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A History of Computation, Control, and Communication from the course Foundations of American Cyberculture
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Abstract: Art 23: Foundations of American Cyberculture - Fall 2006. This new course will enable students to think critically about, and engage in practical experiments in, the complex interactions between new media and perceptions and performances of embodiment, agency, citizenship, collective action, individual ... More »
African American Daily Conditions
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Abstract: These photos depict typical daily activities of African Americans before the Civil Rights era.
African American Daily Life
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Abstract: These photos depict typical daily activities of African Americans before the Civil Rights era.
African American History Resources
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Abstract: celebrates the contributions of African Americans throughout U.S. history. Learn about Harriet Tubman, John Hope Franklin, the Tuskegee Airmen, African Americans in the military, African American band music and recordings, and the Emancipation Proclamation. Find a number of primary documents and resources ... More »
African-American Mosaic
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Abstract: is a guide for studying black history and culture. Topics include colonization and Liberia, abolitionists and slavery, western migration and homesteading, Chicago, and ex-slave narratives.
African American Perspectives: Pamphlets from the Daniel A. P. Murray Collection, 1818-1907
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Abstract: presents a review of African-American history and culture as seen through the practice of pamphleteering. The site includes sermons on racial pride and essays on segregation, voting rights, and violence against African-Americans.
African-American Sheet Arts, 1850-1920
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Abstract: contains 1,300 pieces of sheet music including songs from antebellum blackface minstrelsy, the abolitionist movement, the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin, African-American soldiers in the Civil War, emancipated slaves, Reconstruction, and the northern migration of African Americans.
American Defenders of Land, Sea and Sky
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Abstract: takes us on a 200-year trip to forts and battle sites of the American Revolution, the War of 1812, the struggle for western territory, the Civil War, Spanish-American War, World War I and II, and into the Cold War years up to the late 1950s.
American Environmental Photographs, 1891-1936
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Abstract: consists of 4,500 photographs of natural environments, ecologies, and plant communities in the United States taken between 1891 and 1936. These photographs show a wide range of American topography and its forestation, aridity, shifting coastal dune complexes, and watercourses. Comparisons of early photographs ... More »
American Folklife Center
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Abstract: features a directory of folklife resources in the U.S., migrant worker interviews and photos, ethnic folk music from Northern California in the 30s, Brazilian music, and more.
American History and Art from New England
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Abstract: invites students to explore the history of New England and Massachusetts during three turns of the centuries: 1680-1720 (Colonial); 1780-1820 (Federal); and 1880-1920 (Progressive and Colonial Revival). Examine daily life during those three time periods. Explore more than 1700 artifacts, documents, and ... More »
American Impressionism and Realism
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Abstract: provides essays on 12 paintings and biographies of 8 artists: William Merritt Chase (1849-1916), Henry Twachtman (1853-1902), Childe Hassam (1859-1935), and others.
American Impressionists of the Late 1800s and Early 1900s
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Abstract: offers seven paintings that help show how the invention of collapsible tin tubes to hold premixed oil paints (John Rand, 1841) freed the artist to leave the studio and explore the subject matter first-hand. The Americans built on the masterful work done by French impressionists, but focused on different ... More »
American Indians of the Pacific Northwest
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Abstract: features more than 2,300 photographs and 7,700 pages of text relating to the American Indians in two cultural areas of the Pacific Northwest: the Northwest Coast and Plateau. These resources illustrate many aspects of life and work, including housing, clothing, crafts, transportation, education, and ... More »
American Journeys
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Abstract: provides eyewitness accounts of North American exploration, from the Vikings in Canada (1000) to the diaries of mountain men (1800). Read the words of ship captains, fur traders, Indians, missionaries, and settlers as they lived through the founding moments of American history. Highlights include Christopher ... More »
American Landscape and Architectural Design, 1850-1920
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Abstract: contains approximately 2,800 photographs, plans, maps, and models of American buildings and landscapes built during this period. The collection offers views of cities, buildings, parks, estates and gardens, including a complete history of Boston's Park System. Hundreds of private estates from all over ... More »
American Leaders Speak: Recordings from World War I and the 1920 Election, 1918-1920
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Abstract: consists of 59 sound recordings of speeches by American leaders at the turn of the century. Speakers include Warren G. Harding, James Cox, Calvin Coolidge, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Samuel Gompers, Henry Cabot Lodge, and John J. Pershing.
American Life Histories: Manuscripts from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1940
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Abstract: presents 2,900 life histories from 300 writers from 24 states. These histories describe individuals' families, incomes, occupations, political views, religions, diets, and observations.
American Made
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Abstract: "American Made" is a film about a Sikh American family whose car breaks down en route to the Grand Canyon, and their only hope for escape is the remote desert highway and the occasional passing car. When car after car fails to stop, family members are forced to confront their notions of faith, conformity, ... More »
American Masters: Alfred Stieglitz
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Abstract: presents an essay, timeline, video clips, and interviews examining this photographer, artist, and art impresario. Stieglitz was a powerful force in the arts of the early 20th century and an important interpreter of emerging modern culture. This web site is a companion to first full-length film biography ... More »