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Architecture
 Websites presented in alphabetical order 19th-Century Photography of Ancient Greece 
 A browsable collection of "approximately 200 nineteenth- and early twentieth-century photographs of ancient Greek and Roman architecture. ... The majority of the photographs are of Athens, particularly the Athenian Acropolis." Also includes images of "ancient monuments elsewhere in Athens, selected site views in Greece and throughout the Mediterranean, and ancient sculpture." From the Getty Research Institute. http://www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/digitized_collections/garyedwards/ Topics: Photograph Collections Last updated Jul 3, 2006 20th Century American Architecture & Interior Design: Photographs by Samuel Gottscho and William Schleisner, 1935-1955
Contains "over 29,000 images primarily of architectural subjects, including interiors and exteriors of homes, stores, offices, factories, historic buildings, and other structures. Subjects are concentrated chiefly in the northeastern United States, especially the New York City area, and Florida." Subjects include "the homes of notable Americans... U.S. presidents... [and] the 1939-40 New York World's Fair." Searchable, and browsable by subject. Searchable and browsable. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/gottscho/ Topics: Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Photography, Technology Last updated Oct 9, 2004 Africa Focus: Sights and Sounds of a Continent
This database of over 3,500 digitized visual images and 50 hours of sound files from 45 African countries is searchable by keyword, subject, or country. It may also be browsed by collections of images (artisans, buildings and structures, cities and towns, education, landscape, religion, and women) or sounds (greetings, rites and ceremonies, songs and singing, and drums). From the University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries. http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/AfricaFocus/ Topics: Black Resources, Music, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional, Regions of the World, Regions of the World, Religion Last updated Jan 21, 2008 Aga Khan Award for Architecture
This award recognizes "examples of architectural excellence that encompass contemporary design, social housing, community improvement and development, restoration, re-use, and area conservation, as well as landscaping and environmental issues. ... [T]he Award seeks to identify and encourage building concepts that successfully address the needs and aspirations of societies in which Muslims have a significant presence." Features photos and videos of current award-winning designs, photos of award winners back to 1980, and related information. http://www.akdn.org/akaa.asp?type=p Topics: Architecture, Faiths, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, September 11 & Beyond Last updated Sep 25, 2008 Alvar Aalto
The museum devoted to this twentieth century Finnish architect provides a timeline of his life, information about his projects in Finland and elsewhere, photos, a lengthy bibliography, and links to related sites. Available in Finnish and English. Searchable. http://www.alvaraalto.fi/ Topics: Architecture, Museums, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections Last updated Oct 1, 2004 American Highway Project
Through photography and oral history interviews, this project documents the disappearing road culture of America. The photographs feature roadside landmarks such as motels, gas stations, theaters, and other oddities found along our highways. Road warriors will love the collection of links that lead them to old billboards, highways, diners, tourist attractions, drive-in theaters, road maps, and other gems of the American road. http://www.highwayproject.org/ Topics: Architecture, Film, Movies, & Video, Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections Last updated Oct 30, 2005 Asian Historical Architecture
Contains thousands of photographs of historical Asian architecture, browsable by country and city. Entries include images, brief descriptions, and bibliographies. http://www.orientalarchitecture.com/ Topics: Architecture, Architecture by Place, History, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional, Regions of the World Last updated Jul 30, 2003 Bodie State Historic Park
This site presents the history and lore of Bodie, California, a former mining town now maintained as a state park. Features a photoessay of the town's buildings and inhabitants, a timeline of major events (beginning in 1859), and a bibliography. Includes tourist information. From a hobbyist. http://www.bodie.com/ Topics: California: History, Geology, History, Parks, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Technology, United States History Last updated Mar 1, 2008 Buildings of Ireland
A collection of images of buildings, bridges, canals, and other structures representing "the architectural heritage of Ireland, from 1700 to the present." Browsable by county, and searchable by name, town, date, type of building, and more. From Ireland's National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/ Topics: Architecture, Architecture by Place, History, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional Last updated Apr 23, 2006 Castles of France
This site provides hundreds of photos of exterior and interior views of dozens of castles in the Loire Valley in France. Features images of castles such as Chenonceau (built across a river) and Chambord (built by Frances I). Browsable by architectural period. Available in English and French. From a company that rents castles. http://www.a-castle-for-rent.com/castles/ Topics: Architecture, Geography, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional, Water Last updated Oct 14, 2004 The Charleston Multimedia Project
