Maps and History

True lovers of the muse (c. 1902) By: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942 #cityscape #photochrom #libraryofcongress https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/det/item/2016794495/

Groton, Mass. 1886 By: Burleigh Litho #map #antiquemaps #archives http://www.loc.gov/item/75694576/

Going to the front! (c. 1878) By: Currier & Ives #historicalphotos #archives https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/pga/item/2001700221/

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Holbrook, Navajo County, Arizona. (1898-04) #map #cartography #publicdomain http://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn00156_002/

Large group of members of the Turkish Cavalry posed on horseback (1912 or 1913) #photography #archives https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/ggbain/item/2002708820/

Middletown, N.Y. 1887 By: L. R. Burleigh #map #antiquemaps #history http://www.loc.gov/item/75694796/

Demonstration garden, Bryant Park, 42nd Street and Fifth Avenue, New York, New York. Visitors studying gardening notices (1918 August) By: Frances Benjamin Johnston #architecture #photography #history https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/fbj/item/2007685077/

DK 1943 1946 #homemovies #foundfootage #vintagefilm https://archive.org/details/DK1943194605

Sir Jos. Duveen, art authority, wife & daughter Dorothy (192-) #photography #archives #oldphotos https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/ggbain/item/91781000/

NWMP OFFICERS' QUARTERS IN 1902 - Dalton Trail Post, Mile 40, Haines Highway, Haines, Haines Borough, AK (1976) By: Victoria L. Taylor #architecture #HABS #vintage https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/hh/item/ak0001.photos.001412p/

Unidentified soldier in Union artillery corporal's uniform in front of painted backdrop showing a forest (c. 1861-1865) #CivilWar #portrait #libraryofcongress https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/lilj/item/2010648836/

Shopping At Saks Fifth Avenue In NYC In 1991 By: Vampire Robot #homemovies #foundfootage #history https://archive.org/details/shopping-at-saks-fifth-avenue-in-nyc-in-1991

Victory concerts at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Free to the public / (c. 1936-1941) By: Byron Browne #WPA #posterart #historicalphotos https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/wpapos/item/98516324/

Panorama of Nogales, Arizona (c. 1909) By: West Coast Art Co. #panorama #cityscape #oldphotos https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/pan/item/2007661423/

Unidentified soldier in Confederate cavalry uniform with saber (c. 1861-1865) #CivilWar #portrait #history https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/lilj/item/2010650886/

Barber House ("Belmont"), Washington, D.C. (189-) By: Frances Benjamin Johnston #architecture #photography https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/fbj/item/2001698363/

Peoples' bicentennial festival, advancing the peoples' struggles for jobs and democracy, against racism and war (c. 1969-1980) #posterart #graphicdesign #publicdomain https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/yan/item/2015648430/

Santa Cruz, California (c. 1908) By: Pillsbury Picture Co. #panorama #cityscape #oldphotos https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/pan/item/2007660611/

President Gerald Ford and First Lady Betty Ford celebrate winning the nomination at the Republican National Convention, Kansas City, Missouri (1976 Aug) By: John T. Bledsoe #graphicarts #printmaking #history https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/cph/item/2005684026/

"Beacon Hill House," Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island. Blue Garden, view to pergola (1917) By: Frances Benjamin Johnston #architecture #photography #publicdomain https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/fbj/item/00651330/

Lumumba Seized. Followers Threaten New Congo Upheaval, 1960/12/05 By: Universal Studios #newsreel #vintagefilm #vintage https://archive.org/details/1960-12-05_Lumumba_Seized

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Alexander City, Tallapoosa County, Alabama. (1898-05) #map #cartography #vintagemaps http://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn00004_002/

What Betsy Ross did as an act of freedom is now being done behind bars by women in prison : 1976 -- what are we celebrating? By: Amherst Cultural Workers Collective #posterart #graphicdesign #publicdomain https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/yan/item/2015649199/

Hauptmann Weapon Found As High Bail Is Set By Court, 1934/10/01 By: Universal Studios #newsreel #vintagefilm #vintage https://archive.org/details/1934-10-01_NJ_seeks_Hauptmann_for_Murder

