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

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

Picryl description: Public domain image related to dance, musical, theater, performance, performing arts, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Unidentified ballet], Art print depicting dance

[Unidentified ballet], Art print depicting dance

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Emys guttata. North American Herpetology

Emys guttata. North American Herpetology

Public domain scan of American 19th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

No. 15 map of Oregon and Upper California

No. 15 map of Oregon and Upper California

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

Design II. Front elevation - Architectural drawing, public domain image

Design II. Front elevation - Architectural drawing, public domain imag...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of a church building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

"Maid of the Mist" in Whirlpool Rapids.

"Maid of the Mist" in Whirlpool Rapids.

Niagara Falls, 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 Ne... More

The barn and orchard attached to Gen. Meade’s Headquarters.  During the terrific artillery firing of Friday both house and barn were perforated by shot and shell, and from fifteen to twenty staff horses were killed immediately around them.

The barn and orchard attached to Gen. Meade’s Headquarters. During th...

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

Hospital Steamer ‘Red Rover.’ - Public domain dedication image

Hospital Steamer ‘Red Rover.’ - Public domain dedication image

The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites and salt, which creates a glossy surface to h... More

. . . . Oakhill, the north end of Falls Church, Va.

. . . . Oakhill, the north end of Falls Church, Va.

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Lee's Ord. Park, Petersburg - A black and white photo of a pile of bricks

Lee's Ord. Park, Petersburg - A black and white photo of a pile of bri...

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No. 15. Cañon de Chelle [Chelly].  Walls of the Grand Cañon about 1200 feet in height.

No. 15. Cañon de Chelle [Chelly]. Walls of the Grand Cañon about 1200...

Public domain photograph of Grand Canyon National Park, mountains, nature, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

No. 5. Black Cañon, Colorado River, looking above from Camp 7.
Read Kizzy's loyality - A newspaper advertiser with a woman holding a baby
Indian Territory [Oklahoma]. advertising card
Big Negro Excursion [January 3, 1925, advertisement in the Negro World announcing  the sailing of the S.S. Booker T.  Washington to Central America, the West Indies, Panama, and the South of the United States]

Big Negro Excursion [January 3, 1925, advertisement in the Negro World...

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

Public domain image of New york city cityscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Public domain image of New york city cityscape, free to use, no copyri...

Public domain photograph of the city, skyscraper buildings, cityscape, downtown, urban environment, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Uptown Art Lab - Public domain monumental decor print

Uptown Art Lab - Public domain monumental decor print

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

Photography exhibit - Public domain  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.

Scaphiopus solitarius. North American Herpetology

Scaphiopus solitarius. North American Herpetology

Public domain scan of American 19th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Tropidonotus leberis. North American Herpetology

Tropidonotus leberis. North American Herpetology

Public domain scan of American 19th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Dr. Burton--Richmond [sitting at table with cards and poker chips]

Dr. Burton--Richmond [sitting at table with cards and poker chips]

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

Bone. - Public domain dedication image

Bone. - Public domain dedication image

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

Quarters of Major Robertson near Brandy Station.

Quarters of Major Robertson near Brandy Station.

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

F St. - Public domain dedication image

F St. - Public domain dedication image

The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites and salt, which creates a glossy surface to h... More

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.

Patient in a hot head pillow. - Public domain dedication image

Patient in a hot head pillow. - Public domain dedication image

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

Fort Hell : in front of Petersburg.

Fort Hell : in front of Petersburg.

The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites and salt, which creates a glossy surface to h... More

Fort Powell, or Fort Grant now under process of reduction by our fleet. . . .

Fort Powell, or Fort Grant now under process of reduction by our fleet...

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.

Andrometer. No. 3. April 8th 1865.

Andrometer. No. 3. April 8th 1865.

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

The Serpentine Fault (asbestos deposit) from the south cliff of the Colorado River.

The Serpentine Fault (asbestos deposit) from the south cliff of the Co...

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

Quartermaster’s Department, Belle Plain, May 17, 1864.

Quartermaster’s Department, Belle Plain, May 17, 1864.

