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Fort Hood, World War II Temporary Buildings, Cold Storage Building, Se...

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

Fort Hood, World War II Temporary Buildings, Cold Storage Building, Se...

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

[Group of Federal soldiers in Confederate fort on heights of Centrevil...

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, Confederate winter quarters, 1861-1862.

Fort Leavenworth, Building No. 357, 20-22 Riverside Avenue, Leavenwort...

Significance: This building was one of a small complex of warehouses which comprised the Fort's Quartermaster Depot. From its founding through the 1870's, Fort Leavenworth served as the Quartermaster Depot for ... More

Fort McCoy, Building No. T-2675, South "F" Street, Midway Between 1700...

Significance: Even though the interior of Building T-2675 has undergone significant alterations over the years, it continues to exhibit many of the typical features that are common to World War II-era mobilizat... More

Fort Adams, Newport Neck, Newport, Newport County, RI

Significance: Fort Adams, one of principal coastal defenses along the Atlantic, was built between 1824 and 1857, replacing Revolutionary defenses. Situated on a point at the entrance to Newport harbor, it is t... More

Fort Adams, Newport Neck, Newport, Newport County, RI

Significance: Fort Adams, one of principal coastal defenses along the Atlantic, was built between 1824 and 1857, replacing Revolutionary defenses. Situated on a point at the entrance to Newport harbor, it is t... More

Fort Adams, Newport Neck, Newport, Newport County, RI

Significance: Fort Adams, one of principal coastal defenses along the Atlantic, was built between 1824 and 1857, replacing Revolutionary defenses. Situated on a point at the entrance to Newport harbor, it is t... More

Fort Adams, Newport Neck, Newport, Newport County, RI

Significance: Fort Adams, one of principal coastal defenses along the Atlantic, was built between 1824 and 1857, replacing Revolutionary defenses. Situated on a point at the entrance to Newport harbor, it is t... More

Fort Adams, Newport Neck, Newport, Newport County, RI

Significance: Fort Adams, one of principal coastal defenses along the Atlantic, was built between 1824 and 1857, replacing Revolutionary defenses. Situated on a point at the entrance to Newport harbor, it is t... More

Fort Adams, Newport Neck, Newport, Newport County, RI

Significance: Fort Adams, one of principal coastal defenses along the Atlantic, was built between 1824 and 1857, replacing Revolutionary defenses. Situated on a point at the entrance to Newport harbor, it is t... More

Fort Adams, Newport Neck, Newport, Newport County, RI

Significance: Fort Adams, one of principal coastal defenses along the Atlantic, was built between 1824 and 1857, replacing Revolutionary defenses. Situated on a point at the entrance to Newport harbor, it is t... More

Fort Adams, Newport Neck, Newport, Newport County, RI

Significance: Fort Adams, one of principal coastal defenses along the Atlantic, was built between 1824 and 1857, replacing Revolutionary defenses. Situated on a point at the entrance to Newport harbor, it is t... More

Fort Adams, Newport Neck, Newport, Newport County, RI

Significance: Fort Adams, one of principal coastal defenses along the Atlantic, was built between 1824 and 1857, replacing Revolutionary defenses. Situated on a point at the entrance to Newport harbor, it is t... More

Fort Adams, Newport Neck, Newport, Newport County, RI

Significance: Fort Adams, one of principal coastal defenses along the Atlantic, was built between 1824 and 1857, replacing Revolutionary defenses. Situated on a point at the entrance to Newport harbor, it is t... More

Fort Adams, Newport Neck, Newport, Newport County, RI

Significance: Fort Adams, one of principal coastal defenses along the Atlantic, was built between 1824 and 1857, replacing Revolutionary defenses. Situated on a point at the entrance to Newport harbor, it is t... More

Fort Adams, Newport Neck, Newport, Newport County, RI

Significance: Fort Adams, one of principal coastal defenses along the Atlantic, was built between 1824 and 1857, replacing Revolutionary defenses. Situated on a point at the entrance to Newport harbor, it is t... More

[Evacuation of and firing of Manassas Junction]

Signed lower right: Alf. R. Waud. Title devised. Published in: Harper's Weekly March 29, 1862, p. 201. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.745) Reference print available in the Civil War Drawings file 1... More

Fort Western, Main Building, Bowman Street, Augusta, Kennebec County, ...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-25 Survey number: HABS ME-56 Building/structure dates: 1754 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 69000009

Outside view, Fort Sumter, n. east face

Photograph shows war damaged brick walls and timber reinforcements on exterior of Fort Sumter. Original neg. for this print: LC-B811-3056. Forms part of: Visual materials from the papers of O.M. Poe.

