American Tourists and the Holy Land, 1865-1900
Help students make connections between religion, technology, and American culture in this teaching module.
Touring Monticello
Tour Monticello with TAH teachers and learn about the history behind Thomas Jefferson’s home.
Monticello: Jefferson's Experiment
TAH teachers get an introduction to Monticello as Thomas Jefferson’s ’laboratory.'
Smithsonian American Art Museum: "Inventing a Better Mousetrap"
Take a look at artifacts from the past—what might they be? Teachers model questioning objects in this Smithsonian exhibit on inventions.
National Portrait Gallery: Teaching with 19th-Century Portraits
Watch Briana Zavadil White introduce teachers to portraits of inventors and presidents from the 19th century.
American Archive of Public Broadcasting
Watch and listen to thousands of public broadcasting programs from across the U.S.
The History of Vaccines
Do you remember when everyone got chickenpox as a kid? Your students might not! Learn about how vaccination has changed lives.
The Gaming Evolution
From text-based to modern multiplayer interaction—even video games have history.
Transportation: Past, Present and Future
What pushes and pulls people into new ways of life? In this lesson, students use artifacts, documents, and photographs to help them answer this question.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
The government acts for fauna as well as society. When did this start? Why?
Resources for the Titanic's Centennial
One hundred years later, we’re still talking about the sinking of the Titanic. Let these resources ground your lessons!
1853 Daguerreotype
What does an 1853 daguerreotype have to say? Plenty, says Frank Goodyear, particularly about tourist culture and the rise of railroads and photography.
e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia
There’s far more to West Virginia than stereotypes suggest. Why not take some time to explore the state?
Puerto Rico Encyclopedia/Enciclopedia de Puerto Rico
Connect with your ELL students with this bilingual Puerto Rico Encyclopedia!
America's Love for the Automobile
An Exciting Whiff of Danger or La Belle Dame sans Merci?
Film Review: The Aviator
Historical films like The Aviator sacrifice historical context to create character portraits, says historian David Courtwright.
Throughout the Ages
Looking for a primary source website created especially for elementary teachers?
An Ear for the Past: The National Jukebox
Catchy primary sources? You bet! With the Library of Congress’s National Jukebox, get your students humming history.
Memorializing Memorials
How do we relate to national memorials? Photographs can show us how we want to see our monuments.
Women in the Lab (and the Field)
Marie Curie and Jane Goodall—you may know these female scientists, but can you name any American women scientists?
Historical Improbabilities
Truth is stranger than fiction, they say. Can you tell the difference?
Laura Jernegan: Girl on a Whaleship
Make whaling, a rich part of New England history, relevant to young students with the diary of a six-year-old at sea.
Riding the Rails
How many cows could a cowcatcher catch, if a cowcatcher could catch cows?
Innovation and Technology in the 19th Century
Of all the discoveries and developments that occurred in the 19th century, two proved to be the main force behind the development of the New Age.
Mystery Strategy for Elementary Students
Using the premise of a mystery, elementary students act as history detectives as they explore a historical question and formulate and test hypotheses.
Civil War Photos: What Do You See?
Analysis of photographs of Civil War artillery broadens students understanding of the American Industrial period.
Students Working in Local Historic Preservation
Engage your students in preserving local history! Use this teacher’s successful service learning activity to guide you.
Carriages and Wagons
Trade in your old Cabriolet for a new 1876 Landau? Test your knowledge of the trendiest 19th century carriages.
Early Telephone Etiquette
Should you leave your hat on when you talk on the telephone?
Saving Daylight
Politicians get hot under the collar when discussing the hottest of topics—the sun’s light. Which statements about Daylight Saving Time are true?
In Our Own Time: Native American Timekeeping
Pre-Columbian calendars were very different from the ones we use today. Are these statements about Native American timekeeping true?
Back to the Future . . .
In the year 1900, what did Americans think the next century would bring?
Patents as Primary Sources
Patents as primary sources? These documents can give your students clues to development of U.S. science, technology, business, and social concerns.
Turning Turtle: Shipwrecks and Disasters at Sea
The ship’s on her beam-ends and all’s lost! Test your knowledge of maritime disasters.
When Whales Lit the World
Up to the 20th century, whalers provided oil for the industrial revolution. How much do you know about these iron men and wooden ships?
Back to School
Binders, buses, and backpacks—consider the history of these back-to-school basics.
