From Pearl Harbor to Elvis: Images that endure
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A reference team of NARA's Presidential libraries handles requests from patrons to identify popular photographs that include the photograph of former US President Richard M. Nixon and Elvis Presley along with seven images of World War II. In order to be popular, a photograph needs to convey something crucial and essential, needs to encapsulate a pivotal event and capture a defining mood.
Publication Name: Prologue
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0033-1031
Year: 2004
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Women soldiers in the civil war: file in National Archives uncovers unknown story
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DeAnne Blanton, who along with Lauren M. Cook authored the book, 'They Fought Like Demons: Women Soldiers in the American Civil War' discuses her new book about the women who wore men's blue and gray army uniform. The book relates the previously untold story of women who disguised themselves as men and enlisted in the armies of the Union and the Confederacy.
Publication Name: Prologue
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0033-1031
Year: 2004
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Forgotten First Lady returns to the spotlight
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Lou Henry Hoover was the nation's First Lady who revolutionized the office, turning it away from its traditional, domestic origins and steering it towards active public engagement. She discusses about the innovations brought by her to the role of the First Lady.
Publication Name: Prologue
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0033-1031
Year: 2005
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