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Placerville, California Lettersheets, American History, The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, San M...
Placerville, California Lettersheets, American History, The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, California
Description: A scenery at the american production company Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. studios.. Original Film Title: F...
Description: A scenery at the american production company Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. studios.. Original Film Title: FILM HISTORY: DECORADOS. English Title: FILM HISTORY: DECORADOS.
Usa, New York State, New York City, Rose Centre. American Museum Of Natural History. Hayden Planetarium Detail
Fernando Calderon Collantes (1811-1890). Spanish politician. 1st Marquis of Reinosa. Engraving in The Spanish and American Il...
Fernando Calderon Collantes (1811-1890). Spanish politician. 1st Marquis of Reinosa. Engraving in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1890.
Poster for Federal Art Project exhibition 'Index of American Design' at Marshall Field and Co., 4th floor, showing an 18th ce...
Poster for Federal Art Project exhibition 'Index of American Design' at Marshall Field and Co., 4th floor, showing an 18th century sailor using a sextant. silkscree, 1937
The Spanish American War (April-August 1898), The Yucatan carrying the Roosevelt Rough Riders to Cuba, 1898. Albumen stereo p...
The Spanish American War (April-August 1898), The Yucatan carrying the Roosevelt Rough Riders to Cuba, 1898. Albumen stereo photograph.
England. Bus powered by steam locomotive. Engraving in "The Spanish and American Illustration" (1872).
USA, New York State, New York City, Manhattan, Street with walking people and American flag hanging
Major Dix at the Battle of Buena Vista 1847 John Adams Dix 1798-1879 American politician and distinguished Civil War General ...
Major Dix at the Battle of Buena Vista 1847 John Adams Dix 1798-1879 American politician and distinguished Civil War General From a 19th century print engraved by J C Armytage after H Warren
Sacajawea Interpretive Center,The Sacajawea Interpretive Center, within the Sacajawea State Park, focuses on the history of S...
Sacajawea Interpretive Center,The Sacajawea Interpretive Center, within the Sacajawea State Park, focuses on the history of Sacajawea, Native Americans, and the journey of Lewis and Clark.
National Museum Of Scotland Redevelopment, City Of Edinburgh, United Kingdom. Architect: Gareth Hoskins Architects, 2011. Vie...
National Museum Of Scotland Redevelopment, City Of Edinburgh, United Kingdom. Architect: Gareth Hoskins Architects, 2011. View Of The Shop Display In The Main Entrance Hall, Made Of Black American Walnut.
Miners in an open tram at the Calumet and Hecla Mining Company, one of the largest and most profitable copper mines in Americ...
Miners in an open tram at the Calumet and Hecla Mining Company, one of the largest and most profitable copper mines in American in the late 19th and early 20th century, employing 5000 people. The mining superintendents were traditionally Cornishmen; the workers were Finns, Poles, Italians, Irish, and other immigrant nationalities. 1906.
National Museum Of Scotland Redevelopment, City Of Edinburgh, United Kingdom. Architect: Gareth Hoskins Architects, 2011. Vie...
National Museum Of Scotland Redevelopment, City Of Edinburgh, United Kingdom. Architect: Gareth Hoskins Architects, 2011. View Of The Black American Walnut Door In The Main Entrance Hall.
Washington's Retreat From Great Meadows 1896 Pyle, Howard(1853-1911 American) Lithograph Private Collection
Historical drawing, US_American history, 19th century, cotton being loaded onto sailing ships in the port of Savannah, Chatha...
Historical drawing, US_American history, 19th century, cotton being loaded onto sailing ships in the port of Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, USA, around 1860
Tombstones mark the burial sites of American soldiers. Arlington National Cemetery is America's most sacred cemetery dedicate...
Tombstones mark the burial sites of American soldiers. Arlington National Cemetery is America's most sacred cemetery dedicated to her military dead, located on the former estate of General Robert E. Lee.
American military cemetery at Omaha Beach near Colleville sur Mer, Normandy, France, Europe
Historical scene, US_American history, 18th century, Sir Alexander Cumming, a delegate of the British government on the way t...