This project explores the architecture, history, and culture of Charleston through photographs and drawings. Includes a street-by-street guidebook, with links to hundreds of images; brief topical essays about various aspects of Charleston; a timeline of noteworthy events dating back to the early 1500s through the 1990s; and tours of significant landmarks in Charleston. A project of the Charleston (S.C.) County Public Library. http://www.ccpl.org/content.asp?id=14676&catID=5405&action=detail&parentID=5402 Topics: Architecture, Architecture by Place, Photograph Collections, U.S. History By Place Last updated May 7, 2004 Chicago Landmarks
Learn about Chicago's architectural landmarks. Browse the buildings alphabetically or by map, style, tour, or architect. Each landmark page includes a description, address, architect, date built, and photograph(s). The "Style Guide" defines the wide variety of architectural styles. Searchable. From the City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, Landmarks Division. http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Landmarks/ Topics: Architecture by Place, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States Last updated Jul 15, 2004 City Sites: Multimedia Essays on New York and Chicago, 1870s-1930s
This resource "explores the meanings and forms of American urbanism in New York and Chicago in the modern period." The essays explore the architecture, leisure, space, and race for various areas of both cities. Each essay contains numerous photos. Included is an extensive bibliography. Requires the Flash plug-in. From the Universities of Birmingham and Nottingham, UK. http://artsweb.bham.ac.uk/citysites/ Topics: Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, U.S. History By Place Last updated Jul 3, 2002 Claudette Goux: Places of Worship, Vernacular Churches in Houston and Los Angeles
An exhibit of 20 contemporary photographs of "vernacular churches in the inner city neighborhoods of Houston and Los Angeles," taken by Claudette Goux. Includes brief essay. From the California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/exhibitions/goux/ Topics: Architecture, Christianity, Museums, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States Last updated Jun 10, 2006 Cliff House
A brief, illustrated history of this San Francisco landmark and the "various edifices that have carried the name Cliff House." Includes information on Adolph Sutro, the Camera Obscura, and the Musée Mécanique. From the Western Neighborhoods Project. http://www.outsidelands.org/cliffhouse.html Topics: California: History, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Photography Last updated Jul 6, 2005 The COIS Photo CD-ROM
A collection of dozens of "Kodak Photo CD-ROM images photographed on the U.C. Berkeley campus in November and December, 1995." Includes images of campus architecture, statues, gates, sunsets, and magnolia leaves. Browsable by title. http://cois.berkeley.edu/photos/CampusPhotos/CampusPhotos.html Topics: California: Education, Photograph Collections Last updated Jun 10, 2007 Colorado State Archives Photograph Collections
A sampling of photos from a variety of collections, some dating back to the 1870s. The exhibits include the "Postcard Collection," which captures "public buildings, main street scenes, town panoramas, amusements, and transportation"; "Department of Corrections Mug Shot Collection"; WPA projects; photos and a virtual tour of a couple orphanages; and other images depicting early 20th century life in Colorado. http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/photo/home.htm Topics: Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, U.S. History By Place Last updated Jun 18, 2004 Concrete Abstractions: Aaron Siskind
Collection of photographs by Aaron Siskind, who "was a politically engaged photographer active in New York's Photo League during the 1930s, when his most ambitious project was a documentation of life in Harlem. But by 1943, his work turned toward abstraction, anticipating the Abstract Expressionism of post-war painting." Photos span the period of 1944 through 1988. From the California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/exhibitions/siskind/ Topics: Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States Last updated Jun 21, 2009 Dearborn-Massar Photographs
Presents examples of Pacific Northwest architecture photographed by Robert Massar and Phyllis Dearborn Massar between 1943 and 1963. Searchable, or browsable by name. Also features an excerpt from the book "Shaping Seattle Architecture: A Historical Guide to the Architects." From the University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections. http://content.lib.washington.edu/dearmassarweb/ Topics: Architecture, Architecture by Place, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections Last updated Jan 12, 2005 Diner City
Your online guide to Classic Diners and the American Roadside , this site has a diner directory, diner reviews, and a Recommended Reading list of diner books. The directory listings include the name, address, date of manufacture, and manufacturer's name for each diner, accompanied by beautiful color photos. Other features of roadside Americana are covered in the sections on motels, coffee shops, drive-ins, and gas stations. http://www.dinercity.com/ Topics: Architecture, Beverages, Food & Cooking, Photograph Collections, Travel Last updated Feb 9, 2004 Earthquake Image Information System
