Our new exhibit, “Power & Light: Russell Lee's Coal Survey,” is now open!
Visit the National Archives in Washington, DC, to see more than 200 of Russell Lee’s photographs of coal miners, their families, and their communities.
#ArchivesPowerAndLight
Coal production was vital to the success of the United States during
#WWII
. Following the war, veterans Glenn Johnson and Reese Solars worked in the coal mines of
#Indiana
, where they changed batteries on shuttle cars.
#RovingRussell
#ArchivesPowerandLight
Robert Robinson Taylor became
@MIT
's first Black graduate. During his career as architect and professor at
@TuskegeeUniv
, he designed more than 25 buildings on the campus, along with other academic buildings across the U.S.
#RepresentedInTheArchives
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
#D250Countdown
An image of Conrad A. Estes, Storekeeper Third Class, who enlisted in the Navy at the age of 48, to assist the war effort. The photo was taken at the San Diego Naval Training Station.
#WWII
#History
Happy
@Canada
Day to our lovely neighbor! We're so glad we never had to follow through with this plan. Thanks for always returning the power washer! 🍁
#CanadaDay
@LibraryArchives
Happy
#CanadaDay2024
! Here is a photograph of the Rainbow Bridge, marking the international boundary line between the United States and Canada. Join me in celebrating the rich history and friendship between our nations!
Happy
#SocialMediaDay
- a big thank you to everyone who follows along & engages with our content across all of our platforms! 📱
If you only follow us on X, make sure to check out our content on
#Facebook
() &
#Instagram
() as well!
Say cheese, it's
#NationalCameraDay
! 📸😁
Meet Yoichi Okamoto,
#PresidentJohnson
’s photographer, whose thousands of photos continue to live on in our archives. View now:
Looking for
#IndependenceDay
plans? Join us for the National Independence Day Parade on July 4th at 11:45AM!
We’ll also be performing in front of the
@USNatArchives
beforehand at 10:00AM.
Details at the link in our bio.
(
@USArmy
📸 by Sgt. Ethan Scofield)
July is the official start of summer and National Ice Cream Month. Semons Ice Cream in
#NewHaven
CT. was long known as “The Finest Ice Cream in the Land” Here, one of their trucks is weighed for the US Bureau of Public Roads on June 27, 1923.
The Lee Resolution, approved by the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia on July 2, 1776, declared the thirteen colonies free from Great Britain.
#YesChef
!
During WW2, outfitting and supplying the enormous military forces needed to win the war required sacrifices. Beyond rations, Americans repaired and reused old clothing, car pooled and avoided unnecessary travel, and tried not to “waste” food: