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Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: Drummer Boys of the 61st New York Infantry During the Civil War

Drummer Boys of the 61st New York Infantry During the Civil War
(Original Caption) Picture shows the Drummer Boys of the 61st New York Infantry

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: Big Foot Lying in Snow Near Soldiers

Big Foot Lying in Snow Near Soldiers
(Original Caption) "Big Foot, " the leader of the Sioux tribe, lies frozen on the battlefield of Wounded Knee, South Dakota

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: Pilot Receiving Pointers Before Takeoff

Pilot Receiving Pointers Before Takeoff
Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin Davis talks to Lieutenant Charles Dryden (in cockpit) before he takes off in a P-40 Warhawk at an army air base

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: Fight or Buy Bonds Poster by Howard Chandler Christy

Fight or Buy Bonds Poster by Howard Chandler Christy
(Original Caption) Woman lofting an American flag to rally on the troops in this poster advertising World War I Liberty Bonds

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: Prisoner-of-War Medal

Prisoner-of-War Medal
The U.S. Prisoner-of-War medal, issued to American POWs

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: Over the Top for You Liberty Loan Poster by Sidney H. Reisenberg

Over the Top for You Liberty Loan Poster by Sidney H. Reisenberg
(Original Caption) World War I poster for the Third Liberty Loan- "Over the Top For You. Bus U.S. Government Bonds." Undated illustraton. BPA2# 5572

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: Battle of Concord

Battle of Concord
Along with the Battle of Lexington, Concord was the opening skirmish of the American War of Independence. Colonists chase British soldiers across a bridge

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: Engraving of the Battle of Lexington After Alonzo Chappel

Engraving of the Battle of Lexington After Alonzo Chappel
American colonists and British soldiers exchange fire at the Battle of Lexington, the first skirmish int the US War of Independence

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: Occupation of New York by Revolutionary Troops

Occupation of New York by Revolutionary Troops
Occupation of NY by Amer Troops

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: President Roosevelt with Military Leaders and Diplomats

President Roosevelt with Military Leaders and Diplomats
The U.S. leaders sit in the President's villa in Casablanca for a meeting with the British. Left to right, seated: Chief of Staff General George C. Marshall, President Franklin D

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: 1918 McClure's Magazine Cover by Neysa McMein

1918 McClure's Magazine Cover by Neysa McMein
McClure's Win-the-War magazine with an American soldier in uniform, March 1918

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: American Soldiers on the Western Front

American Soldiers on the Western Front
(Original Caption) Action photograph along the western front of men in the 23rd infantry of the second division firing a 37-mm gun at German position in France during World War I. April 3, 1918

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: Amputee Soldier Watching Parade

Amputee Soldier Watching Parade
A soldier whose leg was amputated due to a war injury watches the victory parade of the 369th infantry in New York, 1919

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: Ship of Soldiers Returning Home from World War I

Ship of Soldiers Returning Home from World War I
Soldiers on the USS Agamemnon cheer as they return home from battles in France. The deck of the ship is crowded with cheering soldiers. Hoboken, New Jersey, ca. 1919

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: Inaugural Parade for Franklin Roosevelt

Inaugural Parade for Franklin Roosevelt
As the newly inaugurated president of the United States, Franklin D

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: Raising National Recovery Administration Flag

Raising National Recovery Administration Flag
A group of prominent New Yorkers attend a dedication ceremony and flag raising at the new National Recovery Administration state headquarters in Manhattan

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: Presenting National Recovery Administration Trade Code

Presenting National Recovery Administration Trade Code
At a presentation in Manhattan, Grover Whalen (right), Chairman of the Retail Code Authority, accepts the new retail fair trade code from the State Director of the National Emergency Council

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: Soldiers Disembark

Soldiers Disembark
Some of Uncle Sam's 55, 000 sailors maneuvering in Hawaii with the fleet, come ashore at America's mid ocean metropolis on leave in the shadow of the US. Coast Guard Gutter Itasca

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: Wedding in Crowded Cathedral

Wedding in Crowded Cathedral
In the crowded Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Mary Curley, daughter of Massachusetts Governor James Curley, marries Lieutenant Colonel Edward C. Donnelly, a Boston advertising man

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: Military Officer

Military Officer
Virginia Beach, Virginia: Cavalier Golf Course at Virginia Beach. Undated photograph

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: Latin American Military Leaders Visiting Roosevelt

Latin American Military Leaders Visiting Roosevelt
The U.S. War Department has invited military leaders from Latin American nations to visit American military establishments. During their stay, they visited President Roosevelt at the White House

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: 47th Platoon, Wake Island, 1941

