Growing metropolis
This aerial photograph from November 24, 1938, shows the North Side section of Chicago, Illinois. Located on the southwestern edge of Lake Michigan, the city suffered...
“Hat to Prevent Drowning”
Samuel W. White's invention, submitted in 1840, was intended to prevent people from drowning. In his application, he claims that the hat or bonnet is buoyant, and the...
High above the Golden Gate
This 1953 aerial photograph shows the Golden Gate Bridge, linking San Francisco and Marin County, California. When this photograph was taken, the bridge had been open...
Hoover Dam from the air
Near the bottom of this aerial photograph, taken on October 30, 1955, is the Hoover Dam, which spans the Colorado River along the Nevada-Arizona border. The concrete...
Impassable
This French bridge was damaged during the Allied invasion of France in 1944. The Allies landed along the southern French coast on August 15, 1944. This photograph was...
Titanic survivors
After colliding with an iceberg in the North Atlantic Ocean, R.M.S. Titanic sank on April 15, 1912. The Titanic only had enough lifeboats to carry 1,178 of the...
Liberty from the air
In the center of this aerial photograph of the New York Harbor, taken on August 19, 1944, is Bedloe's Island, now called Liberty Island and the home of the Statue of...