Historical scene, US_American history, 18th century, Sir Alexander Cumming, a delegate of the British government on the way to the Cherokee Indians, April 1730
Historical Reenactment, Daniel Boone Homestead, Brigade of American Revolution, Continental Army Infantry
Actors portray early American settlers traveling by covered wagon at the Interpretive Center, Oregon Trail, Oregon.
William Penn Statue in a park, Welcome Park, Independence National Historical Park, Old City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
The Golden Gate San Francisco California in 1870s From American Pictures Drawn With Pen And Pencil by Rev Samuel Manning circ...
The Golden Gate San Francisco California in 1870s From American Pictures Drawn With Pen And Pencil by Rev Samuel Manning circa 1880
Henry Ford 1863-1947 with reporters on December 2 1915 the year he sponsored the Ford Peace Ship mission to end World War I. ...
Henry Ford 1863-1947 with reporters on December 2 1915 the year he sponsored the Ford Peace Ship mission to end World War I. LC-DIG-ggbain-20519_DUPE
Paper refuse after heavy trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Oct. 10, 1974. The day saw its best monthly gain since Ger...
Paper refuse after heavy trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Oct. 10, 1974. The day saw its best monthly gain since Gerald Ford became president on August 9, 1974.
President Lyndon Johnson with United Nations Secretary General U Thant. LBJ was in New York for the installation ceremonies f...
President Lyndon Johnson with United Nations Secretary General U Thant. LBJ was in New York for the installation ceremonies fro Archbishop Terence Cooke. April 4, 1968.
WORLD WAR II (1939-1945). U.S. team carrying out the work of destruction of laboratories which conducted research on the atom...
WORLD WAR II (1939-1945). U.S. team carrying out the work of destruction of laboratories which conducted research on the atomic bomb dropped on Japan (12 December 1945).
Sedan Crater at the Nevada Test Site. On July 6, 1962 a 100 kiloton nuclear explosion 635 feet underground displaced 12 milli...
Sedan Crater at the Nevada Test Site. On July 6, 1962 a 100 kiloton nuclear explosion 635 feet underground displaced 12 million tons of earth. The crater was 320 feet deep with 1,280 diameter.
The Friendship of Salem Tall Ship, which is a replica of a 1797 East Indiaman ship. Located at Salem Maritime National Histor...
The Friendship of Salem Tall Ship, which is a replica of a 1797 East Indiaman ship. Located at Salem Maritime National Historic Site, which was the first National Historic Site in the National Park System. Located in Salem, Massachusetts USA
Yaha Hajo - Chief of the Creek Nation by Charles Bird King from Pablo Prints, lithograph, (1785-1862), Private Collection
Wall Street is virtually deserted in front of the US Sub-treasury building, following Governor Herbert Lehman's proclamation ...
Wall Street is virtually deserted in front of the US Sub-treasury building, following Governor Herbert Lehman's proclamation that all banking transactions in the state are being suspended for two days. March 4, 1933.
St. Philip´s in the Hills Church, architect Josias Joesler, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, United States of America, North Ame...
St. Philip´s in the Hills Church, architect Josias Joesler, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, United States of America, North America
Jose Antonio Paez, chief of the Venezuelan army and government, 1822. Spanish- American wars of independence, Venezuela, 19th...
Jose Antonio Paez, chief of the Venezuelan army and government, 1822. Spanish- American wars of independence, Venezuela, 19th century.
Front, steel engraving of a friendly encounter between whites and Indians, historical share, Water Supply Loan, City of Provi...
Front, steel engraving of a friendly encounter between whites and Indians, historical share, Water Supply Loan, City of Providence, State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Rhode Island, USA, 1936
Man Playing Bass Fiddle,A man plays the bass fiddle during Lewis and Clark Heritage Days in St. Charles, Missouri. The two ex...
