Following the crops
The Environmental Protection Agency’s Documerica project marked the start of Bill Gillette's work photographing migrant labor and sparked his interest in...
From fighting wars to fighting tuberculosis
This store, near Ruidoso, New Mexico, was photographed as part of a collection of photographs highlighting the advancements of public health and sanitation in the...
Future First Lady
Eleanor Anna Roosevelt, niece of President Theodore Roosevelt and the future wife of Franklin D. Roosevelt, poses for a portrait in a photography studio in...
Future First Lady in fur
Nancy Davis was photographed in her fur-trimmed coat and hat around 1928. The future wife of Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States, was born on July...
Gathering on the porch
This photograph was taken around 1880 at Fort Grant, Arizona. The fort was established in 1872 at the foot of Mount Graham, in southeastern Arizona. Soldiers from the...
Gerald Ford, Jr.
This 1918 photograph shows Gerald R. Ford, Jr., who grew up to become the 38th President of the United States. Ford was raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He wears a...
Helping with the harvest
In 1942, the “Bracero” Program opened the door for Mexican laborers to take various agriculture and railroad jobs. For over 20 years, families like the one...