Based on excavations of the Athenian Agora, this site offers both photographs and diagrams of the Agora, as well as photographs of artifacts representative of ancient Greek/Aegean life. In addition, the texts of two books, The Birth of...

The interactive tutorial explores digital imaging. Students investigate the nature of fading in old photographs and correct the photographs digitally. The resource has an interactive online version and a printable data sheet.

"The Land Through a Lens: Highlights from the Smithsonian American Art Museum," features 84 photographs from the early years of photography in the 1850s through the 20th century. Included in the collection are works by early, modern, and...

Read letters from homesteaders in Nebraska and view photographs of prairie life in Nebraska. Visitors can browse by topic, date, or keyword.

This two-part feature on African American history offers an in-depth look at the events of the 1960's civil rights movement. Discusses voting rights, laws, military segregation, freedom rides, sit-ins and the NAACP. Includes historic...

In October 1962, the Soviet Union and the United States went eyeball-to-eyeball and were on the brink of nuclear war. Surveillance photographs taken by a U-2 spy plane over Cuba revealed that the Soviet Union was installing...

This is a brief history of of the development the Canadian Northern Railway that was built in western Canada, and completed in 1915. The site also provides primary source resources in the the form of photographs, excerpts, figures and maps.

The early railways depended on coal to fire their locomotives. Vast deposits of coal were located along the eastern slopes of the Canadian Rockies. One of the richest mining areas on the main line of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway,...

This is a history of the construction and significance of a railway through the Crowsnest Pass that connected a part of British Columbia that was cut off from the rest of Canada. Included are maps, photographs and primary source documents.

This history of The Calgary and Edmonton Railway is an account of the necessity to build branch lines in order for the Canadian Pacific Railway to develop its vast land holdings on the prairies. Included are maps, photographs and primary...

A site including lesson plans, photographs, and text about the offices of yesterday and those of today. Topics discussed include office equipment, office organization, globalization, and technology. Also included is an historical...

This is a slideshow of important moments in the history of the American presidency. Includes photographs of presidential inaugurations, candid images of presidents and copies of inauguration day speeches.

This resource provides a database of standardized information on plants. Click on Photo Gallery to view photographs of various categories of plants, including noxious plants and crops.

Odd Wall is on-line archive and gallery of the streets which documents and presents graffiti murals. The murals are simply catalogued by date photographed and all of the graffiti seems to be found in public locations.

A collection of photographs, artwork, and architecture of Spanish America from pre-1500 through the 1900s.

This site boasts 5,000 pages of information about pottery! You'll find extensive lists of potters and examples of their artwork. Thousands of photographic examples to use as references or inspiration!

This resource contains 150 images, which provide a glimpse into pioneer life, during the late 18th and early 20th century, in the Canadian West. Each photograph is complete with a description.

War memorials are located throughout Manitoba. This site provides links to the various monuments as well as including photographs and documentation about them.

A collection begun by Daniel J. Terra in the 1970's includes more than seven hundred prints, drawings, photographs, and sculptures is presented online.

Read about one of the most surprising political defeats in American history. The election of 1948 between President Harry Truman and Thomas Dewey was supposed to be a landslide. Find out about Truman's stand on policies, and read about...

An interesting site that contains paintings, sculptures, and photographs by African American artists. Each piece has a short paragraph below it describing the artwork, and the message the artist was trying to convey.

Media-rich module examines a pastel portrait of Madame de Pompadour, an influential member of the court of Louis XV and patron of the arts. The work, by French artist Maurice-Quentin Delatour, conveys much useful information about the...

Media-rich module examines a highly ornate French-made cabinet from the seventeenth century. Accompanying commentaries and animations demonstrate skilled craftsmanship, decorative style, and unique combinations of materials. Additional...

From the Library of Congress American Memory project, this extensive online archive contains first-person narratives of slavery and 500 black-and-white photographs of former slaves that were collected in the 1930s as part of the Federal...