National Archives | Galleries

Sports and Recreation

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Most Popular

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Clothing and Haberdashery

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Other

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Product Labels

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Patent Drawings

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For more than 200 years, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has been responsible for recording all patents. Many of these, including drawings of inventions such as Alexander Graham Bell's telephone, Cyrus McCormick's reaper, and Thomas Edison's electric lamp, are now part of the National Archives’ vast holdings. The designs presented here—of curious inventions, household products, design trademarks, and scientific and technological improvements—demonstrate the creativity and ingenuity of the American people and their government as they worked to build a great nation.

Machinery, Implements, and Tools

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Household Products, Appliances, and Decor

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Transportation

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Dayton R. E. Brown

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Paintings

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Lee W. Court

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James Madison Alden

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These colorful landscapes are from a series of watercolor views along the northwest boundary between the Rocky Mountains and Point Roberts, Washington. The sketches were created by James M. Alden (1834 - 1922) who accompanied the survey party that, during the 1860s and in compliance with the Treaty of 1846, was responsible for recording characteristics of the northwestern boundary of the United States.

Squirrels and Chipmunks

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Rabbits and Raccoons

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Porcupine and Opossum

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Other Wildlife

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Mountain Goats and Sheep

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Foxes, Wolves, and Coyotes

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Elk and Moose

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Deer and Antelope

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Cats and Mountain Lions

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Buffaloes

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Waterbirds

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Turkeys and Pheasants

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Other Birds

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Nests and Eggs

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Grouse and Quail

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Eagles, Hawks, and Falcons

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Bears

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Badgers, Beavers, and Woodchucks

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Cities

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Of the estimated 8 million photographs in the Still Picture Branch of the National Archives, many thousands relate to the American city—its development and its people and their way of life from the mid-19th century to recent times. The images in this collection were selected for their artistic quality and historical relevance to the development of urban American. They depict skylines and streets, commerce and recreation, transportation and architecture, and other urban themes.

Kings River Canyon, CA

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Wildlife

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In 1881 a Division of Forestry was established in the Department of Agriculture. It became the U.S. Forest Service in 1905 when it assumed responsibility for the administration of forest reserves from the Department of the Interior. Over the years the Forest Service took tens of thousands of photographs, now held by the National Archives, that document activities in the management and protection of national forests and grasslands for multiple purposes, including recreation, the protection of cultural and heritage resources, and forest-based economic development. This gallery highlights the agency’s efforts in the areas of conservation and protection of wildlife.

What's Cooking, Uncle Sam?

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This gallery features images from the National Archives exhibit “What’s Cooking, Uncle Sam?”(as well as other related records), which explores the Government’s effect on the American diet. Unearth the stories and personalities behind the increasingly complex programs and legislation that affect what Americans eat. Learn about Government’s extraordinary efforts, successes, and failures to change our eating habits. From Revolutionary War rations to Cold War cultural exchanges, discover the multiple ways that food has occupied the hearts and minds of Americans and their Government. There are over 100 original records in the exhibit—including folk songs, war posters, educational films, and even seed packets. The exhibition, which is free and open to the public, runs through January 3, 2012, in the Lawrence F. O’Brien Gallery of the National Archives Building in Washington, DC.

Life

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Conserve Resources

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Protect the Homefront

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Men Wanted

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Public Information

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It's a Woman's War Too!

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Buy War Bonds

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Armed Services

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Grow More Food

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International

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Margie Posters

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War Posters

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Communication is essential for any government, and throughout its history, the U.S. Government has used broadsides and posters to convey information to the people. The government also used these notices for their persuasive powers, to urge citizens to support its programs. The bulk of the 17,000+ posters in the National Archives Still Picture Branch were produced during the two world wars, and most are found in the records of Federal organizations involved with or interested in war issues and concerns. For the most part, the themes promoted were recruitment for the Armed Forces, conservation of products and resources needed for the wars, and greater production of goods and war materials. The posters featured in this collection convey gripping messages and powerful images that helped to inspire patriotism and keep the nation informed about issues critical to the war efforts.

War and Conflict

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Dorothea Lange

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The National Archives contains roughly 1,400 photographs by influential documentary photographer and photojournalist Dorothea Lange (1895-1965). In 1940 she was hired by the Bureau of Agricultural Economics to produce photographs for a series of studies in California and Arizona that sought to understand why some agricultural communities succeed and others fail. What resulted is a record of pre–World War II rural life and social institutions in towns and counties throughout these states. During World War II, Lange was commissioned by the War Relocation Authority to document the daily life and treatment of Japanese Americans before and during their internment in relocation camps. She also photographed the Kaiser shipyards in Richmond, California, for the Office of War Information.

Robins

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