20th century, history

Bartolomeo Vanzetti autographed letter signed to Lefevre Brini, [Charl...

Giving fatherly advice. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Bartolomeo Vanzetti autographed letter signed to Vincenzo Brini, [Char...

Discussing the last installment of his own novel Eventi e Vittime in "L'Adunata de Refrattari" [of 30 May 1922] and philosophy about writing, and referring to [Errico] Malatesta and Fred H. Moore's commitment t... More

Bartolomeo Vanzetti autographed letter signed to Alfonsina [Brini], [C...

On feeling reassured after receipt of letter from Beltrando and Lefevre [Brini]. making arrangements for them to see him, and writing to [Vincenzo] Brini. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Lighthouse Blue Hill Bay -- Maine

Caption: Blue Hill Bay Light Station, Maine. District: 1 State: ME Maine -- Blue Hill Bay

[Sketch of U.S. Army Signal Corps observation and signal tower]

Printed on verso: Silsbee, Case & Co. Photograph Artists, 299 1/2 Washington St., Boston.

Signal corps on Rapidan River - A group of people sitting on top of a ...

No. 397. Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. 8, p. 323". Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Pleasant Valley, Maryland. Group of Signal Corps detachment

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Signal Corps Detachment, Elk Mountain, Md., October 1862

No. 4483. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. 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 a... More

Harrison's Landing, Virginia. Headquarters of Signal Corps

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Bealeton, Virginia. Officers of Signal Corps. Headquarters, Army of th...

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Washington, District of Columbia. Signal Corps camp near Georgetown

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Washington, District of Columbia. Group of Signal Corps officers in ca...

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Washington, District of Columbia. Signal Corps camp near Georgetown

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Washington, District of Columbia. Officers' quarters at Signal Corps c...

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Washington, District of Columbia. Signal Corps camp near Georgetown

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Washington, District of Columbia. Group of officers of Signal Corps. C...

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Scrapbook, page 62 - Sacco & Vanzetti collection

Left: a. Giovan Battista Vanzetti, Villafalletto; Italy. Bartolomeo Vanzetti's father. Right: b. Bartolomeo Vanzetti's mother; Villafalletto, Italy. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Scrapbook, page 63 - Sacco & Vanzetti collection

Left: a Unidentified woman wearing shawl. Right: b. Beltrando Brini. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

People associated with Bartolomeo Vanzetti - Sacco & Vanzetti collecti...

Cabinet card: Unidentified girl. Top right: 1. Andrew Christoper. Bottom middle: 2. Vincenzo Brini. Bottom right: Miss Esteno Christopher. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

New Bedford Baseball Team - Public domain portrait print

Shows ten men of a New Bedford Baseball team. Four of the men are sitting on the grass in their uniforms on. Each man with a uniform has a white striped hat on. The man standing in the center has on a suit and ... More

Wheatleigh: stationary print, Lenox, Massachusetts

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Mug Shot Photograph of William Burnette, Leavenworth inmate

This item is the prison photograph, also known as the "mug shot," of Leavenworth inmate William Burnette, register number 13242. The photograph is divided into two parts. One side captures the inmate's right pr... More

Logging: Transportation: Trucks - Oregon, National Forest Service phot...

Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

A group of women standing on top of a hard wood floor. Dancing class c...

A group of women in a gym / A group of women in shorts and skirts dancing in a gym / Public domain vintage photo.

Travel photography: SKC2011, Europe

Skioptikonbild med motiv av bakgård i Helsingborg. Bilden har förvarats i kartong märkt: ?

Portraits - Portraits "W", National Forest Service photograph.

Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Armenian girl in Arab dress - Public domain scan / print

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Portraits - Portraits "O", National Forest Service photograph.

Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Foresters at Work - Virginia, National Forest Service photograph.

Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Water Sports - Massachusetts, National Forest Service photograph.

Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Logging: Transportation: Trucks - Oregon, National Forest Service phot...

Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Bartolomeo Vanzetti - Sacco & Vanzetti collection

Early photograph. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Travel photography: SKC4626, Europe

Skioptikonbild med motiv av trafikerad gata i London vid sekelskiftet 1900. Gatan leder fram till Westminster Abbey. Bilden har förvarats i kartong märkt: ?

Pulp and Paper Mills - Washington, National Forest Service photograph.

Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Mrs. Guilford Dudley - A black and white photo of a woman in a dress

A black and white photo of a woman in a dress. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

An old photo of a man standing in front of a biplane. Wright brothers ...

Copyright-free airplane pictures. Free to use images of airplanes.

Logs & Log Decks - Washington, National Forest Service photograph.

Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

A black and white photo of a train in the woods. Steam train locomotiv...

A train engine sitting on a track in the woods / A black and white photo of a train engine / Public domain vintage photo.

