![[Rear and side view of George Stephenson's steam locomotive and railroad cars of the Stockton and Darlington Railway]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjgvcmVhci1hbmQtc2lkZS12aWV3LW9mLWdlb3JnZS1zdGVwaGVuc29ucy1zdGVhbS1sb2NvbW90aXZlLWFuZC1yYWlscm9hZC1jYXJzLTU1OWZlZi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/32/webp "[Rear and side view of George Stephenson's steam locomotive and railroad cars of the Stockton and Darlington Railway]")
[Rear and side view of George Stephenson's steam locomotive and railro...
Illus. in: Reports on canals, railways, roads, and other subjects, made to "The Pennsylvania Society for the Promotion of Internal Improvement" / By William Strickland ... while engaged in the service of the s... More
Arrival of the first locomotive in Arizona
Stereograph showing men posing on and near a locomotive, probably in Yuma, Arizona. Written in pen on back of mount: Fort Yuma, Cal. on bluff in background. "Descriptive views of the American Continent" printed... More
Portrait photo of Belle La Follette graduation, 1885
Photograph clipped from a newspaper shows Belle La Follette and the rest of the 1885 graduating class of the University of Wisconsin Law School; Belle La Follette was the first woman to graduate from the law sc... More
Colored Chieftains - Print, Library of Congress collection
3926 U.S. Copyright Office. General information about the Popular and Applied Graphic Art print materials is available at: loc.gov Title information compiled by Junior Fellows, 2005-2017. Rewell (George M.) & C... More
![Arrival of the first train at Cripple Creek over the Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad, July 1, 1894. Accident to the train on its return trip. The Great railway strikes--the first meat train leaving the Chicago [stoc]k-yards under escort of United States Cavalry, July 10, 1894 / / drawn by G.W. Peters from a sketch by G.A. Coffin](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4OTQvMDEvMDEvYXJyaXZhbC1vZi10aGUtZmlyc3QtdHJhaW4tYXQtY3JpcHBsZS1jcmVlay1vdmVyLXRoZS1mbG9yZW5jZS1hbmQtY3JpcHBsZS1jcmVlay02NDAuanBn/40/60/webp "Arrival of the first train at Cripple Creek over the Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad, July 1, 1894. Accident to the train on its return trip. The Great railway strikes--the first meat train leaving the Chicago [stoc]k-yards under escort of United States Cavalry, July 10, 1894 / / drawn by G.W. Peters from a sketch by G.A. Coffin")
Arrival of the first train at Cripple Creek over the Florence and Crip...
Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1894 July 28, p. 701.
Letter from President Theodore Roosevelt's secretary to Charles Young,...
There were many firsts in the storied career of Colonel Charles Young. Among them was becoming the first African American military attaché to Haiti in 1906. Young would throw himself into his work in the years ... More
The channel flight. Blériot, July 25th 1909 / H. Delaspre.
Print shows French engineer and aviator, Louis Blériot seated in the cockpit of his wood and fabric airplane as he crosses the English Channel on his flight from Sangette, France, near Calais, to Dover Castle o... More
First airship crossing Continental Divide, Sept. 30, 11. Cromwell Dixo...
Composite of four photographs showing the airplane starting for Helena, Montana; landing at Blossberg, Montana; ready for return to Helena; and after landing at Blossberg. Copyright by C & K.
First women chauffeurs of Japan
Woman in driver's seat of automobile. Public domain photograph of a car, automobile, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The first American thanksgiving
K79552 U.S. Copyright Office. General information about the Popular and Applied Graphic Art print materials is available at: loc.gov Title information compiled by Junior Fellows, 2005-2017. Brownscomb, Jennie, ... More
![[Madam Cadillac memorial, Detroit Art Museum]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTUvMDEvMDEvbWFkYW0tY2FkaWxsYWMtbWVtb3JpYWwtZGV0cm9pdC1hcnQtbXVzZXVtLTEwMjQuanBn/40/29/webp "[Madam Cadillac memorial, Detroit Art Museum]")
[Madam Cadillac memorial, Detroit Art Museum]
Picryl description: Public domain image of a cemetery, memorial, monument, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Madam Cadillac memorial, Detroit Art Museum
Title from jacket. "To Madam de la Mothe Cadillac, the first white woman to land upon these shores from the women of Detroit, 1703-May 1903" on plaque. "4428" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. K 2575. Gif... More
The Detroit news timely topics. Bell's first telephone
Public domain scan of American poster, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The C 7 passing over the White House this morning on her trip from Ham...
Photograph shows Navy C 7, the first lighter-than-air ship to be inflated with helium, flying over the White house in Washington, D.C. In album: Washington, D.C., 1 Dec. 1921 to 31 Dec. 1921, v. 3, Herbert E. F... More
Janesville's first locomotive. Book illustration from Library of Congr...
