Photographs - Life Stories

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

Photographic print of two men in dark suits seated close together in conversation inside the Oval Office, one in a rocking chair near a fireplace with a portrait hanging above

1965

LBJ in the Oval Office

Photographic print of Lady Bird Johnson and LBJ silhouetted in a formal room, viewed through a doorway, with a chandelier and draped windows behind them

1965

Lady Bird Johnson and LBJ through a doorway

Photographic print of LBJ leaning over a wooden display holding numerous fountain pens, with several suited figures visible behind him

1965

LBJ holding his bill-signing pens

Photographic print of Joseph Welch, an older bald man in a suit and bow tie, one hand raised to his forehead, holding eyeglasses in the other

1965

Joseph Welch

Photographic print portrait of Frederick Douglass Reese, a man in a dark jacket and light tie, smiling slightly against a plain background

1965

Frederick Douglass Reese

Photographic print of a white marble statue of William Bradford, standing in period dress with a wide-brimmed hat, cape, and holding a rolled document

1965

Statue of William Bradford

Photographic print of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rev. Ralph Abernathy seated side by side in suits and ties at a press conference table

1965

King and Abernathy

Photographic print showing multiple military helicopters hovering low over a flat open field where armed soldiers in helmets crouch and stand with gear

1965

U.S. helicopters arrive in Saigon, Vietnam

Photographic print of a large crowd of uniformed and civilian figures raising rifles and cheering outdoors, smiling broadly in a celebratory gathering

1965

North Vietnamese Self Defense Forces celebrating military victories

Photographic print of protesters marching outdoors, carrying large papier-mâché heads and a sign reading 'Why are we burning, torturing, killing the people of Vietnam?' as a crowd looks on

1965

Vietnam War protest at the University of Texas in Austin

Photographic print of a large crowd of people gathered and moving in front of a multi-story modernist building with wide windows and an open ground floor

1965

Cambodian protest outside the U.S. Embassy

Photographic print of Huey Newton seated in a large wicker peacock chair, holding a shotgun in one hand and a spear in the other

1965

Huey Newton with spear and shotgun

Photographic print of Malcolm X, close-up, speaking with mouth open and one finger raised, wearing round-framed glasses against a dark background

1965

Malcolm X

Photographic print of Billie Jean King in white tennis attire and glasses, lunging across a grass court with racket in hand, crowd visible behind her

1965

Billie Jean King playing tennis

Photographic print of a woman in a cap with peace buttons and knee-high boots sitting on a curb, resting her chin on her hand beside a "GET OUT OF Vietnam" sign

1965

Vietnam War protester

Photographic print of a young man shouting with mouth open and fist raised. A partially visible sign behind him reads 'STOP THE IN VI... NOW'

1965

Young man protesting the Vietnam War

Photographic print of a silhouetted gunner in the foreground, a U.S. Army helicopter in flight, and a flat patchwork landscape below

1965

American helicopter over Vietnam

Photographic print showing a rubble-strewn street lined with partially destroyed buildings. Workers and a crane truck move through the debris-covered area amid a crowd of people

1965

Rubble and wreckage after bombing in Vietnam

Photographic print showing a large pile of splintered wooden debris in the foreground and a heavily damaged two-story structure behind it. Several people stand to the left observing the destruction

1965

Rubble and wreckage in Vietnam

Photographic print of a group of young men in conversation indoors, with signs reading 'Catholics' visible on the wall behind them

1965

Students at St. Anselm's discuss the war in Vietnam

Photographic print of a group of young men gathered around a table with newspapers, a "War-Peace" sign visible on the wall behind them

1965

Students at St. Anselm's in the Bronx discuss the war in Vietnam

Photographic print of a man in a hat and work clothes guiding a plow pulled by a harnessed mule across a bare dirt field

1965

African American man plowing a field with a mule

Photographic print of a man seated in a wooden chair on a porch shucking corn, with husks piled at his feet. A woman and young child stand behind him near a wooden plank wall

1965

Shucking corn

Photographic print of a girl wearing a face mask and apron operating a loom in a large factory floor filled with weaving machinery

1965

Vietnamese girl working in a rug factory

Photographic print of a convoy of trucks packed with Vietnamese refugees sitting atop heaped bicycles, baskets, and bundled belongings on a roadway

1965

Vietnamese refugees

Photographic print of a crane and truck amid rubble from collapsed buildings in Vietnam, with workers and bystanders scattered across the debris-strewn street

1965

Bombed-out buildings in Vietnam

Photographic print of a worker wearing a face mask and apron threading yarn on industrial textile machinery in a large factory floor

1965

Vietnamese factory worker

Photographic print of numerous people sifting through the collapsed concrete and debris of a heavily destroyed multi-story building in Vietnam

1965

Searching through the rubble of a building in Vietnam

Photographic print of people wearing helmets crouching amid collapsed wooden beams and debris inside a heavily damaged building in Vietnam

1965

Searching through rubble in Vietnam

Photographic print of civilians on foot carrying goods crossing a bridge alongside military trucks, with a large ancient stone gate tower behind them

1965

Vietnamese civilians and soldiers

Photographic print of a dense crowd at a demonstration, one person raising a sign with a face labeled "War Criminal" above it, and an "Ohio State" sign nearby

1965

Vietnam War protesters with LBJ "War Criminal" sign

Photographic print of a large crowd raising two-fingered peace signs toward a line of helmeted military guards standing at attention before a large government building

1965

War protesters saluting military guards with peace signs

Photographic print of young men holding a small card to a lighter flame outdoors, surrounded by a crowd. One wears a military helmet painted with a peace symbol; photographers and news cameras are visible in the background

1965

Burning draft cards

Photographic print of a young man in a helmet and jacket raising a burning card overhead. A dense crowd, cameras, and microphones surround him outdoors near a brick building

1965

Vietnam War protester burns his draft card

Photographic print of a person holding a burning card aloft in a dense outdoor crowd, with several bystanders raising middle fingers toward the camera

1965

Burning draft cards

Photographic print of a dense crowd outside a brick building holding a large banner reading 'Resist Illegitimate Authority - We Won't Go!! End the Draft Now'

1965

"Resist Illegitimate Authority - End the Draft Now"

Photographic print of a dense crowd of protesters marching, carrying flags and signs reading "End Genocide in Vietnam Now" and "Tiger Cages, Attica — Free the Liberation Fighters"

1965

Vietnam War protest

Photographic print of a large crowd of protesters filling a street littered with toppled trash cans and debris, several figures hurling objects while others carry flags

1965

Vietnam War protesters

Photographic print of a crowd marching behind a large banner reading "U.S. Out of Southeast Asia Now!" while carrying hand-held protest signs on a city street

1965

"U.S. Out of Southeast Asia Now!"

Photographic print of a crowd gathered on a street in front of a large banner reading 'U.S. Out of Southeast Asia Now! End the Blockade, Stop the Bombing!'

1965

"U.S. Out of Southeast Asia Now!"

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