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Active Fires - Arizona, National Forest Service photograph.

Active Fires - Arizona, National Forest Service photograph.

Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Flood Effects - Arizona, National Forest Service photograph.

Flood Effects - Arizona, National Forest Service photograph.

Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Forest Fire Equipment: Fire Trucks - Idaho

Forest Fire Equipment: Fire Trucks - Idaho

Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Forest Fire Equipment: Fire Trucks - Virginia

Forest Fire Equipment: Fire Trucks - Virginia

Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Logging: Transportation: Trucks - Missouri, National Forest Service photograph.

Logging: Transportation: Trucks - Missouri, National Forest Service ph...

Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Logging: Transportation: Trucks - Louisiana, National Forest Service photograph.

Logging: Transportation: Trucks - Louisiana, National Forest Service p...

Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Fish Hatcheries - Arizona, National Forest Service photograph.

Fish Hatcheries - Arizona, National Forest Service photograph.

Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Effects of Grazing - Arizona, National Forest Service photograph.

Effects of Grazing - Arizona, National Forest Service photograph.

Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Forest Fires: Causes - Arizona, National Forest Service photograph.

Forest Fires: Causes - Arizona, National Forest Service photograph.

Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Effects of Grazing - Arizona, National Forest Service photograph.

Effects of Grazing - Arizona, National Forest Service photograph.

Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Logging: Transportation: Trucks - Idaho, National Forest Service photograph.

Logging: Transportation: Trucks - Idaho, National Forest Service photo...

Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

CFFP Program Posters - All States, National Forest Service photograph.

CFFP Program Posters - All States, National Forest Service photograph.

Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Watertown Arsenal, Massachusetts, #5881 16" B C Model 1917

Watertown Arsenal, Massachusetts, #5881 16" B C Model 1917

Photographs Public domain photograph of manufacturing workers, factory building, assembly line, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Photograph of the Building Interior after the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

Photograph of the Building Interior after the Triangle Shirtwaist Fact...

Photographs from the Depression and World War II Public domain photograph of New York historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[US Participation in World War I, French Battlefields]

[US Participation in World War I, French Battlefields]

[US Participation in World War I, French Battlefields] - [FRA-8342 through FRA-8379]

[US Participation in World War I, French Battlefields]

[US Participation in World War I, French Battlefields]

[US Participation in World War I, French Battlefields] - [FRA-8342 through FRA-8379]

[US Participation in World War I, French Battlefields]

[US Participation in World War I, French Battlefields]

[US Participation in World War I, French Battlefields] - [FRA-8342 through FRA-8379]

American Red Cross - N thru W - "The Greatest Mother in the World." Miss Aimee Smith, of Washington, D.C. was selected by the American Red Cross as the most suitable young woman to pose for the famous poster used in the Second War Fund Drive May 1918. She is shown posing as she did for the poster: "The Greatest Mother in the World."

American Red Cross - N thru W - "The Greatest Mother in the World." Mi...

Photographer: Underwood & Underwood American Red Cross - N thru W Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Aircraft and Airports - California, National Forest Service photograph.

Aircraft and Airports - California, National Forest Service photograph...

Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Forest Fire Equipment: Fire Trucks - New York

Forest Fire Equipment: Fire Trucks - New York

Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Forest Fire Equipment: Fire Trucks - California

Forest Fire Equipment: Fire Trucks - California

Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

US Navy (USN) Commander (CDR) Mike Ginter, Operations Officer assigned to the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67), raffled off a ride in his World War II T-6 Texan aircraft for every 100 tickets sold in an effort to raise money for the Navy Marine Corps ief Society. Aviation Electronics Technician (AT) Timothy Bostic won the first raffle and is pictured with US Navy (USN) Commander (CDR) Ginter just before takeoff at Jacksonville, Florida (FL).Fla (May 012006) Commander Mike GinterOperations Officer aboard USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67)raffled off a ride in his World War II T-6 Texan aircraft for every 100 tickets sold in an effort to raise money for the Navy Marine Corps...

US Navy (USN) Commander (CDR) Mike Ginter, Operations Officer assigned...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Navy (USN) Commander (CDR) Mike Ginter, Operations Officer assigned to the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67), raff... More

Automobile Driving on a Road - Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota

Automobile Driving on a Road - Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Da...

Original caption: Miscellaneous Photographs Public domain photograph of car, historic place, automobile, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Equipment, National Forest Service photograph.

Equipment, National Forest Service photograph.

Photographs Public domain photograph of a car accident, car crash, automobile, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Automobiles Driving on a Road - Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota

Automobiles Driving on a Road - Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South D...

