HIST 101 (Riggs) SP18: Home

Artstor Digital Library

1. Advanced search, select Classification: Photographs and "Search for words or phrases" (e.g., Civil Rights)

Pop Culture Universe 

​Advanced search and select Photos, then select a Topic or Subject

Library of Congress Digital Collections: Photos

Browse collections or search by topic/event/place/person

For more background information on the event/person/place your photo depicts, search Gale Virtual Reference Library, or use another databases listed under the Research Project (to the right).

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Use library resources (above) to locate your chosen photo!

1. Reliable identifying information (date, person, place, etc.)
2. Higher quality photo resolution
3. Context and background information for the image

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History Databases

1. World History in Context
2. History Reference Center
3. Daily Life Through History

Primary Sources

1. Gale Primary Sources
2. Social and Cultural History: Letter and Diaries Online
3. MCC Library Primary Source databases
4. Themed Collections from the Library of Congress | California Primary Sources | WWI Topic Page

Scholarly Journal Articles

1. JSTOR
2. EBSCOhost
3. Academic One File

More History Resources

1. The New York Times Historical (1851-2013)
2. GVRL: History (eBooks)
3. More History databases...

Visual Resources - Photographs, Maps, etc.

Library of Congress

National Archives 

Life Photo Archive (hosted by Google)

NYPL Digital Collections

National Museum of American History