The wall of Tuan Cheng (Circular City) in Beihai Park
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Historic Site, National Register of Historic Places - Painted Desert I...
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Historic Site, National Register of Historic Places - Painted Desert I...
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El Rancho de las Golondrinas, La Cienega, New Mexico
El Rancho de las Golondrinas was a historic paraje (stopping place) along El Camino Real. “The ranch of the swallows” dates from the early 1700s, and is now being used as a living history museum. Historic build... More
Philadelphia Committee Room - National Parks Gallery
This room served the Pennsylvania Assembly as a place for various committees to meet to iron out differences over colonial policy and legislation. Located on the second floor of the State House, the room was al... More
Plate 12: Flavian Amphitheater, called the Colosseum. 1. Arch of Const...
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, Mogliano Veneto 1720–1778 Rome) Public domain scan of Italian 18th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Mission Nuestra Señora Mission de los Dolores de los Ais, San Augustin...
First established in January of 1717, this mission was abandoned in 1719 with the advent of hostilities between Spain and France. When the mission was reestablished in August 1722, Father Antonio Margil de Jesú... More
19th Century Drawing of Thomas Farm
Thomas Farm. The Thomas Farm property was also known as "Araby." The main brick house was probably built between 1770-1780.
Philadelphia Assembly Room - National Parks Gallery
The Assembly Room of the Pennsylvania State House served as the meeting place of the Pennsylvania Assembly for over sixty years until the State Capital moved away from Philadelphia in 1799. In 1776, the Contine... More
Pennsylvania Coat of Arms - Public Domain image, National Parks Galler...
A detail of the Pennsylvania Coat of Arms, by George Rutter c. 1785. This painting replaced the coat of arms of King George III after it had been taken down and burned following the first public reading of the ... More
Rising Sun Chair - National Parks Gallery
A detail of the actual chair Washington sat in while presiding over the Constitutional Convention in 1787. At the signing Franklin was optimistic about the document and said that now he had the happiness to kno... More
Alamo. San Antonio Texas Stereoscope Card.
Texas 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 assemb... More
Mesilla Plaza, Mesilla, New Mexico
La Mesilla includes a historic plaza and surrounding buildings that have been restored to their 19th-centuryappearance. During the 1800s, the area served as a camping and foraging spot for both Spaniards and Me... More
Cemetery at the Hermitage, Nashville, Tennessee
Andrew Jackson, who served as president from 1829 to 1837, lived at the Hermitage from 1804 until his death in 1845. Jackson's policies toward Native Americans were instrumental in the forced removal of most of... More
Fort Osage, 105 Osage Street, Sibley, Missouri
Fort Osage, at 105 Osage Street, Sibley, Missouri, was built in 1808 to fulfill one of the provisions of a treaty between the Osage Indians and the United States.
