A class of students - Public domain portrait print
Shows a class of students with boys in suits and ties and girls in dresses. Some of the names on the back of the photograph. They seem to be about twelve to thirteen years old. Courtesy of New Bedford Free Public Library
Cora E. Saber, Ruth Hath Saver, Mrs. Pardon, Milton, baby
Black and white portrait of three woman and a baby, seated on the ground in front of a house. Courtesy of New Bedford Free Public Library
New Bedford High School Cadets - Public domain portrait print
Group photograph of New Bedford High School cadets standing in front of the old New Bedford High School. Cadet standing in front is holding a sword in his proper right hand. Cadets behind him have rifles on the... More
Cadets with rifles in formation
Image shows large group of cadets standing with rifles on their right shoulders. One cadet without a rifle stands in front of the group. Three square building are in background. Courtesy of New Bedford Free Pub... More
Old Pearl Street Depot, New Bedford Mass.
Sepia-toned image of exterior of old Pearl Street railroad depot, Weld Street, New Bedford, Massachusetts, showing people standing outside, others in horse-drawn carriages, horse-drawn trolley to right. Courtes... More
The Cannonville School - New Bedford library collection
Group of children and teacher standing outside of small two-story school house with cupola in Cannonville, once a village in New Bedford, Massachusetts; group of adults standing and seated at left, behind the o... More
Men on an outing - Public domain portrait print
Print shows fourteen men in a forest. Six of the men are seated on stools. The three men seated to the right are sitting cross-legged. Most of the men have bow ties with one man to the left wearing a tie; all w... More
Interior of fish market - Public domain portrait print
Photo shows interior of a fish market. The two men facing the viewer are workers wearing aprons cooks, while the man to the far right by counter has a suit, tie, and a white sun hat on. Large chest freezers alo... More
Cyrus Barker, New Bedford Massachusetts - cartes de visite
Black and white studio portrait of Cyrus Barker. Subject is a Caucasian male with body facing front and head turned right. Subject has short, dark-colored hair parted off center on the right and cropped around ... More
George E. Gibbs - cartes de visite
Black and white bust-length studio portrait of George E. Gibbs. Subject is a Caucasian male with body facing front and head turned left. Subject has short medium-colored hair parted on left and greying at sides... More
Trolley car on Oxford Street, New Bedford
Black and white photo of Union Street Railway Co. horse drawn trolley car with passengers on Oxford Street, New Bedford, Massachusetts; two residential wood buildings in background. Courtesy of New Bedford Free... More
Seven police officers - New Bedford library collection
Seven police officers in front of a building. Courtesy of New Bedford Free Public Library
Workers on a street with large machine
Group of workers on the side of the street posing with a large machine behind them. To the left behind them are businessmen standing on the sidewalk. Store in background left is the '5 and 10 Cents Store." To t... More
E.T. Brightman Fresh and Salt Meats
The photograph shows four men standing outside of their food market. The name of the market is E.T. Brightman Fresh and Salt Meats. Courtesy of New Bedford Free Public Library
Live cod stand - New Bedford library collection
Shows three men and one boy standing outside a small store in front of a harbor. Boy is holding a basket and a kitten. Snow on the ground. There is a ship and a couple of buildings in the background. There is a... More
Four men, New Bedford Massachusetts
Print shows four men standing in front of a building. The capitals on the building have an iconic carving. The men are dressed in black. Courtesy of New Bedford Free Public Library
Large group photograph - New Bedford library collection
Sepia tone photograph of a very large group of men, women, and children in front of a two-story, center-chimney house with a wing on the right, also with a chimney. There are five windows across the top of the ... More
New Bedford Fire Department Engine No. 8
Group of supporters for Mayor Charles S. Ashley in front of the brick building of the New Bedford Fire Department Engine No. 8 at Acushnet Avenue and Davis Street. Mayor Ashley is sitting in the carriage in the... More
Seamen's Bethel The Whaleman's Chapel
Shows a sign. Courtesy of New Bedford Free Public Library
Stonemasons working on wall - Public domain portrait print
Print shows four men in overalls building a stonewall abutting sidewalk. There is a fifth man in a vest in the background at left. Groups of barrels in foreground at right and in background. Courtesy of New Bed... More
Blacksmiths, portrait, New Bedford Massachusetts
Group of 9 men posing outside small wood frame structure, man with moustache and eyeglasses in center holding small mallet and iron rod on anvil; 2 other men holding mallets. Courtesy of New Bedford Free Public Library