Exploration and Innovation
Crossing vast oceans required specialized tools and knowledge. Discover more about navigation and exploration.
The Museum of Broadcast Communications
Teaching media history and the spread of pop culture? Explore over 7,000 digitized programs and commercials.
Teaching the Transcontinental Railroad
From Chinese immigrants to the Golden Spike, explore the history of the transcontinental railroad.
Close Reading for Vocabulary, Context, and Tone
Analyzing a source requires context for a more complete understanding.
Primary Sources as Windows into the Past
Excite students by introducing them to primary sources that answer questions they have—not just questions you pose to them.
The Deadly Virus: The Influenza Epidemic of 1918
Influenza scares can be deadly—check out 16 documents and images from the 1918 flu epidemic.
University of Washington Libraries: Moving Image Collection
Northwest educators—need some unconventional primary sources? Check out 65 moving images from 1915 through the 21st century.
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.
Missouri Digital Heritage
Missouri teachers looking for primary sources, look no further. Explore this portal for resources from libraries, universities, archives, and heritage sites throughout the state.
Architect of the Capitol
What do our buildings tell us about ourselves? Take a spin around this website and learn about DC’s structural character.
Geo-Literacy Project: Students Explore Their World
Teacher Eva La Mar’s third graders become historians, writers, and videographers as they explore a community site.
Presidential Patent
How many presidents have applied for and received patents?
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Ever considered using mining to teach labor history?…
Team Ships
Learn the basic steps to building and commissioning a Navy vessel.
Tennessee Valley Authority
Read the act that gave way to the Tennessee Valley Authority, a major New Deal project.
Integrating Technology into the Classroom
Upgrade to “school 2.0” through making the most of technological resources.
The Social Museum Collection at Harvard University
More than 6,000 images related to U.S. social conditions and institutions.
U.S. Congressional Serial Set, 1817-1994
More than 355,000 items produced by the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, from 1817-1994.
Platte River Basin in Nebraska
Forty diverse documents about the history, geology, and hydrology of the Platte River, from 1843 to the present.
National Museum of Natural History
Don’t let “natural history” scare you away! The museum covers anthropology as well.
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
This presidential library presents sources from the 35th President’s life and times.
Early American Newspapers: Series 1, 1690-1876
17th- through 19th-century newspaper articles from 23 states and DC.
National Air and Space Museum
Fly me to the moon became a famous Frank Sinatra line. NASA also made this a reality, and the National Air and Space Museum tells us the story.
National Postal Museum
When going postal is actually a good thing! Explore the Museum’s extensive online resources, including 15 exhibits.
Peace Corps
Explore world and U.S. history simultaneously through universal development issues.
Federal Emergency Management Agency
When the weather’s not on our side, FEMA’s there to lend a hand.
Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences
Search over 200 prominent African American scientists.
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps of South Carolina
A collection of maps detailing over 80 South Carolina towns and cities.
Wet With Blood: The Investigation of Mary Todd Lincoln's Cloak
Explore the archives of the Chicago Historical Society to learn about Lincoln’s assassination through objects.
Hagley Digital Archives
Focused on business history, this gateway site connects businesses to greater cultural and social trends.
Inside an American Factory: Films of the Westinghouse Works, 1904
A collection of resources pertaining to the Westinghouse Works company, including films and articles.
Classics in the History of Psychology
Explore the subject of psychology through this full-text archive of classic works in the field.
Mathew Brady's Portraits
A collection of portraits and photographs by acclaimed photographer Matthew Brady.
Map History/History of Cartography: The Gateway to the Subject
A collection of 3,000 historical maps and information about the history of cartography.
NativeTech: Native American Technology and Art
Learn about Native American technology, including wigwams, beadwork, pottery, and tools.
Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers
Read about Wilbur and Orville Wright’s triumphs and setbacks as they experienced them.
Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War
Visualize the Civil War through the photographs selected by Alexander Gardner in 1865.
Photographer to the World-The Detroit Publishing Company
When travel wasn’t an easy option what views did people have of other places?
Federal Township Plats of Illinois, 1804-1891
View maps created during the early stages of surveying Illinois.
The Perilous Fight: America's World War II in Color
Explore World War II’s color film footage.
United States Early Radio History
How did radio move from major technological advance to mass popular culture?
Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection
Discover the men, ideas, and process behind discovering that mosquitoes transfer yellow fever.
