Reading Photographs: MacArthur and Hirohito
How would you have planned this photograph if you were General MacArthur?
Reading Photographs: Snow Day
When was this winter photo taken? See what clues you can spot!
WhatWasThere
Put the past next to the present with this photo-sharing and mapping tool.
Native American Heritage Month: Questioning Photos
Photographs capture how someone appeared at one moment in time. But who arranged that moment?
Google Maps
Discover a whole new world of mapping and geography with Google Maps!
Women Taking History: Women's History Month 2011
This Women’s History Month, remind your students that women have made history in more ways then one—by recording it, as well as being recorded.
Milwaukee Art Museum Collections
Teaching Milwaukee state history, or looking to make a connection between art and social studies? Peruse more than 20,000 works of art in these online exhibitions.
Third Graders Analyzing Historical Sources
A 3rd-grade teacher leads her students through analysis of child labor photographs.
Women Artists of the American West
What have women artists considered worthy of depiction in the U.S. West?
American Photography: A Century of Images
How has photography altered our perception of and the actuality of reality?
American Museum of Photography
View fantastic photography throughout the ages in over 15 exhibits.
Child Labor in America, 1908-1912: Photographs of Lewis W. Hine
Sixty-four photographs taken by Lewis W. Hine between 1908 and 1912 document child labor conditions.
Edward S. Curtis's The North American Indian
More than 2,000 striking images of North American tribes from between 1907 and 1930.
Touring Turn-of-the-Century America
This database of images literally offers snapshots of late 19th to early 20th century America.
Taking the Long View: Panoramic Photographs, 1851-1991
Displays nearly 4,000 panoramic photographs of cityscapes, landscapes, and group portraits.
Historic Government Publications from World War II: A Digital Library
Includes more than 300 U.S. government pamphlets and books on home front issues from World War II.
Photographs from the Chicago Daily News: 1902-1933
Presents more than 55,000 Chicago Daily News photographs taken in the early 20th century.
Small-Town America: Images from the Robert Dennis Collection, 1850-1920
More than 12,000 stereoscopic photographs depict life in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut small towns and rural areas from 1850 to 1920.
Digital Library of Georgia
Examines the history and culture of the state of Georgia, presenting an extensive range of primary sources.
The Great Depression to World War II: Photos from the FSA-OWI
Explore this database of over 150,000 photographs that capture the true nature of this crisis and its solutions.
South Texas Border, 1900-1920: The Robert Runyon Collection
This site showcases over 8,000 images documenting the history and development of South Texas and the border.
Reclaiming the Everglades: South Florida's Natural History, 1884-1934
Contains 10,000 pages and images on Everglades reclamation efforts and the history of south Florida.
Around the World in the 1890s: Photographs, 1894-1896
Explore this archive of over 900 images by American photographer, William Henry Jackson.
Ansel Adams's Photographs of Japanese-American Internment at Manzanar
Ansel Adams’s photographs preserve life at the Manzanar War Relocation Center during World War II.
Selected Civil War Photographs
Explore more than 1,000 Civil War photographs.
Archival Research Catalog (ARC)
Access over than 78,000 digital government resources—from textual records to sound recordings and everything in between!
Making Sense of Documentary Photography
Textbook illustrations are often overlooked as historical evidence.