Sailors from USS Constitution march as color guard during the National...
WASHINGTON Sailors from USS Constitution march as color guard during the National Memorial Day Parade in Washington D.C. The National Memorial Day Parade shares the story of American honor and sacrifice from ac... More
Memorial Day celebration - Cypress St. playground
Public domain photograph of parade, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Post Commander Arthur A. O'Shea delivers Memorial Day address
Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Civil War veterans on Memorial Day, Lancaster, Massachusetts
A dignified group of veterans poses on the steps of Memorial Hall. They are, from left to right, as follows: (front row) Linenkemper, Sargent, Farnsworth, Nash, McNamara, Lyman, Brockelman, Bliss, Blood, and Pr... More
Memorial Day celebration - Cypress St. playground
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Memorial Day exercises at Town Hall
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Memorial Day celebration - Cypress St. playground
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Decoration-day, 1883 / Gillam. - Political cartoon, public domain imag...
Illustration shows a large group of politicians and others in a cemetery on Memorial Day, each seems to be grieving at gravestones that bear special messages, such as Pope Leo XIII standing in front of a stone ... More
The National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. Central Branch, Ohi...
Printed in silver on black background.; 1. Memorial Day. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Por... More
They will have to come to it / Gillam.
Illustration shows James G. Blaine and John Logan standing next to a grave as Whitelaw Reid places a wreath labeled "To the Memory of Discord" on the grave; the tombstone states "To the Memory of Sectional Stri... More
John A. Andrew Post 15, Dept. of Mass., and Geo. G. Meade Post 38, Dep...
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2011 Memorial Day, 2 - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
Canadian National #3254 prepares for a special excursion to the Tunkhannock Viaduct at Nicholson, Pa.
Memorial Day observations at the cemetery in Bayard, Morrill County, N...
summary: At the time of the photographs, the holiday is called Decoration Day and is listed as such by Butcher. original size: 6x8
Memorial Day observations at the cemetery in Bayard, Morrill County, N...
summary: At the time of the photographs, the holiday is called Decoration Day and is listed as such by Butcher. original size: 6x8
Memorial Day services, Bayard, Morrill County, Nebraska
summary: Members of the Grand Army of the Republic gathered at a Veterean's Memorial. original size: 6x8
2011 Memorial Day, 1 - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
Ranger Suzanne Rozdilski and VIP Tom Yeager welcome and assist visitors to Steamtown's Memorial Day weekend tribute.
Memorial Day services, Bayard, Morrill County, Nebraska
original size: 6x8 Public domain photograph - historical image of Nebraska, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Picryl description: Public domain image of a cemetery, funerals, monum...
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a burial, cemetery, funeral, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Frederick Douglass on Memorial Day 1892
Frederick Douglass (right) standing with a group of men at Eastman Kodak. President Benjamin Harrison stands near the middle of the group. Taken on Memorial Day 1892.
Memorial Day exercises, Weymouth history collections
Invitation - Memorial Day exercises, May 29, 1894 Courtesy of Weymouth Public Libraries, Tufts Library
The Custer Group with a Wooden Cross for George Armstrong Custer's Mar...
LIBI_00300_10562; Black and white photograph mounted on cardboard. This image depicts the Custer grouping of markers with a wooden cross for George Custer. U.S. Flags have been placed on the markers. People are... More
A cartoon of a man and a woman cutting a cake Caricature, Untitled, pu...
This untitled illustration by cartoonist Clifford Berryman, which appeared in the Washington Post on May 31, 1897, captures the caricatures of Uncle Sam and Miss Democracy placing a wreath over the flag-draped ... More
Memorial Day, 1899 - three veterans under one flag / Keppler.