Colonial Williamsburg
Experience life in Colonial Williamsburg without visiting Virginia.
Linus Pauling and the Race for DNA: A Documentary History
Meet Linus Pauling, from his Nobel prizes to his “dirty laundry.”
Cleveland Digital Library
Explore the history of “the forest city.”
ECHO (Exploring and Collecting the History Online)
Introduce yourself to the history of science, or learn to make your own history website.
Early Washington Maps: A Digital Collection
Washington was once part of an area contested for between the U.S. and Great Britain.
Dox Thrash: An African American Master Printmaker Rediscovered
View depictions of African American life by artist Dox Thrash.
Thomas Eakins: American Realist
Discover one of America’s great realists, and see the Philadelphia of his day.
Harvesting the River
Explore river life—with a particular focus on food harvesting.
Selected Historical Decennial Census Population and Housing Counts
What questions have past censuses posed? What were the results?
Worthington Memory, Online Scrapbook
Explore the history and development of a small town. The online scrapbook provides an uncanny lens into town life.
U.S. Intelligence Policy Documentation Project
Read up on the NRO, NSA, and the use of satellite imaging for intelligence collection.
Emile Berliner and the Birth of the Recording Industry
Listen to the recordings of the creator of the microphone and gramophone player.
Black Wings: African American Pioneer Aviators
What was life like for the African American pilots of World War II?
The Joshua Lederberg Papers
What contributions has bacterial geneticist Joshua Lederberg made to science and healthcare?
Digital Archive of American Architecture
Explore U.S. architectural styles and ornamentation, or date the buildings in your town.
Physical Sciences Collection: Surveying and Geodesy
What tools do men use to turn wilderness into private property?
Meeting of Frontiers
How does the settling of the Siberian frontier compare to that of the U.S. West?
1939 World's Fair Photograph Collection
What images does a state choose to describe its way of life to the nation?
Encyclopedia Britannica: The 1911 Edition
Find out what people thought of everything from ablation to vinegar in 1911.
Linus Pauling Research Notebooks
What goes through the mind of a Nobel-prize winning chemist?
Lesson Plans Library
Hundreds of lesson plans, right at your fingertips. Incorporate them in the classroom.
Thomas Jefferson Papers
What did Thomas Jefferson read?
Voices of the Colorado Plateau
There’s more to the West than cowboys.
Science, Technology, and the CIA
Project “Acoustic Kitty,” anyone? With different code names for missions, the CIA has shielded some vital information from the public.
Industrial Research and Development Information System
Ever curious about the nexus between R&D and economics?
History Through Deaf Eyes
What has the U.S. deaf population experienced?
Department of Transportation: Digital Special Collections
Read up on early 20th-century train and airplane accidents, among other transportation topics.
Characteristics of Census Tracts in Nine U.S. Cities, 1940-1960
How many hospital beds did New Orleans have in 1960? Was it able to accommodate the poor and sick?
HistoryWired: A Few of Our Favorite Things
What American history items do Smithsonian curators like best?
Phillip Morris Advertising Archive
What tactics has the tobacco industry used to sell smoking to the populace?
Today in History Web Resources
Need to check a date? Have students report on their birth dates? Try here.
Surveyors of the West: William Henry Jackson and Robert Brewster Stanton
Follow the journey of two men through the western United States.
Heading West and Touring West
View maps of the West, while simultaneously looking into the lives of traveling performers.
AdFlip
Nostalgic for X-ray glasses advertisements?
Democratic Vistas: The William Clyde DeVane Lecture Series
Look to the past to consider the prospects of democracy in the U.S.
Regional Oral History Office
Explore California oral histories, or learn to conduct your own interviews.
The Daguerreian Society
Have you ever thought of teaching your students the history of photography?
Freeze Frame: Eadweard Muybridge's Photography of Motion
Witness the birth of motion photography, as it created the foundation for the growth of the film industry and Hollywood.
A Maritime Perspective on American Expansion, 1820-1890
We all know the role of the wagon in westward expansion, but what of ships?
To the Moon
Explore the history of the moon itself, as well as how we reached it.
Hall of Black Achievement Gallery
Meet 30 influential African Americans who contributed across a wide variety of fields.
A Southern Mill Village: History of Old West Durham
Follow the development of a mill town from its birth to its current status.
One Hundred Years of Photography from the National Archives
Relive the 20th century through iconic imagery—more than 70 photographs represent major U.S. events.
