Marines fuse rounds for 105mm howitzers at the artillery outpost near hill #60, 9 miles north of Da Nang, Vietnam, on August 13, 1968. “Record Group 127: Records of the U.S. Marine Corps Series: Black and White Photographs of Marine Corps Activities...
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Marines fuse rounds for 105mm howitzers at the artillery outpost near hill #60, 9 miles north of Da Nang, Vietnam, on August 13, 1968. “Record Group 127: Records of the U.S. Marine Corps Series: Black and White Photographs of Marine Corps Activities...
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Marines fuse rounds for 105mm howitzers at the artillery outpost near hill #60, 9 miles north of Da Nang, Vietnam, on August 13, 1968. 

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

Series: Black and White Photographs of Marine Corps Activities in Vietnam

File Unit: Divider/Subject - 39 - Ammunition (types of, loading and unloading)

Image description: Two Marines stand in a foxhole that is ringed with sandbags and partially covered with a tent. Another man crouches outside. They are all working on howitzer rounds, which look to be a couple of feet long. Ammunition and parts are stacked in the foxhole, standing on the ground outside, and leaning up against the sandbags. Two of the men are shirtless; the other is wearing a light-colored t-shirt and sunglasses. 

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Marines from Marine Air Logistics Squadron 11 (MALS-11) painted a mural on a road barricade at Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait, August 12, 2003.“Record Group 330: Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense Series: Combined Military Service...
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Marines from Marine Air Logistics Squadron 11 (MALS-11) painted a mural on a road barricade at Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait, August 12, 2003.

Record Group 330: Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense

Series: Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Image description: A concrete road barrier, painted. The background is half American flag and half red with the Marine Corps logo. Superimposed are: Two aircraft, an angry-looking octopus, and “MALS-11”. On the base of the barrier is “Devil fish,” another octopus, and names and nicknames of members of the unit. 

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“ … the Military Chest is entirely exhausted and … a third of the army remains unpaid for the months of April and May.” George Washington, August 11, 1778. “Record Group 360: Records of the Continental and Confederation Congresses and the...
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“ … the Military Chest is entirely exhausted and …  a third of the army remains unpaid for the months of April and May.” George Washington, August 11, 1778. 

Record Group 360: Records of the Continental and Confederation Congresses and the Constitutional Convention

Series: Papers of the Continental Congress

File Unit: Letters from General George Washington, Commander in Chief of the Army

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Who’s in the mood for a little base ball? Poster advertising game between Fort Harrison and Fort Missoula, August 8-9, 1903. “Record Group 393: Records of U.S. Army Continental Commands Series: Records Relating to Deserters, Prisoners, and Other...
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Who’s in the mood for a little base ball? 

Poster advertising game between Fort Harrison and Fort Missoula, August 8-9, 1903. 

Record Group 393: Records of U.S. Army Continental Commands

Series: Records Relating to Deserters, Prisoners, and Other Subjects

File Unit: TR #8, Poster: “Base Ball, Fort Harrison vs. Fort Missoula, August 8th and 9th ‘03 at Central Park Base Ball Grounds”, 1903

Image description: Poster reading, “BASE BALL / FORT HARRISON VS. FT. MISSOULA / Music by the 24th Infantry Band. / ADMISSION 25 CENTS / AUGUST 8th AND 9th, ‘03 / AT CENTRAL PARK BASE BALL GROUNDS” There is an illustration of a man sliding to touch a base as a member of the opposing team tags him with the baseball. 

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Converted from a collier (coal-hauling ship), the USS Langley was the U.S. Navy’s first aircraft carrier. August 3, 1923. “Record Group 80: General Records of the Department of the Navy Series: General Photographic Files ” Image description: Aerial...
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Converted from a collier (coal-hauling ship), the USS Langley was the U.S. Navy’s first aircraft carrier. August 3, 1923.

Record Group 80: General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series: General Photographic Files

Image description: Aerial photograph of a 542-foot-long ship. A flight deck has been retrofitted to the top of it. On the flight deck is a biplane, as well as a few sailors. 

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The Coast Guard celebrated its 153rd anniversary during WWII with this poster, August 2, 1943. “Record Group 26: Records of the U.S. Coast Guard Series: Photographs of Activities, Facilities, and Personalities File Unit: Port Security; Photographs of...
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The Coast Guard celebrated its 153rd anniversary during WWII with this poster, August 2, 1943. 

Record Group 26: Records of the U.S. Coast Guard

Series: Photographs of Activities, Facilities, and Personalities

File Unit: Port Security; Photographs of Posters

Image description: Poster reading “The Coast Guard at WAR! / United States Coast Guard 1790 / 1790 / 153 Years of Service / 1943” Photos and illustrations show: A man on horseback, holding a sword; a group of men in uniform, wearing helmets; the American flag flying from a ship; a smiling woman in uniform; modern Coast Guardsmen under the flag of the Revenue Cutter Service; men jumping from a landing craft and running up a beach; a lighthouse; a man standing guard, holding a rifle; a Coast Guard aircraft; a man in black cap with a snarling dog; a man loading ammunition into a ship’s gun; a Coast Guard ship; in the center is the Coast Guard logo with illustrations of a 1799 battle against a French privateer, and a Coast Guard cutter sinking a U-boat. 

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Men from Galesburg, Illinois drafted during World War I, on August 1, 1918. “Record Group 165: Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs Series: American Unofficial Collection of World War I Photographs File Unit: Colored...
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Men from Galesburg, Illinois drafted during World War I, on August 1, 1918. 

