Art of farming
James Cunningham, at age 11, entered into this indenture agreement with Alexander Cunningham to be his apprentice to learn the art of farming. The Freedmen's Bureau...
Atomic first aid
This public service advertisement, produced by the Advertisement Council in 1953, illustrates Cold War fears of atomic war. It advises people on what supplies to have...
Bess Wallace Truman
Elizabeth “Bess” Virginia Wallace was born in 1885 to a prominent Independence, Missouri, family – owners of the Waggoner-Gates flour mill. She is about four...
Braille Letter from John Beaulieu
In 1956 President Dwight D. Eisenhower was running for re-election. The author of this letter writes in Braille from the oldest school for the blind in the world. To...
Bridal court
In October 1974, a photographer working on the Documerica project took this picture of a bride with her attendants in New Ulm, Minnesota. Documerica was...
Camping with a future president
Future president Dwight D. Eisenhower and his pals were photographed while camping along the Smoky Hill River near Abilene, Kansas, about 1908. Eisenhower, who was 17...
Children of the Supai Tribe
Three Supai children were photographed in the mid-20th century riding a horse in Arizona.