“Members of the Women’s Army Corps stationed in North Africa. Recreational periods mean time off from the war,” ca. 6/28/1944
Series: Franklin D. Roosevelt Library Public Domain Photographs, 1882 - 1962. Collection: Franklin D. Roosevelt Library Public Domain Photographs, 1882 - 1962.
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“Former President Harry S. Truman Escorts Daughter Margaret in Her Wedding Dress,” 4/21/1956
Series: Photographs Relating to the Administration, Family, and Personal Life of Harry S. Truman, 1957 - 2004. Collection: Audiovisual Collection, 1957 - 2006.
Submitted anonymously to our Citizen Archivist Takeover.
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Seamen’s Identification Card for Frank Rudolph Abt, 3/9/1919
Series: Seamen’s Identification Cards, 1917 - 1922. Record Group 41: Records of the Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation, 1774 - 1982.
Dated 100 years ago, this Seamen’s Identification Card is from a series held by the National Archives at Boston, consisting of retained or duplicate copies of cards issued as permits for seamen departing from or arriving at the port of Boston. Information in each record includes certificate number, date of issuance, name of seaman, age and place of birth, parents’ birthplace, naturalization data, physical description, photograph, left thumb print, and signature. Name and nationality of vessel is also included. Some cards contain additional information on visas issued or subsequent arrivals and departures.
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“Signal Corps Women Telephone Operators at General Hq. Chaumont, Haute Marne, France,” 2/18/1919
Series: Photographs of American Military Activities, ca. 1918 - ca. 1981. Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860 - 1985.
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“Sgt. 1Cl. D. Hutchinson in His Diver Outfit. Epone, Seine et Oise, France,” 2/6/1919
Series: Photographs of American Military Activities, ca. 1918 - ca. 1981. Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860 - 1985.
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Brig. Gen. Campbell King, Chief of Staff, 3d Army Corps, Romagne, Sous Montfaucon, Meuse, France, 11/9/1918
A.E.F., photographer. Series: Photographs of American Military Activities, ca. 1918 - ca. 1981. Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860 - 1985.
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Tuesday in November - 1945. Series: Moving Images Relating to U.S. Domestic and International Activities , 1982 - 1999. Record Group 306: Records of the U.S. Information Agency, 1900 - 2003.
(GIF via GIPHY)
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Construction of the National Archives Building, 7/1/1933
Series: Construction of Federal Buildings, 1885 - 1954. Record Group 121: Records of the Public Buildings Service, 1801 - 2000
Formerly the location of Washington DC’s Center Market, groundbreaking for the site of the National Archives building began on September 5, 1931, and construction was completed in 1937.
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Bess Truman and Margaret Truman casting their votes for players to appear in Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game, probably at Griffith Stadium in Washington. 6/24/1953
Rowe, Abbie, 1905-1967, Photographer. Series: Photographs Relating to the Administration, Family, and Personal Life of Harry S. Truman, 1957 - 2004. Collection: Audiovisual Collection, 1957 - 2006
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Sholes, Glidden & Soule. Type-writer. June 23, 1868
Series: Patent Case Files, 1/1/1836 - 12/31/1976. Record Group 241: Records of the Patent and Trademark Office, 1836 - 1978
The predecessor of the first commercially successful typewriter, C. Lantham Sholes, Carlos Glidden, and Samuel W. Soule received a patent for their “type-writer” 150 years ago on June 23, 1868. In their application, they wrote that “the type-writer is the simplest, most perfectly adapted to its work…and in every way the best of all machines yet designed for the purpose.”
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