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Cérémonie du "Memorial Day" au Cimetière Américain de Suresnes, le 30 Mai 1920

Cérémonie du "Memorial Day" au Cimetière Américain de Suresnes, le 30 ...

Photo shows military personnel on horseback around a cemetery with civilians attending ceremony. J241942 U.S. Copyright Office Title transcribed from item. Copyright deposit, Louis Michaud, July 1, 1920. More i... More

The Treasury Washington, D.C.. Washington DC sterescope card, 19th century.

The Treasury Washington, D.C.. Washington DC sterescope card, 19th cen...

Photograph shows the Treasury Building, columns draped in mourning bands, after the death of President Abraham Lincoln, Washington, D.C. Publisher attribution based on provenance. Gottheim collection code: GDC... More

Draping the studio in memoriam / Lith. by Lindner, Eddy & Clauss, New York ; from the picture by Granville Perkins.

Draping the studio in memoriam / Lith. by Lindner, Eddy & Clauss, New ...

Woman looking at painting of Ulysses S. Grant in studio. Public domain photograph related to President Ulysses Grant, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Treasury Building, Washington. Washington DC sterescope card, 19th century.

The Treasury Building, Washington. Washington DC sterescope card, 19th...

Photograph shows the Treasury Building, columns draped in mourning bands, after the death of President Abraham Lincoln, Washington, D.C. Publisher attribution based on provenance. Card number: "No. 711" Tax st... More

Lincoln obsequies, San Francisco, [no.] 721

Lincoln obsequies, San Francisco, [no.] 721

Photograph shows a view from a hill of a crowd observing a tribute to Abraham Lincoln on the street below. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1... More

Trade parade in memory of fire victims

Trade parade in memory of fire victims

People and horses draped in black walk in procession in memory of the victims of the Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire, New York City. Bain News Service photograph. George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).

Seamen at Kaneohe Naval Air Station decorate the graves of their fellow sailors killed at Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941 / Official U.S. Navy photograph.

Seamen at Kaneohe Naval Air Station decorate the graves of their fello...

No. W-PH-42-11615. U.S. Navy photograph. Office of War Information Collection.

Rokudaime iwai hanshirō shichikaiki tsuizen (shigenoi ko wakare)

Rokudaime iwai hanshirō shichikaiki tsuizen (shigenoi ko wakare)

Print shows the actor Iwai Hanshiro VI, full-length, standing, facing slightly left, holding dish of rice cakes as a memorial offering, with a child at his feet holding a broadside or paper gameboard. Title and... More

Decoration Day, Kearney, Nebraska.

Decoration Day, Kearney, Nebraska.

original size: 6x8 Public domain photograph - cemetery, graves, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

No. 424, Looking down Penn. Av. from Treasury Building, Washington, D.C.

No. 424, Looking down Penn. Av. from Treasury Building, Washington, D....

Photograph shows a view of Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington D.C. after the death of Abraham Lincoln showing mourning bands draped on columns, and a flag at half staff. A caisson is parked in the foreground. Pu... More

[Offering to the mountain spirits]

[Offering to the mountain spirits]

Drawing shows a person, cleric, shaman, or citizen, standing beneath a pine tree on the edge of a cliff, making an offering and burning incense for the mountain gods; an attendant stands behind holding a fan on... More

[Flag services for TR at Oyster Bay, October 1919] /

[Flag services for TR at Oyster Bay, October 1919] /

On October 27, 1919 the Roosevelt memorial flag, which has been carried across New York State in TR's honor, is brought to rest at his grave in Youngs Memorial Cemetery, Oyster Bay, N.Y. View of two young girls... More

RMA flag service on the steps of New York Public Library, 1919 /

RMA flag service on the steps of New York Public Library, 1919 /

On October 27, 1919 the Roosevelt memorial flag, which has been carried across New York State in TR's honor, is brought to rest at his grave in Youngs Memorial Cemetery, Oyster Bay, N.Y. Views of Samuel Abbott,... More

Memorial service of James Abram Garfield / Bureau Engraving & Printing.

Memorial service of James Abram Garfield / Bureau Engraving & Printing...

Print shows James A. Garfield, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right, in medallion with star and leaf motif forming an inner border, topped with an olive branch and a sword; flags extend from the sides and ... More

[Celebration of the first official Decoration Day at Arlington Cemetery]

[Celebration of the first official Decoration Day at Arlington Cemeter...

