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American History with a focus on Colonial and Revolutionary Philadelphia. Washington, Betsy Ross, Jefferson, Declaration, and much more.

Discover primary source documents from early American history--- scenes and portraits from original newspapers, maps and writings.

The twenty most influential artists and entertainers of the 20th century.

Discover primary source documents from early American history--- scenes and portraits from original newspapers, maps and writings.

Discover primary source documents from early American history--- scenes and portraits from original newspapers, maps and writings.

Home News FAQs Contacts Internet Movies Arpanet ICDL About the Archive Movies by Title About This Collection FAQs Internet Moving Images Archive: Movie Collection This collection contains movies that the Prelinger Archives has digitized and donated to the Internet Archive. The films focus mainly on everyday life, culture, industry, and institutions in North America in the 20th century. This is ...

The Academy of Achievement brings you face to face with the extraordinary individuals who have shaped the twentieth century. It is an amazing collection, not of mere artifacts, but of people and ideas that fill you with inspiration, encouragement, and the will to achieve.

Learn early American history with the biographies of America's founding fathers from the 1829 book, Lives of the Signers to the Declaration of Independence.

Passenger lists of 20, 000 immigrants arriving during California's Gold Rush, plus Captains, Ships, and San Francisco tales ...

Jewish-American History on the Web is an online archive of original documents, journals, books and literature on the subject of Jews in 19th-Century America.

Timeline of African American slavery in the United States, with links from each entry to source material used in the creation of the chronology.

At The History Place, an easy to use Timeline with many photos and interesting quotes.

Web exhibit by the Colonial Albany Social History Project of the New York State Museum ...

Historic Latta Plantation, circa 1800, once a successful cotton plantation, is now a living history farm.

Site Contents New World Colonial America Revolutionary America Revolutionary Georgia Union & Expansion American Civil War Frontier to New South Savannah & the Coast Transportation Trouble Printing Imaging Services Publishing Information Rare Map Reference Questions Rare Map Collection - Colonial America Map No. Map Name & Negative Number Author (year) File Size Map 1625 L3 Florida et regiones ...

The America's Leaders Speak: Recordings from World War I and the 1920 Election, 1918-1920, collection contains political speeches by American leaders during World War I and the presidential election of 1920.

The Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, Library of Congress Search by Keyword | Browse by Alphabetical Title List | Subject Index Work, school, and leisure activities in the United States from 1894 to 1915 are featured in this presentation of 150 motion pictures, 88 of which are digitized for the first time (62 are also available in other American Memory ...

Davistown Plantation became Liberty & Montville Maine. History from 16th - 20th century includes tool manufacturing, indians, bibliographies, web links ...

Archaeologists and historians rediscover a famous nineteenth-century New York neighborhood.

Its primary objective is to complete the transcription, translation, and publication of all Dutch documents in New York repositories relating to the seventeenth-century colony of New Netherland. This unique resource has already proven invaluable to scholars in a wide variety of disciplines. It also serves to heighten the general awareness of the major Dutch contributions to America over the ...

A year in the life of America in 1900 and a look at the forces of change that would shape the 20th century.

Discover a century of photography though an interactive photolab and feature topics.

About DPLS Services Collection User Guides Crossroads Catalog Search Home On-Line Data Archive Slave Movement During the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries This site provides access to the raw data and documentation which contains information on the following slave trade topics from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries: records of slave ship movement between Africa and the Americas, slave ...

The Salem Witch Trials 1692 A Chronology of Events Visit the Witch Trials Memorial, dedicated in 1992. What evil spirit have you familiarity with None. Have you made no contract with the devil No. Why do you hurt these children I do not hurt them. I scorn it. Who do you imploy then to do it I imploy no body. What creature do you imploy then No creature. I am falsely accused. Dialogue based ...

The Free Library of Philadelphia's Centennial Exhibition Digital Collection consists of over 1, 500 photographs and assorted material dealing with the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia.

Cycles in United States History ...

The History of the National Refining Company in Cleveland, Ohio 1882-1950. Produced White Rose Gasoline and EN-AR-CO motor oil.

A jewish american art and history exhibit you can borrow for hanging on the walls of your school, church, synagogue, community center or public agency.

Historic Spanish Point offers visitors a look into Southwest Florida's environment and unique past, including pioneers, maritime history and others.

The History of the First Locomotives In America From Original Documents And The Testimony Of Living Witnesses By William H. Brown New York: D. Appleton And Company, 549 & 551 Broadway. 1871. CONTENTS. Chapter I.-Dedication II.-Early Railroads III.-First Head of Steam IV.-First Steamboats V.-First Steam-Carriage VI.-Trevithick's Engine VII.-George Stephenson VIII.-Stephenson's Engine IX.-First ...