47th Platoon, Wake Island, 1941

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: Dedication Ceremony of National Gallery of Art

Dedication Ceremony of National Gallery of Art
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt dedicates the $15-million National Gallery of Art during a ceremony

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: Employees Waving American Flags at Plant Dedication

Employees Waving American Flags at Plant Dedication
(Original Caption) 6/16/1941-Tacony, PA: Employees of Henry Disston & Sows Inc. proudly wave their flags as they view the dedication of the U. S. A

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: American Officers Meeting with Japanese to Surrender

American Officers Meeting with Japanese to Surrender
Major General Edward P. King (second from left) discusses preliminary terms of surrender on Bataan with Japanese officers following battles along Bataan and Corregidor

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: Jockeying for Position

Jockeying for Position
Marines march through tropical jungles on Guadalcanal, getting into position for their attack on Japs entrenched on the Matanikou River

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: Tuskegee Airmen Reading Map

Tuskegee Airmen Reading Map
Cadets at the Negro Training Center examine a map before taking off in a biplane for a training exercise. The pilots would later be known as the "Tuskegee Airmen"

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: Pilot on Wing of Fighter Plane

Pilot on Wing of Fighter Plane
Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin Davis talks to Lieutenant Charles W. Dryden before he takes off

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: Roosevelt and Churchill at Morocco with Staff

Roosevelt and Churchill at Morocco with Staff
(Original Caption) 1943-Casablanca, Morocco: President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill (seated) pose with their staffs after historic allied conference at Casablanca

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: Supervisor Inspecting Mustard Gas Canisters

Supervisor Inspecting Mustard Gas Canisters
A supervisor inspects mustard gas warheads at an unidentified arsenal

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: Roosevelt and Churchill Meeting with Officers

Roosevelt and Churchill Meeting with Officers
U.S. President Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Churchill and the high-ranking military officers who moved for the unconditional surrender of the Axis powers

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: Servicemen in Zoot Suit Riots

Servicemen in Zoot Suit Riots
(Original Caption) 6/11/1943-Watts, California- Armed with clubs, pipes and bottles

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: American Soldiers in Landing Craft

American Soldiers in Landing Craft
American soldiers, packed aboard a landing craft, get ready for battle on Sicily. | Location: Near Sicily, Italy

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: Just After Americans Took Rendova Island

Just After Americans Took Rendova Island
Interpreters of the U.S. Army decipher papers found on a wounded Japanese officer. | Location: Rendova Island, Solomon Islands

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: Crew of the Flying Fortress Nora

Crew of the Flying Fortress Nora
The crew of the flying fortress Nora hold up six fingers to tell how many German planes they have shot down. The NoraBoeing B-17 Flying Fortress

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: Hollywood Stars with Map

Hollywood Stars with Map
There are about 150 movie stars entertaining servicemen over the holidays. Here is a group of them showing where they have been sent by the Hollywood Victory Committee and the USO

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: Black Pilots Sharing Stories

Black Pilots Sharing Stories
Pilots from the all-black fighter squadron share stories after a raid. The pilots are (from left to right): Lt. Herbert Clark, Lt. Robert Roberts, Lt. Willie Fuller, Lt. William Campbell, Lt

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: Eleanor Roosevelt Visiting Wounded Soldier

Eleanor Roosevelt Visiting Wounded Soldier
Private Noel Player, of North Vernon, Indiana, chats with First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. He cannot see her because of bandages and shade made necessary by an eye injury

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: Bob Hope Signing Autograph for Soldiers

Bob Hope Signing Autograph for Soldiers
(Original Caption) 7/1/1944-Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides- Bob Hope signs autographs for some of the 1000 servicemen who met his plane at the Pekoa Airfield

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: American Soldiers Crossing a River

American Soldiers Crossing a River
American soldiers cross a river on the island of Bougainville carrying artillery shells on their way back to the front

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: U.S. Paratroopers Landing on Noemfoor Island

U.S. Paratroopers Landing on Noemfoor Island
American paratroopers float down on Noemfoor Island in Indonesia to take part in the capture of the Japanese-controlled island. | Location: Noemfoor Island, Indonesia

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: American Soldier Holding Japanese Infant

American Soldier Holding Japanese Infant
(Original Caption) 7/20/1944-Saipan Island: This tiny Jap baby being held by an American soldier, was one of the few survivors of "Death Valley

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: U.S. Troops Marching on Champs-Elysees

U.S. Troops Marching on Champs-Elysees
(Original Caption) 9/1944-Paris, France: View of U.S. troops marching down the Champs Elysees, with the Arc de Triomphe in background. BPA2 #5658