Boundary of Araby Property - Public domain old map
Worthington Farm. Beginning in 1812, John McPherson, Jr. and his father, Colonel John McPherson, purchased and assembled adjacent tracts of land to create an approximately 1,111-acre tract that he called Araby.... More
Nuestra Señora de Loreto de la Bahía
This National Historic Landmark dates from April 6, 1722, when the Marqués de Aguayo laid out the plan for construction of fortifications at the La Salle settlement site in southern Victoria County. The presidi... More
Jesús Treviño Fort and Ranch, Zapata County, Texas
The Jesús Treviño Rancho is a fortified home in the small town of San Ignacio, Texas, located on the banks of the Río Grande. Jesus Treviño, founder of San Ygnacio, built this 100- by 140-foot sandstone home in... More
Chieftain's Museum/Major Ridge Home, Rome, Georgia
The Chieftains tells the story of Major Ridge, the influential Ridge family including prominent son John Ridge, Cherokee history, and the Trail of Tears, as well as subsequent history of the home and region. Ev... More
Brown's Ferry Tavern, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Cherokee leader John Brown, who owned 640 acres in this area, ordered the construction of Browns Ferry Tavern in 1803. By the 1830s, Brown's land formed the boundary of the Cherokee Nation. In 1838, the road ru... More
Cedartown Removal Camp, Cedartown, Georgia
The park located northeast of the above-named street corner was the location of one of several camps where nearby Cherokee were brought before being taken to larger camps in southeastern Tennessee. The camp, wh... More
National parks: Kitchen - public domain image
Fort Vancouver. The kitchen, originally built in 1837-1838 and reconstructed in 1976, is located to the back of the Chief Factor's House. It is connected to the main house by a short, enclosed passageway, which... More
Indian Trade Store - National Parks Gallery
Fort Vancouver. The original Indian Trade Shop and Dispensary was built during the years 1836-1841. The reconstruction was completed in 1981. It is a one and one-half story building of post-on-still constructio... More
National parks: Jail - public domain image
Fort Vancouver. The original jail was built between 1841 and 1844; this reconstruction dates to 2001. The gable roof has wood shingles and exposed rafters. Instead of windows, there are two square openings that... More
Fur Store, Fort Vancouver national historic site
Fort Vancouver. The fur warehouse was reconstructed in 1992-1994, based on the original warehouse built in 1841. It is the largest reconstructed building in the fort stockade and represents one of the four simi... More
Bakehouse and Two Privies - Public Domain image, National Parks Galler...
Fort Vancouver. The bakehouse, originally built in 1844, was reconstructed in 1974. The building is a one and one-half story, rectangular building with a gable roof and lean-to over back ovens. Wood shingles co... More
Restored Well and Reconstructed Well Sweep
Fort Vancouver. The well is the only original structure remaining in the Hudson's Bay Company stockade. Originally built around 1845, it was excavated in 1955 and rehabilitated in 1974. It was historically used... More
Counting House, Fort Vancouver national historic site
Fort Vancouver. The original counting house was built in 1845. This structure, reconstructed in 2003, is a one and one-half story building. The hip roof has wood shingles and exposed rafters. Exterior walls are... More
B&O Railroad Bridge Sketch, ca. 1896
Monocacy National Battlefield. The wooden railroad bridge across the Monocacy River was replaced by an iron bridge in the mid-1850s. The Union army placed their 24-pound howitzer to "defend the two bridges and ... More
Fred Robertson 1859 inscription at Autograph Rock
Various names from the late 1800's carved into Autograph Rock; http://www.santafetrailresearch.com/spacepix/autograph-rock.html; The second Cold Spring is about 7 miles west and 7 miles north of Boise City. Aut... More
Nubie: Kardassy, Temple d'Isis - An old photo of a group of columns
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Luxor, le temple, statues Ramses.
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Fort Point National Historic Cite and Golden Gate Bridge
From its vantage point overlooking the spectacular Golden Gate, Fort Point protected San Francisco harbor from Confederate and foreign attack during and after the U.S. Civil War.
Shiloh National military park - Grant's Headquarters
Where General U.S. Grant spent the night of April 6, 1862.
A map of French Franks Trail Segment
A map showing the area of French Frank's Homestead; Various trail ruts (which were created by long-distance trail users from 1822 to 1866) are found on this property. Of primary visual interest are those northw... More
Train station Monocacy Junction, ca. 1872 - Public domain photograph.
Monocacy National Battlefield. This Monocacy Junction station building replaced the one that burned in 1864. Until 1873, all trains from the west heading to Baltimore or Washington, D.C. went via the Monocacy J... More
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Big Hole National Battlefield - Public Domain image, National Parks Ga...
Northwest side of the soldiers' monument. The monument was placed in 1883, marking the end of the period of historical significance (1877-1883). It bears an inscription that honored the U.S. soldiers who died, ... More
Big Hole National Battlefield - Public Domain image, National Parks Ga...
