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RMCWAJB7–African American men, women, and children, employed as cotton pickers in North Carolina, 1900.
RMCWBWK4–Hattie Caraway (1878-1950) in a 1914 studio portrait when she was the wife of Arkansas Representative Thaddeus Caraway. She was
RMCWAJTR–1948 Tucker automobile was ahead of its time with many advanced engineering and safety features. The story of the car is told
RMCWBP6F–Dorothy Lamour (1914-1996) in a 1960 publicity portrait. When her movie career ended in the 1950s, she continued working as
RMCWBTWG–Joseph Lister, (1827-1912), British surgeon and medical scientist who was the founder of antiseptic surgery. Ca. 1870.
RMCWBPCP–Richard Strauss (1864-1949), German composer writing music in his 80's. His final works were METAMORPHOSEN, an elegy for the
RMCWBR3G–Group in James McNeill Whistler's London studio photographed in 1881: From left) Julian and Waldo Story, Whistler, Frank Miles,
RMCWAHG5–1880 Presidential election cartoon, showing candidates James A. Garfield, Chester Arthur, Samuel J. Tilden, and David Davis
RMCWAC59–William Allen White (1868-1944) American Journalist epitomized small town America, but was nationally influential through his
RMCWAFGK–Aaron Copland (1900-1990), American composer, seated outdoors at the MacDowell Colony, a prestigous artists' colony in New
RMCWBPAJ–Harry Houdini (1874-1926), American magician famous for his escape acts. 1913 portrait by Gray Campbell.
RMCWA753–Porfirio Díaz (1830-1915), president of Mexico (1877–80, 1884–1911), established an authoritarian government which was
RMCWAH5T–United States helicopters air lift Vietnamese government Rangers into battle against communist Viet Cong guerrillas, Saigon.
RMCWBR86–Walter Jackson Bate (1918-1999), American literary critic and author best known for his biographies of John Keats and Samuel
RMCWABMP–Serge Aksakov (1791-1859), Russian novelist, most admired for, 'The Family Chronicle,' 1856, a novelized memoir based on his
RMCWAB2J–Jacinto Benavente (1866-1954) Spanish playwright and winner of the 1922 Nobel Prize for Literature.
RMKWC3TA–Dr. Virginia Apgar examining a newborn baby with stethoscope, Oct. 2, 1966. She introduced the 'Apgar Score,' a way to quickly assess the health of newborns. It evaluates the babies 'Complexion, Pulse Rate, Reflex, Activity and Respiration.' (BSLOC 2015 14 186)
RMCWAFMW–Glenn Gould (1932-1982), brilliant and eccentric pianist preferred recording to live performances, and left the stage for the
RMCWAM2W–Bruno Walter (1876-1962) German conductor, whose career in Germany and Austria ended with his emigration to the United States
RMCWAAXY–Edmond Rostand (1868-1918) French playwright, one of the last to use Romantic style, best known for 'Cyrano de Bergerac.' 1897.
RMCWABJB–Rachel Crothers (1878-1958), a prolific and successful American playwright whose plays examined women's emotional lives
RMCWABJY–H. Rider Haggard (1856-1925) English novelist of adventure stories, best known for 'King Solomon's Mines' and 'She'. Ca. 1920
RMKWC3XW–Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia. Take a Kodak. 1930s travel poster for Victorian Railways Australia of a bathing beauty on a beach with a penguin. (BSLOC 2015 14 209)
RMCWAB45–Adam Mickiewicz (1798-1855) great Polish poet and advocate of Polish nationalism during an era when Poland was partitioned by
RMCWA74C–The Espionage Act of 1917 and Sedition Act of 1918 outlawed the use 'disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language' about
RMCWADN3–Truman Capote, (1924-1984), southern American writer best known for his novels BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S, and IN COLD BLOOD. 1960.
RMCWAAY2–Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev (1818-1883) Russian realistic novelist and short story writer contrasting rural life, with that of the
RMCWAAW9–Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin (1799-1837) Russian poet and playwright, whose political themes resulted in periodic exiles during
RMCWAAYF–Russian convicts on their way to Siberia, purchasing provisions from villagers as George Kennan (1845-1924), American writer in
RMCWAC3N–Frank Lyman Baum (1856-1919) wrote the childrens classic, 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,' 1900. 1908 portrait by Dana Hall.
