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Sikkim, Gangtok, early Buddhist scrip[t] written on palm leave[s]

Photograph shows palm leaves with Devanagari and Bengali script, on exhibit at the Namgyal Tibetology Institute, Gangtok, Sikkim. Caption below palm leaves: "Indian MSS 4 Medieval Devanagari & Old Bengali. Pro... More

The Metropolitan Sanitary Fair - the art gallery

Illustration shows people viewing paintings at event in New York City to raise money for the Civil War; page also includes poem "Dead" by Theo. P. Cook and beginning of story "Maritana" by Lizzie Campbell. Ill... More

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the desc...

Maps show percentages of African Americans in the United States between 1800 and 1890. Title from LOT 11931, no. 37; part title from item. Chart prepared by Atlanta University students for the Negro Exhibit of ... More

Hunterian Museum. Royal College of Surgeons / T.H. Shepherd ; E. Radcl...

Interior of museum, showing skeletons of mammals. Public domain photograph - historical image of England, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Costume of ladies' at the Normandy stand, Metropolitan Fair, April 186...

Photograph shows portrait of a woman in a traditional costume from Normandy, France. On verso: To Nettie & Lin with compliments of Mrs. Robt. Larason. On verso: Photographed by J. Gurney & Son, N.Y. in aid of ... More

Exposition Universelle de Paris, 1867 Galeries des Beaux-Arts. Section...

Stereograph shows sculpture and paintings on display at the 1867 world's fair in Paris. Part of caption also in English.

The Cincinnati Exposition - horticultural department / from a sketch b...

Public domain photograph of greenhouse plants, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Centennial - West end, main building / from a photograph by the Ce...

Pottery exhibit. Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Daniel's china ware, M.B., Pennsylvania, 19th century stereoscope card...

Exhibit by A.B. Daniell & Son in the main building of the Philadelphia Centennial International Exhibition. No. 2075(?)

First steam fire engine, and trip hammer

2375H U.S. Copyright Office. No. 2775. Public domain photograph - ship, port, harbor, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Daniel's china ware, M.B., Pennsylvania, 19th century stereoscope card...

Exhibit of porcelain in the main building of the Philadelphia Centennial International Exhibition. No. 2083.

Mammoth Japanese bronze vase, Pennsylvania, 19th century stereoscope c...

139089 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 2165. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, Germany, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Egyptian section, main building, Pennsylvania, 19th century stereoscop...

Display of Egyptian materials at the Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia. 920H U.S. Copyright Office. No. 2329.

The Centennial / from a sketch by Theo. R. Davis.

Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 20, no. 1039 (1876 Nov. 25), p. 957.

Moors, Moorish furniture, etc., Pennsylvania, 19th century stereoscope...

Exhibit of Moors and Moorish items at the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia. 139169 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 2379.

Japanese toys, Main 8, Pennsylvania, 19th century stereoscope card.

Japanese toys on exhibit at the Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia, 1876. No. 133H U.S. Copyright Office. No. 2172.

Tunisian Court, main building, Pennsylvania, 19th century stereoscope ...

Exhibit at the Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia. 134H U.S. Copyright Office. No. 2166.

[The royal costumes of the Ottoman Sultans kept in the Imperial Topkap...

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 48. No. 789. In album: Topkapı Sarayı, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid II Collection (Library of Congress).

[Another view of the throne which Sultan Selim I captured in Iran, and...

The Safavid throne of Persia. Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 46. No. 791. In album: Topkapı Sarayı, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid II Col... More

[The royal costumes of the Ottoman Sultans kept in the Imperial Topkap...

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 47. No. 786. In album: Topkapı Sarayı, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid II Collection (Library of Congress).

[Swords kept in the Imperial Treasury] / Abdullah Frères.

The swords of Sultan Mehmed II, Sultan Selim I, Bayezid II, and Constantine. Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 42. No. 944. In album: Topkapı Sarayı, Istanbul, Ot... More

[Another view of the throne decorated with gold and precious stones, w...

The Safavid throne of Persia. Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 45. No. 790. In album: Topkapı Sarayı, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid II Col... More

[The swords of Sultan Mehmed (II), Sultan Selim (I), Bayezid (II), and...

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 43. No. 943. In album: Topkapı Sarayı, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid II Collection (Library of Congress).