Photograph of Henry Franklin - A black and white photo of a man wearin...

Inmate File of Henry Franklin Public domain image of a criminal, arrest mugshot, conviction, prisoner, crime, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A group of people standing next to a truck. African-american settler f...

Slavery. Free images of slavery. Use free photos of slavery without any copyright restrictions.

Consuelo, Duchess Manchester - A black and white photo of a woman in a...

A black and white photo of a woman in a dress. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Logs & Log Decks - Washington, National Forest Service photograph.

Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Tuskegee Institute, and its industries

Composite of 15 views of Tuskegee Institute, Alabama, showing student industries, including cane, hay, corn, and cabbage farming, brick making facilities, molasses making, also shows dairy wagons, and students ... More

Logging: Transportation: Log Drive - New Hampshire

Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Farrar - ["Reine Fiamein"] - An old photo of a woman in a fancy dress

Geraldine Farrar, an American soprano singer and silent film actress of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, was born in Melrose, Massachusetts, in 1882. She began her career in Europe. Metropolitan Opera in... More

River Scenes - North Dakota, National Forest Service photograph.

Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Mrs. F.T. Frelinghuysen - A group of people standing around each other

A group of people standing around each other. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Scenery: Landscapes, National Forest Service photograph.

Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Rita Jolivet - An old photo of a woman holding a bat

An old photo of a woman holding a bat. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Travel photography: SKC2427, Europe

Skioptikonbild med motiv av Saint Mary the Virgin. Universitetskyrkan i Oxford. Bilden har förvarats i kartong märkt: Oxfrod 1906.

Plymouth Cordage Co., main entrance - Sacco & Vanzetti collection

Factory where Bartolomeo Vanzetti worked for a short time. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Bartolomeo Vanzetti autographed letter signed to Alfonsina [Brini], [C...

Asking her to visit, and referring to [Elizabeth Glendower] Evans, and Judge [Louis] Brandeis. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

American Soldiers with Photographer

Local Accession Number: CTG 00011..Description:Photograph of unidentified American soldiers with a photographer...Photographer: U.S. Signal Corps..Source: Cary T. Grayson Collection..Size: 8x10..Medium: Print, ... More

Wilson and King Albert in Adinkerke, Belgium

Local Accession Number: 1801..Description: President Wilson and King Albert walk alongside the train in Adinkerke...Photographer: U.S. Signal Corps..Source: Unknown..Size: 7x9..Medium: Print, Sepia..Date: 06-18-1919

"Factory delegation", Petrograd [April 1917]

Boris Souvarine Papers - Soviet Russia Photos.graduateinstitute.ch/home/research/library/archives/boris... ( http://graduateinstitute.ch/home/research/library/archives/boris-souvarine.html ) ..Notes: The docume... More

Pedro Sierra bank note, New York, N. Y., November 30, 1915

Bank note for fifty-eight pesetas. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Aldino Felicani - Sacco & Vanzetti collection

Treasurer of the Sacco-Vanzetti Defense Committee. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Aldino Felicani, ca. 1915 - Sacco & Vanzetti collection

Treasurer of the Sacco-Vanzetti Defense Committee. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Felice Guadagni autographed letter signed to Bartolomeo Vanzetti, Bost...

Concerning a failed labor strike. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

May 1st 1917, Petrograd - A large crowd of people standing in front of...

Boris Souvarine Papers - Soviet Russia Photos.graduateinstitute.ch/home/research/library/archives/boris... ( http://graduateinstitute.ch/home/research/library/archives/boris-souvarine.html ) ..Notes: The back o... More

Associated Press, Washington, D.C., Bureau News Dispatches: 1917, Feb....

Bartolomeo Vanzetti - Sacco & Vanzetti collection

Photograph taken during his trip to Mexico, 1917-1918. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Julia Bristol autograph letter signed to Sacco-Vanzetti Defense Commit...

Bartolomeo Vanzetti - Sacco & Vanzetti collection

Photograph taken during his trip to Mexico, 1917-1918. Duplicate of MS 2030 Box 65 F 33 (a). Courtesy of Boston Public Library

"Lenin with comrades at a May Day rally in Red Square, May 1919"

Boris Souvarine Papers - Soviet Russia Photos.graduateinstitute.ch/home/research/library/archives/boris... ( http://graduateinstitute.ch/home/research/library/archives/boris-souvarine.html ) ..Notes: This polit... More

Bartolomeo Vanzetti autographed note signed (initials) to Aldino Felic...

Mentioning that he is writing a dialogue. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Bartolomeo Vanzetti autographed letter to [Aldino Felicani], [Plymouth...

