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Background imageCommander Collection: Ulysses S. Grant in Uniform

Ulysses S. Grant in Uniform
(Original Caption) Ca.1860s-Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885), as an officer. Photographed standing in the studio, in military uniform, by Matthew Brady

Background imageCommander Collection: Confederate General Robert E. Lee

Confederate General Robert E. Lee
(Original Caption) Robert E. Lee (1807-1870), Commander-in-Chief of the Confederate armies during the Civil War. Undated head and shoulders photograph

Background imageCommander Collection: Lincoln Visits Civil War Headquarters

Lincoln Visits Civil War Headquarters
President Lincoln visits General George B. McClellan and his staff at his camp near Sharpsburg, Maryland, on October 3, 1862, a few weeks after the Battle of Antietam

Background imageCommander Collection: General Alfred Pleasonton and Staff

General Alfred Pleasonton and Staff
(Original Caption) Portrait of General Alfred Pleasonton, Cavalry Commander at Gettysburg, posing with his staff. Photograph, 1863

Background imageCommander Collection: Teddy Roosevelt and His Rough Riders

Teddy Roosevelt and His Rough Riders
(Original Caption) 1898-San Juan Hill, Cuba-Future President Theodore Roosevelt with his Rough Riders on San Juan Hill. Undated photograph

Background imageCommander Collection: Marquis de Montcalm Dying in French and Indian War

Marquis de Montcalm Dying in French and Indian War
(Original Caption) Montcalm, too was killed at Quebec. Earlier he had written that he would "save this unhappy colony or die in the attempt."

Background imageCommander Collection: Mao Tse-Tung And Lin Piao

Mao Tse-Tung And Lin Piao
(Original Caption) Chinese Communist leader Mao Tse-Tung (left), shown with Lin Piao. Undated UPI file photo. Credit: Bettmann-UPI

Background imageCommander Collection: Head and Shoulders Portrait of Captain William Bligh

Head and Shoulders Portrait of Captain William Bligh
The mutiny on the Bounty was against the commanding officer, William Bligh

Background imageCommander Collection: Painting Of George Rogers Clark

Painting Of George Rogers Clark
(Original Caption) George Rogers Clark, 1752-1818, American revolutionary hero, conqueror of the old Northwest. After a painting by J. W. Jarvis. Undated

Background imageCommander Collection: General Grant Entering the McLean House by B. West Clinedinst

General Grant Entering the McLean House by B. West Clinedinst
(Original Caption) General Grant entering the McLean house to receive the surrender of General Lee's army

Background imageCommander Collection: Napoleon Honoring The Courageous Wounded

Napoleon Honoring The Courageous Wounded
(Original Caption) Napoleon on horseback tips his hat in honor of the courageous wounded soldiers who fought for him. Undated engraving by Lefevre

Background imageCommander Collection: General Pershing

General Pershing
Portrait of General John J. Pershing in uniform

Background imageCommander Collection: General John J. Pershing During Mexican Expedition

General John J. Pershing During Mexican Expedition
(Original Caption) 1916- Dublan, Mexico: United States Brigadier General J. J. Pershing in command of the Mexican punitive expedition, stands outside of his tent

Background imageCommander Collection: Gen. Brusiloff, Commander of Russian Army

Gen. Brusiloff, Commander of Russian Army
(Original Caption) Filed 8/14/1917-Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Army, General Brusiloff

Background imageCommander Collection: Marshall Petain

Marshall Petain
(Original Caption) 1918: Marshal Petain in his headquarter at the World War I western front. Photograph taken the day he was made Marshal of France, 1918

Background imageCommander Collection: Allied Cmmanders Meeting at Strassbourg

Allied Cmmanders Meeting at Strassbourg
(Original Caption) 1/4/1919- Alsace-Lorraine

Background imageCommander Collection: Secretary of the Navy Congratulating Pilots

Secretary of the Navy Congratulating Pilots
Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels congratulates Lieutenant Commander Read and his crew on their successful transatlantic flight

Background imageCommander Collection: First Lady Florence Harding in Girl Scout Uniform

First Lady Florence Harding in Girl Scout Uniform
In addition to her duties as First Lady, Florence Harding acts as Commander in Chief of the Girl Scouts of America

