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United States -- History -- Photographs America from the Great Depression to World War II: Photographs from the FSA-OWI, 1935-1945 
 More than 160,000 black-and-white and 1600 color photographs from the Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information collection have been digitized. Includes scenes of rural and small-town life, migrant labor, the effects of the Great Depression, and mobilization for World War II. Keyword searchable and browsable by subject, creator (photographers such as Walker Evans, Dorothea Lange, Ben Shahn, and Gordon Parks) and place. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/fsowhome.html Topics: Agriculture, Photograph Collections: History Last updated Jan 2, 2009 George Grantham Bain Collection
This collection "represents the photographic files of one of America's earliest news picture agencies. The collection richly documents sports events, theater, celebrities, crime, strikes, disasters, political activities including the woman suffrage campaign, conventions and public celebrations. ... Approximately 11,000 glass negatives and 1,400 photographic prints [mostly from the 1900s to the mid-1920s] are currently available." Searchable and browsable. From the Library of Congress. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/pp/ggbainhtml/ggbainabt.html Topics: News, Photograph Collections, Photography Last updated Mar 2, 2005 H.H. Bennett: Photographer Extraordinaire
"During a career that lasted from 1865 to 1908, H. H. Bennett photographed the rugged landscape of his beloved Wisconsin Dells, and became one of the premier photographers of the era." Browse more than 650 images, organized by themes such as bridges, Civil War era, lumber rafting, sailing, and steamboats. From the Wisconsin Historical Society. http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/libraryarchives/hhbennett/ Topics: Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photography Last updated Oct 14, 2004 Picturing Modern America 1880-1920: Historical Thinking Exercises for Middle and High School Students
This site offers interactive activities aimed at deepening "students' understanding of common topics in the study of modern America 1880-1920" and building "students' skills in analyzing primary sources, especially visual sources." Critical thinking exercises cover topics such as women's history, child labor, prairie life, industrialization, and social customs. From Educational Development Center's Center for Children and Technology. http://cct2.edc.org/PMA/ Topics: History, K-12 Education, Labor, Photograph Collections Last updated Oct 8, 2009 Sam Reiss: An Eyewitness to Labor History, 1948-1975
"Often referred to as 'labor's photographer,' Sam Reiss used his camera to capture historic events that shaped American labor." This online exhibit presents Reiss's photos of labor unions, demonstrations and rallies, labor and civil rights leaders, and related subjects. Browse by year or subject. From the Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives at New York University. http://www.nyu.edu/library/bobst/collections/exhibits/tam/reiss/ Topics: Labor, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Photography, United States History Last updated Aug 18, 2003 Unseen. Unforgotten.
Dozens of previously unpublished photographs from the Civil Rights era, located in 2006 in a storage closet at the Birmingham (Alabama) News. Organized by theme (such as the Freedom Riders, school desegregation, and voting rights) and year. Includes captions from the photo files. http://www.al.com/unseen/ Topics: Black Resources, Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Photograph Collections: History Last updated Mar 9, 2006 Women of Protest: Photographs From the Records of the National Woman's Party
"This online presentation is a selection of 448 photographs from the approximately 2,650 photographs in the Records of the National Woman's Party collection, housed in the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress." The photographs, which represent "the militant wing of the suffrage movement," are from 1875 to 1938 (mostly from 1913-1922). Includes essays and a timeline (1912-1997). From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/suffrage/nwp/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Notable People, Photograph Collections, Politics, United States History, Women Last updated Aug 23, 2005 |
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