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Major Collection

Background imageMajor Collection: Mt. Huangshan in Anhui, China

Mt. Huangshan in Anhui, China morning

Background imageMajor Collection: Allan Pinkerton, Abraham Lincoln, and John A. McClernand

Allan Pinkerton, Abraham Lincoln, and John A. McClernand
President Abraham Lincoln (C), flanked by Major Allan Pinkerton (L) of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency and General John A

Background imageMajor Collection: Actress and Union Army Spy Pauline Cushman

Actress and Union Army Spy Pauline Cushman
Pauline Cushman, a young stage actress, became a Union Army spy during the Civil War. She was awarded with an honorary title of major by President Abraham Lincoln

Background imageMajor Collection: John Wesley Powell in Frontiersman Clothing

John Wesley Powell in Frontiersman Clothing
American geologist John Wesley Powell (far left) kneels with a group of armed explorers donning traditional clothing of the frontiersman

Background imageMajor Collection: First Human in Space

First Human in Space
Soviet Major Yuri Gagarin wears his uniform for a portrait before becoming the first human to travel in space in April 1961

Background imageMajor Collection: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Major George Barnett Award Medals

Franklin D. Roosevelt and Major George Barnett Award Medals
Left to right: Assistant Secretary of the Navy Franklin D. Roosevelt and Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels stand with Major George K. Shuler, Major Alphonse De Carre, Gunnery Sergeant Charles F

Background imageMajor Collection: First Black Colonel In Us Army

First Black Colonel In Us Army
Portrait of Colonel Charles Young, January 3, 1920

Background imageMajor Collection: Sir Percy Cox

Sir Percy Cox
Portrait of British diplomat Sir Percy Cox in 1920. Cox oversaw the development of independent Iraq from a British mandated territory after World War I

Background imageMajor Collection: Balloonist Army Major Westover Testing Radio Before Race

Balloonist Army Major Westover Testing Radio Before Race
(Original Caption) Six entries left in balloon race...Here is the only "flapper" balloon entered in the National Balloon Race, which began May 31st, with the start from Milwaukee

Background imageMajor Collection: Major Segrave in Record-Breaking Car

Major Segrave in Record-Breaking Car
(Original Caption) The "Mystery S" Sunbeam car, with Major Segrave at the wheel after finishing his record breaking test here

Background imageMajor Collection: Author Eric Knight with Opened Magazine

Author Eric Knight with Opened Magazine
(Original Caption) This is a photograph of Eric Knight, the author of Lassie Come Home. (Photo by Sylvia Salmi/Bettmann via Getty Images)

Background imageMajor 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 imageMajor Collection: Henry Ford Inspects B-24

Henry Ford Inspects B-24
(Original Caption) 4/25/1941-Dearborn, MI: Major B. F

Background imageMajor Collection: Runner Lou Zamperini inducted into Army

Runner Lou Zamperini inducted into Army
Former University of Southern California mile runner Louis Zamperini (right) is sworn into Uncle Sam's Army by Maj. A. E. Merrill at his induction center

Background imageMajor Collection: Ginger Rogers and Ray Milland

Ginger Rogers and Ray Milland
(Original Caption) Ginger Rogers and Ray Milland in The Major and the Minor, with Rita Johnson, Robert Benchley, Diana Lynn, and Edward Fielding. Directed by Billy Wilder. A Paramount Picture

Background imageMajor Collection: Airmen Pose in Front of Bomber

Airmen Pose in Front of Bomber
Members of the US Air Force task force that bombed Japan in April 1942

Background imageMajor Collection: First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt Visiting Field Hospital

First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt Visiting Field Hospital
On her Pacific war-area tour for the Red Cross, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt visits a fleld hospital on Guadalcanal Island, on September 17, 1943

Background imageMajor Collection: World War II Pilot

World War II Pilot
Fighter pilot Major Gregory Boyington poses for a picture before a mission

Background imageMajor Collection: Crew Standing with B-29 Superfortress

Crew Standing with B-29 Superfortress
The 21st Bomber Command and the B-29 Yokohama Yo-Yo flew photo reconnaissance missions in the Pacific during World War II. In the back row, left to right, are Wayne E. Dameron, Robert A

Background imageMajor 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 imageMajor Collection: Scene from Twelve O'Clock High

Scene from Twelve O'Clock High
Majors Harvey Stovall and Joe Cobb (Dean Jagger and John Kellogg) discuss something while Brigadier General Frank Savage (Gregory Peck) reads a report, in the war drama Twelve O'Clock High

Background imageMajor Collection: Soldiers Inspecting Captured Machine Gun

Soldiers Inspecting Captured Machine Gun
(Original Caption) 1/26/48- Northern Greece: Maj. William Andrepont (lower right), member of the joint U.S

Background imageMajor Collection: John Glenn in F-8 Cockpit

John Glenn in F-8 Cockpit
Major John Glenn of the USMC poses in the cockpit of an F-8 Fighter

Background imageMajor Collection: American Pilot Major James Jabara Climbing from Cockpit

American Pilot Major James Jabara Climbing from Cockpit
(Original Caption) 1/21/1953-Korea: America's first jet ace, Major James Jabara has returned to Korea to resume his deadly work of chasing Communist MIGs all over the skies

Background imageMajor Collection: Senator McCarthy Holding Petition

Senator McCarthy Holding Petition
(Original Caption) Senator Joe pleased at sample of "Ten Million" petitions

