11,529 Vintage postcards Images: PICRYL - Public Domain Media Search Engine Public Domain Search

11,529 media by topic ∙ page 2 of 116

Burro Creek Falls, Skagway - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Title transcribed from caption accompanying item. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter collection (Library of Congress). Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951.

"Tampa Port and Inn, Tampa, Florida"

: 162460 ( http://162460 ) .PC6069.Local call number: PC4520..Title: "Tampa Port and Inn, Tampa, Florida"..Date: ca. 1900..Physical descrip: 1 postcard - col. - 9 x 14 cm...Series Title: Postcard Collection ( h... More

Norges Kronprinspar med brudepiker og forlover, 1929

Tittel / Title: Norges Kronprinspar med brudepiker og forlover.Motiv / Motif: Postkort..Dato / Date: 27. februar 1929.Fotograf / Photographer: Anders Beer Wilse (1865-1949).Utgiver / Publisher: B. Oppi.Sted / P... More

The Studio, Frank Eugene - Public domain dedication. Metropolitan Muse...

Frank Eugene (American, New York 1865–1936 Munich) Public domain scan of the vintage Minich Bavaria postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Harper's Ferry, West Virginia. : The Shenandoah, B. & O.R.R. bridge, T...

Postcard showing views of the Shenandoah, B. & O.R.R. Bridge, and the Potomac.

New Jewish market on the East Side, New York

Postcard showing a New York City street crowded with vendors and pedestrians. No. 8996.

Village scene--Fiji. Vintage postcard

Public domain photograph of a postcard, historic place view, landmark, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The milkman El Lechero, Habana, Cuba.

Y36533 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 12016a. Public domain photograph of Cuba, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Statue of Liberty, New York Harbor

Postcard shows rendering of Statue of Liberty with lighting eminating from the torch and people entering the base. F 4903 U.S. Copyright Office. J.A. Lischke, Hoboken. Contains German text.

Wentworth Hotel from Little Harbor, Portsmouth, N.H.

No. 6047. Postcard sent by newspaper correspondent Edmund Noble to his wife, Lydia. Text reads: Aug. 13, 1905. Instead of resuming their conference today as intended, the envoys rested from their labors. The R... More

White Island Light, Isles of Shoals, N.H.

No. 6030. Postcard sent by newspaper correspondent Edmund Noble to his daughter, Lilly. Text reads: Hotel Wentworth, Portsmouth, Aug. 20, 1905. Dear Lilly. A few of the Russians and Japanese went today on a sp... More

Art gallery, Pan-American Exposition 1901

North temple pagoda, Soochow. postcard

Picryl description: Public domain photo of vintage China postcard, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Chaliapin i Gorkīy - Public domain portrait print

Photomechanical print shows portrait of Feodor Ivanovich Chaliapin and Maxim Gorky. No. 1005. Manuscript notation on recto. Manuscript address on verso. Forms part of: Winokur-Munblit Collection of the Russian... More

New York State Building, Pan-American Exposition 1901

Manufacturers Building, Pan-American Exposition 1901

Appledore Hotel and landing, Isles of Shoals, N.H.

No. 6028. Postcard sent by newspaper correspondent Edmund Noble to his daughter, Beatrice. Text reads: Aug. 13, 1905. An outing to the Isle of Shoals and the "free feed" were offered to the newspaper men, but ... More

Birdseye view of bridges, Foochow.

Picryl description: Public domain photo of vintage China postcard, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Machinery Building, Pan-American Exposition 1901

Cuban relief, U.S. labor laws ..., Political Cartoon

Cartoon shows Republican House Speaker Sereno Payne as a messenger delivering a sheet of paper "Cuban relief. U.S. labor laws. U.S. immigration law. 20% reduction reciprocity. April 1, '02" to a barefoot man "... More

The best of friends must part - Political cartoon, public domain image

Cartoon shows former journalist Assistant Postmaster General Robert John Wynne with hat in hand before the New York Press building that also houses "Republicanism," "Protection for Home Industries," "Straight R... More

[For better protection, wear blinders], Political Cartoon

Cartoon shows Theodore Roosevelt and Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Payne walking arm in arm between two billboards, "Help Cuba grant 25% reduction and double stock," and "Notice! Help Cuba remove Dutc... More

[In the interests of humanity and the American sugar refining combine]

