Photo of a Aerial view of a complex of Long Island highways that provide access to New York City (1946)
Photo taken 11/20/1911
This photo was taken in 1912 A. L. Westgard
On February 14, 1818, David Gordon received a patent for his raft design. When a patent is granted, it excludes others from making, using, offering for sale, or selling the invention. This drawing accompanied Gordon’s application.
The Eighth Avenue trolley, New York City, sharing the street with horse-drawn produce wagon and an open automobile. Downtown, looking north (1904)
This lesson leads students through analyzing primary source documents from the Civil War to determine if the Freedman's Bureaus was effective in assisting formerly enslaved persons.
Photo of traffic in Herald Square (New York City) taken in April 1973.
The "National Archives Experience: Digital Vaults" is a site that features digital items (mostly created or associated with the federal government) from the National Archives' extensive collection relating to United States history. The site provides interactive exercises and a tool to create posters, as well as slideshows with audio, captions, and multiple images.
Examine a collection of primary source documents about airplanes in the United States.
Examine a collection of primary source documents about automobiles in American history.
Examine a collection of primary source documents about highways in the United States.
Examine a collection of primary source documents of drawings created for patents.
Examine a collection of primary source documents about railroads in the United States.
Examine a collection of primary source documents about traffic in American history.
Examine a collection of primary source documents about trolleys and streetcars in American history.
Examine a collection of primary source documents about the Wright Brothers.
View of Ohio tourists having early breakfast on parking Area 460 to 463 taken 07/21/1941,