Man Playing Bass Fiddle,A man plays the bass fiddle during Lewis and Clark Heritage Days in St. Charles, Missouri. The two explorers rendezvoused in St. Charles before departing on their legendary 1804 journey.
Statues at a war memorial, US Marine Corps War Memorial, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, USA
LA BARONESA DE KAULLA. Denunciada por la prensa francesa como espía de Alemania. En 1880 el general francés Ernest Courtot de...
LA BARONESA DE KAULLA. Denunciada por la prensa francesa como espía de Alemania. En 1880 el general francés Ernest Courtot de Cissey fue acusado de tener relaciones con la Baronesa Kaula, quien se decía que era una espía de parte de Alemania, hecho que lo llevó a ser destituido del cargo. Grabado por Capuz. "La Ilustración Española y Americana", 1880. Coloreado.
The first passengers to cross the Atlantic leave Pan American's Dixie Clipper airplane in Lisbon, Portugal. The plane took of...
The first passengers to cross the Atlantic leave Pan American's Dixie Clipper airplane in Lisbon, Portugal. The plane took off from Port Washington, New York, 1939
President and Mrs. Kennedy en route to a private party on March 7, 1961. On the cold winter night, Jacqueline Kennedy wears a...
President and Mrs. Kennedy en route to a private party on March 7, 1961. On the cold winter night, Jacqueline Kennedy wears a mink coat.
POLLOCK, Jackson (1912-1956). Enchanted Forest. 1947. Action painting. Painting. ITALY. VENETO. Venice. Peggy Guggenheim Coll...
POLLOCK, Jackson (1912-1956). Enchanted Forest. 1947. Action painting. Painting. ITALY. VENETO. Venice. Peggy Guggenheim Collection.
Totem poles on the grounds of the University of British Columbia Museum of Anthropology, British Columbia, Canada
John Maxwell and the Bigelow Blue Stone Co. at Malden, Ulster Co. N.Y., quarried and cut deep blue sandstone. Due to its fine...
John Maxwell and the Bigelow Blue Stone Co. at Malden, Ulster Co. N.Y., quarried and cut deep blue sandstone. Due to its fine grain and durability it was used as a building stone. Hand colored lithograph shows tiles awaiting transport. 1875.
New York City Sanitation Department workers destroying marijuana in a lot on Cozine Avenue in Brooklyn New York. July 1958.
Flatiron Building, Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States of America, North America
President Roosevelt running an American steam-shovel at Culebra Cut, Panama Canal, on November 30, 1906.
PANAMA CANAL MURAL. ROOSEVELT ROTUNDA. AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY. MANHATTAN. NEW YORK. USA
Bolivia. Santa Cruz department. Colonial Church of San José de Chiquitos (Chiquitania). Old Jesuit Mission(1698). UNESCO Worl...
Bolivia. Santa Cruz department. Colonial Church of San José de Chiquitos (Chiquitania). Old Jesuit Mission(1698). UNESCO World Heritage Site. .
Mrs. Margaret Klein and Mrs. Marvin Blumenfeld, wearing gas masks, as they pass out a health bulletin, A WOMANS VIEW OF AIR P...
Mrs. Margaret Klein and Mrs. Marvin Blumenfeld, wearing gas masks, as they pass out a health bulletin, A WOMANS VIEW OF AIR POLLUTION at the Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis. 1966
Hillary Clinton visited Daw Aung San Suu Kyi at her house in Rangoon, Myanmar (Burma). December 2, 2011.
Cosa Nostra chieftains appeared before a Federal Grand Jury in Miami. Anthony 'Big Tuna' Accardo (left), the semi-retired hea...
Cosa Nostra chieftains appeared before a Federal Grand Jury in Miami. Anthony 'Big Tuna' Accardo (left), the semi-retired head of organized crime in Chicago, and Gaetano 'Big Tony' Ricci (right), the chief coordinator of Mafia activities between Chicago and New York arrive at court. April 9, 1969.
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, national memorial with the names of fallen US soldiers during the Vietnam War, Washington DC,...