Print shows a veteran Confederate soldier on the left and a veteran Union soldier on the right shaking hands with a veteran of the Spanish-American War in the center. Illus. from Puck, v. 45, no. 1160, (1899 M... More
A Memorial Day procession, Lancaster, Massachusetts
Residents in a traditional Memorial Day procession make their way, with wreaths and flowers, to honor Lancaster's war veterans. Courtesy of Lancaster Historical Society
Lincoln Statue, London (Memorial Day)
Title from data provided by the Bain News Service on the negative. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). General information about the George Grantham Bain Collection is availabl... More
Firefighters, portrait, Lancaster, Massachusetts
Uniformed Lancaster firefighters stand with their equipment in front of the Center Hose House. All members of the Lancaster Fire Department were required to march in the parade on Memorial Day. The penalty for ... More
Crowd at Memorial Day Review - Public domain portrait photograph
Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. General information about the George Grantha... More
Strewing the graves with garlands of flowers, Decoration Day, Manila, ...
Soldier placing flowers on grave, as others watch. 1423 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 13539.
Crowd at Memorial Day Review - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domai...
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Wayland town meeting minutes, volume 5. Wayland, Mass.
Volume five started on Feb. 1901 meeting. Every year the town received funding for perpetual maintenance of cemetery lots giving the donor’s name and the those buried there. The town continued to vote money for... More
A drawing of a woman sitting on a bench next to a flag Untitled - Poli...
This untitled illustration by cartoonist Clifford Berryman, which appeared in the Washington Post on May 30, 1901, depicts Uncle Sam and Miss Columbia celebrating Decoration Day (later Memorial Day) 1901. Berry... More
Decoration Day, 1902 - Political cartoon, public domain image
This illustration entitled, "Decoration Day, 1902", by cartoonist Clifford Berryman, which appeared in the Washington Post on March 30, 1902, depicts Miss Columbia celebrating Decoration Day (Memorial Day) walk... More
Memorial Day 1903, Somerville, Massachusetts
Public domain photograph - New England history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Memorial day proclamation. Executive office Santa Fe, N. M ... do reco...
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Streetscape of Main Street, Wilbraham Massachusetts
Looking north from Faculty Street on Memorial Day. Courtesy of Wilbraham Public Library
Memorial Day, 1905 - Political cartoon, public domain image
This illustration entitled, "Memorial Day, 1905", by cartoonist Clifford Berryman, which appeared in the Washington Post on May 30, 1905, depicts the honoring of loved ones who have died, with the celebration o... More
Civil War veteran Henry J. Seeley of 10th Indiana Light Artillery Regi...
Ribbon badge printed "Memorial Day 1906 G.A.R.," shows portrait of H.J. Seeley, commander, Elias Howe Jr., Post No. 3, Department of Conn., G.A.R., Bridgeport, Conn. Purchased from: J. Mountain Antiques, Ashb... More
Memorial Day parade with marching Civil War veterans, New Bedford, MA
Memorial Day parade with marching Civil War veterans, New Bedford, MA. Courtesy of New Bedford Free Public Library
Civil War veterans of Grand Army of the Republic General George Meade ...
Photograph shows group portrait of Union veterans. Notation on verso: "General George Meade Post 48 GAR, Memorial Day, 1906." Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2017; (D073) Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection... More
President Roosevelt, with the Mayor of Canton and the Governor of Ohio...
H104595 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright 1907 by Standard Scenic Company. No. 3407.
President Roosevelt exchanging greetings with the crowd while driving ...
H104572 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright by Keystone View Co. No. 14225.
[President Roosevelt with the Mayor of Canton reviewing parade on McKi...
H100556 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 107389. Stereograph format photograph not on stereograph mount.
[President Roosevelt with the Governor of Ohio and the Mayor of Canton...
H100552 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 107385. Stereograph format photograph not on stereograph mount.
View of cemetery on Memorial Day, Kearney, Nebraska
Public domain photograph - historical image of Nebraska, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Warren G. Harding making a Memorial Day address at Arlington National...
Album - Warren G. Harding I, no. 14320. Title and other information transcribed from unverified, old caption card data and item. National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). Caption card tracings: ... More
Flooding ^ Severe Storm - Madison, Tenn. , May 29, 2010 -- Gary Lima, ...