Original caption: Miscellaneous Photographs Public domain photograph of a car, automobile, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Photograph of Model of Vault in Main Hallway

Photograph of Model of Vault in Main Hallway

Historic Photograph File of National Archives Events and Personnel Public domain photograph related to history of the US National Archives, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Photograph of The U.S. Electoral Process Exhibit

Photograph of The U.S. Electoral Process Exhibit

This is a photograph of The U.S. Electoral Process exhibit, including a 1968 political cartoon, a poster by Ben Shahn (FDR Library), and a 1968 poster from the National Republican Committee. Historic Photograph... More

Photograph of Reception Desk, Word War II Records Division Search Room, Alexandria, Virginia

Photograph of Reception Desk, Word War II Records Division Search Room...

Original caption: L-R Caroline Moore, Mildred Livingston, Joseph Avery. Historic Photograph File of National Archives Events and Personnel

Ernest Orlando Lawrence with movie men preparing for Nobel Prize talk. Photo taken November 10, 1939. Principal Investigator/Project: Analog Conversion Project [Photographer: Donald Cooksey]

Ernest Orlando Lawrence with movie men preparing for Nobel Prize talk....

Photographs Documenting Scientists, Special Events, and Nuclear Research Facilities, Instruments, and Projects at the Berkeley Lab

US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Steven L. Kwast, 492nd Fighter Squadron commander, 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, addresses a group of World War II veterans and their family members during a luncheon at the Lakenheath Officers' Club. The 48th FW hosted approximately seventy-five World War II veterans and family members of four World War II bombardment groups that were stationed in England with the 8th Air Force. The group represented the 100th, 447th, 452nd and the 393rd Bomb Groups

US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Steven L. Kwast, 492nd Fighter Squadro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Joanna E. Reihle, USAF Release Status: Relea... More

US Army (USA) members of Charlie 1/27th FA, Babenhausen Kaserne, Germany, perform a 21-gun salute with 75mm howitzers during the US-sponsored ceremony at Utah Beach to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day landings

US Army (USA) members of Charlie 1/27th FA, Babenhausen Kaserne, Germa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Utah Beach State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Marie Cassetty, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

American and Japanese World War II (WWII) Veterans pose for a group photograph during a Flagpole Ceremony held to commemorate the attack on Hickam Field during WWII the Japanese invasion

American and Japanese World War II (WWII) Veterans pose for a group ph...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Christopher Campbell, USAF Release ... More

US Marine Brigadier General Frances Wilson (Left), Commander, 3rd Force Service Support Group, Okinawa, Japan, talks with two fellow Marines from Okinawa, Japan, while observing the D-Day Mobile Fuel Distribution System (DMFDS) concept demonstration at Gogu Beach, Korea, in support of FOAL EAGLE 2000. FOAL EAGLE is the largest Joint and Combined field training drill conducted annually in South Korea, running from October 25th to November 3rd. About 25,000 U.S. troops (Not shown) will take part in the drill, including active duty, Reserve and National Guard troops from bases in the United States and elsewhere in the Pacific. The exercise demonstrates U.S. and South Korean military cooperation

US Marine Brigadier General Frances Wilson (Left), Commander, 3rd Forc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE 2000 Base: Gogu Beach Country: Republic Of Korea (ROK) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT James E. Lotz, USAF Release St... More

PBM-3 Circa 1943 by William Ellsworth

PBM-3 Circa 1943 by William Ellsworth

A PBM-3 amphibious airplane lifts off from the water. Public domain photograph of a bomber aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Republic of Korea (ROK) Major General Sang Gi Bae, Commanding General, 1ST ROK Marine Core Division, Pohang, Korea, looks at a jar of JP-5 fuel while observing the D-Day Mobile Fuel Distribution System concept demonstration at Gogu beach, Korea, in support of FOAL EAGLE 2000. Foal Eagle is the largest Joint and Combined field training drill conducted annually in South Korea, running from Oct. 25th to Nov. 3rd. About 25,000 US troops will take part in the drill, including active duty, Reserve and National Guard troops from bases in the United States and elsewhere in the Pacific. The exercise demonstrates US and South Korean military cooperation. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd LT. Daniel E...

Republic of Korea (ROK) Major General Sang Gi Bae, Commanding General,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Republic of Korea (ROK) Major General Sang Gi Bae, Commanding General, 1st ROK Marine Core Division, Pohang, Korea, looks at a ... More

The D-Day Mobile Fuel Distribution System is demonstrated to United States Marine Corpsmen at Dogu Beach near Pohang, South Korea, as a system designed to provide a means to transport fuel from sea to shore, during FOAL EAGLE 2000

The D-Day Mobile Fuel Distribution System is demonstrated to United St...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE 2000 Base: Dogu Beach Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 David C. Mercil, USN Release St... More

