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Colonial Settlement — 1492-1763

The Capital and the Bay, ca. 1600-1925
Map Collections, 1500-1999
The George Washington Papers, 1741-1799
Words and Deeds in American History
Library of Congress Exhibit:
not searchable 1492: An Ongoing Voyage

The American Revolution — 1763-1783

The Capital and the Bay, ca. 1600-1925
A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation, 1774-1873
Continental Congress and Constitutional Convention, 1774-1789
Map Collections, 1500-1999
The George Washington Papers, 1741-1799
Presidential Inaugurations
Words and Deeds in American History
Library of Congress Exhibit:
not searchable Declaring Independence: Drafting the Documents

The New Nation — 1780-1815

The Capital and the Bay, ca. 1600-1925
A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation, 1774-1873
Continental Congress and Constitutional Convention, 1774-1789
The George Washington Papers, 1741-1799
Map Collections, 1500-1999
Portraits of the Presidents and First Ladies, 1789-Present
Presidential Inaugurations
Words and Deeds in American History
Library of Congress Exhibit:
not searchable Temple of Liberty: Building the Capitol for a New Nation

Expansion and Reform — 1801-1861

not searchable African American Odyssey
African American Perspectives, 1820-1920
America's First Look into the Camera: Daguerreotypes, 1839-1862
California As I Saw It: First Person Narratives, 1849-1900
The Capital and the Bay, ca. 1600-1925
Map Collections, 1500-1999
Panoramic Maps, 1847-1929
Pioneering the Upper Midwest, ca. 1820-1910
Portraits of the Presidents and First Ladies, 1789-Present
Presidential Inaugurations
not searchable Walt Whitman Notebooks, 1847-1860s
Words and Deeds in American History
Library of Congress Exhibit:
not searchable African-American Mosaic
not searchable Temple of Liberty: Building the Capitol for a New Nation

The Civil War and Reconstruction — 1850-1877

not searchable African American Odyssey
African American Perspectives, 1820-1920
American Life Histories, 1936-1940
Born in Slavery, 1936-1938
California As I Saw It: First Person Narratives, 1849-1900
The Capital and the Bay, ca. 1600-1925
Civil War Photographs, 1861-1865
Evolution of the Conservation Movement, 1850-1920
Jackie Robinson and Baseball Highlights, 1860s-1960s
Map Collections, 1500-1999
Music for the Nation, 1870-1885
Panoramic Maps, 1847-1929
Pioneering the Upper Midwest, ca. 1820-1910
Portraits of the Presidents and First Ladies, 1789-Present
Presidential Inaugurations
Taking the Long View, 1851-1991
Votes for Women, 1848-1921
"Votes for Women" Suffrage Pictures, 1850-1920
not searchable Walt Whitman Notebooks, 1847-1860s
Words and Deeds in American History
Library of Congress Exhibits:
not searchable African-American Mosaic
not searchable The Gettysburg Address

Development of the Industrial United States — 1876-1915

not searchable African American Odyssey
American Life Histories, 1936-1940
American Variety Stage, 1870-1920
Baseball Cards, 1887-1914
Born in Slavery, 1936-1938
California As I Saw It: First Person Narratives, 1849-1900
Evolution of the Conservation Movement, 1850-1920
Great Earthquake and Fire: San Francisco, 1897-1916
Inside an American Factory: Westinghouse Works, 1904
Inventing Entertainment: The Edison Companies
Jackie Robinson and Baseball Highlights, 1860s-1960s
Last Days of a President: McKinley and the Pan-American Exposition, 1901
Life of a City: New York, 1898-1906
Map Collections, 1500-1999
Music for the Nation, 1870-1885
The Northern Great Plains, 1880-1920
Panoramic Maps, 1847-1929
Pioneering the Upper Midwest, ca. 1820-1910
Portraits of the Presidents and First Ladies, 1789-Present
Presidential Inaugurations
The Spanish-American War in Motion Pictures, 1898-1901
Taking the Long View, 1851-1991
Touring Turn-of-the-Century America, 1880-1920
Votes for Women, 1848-1921
"Votes for Women" Suffrage Pictures, 1850-1920
not searchable Walt Whitman Notebooks, 1847-1860s
Words and Deeds in American History
Library of Congress Exhibit:
not searchable African-American Mosaic