More than 15,000 images of earthquake damage. Searchable and browsable by earthquake, structure name, subject keyword, and photographer. From the National Information Service for Earthquake Engineering (NISEE), University of California, Berkeley. http://nisee.berkeley.edu/elibrary/ Topics: Geography, Geology, Photograph Collections Last updated Apr 12, 2006 The Empire That Was Russia: The Prokudin-Gorskii Photographic Record Recreated
An exhibit of a photographic survey of eleven regions of the Russian Empire, taken in 1909-1912 and again in 1915 by Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii (1863-1944). It is divided into sections that include Architecture , Ethnic Diversity , Transportation , and People at Work . There is also an explanation of digichromatography, the process by which color images were made from the photographer's glass negatives. From the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/empire/ Topics: Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional, Technology Last updated Dec 27, 2002 Emporis Building Database
A database of basic information (including photos) on tens of thousands of tall buildings worldwide. Includes a FAQ on tall buildings, lists of the world's tallest buildings, rankings of city skylines, related statistics, and information on current construction projects. Also features a special section on the World Trade Center (profiling construction, the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack, and redevelopment). http://www.emporis.com/en/bu/ Topics: Architecture, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History Last updated Aug 16, 2005 Erik Lauritzen Photographs, 1972-
An exhibit of photographs from an archive devoted to Erik Lauritzen. Includes images of a dozen photographs (mostly from the 1990s), a brief biography of the photographer, and a guide to the materials in the archive. A reviewer (quoted on the site) describes Lauritzen's work as consisting of "images that are so tightly composed that the abstract arrangement of the pieces resemble paintings." From Special Collections and Archives, University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz. http://library.ucsc.edu/speccoll/eric-lauritzen Topics: Photograph Collections, Photography Last updated Oct 8, 2009 Explore the History and Culture of Southeastern Louisiana
This National Register of Historic Places travel itinerary features "historic places along the Mississippi River and surrounding lakes Maurepas and Pontchartrain ... the itinerary begins with the grand plantations along the River Road, continues north through historic Baton Rouge and along the Mississippi River ... then east to sites along State Highway 10, and finally loops back to Baton Rouge again." Includes a map, list of sites, photos, and essays. http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/louisiana/ Topics: History, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, U.S. History By Place Last updated Jul 11, 2007 Firemarks
Search or browse this commercially-oriented site for hundreds of high-quality photographs of firemarks, which were emblems attached to buildings by insurance companies to indicate that the buildings were insured against fire damage. The practice began in London in the late 17th century and "carried on for two hundred and fifty years." http://www.firemarks.co.uk/ Topics: Architecture, Consumer Research & Advocacy, Finance, History By Place, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional Last updated Jun 17, 2003 Frank Lloyd Wright
A beautifully designed companion to the film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick about the great American architect. Life & Work is an overview of Wright's most famous buildings. You can see drawings, photos, and video clips, including an interview with Mike Wallace. Legacy includes reviews and essays. Locator allows you to search for Wright buildings. The last two sections are profiles of the filmmakers and resources, including classroom materials, a bibliography, and Web links. http://www.pbs.org/flw/ Topics: Architecture, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections Last updated Jun 7, 2002 The Gamble House
History, background on the architects, photographs, a virtual tour, and visitor information about this Pasadena, California National Historic Landmark. It is "an example of American Arts and Crafts style architecture. The house and furnishings were designed by Charles and Henry Greene in 1908." http://www.gamblehouse.org/ Topics: Architecture, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections, Schools of Art Last updated Jan 5, 2004 Glass Steel and Stone: Global Architecture Encyclopedia
This searchable site has descriptions, photographs, and 3-dimensional models of buildings, bridges, skyscrapers, and other architectural constructions. The New York City section includes images of the former World Trade Center and proposals for its rebuilding. There are also sections on haunted and odd architecture, images from The American Institute of Architects, sandcastle competitions, an email newsletter, and architectural quotations, poetry, and humor. http://www.glasssteelandstone.com/ Topics: Architecture, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, September 11 & Beyond Last updated Aug 15, 2005 Godden Structural Engineering Slide Library