U.S. Air Force 48th Fighter Wing members march in a parade through Bury St. Edmonds during a ceremony on Sept. 18, 2004, to pay their respects to those who lost their lives in the Battle of Britain. During World War II the German Luftwaffe began its attack against the United Kingdom on July 10, 1940, unleashing its bombers against Britain's shipping industry and conducting fighter sweeps over the southern coast of England in what would become known as the Battle of Britain. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by AIRMAN First Class Christopher Walkenhorst) (Released)

U.S. Air Force 48th Fighter Wing members march in a parade through Bur...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bury St. Edmonds State: Suffolk Country: United Kingdom (GBR) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Christopher Walkenhorst USAF Release Status: Released t... More

Brigadier General (BGEN), John C. Koziol, USAF, Commander, 8th Air Force, pins the Air Force Cross on Robert L. Aston, retired member of the 68th Bomb Squadron for heroism he displayed in 1944 during the WWII. The Air Force Cross award was given during a Dedication Ceremony at Barksdale AFB, LA

Brigadier General (BGEN), John C. Koziol, USAF, Commander, 8th Air For...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Kimberly A. Warren, USAF Rele... More

Black History Month Closing Program - HUD Black History Month Closing Program, featuring discussion of World War II Tuskegee Airmen [and appearance by unit veteran Curtis Robinson]

Black History Month Closing Program - HUD Black History Month Closing ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Event: Black History Month Closing Program Subject Description: HUD Black History Month Closing Program, featuring discussion of World War II Tuskegee Ai... More

Black History Month Closing Program - HUD Black History Month Closing Program, featuring discussion of World War II Tuskegee Airmen [and appearance by unit veteran Curtis Robinson]

Black History Month Closing Program - HUD Black History Month Closing ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Event: Black History Month Closing Program Subject Description: HUD Black History Month Closing Program, featuring discussion of World War II Tuskegee Ai... More

A World War II (WW II) era P-38J Lightning pursuit (fighter) aircraft (left), a US Air Force (USAF) F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft (center), and a WW II era P-51 Mustang pursuit (fighter) aircraft (right) fly in formation during the Heritage Conference being held at Davis-Montham Air Force Base (AFB), Arizona (AZ)

A World War II (WW II) era P-38J Lightning pursuit (fighter) aircraft ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jeremiah Erickson, USAF Rel... More

Marines from 3rd Battalion 7th India Company, take a moment to acknowledge a Peleliu World War II battlesite, after a simulated airfield seizure during Exercise KOA THUNDER 2001. KOA THUNDER is an exercise involving elements of 1ST Marine Air Wing (MAW), and 3rd Marine Division, where Marines conduct an Operational Readiness Exercise (ORE). The Aviation Support Element (ASE) from Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, will be tested on command and control of several different missions, to include Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel (TRAP), airfield seizures, and a Noncombatant Evacuation Operation (NEO)

Marines from 3rd Battalion 7th India Company, take a moment to acknowl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KOA THUNDER 2001 Base: Peleliu Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd Battalion 7th Marines ... More

US Army (USA) Honor Guard members US Army (USA) SPECIALIST Fourth Class (SPC) Monica Alvarado (left), Ammo Bearer, USA SPC Jarrod Ryan, Loader, and USA STAFF Sergeant (SSG) Lee Price (right), Gun Commander, 529th Military Police Company (MP CO), Heidelberg, Germany (DEU), fire a 105mm howitzer during practice for the 60th Anniversary D-Day ceremony at Omaha Beach in Normandy, France (FRA)

US Army (USA) Honor Guard members US Army (USA) SPECIALIST Fourth Clas...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Omaha Beach State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Marie Cassetty, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

U.S. Army SGT. Leigh Ann Hester, from 617th Military Police Company, Kentucky Army National Guard (KYARNG), reads the information panels of the Global War on Terrorism exhibit at the Army Women's Museum, during the exhibition's opening. The exhibit showcases the contributions women have made in the war and features as the centerpiece a life-size diorama of the actions of Hester and her squad-mates during a March 20, 2005 ambush by insurgents near Baghdad. The exhibit displays two soldiers in desert uniform, armed with Colt 5.56mm carbine Rifles standing near a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV). As a result of SGT. Hester's acts of bravery and accomplishments, she was...

U.S. Army SGT. Leigh Ann Hester, from 617th Military Police Company, K...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: U.S. Army SGT. Leigh Ann Hester, from 617th Military Police Company, Kentucky Army National Guard (KYARNG), reads the informatio... More

Command CHIEF MASTER Sergeant David Dunlap reads the citation to accompany the Bronze Star Award to World War II veteran and former Army Air Corps Lieutenant Richard Hank Sciaroni. Standing with Sciaroni are Major General Paul D. Monroe, the Adjutant General and Commander of the California National Guard, and United States Representative Anna G. Esho, of the 14th Congressional District, California, Rep. Eshoo was instrumental in the effort to award LT. Sciaroni the Bronze Star for his actions during the war. LT. Sciaronis was a navigator on a B-24 that was shot down over Germany, he lead three of his fellow air crew member to safety after more than two weeks behind enemy lines. LT...

