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Passed and waiting to be taken off Ellis Island.

Passed and waiting to be taken off Ellis Island.

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

“African-American troops advancing toward the front…”

“African-American troops advancing toward the front…”

Picryl description: Public domain image of military personnel, conscription, group of people in uniform, armed forces, infantry, war activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Destitute tenant farmer's family, Ozark Mountains, Arkansas

Destitute tenant farmer's family, Ozark Mountains, Arkansas

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

Scene in New Orleans, Louisiana. A street tailor

Scene in New Orleans, Louisiana. A street tailor

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

American Fall, Niagara, from Goat Island. Winter Scene.

American Fall, Niagara, from Goat Island. Winter Scene.

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

Photo of Sphinx at Gizeh, Ancient Egypt - Public domain dedication

Photo of Sphinx at Gizeh, Ancient Egypt - Public domain dedication

A black and white photo of a sphinx statue, Egypt, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

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

A group of people standing in front of a church, Linworth, Ohio. People leaving church

A group of people standing in front of a church, Linworth, Ohio. Peopl...

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

Tractors at tractor factory. Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Tractors at tractor factory. Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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

[Barn on the Andrew J. Downing estate]

[Barn on the Andrew J. Downing estate]

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

Indian Chief, Seminole Camp, near Fort Clark, Tex.

Indian Chief, Seminole Camp, near Fort Clark, Tex.

Texas 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

Syndicate block. New York Sterecope Card.

Syndicate block. 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

5th Avenue[street scene with automobiles and pedestrians].

5th Avenue[street scene with automobiles and pedestrians].

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

Independence Hall, where Declaration of Independence was made in 1776. Philadelphia, Pa.

Independence Hall, where Declaration of Independence was made in 1776....

Philadelphia 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... 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

Interior with columns and decorative ceiling.

Interior with columns and decorative ceiling.

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

Lewis H. Hardwick; Mess Attendant, 3c., U.S.N.; Lost on U.S.S. Cyclops, June 14, 1918.

Lewis H. Hardwick; Mess Attendant, 3c., U.S.N.; Lost on U.S.S. Cyclops...

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

Karnak, allée des sphinx et le pylône d'Eugertes II.

Karnak, allée des sphinx et le pylône d'Eugertes II.

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

Immigrants waiting in line for processing by Immigration Bureau officials.

Immigrants waiting in line for processing by Immigration Bureau offici...

Picryl description: Public domain image of Ellis Island, New York harbor, immigrants, immigration, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Marysville migrant camp. California fruit tramp and his family (mother, twenty-two years old).

Marysville migrant camp. California fruit tramp and his family (mother...

Public domain photograph of rural California, dust bowl refugees, 1930s-1940s, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Joseph Brant, or, Thayendanegea.]

[Joseph Brant, or, Thayendanegea.]

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

Minnesota ice harvest. New York Sterecope Card.

Minnesota ice harvest. 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

Julius Steegall. - Public domain portrait print

Julius Steegall. - Public domain portrait print

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions

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.

Main Street, Silver Mountain, Alpine County.

Main Street, Silver Mountain, Alpine County.

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

San Francisco, California. In front of the local paper at Chinatown. Chinese reading news of the surrender of Canton to the Japanese. Most of San Francisco's Chinese are Cantonese.

San Francisco, California. In front of the local paper at Chinatown. C...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of Japanese painting, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.

Indigène du Caire. - Public domain portrait print

Indigène du Caire. - Public domain portrait print

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

[View of the Mississippi River from Brown's Garden.]

[View of the Mississippi River from Brown's Garden.]

Mississippi 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 ... More

A couple of boys sitting next to each other, Puppeteers, Red House, West Virginia

A couple of boys sitting next to each other, Puppeteers, Red House, We...

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

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.

Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pa.

Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pa.

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

Blossom Restaurant, 103 Bowery, Manhattan.
[Portrait of a child.] Connecticut. NYP Sterescope Card Collection.

[Portrait of a child.] Connecticut. NYP Sterescope Card Collection.

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

Destitute Ozark family, Arkansas

Destitute Ozark family, Arkansas

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

Vicksburg Negroes and shop front. Mississippi

Vicksburg Negroes and shop front. Mississippi

Public domain photograph of Great Depression, farm, farmer, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Children in a cemetary - A group of people standing around a cemetery

Children in a cemetary - A group of people standing around a cemetery

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

Hessian Camp, Reading, Pa. 19th century stereoscopic views of Pennsylvania.