Gift; Willard Centenary Celebration, National Woman's Christian Temperance Union; 1940; (DLC/PP-1940:053). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published as chapter heading in:... More
Oswestry's first motor show
Teitl Cymraeg/Welsh title:Sioe Moduron cyntaf Croesoswallt.Ffotograffydd/Photographer: Geoff Charles (1909-2002).Nodyn/Note: Image of a group of men and boys gathered around a Triumph TR2 Roadster which was on ... More
The launch of the SA-5 - Saturn I - Saturn Apollo Program
The launch of the SA-5 on January 29, 1964 was the fifth Saturn I launch vehicle. The SA-5 marked a number of firsts in the Marshall Space Flight Center-managed Saturn development program, including the first f... More
Space Shuttle Columbia, LAUNCH (IGOR) - STS-1
S81-33179 (12 April 1981) --- Though their STS-1 task has been performed, the two solid rocket boosters (SRB) still glow following their jettisoning from the space shuttle Columbia on its way to many firsts. Am... More
Space Shuttle Endeavor, Space Shuttle Project
A smooth countdown culminated in a picture-perfect launch as the Space Shuttle Endeavour (STS-47) climbed skyward atop a ladder of billowing smoke. Primary payload for the plarned seven-day flight was Spacelab-... More
Space Shuttle Project, Marshall Space Flight Center
A smooth countdown culminated in a picture-perfect launch as the Space Shuttle Orbiter Endeavour (STS-47) climbed skyward atop a ladder of billowing smoke on September 12, 1992. The primary payload for the plar... More
STS-71. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.
Launch: June 27, 1995.Landing: July 7, 1995 Kennedy Space Center, Fl..Astronauts: Robert L. Gibson, Charles J. Precourt, Ellen S. Baker, Bonnie J. Dunbar, Gregory J. Harbaugh, Mir 19 Crew (upload) Anatoly Solov... More
Artwork: "Significant Firsts". Artist: Kathleen Gillette
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
Space Shuttle Atlantis, Space Shuttle Projects
The crew assigned to the STS-71 mission included (front left to right) Vladimir N. Dezhurov, Mir 18 crew download; Robert L. Gibson, commander; and Anatoly Y. Solovyev, Mir 19 crew upload. On the back row, left... More
Air Force Chaplain (Brigadier General) Lorraine Potter enjoyed a few f...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Air Force Chaplain (Brigadier General) Lorraine Potter enjoyed a few firsts in her 28-year career. Her latest on April 6, 2001,... More
Air Force Chaplain (Brigadier General) Lorraine Potter enjoyed a few f...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Air Force Chaplain (Brigadier General) Lorraine Potter enjoyed a few firsts in her 28-year career. Her latest on April 6, 2001,... More
Vanguard I – the first Navy satellite on-orbit and
Vanguard I – the first Navy satellite on-orbit and the first solar powered satellite. Vanguard I is the oldest spacecraft still orbiting the Earth.
Three little white kitties: their first mouse
Print shows a white cat with her three white kittens and a mouse. B5309 U.S. Copyright Office. Publication date based on copyright statement and/or copyright stamp on item. Stamped and inscribed in pencil on u... More
Miagara i.e. Niagara. Mrs. Taylor the first human being to go over fal...
Stereograph shows Annie Edson Taylor crossing Niagara River on a plank with the falls in the distance; Mrs. Taylor was the first person to survive a trip over Niagara Falls in a barrel. H10108 U.S. Copyright Office.
Miagara i.e. Niagara. Mrs. Taylor the first human being to go over fal...
Stereograph shows Annie Edson Taylor crossing Niagara River on a plank with the falls in the distance; Mrs. Taylor was the first person to survive a trip over Niagara Falls in a barrel. H10108 U.S. Copyright Office.
The first team driven to the summit of Mt. Washington, July 13, 1861, ...
New Hampshire stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker wh... More
NRL pioneered the gravity gradient system for stabilizing
NRL pioneered the gravity gradient system for stabilizing the attitude of satellites with respect to Earth. The GGSE series of satellites used long booms to gain 2-axis, and then 3- axis (horizontal, vertical, ... More
The first team driven to the summit of Mt. Washington, July 13, 1861, ...
New Hampshire stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker wh... More
POPPY – successor to the world’s first reconnaissance
POPPY – successor to the world’s first reconnaissance satellites, NRL’s GRAB and POPPY satellites provided electronic intelligence, general search, and ocean surveillance.
Col. James M. Suhr, Col. Peter T. Green III and Chief
Col. James M. Suhr, Col. Peter T. Green III and Chief Master Sgt. Maryanne Walts pose for a picture Aug. 5, 2018, at Barnes Air National Base, Westfield, Massachusetts. Suhr was the first active duty Air Force ... More
This Far Ultraviolet camera/spectrograph is a model
This Far Ultraviolet camera/spectrograph is a model of the Apollo 16 mission camera. Dr. George Carruthers patented and developed the camera based on instruments flown on sounding rockets and satellites. It is ... More
Mr. H. M. Flagler and party leaving first train to arrive at Key West,...
J166245 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Harris Co.; February 12, 1912.
Mr. H. M. Flagler and party leaving first train to arrive at Key West,...
J166245 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Harris Co.; February 12, 1912.
Mr. H. M. Flagler and party leaving first train to arrive at Key West,...
J166245 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Harris Co.; February 12, 1912.