A collection of over 500 annotated photographs of structures from throughout the world, "taken from specific angles for the express purpose of illustrating particular facets of structural theory, response, or design ... covering all kinds of structural engineering, historic as well as modern." Browsable by subject (beams, arches, cable and suspension structures, trusses, domes and shells, columns, structures under construction), country, and city. From the National Information Service for Earthquake Engineering (NISEE), University of California, Berkeley. http://nisee.berkeley.edu/godden/ Topics: Photograph Collections, Science, Technology Last updated Aug 9, 2003 Great Buildings Online
"This gateway to architecture around the world and across history documents a thousand buildings and hundreds of leading architects, with 3D models, photographic images and architectural drawings, commentaries, bibliographies, web links, and more, for famous designers and structures of all kinds." Find construction dates, locations, building types, photos, and more. Also browse timelines, building types, climate, locales, architectural styles, contexts, and building elements. Searchable. http://www.greatbuildings.com/ Topics: Architecture, History, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections, September 11 & Beyond Last updated May 11, 2005 Greenroofs 101
An introduction to "vegetated roof covers, with growing media and plants taking the place of bare membrane, gravel ballast, shingles or tiles." Discusses advantages (ecological, economic, and aesthetic), components, applications, and issues (such as waterproofing, wildlife, and irrigation). Includes lists of suggestions plants for greenroofs (for the United States and Europe) and many photos. From Greenroofs.com, an industry Web resource. http://www.greenroofs.com/Greenroofs101/ Topics: Gardening, Home & Housing, Home & Housing, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Water Last updated Mar 8, 2005 Grotto of the Redemption
"The Grotto is a composite of nine separate Grottos, each portraying a scene in the life of Christ. ... [and] includes the largest collection of precious stones and gems found anywhere in one location." In 2001, the Grotto was placed on the National Register of Historical Places. The site presents a history of the site, map of the grottos, and a walking tour brochure. http://www.westbendgrotto.com/ Topics: Christianity, Crafts, Photograph Collections Last updated May 1, 2007 A History of UCSF
Includes a chronology from 1848 to the present; biographies of people that influenced the history of UCSF; background on campus buildings; brief descriptions of historical events ("The Sponge Case," "The Story of Ishi: A Chronology"); portraits of local historical figures (Daniel Coit Gilman, Adolph Sutro); and images of campus architecture and health care practices and research at UCSF. Includes bibliography. Searchable. From the University of California, San Francisco. http://history.library.ucsf.edu/ Topics: California: Education, Photograph Collections Last updated Jun 16, 2008 A Hudson River Portfolio
A collection of "nineteenth-century materials for the art and culture of the Hudson River and its region," browsable by Collections (prints, architecture, literature, history, guidebooks, maps and panaramas, photographs) and Topics . Includes historical overview. From the New York Public Library. http://www2.nypl.org/home/Hudson/ Topics: Geography, Literary Movements and Periods, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, U.S. History By Place, Water Last updated Feb 25, 2004 Hutchison Studio Photographs
This digital collection features the work of Ralph Raymond Hutchison. As the photographer for the Washington State University yearbook, Hutchison documented campus architecture, sporting events, campus activities and administrators, as well as the city of Pullman and the Palouse region. "The collection records the changes on the campus of WSU and in rural communities between the 1920s and the 1950s." Includes several aerial views. Browsable and searchable. From the Washington State University Libraries. http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/xhutchison.html Topics: Architecture by Place, Geography, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, U.S. History By Place, Water Last updated Oct 18, 2004 Invincible Cities
Hundreds of color photographs of Richmond, California, Camden, New Jersey, and Harlem, New York, intended by the artist to be part of a "Visual Encyclopedia of the American Ghetto." The photos depict the built environment of these cities as they change over time (1980s-2005). Website features a detailed introduction and databases of photos from each city with interactive maps. Provided by the artist with the support of the Ford Foundation and Rutgers University. http://invinciblecities.camden.rutgers.edu Topics: Photograph Collections Last updated Dec 22, 2008 James Patrick Lee Photographs
A collection of photographs taken by James P. Lee during the first half of the 20th century. "This collection contains 270 images ... that illustrate the architectural and engineering history of Seattle." Includes information about Lee and his photographs. Searchable, and browsable by topic or location. From University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections. http://content.lib.washington.edu/leeweb/ Topics: Architecture by Place, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, U.S. History By Place Last updated Aug 18, 2005 The Kidder Smith Slide Archives on American Architecture
An archive of more than 100 excellent color photographs documenting American architectural history (currently includes New England, with more parts of the United States promised). Arranged by building name, architect, or by geographical location. Part of the Rotch Visual Collections at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. http://dome.mit.edu/handle/1721.3/1837 Topics: Architecture by Place, Photograph Collections Last updated Oct 6, 2009 Lantern Slides of Classical Antiquity
