This 1924 photo of the Yakima River Canyon Highway in Washington State was taken by Asahel Curtis (1874-1941).

This painting of the racing yacht America was created in 1851 by marine artist James Bard (1815-1897). This vessel was the first winner of the international sailing trophy that is now known as America’s Cup.

A photochrom postcard of Independence Hall that was published by the Detroit Photographic Company.

A 1981 photo of USS John Hancock (DD-981), which was the sixth U.S. Navy vessel named after the Founding Father who became the first signer of the Declaration of Independence. The ship's most unique feature was the facsimile of her namesake’s signature that was painted across this vessel’s stern.

"The cause of freedom is not the cause of a race or a sect, a party or a class, -- it is the cause of humankind, the very birthright of humanity." Anna Julia Cooper (1858-1964) Educator, Author, and Civil Rights Activist

A 1943 photo of women working at the Annin Flag Company in Verona, NJ. They can be seen here removing loose threads from a newly produced American flag. This picture was taken by Marjory Collins (1912-1985) while the country was still very much immersed in World War II.

This photo shows two women and a man at a Juneteenth celebration in Corpus Christi, Texas, in 1913. They are not only wearing their finest clothes but also sitting in an elegantly decorated horse-drawn carriage. This picture was one of several taken on that day by George McCuistion (1878-1928).

This photo was taken in June 1913 by George McCuistion (1878-1928) on June 13, 1913, in Corpus Christi, Texas. The person pictured here is Daniel N. Leathers Sr. (1855-1922), seated in an elaborately festooned carriage and all set to go to a Juneteenth event.

A photo of Gladys Reeves (1890-1974) and her widowed father William Paris (W.P.) Reeves (1844-1939). The Reeves family immigrated to Canada from England in 1904. The attached picture was taken sometime during the 1930s.

“The Fourth of July, 1916,” a painting (set in New York City) that was created by Boston-born artist Childe Hassam.

“The Dog at the Beach,” an 1845 drawing by Johan Lundbye (1818-1848)

A photo of Jackie Robinson (1919-1972) during his 1945 stint in the Negro leagues as a player for the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro American League. Just a couple of years later, he broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier in the modern era.

“In the Wheat Fields,” an 1870s painting created by Eva Gonzalés (1849-1883) and based near the fishing port of Dieppe in northwestern France.

A drawing of a railway station built in the Portuguese village of Cacém (now part of the city of Agualva-Cacém) in 1887. This image was created by Caetano Alberto da Silva (1843-1924) at around the time of the station’s official opening.

“The Heart of the Peruvian Andes – A View from the Arequipa Valley with Mount Chachani in the Distance,” an 1877 painting by Norton Bush (1834-1894).

This drawing of the Dutch port city of Rotterdam was created in 1790 by Jan Bulthuis (1750-1801).

This photo of the Old State House in Boston was taken in 1920 by Leon H. Abdahalian (1884-1967).

A photo of Eunice Carter (1897-1970), a true trailblazer. She was one of the first black female lawyers in New York and also one of the first black prosecutors in the entire United States.

"June Day," an 1870s painting created by William Trost Richards (1833-1905).

"A Picture of Johnny at the Cherry Blossom Festival for Grandma," a 1942 photo taken by Martha McMillan Roberts (1919-1992) in Washington, DC. I assume that is Johnny's mom holding the camera and Johnny's dad making sure that Johnny stays up in the tree.

"The Majesty of Laguna Beach," a California-based painting created by Frank Cuprien (1871-1948).

"Oak Trees," a drawing created by Edward Mitchell Bannister (1828-1901).

This painting of Harbor View in the town of Castine, Maine, was created by Evelyn M. Bicknell (1857-1936).

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. Martin Luther King Jr. "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" (1963)

Farewell to a legendary giant of jazz. RIP, Sonny Rollins.

A photograph of a burial at sea from USS Hansford for a serviceman who had been killed during the Battle of Iwo Jima. Hansford was anchored off the coast of Iwo Jima during the early part of the battle, and wounded American servicemen were brought on board the ship for immediate medical treatment.

“Spring Hillside,“ a painting created by John Joseph Enneking (1841-1916).

Kansas-born Ola Mildred Rexroat (1917-2017), a member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, was the only Native American to join the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) during World War II. The photo of Rexroat was taken during her wartime service.

“Against the Window,” a drawing created by Louise Catherine Breslau (1856-1927).

This 1937 photo shows Nelm Clark, a 16-year-old resident of Washington, D.C. in a car that he had built. As you can see, he managed to find a parking space between two larger cars there in the nation’s capital.