
Each day we bring you one stunning little glimpse of history in the form of a historical photograph. Enjoy!
Monday, July 30, 2007
New York Fire Department

Sunday, July 29, 2007
Confederate Spy

One evening in May of 1862, Union General James Shields and other officers gathered in the parlor of a local hotel. Belle hid upstairs, listening through a knothole in the floor. She learned that Shields had been ordered east, a move that would reduce the Union Army's strength at Front Royal. That night, Belle rode through Union lines and reported the news to a Confederate Scout. She then returned to town. When the Confederates advanced on Front Royal on May 23, Belle ran to greet General Stonewall Jackson's men, braving enemy fire that put bullet holes in her skirt. She urged an officer to inform Jackson that "the Yankee force is very small. Tell him to charge right down and he will catch them all." Jackson did and that evening penned a note of gratitude to her: "I thank you, for myself and for the army, for the immense service that you have rendered your country today."
Belle was betrayed by one of the Union Soldiers who had been providing her with information. She was arrested on this day (July 29th) in the year 1862. She was inprisoned in the Old Capital Prison in Washington DC.
Friday, July 27, 2007
Children in Bomb Shelter

Thursday, July 26, 2007
Prohibition

Wednesday, July 25, 2007
The Invocation

Monday, July 23, 2007
President Ulysses S. Grant

Sunday, July 22, 2007
President Abraham Lincoln

Saturday, July 21, 2007
Stone House

Friday, July 20, 2007
Sitting Bull

Thursday, July 19, 2007
Roping a Buffalo

Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Colonel Robert Shaw

Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Potsdam Conference

Saturday, July 14, 2007
Billy the Kid

William Bonney, aka Billy the Kid, was killed on this day (July 14th) in the year 1881 near Fort Sumner, New Mexico. He was killed in a shootout with Lincoln County Sheriff Pat Garrett, who was formerly a friend.
Friday, July 13, 2007
President Woodrow Wilson

Thursday, July 12, 2007
Mexican Bandit Pancho Villa

Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Aaron Burr

Tuesday, July 10, 2007
President Millard Fillmore

Friday, July 6, 2007
Children of Mexican Cotton Picker

Thursday, July 5, 2007
Freed Slaves

Wednesday, July 4, 2007
Old Glory

Tuesday, July 3, 2007
Cavalier

Monday, July 2, 2007
Two Girls Waffle House

Sunday, July 1, 2007
Fallen of Gettysburg

The Battle of Gettysburg was fought on this day (June 30) in the year 1863.
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