Aerial view of CIA headquarters, Langley, Virginia
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A view of a Soviet MiG-25 Foxbat interceptor aircraft. (PHOTO courtesy...
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A side view of a Soviet T-64A main battle tank. "Soviet Military Power...
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Chart showing NATO-Warsaw Pact force comparison (in place in Europe-19...
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Left side view of a Soviet Su-24 Fencer fighter/bomber aircraft. "Sovi...
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Starboard beam view of the Soviet Kiev-class guided missile VSTOL airc...
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Bottom view of a Soviet MiG-25 Foxbat E interceptor aircraft in flight...
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A comparison chart of the total Warsaw Pact force and the total NATO f...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
A comparison chart of Soviet and North American air defense intercepto...
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An artist's concept of Soviet land, air and space-based lasers. (Sovie...
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“Studio Six Productions” Portfolio
To rescue six American diplomats who evaded capture during the seizure of the United States embassy in Tehran, Iran, on 4 November 1979, CIA technical specialists created a fake movie-production company in Holl... More
CORONA Film
CORONA is America’s first successful photographic reconnaissance satellite. When introduced in the 1960s, it revolutionized the collection of intelligence. CORONA’s first mission in August 1960 provided more ph... More
Persian Gulf War Leaflets
These CIA-produced leaflets were used during the Persian Gulf War. Copies of the leaflets were air-dropped over a selected area before an Allied bombing run. The leaflets gave the civilian people time to evacua... More
U. S. Tanks at Checkpoint Charlie
Oct. 27, 1961. On the western side of the border at Checkpoint Charlie, U. S. tanks stand guard as the face-off with the Soviets continues into the night. From the booklet "A City Torn Apart: Building of the Be... More
Checkpoint Charlie
Oct. 25, 1961. U. S. tanks move up to Checkpoint Charlie following a dispute with East Germany over American access to East Berlin. Checkpoint Charlie was the name given by the Western Allies to the best-known ... More
East German Police
Sept. 24, 1961. As residents of Bernauer Strasse are forcibly evacuated from their homes, the East German police use mirrors to blind reporters and photographers in the West. From the booklet "A City Torn Apart... More
West Berlin Demonstration
Aug. 16, 1961. An estimated 250,000 people turn out in West Berlin to denounce the sealing off of the East Zone and to hear West Berlin Mayor Willi Brandt compare the move to Adolf Hitler's occupation of the Rh... More
Burundi. Public domain maps, CIA - Public domain map
The World Factbook, also known as the CIA World Factbook, is a reference resource produced by the Central Intelligence Agency with almanac-style information about the countries of the world. The official print ... More
Bolivia. Public domain maps, CIA - Public domain map
The World Factbook, also known as the CIA World Factbook, is a reference resource produced by the Central Intelligence Agency with almanac-style information about the countries of the world. The official print ... More
Honduras. Public domain maps, CIA - Public domain map
The World Factbook, also known as the CIA World Factbook, is a reference resource produced by the Central Intelligence Agency with almanac-style information about the countries of the world. The official print ... More
1971 Afghanistan (30253171324) - Public domain map
1971 Afghanistan
Egyptian President Sadat with President Carter, April 1977 (1072944585...
Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress
Enigma Machine - Flickr - The Central Intelligence Agency
During World War II, the Germans used the Enigma, a cipher machine, to develop nearly unbreakable codes for sending messages. The Enigma's settings offered 150,000,000,000,000,000,000 possible solutions, yet th... More
Soviet tanks in Berlin 1961
Italiano: Carri sovietici T-55 schierati davanti al Checkpoint Charlie il 28 ottobre 1961, fronteggiano i mezzi corazzati americani
The World Factbook - Australia - Flickr - The Central Intelligence Age...
A view in Kings Canyon, a natural wonder in Australia's Outback. Visit The World Factbook for more information about Australia.
U.S. delegation pose for a group photo with Air Force personnel during...
December 22, 1997: President Clinton, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Chelsea Clinton, Senators Joseph Biden and Robert Dole, Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, and other members of the U.S. delegation pose for a g... More
T-72 main battle tank. (PHOTO courtesy of Soviet Military Power Magazi...
