582 Free Photos of Photography Public Domain

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A drifting smoke plumes from the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis appear to swirl above the Vehicle Assembly Building near sunset.

A 250-ton crane is used to lower the second half of the K-level work platforms for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket into High Bay 3 inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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CRS–3 (2014).

DC-8 NASA 717 in flight over San Francisco, Ca., 1991-05-29.

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Operation at Herrin Hospital (private), Herrin, Illinois (1939).

A literal pit of vipers at the "World's Largest Rattlesnake Roundup" in Sweetwater, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Aconitum (Aconite or Monk's Hood) enlarged 6 times from Urformen der Kunst (1928) by Karl Blossfeldt.

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Landed rockets in hangar 39A (2016).

Altes Rathaus München Westseite

The flags of the countries representing the crew members of Expedition 28 are seen here at the Russian Mission Control Center in Korolev, Russia on June 10, 2011.

Jupiter Blues.

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A United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy common booster core is about to be offloaded from the company's Mariner ship at Port Canaveral in Florida.

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Telstar 19 Vantage Mission (2018).

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Connecticut River. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Astronaut Mark C. Lee floats freely as he tests the new Simplified Aid for EVA Rescue (SAFER) system.

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Cloud formations are seen through the window of NASA DC-8 aircraft during a flight over the Gulf of Mexico, Aug. 17, 2010.

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Papaver (Poppy) enlarged 6 times and 10 times from Urformen der Kunst (1928) by Karl Blossfeldt.

Giraffe couple at The Montgomery Zoo in Oak Park. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Coiled rattlesnake in brush outside San Marcos, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Parrot at the Parrot Jungle and Gardens, south of Miami.

Macleya Cordata (Five–Seeded Plume-Poppy) enlarged 5 times from Urformen der Kunst (1928) by Karl Blossfeldt.

Phacelia Tanacetifolia (Lacy Phacelia) enlarged 4 times from Urformen der Kunst (1928) by Karl Blossfeldt.

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A penguin near Punta Arena, Chile.

American bison, or buffaloes, in Yellowstone National Park in the northwest corner of Wyoming. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Infrared view of barn in rural Montana, USA. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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A herd of longhorn cattle grazing near the Fort Griffin town site. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Chimpanzee "Ham" during preflight activity with one of his handlers prior to the Mercury-Redstone 2 (MR-2) test flight which was conducted on Jan. 31, 1961.

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Silphium Laciniatum (Compass Plant) dried leaf enlarged 5 times from Urformen der Kunst (1928) by Karl Blossfeldt.

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Asclepias speciosa (Showy Milkweed) enlarged 8 times from Urformen der Kunst (1928) by Karl Blossfeldt.

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Nude photography of naked woman, Reclining Female Nude Posed as Danae (1850s).

A roseate spoonbill soars overhead.

Historic Route 66 Motel sign, Kingman, Arizona. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel

Yearlings on a ranch in Red River County near Detroit, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Nude photography of naked woman, Académie (1902) by René Le Bègue.

STS-135 crew members inspect tools they will use in space during the STS-135 Crew Equipment Interface Test at the Kennedy Space Center on Friday, April 8, 2011, in Florida.

A fat and sassy prairie dog on the grounds of Devil's Tower National Monument in Crook County, Wyoming. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Two lionesses are less than excited about their chance to star in a photo shoot at the Santa Barbara, California, zoo. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

This is a montage of New Horizons images of Jupiter and its volcanic moon Io.

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A supply ship. Original image sourced from US Government department: Public Health Image Library, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Under US law this image is copyright free, please credit the government department whenever you can”.

Aerial photograph of the Las Vegas Strip. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Art made of "code" named Kryptos sits on the grounds of the C.I.A. Headquarters in Virginia. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

A dice floating in front of one of the windows in the Cupola of the Earth-orbiting International Space Station.

The blacklegged ticks, Ixodes pacificus known for the zoonotic spirochetal bacteria, Borrelia burgdorferi. Original image sourced from US Government department: Public Health Image Library, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Under US law this image is copyright free, please credit the government department whenever you can”.

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American Red Cross canteen staff (1919).

Nude photography of naked woman: Night (1895) published by F.B. Johnson & Company.

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Infrared view of a forest of trees in Montana. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress collection.

Nude photography of naked woman, Standing Female Nude (ca. 1860–1861) by Nadar.