[The armor and weapons of Sultan Murad IV] / Abdullah Frères.

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

[High throne used during the holy days] / Abdullah Frères.

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 44. No. 937. In album: Topkapı Sarayı, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid II Collection (Library of Congress).

Mexico. Aztec calendar stone Mexico. Court of the museum.

Photographs show Aztec calendar stone, sacrifice stone, and statue of Coatlicue at the National Museum of Mexico, Mexico City. Titles from items. Photographed in 1883 or 1884 during the time that Jackson travel... More

[Archaeological artifacts and man standing near urns]

Photographs show displays of Aztec sculplture, probably at the National Museum of Mexico, Mexico City, and a man, probably William Henry Jackson, standing near urns probably at the National Museum of Mexico. P... More

[Archaeological artifacts and Mexican man pulling cart]

Top photograph shows display of archaeological artifacts, probably at the National Museum of Mexico, Mexico City. Bottom photograph shows a man, possibly a peddler, pulling a cart loaded with jugs on a street.

Mexico. Aztec idol Teoyaomiqui Mexico. Aztec idol Teoyaomiqui, side.

Photographs show views of statue of the goddess Coatlicue (incorrectly identified as Teoyaomiqui) and head of the goddess Dentegtly at the National Museum of Mexico, Mexico City. Titles from items. Photographed... More

[Ancient pottery and Aztec statue]

Photographs show displays of Aztec sculpture and pottery, probably at the National Museum of Mexico, Mexico City. Photographed in 1883 or 1884 during the time that Jackson traveled to Mexico on a commission fr... More

American Bell Telephone Co. and Western Electric Co., Exposition Unive...

Public domain photograph of pharmacy, convenience store, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Display showing model hospitals(?) and a display of bones, probably b...

In album: Photographs. 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 creat... More

[Upholstered chair manufactured by S. Karpen Bros. and exhibited at th...

24705 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 4. Public domain photograph - historical image of Illinois, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Display of human bones, probably by the U.S. Surgeon General, at the ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a living room, salon, office, late 19th-century interior, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Blarney Castle at the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, Ill.]

56832y U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph - historical image of Illinois, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Diaorama of the Greely Expedition, at the 1893 Chicago World's Columb...

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

[Elephants ivory saddle, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago Ill.]

56806Y U.S. Copyright Office. Issued by Souvenir Photographic Co., Chicago. Public domain photograph - city, downtown, New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Ceylon tea house at the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, Ill.]

55573y U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph - historical image of Illinois, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Placer County exhibit, California Midwinter Exposition

61568-Z U.S. Copyright Office. No. 9795. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, Germany, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Sonoma County exhibit, California Midwinter Exposition

61556-Z1 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by B.W. Kilburn. No. 9783.

A prairie schooner of the 50's at '49 mining camp. California Midwinte...

Photograph shows prairie schooner on display; wooden signs: A Prairie Schooner of the 50' and C. H. Huffmann. I. W. Taber, 121 Post St. S. F.

Kern County exhibit, California Midwinter Exposition

W1560Z U.S. Copyright Office. No. 9787. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, Germany, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[The Georgia Negro] Family budgets. - Exposition Universelle Internati...

Unfinished chart shows income and expenses for African Americans working eight different occupations. Title from LOT 11931, no. 1; part title from item. Chart prepared by Du Bois for the Negro Exhibit of the Am... More

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the desc...

Line graph shows comparison of African American to white populations between 1790 and 1890. Title from LOT 11931, no. 37; part title from item. Chart prepared by Atlanta University students for the Negro Exhibi... More

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the desc...

Diagram shows value of property owned by African Americans in Virginia, North Carolina, and Georgia. The Exposition Universelle Internationale de 1900, also known as the Paris World Fair of 1900, was a world's... More

[The Georgia Negro] Race amalgamation in Georgia based on a study of 4...

Graph shows percentage of African Americans in Georgia with white descendents. Title from LOT 11931, no. 1; part title from item. Chart prepared by Du Bois for the Negro Exhibit of the American Section at the P... More

[The Georgia Negro] Migration of Negroes. 1890. - Exposition Universel...