Fort Schuyler, Throgg's Neck, Bronx, Bronx County, NY

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-28, FN-30, FN-31, FN-37 Survey number: HABS NY-4-30 Building/structure dates: after 1832 Initial Construction

Fort Schuyler, Throgg's Neck, Bronx, Bronx County, NY

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-28, FN-30, FN-31, FN-37 Survey number: HABS NY-4-30 Building/structure dates: after 1832 Initial Construction

Diary in photos, vol. V, 1939 - Public domain portrait print

Photographs show John D. Whiting's trips around the Middle East region in 1939. Whiting, a member of the American Colony in Jerusalem, worked as a tour guide, businessman, writer, and photographer. Photographs... More

Diary in photos, vol. V, 1939 - Public domain portrait print

Photographs show John D. Whiting's trips around the Middle East region in 1939. Whiting, a member of the American Colony in Jerusalem, worked as a tour guide, businessman, writer, and photographer. Photographs... More

Diary in photos, vol. V, 1939 - Public domain portrait print

Photographs show John D. Whiting's trips around the Middle East region in 1939. Whiting, a member of the American Colony in Jerusalem, worked as a tour guide, businessman, writer, and photographer. Photographs... More

Diary in photos, vol. V, 1939 - Public domain portrait print

Photographs show John D. Whiting's trips around the Middle East region in 1939. Whiting, a member of the American Colony in Jerusalem, worked as a tour guide, businessman, writer, and photographer. Photographs... More

Diary in photos, vol. V, 1939 - Public domain portrait print

Photographs show John D. Whiting's trips around the Middle East region in 1939. Whiting, a member of the American Colony in Jerusalem, worked as a tour guide, businessman, writer, and photographer. Photographs... More

Diary in photos, vol. V, 1939 - Public domain portrait print

Photographs show John D. Whiting's trips around the Middle East region in 1939. Whiting, a member of the American Colony in Jerusalem, worked as a tour guide, businessman, writer, and photographer. Photographs... More

Diary in photos, vol. V, 1939 - Public domain portrait print

Photographs show John D. Whiting's trips around the Middle East region in 1939. Whiting, a member of the American Colony in Jerusalem, worked as a tour guide, businessman, writer, and photographer. Photographs... More

Diary in photos, vol. V, 1939 - Public domain portrait print

Photographs show John D. Whiting's trips around the Middle East region in 1939. Whiting, a member of the American Colony in Jerusalem, worked as a tour guide, businessman, writer, and photographer. Photographs... More

Diary in photos, vol. V, 1939 - Public domain portrait print

Photographs show John D. Whiting's trips around the Middle East region in 1939. Whiting, a member of the American Colony in Jerusalem, worked as a tour guide, businessman, writer, and photographer. Photographs... More

Diary in photos, vol. V, 1939 - Public domain portrait print

Photographs show John D. Whiting's trips around the Middle East region in 1939. Whiting, a member of the American Colony in Jerusalem, worked as a tour guide, businessman, writer, and photographer. Photographs... More

Diary in photos, vol. V, 1939 - Public domain portrait print

Photographs show John D. Whiting's trips around the Middle East region in 1939. Whiting, a member of the American Colony in Jerusalem, worked as a tour guide, businessman, writer, and photographer. Photographs... More

Fort Hamilton, Rose Island, Newport, Newport County, RI

Significance: Fort Hamilton contains a mixture of military fortification buildings from the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, as well as twentieth century storage facilities and torpedo warhead ar... More

Fort Hamilton, Rose Island, Newport, Newport County, RI

Significance: Fort Hamilton contains a mixture of military fortification buildings from the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, as well as twentieth century storage facilities and torpedo warhead ar... More

Fort Hamilton, Rose Island, Newport, Newport County, RI

Significance: Fort Hamilton contains a mixture of military fortification buildings from the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, as well as twentieth century storage facilities and torpedo warhead ar... More

Fort Hamilton, Rose Island, Newport, Newport County, RI

Significance: Fort Hamilton contains a mixture of military fortification buildings from the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, as well as twentieth century storage facilities and torpedo warhead ar... More

Fort Delaware, Pea Patch Island, Delaware City, New Castle County, DE

Significance: In 1847, Congress appropriated one million dollars to build the fort as the largest fort in the country to protect Philadelphia and the harbor. It was first occupied in 1861 during Civil War & us... More

Fort Delaware, Pea Patch Island, Delaware City, New Castle County, DE

Significance: In 1847, Congress appropriated one million dollars to build the fort as the largest fort in the country to protect Philadelphia and the harbor. It was first occupied in 1861 during Civil War & us... More

Fort Delaware, Pea Patch Island, Delaware City, New Castle County, DE

Significance: In 1847, Congress appropriated one million dollars to build the fort as the largest fort in the country to protect Philadelphia and the harbor. It was first occupied in 1861 during Civil War & us... More