Monument to the U.S. soldiers in the siege area. The monument was placed in 1883, marking the end of the period of historical significance (1877-1883). After this period and in contrast to the War Department's ... More
Soldiers' Monument, National Parks gallery
Big Hole National Battlefield Site. The monument was placed near the siege area in 1883, marking the end of the period of historical significance (1877-1883). It bears an inscription that honored the U.S. soldi... More
Pillar of Absalom, Palestine - A black and white photo of a small buil...
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Franklin D. Roosevelt home: Old Barn
Bellefield. When Thomas Newbold acquired the property in 1885, only the Mansion and the Old Barn existed. The barn was most likely built in the early 1800s. It was used to store hay and contained three horse s... More
Cape Lookout Life Saving Station
The historic Cape Lookout Life Saving Station (1887) after it was converted to a private home.
Site Plan of the Cultural Landscape
Glen Echo Park-Clara Barton House. An overhead view shows the Glen Echo Park-Clara Barton House cultural landscape, including the surrounding lands and some of the large features and structures within the lands... More
Fort Selden Historic Site, Radium Springs, New Mexico
Fort Selden was built near the town of Las Cruces in 1865, and housed troops for 25 years. The fort contained one company of infantry and cavalry, including units of black troops known as “Buffalo Soldiers.” By... More
Chautauqua Plat - Public domain vintage map
Glen Echo Park-Clara Barton House. Henry B. Looker's 1891 Map of the Grounds of the National Chautauqua of Glen Echo. The cultural landscape site is at the left, with the circular Chautauqua Amphitheater laid o... More
Araby Mill, ca. 1893 - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
Monocacy National Battlefield. Between 1830 and 1835, John McPherson Jr. established a mill on this property. It was built at the same time as the B&O Railroad, probably to take advantage of the site's proximit... More
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site Exterior
Frederick Douglass moved into this home in the fall of 1878; he lived here until his death in 1895.
Gravel Driveway at the Clara Barton House
Glen Echo Park-Clara Barton House. The circular graveled driveway at the Clara Barton National Historic Site existed during the historic period. The driveway was likely created in the spring or early summer of ... More
Alaska free images - Slide Cemetery
On Palm Sunday of 1898 an avalanche killed many gold seekers heading to the Klondike. The slide cemetery commemorates this event.
The Guardians of Skagway, Alaska
The guardians in front of the Manila Saloon, after rounding up Soapy Smith’s gang, ca July 1898.
Tsarenklok op het Kremlin - Rijksmuseum public domain dedication image
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The Wreck of the Bark Canada in Fortune Bay.
A group of tourists visiting the wreck of the Bark Canada in Fortune Bay (AKA Nahku or Long Bay). The ship was built in Bath, Maine in 1859. The vessel was refrubished in Tacoma for the Klondike Gold Rush and w... More
Interpreting the past - National Parks Gallery
Interpreters dress in living history and play the role of actual people who traveled to the Klondike in 1898, based on their diaries and letters.
Glen Echo Park Map - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
Glen Echo Park-Clara Barton House. A site plan shows features and arrangement of the cultural landscape, ca. 1997. The unmarked structure at the right once housed the park's "Kiddieland" attraction, but it was ... More
Northern views. Ruins at Chorazin - stereocsopic card
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Georgetown Pike, ca. 1900 - Public Domain image, National Parks Galler...
Monocacy National Battlefield. The Georgetown Pike, circa 1900. This road was the primary north-south highway between Fredrick County and Washington, D.C. Note the stone walls lining the road. Many of these wal... More
Northern views. Ruins of a synagogue at Chorazin
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: Ruins of old synagogue, Chorazin. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Northern views. Ruins of a synagogue at Chorazin
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Northern views. Ruins of a synagogue at Chorazin
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Northern views. Ruins of a synagogue at Chorazin
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Northern views. Ruins at Chorazin - stereocsopic card
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: General view of ruins of Chorazin. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Eagle Atop Iowa State Monument - Public Domain image, National Parks G...
