Historical Images

Park map of Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, Montana.
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument Map
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
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)
Magna Britannia
Magna Britannia
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)
Sitting Bull
Sitting Bull
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)
HMS Jersey
Interior of the HMS Jersey Prison Ship
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Custer’s Column of cavalry, artillery, and wagons
Custer’s Column of cavalry, artillery, and wagons
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)
Map
Map of Troop Movement During Shays’ Rebellion
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
HMS Jersey
HMS Jersey Prison Ship
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Cartoon
An Heir to the Throne, Or the Next Republican Candidate
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Custer’s Camp at Hidden Wood Creek
Custer’s Camp at Hidden Wood Creek
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Separated cartoon
Separated
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900), 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)

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)
Washington in the French & Indian War
The French and Indian War in Pittsburgh, by Annie Dillard
ERA 2: Colonialism and Settlement (1585–1763), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Lee surrenders
Why The Civil War Still Matters, by James McPherson
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin’s Years in London, by Joan Paterson Kerr
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
The Boston Tea Party
"The Sparck of Rebellion" (Boston Tea Party), by Douglas Brinkley
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Abraham Lincoln & Hannibal Hamlin
America’s Oddest Election, by Harold Holzer
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)

Historical Documents

Sitting Bull Arrest Letter
Sitting Bull Arrest Letter
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
Dead Soldiers at Gettysburg
Civil War Battle Statistics
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)
Manuscript of the Platt Amendment
Platt Amendment
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Fidel Castro signing the first agrarian law in 1959
Law #3 of the Sierra Maestra on Agrarian Reform
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Philip Frenau
"The British Prison Ship"
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
George W. Bush
President George Bush's Address Announcing End of Major Combat Operations in Iraq
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Political cartoon depicting President Roosevelt using the Monroe Doctrine to keep Europe out of Santo Domingo
Roosevelt Corollary
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
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)
Sioux Treaty
Sioux Treaty of 1868- Excerpts
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan’s “Evil Empire” Speech
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present), Metahistory & Historiography
Nixon’s "Checkers" Speech
Richard Nixon’s "Checkers" Speech
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's), Metahistory & Historiography, Multiple Eras
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)
Copley Medal
Copley Medal
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Epitaph
Franklin’s Epitaph
ERA 2: Colonialism and Settlement (1585–1763), ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Sierra Maestra Manifesto
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Longstreet Letter
Battlefield Dispatches Gettysburg- July 3, 1863
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Cuban Missile Crisis
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Barack Obama
Barack Obama’s Keynote Address
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present), Metahistory & Historiography
"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)
Rio Treaty
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Lincoln First Inaugural Address
First Inaugural Address of Abraham Lincoln
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Texas Revolution
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Republican Party Platform
National Republican platform adopted by National Republican Convention, held in Chicago. May 17, 1860.
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Franklin
“Plan for Attaining Moral Perfection” from the Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
The Royal Academy of Farting
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Alliance for Progress Postage
Alliance for Progress
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)