Guarding West Point
This illustrated family record, drawn by William Murray in 1804, records the family of William Potter, a Revolutionary War soldier. Potter, from Upton,...
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...
Immigrants landing at Ellis Island
After long and uncomfortable voyages, immigrants of all ages and nationalities poured through Ellis Island, the immigration processing center at the Port of New York....
Immigrants waiting
In this undated photo, immigrants stand outside of a building on Ellis Island at the Port of New York. Between 1892 and 1924, an estimated 20 million individuals...
In their garden
Russell Lee photographed coal miner N. Orinick and his family in front of their garden in Osage, West Virginia, on June 14, 1946.
James Runnals
Sgt., later Ensign, James Runnals, served six months in 1779 in Col. Mooney’s New Hampshire Militia regiment. James began receiving a pension of $50.34 in 1833 for...
Japanese relocation
In February 1942, just two months after Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066, which had the effect of relocating all persons of Japanese...