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

Black-and-white photograph of a handmade sign on an easel reading "FREEDOM TRAIN TO ALABAMA" with a smaller note reading "WE ACCEPT CONTIBUTIONS FOR SELMA VICTIMS," in a busy indoor public space with figures visible in the background

March 1965

"Freedom Train to Alabama" sign soliciting contributions for Selma victims

Black-and-white photograph of several men seated on a low stone wall, one holding a sign reading "We March Together — Catholic, Jews, Protestant — For Dignity and Brotherhood of All Men Under God — Now!"

March 1965

Civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama

Black-and-white photograph of a large street march. Marchers carry a wide banner reading "We March With Selma!" and signs reading "Freedom Now" as crowds fill the street behind them

March 1965

Marchers carrying banner lead 15,000-person parade in Harlem

Photographic print of a large crowd of marchers silhouetted against a dramatic dark sky, with an American flag visible among them

March 1965

Marchers travel from Selma to Montgomery

Photographic print showing Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rev. Ralph Abernathy at the front of a large column of marchers on a rural road, one man carrying a newspaper

March 1965

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. leads civil rights marchers

Photographic print of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking into a microphone before a large outdoor crowd, with brick buildings visible in the background

March 1965

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. addresses Selma crowd

Photographic print of a uniformed officer standing over a woman lying on a street, with mounted police on horseback visible in the background near a brick storefront

March 1965

Injured civil rights marcher

Photographic print showing Malcolm X lying motionless on a stretcher carried by uniformed New York City police officers outdoors, with a crowd visible behind them

February 21, 1965

Malcolm X carried on stretcher after assassination

Photographic print of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in a hat and overcoat facing a uniformed deputy sheriff with a star badge, who gestures with one hand. A crowd and microphone are visible

February 15, 1965

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Selma

Photographic print of Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara using a pointer at a press conference, gesturing toward a large map of Southeast Asia on an easel

February 7, 1965

McNamara press conference on Vietnam

Photographic print of C. T. Vivian speaking with one hand raised while a uniformed officer behind him looks down at a wristwatch, surrounded by helmeted law enforcement

February 5, 1965

C. T. Vivian prays in Selma outside the courthouse

Photographic print of a long column of young people marching along a street past a brick building marked Ted Gentry Chevrolet, Selma, Alabama

February 3, 1965

Demonstrators arrested in Selma

Photographic print showing a long line of children and youth walking along a city street, escorted by a uniformed police officer holding a baton

February 3, 1965

Selma demonstrators arrested

Black-and-white photograph of a long line of children and young people walking along a city street, escorted by a uniformed officer holding a baton

February 3, 1965

Schoolchildren jailed for protesting voting rights, Selma, Alabama

Photographic print of Lyndon B. Johnson facing Chief Justice Earl Warren in judicial robes at a podium with microphones. Lady Bird Johnson and Vice President Hubert Humphrey look on behind them

January 20, 1965

Lyndon Johnson sworn in as president

Photographic print of Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, Martin Luther King Jr., and Ralph Abernathy leading a crowd of marchers along a street lined with brick buildings

January 18, 1965

Selma march for voter registration

Photographic print of James Bevel speaking at a church podium with a microphone, one finger raised upward toward a cross on the wall behind him

January 17, 1965

James Bevel speaking at a church in Selma

Photographic print of President Johnson handing a pen to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., with Representative Claude Pepper and Reverend Ralph Abernathy visible in the background

1965

President Johnson and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Photographic print of a crowd of NAACP supporters marching outdoors, carrying signs reading "Vote for Freedom" from the Fairfield and Anniston branches of the NAACP

1965

NAACP supporters protest in Selma

Fine print illustration of a steamroller labeled "Voting Rights Bill" crushing a figure labeled "Senate Opposition," with a grinning driver at the controls

1965

Voting Rights Bill cartoon

Photographic print of a flame tank firing a stream of fire into a treeline, with smoke rising and soldiers visible on the vehicle

1965

Flame tanks of the 1st Tank Battalion in Quảng Ngãi Province, Vietnam

Photographic print taken from the air showing napalm bombs exploding in fireballs and smoke over structures amid trees and fields, with mountains in the distance

1965

Napalm bombs exploding in Vietnam

Photographic print taken from inside an aircraft showing a silhouetted soldier aiming a gun toward a Marines helicopter flying over a mountainous landscape

1965

Helicopter approaches target in Vietnam

Photographic print of a large U.S. Army CH-54A Sky Crane helicopter, numbered 414202, grounded on a gravel surface with exposed rotor engines and a person standing nearby

1965

Sky Crane CH-54A helicopter

Photographic print of a MiG fighter aircraft banking steeply, with a burst of flames and smoke erupting near the left wing and fuselage. A gunsight reticle is visible at right

1965

Major Kuster hits a MiG fighter

Photographic print taken from inside a helicopter, with a U.S. Marines helicopter flying nearby against a pale sky. A vast patchwork landscape and distant mountains stretch below.

1965

Helicopters in Vietnam

Photographic print of a packed baseball stadium, with a row of suited men in the foreground, one holding a popcorn box, surrounded by large crowds in the stands

1965

House Minority Leader Ford with LBJ, Humphrey, and others at opening day baseball game

Photographic print of LBJ leaning forward in a suit, holding a telephone handset while resting one hand on a multi-line desk phone, glasses in hand

1965

LBJ on phone in the Oval Office

Photographic print of LBJ leaning forward, pinching his cheek while holding eyeglasses, as another suited man smiles behind him

1965

LBJ pinching his cheek

Photographic print of Lyndon B. Johnson seated in a chair in the Oval Office, leaning back and pointing his finger while speaking

1965

Lyndon B. Johnson seated in the Oval Office

Photographic print of two men in suits in the Oval Office, one leaning over a cabinet speaking on a telephone while the other holds the stretched cord

1965

LBJ on the telephone in the Oval Office

Photographic print of LBJ seated in a leather chair, pointing toward an unidentified man whose back faces the camera, an American flag visible at right

1965

LBJ in the Oval Office pointing at an unidentified man

Photographic print of President Johnson and Abe Fortas laughing together in a hallway, both in suits, with onlookers visible in the background

1965

President Johnson and Abe Fortas

Photographic print of two men in dark suits sharing a laugh, one facing the camera with a wide smile, the other leaning in from the right

1965

LBJ and unidentified man laughing

Photographic print of LBJ in a barber's cape holding a phone to his ear while a barber attends to his hair, with a mirror and grooming supplies visible behind

1965

LBJ on the phone during a haircut

Photographic print of LBJ in dark silhouette reaching one arm outward toward another silhouetted figure, with a window and bare trees behind

1965

Silhouette of LBJ reaching out his hands

Photographic print of a smiling man in a dark suit on a stage, facing a massive indoor crowd filling the frame. Several formally dressed figures stand nearby on the right.

1965

LBJ inauguration crowd

Photographic print of LBJ and Lady Bird Johnson dancing in formal attire, surrounded by a large crowd of onlookers in evening wear

1965

LBJ and Lady Bird Johnson dancing at the 1965 inauguration

Photographic print of three people submerged in an indoor pool, conversing. A large nautical mural with sailboats covers the wall behind them

1965

LBJ and Jack Valenti in a swimming pool

Photographic print of LBJ seated in the Oval Office, speaking on the phone while advisers lean in to review documents around him

1965

LBJ on the phone in the Oval Office, reviewing papers with several advisers

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