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Australia in the war. An American tank, manned by Australian troops is subjected to conditions it is likely to encounter in actual battle during training exercises of the Australian armored forces

Australia in the war. An American tank, manned by Australian troops is...

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An Arch encounter - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

An Arch encounter - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

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Las Vegas superstar Illusionists Siegfried (right) and Roy (and a large feline friend) perform at the MIrage Hotel prior to Roy's nearly fatal encounter with a white tiger on stage during one of their performances. Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas superstar Illusionists Siegfried (right) and Roy (and a larg...

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Desperate encounter between the Ericsson battery "Monitor" 2 guns, and the "Merrimac" 12 guns

Desperate encounter between the Ericsson battery "Monitor" 2 guns, and...

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Shearman & Hart.

Civilian protection. Fully equipped to cope with whatever difficulties they may encounter, these New York City volunteer auxiliary firemen workers are climbling up a fire ladder to the roof of a building struck by bombs. Fartherest up the ladder is a worker equipped with an "Indian" fire pump, valuable in fighting incendiary bombs. The man below him is carrying a two-way portable radio. Next is a volunteer worker with a portable acetylene torch, used for cutting through metal to effect entrances or to extricate victims pinned under fallen metal. The man just starting up the ladder is carrying a roof rope, and all are equipped with gas masks

Civilian protection. Fully equipped to cope with whatever difficulties...

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[An account of an encounter] - Public domain drawing

[An account of an encounter] - Public domain drawing

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The first encounter of Iron-Clads. Terrific engagement between the "Monitor" and "Merrimac" ... March 9th 1862

The first encounter of Iron-Clads. Terrific engagement between the "Mo...

W7843 U.S. Copyright Office. Copied by permission from the Cyclorama of the Monitor and Merrimac on exhibition at Toledo, Ohio. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on ... More

The rake's progress at the university. No. 1. Ah me! What perils doth that youth encounter ...

The rake's progress at the university. No. 1. Ah me! What perils doth ...

Illus. in: The works of James Gillray, from the original plates ... London : Printed for H.G. Bohn ..., 1851, v. 1, plate 545.

Civilian protection. Fully equipped to cope with any situation they may encounter these New York City volunteer auxiliary firemen put on a demonstration of the matter in which they would handle the damage caused by an incendiary bombing attack. An incendiary bomb has fallen through the roof of this building and is blazing in the second story. One worker has already entered through the window and is using an "Indian" fire pump on the small blaze which has started. His fellow workers are following up the ladder equipped (from top to bottom) with the following items: top man carries a portable acetylene torch used to cut through metal to effect entrance or to extricate occupants caught under fallen beams or pipes; the next man carries a roof rope, while the man at the bottom bears a two-way portable radio. All workers are supplied with gas masks

Civilian protection. Fully equipped to cope with any situation they ma...

Public domain photograph of 1930s-1940s US industrial development, Second World War, US war production, indusry, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Desperate encounter between the Ericsson battery "Monitor" 2 guns, and the "Merrimac" 12 guns

Desperate encounter between the Ericsson battery "Monitor" 2 guns, and...

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Shearman & Hart.

[A casual encounter]. Book illustration from Library of Congress

[A casual encounter]. Book illustration from Library of Congress

No accession number. Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "The Paris of The Three Musketeers" by E.H. and E.W. Blashfield, Scribner's magazine, 8:144 (Aug. 1890).

Perils of frontier life - a fierce encounter with a giant of the forest

Perils of frontier life - a fierce encounter with a giant of the fores...

Man and bear lying on the ground, as another man holds gun by barrel behind head of a stuffed(?), standing, bear. Copyright by C.L. Wasson.

Washington, D.C. The U.S. Weather Bureau station at the National Airport. Weather information is essential to all aircraft pilots. Here the forecaster is shown discussing the type of weather the pilots may encounter on their proposed flights

Washington, D.C. The U.S. Weather Bureau station at the National Airpo...

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Washington, D.C. The U.S. Weather Bureau station at the National Airport. Weather information is essential to all aircraft pilots. Here the forecaster is shown discussing the type of weather the pilots may encounter on their proposed flights

Washington, D.C. The U.S. Weather Bureau station at the National Airpo...

