Commuters, who have just come off the train, waiting for the bus to go...
Public domain photograph - United States during 1930s Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Near Logan Airport - Airplane Coming in for a Landing Over Neptune Roa...
Original Caption: Near Logan Airport - Airplane Coming in for a Landing Over Neptune Road Homes 05/1973..U.S. National Archives’ Local Identifier: 412-DA-5961..Photographer: Manheim, Michael Philip, 1940-..Su... More
John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site
For 2017, John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site unveiled “Out of the Attic: The Maids of 83 Beals Street,” a living history program featuring Alice Michelin, the Kennedy family nursemaid, and Mary O’Do... More
Original Artifacts that Inspired the Archeology ABCs Coloring Book - F...
Photographs of artifacts that inspired the archeology ABCs coloring book pages.
Lowell National Historical Park - Yary Livan’s ceramic – “Water Jar”
Yary Livan’s ceramic – “Water Jar” . Ceramic container for water or food, Traditional Cambodian design.
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
Ruth and Abby, the park's 1850s ladies, prepare ginger snaps on National Ginger Snap Day to hand out to any "soldiers" who might come by for a Civil War event the next day.
Lowell National Historical Park - Workers on the Line
Four children must work together as they try to create products while working on an assembly line.
Lowell National Historical Park - Bale to Bolt
Public domain photograph of industrial workers, factory building, work, assembly line, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Lowell National Historical Park - Bale to Bolt
A park ranger changes the bobbin for a student who is working at a hand loom.
All Saint's Church, Lowell. - Public domain dedication image
Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, 14th century - Picryl description.
Red - dark, Flemish - dark, blue - dark
Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, 14th century - Picryl description.
Blue - dark, blue - light, red - light
Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, 14th century - Picryl description.
#1. The Annunciation and the boy in the Temple
Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, 14th century - Picryl description.
Jesus at the home of Mary and Martha (Mary hath chosen that good part)...
Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page - Picryl description
Brookline Mass. clerestory, All Saints Church
Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page - Picryl description
Be still and know that I am God, o come let us sing unto the Lord, Uni...
Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page - Picryl description
Design for windows on St. William's Church. Emblems for right window.
Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, 14th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
The Blessed Virgin, Christ the king. Marblehead, Star of the Sea Churc...
Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, 14th century - Picryl description.
I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness. John, who bore record ...
Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, 14th century - Picryl description.
Wesley Church, Worcester, aisle. Motherhood, childhood, fatherhood
Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, 14th century - Picryl description.
Sketch - cartoon for the enrichment of an oblong window-space
Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, 14th century - Picryl description.
Fragmentary notes - Public domain illuminated manuscript
Fragmentary notes; possibly of a discourse, but without much connection Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Nuremberg Chronicle - LONG 20848
LONG 20848, Nuremberg Chronicle leaf Public domain photograph related to Boston, Massachusetts history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
"Marg. note" - Public domain illuminated manuscript
Speaking of the gradual decay of certain races. Endorsed "Dr. Stiles." Courtesy of Boston Public Library
"Marg. note" - Public domain illuminated manuscript
Speaking of the gradual decay of certain races. Endorsed "Dr. Stiles." Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Nuremberg Chronicle - LONG 20845
LONG 20845, Nuremberg Chronicle leaf Public domain photograph related to Boston, Massachusetts history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Italian Renaissance court, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts.
Public domain photo of Italian sculpture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Woman, portrait - Public domain dedication image
Public domain image of 16th century portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Nuremberg Chronicle - LONG 20843
LONG 20843, Nuremberg Chronicle leaf Public domain photograph related to Boston, Massachusetts history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Detail from a south east view of ye great town of Boston in New Englan...
Picryl description: Public domain image of Boston, Massachusetts, from Boston Pictorial Archive, New England history, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Minots Ledge off Boston Harbor : showing the proposed site of a light ...
Beneath Our Feet: Mapping of the features beneath the ocean’s surface began in Europe in the late-16th century, with cartographers using simple symbols such as soundings (numbers that indicate depth in fathoms)... More
Elias Hasket Derby's waistcoat - Public Domain image, National Parks G...
