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Whinery Family: Homesteaders in New Mexico

Evan — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:56:32 +0000

This is a public domain photograph from the Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Color Photographs Collection in the Library of Congress.

This is a classic public domain stock image from FSA color collection. In it, Russell Lee captured the Whinery family sitting for a group portrait. There is something almost eerie in the stillness of this image.

Jack Whinery and his family were homesteading in Pie Town, New Mexico in 1940 when this photograph was taken. Included in the portrait are Jack Whinery, his wife, three daughters and two sons.

This photo was taken by Russell Lee, who was working as an agent of the United States government. Because this image was taken by an employee of the federal government, it is in the public domain.

45 megabyte TIFF. Hosted at the Library of Congress.

Public Domain Photos: Young Boy in Corduroy

Evan — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:46:44 +0000

This is a photograph from the Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Color Photographs Collection in the Library of Congress.

This photograph by John Vachon captures a young boy standing on a roadside near Cincinnati, Ohio. He looks quite stylish in a pair of corduroy coveralls and a black felt hat while looking cautiously at the camera. This is one image from a small collection of color photographs from the Farm Security Administration collection.

This photo was taken by John Vachon, who was working as an agent of the United States government. Because this image was taken by an employee of the federal government, it is in the public domain. While this image is in the public domain, privacy or publicity rights may apply.

42 megabyte TIFF. Hosted at the Library of Congress.

Official Obama Portrait

Evan — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:29:46 +0000

This public domain portrait of President Obama comes from the Obama administration’s website. This image is widely in use on United States Government websites, as well as on private sites and in the news.

This is an official portrait issued into the public domain through the White House website, whitehouse.gov.

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Old Portrait

admin — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:57:27 +0000

This public domain image comes from a 17th century medical textbook, published by anatomist Govard Bidloo, who is the subject of the portrait in the above image. The hand-sketched visage is one of the many drawings found in this 300-year-old volume.

Bidloo’s text, Ontleding des menschelyken lichaams, was published in 1690 and contained this image. Because of this pre-1923 publication date, this image is in the public domain.

Hosted by the National Institute of Health website.

New Guinea Man in Headdress

Evan — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:39:19 +0000

This public domain image of an elaborately decorated aboriginal man from (probably) New Guinea comes from the Oceania collection at the The Secret Museum of Mankind website. He sports a beautiful headdress and facial adornment, including a large piercing through his septum, filled with what appears to be a large bone or shell fragment.

This public domain image is taken from a book called The Secret Museum. It has no author, credits, or copyright. It was published in 1935. The images contained within it are in the public domain.

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Fiddler from Asheville, North Carolina

Evan — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:15:28 +0000

This cool public domain photograph comes from the Farm Security Administration – Office of War Information Photograph Collection in the Library of Congress. It’s an animated portrait of an old time fiddler named Fiddlin’ Bill Hensley, from Asheville, North Carolina.

This photo was shot by Ben Shahn, who was acting as an agent of the United States government. It is therefore in the public domain.

4 megabyte TIFF. Hosted at the Library of Congress.

Tobacco Farmers: Windsor Locks, Connecticut

Evan — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:14:48 +0000

This wonderful public domain photograph comes from the Farm Security Administration – Office of War Information Photograph Collection in the Library of Congress. The subjects are a Polish farming couple. The woman in the photo appears to be laughing at something that the gentlemen has said, possibly about his pants, which he is hoisting. Rows of tobacco are seen drying in the shed behind the figures.

This photo was taken by Jack Delano, who was working as an agent of the United States government, and is therefore assumed to be in the public domain.

12 megabyte TIFF. Hosted at the Library of Congress.

U.S. Infantryman With Hand Grenade

Evan — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:11:47 +0000

This classic public domain photograph comes from the Farm Security Administration – Office of War Information Photograph Collection in the Library of Congress. It depicts an infantryman with the United States Armed Forces, preparing to throw a hand grenade. This photo is in color, unlike most of the F.S.A. collection, making this image particularly interesting.

This photo comes from the U.S. Office of War Information, which is a United States government agency. This image is therefore in the public domain.

184 megabyte TIFF. Hosted at the Library of Congress.

Migrant Mother With Children

Evan — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 03:19:28 +0000

This is another photo from the “Migrant Mother” collection within the Farm Security Administration – Office of War Information Photograph Collection in the Library of Congress. The photo is of a young mother, Florence Thompson, and two children during the Great Depression.

This image was shot in 1936 by Dorothea Lange, an agent of the United States government within the F.S.A. It is therefore assumed to be within the public domain.

56 megabyte TIFF. Hosted at the Library of Congress.

Native American Boys on a Bicycle

Evan — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 04:39:42 +0000

This image comes from the Harris & Ewing Studio, circa 1938 or 1939. The subject of this image is three young Native American boys playing with a bicycle. Each of the young men is wearing a traditional headdress.

19 megabyte TIFF. Hosted at the Library of Congress.