Est. Late 19th Century · Public Domain Archive

Portraits of America

A curated archive of historical portraits and photographs from the late 1800s to early 1900s — each entry carrying its source attribution and rights information, free to explore.

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Girls on Water Car, Lindsay, California, 1919

1919

Theodore Roosevelt

1903

Loren B. Litchfield (World War I, Tulare County)

1914

Elbert Tout (World War I, Tulare County)

1914

Ralph Lucian Keeley

1880

Pike Home, California Hot Springs, California

1910

Shades of Anaheim - Family Portrait

1920

Olson Negatives, car_000639

1920

Letter From Soldier About Vaccination 1918Soldier Describes getting multiple vaccination shots at U.S. Army training camp, June 1918

1918

George Washington Littlefield

1916

People: Attilia (Pellindini) Lafranchini in long white dress and hat, 1907

1907

Theodore Roosevelt and family

1908

Review of Reviews 1919-02

1919

Mrs. MCK Shuey, Porterville, California, ca 1900

1900

John Thomas, Visalia, California, ca 1888

1888