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[The widows approach the chief]

[The widows approach the chief]

Native youths shooting arrows, throwing balls at target placed atop tall pole, and running races.

Archipelague du Mexique ou sont les isles de Cuba, Espagnole, Iamaïque, &c.

Archipelague du Mexique ou sont les isles de Cuba, Espagnole, Iamaïque...

Scale ca. 1:4,000,000. Title in margin: Teâtre de la guerre en Amérique telle qu'elle est à present possedée par les Espagnols, Anglois, François, et Hollandois, &c: Nouvellement mis au jour, par Cóvens et Mort... More

Nicolas Ponce - [Surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown] - Nicolas Ponce

Nicolas Ponce - [Surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown] - Nicolas Ponce

Wash drawing (reverse of printed versions) shows the surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown, Virginia. Illus. in: Recueil d'estampes representant les différents événemens de la Guerre qui a procuré l'indépen... More

The Tippecanoe quick step / J.B.N. ; John Bufford's Lith. Boston.

The Tippecanoe quick step / J.B.N. ; John Bufford's Lith. Boston.

Print shows a music sheet cover with an illustration for the Tippecanoe quick step showing William H. Harrison on horseback, leading troops against Native Americans at the Battle of Tipecanoe, Indiana, in 1811.

To the Hone. Jno. Hancock, Esqre. president of ye Continental Congress, this map of the seat of civil war in America, is respectfully inscribed by his most obedient humble servant, B. Romans.

To the Hone. Jno. Hancock, Esqre. president of ye Continental Congress...

Scale ca. 1:320,000. Hand colored. Relief shown pictorially. Indexed for points of interest. Insets with indexes: Plan of Boston and its environs, 1775.--A view of the lines thrown up on Boston Neck; by the min... More

The war in China - attack on the "Banterer's" boat in Sai-Lau Creek, Canton River

The war in China - attack on the "Banterer's" boat in Sai-Lau Creek, C...

Opium War. Illus. in: The Illustrated London News, 1858 March 6, p. 233. No ref. copy. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Geog.; China Hist. 1858; Opium War.

[Civil War envelope showing wreath with message "Give this wreath to the brave, who their country would save"]

[Civil War envelope showing wreath with message "Give this wreath to t...

Addressed to Rachel Ann Taylor, Gum Tree Post Office, Chester County, Penn., care Israel Taylor; postmarked Hyattstown, Md. Notations on recto: Soldier's letter; In haste. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-... More

[Civil War envelope for U.S. Christian Commission showing carrier pigeon with letter]

[Civil War envelope for U.S. Christian Commission showing carrier pige...

Addressed to Miss Jane McDongall, Elmira, Chemung Co. N.Y.; postmarked Washington, D.C.; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civi... More

[Civil War envelope showing sailor waving hat in front of American flag]

[Civil War envelope showing sailor waving hat in front of American fla...

Addressed to Mr. Wm. E. Tingley, Harford, Susq. Co., Pa.; bears 3 cent stamp; postmarked in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 29. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127) pp/liljmem

War views -- Army of the Potomac -- the way they cook dinner in camp

War views -- Army of the Potomac -- the way they cook dinner in camp

Photograph shows five Union soldiers, including one African American soldier, sitting and eating in front of tents. No. 2057. Photographer's name from same photograph in New York Public Library Digital Collect... More

[Civil War envelope showing American flags with eagle and stars above with message "Union and Constitution"]

[Civil War envelope showing American flags with eagle and stars above ...

Addressed to Miss Mary E. Frank, Harrisburg, Penna.; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). pp/liljmem

Birds eye view of the seat of war. Arranged after the latest surveys, showing views of Washington, Baltimore, Harpers Ferry, Richmond, Manassas Junction, Ft. Monroe, Norfolk Harbor &c. their r.r. connections, & the general surface of the country in Maryland, Dist. of Columbia, & Virginia.

Birds eye view of the seat of war. Arranged after the latest surveys, ...

