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The problem of supplying the armies of democracy is borne by all those nations taking part in the fight. These are Chinese workers drilling in a Netherlands East Indies tin mine with American-made drills. For many years nearly all our tin has come from the Pacific area

The problem of supplying the armies of democracy is borne by all those...

Public domain photograph of 1930s industry, war production in the United States free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Tunis, Tunisia. A young woman pinning a flower on the coat lapel of a British soldier who entered Tunis with the Allied armies

Tunis, Tunisia. A young woman pinning a flower on the coat lapel of a ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of the British Empire armed forces, 19th-20th century war and military conflict, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Funeral of General of the Armies John J. Pershing Secretary of the Army Kenneth C. Royall and Army Chief of Staff General Omar N. Bradley head a group of high ranking government officials viewing the remains of General of the Armies John J. Pershing who is lying in state in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol for a twenty-four period, before being removed to Arlington Cemetery for the final rites.

Funeral of General of the Armies John J. Pershing Secretary of the Arm...

Picture no. 2. U.S. Army photograph. The original U.S. Capitol building, known as the "Old Capitol," was a small brick building that was completed in 1800. It served as the Capitol building until the current ... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 34, Southwest corner Mordecai Road & Mellon Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 34, Southwest corner Mordecai Road & M...

Significance: Building 34 is associated with the continued use of Frankford Arsenal as an important U.S. Army post during the decades following World War II. Survey number: HAER PA-74-AL Building/structure da... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 113, Southwest corner Craig Road & Baker Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 113, Southwest corner Craig Road & Bak...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 102, Rodman Avenue between Gillespie Avenue & First Street, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 102, Rodman Avenue between Gillespie...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for the installation calling for the construction of ten large, Greek Revival, manufactur... More

Fort Riley, Carpenter Court Apartments, Carpenter Avenue & Carpenter Place, Riley, Riley County, KS

Fort Riley, Carpenter Court Apartments, Carpenter Avenue & Carpenter P...

Significance: The Carpenter Court Apartments are significant for their representation of standardized plans developed by the Office of the Quartermaster General as part of a nationwide building program initiate... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 106, South of Tacony Street between Bridge Street & tracks of former Pennsylvania Railroad, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 106, South of Tacony Street between Br...

Significance: Established in 1816, the Frankford Arsenal served for three decades as a depot for the storage and repair of arms, accoutrements, and ammunition for the United States Army. From 1849 to 1976, the... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 106, South of Tacony Street between Bridge Street & tracks of former Pennsylvania Railroad, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 106, South of Tacony Street between Br...

Significance: Established in 1816, the Frankford Arsenal served for three decades as a depot for the storage and repair of arms, accoutrements, and ammunition for the United States Army. From 1849 to 1976, the... More

Fort Riley, Carpenter Court Apartments, Building No. 438, 438 Carpenter Place, Riley, Riley County, KS

Fort Riley, Carpenter Court Apartments, Building No. 438, 438 Carpente...

Survey number: HABS KS-78-E Building/structure dates: 1930 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1962 Subsequent Work

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 251, Northeast corner Hagner Road & Walbach Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 251, Northeast corner Hagner Road & Wa...

Significance: Constructed as a storehouse, Building 251 is associated with the large-scale expansion of Frankford Arsenal that resulted from the United States' entry into World War I. Survey number: HAER PA-74... More

Fort McClellan Ammunition Storage Area, Building No. 4409, Second Avenue (Magazine Road), Anniston, Calhoun County, AL

Fort McClellan Ammunition Storage Area, Building No. 4409, Second Aven...

This structure was demolished. Significance: The Ammunition Storage Area of Fort McClellan represents two eras of building design. Buildings 4403 and 4404 are standard field depot magazines built in 1917, whil... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building Nos. 141-143, South side Worth Road between Eakin & Walbach Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building Nos. 141-143, South side Worth Road betwee...