Diagram shows two maps of the United States, one showing state in which African Americans born in Georgia reside in 1890 and the other showing where African Americans living in Georgia in 1890 were born. Title ... More

[The Georgia Negro] Illiteracy. - Exposition Universelle International...

Graph shows percentage of illiterate African Americans from 1860 to 1900. Title from LOT 11931, no. 1; part title from item. Chart prepared by Du Bois for the Negro Exhibit of the American Section at the Paris ... More

The Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute ... - Exposition Univers...

Hand-lettered description of Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute, Hampton, Virginia. Chart prepared for the Negro Exhibit of the American Section at the Paris Exposition Universelle in 1900 to show the e... More

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the desc...

Bar graph shows percentage of African Americans owning land in nine southern states. Title from LOT 11931, no. 37; part title from item. Chart prepared by Atlanta University students for the Negro Exhibit of th... More

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the desc...

Bar graph shows number of African Americans in various occupations. Title from LOT 11931, no. 37; part title from item. Chart prepared by Atlanta University students for the Negro Exhibit of the American Sectio... More

[The Georgia Negro] Negro property in two cities of Georgia.

Graphs show number of African American owners and the value of their property in Savannah and Georgia between 1880 and 1899. The Exposition Universelle Internationale de 1900, also known as the Paris World Fai... More

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the desc...

Diagram shows relative number of African Americans in various businesses. Title from LOT 11931, no. 37; part title from item. Chart prepared by Atlanta University students for the Negro Exhibit of the American ... More

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the desc...

Diagram shows number of magazines and newspapers published by African Americans. Title from LOT 11931, no. 37; part title from item. Chart prepared by Atlanta University students for the Negro Exhibit of the Am... More

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the desc...

Line graph shows numbers and percentages of African Americans who are biracial. The Exposition Universelle Internationale de 1900, also known as the Paris World Fair of 1900, was a world's fair that was held i... More

[The Georgia Negro] Conjugal condition. - Exposition Universelle Inter...

Graph shows marital status by age of African Americans compared to Germans. Title from LOT 11931, no. 1; part title from item. Chart prepared by Du Bois for the Negro Exhibit of the American Section at the Pari... More

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the desc...

Circle graph shows comparison of African Americans in various occupations to whites. Title from LOT 11931, no. 37; part title from item. Chart prepared by Atlanta University students for the Negro Exhibit of th... More

In the palace of mines and metals, Champ de Mars, Exposition of 1900, ...

D15975 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood. The Exposition Universelle Internationale de 1900, also known as the Paris World Fair of 1900, was a world's fair that was held in Paris, Franc... More

[The Georgia Negro] Assessed valuation of of all taxable property owne...

Diagram shows value of taxable property owned by African Americans in Georgia between 1875 and 1890. Title from LOT 11931, no. 1; part title from item. Chart prepared by Du Bois for the Negro Exhibit of the Ame... More

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the desc...

Line graph shows percentage of African Americans in slavery between 1790 and 1870. Title from LOT 11931, no. 37; part title from item. Chart prepared by Atlanta University students for the Negro Exhibit of the ... More

[The Georgia Negro] Slaves and free Negroes. - Exposition Universelle ...

Graph shows percentage of enslaved African Americans compared to free African Americans from 1790 to 1870. Title from LOT 11931, no. 1; part title from item. Chart prepared by Du Bois for the Negro Exhibit of t... More

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the desc...

Bar graph shows percentage of African Americans enrolled in public schools between 1876 and 1896. Title from LOT 11931, no. 37; part title from item. Chart prepared by Atlanta University students for the Negro ... More

[The Georgia Negro] Income and expenditure of 150 Negro families in At...

Bar graph shows amount spent on rent, food, clothes, taxes, and other expenses by families in various income brackets. Title from LOT 11931, no. 1; part title from item. Chart prepared by Du Bois for the Negro ... More

[The Georgia Negro] Value of farming tools. - Exposition Universelle I...

Bar graph shows value of farming tools between 1879 and 1898. Title from LOT 11931, no. 1; part title from item. Chart prepared by Du Bois for the Negro Exhibit of the American Section at the Paris Exposition U... More

[The Georgia Negro] Comparative increase of white and colored populati...