Background imageCommander Collection: United States Marine Colonel Talks with Lieutenant

United States Marine Colonel Talks with Lieutenant
Colonel L.C. Snyder (L), Commander of the 6th United States Marine regiment, discusses plans with his aide, Lieutenant Clifford Pritchard (R)

Background imageCommander Collection: Group Portrait of Marine Soldiers

Group Portrait of Marine Soldiers
The newly organized 6th United States Marines regiment leaves for China. Colonel L.C. Snyder and his staff just before they boarded the transport Henderson. From left are: Captain O.A

Background imageCommander Collection: General Butler and Colonel Snyder at Camp Butler

General Butler and Colonel Snyder at Camp Butler
General Smedley Butler (L) and Colonel L.C. Snyder of the United States Marine Corps attend the opening ceremonies of Camp Butler in Shanghai, China

Background imageCommander Collection: Norman Schwarzkopf At Nj State House

Norman Schwarzkopf At Nj State House
(Original Caption) 3/9/1932-Trenton, NJ: Colonel H

Background imageCommander Collection: David Sellers and Richard Leigh

David Sellers and Richard Leigh
(Original Caption) 6/12/1933-Off Los Angeles, CA- Admiral David Foote Sellers (right) and Admiral Richard H. Leigh are seen here aboard the U.S.S

Background imageCommander Collection: FDR at Armistice Day Ceremony

FDR at Armistice Day Ceremony
Pres Roosevelt is seen w/nis military ai

Background imageCommander Collection: German Navy Commander Waving His Baton

German Navy Commander Waving His Baton
(Original Caption) 7/28/39-Bremerhaven, Germany: Adm

Background imageCommander Collection: Yamamoto Isoroku

Yamamoto Isoroku, Admiral and Commander-in-chief of the Japanese Fleet, receives a medal, circa 1940

Background imageCommander Collection: Confederate Veterans Reunion

Confederate Veterans Reunion
(Original Caption) 10/09/1940-Washington, DC: Led by their 95-year-old Commander-in-Chief, Gen. Julius F

Background imageCommander Collection: Commander Of Coast Guard Interviewed

Commander Of Coast Guard Interviewed
(Original Caption) 5/16/41-New York: Commander J.S. Baylis, of the Coast Guard, captain of the port of New York, is questioned by newspapermen at the Normandie's Pier after ten armed U.S

Background imageCommander Collection: General Patton in Front of a M3 Tank

General Patton in Front of a M3 Tank
(Original Caption) 5/5/1942- Major General George S. Patton, Jr. commanding officer of First Armored corps, is shown looking at his watch at M3 fight tank manuevers

Background imageCommander Collection: Major General George S. Patton Watching Military Exercises

Major General George S. Patton Watching Military Exercises
(Original Caption) 5/5/1942- Major General George S. Patton, Jr. commanding officer of First Armored corps, is shown watching, with binoculars, M3 fight tanks on maneuvers. BPA2 # 5622

Background imageCommander Collection: Douglas MacArthur Standing in Uniform

Douglas MacArthur Standing in Uniform
(Original Caption) 11/4/1942-Port Moresby, New Guinea: General Douglas MacArthur, Commander-in-Chief of the Southwest Pacific, shown during an inspection of allied forces

Background imageCommander Collection: First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt Walking with Paratrooper

First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt Walking with Paratrooper
During a visit to England, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt drops by the headquarters of US paratroops. The First Lady walks with Lieutenant Colonel Edson D

Background imageCommander Collection: John F Kennedy As a PT Boat Commander

John F Kennedy As a PT Boat Commander
(Original Caption) 1962 -: John F. Kennedy as a P-T boat commander in WWII

Background imageCommander Collection: American and British Military Leaders In China

American and British Military Leaders In China
Meeting at an airbase in China are Sir John Dill, British Field Marshal, Brigadier General Claire Chennault, Lieutenant General Henry Arnold, Lieutenant General James Stilwell

Background imageCommander Collection: Dwight D. Eisenhower; Commander Of Allie

Dwight D. Eisenhower; Commander Of Allie
(Original Caption) 8/18/1943-North Africa: Dwight D. Eisenhower at the beginning of his career as Commander of the Allied Forces in North Africa

