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Group of late sixteenth-century continental furniture: Portuguese cabinet of chestnut, inlaid with ivory, ebony, and coloured woods, spiral turned arm-chair with silver finials and nails.

Group of late sixteenth-century continental furniture: Portuguese cabi...

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[Design for ceiling decoration with central oval panel.]

[Design for ceiling decoration with central oval panel.]

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Bob's Love Affair (Cinema 1915) - actors & actresses

Bob's Love Affair (Cinema 1915) - actors & actresses

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The sunflower and the sun - love song
Frank E. Downs. Trip to Nome, Alaska, May to Sept. 1900: One armed miner pumping while others carry sand and throw into machine. Before Sept. storm; Long wave on smooth sand; Plant on rails to draw up sand from the sea; Three miles from Nome.

Frank E. Downs. Trip to Nome, Alaska, May to Sept. 1900: One armed min...

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Photographs from Frank Teeter, Durango, Colorado: Beginning on preceeding page the photos are taken from Frank Teeter, Durango, Colorado: Rocks and caves; Ready for a trip; Ruined pueblo.
Further constructional and decorative woods in use.

Further constructional and decorative woods in use.

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O proletárském divadle (continued); Charlie Chaplin

O proletárském divadle (continued); Charlie Chaplin

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The Kid (Charlie Chaplin & Jackie Coogan)

The Kid (Charlie Chaplin & Jackie Coogan)

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

Courage and the Man (cinema 1915) - actors & actresses

Courage and the Man (cinema 1915) - actors & actresses

Public domain photograph of a movie actress, film scene, movie industry, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Curse of the Desert (cinema 1915) - actors & actresses

The Curse of the Desert (cinema 1915) - actors & actresses

Public domain photograph of military personnel, army, militia, infantry, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Doctor's Orders (cinema 1913) - actors & actresses

The Doctor's Orders (cinema 1913) - actors & actresses

Public domain photograph of a movie actress, film scene, movie industry, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Harvest (cinema 1913) - actors & actresses

Harvest (cinema 1913) - actors & actresses

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

Harvest (cinema 1913) - actors & actresses

Harvest (cinema 1913) - actors & actresses

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Josie's Coney Island Nightmare (cinema 1914) - actors & actresses

Josie's Coney Island Nightmare (cinema 1914) - actors & actresses

Public domain photograph of a movie actress, film scene, movie industry, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Josie's Coney Island Nightmare (cinema 1914) - actors & actresses

Josie's Coney Island Nightmare (cinema 1914) - actors & actresses

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

Josie's Declaration of Independence (cinema 1914) - actors & actresses

Josie's Declaration of Independence (cinema 1914) - actors & actresses

Picryl description: Public domain image of a woman, nurse, caring, hospital, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The Lamb (cinema 1915) - actors & actresses

The Lamb (cinema 1915) - actors & actresses

Public domain photograph of a movie actress, film scene, movie industry, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Old Heidelberg (Cinema 1915) - actors & actresses

Old Heidelberg (Cinema 1915) - actors & actresses

Public domain image of personnel, army, group of people in uniform, parade, historic place, military activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Old Heidelberg (Cinema 1915) - actors & actresses

Old Heidelberg (Cinema 1915) - actors & actresses

Public domain photograph of military personnel, army, militia, infantry, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Old Heidelberg (Cinema 1915) - actors & actresses

Old Heidelberg (Cinema 1915) - actors & actresses

Public domain image of personnel, army, group of people in uniform, parade, historic place, military activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Old Heidelberg (Cinema 1915) - actors & actresses

Old Heidelberg (Cinema 1915) - actors & actresses

Public domain photograph of a movie actress, film scene, movie industry, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Sins of the parents: a powerful dramatic story on a big theme, full of gripping situations, in 5 parts

Sins of the parents: a powerful dramatic story on a big theme, full of...

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Setting the Style (Cinema 1913) - actors & actresses

Setting the Style (Cinema 1913) - actors & actresses

Public domain photograph of meeting, discussion, group of people, political event, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Wanted a House (Cinema 1914) - actors & actresses

Wanted a House (Cinema 1914) - actors & actresses

Public domain photograph of a movie actress, film scene, movie industry, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Military uniforms: Netherlands, 1900.

Military uniforms: Netherlands, 1900.

The collection by the Dutch physician H. J. Vinkhuijzen (1843-1910). European armies.

The tale of a bumblebee - Public domain sheet music scan
Frank E. Downs. Trip to Nome, Alaska, May to Sept. 1900: Wrecks of steamer and dredge building on beach, when crushed together by September storm; After Sept. storm, lumber, boats, small tents, "cold feet"; Remains of a plant after a bout with Bering Sea; This schooner driven ashore, lumber piles, etc.