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Soviet and US tactical aircraft. Courtesy of Soviet Military Power, 19...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
A map showing the ballistic missile defense system surrounding Moscow....
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
A view of the superstructure on the Soviet Kirov class guided missile ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
A map of Asia showing the combat radius of Soviet Tu-16 Badger aircraf...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
Helms Letter
A future director’s note to his son. As Americans celebrated victory in Europe in May 1945, Office of Strategic Services (OSS) officer Richard Helms wrote this touching and eloquent letter to his young son on ... More
Enigma Machine - Public domain dedication image
During World War II, the Germans used the Enigma, a cipher machine, to develop nearly unbreakable codes for sending messages. The Enigma's settings offered 150,000,000,000,000,000,000 possible solutions, yet th... More
West Berliners
Nov. 30, 1961. As the holiday season approaches, West Berliners try to stay in contact with friends in East Berlin by waving to them across the border. From the booklet "A City Torn Apart: Building of the Berlin Wall."
Soviet Tanks near Checkpoint Charlie
Oct. 27, 1961. Soviet tanks gather near Checkpoint Charlie where they engage in a tense face-off with U.S. tanks positioned on the western side. From "A City Torn Apart: Building of the Berlin Wall."
East German Police
October 1961. East German police officers guarding the border zone, as seen through a hole in the Berlin Wall at the intersection of Zimmerstrasse and Markgrafenstrasse. From the booklet "A City Torn Apart: Bui... More
East German Soldiers
Early September 1961. East German soldiers turn away a couple trying to cross the border into West Berlin. From the booklet "A City Torn Apart: Building of the Berlin Wall."
Azerbaijan. Public domain maps, CIA - Public domain map
The World Factbook, also known as the CIA World Factbook, is a reference resource produced by the Central Intelligence Agency with almanac-style information about the countries of the world. The official print ... More
Belarus. Public domain maps, CIA - Public domain map
The World Factbook, also known as the CIA World Factbook, is a reference resource produced by the Central Intelligence Agency with almanac-style information about the countries of the world. The official print ... More
Belize. Public domain maps, CIA - Public domain map
The World Factbook, also known as the CIA World Factbook, is a reference resource produced by the Central Intelligence Agency with almanac-style information about the countries of the world. The official print ... More
Cuba. Public domain maps, CIA - Public domain map
The World Factbook, also known as the CIA World Factbook, is a reference resource produced by the Central Intelligence Agency with almanac-style information about the countries of the world. The official print ... More
Guam. Public domain maps, CIA - Public domain map
The World Factbook, also known as the CIA World Factbook, is a reference resource produced by the Central Intelligence Agency with almanac-style information about the countries of the world. The official print ... More
Ireland. Public domain maps, CIA - Public domain map
The World Factbook, also known as the CIA World Factbook, is a reference resource produced by the Central Intelligence Agency with almanac-style information about the countries of the world. The official print ... More
1950 International Trade (30583518780)
1950 International Trade
1951 Indochina (30583518180) - Public domain map
1951 Indochina
24 Warsaw Pact War Plan - Flickr - The Central Intelligence Agency
June 1968. This map was developed by the CIA to show the Warsaw Pact war plan for the central region of Europe. According to the June 18, 1968 Summary Intelligence Memorandum from the CIA Directorate of Intell... More
Carter makes remarks before departing for the Camp David, September 3,...
Photo courtesy of Jimmy Carter Library
Carter, Sadat, and Begin, September 6, 1978 (10729510144)
Photo courtesy of Jimmy Carter Library
Checkpoint Charlie - Flickr - The Central Intelligence Agency
Dec. 4, 1961. Under the eye of East German soldiers and police officers, construction workers install a tank barrier on the eastern side of Checkpoint Charlie. From the booklet "A City Torn Apart: Building of ... More
CIA Terrain Process Photos (30249693513)
CIA Terrain Process Photos, showing the steps for creating a shaded relief map of present-day Rwanda and Burundi
DDCIA-Gina-Haspel-highres (25953435177)
Gina Haspel was sworn in as the Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency on February 7, 2017. In this position, she assists the D/CIA in managing intelligence collection, analysis, covert action, coun... More
Petraeus' Swearing-In - Flickr - The Central Intelligence Agency
Vice President Joe Biden swears in incoming CIA director David Petraeus with his wife, Holly Petraeus, in the Roosevelt Room of the West Wing, September 6, 2011. Also pictured are Director of National Intellige... More
Sadat and Begin and their delegations at Camp David, September 17, 197...