Iowa State Monument dedicated in 1906. This monument is the tallest at Shiloh standing 75-feet high.
Current Picnic Grove - National Parks Gallery
Glen Echo Park-Clara Barton House. The large historic and specimen trees provide shade in the Picnic Grove section of Glen Echo Park. When the Baltzley brothers began to develop the land, the site was wooded. T... More
Hydraulic Dive - National Parks Gallery
Glen Echo Park-Clara Barton House. Left: A drawing from Lorenzo Shaw's 1907 patent application for the "Hydraulic Dive" from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; Right: Visitors to the Glen Echo amusement park... More
Reconstructed Birthplace of Lyndon Johnson
President Johnson was born in a small white farmhouse on August 27, 1908. The original home was eventually torn down and President Johnson reconstructed it in 1964, the only birthplace ever to be rebuilt by a p... More
Soldiers' Monument, National Parks gallery
Big Hole National Battlefield Site. The monument was placed in 1883, marking the end of the period of historical significance (1877-1883). After this period and in contrast to the War Department's narrow focus ... More
Bellefield Mansion from Main Entry Drive
Bellefield. The mansion was one of the structures existing on the property when Thomas Newbold gained ownership. It was originally built by Judge John Johnston as a Federal style house in 1795-96. It was renova... More
Beatrix Farrand Garden Paths - Public domain drawing
Bellefield. Circulation was a strong component of the design of Beatrix Farrand's Formal Garden. While her plan has not been found, photos show a rectilinear path system. The layout of the gardens and paths cre... More
Zhenhai Tower, or Five Stories Pogoda.
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Clara Barton House - National Parks Gallery
Glen Echo Park-Clara Barton House. The Clara Barton House was built in 1891 and is a fine example of late 19th-century American vernacular architecture. Its wood-framed exterior walls are made of lumber salvage... More
Oregon Trail marker, Wyoming - Public Domain image, National Parks Gal...
A variety of markers can be found along the Oregon Trail. This one was placed in 1913 by the state of Wyoming. A tour group walks on the trail with black clouds overhead.
President Lyndon Johnson's Boyhood Home
Sam and Rebekah Johnson moved their family into this home in Johnson City in 1913 and raised 5 children here. Lyndon Johnson, the oldest of the children, was 5 when the family moved here from the family farm i... More
Baker Farm seen from Hill Farm at Monocacy
Monocacy National Battlefield. Panoramic views of the battlefield and scenery of the valley are possible from several areas of the battlefield landscape, including the Hill Farm.
View from the Howitzer Site - Public Domain image, National Parks Gall...
Big Hole National Battlefield Site. Views from the trail near the howitzer capture site continue to convey the importance of this strategic location for the battle outcome. Colonel Gibbon gave instructions for ... More
View from the Twin Trees Area toward the Encampment Site
Big Hole National Battlefield Site. Views into and within the siege area are filtered through the trunks of pine trees. The open character of this area influenced the battle outcome, allowing visibility and lin... More
Trailhead at Fort Bowie - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
The trail into Fort Bowie passes historic features including ruins of Butterfield Stage Station, post cemetery, Apache Spring, and site of the first Fort Bowie.
