United States Historic photos, documents, and people

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Mark Twain liked to entertain and be entertained, but his 70th birthday party was truly an evening to be remembered. Thrown by Colonel George Harvey, the editor of Harper’s Weekly, at Delmonico’s Resta

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Clemens with kittens and the Little Girl’s Family, Norwegian Shanty Town, Great Falls, Montana. Photographed by James Pond, July 31, 1895. In the summer of 1895, Twain crossed the northern tier of stat

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Accession No.: 06_10_001929 Subject: Narragansett (R.I.) Front Caption: Dunes Club, Narragansett Pier, R. I. Publishing information: Pub. by Berger Bros., Providence, R. I. Format: postcard BPL Collect

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North Coast Limited in Bozeman Pass, Montana, at this scenic pass near Bozeman, Montana, westbound Northern Pacific trains enter the Rockies to pass a total of 28 mountain ranges en route to the Pacif

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Plaque identifies the cork oak tree planted and dedicated by the Hon. Ben Laney, Governor of Arkansas, at exercises on the State Capitol grounds in Little Rock. The Governor planting the cork tree. Ark

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President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Vice-President-elect Harry S. Truman, and Vice-President Henry Wallace in a car. President Roosevelt is returning to the Capitol from Union Station during a downpour of

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about 8 years

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The Roosevelt family in the East Room of the White House. Back Row (L-R): Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr.; John Roosevelt; John Boettiger Middle Row (L-R): Eleanor Roosevelt; Sara D. Roosevelt; Franklin D.

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President Roosevelt signs Social Security Act, at approximately 3:30 pm EST on 14 August 1935. Standing with Roosevelt are Rep. Robert Doughton (D-NC); unknown person in shadow; Sen. Robert Wagner (D-N

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Did you know that in the a few mountain towns, the libraries would come to you on horseback? This photo from 1940 in Hindman, Kentucky shows the "Bookwomen" ready to head up in to the mountains to do t

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