U.S. National Archives photos from the 1920s
64 photos, in date order; 1–60 on this page. Photos taken by federal employees as part of their duties are US government works and not under copyright. About the collection
Photograph of a de Havilland Mail Plane
1920
Photograph of the Abraham Lincoln Statue Installation in the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C., 1920
1920
Photograph of the Abraham Lincoln Statue Installation in the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C.
1920
Slips between Piers #3 and 4, New York City, N.Y
1920-04-03
West corridor, 3rd floor, extending from Piers 3 to 1 inclusive. Offices to the left are occupied by Port and Zone Transportation Officers, Rail Transportation Division, Commanding General, Chief of Staff and clerks. New York City, N.Y
1920-04-03
Gear Room, Water Transportation Division, between Piers 3 & 4, New York City, N.Y
1920-04-03
Boxers and basketball contestants in the Eastern Dept. elimination meet at the 69th Armory, New York City, N.Y. Eward Kopinski, Light Wt. 138. Fort Hamilton, N.Y
1920-03-30
Students at work in auto repair shop
c. 1920
Bachelor Quarters for Silver employees, each house contains 24 rooms and accommodates 48 men Red Tank, 1920
1920
Caledonia Bridge, City of Panama Jan 31, 1920
1920-01-31
Fort Gaillard, looking North 1920
1920
USS "Black Hawk" in Gatun Lake (Near Gamboa) Enroute from Balboa to Cristobal, Panama Canal Atlantic Fleet Visiting Sailors Aboard Feb 13, 1920
1920-02-13
Allegheny (AT19), formerly the Huron. Oceangoing tug. Port stern quarter, underway
1921-01-31
Allegheny (AT19), formerly the Huron. Oceangoing tug. Port stern quarter, underway, 01/31/1921
1921-01-31
Photograph of 11-Pound Northern Pike Caught at Lac La Croix Head
1921
Pacific Terminal Pier No 18, Balboa, from Port Captains Office June 1921
1921-06
School House for Colored Children, La Boca, CZ June, 1921
1921-06
Panama Canal SS Stanley Dollar in Gatun Lake, steaming North August, 17, 1921
1921-08-17
Panama Canal Japanese Cruiser Idzumo leaving Miraflores Locks Northbound Oct 15, 1921
1921-10-15
Pacific Fleet through the Panama Canal USS Tennessee in Gaillard Cut passing Cucaracha Slide June 8, 1921
1921-06-08
Photograph of Indian Graves
1922-08-18
Photograph of Road Crew of Forest Service
1922-08-18
Operation Panama Canal SS "Cristobal" in middle east chamber, Gatun Locks Dec 31, 1922
1922-12-31
Langley (CV1), formerly the Jupiter. Aerial, bow on, plane on deck, 08/03/1923
1923-08-03
Langley (CV1), formerly the Jupiter. Aerial, bow on, plane on deck
1923-08-03
R3 (SS50). Aerial, port bow, diving
1923-10-18
Pacific Terminal Naos Island Breakwater July, 1923
1923-07
USS Nevada in Gaillard Cut Feb 15, 1923
1923-02-15
Arctic(AF7), formerly the Yambill. Storeship. Aerial, starboard bow, underway
1924-05-06
Sicily - Rome, Nettuno, Italy
1924–1932
Town of Haubstadt, Indiana
1924
New York - Docks-New York Harbor
1924-07-18
New York - New York City
1924-12-03
Looking East showing Gatun and New Gatun Villages and a Portion of Fort Davis in the distance-left 6/19/24
1924-06-19
La Pita Point Improvement Project: Looking South from 150 fl elevation, North end HMS "Hood" (8606 x 1052 x 32' draft and 45,000 tons displacement) shown rounding apex of turn, location slightly West of mid-channel, Station 1660 7/24/24
1924-07-24
Gaillard Cut: View of Dredging Division Headquarters; Paraiso Village in background 6/9/24
1924-06-09
Miraflores Locks: Looking Northwest from Eastside of Approach Wall General view of lockside and spillway - Pedro Miguel Locks in the distance 7/1/24
1924-07-01
Patoka (AV6), formerly oiler AO9. Aircraft tender. Aerial, starboard side, airship Shenandoah (ZR1) moored at mast
1925-07
Photograph of a Dog Team on Snow Shoe Trip through the Superior National Forest
1925-03
Photograph of a Dog Team Hauling Supplies to Brule Timber Survey Camp
1925
Crowd of bathers on the Lake Michigan beach
c. 1925
Crowd of bathers on the Lake Michigan beach, ca. 1925
c. 1925
Permanent Construction for Troops in Panama Canal Department
1925-02
Floating Equipment: US Steam Tug, "Mariner," built in 1906 Oil Burning
1925-06-30
Santa Ana Plaza City of Panama Oct 12, 1925
1925-10-12
Santa Ana Plaza: City of Panama Oct 12, 1925
1925-10-12
E 12th Street, City of Panama Oct 12, 1925
1925-10-12
Photograph of Two Locomotives
1925-01
Holland (AS3). Submarine tender. Aerial, starboard bow, with six submarines alongside, 10/1926
1926-10
Medusa (AR1). Repair ship. Aerial, starboard side
1926-03-18
Holland (AS3). Submarine tender. Aerial, starboard bow, with six submarines alongside
1926-10
Aerial Photograph of Lower Manhattan in New York City
1926-05-26
Dredging Division Activities - New Equipment: Reconstructed Motorboat CHILIBRE July 26, 1926
1926-07-26
Langley Aerial, starboard bow, underway, aircraft on deck, 06/1927
1927-06
A demolition crew from the 6th Marine Division watch dynamite charges explode and destroy a Japanese cave. Okinawa, May 1945.
1927–1981
A BREAK IN THE RAIN--Two battle weary Leathernecks of the 26th Marine Regiment take a break, rain and all, during Operation Bold Mariner. The cordon operation on the Batangan Peninsula in Quang Ngai Province is aimed at uncovering and destroying the dreaded Viet Cong and his political infrastructure
1927–1981
Photograph of Ronald Reagan as a Lifeguard, Lowell Park, Illinois
1927
Photograph of Three Spot
1927-07-25
Photograph of Loading Docks at Two Harbors, Minnesota
1927-07-25
Women shoppers at Mrs. Snyder's Candy Shop, South Michigan Avenue, Chicago
1927