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Archival photographs that bring people, places, and events of the American past to life.

Photographic print of an elderly woman wearing a conical straw hat and an elderly man with a white beard holding a cane, both with deeply lined faces

November 9, 1965

Vietnamese refugees

Photographic print of Martin Luther King, Jr. in a dark suit, hands clasped near his chin, speaking at a press gathering. A second figure is partially visible in the background.

October 25, 1965

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Black-and-white photograph of a seated man handing a pen to a smiling woman leaning toward him, surrounded by a crowd of smiling onlookers

October 22, 1965

President Johnson handing Lady Bird Johnson a bill-signing pen

Photographic print of a dense outdoor crowd, with a man holding a half-torn sign reading "We Support Draft Card Burning" visible on the right

October 19, 1965

"We Support Draft Card Burning"

Photographic print of a young bearded man in a suit and tie holding a sign reading "I Shall Not Allow Anyone to Vote My Arm to Kill a Fellow MAN" on a city street

October 19, 1965

Anti-war demonstrator

Photographic print of a woman in a crowd wearing a light jacket with a hand-drawn peace symbol and the word "PEACE" on the back

October 19, 1965

Woman wearing a jacket with the peace symbol

Photographic print of a priest in clerical collar holding a sign reading "Would Christ Carry a Draft-Card?" amid a crowd on a city sidewalk

October 19, 1965

"Would Christ Carry a Draft Card?"

Photographic print of a man in a wool coat holding a large sign reading "Burn Draft Cards, Not Children" outdoors near a columned building

October 19, 1965

"Burn Draft Cards, Not Children"

Photographic print of David Miller standing on a raised platform, holding a lighter to a small card at a microphone, with a crowd and city buildings below

October 19, 1965

David Miller burns his draft card

Photographic print of protesters holding a large "End the Vietnam War!" banner behind police barricades on a cobblestone street. A uniformed police officer stands in the foreground near the barriers

October 19, 1965

"End the Vietnam War"

Photographic print of two men moving through tall grass, one in civilian clothing in the foreground and a helmeted soldier following behind

October 10, 1965

Guarding a member of the Viet Cong

Photographic print of President and Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson waving from the rear platform of a train car marked "The Great Society Special"

October 7, 1965

"The Great Society Special"

Photographic print of President Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson holding hands and waving beneath a sign reading "The Great Society Special"

October 3, 1965

President Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson

Black-and-white photograph of a man in a light shirt moving through tall grass, with a helmeted soldier standing behind him holding a rope

October 1, 1965

Corporal Atchley, Company B, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, guarding a prisoner during Operation Golden Fleece

Black-and-white photograph of a man and woman standing close together in a large, elegantly furnished room, shot through a partially open doorway. A chandelier hangs overhead and tall draped windows line the far wall.

September 23, 1965

President Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson

Photographic print of soldiers in helmets and field gear looking upward, crowded together in a close group against an overcast sky

September 14, 1965

American troops in Vietnam

Black-and-white photograph of an older man in a dark suit holding a telephone handset to his ear, smiling slightly, seated at a desk with a framed painting visible behind him

September 10, 1965

President Lyndon B. Johnson on the telephone

Black-and-white photograph of a man in a barber's cape seated in a chair, holding a telephone handset to his ear while a barber tends to his hair

September 3, 1965

President Johnson on the phone during a haircut

Photographic print of three helmeted officers holding guns on two men with hands raised, outdoors at night beside a parked car

August 18, 1965

Los Angeles police holding two men at gunpoint

Photographic print of armed police officers and helmeted National Guardsmen surrounding an open street manhole at night, rifles raised

August 18, 1965

Police and National Guard during the Watts riots of 1965

Photographic print of Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking passionately, arm outstretched and pointing, surrounded by a crowd of onlookers in Watts, Los Angeles

August 18, 1965

Martin Luther King, Jr. in Watts

Photographic print of three uniformed, helmeted National Guardsmen holding rifles on a sidewalk beneath a Los Angeles City Limit sign at Central Ave. and 8500 S.

August 17, 1965

National Guardsmen in Los Angeles

Photographic print of California National Guardsmen in helmets and fatigues crouching and standing along a night-lit urban street, rifles visible

August 14, 1965

California National Guardsmen in Watts

Photographic print of a man in a white t-shirt aiming a hose at a single-story house with flames engulfing its roofline. Smoke fills the air as windows and the front door are visible behind overgrown shrubs

August 13, 1965

House fire during the Watts Riots

Photographic print aerial view of three buildings engulfed in flames, sending large columns of dark smoke into the sky over a dense urban neighborhood

August 13, 1965

Burning buildings during the Watts riots

Photographic print of helmeted police officers dragging a man on the ground outside a storefront strewn with scattered debris and overturned boxes

August 13, 1965

Police drag a man during the Watts Riots

Photographic print, aerial view of three stores collapsed and engulfed in flames on a city block, with large plumes of dark smoke rising above the rubble

August 13, 1965

Burning stores during the Watts Riots

Photographic print showing several Los Angeles police officers in helmets forcibly placing a shirtless man into a vehicle at night

August 12, 1965

Los Angeles police arrest a man near the Watts riots

Photographic print of President Johnson handing a pen to Dr. Martin Luther King, with Rep. Claude Pepper wearing glasses and Rev. Ralph Abernathy visible among onlookers

August 6, 1965

President Lyndon B. Johnson and Dr. Martin Luther King

Black-and-white photograph of a man in a dark suit extending a handshake toward a smiling man in a crowd inside an ornately decorated hall

August 6, 1965

President Lyndon B. Johnson shaking hands with Dr. Martin Luther King while others look on

Black-and-white photograph of a man in a suit seated at a desk signing a document while a large crowd of men and women look on in an ornate room

August 6, 1965

President Lyndon B. Johnson and Dr. Martin Luther King

Black-and-white photograph of a man in a dark suit speaking at a presidential podium, with a large seated marble statue visible behind him

August 6, 1965

President LBJ in the Cabinet Room during a national meeting on Vietnam

Fine Print Illustration of the first page of the Voting Rights Act, headed "Eighty-ninth Congress of the United States of America" with dense printed text on aged paper

August 6, 1965

Voting Rights Act

Fine print illustration of the last page of document S.1564-10, bearing three signatures: Speaker of the House, Vice President of the Senate, and an approval dated Aug 6 1965

August 6, 1965

Voting Rights Act

Black-and-white photograph of a group of men and a woman in business attire walking outdoors along a path lined with large trees

August 5, 1965

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other Black leaders walking to the White House for a meeting

Photographic print of Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking passionately at a microphone, mouth open wide and right fist raised overhead

August 4, 1965

Martin Luther King, Jr. in Philadelphia

Photographic print of McNamara and General Westmoreland in khaki uniforms conversing with military officers outdoors, surrounded by a group of personnel

August 1965

McNamara and Westmoreland in Vietnam

Photographic print of John Lewis and Hosea Williams in close-up, both wearing suits, with a typed press caption visible along the bottom edge

July 26, 1965

John Lewis and Hosea Williams

Black-and-white photograph of a man in profile, wearing glasses and a suit, hands raised to his face, seated in a leather chair with a U.S. flag behind him

July 26, 1965

LBJ listening during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room

Black-and-white photograph of four barefoot men bound together by a rope around their necks, escorted across a sandy beach by an armed soldier carrying a rifle

July 25, 1965

Viet Cong prisoners, Vietnam

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