Historical Documents

Rebecca Nurse
ERA 2: Colonialism and Settlement (1585–1763)
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Bill Clinton
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
No Annexation of Texas
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Seneca Falls Convention
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Daisy Bates Letter
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Patsy Murr, first grader at Fulton School in Lancaster, Pa., gets her Salk shot from Dr. Norman E. Snyder as she is held by Mrs. Walter Sourweine, April 25, 1955. Others view the proceedings with mixed emotions
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
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
“The Land of Romance” Poem
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
Clinton Farewell Address
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Sitting Bull Arrest Letter
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
Stop forced sterilization poster/image
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
LULAC Logo
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930), ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)
Photo of the 1921 Supreme Court
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Mystery Poem
Multiple Eras, ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900), ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
American Progress
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861), ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877), ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900), Multiple Eras
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
Letter from Alexander Graham Bell to Helen Keller, March 23, 1907
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
Earhart Letter
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)
An outstanding picture of 1937 – tragedy. Photo by Acme Newspictures, Inc., 1937 Dec. 15.
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)
Susan B. Anthony Conviction Notice
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Picture of the Proclamation
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Picture of Mexican American students protesting
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present), ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Cesar Chaves with Robert Kennedy at the end of his fast
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
News Article: “Fierce Blizzard: 11 Deaths in U.S.A."
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)

Historical Images

Women's Suffrage Map
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877), ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
istribution of College Enrollment and High School Completion Among 18- and 19-Year-Olds: 1967 to 2022
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
Map of the Indian Tribes of North America
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861), ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
Dorothea Lange Photograph
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Harvest of Death
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Beale Street, Memphis, TN
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
Map showing Indian reservations within the limits of the United States : 1883
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
Sun Record Studios
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)
Stonewall Jackson
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Towner School Bus Photograph
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)
Sheet Music
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Alfred Hitchcock
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
Alexander Hamilton
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)

Collections

Lee surrenders
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Wyatt Earp
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877), ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
Bill Clinton
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
US Army helicopters fire into the tree line to cover South Vietnamese ground troops in March 1965
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Washington Crossing the Delaware by Emanuel Leutze
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861), ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Scribner's Illustrated Magazine for Girls and Boys
Multiple Eras, ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945), ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930), ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)