Public domain photograph of Washington DC, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[An account of an encounter] - Public domain print

[An account of an encounter] - Public domain print

Public domain photograph of 18th019th-century cartoon print, satirical portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration training center, University of Maryland. College Park, Maryland. In a section of the University for students who are working on problems and conditions which they will encounter while serving newly-liberated areas overseas

United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration training cente...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a political campaign, group of people, meeting, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Las Vegas superstar illusionists Siegfried (right) and Roy (and a large feline friend) at their MIrage Hotel apartment, prior to Roy's nearly fatal encounter with a white tiger on stage during one of their performances. Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas superstar illusionists Siegfried (right) and Roy (and a larg...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Civilian protection. Fully equipped to cope with any situation they may encounter these New York City volunteer auxiliary firemen put on a demonstration of the matter in which they would handle the damage caused by an incendiary bombing attack. An incendiary bomb has fallen through the roof of this building and is blazing in the second story. One worker has already entered through the window and is using an "Indian" fire pump on the small blaze which has started. His fellow workers are following up the ladder equipped (from top to bottom) with the following items: top man carries a portable acetylene torch used to cut through metal to effect entrance or to extricate occupants caught under fallen beams or pipes; the next man carries a roof rope, while the man at the bottom bears a two-way portable radio. All workers are supplied with gas masks

Civilian protection. Fully equipped to cope with any situation they ma...

Public domain photograph of early 20th-century New York metropolis cityscape, buildings, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Civilian protection. Fully equipped to cope with any situation they may encounter these New York City volunteer auxiliary firemen put on a demonstration of the matter in which they would handle the damage caused by an incendiary bombing attack. An incendiary bomb has fallen through the roof of this building and is blazing in the second story. One worker has already entered through the window and is using an "Indian" fire pump on the small blaze which has started. His fellow workers are following up the ladder equipped (from top to bottom) with the following items: top man carries a portable acetylene torch used to cut through metal to effect entrance or to extricate occupants caught under fallen beams or pipes; the next man carries a roof rope, while the man at the bottom bears a two-way portable radio. All workers are supplied with gas masks

Civilian protection. Fully equipped to cope with any situation they ma...

Public domain photograph of New York in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Las Vegas superstar illusionists Siegfried (right) and Roy (and a large feline friend) at their MIrage Hotel apartment, prior to Roy's nearly fatal encounter with a white tiger on stage during one of their performances. Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas superstar illusionists Siegfried (right) and Roy (and a larg...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Civilian protection. Fully equipped to cope with any situation they may encounter these New York City volunteer auxiliary firemen put on a demonstration of the matter in which they would handle the damage caused by an incendiary bombing attack. An incendiary bomb has fallen through the roof of this building and is blazing in the second story. One worker has already entered through the window and is using an "Indian" fire pump on the small blaze which has started. His fellow workers are following up the ladder equipped (from top to bottom) with the following items: top man carries a portable acetylene torch used to cut through metal to effect entrance or to extricate occupants caught under fallen beams or pipes; the next man carries a roof rope, while the man at the bottom bears a two-way portable radio. All workers are supplied with gas masks

Civilian protection. Fully equipped to cope with any situation they ma...

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Superstar Illusionists Siegfried (right) and Roy (and a large feline friend) perform at the Mirage Hotel prior to Roy's nearly fatal encounter with a white tiger on stage during one of their performances in Las Vegas, Nevada

Superstar Illusionists Siegfried (right) and Roy (and a large feline f...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Superstar Illusionists Siegfried (right) and Roy (and a large feline friend) perform at the MIrage Hotel prior to Roy's nearly fatal encounter with a white tiger on stage during one of their performances in Las Vegas, Nevada

Superstar Illusionists Siegfried (right) and Roy (and a large feline f...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Las Vegas superstar Illusionists Siegfried (right) and Roy (and a large feline friend) perform at the MIrage Hotel prior to Roy's nearly fatal encounter with a white tiger on stage during one of their performances. Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas superstar Illusionists Siegfried (right) and Roy (and a larg...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

The first encounter of Iron-Clads. Terrific engagement between the "Monitor" and "Merrimac" ... March 9th 1862

The first encounter of Iron-Clads. Terrific engagement between the "Mo...

W7843 U.S. Copyright Office. Copied by permission from the Cyclorama of the Monitor and Merrimac on exhibition at Toledo, Ohio. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on ... More

Oklahoma roadside encounter day laborers. "After three years, dry years, not a thing a fellow like me can do. I'd get out and go to California like the rest of them if I could get ahold of some money and get shed of my cows. Ain't done a day's work in four months" (cut off relief April 1, 1936)

Oklahoma roadside encounter day laborers. "After three years, dry year...