The first team driven to the summit of Mt. Washington, July 13, 1861, ...
New Hampshire stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker wh... More
The first team driven to the summit of Mt. Washington, July 13, 1861, ...
New Hampshire stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker wh... More
![[First flight, 120 feet in 12 seconds, 10:35 a.m.; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDMvMDEvMDEvZmlyc3QtZmxpZ2h0LTEyMC1mZWV0LWluLTEyLXNlY29uZHMtMTAzNS1hbS1raXR0eS1oYXdrLW5vcnRoLWNhcm9saW5hLTEwMjQuanBn/40/28/webp "[First flight, 120 feet in 12 seconds, 10:35 a.m.; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]")
[First flight, 120 feet in 12 seconds, 10:35 a.m.; Kitty Hawk, North C...
Photograph shows the first powered, controlled, sustained flight. Orville Wright at the controls of the machine, lying prone on the lower wing with hips in the cradle which operated the wing-warping mechanism. ... More
![[First flight, 120 feet in 12 seconds, 10:35 a.m.; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3RodW1ibmFpbC8xOTAzLzAxLzAxL2ZpcnN0LWZsaWdodC0xMjAtZmVldC1pbi0xMi1zZWNvbmRzLTEwMzUtYW0ta2l0dHktaGF3ay1ub3J0aC1jYXJvbGluYS0xLTIwMC5qcGc%3D/40/40/webp "[First flight, 120 feet in 12 seconds, 10:35 a.m.; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]")
[First flight, 120 feet in 12 seconds, 10:35 a.m.; Kitty Hawk, North C...
Photograph shows the first powered, controlled, sustained flight. Orville Wright at the controls of the machine, lying prone on the lower wing with hips in the cradle which operated the wing-warping mechanism. ... More
![Arrival of first train at Key West, Fla., over sea, Florida East Coast R. R., Jan. 22, [19]12](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMTIvYXJyaXZhbC1vZi1maXJzdC10cmFpbi1hdC1rZXktd2VzdC1mbGEtb3Zlci1zZWEtZmxvcmlkYS1lYXN0LWNvYXN0LXItci1qYW4tZjcxZGE5LTEwMjQuanBn/40/12/webp "Arrival of first train at Key West, Fla., over sea, Florida East Coast R. R., Jan. 22, [19]12")
Arrival of first train at Key West, Fla., over sea, Florida East Coast...
J166244 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Harris Co.; February 12, 1912.
![Arrival of first train at Key West, Fla., over sea, Florida East Coast R. R., Jan. 22, [19]12](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMTIvYXJyaXZhbC1vZi1maXJzdC10cmFpbi1hdC1rZXktd2VzdC1mbGEtb3Zlci1zZWEtZmxvcmlkYS1lYXN0LWNvYXN0LXItci1qYW4tZTRlNzliLTEwMjQuanBn/40/32/webp "Arrival of first train at Key West, Fla., over sea, Florida East Coast R. R., Jan. 22, [19]12")
Arrival of first train at Key West, Fla., over sea, Florida East Coast...
J166244 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Harris Co.; February 12, 1912.
Arnold Genthe - The First Chinese telephone operator in Chinatown, San...
Public domain photograph of San Francisco Chinatown, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Arnold Genthe - The First Chinese telephone operator in Chinatown, San...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a living room, salon, office, late 19th-century interior, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Mr. Blanchard accompagné de Mr. Gefferies est parti ... entre Calais e...
Print shows Jean Pierre Blanchard and John Jefferies arriving in Calais after crossing the English Channel in a hot air balloon. Landauer Collection of Aeronautical Prints and Drawings. Dollfus 40; Gibbs-Smith... More
Mr. Blanchard accompagné de Mr. Gefferies est parti ... entre Calais e...
Print shows Jean Pierre Blanchard and John Jefferies arriving in Calais after crossing the English Channel in a hot air balloon. Landauer Collection of Aeronautical Prints and Drawings. Dollfus 40; Gibbs-Smith... More
Premier descente en parachute ... Jacques Garnerin ... le 22 Octobre 1...
Painting shows descent of Garnerin in a basket attached to a parachute from about 1000 meters while the unmanned balloon falls to the ground. Landauer Collection of Aeronautical Prints and Drawings. Exhibited:... More
Premier descente en parachute ... Jacques Garnerin ... le 22 Octobre 1...
Painting shows descent of Garnerin in a basket attached to a parachute from about 1000 meters while the unmanned balloon falls to the ground. Landauer Collection of Aeronautical Prints and Drawings. Exhibited:... More
The famous Rentz Santley Novelty and Burlesque Co. first time in Ameri...
Public domain scan of American 19th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The famous Rentz Santley Novelty and Burlesque Co. first time in Ameri...
Public domain scan of American 19th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The famous Rentz Santley Novelty and Burlesque Co. first time in Ameri...
Public domain scan of American 19th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The famous Rentz Santley Novelty and Burlesque Co. first time in Ameri...
Public domain scan of American 19th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The famous Rentz Santley Novelty and Burlesque Co. first time in Ameri...
Public domain scan of American 19th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description