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Report of the Joint Committee appointed to prepare measures to honor the memory of General George Washington
Taken 8 May 1800
The U.S. National Archives

Resolution of the Joint Committee appointed to prepare measures to honor the memory of General George Washington
Taken 8 May 1800
The U.S. National Archives

SS MEDIC departing Dalgetty's wharf at Millers Point
Taken 8 May 1903
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons

Scenes at the Kingston (N.Y.) Street Fair and Carnival last week (LOC)
Taken 8 May 1904
The Library of Congress

Uncle Sam's newest dreadnought, The Florida, as she will look when cleared for action (LOC)
Taken 8 May 1910
The Library of Congress

2015.25 (2b)
Taken 8 May 1913
Deseronto Archives

Wakefield, James. Inmate #25718 (MSA)
Taken 8 May 1923
MissouriStateArchives

Cratty, Clay. Inmate #28182 (MSA)
Taken 8 May 1925
MissouriStateArchives

Jordan, Spencer. Inmate #28174 (MSA)
Taken 8 May 1925
MissouriStateArchives

Happy Days
Taken 8 May 1935
National Library of Ireland on The Commons

Photograph of Construction of the National Archives Building, 9th Street and Constitution Avenue Quarter, Washington, D.C.
Taken 8 May 1935
The U.S. National Archives

Photograph of the Rotunda in the National Archives Building, Viewed from the Lobby
Taken 8 May 1935
The U.S. National Archives

Two Children of the Mochida Family, with Their Parents, Awaiting Evacuation Bus
Taken 8 May 1942
The U.S. National Archives

May 8th 1945
Taken 8 May 1945
National Museum of Denmark

Opprop! London radios parole til det norske folk innskjerpes: "Ro - Verdighet - Disiplin"
Taken 8 May 1945
National Library of Norway

Terra Ceia Island Farms gladiolus being loaded onto a U.S. Airlines plane at the Sarasota Airport
Taken 8 May 1947
State Library and Archives of Florida

Unidentified woman holding gladiolus at Terra Ceia Island Farms, Florida
Taken 8 May 1947
State Library and Archives of Florida

Photograph of President Truman in the Oval Office, evidently receiving a Menorah as a gift from the Prime Minister of Israel, David Ben-Gurion (center), and Abba Eban, the Ambassador of Israel to the
Taken 8 May 1951
The U.S. National Archives