Background imageCommander Collection: Commander Lord Louis Mountbatten

Commander Lord Louis Mountbatten
(Original Caption) 10/14/1943 - London, England. Lord Louis Mountbatten, newly appointed Supreme Allied Commander in Southeast Asia, is shown at work in his London headquarters

Background imageCommander Collection: Sir Bertram Ramsay

Sir Bertram Ramsay
(Original Caption) 12/29/1943-London, England- General Dwight Eisenhower's Allied Invasion Command neared completion with the announcement that two Britons, Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay

Background imageCommander Collection: John F. Kennedy in Navy Uniform

John F. Kennedy in Navy Uniform
(Original Caption) 1944-A war hero, John Kennedy was Lieutenant when this photo was taken in 1944. Kennedy had served as a PT-Boat Commander in the Pacific

Background imageCommander Collection: Aircraft Gunners Inspecting Gun

Aircraft Gunners Inspecting Gun
(Original Caption) Maj. Daniel F. Riva, 24, of Hartford, Conn. fortress squadron commander talking with one of his waist gunners S/Sgt. John Leahy, 20, of Norwood, Mass

Background imageCommander Collection: Bertram Ramsay Seated at Desk in Uniform

Bertram Ramsay Seated at Desk in Uniform
(Original Caption) 1/1944-England- Portrait of Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay, of the Royal Navy, who has been appointed Allied Naval Commander-in-Chief under General Dwight D. Eisenhower

Background imageCommander Collection: Colonel Philip Cochran

Colonel Philip Cochran
(Original Caption) 1944- Col. Philip Cochran, commander of the First Air Commando force

Background imageCommander Collection: Military Leaders at Normandy Beach

Military Leaders at Normandy Beach
(Original Caption) 6/13/1944-Normandy, France- Rear Admiral Alan G. Kirk, Commander of the Western Navl Task Force, left, and Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley, Commander of the U.S

Background imageCommander Collection: Closeup Of General;Smiling, With Pipe

Closeup Of General;Smiling, With Pipe
(Original Caption) 6/16/1944-Burma: Closeup study of Brigadier General Frank D

Background imageCommander Collection: General Chennault and War Photographer

General Chennault and War Photographer
(Original Caption) 11/15/1944-Kunming, China- Major General Claire Chennault, Commander of the US 14th Air Force in China, poses beside a P-51, with Bob Bryant

Background imageCommander Collection: Major General Claire Chennault

Major General Claire Chennault
(Original Caption) 11/15/1944-Kunming, China- Major General Claire Chennault, Commander in the US Air Force during World War II, is shown posing at the Air Base in Kunming

Background imageCommander Collection: General Eisenhower Visits Front Lines

General Eisenhower Visits Front Lines
11/29/1944-France-ORIGINAL CAPTION READS: General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Allied Commander, smiles for the photographer as he starts his tour of the fighting front

Background imageCommander Collection: Commander Meeting Son On Train;1St Time

Commander Meeting Son On Train;1St Time
(Original Caption) 12/21/1944-Chicago, IL: Six-month-old Jeffrey Chewning, who was born on H-hour of D-day, as Yank forces were storming the coast of Normandy, greets his daddy

Background imageCommander Collection: Commander Lawson P. Ramage Receiving Award From FDR

Commander Lawson P. Ramage Receiving Award From FDR
Commander Lawson P. Ramage receives the Medal of Honor from President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Commander Ramage's father watches the ceremony in the background

Background imageCommander Collection: Chester W. Nimitz Points to Tokyo on Map

Chester W. Nimitz Points to Tokyo on Map
(Original Caption) 2/19/1945- Guam- Fleet Admiral Chester W

Background imageCommander Collection: Fleet Admiral William Halsey

Fleet Admiral William Halsey

Background imageCommander Collection: General Eisenhower Smiles At Surrender

General Eisenhower Smiles At Surrender
(Original Caption) 5/06/1945-Rheims, France: That's a victory smile spreading across the face of General of the Army Dwight D

Background imageCommander Collection: Eisenhower After German Surrender

Eisenhower After German Surrender
(Original Caption) 5/11/1945-Rheims, France- Smiling happily, General Dwight D

