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Launch of Sputnik I and Start of the “Space Race”: 50th Anniversary (Oct. 4)
High Res | Low ResDescription: Sputnik I was the first satellite to be put into orbit. It was launched by the Soviet Union on Oct. 4, 1957.
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High Res | Low ResDescription: Sputnik I satellite.
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High Res | Low ResDescription: The United States successfully launched the Explorer I satellite into orbit on Jan. 31, 1958.
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High Res | Low ResDescription: 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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High Res | Low ResDescription: 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) Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
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Free to use in news media and public information products.Valentine's Day Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
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Free to use in news media and public information products.Description: Firefighter arrives on the scene of a traffic accident
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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.
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Free to use in news media and public information products.Description: A boxer trains in Capitol Heights, MD
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Free to use in news media and public information products.Description: A mechanic inspects a jet engine
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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
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Free to use in news media and public information products.Martin Luther King, Jr. Day & African-American History Month 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
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Free to use in news media and public information products.Description: A college student reviews class schedules before enrolling
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Free to use in news media and public information products.Description: A bank teller compares a withdrawal slip with the bank's records
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Free to use in news media and public information products.Description: A teacher's music class practices their African dance steps
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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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Opening of the National Museum of the American IndianPhoto Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
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Free to use in news media and public information products.National Adoption Month Description: Mother poses with her adopted daughters
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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
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Free to use in news media and public information products.Description: Husband and wife pose with their adopted children
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Free to use in news media and public information products.Description: Father gives adopted son a ride on his back
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Free to use in news media and public information products.Description: Adopted Russian-born sisters pose on their porch
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Free to use in news media and public information products.Description: Mother reads to her adopted daughter in their home
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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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Free to use in news media and public information products.Grandparents Day
High Res | Low ResDescription: Grandparents enjoy some time on the porch with their grandson
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Free to use in news media and public information products.Description: A grandmother enjoys a moment with her grandson
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Free to use in news media and public information products.Description: A great-grandmother enjoys a moment outside with her great-grandchildren
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Free to use in news media and public information products.Description: A grandmother reads a favorite story to her young grandchildren
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Free to use in news media and public information products.Description: A grandmother helps her granddaughter with the nightly ritual of brushing her teeth
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High Res | Low ResDescription: An office worker takes a break
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High Res | Low ResDescription: Young girls of Mexican heritage discover the joy of holding newborn puppies
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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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Free to use in news media and public information products.Photo Credit: Provided by American University (Jeff Watts, photographer)
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High Res | Low ResPhoto Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO)
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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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Free to use in news media and public information products.Description: Marine raiders pose after securing a dugout in the Solomon Islands, January 1944
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Free to use in news media and public information products.Description: Air Force nurse examines a child in Thailand in January 1974
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Free to use in news media and public information products.Description: U.S. Marines await the arrival of a helicopter
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Free to use in news media and public information products.Description: A soldier writes a letter during Operation Desert Storm in 1991
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Free to use in news media and public information products.Description: A World War II veteran prepares for a soldier's reunion
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Free to use in news media and public information products.Fourth of July
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Free to use in news media and public information products.Father's Day
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