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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…
The arrival of Jewish refugees from Austria in Shanghai. The refugees are disembarking from the Italian ship "Conte Verde."
A young child sits among suitcases and a crutch while waiting to depart the Deggendorf displaced persons' camp.
Information series (Lowry Field, Colorado), no. 5-MS (September 1945): hospitalization, medical treatment and related benefitsBrochure regarding hospitalization, medical treatment, and related benefits for veterans. Covers hospitalization, out-patient treatment, prosthetics,…
Current Capabilities of the Northern Korean Regime, 1950This report assesses the capabilities of North Korea in reference to; the Soviet position, the current political, economic, and military situations,…
Letter, Kim II Sung to Comrade Stalin I.V., 1951Letter from Kim Il Sung to Stalin informing him of lead shipments from the DPRK to the
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 AlliesA sixteen-year-old German soldier, Hans-Georg Henke, cries being captured by the US 9th Army in Germany on April 3, 1945
Hiroo OnadaProfile 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…