Command CHIEF MASTER Sergeant David Dunlap reads the citation to accom...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Command Chief Master Sergeant David Dunlap reads the citation to accompany the Bronze Star Award to World War II veteran and fo... More

Black History Month Closing Program - HUD Black History Month Closing Program, featuring discussion of World War II Tuskegee Airmen [and appearance by unit veteran Curtis Robinson]

Black History Month Closing Program - HUD Black History Month Closing ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Event: Black History Month Closing Program Subject Description: HUD Black History Month Closing Program, featuring discussion of World War II Tuskegee Ai... More

One of the four US Air Force (USAF) F-15E Strike Eagles, 494th Fighter Squadron (FS), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, United Kingdom (UK) begins to break away for the Missing Man formation flyover Utah Beach. The formation is part of the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day Allied invasion of Europe in WW II (WWII) at the landing site memorial near St Marie du Mont, France (FRA)

One of the four US Air Force (USAF) F-15E Strike Eagles, 494th Fighter...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Utah Beach State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Marie Cassetty, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

A restored World War II B-25 Mitchell bomber aircraft Yellow Rose, on display during the annual Open House held at Eglin Air Force Base (AFB) Florida (FL)

A restored World War II B-25 Mitchell bomber aircraft Yellow Rose, on ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Joe Piccorossi, CIV Release Status: Rele... More

US Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (BGEN) V. Wayne Lloyd (center), Commander, 376th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW), gives Kyrgyzstan Republic World War II Military Veterans a tour of the coalition forces shower and shave tent, during an annual Victory Day Celebration held this year at Peter J. Ganci Jr. Air Base (AB), Kyrgyzstan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (BGEN) V. Wayne Lloyd (center), ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Peter J. Ganci Jr. Air Base State: Chuskaya Oblast Country: Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) Scene Camera Operator: M... More

Black History Month Closing Program - HUD Black History Month Closing Program, featuring discussion of World War II Tuskegee Airmen [and appearance by unit veteran Curtis Robinson]

Black History Month Closing Program - HUD Black History Month Closing ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Event: Black History Month Closing Program Subject Description: HUD Black History Month Closing Program, featuring discussion of World War II Tuskegee Ai... More

At twilight, honoring military veterans of World War II, are 4,000 sculpted gold stars on the commemorative Freedom Wall, with the inscription, "Here we mark the price of freedom" on the newly completed National World War II Memorial, in the Washington, District of Columbia

At twilight, honoring military veterans of World War II, are 4,000 scu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Daniel J. Mclain, USN Release Status: Released to P... More

Dignitaries (left to right): Alaska State Senator Gary Wilken (R-Fairbanks); U.S. Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska); Alaska Governor Frank Murkowski; U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld; former Alaska State Senator John Binkley; and Russian Minister of Defense Sergei Ivanov, cut the ribbon dedicating the memorial to the Alaska-Siberia Lend Lease Program in Fairbanks, Alaska, on Aug. 27, 2006. This memorial honors the American aviators and support troops who flew more than 5,000 American-built warplanes from the American midwest to Fairbanks, where Russian pilots then flew them to Siberia during World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by STAFF SGT. D. Myles Cullen) (Released)

Dignitaries (left to right): Alaska State Senator Gary Wilken (R-Fairb...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fairbanks State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT D. Myles Cullen, USAF Release Status: Released ... More

US Navy (USN) Sailors assigned to the Navy's newest Arleigh Burke Class Destroyer USS HALSEY (DDG 97) run to man the ship as they bring the ship to life during the ship's commissioning ceremony. The ceremony marked the formal entrance of the guided missile destroyer into the fleet. The ship named after US Naval Academy graduate Fleet Admiral (ADM) William "Bull" Halsey Jr., who commanded South Pacific Force and South Pacific Area during World War II (WWII)

US Navy (USN) Sailors assigned to the Navy's newest Arleigh Burke Clas...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: DDG-96 Scene Camera Operator: Li1 John P. Ka... More

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter lands next to Stryker

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter lands next to Stryker

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter lands next to Stryker armored vehicles from the 2nd Cavalry Regiment as they complete their 1,800 km "Dragoon Ride" from Estonia, Lithuania and Poland on April 1. The 16th Sustainm... More

U.S. Army Air Corps SGT. Louis Sleeper, a World War II veteran, takes a look inside a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber aircraft during the Aerospace and Arizona Days Air Show at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., on April 2, 2005. He was a B-17 ball turret gunner from 1942-1945 and he was also a Prisoner-Of-War (POW) for six months. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by AIRMAN 1ST Class Jesse Shipps)(Released)

