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We’re always happy to meet someone new! Aren’t you? Today we celebrate the life of a lesser-known film pioneer, George A. Beranger, who performed as André Beranger. He was an Australian-born actor of the silent era who worked with film legends D.W. Griffiths and Ernst Lubitsch. Beranger did not successfully make the transition between silent films and talkies and died in obscurity in Laguna Beach in 1973. Beranger was gay, and married Grace Anna Anderson Thornton in June 19...32 in what was, at the time termed a lavender marriage. They never lived together and were divorced in February 1935. This image was taken from Beranger’s 1940 naturalization where he listed himself as a motion picture director and his address as the Hollywood Athletic Club. #Pride2021 #LAHistory Series: Petitions for Naturalization, 1887-1992. Records of the U.S. District Courts, 1789-2004. (National Archives Identifier: 594890). https://catalog.archives.gov/id/594890

19 Pints and What Do You Get? 19 pockets? On January 4, 1921, Henry Sartuche was in Yuma, Arizona apparently with 8 pints of whiskey in his possession, in violation of the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. While that isn’t necessarily a jaw dropper, Mr. Sartuche was said to have been wearing a denim jumper which was lined on the inside with nineteen pockets large enough to hold a pint bottle. He had 8 pints on him when he was arrested. Mr. Sartuche, ...being caught some distance from his Leemore, California home, pled guilty and paid a $200 fine. #ArchivesWaitWhat #ArchivesBrewsday Series: Phoenix Criminal Case Files, 1912-2004. Record Group 21: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685 - 2009. (National Archives Identifier: 562807). https://catalog.archives.gov/id/562807

Hoo’s getting outside this month? June is Great Outdoors Month. In celebration of nature, today we are sharing these images of a spotted owl in a tree and a blue heron nest site from the Cleveland National Forest. To find a forest or grassland nearby to stretch your wings, please visit https://www.fs.usda.gov/ Item: Spotted Owl in a Tree, ca. 1979. Series: Photographs, ca. 1979 - ca. 1986. Record Group 95: Records of the Forest Service, 1870 - 2008. (National Archives Ide...ntifier 12004426). https://catalog.archives.gov/id/12004426 Item: Blue Heron Nest Site, 1984. Series: Photographs, ca. 1979 - ca. 1986. Record Group 95: Records of the Forest Service, 1870 - 2008. (National Archives Identifier 12004426). https://catalog.archives.gov/id/12004426

June is Caribbean American Heritage Month. In recognition, please visit https://www.archives.gov//topi/caribbean-american-heritage for records relating to Caribbean Americans and their history. For more resources and ways to celebrate, please visit https://www.caribbeanamericanmonth.org/ Item: Probationers of [African American] nurses training school, at Frederiksted, Saint Croix, Virgin Islands. Series: American Unofficial Collection of World War I Photographs, 1917 - 1918. Record Group 165: Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs, 1860 - 1952. (National Archives Identifier 533461). https://catalog.archives.gov/id/533461

Did you know that there are approximately 9.38 million dairy cows in the U.S.? In June, we celebrate #NationalDairyMonth, which started as National Milk Month in 1937. The image we are sharing today shows Petra Arrietta and her family with one of their milk cows on the Soboba Reservation (photo taken between 1936 and 1942). For more information on National Dairy Month, please visit this U.S. Department of Agriculture webpage: https://www.usda.gov//let-good-times-flow-nation...al-dairy-m @nationaldairycouncil #Soboba Item: Photograph of Petra Arrietta and Family with One of Her Milk Cows. Series: Photographs, 1936 - 1942. Record Group 75: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1793 - 1999. (National Archives Identifier 170103359). https://catalog.archives.gov/id/170103359

If your family was living in the U.S. between 1919-1933, they were likely affected by Prohibition! Today on National Moonshine Day, we celebrate the Americans whose lives didn’t dry out as much as the law would have liked. We have been processing a wholly entertaining series of criminal case files created in Phoenix, Arizona, that document the big rum runners, and the housewives that shared a drink to be neighborly. Here are a few artifacts from that collection. #ArizonaHi...story #prohibition @chandlermuseumaz Series: Criminal Case Files, 1912 - 2004. Record Group 21: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685 - 2009. (National Archives Identifier: 562807). https://catalog.archives.gov/id/562807 Captions for images: Labs_Volstead: Results of a lab test on an exhibit seized by Federal Prohibition agents, December 1920. Key_Volstead: Key taken off Abalino Rojas which led to a room full of booze at 513 E. Madison Street, Phoenix, 1925. (C-2407) Bottle 1: Exhibit label for a bottle taken from C. Polson mile south of Chandler, Arizona, who was also in possession of 15 gallons of liquor and 2 lbs of mash, November 25, 1923. (C-1886)