This brightly embroidered waistcoat belonged to the famous merchant Elias Hasket Derby
Cabrillo Memorial Parade, New Bedford
Sepia toned photo of parade in New Bedford, Massachusetts in honor of 16th century Portuguese explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo. Courtesy of New Bedford Free Public Library
Indian Lacquered Box - National Parks Gallery
Lacquered painted box with hinged lid. On lid, a four-armed male figure of Vishnu is depicted with a woman siting at his feet. Seated in upper right corner is a goddess with four arms. Around sides of the box a... More
Heilige Ireneus van Rome en gezellen, Heilige Christiana van Georgië, ...
Public domain image of a print, artwork, related to Catholic Church saint, religion, Christianity, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Nuremberg Chronicle - LONG 20846
LONG 20846, Nuremberg Chronicle leaf Public domain photograph related to Boston, Massachusetts history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Nuremberg Chronicle - LONG 20842, National Parks gallery
LONG 20842, Nuremberg Chronicle leaf Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, early renaissance, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Boston Public Library, furniture. Walnut table, 16th century
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Nuremberg Chronicle - LONG 20847, National Parks gallery
LONG 20847, Nuremberg Chronicle leaf Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
detail of right side of waistcoat
In this detail, a small chinese figure plays a flute, surrounded by flowers.
Nuremberg Chronicle - LONG 20844
LONG 20844, Nuremberg Chronicle leaf Public domain photograph related to Jerusalem, Palestine, Israel, Jewish history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Carleton, 1. viscount Dorchester, Dudley
Public domain scan of portrait art print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Carleton, 1. viscount Dorchester, Dudley
Public domain scan of portrait print, aristocracy, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Carleton, 1. viscount Dorchester, Dudley
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Carleton, 1. viscount Dorchester, Dudley
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Gezicht op de haven van Menton met aangemeerde zeilschepen
Public domain image of a historic view of Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, ...
Public domain image of a historic view of Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, ...
Public domain image of a historic view of Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Battle between Portuguese and Indians and Garasu near the harbor of Ma...
Illus. in: Theodor de Bry, America, Frankfurt, p. 5. Reference copy may be in LOT 4411. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Shelf.
Eberhard III., Herzog von Württemberg
Public domain image of portrait print, Germany, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Secretary/desk closed - A wooden desk with a wooden top and drawers
This desk is in two pieces, which were built at separate times in the early 1800s (circa 1810) by Topsfield resident David Towne. It is made of birch and maple predominantly. David Towne learned his trade from ... More
Heilige Bibiana van Rome, Heilige Birinus van Dorchester, Heilige Barb...
Public domain image of a print, artwork, related to Catholic Church saint, religion, Christianity, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
![The new electro-magnetic planchette, or, mysterious writer! With metallic plates on the top, is the most sensitive instrument in use ... [Boston n. d.].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTUvMTEvMjUvdGhlLW5ldy1lbGVjdHJvLW1hZ25ldGljLXBsYW5jaGV0dGUtb3ItbXlzdGVyaW91cy13cml0ZXItd2l0aC1tZXRhbGxpYy1wbGF0ZXMtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/44/webp "The new electro-magnetic planchette, or, mysterious writer! With metallic plates on the top, is the most sensitive instrument in use ... [Boston n. d.].")
The new electro-magnetic planchette, or, mysterious writer! With metal...
Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 82, Folder 8.
A leaf from a 17th-century account book, apparently used only as a wra...
Public domain scan of manuscript related to Massachusetts, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
First Church in Boston, 1632 - Charleston, Boston Mass.
First Church in Boston, 1632. The First Parish of Boston had been organized in Charlestown in 1630 and crossed to Boston in the autumn with the Rev. John Wilson, who preached out in the open air under the trees... More
An east view of the meeting house in Hollis Street, Boston, now erecti...
Illus. in: The Columbian magazine, or, Monthly miscellany. Philadelphia : Printed for Seddon, Spotswood, Cist, and Trenchard, 1788 April, opp. p. 175. Stauffer, 3341 Published in: The American Revolution in dr... More
View of Boston taken on the road leading to Dorchester showing the Gov...
Picryl description: Public domain image of Boston, Massachusetts, from Boston Pictorial Archive, New England history, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Carel Frederik Bendorp I - Haven van Stavoren met sluis de Zijl
Public domain image of a historic view of Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
The massacre perpetrated in King Street Boston on March 5th 1770, ...