Significance: Constructed in 1941 as a chemical warehouse, Buildings 141, 141A, 142, 1424A, and 143 are associated with the large-scale expansion of Frankford Arsenal, the U.S. Army's principal manufacturer of ... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 206, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 206, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadel...

Significance: Building 206 was constructed in 1918 as a cart house and is associated with the large-scale expansion of Frankford Arsenal in its relation with the United States' entry into World War I. Survey n... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 106, Rodman Avenue between Second & Third Streets, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 106, Rodman Avenue between Second & ...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for the installation calling for the construction of ten large, Greek Revival, manufactur... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 106, Rodman Avenue between Second & Third Streets, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 106, Rodman Avenue between Second & ...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for the installation calling for the construction of ten large, Greek Revival, manufactur... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 106, Rodman Avenue between Second & Third Streets, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 106, Rodman Avenue between Second & ...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for the installation calling for the construction of ten large, Greek Revival, manufactur... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 106, Rodman Avenue between Second & Third Streets, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 106, Rodman Avenue between Second & ...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for the installation calling for the construction of ten large, Greek Revival, manufactur... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 106, Rodman Avenue between Second & Third Streets, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 106, Rodman Avenue between Second & ...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for the installation calling for the construction of ten large, Greek Revival, manufactur... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 227, South side of Hagner Road between Ripley & Mellon Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 227, South side of Hagner Road between...

Significance: Building 227, constructed in 1941 as a blank ammunition loading plant, is associated with the large-scale expansion of Frankford Arsenal, the United States' principal manufacturer of small arms am... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 227, South side of Hagner Road between Ripley & Mellon Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 227, South side of Hagner Road between...

Significance: Building 227, constructed in 1941 as a blank ammunition loading plant, is associated with the large-scale expansion of Frankford Arsenal, the United States' principal manufacturer of small arms am... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 240, Northeast corner Hagner Road & Clay Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 240, Northeast corner Hagner Road & Cl...

Significance: The earliest portions of Building 240 were constructed in the 1860s as a powder magazine. The building is thus associated with one of the most basic functions of Frankford Arsenal, the production... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 131, South Avenue between Gillespie Avenue & Second Street, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 131, South Avenue between Gillespie ...

Significance: Located immediately south of Shop A, Storehouse A was completed in 1905 to replace an earlier structure of the same name that had burned two years earlier on the same site. Based on the plans of ... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 220, Rodman Avenue between Flager & Gronen Streets, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 220, Rodman Avenue between Flager & ...

Significance: During and immediately after World War I, the Ordnance Department erected several buildings on Rodman Avenue, just west of the nineteenth-century, Greek Revival stone shops. To maintain the "gran... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 62, Rodman Avenue between First & Second Streets, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 62, Rodman Avenue between First & Se...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for the installation calling for the construction of ten large, Greek Revival, manufactur... More

Fort McClellan Ammunition Storage Area, Building No. 4403, Second Avenue (Magazine Road), Anniston, Calhoun County, AL

Fort McClellan Ammunition Storage Area, Building No. 4403, Second Aven...

This building was demolished. Significance: The Ammunition Storage Area of Fort McClellan represents two eras of building design. Buildings 4403 and 4404 are standard field depot magazines built in 1917, while... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 211, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 211, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadel...

Significance: Established in 1816, the Frankford Arsenal served for three decades as a depot for the storage and repair of arms, accoutrements, and ammunition for the United States Army. From 1849 to 1976, the... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 40, South of Tacony Street between Bridge Street & tracks of former Pennsylvania Railroad, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 40, South of Tacony Street between Bri...

Significance: Established in 1816, the Frankford Arsenal served for three decades as a depot for the storage and repair of arms, accoutrements, and ammunition for the United States Army. From 1849 to 1976, the... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 40, South of Tacony Street between Bridge Street & tracks of former Pennsylvania Railroad, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 40, South of Tacony Street between Bri...

Significance: Established in 1816, the Frankford Arsenal served for three decades as a depot for the storage and repair of arms, accoutrements, and ammunition for the United States Army. From 1849 to 1976, the... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 46, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 46, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadelp...

