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U.S. National Archives photos

Photographs from the U.S. National Archives, most of them taken by the armed forces and federal agencies in the course of their work.

Why they are free to use: Photos taken by federal employees as part of their duties are US government works and not under copyright. Each photo's page shows its own licence basis and a credit line.

2,996 photos in the index, by decade:

The 1860s

All 90 U.S. National Archives photos from the 1860s

The 1880s

All 26 U.S. National Archives photos from the 1880s

The 1900s

All 111 U.S. National Archives photos from the 1900s

The 1910s

All 632 U.S. National Archives photos from the 1910s

The 1920s

All 64 U.S. National Archives photos from the 1920s

The 1930s

All 160 U.S. National Archives photos from the 1930s

The 1940s

All 1,644 U.S. National Archives photos from the 1940s

The 1950s

All 117 U.S. National Archives photos from the 1950s

The 1960s

All 121 U.S. National Archives photos from the 1960s

The 1970s

All 31 U.S. National Archives photos from the 1970s

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