U.S. Army Air Corps SGT. Louis Sleeper, a World War II veteran, takes ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Jesse Shipps, USAF Release S... More

Colonel (COL) John W. Ives (left front), USA, Installation Commander, Fort Meade, Maryland (MD), and Captain (CAPT) Lutz Helmrich, (German Navy) Naval Attach of the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, Washington D.C., arrive at the Fort Meade Cemetery during the German Day of Mourning Ceremony. The ceremony honors 33 German Prisoners of War (POWs) who died during World War II (WWII) and are buried in the Fort Meade Cemetery

Colonel (COL) John W. Ives (left front), USA, Installation Commander, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Meade State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Northeast Scene Camera Operator: Ronald Roone... More

The Honorable Candido DeAngelis, Mayor of Anzio, Italy, speaks during the Anzio Memorial Monument Ceremony, in New York City, New York (NY), during Fleet Week New York 2006. The ceremony honors those who fought at the Battle of Anzio during World War Two (WW II) for which the current US Navy (USN) Ticonderoga Class: Guided Missile Cruiser, USS ANZIO (CG 68) is named after. Fleet week activities include dozens of military demonstrations and displays throughout the week, as well as public visitation to many of the participating ships

The Honorable Candido DeAngelis, Mayor of Anzio, Italy, speaks during ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New York State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 David P. Coleman, USN Release Status: Released ... More

Black History Month Closing Program - HUD Black History Month Closing Program, featuring discussion of World War II Tuskegee Airmen [and appearance by unit veteran Curtis Robinson]

Black History Month Closing Program - HUD Black History Month Closing ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Event: Black History Month Closing Program Subject Description: HUD Black History Month Closing Program, featuring discussion of World War II Tuskegee Ai... More

Black History Month Closing Program - HUD Black History Month Closing Program, featuring discussion of World War II Tuskegee Airmen [and appearance by unit veteran Curtis Robinson]

Black History Month Closing Program - HUD Black History Month Closing ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Event: Black History Month Closing Program Subject Description: HUD Black History Month Closing Program, featuring discussion of World War II Tuskegee Ai... More

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld (right), Secretary of Defense, meets with actor Clint Eastwood on Aug. 8, 2005, in Arlington, Va. during the filming of the World War II epic movie 'Flags of Our Fathers,"which centers on the Battle of Iwo Jima. The 1945 battle will forever be remembered because it was a turning point in World War II and a lasting image of the U.S. servicemen raising the American flag on Mount Suribachi. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by TECH. SGT. Kevin J. Gruenwald) (Released)

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld (right), Secretary of Defense, meets ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Kevin J. Gruenwald, USA Release Status: Relea... More

US Navy (USN) Sailors assigned to Submarine Force, US Pacific Fleet raise American Flags over the World War II (WWII) Submarine Memorial at Naval Base Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (HI). Commander Submarine Force, US Pacific Fleet USN Rear Admiral (RADM) Jeffrey B. Cassias, will present the Flags to family members of the crew of the USN Fleet Class Submarine, USS LAGARTO (SS 371) during a memorial service at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. The submarine, which was built in Manitowoc, was lost in WW II just months before the end of the war

US Navy (USN) Sailors assigned to Submarine Force, US Pacific Fleet ra...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: JOC David Rush, USN Release Status: Released to P... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron Two Seven Three (MWSS-273), marshal into place a US Air Force (USAF) A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft, from the 103rd Fighter Wing (FW), Connecticut (CT), Air National Guard (ANG), at the Georgia (GA), ANG Combat Readiness Training Center (CRTC), located in Savannah, GA, during Exercise Battlehog 1-04. The aircraft is painted in the World War II (WWII) Black Lighting scheme in celebration of the Units 80th Anniversary

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Crtc State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Amber Basgil, USMC Release Status: Released to Publ... More

US Navy (USN) Vice Admiral (VADM) Barry M. Costello, Commander 3rd Fleet, addresses the crew and guests during the commissioning ceremony of the Navy's newest Arleigh Burke Class Destroyer USS HALSEY (DDG 97). The ceremony marked the formal entrance of the guided missile destroyer into the fleet. The ship named after US Naval Academy graduate Fleet Admiral (ADM) William "Bull" Halsey Jr., who commanded South Pacific Force and South Pacific Area during World War II (WWII)

US Navy (USN) Vice Admiral (VADM) Barry M. Costello, Commander 3rd Fle...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Halsey (DDG 97) State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: DDG-96 Scene Camera Operator: Li1 ... More