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

Encampment of 2d N.Y. and 1st Mass. Heavy Artillery, Belle Plain, May 16, 1864.

Encampment of 2d N.Y. and 1st Mass. Heavy Artillery, Belle Plain, May ...

The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites and salt, which creates a glossy surface to h... More

Plate 13.  [John Schmidt (...) 28. Amputation at hip joint. Sept. 1866. By Dr. Hamilton.]

Plate 13. [John Schmidt (...) 28. Amputation at hip joint. Sept. 1866...

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

Step[hen] Hopkins. - Henry Bryan Hall

Step[hen] Hopkins. - Henry Bryan Hall

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

David Howell member of the Continental Congress.

David Howell member of the Continental Congress.

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Stephen Mix Mitchell, member of the Continental Congress.

Stephen Mix Mitchell, member of the Continental Congress.

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Henry Bryan Hall - [Wm. Duer.] - Public domain portrait drawing

Henry Bryan Hall - [Wm. Duer.] - Public domain portrait drawing

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

Wm. Williams. - Henry Bryan Hall

Wm. Williams. - Henry Bryan Hall

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

Founding fathers. Oliver Ellsworth.

Founding fathers. Oliver Ellsworth.

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

Founding fathers. Benjamin Huntington.

Founding fathers. Benjamin Huntington.

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

The old Schuyler mansion, Albany, N.Y.

The old Schuyler mansion, Albany, N.Y.

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

Rooster Rock, Columbia River. Sterescope Cards NYPL Collection.

Rooster Rock, Columbia River. 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

Castle Rock, Columbia River. Sterescope Cards NYPL Collection.

Castle Rock, Columbia River. Sterescope Cards NYPL Collection.

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

In the Mariposa grove, Mariposa County, Cal.

In the Mariposa grove, Mariposa County, 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

Islands in the Columbia, from the Upper Cascades.

Islands in the Columbia, from the Upper Cascades.

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

Mount Hood from the head of the Dalles.

Mount Hood from the head of the Dalles.

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

Down the valley, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal.

Down the valley, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, 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

Camping Out, California. Sterescope Cards NYPL Collection.

Camping Out, California. 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

Giant Tex Ox Team dragging the huge logs to the Mill, Boulder Creek, Logging Camp, California.

Giant Tex Ox Team dragging the huge logs to the Mill, Boulder Creek, L...

Public domain photograph of a mountain pass, mountains, nature, mountain range, view, landscape, rocks, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

A monster Sequoia just felled at Converse Basin, Cal.

A monster Sequoia just felled at Converse Basin, 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

Mirror view, Lake Angeline, Cal. [no. 468].

Mirror view, Lake Angeline, Cal. [no. 468].

Nevada 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 assem... More

New Hampshire. Three pound bank note

New Hampshire. Three pound bank note

Picryl description: Public domain image of banknote, paper money, numismatic catalog, free to use, no copyright restrictions

Jonathan Bayard Smith. - Henry Bryan Hall

Jonathan Bayard Smith. - Henry Bryan Hall

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

[Richard Peters.] - Public domain portrait engraving

[Richard Peters.] - Public domain portrait engraving

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

State-House with a view of Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.

State-House with a view of Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Samuel Wharton. - Public domain portrait engraving

Samuel Wharton. - Public domain portrait engraving

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Sugar Loaf Mountain and Webster's Station. [no. 615].

Sugar Loaf Mountain and Webster's Station. [no. 615].

Nevada 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 assem... More

Lieut. Col. Uriah Forrest, member of the Continental Congress.

Lieut. Col. Uriah Forrest, member of the Continental Congress.

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Summit Valley, Altitude 6,960 feet, Emigrant Mt. and R.R. Pass in distance.

Summit Valley, Altitude 6,960 feet, Emigrant Mt. and R.R. Pass in dist...

Nevada 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 assem... More

Gen. Allen Jones, member of the Continental Congress.

Gen. Allen Jones, member of the Continental Congress.

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

[John Penn.] - Henry Bryan Hall

[John Penn.] - Henry Bryan Hall

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Hydraulic mining - The gate, Yuba County.

