Archive for the 'American' Category

Historical Images of New York

arybin on Jul 27 2009 | Filed under: American, Images on the Web, Museums, Photography

NewYorkHeritage.org is a research portal for students, educators, historians, genealogists, and others who are interested in learning more about the people, places and institutions of historical New York State. The site provides immediate free access to more than 160 distinct digital collections that reflect New York State’s long history. These collections represent a broad range [...]

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Vintage Television Commercials on iTunes U

arybin on Jul 24 2009 | Filed under: American, Innovative Technology, Moving Images

More than 1,500 historic American television commercials from the Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History in the Duke University Special Collections Library are now available on iTunes U. This collection is called AdViews. Videos are free to download, and can be viewed at the computer or on video-capable iPods.
Most of the 1,500 [...]

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Texas Archive of the Moving Image

arybin on Apr 02 2009 | Filed under: American, Innovative Technology, Moving Images

Interested in film preservation, American cultural heritage, or Texas? Take a look at the Texas Archive of the Moving Image (TAMI).
TAMI is an independent 501c3 organization dedicated to the preservation of Texas [...]

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Images from “Eyes of the Nation: A Visual History of the United States”

mmacken on Jul 20 2007 | Filed under: ARTstor, American

ARTstor is pleased to announce that 2,000 images from the Library of Congress “Eyes of the Nation” collection are now available through the ARTstor Digital Library. This collection provides a pictorial overview of American history and includes prints, posters, maps, manuscript pages, photographs, design, movie stills, and cartoons. Read More
Booker T. Washington, ca. [...]

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