US National Archives Exhibits

JOHN DOLEZAL ON A RAINY DAY ON HIS FARM NEAR BEE, NEBRASKA HEAVY...

Sat, 25 May 2013 12:01:44 -0400

JOHN DOLEZAL ON A RAINY DAY ON HIS FARM NEAR BEE, NEBRASKA HEAVY RAINS THIS YEAR ADDED GREATLY TO PROBLEMS OF LOCAL FARMERS, 05/1973

From the Records of the Environmental Protection Agency (12/02/1970-)

Smilin’ in the rain! Just smilin’ in the rain! What a wonderful feeling, I am happy again! Maybe not in this case… heavy rains in the West added some problems for farmers.

Source: http://go.usa.gov/2wz5

PUMPING OPERATION UNDERWAY WHICH REMOVED SOME 1,200,000 GALLONS...

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:01:35 -0400

PUMPING OPERATION UNDERWAY WHICH REMOVED SOME 1,200,000 GALLONS OF ACID WATER AND OIL FROM THE FIVE ACRE POND. THE LIQUID WAS NEUTRALIZED AFTER REMOVAL AND TRUCKED TO A NEARBY SITE FOR DISPOSAL. THE POND WAS CLEANED UP UNDER EPA SUPERVISION TO PREVENT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION OF NEARBY GREAT SALT LAKE AND A WILDLIFE REFUGE, 04/1974

From the Records of the Environmental Protection Agency (12/02/1970-)

The Environmental Protection Agency supervises the removal of chemicals from natural resources as seen in this photograph.

Source: http://go.usa.gov/2wtQ

JIM WALTER, NATURALIST WITH EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK COUNTS...

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:01:33 -0400

JIM WALTER, NATURALIST WITH EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK COUNTS LOGGERHEAD TURTLE EGGS AND RE-SETS THE NEST, 08/1972

From the Records of the Environmental Protection Agency (12/02/1970-)

Today is World Sea Turtle Day! Along the seashore, it’s lights out at night during the months of May to September to protect the nesting sea turtles.

Source: http://go.usa.gov/2weJ

MEMBERS OF THE NEW ULM BATTERY, ONE OF THE MAJOR HISTORICAL...

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:01:22 -0400

MEMBERS OF THE NEW ULM BATTERY, ONE OF THE MAJOR HISTORICAL HERITAGES OF NEW ULM, MINNESOTA, GETTING READY TO FIRE A SALUTE. THE BATTERY WAS FORMED AS A DEFENSE MEASURE IN 1863 AFTER THE GREAT SIOUX UPRISING IN 1862 DESTROYED PART OF THE TOWN. THE ORIGINAL BRASS CANNON WAS SUPPLIED THE FIRST YEAR BY THE CINCINNATI TURNVEREIN WHICH WAS A CO-FOUNDER OF THE TOWN AND STILL HAS AN ACTIVE TURNER CLUB THERE. MAJOR EQUIPMENT OF THE BATTERY IS TWO CANNONS, A HOWITZER AND TWO AMMUNITION CARRIERS, 10/1974

From the Records of the Environmental Protection Agency (12/02/1970-)

Is this the 1970s or the 1860s?

Members of the New Ulm Battery use cannons from the 1860s to reenact a historic salute in New Ulm, Minnesota.

Source: http://go.usa.gov/2wMd

WAITER IN THE LOUNGE CAR OF THE SOUTHWEST LIMITED PASSENGER...

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:01:34 -0400

WAITER IN THE LOUNGE CAR OF THE SOUTHWEST LIMITED PASSENGER TRAIN ENROUTE BETWEEN ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, AND DODGE CITY KANSAS, TAKES A BRIEF REST BETWEEN SERVING PASSENGERS. THE AMTRAK TRAIN ALSO INCLUDES A DINING CAR AND A DOME CAR. THE CORPORATION RESPONSIBLE FOR MOST U.S. INTERCITY PASSENGER TRAINS, IS ATTEMPTING TO UPGRADE THE RAIL SYSTEM AND ATTRACT PASSENGERS, 06/1974

From the Records of the Environmental Protection Agency (12/02/1970-)

Today is Waiters and Waitresses Day! Celebrate the people who are always so cheerful and welcoming in your favorite food establishments.

Source: http://go.usa.gov/2wFG

LEVI JEANS DISPLAY CASE From the Records of the Environmental...

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:18:39 -0400

LEVI JEANS DISPLAY CASE

From the Records of the Environmental Protection Agency (12/02/1970-)

Today is the 140th anniversary of the Levi’s jeans patent! Keeping their enduring popularity as a blue jeans company from their establishment through today.

STRAWBERRY FIELD NEAR ROUTE 50, 06/1973 From the Records...

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:00:43 -0400

STRAWBERRY FIELD NEAR ROUTE 50, 06/1973

From the Records of the Environmental Protection Agency (12/02/1970-)

It’s National Pick Strawberries Day! Enjoy the sweet taste of the delicious fruit fresh from the field.

Source: http://go.usa.gov/2w65

MODERN TELEVISION STUDIO OWNED BY THE ISLAND CREEK COAL COMPANY...

