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Do you like maps, history, and libraries? Maps and History highlights historic maps and photos in the public domain from digital library collections. Analog copies for sale here: www.zazzle.com/collections/maps_and…

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Maps and History @respectfully.bsky.social · 2h
Universal Newsreel Volume 35, Release 75, 09/13/1962 By: Universal #newsreel #vintagefilm #history archive.org/details/UniversalNewsre…
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Maps and History @respectfully.bsky.social · 2h
Baby Bonds For Defense, 1941/04/17 By: Universal Studios #newsreel #vintagefilm #archives archive.org/details/1941-04-17_Baby…
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Maps and History @respectfully.bsky.social · 3h
Far East parley. U.S. and Red China Confer in Geneva, 1955/08/04 By: Universal Studios #newsreel #vintagefilm #foundfootage archive.org/details/1955-08-04_Far_…
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Maps and History @respectfully.bsky.social · 5h
Two unidentified Union soldiers in zouave uniforms with fifes in their hands and regulation drum at their feet ; soldier on the left holds a drumstick tucked below his… (c. 1861-1865) #CivilWar #portrait #archives www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/lil…
Two unidentified Union soldiers in zouave uniforms with fifes in their hands and regulation drum at their feet ; soldier on the left holds a drumstick tucked below his fife. Photographed by Lamoreux, R. P. Dated c. 1861-1865. From the Library of Congress, civwar.
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Maps and History @respectfully.bsky.social · 6h
NASA KSNN - Micro Air Vehicles By: NASA; Langley Research Center #foundfootage #vintagefilm archive.org/details/ksnn_compilatio…
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Maps and History @respectfully.bsky.social · 6h
Whirl with the Squirrels, A (2026) By: Universal-International Newsreel #foundfootage #vintagefilm archive.org/details/0381_Whirl_with…
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Maps and History @respectfully.bsky.social · 7h
Oriskany Falls, N.Y. (1891) By: Burleigh Litho #map #antiquemaps #libraryofcongress www.loc.gov/item/2005626659
Historical map. Oriskany Falls, N.Y. By Burleigh Litho. Dated 1891. From the Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps.
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Maps and History @respectfully.bsky.social · 9h
Ashland, Grafton Co., N.H. 1883 By: Poole & Norris #map #antiquemaps #publicdomain www.loc.gov/item/75694680
Historical map. Ashland, Grafton Co., N.H. 1883. By Poole & Norris. Dated 1883. From the Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps.
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Maps and History @respectfully.bsky.social · 9h
Untitled photo, possibly related to: Friends of the deceased's family, at an annual memorial meeting in the family cemetery. In the mountains near Jackson, Kentucky. See general… (1940 Aug.?) #FSA #GreatDepression #oldphotos www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/fsa…
Untitled photo, possibly related to: Friends of the deceased's family, at an annual memorial meeting in the family cemetery. In the mountains near Jackson, Kentucky. See general caption no. 1. Photographed by Wolcott, Marion Post, 1910-1990. Dated 1940 Aug.?. From the Library of Congress, ammem.
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Maps and History @respectfully.bsky.social · 10h
U-Boat Menace Ended, 1945/05/17 By: Universal Studios #newsreel #vintagefilm #history archive.org/details/1945-05-17_U-Bo…
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Maps and History @respectfully.bsky.social · 10h
Home Movie: 98752: Possibly in Connecticut #foundfootage #vintagefilm archive.org/details/HMPossiblyinCon…
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Maps and History @respectfully.bsky.social · 11h
Swope Park, Kansas City, Mo. (c. 1909) By: Jones, W. H. #panorama #cityscape #historicalphotos www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/pan…
Swope Park, Kansas City, Mo. Photographed by Jones, W. H. Dated c. 1909. From the Library of Congress, ammem.
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Maps and History @respectfully.bsky.social · 11h
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Benson, Cochise County, Arizona. (1909-03) #map #cartography #vintagemaps www.loc.gov/item/sanborn00134_005
Historical map. Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Benson, Cochise County, Arizona. Dated 1909-03. From the Library of Congress, Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps.