Frank E. Downs. Trip to Nome, Alaska, May to Sept. 1900: Wrecks of ste...

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Frank E. Downs. Trip to Nome, Alaska, May to Sept. 1900: On the Spit, after storm, smaller wreck protected by larger; This schooner was driven ashore, June 1900. Also smaller boats at right. Note guy ropes to shore, June storm 1900; Lighter washed up by storm. Wrecked lumber pile; tug cast ashore in Sept. storm. The lighter coming in is the only one that outrode gale, being held by anchored steamer, three miles out. About 100 lighters got away.
Frank E. Downs. Trip to Nome, Alaska, May to Sept. 1900: Dutch Harbor (?), men near boulder, at right; Olympia approaching Nome, the disembarking; Unloading on beach at Nome. Loaded lighter in distance; Crowded to water's edge.

Frank E. Downs. Trip to Nome, Alaska, May to Sept. 1900: Dutch Harbor ...

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Review of the silent film Elusive Isabel with Florence Lawrence (pictured with unidentified actors). Motion Picture World May 6, 1916

Review of the silent film Elusive Isabel with Florence Lawrence (pictu...

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Geyser Springs Ranch; Reflections, headwaters of Geyser Springs; Scrubby foot-hill and rocks; Palms in the tropics (upside down), Raton Mts. Mex.
Picryl description: Public domain image of fire insurance plan / map, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Picryl description: Public domain image of fire insurance plan / map, ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a fire insurance map, fire insurance plan, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Treasury St., Seven feet wide. Florida Sterescope Cards Collection, NYPL.

Treasury St., Seven feet wide. Florida Sterescope Cards Collection, NY...

Florida 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

Historic sketches of the South - Public domain portrait drawing

Historic sketches of the South - Public domain portrait drawing

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Downs and Percy Rider, Durango, 1900: Downs McCloskey, Fall of 1900; Percy is Downs' most intimate friend, Going to Sunday school; After Sunday school: Downs and Percy; Downs and Percy.

Downs and Percy Rider, Durango, 1900: Downs McCloskey, Fall of 1900; P...

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Kinney 1899: The only pegasus. Party leaving station for Hotel Islesford [by F.E.D.M.]; Adrienne, F.E.D.M., (Gertrude Pierce), Mrs. Freeman; At Islesford, Gertrude, Adrienne; Prof. Cary, A.J.M., Freeman, Adrienne, Gertrude.
Picryl description: Public domain image of a cemetery, funerals, monument, memorial, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a cemetery, funerals, monum...

Picryl description: Public domain image related to death, coffin, grave, funeral, burial, monument, cemetery, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The Doctor's Orders (cinema 1913) - actors & actresses

The Doctor's Orders (cinema 1913) - actors & actresses

Public domain photograph of a movie actress, film scene, movie industry, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Don Quijote (cinema 1915) - actors & actresses

Don Quijote (cinema 1915) - actors & actresses

Public domain photograph of a movie actress, film scene, movie industry, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Don Quijote (cinema 1915) - actors & actresses

Don Quijote (cinema 1915) - actors & actresses

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

Don Quijote (cinema 1915) - actors & actresses

Don Quijote (cinema 1915) - actors & actresses

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Dr. Polly (cinema 1913) - actors & actresses

Dr. Polly (cinema 1913) - actors & actresses

Public domain photograph of a movie actress, film scene, movie industry, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Dreamy Sweedy (cinema 1914) - actors & actresses

Dreamy Sweedy (cinema 1914) - actors & actresses

Public domain photograph of a movie actress, film scene, movie industry, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Eyes of the Soul (cinema 1915) - actors & actresses

Eyes of the Soul (cinema 1915) - actors & actresses

Public domain photograph of theatrical or movie production, scene, actors, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Feudists (cinema 1913) - actors & actresses

The Feudists (cinema 1913) - actors & actresses

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

The Hall Room Rivals (cinema 1914) - actors & actresses

The Hall Room Rivals (cinema 1914) - actors & actresses

Public domain photograph of a movie actress, film scene, movie industry, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Harvest (cinema 1913) - actors & actresses

Harvest (cinema 1913) - actors & actresses

Public domain photograph of a movie actress, film scene, movie industry, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Harvest (cinema 1913) - actors & actresses

Harvest (cinema 1913) - actors & actresses

Public domain photograph of a movie actress, film scene, movie industry, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Harvest (cinema 1913) - actors & actresses

Harvest (cinema 1913) - actors & actresses

Public domain photograph of a movie actress, film scene, movie industry, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Harvest (cinema 1913) - actors & actresses

