National Capital Collection

Richard and Mildred Loving in Washington, DC
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that a Virginia law banning marriage between African Americans and Caucasians was unconstitutional, thus nullifying similar statues in 15 other states

Audrey Hepburn and Husband Andrea Dotti
(Original Caption) Rome:Film star Audrey Hepburn is accompanied by her Italian husband Prof. Andrea Dotti, as they arrive at airport to await the arrival of a friend Feb. 14th. 2/14/1969

President Abraham Lincoln's Funeral Train
The train carrying President Abraham Lincoln's casket during his funeral remains idle at the station in Washington DC

State Department at Washington

Old Patent Office in Washington, DC
The Old Patent Office Building in Washington, DC, is now a part of the Smithsonian Institute and houses the National Portrait Gallery and the American Art Museum

Beirut as seen from the American University of Beirut, in the late 19th Century. | View from: American University of Beirut

Olympic Games in 1896
A panaromic view of the 1896 Olympic Games held in a crowd-filled stadium in Athens, Greece

Battleship USS Maine in Havana Harbor
(Original Caption) Havana, Cuba- Memories of the Spanish American War 1898: The USS Maine before she was sunk in Havana, Cuba, in the Harbor, thus causing the start of the Spanish-American War

Aerial View Ankara, Turkey
(Original Caption) Aerial view of Ankara, Turkey; Ataturk Blvd. in forefront. Undated color-slide. (Graphic House)

Major General George A. Mather
(Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

View of the Fountain of the Trevi
(Original Caption) Fountain of the Trevi

Olympic Stadium in Athens
(Original Caption) Looking down the stadium at the finish of a race - Standing room only. The Olympic games at Athens, screened image, 1896

View of Pyramid of Cestius
(Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Woodcut Sketch Map Of Mexico City
(Original Caption) Earliest sketch of Mexico City. Woodcut, 1520. BPA2# 2204

Busy Street Scene
(Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

William Howard Taft and Family in Touring Car
(Original Caption) William Howard Taft touring with his family

Law Student J. Edgar Hoover
J. Edgar Hoover received degrees in law in 1916 and 1917 from George Washington University in Washington DC

Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Sophie Leaving Sarajevo Senate
(Original Caption) Austrian Crown Prince Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie, walked down steps to enter car on June 28, 1914

Members of Federal Reserve Board
(Original Caption) The Federal Reserve Board, taken immediately after the members were sworn in. Seated from left to right: Charles S. Hamlin, Governor; W.G. McAdoo, Secretary of the Treasury; F.A

Suffragettes Posing with Banner
(Original Caption) These two suffragettes carried their banner to a White House gate on June 22, 1917. The message indicts Woodrow Wilson, but he later came out in favor of the Nineteenth Amendment

Pilot James C. Edgerton and His Sister Elizabeth
Lieutenant James C. Edgerton holding roses given to him by his sister Elizabeth after finishing the last stretch of the airmail flight from Philadelphia to Washington

Main Boulevards in Madrid

Baghdad During 1920 Arab Revolt
(Original Caption) 9/2/1920-Baghdad, Iraq- Day of Proclamation -- New Street

Irish Revolt
Military raid on the Regal Hotel in Dublin, during the Irish War of Independance

Native Americans with Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Mohegan Tribal Chief Lemuel Occum Fielding (center right), with his son Everett M

Rioting in Dublin
Soldiers hold back civilians during bouts of rioting in the capital

President of National Council of American Indians Gertrude Bonnin
(Original Caption) Among the prominent women who attended the meeting of the National Women's Party in Washington was Mrs. Gertrude Bonnin, nee Princess Zitkala-Sa of the Sioux tribe

Movie Producer Thomas Ince and Wife
Movie producer Thomas Ince and wife Eleanor Kershaw Ince visiting Washington, DC

Crowd Watching the Burning of Four Courts Building
The Four Courts in Dublin burn after Irish Free State troops fired upon it to drive out Irish Republican rebels, who occupied it in protest over the treaty with the United Kingdom

New Supreme Court Justice is Sworn In
Edward T. Sanford, the new United States Supreme Court Justice, was sworn in at the Capitol in Washington on Monday. He is shown here in his judicial robes

Baseball Player Babe Ruth Visiting Children's Hospital
(Original Caption) Washington, DC.: Babe Ruth Cheers Children In Hospitals