Photo courtesy of Jimmy Carter Library
Triple handshake with Carter, Sadat, and Begin in the East Room, Septe...
Photo courtesy of Jimmy Carter Library
West Berliners - Flickr - The Central Intelligence Agency (1)
Nov. 30, 1961. As the holiday season approaches, West Berliners try to stay in contact with friends in East Berlin by waving to them across the border. From the booklet "A City Torn Apart: Building of the Berl... More
President Gerald R. Ford Meeting with Members of the Commission on Cen...
This photograph depicts President Gerald R. Ford meeting with Vice President Nelson A. Rockefeller, Chairman of the Commission on Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Activities Within the U.S., and Commission me... More
Illustration showing Soviet theater forces. "Soviet Military Power," 1...
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Artist concept of mobile SS-20 long-range INF missile launchers. "Sovi...
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Kirov class guided missile cruiser. Courtesy of Soviet Military Power,...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
VICTOR III-Class Submarine. Courtesy of Soviet Military Power, 1984. P...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
Artist's concept of the Soviet Su-25 Frogfoot aircraft. Courtesy of So...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
A comparison chart of Soviet and US tactical aircraft. From Soviet Mil...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
A map of the Soviet Union showing the location of air bases with strat...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
Peacekeeper
By Dru Blair.2010.Mixed Media on Illustration Board.Donated Courtesy of Richard J. Guggenhime and Donald Elster..On 23 January 1968, North Korea seized the US Navy Ship Pueblo while it was on a signals intellig... More
East Germans Fortify Border - Public domain historical image
November 1961. East Germans fortify the border at the Brandenburg Gate, expanding the concrete wall and adding a barbed-wire fence. From the booklet "A City Torn Apart: Building of the Berlin Wall."
Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Public domain maps, CIA
The World Factbook, also known as the CIA World Factbook, is a reference resource produced by the Central Intelligence Agency with almanac-style information about the countries of the world. The official print ... More
Guinea. Public domain maps, CIA - Public domain map
The World Factbook, also known as the CIA World Factbook, is a reference resource produced by the Central Intelligence Agency with almanac-style information about the countries of the world. The official print ... More
1962 Cuba Missiles (30848755396) - Public domain map
Map created by American intelligence showing Surface-to-Air Missile Activity in Cuba, 5 September 1962
Les Marguerites Fleuriront ce Soir - Flickr - The Central Intelligence...
Les Marguerites Fleuriront ce Soir (the daisies will bloom at night) by Jeffrey W. Bass Oil on Canvas, 2006 Donated by Richard J. Guggenhime When France fell under the Nazi boot in June 1940, Great Britain stoo... More
Soviet Leader Leonid Brezhnev - Flickr - The Central Intelligence Agen...
Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev. From the booklet "President Nixon and the Role of Intelligence in the 1973 Arab-Israeli War." For more information, visit www.cia.gov/library/publications/historical-collection-pu...
1953 Iranian coup d'état - Communist papers and newsstands
فارسی: 28 مرداد 1332، 11 صبح: حمله به دفترهای نشریات کمونیستی
1953 Iranian coup d'état - Guards in front of Mosaddeq’s home
فارسی: 28 مرداد 1332، 4 بعد از ظهر: تظاهرات ادامه داشت و جلوی خانه مصدق به محل نبرد بدل شده بود. با تغییر موضع ارتش در مقابل مصدق، وجود کودتای نظامی، محرز شده بود.
1953 Iranian coup d'état - Pulling down statues of the Reza Shah (1)
فارسی: 27 مرداد 1332: بدون جلوگیری پلیس یا سربازان، جمعیت، مجسمه رضا شاه در میدان سپه (توپخانه کنونی) را به زیر می کشند.
A starboard view of a Soviet Delta III class nuclear-powered ballistic...
