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 Websites presented in alphabetical order 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 Albert Einstein and the World Year of Physics 2005
This site commemorates 2005 as the "the 100th anniversary of Albert Einstein's 'miraculous year.' In 1905 he published three seminal papers describing ideas that have since influenced all of modern physics." It provides links to websites about Einstein, his theories, and related material. Also includes a brief bibliography. From the Arts and Sciences Libraries of the State University of New York at Buffalo. http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/asl/exhibits/einstein/ Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Physics Last updated Jan 23, 2007 American Ballet Theatre (ABT)
Includes a calendar of performances, profiles of dancers, information on ABT educational and training programs, and photos. See "Library" for a ballet dictionary and a repertory archive. http://www.abt.org/ Topics: Dance, Performing Arts, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States Last updated Jul 13, 2005 Best of Times: The Theatre of Charles Dickens
"Dickens's passion for the theater began in his childhood; his influence upon the theater continues today. [This exhibition] is illustrated with rare 19th-century broadsides, prints, posters, photographs, programs, and the original, annotated promptbooks used by Dickens during his vastly popular public readings." Dickens is highlighted "as performer, as playwright, and as the author upon whose works countless adaptations for the theater have been based." From the New York Public Library. http://www.nypl.org/research/lpa/dickens/ Topics: Authors by Region, Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Writing Last updated Mar 16, 2004 Beyond Decorum: The Photography of Iké Udé
An exhibit of 16 photographs by Nigerian-born Iké Udé, exploring "the production of oppositional identities" through the "cultural arenas of fashion, movies, and magazine covers." Includes an essay. From the California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/exhibitions/ude/ Topics: Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photography Last updated Jun 10, 2006 CentralPark.com
Contains a history of the New York City park, information on attractions and events, maps, photos, and more. http://www.centralpark.com/ Topics: Parks, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States Last updated Aug 31, 2005 Cities and Buildings Database
A "collection of [thousands of] digitized images of buildings and cities drawn from across time and throughout the world." Includes images "from New York to Central Asia, from African villages, to the Parc de la Villette, and conceptual sketches and models of Frank Gehry's Experience Music Project." From the University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections. http://content.lib.washington.edu/buildingsweb/ Topics: Architecture by Place, Photograph Collections: Regional, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States Last updated Aug 14, 2005 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 Civil War Treasures from the New York Historical Society
This site includes "recruiting posters for New York City regiments of volunteers; stereographic views documenting the mustering of soldiers and of popular support for the Union in New York City; photography showing the war's impact, both in the north and south; and drawings and writings by ordinary soldiers on both sides." Browse subject headings, name, or archival name. Searchable by keyword. The Before, During, and After the Civil War presentation provides a good background. Another incredible collection from the Library of Congress American Memory project. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpcoop/nhihtml/cwnyhshome.html Topics: Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Aug 24, 2004 Culturekiosque: The European Guide to Arts, Culture and Entertainment Worldwide
News, articles, photos, book reviews, and interviews on contemporary culture arranged in magazine-style sections: art and archaeology, cooking, dance, music (jazz and classical), opera, and a world events calendar. Headquartered in New York with a liaison office in Paris, this site offers a cosmopolitan view of current cultural events. Most material is in English and French, but some is available only in French and/or German. http://www.culturekiosque.com/ Topics: Arts and Humanities, Arts and Humanities, Food & Cooking, Magazines, Musical Genres, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Recreation, Recreation, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Aug 10, 2009 Eleanor Roosevelt: American Visionary
Captioned photographs of Eleanor Roosevelt throughout her life. Features pictures of her with presidents, friends, and famous people; photographs of the Roosevelt family, Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR), and Fala (FDR's Scottish terrier); images of furniture and personal items; a virtual tour of Val-Kill Cottage; and a history of Val-Kill Industries, a social experiment "designed to provide local farmers and their families with the necessary crafting skills to supplement their income." http://www.nps.gov/history/museum/exhibits/elro/ Topics: History, Home & Housing, Notable People: Government, Parks, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Presidents by Name, The United States Presidency, Travel Last updated Jul 11, 2007 Fame After Photography
This illustrated essay "lets visitors gain a perspective on how, since 1839, fame has been driven and transformed by photography." Includes related quotes from celebrities. Online companion to 1999 exhibit of the same name at the Museum of Modern Art, New York. http://www.moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/1999/fameafterphotography/ Topics: Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Photography, Technology Last updated Sep 14, 2009 firstVIEW