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: American Soldiers Crossing Border of France and Belgium

American Soldiers Crossing Border of France and Belgium
American soldiers cross the France-Belgium border mark during World War II. | Location: Border of France and Belgium

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: American Soldier Eating Food Along Road in Belgium

American Soldier Eating Food Along Road in Belgium
United States Army First Lieutenant Francis P. Kelly of Chicago, Illinois, eats his ration of food on a snow covered wall in Belgium as his outfit pushes into Germany during World War II

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: Soldiers Storming a Beach

Soldiers Storming a Beach
U.S. soldiers storm a beach on Iwo Jima during the Battle of Iwo Jima

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: American Soldier Writing on Sign in Belgium

American Soldier Writing on Sign in Belgium
American soldier Charles Stapleton, of Los Angeles, California, changes a German sign in the Belgian town of St. Vith to read "Los Angeles City Limits" during World War II. | Location: St

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: President Roosevelt Meeting with Military Leaders

President Roosevelt Meeting with Military Leaders
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt confers with military leaders aboard a warship enroute to the Crimea Conference. From left to right: Fleet Admiral E.J. King, Fleet Admiral William D

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: The Quincy Agreement

The Quincy Agreement
King Ibn Sa'ud of Saudi Arabia converses with President Franklin Delano Roosevelt aboard the USS Quincy at the Great Bitter Lake in the Suez Canal, Egypt, 14th February 1945

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: German Women and Troops in Holstum

German Women and Troops in Holstum
(Original Caption) Two German women make their way over rubble in Holstum, Germany during mopping up operations after American captured the town

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: Doberman Watching over Sleeping American Marine

Doberman Watching over Sleeping American Marine
"Butch, " a Doberman pinscher war dog for the 5th Marine Division of the United States, stands guard as his partner, Pvt

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: Leatherneck's Want Ernie's Autograph

Leatherneck's Want Ernie's Autograph
Genial Ernie Pyle, United Press War Correspondent, as he boards a Fifth Fleet Transport for the trip to Okinawa. Here, Ernie autographs a cap for a grinning leatherneck

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: Funeral for President Roosevelt

Funeral for President Roosevelt
The funeral procession for President Franklin Roosevelt ends at the White House after it began at Union Station. The President died of a cerebral hemorrhage at his home in Warm Springs, Georgia

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: Funeral for President Roosevelt

Funeral for President Roosevelt
The late President Franklin Delano Roosevelt is laid to rest in the rose garden of his Hyde Park estate. Mourners and military officers gather to pay their last respects

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: Funeral for President Roosevelt

Funeral for President Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt and her daughter Anna Boettiger at graveside during the funeral services for Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The late president was buried in the rose garden of his Hyde Park estate

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: Wounded Veteran Watching Ticker-Tape

Wounded Veteran Watching Ticker-Tape
The war in Europe is over. Wounded veteran Arthur Moore looks up as he watches the ticker-tape rain down from buildings

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: Soldier Uncovering Painting

Soldier Uncovering Painting
An American soldier discovers an 18th-century painting by Fragonard. It was part of stolen art from Goering's collection at Meunschwanstein Castle

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: Ship Deck Crowded With American Soldiers

Ship Deck Crowded With American Soldiers
Her decks crowded with American soldiers from the battlefields of Europe, the U.S.S. General W.P. Richardson docks in New York with 18, 002 passengers

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: Attlee, Truman, and Stalin

Attlee, Truman, and Stalin
The "Big Three" posing for photographers just before the final conference meeting at Potsdam. Left to right, seated: Prime Minister Clement Attlee of Great Britain; President Harry S

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: Big Three Conferees Posing for Portrait

Big Three Conferees Posing for Portrait
(Original Caption) Scene in the Palace Garden at Potsdam as the Big Three posed for photographers just before the final conference meeting

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: First All-Black Combat Unit

First All-Black Combat Unit
Personnel from the 99th Pursuit Squadron, the first all-black combat unit, wave after arriving from Casablanca

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: American Soldier Looking at Stolen Paintings

American Soldier Looking at Stolen Paintings
An American soldier looks over some of the valuable paintings which were part of the huge collection of art stolen by the Germans in Italy and stored in a castle near Merano during World War II

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: Servicemen Celebrating V-J Day in New York

Servicemen Celebrating V-J Day in New York
(Original Caption) 8/14/1945-New York, NY: Servicemen celebrate in Times Square area- V-J celebration, New York City

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: Americans Celebrating Japan's Surrender

Americans Celebrating Japan's Surrender
American officers and sailors celebrate Japan's surrender with a few ladies as they parade through Times Square