Red Men's Parade - New Bedford library collection
Shows a parade on a street with a crowd of men, women, and children. There appears to be a "George Washington" and an "Abraham Lincoln" on horseback. There is a police officer riding a bike and a soldier on hor... More
Group outside house - New Bedford library collection
Black and white image of group of people some sitting on porch, two men with bicycles, outside of a house. Courtesy of New Bedford Free Public Library
James A. Garfield - cartes de visite
Black and white studio portrait of James A. Garfield. Subject is a Caucasian male with body and head facing left. Subject is bald on the top of his head with greying hair circling the sides and back of his head... More
A New Bedford bakery - Public domain portrait print
Print shows a man standing behind his counter of pastries. Courtesy of New Bedford Free Public Library
Old Quaker woman - New Bedford library collection
Black and white daguerreotype portrait of a woman. Subject is a Caucasian female with body and head facing full front. Subject has dark-colored hair covered by a white bonnet with full/lacey sides and tied unde... More
New Bedford school children - Public domain portrait print
Print shows around fifty students in front of what appears to be their school building. Girls are in dresses and boys are in suits and ties. They are lined up on a staircase. Some of the kids have their hands o... More
Frank Lewis with baleen bundles
Elderly man (Frank Lewis) with white beard, suspenders and straw hat standing to right in front of bundles of whale baleen. Courtesy of New Bedford Free Public Library
Woman with arms folded - Daguerreotype, Public domain
Black and white daguerreotype portrait of a woman. Subject is a Caucasian female with body and head facing full front. Subject has dark-colored hair parted in the middle and pulled back, covering her ears and o... More
Young woman, New Bedford Massachusetts
Black and white ambrotype studio portrait of a young woman. Subject is a teenaged Caucasian female with body facing left and head turned slightly front. Subject has dark-colored hair parted in the middle, pulle... More
Francis Hathaway House - New Bedford library collection
Picryl description: Public domain image of a victorian era building, victorian house, 19th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Kate O'Neill, New Bedford Massachusetts - cartes de visite
Black and white, full length, studio portrait of Kate O'Neill (Mrs. J. Francis Powers). Subject is a seated Caucasian female with body facing right and head turned front. Subject has medium-colored hair with cu... More
Lewin Wildes Hathaway and George Tilden
Image shows two men standing with bicycles at their sides. Male subject on left has full moustache and wears cap and pullover sweater and is identified as Lewin Wildes Hathaway. Male subject on right has thinne... More
Young woman, New Bedford Massachusetts
Black and white ambrotype studio portrait of a young woman. Subject is a teenaged Caucasian female with body facing left and head turned slightly front. Subject has dark-colored hair parted in the middle, pulle... More
Young woman, New Bedford Massachusetts
Black and white ambrotype studio portrait of a young woman. Subject is a teenaged Caucasian female with body facing left and head turned slightly front. Subject has dark-colored hair parted in the middle, pulle... More
Group under an arched doorway - Public domain portrait print
Photograph shows eleven males with hats, ties, overcoats standing under an arched doorway of a stone building on a snowy day. Five of the boys and the older man with eyeglasses at right carry suitcases and wear... More
Unidentified boy, New Bedford Massachusetts - cartes de visite
Black and white studio portrait of unidentified boy. Subject is only visible by head and shoulders. Courtesy of New Bedford Free Public Library
Man in front of barn - Public domain portrait print
Dark-complexioned man with moustache and wearing derby hat and dark clothing, standing in front of barn. Small fallen sapling tree directly behind him. Another little tree growing too close to the barn, obscuri... More
Brightman Brothers Building - New Bedford library collection
Brightman Brothers building on northwest Hazard and Front Streets. There is a horse and cart in front of the building. Courtesy of New Bedford Free Public Library
Fort Phoenix, Fairhaven - New Bedford library collection
View of Fort Phoenix, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, with part of fort at left, house-like structure at left, situated on the beach. There are a lot of rocks, grass, and sand. There are more buildings on the left in... More
Furniture store, New Bedford Massachusetts
Interior of store showing rows of cast iron stoves, dining tables and chairs at far right, rolls of rugs or oil cloths in background, left; center staircase leading to upper floor. Courtesy of New Bedford Free ... More
Men in workshop - New Bedford library collection