Discover primary source documents from early American history--- scenes and portraits from original newspapers, maps and writings.

Ismail Egypt Ho! Gura Endgame Timeline C.-Long Colston Dye Lockett Loring MacIver Morgan Sibley Stone The Rest Links Credits Awards The unusual but nonetheless true tale of 50 U.S. citizens (mostly veterans of the late War of Secession) who donned the uniform of Egypt in the service of Khedive Ismail. They explored the African continent. Some helped build the Statue of Liberty. This is their ...

Electronic Copies of Poor Richard's Almanac and other materials from 1700's that can be found in the Gettysburg College Special Collections.

One Hundred Years toward Suffrage: An Overview compiled by E. Susan Barber with additions by Barbara Orbach Natanson 1776-1850 | 1851-1899 | 1900-1920 1776 Abigail Adams writes to her husband, John, who is attending the Continental Congress in Philadelphia, asking that he and the other men--who were at work on the Declaration of Independence-- Remember the Ladies. John responds with humor. The ...

Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Patriots, Autographs, the founders of the United States of America ...

Texas History Timeline (Key Events in Early Texas) Contents Section 1: Early Exploration and Development Section 2: Revolution and the Republic Section 3: Statehood and Beyond References and Bibliography INDEX OF EVENTS Section 1: Early Exploration and Development Before 1500 -- Prior to the arrival of the first European explorers, numerous tribes of the Indians of Texas occupied the region ...

Be a history detective. Go back in time and investigate the daily lives of the Daggetts, a colonial family from northeastern Connecticut. Collect clues to uncover answers to 7 questions about colonial life in the 1700s. Then prove your skills as a history detective by discovering What's wrong with this picture Begin! Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village ~ http://www.hfmgv.org ...

Lessons: Trade in Colonial America / NAFTA Timing is Everything Developing a Financial Investment Portfolio Widgets: Producing More, Using Less How E-Commerce Influences Consumer Choice Mystery Workers Demand Shifters Government Spending Those Golden Jeans The Great Depression Mystery Understanding the Colonial Economy: Mexico / NAFTA Click here for Teacher Version Often teachers and students ...

A timeline of significant events.

The Civil War in Alabama homepage, with a chronological timeline of various historical topics, including secession, and various engagements within the state; also flags, battles, naval battles, the Confederate States Navy, sea raiders, cruisers, regimental histories, etc.

An Internet newspaper in celebration of the Centennial of the Klondike Gold Rush, with articles honouring the pioneers of the Yukon and Alaska.

Little-Known U.S. Document Signed by President Adams Proclaims America's Government Is Secular by Jim Walker Some people today assert that the United States government came from Christian foundations. They argue that our political system represents a Christian ideal form of government and that Jefferson, Madison, et al, had simply expressed Christian values while framing the Constitution. If ...

About the Trans Mississippi Map of the Trans Mississippi Calender of the Trans Mississippi Buildings of the Trans Mississippi Visit the Indian Congress Visit the F.A. Rinehart Photo Gallery &copy 1998 Omaha Public Library ...

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Photographic Documentation of HABS/HAER and Landscapes ...

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Securing the Leg Irons: Restriction of Legal Rights for Slaves in Virginia and Maryland, 1625 - 1791. Slavery In Early America's Colonies-- Seeds of Servitude Rooted in The Civil Law of Rome by Charles P.M. Outwin CLICK FOR INTRODUCTION BY AUTHOR Introduction First devised during the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, the laws and justice system governing the institution of Negro ...

What did the colonists eat Home: Exhibits: Dale House: Eats The animal bones from food supplies found in a pit dating prior to 1610 reveal that the 104 men and boys who landed at Jamestown survived primarily on fish and turtles! Sturgeon was the most common fish. A sturgeon may live up to 60 years, weigh up to 800 pounds and reach lengths of up to 15 feet. Tortoyses here (such as in the ...

This resource for teachers provides lesson plans in which students analyze issues related to industrialization and reform by exploring sheet music, they also create original lyrics and song covers that reflect the Progressive Era - from the Learning Page, the Library of Congres ...

The Grand Tour in its American incarnati on took travellers up the East Coast. This site follows the tour through account s of early 19th century travellers.

Spanish Colonial America Living History Organizations reenacting Spanish Colonial America and portraying Spanish Colonial Soldiers, Newsletters about Spanish Colonial Living History, Las Provincias Internas, Publisher is Richard Collins, The Calalonian Volunteers of Arizona a living history organization portraying spanish soldiers in Arizona, including food and recipies on the frontier, the ...

History and pictures of signs from early American taverns. Accounts from travellers and various stories about taverns ...

