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  • Architecture and Interior Design for 20th Century America(363 clicks)
  • Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad Historical Society(284 clicks)
  • The First Measured Century: An Illustrated Guide to Trends in America, 1900-2000(538 clicks)
  • A Century Of Reform(288 clicks)
    political corruption
  • American Cultural History: The 20th Century(289 clicks)
    Kenwood College exhibition
  • American Cultural History: The Twentieth Century(270 clicks)
  • American Left Ephemera Collection(302 clicks)
    Socialist Party of America (SPUSA), Communist Party of the USA (CPUSA), and Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)
  • American Radicalism(267 clicks)
    Digital reproductions of writings of leftist radicals.
  • American Sign Museum(331 clicks)
  • Archive of Golden Age of Romance Comics(273 clicks)
    A resource for scholars and fans interested in golden era romance comics, containing full scans of issues.
  • Automobile History(347 clicks)
  • Automobile in American Life and Society(537 clicks)
    Excellent site
  • Automotive History(270 clicks)
    "Time Traveler visiting the past Automotive History Americans wishing to join in the celebration of the automotive industry can visit a number of musuems and attractions around the country dedicated to preserving the history of one of the most important inventions of the modern era."
  • Bob Hope and Amrican Variety(298 clicks)
  • Boss Jocks: (283 clicks)
  • Bracero History Archive(286 clicks)
    The Bracero History Archive collects and makes available the oral histories and artifacts pertaining to the Bracero program, a guest worker initiative that spanned the years 1942-1964. Millions of Mexican agricultural workers crossed the border under the program to work in more than half of the states in America.
  • Built in America(273 clicks)
    Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record, 1933-Present
  • China Reporting: An Oral History of American Journalism in the 1930s and 1940s(265 clicks)
    Scholarly book by Stephen R. MacKinnon and Oris Friesen
  • Cost of Living Increases, 1934-1994(299 clicks)
    Image file.
  • Dean Martin Exhibit(286 clicks)
  • Early Jacksonville History(318 clicks)
    BEING AN AUTHENTIC RECORD OF EVENTS FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES TO AND INCLUDING THE CIVIL WAR BY Thomas Frederick Davis
  • Fashion History--1940s(315 clicks)
  • FBI Newspaper Archive(273 clicks)
  • Federal Minimum Wages(465 clicks)
  • Great Speeches(305 clicks)
    At least two a decade beginning with the 1940s.
  • History of Show Choir(511 clicks)
    This is the history of show choir. From Fred Waring to current pop music, the story of show choir and its origins won’t, perhaps, surprise the reader. However, reading this compiled information will offer insight into the sociological and cultural events that have created the phenomena that is today the fastest growing musical ensemble in music education.
  • History of the Automobile(356 clicks)
    Smithsonian
  • Hope for America: Performers, Politics and Pop Culture(302 clicks)
    Bob Hope, who entertainment historian and critic Leonard Maltin declared “may be the most popular entertainer in the history of Western civilization,” was arguably the nation’s best-loved topical humorist during the twentieth century. Hope for America draws from the personal papers, joke files, films, radio and television broadcasts, and other materials donated to the Library of Congress by Bob Hope and his family. To put the history of the involvement of entertainers in politics into perspective, the exhibition also profiles the politically oriented activities of other prominent figures represented in the Library’s vast collections.
  • Immigrant Eye, The(273 clicks)
    “The Immigrant Eye” by: Lori Jirousek (Research/Penn State, Vol. 20, no. 1 (January, 1999)
  • La Causa(291 clicks)
    La Causa focuses on the formation and rise of the UFW, the life of its leader, Cesar Estrada Chavez, and the people of the UFW.
  • La Causa: A History of the United Farm Workers Union(378 clicks)
  • LOST LABOR: Images of Vanished American Workers 1900-1980(286 clicks)
    LOST LABOR: Images of Vanished American Workers 1900-1980 is a selection of 155 photographs excerpted from a collection of more than 1100 company histories, pamphlets, and technical brochures documenting America's business and corporate industrial history This collection has been assembled over the last 20 years and many of the titles are rare and difficult to find. Since the images document factories, machinery, and jobs that no longer exist, LOST LABOR provides an unusual visual and historical record of work in 20th century America. The term "lost labor" can derive from the effects of mechanization, computer automation, technological advances, or through the consequences of corporate takeovers, downsizing and globalization. In many cases, these meanings can and do overlap.