Not drawn to scale. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 14.9 "J. Haven, sole agent, 31 Exchange St." printed in the lower right margin. Panoramic map looking South from Baltimore to Cape Henry. Description derived fro... More

[Civil War envelope showing flying 34-star American flag with message "The Union, now and forever"]

[Civil War envelope showing flying 34-star American flag with message ...

Addressed to Mr. Tilden Upton, Flanders, N. Jersey; bears 3 cent stamp; postmarked Hartland, [Mic]h. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Ph... More

[Civil War envelope showing sailor climbing up flagpole to American flag with lines from poem]

[Civil War envelope showing sailor climbing up flagpole to American fl...

Addressed to Miss Adelia Fries, Philadelphia, No. 931 No[r]th Tenth Street; postmarked [Alex]andria, Va.; bears 3 cent stamp. Notation at bottom of envelope: Wm. Birney, Maj., 4 [?] Regt., N.J. Vols. Lines fro... More

[Civil War envelope showing Corporal Francis Brownell killing James Jackson after he murdered Colonel Elmer Ellsworth with message from Brownell, "Father--Col. Ellsworth was shot this morning. I killed his murderer. Frank"]

[Civil War envelope showing Corporal Francis Brownell killing James Ja...

Addressed to Wharton Gray, Amenia Termin[al?], Amenia, Du[t]chess, N.Y.; postmarked New York; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). pp/liljmem

[Civil War envelope showing American flag, cannon, and ships with message "The Star Spangled Banner"]

[Civil War envelope showing American flag, cannon, and ships with mess...

Addressed to Mrs. Tirza A. Ingerson, Sycamore, Wyandot Co., Ohio; postmarked Feb. 8, Louisville; bears 3 cent stamp. Notation on verso: Sycomore [sic] Feb. the 16, 1862. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-20... More

[Civil War envelope], Confederate States of America.

[Civil War envelope], Confederate States of America.

Addressed to W.R. Clack, Co. B, 43rd Regt. of Tenn. Vols., Chattanooga, Tennessee; bears 3 cent stamp. Found with letter processed as LOT 14043-3, no. 28, and tintype of William R. Clack of Co. B, 43rd Tenness... More

[Civil War envelope showing eagle with laurel branch atop shield]

[Civil War envelope showing eagle with laurel branch atop shield]

Addressed to Miss Sura A. Fuller, Little Valley, Cattarangus Co., New York; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photogr... More

[Civil War envelope showing American flag with message "Our nation's pride. A terror to traitors"]

[Civil War envelope showing American flag with message "Our nation's p...

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Yorktown, Va., May 1862. A scene during the Civil War

Yorktown, Va., May 1862. A scene during the Civil War

No. B-82. Caption continues: (US Army signal corps "Brady photographs" catalogue, 1921, no. B-82) after a photographer working under the direction of Mathew B. Brady

[Civil War envelope showing woman pouring a drink for a wounded soldier as a battle rages in the background]

[Civil War envelope showing woman pouring a drink for a wounded soldie...

Addressed to Miss Fidlia Corwin, Newark, Wayne Co., New York; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library ... More

[Civil War envelope for N.Y. Volunteers, 130th Regiment, U.S. Army]

[Civil War envelope for N.Y. Volunteers, 130th Regiment, U.S. Army]

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of the address side of postcard, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

The Massacre of United States troops by the Sioux and Cheyenne Indians, near Fort Philip Kearney, Dakotah Territory, December 22nd, 1866

The Massacre of United States troops by the Sioux and Cheyenne Indians...

Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1867 Jan. 19, p. 281.

The Indian battle and massacre near Fort Philip Kearney, Dacotah [sic] Territory, December 21, 1866

The Indian battle and massacre near Fort Philip Kearney, Dacotah [sic]...

Large group of Native Americans on horseback surrounding United States Army soldiers. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 11, no. 534 (1867 March 23), p. 180.