Cartoon shows Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Payne sitting on the Republican side of the U.S. House of Representatives chamber dangling a fishing line over the Democratic side. The fish hook is labeled... More

Theodore Roosevelt - [Star gazing], Political Cartoon

Cartoon shows President Theodore Roosevelt and Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Payne arm in arm at the end of a pier "Sugar Trust Tariff Law 1897 [paragraph] 209, 16 Dutch." The pier is held up by post... More

[Reciprocal percentage frothy Cuban relief], Political Cartoon

Cartoon shows Theodore Roosevelt and Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Payne holding full steins of beer. They each spit into an empty stein held by a man representing Cuba. At the foot of the man is a "c... More

Boat landing at Oceanic, Isles of Shoals, N.H.

No. 6355. Postcard sent by newspaper correspondent Edmund Noble to his daughter, Beatrice. Text reads: Hotel Wentworth, Portsmouth. Aug. 20, 1905. Dear Beatrice. Thank you for your letter and for the greeting ... More

[Cattle grazing near a historic house in Herkimer, New York]

Picryl description: Public domain photo of vintage New York postcard, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

[Sereno Payne robbing a safe] - Political cartoon, public domain image

Cartoon shows Republican Speaker of the House Sereno Payne standing on a crate "1902" in front of a safe he has broken into. In the safe, labeled "Republican Pledges 1897 not to be opened until 1922," are comp... More

Haymarket Square, Portsmouth, N.H.. Photochrom print, 1880-1890.

No. 6567. Postcard sent by newspaper correspondent Edmund Noble to his wife, Lydia. Text reads: Aug. 17, 1905. Hotel Wentworth, Portsmouth. Dear Ma. If you will return the letter I shall be obliged. Today is f... More

Will not return today - Political cartoon, public domain image

Cartoon shows an empty office chair at a desk , possibly that of Henry Osborne Havemeyer, with a calendar 'Mch 26" and a notice "Will not return today." On the wall are "Orders" : No. 1 A 1/16 on raw; No. 2 f... More

Brussells conference, cartel magnate, Political Cartoon

Cartoon shows a man in German dress "Cartel Magnate" jumping a rope "Brussells Conference" turned by a barefoot man "Cuba" and Republican House Speaker Sereno Payne. The cartoon refers to the 1902 Brussels Suga... More

Sugar trust. Herald (N.Y.) April 26, '02

Cartoon shows a group of Senators looking at fireworks "Beef trust Ignus Fatuous" as the head of the American Sugar Refining Company Henry Osborne Havemeyer watches from atop a pile of bags of sugar trust profi... More

Witholding [i.e. withholding] the goods of the last ditchers

Cartoon shows Theodore Roosevelt holding sheet of paper "Senate messenger. Call around April 23." while exchanging another sheet of paper "Report beet sugar. Secty of Agriculture March 26" with Henry Osborne Ha... More

The Cuban Gordian-Knot - Political cartoon, public domain image

Cartoon shows Theodore Roosevelt and Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Payne tightening a knot in a cord "Tariff Law 1897 [paragraph] 209 16 Dutch" around the waist of a man "Cuba" holding a "cane knife."... More

Treed at last - Political cartoon, public domain image

Cartoon shows Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Payne, the head of the American Sugar Refining Company, Henry O. Havemeyer, and a Republican elephant in the top of a tree labeled "Sugar Trust." The roots ... More

[Cuba and the U.S. sugar trust profits]

Cartoon shows a man "Cuba" lying on the ground tied with ropes "Platt Amendment" and "Dutch Standard [paragraph] 209." The head of the American Sugar Refining Company Henry Osborne Havemeyer, surrounded by bags... More

[Strenuous justice] - Political cartoon, public domain image

Cartoon shows blindfolded Justice holding a scale labeled "Republican Administration." On the heavier side of the scale is a baby labeled "Sugar Trust" wearing a bracelet "12 1/2 [cent sign] and sucking on a bo... More

Telegraph Co., Washington Branch, Mch. 25, telegram, Dutch standard st...

