Today we are traveling into the wild to bring you photographs from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Conservation Training Center. This series of photographs from the National Digital Library, ca. 1998 – 2011 (22-DP), consists of born-digital images and digital reproductions of analog photographs, serving as a visual record of the agency's interests and activities as it relates to its mission.
This series of more than 11,000 photos is now fully digitized and available to view in the Catalog. Photographs depict animals, vegetation, scenic views, and wildlife refuges, as well as U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employees, facilities, and outreach activities. To view these images, navigate to the series description. Then, in the Details section, find Includes, and click on the 11426 item(s) described in the catalog link.
Whooping cranes arrive in Florida with their Ultra-lite guides. National Archives Identifier: 166689804. According to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, young whooping cranes were trained to follow ultra-light aircraft as part of an effort to restore the endangered whooping crane population in the East.
Many thanks to the Still Pictures Branch at the National Archives for all of their work describing and making these photographs available in the Catalog for us all to access and appreciate. You can read more about these photographs in the Unwritten Record blog.
If you find yourself in many video calls lately, some of these images could make fantastic video conference backgrounds. Transport yourself into the wild (virtually, of course!) with your favorite photos. We would love to know more about how you use photographs found in the National Archives Catalog. Let us know and share your favorites with us!
Constitution Day
September 17 is Constitution Day! The National Archives celebrates the 233rd anniversary of the signing of the Constitution with special virtual programs for all ages, including book talks, public programs, and interactive webinars. The National Archives is the permanent home of the original Constitution. Constitution Day celebrates the signing of this landmark document in Philadelphia on September 17, 1787. See our special Celebrating Constitution Day page for information about our public programs, family activities, and online resources.
George Washington is about to receive the draft of the Constitution from James Madison in this mural by Barry Faulkner in the National Archives Building in Washington, DC
Native American Photograph Tagging
Thanks to all of our citizen archivists, more than 4,000 photographs from the Bureau of Indian Affairs are now more accessible and searchable in our Catalog.
We can still use your help! We are looking for citizen archivists to add specific topical subject tags to each photograph in the Record Group. Check out the citizen archivist dashboard to learn more and get started tagging! Thank you for helping make these rich records more accessible.
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