“This temple of our history will appropriately be one of the most beautiful buildings in America, an expression of the American soul.”
— Herbert Hoover, February 20, 1933, at the laying of the cornerstone of the National Archives Building. (Photo: 64-NA-136)
via Prologue: Our Story — How the National Archives Evolved Over 75 Years
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POW Week at the Nixon Library
A sheriff-led motorcade will escort Vietnam POWs to the Nixon Library in Yorba Linda, California at 12:30PM PT....
In this letter to a fan, Edgar Allan Poe unexpectedly poured out the story of his wife’s long illness. http://slate.me/10qrIE1
The Ciervo Hills in the Hollister Field Office in California. Public Lands with a blooming almond orchard in the foreground. (BLM Photo: M....
Edison Home Phonograph. about 1888 by JFGryphon on Flickr.
