U.S. National Archives photos from the 1960s
121 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
Sikorsky CH-3C in flight over the Mekong Delta, circa in the later 1960s (342-C-KE-19088)
1960
Queen Sirikit of Thailand visiting the U.S. Army's 27th Infantry "Wolfhounds" near Korat, Thailand. Here, Queen Sirikit visits with Colonel William McKean, Commander of the 27th, and U.S. Ambassador to Thailand, Kenneth T. Young, Jr. The U.S. forces in Thailand are used to assist as instructors and
1962-06
Project History - Boulder Canyon Project - Hoover Dam
1962-01-01
Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C. Entertainment: Vocalists Peter, Paul, and Mary.
1963-08-28
Photograph of Dr. Wayne Grover and Ambassador of Thailand Visutr Arthayukti Examining Mathew Brady Glass-Plate Negative of President Abraham Lincoln on Exhibit
1963-01-08
Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C. Actors Sidney Poitier, Harry Belafonte, and Charlton Heston., 08/28/1963
1963-08-28
USAF - OPERATION PHI HOA II.Vietnamese paratroopers jump from U.S. Air Force C-123 transports in the initial air assault wave during Operation Phi Hoa II, a tactical air-ground envelopment strike during March 1963 against the Viet Cong in the Tay Ninh Province of South Viet Nam
1963-03
Joint Chiefs of Staff meet at the LBJ Ranch
1964-12-22
U.S. Air Force Fairchild C-123B Providers at Tan Son Nhut Air Base, Vietnam, in 1964
1964
President Lyndon B. Johnson signs "Gulf of Tonkin" resolution
1964-08-10
Photograph of Civil War Exhibit: Case 85 "Richmond Abandoned"
1965
Douglas A-1H Skyraider of VA-215 after landing aboard USS Hancock (CVA-19), 11 February 1965 (428-NPC-34749)
1965-02-11
Battery C, 6th Hawk Missile Battalion radar near Tan Son Nhut
1965-11-24
Vietnam.A Marine from 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, moves a Viet Cong suspect to the rear during a search and clear operation held by the battalion 15 miles west of Da Nang Air Base.
1965-08-03
Maxwell Taylor Resignation
1965-07-08
Operation Starlite 1965
1965-08-18
Scene of Viet Cong terrorist bombing in Saigon, Republic of Vietnam., 1965
c. 1965
Actress Carol Baker throws open her arms to the men of the aircraft carrier Ticonderoga (CVA-14) as the ship steams in the South China Sea. Miss Baker is a member of the Bob Hope Troupe which brought to thousands of U.S. servicemen fighting the Vietnam War.
1965-12
UH-1D helicopters in Vietnam 1966
1966-05-16
Bombing in Vietnam
1966-06-14
F-105D with napalm in flight 1966
1966-07
Manila Conference: SEATO nations leaders group portrait
1966-10-24
Vietnam.A rifle salute to the dead of Operation Osage.
1966-04-26
Two Douglas A-1E Skyraider of the 1st ACS escort a Sikorsky HH-3C Jolly Green Giant over Vietnam, in 1966 (342-C-KE-19266)
1966
Christmas Special -- Bob Hope and his star-studded cast touched down at Pleiku Air Base, Vietnam, December 19, 1966, enroute to Dragon Mountain, home of the 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division for his first Christmas show for servicemen in Vietnam
1966-12-19
The Wise Men: Arthur Dean
1966-01-28
Fort Campbell, Kentucky: President Lyndon B. Johnson and Major General Ben Sternberg in jeep during a rainstorm
1966-07-23
1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry troopers unload from a UH-1
1966-12-10
PCF-17 of PCF Division 102 patrols south of Chu Lai
1966-08-01
Honolulu Conference: Secretary of State Dean Rusk and President Lyndon B. Johnson at the table
1966-02-07
Manila Conference: Leaders at the meeting table
1966-10-24
USAF CH-3Cs on the ramp at Cam Ranh AB
1966-01-01
Tuy Hoa: Fifteen civilians were killed in the explosion of a homemade Viet Cong mine on a country road. Most of the victims were riding in a Lambretta Tricycle which struck the mine and was ripped apart by the blast., ca. 1966
c. 1966
Three LCMs at the beach at Vung Tau unloading elements of the 25th Infantry Division
1966-01-18
A Swift boat patrols the Long Tau River
1966-12-09
Camouflaged Douglas A-1H Skyraider of VA-115 is about to lauch from USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63), 12 May 1966 (428-NPC-36827)
1966-05-12
The nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVAN-65) cruises in the clear blue water of the Gulf of Tonkin off the shores of Vietnam. With A-4 Skyhawk bombers on her bow, Enterprise is ready to recover more aircraft on her angled deck.
1966-05-28
A 20th Helicopter Squadron CH-3C approaches the crash site of a 10th Fighter Commando Squadron F-5
1966-08-01
HH-3C engine start at a Thai air base
1966-01-01
NARA 111-CCV-562-CC33153 1st Infantry Division troops, M48, and M113 advancing across open field Operation Buckskin 1966
1966-01-08
South China Sea.Two Attack Squadron 85, VA-85, A-6A intruder attack aircraft in flight with their tailhooks extended for recovery aboard the attack aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk, CVA-63.
1966-01
NARA 111-CCV-633-CC35504 1st Cavalry Division soldiers guarding landing zone Operation Henry Clay 1966
1966-07-06
Vietnam. John Wayne signs Private First Class Fonsell Wofford's helmet during his visit to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, at Chu Lai.
1966-06-20
USAF CH-3C helicopter lifts supplies to a U.S. Army Special Forces camp in the Central Highlands
1966-01-01
The Wise Men: John McCloy
1966-01-28
NARA 111-CCV-409-CC33199 101st Airborne soldier searching for Vietcong Operation Van Buren 1966
1966-01-23
Thuong Duc, Vietnam.A Viet Cong prisoner awaits interrogation at the A-109 Special Forces Detachment in Thuong Duc, 25 km west of Da Nang.
1967-01-23
Vietnam.Vietnamese children of the Phong Dien refugee hamlet peer through a fence. There are 126 families, 10 sisters, 250 children from 6 years to 15, and 115 children under 6 years old in the village.
1967-01-12
Vietnam. Members of the Armed Propaganda Team (ex-Viet Cong).
1967
"Doe" Morris moves through heavy grass in a deserted rice paddy while on patrol during operation Kentucky V with A Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines.
1967
The Wise Men: Cabinet Room meeting
1967-11-02
NARA 111-CCV-123-CC43673 9th Infantry Division troops leaving Armored Troop Carrier My Tho River 1967
1967-09-26
NARA 111-CCV-93-CC44042 Downed 9th Infantry Division UH-1 and M113 1967
1967-10-19
Duc Pho, Vietnam.Members of the 25th Infantry Division drink from their canteens during a break in their patrol operations.
1967-08-31
President Lyndon B. Johnson in Vietnam: Handshakes in a crowd of troops
1967-12-23
NARA 111-CCV-619-CC43158 101st Airborne 81 mm mortar crew firing a round Operation Wheeler 1967
1967-09-15
Members of the military police keep back protesters during their sit-in at the Mall Entrance to the Pentagon.
1967-10-21
Advisors: Secretary of State Dean Rusk, President Lyndon B. Johnson, and Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara
1967-01-20
Detachment 12, 38th ARRS HH-43 hovers over jungle near Nha Trang Air Base
1967-10-21
Vietnam War protesters. 1967. Wichita, Kans
1967