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 Websites presented in alphabetical order Afghanistan: Photographs from Keystone Mast 
 Contains 30 photographs of Afghanistan, taken in 1933. Includes text originally printed on the back of each stereo card. Features images of streets, people, homes, and landscapes. From the Keystone Mast Collection, California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/collections/permanent/projects/stereo/afghan/ Topics: Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional, September 11 & Beyond Last updated Jun 10, 2006 Around the World in the 1890s: Photographs from the World's Transportation Commission, 1894-1896
"Nearly nine hundred images by American photographer William Henry Jackson," exploring various types of transportation throughout North Africa, Asia, Australia, and Oceania. Also includes images of local inhabitants, streets, cities, landscapes, and members of the World's Transportation Commission. Searchable by keyword and browsable by subject and country. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wtc/wtchome.html Topics: Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional, Technology Last updated Nov 28, 2004 Arthur Churchill Warner Photographs
Features the photographs of Arthur Churchill Warner, who arrived in Seattle, Washington Territory, in the 1880s. He captured images of street scenes, ships, waterfront mills, and the Gold Rush in Alaska and the Yukon, and documented John Muir's 1888 ascent of Mount Rainier. Includes an essay about John Muir's Mount Rainier expedition. Searchable by category or keyword. From the University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections. http://content.lib.washington.edu/warnerweb/ Topics: Environment, Holidays and Observances Individually, Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, U.S. History By Place Last updated Jan 10, 2005 Boyd and Braas Photographs
Late 19th century photographs by William F. Boyd and George H. Braas. This small, searchable collection "shows the aftermath of the Seattle fire of June 6, 1889 and other pre-20th century views of Seattle, of its pioneers and of the surrounding region." Includes information about the collection and the photographers, and links to Boyd and Braas photographs in other collections. From Manuscripts, Special Collections and University Archives Division, University of Washington Libraries. http://content.lib.washington.edu/boydbraasweb/ Topics: Photograph Collections, U.S. History By Place Last updated Aug 15, 2004 Chance Encounters: L.A. Project
An exhibit of photographs by Douglas McCulloh, taken during "six years of chance-driven journeys across Los Angeles County" (California). Photographs viewable at random through animation or can be selected geographically by choosing a specific area of the satellite map. Includes commentary and essay by McCulloh, and essays by others. From the California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/exhibitions/chance/ Topics: Notable People, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections, Photography Last updated Jun 10, 2006 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 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 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 Cuba Travel Pictures
A collection of photographs of Cuba, arranged by province and by subjects such as architecture, billboards, castles, churches, cars, monuments, people, and street scenes. The photos were taken when the photographer was "researching the first two editions of Lonely Planet Cuba." http://www.cuba-pictures.com Topics: Architecture, Christianity, Photograph Collections Last updated Apr 21, 2005 DetroitYES!: Home of the Fabulous Ruins of Detroit
Searchable photographs of Detroit and its architecture, illustrating urban art, decay, and throwaway culture. Photos are arranged into sections such as "Industrial Ruins," "Downtown Ruins," "Lost Synagogues," and "Soulful Detroit." Provides interactive maps marking locations of sites. Includes discussion forums. There are several ways to navigate this site; recommended starting place is the table of contents, accessible from a pull-down menu under "Guides to Site." http://detroityes.com/ Topics: Architecture, Architecture by Place, History, Photograph Collections Last updated Dec 3, 2003 Digger Archives: San Francisco Diggers (1966-68 ... and Beyond)
Devoted to the San Francisco-based "anarchist guerilla street theater group" from the 1960s, The Diggers. Contains a history, chronology, photos, publications, documents, articles, discussion forum, and more. http://www.diggers.org/ Topics: Activism, Performing Arts, Photograph Collections, Society & Social Science Last updated Sep 9, 2006 Ericson Photograph Collection
