A day in the life of Harlem
This street scene attempted to showcase everyday life in Harlem, New York. Until its dissolution in 1999, the U.S. Information Agency used photographs like this in...
Astoria, critical Pacific seaport
This 1890 “bird’s-eye view” of Astoria, Oregon, by B.W. Pierce, is a colorful, if somewhat fanciful, plan of the Pacific Northwest seaport. Details such as the...
Draft riots paralyze New York City
When Federal officials began using the Enrollment Act to draft men on July 13, 1863, riots erupted in New York City. In this urgent letter, Maj. Gen. John E. Wool...
Family photo
Three generations of the Sutherland family sit for a photograph in their front garden. This portrait is one in a series that includes photographs of Government...
Marching for women’s right to vote
This photograph of the fourth annual suffrage parade in New York City in 1913 shows some of the march’s 10,000 participants. In the early 20th century, suffragists...
Michigan Avenue, Chicago
This photograph, taken by U.S. Information Agency (USIA) photographer Oliver E. Pfeiffer, shows a view of Chicago, Illinois, looking down Michigan Avenue in March...
On the picket line
The man and woman in this Depression-era photograph are walking a strike picket line in New York City in 1937. The woman’s placard bears the initials of the...