Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Battlefield of the "Wilderness"


Battlefield of the "Wilderness". Palmer's field, on Orange Turnpike - Confederate entrenchments at edge of woods.

Monday, February 26, 2007

An Iraqi girl


An Iraqi girl shows her support outside a dental clinic in Shulla, Iraq, Feb. 20, 2007.

Monday, February 19, 2007

13 inch mortar "Dictator"


13 inch mortar "Dictator" and railroad cars in front of Petersburg, Va.

Sunday, February 18, 2007

Gen. F.J. Herron


TITLE: Gen. F.J. Herron

CREATED/PUBLISHED: [between 1860 and 1870]

Saturday, February 17, 2007

New York Yankee player slides into base


Umpire watches as New York Yankee player slides into base ahead of the tag during baseball game with Washington.
CREATED/PUBLISHED: [between 1910 and 1930]

Thursday, February 15, 2007

Topographical engineers at Headquarters, Army of Potomac,


Topographical engineers at Headquarters, Army of Potomac, in front of Yorktown, Va., May 1862.

Wednesday, February 14, 2007

USS Scranton


Upper photo: USS Scranton's Operating Room, with a Sailor carrying a tray of surgical instruments.
Lower photo: USS Scranton's Sick Bay.

Tuesday, February 13, 2007

Operating a hand drill at the North American Aviation, Inc.


TITLE: Operating a hand drill at the North American Aviation, Inc., [a] woman is in the control surface department assembling a section of the leading edge for the horizontal stabilizer of a plane


CREATED/PUBLISHED: 1942 Oct.

Monday, February 12, 2007

USS Constitution escaping from a British squadron, July 1812


Early 20th Century photograph of a painting by F. Muller, depicting Constitution being towed by her boats in a calm off New York, 18 July 1812, while being chased by the British warships Africa (64 guns), Shannon (38), Guerriere (38), Belvidera (36), and Aeolus (32). Constitution was commanded by Captain Isaac Hull. The British commander was Philip Vere Broke.

Sunday, February 11, 2007

Flag raising ceremony


New York, New York. Italian-Americans in the rain watching a flag raising ceremony in honor of the feast of San Rocco at right.

Friday, February 9, 2007

Old tenant house


TITLE: An old tenant house with a mud chimney and cotton growing up to its door, which is occupied by Mulattoes, Melrose, La.


CREATED/PUBLISHED: 1940 June

Wednesday, February 7, 2007

M.S. Blanchard


M.S. Blanchard, celebre aeronauta, al momento del volo aerostatico da Lei eseguito in Milano in presenza delle LL. AA. II. e RR. la sera del 15 agosto 1811 / N.H.J. ; L. Rados.

CREATED: 1811

Tuesday, February 6, 2007

F/A-18F Super Hornet


Pacific Ocean (Feb. 4, 2007) - An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the "Black Knights" of Strike Fighter Squadron One Five Four (VFA-154) lands on the flight deck aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is conducting flight and Integrated Strike Group operations off the coast of Guam after entering the 7th Fleet area of responsibility, as part of a deployment to promote peace, regional cooperation and stability.

Monday, February 5, 2007

Maj. J. Howard


TITLE: Maj. J. Howard
CREATED/PUBLISHED: [between 1860 and 1870]

Sunday, February 4, 2007

Tom Kobayashi


Tom Kobayashi / photograph by Ansel Adams.
CREATED/PUBLISHED: [1943]

Saturday, February 3, 2007

Don Sebastian Martinez


Don Sebastian Martinez, full-length portrait
CREATED/PUBLISHED: between 1900 and 1912