William Johnson, circa 1751 Sir William Johnson - Indian Superintendent The Role of Sir William Johnson In the Colonial Development of America and His Involvement in the Expansionist Policies of the British Imperial Government. by Paul Redmond Drew AS THE TITLE STATES, this essay will look closely at Johnson's role in the colonial development of America, and particularly the key concern over ...

Archaeologists compared every historic map they could find with the route of the so-called Big Dig, identifying four areas where remains of colonial America might have survived.

Little is known of the vessels and waterways that fueled the Canal Age in the United States, from 1790 to 1855, since few records were kept and fewer of the much-used boats survived.

Bitter Puritanical opposition to plays and play-acting. Severe laws passed prohibiting stage entertainment of any kind. Earliest records of theatrical performance in America. Tony Aston, the first actor to appear in New York. Performance in Boston causes a riot. First theatre in America built in Williamsburg, VA.

NDN | Photo Gallery | Documents | Classroom | Search Social Welfare and Visual Politics The Story of Survey Graphic Home | Essay | Online Articles | Online Resources | Acknowledgements Acknowledgements Cover Graphic, That White House Job, March 37, v26, n3. We would like to extend our thanks to the following people for their assistance in the development of this Online Feature, Social Welfare ...

H. D. Loyd tells the story of a great monopoly ...

August 1, 1770 - - William Clark, Born August 18, 1774 - - Meriwether Lewis, Born March 6, 1801 - - Lewis is asked by President Jefferson to be his secretary-aide Spring, 1803 - - Lewis picked as commander of expedition. Writes to ask William Clark to join him and share command. Clark accepts. July 4, 1803 - - Announcement of Louisiana Purchase. Summer, 1803 - - Large keelboat constructed in ...

About the Letters Griffing & Goodrich Family Histories 1846-1852, College Years 1852-1853, Traveling in Midwest 1854, Starting Church in Indianapolis 1854-1856, Bloody Kansas 1857-1861, Territorial Life 1861-1865, Civil War 1866 - 1877, Reconstruction Period 1878-1882, Ministering to Freedmen This rare collection of letters and journal entries authored by James S. Griffing and J. Augusta ...

About History Buff History Library Audio/Video Library Presidential Library Newspaper Resources Online Newspaper Archives Interactive Quizes State Facts: Select State Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana ...

Life in Colonial America In New England Why were the Northern colonies settled Religious purposes (Climate suited more for manufacturing than for agriculture) Who settled the area Puritans - left religious persecution in England. They thought the New World would be a utopia, a mansion on a hill for God. Their lifestyle was based on relative equality, unlike the divided social structure of the ...

This site contains excerpts from Volume II of The Great Republic by the Master Historians. The book was published in the early 1900's and edited by renowned American historian Hubert H. Bankcroft. It covers United States' history from the period preceding the American Revolution through the presidency of Thomas Jefferson. Within the book, Bancroft comments on each historical event, as well as ...

Commercial Banking in Colonial America by Robert E. Wright A discussion of economic theory and practice is likely to antagonize the student of political history. To begin a political study in this manner may therefore be courting disaster. But, like it or not, certain political events are unintelligible without reference to some kind of economic framework. -- Joseph Albert Ernst, Money and ...

This site contains excerpts from Volume I of The Great Republic by the Master Historians. The book was published in the early 1900's and edited by renowned American historian Hubert H. Bankcroft. It covers United States' history from the period preceding the American Revolution through the presidency of Thomas Jefferson. Within the book, Bancroft comments on each historical event, as well as ...

The Great Republic By the Master Historians Vol. III The following articles are excerpts from Volume III of The Great Republic by the Master Historians. The book was published in 1902 and edited by renowned American historian Hubert H. Bancroft. It covers United States' history from the War of 1812 through the Civil War and Reconstruction. Within the book, Bancroft comments on each historical ...

A HISTORY OF THE SETTLEMENT OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA 1400 - 1800 By: Danny Dixon Kilgore Fort Nickelsville, Virginia Contents Foreword Overview Prior to 1500 1500's 1600's 1700 - 1749 1750's 1760's 1770's 1780's 1790's Return Home Foreword: The document that follows is the result of approximately 3 years of dabbling, snooping, and poking around in an almost innumerable collection of articles, ...

The Liberty Tree -April 19th , 1775- Out of the Mists of a New England morn Rings a shot- A shot heard 'round the world. It does not matter which side fired this Immortal volley It is the bullet itself that carries significance. For this bullet, whining through the early Morning air signifies Freedom. With this one opening round, a group of people, A vast minority in the American Colonies will ...

The Founding Fathers Discussion Deck.