Washingtoniana Division, Prints and Photographs

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Washington, D.C. Historical Image Collection, 15,000 images, ca. 1800-current, bulk 1880-1940


Thomas Circle, ca. 1890, Historical Image Collection

Copyright
The library does not hold copyright for all Historical Image Collection images, but many are in the public domain. It is the responsibility of the user to determine copyright. The library requires a signed permission to publish or exhibit an image from the collection with the credit "Courtesy of the Washingtoniana Division."

Guide
A subject heading list is available in the Washingtoniana Room. 

Strengths

  • Washington, D.C., streets
  • Federal buildings 
  • Federal monuments and memorials
  • Houses and estates
  • Commercial buildings
  • Early Washingtonians

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