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Caulfield v. Warhol, filed 11/9/1966.“… Warhol infringed upon [Caulfield’s] copyright by publishing and placing upon the market no less than thirty paintings entitled “Flowers, 1964”, which were copied and reproduced from plaintiff’s copyrighted...
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Caulfield v. Warhol, filed 11/9/1966.“… Warhol infringed upon [Caulfield’s] copyright by publishing and placing upon the market no less than thirty paintings entitled “Flowers, 1964”, which were copied and reproduced from plaintiff’s copyrighted...
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Caulfield v. Warhol, filed 11/9/1966.“… Warhol infringed upon [Caulfield’s] copyright by publishing and placing upon the market no less than thirty paintings entitled “Flowers, 1964”, which were copied and reproduced from plaintiff’s copyrighted...
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Caulfield v. Warhol, filed 11/9/1966.

“…  Warhol infringed upon [Caulfield’s] copyright by publishing and placing upon the market no less than thirty paintings entitled “Flowers, 1964”, which were copied and reproduced from plaintiff’s copyrighted illustration.” 

Series: Civil Case Files, 1938 - 1995

Record Group 21: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685 - 2009

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    • #November 9
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    • #1960s
    • #Andy Warhol
    • #art
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Marines from H&S Comm. Section, 2nd Battalion, 7th Regiment, play guitar for the people of Phu Le, south of Chu Lai, Vietnam, 11/1/1966. [brightness levels on this thumbnail image have been adjusted]
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Marines from H&S Comm. Section, 2nd Battalion, 7th Regiment, play guitar for the people of Phu Le, south of Chu Lai, Vietnam, 11/1/1966. [brightness levels on this thumbnail image have been adjusted]
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Marines from H&S Comm. Section, 2nd Battalion, 7th Regiment, play guitar for the people of Phu Le, south of Chu Lai, Vietnam, 11/1/1966. 

[brightness levels on this thumbnail image have been adjusted] 

File Unit: Divider/Subject - 372 - Vietnamese Civilian Life - 1966, 1962 - 1975

Series: Black and White Photographs of Marine Corps Activities in Vietnam, 1962 - 1975

Record Group 127: Records of the U.S. Marine Corps, 1775 - 

Image description: Four marines sit cross-legged on the ground in dappled shade, playing guitars. A few other marines and some of the inhabitants of Phu Le look on.

Image description: Index card with photo, plus caption: 3M-5-769-66
III NAF
Vietnam
1Nov66 Photo: LCpl. AlejosENTERTAINERS–Lance Corporal R.E. Cowden, Private First Class C.N. Boykin, Sergeant G.E.. Best, and Lance Corporal J.M. Paulson, all attached to H & S Comm. Section, 2nd Battalion, 7th Regiment, use their talent to entertain the people of the hamlet of Phu Le, 15 miles south of Chu Lai, Vietnam, during a County Fair Operation. DEFENSE DEPT. PHOTO (MARINE CORP
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    • #November 1
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Two Coast Guard men demonstrate how two refugees escaped Cuba in this homemade 8’ kayak powered by a lawnmower engine. The refugees were picked up by US Coast Guard Cutter Shoalwater, 9/15/1966.“File Unit: Rescue Operations - Cuban Refugees, 1939 -...
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Two Coast Guard men demonstrate how two refugees escaped Cuba in this homemade 8’ kayak powered by a lawnmower engine. The refugees were picked up by US Coast Guard Cutter Shoalwater, 9/15/1966.

File Unit: Rescue Operations - Cuban Refugees, 1939 - 1967

Series: Photographs of Activities, Facilities, and Personalities, 1939 - 1967

Record Group 26: Records of the U.S. Coast Guard, 1785 - 2005

Image description: Two men sit in a small, blocky kayak. The man in front has a homemade paddle; the man in the stern of the boat has one hand on the rudder.