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Maps and History @respectfully.bsky.social · 12h
ANIMAL PEN (BUILDING B) SOUTH WALL - Dalton Trail Post, Mile 40, Haines Highway, Haines, Haines Borough, AK (1976) By: Taylor, Victoria L. #architecture #HABS #historicalphotos www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/hh/…
ANIMAL PEN (BUILDING B) SOUTH WALL - Dalton Trail Post, Mile 40, Haines Highway, Haines, Haines Borough, AK. Photographed by Taylor, Victoria L. Dated 1976. From the Library of Congress, diof.
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Maps and History @respectfully.bsky.social · 12h
ea Sentinel. Navy Demonstrates Offshore Radar, 1956/05/03 By: Universal Studios #newsreel #vintagefilm #vintage archive.org/details/1956-05-03_Sea_…
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Maps and History @respectfully.bsky.social · 13h
Bird's eye view of Bethlehem, Grafton County, N.H. 1883 By: Poole & Norris #map #antiquemaps #vintagemaps www.loc.gov/item/75694681
Historical map. Bird's eye view of Bethlehem, Grafton County, N.H. 1883. By Poole & Norris. Dated 1883. From the Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps.
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Maps and History @respectfully.bsky.social · 13h
Philmont, N.Y. : 1881 #map #antiquemaps #vintagemaps www.loc.gov/item/99447823
Historical map. Philmont, N.Y. : 1881. Dated 1881. From the Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps.
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Maps and History @respectfully.bsky.social · 13h
Mrs. Pauline Baker Chambers, Senior Counselor Nurse, Office of Production Management (OPM). Graduate Emergency Hospital, Post-Graduate Saint Elizabeth's Hospital, Washington, D.C… (c. 1940-1946) #FSA #GreatDepression #oldphotos www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/fsa…
Mrs. Pauline Baker Chambers, Senior Counselor Nurse, Office of Production Management (OPM). Graduate Emergency Hospital, Post-Graduate Saint Elizabeth's Hospital, Washington, D.C., Post-Graduate American Hospital, Paris, France. Photographed by Dixon, Royden. Dated c. 1940-1946. From the Library of Congress, ammem.
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Maps and History @respectfully.bsky.social · 14h
R.R. station, Petoskey, Mich. (c. 1908) By: Detroit Publishing Co. #cityscape #photochrom #historicalphotos www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/det…
R.R. station, Petoskey, Mich. Photographed by Detroit Publishing Co. Dated c. 1908. From the Library of Congress, ammem.
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Maps and History @respectfully.bsky.social · 15h
All About Polymorphics (1959) By: Thompson Ramo Wooldridge, Inc. #foundfootage #vintagefilm archive.org/details/AllAboutPolymor…
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Maps and History @respectfully.bsky.social · 16h
President lays cornerstone for new Apex Building. Washington, D.C. July 12. President Roosevelt today laid the cornerstone to the Apex Building to complete the government buildings on… (1937] July 12) #1930s #portrait #photography www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/hec…
President lays cornerstone for new Apex Building. Washington, D.C. July 12. President Roosevelt today laid the cornerstone to the Apex Building to complete the government buildings on the Mall, the building will house the Federal Trades Commission, the President is shown with the Hon. W.A. Ayres, Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, left; as he used the trowel used by George Washington in laying the cornerstone of the Capitol. Photographed by Harris & Ewing. Dated 1937] July 12. From the Library of Congress, diof.
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Maps and History @respectfully.bsky.social · 17h
Portrait of America. No. 36. Rural electrification in the U.S. This American farmer, whose farm has been electrified through a cooperative rural electrification project, carries a… (1942 June) #FSA #GreatDepression #photography www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/fsa…
Portrait of America. No. 36. Rural electrification in the U.S. This American farmer, whose farm has been electrified through a cooperative rural electrification project, carries a small efficient portable electric motor from one farm building to another to operate his modern farm equipment. Many farms in the U.S. employ these portable electric motors to operate pumps, seed separators and cleaners, churns, food mixers, separators, and other labor-saving profit-making devices. Photographed by Rothstein, Arthur, 1915-1985. Dated 1942 June. From the Library of Congress, ammem.