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John Trippe to H. Boyce, June 24, 1810. Notes on an encounter between H.M.S. Moselle and U.S.S. Vixen.

John Trippe to H. Boyce, June 24, 1810. Notes on an encounter between ...

Transcripts, guides, and tools to help you use this collection may be found at loc.gov James Madison Papers.

John Trippe to H. Boyce, June 24, 1810. Notes on an encounter between H.M.S. Moselle and U.S.S. Vixen.

John Trippe to H. Boyce, June 24, 1810. Notes on an encounter between ...

Transcripts, guides, and tools to help you use this collection may be found at loc.gov James Madison Papers.

John Trippe to H. Boyce, June 24, 1810. Notes on an encounter between H.M.S. Moselle and U.S.S. Vixen.

John Trippe to H. Boyce, June 24, 1810. Notes on an encounter between ...

Transcripts, guides, and tools to help you use this collection may be found at loc.gov James Madison Papers.

Civilian protection. Fully equipped to cope with any situation they may encounter these New York City volunteer auxiliary firemen put on a demonstration of the matter in which they would handle the damage caused by an incendiary bombing attack. An incendiary bomb has fallen through the roof of this building and is blazing in the second story. One worker has already entered through the window and is using an "Indian" fire pump on the small blaze which has started. His fellow workers are following up the ladder equipped (from top to bottom) with the following items: top man carries a portable acetylene torch used to cut through metal to effect entrance or to extricate occupants caught under fallen beams or pipes; the next man carries a roof rope, while the man at the bottom bears a two-way portable radio. All workers are supplied with gas masks

Civilian protection. Fully equipped to cope with any situation they ma...

Public domain photograph of early 20th-century New York metropolis cityscape, buildings, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Reenactor Larry Jackson snoozes before the encounter at the annual Battle of San Jacinto Festival and Battle Reenactment, a living-history retelling and demonstration of the historic Battle of San Jacinto, La Porte, Texas

Reenactor Larry Jackson snoozes before the encounter at the annual Bat...

Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. This was the decisive battle of the Texas Revolution. Led by General Sam Houston, the Texian Army engaged and defeated General Antoni... More

The first encounter of Iron-Clads. Terrific engagement between the "Monitor" and "Merrimac" ... March 9th 1862

The first encounter of Iron-Clads. Terrific engagement between the "Mo...

W7843 U.S. Copyright Office. Copied by permission from the Cyclorama of the Monitor and Merrimac on exhibition at Toledo, Ohio. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on ... More

Chaplain (Lieutenant Colonel) Paul B. Rupp discussing problems these newly graduated chaplains will encounter under actual war conditions. U.S Army chaplain school, Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana

Chaplain (Lieutenant Colonel) Paul B. Rupp discussing problems these n...

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To the public. From the numerous misrepresentations already in circulation relative to the encounter of last evening between Geo. D. Prentice and myself, I deem it important, in order to disabuse the public mind, and disarm the unjust prejudices

To the public. From the numerous misrepresentations already in circula...

Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 22, Folder 11.

Map shewing [sic] movements of army from 30th June to 1st July 1863 : and first encounter of 1st Corps with the enemy.

Map shewing [sic] movements of army from 30th June to 1st July 1863 : ...

Indicates the general terrain and disposition of troops around Gettysburg, Pa., as well the fighting northwest of town between the Union's I Corps, under Maj.Gen. John F. Reynolds and Confederate forces under H... More

United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration training center, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland. Two of the appointees for duty overseas seated at their study desks. Students attend regular classes and are given assignments which deal with problems and conditions they will encounter while aiding in the rehabilitation of liberated areas

United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration training cente...

Public domain photograph of Maryland in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Street encounter on a Saturday afternoon. Pittsboro, North Carolina

Street encounter on a Saturday afternoon. Pittsboro, North Carolina

Public domain photograph of car, historic place, automobile, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Office of Civilian Defense worker help protect nation's capital. Fully equipped to cope with any situation they may encounter are the volunteer auxiliary firemen of Washington, D.C. Trained to fight incendiary and fires of other causes during raids, they are shown carrying hose into a building during a drill

Office of Civilian Defense worker help protect nation's capital. Fully...

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