July 4, 1919. "Washington's men and women who served during the war gathered at the base of the Washington Monument, receiving medals of honor provided by the citizens of the District of Columbia. The big crowd has just turned to watch a daring aviator circling low above the trees that surround the monument grounds." National Photo glass negative. View full size.

July 1942. "Bridgeton, New Jersey. Facilities for workers employed at the Seabrook Farms. Fourth of July picnic at Parvin Park." 4x5 acetate negative by John Collier. View full size.

July 1941. "Getting potatoes from bucket in potato race at the Fourth of July celebration in Vale, Oregon." Photo by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

July 1941. "Main street of Vale, Oregon, on the Fourth of July. Vale is one of the shopping centers for farmers who live and work on the Vale-Owyhee irrigation project." Medium format acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

July 1941. "Boys' tug of war, Fourth of July celebration. Vale, Oregon." 35mm acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

July 1941. "Greased pig race, Fourth of July. Vale, Oregon." 35mm acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

July 1941. "Roughhousing at Fourth of July picnic, Vale, Oregon." Mess with the boys of the Baker Motorcycle Club at your peril. 35mm acetate negative by Russell Lee. View full size.

July 1941. "Store with cap guns and fireworks for sale, Fourth of July, Vale, Oregon." 35mm acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

July 4, 1941. Vale, Oregon. "One of the floats in the Fourth of July parade." Medium format acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

        UPDATE: As noted by our astute commenters, the store shown here is now the home of Bill Green's restaurant, Gullah Grub.

July 4, 1939. "A Fourth of July celebration. St. Helena Island, South Carolina." 35mm color transparency by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

1940. "Farm family having Fourth of July fish fry along the Cane River near Natchitoches, Louisiana." Photo by Marion Post Wolcott. View full size.

July 1941. "People in Vale, Oregon, for the Fourth of July celebration." Acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

July 1941. "Carnival attractions in Vale, Oregon, on the Fourth of July." Acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

July 1941. Vale, Oregon. "Baseball players and spectators stand at attention while Chief Justice Stone gives the oath of allegiance over the radio." Medium format negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

July 1941. "Farm boys getting on the ferris wheel, one of the attractions at the Fourth of July celebration at Vale, Oregon." Medium format acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.