Kellogg African American Health Care Project: The Oral Histories
What was health care like during segregation?
The American Revolution and Its Era: Maps and Charts
See Revolutionary War-era maps evolve from draft to completion.
Railroad Maps, 1828-1900
View maps created for a multitude of purposes related to travel by rail.
The Life of a City: Early Films of New York, 1898-1906
View early films of New York City life.
The 19th Century in Print: Periodicals
What magazines do you read? What did people read in the 1800s?
The 19th Century in Print: Books
What were people reading around the time of the Civil War?
Florida Heritage Collection
Explore Florida state, regional, and local history.
Toledo's Attic: A Virtual Museum of Toledo, Ohio
Explore Toledo, Ohio’s entertainment, technological, business, and political history.
New Perspectives on the West
Peruse lesson plans about the West on this companion site to a Ken Burns documentary.
Conversations with History
Brush up on your understanding of international relations with these interviews.
The American Experience
Discover briefs on more than 60 iconic points in U.S. history.
Brooklyn Daily Eagle Online (1841-1902)
Explore the history of Brooklyn, 1841 through 1902, with historical newspaper issues.
Picturing Modern America Project
Create your own thematic exhibits using Library of Congress images.
National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
More than 50 virtual exhibits ranging from Julia Child to West Point.
Conservation and Environmental Maps
Looking for maps with an environmental focus? Try here.
The Wright Brothers in Photographs
Meet the Wright Brothers and their family through photographs of friends and exploits.
SDA: Survey Documentation and Analysis
Observe statistical trends in U.S. beliefs and demographics from free speech to zodiac signs.
The Barbara McClintock Papers
Meet Barbara McClintock, Nobel Prize-winning geneticist best known for discovering genetic transposition.
American Roots Music
Discover blues, country, bluegrass, gospel, Cajun, Zydeco, Tejano, and Native American music.
Perfessor Bill Edwards Ragtime/Old-time Piano Gallery
Introduce yourself to ragtime music and the time which gave birth to it.
Samuel F. B. Morse Papers, 1793-1919
Explore the thoughts of Samuel F. Morse, artist and father of the electromagnetic telegraph.
Reston Collection Images
Explore the planned community of Reston, VA. Gain a better sense of the town that has become a burgeoning suburb.
The History of Sanitary Sewers
Few engineering feats are so overlooked by history as the creation of sewers worldwide.
Historical Maps Online
View 400 hundred years of cartography from the Illinois area.
The Pill
How has the birth control pill altered sexuality and feminine gender expectations?
Women Working, 1800-1930
What did women think of their work at home, in the arts, and in business?
American Memory Learning Page
Try lesson plans based on the Library of Congress’ American Memory collections.
What Exit? New Jersey and Its Turnpike
Travel through history with the New Jersey Turnpike.
TUPPERWARE!
Have you ever heard of a Tupperware party? Find out more about the household brand.
American Photography: A Century of Images
How has photography altered our perception of and the actuality of reality?
Connecticut History Online
Take a look at the “Constitution State,” with approximately 14,000 images depicting Connecticut’s history from the 19th through the 20th century.
Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media
How can you incorporate digital technology into your teaching, study, or understanding of history?
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Follow the development of Weapons of Mass Destruction through the protection of the people of the U.S.
Federal Highway Administration
Do you fit today’s transportation norms? Do you reside in a suburb or a city?
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
Did you know that there is a specific law enforcement agency for firearm recovery?
The Five Points Site
Navigate a virtual exhibit of a 1991 archaeological undertaking.
The Digital Classroom
An informative introduction to the practice and excitement of historical research.
Magic, Illusion, and Detection in Turn of the Century America
Learn about American culture at the turn of the 20th century.
American Museum of Photography
View fantastic photography throughout the ages in over 15 exhibits.
History: The National Park Service
Visit this website to learn the history of many of the 384 areas under the stewardship of the National Park Service.
Words and Deeds in American History
View primary documents that helped to shape America’s history.
Photographs from the Fred Hulstrand and F. A. Pazandak Photograph Collections
Witness farming at the turn of the 20th century with this collection of photographs.
Emma Spaulding Bryant Letters
Explore husband-wife relationships through this late 19th century series of letters.
A People at War
A collection of primary sources detailing the American war effort in World War II.
Hiroshima Peace Site
Learn about Hiroshima and the history of nuclear warfare and non-proliferation through this website.
