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Field of sugar beets, Oxnard, ca.1900

Photograph of a field of sugar beets, Oxnard, ca.1900. Row upon row of sugar beet plants are separated by irrigation furrows. A copse of trees is…

Strawberry Ranch

Strawberry pickers in a field of strawberries with flats of fruit in the foreground.
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Handbill for Martin Luther King, Jr. Mass Memorial

A handbill announcing a Mass Memorial for Martin Luther King, Jr. The announcement features images of Martin Luther King, Jr and Huey P. Newton at the…

National Labor Relations Act

The National Labor Relations Act, also known as the Wagner Act, was signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on July 5, 1935. The act…

Report, Central Intelligence Agency, Guatemala, Situation Report 46

This excerpt comes from a CIA report on Guatemala in 1950. This section describes potential threats and opportunities Guatemala poses for the US,…

Second Inaugural Address

In his Second Inaugural Address on January 20, 1937, President Franklin D. Roosevelt reflected on the progress of the New Deal while acknowledging the…

No left turn

Cartoon shows newly inaugurated Brazilian president Joao Belchior Marques Goulart in the saddle of a horse labeled "Brazil." The left rein is…

Aerial View of the Ruins of Rotterdam

This black-and-white aerial photograph shows the ruins of Rotterdam after the German bombing of the city in May 1940. The image documents the…