Background imageCommander Collection: Bing Crosby, Bob Hope and Jack Dempsey

Bing Crosby, Bob Hope and Jack Dempsey
(Original Caption) 5/27/1945- Chicago, IL - It took Dempsey to Break it up

Background imageCommander Collection: J. Dempsey Gives Commander Punching Tips

J. Dempsey Gives Commander Punching Tips
(Original Caption) 6/5/1945-Seattle, WA- RM 2/c Wayne Abercrombie (l), Coast Guardsman of Wenatchee, WA, second place Golden Gloves winner in 1933, gets a few pointers on punching from Comdr

Background imageCommander Collection: General Douglas MacArthur Landing in Tokyo

General Douglas MacArthur Landing in Tokyo
(Original Caption) 09/03/1945-Tokyo, Japan: Sporting his familiar "Barnyard Meerschaum

Background imageCommander Collection: Tomoyuki Yamashita Being Sworn in at Hearing

Tomoyuki Yamashita Being Sworn in at Hearing
Tomoyuki Yamashita (C), former Japanese Army Commander in the Philippines, is administered the oath, with an interpreter (L), as he takes the witness stand in his own trial for war crimes

Background imageCommander Collection: Enver Hoxha Addressing Albanian People

Enver Hoxha Addressing Albanian People
(Original Caption) 03/12/1946-Albania- Col

Background imageCommander Collection: MacArthur Inspecting Honor Guard

MacArthur Inspecting Honor Guard
General of the Army Douglas MacArthur and Captain William Johnston inspect the honor guard outside the American Embassy

Background imageCommander Collection: Family Admiring Commander'S Medal Of Hon

Family Admiring Commander'S Medal Of Hon
(Original Caption) 1/30/1947-Washington, D.C.:President Truman today presented the Congressional Medal of Honor to Commander Richard Nott Antrim of Peru, IN, for bravery while a prisoner of the Japs

Background imageCommander Collection: Three 1948 Studebaker Models

Three 1948 Studebaker Models
The Studebaker Starlight Coupe, convertible, and Champion Coupe have similar lines, but distinct personalities

Background imageCommander Collection: John Young Readies Columbia for Reentry

John Young Readies Columbia for Reentry
(Original Caption) Earth Orbit - Commander John W. Young of the Space Shuttle mission STS-9 is at the commander's station ready for the re-entry of the Space Shuttle Columbia

Background imageCommander Collection: General G. F. Milne

General G. F. Milne, of the English army, who is commander-in-chief of the British forces operating against the Turks on the Greek frontier

Background imageCommander Collection: Commander of the Cuban Army Jose Marti

Commander of the Cuban Army Jose Marti
(Original Caption) Colonel Jose Marti, Commander of the Cuban Army, son of famous patriot of the same name. Undated photograph

Background imageCommander Collection: Gen. Lauris Norstad W/Wife and Dog

Gen. Lauris Norstad W/Wife and Dog
(Original Caption) Fontainbleau, France- General Lauris Norstad, pictured above with his wife, Isabelle and their dog Mugsy in their Fontainbleau home, has been named, April 13th

Background imageCommander Collection: Viscount Montgomery During World War Ii

Viscount Montgomery During World War Ii
(Original Caption) Viscount Montgomery in France during World War II. Undated photograph

Background imageCommander Collection: Hindenburg, Ludendorf, and Wilhelm II Look at Map

Hindenburg, Ludendorf, and Wilhelm II Look at Map
(Original Caption) German Command. Left to right: Paul Von Hindenburg, Kaiser Wilhelm II and Erich Ludendorf are shown looking at a map. Undated

Background imageCommander Collection: Theodore Roosevelt in Uniform

Theodore Roosevelt in Uniform
Theodore Roosevelt, twenty-sixth president of the United States. "Speak softly and carry a big stick" was his famous motto that spoke of America as a world power

Background imageCommander Collection: Portrait of Sir Frederick Sleigh Roberts

Portrait of Sir Frederick Sleigh Roberts
Sir Frederick Sleigh Roberts, Bart. V.C

Background imageCommander Collection: Peter Toutant Beauregard/Civil War Offic

Peter Toutant Beauregard/Civil War Offic
(Original Caption) Portrait of Peter Toutant Beauregard (1818-1893), American Army officer. Photograph