Children in Urban America: A Digital Archive
Imagine what it might have been like growing up over 100 years ago.
New Jersery History Partnership Project
Use New Jersey during the American Revolution as a national microcosm.
Alaska's Digital Archive
View images related to Alaskan statehood and Native Americans.
A Century of Progress: The 1933-34 Chicago World's Fair
Browse official publications from the 1933-1934 World’s Fair.
H.H. Bennett: Photographer Extraordinaire
View commercial photography from the last half of the 19th century.
Benjamin Franklin: In His Own Words
Get to know Benjamin Franklin through his own writings, cartoons, and letters.
Brittingham Family Lantern Slide Collection
Catch a glimpse of wealthy turn-of-the-century Wisconsin life and travel in these photos.
NASA History Division
Ever wonder what lunar surface crew members and mission control said to each other?
Library of Congress: Webcasts
Access more than 500 webcasts from the Library of Congress.
Sanborn® Fire Insurance Maps for Georgia Towns and Cities, 1884-1922
More than 540 urban maps of Georgia from between 1884 and 1922, detailing business locations.
Helen Keller Kid's Museum
Present Helen Keller’s story in more detail with photographs and historical background.
Anne Sullivan Macy: Miracle Worker
When teaching about Helen Keller, why leave out her friend and educator Anne Sullivan Macy?
Wisconsin Local History and Biography Articles Collection
Search Wisconsin newspapers mainly from 1860 through 1940.
Seattle Power and Water Supply Collection
Take a gander at Washington state hydroelectric engineering feats of the 1890s through 1950s.
The History Box
Have a question about New York City or state history? More than 750 articles available.
NOVA: Einstein's Big Idea
E=mc2. What does it mean? How has it changed society? What was Einstein’s life like?
Ancient Architects of the Mississippi
How did the Moundbuilders create the massive earthworks for which they are known?
Medicine in the Americas, 1619-1914
Access works on medicine and health by Clara Barton, Benjamin Coleman, Benjamin Rush, and others.
Portal to Texas History
Texas educators, looking for primary resources on state history? Search this portal for thousands of images and documents drawn from Texas-based archival collections.
Las Vegas: An Unconventional History
Why is Las Vegas one of the world’s most popular destinations? How has it changed?
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
Did you know that Micronesia was once a U.N. trusteeship administered by the United States?
Silicon Valley History Online
Silicone Valley is known as a high-tech industry center, but has it always been?
Harlem History
Explore the politics, neighborhoods, culture, and arts of Harlem.
Frank Lloyd Wright: Designs for an American Landscape 1922-1932
Check out five design schemes created by Frank Lloyd Wright, but never implemented.
Wright on the Web
Follow architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s career with these summaries and images.
Thar's Gold in Them Thar Hills: Gold and Gold Mining in Georgia, 1830s-1940s
Gold mining, though often portrayed as lawless, was, in some cases, big business.
Minnesota Maps Online
Are you interested in cartography or the natural and social environment of early Minnesota?
Automobile in American Life and Society
Enter the world of automotive history through oral histories and scholarly essays.
LexisNexis
Search news articles, court cases, journals, broadcast transmissions, polls, data compilations, magazine articles, and more.
U.S. Geological Survey
How has land use altered over time, and what did the explorers encounter?
U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency
How did recreational drug use grow into a U.S. drug culture? How did it become such a hot topic and a social concern?
Manufacturers' Catalogs from the First Decade of American Automobiles
Curious about early cars? View more than 800 automobile manufacturer catalog images from 1909.
Travel, Tourism, and Urban Growth in Greater Miami: A Digital Archive
Interested in the history of tourism? This site examines the topic within Miami, FL.
Maryland Digital Cultural Heritage
Explore the history of Maryland, from Edgar Allen Poe to the War of 1812.
The Adoption History Project
Did you know that adoption was only recognized as a legal U.S. operation in 1851?
History of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge
Follow the history of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, from its completion in 1938 to its collapse in 1940 and its 1950 reconstruction.
Fly Girls
Explore the experiences of World War II’s Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) at this companion website to the PBS American Experience documentary.
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
For when those historical figures suffered conditions you don’t recognize.
Who Invented the Telephone?
The history of the invention of the telephone is as clear as a Bell . . . or is it?
National Atlas
Explore maps that enable you to better understand the country that you live in, and the land that surrounds you.
Central Intelligence Agency
You’ve seen spy movies, but what is the real history of U.S. intelligence operations?
