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U.S. Presidential history in images

By // January 16, 2009, 3:21 AM PST // ensable

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  • Washington Taking Control of the American Army

    "Washington Taking Control of the American Army, at Cambridge, Mass. July 1775." Copy of lithograph by Currier & Ives, 1876.

    Credit: National Archives and Records Administration

    On the occasion of Inauguration Day in the U.S., here is a trip through American presidential history, selected from images available in the public domain.

  • First flag at Independence Hall, Philadelphia

    Raising the first flag at Independence Hall, Philadelphia, ca. 1776-77. Copy of painting by Clyde O. Deland.

    Credit: National Archives and Records Administration

  • The Capitol in 1846

    The Capitol in 1846. Earliest known photograph, probably by John Plumbe, Jr.

  • Andrew Jackson's Inauguration, 1829

    Andrew Jackson's Inauguration, 1829. Painting by Allyn Cox.

  • Lincoln campaign poster

    Poster from Lincoln's 1864 presidential campaign in New York.

    Credit: Library of Congress

  • Ulysses S. Grant

    Ulysses S. Grant.

    Credit: Library of Congress

  • Garfield campaign poster

    1880 campaign poster for James Garfield. Keywords:

    Credit: Library of Congress

  • Theodore Roosevelt and John Muir

    Theodore Roosevelt and John Muir on Glacier Point, Yosemite Valley, California, c1906.

    Credit: Library of Congress

  • Harding, Edison, and Ford

    Warren G. Harding (right of center) dines with Thomas Edison (left of Harding) and Henry Ford (right of Harding).

    Credit: Library of Congress

  • Roosevelt signing the declaration of war against Japan, December 8, 1941

    President Fanklin D. Roosevelt signing the declaration of war against Japan, December 8, 1941.

    Credit: National Archives and Records Administration

  • Harry Truman campaign speech

    Harry Truman at a whistlestop appearance during the 1948 campaign.

    Credit: Library of Congress

  • Eisenhower with civil rights leaders

    Eisenhower meets with Martin Luther King, Jr. (left) and A. Philip Randolph (right) in the Oval Office on June 23, 1958.

    Credit: National Archives and Records Administration

  • Kennedy and Khrushchev

    John F. Kennedy meets with Nikita Khruchchev in Vienna, May, 1961.

    Credit: John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library

  • Nixon leaving the White House

    Richard Nixon departing the White House after resigning. Oliver F. Atkins, August 9, 1974.

    Credit: Nixon Presidential Materials Project

  • Bush signs Martin Luther King Holiday Proclamation

    Bush signs Martin Luther King Holiday Proclamation, May 17, 1989.

    Credit: George Bush Presidential Library and Museum

Washington Taking Control of the American Army

"Washington Taking Control of the American Army, at Cambridge, Mass. July 1775." Copy of lithograph by Currier & Ives, 1876.

Credit: National Archives and Records Administration

On the occasion of Inauguration Day in the U.S., here is a trip through American presidential history, selected from images available in the public domain.

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