America in the Late 19th Century & Early 20th Century
Database Sources
American History is a good place to start your research. This database will give you both information to include in your WeVideo Script, as well as images and other media.
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The Smithsonian database is full of primary source documents and images.
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Password: empirelink
U.S. History in Context
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Provides a complete overview of our nation’s past and covers the most-studied events, decades, conflicts, wars, political and cultural movements, and people.
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Online Sources
Library of Congress:
Popular Entertainment: 1870-1920
Popular Entertainment: Recordings from the Alan Lomax Collection
Other:
Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia at Ferris State University (Find rimary and secondary sources; includes advertising, lists of Jim Crow laws, and contemporary connections)
International Center for Photography (Search for Jacob Riis tenement photographs)
Popular entertainment, films: Museum of the Moving Image (Browse for photo stills from early films, film equipment, and more)
Advertising: Smithsonian National History Museum (Browse for images, articles,and more)
The Tenement Museum (Access virtual tours, podcasts, as well as browse for images, etc.)
Library of Congress Research Guides (Try searching a specific topic, such as "Jane Addams" to access primary sources, etc.; notice the options for advanced searching)
Tip: Once you know your specific topic, ask a librarian to help you find the right and/or additional resources.
Books & eBooks
Chapter 23
Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age
Page 524
Chapter 24
America Moves to the City
Page 544
Chapter 25
The Conquest for the West
Page 579
Chapter 26
Rumbles of Discontent
Page 601
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