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Su-24/Fencer ground support aircraft. (PHOTO courtesy of Soviet Milita...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
Front view of a Soviet Mi-8 Hip E attack helicopter in flight. "Soviet...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
Outline of the Soviet Union showing Soviet military forces and their p...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
Soviet Military Power. Courtesy of Soviet Military Power, 1984. PHOTO ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
US and Soviet space launch vehicles. Courtesy of Soviet Military Power...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
Soviet and US military transport aircraft. Courtesy of Soviet Military...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
A chart showing the various types of Soviet surface-to-surface missile...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
Left side view of a Soviet Tu-95 Bear-D naval reconnaissance aircraft ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
Untouchable
by Dru Blair.Mixed Media on Illustration Board, 2007.Donated by Daniel K. Hilton.Under the highly secret Project OXCART, CIA developed the A 12 as the U-2’s successor, intended to meet our nation’s need for a v... More
Children in East and West Berlin
October 1961. Children keep their friendship across the barbed wire border between East and West Berlin. From the booklet "A City Torn Apart: Building of the Berlin Wall."
West Berliners
October 1961. West Berliners watch as East Germans prepare the “death strip,” a stretch of land along the eastern side of the Berlin Wall that was cleared to give guards an unobstructed view of anyone seeking t... More
Andorra, Public domain maps, CIA - Public domain map
The World Factbook, also known as the CIA World Factbook, is a reference resource produced by the Central Intelligence Agency with almanac-style information about the countries of the world. The official print ... More
Brunei Darussalam. Public domain maps, CIA
The World Factbook, also known as the CIA World Factbook, is a reference resource produced by the Central Intelligence Agency with almanac-style information about the countries of the world. The official print ... More
Dominican Republic. Public domain maps, CIA
The World Factbook, also known as the CIA World Factbook, is a reference resource produced by the Central Intelligence Agency with almanac-style information about the countries of the world. The official print ... More
Spain. Public domain maps, CIA - Public domain map
The World Factbook, also known as the CIA World Factbook, is a reference resource produced by the Central Intelligence Agency with almanac-style information about the countries of the world. The official print ... More
Haiti. Public domain maps, CIA - Public domain map
The World Factbook, also known as the CIA World Factbook, is a reference resource produced by the Central Intelligence Agency with almanac-style information about the countries of the world. The official print ... More
Hungary. Public domain maps, CIA - Public domain map
The World Factbook, also known as the CIA World Factbook, is a reference resource produced by the Central Intelligence Agency with almanac-style information about the countries of the world. The official print ... More
East German Police - Flickr - The Central Intelligence Agency (5)
Late August 1961. East German police officers check the documents of East Berliners trying to pass from Potsdamer Platz to West Berlin. From the booklet "A City Torn Apart: Building of the Berlin Wall." For mor... More
East German Refugees - Flickr - The Central Intelligence Agency (1)
July 1961. Refugees from East Germany read news accounts of President John F. Kennedy’s July 25, 1961 address to the American people about the growing conflict with the Soviet Union over the status of Berlin. ... More
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat - Flickr - The Central Intelligence Age...
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat. From the booklet "President Nixon and the Role of Intelligence in the 1973 Arab-Israeli War." For more information, visit www.cia.gov/library/publications/historical-collection-pu...
Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife - Flickr - The Central Intelligence Age...
Introduced in 1941, this knife is named after its two British designers, Captains W.E. Fairbairn and E.A. Sykes. While serving with the Shanghai Police, they gained experience in close-combat fighting. Fairbair... More
Peacekeeper - Flickr - The Central Intelligence Agency
By Dru Blair 2010 Mixed Media on Illustration Board Donated Courtesy of Richard J. Guggenhime and Donald Elster On 23 January 1968, North Korea seized the US Navy Ship Pueblo while it was on a signals intellige... More
President Nixon 1970 CIA map (30848926746)
President Nixon 1970 CIA map
Soviet Tanks near Checkpoint Charlie - Flickr - The Central Intelligen...
Oct. 28, 1961. Soviet tanks near Checkpoint Charlie sit about 500 feet from the border with West Berlin. From the booklet "A City Torn Apart: Building of the Berlin Wall." For more information, visit CIA's Hist... More
Triangular 24-Inch Engineering Scale (30245415043)
Cartographers used this tool to take linear measurements from maps and scale diagrams. If two of its six available scales matched those of a map original and desired copy, the tool could be used to accurately m... More