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Washington, D.C., April 22, 1971 Viet Nam veterans, who are opposed to the war in Viet Nam, demonstrate on the steps of the Supreme Court Building.

Women and children demonstrate in front of the Capitol against the Vietnam War, Washington DC, June, 22, 1972

Mount St Helen's volcanic eruption; Washington State; USA 1980

Fishers of Men - Royal Style New Helicopter Rescue Device -- The scoop net brings a 'rescued' man alongside the helicopter cabin. The Royal Navy has taken to 'fishing nets' to save life at sea. A new scoop net used in rescue operations is capable of lifting a person out of the water as a helicopter moves overhead at walking pace. Not only does this ***** possibility of further ***** or unconscious ***** a disadvantage of the ***** rescue by harness but it is ***** useful if raising people *****

***** Telescope Presented to Royal Observatory. The most ***** reflecting telescope ever installed at the Royal Observatory Greenwich. ***** there were so eager to bring TT into immediate *****, have been using it for several weeks before its formal hiding the donor, Mr. W.J. Yapp. The official acceptance of ***** took place on June 2nd., by the first lord of the admiraly, Sir Bolton Eyres - Monsell. Adjustments being made on the new telescope. July 01, 1934. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agen

Japanese Pow (Sydney). October 13, 1945. (Photo by Official Photograph U.S. Navy).;Japanese Pow (Sydney).

Patterned By Huge TNT Blast -- The earth shoots skyward in this unusual pattern, May 229 as Army engineers detonate 160 tons of TNT in the most powerful non-atomic explosion in history on desert of western Utah. May 28, 1951. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

Service personnel carry rockets from jeep to launching platform. November 16, 1949.

300 Teams Take Part In Hindenburgh Route March -- This year, for the first time, the Nazi Storm Troops organisation undertook the a arrangements for the Hindenburg route march which has been undertaken by the Sport-Club Komet since 1905. All records for entrants were broken and nearly 300 teams set off on the 35 km. long track. In Postfenn in the Grunewald entrants had to pass through a 500m, long stretch of tear gas and mist which they braved masks. May 27, 1938. (Photo by Sport & General Press

Carillon Bells Arrive -- Here workmen are shown, at left, completing the unloading of the 55 British made Carillon Bells. In the centre the ten ton Churchill bell can be seen. Synchronization of these chimes is so true that the slightest jar on the part of those transporting them could ruin their tune. November 4, 1947. (Photo by Wide World Photos).

World's Largest Telescope -- John L. Thomas, treasurer of the Corning glass works, contemplates the world's largest piece of glass, the 200-inch telescope disc now being prepared for shipment from corning to California. February 22, 1936. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

World's First Hydrogen Bomb Victim -- The scene in a Tokyo Hospital as Kuboyama is being given medical treatment. Aikichi Kuboyama, one of the 23 Japanese fishermen who were showered with radioactive ashes near Bikini waters last March when the U.S. made an H-Bomb tests has just died as the result of this test, and now the Japanese Government are asking for compensation from the U.S. for the family of Kuboyama. September 24, 1954.

Gas Explosion Injures Five -- Firemen battle flames after gasoline from a broken line exploded at nearby Lawndale today, injuring five persons, three seriously. Officers cud the explosion occurred when workmen on a sewer repair gang broke a six-inch under-ground gasoline line. A store was destroyed by the resulting fire And a house was partially burned. Windows throughout the area were broken end utility wires were ripped down. December 29, 1952. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

Designed For Living, Space Living That Is -- This space suit was shown scientists from 12 nations attending the third international Astronautical Congress at Stuttgart, Germany recently. The scientists discussed pooling their designs for space travel and this suit was one of many innovations presented. September 4, 1952. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

One of the 13 bells being unloaded from the steamship Excalibur at Jersey City, New Jersey. In background is the skyline of New York City. Thirteen replicas of the Liberty Bell, the first shipment of 52 to be used in connection with the Independence Savings Bond campaign of the U.S. Treasury Department, arrived recently (April 21, 1950) in the United States from Annecy, France, where they were cast. During the 6-week campaign, which begins May 15, 1950 and ends July 4, 1950, the bells will be ex

89R - Monte Bello Atomic Bomb Test. November 11, 1952.

