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West Mitten Butte Monument Valley, view northeastward from Arizona to Utah.
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San Diego Padres starting pitcher Chris Young warms up before a game at Wrigley Field against the Chicago Cubs during the 2007 season.
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The ghost town of Bodie, California. Bodie went from a small camp to a Wild West boomtown in 1876 as part of the California gold rush, but fell into decline after the local mine was closed in 1913.
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A photograph of American poet, essayist and journalist Walt Whitman, taken in 1887. Whitman, often called the father of free verse, is considered one of the most important poets in American canon.
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Steam locomotives of the Chicago & North Western Railway in the roundhouse at the Chicago, Illinois rail yards, 1942.
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Allan Pinkerton, President Abraham Lincoln, and Major General John A. McClernand not long after the Civil War’s first battle on northern soil in Antietam, Maryland on October 3, 1862.
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A view of the New York City landmark Woolworth Building from 1913.
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A grizzly bear in autumn in Denali National Park, Alaska.
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A view of the Golden Gate Bridge at night, looking south across the Golden Gate towards San Francisco.
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Horseshoe Bend, Arizona, as seen from the lookout point.
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The skyline of Seattle, Washington at dusk.
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Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, lunar module pilot, walks on the surface of the Moon near the leg of the Lunar Module (LM) "Eagle" during the Apollo 11 extravehicular activity (EVA). Astronaut Neil Armstrong, commander, took this photograph with a 70mm lunar surface camera.
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A surfer performing a gash, or very sharp turn, off the Santa Cruz, California coastline. Northern California is a popular surfing destination; however, the year-round low temperature of the ocean in that region (averaging 57ºF/14ºC) necessitates the use of wetsuits.
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An animated map of U.S. states by date of statehood.
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An animated map of the territorial evolution of the Confederate States of America, from the first secession to end of Reconstruction. Eleven southern states broke away from the union beginning in 1861, triggering the American Civil War.
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David Herold, one of the conspirators in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, photographed in the Washington Navy Yard, Washington D.C., after his arrest.
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The United States Capitol is the building that serves as the seat of government for the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the U.S. federal government.
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The Virginia Opossum is the only marsupial found in North America north of Mexico. Oppossums are about the size of a domestic cat and are solitary, nocturnal animals.
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The SR-71 Blackbird was an advanced, long range, strategic reconnaissance aircraft designed and built by the United States. It was capable of speeds in excess of Mach 3+ and was in service from 1964 to 1998. Since 1976, it has held the world record for the fastest air-breathing manned aircraft when it reached a speed of 2,193.2 MPH.
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The landmark Chicago Theatre. Built in 1921, it has been called "an unofficial emblem of the city" and is listed in the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
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Scars of a whipped Mississippi slave Photo taken: (April 2, 1863) Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA. Original caption: "Overseer Artayou Carrier whipped me. I was two months in bed sore from the whipping. My master come after I was whipped; he discharged the overseer. The very words of poor Peter, taken as he sat for his picture."
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Construction at Mount Rushmore of George Washington's likeness.
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Nuclear testing: Operation Ivy: The United States successfully detonates the first hydrogen bomb, codenamed "Mike", at Eniwetok Atoll in the Marshall Islands in the central Pacific Ocean, with a yield of 10.4 megatons.
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John Trumbull's Declaration of Independence is a 12-by-18-foot oil-on-canvas painting in the United States Capitol Rotunda that depicts the presentation of the draft of the Declaration of Independence to Congress.
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USA history featured pictures
One source of potential pictures to add here are those included at Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/USA History, shown below.
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The Awakening at Cartographic propaganda, by Henry Mayer (restored by Adam Cuerden)
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Vivian Malone Jones arrives to register at the Foster Auditorium at Stand in the Schoolhouse Door, by Warren K. Leffler (restored by Adam Cuerden)
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Map of the night march from Malvern Hill to Harrison's Landing at Battle of Malvern Hill, by Robert Knox Sneden
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Pullman Compartment Cars Through Trains at Pullman porter, by Strobridge & Co. Lith.