  • LOST LABOR: Images of Vanished American Workers 1900-1980(288 clicks)
    a selection of 155 photographs excerpted from a collection of more than 1100 company histories, pamphlets, and technical brochures documenting America's business and corporate industrial history This collection has been assembled over the last 20 years and many of the titles are rare and difficult to find. Since the images document factories, machinery, and jobs that no longer exist, LOST LABOR provides an unusual visual and historical record of work in 20th century America. The term "lost labor" can derive from the effects of mechanization, computer automation, technological advances, or through the consequences of corporate takeovers, downsizing and globalization. In many cases, these meanings can and do overlap.
  • LOST LABOR: Images of Vanished American Workers,(281 clicks)
    " LOST LABOR: Images of Vanished American Workers 1900-1980 is a selection of 155 photographs excerpted from a collection of more than 1100 company histories, pamphlets, and technical brochures documenting America's business and corporate industrial history This collection has been assembled over the last 20 years and many of the titles are rare and difficult to find. Since the images document factories, machinery, and jobs that no longer exist, LOST LABOR provides an unusual visual and historical record of work in 20th century America. The term "lost labor" can derive from the effects of mechanization, computer automation, technological advances, or through the consequences of corporate takeovers, downsizing and globalization. In many cases, these meanings can and do overlap."
  • Militant Extremists in the United States(248 clicks)
    Holly Fletcher for the Council on Foreign Relations
  • National Archives and Records Administration(267 clicks)
    Videos
  • Pledge of Allegiance: A Centennial History, 1892 -1992(286 clicks)
    Book detailing the history of the Pledge of Allegiance which was written by a socialist for a company which sold flag.
  • Pop History(300 clicks)
    U.S. history is everywhere in pop culture — in movies like Selma, TV shows like The Americans, even in video games like Assassin’s Creed, with a recent version set during the French and Indian War. So in their shout-out to the Oscars this year, Brian, Ed and Peter consider how all kinds of popular media adopt historical themes in their plot lines. How did last year’s art, literature and entertainment relive — and reinvent — America’s past?
  • Portraits by Carl Van Vechten(262 clicks)
    The Carl Van Vechten Photographs Collection at the Library of Congress consists of 1,395 photographs taken by American photographer Carl Van Vechten (1880-1964) between 1932 and 1964. The bulk of the collection consists of portrait photographs of celebrities, including many figures from the Harlem Renaissance. A much smaller portion of the collection is an assortment of American landscapes.
  • Posters American Style(276 clicks)
    "Through the broad scope of Posters American Style we explore the strategies of commerce, propaganda, and patriotism."
  • Radio History on the Web(313 clicks)
  • Recorded Sound Reference Center(303 clicks)
  • Roadside Attractions(479 clicks)
  • Sheet Music Collection(260 clicks)
    "The sheet music collection of almost 22,000 pieces includes popular tunes dating as far back as 1865. Highlights include a rare copy of Scott Joplin’s “Cascades” bearing his photograph, rare first editions of W.C. Handy’s “Memphis Blues” and “St. Louis Blues,” and scarce Confederate imprints from the Civil War. Special collections are devoted to ragtime, blues, movie tunes, foxtrots, popular music, show tunes, Irving Berlin, war songs and specialty."
  • Shorpy: The 100-Year-Old Blog(334 clicks)
  • Stuckey's Archive(274 clicks)
    Great photos
  • Studs Terkel(275 clicks)
  • Tax History Project(280 clicks)
    "Welcome to the Tax History Project, a public service initiative from Tax Analysts. Established in 1995, the Project provides scholars, policymakers, journalists, and the general public with information on the history of U.S. public finance. "
  • The Rise of the 60-Vote Senate(273 clicks)
  • The Strange Career of the Illegal Alien(271 clicks)
    Immigration Restriction and Deportation Policy in the United States, 1921-1965 by Mae M. Ngai
  • The Suburban Century(348 clicks)
    by William Schneider. As originally published in The Atlantic Monthly, July 1992
  • The Woman Behind the "Tony"(246 clicks)
    "This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of Broadway's Tony Awards; few who tune in to watch the gala event will know the story of actor/director Antoinette Perry, for whom the award is named."
  • Tracked in America(289 clicks)
    During national crises, the United States government often reacts overzealously. It takes actions that curtail the constitutionally guaranteed rights of the people. These laws, executive orders and government measures have been in reaction to public fears and public demands for a swift response. Yet the flames of fear have also been fanned for political advantage. Federal agencies have acted to intimidate, harass, alienate, deport, and silence organizations and individuals. Historically, dissenting voices included advocates as diverse as labor and peace activists, immigrant-rights groups, political opponents, and civil rights leaders.
  • Twentieth Century US History(287 clicks)
    Links
  • Urban Landscape(280 clicks)
  • Webb's Jacksonville Directory, 1886(310 clicks)