Online images depicting "a wide variety of everyday northwest California scenes and activities from the 1880s through the 1920s. Lumber industry, Native Americans, city and village street scenes (primarily Arcata), schools, portraits, and scenic views ...," mostly by A.W. Ericson and his son, Edgar. The site also has a biography of A.W. Ericson, a regional map, and other resources to help put the collection in context. From the Special Collections of the Humboldt State University Library. http://library.humboldt.edu/humco/holdings/ericson.htm Topics: California: History, Notable People, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections, Photography Last updated Jul 26, 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 Farmworker and Colonia Communities
This site provides resources about farm workers and colonias, "rural communities and neighborhoods located within 150 miles of the U.S.-Mexican Border. They often lack the basic services ... running, water, electricity, and paved roads." Includes links to research aides, photos of colonias, and information about relevant programs at HUD, other government agencies, and advocacy organizations. Available in English and Spanish. From the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). http://www.hud.gov/groups/swbr.cfm Topics: Agriculture, Communities & Groups, Home & Housing, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Poverty Last updated Nov 3, 2007 The Fillmore
This online companion to a KQED documentary about the Fillmore, a "premier Black community" in San Francisco, includes an illustrated timeline (1860-2001); photos, maps, and video clips of locations and people; and information about and audio of local musicians. Emphasizes the effect of urban renewal on the neighborhood. Also includes lesson plans. http://www.pbs.org/kqed/fillmore/ Topics: California: Education, California: History, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States Last updated Mar 30, 2005 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 Harlem, 1900-1940: An African-American Community
"Various elements of the history of the urban experience in Harlem's early days as the Cultural Capital of African Americans are represented here by graphic and photographic images from the Schomburg Center collection. Some of the subjects include the Schomburg Center itself, political movements, education, sports, social organizations, religion, the Harlem Hospital, theater, business and music. ... included are a map of Harlem, a time line, a bibliography and additional resources" for teachers. http://www.si.umich.edu/CHICO/Harlem/ Topics: Black Resources, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History Last updated Jan 9, 2004 The International Reach of the Mara Salvatrucha
Feature on the Latino street gang Mara Salvatrucha, also know as MS-13, whose reach is thought to extend through Central America, Mexico, and the U.S. Includes audio clips, a photo gallery, and links to related news stories and Web sites. From National Public Radio (NPR). http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4539688 Topics: Communities & Groups, Crime, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional Last updated Mar 30, 2005 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 Judy Natal: Earthwords
An exhibit of over 20 photographs by Judy Natal, "in which she juxtaposes the urban language of signs with the quiet expanse of [California's] Joshua Tree National Park." Includes a brief essay. From the California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/exhibitions/earthwords/ Topics: Parks, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife Last updated Jun 10, 2006 Key Deer Research Project
"Key deer, the smallest of all white-tailed deer, is a subspecies of the Virginia white-tailed deer." These deer live only in the Florida Keys. The site presents information about a study of "the effect of urban development on Key deer movements, habitat use, and behavior" that employs radio-telemetry ("radio transmitters attached to collars") to track animals. Includes fact sheets and photographs. From Texas A&M University. http://apc.tamu.edu/keydeer/ Topics: Animals, Mammals, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States Last updated Mar 26, 2004 Local History: Liverpool
Learn about the history and character of Liverpool, England, including its famous streets, docks, landmarks, famous people (such as the Beatles), the local Liverpudlian dialect (Scouse), and related topics. Includes a quiz, audio and video clips, photos, and more. From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). http://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool/localhistory/ Topics: History By Place, Photograph Collections Last updated Mar 24, 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 One Man's Eye: Photographs from the Alan Siegel Collection
Photographs from collector Alan Siegel, browsable by topic (portraits, still lifes, flowers, nudes and the human form, American views, landscapes, the urban environment, design and abstraction, sports and athletes, and the circus). Includes comments from Siegel and works by Robert Frank, Florence Henri, Weegee, Edward Weston, and others. From the book of same title. http://www.onemanseye.com/ Topics: Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife Last updated Oct 25, 2004 Photographs of Agricultural Laborers in California, ca. 1906-1911
