USS New York 1917

The USS New York leading a convoy at Hampton roads

The battleship USS New York served in both World War I and World War II. The USS New York was most active during World War II, were despite her aging status, she took part in the Atlantic convoys before sailing to the pacific were she fought battles at Iwo Jima and Okinawa.

After the war the USS New York served as a target ship for the atomic tests at Bikini Atoll were she survived two atomic blasts, before finally being sunk as an artificial reef in 1948.

life guards

All Women life guard team at Venice beach, Los Angeles sometime around the 1920's.

The photographs are from the Bain news service and so are, most likely, reporting on some kind of news event. I am unable to find a correlating story to these images but will update if and when I can find more information.

All Women life guard team at Venice beach, Los Angeles sometime around the 1920's.

Preraffaelite 1900

An unnamed young woman in period dress with headband by Emily Mew 1900.

Military post on Kernville Hill 1889

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A military post on Kernville Hill, showing the aftermath of the Johnstown Flood by Ernest Walter Histed 1889.

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Night And Day 1921

Day and night photographs of the Parker & Bridget Co. store, located at 9th St. and Market Space, Washington, D.C. taken in 1921 by the National Photo Company. The building is now demolished and the site is now home to the United States Navy Memorial.

Parker & Bridget Co. Washington, D.C. by the National Photo Company 1921

Parker & Bridget Co. Washington, D.C. by the National Photo Company 1921.

Nave To Transept 1901

View across the nave to the transept at York Minster by Frederick H Evans 1901

Freight car and grain elevators 1938

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Freight car and grain elevators. Omaha, Nebraska. By John Vachon 1938.

Aubrey Beardsley 1895

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Aubrey Beardsley by Frederick H Evans 1895.

Federal camp on a beach

Federal camp on beach, taken sometime between between 1861 and 1869 by unknown photographer.
An army encampment on a beach taken sometime around the U.S. civil war

Drydock number two 1901

Steamboats LOUISE and two coastal steamers in dry dock by Samuel E. Rusk 1901.

Ancient crypt 1910

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Ancient crypt cellars in Provins, France by Frederick H Evans 1910

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Frederick H. Evans

Overhanging Rock 1901

Photograph of Overhanging Rock, Glacier Point, with views over Half Dome in Yosemite National Park, California by Henry Greenwood Peabody 1901.

Nikola Tesla

Image courtesy of the George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).

A young Nikola Tesla

This cannot end well.

Image courtesy of the Harris and Ewing collection.

Washington Redskins start training August 28 1937.

The photograph is captioned: He-man exercise took the place of calisthenics today as the Redskins, Washington's entry in National Professional Football League, started training. The boys "flying thru the air" are, left to right: Millner (Notre Dame), Rentner (Northwestern) and Peterson (West Virginia).

Billie Burke

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Mary William Ethelbert Appleton "Billie" Burke, American actress of stage and screen, perhaps best known for her portrayal of Glinda the good witch in the film The wizard of Oz, taken sometime around 1910.

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Sorting the mail

United States Post Office sorting office circa 1920.

Claude Graham White flying his Farman biplane along W. Executive Ave 1910.

Publicity photograph of Claude Graham White flying his Farman biplane along W. Executive Ave., Washington, D.C. before landing close to the White House 1910.

Claude Graham White was the first person to make a night flight during a Daily Mail sponsored London to Manchester race in 1910. He is most noted however for achievements in the commercialisation of aeronautics. He was also involved in promoting the military application of air power before the first world war and was one of the first people to experiment with fitting weapons to an aircraft.

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Claude Grahame White

Count Leo Tolstoy

Image courtesy of the George Kennan Papers collection at the Library of Congress at Washington D.C.

Photo card of Count Leo Tolstoy, half-length portrait, by Sass of Moscow, taken sometime between 1880 and 1886.

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Selected works on Project Gutenberg

Two kinds of ambulances 1936.

1936 Publicity shot for the United States Coast Guard. The automobile and the airplane ambulances of the Coast Guard at Cape May station stand side-by-side awaiting a call to help injured or sick persons at sea, beyond the reach of usual medical aid. 1936

Naval Observatory

Image courtesy of the National Photo Company.

The U.S. Naval Observatory circa 1919.