Letter to President Theodore Roosevelt
Inventor Fredfrick (sic) Merrill Shaw sent this drawing of a handheld flying machine to President Theodore Roosevelt on September 18, 1902.
Perspective from sea
This map of Omaha Beach’s Dog and Fox sectors was drawn from the perspective of the assaulting troops to help them recognize their landing areas and locate enemy...
Second Design for the Great Seal
On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress passed a resolution directing that Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson form a committee to design a seal,...
Take two!
On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress passed a resolution directing that Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson form a committee to design a seal,...
The eagle lands
The third committee to design the Great Seal met on May 4, 1782, and consulted William Barton, a student of heraldry. His designs, completed five days later,...
The eagle takes center stage
On the front of the fourth design, Charles Thomson combined elements of all three previous attempts. He made the eagle the focal point with its wings pointed down as...
Washington takes command
This 1876 Currier & Ives lithograph shows General George Washington taking command of the American Army at Cambridge, Massachusetts, on July 3, 1775. The image was...