The Modoc war - Captain Jack's cave in the lava beds

The Modoc war - Captain Jack's cave in the lava beds

Illustration shows Modoc Indians in a cave; three Modoc men are carrying rifles while three Modoc women and a child sit near a fire. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 17, no. 861 (1872 June 28), p. 545.

Clara Barton - from portrait taken in Civil War and authorized by her as the one she wished to be remembered by

Clara Barton - from portrait taken in Civil War and authorized by her ...

Clara Barton, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right. By courtesy of the Commonwealth Press, Worcester, Mass.

Four masai warriors in full war dress, Kenya - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Four masai warriors in full war dress, Kenya - Frank G. Carpenter coll...

Title from caption card and item. LOT subdivision subject: Kenya. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection (Library of Congress).

Northwest, or no. 1, sheet of preliminary map of Antietam (Sharpsburg) battlefield. Enlarged from the "Michler" map of the war records atlas with corrections and additions

Northwest, or no. 1, sheet of preliminary map of Antietam (Sharpsburg)...

Scale ca. 1:10,400. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 250.2 The Geography and Map Division has sheets 1 and 2 of 4 sheets. For a description of sheet 2, see Civil War Maps entry no. 250.3. Map extends from Sharpsbur... More

Confederate flags. A souvenir of the "lost cause"

Confederate flags. A souvenir of the "lost cause"

22223 U.S. Copyright Office. General information about the Popular and Applied Graphic Art print materials is available at: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.pga Title information compiled by Junior Fellows, 2005-... More

[Triumphal arch celebrating victory of U.S. navy in the Spanish American War]

[Triumphal arch celebrating victory of U.S. navy in the Spanish Americ...

Photoprint copyrighted by Wm. Betchel, NY. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Unprocessed in PR 03 Memorials and Monuments.

Mrs. N.E. Green & "Caesar" [Belgian war dog]

Mrs. N.E. Green & "Caesar" [Belgian war dog]

Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Constantinople. Entrance to War Ministry

Constantinople. Entrance to War Ministry

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Korean Minister of War, his son and grandchildren - at their home, Seoul, Korea

Korean Minister of War, his son and grandchildren - at their home, Seo...

Stereo copyrighted by Underwood & Underwood. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Ph. Ind.; Geogr.; B.I.; Families; Dwellings.

Mrs. Herbert Shipman Julie (Bradley) Shipman, in Red Cross costume, and Lucien Muratore, in operatic costume, fund raising show for the war?, 1917?

Mrs. Herbert Shipman Julie (Bradley) Shipman, in Red Cross costume, an...

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[Two women using check signing machine which signs checks issued by the War Risk Bureau, Washington, D.C.]

[Two women using check signing machine which signs checks issued by th...

No. 3369. Forms part of: National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress).

[Raging ape of war with bloody sword carrying crying baby of 1915]

[Raging ape of war with bloody sword carrying crying baby of 1915]

Picryl description: Public domain image, 19th-20th century drawing, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions

La guerre est l'industrie nationale de la Prusse . . . 'Attaqués, nous ne faisons que nous défendre au nom de la liberté et pour sauver notre existence.' Général Pétain, juin 1917

La guerre est l'industrie nationale de la Prusse . . . 'Attaqués, nous...

Prussia depicted as an octopus whose tentacles are reaching into Europe.

CUBAN WAR MISSION TO THE U.S. LT.COL. LEZAMA, ALBERTO CARRICARTI, AND GEN. JOSE MARTI, COMPRISING THE CUBAN MISSION; LT. COMDR. KEAR, U.S.N. AND LT. COL. WITTERMEYER, U.S.N.

CUBAN WAR MISSION TO THE U.S. LT.COL. LEZAMA, ALBERTO CARRICARTI, AND ...

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NATIONAL EMERGENCY WAR GARDENS COM. BOYS PICKING BERRIES

NATIONAL EMERGENCY WAR GARDENS COM. BOYS PICKING BERRIES

Public domain photograph - United States during World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Artillery tractor, Sec. of War Baker, July 1918

Artillery tractor, Sec. of War Baker, July 1918

Public domain photograph of excavation, bulldozer, land management, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Georges Clemenceau leaving the Army War College in Washington, D.C.