Cartoon shows a man, possibly the head of the American Sugar Refining Company, Henry O. Havemeyer or the head of American Crystal Sugar Company, Henry Thomas Oxnard, leaving the Western Union Telegraph office ... More

Theodore Roosevelt - [Wire tapping], Political Cartoon

Cartoon shows a bicycle messenger rushing from the White House to the Capitol with a roll of papers. As he speeds along papers labeled "Remove 16 Dutch veto," "Must not hurt sugar trust," and "Annexation is the... More

An organ grinder in the Italian quarter

Postcard shows people gathered around an organ grinder playing a street organ, probably in New York City. 7257 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Detroit Photographic Co. No. 5691. Unprocessed in PR 06 CN 038, c16

[Then he (Thayer) went away back - and sat down]

Cartoon shows Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Payne and a Republican elephant sweating in the top of a tree labeled "Sugar Trust." The roots of the tree are labeled "Dutch Standard," "Cartel," and "Boun... More

Theodore Roosevelt - [Strenuous regrets], Political Cartoon

Cartoon shows Theodore Roosevelt holding an oversized "message" behind his back. He stands in front of a hook on the wall "Proofs," holding four sheets of paper: "No. 1 Beet petition," "No. 2 Conclusions Ways a... More

[Congressional puzzle: - find Cuba in the cartoon]

Cartoon shows a ticker tape machine labeled "Tariff Law 1897 Dutch Standard." On the right the head of the American Sugar Refining Company, Henry O. Havemeyer surrounded by three overstuffed bags labeled "Sugar... More

[The uplifting of Cuba] - Political cartoon, public domain image

Cartoon shows Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Payne and Republican Congressmen Robert Morris, Francis Griffith Newlands, Henry Allen Cooper, and James Albertus Tawney pulling on a rope to lift a bucket ... More

[Why not wear brogans? Shoes are too small]

Cartoon shows Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Payne standing on two documents, "Tariff Law 1897 [subsection mark] 209, 16 Dutch % reduction enrich sugar trust," and "Annexation policy, assist Cuba, do n... More

S. W. Every to Anne Fitzhugh Miller, NAWSA suffrage scrapbooks

Promises active support of suffrage cause

A panorama of Niagara from the Canada side

Postcard showing a panoramic view of Niagara Falls including the American Falls, Canadian Falls and the Upper Steel Arch Bridge. G16576 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright deposit; 1903; (PR 06 CN 038).

The Narrows, Wisconsin Dells postcard

Panoramic postcard showing a landscape with rock formations and trees. Public domain photograph - panorama, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Under the overhanging rock, Wisconsin Dells

Pick a winner - Political cartoon, public domain image

Cartoon shows an unidentified man, possibly Attorney General Philander Knox, on the left holding sheet "Remove Dutch standard technicality [paragraph] 209 Tariff Law 1897" and Henry Thomas Oxnard on the right h... More

Cornell, panoramic postcard postcard

Zur freundlichen Erinnerung an die Rapperswiler Schulreise im Juli 190...

Postcard shows a group portrait of schoolgirls, including Helen Johns (later Helen Johns Kirtland), taken on a school trip to Rapperswil, Switzerland. Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 1981:339, container 1, folder 4.

1904, a leap year valentine - Drawing. Public domain image.

Postcard showing a man, woman, and cupid and the year 1904 written in gold numbers. Copyright 1904 by G. T. Channing. Copyright registration records show claimant as George T. Channing, of Washington, D.C.

President Roosevelt, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Postcard showing Theodore Roosevelt, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front. No. 4269. Rapid Photo E. C. On verso: Rapid Photo-card ; Cameo ; Pub. by Phila. Post-card.

Nathaniel Schmidt to Anne Fitzhugh Miller, March 16, 1904, NAWSA suffr...

Schmidt accepts invitation to address Geneva Political Equality Club

Panorama of Milwaukee from Lake Michigan

Postcard shows urban landscape of Milwaukee shoreline from Lake Michigan with prominent landmarks indicated. F24268 U.S. Copyright Office.

The Devil's Elbow, Wisconsin Dells

Liberal Arts Palace. German postcard

Postcard shows an ornate building at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in Saint Louis. G 6755 U.S. Copyright Office. "A Glimpse of the World's Wonder #17" Copyright 1904, Lou. Pur. Exp. Co. Samuel Cupples Envel... More

A bit of California, panorama of Inverness, Marin County, Cal.

Postcard shows a view of Inverness, California with Tomales Bay in the foreground. G 8151 U.S. Copyright Office.

