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"Migrant Mother"

Lange's Migrant Mother snapshots the grim gaze of Florence Owens Thompson, one of the many destitute farmers in California. In 1936, when this…

Atomic bomb preparations at Tinian Island, 1945

The construction of the atomic bomb, Little Boy, soon to be dropped on Japan

The construction of the atomic bomb, Little Boy, weighing 9,700 pounds and 10 feet in length.

54th Massachusetts Regiment - All African American regiment, part of the Union Army.

In the American Civil War, almost 180,000 African Americans enlisted to fight for the Union Army. One of the most notorious African American regiments…

Allied Forces Recapture Poland

Allied soldiers discuss strategy with Polish military leaders.

Soviet Soldiers Recapture Berlin

Soviet soldiers hang up the Soviet Union

Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera

Colored photograph of transgender activists and sex workers Marsha P. Johnson (left) and Sylvia Rivera (right) standing in a city street.

Allied Soldiers Preparing for Normandy Invasion

A group of allied soldiers prepare to storm Normandy Beach, France on D-Day.

Ohlone Mural

An image of a classical Thamien hut characteristic of the time when they were still residing in the land where Santa Clara University still stands.