U.S. Coast Guard
Who protects U.S. interests in international and domestic waters?
U.S. Army
Increase your knowledge of the people, past, and technology of the United States Army.
Evaluating the Validity of Information
Did the Chinese discover America before Columbus? How would or does this impact our understanding of European explorers and exploration?
From Medieval Europe to Colonial America
What did Colonial America and Medieval Europe have in common?
Prosperity and Thrift: Coolidge Era and the Consumer Economy
An array of primary sources follows the rise of the consumer economy under Coolidge.
Emergence of Advertising in America: 1850-1920
Follow the rise of professional advertising with these advertising items and publications from 1850 to 1920.
CWIHP: Cold War International History Project
Covering 1945 through the late 1990s, sources from the former Communist bloc provide a different perspective on the Cold War.
Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia 1876
Primary sources from Philadelphia’s 1876 Centennial Exhibition provide a view of the U.S.’s industrial development.
American Environmental Photographs, 1891-1936
This collection captures natural environments, ecologies, and plant communities at the turn of the 19th-to-20th centuries.
Profiles in Science
Explore the profiles of 26 scientists, physicians, and experts in biomedical research and public health.
Gulf War
Participants in Operation Desert Storm talk about their experiences in oral history interviews.
Eugenics Archive
Traces the history of the eugenics movement in the United States.
Alexander Graham Bell Family Papers
Alexander Graham Bell’s work and interests extended far beyond the invention of the telephone. Explore his papers here.
Voices from the Dust Bowl: 1940-1941
Great Depression documentation of migrant work camps in central California.
Oral History Digital Collection
In full-text narratives, more than 2,000 people from northeast Ohio discuss issues significant to the state and the nation.
Multilaterals Project
From environmental agreements to rules of warfare, read the text of international multilateral treaties, agreements, and conventions.
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.
Osher Map Library
History can be revealed through the study of maps, as these exhibits containing more than 600 maps and related documents explain.
Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) Photographs
Close to 200 photographs document the work of Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA).
Business Plan Archive
Through this collection of business plans and planning information, track the beginning of the “Dot Com Era.”
AIDS at 20
New York Times articles from 1981 to 2001 follow the development of the AIDS epidemic.
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
A variety of primary sources and background essays explore the 1911 fire, a hallmark tragedy of the industrial age.
Spanish-American War in Motion Pictures
See how early film was used to capture and communicate the Spanish-American War.
Cylinder Preservation and Digitization Project
Browse and listen to cylinder recordings, the first commercially produced sound recordings.
Union Army Project
Presents medical and mortality statistics and records on 35,747 white males who served in the Union Army.
Touring Turn-of-the-Century America
This database of images literally offers snapshots of late 19th to early 20th century America.
Territorial Kansas Online
Primary and secondary sources examine the growing divisions in Kansas and the nation prior to the Civil War.
Taking the Long View: Panoramic Photographs, 1851-1991
Displays nearly 4,000 panoramic photographs of cityscapes, landscapes, and group portraits.
Making of America
Provides more than 1.5 million pages of text in an effort to digitize more than 11,000 volumes and 100,000 19th-century journal articles.
Envisaging the West: Thomas Jefferson and the Roots of Lewis and Clark
Follows Jefferson’s life, political participation, and accumulation of scientific geographical knowledge from 1735 to 1804.
David Rumsey Map Collection
More than 15,800 rare historical maps focus on North and South America.
USC Archival Research Center
With over 126,000 photographs, maps, and other documents, this site offers a comprehensive look at the history of Los Angeles and southern California.
Readex Digital Collections
This site offers a cornucopia of documents spanning four centuries of American history.
Lakota Winter Counts
Displays, explains, and interprets the Lakota pictorial histories known as winter counts.
Kentuckiana Digital Library
Collects photographs, texts, and oral histories drawn from 15 Kentucky colleges, universities, libraries, and historical societies.
Core Historical Literature of Agriculture
Searchable facsimiles of 1,850 monographs and 288 journal volumes related to agriculture in the U.S. between 1806 and 1989.
American Journeys
Firsthand accounts of exploration range from Viking stories to early 19th-century trappers’ journals.
Sourcing a Primary Document
See sourcing in action, as a historian reads a document about the Scopes Trial.
Teach Women's History Project
Provides teaching and reference materials on the women’s rights movement of the past 50 years.