Fort Delaware, Pea Patch Island, Delaware City, New Castle County, DE

Significance: In 1847, Congress appropriated one million dollars to build the fort as the largest fort in the country to protect Philadelphia and the harbor. It was first occupied in 1861 during Civil War & us... More

Fort Delaware, Pea Patch Island, Delaware City, New Castle County, DE

Significance: In 1847, Congress appropriated one million dollars to build the fort as the largest fort in the country to protect Philadelphia and the harbor. It was first occupied in 1861 during Civil War & us... More

Fort Delaware, Pea Patch Island, Delaware City, New Castle County, DE

Significance: In 1847, Congress appropriated one million dollars to build the fort as the largest fort in the country to protect Philadelphia and the harbor. It was first occupied in 1861 during Civil War & us... More

Fort Delaware, Pea Patch Island, Delaware City, New Castle County, DE

Significance: In 1847, Congress appropriated one million dollars to build the fort as the largest fort in the country to protect Philadelphia and the harbor. It was first occupied in 1861 during Civil War & us... More

Fort Pulaski, Cockspur Island, Savannah, Chatham County, GA

Significance: Fort Pulaski was built in the second quarter of the nineteenth century by U.S. military engineers who hoped to guard against unwanted river approaches to the nearby port city of Savannah. It was p... More

Fort Pulaski, Cockspur Island, Savannah, Chatham County, GA

Significance: Fort Pulaski was built in the second quarter of the nineteenth century by U.S. military engineers who hoped to guard against unwanted river approaches to the nearby port city of Savannah. It was p... More

Fort Pulaski, Cockspur Island, Savannah, Chatham County, GA

Significance: Fort Pulaski was built in the second quarter of the nineteenth century by U.S. military engineers who hoped to guard against unwanted river approaches to the nearby port city of Savannah. It was p... More

Fort Pulaski, Cockspur Island, Savannah, Chatham County, GA

Significance: Fort Pulaski was built in the second quarter of the nineteenth century by U.S. military engineers who hoped to guard against unwanted river approaches to the nearby port city of Savannah. It was p... More

Fort Pulaski, Cockspur Island, Savannah, Chatham County, GA

Significance: Fort Pulaski was built in the second quarter of the nineteenth century by U.S. military engineers who hoped to guard against unwanted river approaches to the nearby port city of Savannah. It was p... More

Fort Pulaski, Cockspur Island, Savannah, Chatham County, GA

Significance: Fort Pulaski was built in the second quarter of the nineteenth century by U.S. military engineers who hoped to guard against unwanted river approaches to the nearby port city of Savannah. It was p... More

Fort Pulaski, Cockspur Island, Savannah, Chatham County, GA

Significance: Fort Pulaski was built in the second quarter of the nineteenth century by U.S. military engineers who hoped to guard against unwanted river approaches to the nearby port city of Savannah. It was p... More

Fort Pulaski, Cockspur Island, Savannah, Chatham County, GA

Significance: Fort Pulaski was built in the second quarter of the nineteenth century by U.S. military engineers who hoped to guard against unwanted river approaches to the nearby port city of Savannah. It was p... More

Fort Pulaski, Cockspur Island, Savannah, Chatham County, GA

Significance: Fort Pulaski was built in the second quarter of the nineteenth century by U.S. military engineers who hoped to guard against unwanted river approaches to the nearby port city of Savannah. It was p... More

Fort Pulaski, Cockspur Island, Savannah, Chatham County, GA

Significance: Fort Pulaski was built in the second quarter of the nineteenth century by U.S. military engineers who hoped to guard against unwanted river approaches to the nearby port city of Savannah. It was p... More

Fort Pulaski, Cockspur Island, Savannah, Chatham County, GA

Significance: Fort Pulaski was built in the second quarter of the nineteenth century by U.S. military engineers who hoped to guard against unwanted river approaches to the nearby port city of Savannah. It was p... More

Fort Pulaski, Cockspur Island, Savannah, Chatham County, GA

Significance: Fort Pulaski was built in the second quarter of the nineteenth century by U.S. military engineers who hoped to guard against unwanted river approaches to the nearby port city of Savannah. It was p... More

Fort Pulaski, Cockspur Island, Savannah, Chatham County, GA

Significance: Fort Pulaski was built in the second quarter of the nineteenth century by U.S. military engineers who hoped to guard against unwanted river approaches to the nearby port city of Savannah. It was p... More

Fort Pulaski, Cockspur Island, Savannah, Chatham County, GA

Significance: Fort Pulaski was built in the second quarter of the nineteenth century by U.S. military engineers who hoped to guard against unwanted river approaches to the nearby port city of Savannah. It was p... More