Fort Vancouver Cultural Landscape - Public domain map
Fort Vancouver. A closer look at the boundary of the Fort Vancouver component landscape identifies some of the reconstructed features that suggest the historic landscape, including the fort stockade, garden, or... More
Front Entrance Path - National Parks Gallery
Fort Vancouver. The entrance path to the fort is considered a compatible feature of the historic landscape. The north entrance to the fort was historically accessed by a wagon road, about 12-15 feet wide and pr... More
View of the Walker Visitor & Education Center from Bellefield Mansion
Bellefield. The historic view from the rear of Bellefield was significantly diminished with the addition of the Wallace Visitor & Education Center and parking lot in 2000. Located in the southwest corner of the... More
View from the Howitzer Capture site
Big Hole National Battlefield Site. When Colonel Gibbon moved his men on the night before battle, he gave instruction that the howitzer team follow with the gun at daybreak. This would allow for the surprise at... More
Worthington Farm Landscape at Monocacy
Worthington Farm. The entry lane leads to the main house of Worthington Farm. This view, looking west, captures the agricultural fields, forest edges, and circulation systems beyond the house. The house is the ... More
Andy Chambers homestead - National Parks Gallery
Andy Chambers homestead along Mormon Row. Public domain photograph of a cabin, lodge, log home, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Chittenango Landing Canal Boat Museum
A number of canal sites and museums showcase canal history. Visitors can see where canal boats were built and repaired during the 1800s at Chittenango Landing.
Declaration of War - National Parks Gallery
American reenactors marching in the war of 1812 military tattoo and Perry's Victory
Kuaua Ruin in Coronado Historic Site, Bernalillo, New Mexico
The Tiwa pueblo of Kuaua lies in ruin at Coronado Historic Site. The site includes a rebuilt kiva that displays reproductions of original murals adorning its walls. Be sure to venture over to the visitor center... More
New Garage - National Parks Gallery
Bellefield. The New Garage was designed by the firm McKim, Mead, and White and constructed in 1916-17. It is a one and one-half story field stone structure located near the Old Barn. This is one of the structur... More
Preparing For Battle - National Parks Gallery
Reenactors in the Battle of Lake Erie Bicentennial Tattoo
Fort Stanwix - Look Down! - Public Domain image, National Parks Galler...
A Fort Stanwix National Monument aerial view.
Visitors hike through the narrow High Rock Canyon in the Black Rock De...
Four hikers walk through the narrow walls of the High Rock Canyon in the Black Rock Desert, a remote part of the Nevada backcountry. They are following the California Trail.
Lucas-Fabian Bridge work - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
California Conservation Corps working on Lucas-Fabian Bridge.
View from the Siege Area - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
Big Hole National Battlefield Site. View from the siege area across the encampment area, toward the gulch used by the Nez Perce to escape the battle. The gulch is outside of the park boundary and is considered ... More
View from the Howitzer Site - Public Domain image, National Parks Gall...
Big Hole National Battlefield Site. The view of the battle area from the howitzer site conveys the strategic significance of this position and the importance of the gun's capture by a group of Nez Perce. Today,... More
Colonel David Stuart's Brigade Headquarters
The site of Colonel David Stuart's Brigade Headquarters Public domain photograph of military activity, army camp, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Historic Coast Guard Station - Public Domain image, National Parks Gal...
Once the center of the Cape Lookout Village Historic District, this decommissioned station stands as a reminder of all those who dedicated their lives to protecting the coast.
Cherokee Retracement at Pea Ridge National Military Park, Garfield, Ar...
Pea Ridge National Military Park the park encompasses 4,300 acres and features a reconstructed Elkhorn Tavern, visitors center, museum, self-guided tours and a retracement trail along a 2.5-mile original route ... More
Interns at the Hunter Ranch barn
Interns at the Hunter Ranch barn Public domain photograph of a barn, farm, small home in Sweden, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Franklin D. Roosevelt home: Entrance Drive
Bellefield. The U-shaped main entrance drive leads to the Colonial Revival style mansion. The formal character of the estate was reinforced by the Main Entrance Drive. It is thought that the road was laid out b... More
Fall near 4 Lazy F Ranch - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
Cottonwood trees in fall color with the Grand Teton beyond on the road to the 4 Lazy F Ranch.
The Remains of the Meeker Dam - Public Domain image, National Parks Ga...
The Meeker Dam fell victim to the emerging technology of hydroelectric power. Shortly after Meeker was built Lock and Dam 1 was rebuilt downstream high enough to develop a power station there. Meeker was floode... More