Graph shows increase of African American and white populations in Georgia between 1790 and 1890. Title from LOT 11931, no. 1; part title from item. Chart prepared by Du Bois for the Negro Exhibit of the America... More

[The Georgia Negro] Valuation of town and city property owned by Georg...

Graph shows increases and decreases of property owned by African Americans in Georgia between 1870 and 1900. The Exposition Universelle Internationale de 1900, also known as the Paris World Fair of 1900, was a... More

[The Georgia Negro] McIntosh County, Georgia. - Exposition Universelle...

Map shows the location of residences of different classes of African Americans and the location of residences of whites. Title from LOT 11931, no. 1; part title from item. Chart prepared by Du Bois for the Negr... More

[The Georgia Negro] City and rural population. 1890. - Exposition Univ...

Graph shows numbers of African Americans living in small and large cities compared to rural environments. Title from LOT 11931, no. 1; part title from item. Chart prepared by Du Bois for the Negro Exhibit of th... More

[The Georgia Negro] Occupations and income. - Exposition Universelle I...

Chart shows occupations and pay by sex and income by family. Title from LOT 11931, no. 1; part title from item. Chart prepared by Du Bois for the Negro Exhibit of the American Section at the Paris Exposition Un... More

[The Georgia Negro] Relative Negro population of the states of the Uni...

Diagram shows map of the United States with colors to mark the number of African Americans in each state. Title from LOT 11931, no. 1; part title from item. Chart prepared by Du Bois for the Negro Exhibit of th... More

[The Georgia Negro] Occupations of Georgia Negroes. Males over 10.

Bar graph shows number of males in various occupations in 1890. Title from LOT 11931, no. 1; part title from item. Chart prepared by Du Bois for the Negro Exhibit of the American Section at the Paris Exposition... More

Official records, United States Army and Navy Medal of Honor men.

Chart with hand-lettered heading and typescript descriptions of African Americans who received Medals of Honor for service in the American Civil War, American Indian Wars, and Spanish American War: Sergeant Ema... More

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the desc...

Bar graph shows number of African Americans teachers from 1886 to 1895. Title from LOT 11931, no. 37; part title from item. Chart prepared by Atlanta University students for the Negro Exhibit of the American Se... More

Government clerks Have received appointment as clerks in Civil Service...

Portraits of 15 unidentified African American men who work for the U.S. Government. Chart prepared for the Negro Exhibit of the American Section at the Paris Exposition Universelle in 1900 to show the economic ... More

[The Georgia Negro] Condition of 300 Negro farm tenants after 1 year's...

Bar graph shows earnings of African American farmers. Title from LOT 11931, no. 1; part title from item. Chart prepared by Du Bois for the Negro Exhibit of the American Section at the Paris Exposition Universel... More

[The Georgia Negro] The states of the United States according to their...

Bar graph shows the number of African Americans in states, with Georgia having the highest population. Title from LOT 11931, no. 1; part title from item. Chart prepared by Du Bois for the Negro Exhibit of the A... More

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the desc...

Bar graph shows percentage of African Americans in slavery in 1860 and percentage of African Americans who owned property in 1890. Title from LOT 11931, no. 37; part title from item. Chart prepared by Atlanta U... More

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the desc...

Line graph shows percentage of African American men and women who are single, married, or widowed by age. Title from LOT 11931, no. 37; part title from item. Chart prepared by Atlanta University students for th... More

[The Georgia Negro] Value of land owned by Georgia Negroes.

Diagram shows the value of land owned by African Americans in Georgia from 1875 to 1899. Title from LOT 11931, no. 1; part title from item. Chart prepared by Du Bois for the Negro Exhibit of the American Sectio... More

[The Georgia Negro] Number of Negro students taking the various course...

Bar graph shows the number of African American students enrolled in various educational programs, with the largest number enrolled in industrial programs. Title from LOT 11931, no. 1; part title from item. Char... More

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the desc...

Bar graph shows number of African Americans practicing various Christian religions. The Exposition Universelle Internationale de 1900, also known as the Paris World Fair of 1900, was a world's fair that was he... More

Berlin royal porcelain, manufactures section, Exposition of 1900, Pari...

D14410 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood. The Exposition Universelle Internationale de 1900, also known as the Paris World Fair of 1900, was a world's fair that was held in Paris, Franc... More

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the desc...