Harvest (cinema 1913) - actors & actresses

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

John Tobin's Sweetheart (cinema 1913) - actors & actresses

John Tobin's Sweetheart (cinema 1913) - actors & actresses

Picryl description: Public domain image of ethnic group, people gathering, anthropology, colonies, exotic, indigenous people, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Josie's Coney Island Nightmare (cinema 1914) - actors & actresses

Josie's Coney Island Nightmare (cinema 1914) - actors & actresses

Public domain photograph of a movie actress, film scene, movie industry, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Josie's Legacy (cinema 1914) - actors & actresses

Josie's Legacy (cinema 1914) - actors & actresses

Public domain photograph of a movie actress, film scene, movie industry, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Old Heidelberg (Cinema 1915) - actors & actresses

Old Heidelberg (Cinema 1915) - actors & actresses

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

Old Heidelberg (Cinema 1915) - actors & actresses

Old Heidelberg (Cinema 1915) - actors & actresses

Public domain photograph of a movie actress, film scene, movie industry, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Sauce for the Goose (Cinema 1913) - actors & actresses

Sauce for the Goose (Cinema 1913) - actors & actresses

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

Two Women (cinema 1915?) - actors & actresses

Two Women (cinema 1915?) - actors & actresses

Public domain photograph of theatrical or movie production, scene, actors, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Wheels of the Gods (cinema 1915) - actors & actresses

The Wheels of the Gods (cinema 1915) - actors & actresses

Public domain photograph of a movie actress, film scene, movie industry, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

That Charlie Chaplin walk - Public domain sheet music scan
If Santa Claus knew - Public domain sheet music scan
Frank E. Downs. Trip to Nome, Alaska, May to Sept. 1900: Dog team; Dog team; Push-cart for transporting the "ruby sand".  Man "rocking" on beach. Distant Mts, tents; Transportation. Only engine (locomotive) at Nome, Summer, 1900.

Frank E. Downs. Trip to Nome, Alaska, May to Sept. 1900: Dog team; Dog...

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Frank E. Downs. Trip to Nome, Alaska, May to Sept. 1900: Dutch Harbor, taken from old Russian military cemetery looking north to two settlements, one back of hills.  Large flat-bottomed boat being built for Yukon River; Dutch Harbor; Dutch Harbor. Olympia and other ships taking water and supplies. Olympia could not get through ice 600 miles north and had to put back here for water; Dutch Harbor (?) view.

Frank E. Downs. Trip to Nome, Alaska, May to Sept. 1900: Dutch Harbor,...

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BREAKFAST [held by] HOTEL JERMYN [at] "SCRANTON, PA" (HOTEL;)
Military uniforms: Netherlands, 1900., Netherlands

Military uniforms: Netherlands, 1900., Netherlands

The collection by the Dutch physician H. J. Vinkhuijzen (1843-1910). European armies.

If Santa Claus knew - Public domain sheet music scan
Vom westlichen Kriegsschauplatz. Durchzug deutscher Kolonnen durch das völlig zerstörte Vigneulles.

Vom westlichen Kriegsschauplatz. Durchzug deutscher Kolonnen durch das...

Public domain photo of vintage French postcard, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Station scene on Mexican Central R.R., about 40 miles from Tampico. River in background is navigable for six hundred miles; In the tropics, near Tampico, Mexico; Mexican courtyards: Dogs, people near and far; Same; Palms, people, paths, etc. Patio or inner courtyard in Govt. Art Museum, City of Mexico.

Station scene on Mexican Central R.R., about 40 miles from Tampico. Ri...

Public domain image of a train station in Boston, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Photographs from Frank Teeter, Durango, Colorado: "Tow-wiman" a favorite pupil; The mission school, at home; The chief's son and daughter.

Photographs from Frank Teeter, Durango, Colorado: "Tow-wiman" a favori...

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Changed Lives (cinema 1915) - actors & actresses

Changed Lives (cinema 1915) - actors & actresses

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In the Absinthe (cinema 1914) - actors & actresses

In the Absinthe (cinema 1914) - actors & actresses

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

Josie's Coney Island Nightmare (cinema 1914) - actors & actresses

Josie's Coney Island Nightmare (cinema 1914) - actors & actresses

Public domain photograph of movie actress, film scene, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Josie's Declaration of Independence (cinema 1914) - actors & actresses

Josie's Declaration of Independence (cinema 1914) - actors & actresses

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

Josie's Declaration of Independence (cinema 1914) - actors & actresses

Josie's Declaration of Independence (cinema 1914) - actors & actresses

Public domain photograph of military personnel, army, militia, infantry, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Josie's Declaration of Independence (cinema 1914) - actors & actresses

