September 12, 2019

Homestead Testimony of Almanzo Wilder

Dated September 12, 1884, this is the homestead proof of […]
September 8, 2019

Letter to President Ford

On August 9, 1974, facing impeachment for his role in […]
September 4, 2019

Garfield County Fair Parade, Labor Day Weekend, 1973

This is a photo of the Garfield County Fair Parade, […]
August 31, 2019

Coal Miner’s House, Bell County, Kentucky

Dated August 31, 1946, this photograph was taken by Russell […]
August 27, 2019

Lyndon Baines Johnson Circa Six Years Old

Lyndon Baines Johnson, the 36th President of the United States, […]
August 23, 2019

"A Proclamation, For Suppressing Rebellion…"

Following the outbreak of armed conflict at Lexington and Concord […]
August 19, 2019

"Old Ironsides"

August 15, 2019

Celebrating V-J Day in Paris

The surrender of Japan during World War II was announced […]
August 11, 2019

Watercolor of Esquimalt Harbor

This landscape is one of a series of watercolors of […]
August 7, 2019

Roll Call for the Tonkin Gulf Resolution

Shown here is the Senate roll call tally sheet for […]
August 3, 2019

Calvin Coolidge Sworn in as President

Calvin Coolidge became the 30th President of the United States […]
July 30, 2019

Social Security Act Amendments — Medicare

This act was signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson […]
July 26, 2019

Desegregation of the Armed Forces

On July 26, 1948, President Harry S. Truman signed this […]
July 23, 2019

Scene of General McPherson’s Death

Union General James B. McPherson was shot and killed at […]
July 19, 2019

Casualties from "the 54th"

The 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment was one of the most […]
July 15, 2019

Telegram from Harpo Marx

In this telegram dated July 14, 1960, comedian Harpo Marx […]
July 11, 2019

"U.S. Post Office, Wichita Falls, Tex."

In 1898 architect James Knox Taylor began a 15-year tenure […]
July 7, 2019

Protesting the Annexation of Hawaii

When Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii assumed the throne in 1891 […]
July 3, 2019

Lee’s Map of the Battle of Gettysburg

Considered by many historians as a turning point in the […]
June 29, 2019

National Interstate and Defense Highways Act

An ardent supporter of a "modern, interstate highway system," President […]