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 Message of President Andrew Jackson nominating his cabinet, 03/06/1829 (page 2 of 2)
 "SS Major Kurt Baron Haller Von Hallerstein admitted that he had buried nearly a million dollars worth of securities and jewelry... May 25, 1945" (NARA-111-SC-380425); Signal Corps Photographs of American Military Activity, 1754 - 1954; Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860 - 1982; Record Group 111; National Archives.
Dated May 25, 1945, the caption of this photo reads: "SS Major Kurt Baron Haller Von Hallerstein admitted that he had buried nearly a million dollars worth of securities and jewelry near Garmisch, Germany. Hallerstein (center) watches with Tec 4 Frederick Wolinsky, New York, NY, as his brother Helmuth Baron Haller Von Hallerstein, digs."
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, By John A. Roebling, 1867, Ink on tracing linen (ARC ID 594709); Civil Works Map File, 1800 – 1947; Records of the Office of the Chief of Engineers, 1789 – 1988; Record Group 77; National Archives.”] 
German-born John A. Roebling and his son, Washington A. Roebling, designed and built the famous Brooklyn Bridge connecting the cities of New York and Brooklyn. The remarkable design used Roebling’s patented system of steel wire cable construction. When it opened on May 24, 1883, the 1,595-foot main span was the longest suspension bridge in the world. Its graceful limestone and granite towers took 5 years to build and were designed with two large openings for the roadway.
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- Message of President Andrew Jackson nominating his cabinet, 03/06/1829 (page 2 of 2)
 "Instructing nurses on the use of respirator for a polio patient" By an unknown photographer, location unknown, May 23, 1958; General Records of the Department of Labor; Record Group 174; National Archives.
Dated May 23, 1958, the caption of this photo reads "Instructing nurses on the use of respirator for a polio patient."
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- Message of President Andrew Jackson nominating his cabinet, 03/06/1829 (page 2 of 2)
 General Order No. 143, May 22, 1863; Orders and Circulars, 1797-1910; Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1780s-1917; Record Group 94; National Archives.
The War Department issued General Order 143 on May 22, 1863, creating the United States Colored Troops. By the end of the Civil War, roughly 179,000 black men (10 percent of the Union Army) served as soldiers in the U.S. Army, and another 19,000 served in the Navy.
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- Message of President Andrew Jackson nominating his cabinet, 03/06/1829 (page 2 of 2)
 "OUTDOOR MARKET AT HAYMARKET SQUARE. PUBLIC PROTEST KEPT THE SQUARE FROM BECOMING PART OF AN EXPRESSWAY, 05/1973." Ernst Halberstadt, Photographer (ARC ID 550028); Series: DOCUMERICA: The Environmental Protection Agency's Program to Photographically Document Subjects of Environmental Concern, 1972 - 1977; Records of the Environmental Protection Agency, 1944 - 1999; Record Group 412; National Archives.
Taken in May 1973 at Boston’s Haymarket, this photograph is from the EPA’s DOCUMERICA Program to document subjects of environmental concern in America during the 1970s. The caption reads: "Outdoor market at Haymarket Square. Public protest kept the square from becoming part of an expressway, 05/1973 "
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 Act of May 20, 1862 (Homestead Act), Public Law 37-64 (12 STAT 392)., 05/20/1862 - 05/20/1862, Page 1 of 4 Act of May 20, 1862 (Homestead Act), Public Law 37-64 (12 STAT 392)., 05/20/1862 - 05/20/1862, Page 3 of 4 Act of May 20, 1862 (Homestead Act), Public Law 37-64 (12 STAT 392)., 05/20/1862 - 05/20/1862, Page 4 of 4
 Act of May 20, 1862 (Homestead Act), Public Law 37-64, 05/20/1862 (ARC ID 299815); Record Group 11; General Records of the United States Government; National Archives.
Passed on May 20, 1862, the Homestead Act accelerated the settlement of the western territory by granting adult heads of families 160 acres of surveyed public land for a minimal filing fee and 5 years of continuous residence on that land.
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- Message of President Andrew Jackson nominating his cabinet, 03/06/1829 (page 2 of 2)
 Return of Goods Shipped for Exportation on the Ship Mount Vernon, May 19, 1803; Weigher and Gauger's Returns of Goods, Collection District of Salem and Beverly; Records of the U.S. Customs Service; Record Group 36; National Archives and Records Administration-Northeast Region (Boston).
Dated May 19, 1803, this "Return of Goods" lists much of the exported cargo aboard the Ship Mount Vernon on its maiden voyage from Salem, Massachusetts. The "Return of Goods" indicates where and when these goods were originally brought to Salem; much of it had been imported from the West Indies and the East Indies.
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