Significance: Building 46, constructed in 1915 as a tin shop, is associated with the large scale expansion of Frankford Arsenal that resulted from the United States' entry into World War I. Served as the instr... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 66, North of Benet Road & east of Walbach Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 66, North of Benet Road & east of Walb...

Significance: This small magazine is peripherally associated with the development and testing of ammunition and arms at Frankford Arsenal, the U.S. Army's principal manufacturer of small arms ammunition. Surve... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 66, Rodman Avenue between Third & Fourth Streets, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 66, Rodman Avenue between Third & Fo...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for the installation calling for the construction of ten large, Greek Revival, manufactur... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 35, South of Tacony Street between Bridge Street & tracks of former Pennsylvania Railroad, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 35, South of Tacony Street between Bri...

Significance: Established in 1816, the Frankford Arsenal served for three decades as a depot for the storage and repair of arms, accoutrements, and ammunition for the United States Army. From 1849 to 1976, the... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 109, Rodman Avenue & Fourth Street, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 109, Rodman Avenue & Fourth Street, ...

Significance: Although Rock Island Arsenal was designated an ordnance manufacturing installation during the Civil War, it was not until World War I that all of the stone Greek Revival shops on Rodman Avenue wer... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 109, Rodman Avenue & Fourth Street, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 109, Rodman Avenue & Fourth Street, ...

Significance: Although Rock Island Arsenal was designated an ordnance manufacturing installation during the Civil War, it was not until World War I that all of the stone Greek Revival shops on Rodman Avenue wer... More

Fort Leavenworth, Metropolitan Avenue & Seventh Street, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, KS

Fort Leavenworth, Metropolitan Avenue & Seventh Street, Leavenworth, L...

Significance: Founded in 1827, Fort Leavenworth is one of the oldest Army posts in the American West. During the mid nineteenth century the post protected travelers on the Santa Fe Trail and supplied all milit... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 221, Northeast corner of Mellon Street & Farley Road, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 221, Northeast corner of Mellon Street...

Significance: Constructed as a small arms ammunition shop in 1937-1939, Building 221 is associated with the continued growth of Frankford Arsenal during the twentieth century. Survey number: HAER PA-74-X Buil... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 250, Gillespie Avenue between Ramsey Street & South Avenue, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 250, Gillespie Avenue between Ramsey...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of a factory, warehouse, commercial or industrial building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Fort Riley, Carpenter Court Apartments, Building No. 433, 433 Carpenter Avenue, Riley, Riley County, KS

Fort Riley, Carpenter Court Apartments, Building No. 433, 433 Carpente...

Survey number: HABS KS-78-A Building/structure dates: 1934 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1962 Subsequent Work

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 251, Gillespie Avenue & Ramsey Street, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 251, Gillespie Avenue & Ramsey Stree...

Significance: Situated in a manufacturing area southwest of the Greek Revival stone shops on Rodman Avenue, the TNT Building was constructed in 1917-1918 as part of an artillery shell production complex. The b... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Significance: Rock Island Arsenal is one of only two "old-line," nineteenth-century arsenals still in operation for munitions production. Established in 1862 as a military storage and repair depot, the arsenal... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 64, Rodman Avenue between Second & Third Streets, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 64, Rodman Avenue between Second & T...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for the installation calling for the construction of ten large, Greek Revival, manufactur... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 64, Rodman Avenue between Second & Third Streets, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 64, Rodman Avenue between Second & T...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for the installation calling for the construction of ten large, Greek Revival, manufactur... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 64, Rodman Avenue between Second & Third Streets, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 64, Rodman Avenue between Second & T...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for the installation calling for the construction of ten large, Greek Revival, manufactur... More

Fort Riley, Arnold Hall, Arnold Avenue, Riley, Riley County, KS

Fort Riley, Arnold Hall, Arnold Avenue, Riley, Riley County, KS

Significance: Arnold Hall was built during the major construction period at Fort Riley between 1880 and 1910. In its building materials, structural engineering, and layout, Arnold Hall was highly representativ... More

Fort McClellan Ammunition Storage Area, Building No. 4404, Second Avenue (Magazine Road), Anniston, Calhoun County, AL

Fort McClellan Ammunition Storage Area, Building No. 4404, Second Aven...