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, national memorial with the names of fallen US soldiers during the Vietnam War, Washington DC, District of Columbia, United States of America, USA, PublicGround
Cueva de las Manos, Bajo Caracoles, Patagonia, Argentina.Prehistoric cliff paintings at Cueva de las Manos, in Patagonia.
First Nations culture, deserted kwakwaka´wakw Kwakiutl village Fallen totem pole, British Columbia, Canada
Sculpture celebrating the abolishment of slavery, Big Corn Island, Caribbean Sea, Nicaragua, Central America
Belva Lockwood (1830-1917), was a lawyer, politician and life long feminist. In 1879, she became the first women to be allowe...
Belva Lockwood (1830-1917), was a lawyer, politician and life long feminist. In 1879, she became the first women to be allowed to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court and ran for president in 1884 and 1888 on the ticket of the National Equal Rights Party.
United States of America, 20th century, First World War - Eat more corn, oats and rye products... Eat less wheat, meat, ... ....
United States of America, 20th century, First World War - Eat more corn, oats and rye products... Eat less wheat, meat, ... . Propaganda poster, illustration by L. N. Britton, 1917.
St. Thomas, Nevada - The pioneer town of St. Thomas was submerged under more than 50 feet of water in 1938 after Lake Mead fi...
St. Thomas, Nevada - The pioneer town of St. Thomas was submerged under more than 50 feet of water in 1938 after Lake Mead filled behind the newly-built Hoover Dam. More recently, drought in the American west has dramatically lowered the level of Lake Mead, exposing the foundations of many of the town's buildings.
Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945). 32th President of the United States. Bronze statue. Detail. Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memo...
Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945). 32th President of the United States. Bronze statue. Detail. Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial. Washington D.C. United States.
Japanese American men from Seattle, Washington sit outside a barracks during their four month stay at Puyallup Assembly Cente...
Japanese American men from Seattle, Washington sit outside a barracks during their four month stay at Puyallup Assembly Center in 1942. The Relocation Authority named the temporary internment facility, 'Camp Harmony.' The internees in turn named their barracks the 'The Waldorf Astoria.'
Statue of Revolutionary Patriot, Samuel Adams, 1722-1803, in front of historic Faneuil Hall, Boston, MA
Boston Massachusetts, the Liberty Tree in 1870s. From American Pictures Drawn With Pen And Pencil by Rev Samuel Manning circa...
Boston Massachusetts, the Liberty Tree in 1870s. From American Pictures Drawn With Pen And Pencil by Rev Samuel Manning circa 1880
The Malus_Beauregard House on the Chalmette Battlefield, site of Gen. Andrew Jackson´s victory over British troops in the Bat...
The Malus_Beauregard House on the Chalmette Battlefield, site of Gen. Andrew Jackson´s victory over British troops in the Battle of New Orleans in 1815, Chalmette, Louisiana, USA
El Osario, The Ossuary, Chichen Itza Archaeological Site, Chichen Itza, Yucatan State, Mexico
American Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania,United States of America,USA
Norway, County of Sor Trondelag, Trondheim, Leif Erikson´s statue Leiv Eiriksson, the supposed discoverer of the American con...
Norway, County of Sor Trondelag, Trondheim, Leif Erikson´s statue Leiv Eiriksson, the supposed discoverer of the American continent about 1000 year´s ago
This is a sepiatone close up of the Chrysler Building at sunset. It is the view from 42nd Street and 5th Avenue.
Teepee with Large Yellow Deer & Small Buffalo (From "Hawgone (Silver Horn)" Silverhorn (Native American 1861-1940) American H...
Teepee with Large Yellow Deer & Small Buffalo (From "Hawgone (Silver Horn)" Silverhorn (Native American 1861-1940) American History Newberry Library, Chicago
Ted Gempp, operator of the radio station at Alpine, N.J., at microphone in the control room of the station. 1948.
Petroglyphs carved into sandstone, representation of Fremont, Anasazi, Navajo and Anglo_Saxon cultures, prehistoric and histo...