Mon, 20 May 2013 08:01:15 -0400

MODERN TELEVISION STUDIO OWNED BY THE ISLAND CREEK COAL COMPANY NEAR RICHLANDS, VIRGINIA, WHICH IS USED IN TRAINING MINERS BEFORE GOING UNDERGROUND FOR THE FIRST TIME. IT IS LOCATED AT THE SITE OF VIRGINIA-POCAHONTAS COAL COMPANY MINE #2, A SUBSIDIARY PERSONNEL WITH DEGREES IN COMMUNICATIONS AND VETERAN MINERS USE CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION, AUDIO VISUAL MATERIALS AND CLASSROOM WORK TO TRAIN MEN, 04/1974

From the Records of the Environmental Protection Agency (12/02/1970-)

At the National Archives in Washington, DC, Jennifer Armstrong discusses her book Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted in the William G. McGowan Theater at noon. Included in her discussion is how the popular 1970s television show The Mary Tyler Moore Show employed many women as writers, producers and specifically, how this show increased women involvement in the future of television.

Source: http://go.usa.gov/T3BV

DUCKS IN CITY PARK LAGOON, 11/1972 From the Records of the...

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:01:26 -0400

DUCKS IN CITY PARK LAGOON, 11/1972

From the Records of the Environmental Protection Agency (12/02/1970-)

Duck, duck, goose?

Source: http://go.usa.gov/2w6x

Family Of Ron And Teresa Eppers And Construction Of Lake Forest...

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:01:37 -0400

Family Of Ron And Teresa Eppers And Construction Of Lake Forest Glen, 05/1972

From the Records of the Environmental Protection Agency (12/02/1970-)

The family that builds together stays together!

Source: http://go.usa.gov/2wHB

BICYCLIST IN THE MALIBU CANYON AREA NEAR MALIBU, CALIFORNIA...

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:01:23 -0400

BICYCLIST IN THE MALIBU CANYON AREA NEAR MALIBU, CALIFORNIA WHICH IS LOCATED ON THE NORTHWESTERN EDGE OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS OF WHICH THE CANYON IS A PART CONTAIN SOME OF THE LAST SEMI-WILDERNESS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY, BUT ARE THREATENED BY DEVELOPMENT. SOME 84 PERCENT OF THE STATE’S RESIDENTS LIVE WITHIN 30 MILES OF THE COAST, AND THIS CONCENTRATION HAS RESULTED IN INCREASED LAND USE PRESSURE. SEVERAL COMMISSIONS HAVE BEEN SET UP TO RESTRICT COASTAL DEVELOPMENT, 05/1975

From the Records of the Environmental Protection Agency (12/02/1970-)

It’s National Ride Your Bike to Work Day! Give your car the day off and stretch your legs on a bicycle!

Source: http://go.usa.gov/2wAF

ASSORTMENT OF SALT AND PEPPER SHAKERS FOR SALE AT A FLEA MARKET...

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:01:40 -0400

ASSORTMENT OF SALT AND PEPPER SHAKERS FOR SALE AT A FLEA MARKET IN WHITE CLOUD, KANSAS, NEAR TROY. IT IS SPONSORED BY THE MA HUSH KA (WHITE CLOUD) HISTORICAL SOCIETY TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE LOCAL MUSEUM HOUSED IN THE 100-YEAR-OLD SCHOOLHOUSE. SOME PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE PLACE RESTORED AS AN EXAMPLE OF A 19TH CENTURY KANSAS RIVER TOWN. IT WAS NAMED FOR THE LAST GREAT IOWA INDIAN CHIEF WHOSE TRIBE WAS GIVEN AREA LAND BY TREATY IN 1836, 09/1974

From the Records of the Environmental Protection Agency (12/02/1970-)

They say that variety is the spice of life. Check out this awesome collection of salt and pepper shakers!

Source: http://go.usa.gov/2w7P

AFTER A COLD MORNING OF PATROL DUTY POLICE OFFICER SHEARER AND...

Wed, 15 May 2013 12:01:21 -0400

AFTER A COLD MORNING OF PATROL DUTY POLICE OFFICER SHEARER AND CHIEF ALLEC ENJOY HOT COFFEE AT MAC’S CAFE, 01/1973

From the Records of the Environmental Protection Agency (12/02/1970-)

Today is Peace Officers Memorial Day, also known as Police Week. Take the opportunity to thank law enforcement officers today!

Source: http://go.usa.gov/2wGV

VIRGINIA SHEA, LEFT, AND SHARON CARDILLO, ON DOORSTEP OF HOUSE...

Tue, 14 May 2013 12:01:35 -0400

VIRGINIA SHEA, LEFT, AND SHARON CARDILLO, ON DOORSTEP OF HOUSE ON NEPTUNE ROAD. THIS IS THE COMMUNITY CLOSEST TO LOGAN AIRPORT, AND RESIDENTS FACE A COMPLEX OF PROBLEMS, FROM AIR AND NOISE POLLUTION TO DWINDLING PROPERTY VALUES. MANY HOUSE EXTERIORS SHOW LACK OF MAINTENANCE. PEOPLE ARE RELUCTANT TO PAY MONEY TO KEEP UP STRUCTURES THEY MAY SOON BE FORCED TO VACATE, 05/1973

From the Records of the Environmental Protection Agency (12/02/1970-)

These ladies exude Seventies style in their bell-bottom jeans.