Many of these images "from late in the nineteenth or early in the twentieth century ... were taken of monuments that have subsequently been damaged or eroded. There are also photographs of excavations in progress and of monuments in stages of repair/restoration." Photos are browsable by country. Includes images of the Parthenon, Pompeii, the Forum, and more. A Center for the Study of Architecture (CSA) project in cooperation with Bryn Mawr College. http://www.brynmawr.edu/library/visualresources/lanterns/ Topics: Photograph Collections Last updated Oct 6, 2009 Lewis Wickes Hine: The Construction of the Empire State Building, 1930-1931
Presents photos by Lewis Wickes Hine, who "was commissioned to photograph the construction of the [Empire State] building in 1930. Taking many of the risks the construction workers endured, Hine photographed the workers in precarious positions while they secured the iron and steel framework of the structure. In order to obtain the best vantage points, Hine was swung out in a ... basket 1,000 feet above Fifth Avenue." From the New York Public Library. http://www.nypl.org/research/chss/spe/art/photo/hinex/empire/ Topics: Architecture, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Photography Last updated Mar 24, 2004 Louisiana Division of Historic Preservation
"The Division of Historic Preservation encourages the preservation of Louisiana's significant historic sites and buildings, such as plantation homes, lighthouses, log cabins and battlefields." This site features a National Register of Historic Places in Louisiana database (with historic photos and maps), the Louisiana Comprehensive Statewide Historic Preservation Plan (2001), and related information. http://www.louisianahp.org/ Topics: History, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States Last updated Dec 18, 2005 Medieval Architecture in France
A collection of images of French architecture from the Middle Ages. Included for many of the buildings is a map of its location, a floor plan, photos, and a brief description. There is an illustrated Glossary of Medieval Art and Architecture . http://www.pitt.edu/~medart/menufrance/mainfran.html Topics: Architecture, History, History By Place, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional Last updated Aug 29, 2002 Medieval Art and Architecture
A collection of architectural images of France and England in the Middle Ages. Includes maps, floor plan, photographs, a brief descriptions of the buildings, and a glossary. http://www.pitt.edu/~medart/ Topics: Architecture, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional Last updated Apr 12, 2006 Mies in Berlin/Mies in America
Includes drawings, scale models, video and digital displays, photographs, a bibliography, and a biography of architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. From the Museum of Modern Art, New York. http://www.moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/2001/mies/ Topics: Architecture, Museums, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States Last updated Oct 5, 2009 Modern Ruins
Author and photographer Phillip Buehler's collection of photos and brief histories of sites he calls "modern ruins." Parts of Ellis Island, Coney Island, the site of New York World Fairs, abandoned factories, roads, and neighborhoods are some of the places he visits; most are in the U.S. http://www.modern-ruins.com/ Topics: Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States Last updated Apr 12, 2006 New Bay Bridge.org
"This site illustrates and describes every phase of the new East Span construction" of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. Includes articles and photo galleries about all aspects of the construction process, individuals involved in the project, and history of the original bridge. Project drawings, primary documents, links to historical photos, study materials for middle school, glossary of bridge building terms. New material will be added as the construction proceeds. From the California Alliance for Jobs. http://newbaybridge.org/ Topics: Architecture, Photograph Collections, Transportation Last updated Oct 20, 2005 New York City Signs: 14th to 42nd Street
Photos of selected signs (mostly vintage) painted on buildings from 14th to 42nd streets in Manhattan. Photographs are browsable several ways: by the company being advertised, the sign's approximate date, or by street number. Also browsable through an interactive area street map. http://www.14to42.net/ Topics: Architecture, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States Last updated Dec 2, 2003 New Zealand Historic Places Trust
This site has a searchable database of New Zealand historic places, including "archaeological sites, buildings, trees, cemeteries, gardens, shipwrecks, landscapes and many other types of places" with "photos and reports for many...in some instances there are very detailed reports!" There is also an online edition of Heritage NZ Magazine with articles on New Zealand history. Database entries are from Rarangi Taonga: The Register of Historic Places, Historic Areas, Wahi Tapu and Wahi Tapu Areas . http://www.historic.org.nz/ Topics: History, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Regions of the World Last updated Oct 29, 2002 Ostia: the Harbour of Ancient Rome