Stereograph shows President Ulysses S. Grant and General John Logan seated at the flag-draped Old Amphitheater, Arlington Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia for Decoration Day ceremonies on May 30, 1873. Views of Wa... More

[Memorial corner with wreaths surrounding portrait of man]

[Memorial corner with wreaths surrounding portrait of man]

Public domain photograph of a graveyard monument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

King Albert of Belgium visits TR's grave, October, 1919 /

King Albert of Belgium visits TR's grave, October, 1919 /

King Albert visits Theodore Roosevelt's grave in Youngs Memorial Cemetery, Oyster Bay, and is accompanied by his son Prince Leopold, Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., and several dignitaries. Identified in film are Bran... More

The Prince of Wales visits TR's grave /

The Prince of Wales visits TR's grave /

In the summer of 1919, Edward, the Prince of Wales, later King Edward VIII, embarked on a tour of the Dominions. After touring Canada for several months, the Prince decided to spend several days in the United S... More

Mr. Harding's desk in the executive office

Mr. Harding's desk in the executive office

In album: Warren G. Harding, Herbert E. French, National Photo Company, v. 2, p. 63, no. 25685. Forms part of: National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). Original glass negative may be available:... More

Memorial Day services, Bayard, Morrill County, Nebraska

Memorial Day services, Bayard, Morrill County, Nebraska

summary: Members of the Grand Army of the Republic gathered at a Veterean's Memorial. original size: 6x8

View of cemetery on Memorial Day, Kearney, Nebraska

View of cemetery on Memorial Day, Kearney, Nebraska

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

Members of the National Council of the Womans Party honor the birthday of Susan B. Anthony by placing a wreath on the statue in the U.S. Capitol

Members of the National Council of the Womans Party honor the birthday...

National Photo Company Collection. 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 bui... More

Draping the studio in memoriam / Lith. by Lindner, Eddy & Clauss, New York ; from the picture by Granville Perkins.

Draping the studio in memoriam / Lith. by Lindner, Eddy & Clauss, New ...

Woman looking at painting of Ulysses S. Grant in studio. Public domain photograph related to President Ulysses Grant, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Rokudaime iwai hanshirō shichikaiki tsuizen (shigenoi ko wakare)

Rokudaime iwai hanshirō shichikaiki tsuizen (shigenoi ko wakare)

Print shows the actor Iwai Hanshiro VI, full-length, standing, facing slightly left, holding dish of rice cakes as a memorial offering, with a child at his feet holding a broadside or paper gameboard. Title and... More

[Scenes of the British royal family] /

[Scenes of the British royal family] /

Queen Mary, King George in the uniform of an Admiral of the Fleet, members of the Royal family, a clergyman, and other unidentified people are walking in procession into St. Margaret's Church, Westminster. The ... More

Lincoln obsequies, San Francisco, [no.] 721

Lincoln obsequies, San Francisco, [no.] 721

Photograph shows a view from a hill of a crowd observing a tribute to Abraham Lincoln on the street below. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1... More

[Native American burial or memorial ceremony with man standing by shelter with bundles of bones, friends and relatives of the dead, and lodge in background, New France (Canada)]

[Native American burial or memorial ceremony with man standing by shel...

Illus. in: Voyages et descouvertures faites en la Nouvelle France, depuis l'année 1615 ... / Samuel de Champlain. Paris : C. Collet, 1619, leaf 110 recto.

Memorial corner with wreaths surrounding portrait of man

Memorial corner with wreaths surrounding portrait of man

Title devised by cataloger. "Mrs. Hausman" on negative. Funeral wreaths inscribed "husband" and "father." Detroit Publishing Co. no. X 699. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

The Treasury at Washington. Washington DC sterescope card, 19th century.

The Treasury at Washington. Washington DC sterescope card, 19th centur...

Photograph shows the Treasury Building, columns draped in mourning bands, after the death of President Abraham Lincoln, Washington, D.C. Publisher attribution based on provenance. Card number: "No. 808" Gotthe... More

No. 424, Looking down Penn. Av. from Treasury Building, Washington, D.C.

No. 424, Looking down Penn. Av. from Treasury Building, Washington, D....

Photograph shows a view of Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington D.C. after the death of Abraham Lincoln showing mourning bands draped on columns, and a flag at half staff. A caisson is parked in the foreground. Pu... More

Decoration Day, Kearney, Nebraska.

Decoration Day, Kearney, Nebraska.

original size: 6x8 Public domain photograph - historical image of Nebraska, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Celebration of the first official Decoration Day at Arlington Cemetery]

[Celebration of the first official Decoration Day at Arlington Cemeter...

Stereograph shows President Ulysses S. Grant and General John Logan seated at the flag-draped Old Amphitheater, Arlington Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia for Decoration Day ceremonies on May 30, 1873. Views of Wa... More

Memorial Day observations at the cemetery in Bayard, Morrill County, Nebraska

Memorial Day observations at the cemetery in Bayard, Morrill County, N...

summary: At the time of the photographs, the holiday is called Decoration Day and is listed as such by Butcher. original size: 6x8

The Treasury at Washington. Washington DC sterescope card, 19th century.

The Treasury at Washington. Washington DC sterescope card, 19th centur...

Photograph shows the Treasury Building, columns draped in mourning bands, after the death of President Abraham Lincoln, Washington, D.C. Publisher attribution based on provenance. Card number: "No. 808" Gotthe... More