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    • #September 15
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    • #Cuba
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    • #US Coast Guard
    • #boat
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    • #Hispanic history
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First photo of Earth from the Moon, from Lunar Orbiter 1, 8/23/1966“File Unit: Lunar Orbiter 1, 8/18/1966 - 8/29/1966
Series: Photographs from the Lunar Orbiter Image Recovery Project, 2007 - 2017
Record Group 255: Records of the National Aeronautics...
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First photo of Earth from the Moon, from Lunar Orbiter 1, 8/23/1966

File Unit: Lunar Orbiter 1, 8/18/1966 - 8/29/1966

Series: Photographs from the Lunar Orbiter Image Recovery Project, 2007 - 2017

Record Group 255: Records of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1903 - 2006

Image description: 

Black and white photo showing part of the Moon’s surface, and beyond it, a thick crescent of the Earth swirling with clouds.

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    • #August 23
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Hospitalman Terry L. Leitner is awarded the Silver Star for his action during a mortar attack during the Vietnam War, 8/20/1966 [detail]. Wounded himself, Leitner aided others and only boarded the rescue helicopter after all other casualties were...
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Hospitalman Terry L. Leitner is awarded the Silver Star for his action during a mortar attack during the Vietnam War, 8/20/1966 [detail]. 

Wounded himself, Leitner aided others and only boarded the rescue helicopter after all other casualties were aboard. 

File Unit: Divider/Subject - 76 - Ceremonies - 1966, 1962 - 1975

Series: Black and White Photographs of Marine Corps Activities in Vietnam, 1962 - 1975

Record Group 127: Records of the U.S. Marine Corps, 1775 - 

Image description: A man in a short-sleeved uniform looks forward as an older man pins a medal on his uniform shirt. 

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U.S. Marines approach the beach in an amphibious assault in the Rung Sat Zone, 35 miles from Saigon, as part of Operation Jackstay during the Vietnam War, 3/26/1966“Series: General Color Photographic File of the Department of Navy, 1958 - 1981
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U.S. Marines approach the beach in an amphibious assault in the Rung Sat Zone, 35 miles from Saigon, as part of Operation Jackstay during the Vietnam War, 3/26/1966

Series: General Color Photographic File of the Department of Navy, 1958 - 1981

Record Group 428: General Records of the Department of the Navy, 1941 - 2004

Image description: Five Marines in olive drab uniforms and soft hats crouch in a boat, holding rifles.

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    • #March 26
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Photograph of Lady Bird Johnson Visiting a Classroom for Project Head Start, 3/19/1966“Series: Johnson White House Photographs, 11/22/1963 - 1/20/1969
Collection: White House Photo Office Collection, 11/22/1963 - 1/20/1969
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Photograph of Lady Bird Johnson Visiting a Classroom for Project Head Start, 3/19/1966

Series: Johnson White House Photographs, 11/22/1963 - 1/20/1969

Collection: White House Photo Office Collection, 11/22/1963 - 1/20/1969

Image description: Lady Bird Johnson, in a yellow dress, sits on a chair in a classroom and reads a book. Small children on chairs sit in a circle around her, and listen with varying amounts of attention. One little girl is holding her finger to her lips; boys across the circle play with a toy airplane.

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    • #March 19
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    • #1960s
    • #Head Start
    • #preschool
    • #school
    • #reading
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U.S. Soldiers from the 3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division move across a clearing searching for Viet Cong near Lai Khe, Vietnam, 1/8/1966 “File Unit: Vietnam – Units – 1st Infantry Division-1966, 1963 - 1973
Series: Photographs of U.S. Army Operations...
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U.S. Soldiers from the 3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division move across a clearing searching for Viet Cong near Lai Khe, Vietnam, 1/8/1966 

File Unit: Vietnam – Units – 1st Infantry Division-1966, 1963 - 1973

Series: Photographs of U.S. Army Operations in Vietnam, 1963 - 1973

Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860 - 1985

Image description: Soldiers, M48 Tanks and M-113 Armored Personnel Carriers move across an open field. The photo is in color, but has that yellowish, washed-out quality often seen in photos of this era.