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Maps and History @respectfully.bsky.social · 17h
Exhibition of oil paintings by artists in the easel division of the W.P.A. Federal Art Project at the W.P.A. Federal Art Project Gallery (c. 1936-1941) By: Floethe, Richard #WPA #posterart #archives www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/wpa…
Exhibition of oil paintings by artists in the easel division of the W.P.A. Federal Art Project at the W.P.A. Federal Art Project Gallery. Photographed by Floethe, Richard. Dated c. 1936-1941. From the Library of Congress, diof.
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Maps and History @respectfully.bsky.social · 18h
Waiting to enter Supreme Court chamber. Washington, D.C., Oct. 4. A crowd gathered in the Supreme Court Building as early as 8 A.M. today waiting for a chance to enter the… (19]37 October 4) #1930s #portrait #libraryofcongress www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/hec…
Waiting to enter Supreme Court chamber. Washington, D.C., Oct. 4. A crowd gathered in the Supreme Court Building as early as 8 A.M. today waiting for a chance to enter the court chamber and witness the swearing in of Justice Hugo L. Black. 10/4/37. Photographed by Harris & Ewing. Dated 19]37 October 4. From the Library of Congress, diof.
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Maps and History @respectfully.bsky.social · 18h
Ike Returns. Sees Progress at Geneva Conference, 1955/07/25 By: Universal Studios #newsreel #vintagefilm #foundfootage archive.org/details/1955-07-25_Ike_…
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Maps and History @respectfully.bsky.social · 19h
Tel Aviv Israel, 1957-02-14 By: Universal Studios #newsreel #vintagefilm archive.org/details/1957-02-14_Tel_…
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Maps and History @respectfully.bsky.social · 19h
Home Movie: 98616: San Francisco Scenes (1953) #homemovies #foundfootage archive.org/details/HMSanFranciscoS…
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Maps and History @respectfully.bsky.social · 20h
Car Ride on a major interstate in Kentucky (2007) By: Darrell Lee Wright #homemovies #foundfootage #publicdomain archive.org/details/CarRideOnAMajor…
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Maps and History @respectfully.bsky.social · 20h
Madison, Wisconsin 1867 By: Chicago Lithographing Co #map #antiquemaps #libraryofcongress www.loc.gov/item/73694546
Historical map. Madison, Wisconsin 1867. By Chicago Lithographing Co. Dated 1867. From the Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps.
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Maps and History @respectfully.bsky.social · 20h
Don't kill our wild life (c. 1936-1940) #WPA #posterart #history www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/wpa…
Don't kill our wild life. Dated c. 1936-1940. From the Library of Congress, diof.
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Maps and History @respectfully.bsky.social · 21h
Duquoin High School auditorium - "Leaning on Letty", the famous comedy success--A stage production (c. 1936-1938) By: Federal Theatre Project (U.S.) #WPA #posterart #libraryofcongress www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/wpa…
Duquoin High School auditorium - "Leaning on Letty", the famous comedy success--A stage production. Photographed by Federal Theatre Project (U.S.). Dated c. 1936-1938. From the Library of Congress, diof.
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Maps and History @respectfully.bsky.social · 21h
Full Scale War Looms in Middle East , 1956/04/12 By: Universal Studios #newsreel #vintagefilm #publicdomain archive.org/details/1956-04-12_Full…
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Maps and History @respectfully.bsky.social · 21h
Day Without Numbers (1958) By: Wayne University #foundfootage #vintagefilm #publicdomain archive.org/details/DayWithoutNumbe…
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Maps and History @respectfully.bsky.social · 22h
View of the borough of Larchmont, New York (1904) By: Hughes & Bailey #map #antiquemaps #vintagemaps www.loc.gov/item/75694789
Historical map. View of the borough of Larchmont, New York. By Hughes & Bailey. Dated 1904. From the Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps.
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Maps and History @respectfully.bsky.social · 23h
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Enterprise, Coffee County, Alabama. (1905-07) #map #cartography #libraryofcongress www.loc.gov/item/sanborn00036_001
Historical map. Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Enterprise, Coffee County, Alabama. Dated 1905-07. From the Library of Congress, Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps.
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Maps and History @respectfully.bsky.social · 23h
Peace March. Thousands Oppose Vietnam War, 1967/04/18 By: Universal Studios #newsreel #vintagefilm #vintage archive.org/details/1967-04-18_Peac…
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Maps and History @respectfully.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona. (1904-04) #map #cartography #history www.loc.gov/item/sanborn00135_002
Historical map. Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona. Dated 1904-04. From the Library of Congress, Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps.