Josie's Declaration of Independence (cinema 1914) - actors & actresses

Public domain photograph related to World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Just Mother (cinema 1914) - actors & actresses

Just Mother (cinema 1914) - actors & actresses

Public domain photograph of movie actress, film scene, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Lamb (cinema 1915) - actors & actresses

The Lamb (cinema 1915) - actors & actresses

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

Old Heidelberg (Cinema 1915) - actors & actresses

Old Heidelberg (Cinema 1915) - actors & actresses

Public domain photograph of military personnel, army, militia, infantry, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Old Heidelberg (Cinema 1915) - actors & actresses

Old Heidelberg (Cinema 1915) - actors & actresses

Public domain photograph of movie actress, film scene, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Runa and the Black Hand (Cinema 1915) - actors & actresses

Runa and the Black Hand (Cinema 1915) - actors & actresses

Public domain photograph of theatrical production crew, actors and actresses, group portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Witch Girl (cinema 1915) - actors & actresses

The Witch Girl (cinema 1915) - actors & actresses

Public domain photograph of movie actress, film scene, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Moon, moon - Public domain sheet music scan
The old maids' tea party - Public domain sheet music scan
Pagosa Hot Springs, 45 ft by 75 ft. Largest boiling springs in world. Steam shows; Tame cinnamon bear enjoys hot water at Pagosa; A ghost; In the plunge at Pagosa, in the dense steam, taken by flashlight, three people (Mabel, Downs, Nettie)

Pagosa Hot Springs, 45 ft by 75 ft. Largest boiling springs in world. ...

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Frank E. Downs. Trip to Nome, Alaska, May to Sept. 1900: Boat in trough of sea. Olympia's hold; Ice floating in Behring Sea; Iceberg; Deck of Olympia

Frank E. Downs. Trip to Nome, Alaska, May to Sept. 1900: Boat in troug...

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Frank E. Downs. Trip to Nome, Alaska, May to Sept. 1900: Beach torn up by miners, 4 miles from Nome; "One of the patent machines"; Two men who made thousands with their plant; Sluice,"There were others".
Oak trestle table. The property of Walter Withall, esq., ca. 1570. "Mine host's" chair. Formerly the property of Dr. Abel, ca. 1540.

Oak trestle table. The property of Walter Withall, esq., ca. 1570. "Mi...

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Inlaid muniment chest. Presented by Sir Hugh Offley, when Lord Mayor of London in 1556, to St. Mary Overie, now St. Saviour's, Southwark Cathedral.

Inlaid muniment chest. Presented by Sir Hugh Offley, when Lord Mayor o...

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Dark Cañon; "German Carp" in Rheinboldt's Lake, thousands of fish in solid mass, from surface to bottom, swimming at end and side of boat; "A thorn" etc.; Geyser Springs Ranch.

Dark Cañon; "German Carp" in Rheinboldt's Lake, thousands of fish in s...

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Circular table of various marbles, with chased gilt mounts. French: style of the First Empire. Palace of Fontainebleau. Folding screen (paravent) of carved and gilt wood with silk panels. French: style of the First Empire.

Circular table of various marbles, with chased gilt mounts. French: st...

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Bob's Love Affair (Cinema 1915) - actors & actresses

Bob's Love Affair (Cinema 1915) - actors & actresses

Public domain photograph of a movie actress, film scene, movie industry, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Military uniforms: Netherlands, 1900., Netherlands

Military uniforms: Netherlands, 1900., Netherlands

The collection by the Dutch physician H. J. Vinkhuijzen (1843-1910). European armies.

General view from Victoria Point. New York Sterecope Card.

General view from Victoria Point. New York Sterecope Card.

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I want to be an actor - Public domain sheet music scan
Frank E. Downs. Trip to Nome, Alaska, May to Sept. 1900: Bergs; Bergs; Dutch Harbor, Aleutian Islands, Wake of ship leaving harbor; Bergs.
Don Quijote (cinema 1915) - actors & actresses

Don Quijote (cinema 1915) - actors & actresses

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

Eyes of the Soul (cinema 1915) - actors & actresses

Eyes of the Soul (cinema 1915) - actors & actresses

Public domain photograph of a movie actress, film scene, movie industry, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Hall Room Rivals (cinema 1914) - actors & actresses

The Hall Room Rivals (cinema 1914) - actors & actresses

Public domain photograph of a movie actress, film scene, movie industry, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Josie's Declaration of Independence (cinema 1914) - actors & actresses

Josie's Declaration of Independence (cinema 1914) - actors & actresses

Picryl description: Public domain image of a park, trees, outdoors, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Josie's Declaration of Independence (cinema 1914) - actors & actresses

Josie's Declaration of Independence (cinema 1914) - actors & actresses

Public domain photograph related to World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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