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    • #January 8
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President Lyndon B. Johnson and His Puppies, 1/5/1966 There are 122 million pages in our online catalog, and I am *always* going to share the basket of puppies if I can.
“Series: Johnson White House Photographs, 11/22/1963 - 1/20/1969
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President Lyndon B. Johnson and His Puppies, 1/5/1966

There are 122 million pages in our online catalog, and I am *always* going to share the basket of puppies if I can.

Series: Johnson White House Photographs, 11/22/1963 - 1/20/1969

Collection: White House Photo Office Collection, 11/22/1963 - 1/20/1969

Image description: President Johnson crouches on the floor and tilts a large basket containing five beagle puppies toward a curly-headed toddler. In the background, a woman talks on the phone, and a white collie dog stands near a couple of unidentified men. 

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    • #January 5
    • #1966
    • #1960s
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Gemini XII Mission Image - 11/15/1966 “ File Unit: Gemini XII, 11/11/1966 - 11/15/1966. Series: Photographs of the Mercury and Gemini Space Programs, 12/1960 - 2/1997. Record Group 255: Records of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration,...
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Gemini XII Mission Image -  11/15/1966

File Unit: Gemini XII, 11/11/1966 - 11/15/1966. Series: Photographs of the Mercury and Gemini Space Programs, 12/1960 - 2/1997. Record Group 255: Records of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1903 - 2006

The Gemini 12 mission returned to earth on November 15, 1966.  Over five days, astronauts Jim Lovell and Buzz Aldrin had conducted several technical and scientific exercises, including the collection of high resolution “synoptic” photographs of weather systems like this cloud formation over the Pacific Ocean.

  • More photos from the Gemini 12 mission in the National Archives catalog
  • More on Gemini 12 from @nasa

This post comes from Carol Marquardsen, an eIntern with the National Archives via the Virtual Student Federal Service.

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    • #space history
    • #November 15
    • #1966
    • #1960s
    • #NASA history
    • #Gemini XII
    • #space exploration
    • #rayleigh-benard cells
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Happy Birthday, Phyllis Diller! (7/17/1917 - 8/20/2012)“ “Comedienne Phyllis Diller smiles for the camera as the Bob Hope Christmas show arrives at Korat Air Base, Thailand, to entertain American servicemen.” 12/1966
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Happy Birthday, Phyllis Diller! (7/17/1917 - 8/20/2012)

“Comedienne Phyllis Diller smiles for the camera as the Bob Hope Christmas show arrives at Korat Air Base, Thailand, to entertain American servicemen.” 12/1966

Series: Black and White Photographs of U.S. Air Force and Predecessors’ Activities, Facilities, and Personnel, Domestic and Foreign, 1930 - 1975
Record Group 342: Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations, 1900 - 2003

Pioneering comedienne and actress Phyllis Diller was born 100 years ago on July 17, 1917. Find more photos of Phyllis Diller in the National Archives catalog. 

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    • #comedy
    • #comedians
    • #comedienne
    • #women's history
    • #celebs
    • #Thailand
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“Christmas Special – Bob Hope and his star-studded cast touched down at Pleiku Air Base, Vietnam, December 19, 1966, enroute to Dragon Mountain, home of the 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division for his first Christmas show for servicemen in Vietnam…”...
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“Christmas Special – Bob Hope and his star-studded cast touched down at Pleiku Air Base, Vietnam, December 19, 1966, enroute to Dragon Mountain, home of the 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division for his first Christmas show for servicemen in Vietnam…” 12/19/1966

Series: Black and White Photographs of U.S. Air Force and Predecessors’ Activities, Facilities, and Personnel, Domestic and Foreign, 1930 - 1975
Record Group 342: Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations, 1900 - 2003

Full caption: Christmas Special – Bob Hope and his star-studded cast touched down at Pleiku Air Base, Vietnam, December 19, 1966, enroute to Dragon Mountain, home of the 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division for his first Christmas show for servicemen in Vietnam. Major General A.S. Collins, Jr. (right), commanding general, 4th Infantry Division, and Colonel William K. Bonneaux (left), 633rd Combat Support Group Commander, greeted the Hope troupe upon arrival and escorted them aboard Army helicopters which airlifted them to Dragon Mountain. About 400 Air Force personnel from Pleiku joined some 4,500 Army troops to watch the first Christmas Special show.

