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Publisher: California Historical Society California's Living New Deal Project 
 This project maps and describes projects in California that were part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal program. Find New Deal projects through an interactive map that includes options to narrow by region and project type (such as art or parks). Project descriptions include photos, map, and other details. From the California Historical Society, with the Institute for Research in Labor and Employment Library (University of California, Berkeley) and the California Studies Center. http://livingnewdeal.berkeley.edu/ Topics: United States History Last updated Apr 16, 2009 California History Online
"An online guide to over three hundred years of California history. This resource includes over 400 images from our fine arts, library, and photography collections and articles written by James J. Rawls, the Review Editor for California History." http://californiahistoricalsociety.org/exhibits/online.html Topics: Last updated Jan 2, 2009 Ship of Gold
Essay accompanying a 2001 exhibition that told "the story of the sinking and recovery of the 272-foot long sidewheel steamship the SS Central America ... [in 1857, which was] the worst peacetime disaster at sea in American history ... [claiming] hundreds of lives, and 21 tons of California gold," and contributing to the Panic of 1857. Includes sources, brief information about the physical exhibit, and a printable handout. From the California Historical Society. http://www.californiahistoricalsociety.org/exhibits/past_exhibits/shipofgold/story.html Topics: Transportation Last updated Aug 22, 2007 Jack London and the Great Earthquake and Firestorms of 1906
Writings and photos by Jack London and his wife from the period following the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. "The journeys on foot, horseback, and automobile of Jack and Charmian London through the blackened, twisted debris of earthquake country ... produced both words and images that help define this country's greatest urban disaster." Features more than 200 photos from his albums, pages from Charmian's diary, and a timeline of London's life. From the California Historical Society. http://www.californiahistoricalsociety.org/exhibits/ Topics: Last updated Mar 14, 2006 |
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