RMCWAB65–Frank Lyman Baum (1856-1919) wrote the children's classic, 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,' 1900. 1908 portrait by Dana Hall.
RMKWCRJ2–Bo, the Obama family dog, on the North Lawn of the White House, Sept. 28, 2012. (BSLOC 2015 3 41)
RMCWABK8–Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev (1818-1883) Russian realistic novelist and short story writer contrasting rural life, with that of the
RMCWADWC–Alexander Pope (1688-1744) was one of the most important English poet and writers of the 18th century.
RMCWAB5J–Dennis Diderot (1713-1784), French philosopher and editor of the Encyclopédie, from 1745-1772. Diderot embodied the secular
RMCWA714–Frank Billings Kellogg (1856-1937), U.S. secretary of State (1925–29) opening the International Union, 1925.
RMKWC40W–Prefabrication housing developed for TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority's) employees in 1930s. Buildings could be relocated to worksites as needed and were competitive in cost with traditionally constructed housing. (BSLOC 2015 14 229)
RMCWA73H–The Bonus March. 1922 demonstration by World War I veterans for government bonuses. In 1924 Congress voted to provide veterans
RMCWAATW–J. K. Jerome (1859-1927) popular English author achieved early success with humorous novels, 'The Idle Thoughts of an Idle
RMCWAC23–Patriotic Irish-American print (ca.1875) of the kings and political leaders of Ireland, each identified below the illustration.
RMKWC3PH–Leonard Bernstein listening to his 'Mass' during a rehearsal, Sept. 1, 1971. Commissioned by Jacqueline Kennedy, it premiered on Sept. 8, 1971 at the opening of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. (BSLOC 2015 14 165)
RMCWAC4B–Mazo De La Roche (1879-1961), Canadian author best known for her fifteen novel saga of the Whiteoak family written between 1925
RMCWABMB–Medieval knights in battle, an illustration from Christine, de Pisan's (1364-1430) 'Faits d'armes et de chevalerie,' a manual
RMKWC3JH–Aerial view of Hughes Flying-boat seaplane under construction at its dock in Long Beach, 1947. The prototype was named 'Hughes H-4 Hercules', but better known as the 'Spruce Goose' because of its wood (birch) construction. Developed as a troop transport, it was six times larger than any aircraft of its time. On Nov. 2, 1947 it made its only test flight, because the war that caused its creation was over. (BSLOC 2015 14 123)
RMCWAB9J–Catherine Breshkovsky (1944-1934) grandmother (Babushka in Russian) of the Russian Revolution. Politically active for two
RMCWA79C–Frank Billings Kellogg (1856-1937), U.S. secretary of State (1925–29) opening the International Union in 1925.
RMCWAKKE–Wolfgang Mozart (1756-1791), Austrian composer and virtuoso performer as a child rehearsing his XIIth mass.
RMCWABAW–Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi) (1571-1610), painted with dramatic realism, rejecting the decorative artifice of the late
RMCWA781–Women of the National League for Limitations of Armament demonstrating in Washington DC in 1922. The Limitations of Armament
RMCWAAPB–Mikhail Lermontov (1814-1841) Russian poet and novelist wrote the influential 'A Hero of Our Time', 1840.
RMKWC458–Senator Albert Gore in 1992, as candidate for Vice President. He served two terms with President Bill Clinton and was the Democratic Candidate who lost to George W. Bush in the contested 2000 election. (BSLOC 2015 14 82)
RMKWD89Y–END OF THE CLIMB. Political cartoon celebrating women's suffrage. A woman stands on a giant ballot which she reached it by climbing a ladder labeled '19th Amendment'. By New York World cartoonist, Kirby Rollin, 1920. (BSLOC 2015 17 192)
RMKWCWD6–World War 1. British Barrage balloons dangle metal cables, to disable low-level German aircraft on night bombing missions over England. 1915-18. (BSLOC 2013 1 83)
RMCWAK2B–Shakers, separated by gender, performing a step dance in the meeting hall at New Lebanon, New York. Ca. 1830
RMCWAHGH–1880 Republican campaign poster with portraits of James A. Garfield, Republican candidate for president, and Chester A. Arthur
RMCWBT41–Donatello (1386-1466), the most important 15th century Italian Renaissance sculptor, employed greater naturalism in his
RMCWBT5N–Li Yuen Hung, President of China, 1916-17. A former military officer, who in his short presidency, attempted to strengthen the
RMKWD80W–New York Socialite Miss Inez Thomas modeling a hat, long string of pearls, and evening gown. Ca. 1920. (BSLOC 2015 16 245)
RMCWBR3A–Norman Rockwell (1894-1978), popular American painter best known for his classic, warm hearted covers of THE SATURDAY EVENING
RMCWBT6H–Thomas Pryor Gore (1870-1949), first blind person to serve as a US Senator from 1907-1920 and 1931-36. He was also the
RMCWBPC4–Morton Gould (1913-1996), American composer and conductor in 1963. He composed for Broadway, ballet, films and television
RMCWABDA–Richard Harding Davis (1864-1916) American writer, reporter, and war correspondent. He made headlines and risked his life
RMCWAHDK–Mrs. Evelyn Lincoln (1912-1995), loyal private secretary to President John F. Kennedy from his 1953 until his 1963
RMCWAHGY–1884 Democratic campaign poster with portraits of Grover Cleveland and Thomas A. Hendricks.
