Family chronicle
J. Pillie of New York City created this illustrated family record in 1861 for Revolutionary War veteran Joseph Smead of Massachusetts. It included illustrations of...
Faneuil Hall
This print of Faneuil Hall in Boston was done by an artist working for the Works Projects Administration’s Federal Art Project. The Project provided jobs for...
Getting drafted—1777 style
On August 14, 1777, two years into the Revolutionary War, the militia captain in Deerfield, Massachusetts, sent this notice to John Newton drafting him for just over...
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,...
JFK's grades
This is John F. Kennedy's academic transcript from Harvard University, class of 1940.
“Keystone Kop”
Future president John F. Kennedy appears in this photograph dressed as a “Keystone Kop,” as his younger sister Eunice looks on. The picture was taken in...
Missing in action
This list includes all the enlisted men of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment missing—and presumed dead—after the assault on Fort Wagner. The total loss was...