This searchable site is about the harbor founded, according to legend, by King Ancus Marcius in the seventh century B.C. The Topographical Dictionary contains an illustrated glossary of building terms, with photos, and building types , which explains the uses of various buildings. Currently there are research projects about the religion and bakeries. Also included are ancient texts in Greek and Latin (most with English translations) mentioning Ostia, graffiti, a bibliography, and related resources. http://www.ostia-antica.org/ Topics: Archaeology, Architecture by Place, History By Place, Photograph Collections Last updated Mar 3, 2003 The Paleontological Institute of the Russian Academy of Science in Moscow, Russia
An exhibit of photographs of the "world's largest paleontological institute." Topics include the architectural motifs of the institute, Mongolian dinosaurs, and Pleistocene and Tertiary mammals. From the Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley. http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/pin/pin.html Topics: Animals, Geology, Museums, Museums by Place, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional Last updated Aug 23, 2003 The Panama-Pacific International Exposition
The Palace of Fine Arts is all that's left of this enormous San Francisco event. It was a world's fair, celebrating the completion of the Panama Canal and the commemoration of the 400th anniversary of Balboa's discovery of the Pacific Ocean. Tremendously successful, it helped restore the city's economy and morale after the 1906 earthquake. Here you'll find photographs, memorabilia, a map, details of architecture and lighting, and descriptions of attractions. http://www.sanfranciscomemories.com/ppie/panamapacific.html Topics: Photograph Collections Last updated Dec 29, 2005 The Perseus Digital Library
The core of this "evolving digital library" "covers the history, literature and culture of the Greco-Roman world" and the project expects to cover "other subjects within the humanities and beyond." Includes reference works such as encyclopedias, grammars, and dictionaries as well as primary sources such as original texts, images, first-person narratives, and diaries. The Perseus Project is located in the Department of Classics at Tufts University. http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/ Topics: Archaeology, History, History By Place, Literary Movements and Periods, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History Last updated Mar 23, 2008 Philadelphia Historical Digital Image Library
This site has more than 3,000 images related to the study of medicine and the history of Philadelphia. These 19th and early 20th century images are searchable by topic, location, time, creator, or any combination. Topics include medical labs, alumni, nurses in practice, hospital scenes, and photos of hospitals, buildings, and everyday life specific to Philadelphia. Images include photographs, architectural drawings, postcards, and color art. A combined project of Thomas Jefferson University (one of the oldest medical schools in the U.S.) and the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. http://jeffline.tju.edu/archives/phdil/phdil.html Topics: Health, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Presidents by Name, U.S. History By Place Last updated Dec 7, 2004 Photovoltaics for Buildings: New Applications and Lessons Learned
Information about photovoltaics, or solar electricity, for residential and commercial buildings. Discusses the basics of a solar electricity system, how solar cells work, building design, technology, and financing and incentives. Includes featured projects and related resources. Opens directly into a PDF file. From the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy02osti/32158.pdf Topics: Astronomy, Electrical Energy, Energy, Photograph Collections, Technology Last updated Dec 6, 2006 Picture Sheffield.com
This "is the Internet version of Sheffield [England] Local Studies Library's computerised image system. This website is only a representative selection from our collections, and most [of the over 10,000] images are pre-1950." Features photos of buildings, streets, industry, and more. Photos are downloadable for free for personal use; records include pricing information for purchasing prints. http://www.picturesheffield.com/ Topics: Photograph Collections Last updated Sep 19, 2006 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 Pike Place Market Centennial
An online exhibit presenting "a brief history of the market's first hundred years, including its founding and development, its farmers and shoppers, and the citizen initiative that saved it from urban renewal in the 1970s." Exhibit includes photographs as well as scanned images of official City of Seattle documents, reports, and communications. From the Seattle Municipal Archives. http://www.seattle.gov/CityArchives/Exhibits/PPM/ Topics: Architecture, History, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States Last updated Aug 21, 2008 Prairie Styles
This site features photos of buildings designed in the Prairie Style of architecture as pioneered by Louis Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright. The site provides brief biographies of these architects and other followers of the style with linked images of their houses and other buildings (mainly in the Chicago area). http://www.prairiestyles.com/ Topics: Architecture, Architecture by Place, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States Last updated Aug 11, 2004 The Pritzker Architecture Prize
"Current information about the world's most prestigious architecture award and its Laureates." Most of the profiles of the laureates include photographs, brief biographies, acceptance speeches, and essays on their works. The Prize was "established by the Hyatt foundation in 1979 to honor annually a living architect whose built work demonstrates ... talent, vision, and commitment." The award was given to a woman, Zaha Hadid, for the first time in 2004. http://www.pritzkerprize.com/ Topics: Architecture, Photograph Collections Last updated Mar 31, 2008 RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) Library Catalogue
