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Witness farming at the turn of the 20th century with this collection of photographs.

Photographs from the Fred Hulstrand and F. A. Pazandak Photograph Collections
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Which performers, from martial artists to yodelers, traveled the Chautauqua circuit?

Traveling Culture: Circuit Chautauqua in the Twentieth Century
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The peculiar power of the press in America . . . what is the role of the media?

The 4th Estate as the 4th Branch
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Spotlight on Elementary Education

History has been shaped and influenced by the out come of ancient trials—such as the Trial of Socrates in 399B.C.—to Rosenberg Trial in the 1950s. This site offers a comprehensive look at 50 prominent court trials throughout history and its resources can be used to give young learners an introduction to the history of the modern judicial system.

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Website Reviews

Find quality websites & primary sources
The Internet African-American History Challenge

A great website for introducing African American history to young or new [...] »

Liberty! The American Revolution
Painting, Surrender at Yorktown, Liberty! Chronicle of the Revolution: 1781.

The companion site to a PBS documentary, this website is a useful resource [...] »

Making of America
Book illustration, The archaeological..., 1876, Charles Rau, Making of America.

Provides more than 1.5 million pages of text in an effort to digitize more [...] »

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History Quiz

Test your history knowledge
Lewis Hine: Caption Critique

Does a caption change the meaning of a photograph?

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Early Telephone Etiquette

Should you leave your hat on when you talk on the telephone?

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Playing History

Board games preserve the past in squares, paper money, and toy tokens. [...] »

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Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
Huey Long
Stereograph, U.S. Senator Huey Long, c.1933, Keystone View Company

How exactly did U.S. Senator Huey Long intend to end poverty across the U.S [...] »

Denmark Vesey
An official report of the trials of sundry Negroes, 1822

Tried and executed in 1822, along with many other slaves, for a plotted [...] »

Causing the Civil War
Postcard, Train Load of Cotton for Export, South, 1902-1903, NYPL

Did King Cotton cause the Civil War? Or should you look further?

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National Resources

Federal teaching resources
National Postal Museum
Ink on paper, Kodak advertisement, c. 1942, National Postal Museum

When going postal is actually a good thing! Explore the Museum's extensive [...] »

Voice of America

Find out how to pronounce tricky names, and listen to official international [...] »

James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation

Looking for a way to fund graduate education related to teaching the U.S. [...] »

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A Life of Strenuous Endeavor
Theodore Roosevelt

T Roosevelt: "Let us pay with our bodies for our souls' desire."

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