[Georges Clemenceau leaving the Army War College in Washington, D.C.

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Scouts at tomb of 14 Vets of war of 1812, Arlington, 5/28/25

Scouts at tomb of 14 Vets of war of 1812, Arlington, 5/28/25

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Arlington National Cemetery. Portion of World War graves at Arlington National Cemetery

Arlington National Cemetery. Portion of World War graves at Arlington ...

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PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AND JOE U. McQUEEN OF KANSAS CITY, NATIONAL COMMANDER OF DISABLED WAR VETS

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AND JOE U. McQUEEN OF KANSAS CITY, NATIONAL COMMAN...

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Air shot, Cape May (N.J.) Coast Guard Station Airport, showing new runways and the old air ship hanger built by the Navy for one of the treaty Zeps after the World War, but now not in use

Air shot, Cape May (N.J.) Coast Guard Station Airport, showing new run...

Public domain photograph of train station, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Urges strong U.S. Navy. Washington, D.C., Feb. 26. Assistant Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison today told the House Naval Affairs Committee that the future peace of the United States is "directly dependent" on maintaining a navy so strong that no nation will risk war with this country. He is testifying on President Roosevelt's billion dollar Naval Expansion program, 2/26/38

Urges strong U.S. Navy. Washington, D.C., Feb. 26. Assistant Secretary...

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Czech Legation flag at half-mast. Washington, D.C., Nov. 18. Nine students suspected of anti-nazi outbreaks in Prague have been executed by German storm troopers and 1200 more held under arrest. At Berlin, a high official said that while the execution of the students 'may seem harsh,' it was necessary because Germany was at war and 'can not allow the Czech people to be contaminated by a few hotheads.' Picture shows the Czech Legation in Washington flying its colors at half-mast

Czech Legation flag at half-mast. Washington, D.C., Nov. 18. Nine stud...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Learning how to determine latitude by using a sextant is Senta Osoling, student at Polytechnic High School, Los Angeles, Calif. Navigation classes are part of the school's program for training its students for specific contributions to the war effort

Learning how to determine latitude by using a sextant is Senta Osoling...

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Meeting of speakers, prior to rally for labor-management committee members, Scranton, July 29th. Left to right: Brigadier General Brice P. Disque, Coordinator for Anthracite, Office of Solid Fuels Coordinator for War, Department of Interior; Richard Maize, Secretary of Mines, State of Pennsylvania; Michael J. Kosik, District President of United Mine Workers of America; Alex G. Nordholm, Chief, Regional Service, War Production Drive Headquarters; Mart F. Brennan, Acting District President, UMWA and Regional Representative of UMWA for anthracite; Frank W. Earnest, Jr., President, Anthracite Industries Incorporated; Frank C. Wright, Jr., Washington representative for the anthracite industry

Meeting of speakers, prior to rally for labor-management committee mem...

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.

War poster on wall in Chinatown. San Francisco, California

War poster on wall in Chinatown. San Francisco, California

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Detroit, Michigan. Charles Wilson of the General Motors Corporation with a Navy man and an unknown manufacturer at an early meeting of the Automobile Council for War Production

Detroit, Michigan. Charles Wilson of the General Motors Corporation wi...

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War production drive. The war production drive was incorporated in the "Keep 'Em Firing" campaign at the Oldsmobile plant. One method of calling attention to the drive is through the posting of news on the bulletin board. When a bulletin tells how a piece of equipment made in the plant figured in a campaign, enthusiasm runs high

War production drive. The war production drive was incorporated in the...