Interior of possibly a printer or book bindery, showing 2 workmen surrounded by desks and work benches on either side; various presses, shelving; rectangular pieces of leather hang on right wall. Courtesy of Ne... More
Gift week, New Bedford Massachusetts
Black and white image of storefront window advertising "Gift Week," with mannequins wearing suits, framed pictures, money sacks, and other trinkets dispersed throughout the display. Courtesy of New Bedford Free... More
Baseball team, New Bedford Massachusetts
Black and white image of baseball team on card mount. Courtesy of New Bedford Free Public Library
Marjorie Hathaway Wilson - cartes de visite
Black and white studio portrait of Marjorie Hathaway (Wilson) and cat. Subject is a seated Caucasian female in white dress with arm extended towards cat which is stretching. Courtesy of New Bedford Free Public Library
Bicycle Club in Horribles Parade, New Bedford
Overhead view of Horribles parade, William Street, New Bedford, Massachusetts. Line of men on bicycles, people in costume in decorated wagons; on-lookers on sidewalks in front of commercial buildings. Brick bui... More
View at New Bedford Water Works Ponds
Photograph with sepia tones shows dirt road bordered by trees and shrubs and split-rail fence. Road continues over a causeway with water on either side. In left background are a large house in barn. Courtesy of... More
Cricket team, New Bedford Massachusetts
Print shows seventeen men. Man in the top row in the center is holding a terrier dog. A couple of the men hold balls. The men in the top row wear suits and ties or bow ties. The men in the other two rows are we... More
Picnic party, Nonquitt - New Bedford library collection
Shows a picnic party in Nonquitt, South Dartmouth, Massachusetts on the grass in front of the sea with houses in the background. Women hold their parasols. Men in the background are playing baseball. Courtesy o... More
Firemen outside station No. 5, New Bedford
Print shows eighteen firemen in uniform with badges. They are standing in front of a brick building (Fire Station No. 5 on corner of Hillman Street and County Street, New Bedford, Massachusetts). Two men are lo... More
Bay State Market Co., New Bedford
Black and white photo of the Bay State Market Co., 1946 Purchase Street, New Bedford, Massachusetts, showing exterior facade with employees standing in front across sidewalk; Christmas trees for sale and 25 cen... More
Old Fairhaven Iron Foundry, Massachusetts
View of exterior of industrial building, the Fairhaven Iron Foundry, Fairhaven, Massachusetts; smokestacks at each end of 3-story brick structure with 1-story extension on front; surrounded by picket fence. Cou... More
Moving Levasseur Residence, Fairhaven
Levasseur house being moved in Fairhaven, Massachusetts. Shows a light colored house with two chimneys and rounded enclosed porch. Foreground of bare soil in process of being terraced as part of landscaping. Co... More
Quaker woman with folded arms - Public domain portrait print
Black and white daguerreotype portrait of a woman. Subject is a Caucasian female with body and head facing full front. Subject has dark-colored hair parted in the middle and covered by a white bonnet with full ... More
Streetscape with houses and trees
Image shows two houses, with a fence, a telephone pole and trees with a street in the foreground. Courtesy of New Bedford Free Public Library
East Side Athletic Club members
Male members of East Side Athletic Club standing outside front of club headquarters at 23 North Second Street, New Bedford, Massachusetts. Courtesy of New Bedford Free Public Library
Captain and Mrs. Crapo of the New Bedford
Black and white full-length studio portrait of Capt. Thomas Crapo and wife Joanna Crapo. Subjects are a Caucasian male and female with bodies facing slightly left and heads turned front. Male subject has medium... More
Sanders & Barrow, New Bedford - Early photography, Public domain image
Scene shows exterior of men's clothing store Sanders & Barrow store in the Waite Building, William Street, New Bedford, Massachusetts. There are men and boys outside on the sidewalk. There is a horse on the roa... More
Young woman, New Bedford Massachusetts
Black and white ambrotype studio portrait of a young woman. Subject is a teenaged Caucasian female with body facing left and head turned slightly front. Subject has dark-colored hair parted in the middle, pulle... More
Unidentified female, New Bedford Massachusetts - cartes de visite
Black and white studio portrait unidentified female. Subject is a Caucasian female with body and head facing slightly left. Subject has dark hair parted in the middle and pulled back above her ears. Subject wea... More
Interior of fish market - Public domain portrait print
Photo shows interior of a fish market. The two men facing the viewer are workers wearing aprons cooks, while the man to the far right by counter has a suit, tie, and a white sun hat on. Large chest freezers alo... More
Group outing, New Bedford Massachusetts