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: Derevyanko Signing Treaty on Battleship

Derevyanko Signing Treaty on Battleship
Soviet Lieutenant General Kazma Derevyanko signs Japan's treaty of unconditional surrender with General MacArthur on the deck of the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: Soldiers Protesting Delay in Being Sent Home

Soldiers Protesting Delay in Being Sent Home
(Original Caption) Here are some of the American soldiers who took part in the GI demonstration in the French capital protesting against the slowdown of their re-deployment

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: LeClerc Signing Treaty on Battleship

LeClerc Signing Treaty on Battleship
French General Jacques-Philippe LeClerc signs Japan's treaty of unconditional surrender with General MacArthur on the deck of the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: Berlin Children Cheering Airlift Plane

Berlin Children Cheering Airlift Plane
A group of German children stand atop building rubble, cheering a United States cargo airplane as it flies over a western section of Berlin

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: A Sailor Holds Up the Leaning Tower of Pisa

A Sailor Holds Up the Leaning Tower of Pisa
(Original Caption) 1/6/1948-Pisa, Italy: It's all in the day's work for Seaman apprentice Robert Bradford, of Chicago, IL. as he lends a little support to the Leaning Tower of Pisa

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: Army Men and Women Marching

Army Men and Women Marching
(Original Caption) 30, 000 Parade in Army's Honor New York

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: Hand-Tinted Lithograph of the Battle of Buena Vista

Hand-Tinted Lithograph of the Battle of Buena Vista
(Original Caption) THE MEXICAN WAR: THE BATTLE OF BUENA VISTA FEB. 23 1847. UNDATED HAND TINTED LITHOGRAPH

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: US Soldiers with Prisoners in Grenada

US Soldiers with Prisoners in Grenada
Two US soldiers hold three suspected members of the People's Revolutionary Army at gunpoint in St. George's, Grenada during the Grenada Invasion

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: US Soldiers and Local Resident in Grenada

US Soldiers and Local Resident in Grenada
SPC4 Robert Lawerence and a colleague patrolling the west coast of Grenada during the Grenada Invasion, stop to chat with a local resident on the steps of a building

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: U.S. Congress Reciting the Pledge of Allegiance

U.S. Congress Reciting the Pledge of Allegiance
At a joint session of congress, the United States Honor guard leads the members in the pledge of allegiance. This is the 200th consecutive congressional session

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: Stealth Fighter During Mid-Air Refueling

Stealth Fighter During Mid-Air Refueling
An F-117A Stealth fighter en route to the Middle East and a supporting role in Operation Desert Shield, is refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker somewhere over Kansas, August 19, 1990

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: Dick Cheney Answering Questions Regarding Persian Gulf

Dick Cheney Answering Questions Regarding Persian Gulf
Defense Secretary Dick Cheney responds to questions at a press briefing regarding President Bush's announcement to send more U.S. forces to the Persian Gulf

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: Soldiers Organizing Blood Bank Containers During World War II

Soldiers Organizing Blood Bank Containers During World War II
U.S. soldiers gather drums of donated blood near a personnel carrier on a makeshift tarmac during World War II

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: Distinguished Service Cross Medal

Distinguished Service Cross Medal
(Original Caption) Distinguished Service Cross was instituted in 1918. Awarded for extraordinary heroism in operations against an armed enemy, to any person serving with the Army

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: West Point Cadets in Formation

West Point Cadets in Formation
West Point, NY: Cadets at the Military Academy. UPI color slide

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: Victory Liberty Loan Poster by Victor Clyde Forsythe

Victory Liberty Loan Poster by Victor Clyde Forsythe
(Original Caption) World War I poster for Victory Liberty Loan. "And They Thought, we Couldn't Fight."

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: American Soldier in Vietnam

American Soldier in Vietnam
(Original Caption) An American soldier keeps a wary eye on the hills and a firm hand on his weapon after U.S

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: Illustration of the Battle of New Orleans

Illustration of the Battle of New Orleans
The Battle of New Orleans in January of 1815, two weeks after the War of 1812 had ended. Andrew Jackson's leadership in the battle brought him fame with the American people

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: Engraving of a U.S. Continental Soldier by John C. McRae

Engraving of a U.S. Continental Soldier by John C. McRae
This book illustration is based on a painting by Alonzo Chappel

Background imageAmerican Armed Forces Collection: Woodrow Wilson Campaign Poster American First -- Wilson, That's All!

Woodrow Wilson Campaign Poster American First -- Wilson, That's All!
(Original Caption) Woodrow Wilson Campaign poster, with the slogan "AMERICA FIRST -- Wilson, That's All!" Undated color slide



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