Egyptian Paratroopers Stage First Mandeuvers Captain Steimel (right, first name not available), German Instructor, runs to the waiting aircraft with an Egyptian paratrooper, during the first manoeuvres of the newly created Egyptian paratroop unit, November 29th. A Dakota aircraft of the Egyptian Royal Air Force took off from the Almaza Military Airport, with four Egyptian parachutists during the manoeuvres and later the parachutists baled out over a field. German experts who for several months h

Aid For Sunken Sub Crew Rushed From New York -- Navy men loading equipment aboard the U.S. Navy tug Sagamore at the Brooklyn Navy Yard today as the Sagamore was readied for a trip to Portsmouth, N.H., southeast of which the submarine Squalus sank today. The Sagamore was towing pontoons and carrying other equipment which she used in rescue work when the S-4 sank off Provincingtown, Mass. May 23, 1939. (Photo by by Wide World Photo).

Bomber's clothing..5 Leather 5 - He puts on fleecy-lined earlier suit. Boots are pliable leather, fleece-lined. September 12, 1950.;Bomber's clothing..5 Leather 5 - He puts on fleecy-lined earlier suit. Boots are pliable leather, fleece-lined.

Japanese Pow (Sydney). October 13, 1945. (Photo by Official Photograph U.S. Navy).;Japanese Pow (Sydney).

Dressed For High Flying - Feaf Bomber Command, Japan -- With his head covered by a fur perka reminiscent of the men of the great Northwest, 1st Lt. Carl L. Hinchey, 1207 Grand St., Duncan, Okla., a U.S. Air Force B-29 Superfort pilot with the 98th Bomb Wing in Japan, is ready, in his protective clothing, for another high altitude bombing attack against Communist targets in North Korea. Because the Superforts sometimes bomb from high altitudes, the hazard of sub-zero weather at such levels adds t

This is The Falcon -- This is the falcon... The air-to-air missile which tracks down and destroys its target... The American air force recently released details of their latest air-to air missile - the falcon. designed to destroy enemy bombers long before they reach their targets. Described as the only missile with a brain of its own, the Falcon will, once its target has been pointed out, follow the target until it is destroyed. The six-foot, 100lb falcon is to be supplied to fighter interceptor

Pilotless Bombers En Route For Germany A view of the ***** Matador in launching position. The U.S. Air Force Martina-Matador-equiped pilotless bomber planes are now ***** way to Western Germany for a tour of ***** having left their training site at ***** recently. The first two Matador- ***** force pilotless bomber squadrons ***** recently transferred to the tactical command. March 21, 1954. (Photo by Paul Popper).

His Bayonet replaced by a wire cutter, this masked soldier of the 4th infantry Brigade forced a way through a fence at Seymour to allow supporting troops to dash to the front line. April 26, 1937.

A Giant Visitor -- From Out Of The Clouds: Greeted by the wild cheers of enthusiastic spectators and the whir of airplane propellers, the stately R-100, Newest dirigible king of the Atlantic, Gracefully points its nose toward the new $1,000,000 Mooring-Mast especially constructed in her new world. This view, taken from the ground, shows the giant visitor just before actual contact with the mast had been established by means of the land and aerial cables which had been hocked together. January 8,

USA, New York City, Coney Island, Steeplechase Park

Jordan, close up of cactus with city view behind

Brazil, Sao Paulo, skyscraper

USA, General Motors model F7 locomotive, 4500 H.P. diesel

England, Chapel of the Knights of the garter

USA, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Telescope in Allegheny Observatory at University of Pittsburgh

USA, California, Los Angeles, Broadway from 7th Street

Egypt, Giza, Aeroplane flying over Giza Pyramids

Sea gulls flying over shrimp on boat

USA, New York City, Queensboro Bridge, traffic

USA, New York City, street scene

Iceland, Reykjavik, harbor

Guatemala, Antigua, farmer's market

USA, New York City, Times Square, night

USA, North Carolina, three miles below Ridgecrest, Southern Railway freight train crossing Blue Ridge Mountains, just before entering Licklog Tunnel