Hessian Camp, Reading, Pa. 19th century stereoscopic views of Pennsylv...

Pennsylvania 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... More

Unidentified family - Public domain portrait print
The Kachina dance to the rain-god, Hopi Indian village, Shonghopavi, Arizona.

The Kachina dance to the rain-god, Hopi Indian village, Shonghopavi, A...

Picryl description: Public domain image from Robert Dennis collection of stereoscopic prints, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Pillar of Absalom, Palestine - A black and white photo of a small building

Pillar of Absalom, Palestine - A black and white photo of a small buil...

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

FHA (Federal Housing Administration) low income housing project. Holyoke, Massachusetts

FHA (Federal Housing Administration) low income housing project. Holyo...

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

Church service in the Negro church, Woodville, Greene County, Georgia, October 1941.

Church service in the Negro church, Woodville, Greene County, Georgia,...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of an office worker, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Radio Row, Cortlandt Street, Manhattan.
Oyster Houses, South Street and Pike Slip, Manhattan.

Oyster Houses, South Street and Pike Slip, Manhattan.

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

Ascension aux pyramides. - Public domain  print

Ascension aux pyramides. - Public domain print

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

The little kiddy's, Central City, Col., U.S.A.

The little kiddy's, Central City, Col., U.S.A.

Colorado 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

Old North Church, Boston, Mass. U.S.A.

Old North Church, Boston, Mass. U.S.A.

Boston Massachusetts 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 Yo... More

[Man standing next to a horse wtih a dog at his feet.]

[Man standing next to a horse wtih a dog at his feet.]

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

Members of the Musgrove family, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

Members of the Musgrove family, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

Public domain photograph related to baseball, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A group of men standing in front of a store, Scene at Smithland, Kentucky

A group of men standing in front of a store, Scene at Smithland, Kentu...

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

Wife and children of sharecropper. Arkansas

Wife and children of sharecropper. Arkansas

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

OLd [Auld] Lang Syne [Tam O'Shanter & Souter Johnnie], Central Park, N.Y.

OLd [Auld] Lang Syne [Tam O'Shanter & Souter Johnnie], Central Park, N...

A piece of paper with writing on it, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Union picket line in front of the rebel Fort Mahone, called by the soldiers "Fort Damnation", Richmond VA.

Union picket line in front of the rebel Fort Mahone, called by the sol...

Virginia 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

Zhenhai Tower, or Five Stories Pogoda.

Zhenhai Tower, or Five Stories Pogoda.

Picryl description: Public domain photo of vintage China postcard, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Billie's Bar, 56th Street and First Avenue, Manhattan.

Billie's Bar, 56th Street and First Avenue, Manhattan.

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

A black and white photo of a building with graffiti on it, Main street storefronts. Edwards, Mississippi

A black and white photo of a building with graffiti on it, Main street...

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

Rue Bab el-Vazir. Nº 385 - Egypt

Rue Bab el-Vazir. Nº 385 - Egypt

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

From every land they come to the opening of the Columbian Exposition.

From every land they come to the opening of the Columbian Exposition.

Chicago Illinois 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... More

Newport, Vermont, with factory in distance closed for ten years.

Newport, Vermont, with factory in distance closed for ten years.

Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

[View from Chestnut street, looking across bridge.]

[View from Chestnut street, looking across bridge.]

Minnesota 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 as... More

A group of people sitting on a curb next to a building, Religious meeting, Nashville, Tennessee

A group of people sitting on a curb next to a building, Religious meet...

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

A group of people standing around a hula hoop, Square dance, Skyline Farms, Alabama

A group of people standing around a hula hoop, Square dance, Skyline F...

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

[View of Cooperstown.] New York Sterecope Card.

[View of Cooperstown.] 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

Ball Ground, Central Park. New York Sterecope Card.

Ball Ground, Central Park. New York Sterecope Card.

Picryl description: Public domain painting of a park, trees, picnic, outdoor activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Minnehaha Falls, Minn., U.S.A. New York Sterecope Card.

Minnehaha Falls, Minn., U.S.A. New York Sterecope Card.

Picryl description: Public domain image from Robert Dennis collection of stereoscopic prints, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Washington National Monument, Washington, D.C., U.S.A..

Washington National Monument, Washington, D.C., U.S.A..

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

Church of the Nativity at Bethlehem, Palestine

Church of the Nativity at Bethlehem, Palestine

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

Pilger aus Baçrah [Ba.srah], Pilger aus Bahrain (in der Mitte ein Schêch aus Kabul), Pilger aus Zanzibar, Pilger aus Baghdad.

