GET /pictures/

loc.gov:library-of-congress-api

Summary: Search photographs and prints
Operation ID: searchPictures
Auth: none
Description

Search within the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division collection.

Parameters (4)

c (integer, query, optional, default: 25)

Number of results per page

fo (string, query, optional)

Output format - must be 'json' for API responses

Constraints: {'enum': ['json']}

q (string, query, optional)

Search query string

sp (integer, query, optional, default: 1)

Start page for pagination

Examples (1)

TitleTypeURLAction
Search photographs and prints openapi-spec https://www.loc.gov/pictures/?q=washington&fo=json

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2026-03-23 09:29:50.714834 200 210ms