Historical Documents

This map shows the land acquired through the Gadsden Purchase Treaty
Gadsden Purchase Treaty
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861), ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
The Plan of San Diego
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Charter of the Organization of American States (OAS)
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
President Carter and Omar Torrijos shaking hands after signing the Torrijos-Carter Treaties
Panama Canal Treaty of 1977
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Map of North America before the Mexican-American War
Treaty of Limits
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
"Keep Off!" cartoon
Monroe Doctrine
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Picture of Henry Teller, the author of the Teller Amendment
Teller Amendment
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900), ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)

Collections

US Army helicopters fire into the tree line to cover South Vietnamese ground troops in March 1965
First Blood In Vietnam, by Stanley Karnow
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

Historical Images

Map showing Indian reservations within the limits of the United States : 1883
Map showing Indian reservations within the limits of the United States : 1883
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
HMS Jersey
HMS Jersey Prison Ship
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
General Custer's death struggle. The battle of the Little Big Horn
General Custer's death struggle. The battle of the Little Big Horn
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)