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Ford Strikers Riot , by Milton Brooks (restored by Yann )
Coal tipple in Kenvir, Kentucky , by Russell Lee (restored by FatCat96 )
Aftermath of the 2021 Western Kentucky tornado , by State Farm
Anti-Cleveland cartoon at Grover Cleveland 1884 presidential campaign , by Frank Beard (restored by Bammesk and Adam Cuerden )
Molly Maguires meeting to discuss strikes , by Paul Frenzeny and Jules Tavernier (restored by Adam Cuerden )
Coal miner in Wheelwright, Kentucky , by Russell Lee (restored by FatCat96 )
Dust storm approaching Stratford, Texas , by George Everett Marsh Jr. (restored by Yann )
Grocery store in Widtsoe, Utah , by Dorothea Lange (restored by Yann )
Ruby Bridges being escorted by U.S. Marshalls at New Orleans school desegregation crisis , by the United States Department of Justice (restored by Adam Cuerden )
Rock Springs massacre , by Thure de Thulstrup (restored by Adam Cuerden )
Harry S. Truman holds a copy of the Chicago Daily Tribune at " Dewey Defeats Truman ", by Byron H. Rollins
Bandits' Roost, 59 1/2 Mulberry Street , by Jacob Riis (restored by Adam Cuerden )
HMS Malabar observes Missouri ' s final fate , by Thomas Goldsworthy Dutton after Edward Duncan after George Pechell Mends (restored by Adam Cuerden )
Burning of the USS Missouri , by Thomas Goldsworthy Dutton after Edward Duncan after George Pechell Mends (restored by Adam Cuerden )
Presidio of San Francisco in 1822 , by Victor Adam after Louis Choris (restored by Adam Cuerden )
Lunch Atop a Skyscraper , by Charles Clyde Ebbets
Hair Like Mine , by Pete Souza
Lyndon B. Johnson signing the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 , by Yoichi Okamoto (restored by Bammesk )
The presidential limousine minutes before the assassination of John F. Kennedy , by Walt Cisco
Entrance Hall of the Green?Meldrim House in 1864 , by William Waud (restored by Adam Cuerden )
Rosa Parks being fingerprinted by D.H. Lackey at Montgomery bus boycott , by the Associated Press (restored by Adam Cuerden )
Aftermath of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake , by Chadwick, H. D (restored by Yann )
Mochida family at Internment of Japanese Americans , by Dorothea Lange (restored by Bammesk )
Denver in 1898 , by William Henry Jackson (restored by Bammesk )
"Broke, baby sick, and car trouble!" at Economic history of the United States , by Dorothea Lange (restored by Adam Cuerden )
The Awakening at Cartographic propaganda , by Henry Mayer (restored by Adam Cuerden )
Vivian Malone Jones arrives to register at the Foster Auditorium at Stand in the Schoolhouse Door , by Warren K. Leffler (restored by Adam Cuerden )
A Trip Down Market Street , by the Miles Brothers
Map of the night march from Malvern Hill to Harrison's Landing at Battle of Malvern Hill , by Robert Knox Sneden
Pullman Compartment Cars Through Trains at Pullman porter , by Strobridge & Co. Lith.
I-35W Mississippi River bridge after collapse , by Kevin Rofidal (edited by Papa Lima Whiskey )
Girl reading the July 21, 1969, edition of The Washington Post at Apollo 11 in popular culture , by Jack Weir (restored by CarolSpears )
Landing of Columbus at Art and engraving on United States banknotes , by John Vanderlyn and the Continental Bank Note Company (restored by Godot13 )
DeSoto Discovering the Mississippi at Art and engraving on United States banknotes , by William Henry Powell and Frederick Girsch (restored by Godot13 )
Baptism of Pocahontas at Art and engraving on United States banknotes , by John Gadsby Chapman and Charles Burt (restored by Godot13 )
Embarkation of the Pilgrims at Art and engraving on United States banknotes , by Robert Walter Weir and W.W. Rice (restored by Godot13 )
Declaration of Independence at Art and engraving on United States banknotes , by John Trumbull and Frederick Girsch (restored by Godot13 )
Surrender of General Burgoyne at Art and engraving on United States banknotes , by John Trumbull and Frederick Girsch (restored by Godot13 )
Washington Resigning his Commission at Art and engraving on United States banknotes , by John Trumbull , Luigi Delnoce and Frederick Girsch (restored by Godot13 )
Altoona in 1895 , by Thaddeus Mortimer Fowler and James B. Moyer (restored by Adam Cuerden )
New Kensington in 1896 , by Thaddeus Mortimer Fowler (restored by Adam Cuerden )
Pittsburgh in 1902 at History of Pittsburgh , by Thaddeus Mortimer Fowler (restored by Adam Cuerden )
National American Woman Suffrage Association check , by Harriet Taylor Upton , Susan B. Anthony and Alice Stone Blackwell
Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition , by The Henderson Litho. Co. (restored by Trialsanderrors )
The original United States Declaration of Independence , by Thomas Jefferson et al.