Runway pictures of Milan, Paris, London, and New York fashion shows. Although a subscription (expensive) is required for the very latest shows, the thousands of free photos of nearly 200 top designers' collections make it worth a visit. Site has photographs only (no commentary and very little editorial material). http://www.firstview.com/ Topics: Fashion, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States Last updated Apr 9, 2007 Forgotten NY: The Infrastructure of a Lost Metropolis
Photographs of vintage New York City, arranged in sections for signs, street lamps, trolleys, trains, subways, alleys, and more. Includes an eclectic collection of links, most of which are related to New York City. http://www.forgotten-ny.com/ Topics: Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, U.S. History By Place Last updated Dec 2, 2003 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 Government Views of D-Day 1944
This bibliography features annotated links to Web pages about the D-Day invasion of World War II on June 6, 1944. Subjects include air operations, art and D-Day, the German view, naval operations, photographs, personal histories, and even the message drafted by General Eisenhower in case the D-Day invasion failed. From librarian Grace-Ellen McCrann of the City College of New York. http://www.ccny.cuny.edu/library/Divisions/Government/DDay.html Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, World War II Last updated May 24, 2005 Heavens Above: Art and Actuality
"An online exhibit that compares the 19th-century chromolithographs of astronomical observations made by artist/astronomer Etienne Trouvelot with comparable images photographed by NASA as part of its space program." From the New York Public Library. http://www.nypl.org/research/sibl/trouvelot/ Topics: Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Photography, Technology Last updated Mar 15, 2004 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 Images of African Americans From the 19th Century
This pictorial database features images selected from family photographs, early African American educational institutions, and the personal collections of various individuals. It is designed to highlight the social, political, and cultural life of the black Americans in the 19th century. The index is fully cataloged and searchable by subject. From the Schomberg Center for Research in Black Culture of the New York Public Library. http://digital.nypl.org/schomburg/images_aa19/ Topics: Black Resources, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States Last updated Mar 25, 2007 The Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum
This visually appealing site contains information on the life and work of this American sculptor and designer best known for his public art and sculpture gardens. Places includes the location and a photograph of each installation. Noguchi, a student of Romanian sculptor Constantin Brancusi, designed sets for dancer and choreographer Martha Graham; there is information on these and other people and the materials he used. Maintained by the Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum in New York. http://www.noguchi.org/ Topics: Arts and Humanities, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States Last updated Oct 2, 2004 jazz history @ harlem.org: a great day in harlem
In August 1958, working on his first professional assignment, photographer Art Kane assembled 57 jazz musicians for a group portrait in Harlem, New York. Included on the main page is the famous photograph, divided into six sections (click on any of the musicians to identify those in the photo). Features brief information and links on each artist, hypertext lists of musical styles and instruments, and a timeline of birth and death dates. Also contains biographical information and a gallery of other photographs by Kane. http://www.harlem.org/ Topics: Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States Last updated Sep 27, 2000 The Jell-O Gallery
Celebrating the history of "America's most famous dessert," this site features an illustrated history of Jell-O, historic Jell-O recipes, trivia, and photos from the LeRoy, New York, Jell-O Gallery (including Bill Cosby's visit to the museum). Jell-O was invented in 1897 by Pearle Wait, a LeRoy, New York, carpenter who experimented with gelatin while "putting up a cough remedy and laxative tea." From the LeRoy Historical Society. http://www.jellogallery.org/ Topics: Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Recipes & Food Preparation Last updated May 22, 2008 Lee Miller Archive
Photographer Lee Miller produced "portraits of her friends such as Pablo Picasso, and work[ed] as a correspondent with the US army in World War II. Beginning her own studio in Paris with artist Man Ray, she went on to work with Vogue, and in France, Egypt, and New York, being best remembered for her witty Surrealist images." This commercial archive features a gallery of Lee's photographs, news, biography, chronology, bibliography, and a list of exhibitions. http://www.leemiller.co.uk/ Topics: Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Notable People: Women, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Photography, Schools of Art Last updated Oct 2, 2004 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 Lewis Wickes Hine's "Work Portraits"
Features 20 photos from "Lewis Wickes Hine's self described 'work portraits' series [which] began shortly after World War I when he returned from Europe. ... This time, instead of documenting the decrepit working conditions of men, women and children in American factories, he chose to glorify the inextricable communion between the worker and the machine in a more positive way." Includes a brief biography. From the New York Public Library. http://www.nypl.org/research/chss/spe/art/photo/hinex/workport/work1.html Topics: Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Photography Last updated Mar 24, 2004 Liberty Hyde Bailey: A Man for All Seasons
