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Ulysses S. Grant Seated with Map

Date: 
Description: An engraving from a photograph of Ulysses S. Grant wearing a military uniform. He is seated in front of a cannon with a map unfolded in his lap, and cannon...
Photograph

Vietnam Strategy Meeting

Date: 1971
Description: Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird, and several cigar-smoking officers are listening to a presentation about the war in Vietnam.
Photograph

Soldiers Studying Map

Date: 1942
Description: Three uniformed men study a map placed on a desk. The original caption reads: "STUDYING THE BATTALION'S NEXT HOME. Lt. Col. D.L. Van Syckle (right), comman...
Photograph

Men at Harvester Exhibit

Date: 1944
Description: Charles E. Wilson, Executive Vice Chairman of the War Production Board and formerly president of General Electric Company, and Lieutenant General William S...
Photograph

Officers Consult Map

Date: 1942
Description: Officers and non-commissioned officers squatting to consult a map on the ground near Fort Davis, Panama. The men are wearing fatigues and have sub-machine ...
Photograph

Lieutenant Colonel P.S. Morris

Date: 1918
Description: Portrait of Lieutenant Colonel P.S. Morris, the commanding officer of the 310th United States Army Engineer Corps, in uniform and sitting at his desk.
Photograph

Lieutenant Colonel Stokes

Date: 1918
Description: Portrait of Lieutenant Colonel Stokes, the commanding officer of the Corps of Royal Engineers, in uniform and sitting at his desk.
Photograph

Schwartzkopf Conference

Date: 1991
Description: Congressman David Obey was part of a delegation that visited the Middle East during the Persian Gulf War. This photograph was taken following a briefing by...
Map or Atlas

A Map of New England & Ye Country Adjacent: Extending Northward to Quebec, & Westward to Niagara, on Lake Ontario; Shewing Gen. Shirley and Gen. Johnson's Routs, & Many Places Omitted in Other Maps

Date: 1755
Description: Map of New England, with three inset maps of Fort Oswego, Fort du Quesne, and Fort Frederick. It shows colonies, a few cities, forts (marked as French or E...
Photograph

Fifth Army and Labor Representatives Inspect German Soldier's Corpse

Date: 09 19 1944
Description: Five men in uniform stand over a partially obscured body on a hillside. Another soldier is behind the group on the left. Caption reads: "Fifth Army, Bonzal...

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