U.S. National Archives
The objects in this collection are from The U.S. National Archives. The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) was established in 1934 by President Franklin Roosevelt. NARA keeps those Federal records that are judged to have continuing value—about 2 to 5 percent of those generated in any given year. There are approximately 10 billion pages of textual records; 12 million maps, charts, and architectural and engineering drawings; 25 million still photographs and graphics; 24 million aerial photographs; 300,000 reels of motion picture film; 400,000 video and sound recordings; and 133 terabytes of electronic data. All of these materials are preserved because they are important to the workings of Government, have long-term research worth, or provide information of value to citizens.
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![Ratcliffe, Wm - State: [Blank] - Year: [Blank]](https://cdn10.picryl.com/photo/1867/12/31/ratcliffe-wm-state-blank-year-blank-d23ec9-1600.jpg)
![Yates, John R - State: [Blank] - Year: [Blank]](https://cdn10.picryl.com/photo/1867/12/31/yates-john-r-state-blank-year-blank-325143-640.jpg "Yates, John R - State: [Blank] - Year: [Blank]")
![Smith, G J - Age [Blank], Year: [Blank] - Engineers, CSA, Ro-S - Raised Directly by the Confederate Government](https://cdn10.picryl.com/photo/1927/12/31/smith-g-j-age-blank-year-blank-engineers-csa-ro-s-raised-directly-by-the-confederate-952435-640.jpg "Smith, G J - Age [Blank], Year: [Blank] - Engineers, CSA, Ro-S - Raised Directly by the Confederate Government")
![McLeese, T D - Age [Blank], Year: [Blank] - Wood's Regiment, Confederate Cavalry, M-O - Raised Directly by the Confederate Government](https://cdn10.picryl.com/photo/1927/12/31/mcleese-t-d-age-blank-year-blank-woods-regiment-confederate-cavalry-m-o-raised-1d8a84-640.jpg "McLeese, T D - Age [Blank], Year: [Blank] - Wood's Regiment, Confederate Cavalry, M-O - Raised Directly by the Confederate Government")
![Mixson, A G - Age [Blank], Year: [Blank] - Sixteenth Infantry, Ki - Mi - Louisiana](https://cdn10.picryl.com/photo/1927/12/31/mixson-a-g-age-blank-year-blank-sixteenth-infantry-ki-mi-louisiana-867307-640.jpg "Mixson, A G - Age [Blank], Year: [Blank] - Sixteenth Infantry, Ki - Mi - Louisiana")
![Bolins, R F - Age [Blank], Year: [Blank] - Fourth Confederate Infantry, A-F - Raised Directly by the Confederate Government](https://cdn10.picryl.com/photo/1927/12/31/bolins-r-f-age-blank-year-blank-fourth-confederate-infantry-a-f-raised-directly-47af12-640.jpg "Bolins, R F - Age [Blank], Year: [Blank] - Fourth Confederate Infantry, A-F - Raised Directly by the Confederate Government")
![Johnson, W - Age [Blank], Year: [Blank] - Bands, CSA AND Lt. Click's Co., Ordnance Scouts and Guards, CSA AND Infantry School of Practice - Raised Directly by the Confederate Government](https://cdn10.picryl.com/photo/1927/12/31/johnson-w-age-blank-year-blank-bands-csa-and-lt-clicks-co-ordnance-scouts-and-c652a2-640.jpg "Johnson, W - Age [Blank], Year: [Blank] - Bands, CSA AND Lt. Click's Co., Ordnance Scouts and Guards, CSA AND Infantry School of Practice - Raised Directly by the Confederate Government")
![[Blank], [Blank] - State: [Blank] - Year: 1839 - File Number: C9](https://cdn10.picryl.com/photo/1889/12/31/blank-blank-state-blank-year-1839-file-number-c9-55edb1-640.jpg "[Blank], [Blank] - State: [Blank] - Year: 1839 - File Number: C9")
![Reed, J F - Age: [Blank], Year: [BLANK] - Mississippi Seventeenth Infantry, Pe-R](https://cdn10.picryl.com/photo/1927/12/31/reed-j-f-age-blank-year-blank-mississippi-seventeenth-infantry-pe-r-696902-640.jpg "Reed, J F - Age: [Blank], Year: [BLANK] - Mississippi Seventeenth Infantry, Pe-R")