Background imageCommander Collection: Billy Mitchell in Uniform of Commander

Billy Mitchell in Uniform of Commander
(Original Caption) Billy Mitchell (1879-1936) as Commander in Air Force of AEF in France, 1917

Background imageCommander Collection: Hemingway Inspects Hong Kong Front/Comma

Hemingway Inspects Hong Kong Front/Comma
(Original Caption) Hong Kong, China: Ernest Hemingway, world famous author, inspects the Hong Kong front with Brigadier J. T. W. Reeve, Commander in Chief of Hong Kong's Infantry. Photograph

Background imageCommander Collection: Portrait Of Gen. Abrams In Fatigues

Portrait Of Gen. Abrams In Fatigues
(Original Caption) Portrait of General Creighton Williams Abrams of the U.S. Army. Undated photograph

Background imageCommander Collection: Commanders Arrive at French Beachhead

Commanders Arrive at French Beachhead
(Original Caption) 6/15/1944-France- Standing in the front of the "duck" that brought them ashore on the allied beachhead for a tour of inspection are, (LtoR): Gen. George C. Marshall, U.S

Background imageCommander Collection: Bust Illustration Of Zachary Taylor

Bust Illustration Of Zachary Taylor
(Original Caption) A bust portrait of Zachary Taylor (1785-1850), the 12th President of the United States (1849-1850). He was a member of the Whig Party and a commander from the Mexican War

Background imageCommander Collection: Francis Marion On Horseback

Francis Marion On Horseback
(Original Caption) Illustration of Francis Marion (1732?-1795), called the Swamp Fox, commander during the United States War of Independence, leading soldiers on horseback. Undated illustration

Background imageCommander Collection: Woman Placing Flower On Veteran Grave

Woman Placing Flower On Veteran Grave
(Original Caption) 5/28/1950-New York, NY: Annual Memorial Services- Veterans of Foreign Wars, Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn. Placing flower on grave is a woman Commander of a V. F. W. post

Background imageCommander Collection: Truman Addressing Reserve Officers

Truman Addressing Reserve Officers
(Original Caption) 6/28/1950-Washington, D.C.: President Truman is shown telling the 24th National Convention of the Reserve Officers Association of the U.S

Background imageCommander Collection: General MacArthur Kisses Madame Chiang Kai-Shek

General MacArthur Kisses Madame Chiang Kai-Shek
Madame Chiang Kai-Shek bids farewell to General Douglas MacArthur, returning to Tokyo after a two-day conference with Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek, at Taipei. The Generalissimo (R) looking

Background imageCommander Collection: MacArthur Watching Inchon Harbor Invasion

MacArthur Watching Inchon Harbor Invasion
(Original Caption) 9/23/50-Korea-Accompanying U.S

Background imageCommander Collection: Generals Ridgway and MacArthur Meeting During Korean War

Generals Ridgway and MacArthur Meeting During Korean War
(Original Caption) Lt General Matthew Ridgway and General MacArthur are shown here, with Howard Handleman in the background

Background imageCommander Collection: Douglas MacArthur Riding in Parade

Douglas MacArthur Riding in Parade
(Original Caption) 4/20/1951-New York: Park Avenue, where a speck of dust causes elevated eyebrows

Background imageCommander Collection: General De Tassigny Waist Up Saluting

General De Tassigny Waist Up Saluting
(Original Caption) 9/18/1951: Portrait of General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny 1889-1952), French commander during the first Indochina War

Background imageCommander Collection: Dwight D. Eisenhower Gesturing & Talking

Dwight D. Eisenhower Gesturing & Talking
(Original Caption) 11/4/1951-Washington, D.C.: General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Atlantic Pact commander, chats with newsmen on ths arrival at Washington's National Airport

Background imageCommander Collection: Heinrich Harrer with Commander of Tibetan Army

Heinrich Harrer with Commander of Tibetan Army
(Original Caption) 4/18/1954- Pinyin Lhasa, Tibet- A real welcome awaited Heinrich Harrer, here with commander-in-chief of Tibetan army, after he finally reached Lhasa



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