Public domain photograph of the United States military and military-industrial complex before World War Two, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Women in war. Machine gun production operators. She carries a torch for the men of America's armed forces! Blonde, twenty-one-year-old Elne Nigholm brazes bolt latch releases for the Army's machine guns in a Midwest plant which has been converted from the manufacture of spark plugs to production of war materials. Two thousand women now work in this plant, with more to be added as production increases. A.C. Spark Plugs

Women in war. Machine gun production operators. She carries a torch fo...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a woman working, women labor, 1940s, economic conditions, home front, world war two, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Production. Tin smelting. A sample of slag from one of the furnaces of a Southern tin smelting plant is tested to determine its tin content. After it has cooled, the sample is sent to the plant laboratory for analysis. At this smelter, the most modern plant of its kind in the world, pure tin is extracted from South American ore to meet the countless war demands of the United Nations

Production. Tin smelting. A sample of slag from one of the furnaces of...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an aircraft, assembly line, industrial facility, 1930s aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Los Angeles, California. The evacuation of Japanese-Americans from the West coast areas under United States Army war emergency order. Evacuation prices advertised in stores in Little Tokyo

Los Angeles, California. The evacuation of Japanese-Americans from the...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Salvage. Scrap metal. The magnet loader of a large Southern junkyard operates continuously to keep our steel mills supplied with the scrap metal needed to make the tools of war. Location: in a large New Orleans yard

Salvage. Scrap metal. The magnet loader of a large Southern junkyard o...

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

Production. Copper (refining). Electrolytic tanks in a large copper refining operation. Sheets of pure copper are formed by electrolysis, later melted and poured into ingots. Large amounts of copper are produced for the war effort at the El Paso, Texas plant of Phelps-Dodge Refining Company

Production. Copper (refining). Electrolytic tanks in a large copper re...

Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, structure, works, 19th-20th century industrial revolution, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

War housing. Lompoc trailer camp. The 200th trailer arrives at Lompoc, California housing project. This trailer was manufactured by Western Trailer Company, Los Angeles. Note government inspector's "OK" below the molding

War housing. Lompoc trailer camp. The 200th trailer arrives at Lompoc,...

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De Land pool. Aircraft construction class. Secretaries, housewives, waitresses, women from all over central Florida are getting into vocational schools to learn war work. Typical are those above in the Daytona Beach branch of the Volusia County Vocational School. Left to right are Helen Cook, a former county courthouse clerk with a brother in the army; Ethel Chandler whose husband is an army lieutenant; Martha Adams, former nurse and now a housewife; Fannie Branum, housewife; Mabel McClintock, secretary and daughter of a retired army officer; and Patricia Blair, a housewife with a brother in the Air Corps

De Land pool. Aircraft construction class. Secretaries, housewives, wa...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Production. Lead. View near Creede, Colorade where old lead mines have been reopened. Creede, for many years a "ghost town," has resumed the activities that made it an important lead-producing center years ago, and is now producing much metal vitally needed for the war effort

Production. Lead. View near Creede, Colorade where old lead mines have...

Public domain photograph of a mountain pass, mountains, nature, mountain range, view, landscape, rocks, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Official pictures of meeting of Stalin, Churchill, Harriman. These are the first official pictures released in the United States of the recent meetings of Premier I.V. Stalin, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; Prime Minister Winston Churchill of Britain; and W. Averrell Harriman, representing President Roosevelt. The three men met in the middle of August, 1942, at the request of the Soviet leader, and held a series of conversations concerned with the future conduct of the war. Also present was V.M. Molotov, Peoples' Commissar for Foreign Affairs, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The meetings lasted four days. Foreground, left to right: Molotov, Harriman and Churchill at Moscow civil airport. Admiral William Harrison Stanley, American Ambassador to the Soviet Union, is behind Churchill at the right of the picture. British Admiral Miles is saluting behind Harriman

Official pictures of meeting of Stalin, Churchill, Harriman. These are...

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

Production. Industrial alcohol. The "cyclone" of a former whiskey distillery now producing alcohol for war purposes whirls a grain mash from which alcohol has been distilled to remove moisture. The partially dried mash is then loaded on railway cars for farm use

Production. Industrial alcohol. The "cyclone" of a former whiskey dist...