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    • #celebs
    • #Vietnam
    • #Vietnam War
    • #entertainers
    • #U.S. Army
    • #U.S. Air Force
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“LCpl. Robert D. Rosegrant, 19, (Eldorado, Ark.) pictured during a sweep on Phase II of Operation Sierra, 15 miles south of Quang Ngai city.” 18 Dec 66“ 86 - Combat - 1966 - December 18, 1966, 12/18/1966
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“LCpl. Robert D. Rosegrant, 19, (Eldorado, Ark.) pictured during a sweep on Phase II of Operation Sierra, 15 miles south of Quang Ngai city.” 18 Dec 66

86 - Combat - 1966 - December 18, 1966, 12/18/1966
File Unit: Divider/Subject - 86 - Combat - 1966, 1962 - 1975. Series: Black and White Photographs of Marine Corps Activities in Vietnam, 1962 - 1975. Record Group 127: Records of the U.S. Marine Corps, 1775 - 

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    • #Vietnam War 50
    • #Marine
    • #U.S. Marine Corps
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“Marine Sergeant E. S. Davis, 31, (Washington, D. C.), with Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, answers a radio check between two of the ONTOS Anti-Tank vehicles in his section. The 3/3 unit was occupying a section approximately six...
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“Marine Sergeant E. S. Davis, 31, (Washington, D. C.), with Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, answers a radio check between two of the ONTOS Anti-Tank vehicles in his section. The 3/3 unit was occupying a section approximately six miles  south of the demilitarized zone.” 29 Nov 66

167 - Communications - 1966 - November 29, 1966, 11/29/1966.  File Unit: Divider/Subject - 167 - Communications - 1966, 1962 - 1975. Series: Black and White Photographs of Marine Corps Activities in Vietnam, 1962 - 1975. Record Group 127: Records of the U.S. Marine Corps, 1775 -


Dating from fifty years ago, over 14,000 photos in this series of Marine Corps photographs from the Vietnam War are available to be tagged and transcribed in the National Archives Catalog by Citizen Archivists like you!

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    • #vietnam
    • #Marines
    • #U.S. Marine Corps
    • #1960s
    • #history
    • #1966
    • #November 29
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    • #African American history
    • #radio
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“THANKSGIVING REGISTRATION–A USO hostess in Chu Lai looks on as Lance Corporal Robert F. Schonarrer, 21, (Mount Vernon, Ohio), signs the guest log. The USO gave a free Thanksgiving dinner for servicemen in the Chu Lai area.” 24Nov66“339 - USO and Red...
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“THANKSGIVING REGISTRATION–A USO hostess in Chu Lai looks on as Lance Corporal Robert F. Schonarrer, 21, (Mount Vernon, Ohio), signs the guest log.  The USO gave a free Thanksgiving dinner for servicemen in the Chu Lai area.” 24Nov66

339 - USO and Red Cross - November 24,1966, 11/24/1966
File Unit: Divider/Subject - 339 - USO and Red Cross, 1962 - 1975
. Series: Black and White Photographs of Marine Corps Activities in Vietnam, 1962 - 1975. Record Group 127: Records of the U.S. Marine Corps, 1775 - 

Dating from fifty years ago, over 14,000 photos in this series of Marine Corps photographs from the Vietnam War are available to be tagged and transcribed in the National Archives Catalog by Citizen Archivists like you!

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