Recent Spotlights by blake

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Signers of the Declaration of Independence

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Al Capone's Father Gabriele Naturalization Card

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Harsh letter about UFOs from Congressman

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Fuller Family in 1860 Census - Mississippi

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Goodson Family in 1860 Cenus in Mississippi

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Headline reads "THE END." - The death of James A. Garfield

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Oil line cut by flak covering the plane in oil. Luckily, the pilot landed.

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Walt Whitman

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Walt Whitman photo by Mathew Brady

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Early Apple Computer Advertisement

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Aircraft was added to this photo after the fact

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Landing Operations on D-Day World War 2

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D-Day Invasion Photo - 1944

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Jesse James on 1860 Census

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Passport Application for Joseph F. Smith Sr. - 1860

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Lorenzo Snow Passport Application in 1872

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WWII Airplane nose art featuring Walt Disney's Pluto.

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Thomas Edison Passport Application

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Jimmy Stuart receiving the Croix de Guerre Medal in WWII

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Jimmy Stuart in Air Force

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