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Launch of Sputnik I and Start of the “Space Race”: 50th Anniversary (Oct. 4) Description: Sputnik I was the first satellite to be put into orbit. It was launched by the Soviet Union on Oct. 4, 1957.
Photo Credit: Provided by NASA
Free to use in news media and public information products.Description: Sputnik I satellite.
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Free to use in news media and public information products.Description: The United States successfully launched the Explorer I satellite into orbit on Jan. 31, 1958.
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Free to use in news media and public information products.Description: The three men responsible for the success of Explorer I, Dr. William H. Pickering, Dr. James A. Van Allen and Dr. Wernher Von Redstone.
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Free to use in news media and public information products.Description: The installation of Explorer I.
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Free to use in news media and public information products.National Nurses Week (May 6-12) and National Hospital Week (May 8-14) Description: Nurse conducting an eye examine to a female patient.
Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
Free to use in news media and public information products.Description: Nurse giving a shot to a female patient.
Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
Free to use in news media and public information products.Valentine's Day Description: Florist working on a flower arrangement.
Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
Free to use in news media and public information products.Women's History Description: Female student taking notes in classroom.
Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
Free to use in news media and public information products.Description: Family of five posing for picture.
Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
Free to use in news media and public information products.Description: Firefighter arrives on the scene of a traffic accident.
Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
Free to use in news media and public information products.Description: U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt.
Photo Credit: Provided by Master Sgt. Jim Varhegyi, U.S. Air Force
Free to use in news media and public information products.Description: An Episcopal priest participates in a church service in Washington, D.C.
Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
Free to use in news media and public information products.Description: A boxer trains in Capitol Heights, MD.
Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
Free to use in news media and public information products.Description: A mechanic inspects a jet engine.
Photo Credit: Provided by the Southwest Airlines
Free to use in news media and public information products.Description: Secretary performs clerical work in 1943.
Photo Credit: Provided by the National Archives, Special Media Division (NWDNS-16-G-280[N6428])
Free to use in news media and public information products.Description: A teacher, teaching a group of second graders in 1945.
Photo Credit: Provided by the National Archives, Special Media Division (NWDNS-208-NP-3F-3)
Free to use in news media and public information products.Martin Luther King, Jr. Day & African-American History Month Description: Martin Luther King, Jr. talking to a crowd.
Photo Credit: Courtesy of the National Archives
Free to use in news media and public information products.Description: African-Americans gather at a civil rights march in 1963.
Photo Credit: Provided by the National Archives Special Media Division (NWDNS-306-SSM-4C366)
Free to use in news media and public information products.Description: A professor lectures to an integrated class at West Virginia State College.
Photo Credit: Provided by the National Archives Special Media Division (64-1855)
Free to use in news media and public information products.Description: A college student reviews class schedules before enrolling.
Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
Free to use in news media and public information products.Description: A bank teller compares a withdrawal slip with the bank's records.
Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
Free to use in news media and public information products.Description: A teacher's music class practices their African dance steps.
Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
Free to use in news media and public information products.Presidential Election: 2004 Description: Male standing in front of a voting booth.
Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
Free to use in news media and public information products.Description: Man talking to ladies at a voting sign-in table.
Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
Free to use in news media and public information products.Thanksgiving Day
Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
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Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
Free to use in news media and public information products.Veterans Day Description: Veteran holding the American flag.
Photo Credit: Provided by the Defense Visual Information Center
Free to use in news media and public information products.American Indian & Alaska Native Heritage Month
Opening of the National Museum of the American Indian
Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
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Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
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Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
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Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
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Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
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Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
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Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
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Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
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Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
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Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
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Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
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Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
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Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
Free to use in news media and public information products.National Adoption Month Description: Mother poses with her adopted daughters.
Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
Free to use in news media and public information products.Description: Husband and wife (both adopted) pose on their porch with their adopted Russian-born children.
Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
Free to use in news media and public information products.Description: Husband and wife pose with their adopted children.
Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
Free to use in news media and public information products.Description: Father gives adopted son a ride on his back.
Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
Free to use in news media and public information products.Description: Adopted Russian-born sisters pose on their porch.
Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
Free to use in news media and public information products.Description: Mother reads to her adopted daughter in their home.
Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
Free to use in news media and public information products.Halloween
Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
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Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
Free to use in news media and public information products.Grandparents Day Description: Grandparents enjoy some time on the porch with their grandson.
Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
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Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
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Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
Free to use in news media and public information products.Description: A grandmother enjoys a moment with her grandson.
Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
Free to use in news media and public information products.Description: A great-grandmother enjoys a moment outside with her great-grandchildren.
Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
Free to use in news media and public information products.Description: A grandmother reads a favorite story to her young grandchildren.
Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
Free to use in news media and public information products.Description: A grandmother helps her granddaughter with the nightly ritual of brushing her teeth.
Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
Free to use in news media and public information products.Unmarried and Single Americans Week
Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
Free to use in news media and public information products.Hispanic Heritage Month
Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
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Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
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Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
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Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
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Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
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Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
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Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
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Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
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Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
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Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
Free to use in news media and public information products.Labor Day
Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
Free to use in news media and public information products.Back to School
Photo Credit: Provided by American University (Jeff Watts, photographer)
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Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
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Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
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Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
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Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
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Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
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Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
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Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
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Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
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Photo Credit: Provided by American University (Jeff Watts, photographer)
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Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
Free to use in news media and public information products.Americans with Disabilities Act
Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
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Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
Free to use in news media and public information products.World War II Memorial
Photo Credit: Provided by the National Archives Special Media Division (#48358)
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Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
Free to use in news media and public information products.Description: Marine raiders pose after securing a dugout in the Solomon Islands, January 1944.
Photo Credit: Provided by the National Archives Special Media Division (205686)
Free to use in news media and public information products.Description: Air Force nurse examines a child in Thailand in January 1974.
Photo Credit: Provided by the National Archives Special Media Division
Free to use in news media and public information products.Description: U.S. Marines await the arrival of a helicopter.
Photo Credit: Provided by the National Archives Special Media Division
Free to use in news media and public information products.Description: A soldier writes a letter during Operation Desert Storm in 1991.
Photo Credit: Provided by the Defense Visual Information Center (DM-SC-93-05252)
Free to use in news media and public information products.Description: A World War II veteran prepares for a soldier's reunion.
Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
Free to use in news media and public information products.Fourth of July
Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
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Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
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Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
Free to use in news media and public information products.Father's Day
Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
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Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
Free to use in news media and public information products.UNIVAC Anniversary
Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
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Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
Free to use in news media and public information products.Civil Rights Act
Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
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