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The 156 portraits of presidents and first ladies selected by the
Prints and Photographs Division in Portraits of the Presidents
and First Ladies, 1789-Present include both formal and informal
pictures. Popular subjects, such as images of inaugurations and
the White House, are included, as are perennial favorites such as
Abraham Lincoln with Sojourner Truth, Calvin Coolidge at a baseball
game, and Dwight D. Eisenhower with American paratroopers in England.
These online exhibits provide context and additional
information about this collection.
Time
Line of Presidents and First Ladies
These historical era(s) are best represented
in the collection, although they may not be all-encompassing.
The American Revolution, 1763-1783
The New Nation, 1780-1815
Expansion and Reform, 1801-1861
The Civil War and Reconstruction, 1850-1877
Development of the Industrial United States, 1876-1915
Emergence of Modern America, 1890-1930
The Great Depression and World War II, 1929-1945
Postwar United States, 1945-early 1970s
Contemporary United States, 1968-present
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These collections and exhibits contain thematically-related
primary and secondary sources. Also browse the Collection
Finder for more related material on the American Memory Web
site.
American Leaders Speak,
1918-1920
American Treasures
of the Library of Congress
A Century
of Lawmaking for a New Nation, 1774-1873
Civil War Photographs,
1861-1865
Continental
Congress and Constitutional Convention, 1774-1789
Declaring
Independence: Drafting the Documents
Evolution
of the Conservation Movement, 1850-1920
The George
Washington Papers, 1741-1799
The Gettysburg Address
Last Days
of a President: McKinley and the Pan-American Exposition, 1901
Revelations
from the Russian Archives
The Spanish-American
War in Motion Pictures
Temple
of Liberty: Building the Capitol for a New Nation
Words
and Deeds in American History
Recommended additional sources of information.
Elections in American
Memory
Inaugurations in American
Memory
Manuscripts: Presidency
Read More About It! - A bibliography
Specific guidance for searching this collection.
To find items in this collection, Search
by keyword or browse the Subject
Index.
For help with search words, go to the Synonym
List.
For help with search strategies, see Finding
Items in American Memory.
No special viewers are needed to see most of the photographs in
the collection. To see high-resolution archival images, you may
need a special viewer. For help with viewers, go to American
Memory Viewer Information.
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