Print shows British troops firing on citizens in Boston. Caption continues: in which Messrs Saml. Gray, Saml. Maverick, James Caldwell, Crispus Attucks, Patrick Carr were killed, six other wounded, two of them... More
Willem Writs - Nieuwe Korenbeurs Amsterdam, vanaf het water gezien
Public domain image of a historic view of Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
North east view of the great Town of Boston
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The able doctor; or America swallowing the bitter draught
Cartoon shows Lord North, with the "Boston Port Bill" extending from a pocket, forcing tea (the Intolerable Acts) down the throat of a partially draped Native female figure representing "America" whose arms are... More
Secretary/desk open - A wooden dresser with china on top of it
This desk is in two pieces, which were built at separate times in the early 1800s (circa 1810) by Topsfield resident David Towne. It is made of birch and maple predominantly. David Towne learned his trade from ... More
View of Faneuil-Hall in Boston, Massachusettsachusetts / W. Pierpont d...
Engraved for Massachusetts Mag. March 1789. Illus. in: The Massachusetts magazine, or, Monthly museum of knowledge and rational entertainment. Boston, Mass. : Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews, vol. I, no.... More
View of the triumphal arch and colonnade, erected in Boston, in honor ...
Public domain image of a historic building, 16th-17th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
A south-east view of the City of Boston in North America
Public domain image of a historic vintage city view, cityscape, plan, 17th-18th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Prospect von Boston gegen der Bucht am Hafen = Vuë de Boston vers le C...
Picryl description: Public domain image of Boston, Massachusetts, from Boston Pictorial Archive, New England history, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
De Weteringspoort in Amsterdam - Rijksmuseum public domain dedication ...
Public domain image of a historic view of Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
A leaf from a 17th-century account book, apparently used only as a wra...
Public domain scan of manuscript related to Massachusetts, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
The able doctor, or American swallowing the bitter draught
The fair Indian damsel America held down by Lord Mansfield while Lord North forces tea down her throat. Boston is cannonaded in the background. Published the day after the Boston Port Bill closed Boston's port ... More
Prospect des grossen Plazes gegen der alten Sud Kirche der Presbiteria...
Picryl description: Public domain image of Boston, Massachusetts, from Boston Pictorial Archive, New England history, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Tremont Street in 1798 - Boston pictorial archive
Picryl description: Public domain image of Boston, Massachusetts, from Boston Pictorial Archive, New England history, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
The town of Boston in New England and Brittish ships of war landing th...
A restrike of a cropped plate originally engraved, printed, and sold by Paul Revere in 1770. See Brigham. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
The Scotch butchery, Boston, 1775
Print shows Lords Bute and Mansfield conferring, to their right stands Simon Fraser and Lord Wedderburn, "Deputies" to the aforenamed. On the far right are soldiers wearing Highland dress (of the 71st Regiment ... More
Nuremberg Chronicle - LONG 20845 verso
LONG 20845 verso, Nuremberg Chronicle leaf
Copy of a letter from John Cotton, Plymouth, to Rowland Cotton, Sandwi...
John Cotton mentions James Allen's mortal sickness, and gives an account of an encounter between Capt. Chubb's company and the Indians. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Flushing from the Sea, Willem van de Velde II
Willem van de Velde II (Dutch, Leiden 1633–1707 London) Public domain scan of 17th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Hall of Colonial Culture, NMNH, Smithsonian Institution archives
Author: Unknown..Subject: National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Natural History Building. United States National Museum..Type: Photographic print. Exhibit..Date: 1957..Topic: Hall of Colonial Culture. Exhi... More
Prospect des grossen Plazes gegen der alten Sud Kirche der Presbiteria...
Picryl description: Public domain image of Boston, Massachusetts, from Boston Pictorial Archive, New England history, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
The Peale Family. Minute Man national historical park
Two middle-aged 18th centujry women in red gowns, white handkerchiefs and white caps
S.E. prospect, from an eminence near the Common, Boston
Picryl description: Public domain image of Boston, Massachusetts, from Boston Pictorial Archive, New England history, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
An east view of the Meeting House in Hollis Street, Boston -- new erec...