Horse Power In recognition of National Day of the Horse, today we are sharing this photograph of horses drinking from a stock trough on the Pala Reservation. Horses have contributed profoundly to the making of America - economically, culturally, etc. Not only have horses pulled plows to till the land, rounded up herds of sheep and cattle, and served as couriers in the Pony Express; they have always provided a special joy to their riders, and continue to provide a deep connec...tion as a source of strength. For more information on equine advocacy, please visit the American Horse Council’s website at https://www.horsecouncil.org/ #NationalDayOfTheHorse #horses #palareservation Item: Photograph of Horses Drinking from a Stock Trough. Series: Photographs, 1936 - 1942. Record Group 75: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1793 - 1999. (National Archives Identifier 170102573). https://catalog.archives.gov/id/170102573

On Monday, the Electoral College will meet to select the President and Vice President of the United States. If you would like to know more about the Electoral College and the process, please visit this National Archives website: https://www.archives.gov/electoral-college #ElectoralCollege #PresidentialElection

Charles Chuck Yeager passed away yesterday. He was the first person to travel faster than the speed of sound. He did it flying a Bell X-1 rocket plane, flying at Mach 1.05 at 45,000 feet on October 14, 1947. This was a joint effort between the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) and the U.S. Army Air Force. Chuck nicknamed the plane Glamorous Glennis for his wife as a good luck charm. We have a picture of the XS-1 control panel from the cockpit camera posit...ion. The XS-1 was renamed X-1 and was the first rocket-powered aircraft to go supersonic. The pilot was Captain Charles Chuck Yeager who, in 1947, was the first man to fly supersonic. From the picture we get a feel for what it must have been like from Chuck Yeager’s point of view. The interesting thing about the control panel is, none of the instruments are digital. The fact we achieved supersonic flight without any use of computers in 1947 is quite amazing. Series: Flight Test Project Files, ca. 1945 - ca. 1959. Record Group 255: Records of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1903 2006. https://catalog.archives.gov/id/295642 https://www.chuckyeager.com/

In celebration of National Miners’ Day, we bring you material from our holdings of a man not famous for being a miner, but nevertheless spent a large portion of his life doing just that. Wyatt Earp, known for his gunslinging, mined for most of his later years. He mined claims in Arizona, Alaska, and California. Here’s a little ditty we put together a few years back about his mining exploits in Arizona along with some of his kin. Wyatt Earp didn’t arrive in Tombstone to br...ing law and order to the town. He arrived like so many others, to seek riches in the mining boom. Wyatt and his brothers Virgil, and James Earp arrived in Tombstone in December 1879. Virgil and his wife had been living in the Arizona Territory town of Prescott and wrote to the brothers about the booming mining town of Tombstone. The brothers and their wives joined Virgil and his wife in Prescott, and travelled down to Tombstone together. Virgil was appointed Deputy U.S. Marshal for the Tombstone area, James became a saloon keeper, and Wyatt worked as a hired gun for the stage and ran a gambling establishment. The brothers also purchased shares into a few established mines in the area. After reacquainting themselves with Robert Winders, a former friend from Texas, the brothers and Winders submitted a mining claim of their own. The claim for the First North Extension of Mountain Maid mine was 17.41 acres and was just north of the Tombstone townsite. The three Earps and Winders paid $40.00 and submitted a request for survey on November 9, 1880. The four men began the process for a land patent. The final certificate was issued by the Bureau of Land Management’s General Land Office on November 15, 1882, nearly six months after the Earps left Tombstone. Earp later goes on to mine in the boomtown of Nome, Alaska, and establishes several mines along the Colorado River on the Arizona/California border. #wildwest #miner Series: Letters Sent, 1871-1923. Office of the Surveyor General of Arizona. Record Group 49, Records of the Bureau of Land Management. Series: Tract Books, 1873-1979. Arizona State Office. Record Group 49, Records of the Bureau of Land Management. (National Archives Identifier 4751092). https://catalog.archives.gov/id/4751092 Series: Township Survey Plats, 1869-1896. Arizona State Office. Record Group 49, Records of the Bureau of Land Management. (National Archives Identifier 5144045). https://catalog.archives.gov/id/5144045 Series: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880-1880. 10th Decennial Census Office. Record Group 29, Records of the Bureau of the Census. (National Archives Identifier 2353572). https://catalog.archives.gov/id/2353572

Try out this 1932 oatmeal cookie recipe which was found on The Women’s Page of The Mission Indian newsletter, Vol. 1, No. 5. These newsletters have been digitized and are are available in the Catalog at https://bit.ly/3nQMNsF #ArchivesBakeOff #ArchivesHashtagParty

Nothing says Christmas like fresh baked ornaments straight out of the archives catalog. Archives Technician Aaron located a delightful holiday picture with Betty Ford and her daughter Susan transforming cookies into Christmas ornaments. It seems once the cookies are out of the oven they are decorated and they go straight to the White House tree. I remember when I was a young sprout baking and decorating cookies for the tree. I also remember they had a special coating to make... them last for years. Did you have a similar holiday tradition? #ArchivesHashtagParty #ArchivesBakeOff For more information about the Gerald Ford Presidency check out the Ford Presidential library and museum. https://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/ Series: Gerald R. Ford White House Photographs, 8/9/1974 - 1/20/1977 Collection: White House Photographic Office Collection (Ford Administration), 12/6/1973 - 1/20/1977. (National Archives Identifier 6829629) https://catalog.archives.gov/id/6829629