Public domain image of wildlife, wild animals, nature, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Royal Dublin Fusiliers. Cigarette Card

Royal Dublin Fusiliers. Cigarette Card

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

Bradford, from Harrison Hill, 1879-80.

Bradford, from Harrison Hill, 1879-80.

New York 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 ass... More

ARich mestizo.

ARich mestizo.

Public domain image of watercolor painting from British-related collections, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Plate 1022 - A, bathroom Art Nouveau
Hello ma baby - Public domain sheet music scan
Molière. - Public domain portrait engraving

Molière. - Public domain portrait engraving

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

Rope dancing - Marguerite Antoinette Lalanne Saqui

Rope dancing - Marguerite Antoinette Lalanne Saqui

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

Northern Hemisphere ; Southern Hemisphere.

Northern Hemisphere ; Southern Hemisphere.

Public domain scan of an old vintage map, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Shoes - The history of the feminine costume of the world

Shoes - The history of the feminine costume of the world

Public domain illustrated book or album page scan, related to architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A new map of North America from the latest discoveries, 1763.

A new map of North America from the latest discoveries, 1763.

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, English, free to use, no copyright restrictions

My sweetheart's the man in the moon - love song
Cornelis Danckerts I - La dance de Laloÿeau

Cornelis Danckerts I - La dance de Laloÿeau

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

Complete anatomy of the Franklin engine; Shown form the exhaust side.

Complete anatomy of the Franklin engine; Shown form the exhaust side.

Public domain image of scientific diagram, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

New York city map. - Public domain vintage map

New York city map. - Public domain vintage map

Picryl description: Public domain image of an old city plan, vintage cartography, 18th-19th century map, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Looking for a bully - Public domain sheet music scan
Streets of Cairo, or, The poor little country maid
Sugar cane cutting. New York Sterecope Card.

Sugar cane cutting. New York Sterecope Card.

New York 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 ass... More

Grandes chroniques de France Jean Fouquet: End paper, illuminated manuscript

Grandes chroniques de France Jean Fouquet: End paper, illuminated manu...

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

Stuffing cotton. New York Sterecope Card.

Stuffing cotton. New York Sterecope Card.

New York 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 ass... More

"Alias Jimmy Valentine;" a play in four acts
The official life of Paheri: inspection of agriculture and corn, registration of cattle.

The official life of Paheri: inspection of agriculture and corn, regis...

Public domain image of Egyptian art, free to use, no copyright restrictions photo - Picryl description

Financial district rooftops, looking southwest from One Wall Street, Manhattan.

Financial district rooftops, looking southwest from One Wall Street, M...

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

Map of Forest Hills Gardens, situated at Forest Hills, Borough of Queens, City of New York.

Map of Forest Hills Gardens, situated at Forest Hills, Borough of Quee...

Public domain scan of a vintage map, city plan, atlas, cartoghraphy, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

South America - Public domain vintage map

South America - Public domain vintage map

Public domain image of the vintage map from NYPL Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division is one of the wo... More

Berkey & Gay Furniture Co.'s salesrooms, Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Berkey & Gay Furniture Co.'s salesrooms, Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commerce, shopping, main street, city downtown, early 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Roes Hotel, West Point. New York Sterecope Card.

Roes Hotel, West Point. New York Sterecope Card.

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

Sposalizio del gobbo nan - A drawing of a group of people in a kitchen

Sposalizio del gobbo nan - A drawing of a group of people in a kitchen

Public domain image of painting, 17th-18th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Western states - Public domain vintage map

Western states - Public domain vintage map

Public domain image of the vintage map from NYPL Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division is one of the wo... More

Map of Pennsylvania - Public domain vintage map

Map of Pennsylvania - Public domain vintage map

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Giovanni Battista Piranesi - Pianta di ampio magnifico Collegio.

Giovanni Battista Piranesi - Pianta di ampio magnifico Collegio.

Public domain scan of architectural drawing, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Watch out Mister! The Talon trouser fasteners... [Advertisement.]

Watch out Mister! The Talon trouser fasteners... [Advertisement.]

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

[Middle Ages] - Public domain  drawing

[Middle Ages] - Public domain drawing

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

[Spanish dancers], Art print depicting dance

[Spanish dancers], Art print depicting dance

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

[Thomas Jefferson.] - Henry Bryan Hall

[Thomas Jefferson.] - Henry Bryan Hall

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

New York city map. - Public domain vintage map

New York city map. - Public domain vintage map

Public domain image of the vintage map from NYPL Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division is one of the wo... More

Gunston Hall, home of George Mason.

Gunston Hall, home of George Mason.

Public domain illustrated book page scan, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Camping in Palmetto Forest, Florida. New York Sterecope Card.

Camping in Palmetto Forest, Florida. New York Sterecope Card.