Solar Observations taken during the Transit of Venus . Originally from NASA.

Nude photography of Marie Jordan (ca. 1889) by by George Hendrik Breitner.

Of Course I Still Love You (2015).

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The Earth-orbiting Gemini-6 spacecraft against the blackness of space.

This image shows a layered deposit in Galle Crater, located in the Southern cratered highlands.

San Francisco and Bay Area, CA, USA.

Nude photography of naked woman, Young Woman Nude, from the front with hand over face (1860s).

Nude photography of female butt (ca. 1903–1914).

The terrain for the scientific work conducted by ICESCAPE scientists on July 4, 2010.

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The Space Shuttle Atlantis, secured atop a mobile launch platform.

Merah Putih (2018).

Closeup process of ingesting a blood meal from the arm of a voluntary human host. Original image sourced from US Government department: Public Health Image Library, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Under US law this image is copyright free, please credit the government department whenever you can”.

The ICESCAPE mission, or "Impacts of Climate on Ecosystems and Chemistry of the Arctic Pacific Environment," near Alaska.

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Jupiter's south pole, as seen by NASA's Juno spacecraft from an altitude of 32,000 miles (52,000 kilometers).

Nude photography of naked woman, Female Nude with Mask (ca. 1870).

Earth observation taken by the Expedition 43 crew.

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An upper-level weather balloon sails into the sky after release from the Cape Canaveral weather station in Florida.

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Nude photography of naked woman: Portrait Photograph of Miss Seibel Ernani (1919) by Arnold Genthe.

Sand dunes in Southern California. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Boundary Layer Ingestion.

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Telstar 18 Vantage Mission (2018).

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Breast Exam (1985).

The Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church & Parsonage, AL, where Dr. Martin Luther, King, Jr. pastored from 1954-1960. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Edwin Aldrin walking on the lunar surface. Neil Armstrong, who took the photograph, can be seen reflected in Aldrin’s helmet visor.

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CRS–15 (2015).

SAOCOM 1A Mission (2018).

Monument Valley, Arizona. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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ORBCOMM–2 (2015).

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Operation at Provident Hospital on South Side of Chicago, Illinois (1941).

CRS–4 (2014).

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Nusantara Satu Mission (2019).

Cucurbita (Pumpkin) enlarged 4 times from Urformen der Kunst (1928) by Karl Blossfeldt.

Nude photography of naked woman, Study for "Two Ways of Life" (ca. 1857, printed 1987) by Oscar Gustav Rejlander.

Nude photography of naked woman: Miss Margaret Olson Standing Outdoor (1924) by Arnold Genthe.

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Reclining Nude. Liggend naakt (1800–1900) by George Hendrik Breitner.

Detail of historic artifacts at Rockwood Manor in Wilmington, Delaware (1980-2006) by Carol M. Highsmith. Original image from Library of Congress.

Rainbow across a dirt road near the settlement of Antares in northwestern Arizona. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Crew Dragon Unveil (2014).

Ticker tape parade for the Apollo 11 astronauts at New York City.

Rusty Bolt souvenir store on Route 66 in Seligman, Arizona. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Artist Concept: Active Black Hole Squashes Star Formation.

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Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot, is photographed with scientific equipment.

Adiantum pedatum (Northern maidenhair fern) enlarged 8 times and 12 times from Urformen der Kunst (1928) by Karl Blossfeldt.

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View of Monument Valley in Arizona, USA. Old Mammoth Road. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured images of the sun emitting a mid-level solar flare.

Decatur, Alabama annual Hot Air Balloon Jubilee Festival. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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The mockup Orion crew exploration vehicle floats in the water at the Trident Basin at Port Canaveral, Fla. Apr 8th, 2009.

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Alaska Pipeline. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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A supermoon occurs when the moon’s orbit is closest (perigee) to Earth at the same time it is full.

Sign in daytime, Las Vegas, Nevada. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel

Bryonia Alba (White Bryony) enlarged 4 times from Urformen der Kunst (1928) by Karl Blossfeldt.

The X-band radar array is installed on the solid rocket booster retrieval ship Liberty before launch of Space Shuttle Discovery.

Firewoman extinguishing trees in forest. Original image sourced from US Government department: Public Health Image Library, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Under US law this image is copyright free, please credit the government department whenever you can”.

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