Emergence of Modern America — 1890-1930

not searchable African American Odyssey
African American Perspectives, 1820-1920
American Leaders Speak, 1918-1920
American Variety Stage, 1870-1920
Around the World in the 1890s, 1894-1896
Baseball Cards, 1887-1914
Born in Slavery, 1936-1938
Evolution of the Conservation Movement, 1850-1920
Inside an American Factory: Westinghouse Works, 1904
Inventing Entertainment: The Edison Companies
Jackie Robinson and Baseball Highlights, 1860s-1960s
Last Days of a President: McKinley and the Pan-American Exposition, 1901
Map Collections, 1500-1999
The Northern Great Plains, 1880-1920
Panoramic Maps, 1847-1929
Portraits of the Presidents and First Ladies, 1789-Present
Presidential Inaugurations
The Spanish-American War in Motion Pictures, 1898-1901
Taking the Long View, 1851-1991
Touring Turn-of-the-Century America, 1880-1920
Traveling Culture
Votes for Women, 1848-1921
"Votes for Women" Suffrage Pictures, 1850-1920
Washington as It Was, 1923-1959
Words and Deeds in American History
Library of Congress Exhibit:
not searchable Frank Lloyd Wright: Designs for an American Landscape, 1922-1932

The Great Depression and World War II — 1929-1945

Aaron Copland Collection, ca. 1900-1990
not searchable African American Odyssey
American Life Histories, 1936-1940
not searchable The Leonard Bernstein Collection, ca. 1920-1989
California Gold: Folk Music from the Thirties, 1938-1940
Creative Americans: Portraits by Van Vechten, 1932-1964
FSA/OWI Photographs, 1938-1944
Hispano Music & Culture of the Northern Rio Grande
Jackie Robinson and Baseball Highlights, 1860s-1960s
Map Collections, 1500-1999
not searchable The New Deal Stage: Federal Theatre Project, 1935-1939
The Northern Great Plains, 1880-1920
Portraits of the Presidents and First Ladies, 1789-Present
Posters from the WPA, 1936-1943
Presidential Inaugurations
Taking the Long View, 1851-1991
Voices from the Dust Bowl, 1940-1941
Washington as It Was, 1923-1959
Words and Deeds in American History
Library of Congress Exhibit:
not searchable African-American Mosaic
not searchable Women Come to the Front: Journalists, Photographers, and Broadcasters during WWII

Postwar United States — 1945-early 1970s

Aaron Copland Collection, ca. 1900-1990
not searchable African American Odyssey
Architecture and Interior Design for 20th Century America, 1935-1955
not searchable The Leonard Bernstein Collection, ca. 1920-1989
Buckaroos in Paradise: Ranching Culture in Northern Nevada, 1945-1982
Coca-Cola Television Advertisements
Creative Americans: Portraits by Van Vechten, 1932-1964
Jackie Robinson and Baseball Highlights, 1860s-1960s
Map Collections, 1500-1999
The Northern Great Plains, 1880-1920
Portraits of the Presidents and First Ladies, 1789-Present
Presidential Inaugurations
Taking the Long View, 1851-1991
Washington as It Was, 1923-1959
Words and Deeds in American History

Contemporary United States — 1968-present

Aaron Copland Collection, ca. 1900-1990
not searchable The Leonard Bernstein Collection, ca. 1920-1989
Buckaroos in Paradise: Ranching Culture in Northern Nevada, 1945-1982
Coca-Cola Television Advertisements
Map Collections, 1500-1999
Portraits of the Presidents and First Ladies, 1789-Present
Presidential Inaugurations
Taking the Long View, 1851-1991
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