Detroit in the 1880s at History of Detroit , by Calvert Lithographing Co. (restored by Adam Cuerden )
Check used for the Alaska Purchase , by Eduard de Stoeckl and William H. Seward
Situation Room , by Pete Souza
Wes Brady, former slave at Slave Narrative Collection , by Anonymous photographer of the Federal Writers' Project (edited by Chick Bowen )
Woman suffrage parade of 1913 , by Benjamin Moran Dale (restored by Adam Cuerden )
Gift for the Grangers at National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry , by Strobridge & Co. Lith.
The First Colored Senator And Representatives at African Americans in the United States Congress , by Currier and Ives (edited by Adam Cuerden )
Daisy , by Lyndon B. Johnson's presidential campaign
Boston Massacre , by Paul Revere and Henry Pelham (edited by Gwillhickers , King of Hearts , Beao and Aavindraa )
Demonstration of a Hollerith keypunch , author unknown (restored by Yann and Mmxx )
Bison skull pile at Bison hunting , author unknown (edited by Chick Bowen )
William McKinley campaign poster , by the Northwestern Litho. Co (edited by NativeForeigner )
San Bruno pipeline explosion , by Mila Zinkova
Join, or Die , by Benjamin Franklin (edited by Adam Cuerden )
California Trail at Humboldt River , by Daniel A. Jenks (edited by Papa Lima Whiskey and Julia W )
Political illustration of the 1880 Republican National Convention , by James Albert Wales and Mayer, Merkel, & Ottmann (edited by Jujutacular )
New York's New Solar System at Political machine , by Udo J. Keppler (edited by Jujutacular )
Cartoon of Charles J. Guiteau , by James Albert Wales (edited by Jujutacular )
Henry Clay addressing the United States Senate at Compromise of 1850 , by Peter F. Rothermel and R. Whitechurch (edited by Jbarta and Durova )
Return of the Great White Fleet , by William Allen Rogers (edited by Durova )
Execution of the Lincoln assassination conspirators at Capital punishment by the United States federal government , by Alexander Gardner (edited by Durova )
Battle of Churubusco , by John Cameron and Nathaniel Currier (edited by Durova )
Contenders for the Whig Party nomination in 1848 , by Nathaniel Currier (edited by Durova & Adam Cuerden )
Pentagon crash site at September 11 attacks , by Sgt. Cedric H Rudisill
Ruins of the United States Capitol at Burning of Washington , by George Munger (edited by Durova )
Lynching , by the National Photo Company (edited by Durova )
Baker explosion at Operation Crossroads , by the United States Department of Defense (edited by Victorrocha )
Salem witch trials , by Joseph E. Baker (edited by Durova )
Easter Monday at the White House , by Harris & Ewing (edited by Durova )
Robert McGee at Scalp reconstruction , by E.E. Henry (edited by Mvuijlst )
September 11 memorial at Memorials and services for the September 11 attacks , by Diliff
Child labor at glass and bottle factories at National Child Labor Committee , by Lewis Hine (edited by Mvuijlst )
Republican candidates of the 1864 United States presidential election , by Currier and Ives (edited by Durova )
Democratic candidates of the 1864 United States presidential election , by Currier and Ives (edited by Durova )
Glassworkers' baseball team at Timeline of young people's rights in the United States , by Lewis Hine (edited by Durova )
Gerrymandering , by Elkanah Tisdale (edited by Wadester16 )
Jimmy Carter and Anwar Sadat shortly after the Camp David Accords , unknown author (edited by Durova )
William McKinley's last speech at Assassination of William McKinley , by Charles Dudley Arnold (edited by Durova )
Battle of Ticonderoga (1759) , by William Brasier (edited by Durova )