Information about the life of the first dean of the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University, who was known for being a "botanist, horticulturalist, plant breeder, traveler ... writer and superb editor, environmentalist, philosopher, photographer, poet," and more. Includes an illustrated biography, information about his work, and images of his cyanotype photographs. Also includes a timeline and a bibliography. From the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/bailey/ Topics: Agriculture, Education, Environment, Notable People, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Poetry, Science Last updated Oct 14, 2004 A Life Apart: Hasidism in America
Companion site to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) "documentary about a distinctive, traditional Eastern European religious community" that found "its most vital center in America." The program focuses on families in New York. The site provides background information and brief essays about the Hasidism movement within Orthodox Judaism, a transcript, details about the film and producers, a bibliography and filmography, photos, and classroom resources. http://www.pbs.org/alifeapart/ Topics: Judaism, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States Last updated Apr 19, 2004 Life Magazine
Covers and "classic pictures" from Life Magazine for the years 1936-1972, when it was a weekly publication. Covers are searchable; pictures may be browsed by edition, subject, or photographer. The covers section also includes "past LIFE covers for this day." http://www.life.com/ Topics: Arts and Humanities, Arts and Humanities, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States Last updated Apr 6, 2009 A Love of Monsters: Gargoyles and Architectural Details in NYC
This site provides walking tours and photographs of the sculptural type of monsters and other details found on buildings in New York City. http://www.aardvarkelectric.com/gargoyle/ Topics: Architecture, Architecture by Place, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States Last updated Jan 5, 2004 Manuel Alvarez Bravo
Includes images of works and an essay about the photographer, "recognized as one of the foremost figures in the history of photography and one of the great Mexican artists of the twentieth century." Online companion to 1997 exhibit of the Museum of Modern Art, New York. http://www.moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/1997/alvarezbravo/ Topics: Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections: Regional, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Photography, Technology Last updated Sep 29, 2009 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 Miner's Son, Miners' Photographer: The Life and Work of George Harvan
This site has a biography of this documentary photographer, interviews with him, and a gallery of his photographs (many with text and audio comments by the photographer). In addition to the coal mining photographs for which he is best known, the online exhibitions include pictures taken in New York City, occupied Japan, the Gettysburg battlefield, and the Amish countryside. From The Journal for MultiMedia History , an online publication. http://www.albany.edu/jmmh/vol3/harvan/ Topics: Geology, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections: Regional, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Photography, Technology Last updated Dec 27, 2002 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 The Museum of the City of New York
This museum "holds more than 1.5 million paintings, prints, photographs, costumes, toys, rare books, manuscripts, sculptures, decorative arts objects, and other artifacts that comprise a treasury of New York City history." The site features an overview of the collection with selected images, and virtual exhibits on subjects such as Work Projects Administration (WPA) photographs of New York, Al Hirschfeld's New York, and 18th century women's shoes. Searchable. http://www.mcny.org Topics: Fashion, Holidays & Observances, Museums by Place: United States, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, U.S. History By Place Last updated Sep 1, 2004 National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
Cooperstown, New York, site dedicated to "collecting, through donation, baseball artifacts, works of art, literature, photographs, memorabilia and related materials which focus on the history of the game over time, its players, and those elected to the Hall of Fame." Visitor information, historical data, online exhibits, and educational resources are featured. http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/ Topics: Baseball, Museums, Museums by Place: United States, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Aug 17, 2009 National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY, this museum seeks to interpret and share the history of American thoroughbred horse racing. The site provides information on Hall of Fame horses, trainers, and jockeys. Also includes information about the museum, photographs, events, news, visitor information, and children's activities. http://www.racingmuseum.org/ Topics: Mammals, Museums, Museums by Place: United States, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Sports, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Sep 19, 2006 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 Newspaper Pictorials: World War I Rotogravures
"The collection includes an illustrated history of World War I selected from newspaper rotogravure sections that graphically documents the people, places, and events important to the war." Includes a gallery of selected images, a timeline, essays about the war and the rotogravure process, and searchable and browsable rotogravure pages from newspapers. From the American Memory Project at the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/rotogravures/ Topics: Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Technology, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Nov 15, 2004 NYPL Digital Gallery
