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"Nah, you ain't got enough edjiccashun to vote"
Editorial cartoon shows an African American man experiencing discrimination while trying to vote; holding books and carrying a briefcase bearing a Tuskegee pendent, he stands before three white males; one man is seated with his feet resting on top a…
Information series (Lowry Field, Colorado), no. 5-MS (September 1945): hospitalization, medical treatment and related benefits
Brochure regarding hospitalization, medical treatment, and related benefits for veterans. Covers hospitalization, out-patient treatment, prosthetics, medical treatment for veterans receiving vocational rehabilitation, and how to apply.
Current Capabilities of the Northern Korean Regime, 1950
This report assesses the capabilities of North Korea in reference to; the Soviet position, the current political, economic, and military situations, and the current operations against South Korea.
Letter, Kim II Sung to Comrade Stalin I.V., 1951
Letter from Kim Il Sung to Stalin informing him of lead shipments from the DPRK to the
Soviet Union and China.
Soviet Union and China.
A 1961 model of Explorer I, the first American satellite to orbit the earth.
Explorer I was launched on January 31, 1958, four months after the Soviet Union launched the Sputnik satellite.
16 year old German soldier crying after being captured by the Allies
A sixteen-year-old German soldier, Hans-Georg Henke, cries being captured by the US 9th Army in Germany on April 3, 1945
Hiroo Onada
Profile photo of Hiroo Onoda as a young officer.
A 1961 American political cartoon published after cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space.
On April 12, 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space when he completed a 108-minute orbital flight. The Soviets used this success to their advantage, and Gagarin became a worldwide celebrity. The cartoonist reflects the…