Petroglyphs carved into sandstone, representation of Fremont, Anasazi, Navajo and Anglo_Saxon cultures, prehistoric and historic rock art, Newspaper Rock State Historic Monument and Recreation Site, San Juan County, Utah, United States of America, USA
HAYDEN PLANETARIUM. ROSE CENTER. AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY. MANHATTAN. NEW YORK. USA
Chief Justice Earl Warren is escorted through crowd of protestors carrying placards attacking the Supreme Court's 1963 ruling...
Chief Justice Earl Warren is escorted through crowd of protestors carrying placards attacking the Supreme Court's 1963 ruling (Abington School District v. Schempp) to prohibit prayer in U.S. public schools.
Detail of wagon in autumn at the Historical Henry Wick House, Morristown Park, New Jersey
Conductor says 'All Aboard' on Pearl Harbor Day Troop train reenactment from Los Angeles Union Station to San Diego
Indians, Indian Camp, army, John Grabill, ca 1890, Pine Ridge, South Dakota, war, John Grabill ca. 1890, wild west, Un
Rockingham Meeting House during the autumn months. Located in Rockingham, Vermont USA which is part of New England Notes: Als...
Rockingham Meeting House during the autumn months. Located in Rockingham, Vermont USA which is part of New England Notes: Also known as Old North Meeting House and First Church in Rockingham
Historical drawing, US_American history, 19th century, portrait of Jefferson Finis Davis, 1808 _ 1889, an American politician...
Historical drawing, US_American history, 19th century, portrait of Jefferson Finis Davis, 1808 _ 1889, an American politician, president of the Confederate States of America and leader of the southern states during the American Civil War
Massachusetts, Boston, Old State House, site along Freedom Trail, oldest public building in city, amid modern buildings, no l...
Massachusetts, Boston, Old State House, site along Freedom Trail, oldest public building in city, amid modern buildings, no left turn sign
Looking down Broadway towards Times Square, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States of America, North America
Washington entering Trenton New Jersey USA 1789 George Washington 1732-1799 First President of the United States From a 19th ...
Washington entering Trenton New Jersey USA 1789 George Washington 1732-1799 First President of the United States From a 19th century print engraved by J Rogers after M A Wageman
San Juan Gate, Old City Wall, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Old San Juan, San Juan, Puerto Rico, West Indies, Caribbean, United...
San Juan Gate, Old City Wall, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Old San Juan, San Juan, Puerto Rico, West Indies, Caribbean, United States of America, Central America
Nathanael Greene 1742-1786. American general during American Revolution. From painting by Alonzo Chappel
Wende Ruffin, daughter of James Ruffin who was killed in action during the Vietnam war, touches her father's name at the Viet...
Wende Ruffin, daughter of James Ruffin who was killed in action during the Vietnam war, touches her father's name at the Vietnam Memorial, Washington, DC. (model released)
Alexander Graham Bell, (1847-1922), Scottish-born American inventor, patented telephone, 1876. Picture published 1907
Reenactors Rowing Canoe,During Lewis and Clark Heritage Days in St. Charles, Missouri, historical reenactors row down the Mis...
Reenactors Rowing Canoe,During Lewis and Clark Heritage Days in St. Charles, Missouri, historical reenactors row down the Missouri River in a replica of one of the two dugout canoes Lewis and Clark used on their journey. The two explorers rendezvoused in St. Charles before depart
Brandenburg Gate, Quadriga, view from Reichtstag dome, background new american embassy, Berlin, Germany
Memorial for the European immigrants in the tourist alley Caminito in the dockland area La Boca, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sou...
Memorial for the European immigrants in the tourist alley Caminito in the dockland area La Boca, Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America
Woman looking at two television sets. One, similar to a set demonstrated at the 1939 New York World's fair, has a small scree...
Woman looking at two television sets. One, similar to a set demonstrated at the 1939 New York World's fair, has a small screen incased horizontally in a large wooden cabinet and is viewed from a reflective mirror. The other, now displayed 25 years later at the 1964 New York World's fair, is a large screened color television.