Significance: The Ammunition Storage Area of Fort McClellan represents two eras of building design. Buildings 4403 and 4404 are standard field depot magazines built in 1917, while Buildings 4408, 4409, and 441... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 319, Southwest corner of Eakin Street & Treadwell Road, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 319, Southwest corner of Eakin Street ...

Significance: Building 319 is associated with the continued growth of Frankford Arsenal, the U.S. Army's principal manufacturer of small arms ammunition, during the twentieth century. Survey number: HAER PA-74... More

Fort Riley, Carpenter Court Apartments, Building No. 439, 439 Carpenter Avenue, Riley, Riley County, KS

Fort Riley, Carpenter Court Apartments, Building No. 439, 439 Carpente...

Survey number: HABS KS-78-F Building/structure dates: 1928 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1962 Subsequent Work

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 130, Northeast corner of Williams Street & Craig Road, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 130, Northeast corner of Williams Stre...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of a factory, warehouse, commercial or industrial building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Fort Riley, Carpenter Court Apartments, Building No. 437, 437 Carpenter Place, Riley, Riley County, KS

Fort Riley, Carpenter Court Apartments, Building No. 437, 437 Carpente...

Survey number: HABS KS-78-D Building/structure dates: 1930 Initial Construction

Fort Riley, Carpenter Court Apartments, Building No. 437, 437 Carpenter Place, Riley, Riley County, KS

Fort Riley, Carpenter Court Apartments, Building No. 437, 437 Carpente...

Survey number: HABS KS-78-D Building/structure dates: 1930 Initial Construction

Frankford Arsenal, South of Tacony Street between Bridge Street & tracks of former Pennsylvania Railroad, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, South of Tacony Street between Bridge Street & trac...

Significance: Starting in 1816 as a storage facility, Frankford Arsenal grew into the United States' most well known ordnance manufacturers, specializing in small arms munitions. The arsenal was closed down in... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building Nos. 242-246A, South side Craig Road between Eakin & Walbach Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building Nos. 242-246A, South side Craig Road betwe...

Significance: These nine buildings are part of a thirteen-building complex associated with the original and most elemental purpose of Frankford Arsenal, the production and storage of powder and munitions for th... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 29, Southeast corner of Mellon Street & Mordecai Road, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 29, Southeast corner of Mellon Street ...

Significance: This building, almost wholly rebuilt in 1939, reflects the continued development of Frankford Arsenal as the U.S. Army's principal supplier of ammunition, sights, and fire control instruments. S... More

Fort Riley, Carpenter Court Apartments, Building No. 440, 440 Carpenter Place, Riley, Riley County, KS

Fort Riley, Carpenter Court Apartments, Building No. 440, 440 Carpente...

Survey number: HABS KS-78-G Building/structure dates: 1928 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1962 Subsequent Work

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 160, Sylvan Drive, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 160, Sylvan Drive, Rock Island, Rock...

Significance: Replacing a waterpower telodynamic system on the same site, the hydroelectric Powerhouse was completed in 1901 to meet the increased power demands of a small arms plant established at the arsenal ... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 160, Sylvan Drive, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 160, Sylvan Drive, Rock Island, Rock...

Significance: Replacing a waterpower telodynamic system on the same site, the hydroelectric Powerhouse was completed in 1901 to meet the increased power demands of a small arms plant established at the arsenal ... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 160, Sylvan Drive, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 160, Sylvan Drive, Rock Island, Rock...