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Maps and History @respectfully.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Old-Fashioned Town Crier On Job Again, 1935/04/24 By: Universal Studios #newsreel #vintagefilm #archives archive.org/details/1935-04-24_Town…
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Maps and History @respectfully.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Unidentified soldier in Confederate uniform and his wife (c. 1861-1865) #CivilWar #portrait #publicdomain www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/lil…
Unidentified soldier in Confederate uniform and his wife. Dated c. 1861-1865. From the Library of Congress, 01.
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Maps and History @respectfully.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Barre, Washington County, VT, 1884 By: Beck & Pauli #map #antiquemaps #publicdomain www.loc.gov/item/2005628428
Historical map. Barre, Washington County, VT, 1884. By Beck & Pauli. Dated 1884. From the Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps.
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Maps and History @respectfully.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Michigan, the lake, Palmer Park, Detroit (c. 1900) By: Detroit Publishing Co. #cityscape #photochrom #archives www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/det…
Michigan, the lake, Palmer Park, Detroit. Photographed by Detroit Publishing Co. Dated c. 1900. From the Library of Congress, ammem.
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Maps and History @respectfully.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Refectory with Pokrovskaya Church in Aleksandro-Svirskii Monastery (1909) #vintage #photography #archives www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/pro…
Refectory with Pokrovskaya Church in Aleksandro-Svirskii Monastery. Photographed by Prokudin-Gorskiĭ, Sergeĭ Mikhaĭlovich, 1863-1944. Dated 1909. From the Library of Congress, diof.
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Maps and History @respectfully.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
City Hall, Louisville, Ky. (c. 1906) By: Detroit Publishing Co. #cityscape #photochrom #archives www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/det…
City Hall, Louisville, Ky. Photographed by Detroit Publishing Co. Dated c. 1906. From the Library of Congress, ammem.
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Maps and History @respectfully.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama. (1900) #map #cartography #libraryofcongress www.loc.gov/item/sanborn00074_004
Historical map. Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama. Dated 1900. From the Library of Congress, Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps.
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Maps and History @respectfully.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Inter-city beauties, Atlantic City, 1926 By: Atlantic Foto Service #panorama #cityscape #history www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/pan…
Inter-city beauties, Atlantic City, 1926. Photographed by Atlantic Foto Service. Dated 1926. From the Library of Congress, ammem.
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Maps and History @respectfully.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Auburn, Lee County, Alabama. (1903-02) #map #cartography #history www.loc.gov/item/sanborn00012_002
Historical map. Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Auburn, Lee County, Alabama. Dated 1903-02. From the Library of Congress, Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps.
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Maps and History @respectfully.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
What many Arizonans lack in natural grass in that desert state, they make up with creative landscaping, featuring the state's many varieties of cactus. This corner yard and house are… (2018-11-11) #Americana #Highsmith #archives www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/hig…
What many Arizonans lack in natural grass in that desert state, they make up with creative landscaping, featuring the state's many varieties of cactus. This corner yard and house are in Paradise Valley, a well-to-do town in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Photographed by Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-. Dated 2018-11-11. From the Library of Congress, diof.
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Maps and History @respectfully.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Eugene Ely, d. 1911 (c. 1911) #photography #archives #historicalphotos www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/ggb…
Eugene Ely, d. 1911. Dated c. 1911. From the Library of Congress, diof.
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Maps and History @respectfully.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Benson, Cochise County, Arizona. (1898-05) #map #cartography #libraryofcongress www.loc.gov/item/sanborn00134_003
Historical map. Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Benson, Cochise County, Arizona. Dated 1898-05. From the Library of Congress, Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps.
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Maps and History @respectfully.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The Paul Brown Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, also known as Sherman U.S. Federal Building, is a historic government building in Sherman, Texas (2019-10-04) By: Highsmith, Carol M., 1946- #Americana #Highsmith #photography www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/hig…
The Paul Brown Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, also known as Sherman U.S. Federal Building, is a historic government building in Sherman, Texas. Photographed by Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-. Dated 2019-10-04. From the Library of Congress, diof.
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