History in Photos
railroad work gang, c late 1870s
Emigrant National Historic Trail, Wyoming
steam engine train, c1870s
london, late 1960s
Construction of the U.S. Supreme Court Building in December, 1933
Anti-Prohibition Protest
c1922, Col. Sherrell, Supt. of Public Buildings and Grounds, has issued an order that bathing suits at the Wash[ington] bathing beach must not be over six inches above the knee
This 1846 photograph by John Plumbe is among the earliest known of the Capitol. It shows the building's first dome, which was made of brick, wood, and copper and designed by Architect of the Capitol Charles Bulfinch
“Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.”– Eleanor Roosevelt
President Barack Obama talks with former Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter, 2013 at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.,
French military veterans Roger Prevost and Roger Benier dress in vintage World War I uniforms and wear the colors of the 3rd Army, 7th Armored Division during a memorial ceremony outside of Paris
Jimmy Stewart began flying combat missions on March 31, 1944, and was appointed Operations Officer of the 453rd Bomb Group
Construction of the U.S. Capitol Dome, c1862
High school youths after school. Amsterdam, New York, October 1941
German officers in Poland WWI
Presidents William H. Taft and Porfirio Diaz, occasion of their meeting in C. Juarez, Mexico, Oct. 16th 1909
Good Humor, Alexandria, Virginia, March 1941
Bleak Harvest, Outside Farm Security Administration, Calipatria, California. February 1939
Former slave with horn with which slaves were called; Near Marshall, Texas
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