Students at the He-Dog Day School
These students were photographed at the He-Dog Day School in 1940. The school, a consolidated day school located in Parmelee, on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in...
Taking CARE
With a CARE package in front of them, three East German children are enjoying their sandwiches. A typical package held items like margarine, powdered milk, meats,...
Teenage Betty Ford
This is a photographic portrait of 14-year-old Elizabeth Ann (Betty) Bloomer. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Betty grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where she graduated...
“The Flying Comet”
In 1868, Howard Tilden applied to patent “the flying comet,” a toy bow gun for children. His application states, “the object of my invention is to provide for...
The future President Johnson
Almost 50 years before he would be sworn in as the 36th President of the United States, Lyndon Johnson was photographed sitting on the porch of a house near Johnson...
Threatened eviction
In this photo by Jack Corn, Kentucky coal miner Jerry Rainey and his family pose in front of their four-room home. The family was threatened with eviction from...
Three generations?
Two women and a baby (perhaps grandmother, daughter, and grandchild) pose for a formal portrait. This undated photograph was taken by the Department of the Treasury...