The original database describes this as: Title: Boy Scouts Place Flags at Nashville National Memorial Cemetery Production Date: 05/29/2010 Caption: Madison, Tenn. , May 29, 2010 -- Gary Lima, TEMA Community ... More
Flooding ^ Severe Storm - Madison, Tenn. , May 29, 2010 -- Gary Lima, ...
The original database describes this as: Title: Boy Scouts place flags at Nashville National Memorial Cemetery Production Date: 05/29/2010 Caption: Madison, Tenn. , May 29, 2010 -- Gary Lima, TEMA Community ... More
Flooding ^ Severe Storm - Madison, Tenn. , May 29, 2010 -- Gary Lima, ...
The original database describes this as: Title: Boy Scout leader with flags at Nashville National Memorial Cemetery Production Date: 05/29/2010 Caption: Madison, Tenn. , May 29, 2010 -- Gary Lima, TEMA Commu... More
Flooding ^ Severe Storm - Madison, Tenn. , May 29, 2010 -- Gary Lima, ...
The original database describes this as: Title: Boy Scouts Place Flags at Nashville National Memorial Cemetery Production Date: 05/29/2010 Caption: Madison, Tenn. , May 29, 2010 -- Gary Lima, TEMA Community ... More
Flooding ^ Severe Storm - Madison, Tenn. , May 29, 2010 -- Gary Lima, ...
The original database describes this as: Title: Boy Scouts Place Flags at Nashville National Memorial Cemetery Production Date: 05/29/2010 Caption: Madison, Tenn. , May 29, 2010 -- Gary Lima, TEMA Community ... More
Flooding ^ Severe Storm - Madison, Tenn. , May 29, 2010 -- Gary Lima, ...
The original database describes this as: Title: Boy Scouts place flags at Nashville National Memorial Cemetery Production Date: 05/29/2010 Caption: Madison, Tenn. , May 29, 2010 -- Gary Lima, TEMA Community ... More
A cartoon of a man sitting in a chair Untitled - Political cartoon, pu...
This untitled illustration by cartoonist Clifford Berryman, which appeared in the Washington Evening Star on May 31, 1909, shows a somber Uncle Sam sitting at a flag - draped tomb as he commemorates Memorial Da... More
Decoration Day, Kearney, Nebraska.
original size: 6x8 Public domain photograph - cemetery, graves, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Decoration Day, Kearney, Nebraska.
original size: 6x8 Public domain photograph - historical image of Nebraska, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Memorial Day parade, New Bedford, MA
Memorial Day parade, New Bedford, MA, showing policemen who were Spanish-American War veterans: l-r John Spooner, Albert B. White, William Almond, Joseph A. Sanders, James H. Sullivan, Harry C. Ellis, Arthur Go... More
Front of black-and-white photo postcard of "Children's Day Nursery, Pa...
The school featured in this postcard is now Memorial Day Nursery.
Memorial Day at Fort McPherson National Cemetery near Maxwell, Nebrask...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a park, park architecture, outdoors, romantic atmospheric landscape, cemetery, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Kathleen (sloop; yacht), on Memorial Day, 1911 May 30
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The Head of the Column, Massachusetts
The Head of the Column, Memorial Day parade, Civil War veterans. Courtesy of New Bedford Free Public Library
Memorial day / Ehrhart., Confederate States of America.
Illustration shows two older men, a former Confederate soldier and a former Union soldier, walking arm in arm to purchase tickets for a double-header baseball game; a young boy in the foreground tips his hat, a... More
Fairhaven, MA Civil War veterans assembled for Memorial Day services
Fairhaven, Massachusetts Civil War veterans assembled for Memorial Day services, 1913. Courtesy of New Bedford Free Public Library
Memorial Day, 1913 - Political cartoon, public domain image
Berryman Political Cartoon Collection Public domain photograph - grave, cemetery, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph - monument, cemetery, graves, free ... More
Civil War veterans marching in Memorial Day parade on William Street, ...
