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Historic Ship Launches and Parades

Crowds gather for significant naval events like ship launches and parades, showcasing early 20th-century celebrations and public engagements.

Parade of N.Y. letter carriers

Citizens of Cologne who remained in the city after its capture by U.S. First Army troops, read one of the first proclamations posted by the conquering forces.

Sea Girt -- 1000-yard range souvenir match (Troop A. & 7th Reg't N.Y.N.G. men)

Massaponax Church, Virginia "Council of War": General Ulysses S. Grant (left end of bench nearest tree) writing a dispatch. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 , Selected Civil War Photographs, 1861-1865. Grant, Ulysses S, (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Wilderness, Battle of the, Va, 1864, Churches, Meade, George G, Dana, Charles A, United States, Virginia, Massaponax Church.

King Geo. at Trooping of Colors, May 1911

Police Parade, New York

President Roosevelt visited Norfolk Naval Shipyard during World War I July 29, 1940 - inspecting the shipyard's ongoing expansion efforts.

Tokyo -- Diet in session

President Ebert of Germany, greeting the returned German prisoners ca. between 1910 and 1925.

Liberty Parade

Gen. Sickles & Mrs. Wilmerding

Launching party -- ARIZONA

Detachment 101, an enigmatic Allied intelligence and special operations unit during World War II, played a pivotal role in the Burmese theater. Operating deep in the jungles of Burma, their mission was multi-faceted, encompassing guerrilla warfare, espionage, and sabotage against Japanese forces. Comprising a diverse group of individuals, from OSS agents to indigenous fighters, they effectively disrupted Japanese supply lines, gathered critical intelligence, and supported resistance movements.

Gen. Virbeck i.e., Verbeck; Chandler Hale; Adm. Togo; and Gen. Grant

Col. Roosevelt on S.S. VANDYCK - departure 10/4/13

On 7 November 1944, A Celebration Of The 27Th Anniversary Of The Red Revolution Was Held At Poltava, Russia. Huge Crowds Gathered In The Park Of The City To Hear Speeches Honoring The Occasion.

Sailors -- MAINE unveiling

Riveter's Chorus

Recruiting for Navy

10/23/1921. Madrid. In the Paloma asylum. The Marchioness of the Crown (1), the Bishop of Madrid-Alcala (2), Lieutenant Colonel González Tablas (3), and Other Distinguished Persons at the patriotic festival held to benefit the Soldiers of Africa.

01/26/1938. Delivery of Flags to the Fifth, Eighth and Tenth Groups of the Security Group, at the Festival-tribute to the Forces, which took place at the monumental Cinema.

Washington, D.C. Workmen in front of the Trimming Shop. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 , Selected Civil War Photographs, 1861-1865. Washington (D.C.), History, Civil War, 1861-1865 , United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military facilities, United States, District of Columbia, Washington (D.C.)

Lt. Gen. Lewis H. Brereton (Center, standing) Commanding General of the 9th Air force, addresses a group of French citizens in a little town behind the front lines in Normandy on Bastille Day. Speaking fluently in their own language, the General told

Suffragettes, Grant's tomb, 5/2/14

Togo at West Point with Gen. Barry

N.Y.C. flag raising Battery, 5/4/16

Lugansk or Luhansk Ukraine. Demonstration of Polish workers ca May 1, 1917

DD-932 John Paul Jones , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Ready to Return from the Pennsylvania. National Archives at College Park - Archives II (College Park, MD). Photographic Print. Department of the Navy. Fourth Naval District. Philadelphia Navy Yard. 1909-9/1947. Photographs of Early Naval Flight and Gunnery Practice

03/21/1914. Yesterday's Maurist banquet in Madrid. Mr. Santos Ecay Addressing the Participants at the Rally.

World War I - RMS Arabia was a P&O passenger liner torpedoed on 6 November 1916 by the German submarine UB-43. It was on a homeward bound journey from Fremantle to England when it was sunk without warning by a German U-boat 300 miles off the coast of Malta. Eleven of the crew were killed in the sinking. 187 Australians were on board the Arabia, and the sinking helped surge volunteer enlistment in the Australian armed forces

Women's Land Army

Leaving Ft. Slocum

Co G. 12th Infantry - Bayonet Drill

American Wounded

Aug. Belmont

Wounded Turcos in Paris

The last halt made by the procession is at the stocks, which differ from most of such relics in that they contain five holes, as against the ordinary four or six. There is much speculation as the reason for the odd opening and most popular theory was that it was provided for the one legged tippler and disturber of the public peace! When the procession reaches the stocks the officials who have been borne shoulder high through the village are clapped in then and so detained till they have paid th

Nurses and ambulance

Giants going South

Grand Review of the Armies, May 23-24, 1865. Union soldiers parade in formation on Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC. The majority of the army of 145,000 would be discharged and return to their civilian lives within a few weeks of the parade (BSLOC_2019_2_176)

Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection Visit of their Majesties King George V and Queen Mary to the Royal Army Clothing Department, Grosvenor Road, 21st June 1918.

Anefo photo collection. Front Noord-Oost Nederland: Tour of Prince Bernhard. The domestic armed forces, armed with guns and stenguns, form an honorary guard. April 1945

HUNTINGTON

Lt. F. Hale, Catherine Kent, Celia Burns

Mess Signal Corps

Visit of Lord Liverpool to the Cook Islands, May 1914, by George Crummer.

Harvard 2d varsity 8 -- 1915, Whitemarsh -- Brown -- Potter -- Talcott -- H. Middendorf -- Richardson -- Capt. Meter -- Busk

Regimental barber, Fort Hamilton

Sulzer with Wreath

Barricade at Paris gate

Pershing veterans

14th Infantry Camp, signing recruit in

Refugees at Hankau during uprising

French actress Gaby Deslys, pictured outside the Savoy Hotel on French Flag Day acknowledging a Scottish soldier in a kilt who raises his bonnet to her while a comrade buys a tricolour from her. Hugely popular during the First World War, Gaby was an indefatigable worker for charitable causes during the war, as well as performing in numerous shows and revues in London. The crowds surrounding her in this photograph are testament to her popularity. Date: 1915

Flood in Cincinnati, Ohio, 1913

Vintage Photograph. West Point Color Guard at West Point New York.

Photo collection Government information service. DIAS Opening States General. undated. The Hague, South Holland

Army mascot

Police Chaplains - Blum - Stires - Genns. N.Y.

Detroit drilled by Serg. Thorne

James Abram Garfield (1831-1881) was elected the 20th President of the United States in 1880. His inauguration is shown here. He was constantly harassed by people seeking jobs and was shot by one on July 2, 1881. He died on September 19.

U.S. Boy Scouts & Nurses

Sgt. Choike, AEF & G. Pionnier - Archangel Sig. Corps #152751

Military at Wrestling match at Yasukuni Shrine, Japan

Suffragettes at Bedloe's Isle

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War A line of mainly sailors (with a few soldiers) holding on to a rope attached to an airship, the corner of which is just visible in the photograph. The airship shed is visible in the background.

Female Navy Yeoman in White Summer Dress Uniform Holding American Flag, USA, circa 1917

Vintage Photograph. Color guard of Girl Scouts in Parade.

Trench in Central Park

Reichsarbeitsdienst approx. 1939, exact location unknown, Germany, Europe

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