Military College of Chapultepec at Chapultepec Castle , by Nathaniel Currier (edited by Durova )
Aftermath of the Wounded Knee Massacre , by Trager & Kuhn (edited by Durova )
Colored entrance of the Crescent Theatre at Racial segregation in the United States , by Marion Post Wolcott (edited by Durova )
Pulaski in 1885 , by Lucien R. Burleigh (edited by Durova )
Brooklyn in 1879 , by C.R. Parsons (edited by Durova )
United States Constitution, page 2 at Timeline of drafting and ratification of the United States Constitution , by the Constitutional Convention
United States Constitution, page 3 at Timeline of drafting and ratification of the United States Constitution , by the Constitutional Convention
United States Constitution, page 4 at Timeline of drafting and ratification of the United States Constitution , by the Constitutional Convention
Construction of Mount Rushmore , by Rise Studio (edited by Durova )
Resignation letter at Watergate scandal , by Richard Nixon
Caledonia in 1892 , by Burleigh Litho. Co. (edited by Durova )
American imperialism , by Samuel D. Ehrhart (edited by Durova )
George Wallace stands at the door of the Foster Auditorium at Stand in the Schoolhouse Door , by Warren K. Leffler (edited by Calliopejen1 )
Migrant workers , by Dorothea Lange (edited by Durova )
Segregated drinking fountain at Racial segregation , by John Vachon (edited by Durova )
Cleanup after the 1900 Galveston hurricane , by Edison Manufacturing Company
Gerald Ford at the pardon of Richard Nixon , by Thomas J. O'Halloran (edited by Durova )
Seals of the U.S. states in 1876 , by A.J. Connell
Iowa and Nebraska lands sale advertisement at History of Iowa , by Burlington and Missouri River Railroad (edited by Durova )
1775 map of Boston at History of Boston , by Thomas Hyde Page (edited by Durova )
Dallas in 1912 at History of Dallas (1874?1929) , Johnson & Rogers (edited by Durova )
Bingham Canyon Mine in 1942 , by Andreas Feininger (edited by Durova and Doodle77 )
Phoenix in 1885 , by C.J. Dyer
Editorial cartoon , by Joseph E. Baker (edited by Durova )
Tulsa in 1909 , by Clarence Jack (edited by Mfield )
Trinity , by Berlyn Brixner
Meeting prior to the Convention of Kanagawa , author unknown (edited by Adam Cuerden )
Signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 , by Cecil W. Stoughton
World Trade Center ruins at Collapse of the World Trade Center , by Preston Keres
Navajo family at Navajo weaving , by Timothy H. O'Sullivan (edited by Durova )
Fire in the aftermath of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake , by H. D. Chadwick (edited by Durova )
Aerial view of the World Trade Center site at History of New York City (1978?present) , by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
John Wilkes Booth wanted poster at Index (typography) , author unknown (edited by Childzy )
United States Constitution , page 1 , by the Constitutional Convention
Dust Bowl at Great Depression , from the United States Department of Agriculture
Whipped Mississippi slave at Slavery in the United States , by McPherson and Oliver
Iran hostage crisis protest , by Marion S. Trikosko
Fallen statue of Louis Agassiz at 1906 San Francisco earthquake , by Frank Davey (edited by trialsanderrors )
United States Declaration of Independence , printed by William Stone
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom at Civil rights movement , by Warren K. Leffler
MRBM Launch Site 2 at Cuban Missile Crisis , by the United States Department of Defense
Aftermath of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake , by George R. Lawrence
Tamarack Miners at Mining , by Adolph S. Isler
Completion of the transcontinental railroad , by Andrew J. Russell (restored by Adam Cuerden )