USA, New York State, New York City, 56th Street and Park Avenue Tulips in center strip

USA, New York City, Coney Island, people in queue to baths

Low angle view of oil well

South Africa, Kimberley, De Beers Diamond Mines, tailings dump

Rear view of old fashion Ford

USA, New York State, New York City, Empire State Building in heavy lightning

USA, California, San Francisco, Golden Gate Bridge

photograph (1895) of the Hotel de Ville, City Hall, in Paris, France

LZ 18 Zeppelin - Naval Airship L2 - Crashing to ground with the loss of 27 lives. The largest zeppelin ever built at 160 metres long. Launched September 9th 1913, only to crash on 17th October of the same year. Date: 1913

Titanic leaving Southampton on the 10th April 1912. 1912

The surrealist artist, Salvador Dali (1904-1989), was photographed with a statuette of the Madonna and Child during a visit to London in 1959. At the time Fleur Cowles was writing a book about him. Date: 03/06/1959

African American men at a Black Muslim demonstration carrying placards with portrait of Patrice Lumumba, Premier of Congo. Lumumba was executed on Jan. 17, 1961. Both the US and Belgian were acting to kill Lumumba, with the Belgians succeeding assisted by Congolese partners.

Plastic protective outfit filled with compressed air. It was designed to protect British Atomic energy workers against radioactive dust and particles. Oct. 21, 1954.

Cuban rebel soldiers, leaving Santiago de Cuba for Matanzas. Shortly after Fidel Castro's victorious entry into Havana, his rebels began the transition to become the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces. Jan. 20, 1959.

Future Emperor Haile Selassie (left) with Emperor Lidi Yassou, Emperor (center) and Iere Binu (a.k.a. Fataouarri Burow), ca. 1920s. Iere Biru was called back from disgrace for corruption during the Second Italo-Ethiopian War in 1935-36.

Seabrezze Regatta sand sailing on Daytona Beach, Florida. Daytona's wide beach of smooth, compacted sand attracted vehicles of all types. May 19, 1946.

Worker painting the Eiffel Tower. Working without a safety harness he precariously straddles steel beams. The tower is being repainted in three colors: Yellow-Orange on top, Yellow -brown in the middle, and dark yellow at bottom. March 28, 1953.

President Richard Nixon (left) and Canadian Prime Minister Elliott Trudeau in his Parliament Hill office. April 14, 1972.

Ford test engineer looks at automobile part under polarized light to see where greatest stress occurs. Ford Motor Company, Dearborn Michigan, 1966. Photo: John G. Zimmerman Archive/Courtesy Everett Collection

Computer art performed by engineer Paul Kopel at Bell Telephone Labs in New Jersey, 1968. Photo: John G. Zimmerman Archive/Courtesy Everett Collection

Howard Hughes emerging from an airplane cockpit on his arrival at Newark Airport 7 hours and 28 minutes after leaving from Los Angeles. Hughes averaged a record-breaking speed of 332 miles per hour over the 2 490 mile flight. January 19 1937. LC-USZ62-124392

Three coal miners of the Lorain Coal & Dock Company, Lorado, West Virginia, 1918.

Four workers riding on a large casing section of pipe suspended from cable as it is moved into position during construction (1933-42) of the Grand Coulee Dam, Washington.

Reactor vessel inside the containment building raised into position at Baltimore Gas and Electric's Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant. Ca. 1971.

Alice Evans (1881-1975), bacteriologist who identified a bacterial infection carried by cows that caused undulating fever in humans in 1918. Her work was initially rejected, cut confirmed by others in the late 1920's and resulted in laws requiring milk pasteurization.

Pele (b. 1940), the Brazilian soccer player in 1965, at the height of his long career which included three World Cup championships.

Crowd at the pier sees off the S.S. ANGELO, of the Wilson Line steamship line, leaving Oslo, Norway, with emigrants for America. Ca. 1905.

Greek immigrants, all men, embarking in small boat for asteamer that will take them to America. Patras, Greece. Ca. 1910.

