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Maps and History
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Do you like maps, history, and libraries? Maps and History was a popular Twitter account that highlights historic maps and photos in the public domain from digital library collections. I have moved the account to Bluesky.
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[Pa. - Philadelphia - U.S. Mint - full page from Demorest's Family Magazine article of operations of Phila. mint] ([no date recorded on caption card])

#publicdomain #oldphotos #libraryofcongress

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/fbj/item/2006688478/
[Pa. - Philadelphia - U.S. Mint - full page from Demorest's Family Magazine article of operations of Phila. mint]
January 28, 2026 at 12:46 PM
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[Private Alexander White of Co. H, 16th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment in uniform with bayoneted musket] ([between 1861 and 1862])

#vintage #americana #historicalphoto

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/lilj/item/2010648802/
[Private Alexander White of Co. H, 16th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment in uniform with bayoneted musket]
January 28, 2026 at 7:21 AM
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[Worker, possibly doing pipeline construction for gas company, with cables and engine] ([between 1900 and 1920])
By: Detroit Publishing Co.

#photography #americana #history

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/det/item/2016816711/
[Worker, possibly doing pipeline construction for gas company, with cables and engine]
January 28, 2026 at 5:16 AM
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Hot Sulphur Springs, Colo., Moffat Road (c1910.)
By: Sawdey, E. F.

#historicalphotos #americana #vintage

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/pan/item/2007661979/
Hot Sulphur Springs, Colo., Moffat Road
January 28, 2026 at 4:49 AM
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UFW Boycott lettuce. ([between 1970 and 1972])
By: United Farm Workers

#archives #libraryofcongress #vintage

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/yan/item/2015649388/
UFW Boycott lettuce.
January 28, 2026 at 4:33 AM
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Washington and his family (c1865.)
By: Sartain, William, 1843-1924

#historicalphotos #photography #historicalphoto

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/pga/item/2006680106/
Washington and his family
January 28, 2026 at 4:10 AM
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[Riggs National Bank, G Street, Washington, D.C.] ([between 1913 and 1918])
By: Harris & Ewing

#photography #historicalphotos #archives

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/hec/item/2016854202/
[Riggs National Bank, G Street, Washington, D.C.]
January 28, 2026 at 3:56 AM
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House-Capitol tunnel may get moving walk. Washington, D.C., Feb. 3. Footsore Congressmen may find succor in their journey from the House office building to the Capitol by pro... (1939 February 3.)

#americana #oldphotos #publicdomain

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/hec/item/2016874952/
House-Capitol tunnel may get moving walk. Washington, D.C., Feb. 3. Footsore Congressmen may find succor in their journey from the House office building to the Capitol by proposed installation of a 'moving side-walk'. President Roosevelt made the supplemental request for $200,000 in an appropriation bill sent to the House Wednesday. David Lynn, Capitol Architect made a similar proposal last year. A rail subway between the two offices has been decided to be impractical because of the heavy traffic between House office buildings and the Capitol, 2-3-39
January 28, 2026 at 3:46 AM
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Washington, D.C. Portrait of a boy (1939.)
By: Myers, David (David Moffat)

#vintagephotos #americana #historicalphotos

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/fsa/item/2017745274/
Washington, D.C. Portrait of a boy
January 28, 2026 at 3:22 AM
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[Houses along unpaved street in Georgia] ([1899 or 1900])

#archives #publicdomain #vintagephotos

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/anedub/item/99472428/
[Houses along unpaved street in Georgia]
January 28, 2026 at 2:53 AM
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Civil liberties in war times by Max Lerner City wide forum. ([between 1936 and 1940])
By: Federal Art Project

#publicdomain #historicalphoto #vintagephotos

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/wpapos/item/98510239/
Civil liberties in war times by Max Lerner City wide forum.
January 28, 2026 at 2:27 AM
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Lauer-Gerhard Farm, Farm Lane (North Heidelberg Township), Brownsville, Berks County, PA (Documentation compiled after 1933)
By: Historic American Buildings Survey

#historicalphotos #photography #history

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/hh/item/pa1391/
Lauer-Gerhard Farm, Farm Lane (North Heidelberg Township), Brownsville, Berks County, PA
January 28, 2026 at 2:08 AM
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[Bras d'Or Lake, Baddeck and Beinn Bhreagh, Nova Scotia] (1910.)
By: Dodge

#history #publicdomain #vintagephotos

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/pan/item/2007662389/
[Bras d'Or Lake, Baddeck and Beinn Bhreagh, Nova Scotia]
January 28, 2026 at 12:24 AM
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Hotel Green, east building, from veranda of west building, Pasadena, Calif. (c[between 1910 and 1920])
By: Detroit Publishing Co.

#publicdomain #oldphotos #americana

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/det/item/2016814108/
Hotel Green, east building, from veranda of west building, Pasadena, Calif.
January 27, 2026 at 11:55 PM
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Harris W. & family, 10/4/19 ([19]19 October 4.)