Record Group 165: Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs

Series: American Unofficial Collection of World War I Photographs

File Unit: Colored Troops

Image description: 21 Black men posing for a photo. Most are wearing suits; some are holding hats. The photo is captioned “Galesburg Ill Sammies / Aug 1 ‘18 / #2”. 

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A Vietnamese Popular Force soldier and a U.S. Marine, Corporal Gilbert J. Davis, practice ambush techniques on July 28, 1968.“Record Group 127: Records of the U.S. Marine Corps Series: Black and White Photographs of Marine Corps Activities in...
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A Vietnamese Popular Force soldier and a U.S. Marine, Corporal Gilbert J. Davis, practice ambush techniques on July 28, 1968.“Record Group 127: Records of the U.S. Marine Corps Series: Black and White Photographs of Marine Corps Activities in...
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A Vietnamese Popular Force soldier and a U.S. Marine, Corporal Gilbert J. Davis, practice ambush techniques on July 28, 1968.

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

Series: Black and White Photographs of Marine Corps Activities in Vietnam

File Unit: Divider/Subject - 313 - ARVN - 1968

Image description: Two Vietnamese Popular Force soldiers and a U.S. Marine crouch behind foliage, holding rifles. 

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1st LT Jeannie Flynn was the U.S. Air Force’s first female fighter pilot. She posed with a model of the F-15E at the start of her training period on July 26, 1993. “Record Group 330: Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense Series: Combined...
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1st LT Jeannie Flynn was the U.S. Air Force’s first female fighter pilot. She posed with a model of the F-15E at the start of her training period on July 26, 1993. 

Record Group 330: Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense

Series: Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Image description: LT Flynn stands behind a model of an F-15E fighter jet. She is wearing a U.S. Air Force flight suit and is grinning. 

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Private Paul Oglesby, 30th Infantry, standing before an altar in a damaged Catholic Church in Acerno, Italy, on July 23, 1943. “Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer Series: Photographs of American Military...
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Private Paul Oglesby, 30th Infantry, standing before an altar in a damaged Catholic Church in Acerno, Italy, on July 23, 1943. 

Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series: Photographs of American Military Activities

Image description: Interior of a Catholic church. There is a large hole in the chancel roof behind the altar. Sunlight is illuminating the altar, showing the decorations, artwork, and candles, and a large amount of rubble on the floor. Standing before the altar is a man in a U.S. Army uniform, holding his helmet at his side. In the foreground are the pews in darkness, mostly undamaged. 

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Bishop John Andrew Gregg of the African Methodist Episcopal Church visits the 630th Ordnance Company in Australia on July 21, 1943. “Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer Series: Photographs of American Military...
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Bishop John Andrew Gregg of the African Methodist Episcopal Church visits the 630th Ordnance Company in Australia on July 21, 1943. 

Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series: Photographs of American Military Activities

Image description: Bishop Gregg encourages a koala to climb to his arm from the arm of the soldier who is holding the koala. Other soldiers stand to the side and back and watch. This Army unit was a segregated unit; all of the men in the image are Black. 

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A US Army Soldier assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, Division Artillery, smiles and holds her daughter in her arms after her return from Iraq, on July 17, 2003. “Record Group 330: Records of the Office of...
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A US Army Soldier assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, Division Artillery, smiles and holds her daughter in her arms after her return from Iraq, on July 17, 2003. 

Record Group 330: Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense

Series: Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Image description: A woman in a sand-colored camouflage Army uniform holds a small girl (preschool-aged) on her hip and gazes at her. In the background are other military members embracing their families.

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James Thaber, born in Lebanon, of Mount Clemens, Missouri, listens to President Eisenhower’s broadcast of his decision to send troops to Lebanon on July 15, 1958. His son, a recent high school graduate, is in the U.S. Army.“Record Group 306: Records...
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James Thaber, born in Lebanon, of Mount Clemens, Missouri, listens to President Eisenhower’s broadcast of his decision to send troops to Lebanon on July 15, 1958. His son, a recent high school graduate, is in the U.S. Army.

Record Group 306: Records of the U.S. Information Agency

Series: Photographs Used in Picture Stories

Image description: A man leans on a large radio with his head in one hand. He is holding a newspaper with the headline “MARINES IN LEBANON!” On the radio is a framed photo of a young man in a cap and gown. 

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WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) member Frances Bochner examines aerial photographs with the aid of stereoscopic equipment on July 14, 1943. “Record Group 80: General Records of the Department of the Navy Series: General...
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WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) member Frances Bochner examines aerial photographs with the aid of stereoscopic equipment on July 14, 1943. 

Record Group 80: General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series: General Photographic Files

Image description: A woman, seated at a table, bends her head to look through a device perched over two photographs. She has her index finger pointing to spots on both photos. 

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“There is a riot in this city, in opposition to the Draft, which threatens to be quite serious… .”On 7/13/1863 in NYC, white immigrants rioted out of anger at the rich who could avoid the draft, and then turned their violence toward Black...
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“There is a riot in this city, in opposition to the Draft, which threatens to be quite serious… .”

On 7/13/1863 in NYC, white immigrants rioted out of anger at the rich who could avoid the draft, and then turned their violence toward Black people. 

Record Group 393: Records of U.S. Army Continental Commands

Series: Letters Sent

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