Palace of Varied Industries - Public domain postcard scan

Postcard shows an ornate building at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in Saint Louis. G 6752 U.S. Copyright Office. "A Glimpse of the World's Wonder #14" Copyright 1904, Lou. Pur. Exp. Co. Samuel Cupples Envel... More

Election night illumination, Flatiron Building

Print shows people strolling in front of the Flatiron Building, which has lights in every window and a searchlight on the roof. 18606 U.S. Copyright Office. Printed on verso: "Compliments of N.Y. Sunday Americ... More

Palace of Agriculture. German postcard

Postcard shows an ornate building at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in Saint Louis. G 6750 U.S. Copyright Office. "A Glimpse of the World's Wonder #12" Copyright 1904, Lou. Pur. Exp. Co. Samuel Cupples Envel... More

Lighthouse The Nubble, York, ME.. Photochrom print, 1880-1890.

No. 7554. Postcard sent by newspaper correspondent Edmund Noble to his daughter, Lilly. Text reads: Hotel Wentworth, Portsmouth. Aug. 21, 1905. Dear Lilly. Trust you are improving in health. Today I went for a... More

Palace of Manufactures. German postcard

Postcard shows an ornate building at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in Saint Louis. G 6751 U.S. Copyright Office. "A Glimpse of the World's Wonder #17" Copyright 1904, Lou. Pur. Exp. Co. Samuel Cupples Envel... More

The Wisconsin Dells, from the old Dell House

Panorama of the World's Fair, St. Louis, 1904 showing every building o...

Panoramic postcard showing grounds of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in Saint Louis, Missouri.

Star bloomer girls base ball club, 627 W. Michigan St. Indianapolis, I...

Post card showing ten members of the Star Bloomer Girls Base Ball Club, wearing baseball uniforms emblazoned with a star, posed in a line. Gift; Harry L. Katz; 2008; (DLC/PP-2008:039). Exhibited: "Baseball Ame... More

New Hampshire, Wentworth Hotel, Newcastle

No. 1488. Postcard sent by newspaper correspondent Edmund Noble to his daughter, Beatrice. Text reads: There are between 50 and 100 newspaper men here from all parts of the world. American and English journals... More

The State House, Boston, Massachusetts. postcard

Postcard shows close up view, front and side elevation, of Massachussets State House with additional side wings, copper dome, and equestrian statue of General Joseph Hooker on the left. People walking near the... More

The Lake, public gardens, Boston, Massachusetts.

Postcard shows the lake within the public gardens shaded by mature trees. A boat of people are rowing towards a channel on the right of the island in the center of the postcard. Buildings can be seen in the ba... More

Panoramic View of College Point, N.Y.

The Mall & Park St. Church, Boston, Massachusetts.

Postcard shows the busy pedestrian mall adjacent to the commercial area of Park Street in Boston with the edge of The Common on the left. The spires of the Park Street Church can be seen in the background behi... More

Harvard Bridge, Boston, Massachusetts. postcard

Postcard shows a steel girder bridge crossing the Charles River, with pedestrians, horse and wagon, and elevated railcars crossing. A bridge guardtower and small shed for Boston Elevated Railways Co. Div.s are ... More

The Charles River & boat houses, Auburndale, Massachusetts.

Postcard shows recreational boating on the Charles River with Norumbega Park recreation area along the shoreline. F34780 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 6996a.

The Lake Drive, Lakewood, N. J.

[New Jersey National Guard training camp]

Postcard photo showing artillery gun crews firing. Copyright by David Goldberg, Newark, N.J. No. 19. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: New Jersey; Military tra... More

Portrett av dronning Maud, ca 1905

Tittel / Title: Portrett av dronning Maud (1869-1938).Motiv / Motif: Postkort..Dato / Date: ca 1905.Fotograf / Photographer: ukjent / unknown.Utgiver / Publisher: Alex. Vincent's Kunstforlag.Eier / Owner Instit... More

Custis Lee Mansion, Arlington, Virginia

Postcard shows the front of Arlington House, also known as the Custis Lee House in Arlington Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia. F 34926 U.S. Copyright Office. P. A. 238a. Copyright 1905 by The Rotograph Co.

Umbrella Rock, Lookout Mt., Chattanooga, Tenn.

Lake & bridge, Franklin Park, Boston, Massachusetts.

Postcard shows a stone bridge crossing a lake in an expansive wooded area of the park. A horse and carriage and pedestrians are on the park roads.