Autogiro Built by Jaun de la Cierva
(Original Caption) New helicopter invention has successful tryout. A new helicopter has been produced in Spain and was recently given successful tryouts at the Cuatro Aerodrome, Spain

General Douglas MacArthur and Wife Jean MacArthur
(Original Caption) Gen. Douglas MacArthur, member of the Mitchell Court Martial Board, with Mrs

Apartment Complex Where Charles Lindbergh Lived
An exterior view of the Congressional apartments, not far from the Capitol, where Charles Lindbergh lived while in high school when his father was a congressman

First Television Transmission
(Original Caption) 4/8/1927-Washington, DC- On April 7th, television was inaugurated as a successful achievement of scientific research

Blind Book Collector Thomas P. Gore
Former Senator Thomas P. Gore, of Oklahoma, who has been blind since early childhood, spends most of his spare time either buying books or having them read to him

FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover at His Desk
(Original Caption) 1928- Washington, DC: J. Edgar Hoover, the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, sits at his desk in the Justice Department

Albert Einstein Signing Autograph
Professor Albert Einstein, father of the theory of relativity and distinguished German scientist, arrived in Havana

Mahatma Gandhi Addressing Followers
(Original Caption) Mahatma Gandhi addressing some of his thousands of followers on the lawn of the home of Dr. Ansari where Gandhi stopped during his peace meetings with Viceroy Lord Irwin

Army Veterans Demanding Benefits Payment in Washington, DC
Police try to hold back members of the Bonus Expeditionary Force, a group of 15, 000 veterans of WW I who marched on Washington to demand full payment of their war bonus during the Great Depression

Mrs. Roosevelt Spends Sabbath Sight Seeing
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt spent her first Sabbath in the Capital as the wife of America's new President much the same way as any ordinary tourist--she went sight seeing

Government Workers Examining Money in Bureau of Engraving and Printing
(Original Caption) Washington, DC: New Money For United States. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, D. C

Dizzy Stops Traffic Down in Cuba
The hand that pitched winning world series games for the St. Louis Cardinals, is now busily engaged in autographing baseballs for Cuba's fans

F.B.I. Director J. Edgar Hoover
Full length of Hoover. (Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Elderly Man Playing a Snare Drum
Captain R.D. Parker, age 90, who played a drum at Lincoln's inauguration, as he took part in the final parade of the Grand Army of the Republic in Washington, D.C

Eleanor Roosevelt with National Youth Administration Leaders
First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt with Aubrey Williams, Executive Director of the National Youth Administration, and Mrs

Mass Meetings of Hungarians
(Original Caption) 11/9/1938- Tczsde Square

Eleanor Roosevelt with National Youth Administration Leader
First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt with Mary McLeod Bethune, National Youth Administration Director of Negro Activities

Finding a Needle in a Haystack
Harrison Brand, executive secretary of the Washington Board of Trade, hides a needle in two tons of hay dumped in a local parking lot on Feb. 20, 1939

Reynolds Wins St. Petersburg-to-Havana Yacht Race
The Blitzen, a 55-foot cutter own and skippered by R.J. Reynolds Jr. of Winston-Salem, N.C. is shown entering Havana harbor to win the 10th annual St. Petersburg-to-Havana Yacht Race

General Francisco Franco Salutes Troops in Parade
General Francisco Franco, arm outstretched, salutes troops in Madrid victory parade

Meat Market Vendor Arranging Window Display
Delicatessen merchant arranging meats in a window display in Budapest, Hungary

Albert Einstein
Professor Albert Einstein as he attended a session of the Eighth American Scientific Congress

Albert Einstein Addressing Scientists
(Original Caption) 5/15/1940- Washington, DC- Professor Albert Einstein, world famous scientist, now attached to Princeton University, addressing the Eigth American Scientific Congress here on May 5th

Cameraman with Camera, and Press Passes in His Hat
(Original Caption) 1/24/1941-Washington, D.C.: Charles Knell

Chiang Kai-Shek with Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill
(Original Caption) 1943-Cairo, Egypt: President Roosevelt seated outside during the Cairo Confererence with Mr. and Mrs. Chiang Kai Shek, and Winston Churchill

U.S. War Strategists Meet with British
At a meeting of the Joint and Combined Chiefs of Staff, consisting of high American and British war strategists, four American leaders weigh a problem