Maps show comparison of African American population in the United States with several European countries and Australia. Title from LOT 11931, no. 37; part title from item. Chart prepared by Atlanta University s... More

[The Georgia Negro] Age distribution of Georgia Negroes compared with ...

Bar graph shows percentage of population by age of African Americans in Georgia compared to the French. Title from LOT 11931, no. 1; part title from item. Chart prepared by Du Bois for the Negro Exhibit of the ... More

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the desc...

Diagram shows number of African American almshouse residents. Title from LOT 11931, no. 37; part title from item. Chart prepared by Atlanta University students for the Negro Exhibit of the American Section at t... More

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the desc...

Bar graph shows mortality rates of African Americans in Philadelphia and the United States. Title from LOT 11931, no. 37; part title from item. Chart prepared by Atlanta University students for the Negro Exhibi... More

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the desc...

Bar graph shows number of African American church organizations, churches, church members, and value of church property. Title from LOT 11931, no. 37; part title from item. Chart prepared by Atlanta University ... More

[Exhibit area, second floor, southwest gallery, Library of Congress, l...

Photograph shows prints and other material in cases of displays prepared by the Prints Division in the Thomas Jefferson Building. No. 251.

[The Georgia Negro] Negro population of Georgia. - Exposition Universe...

Bar graph shows the number of African Americans in Georgia between 1790 and 1890. Title from LOT 11931, no. 1; part title from item. Chart prepared by Du Bois for the Negro Exhibit of the American Section at th... More

[The Georgia Negro] Acres of land owned by Negroes in Georgia.

Bar graph shows the amount of land owned by African Americans in Georgia from 1874 to 1899. Title from LOT 11931, no. 1; part title from item. Chart prepared by Du Bois for the Negro Exhibit of the American Sec... More

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the desc...

Bar graph shows African American population between 1750 and 1890. Title from LOT 11931, no. 37; part title from item. Chart prepared by Atlanta University students for the Negro Exhibit of the American Section... More

[The Georgia Negro] Negro population of Georgia by counties. 1890.

Diagram shows map of Georgia with colors to mark the number of African Americans in each county. Title from LOT 11931, no. 1; part title from item. Chart prepared by Du Bois for the Negro Exhibit of the America... More

Government clerks Have received appointment as clerks in Civil Service...

Portraits of 13 unidentified African American men and 2 unidentified African American women who work for the U.S. Government. Chart prepared for the Negro Exhibit of the American Section at the Paris Exposition... More

[The Georgia Negro] Negro teachers in Georgia public schools. - Exposi...

Diagram shows the number of African American teachers teaching in Georgia public schools from 1888 to 1897. Title from LOT 11931, no. 1; part title from item. Chart prepared by Du Bois for the Negro Exhibit of ... More

[The Georgia Negro] Assessed value of household and kitchen furniture ...

Circular bar graph shows value of furniture between 1875 and 1899. The Exposition Universelle Internationale de 1900, also known as the Paris World Fair of 1900, was a world's fair that was held in Paris, Fran... More

The Georgia Negro A social study / / By W. E. Burghardt Du Bois.

Diagram shows routes of the African slave trade with state of Georgia starred. Chart prepared by Du Bois for the Negro Exhibit of the American Section at the Paris Exposition Universelle in 1900 to show the ec... More

[The Georgia Negro] Negro children enrolled in the public schools.

Graph shows the number of African American children in public schools from 1860 to 1897. Title from LOT 11931, no. 1; part title from item. Chart prepared by Du Bois for the Negro Exhibit of the American Sectio... More

Natives of Dahomey, Africa - Dahomey Village, Exposition of 1900--Pari...

D14380 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood. The Exposition Universelle Internationale de 1900, also known as the Paris World Fair of 1900, was a world's fair that was held in Paris, Franc... More

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the desc...

Bar graph shows number of African American prisoners in jails and the types of crimes they committed. Title from LOT 11931, no. 37; part title from item. Chart prepared by Atlanta University students for the Ne... More

[The Georgia Negro] Land owned by Negroes in Georgia, U.S.A. 1870-1900...

Diagram shows map of Georgia with colors to mark the number of acres of land owned by African Americans in each county. Title from LOT 11931, no. 1; part title from item. Chart prepared by Du Bois for the Negro... More

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