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I-35W Mississippi River bridge after collapse, by Kevin Rofidal (edited by Papa Lima Whiskey)
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Girl reading the July 21, 1969, edition of The Washington Post at Apollo 11 in popular culture, by Jack Weir (restored by CarolSpears)
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Landing of Columbus at Art and engraving on United States banknotes, by John Vanderlyn and the Continental Bank Note Company (restored by Godot13)
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DeSoto Discovering the Mississippi at Art and engraving on United States banknotes, by William Henry Powell and Frederick Girsch (restored by Godot13)
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Baptism of Pocahontas at Art and engraving on United States banknotes, by John Gadsby Chapman and Charles Burt (restored by Godot13)
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Embarkation of the Pilgrims at Art and engraving on United States banknotes, by Robert Walter Weir and W.W. Rice (restored by Godot13)
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Declaration of Independence at Art and engraving on United States banknotes, by John Trumbull and Frederick Girsch (restored by Godot13)
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Surrender of General Burgoyne at Art and engraving on United States banknotes, by John Trumbull and Frederick Girsch (restored by Godot13)
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Washington Resigning his Commission at Art and engraving on United States banknotes, by John Trumbull, Luigi Delnoce and Frederick Girsch (restored by Godot13)
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Altoona in 1895, by Thaddeus Mortimer Fowler and James B. Moyer (restored by Adam Cuerden)
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New Kensington in 1896, by Thaddeus Mortimer Fowler (restored by Adam Cuerden)
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Pittsburgh in 1902 at History of Pittsburgh, by Thaddeus Mortimer Fowler (restored by Adam Cuerden)
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Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition, by The Henderson Litho. Co. (restored by Trialsanderrors)
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The original United States Declaration of Independence, by Thomas Jefferson et al.
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Detroit in the 1880s at History of Detroit, by Calvert Lithographing Co. (restored by Adam Cuerden)
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Check used for the Alaska Purchase, by Eduard de Stoeckl and William H. Seward
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Wes Brady, former slave at Slave Narrative Collection, by Anonymous photographer of the Federal Writers' Project (edited by Chick Bowen)
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Woman Suffrage Parade of 1913, by Benjamin Moran Dale (edited by Adam Cuerden)
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Gift for the Grangers at The National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry, by Strobridge & Co. Lith.
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The First Colored Senator And Representatives at African Americans in the United States Congress, by Currier and Ives (edited by Adam Cuerden)
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Daisy, by Lyndon B. Johnson's presidential campaign
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Boston Massacre, by Paul Revere and Henry Pelham (edited by Gwillhickers, King of Hearts, Beao and Aavindraa)
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Bison skull pile at Market hunters, author unknown (edited by Chick Bowen)
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William McKinley campaign poster, by the Northwestern Litho. Co (edited by NativeForeigner)
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Join, or Die, by Benjamin Franklin (edited by Adam Cuerden)
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California Trail at Humboldt River, by Daniel A. Jenks (edited by Papa Lima Whiskey and Julia W)
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Political illustration of the 1880 Republican National Convention, by James Albert Wales and Mayer, Merkel, & Ottmann (edited by Jujutacular)
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New York's New Solar System at Political machine, by Udo J. Keppler (edited by Jujutacular)
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Cartoon of Charles J. Guiteau, by James Albert Wales (edited by Jujutacular)
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Henry Clay addressing the United States Senate at Compromise of 1850, by Peter F. Rothermel and R. Whitechurch (edited by Jbarta and Durova)
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Return of the Great White Fleet, by William Allen Rogers (edited by Durova)
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Execution of the Lincoln assassination conspirators at Capital punishment by the United States federal government, by Alexander Gardner (edited by Durova)
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Battle of Churubusco, by John Cameron and Nathaniel Currier (edited by Durova)
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Contenders for the Whig Party nomination in 1848, by Nathaniel Currier (edited by Durova & Adam Cuerden)
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Pentagon crash site at September 11 attacks, by Sgt. Cedric H Rudisill
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Ruins of the United States Capitol at Burning of Washington, by George Munger (edited by Durova)
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Baker explosion at Operation Crossroads, by the United States Department of Defense (edited by Victorrocha)
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Salem witch trials, by Joseph E. Baker (edited by Durova)
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Easter Monday at the White House, by Harris & Ewing (edited by Durova)
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Robert McGee at Scalp reconstruction, by E.E. Henry (edited by Mvuijlst)
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September 11 memorial at Memorials and services for the September 11 attacks, by Diliff
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Child labor at glass and bottle factories at National Child Labor Committee, by Lewis Hine (edited by Mvuijlst)
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Republican candidates of the United States presidential election, 1864, by Currier and Ives (edited by Durova)
