In this short interview from the BBC series entitled "Survivors of the Titanic," Edwina MacKenzie vividly relays her experiences during the RMS Titanic's final hours. The interview was originally conducted on April 15, 1975.
In this interview from July 31, 1986, Tim Maby reports on the findings of Dr Ballard's team and describes the amazing footage they captured of the wreck of the Titanic.
This BBC interview series also features a related interview in which reporter Dr. Ballard and Mark Newhart describe the underwater camera used to take these impressive photographs.
In this interview from the BBC series entitled "Survivors of the Titanic," Major Prentis describes his flight from the RMS Titanic following her fatal collision with an iceberg. Albeit short, Prentis' story is not lacking in suspense. Listen as he describes his flight for freedom, which was facilitated by a hidden life jacket and an impressive 100 foot plunge from the stern of the ship. The interview was originally conducted April 15, 1966.
In this interview from the BBC series entitled "Survivors of the Titanic," junior officer Joseph Boxhall recalls his initial reaction to the Titanic's collision with the iceberg that ultimately sealed the ship's fate. The interview was originally conducted on October 22, 1962.
In this interview from the BBC series entitled "Survivors of the Titanic," former RMS Titanic steward Frederick Dent Ray relays the events of the sinking of this great ocean-liner from his perspective and narrates the manner in which he escaped from the ship. The interview was originally conducted in 1958.
In this interview from the BBC series entitled "Survivors of the Titanic," Commander Lightoller—second officer on board the RMS Titanic—gives his version of events on the fateful night in April 1912. According to Lightoller, this tragic event could have potentially been avoided if the bridge had received a very important warning message. The interview was originally conducted on November 1, 1936.
These published works, manuscripts, images, and motion picture footage address the formation of the movement to conserve and protect America's natural heritage. Materials include 62 books and pamphlets, 140 Federal statutes and Congressional resolutions, 34 additional legislative documents, and excerpts from the Congressional Globe and the Congressional Record. An additional 360 presidential proclamations, 170 prints and photographs, two historic manuscripts, and two motion pictures are available.
Materials include Alfred Bierstadt paintings, period travel literature, a photographic record of Yosemite, and Congressional acts regarding conservation and the establishment of national parks. An annotated chronology discusses events in the development of the conservation movement with links to pertinent documents and images.
Historical aspects of many of the 384 areas under the National Park Service's stewardship are presented in this expansive site. A "Links to the Past" section contains more than 25 text and picture presentations on such diverse history-related topics as archeology, architecture, cultural groups and landscapes, historic buildings, and military history. Of particular interest to teachers, a section entitled "Teaching with Historic Places" features more than 60 lesson plans designed "to enliven the teaching of history, social studies, geography, civics, and other subjects" by incorporating National Register of Historic Places into educational explorations of historic subjects. Examples include an early rice plantation in South Carolina; the lives of turn-of-the-century immigrant cigar makers near Tampa, Florida; a contrast between the Indianapolis headquarters of African-American businesswoman Madam C. J. Walker and a small store in Kemmerer, Wyoming, that grew into the J. C. Penney Company, the first nationwide department store chain; the Civil War Andersonville prisoner of war camp; President John F. Kennedy's birthplace; the Liberty Bell; Finnish log cabins in Iowa; and the Massachusetts Bay Colony's Saugus Iron Works. Especially useful for teachers interested in connecting the study of history with historic sites.
Presents a narrative in exhibit format—with hyperlinks to archival documents and photographs—on the cultural and economic life of the people who came to the Central Illinois River region from 1875 to 1950. Organized into three sections on the harvesting of fish, waterfowl, mussels, and natural ice; transportation by boat, railroad, and plank roads; and the settlement and development of six area river towns. The site delivers oral histories (audio and video), as well as illustrations and photographs. It may serve as a useful introduction to those studying this particular region and regional history in general.
This site is a collection of 253 travel narratives written between 1750 and 1920. The narratives were written by American citizens and foreign visitors about their travels in America. Some of the accounts were written by famous Americans (James Fenimore Cooper and Washington Irving, for example), but most of the authors were not famous. The narratives include their observations and opinions about American people, places, and society; and are valuable sources for the study of early American attitudes. Most accounts are viewable either as scanned images or as transcribed texts. Also included is the 32-volume set of manuscript sources entitled Early Western Travels, 1748-1846. The collection is searchable by keyword, and may be browsed by subject, author, and title. Students and teachers will find these primary sources invaluable for research and study of the late 18th and 19th centuries.