08/27/2008

The U.S. Supreme Court building, around 1950.

Library of Congress

08/26/2008

U.S. Trooper Paul Weinert behind his Hotchkiss gun.

Library of Congress

08/25/2008

A unique American eagle.

Library of Congress

08/24/2008

Three parachutes soften the landing of the Apollo 16 command module on its return from the moon, April 1972.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

08/23/2008

Books and pictures fill three stories at Thomas Edison’s library at West Orange, New Jersey.

National Park Service

08/22/2008

A hand-colored lithograph by Currier & Ives commemorates the 1864 Union victory at Mobile Bay in the greatest naval battle of the Civil War.

Library of Congress/ LC-USZC2-2524

08/21/2008

Florida’s natural beauty displays itself at Big Cypress, the first National Preserve in the United States.

National Park Service