Sharecropper Bud Fields and his family at home. Hale County, Alabama. Published in the book, 'Let Us Now Praise Famous Men'. photograph by Walker Evans, 1936.

Wild West. Das-Luca, Skro-Kit, Shus-El-Day: White Mountain Apaches posed with rifles, 1909

Safety sign in a coal mine, photograph circa 1908-1919.

Power house mechanic working on steam pump. Photo by Lewis Hine, 1920.

What's left of Big Foot's band. Miniconjou (children and adults)--many are looking away from camera--in a tepee camp, probably on or near Pine Ridge Reservation. Pine Ridge, South Dakota. Photo by John C. Grabill. 1891

The Goliah, at Wadsworth, Big Bend of Truckee River, Albumen print, photo by Alfred A. Hart, 1868

Heebe-tee-tse of the Shoshone Nation. Ca 1899

Brig. Gen. James A. Garfield, officer of the Federal Army, Sept. 19, 1863

Frank Villanello, 21 Greenwich Avenue, Father's shoe-shine stand, New York City, photograph by Lewis Wickes Hine, July, 1910

Puerto Rico. Sugar cane workers resting at the noon hour, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. Photograph by Jack Delano, 1941.

Main Street. The marquee of the Strand theater, showing LIFE BEGINS FOR HARDY, Amsterdam, New York, photograph by John Collier, October, 1941.

Football, Sioux Native American football team, circa 1910s.

The Chicago Theater, constructed in 1921, photograph shows the sign and the Page Brothers building to the right, 175 North State Street, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1990s.

Technicians viewing the Apollo spacecraft where three flight crew members died during a launch simulation test, Cape Canaveral, Florida, 1967.

San Francisco, Aftermath of Earthquake and fire, The wrecked Hibernia Bank Building, 4/24/06

ROBERT E. PEARY-Commanter of the expedition to the North Pole, (1902-1905).

RICHARD NIXON-President Nixon responds to a cheering young Republican crowd at their leadership conference in a Washington hotel, Washington, D.C. 2/28/74

Ray Bradbury at NASA control room, 1979.

The newly built Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary receives official approval. From left: San Francisco Mayor Angelo Rossi, Attorney General Homer S. Cummings, Warden James A. Johnston, Police Chief William J. Quinn, San Francisco, August 20, 1934

The Statue of Liberty, Bedloe's Island, New York City, circa 1936

Migrant Mother, portrait of Florence Owens Thompson, and children, by Dorothea Lange for the Farm Security Administration, Nipomo, California, 1936.

WINCHESTER, ENG: Joseph P. Kennedy (center), U.S. Ambassador to Britain, walking with Lord Mottistone (left), Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire, and the Very Rev. Dr. E.G. Selwyn (right, partly obscured) Dean of Winchester, 7/18/38.

Photo illustrates how Helen Keller (left) 'hears' her instructor, Anne Sullivan by feeling the vibrations of her lips.

Amelia Earhart in her Lockheed L-10E Electra prepares for 27,000 mile globe flight, Alameda, CA, 1937

January 8, 1972-- Miami, FLA-- Stewardesses who were aboard the Pacific Northwest Airlines Boeing 727 which was hijacked on a flight from San Francisco to Los Angeles January 8, and forced to fly to Cuba after a fuel stop in Tampa, are shown as they leave the plane as they arrived in Miami January 7.

Albert Einstein

Skyscrapers of New York City at night

Photograph taken in Grand Central Station, New York City. Photographed by John Collier. Dated 1941

On March 3rd, Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain), and Princess Margaret attended the National Pony Show at the Royal Agricultural Hall. They are seen in this picture watching the children's competitions, Princess Margaret obviously very thrilled.

World War 1 - Grenadier Guards marching up to the Hohenzollern Bridge during their occupation of Cologne.

Police on guard at a barricade in Berlin. General civil strife in Berlin arose as the anarchy following the collapse of the Imperial Government in 1918.

Linotype is being set to print a newspaper in Paris (typesetters and compositors are at their machines. Circa 1900-1910

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