An east view of the Meeting House in Hollis Street, Boston. Built 1788, C. Bulfinch, del. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
View of the seat of the hon. Moses Gill Esqr. at Princeton, in the Cou...
Print shows view of home and property of Moses Gill, with men gathering hay in the foreground. Illus. from: The Massachusetts magazine, or, Monthly museum of knowledge and rational entertainment. Boston, Mass.... More
Top of tomahawk - A rock that is laying on top of a table
This top of a tomahawk was found buried in the yard at 108 West Main Street, which had been the Blue Anchor Tavern, reminding the current residents that there had been several raids in the area in the 1700s. Cy... More
Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, ...
Public domain image of a historic view of Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Painted Fan: Rape of Europa, attributed to Francesco Albani, c. 1600-1...
Henry Longfellow purchased this fan in Rome in January 1869. The fan features a scene from Greek mythology, and is attributed to the Italian Baroque painter Francesco Albani.
Prospect des grossen Plazes gegen der alten Sud Kirche der Presbiteria...
Picryl description: Public domain image of Boston, Massachusetts, from Boston Pictorial Archive, New England history, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Het Staatse leger steekt de haven bij Nieuwpoort over en de eerste sch...
Public domain image of a historic view of Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Kiss, Georg Philipp - Public domain portrait engraving
Public domain photograph of portrait print, engraving, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Wayland road book. Wayland, Mass.
Extracts from the Wayland MA town records concerning county roads, proprietors’ roads, and town roads that cover the time period 1683 to 1909 has been gathered in one volume. Notes such as the "Masters Brook wa... More
A prospect of ye great town of Boston in New England in America
Public domain image of a historic vintage city view, cityscape, plan, 17th-18th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Old State House in 1785 - Drawing. Public domain image.
Public domain image of a historic building, 16th-17th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Cradle, 17th century - Public domain dedication photo
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Portret van Dudley Carlton, graaf van Dorchester
Portret van Dudley Carlton, graaf van Dorchester, borststuk met molenkraag in ovale omlijsting met motto, in ondermarge Latijns opschrift.
Portret van Dudley Carlton, graaf van Dorchester
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Portret van Dudley Carlton, graaf van Dorchester
Portret van Dudley Carlton, graaf van Dorchester, borststuk met molenkraag in ovale omlijsting met motto, in ondermarge Latijns opschrift.
![[Saint Brendan, 484-577, figurative map of St. Brendan's legendary voyage; shows Mass being said on the back of a whale]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE2MjEvMDEvMDEvc2FpbnQtYnJlbmRhbi00ODQtNTc3LWZpZ3VyYXRpdmUtbWFwLW9mLXN0LWJyZW5kYW5zLWxlZ2VuZGFyeS12b3lhZ2Utc2hvd3MtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/32/webp "[Saint Brendan, 484-577, figurative map of St. Brendan's legendary voyage; shows Mass being said on the back of a whale]")
[Saint Brendan, 484-577, figurative map of St. Brendan's legendary voy...
Repr. of engraving. Illus. in: Plautius, Caspar. Nova Typis ...1621, p. 13. Reference copy may be in LOT 4409A. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Legends; Brend... More
![The Siege of La Rochelle [plate 12 of 16; set comprises 1952.8.97-112]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn29/L3Bob3RvLzE2MjgvMDEvMDEvdGhlLXNpZWdlLW9mLWxhLXJvY2hlbGxlLXBsYXRlLTEyLW9mLTE2LXNldC1jb21wcmlzZXMtMTk1Mjg5Ny0xMTItNzFhYWY4LTEwMjQuanBn/40/50/webp "The Siege of La Rochelle [plate 12 of 16; set comprises 1952.8.97-112]")
The Siege of La Rochelle [plate 12 of 16; set comprises 1952.8.97-112]
Public domain image of 16th-17th century artwork from the National Gallery of Art, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Turned Armchair, Massachusetts - Public domain dedication photo
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The freeman's oath : autograph manuscript draft
A single leaf containing handwritten drafts of three oaths. On the recto, a draft of the Freeman's Oath in the hand of John Winthrop. On the verso, two oaths in the hand of Thomas Dudley: The Oath of a Servant ... More