May 25, 1961
Watch President John F. Kennedy’s deliver his message to Congress on the “urgent national need” to send a man safely to the moon.
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In Focus: The American West, 150 Years Ago
In the 1860s and 70s, photographer Timothy O’Sullivan created some of the best-known images in American History. After covering the U.S. Civil War, (many of his photos appear in this earlier series), O’Sullivan joined a number of expeditions organized by the federal government to help document the new frontiers in the American West. The teams were composed of soldiers, scientists, artists, and photographers, and tasked with discovering the best ways to take advantage of the region’s untapped natural resources. O’Sullivan brought an amazing eye and work ethic, composing photographs that evoked the vastness of the West. He also documented the Native American population as well as the pioneers who were already altering the landscape. Above all, O’Sullivan captured — for the first time on film — the natural beauty of the American West in a way that would later influence Ansel Adams and thousands more photographers to come.
See more. [Images: Timothy O’Sullivan/LOC]
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Photo of the Day: Castle in Portugal
Photograph by Patrick Yuen (Arlington, Virginia), May 2009, Lisboa, Portugal
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ourpresidents reblogged jfklibrary:
May 25, 1961. President Kennedy tells Congress:
”…I believe this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth.”
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This is a Certificate of Identification for Ho Fook Sing, issued at the port in San Francisco on July 2, 1924. It is held in a series of Chinese Exclusion Act Case Files created by the US Immigration and Naturalization Service’s San Pedro Office.
Observing Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month
To pay tribute to the many generations of Asian-Pacific Americans that have enriched our nation’s history, the National Archives at Riverside will be highlighting some of our holdings relating to Asian American history in our region (Southern California, Arizona, and Clark County, NV), including records relating to enforcement of the Chinese Exclusion Act, records relating to Japanese internment and relocation, and many more.
For more information about Asian-Pacific Heritage Month, see http://asianpacificheritage.gov/
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Congratulations Criss Kovac for a mention in the Washington Post! This article discusses “Let There Be Light” a film that was preserved at the National Archives.
Learn more at the National Film Preservation Foundation http://www.filmpreservation.org/.
View the film at http://www.filmpreservation.org/preserved-films/screening-room/let-there-be-light-1946.
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“May his spirit be the Guardian Spirit not only of Bowdoin Athletics but of every Bowdoin [person].”
- Donald MacMillan, on presenting Bowdoin’s famous mounted polar bear to the College. MacMillan had shot the bear on the Crocker Land expedition in 1915, and gave it as a gift to Bowdoin.
Read all about the bear’s history on our curators’ blog!
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aotus reblogged todaysdocument:
Plan of One Tower for the East River Bridge, 1867
When it opened on May 24, 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge was the longest suspension bridge in the world. Designed and built by German-born John A. Roebling and his son, Washington A. Roebling, the bridge connected New York and Brooklyn. The remarkable design used Roebling’s patented system of steel wire cable construction. Its graceful limestone and granite towers, pictured here, took 5 years to build.
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Thanks
This week we had an agency wide Public Employee Service Recognition webinar. Staff gathered virtually across the country to celebrate their fellow employees, especially those who have provided 35, 40, and 45+ years of Federal Service.
I am very proud of the dedicated folks I work with and although it wasn’t as good as being in all 44 facilities at once, it was terrific to hear the hooting and hollering as the names were read.
National Archives staff are skilled public servants who help people connect with the records they need—veterans, genealogists, students, scholars, and those just curious about our history. And this staff helps our fellow Federal employees in managing and accessing their own records and provides service to the Hill for access to Congressional Records on our shelves. We honored five people who together have given the American people 237 years of service!
Read the full post on the AOTUS blog.
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[Portrait of baseball player]
April 27, 1935
Hughes Company
8 x 10 inch film negative
Baltimore City Life Museum Collection
Maryland Historical Society
MC7307 .6This photograph was labeled as “Maryland Country Club. Oriole?” and there were a couple more in the bunch. If anyone has any information about this image, please feel free to comment.