World War II (WWII) Veteran Mr. Byram Bates (left), and US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) John Y.H. Kim, a member of the Hickam AFB, Hawaii (HI) Honor Guard Team, pay respects to fallen soldiers during a Flagpole Ceremony held to commemorate the attack on Hickam Field during the WWII Japanese invasion

World War II (WWII) Veteran Mr. Byram Bates (left), and US Air Force (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Sharon Baltazar, USAF Release Statu... More

Twenty-seven Japanese veterans from tank units stationed on the neighboring island of Saipan during World War II (WWII) came to pay respects to fallen comrades during a 60th Anniversary reunion. These veterans had family and friends stationed on Guam, and they didn't learn of their fates for years following the war. They came today with their families to place flowers, burn incense, light candles and give prayers at Tarague Beach a sight of major conflict during the war. The Japanese tank units at Tarague were the last enemy tanks on Guam and with their destruction by the United States Marine Corp (USMC) all organized resistance on Guam had ended

Twenty-seven Japanese veterans from tank units stationed on the neighb...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bennie J. Davis III, USAF Release Status: Rele... More

In celebration of the 228th Marine Corps Birthday, a US Navy (USN) Sailor wears a World War II (WWII) era Hospital Corpsman uniform, as part of the historical period uniform pageant, held aboard Marine Corps Base (MCB) Quantico

In celebration of the 228th Marine Corps Birthday, a US Navy (USN) Sai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Christopher M. Tirado, USMC ... More

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 355th Civil Engineering Squadron prepare to transport a World War Two bomb, unearthed at a construction site on September 10, 2004, at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, AZ. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by AIRMAN 1ST Class Christina D. Kinsey) (Released)

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 355th Civil Engineering Squadron...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Christina D. Kinsey, USAF Re... More

U.S. Army SGT. Jason Mike and SGT. Leigh Ann Hester, from 617th Military Police Company, Kentucky Army National Guard (KYARNG), stand at the Army Women's Museum and Global War on Terrorism exhibit. The exhibit showcases the contributions women have made in the war and features as the centerpiece a life-size diorama of the actions of Hester and her squad-mates during a March 20, 2005 ambush by insurgents near Baghdad. As a result of SGT. Hester's acts of bravery and accomplishments, she was awarded the Silver Star Medal, becoming the first woman to receive the medal since World War II. (U.S. Army PHOTO by Joh Soucy, CIV) (Released)

U.S. Army SGT. Jason Mike and SGT. Leigh Ann Hester, from 617th Milita...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Lee State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: NORTHEAST Scene Camera Operator: Joh Soucy, CIV... More

Four US Air Force (USAF) F-15 Eagle aircraft fly overhead in a missing man formation during the close of the Dedication Ceremony, for the new 11th Air Force World War Two (WWII) Memorial Wall, at Elmendorf Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK). The wall was built in honor of all those US Military and Canadian Armed Forces personel who paid the ultimate sacrifice here in Alaska (AK), during that time

Four US Air Force (USAF) F-15 Eagle aircraft fly overhead in a missing...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Rhiannon Willard, USAF Release S... More

At twilight, the illuminated fountains of the newly completed National World War II Memorial, in the Washington, District of Columbia, established by the American Battle Monuments Commission, honoring military veterans of World War II

At twilight, the illuminated fountains of the newly completed National...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Daniel J. Mclain, USN Release Status: Released to P... More

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Kelli England (left), 2nd Civil Engineer Squadron (CES) and AIRMAN Basic (AB) Chase Carulli, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS), clean the propeller on a mock up World War Two (WII) P-51D Mustang aircraft as part of a team assigned to clean up the Barksdales Material Heritage on Display at the 8th Air Force Museum, located at Barksdale Air Force Base (AFB), Louisiana (LA)

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Kelli England (left), 2nd...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Michael A. Kaplan, USAF Relea... More

Members of the U.S. Navy Band Sea Chanters Chorus perform at a special concert celebrating the 231st birthday of the U.S. Navy at Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Constitution Hall. The concert, hosted by Adm. Mike Mullen CHIEF of Naval Operations (CNO) and narrated by Navy veteran and Academy Award winning actor Ernest Borgnine, was a special salute to Navy shipmates from the post WWII era entitled"I am an American Sailor."(U.S. Navy PHOTO by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 1ST Class Chad J. McNeeley) (Released)

Members of the U.S. Navy Band Sea Chanters Chorus perform at a special...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MC1 Chad Mcneeley, USN Release Status... More

More than 100 people gathered at historical Ford Island at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (HI), for a groundbreaking ceremony for the Pacific Aviation Museum. The 75 million dollar museum will encompass 16 acres and tell the story of Pacific aviation during World War II (WW II), the Korean War, Vietnam War, Cold War and modern air power

More than 100 people gathered at historical Ford Island at Pearl Harbo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Dennis C. Cantrell, USN Release Status: Relea... More

