Harris & Ewing Photographer, "My Dear Mr. President," 1939: Radio Broadcast of Interior Secretary Harold Ickes' Annual Report to the President (Part 1), Library of Congress, 1939 January
Photo shows production of the U.S. Department of Interior's radio play "My Dear Mr. President," broadcast on January 8, 1939, the subject of which was…
Harris & Ewing Photographer, "My Dear Mr. President," 1939: Radio Broadcast of Interior Secretary Harold Ickes' Annual Report to the President (Part 2), Library of Congress, 1939 January
Photo shows production of the U.S. Department of Interior's radio play "My Dear Mr. President," broadcast on January 8, 1939, the subject of which was…
First photo: Contributors - Illman Brothers. Second photo: Publisher - N. Currier, New York, 1776 United States Declaration of Independence, Library of Congress, First photo: 1861 - 1890. Second photo: 1835-1856
The Declaration of Independence was drafted by Thomas Jefferson (1776) and is considered to be the most cherished symbol of liberty of the United…
Dersh, Stanley, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1791 United States Bill of Rights - First Amendments to the U.S. Constitution, Library of Congress, 1959
During the First Congress of the United States, after gaining its independence from Britain, twelve amendments to the new constitution were proposed…
U.S. Congress, 1868- Congressman Joseph Hayne Rainey, First African American U.S. Representative, House of Representatives, Unknown
Joseph Hayne Rainey (June 21, 1832 – August 1, 1887) was the first African American to serve in the United States House of Representatives, the second…
Institute for Colored Youth, 1869 - Fanny Jackson Coppin, First African-American Female Principle, Institute for Colored Youth, 1869
Portrait image of Fanny Jackson Coppin"Fanny Jackson Coppin (October 15, 1837 – January 21, 1913) was an African American educator...She served as the…
Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1869-1871 Hiram Rhodes Revels - First African American appointed to serve in the U.S. Senate, Library of Congress, 1870
Hiram Rhodes Revels: 1827-1901. Born in Fayetteville, North Carolina . Revels is the first African American to serve in the U.S. Congress (41st,…
Beck Archives, Special Collections, Penrose Library and CJS, University of Denver, 1887 - Frances Wisebart Jacobs, "Mother of Charities", University of Denver, Unknown
Frances Wisebart Jacobs more than earned her nickname as the “Mother of Charities” as she founded and aided many charities throughout her lifetime.…
Library of Congress - National Photo Company Collection, 1921-1923 Rebecca Latimer Felton - First Woman to serve as a U.S. Senator, Library of Congress, Between 1909 and 1932
Rebecca Felton’s 1835-1930, was born in De Kalb County, Georgia. She is the first Woman to join the U.S. Senate, (67th 1921-23). Her brief and…
Chicago Public Library, 1924- Vivian Gordon Harsh, became the Chicago Public Library System's First Black Librarian, Chicago Public Library, No date given
"Vivian Gordon Harsh was the first African American librarian in the Chicago Public Library system and a significant contributor to Chicago's Black…
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1980 - Patricia Roberts Harris, First African American Woman to Serve in the United States Cabinet, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Unknown
Patricia Roberts showed a drive for excellence from a young age. Raised by her mother in Illinois, she received five scholarship offers to college and…
Bogdan Giușcă, 2013 Romanian protests, Bogdan Giușcă, 15 September, 2003
The 2013 Romanian protests against the Roșia Montană Project were a series of protests in Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca and dozens of other cities in Romania…
Defense Visual Information Service, Abuhena Saifulislam, First Muslim Chaplain in US Marine Corps, Defense Visual Information Distribution Service, Year 2014
From Wikipedia: Commander Abuhena Saifulislam is a Bangladeshi-American who is the first Muslim Naval Officer appointed as an imam chaplain serving…
U.S. Government, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, U.S. Government, 2010
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) is a federal public health agency within the United States Department of Health and Human…
Walter Albertin, Albert Shanker, President of U.F.T., Library of Congress, 1965
Albert Shanker, the president of the United Federation of Teachers, is holding the report that would stop the threat of striking teachers. When Albert…
America the Beautiful, America the Beautiful Fund, America the Beautiful, No date
America the Beautiful Fund is a national non-profit organization started in 1965 to encourage volunteer citizen efforts and to protect the natural and…
American Red Cross, American Red Cross, National Archives, 1941-1945
After World War I, the Red Cross became involved with a variety of public health programs. In 1921, for example, they began offering nutrition courses…