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Collection of historic photos from previous Lunar New Years (1985-2021) focused on the themes of fashion and textiles. Features costumes worn in religious ceremonies and by street performers.
A plaque installed at the Lola B. Walker Community Center at 218 Florida Ave, Coral Gables, listing the names of the pioneer families who settled in Golden Gate and the MacFarlane Homestead.
The Mariah Brown House, constructed in 1890, at 3298 Charles Avenue (Evangelist Street) in Coconut Grove, Miami. The light blue building, partially visible at the left of the photo, is the Colored Library (Odd Fellows Hall) constructed in 1896.
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Provides a snapshot of the Tenth Street Historic Freedmen's Town District and The Bottom in Dallas, Texas, as they appeared in August 2023. Through photos, this documentation captures the remaining structures, streetscapes, and landmarks, showcasing the resilience of these historic neighborhoods amid challenges like development pressures, city-led demolitions under the 3000-square-foot rule, disinvestment, redlining, gentrification, and fires. This visual record preserves the community’s legacy, helping present and future generations understand the neighborhood’s enduring presence and spirit despite the odds, while underscoring the importance of continued preservation efforts.
1907; Republished 1952 Vol. 1. 95 sheet(s). 35 X 29 cm. Bound. Other places as they appear on original: Dracut, North Chelmsford, Pawtucketville.
Map of the northern United States showing cities and towns and the railroad network with emphasis on the main line. This line was chartered in 1830 and opened in 1835. In 1841 a second track was laid.
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Detailed township and county map showing drainage. Relief by hachures, salt marshes, and minerals in inset only. Includes Indian reservations, roads and railroads, and the land grants of the Union Pacific in Kansas. Lists projected railroads.
1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. | Photograph shows a meeting at the Guildhall in London on September 4, 1914, during which Prime Minister Herbert Henry Asquith encouraged military recruitment for World War I. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011)
Map of the northeastern and north-central States showing the existing and projected railroad network. Chartered April 13, 1846.
Map showing Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, and part of Texas. Shows drainage, cities and towns, and state boundaries, west of the Mississippi River. The adjoining area east of the Mississippi River shows only the rail network. The map indicates proposed, surveyed, located, and completed rail lines. Chartered in Arkansas in 1853 and in Missouri in 1854.
Outline map, oriented to the west, of the area north of Boston showing the rail network.
Shows drainage, township and county boundaries, cities and towns, battlefields, and submarine cables to Havana. Lists operating and newly chartered railroads.
Physical map of Pennsylvania and parts of adjacent states showing drainage, relief by hachures, spot heights in feet, state boundaries, canals, cities and towns. Finished and proposed railroads with names of lines and mileages are indicated.
Covers area between Massachusetts and Virginia and west to the Mississippi River. Shows "finished" and "proposed" railroads. A mileage chart entitled "Rail Road Routes from Seaboard to the Interior" appears at lower right of map. Harrisburg to Pittsburgh Railroad is part of the Pennsylvania Railroad. See entry 517.
This record covers single maps of Pennsylvania covering various subjects, which are not represented in the LC database by separate catalog records. This collection includes single printed maps and photocopies of printed or manuscript single maps and may also include some multi-sheet single maps, plates from atlases, books or periodicals, and printed facsimiles. To request a specific map or for more information, contact a reference librarian in the Geography & Map Division (202) 707-6277 or through the "Ask a librarian" link through the Geography & Map Division website https://ask.loc.gov/map-geography/. Title supplied by cataloger.
This record covers single maps of Pennsylvania covering various subjects, which are not represented in the LC database by separate catalog records. This collection includes single printed maps and photocopies of printed or manuscript single maps and may also include some multi-sheet single maps, plates from atlases, books or periodicals, and printed facsimiles. To request a specific map or for more information, contact a reference librarian in the Geography & Map Division (202) 707-6277 or through the "Ask a librarian" link through the Geography & Map Division website https://ask.loc.gov/map-geography/. Title supplied by cataloger.