Pennsylvania Avenue & Treasury, Washington, D.C. / The Rotograph Co.

Postcard shows view of Pennsylvania Avenue at 15th Street in Washington, D.C. looking east.

The Capitol, Washington, D.C. / The Rotograph Co.

Shamokin, PA. looking south west and north

Postcard shows a view of the city of Shamokin from atop a culm bank. J 33360 U.S. Copyright Office. Division of Prints No. 42657. Item Includes descriptive text. Written on the verso: Souvenir Mail Card. Writt... More

Commonwealth Ave. & hotel, Boston, Massachusetts.

Postcard shows the Vendome Hotel on the far left with horses, wagons and cargo. The long stretch of Commonwealth Avenue is divided by a grassy mall, a glimpse of residential houses can be seen through the trees... More

Lake Carasalijo, Lakewood, N. J.

U.S. Navy Yard -- Portsmouth, N.H.

On image: AM. Eng. Co., Boston. Postcard sent by newspaper correspondent Edmund Noble to his daughter, Beatrice. Text reads: Hotel Wentworth, Portsmouth. Aug. 24, 1905. Dear Beatrice, The conference is postpon... More

The Hotel Wentworth, New Castle, N.H.

No. 13500. Postcard sent by newspaper correspondent Edmund Noble to his daughter, Beatrice. Text reads: Aug. 8, 1905. Annex [lines drawn on card to indicate which building is the annex] My dear Beatrice, A few... More

Boardwalk, Atlantic City, N. J.

The public gardens, Boston, Massachusetts.

Postcard shows equestrian statue of George Washington, by Thomas Ball in the center of the garden near the Arlington Gate. Walking paths are lined with flowerbeds, trees, park benches and pedestrians. F35113 U... More

Pennsylvania Ave. & Hancock Monument, Washington, D.C. / The Rotograph...

Postcard shows Pennsylvania Avenue at the corner of 7th Street Northwest and the Winfield Scott monument in Washington, D.C.

Japanese Russian Peace Conference, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, U.S.A., ...

Postcard shows the building at the Portsmouth Navy Yard where the peace talks were held, the Hotel Wentworth, and flags of Japan and Russia, all superimposed on an American flag. Copyrighted by W. L. Julian, 1... More

Thomas Circle, Washington, D.C. / The Rotograph Co.

The Casino, Atlantic City, N. J.

[Portraits of envoys at the Portsmouth Peace Conference, Baron Komura ...

Copyrighted 1905 by Nellie B. Van Slingerland. Postcard sent by newspaper correspondent Edmund Noble to his daughter, Lilly. Text reads: Hotel Wentworth, Portsmouth, US. Aug. 29, 1905. In memory of a battle fo... More

Temple of Fame & Arlington Mansion, Arlington, Virginia

Portsmouth, N.H., Rivermouth Landing

No. 13499. Postcard sent by newspaper correspondent Edmund Noble to his daughter Lilly. Text reads: Aug. 8, 1905. My dear Lilly. This is the landing at which the Japanese are expected to disembark shortly befo... More

The Charles River from Weston Bridge, Auburndale, Massachusetts.

Postcard shows recreational boating on the Charles River with boathouses and Norumbega Park along the shoreline. F35112 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 6995a.

U.S. Navy Yard -- Portsmouth, N.H.

Written on image: AM Eng. Co., Boston. Postcard sent by newspaper correspondent Edmund Noble to his daughter, Lilly. Text reads: Aug. 9, 12 p.m. Dear Lilly. Hotel is full of guests, including one Chinaman who ... More

Hotel Wentworth, New Castle, N.H. Home of Russian and Japanese Plenipo...

Postcard sent by newspaper correspondent Edmund Noble to his wife, Lydia. Text reads: Hotel Wentworth, Portsmouth. Aug. 24, 1905. Dear Ma. Card received. Doubt whether I shall be at home at end of week. Edmund.

Henderson's Point prior to excavation -- Portsmouth, N.H.

Written on image: AM Eng. Co., Boston. Postcard sent by newspaper correspondent Edmund Noble to his daughter, Beatrice. Text reads: Hotel Wentworth. Aug. 10. Dear Beatrice. I get up about 6:30 a.m. and go to b... More

of 116

postcards

detroit publishing company

detroit publishing company postcards

new york public library

old pictures

nypl

vintage

vintage postcards