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Photography, Modern Photo of 1867 Tenement Building, from The Tenement Museum Vi

Students examine a set of primary source documents related to the life of an immigrant girl and her family in order to investigate what life might have been like at the turn of the century. [...] »

Photography, Collage of Magen David Emblems, 13 Feb 2008, Flickr CC

In this lesson, students will organize photographs both chronologically and conceptually in order to construct a narrative of the Holocaust. [...] »

Screencap, Collage of Pre-Revolution Documents, 2 April 2012, Images from activi

Teach your students about causality with this useful activity. [...] »

Handwritten document, Caspar Weinberger Diary Entry, 7 December 1985, HERB

Through the lens of both official and unofficial documents concerning the Iran-Contra Affair, this lesson enables students to examine how audience and purpose affect a document’s contents. [...] »

wood engraving, The First Cotton Gin, 1869 Dec. 18, William L. Sheppard, LOC

In this lesson, students explore the multiple stories behind the creation of the cotton gin. [...] »

Photography, Toys of Christmas Past, 26 Dec 2010, Paul Townsend, Flickr CC

Fact: kids love toys. Engage young learners in the classroom by having them compare popular toys from the past with those from the present. [...] »

Print, The first battle near Manturia [i.e. Manchuria], c. 1919, LoC

Explore the rise of animosity between the U.S. and Japan through primary source documents and related classroom activities. [...] »

Poster/Print, "They can't get on without us," Thomas Cantrell,  HERB by ASHP

Help students understand wartime propaganda with this excellent lesson plan. [...] »

Postcard, Thanksgiving greetings, P. Sander, New York Public Library

Take a variety of perspectives into account before moving past the first Thanksgiving. [...] »

Photography, Dictionaries, 17 June 2005, John Keogh, Flickr CC

This creative lesson transforms language into a historic artifact and enables students to analyze how language changes over time. [...] »

 
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