Civil War veterans marching in Memorial Day parade on William Street, New Bedford, MA, outside of City Hall. Courtesy of New Bedford Free Public Library
U.S. War Veterans, Col. Edmund Rice Camp No. 57, Dept. of Massachusett...
General Orders, No. 1 – Memorial Day, 1914. Courtesy of Leominster Public Library
Sailors, veterans, and attendees render honors as the national anthem ...
BANGOR, Wash. (May. 21, 2015) Sailors, veterans, and attendees render honors as the national anthem is played during the annual Memorial Day Tolling of the Boats ceremony at Deterrent Park on Naval Base Kitsap ... More
Cmdr. Paul Reinhardt, commanding officer, USS Alabama (SSBN 731) (Blue...
SILVERDALE, Wash. (May. 26, 2016) Cmdr. Paul Reinhardt, commanding officer, USS Alabama (SSBN 731) (Blue), addresses Sailors, veterans and attendees during the annual Memorial Day "Tolling the Boats" ceremony a... More
Group Among Markers on Last Stand Hill with the Custer Monument in the...
LIBI_00019_00431; A black-and-white photograph mounted on grey board; depicting a Custer group and memorial on Memorial Day; by Gabel of Hardin, Montana; created on unknown date.; Print, Photographic [Mounted o... More
In Memoriam - Political cartoon, public domain image
This illustration entitled, "In Memoriam", by cartoonist Clifford Berryman, which appeared in the Washington Evening Star on May 31, 1915, shows Lady Liberty celebrating Memorial Day as she places a palm branch... More
Parade, 53016, George Grantham Bain Collection
Photograph shows a "B-1," an armored car built on a Mack AB (truck) chassis participating in a parade on Memorial Day May 30, 1916 in New York City. On side of car: "NGNY" (National Guard of New York). (Source:... More
Memorial Day Commemoration at Anteitam
Park volunteers assist in placing a wreath on Memorial Day at the cemetery.
Raptor Day at the Park - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
UMN's Raptor education crew at the park on Memorial Day weekend
Memorial Day Flag Honor Guard - Public Domain image, National Parks Ga...
Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Memorial Day Flag Display - Public Domain image, National Parks Galler...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a park, park architecture, outdoors, romantic atmospheric landscape, cemetery, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Memorial Day Flag Display - Public Domain image, National Parks Galler...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a park, park architecture, outdoors, romantic atmospheric landscape, cemetery, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Volunteers help place a flag at the foot of every grave in the days le...
local elementary school children and current members of the military assist with placing flags at the cemetery.
Cannon Crew and VIPs - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
Superintendent Dale Wilkerson (left) and Captian Bo Johns (right) attend an artillery demonstration on Memorial Day weekend.
U.S. Park Police Horse Mounted Unit at Memorial Day Parade
The U.S. Park Police at the Memorial Day Parade in the San Francisco Field Office.
Park Partner - Capital Concerts, Inc.
The National Memorial Day Concert is a free annual concert performed on the West Lawn of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. The concert is produced by Capital Concerts, Inc. in partnership with the N... More
Ceremonies - Liberations - Memorial Day, 1918 - Cadets of Deveaux Coll...
Photographer: Carborundum Co. Ceremonies - Liberations - Memorial Day, 1918 Public domain photograph of military parade, army ceremony, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Capt. & Mrs. Mitchel, Jack Adams
Photograph shows Captain Charles Albert Adams (1846-1929), a U.S. naval officer who served as the commander of the USS Recruit, a wooden mockup of a battleship built in Union Square, New York City by the Navy ... More
American Red Cross - Soliciting Funds - Entertainments - Memorial Day ...
