Historical Images

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)
Court of France
Benjamin Franklin at the Court of France
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Douglas Letter
Bust of Stephen Douglas over Northern Democratic Party's presidential campaign shield
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Magna Britannia
Magna Britannia
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Three Pronged Movements in the Sioux Expedition of 1876
Three Pronged Movements in the Sioux Expedition of 1876
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Sugarhouse Prison
Rhinelander's sugar house & residence
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
HMS Jersey
Interior of the HMS Jersey Prison Ship
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
George Armstrong Custer
Major General George Armstrong Custer
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
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)
Cartoon
An Heir to the Throne, Or the Next Republican Candidate
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Park map of Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, Montana.
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument Map
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
William Franklin
William Franklin
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
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)
Map of the Indian Tribes of North America
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)

Historical Documents

Newspaper documenting the court case
Botiller v. Dominguez
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900), ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Treaty
Treaty of Alliance with France
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Map illustrating the outcomes of the Adams-Onis Treaty
Adams-Onis Treaty
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Picture of OAS's fifty-second Assembly in Lima, Peru
Organization of American States (OAS) Charter
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
1853 Treaty on Free Navigation of the Parana and Uruguay Rivers
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Proclamation 3447
Proclamation 3447
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Agreement on the Cessation of Hostilities in Viet-Nam (Geneva Accords, 1954)
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
The Clayton-Bulwer Treaty
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan’s “Evil Empire” Speech
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present), Metahistory & Historiography
Ticket
Maryland state ticket. Election, Tuesday November 6th, 1860...For President of the United States John Bell of Tennessee. For Vice President of the United States, Edward Everett of Massachusetts
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Custer's Last Charge
Custer's Last Charge (Song)
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Poster discussing the Good Neighbor Policy
Good Neighbor Policy
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)
Big Stick in the Caribbean
Big Stick Diplomacy
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
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)
No Annexation of Texas
Texas Annexation Treaty
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
This political cartoon illustrates James Buchanan beset by figures who employ quotes from the Ostend Manifesto to legitimize their criminal acts.
Ostend Manifesto
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861), ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Manuscript of the Platt Amendment
Platt Amendment
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Sitting Bull Arrest Letter
Sitting Bull Arrest Letter
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
Trademark Agreement Between the United States and Austra-Hungary
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
Cartel for the exchange of prisoners of war between Great Britain and the United States of America
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Covenant of the League of Nations
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Representatives meeting in Paris to sign the Treaty
Treaty of Paris of 1898
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900), ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
The Plan of San Diego
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Hoyt Letter
David Hoyt Jr. to his Father, Regarding Shays' Rebellion- Letter
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
U.S.-Soviet Incidents at Sea Agreement (1972)
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Franklin Letter
Letter from Benjamin Franklin to the Committee of Secret Correspondence
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Cover Page
An appeal to the Congress of the United States from the Society of Old Brooklynites : for the erection of a monument over the remains of 11,500 prisoners who died on board the British prison ships during the Revolutionary War- Excerpt
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Treaty of Peace with Algiers (1815)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
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 Royal Academy of Farting
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Fugitive Slave Bill Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861), ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)

Collections

The Custer Fight, by Charles Marion Russell
The Battle of Little Bighorn, by Nathaniel Philbrick
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
Kennedy at his desk
On History, by John F. Kennedy
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present), Metahistory & Historiography, Multiple Eras
Chromolithograph entitled "Custer's Last Fight," National Museum of American History
A Road They Did Not Know, by Larry McMurtry
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Franklin at the Court of France
Franklin Charms Paris, by Tom Fleming
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin’s Years in London, by Joan Paterson Kerr
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)