Significance: Replacing a waterpower telodynamic system on the same site, the hydroelectric Powerhouse was completed in 1901 to meet the increased power demands of a small arms plant established at the arsenal ... More

Fort Lawton, Discovery Park, Seattle, King County, WA

Fort Lawton, Discovery Park, Seattle, King County, WA

Significance: Fort Lawton, Washington, Seattle's only army post, was carved out of a dense conifer forest on Magnolia Bluff in 1898-1900. Spurred on by their chamber of commerce, Seattle citizens donated some ... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island Bridge, Fort Armstrong Avenue, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island Bridge, Fort Armstrong Avenue, Rock I...

Significance: The Rock Island Bridge was constructed in 1895-1896 to connect the arsenal with Davenport, Iowa. It was the first major bridge commission of Chicago engineer Ralph Modjeski, who subsequently esta... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island Bridge, Fort Armstrong Avenue, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island Bridge, Fort Armstrong Avenue, Rock I...

Significance: The Rock Island Bridge was constructed in 1895-1896 to connect the arsenal with Davenport, Iowa. It was the first major bridge commission of Chicago engineer Ralph Modjeski, who subsequently esta... More

Atlas of the war of the Rebellion giving Union and Confederate armies by actual surveys by the Union and Confederate engineers, and approved by the officers in command, of all the maps herein published /

Atlas of the war of the Rebellion giving Union and Confederate armies ...

Public domain vintage artistic photograph, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

The War of the Rebellion: a compilation of the official records of the Union and Confederate armies.

The War of the Rebellion: a compilation of the official records of the...

Public domain scan of American Civil War document, Confederates, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Atlas of the battles of the American Revolution, together with maps shewing the routes of the British and American Armies, plans of cities, surveys of harbors, &c.,

Atlas of the battles of the American Revolution, together with maps sh...

LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 609, 910, 1003, 1013, 1183, 1184, 1185, 1186, 1200, 1291, 1321, 1327, 1337, 1342, 1346, 1356, 1375, 1465, 1474, 1476, 1516, 1543, 1561, 1564, 1566, 1576, 1630, 2075 Availabl... More

Military maps illustrating the operations of the armies of the Potomac & James, May 4th 1864 to April 9th 1865.

Military maps illustrating the operations of the armies of the Potomac...

LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 518 Phillips, 10673 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. ga36 2007-03-06

[Grand Review of the Armies, Washington, D.C.; Jefferson Davis' cell at Fort Monroe; portrait of David E. Herold, accomplice of John Wilkes Booth]

[Grand Review of the Armies, Washington, D.C.; Jefferson Davis' cell a...

Full page includes four illustrations and an article describing Herold's role in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 9, no. 441 (1865 June 10), p. 365. Herold's name erroneousl... More

U.S. Army Expeditionary troops resting in Mexico, April 1, 1916

U.S. Army Expeditionary troops resting in Mexico, April 1, 1916

Photograph shows infantry troops sitting on the ground resting in a forest like area. Some troops are eating rations or smoking. Note on photograph: 16th Inf. at Colonia Diaz. George Grantham Bain Collection.

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 59, Southeast corner Mordecai Road & Ripley Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 59, Southeast corner Mordecai Road & R...

Significance: Building 59 is associated with the expansion of Frankford Arsenal during World War II. It is one of many small storage facilities located throughout the arsenal, the U.S. Army's principal manufac... More

Lieut. Genl. Ulysses S. Grant: General in Chief of the armies of the United States

Lieut. Genl. Ulysses S. Grant: General in Chief of the armies of the U...

Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 3759

Fort Riley, Carpenter Court Apartments, Carpenter Avenue & Carpenter Place, Riley, Riley County, KS

Fort Riley, Carpenter Court Apartments, Carpenter Avenue & Carpenter P...

Significance: The Carpenter Court Apartments are significant for their representation of standardized plans developed by the Office of the Quartermaster General as part of a nationwide building program initiate... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 106, South of Tacony Street between Bridge Street & tracks of former Pennsylvania Railroad, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 106, South of Tacony Street between Br...