This site "provides access to over 275,000 images digitized from primary sources and printed rarities in the collections of The New York Public Library [NYPL], including illuminated manuscripts, historical maps, vintage posters, rare prints and photographs, illustrated books, printed ephemera, and more." Searchable, or browsable by collection, such as art and literature, cities and buildings, industry and technology, and nature and science. http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/ Topics: Libraries & Archives by Type, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States Last updated Mar 9, 2005 The Oneida Community Collection in the Syracuse University Library
An extensive collection of sources about the Oneida Community, a social-religious movement of the 19th century. There are links to online bibliographies, books, and photos. From the Syracuse University Library. http://library.syr.edu/digital/guides/o/OneidaCommunityCollection/ Topics: Activism, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Society & Social Science, Society & Social Science, U.S. History By Place Last updated Jun 20, 2007 The Orphan Train Collection
The Web site "is a collection of magazines, books, newspapers, newsletters, photos, and interviews" on the Orphan Trains era in American history. In the midst of poverty in the mid 1800's, New York City's, homeless and orphaned children were sent by the Children's Aid Society to adopting families in the rural Midwest in what became known as Orphan Trains, in hopes of finding better lives. From the Orphan Train Heritage Society of America (OTHSA). http://www.orphantrainriders.com/ Topics: Agriculture, Families, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Poverty, Social Issues Last updated Jun 18, 2002 Pale Male
This site is companion to a PBS film about a red-tailed hawk who has nested and raised families on a building across from Central Park for years. The site has a photo essay of Pale Male and his mates and offspring over the years, a video clip of him hunting, an interview with a raptor rehabilitator, and a brief history of Central Park. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/pale-male/introduction/2422/ Topics: Birds, Parks, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Travel Last updated Sep 8, 2009 Pale Male
Large collection of photographs chronicling the life of a red-tailed hawk named Pale Male, who made national headlines in 2004 when the owners of the building where his nest was located (across from Central Park in New York City) attempted to remove the nest. Includes detailed notes and observations about Pale Male and images of other hawks and wildlife in the area. http://www.palemale.com/ Topics: Animals, Birds, Parks, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States Last updated Mar 15, 2006 Performing Arts in America, 1875-1923
A database of 16,000 objects (printed material, audio, and video) from "the Broadway theater and Tin Pan Alley to the art of dancer Loie Fuller and composer Charles Griffes." Searchable; and browsable by name, title, subject, and format (books, clippings, photographs, manuscripts, moving images, music, posters and lobby cards, programs, recorded sounds). Includes sections on dance, music, and theatrical productions. From the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. http://digital.nypl.org/lpa/nypl/sitemap/sitemap.cfm Topics: Performing Arts, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States Last updated Jun 3, 2005 The Picture Collection Online
From the New York Public Library, this is a "collection of 30,000 digitized, public domain images from books, magazines and newspapers as well as original photographs, prints and postcards, mostly created before 1923. It consists of images of New York City, Costume, Design, American History" and more than 12,000 other subjects. It is searchable by "keyword or by browsing a variety of indexes." http://digital.nypl.org/mmpco/ Topics: Holidays & Observances, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States Last updated Dec 7, 2004 Remembering the Victims
The New York Times provides a place for anecdotal memories, some with photos, of victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States. Also provides a link to the National Book of Remembrance to "share your thoughts and condolences for all of those lost." http://www.legacy.com/Sept11/Home.aspx Topics: Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, September 11 & Beyond, Terrorism Last updated Nov 14, 2006 Richard Avedon: Portraits
Companion to 2002-2003 exhibit of works by this fashion and portrait photographer. "Available online is the accompanying publication's foreword, an essay by the exhibition's curators, a special image presentation, and audio clips featuring the voices of Richard Avedon, Marian Anderson, the exhibition's curators, and others." From the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. http://www.metmuseum.org/special/se_event.asp?OccurrenceId=%7B36C7411F-EEF8-11D5-9414-00902786BF44%7D Topics: Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Photography, Technology Last updated Oct 5, 2004 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 September 11: One Year Viewed From Space
Satellite images comprising a "digital archive of pre- and post-[September 11, 2001] attack images of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon." Each photograph is annotated with information about time and subject. From a commercial remote sensing company. http://www.geoeye.com/gallery/9-11/ Topics: Astronomy, Holidays and Observances Individually, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, September 11 & Beyond Last updated Mar 20, 2007 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 Staten Island Ferry
This site features information about the New York City ferry service between Manhattan and Staten Island. Includes photos, a history of the ferry fleet (from pre-1905 ferries to future ferry designs), information about special events, and details about the ferry service. This unofficial site is not affiliated with the New York Department of Transportation. http://www.siferry.com/ Topics: Photograph Collections: Regional: United States Last updated Oct 22, 2003 The Statue of Liberty - Ellis Island Foundation, Inc.