Photographer: C.P.I. American Red Cross - Soliciting Funds - Entertainments Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Junior Naval Scouts on RECRUIT - Public domain portrait photograph
Photograph shows members of the Junior Naval Scouts aboard the U.S.S. Recruit, a fake battleship built in Union Square, New York City by the Navy to recruit seamen and sell Liberty Bonds during World War I. The... More
Adm. Usher & Mayor Mitchel - Public domain portrait photograph
Photograph shows New York Mayor John Purroy Mitchel (1879-1918) turning over the U.S.S. Recruit to Admiral Usher on May 30, 1917. The Recruit was a fake battleship built in Union Square, New York City by the Na... More
Mrs. C.S. Whitman, General J.F. Bell, Gov. Whitman
Photograph shows Governor and Mrs. Charles S. Whitman of New York on either side of Major General Bell at the Memorial Day festivities in New York City, May 30, 1917. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2015) Titl... More
Ceremonies - Liberations - Memorial Day, 1918 - Memorial Day Parade. F...
Photographer: The Public Ledger, Phil. PA. Ceremonies - Liberations - Memorial Day, 1918
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY. WILSON SPEAKING, MEMORIAL DAY; MRS. WILSO...
A black and white photo of a man giving a speech, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955... More
Mrs. C.S. Whitman, General J.F. Bell, Gov. C.S. Whitman
Photograph shows Governor and Mrs. Charles S. Whitman of New York on either side of Major General Bell at the Memorial Day festivities in New York City, May 30, 1917. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2015) Titl... More
Ceremonies - Liberations - Memorial Day, 1918 - Decoration Day of 1919...
Photographer: Felix J. Koch Ceremonies - Liberations - Memorial Day, 1918 Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Ceremonies - Liberations - Memorial Day, 1918 - Drafted men parading o...
Photographer: Rec'd from Mayor Ceremonies - Liberations - Memorial Day, 1918 Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Ceremonies - Liberations - Memorial Day, 1918 - Patriotic demonstratio...
Date Taken: 1917 Photographer: U.S. Naval Rifle Range Ceremonies - Liberations - Memorial Day, 1918
Ceremonies - Liberations - Memorial Day, 1918 - U.S.N.R.F. in Memorial...
Photographer: Rec'd from Mayor Ceremonies - Liberations - Memorial Day, 1918 Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Ceremonies - Liberations - Memorial Day, 1918 - Mayor Hylan reviewing ...
Date Taken: 5/30/1918 Photographer: International Film Service Ceremonies - Liberations - Memorial Day, 1918
Ceremonies - Liberations - Memorial Day, 1918 - Scene oon the British ...
Date Taken: 5/31/1918 Photographer: International Film Service Ceremonies - Liberations - Memorial Day, 1918
Ceremonies - Liberations - Memorial Day, 1918 - Washington girls placi...
Date Taken: 5/30/1918 Photographer: International Film Service Ceremonies - Liberations - Memorial Day, 1918
Decoration Day 1917, George Grantham Bain Collection
Photograph shows the Memorial Day festivities on Fifth Avenue, at the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument in Riverside Park, New York City, May 30, 1917. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2015) Title from data provi... More
Ceremonies - Liberations - Memorial Day, 1918 - Drafted men returned f...
Photographer: Rec'd from Mayor Ceremonies - Liberations - Memorial Day, 1918 Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Ceremonies - War Savings Stamps - East Side New York parades for war s...
Date Taken: 5/30/1918. - Photographer: Western Newspaper Union Ceremonies - War Savings Stamps
On RECRUIT, George Grantham Bain Collection
Photograph shows a view from the U.S.S. Recruit, a fake battleship built in Union Square, New York City by the Navy to recruit seamen and sell Liberty Bonds during World War I. The photograph was taken on Memo... More
Ceremonies - Liberations - Memorial Day, 1918 - Memorial Day ceremonie...
Photographer: The Public Ledger, Phil. PA. Ceremonies - Liberations - Memorial Day, 1918
Ceremonies - Liberations - Memorial Day, 1918 - American Red Cross nur...
Date Taken: 5/30/1918 Photographer: Kadel & Herbert Ceremonies - Liberations - Memorial Day, 1918