Historical scene, US_American history, 19th century, Trent Affair or Mason and Slidell Affair in 1861, the ship USS San Jacin...
Historical scene, US_American history, 19th century, Trent Affair or Mason and Slidell Affair in 1861, the ship USS San Jacinto stopping the British mail steamer Trent on the Bahama Channel
Bill Clinton Giving Announcements of New Staff. Distinguished guests look on as US President Bill Clinton announces positions...
Bill Clinton Giving Announcements of New Staff. Distinguished guests look on as US President Bill Clinton announces positions in the government for Richard Holbrooke and Bill Richardson.
Artwork depicting a pair of turkeys, from a copy of the Code of Florence General History of the Things of New Spain by Fra Be...
Artwork depicting a pair of turkeys, from a copy of the Code of Florence General History of the Things of New Spain by Fra Bernardino de Sahagun, Manuscript in Spanish and Nahuati, mid-16th Century.
Burning of the Lebanon Valley Bridge, on the Schuylkill River near Reading, Pennsylvania, by rioting strikers on 22 July, dur...
Burning of the Lebanon Valley Bridge, on the Schuylkill River near Reading, Pennsylvania, by rioting strikers on 22 July, during the Great Railroad Strike of 1877.
Sightseeing boats and official escorts follow the towing of the Spruce Goose in Long Beach, California
Gerald Ford at a Cabinet meeting during his first month as President. L-R: Henry Kissinger, Secy. of State, Pres. Ford, James...
Gerald Ford at a Cabinet meeting during his first month as President. L-R: Henry Kissinger, Secy. of State, Pres. Ford, James Schlesinger, Defense Secy. Aug. 26, 1974.
Antenna tower from which the first radar signal aimed at the moon was received back, two and a half seconds after it was sent...
Antenna tower from which the first radar signal aimed at the moon was received back, two and a half seconds after it was sent. The project was lead Radar engineer John H. DeWitt, Director of the Evans Signal Laboratory of the U.S. Army at Belmar, N.J. in 1946.
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft lift off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The Dragon spacecraft complete...
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft lift off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The Dragon spacecraft completed two orbits, then splashed down in the Pacific Ocean. SpaceX is the first commercial company to successfully return a spacecraft from orbit. Dec. 8, 2010.
Mesa Verde National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Colorado, United States of America, North America
W. Heston giving an intravenous injection to mice. Heston, around 1944, studied pulmonary tumors and heredity in mice with an...
W. Heston giving an intravenous injection to mice. Heston, around 1944, studied pulmonary tumors and heredity in mice with an attempt to localize tumor susceptibility to specific genes
Secretary of the Treasury Andrew Mellon, (1855-1937) secretary of the Treasury (1921?32) who reformed the tax structure of th...
Secretary of the Treasury Andrew Mellon, (1855-1937) secretary of the Treasury (1921?32) who reformed the tax structure of the U.S. government in the 1920s. 1926 Portrait.
Hanna furnaces of the Great Lakes Steel Corporation, Detroit, Michigan. The tank stores gas from the coke oven. Square buildi...
Hanna furnaces of the Great Lakes Steel Corporation, Detroit, Michigan. The tank stores gas from the coke oven. Square building and extension in middle ground is where coal is fed to the coke oven.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the joint congressional resolution declaring war with Japan at 4:10 PM, Dec. 8, 1941. S...
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the joint congressional resolution declaring war with Japan at 4:10 PM, Dec. 8, 1941. Standing L-R: Rep. Sol Bloom, Luther Johnson, timing the signing, Charles Eaton , Joseph Martin, Vice President Henry Wallace, Speaker Sam Rayburn, John McCormack, Massachusetts, and Senator Charles McNary. FDR wears a black arm in mourning for his recently deceased mother, Sara Delano Roosevelt.
Nohoch Mul Pyramid, Mayan ruins of Coba, Quintana Roo state, Mayan Riviera, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
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