RMCWBPC2–Henry Cowell (1897-1965), experimental modernist American composer, wrote for traditional instruments in unconventional ways,
RMCWAMT5–A calliope, or steam organ, produces sound by sending steam through whistles developed for locomotives. 1874.
RMKWC3K3–Astrotarium, a portable planetarium, at Abraham & Straus store in Babylon, Long Island, New York. March 31, 1951. The space age science exhibit was set up in a parking lot at the Great South Bay Shopping Center. (BSLOC 2015 14 128)
RMCWC09E–Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company wiring installed on tiers of shelving in Washington, D.C. area, ca. 1925.
RMKWC3XY–Carefree holidays New Zealand. 1930's travel poster shows a young man and woman hiking in the mountains. (BSLOC 2015 14 210)
RMCWAHKG–President Rutherford B. Hayes (1822-1893), elected in 1876, running against Democrat Samuel Tilden.
RMCWBPNP–Margaret Gorman (1905-1995), was a sixteen-year-old from Washington, D.C. when she won the Miss America pageant in Atlantic
RMCWADA2–Erich Maria Remarque (1898-1970) German author of the greatest WWI novel, 'All Quiet on the Western Front,' (1929), surrounded
RMKWC3JP–Rotocycle, 250-pound collapsible, one-man helicopter in demonstration flight in 1957-58. It was developed for the Marines to use for observation, liaison, and maneuvers. The Marines rejected it because of its slow speed of 52 mph, minimal range of 40 miles, vulnerability to small-arms fire, and the lack of visual references on the structure causing the pilot spatial disorientation. (BSLOC 2015 14 124)
RMCWBRJ4–Jan Garrigue Masaryk (1886-1948), Czechoslovak diplomat and politician and Foreign Minister of Czechoslovakia from 1940 to
RMCWAN1C–Paul Taylor (b. 1930), performing EPISODES, a solo dance choreographed by George Balanchine and Martha Graham to music by
RMKWD7RM–National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and Crisis magazine offices. Located at 69 Fifth Avenue, New York City. Ca. 1925. (BSLOC 2015 16 144)
RMCWBT64–Interior view of a large convention hall filled with seated people. The 35-star flags decorating the hall allow the image to be
RMCWAG18–John Philip Sousa (1854-1932), wearing band uniform with medals. After retiring from the Marines, Sousa formed his own band
RMCWBPCY–Ray Noble (1903-1978), British band leader who wrote many big band era popular songs, including, THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU
RMCWBR8M–Ernest Haycox (1899-1950), American author of western novels and stories. Hollywood films, STAGECOACH (1939), UNION PACIFIC
RMCWAPT3–Blanche Marie Louise Oelrichs (1890-1950), a talented writer, married John Barrymore in 1920. They divorced in 1925 and had one
RMCWAKX5–Antonio Scotti (1866-1936), an Italian baritone, sang with New York's Metropolitan Opera for thirty five years.
RMCWANEF–Francis Hopkinson Smith (1838-1915), American engineer and author. His most notable works were the base for the Statue of
RMCWAPWT–Column and capital of the Corinthian order from the monument of Lysicrates (335 B.C.). Classical Greek architecture formulated
RMCWAMW6–Poster for Ringling Bro's circus featuring a performing elephants, playing musical instruments and boxing.
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