An index to thousands of books, articles from hundreds of periodicals in many languages, and thousands of records of drawings, photos, and manuscripts. Includes records for material that has been cataloged since the 1980s. Search by author, title, subject, architect, building, or journal. From the Royal Institute of British Architects. http://www.architecture.com/LibraryDrawingsAndPhotographs/RIBALibrary/Catalogue.aspx Topics: Architecture, Librarianship, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional Last updated Mar 14, 2008 ScaleModel.net: International List of Scale Model Related Web Sites
This site provides annotated links to scale model manufacturers, dealers, clubs, discussion groups, techniques, tools, and supplies from around the world. Browsable by category, including model type such as R/C (radio controlled), dollhouse miniatures, model railroad, paper and wooden models, and a wide variety of vehicles and buildings. Also includes message boards and a photo gallery. Searchable. http://scalemodel.net/ Topics: Hobbies, Photograph Collections Last updated Feb 11, 2004 Scripps Institution of Oceanography Library: Collections
Thousands of "still images (prints, slides, negatives, digital images) of people, ships, oceanographic instruments, buildings, meetings, events, expeditions, marine environments & specimens collected by or associated with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. These collections include works of individual photographers, ... collections of official photographs, ... & individual photo albums & single prints donated to the SIO Archives." From the SIO Archives, University of California, San Diego. http://libraries.ucsd.edu/locations/sio/scripps-archives/resources/collections/ Topics: California: History, History, Photograph Collections Last updated Sep 22, 2009 Seattle Historical Postcards
This small online exhibit consists of vintage postcards featuring parks, buildings, and other sites in Seattle. The parks represented are Kinnear, Leschi, Lincoln, Madison, Madrona, Mount Baker, Volunteer, and Woodland. Also shown are the Hungerford Hotel, Kirkpatrick's restaurant, Machinery Hall, Smith Tower, Washington Shipping Corporation, Ye Olde Curiosity Shop, and the YMCA. From the Seattle Municipal Archives. http://www.seattle.gov/CityArchives/Exhibits/Postcards/ Topics: Collectors & Collecting, Photograph Collections, U.S. History By Place Last updated Jun 3, 2008 Shattuck Windmill Museum
The site for this museum in northwest Oklahoma provides information about the more than 35 vintage windmills and related buildings on the premises. See photos of many of the windmills in the "News" section. http://www.shattuckwindmillmuseum.org/ Topics: Electrical Energy, Energy, Museums by Place: United States, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Technology Last updated Jul 20, 2004 The Skyscraper Museum
The Skyscraper Museum documents the history of construction and development in downtown Manhattan. Computer-generated maps in Manhattan Timeformations follow 370 years of real estate speculation. Users may manipulate the maps to see the locations of city features (parks, subways, etc.) and buildings during different time periods. The site has many photos of such monuments as the Empire State Building, the Woolworth Tower, and the World Trade Center, and has information about the museum's exhibits and current and future locations. http://www.skyscraper.org/ Topics: Architecture, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, September 11 & Beyond Last updated Sep 11, 2003 Small-Town America: Stereoscopic Views from the Robert N. Dennis Collection
This collection of 12,000 stereoscopic photographs of three Mid-Atlantic states (New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut) covers the period from 1850 to 1920. "In addition to showing buildings and street scenes in cities, towns, and villages the photographs show farming, industry, transportation, homes, businesses, local celebrations, natural disasters, people, and costumes." Keyword and phrase searchable; browsable by title, name of photographer or publisher, subject, and format. From the collections of The New York Public Library. http://digital.nypl.org/stereoviews/ Topics: Agriculture, Holidays & Observances, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States Last updated Dec 27, 2002 SPIRO, Architecture Visual Resources Library Image Database
A searchable collection of tens of thousands of architectural images (pre-history through the 20th century). From the Architecture and Visual Resources Library (AVRL), University of California, Berkeley. http://shanana.berkeley.edu/spiro/ Topics: Architecture, Photograph Collections Last updated Aug 23, 2003 Stowe Landcape Gardens
This garden, near Buckingham, England, is an excellent example of landscape architecture in the 18th century. The garden is part of the National Trust. Included are maps, photos, descriptions, historical information, a glossary, and links to other garden Web sites. http://panther.bsc.edu/~jtatter/stowe.html Topics: Gardening, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional Last updated Feb 21, 2004 Structurae: International Database and Gallery of Structures