A US Air Force (USAF) O-2 Skymaster (right) forward air control (FAC) aircraft and a USAF A-10 Thunderbolt II close air support aircraft, sit in Heritage Park on Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK). The park was dedicated on July 20, 2000 and includes 5 static aircraft, a POW/MIA memorial, a World War II (WWII) era replica of a hangar, a memorial to Ben Eielson, and a new AIRMAN's Memorial, due to open late this year. The Skymaster flew at Eielson between 1971 and 1986 as a part of the 25th Tactical Air Support Squadron (TASS). The Thunderbolts are currently flying at Eielson with the 355th Fighter Squadron (FS), 354th Fighter Wing (FW)

A US Air Force (USAF) O-2 Skymaster (right) forward air control (FAC) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Joshua Strang, USAF Release Status:... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) World War Two (WW II) Veterans who served in the battle of Iwo Jima, render respect to all those who served in the battle, at the Reunion of Honor Memorial on the Island of Iwo Jima, Japan, as part of the 58th Commemorative Anniversary Ceremony, observing the Battle of Iwo Jima

US Marine Corps (USMC) World War Two (WW II) Veterans who served in th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Iwo Jima Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Cory P. Griffith, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

A Supermarine Spitfire MkV stands as a monument near the dedication plaque in the Battle of Britain Memorial Park located at the 48th Fighter Wing (FW), RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom. This Memorial is dedicated to the sacrifice endured by airmen of many nations who flew with the Royal Air Force during Nazi air attacks against the United Kingdom during WWII

A Supermarine Spitfire MkV stands as a monument near the dedication pl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SRA James L. Ha... More

Black History Month Closing Program - HUD Black History Month Closing Program, featuring discussion of World War II Tuskegee Airmen [and appearance by unit veteran Curtis Robinson]

Black History Month Closing Program - HUD Black History Month Closing ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Event: Black History Month Closing Program Subject Description: HUD Black History Month Closing Program, featuring discussion of World War II Tuskegee Ai... More

D-Day veteran US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) (Ret) Wayne Chase, 15th Troop Carrier Squadron (TCS), pauses to reflect at the grave of an unknown Soldier in Normandy American Cemetery OMAHA Beach. France (FRA), after a D-Day ceremony. This year marks the 60th Anniversary of the Normandy invasion during World War II (WWII)

D-Day veteran US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) (Ret) Wayne...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: American Cemetery, Omaha Beach State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Wayne Clark, USAF Release Status: Released to P... More

During the Italian Wreath Laying Ceremony, a wreath is laid at the headstone of Agostine Maffeis, one of two WWII Italian Prisoners of War (POW) buried at the Fort Meade Cemetery

During the Italian Wreath Laying Ceremony, a wreath is laid at the hea...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Meade State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Northeast Scene Camera Operator: Ronald Roone... More

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, greets U.S. Navy personnel prior to the 60th Anniversary commemoration celebration of V-Jay held at North Island Naval Air Station, Coronado, Calif. on Aug. 30, 2005. President George W. Bush spoke at the event to commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Japanese formal surrender ending World War II. (DoD photo by TECH. SGT. Kevin J. Gruenwald) (Released)

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, greets U.S. Na...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, North Island State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Kevin J. Gruenwald, US... More

U.S. Air Force 1ST LT. Amanda Person (right), 91st Air Refueling Squadron, prepares to give Mrs. Florene Miller Watson (left), one of the first Women Air Forces Service Pilots during WWII, a tour of a KC-135 Stratotanker refueler at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., on Sept. 17, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by AIRMAN 1ST Class Carlye D. LaPointe) (RELEASED)

U.S. Air Force 1ST LT. Amanda Person (right), 91st Air Refueling Squad...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Carlye D. La Pointe Release Status... More

Photograph of President Harry S. Truman with Cabinet and Family Leaving the Capitol

Photograph of President Harry S. Truman with Cabinet and Family Leavin...

Caption: From left to right, Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal, Attorney General Tom Clark, Secretary of War Robert Patterson, Secretary of State James Byrnes, First Lady Bess Wallace Truman, President Harr... More

All His Chips in Scandinavia - Drawing. Public domain image.

All His Chips in Scandinavia - Drawing. Public domain image.

Berryman Political Cartoon Collection Public domain photograph related to World War Two, National Socialism, The Third Reich, Europe under Nazi occupation, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl... More

Aircraft airlifting injured serviceman at South Pacific Combat Air Transport Command (SCAT) in the South Pacific during World War II

Aircraft airlifting injured serviceman at South Pacific Combat Air Tra...

Photographic Materials Public domain photograph related to World War Two, Navy ships, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Photograph of Microfilming Unit Disposal Filming Operation, World War II Records Division, Alexandria, Virginia

Photograph of Microfilming Unit Disposal Filming Operation, World War ...

