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The High Bridge over the Harlem River in New York, in an 1849 Currier and Ives lithograph.

05/16/2008

The High Bridge over the Harlem River in New York, in an 1849 Currier and Ives lithograph.

Library of Congress/ LC-USZC2-257

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President Nixon faces reporters on October 26, 1973, amid mounting pressure to release the White House tapes.

05/15/2008

President Nixon faces reporters on October 26, 1973, amid mounting pressure to release the White House tapes.

National Archives

The view of Gemini VI from Gemini VII, December 1965.

05/14/2008

The view of Gemini VI from Gemini VII, December 1965.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Edna St. Vincent Millay in Mamaroneck, New York, 1914.

05/13/2008

Edna St. Vincent Millay in Mamaroneck, New York, 1914.

Credit: Library of Congress/ LC-G41-0341

A diver meets a woman in white in a 1939 fashion photograph.

05/12/2008

A diver meets a woman in white in a 1939 fashion photograph.

Credit: Library of Congress/ LC-USZC4-4330

Richard Nixon and Elvis Presley meet in the Oval Office, December, 1970.

05/11/2008

Richard Nixon and Elvis Presley meet in the Oval Office, December, 1970.

Credit: National Archives and Records Administration

Residents of Pie Town, New Mexico, gather for a barbecue on an October afternoon in 1940.

05/10/2008

Residents of Pie Town, New Mexico, gather for a barbecue on an October afternoon in 1940.

Credit: Library of Congress/ LC-USF351-368

Construction of the Shasta Dam in California, 1942.

05/09/2008

Construction of the Shasta Dam in California, 1942.

Library of Congress/ LC-USF351-574

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