Ash Springs, Nevada, Mexican farmhands take a dip in a desert oasis. The water was cool even though the air temperature was 110.
Baltimore, MD - The USS Constellation sailed to the African coast in 1859 where it intercepted vessels engaged in illegal slave trade. During this mission, it captured three ships and freed 705 Africans that were destined for slavery in the Americas. During the Civil War, the Constellation and its crew of 719 protected Union trade from Confederate raiders.
Bartender, Donkey Key, FL