Historical Documents

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)
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Emma Goldman's deportation photo, 1919.
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
John Adams
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
In this isolated mountainous Spanish American community in Ojo Sarco, New Mexico, a one-room school serves students across eight grades with just two teachers. These teachers work with minimal equipment, relying on the blackboard to teach the alphabet, penmanship, and grammar.
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Decision delivered by Chief Justice Earl Warren
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Ronald Reagan
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present), Metahistory & Historiography
Stamp Act
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
President Reagan signing the Immigration Reform and Control Act
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Theodore Roosevelt mountain climbing in the West, 1880
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
Corwin Amendment
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Young Lords members with a sign
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Original document of the enrolled acts and resolutions of Congress pertaining to the Civil Rights Act
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
LULAC Logo
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930), ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)
Federal Deficit Under Clinton
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), 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)
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)
Rachel Carson
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present), Multiple Eras
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Nixon’s "Checkers" Speech
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's), Metahistory & Historiography, Multiple Eras
Democratic National Convention 1860
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
John Paul Stevens, the author of the majority opinion
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Joseph Foraker, the sponsor of the bill
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900), ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Cover of Life Magazine 1913
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Bill Clinton
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Class Photo at a Mexican-American School Featuring Future President Lyndon B. Johnson
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Adams Letter
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
President Bill Clinton with Albert Gore and Janet Reno, 1993. Courtesy: Library of Congress
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
A. Mitchell Palmer
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)

Collections

Red Scare
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Chief Justice John Marshall
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Kennedy at his desk
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present), Metahistory & Historiography, Multiple Eras
FDR vs. the Supreme Court
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)
U.S. Constitution
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
The Statue of the Freed Slave
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
First Sunday School Class
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

Historical Images

Political Cartoon
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Lincoln cartoon
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
March on Washington
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Immigrant Children, Ellis Island, New York
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Marshall Door
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)