![Hockinbury, Francis M - Age [Blank], Year: [Blank] - Fifteenth Infantry - West Virginia](https://cdn10.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/hockinbury-francis-m-age-blank-year-blank-fifteenth-infantry-west-virginia-c7b22b-640.jpg "Hockinbury, Francis M - Age [Blank], Year: [Blank] - Fifteenth Infantry - West Virginia")
![Morris, Powell L - State: [Blank] - Year: [Blank]](https://cdn10.picryl.com/photo/1867/12/31/morris-powell-l-state-blank-year-blank-516704-640.jpg "Morris, Powell L - State: [Blank] - Year: [Blank]")
![Stevens, S L - State: [Blank] - Year: [Blank]](https://cdn10.picryl.com/photo/1867/12/31/stevens-s-l-state-blank-year-blank-713d21-640.jpg "Stevens, S L - State: [Blank] - Year: [Blank]")
![Bowen, James P - State: [Blank] - Year: [Blank]](https://cdn10.picryl.com/photo/1867/12/31/bowen-james-p-state-blank-year-blank-e2e7cf-640.jpg "Bowen, James P - State: [Blank] - Year: [Blank]")
![McCuistion, Jefferson - State: [Blank] - Year: [Blank]](https://cdn10.picryl.com/photo/1867/12/31/mccuistion-jefferson-state-blank-year-blank-774b19-640.jpg "McCuistion, Jefferson - State: [Blank] - Year: [Blank]")
![Hanna, Thomas - State: [Blank] - Year: [Blank]](https://cdn10.picryl.com/photo/1867/12/31/hanna-thomas-state-blank-year-blank-f19ed1-640.jpg "Hanna, Thomas - State: [Blank] - Year: [Blank]")
![McDannell, John O - State: [Blank] - Year: [Blank]](https://cdn10.picryl.com/photo/1867/12/31/mcdannell-john-o-state-blank-year-blank-6a6fc3-640.jpg "McDannell, John O - State: [Blank] - Year: [Blank]")
![Canly, Patrick P - State: [Blank] - Year: [Blank]](https://cdn10.picryl.com/photo/1867/12/31/canly-patrick-p-state-blank-year-blank-ec4681-640.jpg "Canly, Patrick P - State: [Blank] - Year: [Blank]")
![Ratcliffe, Thos - State: [Blank] - Year: [Blank]](https://cdn10.picryl.com/photo/1867/12/31/ratcliffe-thos-state-blank-year-blank-5912f8-640.jpg "Ratcliffe, Thos - State: [Blank] - Year: [Blank]")
![Ratcliffe, Wm - State: [Blank] - Year: [Blank]](https://cdn10.picryl.com/photo/1867/12/31/ratcliffe-wm-state-blank-year-blank-d23ec9-640.jpg "Ratcliffe, Wm - State: [Blank] - Year: [Blank]")
![Ratcliffe, Thomas - State: [Blank] - Year: [Blank]](https://cdn10.picryl.com/photo/1867/12/31/ratcliffe-thomas-state-blank-year-blank-130017-640.jpg "Ratcliffe, Thomas - State: [Blank] - Year: [Blank]")
![Ratcliffe, John C - Age: [Blank], Year: [BLANK] - Mississippi Nineteenth Infantry, O-Ri](https://cdn10.picryl.com/photo/1927/12/31/ratcliffe-john-c-age-blank-year-blank-mississippi-nineteenth-infantry-o-ri-6c556a-640.jpg "Ratcliffe, John C - Age: [Blank], Year: [BLANK] - Mississippi Nineteenth Infantry, O-Ri")
![Ratcliffe, C M - Age: [Blank], Year: [BLANK] - Mississippi M, R-Sl](https://cdn10.picryl.com/photo/1927/12/31/ratcliffe-c-m-age-blank-year-blank-mississippi-m-r-sl-e33da6-640.jpg "Ratcliffe, C M - Age: [Blank], Year: [BLANK] - Mississippi M, R-Sl")
![Ratcliffe, E B - Age [Blank], Year: [Blank] - First Cavalry, R-St - Maryland](https://cdn10.picryl.com/photo/1927/12/31/ratcliffe-e-b-age-blank-year-blank-first-cavalry-r-st-maryland-9a10f9-640.jpg "Ratcliffe, E B - Age [Blank], Year: [Blank] - First Cavalry, R-St - Maryland")
![Ratcliffe, Elisha - Age [Blank], Year: [Blank] - Fifth Infantry - West Virginia](https://cdn10.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/ratcliffe-elisha-age-blank-year-blank-fifth-infantry-west-virginia-468467-640.jpg "Ratcliffe, Elisha - Age [Blank], Year: [Blank] - Fifth Infantry - West Virginia")
![Ratcliffe, E - Age [Blank], Year: 1862 - Miscellaneous Card Abstracts of Records - West Virginia](https://cdn10.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/ratcliffe-e-age-blank-year-1862-miscellaneous-card-abstracts-of-records-west-618cb6-640.jpg "Ratcliffe, E - Age [Blank], Year: 1862 - Miscellaneous Card Abstracts of Records - West Virginia")