Original caption: L-R LeRoy Jackson, Pauline Zekring, Lillian Voltoner, Helen McCubon. Historic Photograph File of National Archives Events and Personnel

A Japanese Zero aircraft flies overhead during Tora! Tora! Tora!, a recreation of the December 7th, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor and is the "live" replicated scene sequences from the Touchstone Pictures film, "Pearl Harbor". The recreation is accomplished through hundreds of dedicated volunteers - mostly belonging to the Confederate Air Force (CAF) working as ground crew, maintenance, pilots and pyrotechnic experts. Their purpose is to entertain and display the history lesson which propelled us into World War II. The demonstration was featured at the Navy Lakehurst 2001 Airshow on 2 June 2001

A Japanese Zero aircraft flies overhead during Tora! Tora! Tora!, a re...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Gary Ell, USAF CIV. Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital ... More

Photograph of Planes and Hangars Wrecked in the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor

Photograph of Planes and Hangars Wrecked in the Japanese Attack on Pea...

Original caption: Planes and hangars wrecked in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7 1941. Ford Island. General Photographic File of the Department of Navy

Photograph of U.S. Aircraft Destroyed as a Result of the Japanese Bombing on Pearl Harbor

Photograph of U.S. Aircraft Destroyed as a Result of the Japanese Bomb...

Original caption: U.S. aircraft destroyed as a result of the Japanese bombing on Pearl Harbor, T.H. Dec 7 1941. Heap of demolished planes and wrecked hangar in background Army Amphibian in foreground. ... More

Photograph of Burning and Damaged Ships at Pearl Harbor

Photograph of Burning and Damaged Ships at Pearl Harbor

Original caption: Burning and damaged ships at Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7 1941. General Photographic File of the Department of Navy

Photograph of the USS Oglala Capsized and Sinking after the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor

Photograph of the USS Oglala Capsized and Sinking after the Japanese A...

Original caption: The USS Oglala (CM4) capsized and sinking after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7 1941. General Photographic File of the Department of Navy

Photograph of Ships at Pearl Harbor following Japanese Attack

Photograph of Ships at Pearl Harbor following Japanese Attack

Original caption: Ships at Pearl Harbor, T.H. following the Japanese attack of Dec. 7 1941. Alt. 3000'. Dec. 10, 1941. L-R: USS Pennsylvania (BB38), USS Downes (DD375), USS Helena (CL-50), and the USS Shaw (... More

[Soldiers fighting in a wooded area] (Information on back: Guadalcanal Mural, X. Gonzalez) [X. Gonzalez]

[Soldiers fighting in a wooded area] (Information on back: Guadalcanal...

Original Artwork for World War II Posters Public domain photograph - United States military, propaganda free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

It's Either That, or Time off Until a Day Nursery is Organized

It's Either That, or Time off Until a Day Nursery is Organized

Artworks and Mockups for Cartoons Promoting the War Effort and Original Sketches by Charles Alston

LOOSE TALK Can Cause This. - Public domain propaganda poster

LOOSE TALK Can Cause This. - Public domain propaganda poster

Original Artwork for World War II Posters Public domain photograph of a poster, United States government propaganda, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[People in three different occupations walking (marching) on the flags of Germany and Japan. The first three people are a grocer, a housewife carrying an American flag, and service station attendant carrying a tire. To inspire folks on the homefront.] [Luther Horney]

[People in three different occupations walking (marching) on the flags...

Original Artwork for World War II Posters Public domain photograph of Imperial Japan, Japanese empire, during World War Two, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

What Are You Doing to Help? Christmas 1942

What Are You Doing to Help? Christmas 1942

Original Artwork for World War II Posters Public domain scan of World War Two propaganda poster, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[World War I soldier walking guard duty with barbed wire fence in the background] Copyright 1918. [Martin F. Thompson]

[World War I soldier walking guard duty with barbed wire fence in the ...

Original Artwork for World War II Posters Public domain photograph related to Soviet Union history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

You make it RIGHT... they'll make it FIGHT. [Bernard Perlin]

You make it RIGHT... they'll make it FIGHT. [Bernard Perlin]

Original Artwork for World War II Posters Public domain photograph - United States military, propaganda free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

ONE BILLION STRONG! The United Nations Work For Freedom [Gilbert Wilson]

ONE BILLION STRONG! The United Nations Work For Freedom [Gilbert Wils...

Original Artwork for World War II Posters Public domain photograph of worker, people working, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

HE'S WATCHING YOU [Glenn Ernest Grohe]

HE'S WATCHING YOU [Glenn Ernest Grohe]

Original Artwork for World War II Posters Public domain photograph - United States military, propaganda free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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