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San Juan Bautista, California. Schoolchildren collecting scrap metal for the war. Japanese-American children who had not yet been evacuated from this area participated in the scrap collection drive

San Juan Bautista, California. Schoolchildren collecting scrap metal f...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of Japanese painting, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.

Los Angeles, California. The evacuation of Japanese-Americans from West coast areas under United States Army war emergency order. Japanese wave good-bye to friends and relatives who are leaving for Owens Valley. All Japanese will be evacuated eventually

Los Angeles, California. The evacuation of Japanese-Americans from Wes...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Transformer manufacture. These porcelain spirals are part of the works of a power transformer; transformers are essential to war production industries, and this employee of a large Eastern electrical company, working in the bushing section, is contributing essentially to Uncle Sam's war effort. Bushings are the tubes which hold the copper leads through which power flows both in and out of giant transformers. Westinghouse, Sharon, Pennsylvania

Transformer manufacture. These porcelain spirals are part of the works...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an aircraft, assembly line, industrial facility, 1930s aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Los Angeles County, California. The evacuation of Japanese-Americans from West coast areas under United States Army war emergency order. A Japanese farmer in his onion field. The Japanese are selling their unharvested crops before being evacuated

Los Angeles County, California. The evacuation of Japanese-Americans f...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of Japanese painting, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.

Clouds. No clouds of war these, but peaceful carriers of rains that help broad acres of Kentucky farmland to bear life-giving crops for the nation's needs

Clouds. No clouds of war these, but peaceful carriers of rains that he...

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Safe clothes for women war workers. Woman's crowning glory is distinctly out of place in a machine shop--and decidedly dangerous besides, unless completely tacked away beneath a safety hat. Eunice Kimball, with hair dangerously disheveled, poses in Bendix Aviation Plant to illustrate how the safety-conscious woman worker will not look. Bendix Aviation Plant, Brooklyn, New York

Safe clothes for women war workers. Woman's crowning glory is distinct...

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Preparation for point rationing. A shopper and her son carefully weigh posted price and point values in purchasing canned foods under war ration book two

Preparation for point rationing. A shopper and her son carefully weigh...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Australia in the war. Australian dispatch riders, equipped with American motorcycles, stage a demonstration during a review at their camp somewhere in Australia

Australia in the war. Australian dispatch riders, equipped with Americ...

Public domain photograph - United States during World War Two, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Make love, not war

Make love, not war

Public domain scan of American poster, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Art Deco Column Capital details, Mississippi War Memorial Building, Jackson, Mississippi

Art Deco Column Capital details, Mississippi War Memorial Building, Ja...

Built in 1939 beside the Old Capitol. A Works Progress Administration (WPA) project. Title, date, and subjects provided by the photographer. Credit line: Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Print... More

[War canoe, Vella Lavella] - Public domain portrait print

[War canoe, Vella Lavella] - Public domain portrait print

Photo shows warriors with shields and spears standing by canoes at beach, Vella Lavella, Solomon Islands. J255894 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Edward A. Salisbury. No. 625.

A war president. Progressive democracy

A war president. Progressive democracy

A caricature of Democratic candidate Lewis Cass, a general in the War of 1812, suggesting that his expansionist leanings would lead the United States into war. Cass (dubbed "General Gas" by the unfriendly press... More

A war president. Progressive democracy

A war president. Progressive democracy

A caricature of Democratic candidate Lewis Cass, a general in the War of 1812, suggesting that his expansionist leanings would lead the United States into war. Cass (dubbed "General Gas" by the unfriendly press... More

[Civil war envelope] - Public domain dedication image

[Civil war envelope] - Public domain dedication image

Addressed to Mr. Phinehas Hager, Otsego, Allegan Co., Michigan; bears 3 cent stamp; postmarked Old Point Comfort, Va. On verso: embossed shield and eagle design with message "Union And Constitution." Gift; Tom... More

[Civil War envelope with poem "I love but thee" in ornamental border]

[Civil War envelope with poem "I love but thee" in ornamental border]

Picryl description: Public domain image of an ornamental print, pattern design, mannerism, baroque, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Attack of the Seminoles on the block house

Attack of the Seminoles on the block house

Print shows an attack by the Seminole Indians possibly on a fort on the Withlacoochee River in December 1835. No. 6 in set of 8 "Views of Florida." The State Library and Archives of Florida cites as "Lithograph... More

War gardens for victory--Grow vitamins at your kitchen door / lithographed by the Stecher-Traung Lithograph Corporation, Rochester, New York.