Source: http://go.usa.gov/2wpH

SKYSCRAPERS, 05/1972 From the Records of the Environmental...

Mon, 13 May 2013 12:01:39 -0400

SKYSCRAPERS, 05/1972

From the Records of the Environmental Protection Agency (12/02/1970-)

Photographer LeRoy Woodson captures a bug’s eye view of a skyscraper in Birmingham, AL.

Source: http://go.usa.gov/2wwA

THIS LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL FIELD WAS BUILT ON SANITARY...

Sun, 12 May 2013 12:01:34 -0400

THIS LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL FIELD WAS BUILT ON SANITARY LANDFILL, 05/1972

From the Records of the Environmental Protection Agency (12/02/1970-)

A swing and a miss. These little leaguers play ball on the site of a former landfill.

Source: http://go.usa.gov/2wdG

WOMAN SEATED AT OLD SCHOOL DESKS ON THE LAWN TAKE A BREAK DURING...

Sat, 11 May 2013 12:01:32 -0400

WOMAN SEATED AT OLD SCHOOL DESKS ON THE LAWN TAKE A BREAK DURING AN AUCTION BY EATING PIE SERVED BY LADIES OF WHITE CLOUD KANSAS, NEAR TROY. THE AUCTION WAS HELD BY THE MA HUSH KA (WHITE CLOUD) HISTORICAL SOCIETY TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THE LOCAL MUSEUM HOUSED IN THE SCHOOL BUILDING. THE TOWN WAS NAMED AFTER THE LAST GREAT IOWA INDIAN CHIEF WHOSE TRIBE WAS GIVEN LAND IN THE AREA BY TREATY IN 1836, 10/1974

From the Records of the Environmental Protection Agency (12/02/1970-)

A little conversation and some pie, what could be better?!

Source: http://go.usa.gov/2wGx

SHRIMP BOATS BELONGING TO A BLACK-OWNED COOPERATIVE ON HILTON...

Fri, 10 May 2013 13:01:06 -0400

SHRIMP BOATS BELONGING TO A BLACK-OWNED COOPERATIVE ON HILTON HEAD, 05/1973

From the Records of the Environmental Protection Agency (12/02/1970-)

Have you ever been on a real shrimp boat? Shrimp is the fruit of the sea. There’s fried shrimp, boiled shrimp, shrimp scampi, shrimp cocktail, shrimp gumbo…

Source: http://go.usa.gov/T2GA

“THE FRUIT OF ISLAM”, A SPECIAL GROUP OF BODYGUARDS...

Fri, 10 May 2013 08:00:59 -0400

“THE FRUIT OF ISLAM”, A SPECIAL GROUP OF BODYGUARDS FOR MUSLIM LEADER ELIJAH MUHAMMAD, SIT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PLATFORM WHILE HE DELIVERS HIS ANNUAL SAVIOR’S DAY MESSAGE IN CHICAGO. THE CITY IS HEADQUARTERS FOR THE BLACK MUSLIMS. THEIR $75 MILLION EMPIRE INCLUDES A MOSQUE, NEWSPAPER, UNIVERSITY, RESTAURANTS, REAL ESTATE BANK AND VARIETY OF RETAIL STORES. MUHAMMAD DIED FEBRUARY 25, 1975, 03/1974

From the Records of the Environmental Protection Agency (12/02/1970-)

Today at noon in the William G. McGowan Theater of National Archives in Washington, DC, Christian Caryl will discuss the book Strange Rebels: 1979 and the Birth of the 21^st Century. 1979 marked a many changes resulting in revolutionary Islam as a political force with changes in international economic changes which led to the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Source: http://go.usa.gov/T3Bj

BLACK CHILD LIFTS A LEG WHILE HIS MOTHER PUTS ON HIS SOCKS AT A...

Thu, 09 May 2013 12:01:23 -0400

BLACK CHILD LIFTS A LEG WHILE HIS MOTHER PUTS ON HIS SOCKS AT A 12TH STREET BEACH ON LAKE MICHIGAN ON CHICAGO’S SOUTH SIDE IN THE SUMMER OF 1973. FROM 1960 TO 1970 THE PERCENTAGE OF CHICAGO BLACKS WITH AN INCOME OF $7,000 OR MORE JUMPED FROM 26 TO 58%. MEDIAN BLACK INCOME DURING THE PERIOD INCREASED FROM $4,700 TO $7,883, BUT THE DOLLAR GAP BETWEEN THEIR GROUP AND THE WHITES ACTUALLY WIDENED, 08/1973

From the Records of the Environmental Protection Agency (12/02/1970-)

It’s National Lost Sock Memorial Day. Today, we mourn the loss of countless socks and recognize the unmatched survivors that no longer have a buddy in the drawer.

Source: http://go.usa.gov/2wNH