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a tent, camp, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

City Midday Club - Restaurant menu
Chateau Frontenac Quebec - Restaurant menu
1st Royal Dragoons. Cigarette Card

1st Royal Dragoons. Cigarette Card

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

[General view of Montpelier, Vermont.] New York Sterecope Card.

[General view of Montpelier, Vermont.] New York Sterecope Card.

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

A new map of Europe exhibiting its natural and political divisions drawn from the most recent materials

A new map of Europe exhibiting its natural and political divisions dra...

Public domain image of the vintage map from NYPL Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division is one of the wo... More

Morgan, Daniel. Last will and testament

Morgan, Daniel. Last will and testament

Public domain scan of a document of a period preceding the American revolution, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

The rabbits foot.  (Talk about yo' luck)
Rosie, sweet Rosabel - love song
Nûh [Noah] on the Ark. - Public domain dedication image

Nûh [Noah] on the Ark. - Public domain dedication image

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

The 'Trent' patent wash-down closet. Plate 967-G ; Plate 968-G.

The 'Trent' patent wash-down closet. Plate 967-G ; Plate 968-G.

Public domain illustrated book, catalog, page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

No. 405 Park Avenue. Northeast Corner Fifty-fourth Street.

No. 405 Park Avenue. Northeast Corner Fifty-fourth Street.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a commercial or residential multi-story building, condominium, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Ida Rubinstein, Pisanella, Dance

Ida Rubinstein, Pisanella, Dance

Public domain scan of artwork depicting dance, music, performing art productions, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Moses receiving the Ten Commandments

Moses receiving the Ten Commandments

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

Westchester, Double Page Plate No. 26 [Map of village of Peekskill]

Westchester, Double Page Plate No. 26 [Map of village of Peekskill]

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Portion of the Wrecked Steamer 'Isaac Newton.'

Portion of the Wrecked Steamer 'Isaac Newton.'

New York 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 ass... More

New Masonic Temple, Philadelphia. Grand stair way to Main Hall.

New Masonic Temple, Philadelphia. Grand stair way to Main Hall.

Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

The Baconian Bilateral Cipher - Public domain document scan

The Baconian Bilateral Cipher - Public domain document scan

Public domain photograph of laboratory, science, research, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The waltz of long ago - Public domain sheet music scan
DAILY MENU [held by] CAFE SAVARIN [at]  (REST;)
Climbing up the scale - Public domain sheet music scan
Joseph Hawley correspondence and documents

Joseph Hawley correspondence and documents

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

Giovanni Battista Piranesi - Tempio antico inventato.

Giovanni Battista Piranesi - Tempio antico inventato.

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

William Hogarth - Freemen degraded and sold into slavery

William Hogarth - Freemen degraded and sold into slavery

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

A new map of Great Britain. - Public domain old map

A new map of Great Britain. - Public domain old map

Public domain scan of an old vintage map, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Hello ma Ragtime gal - Public domain sheet music scan
London Art print related to American Revolution

London Art print related to American Revolution

Public domain illustrated book page scan, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Cotton field. [Picking cotton.] New York Sterecope Card.

Cotton field. [Picking cotton.] New York Sterecope Card.

New York 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 ass... More

Absence makes the heart grow fonder - love song
Spanish dancing - Public domain dedication museum photo

Spanish dancing - Public domain dedication museum photo

Public domain photograph of textile 3d object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl Description.

Darling Mabel - Public domain sheet music scan
Plate 1034 - A, bathroom La Salle

Plate 1034 - A, bathroom La Salle

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

Map of the United States of America - Public domain map

Map of the United States of America - Public domain map

Public domain image of the vintage map from NYPL Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division is one of the wo... More

Sarcophagus found in Col. Campbell's tomb (now in the British Museum): hieroglyphical characters and deities on the left side.

Sarcophagus found in Col. Campbell's tomb (now in the British Museum):...

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

Document [Bill of Rights] - Public domain document scan

Document [Bill of Rights] - Public domain document scan

Public domain scan of manuscript related to American history, NYPL collection, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

A merry Christmas. Vintage postcard
Caricature, A rigmaroll, public domain cartoon image

Caricature, A rigmaroll, public domain cartoon image

Picryl description: Public domain image of horse riding, cavalry, military, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Tarjumah-i Shâhnâmah  [Translation of Shâhnâmah into Turkish]

Tarjumah-i Shâhnâmah [Translation of Shâhnâmah into Turkish]

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.

Victorian Mounted Rifles. Cigarette Card

Victorian Mounted Rifles. Cigarette Card

Public domain image of a military portrait, uniform, armed forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Creation of Adam, anonymous printmaker, German

Creation of Adam, anonymous printmaker, German

Public domain image of painting, 16th-17th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Map of New York I. : with the adjacent rocks and other remarkable parts of Hell-Gate

Map of New York I. : with the adjacent rocks and other remarkable part...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an old ancient city, historic place, stone building architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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