The main site is huge with interactive links to different time periods, archival documents, photos, and artifacts. This section focuses on the time period 1600-1867 which included the first interactions between First Nations and...

Sign up to receive postcards by e-mail from a teacher and a photographer who are touring America. Share their thrill at each new site they photograph while discovering America.

A very interesting site about Seaborg. It contains quotes from him and about him, photographs, and a timeline.

Travel site webpage with beautiful photographs and information on the history of Portugal. Also includes information on the country's demographics, culture, and geography.

The behind-the-scenes story of the famous 1970 meeting between President Richard Nixon and Elvis Presley, as told through original letters, memoranda, and photographs.

This is a brief history that describes the establishment of the Alberta Railway by Alexander Tilloch Galt. It would be a means of moving coal from his companies coal properties to Medicine Hat. Included are maps, photographs and primary...

NPR offers a photographic slide show on the status of Greenland's ice glaciers as they start to melt and the consequences of the melting for the future.

View several different surface features of Mars as taken by the Mars Global Surveyor. Explanation of each of the geologic features accompanies each photograph.

See these interesting photographs of artifacts from the Miwok Indian tradition. There is a brief discussion of the culture of the Miwok also. From the Calavaras County Historical Society.

Burrows & Company manufactures carpet and rugs from the original William Morris designs. In addition to photographs and descriptions of the designs, the site also has biographical information.

Find information about the race riots in Chicago in the summer of 1919. Read case details, causes of the riots, and photographs of the incidents.

Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. One work from the early 1900's is A Daughter of the Land, the eighth novel written by the noted author, movie producer, nature photographer, and naturalist named Gene...

Excellent biography from the Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes of the Argentine poetess Alfonsina Storni. Photographs, video and voice recordings present a memorable tribute to this author. Some of her poetry is also accessible for...

Incredible photographs of the Alps along the Swiss-French frontier feature facts about the mountain range, individual peaks, and the glaciers that characterize the nation.

Follow this link to the homepage of the Amsterdam Centre for Architecture, which puts a spotlight on architects, buildings, and urban developments in the Netherlands. Includes an interactive timeline and a digital map of prominent...

This resource provides photographs of and information about various minerals.

Students will draw upon the visual and textual data presented in photographs and documents to gain an understanding of how the federal school lunch program is a direct result of the Great Depression, how it became a permanent part of the...

Describes the political career of John Usher, once the Secretary of the Interior under President Abraham Lincoln. Interesting historic photographs accompany the information.

Here you can find a comprehensive travel and living guide to Japan. Content includes a look at Japan's people, culture, and events through the eyes of a tourist. A great place for destination overviews, day-to-day lifestyles, and...

This online Katherine Dunham Collection presentation makes available a selection of photographs; film and videotape excerpts from Dunham's research and performing career; and selections from the Library's Dunham Legacy Project that...

Using photographs of natural and man-made objects, students assemble the pieces to create a seascape or an abstract composition.

A brief look at the life of American explorer, Meriwether Lewis. Provides a historical map of the Oregon Territory, a portrait of Lewis, and a photograph from Little Belt Mountain.

Students click through a instructional activity about the parts of a newspaper and answer questions about the types of articles found in each section, headlines, and captions that would go with photographs. Links to related videos are...

An experiment to test what happens when ocean water hits a freshwater estuary. Each step is demonstrated with photographs and the difference between salinity and density is explained.