Fort Pulaski, Cockspur Island, Savannah, Chatham County, GA

Significance: Fort Pulaski was built in the second quarter of the nineteenth century by U.S. military engineers who hoped to guard against unwanted river approaches to the nearby port city of Savannah. It was p... More

Fort Pulaski, Cockspur Island, Savannah, Chatham County, GA

Significance: Fort Pulaski was built in the second quarter of the nineteenth century by U.S. military engineers who hoped to guard against unwanted river approaches to the nearby port city of Savannah. It was p... More

Fort Pulaski, Cockspur Island, Savannah, Chatham County, GA

Significance: Fort Pulaski was built in the second quarter of the nineteenth century by U.S. military engineers who hoped to guard against unwanted river approaches to the nearby port city of Savannah. It was p... More

Fort Pulaski, Cockspur Island, Savannah, Chatham County, GA

Significance: Fort Pulaski was built in the second quarter of the nineteenth century by U.S. military engineers who hoped to guard against unwanted river approaches to the nearby port city of Savannah. It was p... More

[Arlington, Virginia Guns and gun-crews of Fort Richardson]

Photograph of Washington, 1862-1865, view of the defenses of Washington. Photograph of 1st Connecticut Artillery drilling at Fort Richardson.

Governors Island, Fort Columbus, New York Harbor, New York, New York C...

Significance: Constructed on the site of an earlier defense work in the years 1806-1809, Fort Columbus, renamed Fort Jay in 1904, was one of the largest fortifications in the defense system that effectively def... More

Governors Island, Fort Columbus, New York Harbor, New York, New York C...

Significance: Constructed on the site of an earlier defense work in the years 1806-1809, Fort Columbus, renamed Fort Jay in 1904, was one of the largest fortifications in the defense system that effectively def... More

Governors Island, Fort Columbus, New York Harbor, New York, New York C...

Significance: Constructed on the site of an earlier defense work in the years 1806-1809, Fort Columbus, renamed Fort Jay in 1904, was one of the largest fortifications in the defense system that effectively def... More

Photographs of the West Bank, Jordan, and Syria

Photographs show John D. Whiting's trips in the Middle East region in 1936 and 1937. Whiting, a member of the American Colony in Jerusalem, worked as a tour guide, businessman, writer, and photographer. Photogr... More

Photographs of the West Bank, Jordan, and Syria

Photographs show John D. Whiting's trips in the Middle East region in 1936 and 1937. Whiting, a member of the American Colony in Jerusalem, worked as a tour guide, businessman, writer, and photographer. Photogr... More

Photographs of the West Bank, Jordan, and Syria

Photographs show John D. Whiting's trips in the Middle East region in 1936 and 1937. Whiting, a member of the American Colony in Jerusalem, worked as a tour guide, businessman, writer, and photographer. Photogr... More

Photographs of the West Bank, Jordan, and Syria

Photographs show John D. Whiting's trips in the Middle East region in 1936 and 1937. Whiting, a member of the American Colony in Jerusalem, worked as a tour guide, businessman, writer, and photographer. Photogr... More

Photographs of the West Bank, Jordan, and Syria

Photographs show John D. Whiting's trips in the Middle East region in 1936 and 1937. Whiting, a member of the American Colony in Jerusalem, worked as a tour guide, businessman, writer, and photographer. Photogr... More

Photographs of the West Bank, Jordan, and Syria

Photographs show John D. Whiting's trips in the Middle East region in 1936 and 1937. Whiting, a member of the American Colony in Jerusalem, worked as a tour guide, businessman, writer, and photographer. Photogr... More

Photographs of the West Bank, Jordan, and Syria

Photographs show John D. Whiting's trips in the Middle East region in 1936 and 1937. Whiting, a member of the American Colony in Jerusalem, worked as a tour guide, businessman, writer, and photographer. Photogr... More

Photographs of the West Bank, Jordan, and Syria

Photographs show John D. Whiting's trips in the Middle East region in 1936 and 1937. Whiting, a member of the American Colony in Jerusalem, worked as a tour guide, businessman, writer, and photographer. Photogr... More

Fort Amador, Administration Building, Rear Admiral Nimitz Circle, Pana...

Survey number: HABS CZ-3-A Public domain photograph of a post office building, postal service, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fort Amador, Administration Building, Rear Admiral Nimitz Circle, Pana...

Survey number: HABS CZ-3-A Public domain photograph of a post office building, postal service, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fort Amador, Administration Building, Rear Admiral Nimitz Circle, Pana...

Survey number: HABS CZ-3-A Public domain photograph related to US navy, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fort Amador, Administration Building, Rear Admiral Nimitz Circle, Pana...

Survey number: HABS CZ-3-A Public domain photograph of architecture design, diagram, drawing, building plan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description