War gardens for victory--Grow vitamins at your kitchen door / lithogra...

Woman standing with hoe and basket of vegetables. Copyright by J. H. Burdett, director, National Garden Bureau.

Death of Tecumseh: Battle of the Thames Oct. 18: 1813 / lith. & pub. by N. Currier.

Death of Tecumseh: Battle of the Thames Oct. 18: 1813 / lith. & pub. b...

Print shows Col. R.M. Johnson using a pistol to kill Tecumseh during the War of 1812, at the battle of the Thames in Ontario, Canada.

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Seaplane Ramps - World War II Type, Southwest and west shore of Ford Island, near Wasp Boulevard, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Seaplane Ramps - World War II Type, Sou...

Significance: They are associated with the expansion of Naval Air Station facilities on Ford Island during WWII. They reflect the Navy's continuing use of seaplanes during this war. The concrete parking area ad... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Seaplane Ramps - World War II Type, Southwest and west shore of Ford Island, near Wasp Boulevard, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Seaplane Ramps - World War II Type, Sou...

Significance: They are associated with the expansion of Naval Air Station facilities on Ford Island during WWII. They reflect the Navy's continuing use of seaplanes during this war. The concrete parking area ad... More

The big type war of the yellow kids / Leon Barritt.

The big type war of the yellow kids / Leon Barritt.

Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst, full-length, dressed as the Yellow Kid, each pushing against opposite sides of a pillar of wooden blocks that spells WAR. Illus. in Vim, v. 1, no. 2 (29 June 1898).

World War I in Palestine and the Sinai

World War I in Palestine and the Sinai

Photographs show people and events in Palestine (present day Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip) and the Sinai (Egypt) during World War I. Album focuses on the activities of the Ottoman, German, and Austr... More

Manzanar War Relocation Center, Garden, Independence, Inyo County, CA

Manzanar War Relocation Center, Garden, Independence, Inyo County, CA

Survey number: HABS CA-2399-I National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 76000484

Clara Barton Papers: Red Cross File, 1863-1957; American National Red Cross, 1878-1957; Relief operations; Spanish-American War; Correspondence; Special; Ward, Fannie B., 1898-1899, undated

Clara Barton Papers: Red Cross File, 1863-1957; American National Red ...

Clara Barton is best known for founding and leading the American National Red Cross, a humanitarian organization dedicated to providing emergency assistance, disaster relief, and education in the United States.... More

In Congress, Wednesday, April 3, 1776 : Instructions to the commanders of private ships or vessels of war, which shall have commissions or letters of marque and reprisal, authorising them to make captures of British vessels and cargoes.

In Congress, Wednesday, April 3, 1776 : Instructions to the commanders...

Signed: By order of Congress, [blank]. This edition, not recorded in Evans or Bristol, was filmed as the second copy of Shipton & Mooney 43190; the copy filmed is annotated as a true copy of instructions receiv... More

A truce - not a compromise, but a chance for high-toned gentlemen to retire gracefully from their very civil declarations of war / Th. Nast.

A truce - not a compromise, but a chance for high-toned gentlemen to r...

One hand on top of another hand which is on a gun on top of paper "Tilden or blood". Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1877 Feb. 17, p. 132.

- Once more- for the- liberties of the people of America. The present election is important- it may give peace or war to this State, and perhaps, to the union.- The sons of liberty (who are again called upon to contend with sheltered aliens and

- Once more- for the- liberties of the people of America. The present ...