Long Table War Conference
With American members on the left and British members on the right, the Joint and combined Chiefs of Staff hold session. Americans are (front to back): Lt.Gen. J.T. McNarney, Gen

Economist John Kenneth Galbraith working as Deputy of Price Control in Washington, DC

75, 000 a Day
More than 75, 000 fingerprint cards are received every day from all over the country in the massive FBI Indentification Division at Washington

Card-Pitt vs. Washington Redskins
Ed Rucinski (82), Card-Pitt halfback, flys over crashing linemen to pick up one yard in the fourth period of battle against the Washington Redskins in Griffith Stadium

American Senator Harry S. Truman
(Original Caption) Harry S. Truman when he was vice-president, at work in his office in Washington, DC

The Quincy Agreement
Members of entourage of King Ibn Saud, of Saudi Arabia, aboard the USS Quincy at the Great Bitter Lake in the Suez Canal, Egypt, during conference between King Saud and President Roosevelt as F.D.R

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Funeral Procession
Mourners line 15th Street as the Roosevelt funeral procession passes before turning into Pennsylvania Avenue for last lap to the White House

Americans Espionage Suspects
Emmanuel Siguard Larsen, John Stewart Service, and Lt. Andrew Roth of the U.S

British Leaders at Press Conference
(Original Caption) At a press conference held at the British Embassy on Sept

Physicist Albert Einstein Speaking at Hearing
(Original Caption) Professor Albert Einstein charged today that British colonial rule was responsible for the trouble between Arabs and Jews in Palestine

Finding a Needle in a Haystack
In 1939, Publicist Jim Moran popped up in Washington to conduct a needle-in-a-haystack hunt. He sifted through two tons of hay for 82.5 hours and came up with the needle

J. Edgar Hoover Testifying for Un-American Activities Committee
(Original Caption) FBI Director, J. Edgar Hoover, today gave the House Un-American Activities Committee a blunt story regarding the working of the Communist party in this country

Leonard Bernstein And Golda Meir
(Original Caption) 5/21/1947-Jerusalem, Palestine: A tremendous ovation was given Leonard Bernstein

Howard Hughes Testifying During Senate Investigation
(Original Caption) Partially deaf plane builder Howard Hughes shown using a special hearing aid provided by the Senate War Investigating Committee now probing his war aircraft contracts

Howard Hughes Testifying During Senate Investigation
(Original Caption) The Howard Hughes War Contract probe reached a stormy climax today when sub-committee chairman Homer Ferguson (R-MI) issued a new subpoena for Hughes press agent, John Meyer

President Truman makes annual appeal in Community Chest Drive
President Truman will make his annual appeal by radio in support of the community chest drive tonight

Actor Robert Taylor Testifying at Hearing
Actor Robert Taylor on the witness stand as he testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee

Producer Leo McCarey Testifying at Hearing
Producer Leo McCarey on the witness stand as he testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee

Screenwriter Ring Lardner Jr. Testifying
Screenwriter Ring Lardner, Jr. testifying against charges of being a communist during a hearing of the House Un-American Activities Committee

African American Leaders Testify Before Senate Armed Services Committee
A. Philip Randolph (R), National Treasurer for the Committee Against Jim Crow in Military Service and Training, and Grant Reynolds (L)

David Ben-Gurion Declaring New Jewish State
New Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion reads the proclamation declaring the existence of the New Jewish State

Truman Gives Ben O. Davis Testimonial
President Harry S. Truman presenting a special signed testimonial to Brigadier General Benjamin O

Steve Nelson Talking to his Attorney
Steve Nelson (left), of Pittsburgh, the reputed head of the Communist Party of Western Pennsylvania, confers with his attorney Emanuel H

Riot Policeman Firing at Protesters
(Original Caption) Santiago

Olympic Skier Bill Koch Practicing Before 1984 Olympics
(Original Caption) American Cross Country skier, Bill Koch is shown here as he practices on the trail before the opening of the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo

Lighting of Olympic Flame in Sarajevo
(Original Caption) Sarajevo, Yugoslavia: Yugoslav figure skater Sanda Dubravcic after lighting the Olympic flame at the Kosevo Stadium, February 8, to officially open the 1984 Winter Olympic Games

Singer Julio Iglesias with Wife and Son
(Original Caption) Madrid, Spain: Spanish singer Julio Iglesias joins his estranged wife Isabel Preysler on the eve of their son Enrique Migiel's first communion

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