The extensive collections at the Library of Congress contain historic artifacts and cultural materials from across the U.S. The list below is just a sample of the many U.S. Territories resources available for free on the Library's Web site.
The tools at the end of the page can help teachers use these in the classroom. Teachers can find even more primary sources, along with the tools to help use them in the classroom, at www.loc.gov/teachers. They can also search the Library's American Memory or Prints and Photographs collections.
- Virgin Islands
- Puerto Rico
- American Samoa
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Guam

St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, c1922
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Tilforladelig kort over eylandet St. Croix, 1754
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General view of harbor at San Juan, Porto Rico looking South, 1927
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Map of Puerto Rico showing distribution of crop lands, 1899
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Bolero sentimental, 1939 |

“I worked for the tourism department in Puerto Rico.” 1994
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Historia de la insurrección de Lares..., 1872 |

In Faga Togo, Tutuila, Samoa |

Description of Samoan or Navigator Islands |

Samoan Chief - head and shoulders, wearing ceremonial headdress, 1895 |

Saipan, 1944 / W. Eugene Smith |

Northern Mariana Islands (United States), 1989 |

Plano del Puerto de Sn. Luis de Apra en la Ysla de Guahan de las Marianas, por las corbetas del Rey Descubierta y Atrevida, año de 1794 |

A native dugout canoe, Mariso, Guam, c1919 |

Guam - Agana - ca. 1912: birds-eye view looking toward bay |
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