Print shows eight women and six adolescent boys. They all have hats on. Women wear dresses and men wear coats with either ties or bow ties on. There are trees and a fence in the background. Courtesy of New Bedf... More
Man with long sideburns - Early photography, Public domain image
Black and white tintype portrait of a man. Subject is a Caucasian male with body and head facing full front. Subject has dark-colored hair parted on the left and curving in on both temples. Subject has long dar... More
Gift week, New Bedford Massachusetts
Black and white image of several small sacks, some inside of a safe, underneath signs that read, "Gift Week, 1.00 Check to Each Paid Admission, Get Yours, Usual Big Show, Same Lo Price," and "All Next Week, 15,... More
House on State and Pope Streets, New Bedford
Print shows a dark colored Second Empire house with mansard roof and porch on the northeast corner of State Street and Pope Street, New Bedford, Massachusetts. Can see telephone wires. Courtesy of New Bedford F... More
Unidentified male, New Bedford Massachusetts
Black and white studio portrait of unidentified male. Subject is a young Caucasian male with body and head facing right. Subject has darker-colored hair with a well-defined part on the left and with small spit ... More
Unidentified boy, New Bedford Massachusetts
Black and white full-length studio portrait of unidentified boy. Subject is a young Caucasian boy with body and head facing front. Subject's dark-colored hair has unevenly cut bangs. Subject wears a lighter-col... More
Unidentified male, New Bedford Massachusetts
Black and white studio portrait of unidentified male. Subject is a young Caucasian male with body turned right and head turned front. Subject has darker-colored hair parted on the left and a darker-colored mous... More
Unidentified male, New Bedford Massachusetts
Black and white studio portrait of unidentified male. Subject is a young Caucasian male with body facing slightly left and head facing front. Subject has dark, short hair parted off center on the left and with ... More
Unidentified female, New Bedford Massachusetts
Black and white studio portrait of unidentified female. Subject is a young Caucasian female with body turned very slightly right and head turned front. Subject has darker-colored hair parted in the middle and p... More
Unidentified boy, New Bedford Massachusetts
Black and white seated, studio portrait of unidentified boy. Subject is a young Caucasian male with body and head facing front. Subject has short dark, hair parted on the left and with bangs falling diagonally ... More
Unidentified male, New Bedford Massachusetts
Black and white studio portrait of unidentified male. Subject is a young Caucasian male with body facing front and head turned slightly left. Subject has dark, short, cropped hair parted on the right and with b... More
Unidentified female, New Bedford Massachusetts
Black and white studio portrait of unidentified female. Subject is a young Caucasian female with body and head facing left. Subject has dark, hair parted in the middle and with a thick braid wound around the to... More
Unidentified male child - New Bedford library collection
Black and white seated studio portrait of unidentified male child. Subject is a very young Caucasian male with body and head facing front. Subject has short, medium-colored hair parted on the left. Subject wear... More
Unidentified male, New Bedford Massachusetts
Black and white seated studio portrait of unidentified male. Subject is a Caucasian male with body facing right and head turned left. Subject has dark hair parted on the left and with bangs swept down slightly ... More
Unidentified child, New Bedford Massachusetts
Black and white full-length studio portrait of unidentified female [?] child. Subject is a very young Caucasian female with body and head facing front. Subject has longer, lighter-colored hair parted on the lef... More
Unidentified male, New Bedford Massachusetts
Black and white full-length studio portrait of unidentified male. Subject is a young Caucasian male with body facing slightly right and head turned front. Subject has light-colored hair double-parted on either ... More
Unidentified girl, New Bedford Massachusetts
Black and white seated studio portrait of unidentified girl. Subject is a young Caucasian girl with body and head facing front. Subject's long, dark-colored hair is parted in the center with the hair pulled beh... More
Unidentified boy, New Bedford Massachusetts
Black and white, seated studio portrait of unidentified boy. Subject is a seated Caucasian boy with body and head facing left. Subject has short, medium-colored hair parted on the left and slicked back. Subject... More
Unidentified male, New Bedford Massachusetts
Black and white studio portrait of unidentified male. Subject is a Caucasian male with body and head facing somewhat right. Subject has lighter-colored hair parted on the left and swept in a pompadour over the ... More
Unidentified male, New Bedford Massachusetts
Black and white seated, studio portrait of unidentified male. Subject is a Caucasian male with body turned slightly left and head turned left. Cheeks have been colored. Subject has medium-colored, cropped hair ... More
