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Sample Images From the Catalog

Select from the categories below to retrieve sample images and catalog records.

People

Historical Events

The Environment & Architecture

Additional Image Selections

Prints & Photographs Division staff have selected sets of images on frequently requested topics, focusing on images for which there are no known restrictions. See the "Lists of Images on Popular Topics" page on the Prints & Photograph Reading Room site. Topics available from that page include:

Images of African-American Slavery and Freedom

Selected Images of Ellis Island and Immigration, ca. 1880-1920

Famous People: Selected Portraits From the Collections of the Library of Congress

Timber-frame Houses in the Historic American Buildings Survey: A Select List