This photograph archive contains more than 900 images made by American photographer William Henry Jackson (18431942) during his tour of North Africa, Asia, Russia, Australia, and Oceania from 1894 to 1896. The World's Transportation Commission, an organization formed to aid American business interests abroad, commissioned Jackson for this trip.
The photographs, originally exhibited in Chicago's Field Columbian Museum, focus on transportation systems, especially railroads, as well as tourist sites, indigenous life, wildlife, and locations of natural beauty. Nearly 687 of the images are from lantern slides, many of which were hand-colored. Many of the photographs appeared in Harper's Weekly. This collection is valuable for those interested in late 19th-century photography, colonialism, and industrialization.
The St. Clement's Island Museum, located at the site of Maryland's first colonial landing, guides visitors through the events that led up to that moment in 1634 and examines the industries that sprang up in Maryland as it was colonized.
The museum offers exhibits and guided tours for school groups.
The New Mexico History Museum presents the history of the state of New Mexico in six sections—five following the state from the days of Spanish colonization through stages up the present day, and the sixth focusing on modern New Mexicans' perceptions of their state.
The museum offers exhibits, research library access, and recreational and educational events.
The Palace of the Governors, an early 17th-structure built to house Spain's colonial government in the American Southwest, today chronicles the history of Santa Fe and New Mexico. Exhibits explore all of the periods of New Mexico's history, from Spanish colonial to Mexican to its time as a U.S. territory and, finally, a state. Museum-goers may also visit the Palace Print Shop and Bindery, a living exhibit which recreates 19th-century printing techniques.
The museum offers exhibits, self-guided and guided tours for school groups, research library access, and recreational and educational events.