Ethnic groups in this collection include Japanese farm laborers; urban Chinese; and Mexican, Italian, and East Indian workers and communities. The rural and urban locations include Fresno, Gilroy, Los Angeles, Merced, Palo Alto, Ryde, San Francisco, the San Joaquin River area, San Jose, the Stockton area, Visalia, and Woodland. Searchable and browsable. From the Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. A part of the Online Archive of California (OAC). http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf200007qw Topics: Agriculture, California: History, History, Labor, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, United States History Last updated Nov 6, 2009 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 Revealing Chicago: An Aerial Portrait
Recent aerial photographs of the "urban prairie" in and around Chicago. Photographs are browsable by location or by theme: lakefront, commerce and culture, steel mills, infrastructure, city neighborhoods, chilling out, suburbs, farming, and saved places. Includes a link to additional images from photographer Terry Evans. http://www.revealingchicago.org Topics: Agriculture, Photograph Collections Last updated Jul 27, 2005 Roughstock's History of Country Music
A browsable overview of country music history, with categories for The Beginnings , [Roy] Acuff & The Grand Ole Opry , Cowboy Music , Western Swing , Bill Monroe & Bluegrass , Honky Tonk Music , The Nashville Sound , Outlaw Country , Urban Country , and Garth [Brooks] & New Country . Includes photos, sound files, and video. http://www.roughstock.com/history/ Topics: Communities & Groups, Musical Genres, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History Last updated May 15, 2001 Seattle Photographs
This site presents an "ongoing digital collection of photographs documenting the neighborhoods of Seattle." Features images of stores, restaurants, businesses, residential streets, and transportation, and photographs from the Century 21 Exhibition of 1962. Searchable. From the University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections. http://content-dev.lib.washington.edu/seattleweb/ Topics: Photograph Collections, U.S. History By Place Last updated Feb 21, 2005 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 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 Their Circular Life: An Exploration About Human Behavior
This interactive site allows users to experience the lives of people in ordinary places around Italy. View images and sounds that take place during the day at five urban places by moving a small triangle icon around a circle. Locations include a train station in Modena and the Campo San Barnaba in Venice. Users are invited to ponder their lives in view of what they have seen and send feedback on their feelings. From Italian artists. http://www.theircircularlife.it/ Topics: Art by Region, Astronomy, Photograph Collections, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Science, Science Last updated Mar 22, 2005 Tony Culver: Memorial Retrospective
Collection of photographs by this street photographer "shot over the decade of the mid 80s to the mid 90s [that] speak to his fascination with Southern California culture." Includes an introductory essay and a small collection of photographs of people on the street and beaches of Southern California. From the California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/exhibitions/culver_memorial/ Topics: Photograph Collections Last updated Aug 22, 2006 An 'Unvanished' Story: 5,500 Years of History in the Vicinity of Seventh & Mission Streets, San Francisco
Provides a history of the area around San Francisco's Seventh and Mission Streets, including information on the Costanoans, the Ohlone, and the building and restoration of the 1905 U.S. Court of Appeals Building, "described as one of the most ornate public buildings in America." Contains photographs, maps, and other ephemera. Includes a bibliography and related links. Prepared by the National Park Service, Southeast Archeological Center (SEAC). http://www.nps.gov/history/seac/sfprehis.htm Topics: Architecture, California: History, History, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States Last updated Jun 20, 2007 The Urban Landscape - Digital Image Access Project
A database of over 1000 images pertaining to urbanism from fourteen separate collections. Most of the photographs are from cities and towns in the South, including some of the 1886 earthquake in Charleston, South Carolina. Other photos show aerial views and city life and architecture in other parts of the U.S. and the world. Part of the Digital Image Access Project organized by the Research Libraries Group Photograph Preservation Task Force and including nine institutions. Links to the others are available on the Project Background page. http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/diap/ Topics: Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States Last updated Apr 19, 2002 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 |
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