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Anchorage, Anchorage Census Division, Alaska. (1916-09) #map #cartography http://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn00111_001/

Soundie - Same Old Story #foundfootage #vintagefilm #publicdomain https://archive.org/details/soundie_9

War News--All Good, 1944/05/22 By: Universal Studios #newsreel #vintagefilm #vintage https://archive.org/details/1944-05-22_War_News_All_Good

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Benson, Cochise County, Arizona. (1901-04) #map #cartography #archives http://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn00134_004/

Start of 1st ship, Newark Yards (1917 Dec. 20) By: Bain News Service #photography #archives https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/ggbain/item/2014706034/

Reel 36 #homemovies #foundfootage https://archive.org/details/jbffreel36

Store in Washington, D.C. (1938 Apr) By: Arthur Rothstein #FSA #GreatDepression #oldphotos https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/fsa/item/2017723225/

Interior of People's Drug Store, 11th and G Streets, Washington, D.C., with employees behind the counter of soda fountain and customers (c. 1909-1932) #1920s #photography https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/npco/item/2001701747/

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Springville, Saint Clair County, Alabama. (1909-03) #map #cartography #archives http://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn00094_003/

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama. (1905-08) #map #cartography #history http://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn00007_006/

94 Die Airplane Crashes, 1947/06/02 By: Universal Studios #newsreel #vintagefilm #publicdomain https://archive.org/details/1947-06-02_94_Die_Airplane_Crashes

Baghdad pact. Unified Military Command Seen, 1958/01/30 By: Universal Studios #newsreel #vintagefilm #foundfootage https://archive.org/details/1958-01-30_Baghdad_pact

Two unidentified soldiers in Union uniforms, one wearing musician's uniform and holding Model 1840 musician's sword, the other holding Colt Model 1851 Navy revolver (c. 1861-1865) #CivilWar #portrait #archives https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/lilj/item/2010650448/

Vietnam Action. Enterprise Planes Support Troops, 1965/12/09 By: Universal Studios #newsreel #vintagefilm #publicdomain https://archive.org/details/1965-12-09_Vietnam_Action

Branch Brook Park By: Henry Charles Studios #foundfootage #vintagefilm https://archive.org/details/200711_Branch_Brook_Park

Pet show WPA recreation project, Dist. No. 2 / (c. 1936-1939) By: Arlington Gregg #WPA #posterart #oldphotos https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/wpapos/item/98510115/

The TITANIC (1911 May 31) #photography #archives #publicdomain https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/ggbain/item/2001704335/

Stone Hexagonal Schoolhouse, 3736 Green Spring Road, Darlington, Harford County, MD (Documentation compiled after 1933) By: Historic American Buildings Survey #architecture #HABS #historicalphotos https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/hh/item/md0669/

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Goodwater, Coosa County, Alabama. (1928-11) #map #cartography #libraryofcongress http://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn00050_005/

The United States' first foreign trade zone, Staten Island, city of New York, opened February 1, 1937 By: Harry Herzog #WPA #posterart #historicalphotos https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/wpapos/item/96525135/

Thomas Ruffin of North Carolina (c. 1860) #baseball #baseballcards #photography https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/brhc/item/2017892971/

Home Movie: 11839: Phal Family Memories (1930) #homemovies #foundfootage #archives https://archive.org/details/HMPhalFamilyMemorie11839

Hiking--WPA recreation project, Dist. No. 2 (1939) #WPA #posterart #photography https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/wpapos/item/98508957/

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Evergreen, Conecuh County, Alabama. (1903-05) #map #cartography #history http://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn00039_004/

Frank Hitchcock, E.M. Morgan and others on speakers stand, Jersey City, N.J. (5/31/09 (date created or published later by Bain)) By: Bain News Service #photography #archives #libraryofcongress https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/ggbain/item/2014683940/

A class in clay modeling, 2nd Division (c. 1899) By: Frances Benjamin Johnston #architecture #photography #vintage https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/fbj/item/2001703622/

Home Movie: 97351: Hawaii (1971) #homemovies #foundfootage #vintage https://archive.org/details/97351_hm_hawaii