United States History 1900s - 1930s

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State troopers ready for a hurry call at Farrell, Pa.

Policeman standing alongside wrecked car and cases of moonshine

Man buying The Evening Star from newsboy

Senate page boys stage their first snow battle on the Capitol plaza

African American men paving road, Washington, D.C.

Whites Only Waiting Room

Drug Store Window

A session in the House of Representatives

Governor James M. Cox of Ohio and Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York, arriving at the White House for conference with the president

Influenza Pandemic of 1918

President Coolidge Inaugural Parade

President Calvin Coolidge

The Strike of the longshoremen

President Woodrow Wilson throwing out the first ball, opening day, 1916

Washington, D.C., Fire Department activities - fighting Treasury fire

Group of men and women climbing Paradise Glacier in Mt. Rainier

Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan

African American men shovelling snow in street, Washington, D.C.

Coal mining scenes

Cadillac Dealership

Woodrow Wilson addressing joint session of Congress

Man on Flag Pole

High school girls learn the art of automobile mechanics

Calvin Coolidge Inauguration

Bathing Suits in the 1920's

Three men with Statue of Freedom on top of the U.S. Capitol

Athletic equipment

"The Cootie," a racing car, parked near the White House in Washington, D.C.

Laying out plates on hot bed at no. 1 plate mill

Woman putting flask in her Russian boot, Washington, D.C.

John J. Pershing

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