Unidentified female, New Bedford Massachusetts
Black and white seated studio portrait of unidentified female. Subject is a young Caucasian female with body and head facing right. Subject has dark, curly hair parted in the middle with very short, curly bangs... More
Two unidentified males - New Bedford library collection
Black and white full-length studio portrait of two unidentified males. Subjects are Caucasian males with backs facing camera. Bodies are angled slightly as the two men are looking at a piece of paper. Subject o... More
Unidentified male, New Bedford Massachusetts
Black and white studio portrait of unidentified male. Subject is a Caucasian male with body facing slightly right and head facing front. Subject has dark, hair parted on the left and with curly hair on the side... More
Unidentified baby, New Bedford Massachusetts
Black and white seated studio portrait of unidentified baby. Subject is a Caucasian baby with body facing front and head turned left. Subject's hair is triple-parted on either side of the crown of the head and ... More
Unidentified male, New Bedford Massachusetts
Black and white, seated studio portrait of unidentified male. Subject is a Caucasian male with body turned slightly right and head facing front. Cheeks have been colored. Subject has short, dark hair full on th... More
Unidentified male, New Bedford Massachusetts
Black and white, seated studio portrait of unidentified male. Subject is a seated Caucasian male with body and head facing left. Subject has short, dark-colored hair parted off-center toward left and with a som... More
Unidentified female, New Bedford Massachusetts
Black and white studio portrait of unidentified female. Subject is a young Caucasian female with body facing front and head turned left. Subject has long, dark, crimped hair parted in the middle and swept back ... More
Unidentified male, New Bedford Massachusetts
Black and white studio portrait of unidentified male. Subject is a young Caucasian male with body facing front and head turned slightly left. Subject has short, darker-colored hair parted on the left and a slig... More
Till he comes - New Bedford library collection
Black and white image of revivalist camp. Image shows two small structures, with the left structure only partially visible and smaller than the center structure. A tent appears to be on the right side of image.... More
Unidentified female, New Bedford Massachusetts
Black and white studio portrait of unidentified female. Subject is a Caucasian female with body facing front and head turned left. Subject has medium-colored, very curly hair on the top and sides and with a dar... More
Unidentified female, New Bedford Massachusetts
Black and white seated, studio portrait of unidentified female. Subject is a Caucasian female with body facing slightly right and head turned left. Subject has greying hair parted in the middle and pulled back ... More
Unidentified male, New Bedford Massachusetts
Black and white, seated studio portrait of unidentified male. Subject is a Caucasian male with body turned toward right and head facing front. Cheeks have been colored. Subject has dark hair full and curly on t... More
Young man with striped tie - Early photography, Public domain image
Black and white tintype portrait of a young man. Subject is a young Caucasian male with body turned slightly right and head turned front. Subject has short, dark hair parted on the right. Hair is cropped on sid... More
Unidentified male, New Bedford Massachusetts
Black and white studio portrait of unidentified male. Subject is a young Caucasian male with body turned very slightly right and head turned front. Subject has a faint moustache and darker-colored hair sticking... More
Little boy, New Bedford Massachusetts
Black and white tintype three-quarter length portrait of a man with a light colored tie. Subject is a Caucasian male small child with body and head facing full front. Subject has medium-colored hair parted on t... More
Purchase Street, New Bedford Massachusetts
A copy print of an image taken between 1857-1861. Image is of one side of Purchase Street showing storefronts, people in front of the stores and horses and carriages. The store on the extreme left has a "Trunk ... More
Young woman, New Bedford Massachusetts
Black and white, 1/9 plate ambrotype portrait of a young woman. Subject is a young Caucasian female with body turned slightly right and head turned front. Subject has darker hair parted in the middle and pulled... More
John T. Doty - cartes de visite
Black and white bust-length studio portrait of John T. Doty. Subject is a Caucasian male facing full front. Subject has medium-length, medium-colored hair parted on the right and falling full over the ears. Sub... More
Young woman, New Bedford Massachusetts
Black and white, 1/9 plate ambrotype portrait of a young woman. Subject is a Caucasian female with body turned left and head turned front. Subject has darker hair parted in the middle and pulled along the sides... More