Category Archives: Photographs

From Norfolk to NARA: The Unexpected Journey of the Navy Shipyard Glass Plate Negatives

Posted on June 20, 2017 by

As the National Archives adapts to the world of digital records, it is easy to lose sight of the traditional challenges that have plagued archivists for generations. Over the last year, the Still Pictures branch has accessioned and processed a … Continue reading →

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Lost and Found: The Story of ‘Lady Be Good’ and Her Crew

Posted on June 16, 2017 by

Lost On April 4, 1943, a B-24D Liberator nicknamed Lady Be Good took off from Soluch, an airstrip located near Bengazi, Libya, for what would be her first and final mission. During that fateful trip, Lady Be Good carried nine … Continue reading →

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Spotlight: Flag Day

Posted on June 13, 2017 by

The flag of the United States of America was adopted 240 years ago on June 14, 1777. Throughout our nation’s history our flag has taken on many forms, growing with the country it so proudly represents. It has also taken … Continue reading →

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Barbecue, Bar-B-Q, BBQ!!

Posted on May 16, 2017 by

This Blog Post was Co-written By Matthew Heichelbech Temperatures around the country are rising, which means two things: It’s nearly summer and it’s time to Barbecue!! In honor of our national penchant for outdoor cooking, we’ve collected some pictures of Americans from all … Continue reading →

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Brady’s Lens: The Civil War and the Mathew Brady Collection in the National Archives

Posted on May 2, 2017 by

On 9 April 1865, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his Army of Northern Virginia to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse.  Over the course of April and into early May, more and more Confederate commanders surrendered their armies, and … Continue reading →

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Aliens at the Archives

Posted on April 26, 2017 by

On December 30, 1947, the United States Air Force (USAF) began the process of collecting and evaluating all facts related to flying saucers and other types of unidentified flying objects (UFOs). Between 1947 and 1969, 12,618 sightings were reported to … Continue reading →

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Accessing World War I Photos in the Digital Age

Posted on April 5, 2017 by

April 6 marks the 100th anniversary of the United States’ entry into World War I, as well as the culmination of a massive digitization project from the National Archives. Through a generous donation made by an anonymous donor, the National … Continue reading →

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Shooting World War I: The History of the Army Signal Corps Cameramen, 1917-1918

Posted on March 16, 2017 by

For the past two years, the National Archives Motion Picture Preservation Lab has been digitizing a series of Army Signal Corps films as part of a larger project to commemorate the centennial of World War I. Meanwhile, technicians from the … Continue reading →

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Spotlight: Women Doing Awesome Things

Posted on March 8, 2017 by

The first presidential statement observing women’s history was issued by President Jimmy Carter in 1980, who declared March 2-8 as National Women’s History Week. Carter’s official acknowledgment of Women’s History Week was monumental given that it grew out of one … Continue reading →

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Happy 145th Birthday, Yellowstone National Park!

Posted on March 1, 2017 by

This blog post was co-authored by Aaron Arthur.  On March 1, 1872, President Ulysses S. Grant signed the Yellowstone National Park Protection Act into law. This legislation, officially named “An Act to Set Apart a Certain Tract of Land Lying Near the Head-Waters … Continue reading →

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