About raising money to be used either for the purchase of a linotype to help the starting of a new daily in Italy, or for the daily "Umanità Nova" "[Boston?]. Translation: He discusses the possibility of starti... More

I.W.W. Headquarters, 115 East 10 St., N. Y. City, raided Nov. 15, 1919

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Assyrian Christians driven from homes in North Persia Driven from thei...

Photograph shows displaced Assyrian Christian people with their belongs seated on the ground during the Assyrian Genocide. Forms part of: American National Red Cross collection (Library of Congress). Accession... More

Bartolomeo Vanzetti autographed note signed to Aldino Felicani, [Plymo...

Broad St., Hale Street on left in between the trees from the southeast...

Public domain photograph related to Boston, Massachusetts, New England history - Picryl description

Nicola Sacco, Dedham, Mass. - Sacco & Vanzetti collection

Leaving Dedham Court House with unidentified men. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Thayer, Webster - Sacco & Vanzetti collection

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Frank R. Lopez telegram (copy) to Comitato pro Vittime Politiche (Ital...

Public domain scan of a telegram, telegraph correspondence, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Amedeo C. Nobili autographed letter signed (postcard) to Bartolomeo Va...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of the address side of postcard, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

John Di Carli's shoe store, Plymouth, Mass., - Sacco & Vanzetti collec...

The shoe store of John Di Carlo(i) in Plymouth, 28 miles from Bridgewater. Di Carlo testified that Vanzetti was in his store at the hour of the Bridgewater holdup. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Looking up to Broad Street from corner window in Bridgewater depot.

Public domain photograph related to Boston, Massachusetts - Picryl description

View looking west across Broad Street towards Bridgewater Railroad Sta...

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

Rosina Sacco; Dedham, Mass. - Sacco & Vanzetti collection

Sitting on stairs of Dedham Jail. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Bartolomeo Vanzetti autographed letter signed to [Aldino Felicani], Pl...

About Ligio, who, together with another comrade, should ask "T" for a public denial, and referring to Nita Carni, and Mike "Colorrossi" [i.e. Colarossi?] Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Bartolomeo Vanzetti's push cart, Plymouth, Mass. - Sacco & Vanzetti co...

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

Guards in front of Dedham Court House, Dedham, Mass. - Sacco & Vanzett...

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Dedham Jail, Dedham, Mass. - Sacco & Vanzetti collection

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Saverio R. Romano autograph note signed, in Italian, to Stefano, Bosto...

B. Russell typed letter (copy) to Editor, Chronicle, [1920-1927]

Saturdays volunteers on the 1st of May, Kremlin [s.d.]

Boris Souvarine Papers - Soviet Russia Photos.graduateinstitute.ch/home/research/library/archives/boris... ( http://graduateinstitute.ch/home/research/library/archives/boris-souvarine.html ) ..Notes: The back o... More

Bartolomeo Vanzetti autographed letter signed to [Aldino Felicani?], [...

Requesting information on specific historical events for his own defense speech at the [Plymouth] trial. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

[Diamond Union Stamp Workers?] autographed note (fragment) to [Nicola ...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of the address side of postcard.

Enrico Bastone - Sacco & Vanzetti collection

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Unidentified group of people; Dedham. Mass. - Sacco & Vanzetti collect...

Standing on stairs of Dedham Jail. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Il Comitato di Difesa handbill, in Italian, "Nell'Ora Del Cimento Supr...

Frank R. Lopez telegram (copy) to Comitato pro Vittime Politiche (Ital...

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People associated with Bartolomeo Vanzetti - Sacco & Vanzetti collecti...

Top left: a. John Di Carli/DI Carlo. Top right: b. Carlo Balboni. Bottom left: c. Matthew Sassi/Sazzi. Bottom right: d. Vanzetti's push cart. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Nicola Sacco typed note (copy) to "Dear Sir," [Dedham] ; Nicola Sacco ...

Letter to "Dear Sir" mentions reading the Bible and a book on the Sacred Scriptures. Letter to "Dear Comrade" mentions Elizabeth Gurley Flynn. Letter to Norman Thomas mentions that he has no confidence in Gover... More

Ricardo Orciani - Sacco & Vanzetti collection

Ricardo Orciani originally identified as one of the bandits but released after being held six days when his employers revealed that he was at work all day on April 15, 1920, the day of the crime. Courtesy of Bo... More

Darius Conklin typed letter signed (incomplete), [1920-1927] - Sacco &...

Bartolomeo Vanzetti autographed letter signed to A. Colombo, [Charlest...

Disagreeing on social issues. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Charles H. Porter typed letter signed to Aldino Felicani, Boston, Mass...

Eugene Debs - Sacco & Vanzetti collection

Public domain photograph related to Boston, Massachusetts, New England history - Picryl description

Bartolomeo Vanzetti, Dedham Jail, Dedham, Mass. - Sacco & Vanzetti col...

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