Ashland, Aroostook County, Naine. Children made up a large part of the Memorial Day parade, 1943. John Collier, Photographer. Courtesy the Library of Congress
Stereograph shows President Grant and General John Logan seated at flag-draped reviewing stand. Washington, D.C. By J. F. Jarvis, 1868 May 30. Courtesy the Library of Congress
Gloucester, Massachusetts. Memorial Day, 1943. A Legionaire sounding taps for the War dead during services . Gordon Parks, Photographer. Courtesy the Library of Congress
President Roosevelt exchanging greetings with the crowd while driving through Canton on McKinley Memorial Day. Keystone View Company, publisher. Courtesy the Library of Congress
President and Mrs. Hoover lead nation in observing Memorial Day. The National Capital, led by President and Mrs. Hoover, today, Memorial Day, paid tribute to America's dead heroes of 4 wars at Arlington National Cemetary. President Hoover is shown placing a wreath on the tomb of America's Unknown Soldier. Following the Chief Executive Mrs.Hoover placed a bunch of white carnations on the tomb. Harris & Ewing, photographer. Courtesy the Library of Congress
"Decoration Day. No. 1618" . Courtesy the Library of Congress
Honor the brave Memorial Day, May 30, 1917. Courtesy the Library of Congress
Arlington Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia. An American Legion color bearer singing "America" in the amphitheater. Esther Bubley, Photographer. Courtesy the Library of Congress
Arlington Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia. Spectators putting up umbrellas as a light rain starts falling at the Memorial Day services in the amphitheater. Esther Bubley, Photographer. Courtesy the Library of Congress
Arlington Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia. American legion color bearer at the Memorial Day services in the amphitheater. Esther Bubley, Photographer. Courtesy the Library of Congress
Gloucester, Massachusetts. Memorial Day, 1943. American Legion band playing at the Memorial service. Gordon parks, Photographer. Courtesy the Library of Congress
Ashland, Aroostook County, Maine. Memorial Day ceremonies, 1943. John Collier, Photographer. Courtesy the Library of Congress
Ashland, Aroostook County, Maine. Singing the national anthem at the Memorial Day ceremonies, 1943. John Collier, Photographer. Courtesy the Library of Congress
Arlington Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia. A girl taking a picture of the ceremony of laying a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Esther Bubley, Photographer. Courtesy the Library of Congress
Ashland, Aroostook County, Maine. All boys and young men were in the Memorial Day parade, 1943; there were almost none in the audience. Over 300 men had been drafted from Ashland. John Collier, Photographer. Courtesy the Library of Congress
Two farmers talking outside of a main street bank, Roxboro, North Carolina, Memorial Day, 1940. Jack Delano, Photographer. Courtesy the Library of Congress
President Theodore Roosevelt, with the Mayor of Canton and the Gov. of Ohio, reviewing parade on McKinley Memorial Day, Canton, Ohio, Sept. 30, 1907. Underwood & Underwood, publisher. Courtesy the Library of Congress
Ashland, Aroostook County, Maine. Saluting the dead of the first World War at the Memorial Day ceremonies, 1943. John Collier, Photographer. Courtesy the Library of Congress
Arlington Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia. Spectators at the Memorial Day services in the amphitheater. Esther Bubley, Photographer. Courtesy the Library of Congress
Ashland, Aroostook County, Maine. Marching from the cemetery at the conclusion of the Memorial Day ceremonies, 1943. John Collier, Photographer. Courtesy the Library of Congress
Warren G. Harding making a Memorial Day address at Arlington National Cemetery. Between 1921 and 1923. Courtesy the Library of Congress
Men standing on the corner of the main street on rainy Memorial Day. Roxboro, North Carolina, 1940. Jack Delano, Photographer. Courtesy the Library of Congress
Arlington National Cemetery. Wilson speaking at Memorial Day; Mrs Wilson and Daniels at right. 1917. Harris & Ewing, photographer. Courtesy the Library of Congress
Lincoln Monument, Union Square, Decoration Day, 1876. Stereograph showing a crowd gathered in front of a statue of Abraham Lincoln in Union Square Park which has been decorated for Memorial Day. Peter F. Weil, Photographer. Courtesy the Library of Congress
Memorial Day, 1923. Courtesy the Library of Congress
American Legion, Memorial Day Parade, May, 1925. Courtesy the Library of Congress
Washington, D.C. Memorial Day parade, 1942. Royden Dixon, Photographer. Courtesy the Library of Congress
Arlington Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia. Stars and Stripes at the Memorial Day services. Esther Bubley, Photographer. Courtesy the Library of Congress
Washington, D.C. President Roosevelt reviewing the Memorial Day parade, 1942. Royden Dixon, Photographer. Courtesy the Library of Congress
Greenbelt, Maryland. Boy Scout rigged out for the Memorial Day ceremony, 1942. Marjory Collins, Photographer. Courtesy the Library of Congress
Arlington Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia. Decorating a soldier's grave on Memorial Day, 1943. Esther Bubley, Photographer. Courtesy the Library of Congress
Arlington Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia. Boy scout color bearer listening to the Memorial Day ceremony, 1943. Bubley, Esther, photographer. Courtesy the Library of Congress
Gloucester, Massachusetts. Memorial Day, 1943. Portrait of an American legionnaire, 1943. Gordon Parks, Photographer. Courtesy the Library of Congress
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Lithuanian-Americans attending Memorial Day mass in the Lithuanian cemetery, 1943. Marjory Collins, Photographer. Courtesy the Library of Congress
Ashland, Aroostook County, Maine. Even with gasoline rationed, many people attended the Memorial Day ceremonies in cars, 1943. John Collier, Photographer. Courtesy the Library of Congress
Ashland, Aroostook County, Maine. A young patriot at the Memorial Day ceremonies, 1943. John Collier, Photographer. Courtesy the Library of Congress
Southington, Connecticut. The Memorial Day parade moving down the main street. The small number of spectators is accounted for by the fact that the town's war factories did not close. 1942. Fenno Jacobs, Photographer. Courtesy the Library of Congress
Southington, Connecticut. An American town and its way of life. The Memorial Day parade moving down the main street. The small number of spectators is accounted for by the fact that the town's factories did not close. 1942. Fenno Jacobs, Photographer. Courtesy the Library of Congress
Lest we forget. Elderly woman holding flowers and kneeling at grave of soldier, France, May 30, 1918. Courtesy the Library of Congress