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Democratic candidates of the United States presidential election, 1864, by Currier and Ives (edited by Durova)
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Glassworkers' baseball team at Timeline of young people's rights in the United States, by Lewis Hine (edited by Durova)
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Gerrymandering, by Elkanah Tisdale (edited by Wadester16)
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Jimmy Carter and Anwar Sadat shortly after the Camp David Accords, unknown author (edited by Durova)
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William McKinley's last speech at Assassination of William McKinley, by Charles Dudley Arnold (edited by Durova)
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Battle of Ticonderoga (1759), by William Brasier (edited by Durova)
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Military College of Chapultepec at Chapultepec Castle, by Nathaniel Currier (edited by Durova)
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Aftermath of the Wounded Knee Massacre', by Trager & Kuhn (edited by Durova)
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Colored entrance of the Crescent Theatre at Racial segregation in the United States, by Marion Post Wolcott (edited by Durova)
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United States Constitution, page 2 at Timeline of drafting and ratification of the United States Constitution, by the Constitutional Convention
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United States Constitution, page 3 at Timeline of drafting and ratification of the United States Constitution, by the Constitutional Convention
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United States Constitution, page 4 at Timeline of drafting and ratification of the United States Constitution, by the Constitutional Convention
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Construction of Mount Rushmore, by Rise Studio (edited by Durova)
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Resignation letter at Watergate scandal, by Richard Nixon
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American imperialism, by Samuel D. Ehrhart (edited by Durova)
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George Wallace stands at the door of the Foster Auditorium at Stand in the Schoolhouse Door, by Warren K. Leffler (edited by Calliopejen1)
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Migrant workers, by Dorothea Lange (edited by Durova)
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Segregated drinking fountain at Racial segregation, by John Vachon (edited by Durova)
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Cleanup after the 1900 Galveston hurricane, by Edison Manufacturing Company
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Gerald Ford at the pardon of Richard Nixon, by Thomas J. O'Halloran (edited by Durova)
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Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, by Currier and Ives (edited by Adam Cuerden)
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Duck and Cover, by Archer Productions, Inc. (edited by Moogsi)
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Seals of the U.S. states in 1876, by A.J. Connell
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Iowa and Nebraska lands sale advertisement at History of Iowa, by Burlington and Missouri River Railroad (edited by Durova)
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1775 map of Boston at History of Boston, by Thomas Hyde Page (edited by Durova)
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Dallas in 1912 at History of Dallas (1874–1929), Johnson & Rogers (edited by Durova)
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Bingham Canyon Mine in 1942, by Andreas Feininger (edited by Durova and Doodle77)
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Phoenix in 1885, by C.J. Dyer
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Editorial cartoon, by Joseph E. Baker (edited by Durova)
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Meeting prior to the Convention of Kanagawa, author unknown (edited by Adam Cuerden)
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Signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, by Cecil W. Stoughton
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World Trade Center ruins at Collapse of the World Trade Center, by Preston Keres
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Navajo family at Navajo weaving, by Timothy H. O'Sullivan (edited by Durova)
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Fire in the aftermath of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, by H. D. Chadwick (edited by Durova)
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Aerial view of the World Trade Center site at History of New York City (1978–present), by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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John Wilkes Booth wanted poster at Index (typography), author unknown (edited by Childzy)
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United States Constitution, page 1, by the Constitutional Convention
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Dust Bowl at Great Depression, from the United States Department of Agriculture
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Whipped Mississippi slave at Slavery in the United States, by McPherson and Oliver
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Iran hostage crisis protest, by Marion S. Trikosko
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Fallen statue of Louis Agassiz at 1906 San Francisco earthquake, by Frank Davey (edited by trialsanderrors)
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United States Declaration of Independence, printed by William Stone
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March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom at African-American Civil Rights Movement (1954–68), by Warren K. Leffler
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MRBM Launch Site 2 at Cuban Missile Crisis, by the United States Department of Defense
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Aftermath of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, by George R. Lawrence
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Tamarack Miners at Mining, by Adolph S. Isler
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Completion of the transcontinental railroad, by Andrew J. Russell (restored by Adam Cuerden)