Background imageMajor Collection: Officers on the Phone

Officers on the Phone
(Original Caption) Eight members of Germany's new Army have been assigned to Fort Monmouth signal school for technical training here

Background imageMajor Collection: 'Pappy' Boyington In Cockpit, Wwii

"Pappy" Boyington In Cockpit, Wwii
(Original Caption) 5/13/1956- This is how Colonel Gregory (Pappy) Boyington looked, in the cockpit of his fighter plane, at the time of his wartime service

Background imageMajor Collection: Joshua Logan Directing Brando and Garner

Joshua Logan Directing Brando and Garner
Joshua Logan, beneath the camera, directs James Garner (right) as Capt. Mike Bailey, and Marlon Brando as Major Lloyd Gruver, on location in Japan, in Sayonara

Background imageMajor Collection: Elvis Presley is Sworn In

Elvis Presley is Sworn In
(Original Caption) 3/24/1958-Memphis, Tennessee: Singer Elvis Presley is sworn into the army here March 24th by Maj. Elbert P. Turner (foreground, back to camera)

Background imageMajor Collection: Scene from Lawrence of Arabia

Scene from Lawrence of Arabia
T.E. Lawrence "of Arabia" (Peter O'Toole) descends the stairs at G.H.Q. with his commander General Allenby (Jack Hawkins, left, with swagger stick), Mr

Background imageMajor Collection: President Kennedy and Pakistani President Khan

President Kennedy and Pakistani President Khan
President Kennedy and Pakistani President Mohammed Ayub Khan are escorted by Marine Major Arthur J. Poillon after the two leaders inspected a naval group at this air station

Background imageMajor Collection: President Talking with Pilots

President Talking with Pilots
(Original Caption) Washington

Background imageMajor Collection: Officers Examining Weapon in Vietnam

Officers Examining Weapon in Vietnam
Lt. Colonel C.G. Kaigler and Vietnamese Major Li Van Than examine a rifle used by Vietcong troops in a battle at Quan Lung during the Vietnam War. | Location: Quan Lung, South Vietnam

Background imageMajor Collection: President Johnson and Medal of Honor Winners

President Johnson and Medal of Honor Winners
President Johnson stands with Medal of Honor winners. The servicemen, Navy Lieutenant Clyde Lassen, Marine Major Stephen Pless, Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Joe M. Jackson, and Army Sergeant Drew D

Background imageMajor Collection: Battle of Austerlitz

Battle of Austerlitz
The evening before the Battle of Austerlitz, Engraving from 1852, Photo by D Walker

Background imageMajor Collection: Antique botany illustration: Broom Rape, Orobanche major

Antique botany illustration: Broom Rape, Orobanche major

Background imageMajor Collection: Marco Polo Tower and cruise terminal, Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Marco Polo Tower and cruise terminal, Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Background imageMajor Collection: Evening mood in Dresden

Evening mood in Dresden, as seen from the bank of the Elbe River with a view towards the Terrassenufer promenade with the Castle and Castle Church, Dresden, Saxony, Germany, Europe

Background imageMajor Collection: Traffic sign, priority road, stop here at red light

Traffic sign, priority road, stop here at red light

Background imageMajor Collection: Washingtons transition over the Delaware

Washingtons transition over the Delaware
Illustration of a Washingtons transition over the Delaware

Background imageMajor Collection: Monkey watch sea cloud, Mt. Huangshan in Anhui, China

Monkey watch sea cloud, Mt. Huangshan in Anhui, China

Background imageMajor Collection: Fleet in the historic Speicherstadt warehouse district of Hamburg

Fleet in the historic Speicherstadt warehouse district of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Background imageMajor Collection: HafenCity with the construction site of the Elbe Philharmonic Hall

HafenCity with the construction site of the Elbe Philharmonic Hall, Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Background imageMajor Collection: View to Kehrwiederspitze, HafenCity, Hamburg, Germany, Europe

View to Kehrwiederspitze, HafenCity, Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Background imageMajor Collection: Great Tit (Parus major)

Great Tit (Parus major)

Background imageMajor Collection: Skyline of Lower Manhattan with the Financial District, Manhattan, New York, USA

Skyline of Lower Manhattan with the Financial District, Manhattan, New York, USA

Background imageMajor Collection: Sunset, seen from the Elbe River with a view towards Castle Church

Sunset, seen from the Elbe River with a view towards Castle Church, Dresden, Saxony, Germany, Europe

Background imageMajor Collection: Paddle steamer on the Elbe River at the Terrassenufer promenade in Dresden

Paddle steamer on the Elbe River at the Terrassenufer promenade in Dresden, Saxony, Germany, Europe

Background imageMajor Collection: Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)

Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major), adult, carrying insects in its beak, feed for young birds in the nesting cavity of a birch tree

Background imageMajor Collection: Drum major leading parade in old-fashioned uniforms, (B&W)

Drum major leading parade in old-fashioned uniforms, (B&W)

Background imageMajor Collection: The Ruins Of Ypres

The Ruins Of Ypres
September 1919: The ruins of Ypres in Belgium, the site of three major battles during the first world war. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageMajor Collection: Cloth Hall Ruins

Cloth Hall Ruins
September 1919: The ruins of the cloth hall and cathedral in Ypres, the scene of three major battles during the first world war. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageMajor Collection: Mt. Huangshan in Anhui, China

Mt. Huangshan in Anhui, China morning

Background imageMajor Collection: Battle Of Alma

Battle Of Alma
20th September 1854: The Highland Regiment attack the Russian defences at the Battle of the Alma, a major engagement of the Crimean War


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