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In Depth
A Fortune in Gold (Dust)
Seattle assayer George Adams skimmed a fortune of gold dust off Klondike miners' takings. The story of his capture and trial is told in Secret Service and federal court records. More
The Reel Story of the Great War
Explore the rich motion picture holdings in the National Archives documenting America's involvement in World War I. More
“Written by Walt Whitman, a friend”
An ailing Civil War soldier's letter found in a pension file was actually penned by Walt Whitman. More
Featured Blogs
Featured Photo Galleries
Buffalo Soldiers ride at an unidentified ceremony at the U.S. Military Academy. [404-WS-6-5465-3; download hi-res image]
Buffalo Soldiers ride at an unidentified ceremony at the U.S. Military Academy. [404-WS-6-5465-2; download hi-res image]
Buffalo Soldiers ride at an unidentified ceremony at the U.S. Military Academy. [404-WS-6-5465-6; download hi-res image]
Buffalo Soldiers ride at an unidentified ceremony at the U.S. Military Academy. [404-WS-6-5465-7; download hi-res image]
Buffalo Soldiers ride at an unidentified ceremony at the U.S. Military Academy at the U.S. Military Academy. [404-WS-6-5465-5; download hi-res image]
The Riding Hall at the U.S. Military Academy [404-WS-6-4518-1; download hi-res image]
The Riding Hall at the U.S. Military Academy [404-WS-6-4518-2; download hi-res image]
Equestrian Training at the U.S. Military Academy [404-WS-6-4518-5; download hi-res image]
Equestrian Training at the U.S. Military Academy [404-WS-6-4518-7; download hi-res image]
Equestrian Training at the U.S. Military Academy [404-WS-6-4518-8; download hi-res image]
Cavalry Detachment Football Team at the U.S. Military Academy [404-WS-6-4886-2; download high-res image]
Cavalry Detachment Football Team at the U.S. Military Academy [404-WS-6-4886-1; download hi-res image]
Featured Videos
A technician places two inflight pens and a penlight in the spacesuit pocket of Apollo 8 commander Frank Borman.
Apollo 8 crewmembers, left to right: James A. Lovell, Jr., William A. Anders, and Frank Borman photo taken November 22, 1968.
A view of the 363-foot-high Saturn V launch vehicle that will carry Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman, James Lovell, and William Anders into space, 10/9/1968.
Earthrise seen from Apollo 8. The astronauts saw the horizon vertically with the lunar surface to the right.
Photograph of Two Toboggans Starting Down the Slide at Silver Valley Winter Sports Area | RG 95 | Series: Historic Photographs, ca. 1880 - ca. 1970 | NAID 2128507
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Photograph of The Eastland (upside down) on Chicago River, Chicago | RG 21 | Series: Criminal Case Files, 1863 - 1969 | NAID 281841
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Declaration of Intention for Enrico Fermi | RG 21 | Series: Naturalization Petition and Record Books, 1906 - ca. 1975 | NAID 281852
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Photograph of Eugene V. Debs Speaking in Canton, Ohio | RG 21 | Series: Criminal Case Files, 1912 - 1986 | NAID 2641496
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Description of Allotment 105 for Kitchi o jan mwe we gi jig (Big George Skye) | RG 75 | Series: Surveys of Indian Industry, 1922 - 1922 | NAID 282246
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Home Card: What You Can Do to Help Win This War | RG 4 | Series: General Correspondence, 1917 - 1918 | NAID 20762195
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