Significance: Established in 1816, the Frankford Arsenal served for three decades as a depot for the storage and repair of arms, accoutrements, and ammunition for the United States Army. From 1849 to 1976, the... More

Fort Riley, Carpenter Court Apartments, Building No. 438, 438 Carpenter Place, Riley, Riley County, KS

Fort Riley, Carpenter Court Apartments, Building No. 438, 438 Carpente...

Survey number: HABS KS-78-E Building/structure dates: 1930 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1962 Subsequent Work

Fort McClellan Ammunition Storage Area, Building No. 4408, Second Avenue (Magazine Road), Anniston, Calhoun County, AL

Fort McClellan Ammunition Storage Area, Building No. 4408, Second Aven...

Significance: The Ammunition Storage Area of Fort McClellan represents two eras of building design. Buildings 4403 and 4404 are standard field depot magazines built in 1917, while Buildings 4408, 4409, and 441... More

Fort McClellan Ammunition Storage Area, Building No. 4408, Second Avenue (Magazine Road), Anniston, Calhoun County, AL

Fort McClellan Ammunition Storage Area, Building No. 4408, Second Aven...

Significance: The Ammunition Storage Area of Fort McClellan represents two eras of building design. Buildings 4403 and 4404 are standard field depot magazines built in 1917, while Buildings 4408, 4409, and 441... More

Fort McClellan Ammunition Storage Area, Building No. 4409, Second Avenue (Magazine Road), Anniston, Calhoun County, AL

Fort McClellan Ammunition Storage Area, Building No. 4409, Second Aven...

This structure was demolished. Significance: The Ammunition Storage Area of Fort McClellan represents two eras of building design. Buildings 4403 and 4404 are standard field depot magazines built in 1917, whil... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 280, Sylvan Drive, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 280, Sylvan Drive, Rock Island, Rock...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for the installation calling for the construction of ten large manufacturing shops, five ... More

Fort Riley, Carpenter Court Apartments, Building No. 436, 436 Carpenter Avenue, Riley, Riley County, KS

Fort Riley, Carpenter Court Apartments, Building No. 436, 436 Carpente...

Survey number: HABS KS-78-C Building/structure dates: 1930 Initial Construction

Fort Riley, Carpenter Court Apartments, Building No. 436, 436 Carpenter Avenue, Riley, Riley County, KS

Fort Riley, Carpenter Court Apartments, Building No. 436, 436 Carpente...

Survey number: HABS KS-78-C Building/structure dates: 1930 Initial Construction

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 206, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 206, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadel...

Significance: Building 206 was constructed in 1918 as a cart house and is associated with the large-scale expansion of Frankford Arsenal in its relation with the United States' entry into World War I. Survey n... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 110, Rodman Avenue between Fourth Street & East Avenue, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 110, Rodman Avenue between Fourth St...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for the installation calling for the construction of ten large, Greek Revival, manufactur... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 240, Northeast corner Hagner Road & Clay Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 240, Northeast corner Hagner Road & Cl...

Significance: The earliest portions of Building 240 were constructed in the 1860s as a powder magazine. The building is thus associated with one of the most basic functions of Frankford Arsenal, the production... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 131, South Avenue between Gillespie Avenue & Second Street, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 131, South Avenue between Gillespie ...

Significance: Located immediately south of Shop A, Storehouse A was completed in 1905 to replace an earlier structure of the same name that had burned two years earlier on the same site. Based on the plans of ... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 56, North Avenue & East Avenue, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 56, North Avenue & East Avenue, Rock...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for the installation calling for the construction of ten, stone Greek Revival manufacturi... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 56, North Avenue & East Avenue, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 56, North Avenue & East Avenue, Rock...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for the installation calling for the construction of ten, stone Greek Revival manufacturi... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 56, North Avenue & East Avenue, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 56, North Avenue & East Avenue, Rock...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for the installation calling for the construction of ten, stone Greek Revival manufacturi... More

Fort McClellan Ammunition Storage Area, Building No. 4403, Second Avenue (Magazine Road), Anniston, Calhoun County, AL

Fort McClellan Ammunition Storage Area, Building No. 4403, Second Aven...

This building was demolished. Significance: The Ammunition Storage Area of Fort McClellan represents two eras of building design. Buildings 4403 and 4404 are standard field depot magazines built in 1917, while... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 211, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 211, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadel...

Significance: Established in 1816, the Frankford Arsenal served for three decades as a depot for the storage and repair of arms, accoutrements, and ammunition for the United States Army. From 1849 to 1976, the... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 211, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 211, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadel...

Significance: Established in 1816, the Frankford Arsenal served for three decades as a depot for the storage and repair of arms, accoutrements, and ammunition for the United States Army. From 1849 to 1976, the... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 60, Rodman Avenue between Gillespie Avenue & First Street, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 60, Rodman Avenue between Gillespie ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commercial building, downtown, shopping center, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 133, Gillespie Avenue between South Avenue & Ramsey Street, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 133, Gillespie Avenue between South ...

Significance: Situated in a manufacturing area southwest of the Greek Revival stone shops on Rodman Avenue, the Incinerator Buildings was constructed in 1917-1918 as part of an artillery shell production comple... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 35, South of Tacony Street between Bridge Street & tracks of former Pennsylvania Railroad, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 35, South of Tacony Street between Bri...

Significance: Established in 1816, the Frankford Arsenal served for three decades as a depot for the storage and repair of arms, accoutrements, and ammunition for the United States Army. From 1849 to 1976, the... More

Fort Leavenworth, Metropolitan Avenue & Seventh Street, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, KS

Fort Leavenworth, Metropolitan Avenue & Seventh Street, Leavenworth, L...

Significance: Founded in 1827, Fort Leavenworth is one of the oldest Army posts in the American West. During the mid nineteenth century the post protected travelers on the Santa Fe Trail and supplied all milit... More

Fort Leavenworth, Metropolitan Avenue & Seventh Street, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, KS

Fort Leavenworth, Metropolitan Avenue & Seventh Street, Leavenworth, L...

Significance: Founded in 1827, Fort Leavenworth is one of the oldest Army posts in the American West. During the mid nineteenth century the post protected travelers on the Santa Fe Trail and supplied all milit... More

Fort Leavenworth, Metropolitan Avenue & Seventh Street, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, KS

Fort Leavenworth, Metropolitan Avenue & Seventh Street, Leavenworth, L...

Significance: Founded in 1827, Fort Leavenworth is one of the oldest Army posts in the American West. During the mid nineteenth century the post protected travelers on the Santa Fe Trail and supplied all milit... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 221, Northeast corner of Mellon Street & Farley Road, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 221, Northeast corner of Mellon Street...

Significance: Constructed as a small arms ammunition shop in 1937-1939, Building 221 is associated with the continued growth of Frankford Arsenal during the twentieth century. Survey number: HAER PA-74-X Buil... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 238, Northeast corner of Clay Street & Hagner Road, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 238, Northeast corner of Clay Street &...

Significance: Building 238 is indicative of Frankford Arsenal's continued importance as the center of the United States Army's munitions-oriented research and design activities. Survey number: HAER PA-74-Z Bu... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 223, South side Hagner Road between Mellow & Ripley Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 223, South side Hagner Road between Me...

Significance: Constructed as a railroad loading platform, Building 223 is associated with the large-scale expansion of Frankford Arsenal that resulted from the United States' entry into World War I. Survey num... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 223, South side Hagner Road between Mellow & Ripley Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 223, South side Hagner Road between Me...

Significance: Constructed as a railroad loading platform, Building 223 is associated with the large-scale expansion of Frankford Arsenal that resulted from the United States' entry into World War I. Survey num... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 64, Rodman Avenue between Second & Third Streets, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 64, Rodman Avenue between Second & T...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for the installation calling for the construction of ten large, Greek Revival, manufactur... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 64, Rodman Avenue between Second & Third Streets, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 64, Rodman Avenue between Second & T...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for the installation calling for the construction of ten large, Greek Revival, manufactur... More

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