This searchable site is designed to "provide information on structures of interest to the civil engineer." There are over 3,000 structures including buildings, bridges, dams, towers, and domes. The database is browsable alphabetically, by structure type, function, construction method, geography, large-scale projects, persons, or firm. Information includes materials, dimensions, starting and completion dates, and some photographs. Additionally, there is a 2,500 year timeline and related resources. Available in English, French, and German. http://www.structurae.de/ Topics: Photograph Collections, Science, Technology Last updated Apr 10, 2002 Structures of Leonhardt, Andra & Partners
A collection of over 100 annotated images of bridges, towers, buildings, and other structures designed by "one of Europe's leading structural design companies," Leonhardt, Andrä and Partners of Stuttgart, Germany. From the National Information Service for Earthquake Engineering (NISEE), University of California, Berkeley. http://nisee.berkeley.edu/leonhardt/ Topics: Photograph Collections, Science, Technology Last updated Aug 23, 2003 Tenement Museum
New York's Lower East Side Tenement Museum is the first in the United States to preserve a tenement building. Between the years 1870 and 1915, 97 Orchard Street was home to over ten thousand people, mostly new immigrants. The site includes a history of the building, dioramas of individual rooms, photographs by Arnold Eagle, and the opportunity to peel away thirteen layers of wallpaper from just one wall. Public television station WNET has done a masterful job of creating a Web tour of this stunning re-creation of tenement life. http://www.thirteen.org/tenement/ Topics: Museums by Place: United States, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States Last updated Jan 10, 2003 The University of California at the Turn of the Century, 1899-1900
An exhibit about the University of California, Berkeley, during 1899-1900. Chronicles events, people, academic and student life, sports ("the axe"), places, and buildings. Features information on President Benjamin Ide Wheeler, the Phoebe Hearst Architectural Competition, and architect John Galen Howard. Contains photographs, ephemera, and transcriptions of newspaper articles. Searchable; images browsable in the catalog. From the University of California History Digital Archives (UCHDA), University of California, Berkeley. http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/uchistory/archives_exhibits/online_exhibits/1899/ Topics: California: Education, California: History, Photograph Collections Last updated Aug 23, 2003 University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections
These unique collections of historical photographs, documents, and other visual resources depict the history, natural sciences, and regional cultures of Alaska and the Pacific Northwest. "These collections are especially strong in Seattle history, architecture, labor and industry, the Klondike Gold Rush, and our natural environment" and are searchable by keywords, title, subject, description, or a variety of other fields. From the University of Washington Libraries' Digital Initiatives Program. http://content.lib.washington.edu/ Topics: Architecture by Place, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, U.S. History By Place Last updated Oct 13, 2004 Visual Collections: Images of Art, History and Culture
"View maps, fine artwork, photographs and other items from over thirty renowned collections" using one browser that allows users to employ an "advanced search function," a high resolution zoom-in tool, and the ability to view multiple images simultaneously. Also includes detailed image descriptions. Access to many of the collections is free. From Cartography Associates, a company that "promotes the distribution of digital facsimiles both in print and electronic media." http://www.davidrumsey.com/collections/ Topics: Photograph Collections Last updated Nov 12, 2004 Washington As It Was: Photographs by Theodor Horydczak, 1923-1959
A collection of over 14,000 photographs documenting "the architecture and social life of the Washington [D.C.] metropolitan area in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s, including exteriors and interiors of commercial, residential, and government buildings, as well as street scenes and views of neighborhoods." Searchable by keywords, and browsable by subject. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/horydczak/ Topics: Architecture by Place, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections, Photography, U.S. History By Place Last updated Feb 19, 2007 Wish You Were Here: Vacation Getaways From the Collection
Collection of 19th-century vacation photos of locations such as Atlantic City, New Jersey, and San Diego, California. "Most of the images in this exhibition were produced commercially, and were inexpensive objects that vacationers collected as souvenirs of their travels. Others are snapshots, highlighting the glory of the trip from traveler's perspective, or advertisements provided by the hotel's proprietor to entice travelers." From the California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/exhibitions/wishyouwere/ Topics: Photograph Collections Last updated Jun 24, 2009 World Trade Center - Some Engineering Aspects
Basic, general information about the World Trade Center buildings. Find information about the structural system and informed speculation about why it collapsed. Includes diagrams, photographs, and related links. From the University of Sydney, Department of Civil Engineering. http://www.civil.usyd.edu.au/wtc.shtml Topics: Architecture, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Science, September 11 & Beyond, Technology Last updated Mar 29, 2006 |
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