Contains passenger lists compiled from "1892 to 1924, [when] more than 22 million immigrants, passengers, and crew members came through Ellis Island and the Port of New York." Searchable by passenger name. Most entries provide residence, and age and date of arrival. Registration (free) required to view marital status, ship of travel, point of departure, facsimile of ship manifest, and photograph of ship. Includes a timeline "showing forces behind immigration and their impact on the immigrant experience." http://www.ellisisland.org/ Topics: Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States Last updated Aug 23, 2004 Surveyors of the American West
This New York Public Library virtual exhibit highlights America's westward expansion through the photographs and searchable notes of photographer William Henry Jackson and of civil/mining engineer Robert Brewster Stanton. Three months of Jackson's diary entries made during the summer of 1869 along with many large format images and stereoscopic views are on display. Four volumes of Stanton's notes and selected photographs taken during two expeditions surveying the canyons along the Colorado River from 1889 to 1890 are also featured. http://digital.nypl.org/surveyors/ Topics: Geography, Geology, History, Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Technology, United States History Last updated Aug 24, 2004 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 Tony Awards
The official website of the Tony Awards includes recent nominees, winners, and acceptance speeches. Also features a history of the awards, a photo gallery, and a list of winners dating back to 1947, when the American Theatre Wing "established an awards program to celebrate excellence in the theatre." http://www.tonyawards.com/ Topics: Performing Arts, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States Last updated Apr 20, 2006 A War in Perspective, 1898-1998: Public Appeals, Memory, and the Spanish-American Conflict
Part of a series of New York Public Library exhibitions on the Spanish-American War. "Each of the communities linked to that conflict remembers and has named the war in its own particular way. Through an examination of patriotic appeals in newspapers, pamphlets, popular books, maps, sheet music, poetry, cartoons, lithographs, photographs, lantern slides, and early motion pictures, this exhibition explores the sources of those memories and perceptions." http://www.nypl.org/research/chss/epo/spanexhib/ Topics: Communications, Government, Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Poetry, Politics, September 11 & Beyond, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Nov 3, 2004 Weegee's World: Life, Death, and the Human Drama
Devoted to photojournalist Weegee (born Usher Fellig), a tabloid news photographer and the author of "Naked City" (1945). Includes a chronology and photographs, browsable by topic: Lower East Side (New York), police, fire, Coney Island, Times Square, the opera, war, lovers, Harlem, entertainment, movie theaters, the circus, Greenwich Village, and personalities. Online companion to exhibit of the same title from the International Center of Photography, New York. http://museum.icp.org/museum/collections/special/weegee/ Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Photography Last updated Aug 14, 2005 William Gedney: Photographs and Writings
His most significant photographic projects include work in New York, eastern Kentucky, India, San Francisco, and his series on American composers. The database is searchable by collection and field and includes a chronology of his life and work. "Contains 4920 photographic images, 1214 images of writings and notebooks, and 274 images from photographic book projects." http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections/gedney/ Topics: Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections: Regional, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Photography, Technology Last updated Dec 2, 2008 William P. Gottlieb Photographs From the Golden Age of Jazz
"The William P. Gottlieb Collection, comprising over sixteen hundred photographs of celebrated jazz artists, documents the jazz scene from 1938 to 1948, primarily in New York City and Washington, D.C." Search by keyword or browse by name, subject, or venue. Site includes digitized images of Down Beat magazine articles, an essay on Gottlieb's life and work, audio clips of his commentaries on selected photographs, and more. From the American Memory Project, Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov//ammem/wghtml/wghome.html Topics: Musicians, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Photography Last updated Mar 3, 2004 Women's Literary Salons Archive, 1975-1985: New York, Cerridwen, Paris, Los Angeles
Materials from the Woman's Salon for Literature, "a feminist forum for intellectual discussion and for the presentation of feminist writings." Includes documents, newsletters, photographs, and a bibliography. Maintained by Ruth Wallach, head of the Architecture and Fine Arts Library at the University of Southern California. http://www.usc.edu/libraries/archives/womens_salons/ Topics: Literary Movements and Periods, Notable People: Women, Photograph Collections, Social Issues, Women Last updated Jun 7, 2006 Worklore: Brooklyn Workers Speak
This site "explores the work lives of Brooklynites as they made, and continue to make, their living in the borough. Using photographs and personal quotes, this online exhibition compares the experience of working in the past to doing so today." The site addresses the themes of racial bias, women's changing work roles, immigrants, and unemployment. Includes a game, classroom materials, a bibliography, and links. A project of The Brooklyn Historical Society and Brooklyn Public Library. http://www.worklore.net/ Topics: Labor, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, U.S. History By Place, United States History Last updated Apr 28, 2004 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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