Positive Photostat.; Imprint 2.; Political campaign.; On verso, Copy 1: Apr 2, 1788.; On verso, Copy 2 and Copy 3: {stamp} Gift Herbert Putnam Sept, 22 1938. {stamp} ISSUED BY THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTI... More

[Civil War envelope showing angel holding American flag watching over sleeping children with broken doll on floor; also two boys sparring, one with Union flag and the other with Confederate flag; with messages "As it is," "God watches over them," and "As it will be"]

[Civil War envelope showing angel holding American flag watching over ...

Addressed to Mr. William Field, Richwood, Union Co., Ohio; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). pp/liljmem

[Civil War envelope showing Liberty holding a flag]

[Civil War envelope showing Liberty holding a flag]

Addressed to Mr. Jno. W. Cole, Logansville, Logan Co., Ohio; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127) pp/liljmem

[Civil War envelope for Manchester Light Battery showing team of four horses pulling a limber and cannon]

[Civil War envelope for Manchester Light Battery showing team of four ...

Addressed to Mr. Ezra H. Pray, Gt. Falls, N.H.; 3 cents postage due. Notation on verso: Soldiers letter, Maj. Drew...N.H. Rgt. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family ... More

[Civil War envelope showing American flags and eagle on shield above ship and cannons with message "Our Army and Navy forever! Three cheers for the red, white, and blue"]

[Civil War envelope showing American flags and eagle on shield above s...

Addressed to Mrs. Mary A. Hubbard, Jasper, Steuben Co., N.Y., via Corning in haste; bears 3 cent stamp; postmarked Bath, N.Y., May 16, 1863. Annotation on verso: Direct to Savona; to me at Savona. Gift; Tom Li... More

Magnus's county map of the United States, showing the forts, railroads, canals, and navigable waters. Published to trace the progress of operations by the government, as they occur, during the War of the Rebellion.

Magnus's county map of the United States, showing the forts, railroads...

Scale 1:2,111,789. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 30.2 Printed at the bottom of the map: Extra session of Congress map. Price 25 cents. General map of the eastern United States showing finished railroads, railroa... More

[Civil War envelope showing Army of the Potomac, 6th Corps, 3rd Division, badge with white cross]

[Civil War envelope showing Army of the Potomac, 6th Corps, 3rd Divisi...

Addressed to John S. Hawkins, Hopewell X Roads, Harford County, Md.; bears 3 cent stamp; postmarked in Washington, May or March 27. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127) pp/liljmem

Pawnee Killer and his braves Discovering the remains of Lieutenant Kidder and ten men of the Seventh United States Cavalry / / sketched by T.R. Davis.

Pawnee Killer and his braves Discovering the remains of Lieutenant Kid...

Two Illustrations: one showing head-and-shoulders portrait of Pawnee Killer and his two braves; and the other showing soldiers looking at skeletons filled with arrows.

The usual summer eruption - Public domain dedication image

The usual summer eruption - Public domain dedication image

No publication information. (DLC/PP-1980:080.3). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

Old Abe, the live war eagle of Wisconsin, from the Centennial

Old Abe, the live war eagle of Wisconsin, from the Centennial

Photograph shows eagle mascot of Co. C, 8th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment, at the time of the U.S. Centennial.

Historical map of the United States indicating battlefields, names of commanders, number of troops engaged, number of killed and captured during French and Indian and Revolutionary wars, Mexican War, and the late Civil War

Historical map of the United States indicating battlefields, names of ...

Scale ca. 1:4,800,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 82 Principal map shows location and date of battles fought during the Civil War. The winner of each engagement is given as well as the names of the opposing c... More

Bad for business / J.S. Pughe. Joseph Pulitzer

Bad for business / J.S. Pughe. Joseph Pulitzer

Print shows a band of street musicians comprised of yellow journalism newspaper editors/publishers; two men are playing "The War Wave" on horns labeled "Daily Sensation" (Joseph Pulitzer) and "Morning Exciter" ... More

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