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Little Mac's double feat of equitation.

Little Mac's double feat of equitation.

Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

An historic feat / motion picture

An historic feat / motion picture

"Gen. Franklin Bell's famous mule pack train swimming the Agno River in Northern Luzon. This is one of the most notable incidents of the Philippine War. The picture has made a decided sensation wherever it has ... More

"Slingin Sammy" Baugh, Washington, D.C., Sept. 11. "Slinging Sammy" Baugh, new addition to the Washington Redskins, the Texas Christian U. star is rated as one of the greatest of this generation as far as the passing game goes. Sammy's most recent feat was the practical winning alone of the Green Bay all stars game at Chicago with a series of sensational passes, he is 24 years old, weighs 190, and is six feet tall, followers of professional football will hear a lot from Sammy his fal, 9/11/37

"Slingin Sammy" Baugh, Washington, D.C., Sept. 11. "Slinging Sammy" Ba...

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Celebrated pacing mare Pocahontas, driven by James McMann esq: Peforming her wonderful feat of pacing a mile in the unprecedented time of 2:171/2 in her match with "Hero" for $2000 mile heats to wagons over the union course, L.I. June 21st 1855

Celebrated pacing mare Pocahontas, driven by James McMann esq: Peformi...

Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 0985.

George Woodward - A ticklish feat / K.

George Woodward - A ticklish feat / K.

Illustration shows President Taft balancing a cone of papers labeled "Administration" and showing the Republican elephant, on his nose; struggling to get in the cone is "Ballinger" while already inside are "Elk... More

"Slingin Sammy" Baugh, Washington, D.C., Sept. 11. "Slinging Sammy" Baugh, new addition to the Washington Redskins, the Texas Christian U. star is rated as one of the greatest of this generation as far as the passing game goes. Sammy's most recent feat was the practical winning alone of the Green Bay all stars game at Chicago with a series of sensational passes, he is 24 years old, weighs 190, and is six feet tall, followers of professional football will hear a lot from Sammy his fall, 9/11/37

"Slingin Sammy" Baugh, Washington, D.C., Sept. 11. "Slinging Sammy" Ba...

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

An acrobatic feat. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

An acrobatic feat. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

"Slingin Sammy" Baugh, Washington, D.C., Sept. 11. "Slinging Sammy" Baugh, new addition to the Washington Redskins, the Texas Christian U. star is rated as one of the greatest of this generation as far as the passing game goes. Sammy's most recent feat was the practical winning alone of the Green Bay all stars game at Chicago with a series of sensational passes, he is 24 years old, weighs 190, and is six feet tall, followers of professional football will hear a lot from Sammy his fall, 9/11/37

"Slingin Sammy" Baugh, Washington, D.C., Sept. 11. "Slinging Sammy" Ba...

Public domain photograph of Washington DC, 1910s-1920s America, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

This boat with a special receiving was left by scientists of the U.S. Geological Survey in a trip through the Grand Canyon of Colo. in 1923. This set with the oars as an aerial picked up news of the death of Pres. Harding three-quarters of an hour after his death. This was quite some feat considering the set was 3,000 ft. below sea level and 100 degrees in the shade

This boat with a special receiving was left by scientists of the U.S. ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a portrait of a scientist, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Vice President Dawes presents silver trophy to British Army Officer for establishing new racing automobile record. Capt Malcom Campbell who established a new world's automobile racing record when he drove his Napier Bluebird Special at the rate of 205.9 miles today in Florida recently, received the Daytona Beach silver trophy for his daring feat from Vice President Charles G. Dawes at the Capitol in Washington today. In the photograph, left to right: United States Senator Duncan U. Fletcher of Florida; Capt. Campbell holding the cup; Sir Esme Howard, British Ambassador; Vice President Dawes; and Eugene Pullian, publisher of Daytona Beach Journal

Vice President Dawes presents silver trophy to British Army Officer fo...

A group of men standing around a trophy. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

"Slingin Sammy" Baugh, Washington, D.C., Sept. 11. "Slinging Sammy" Baugh, new addition to the Washington Redskins, the Texas Christian U. star is rated as one of the greatest of this generation as far as the passing game goes. Sammy's most recent feat was the practical winning alone of the Green Bay all stars game at Chicago with a series of sensational passes, he is 24 years old, weighs 190, and is six feet tall, followers of professional football will hear a lot from Sammy his fall, 9/11/37

"Slingin Sammy" Baugh, Washington, D.C., Sept. 11. "Slinging Sammy" Ba...