Northwestern European Military Situation Maps from World War II
Displays 416 situation maps from World War II.
Flint Sit-Down Strike
Provides a multimedia introduction to “the greatest strike in American history.”
America at Work, America at Leisure: Motion Pictures from 1894-1915
Collects 150 1894–1915 motion pictures on work, school, and leisure activities.
Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600-2000
Offers 45 mini-monographs on U.S. women’s history, each organized around an analytical question concerning a social movement.
Selling the Computer Revolution: Marketing Brochures in the Collection
Presents more than 250 computer marketing brochures from 1948 to 1988.
Map Collections: 1500-2003
16th-century to present-day maps, focusing on Americana and cartographic treasures.
Making the Macintosh: Technology and Culture in Silicon Valley
Preserves the history of the Macintosh through interviews with designers, technical writers, Apple employees, and others.
Women in Journalism
Archives 44 “full-life” interviews with American women journalists.
Posters from the WPA, 1936-1943
Showcases more than 900 Work Projects Administration (WPA) posters produced as part of the New Deal.
NSA and the Cuban Missile Crisis
Provides access to facsimiles of 100 declassified documents relating to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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.
Disability History Museum
Explore the experiences of those with disabilities through documents and images dating from the 18th century to the present.
After the Day of Infamy
Listen to more than 12 hours of oral interviews taken in the first three months after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Photographs from the Chicago Daily News: 1902-1933
Presents more than 55,000 Chicago Daily News photographs taken in the early 20th century.
American Shores: Maps of the Middle Atlantic Region to 1850
Explore the mid-Atlantic region with more than 1,852 maps created before 1850.
Like a Family: The Making of a Southern Cotton Mill World
Offers oral history resources examining life in southern textile mill towns from the 1880s to the 1930s.
Inventing Entertainment: The Early Innovations of the Edison Companies
Early motion pictures, sound recordings, and related materials document Thomas Edison’s impact on the history of American entertainment.
Ad*Access
Archives more than 7,000 newspaper and magazine advertisements printed in the U.S. from 1911 to 1955.
Thomas A. Edison Papers
A vast database of Thomas Edison’s papers, including correspondence, technical drawings, and clippings about the inventor.
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.
Prairie Settlement: Nebraska Photographs and Family Letters
Nearly 3,500 images and approximately 318 letters illuminate life on the Great Plains from 1862 to 1912.
American Leaders Speak: Recordings from World War I and the 1920 Election
Access 59 sound recordings of 1918-1920 speeches by American leaders.
Great Chicago Fire and the Web of Memory
Commemorates the 1871 Great Chicago Fire with an array of primary sources.
Daguerreotype Portraits and Views, 1839-1864
Examples of early photographs preserve the likenesses of cities, famous figures, and other subjects.
California as I Saw It: First-Person Narratives of California, 1849-1900
40,000 written pages and more than 3,000 illustrations provide accounts of California history from the Gold Rush to the end of the 19th century.
Online Archive of California
Explore California from Japanese American internment or the Free Speech Movement to oral histories.
Watergate Revisited
The Washington Post looks back at the Watergate scandal in this exhibit of primary sources.
Museum of the City of San Francisco
Peruse 11 exhibits, from the Gold Rush of 1849 to Japanese American internment during WWII.
Internet Moving Images Archive
Reproduces a privately held collection of American ephemeral films produced between 1927 and 1987.
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Website
The Holocaust must be remembered. This site will give your students a closer look at the atrocities of this genocide.
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.
The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire
Exhibit and archive featuring an extensive collection of primary source material on the 1906 natural disaster and the fire that followed.
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.
Around the World in the 1890s: Photographs, 1894-1896
Explore this archive of over 900 images by American photographer, William Henry Jackson.
Selected Civil War Photographs
Explore more than 1,000 Civil War photographs.
Do History: Martha Ballard's Diary Online
Explore the diary of midwife Martha Ballard and the creation of two modern historical studies based on the diary.
Accessible Archives
Presents articles from 18th- and 19th-century newspapers, magazines, and books, with a focus on the Mid-Atlantic region.
Our Documents
Presents 100 milestone documents in American history, from the Richard Henry Lee Resolution of June 7, 1776, to the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Archive of Early American Images
Collects more than 4,000 images from books created in Europe between 1492 and 1825.
Broadcasting Longevity
The roots of the Grand Ole Opry extend deep into radio broadcasting history.