Hydraulic mining - The gate, Yuba County.

Nevada 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 assem... More

Mission San José, near view. Alameda Co.

Mission San José, near view. Alameda Co.

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

Hotel near Hayward's, 15 miles from San Francisco.

Hotel near Hayward's, 15 miles from San Francisco.

Picryl description: Public domain image of railroad tracks, railway, train car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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

Donald McKy [McKay], the celebrated Warm Spring Indian Scout and his chief men.

Donald McKy [McKay], the celebrated Warm Spring Indian Scout and his c...

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

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

The large oaks of California. Sterescope Cards NYPL Collection.

The large oaks of California. Sterescope Cards NYPL Collection.

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

Edward Lloyd, member of the Continental Congress.

Edward Lloyd, member of the Continental Congress.

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A hot house scene in California.

A hot house scene in 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

Richard Potts, mem. Con. Congress.

Richard Potts, mem. Con. Congress.

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A forest scene in California. Sterescope Cards NYPL Collection.

A forest scene in California. 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

Benjamin Harrison. - Public domain portrait engraving

Benjamin Harrison. - Public domain portrait engraving

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

Founding fathers. Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer.

Founding fathers. Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer.

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Orange grove, Cal. Sterescope Cards NYPL Collection.

Orange grove, Cal. 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

Augustus [i.e. Gustavus] Scott, member of the Continental Congress, from Maryland.

Augustus [i.e. Gustavus] Scott, member of the Continental Congress, fr...

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Brown University Base Ball Club, 1896; Williams College Base Ball Club, 1896

Brown University Base Ball Club, 1896; Williams College Base Ball Club...

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Yale University Base Ball Team, 1896; Princeton College Base Ball Team, 1896.

Yale University Base Ball Team, 1896; Princeton College Base Ball Team...

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Founding fathers. Hugh Williamson.

Founding fathers. Hugh Williamson.

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Nicholas Eveleigh, member of the Continental Congress.

Nicholas Eveleigh, member of the Continental Congress.

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American home scenes - Engraving, Public domain image

American home scenes - Engraving, Public domain image

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Big Canon (Bowman) Dam, distant view, North Bloomfield Gravel Mining Company.

Big Canon (Bowman) Dam, distant view, North Bloomfield Gravel Mining C...

Nevada 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 assem... More

Mining for Gold at Jacksonville, on the road to Yosemite.

Mining for Gold at Jacksonville, on the road to Yosemite.

Nevada 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 assem... More

In the Grounds, North of the Hotel.

In the Grounds, North of the Hotel.

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 Calistoga Hotel, Napa Co., Cal.

At the Calistoga Hotel, Napa Co., 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

Calistoga Springs, Entrance to Hot Sulphur Springs Hotel.

Calistoga Springs, Entrance to Hot Sulphur Springs Hotel.

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

Mission San Gabriel. Sterescope Cards NYPL Collection.

Mission San Gabriel. 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

California. Napa. Sterescope Cards NYPL Collection.

California. Napa. 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

Arch Rock, Santa Monica Bay, Cal.

Arch Rock, Santa Monica Bay, 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

The vineyards and prune orchards of the Napa Valley, Cal.

The vineyards and prune orchards of the Napa Valley, 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

San Rafael, Mount Tamalpais from Coleman's Park.

San Rafael, Mount Tamalpais from Coleman's Park.

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

Charles Carroll - Public domain portrait drawing

Charles Carroll - Public domain portrait drawing

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

Francis Hopkinson - Public domain portrait drawing

Francis Hopkinson - Public domain portrait drawing

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

Philip Livingston - Public domain portrait drawing

Philip Livingston - Public domain portrait drawing

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

John Hart - Public domain portrait drawing

John Hart - Public domain portrait drawing

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

Raft leaving the Boom, Big River Mendocino Co.

Raft leaving the Boom, Big River Mendocino Co.

Picryl description: Public domain image related to an industrial revolution, industry history, factory building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Sea Bathing, Santa Monica. Sterescope Cards NYPL Collection.

Sea Bathing, Santa Monica. 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

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