Pilger aus Baçrah [Ba.srah], Pilger aus Bahrain (in der Mitte ein Schê...

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

Datto Bulon, chief of the Bagobo, dressed in warrior attire.  Philippine Reservation, 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition.

Datto Bulon, chief of the Bagobo, dressed in warrior attire. Philippi...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of vintage Missouri postcard, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Adobe school house. Bosque Farms Project, New Mexico. 1935.

Adobe school house. Bosque Farms Project, New Mexico. 1935.

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

View of the bay and harbour of New-York, from the Battery.

View of the bay and harbour of New-York, from the Battery.

Picryl description: Public domain image related to politics, political campaigns, committee, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

James Barton Longacre - William Hogarth - General Andrew Pickens.

James Barton Longacre - William Hogarth - General Andrew Pickens.

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

Children. Taos Land Use Project, New Mexico.

Children. Taos Land Use Project, New Mexico.

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

A little boy standing next to a fire hydrant, Water. Fairbury Farmsteads, Nebraska.

A little boy standing next to a fire hydrant, Water. Fairbury Farmstea...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of child, child labor, farmer, early 20th-century farm, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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.

Central staircase of the Terrace. New York Sterecope Card.

Central staircase of the Terrace. New York Sterecope Card.

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Igorot (?) women with wicker harvest baskets on their backs.

Igorot (?) women with wicker harvest baskets on their backs.

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

Karnak avenue des beliers et propylône de Ptolémée Evergète.

Karnak avenue des beliers et propylône de Ptolémée Evergète.

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

Photograph through center hallway of the stacks
Angel Island, near San Francisco, Cal.

Angel Island, near San Francisco, Cal.

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

James Otis. - Public domain portrait engraving

James Otis. - Public domain portrait engraving

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

Chamelier Bicharis (Haute Egypte) 1185

Chamelier Bicharis (Haute Egypte) 1185

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

Vue lointaine des pyramides Nº 1

Vue lointaine des pyramides Nº 1

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

Old Green from Chapel Street. Connecticut. NYP Sterescope Card Collection.

Old Green from Chapel Street. Connecticut. NYP Sterescope Card Collect...

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

John Quincy Adams. - Public domain portrait engraving

John Quincy Adams. - Public domain portrait engraving

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

Ex-farmer and children, now on W.P.A. (Work Projects Administration), central Ohio

Ex-farmer and children, now on W.P.A. (Work Projects Administration), ...

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

Sharecroppers' children on Sunday, near Little Rock, Arkansas

Sharecroppers' children on Sunday, near Little Rock, Arkansas

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

Bird's-eye view of Brooklyn Bridge.

Bird's-eye view of Brooklyn Bridge.

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

Broadway & 135th Street., New York City

Broadway & 135th Street., New York City

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

Rondout pressure tunnel.  Concrete chamber walls at top of Drainage shaft. ... Contract 12. December 21, 1911.

Rondout pressure tunnel. Concrete chamber walls at top of Drainage sh...

Public domain image of watercolor painting from British-related collections, 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.

Williamsport Baseball Club, 1887, Hemphill, L. Evens, Gleason, Zinn, Humphries, Malone, Briel, Cunliff, Alcott, Rickley, Baker, Gamble

Williamsport Baseball Club, 1887, Hemphill, L. Evens, Gleason, Zinn, H...

Public domain photograph related to baseball, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Saml. [Samuel] Adams. - Public domain portrait engraving

Saml. [Samuel] Adams. - Public domain portrait engraving

Public domain image of a male portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

View of the Bowling-Green, Broadway.

View of the Bowling-Green, Broadway.

Picryl description: Public domain painting of a park, trees, picnic, outdoor activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Tepees of the Sioux Indians. Indians of North America. Sterescope Card.

Tepees of the Sioux Indians. Indians of North America. Sterescope Card...

Minnesota 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 as... More

School teacher at Red House, West Virginia

School teacher at Red House, West Virginia

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 group of children, New Orleans, Louisiana, Louisiana

A black and white photo of a group of children, New Orleans, Louisiana...

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

Dr. Fenner's, So. Orange (concrete). 19th century.

Dr. Fenner's, So. Orange (concrete). 19th century.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a victorian era building, victorian house, 19th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

View in North Conway, N.H. New Hampshire in 19th century. Stereoscope card.

View in North Conway, N.H. New Hampshire in 19th century. Stereoscope ...

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

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