A man sitting at a table with a microphone. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Aero view of the Panama Canal, looking southwest, The world's greatest engineering feat to be realized 395 years after first proposed /

Aero view of the Panama Canal, looking southwest, The world's greatest...

Relief shown pictorially. Includes distance tables. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

Celebrated pacing mare Pocahontas, driven by James McMann esq: Peforming her wonderful feat of pacing a mile in the unprecedented time of 2:171/2 in her match with "Hero" for $2000 mile heats to wagons over the union course, L.I. June 21st 1855

Celebrated pacing mare Pocahontas, driven by James McMann esq: Peformi...

Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 0985.

James W. Grimes, James Harlan, and James F. Wilson to Abraham Lincoln, Friday, June 19, 1863 (Write on behalf of soldier who performed heroic feat at Vicksburg)

James W. Grimes, James Harlan, and James F. Wilson to Abraham Lincoln,...

James W. Grimes, James Harlan, and James F. Wilson to Abraham Lincoln, Friday, June 19, 1863 (Write on behalf of soldier who performed heroic feat at Vicksburg)

James W. Grimes, James Harlan, and James F. Wilson to Abraham Lincoln,...

President Coolidge presents Herbert Schiff trophy to crack Navy Flyer. For performing the feat of keeping his plane in the air for 1251 hours without an accident of any kind during the last year Lieut. James E. Dyer, crack U.S. Navy flyer, was presented with the Herbert Schiff Trophy by President Coolidge at the White House today. The Trophy is awarded annually to a Navy pilot on the merit of year round performance in line of duty. William Schiff, brother of the Naval Reserve aviator in memory of whom the cup is given, is shown on extreme left

President Coolidge presents Herbert Schiff trophy to crack Navy Flyer....

Public domain photograph of Washington DC, 1910s-1920s America, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Atwood to Fly into New York To-Day in a Crippled Airship: Most Daring Feat in Aviation [New York American, 25 August 1911]

Atwood to Fly into New York To-Day in a Crippled Airship: Most Daring ...

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

Atwood to Fly into New York To-Day in a Crippled Airship: Most Daring Feat in Aviation [New York American, 25 August 1911]

Atwood to Fly into New York To-Day in a Crippled Airship: Most Daring ...

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

James W. Grimes, James Harlan, and James F. Wilson to Abraham Lincoln, Friday, June 19, 1863 (Write on behalf of soldier who performed heroic feat at Vicksburg)

James W. Grimes, James Harlan, and James F. Wilson to Abraham Lincoln,...

Celebrated trotting horse "John Stewart" as he appeared on the twentieth mile: In his great match against time over the fashion course L.I. Tuesday Sept. 22nd 1868. When he performed the unparaleeled feat of trotting to wagon 20 miles in 59 minutes and 23 seconds

Celebrated trotting horse "John Stewart" as he appeared on the twentie...

Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 0999.

Novice Aviator Plunges to Death on Nassau Field as He Dares Ever Dangerous Feat of Turn to Right [New York Herald, 26 September 1911]

Novice Aviator Plunges to Death on Nassau Field as He Dares Ever Dange...

Public domain scan of newspaper clippings, periodicals, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

James W. Grimes, James Harlan, and James F. Wilson to Abraham Lincoln, Friday, June 19, 1863 (Write on behalf of soldier who performed heroic feat at Vicksburg)

James W. Grimes, James Harlan, and James F. Wilson to Abraham Lincoln,...

George Hunt - Little Mac's double feat of equitation

George Hunt - Little Mac's double feat of equitation

During the 1864 presidential campaign a popular analogy was drawn between Democratic presidential candidate George B. McClellan and an acrobat uneasily straddling two horses at once. The artist here portrays th... More

Father Sandow Kickerbocker's terrific feat / F. Opper.

Father Sandow Kickerbocker's terrific feat / F. Opper.

Print shows Father Knickerbocker struggling to hold aloft a dumbbell that is labeled on the left "Plattism" showing Thomas C. Platt with papers labeled "Jobs" and "Deals", and labeled on the right "Crokerism" s... More