Historical Documents

Blog- Rebirth of St. Nicholas League
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900), ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930), ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945), ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present), Multiple Eras
Making Sense of Films: Film as Social and Cultural History
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930), ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945), ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present), Multiple Eras
Calvin Coolidge and group of Native Americans at the White House, 1924. Library of Congress
Indian Citizenship Act of 1924
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
“Now for a Round-Up” by W.A. Rogers. This political cartoon was published in the New York Post following the passing of the 1901 Sedition Act, an updated revival of the original law that targeted Filipinos, Latin Americans, and union organizers.
Sedition Act of 1918
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Emma Goldman's deportation photo, 1919.
Emma Goldman's Deportation
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Grand Opening, 1995. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum: Why is the Rock Hall in Cleveland?
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930), ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945), ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Joseph Foraker, the sponsor of the bill
Foraker Act of 1900
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900), ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
A Winter Walk
"A Winter Walk" Essay
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900), ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930), ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945), ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present), Multiple Eras
Plessy v. Ferguson decided judgement
Plessy v. Ferguson 1896
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)

Articles

“A Machine of Practical Utility” (Winter 2010 | Volume: 59, Issue: 4)
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Welcome to America (April 1992 | Volume: 43, Issue: 2)
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Digging Up James Smithson (Summer 2012 | Volume: 62, Issue: 2)
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
The Man Who Can Scare Stephen King (December 1995 | Volume: 46, Issue: 8)
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
The Conventional Wisdom: Why It’s Wrong (July/August 2000 | Volume: 51, Issue: 4)
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
The Calumet Tragedy (April/May 1986 | Volume: 37, Issue: 3)
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Who the Hell Wants to Hear Actors Talk!? (October 2002 | Volume: 53, Issue: 5)
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
The Man at the Helm of Early-20th-Century Buick (February/March 1996 | Volume: 47, Issue: 1)
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Henry Ford’s Horseless Horse (April 1992 | Volume: 43, Issue: 2)
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
A Helluva Town for a Political Convention (August/September 2004 | Volume: 55, Issue: 4)
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Groping Toward Democracy (February/March 1992 | Volume: 43, Issue: 1)
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
The War to End All Wars (Fall 2018 - World War I Special Issue | Volume: 63, Issue: 3)
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
The Return of Pragmatism (October 1997 | Volume: 48, Issue: 6)
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Unfolding the Nation (April 1988 | Volume: 39, Issue: 3)
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Jazz Delights the World (Fall 2018 - World War I Special Issue | Volume: 63, Issue: 3)
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Inventing Modern Football (September/October 1988 | Volume: 39, Issue: 6)
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
The Passion of Typhoid Mary (May/June 1994 | Volume: 45, Issue: 3)
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Learning to Go to the Movies (November 1993 | Volume: 44, Issue: 7)
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
The Soul of the Morgan Library (September 1999 | Volume: 50, Issue: 5)
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
The Longest Race (November 1996 | Volume: 47, Issue: 7)
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
The New Mexico and Arizona Centennials (Spring 2012 | Volume: 62, Issue: 1)
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Sometimes, Our Job Is to Say No (December 1998 | Volume: 49, Issue: 8)
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
What We Lost in the Great War (July/August 1992 | Volume: 43, Issue: 4)
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
The Last Powder Monkey (July/August 1996 | Volume: 47, Issue: 4)
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
The New Time-Travel (April/May 2002 | Volume: 53, Issue: 2)
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Herbert Hoover Recalls the Ordeal of Woodrow Wilson (Fall 2018 - World War I Special Issue | Volume: 63, Issue: 3)
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Mixed Bits: The True History of Chop Suey (Fall 2017 | Volume: 62, Issue: 5)
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
The Wonderful Husband (September/October 1989 | Volume: 40, Issue: 6)
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Women March for the Vote (Spring 2024 | Volume: 69, Issue: 2)
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
My Grandfather’s War (November 2000 | Volume: 51, Issue: 7)
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Terror-Bound (September 1998 | Volume: 49, Issue: 5)
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
The Liederkranz Lament (May/June 1992 | Volume: 43, Issue: 3)
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
The First American Olympics (May/June 1988 | Volume: 39, Issue: 4)
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
“Killers of the Flower Moon” and a Hundred Years of Healing (Fall 2023 | Volume: 68, Issue: 7)
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
The Handy Man (September 1996 | Volume: 47, Issue: 5)
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
When White Hoods Were in Flower (April 1992 | Volume: 43, Issue: 2)
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Lost Bird of Wounded Knee (April 1996 | Volume: 47, Issue: 2)
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
A Black American in the Paris Salon (February/March 1991 | Volume: 42, Issue: 1)
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)

Historical Images

The Cuban Melodrama cartoon
The Cuban Melodrama
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900), ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Alexander Graham Bell
Portrait of Alexander Graham Bell
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Political cartoon depicting President Roosevelt using the Monroe Doctrine to keep Europe out of Santo Domingo
Hands Off!
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)