#historicalphoto #vintagephotos #vintage

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/npco/item/2016827116/
Harris W. & family, 10/4/19
January 27, 2026 at 11:39 PM
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[On the Rice farm near Syracuse, N.Y.] ([between 1900 and 1915])
By: Detroit Publishing Co.

#publicdomain #photography #archives

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/det/item/2016810974/
[On the Rice farm near Syracuse, N.Y.]
January 27, 2026 at 9:41 PM
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14. CONCENTRATION MILL SYMONS CRUSHING ROOM - Kennecott Copper Corporation, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad, Kennicott, Copper River Census Area, AK (1982)
By: Lowe, Jet

#vintagephotos #history #historicalphotos

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/hh/item/ak0003.photos.000987p/
14. CONCENTRATION MILL SYMONS CRUSHING ROOM - Kennecott Copper Corporation, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad, Kennicott, Copper River Census Area, AK
January 27, 2026 at 5:37 PM
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3. Credit BG. The interior of the control room appears in this view, looking north (0°). The control console in the room center permitted remote control of v... (2016-04-16T00:00:00Z)

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https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/hh/item/ca3008.photos.382270p/
3. Credit BG. The interior of the control room appears in this view, looking north (0°). The control console in the room center permitted remote control of various propellant grinders and mixers in surrounding buildings. Television monitors (absent from their mounts in this view) permitted direct viewing of operating machinery. From foreground to background: Panel (1) contains OGAR warning light switches for Curing Buildings E-39, E-40, E-41 and E-86; (O=off, G=green [safe], A=amber [caution], R=red [danger]) Panel (2) E-85 Oxidizer Dryer Building console: OGAR switch Panel (3) E-84 Oxidizer Grinder Building console: controls for vibrator, feed, and hammer; Panel (4) E-36 Oxidizer Grinder Building console: controls for vibrator, feed, hammer, attritor, and SWECO ("SWECO" undefined) Panels (5) & (6) blank Panel (7) E-38 Mixer & Casting Building console: vacuum pump, blender, heating and cooling controls Panel (8) E-37 Mixer & Casting Building console: motor controls for 1 pint,
January 27, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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Minnesota City, evening on the mill pond ([between 1880 and 1899])
By: Detroit Publishing Co.

#historicalphoto #vintage #history

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/det/item/2016797652/
Minnesota City, evening on the mill pond
January 27, 2026 at 7:46 AM
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St. Nicholas Central Breaker, Pennsylvania Route 54, Maple Hill, Schuylkill County, PA (Documentation compiled after 1968)
By: Historic American Engineering Record

#oldphotos #historicalphotos #archives

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/hh/item/pa3867/
St. Nicholas Central Breaker, Pennsylvania Route 54, Maple Hill, Schuylkill County, PA
January 27, 2026 at 7:31 AM
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Women strikers selling newspapers for a living. New York shirt waist workers strike (1910?)

#oldphotos #historicalphoto #archives

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/ggbain/item/2006686970/
Women strikers selling newspapers for a living. New York shirt waist workers strike
January 27, 2026 at 7:11 AM
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Street cleaning - Auto street cleaner. New York ([between 1907 and 1913])

#libraryofcongress #oldphotos #history

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/ggbain/item/2005680942/
Street cleaning - Auto street cleaner. New York
January 27, 2026 at 6:26 AM
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[Colonel George William Baird of 1st Connecticut Light Artillery Battery, 41st Co., 2nd U.S. Veteran Reserve Corps Infantry Company, and 32nd U.S. Colored Troops Inf... ([between 1862 and 1865])

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https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/lilj/item/2021641631/
[Colonel George William Baird of 1st Connecticut Light Artillery Battery, 41st Co., 2nd U.S. Veteran Reserve Corps Infantry Company, and 32nd U.S. Colored Troops Infantry Regiment (USCT) in uniform with sword]
January 27, 2026 at 6:09 AM
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[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Milwaukee Western Fuel Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. One of the bridges at the Seventeenth Street dock of the Milwaukee Western Fuel Company with a... (1942 Dec.)

#vintage #photography #history

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/fsa/item/2017847869/
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Milwaukee Western Fuel Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. One of the bridges at the Seventeenth Street dock of the Milwaukee Western Fuel Company with a five-ton coal bucket. The bridge is used for unloading ships, loading cars, keeping coal over the tunnel and loading coal into hoppers]
January 27, 2026 at 5:44 AM
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Fact finding board Chairman intent as he hears final argument on wage cut. Washington, D.C., Oct. 17. Chief Justice Walter P. Stacy; chairman of the president's fact finding... ([19]38 October 17.)

#vintagephotos #vintage #oldphotos

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/hec/item/2016874163/
Fact finding board Chairman intent as he hears final argument on wage cut. Washington, D.C., Oct. 17. Chief Justice Walter P. Stacy; chairman of the president's fact finding board, ponders as he listens to final argument by Charles MacKay, counsel for 18 railroad labor organizations, non labor's opposition to the railroads demand for a 15 percent cut in wages. The boards findings will go to President Roosevelt with recommendations by Oct. 27, 10/17/38
January 27, 2026 at 5:18 AM