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American Places and People (Maps, Portraits, Photographs, and Drawings)
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Panoramic
Photograph Collection (most 1880s-1920s). Reprints
from over 1,000 panoramic photos of US city skylines, scenes, and
groups of people. They vary significantly in both image
depth and image quality. High resolution PDF's are available
for most photos in this collection, so that you can review the
photo in detail prior to purchasing a reprint. |
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Panoramic
City Map Collection
(1847-1921). Reprints from over
1,000 hand drawn, highly detailed, panoramic maps of cities from
the Library of Congress. Some have vibrant color, many are
black and white, but nearly all have remarkable detail that you
really have to see to believe. You can view high resolution
PDF's of most of these maps online. You can search this collection by State.
These maps are available in multiple widths. |
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Civil
War Map Collection (most 1860s-1890s). Collection
contains nearly 1,700 maps from the digital collections of the
Library of Congress. Some are just from the era of the Civil
War, while most are battlefield maps made during or soon after the
end of the war. We currently list only those maps that are in the
public domain. You can search this collection by keywords in
the title or description. |
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Civil
War Photograph Collection (most 1860s). Collection
contains over 7,000 photographs from the era of the American Civil
War. This collection contains many portraits of generals, a
lot of battlefield views (some carnage), photos of troops, etc.
We are in the process of providing a more useful index to this
collection. For now, the collection is searchable by
keywords in the title or description. |
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Brady-Handy
Photograph Collection (most 1860-1910). Collection
contains about 5,000 photographs--mostly of government or military
leaders--from the Library of Congress Brady-Handy
Collection. Brady and Handy were professional photographers
with studios in Washington D.C. Photos are searchable by the
last name of the subject. |
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Farm
Security Administration/Office of War Information Color
Photographs (most 1940s, WWII). This collection
includes over 1,600 color photographs depicting the impact
of the late part of the Great Depression through World War
II. Many photos show rural life, migrant labor, and economic
conditions. Other photos show the rapid industrialization
and training for the war effort.
Photos are searchable by keywords and state. |
Graphic Arts Collections
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Popular
Graphic Arts Collection (PGA) (most 1800s).
Collection of over 7,100 images from the Library of Congress PGA
Collection. Includes prints (about 1/3 of which are Currier
& Ives). The prints in this collection span from cheap
political broadsides to carefully colored landscape paintings. |
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Photochrom
Prints Collection (1890-1905). This is a large
collection of nearly 6,000 photochrom prints from the digital
collections of the Library of Congress. Subjects are almost
exclusively cities, scenes, and landscapes of Europe, North
Africa, and the Middle East. Countries or regions include:
Algeria, Belgium, England, France, Germany, Holland, Hungary,
Ireland, Italy, Lebanon, Norway, Poland, Russia, Scotland, Syria,
Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, and more. You can search by
subject, keywords, or country. You can also view high resolution
PDF's of all of these images online. |
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WPA
Poster Collection (most 1936-1943). About 1,000
silkscreen, lithograph, or woodcut posters from the Works Progress
Administration. Posters promote public health and safety, as
well as a wide variety of arts and cultural events. |
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Performing
Arts Poster Collection (most 1880s-1920s). This
collection consists of about 800 posters advertising magical,
minstrel, or theatrical performances. |
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We sell high resolution reproductions
or reprints of antique maps, manuscripts, photos, artworks,
etc. Except in rare cases that are explicitly indicated, we do not
stock nor sell the actual historic artifacts or documents.
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