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	Search results for Slides Negatives    Refine your search Country United States (60) Usa (3) Canada (1) Format of Digital Files Jpg (55) Tif (13) Jp2 (13) Pdf (10) Mp3 (4) Show more... Type of Organization Academic Library (37) Public Library (9) Historical Society (8) Museum (7) Academic Consortium (5) Show more... Organization University of Oregon (5) North Dakota State Uni... (4) Claremont University C... (4) University of Washingt... (3) Oregon State Universit... (2) Show more... City Claremont (4) Eugene (4) Fargo (4) Salt Lake City (3) Seattle (3) Show more... results 1-20 of 64 item(s)  page 1 of 4 : ( <<  1  2  3  4  >> ) :: previous : next select all : clear all : add to favorites   Image: Collection Name: Description: Topics Included: 1. A. B. Nichols Panama Canal Collection A. B. Nichols Panama Canal Materials were gathered and organized during Nichols' tenure as Office Engineer. A.B. Nichols was first employed by the Isthmian Canal Commission in 1899 to survey the Nicaraguan route. In 1904, he was assigned to the Panama Canal, where he served as Assistant Engineer at the Gatun site. He was later promoted to Resident Engineer at Culebra Cut site. In 1906, he was appointed Office Engineer at Culebra Cut. He retired in 1914. Nichols was from Philadelphia. The materials in these notebooks and albums were collected/created by A.B. Nichols from 1906 to 1917, though some material was added as late as 1923. Panama Canal (Panama); Hydraulic engineering; Canals, Interoceanic 2. The Pacific Northwest Olympic Peninsula Community Museum A web-based museum showcasing aspects of the rich history and culture of Washington State's Olympic Peninsula communities. Features cultural exhibits, curriculum packets and a searchable archive of over 12,000 items that includes historical photographs, audio recordings, videos, maps, diaries, reports and other documents. Olympic Peninsula; Community Museum; Makah; Quileute; Quileutte; Quillayute; Quilayute; Hoh; Ho; Forks; Forkes; Olympic Peninsula; Olympic National Park; Olympic Park; Pacific Northwest; Olympic Peninsula... 3. CSUDH Digital Collections As of May, 2007, CSU Dominguez Hills has approx. 5000 images relating to the history of the university, the 1910 Los Angeles International Air Meet at Dominguez Field, the historic Rancho San Pedro, South Bay Los Angles history, the Del Amo, Watson, Carson, and Dominguez families. CSU Dominguez Hills; Rancho San Pedro; South Bay Los Angeles history; Early aviation; Early planes; Aviation cartoons; Compton; Houses; Agriculture and farming; Education; Transportation; Religious life;... 4. Building Oregon: Architecture of Oregon and the Pacific Northwest Building Oregon: Architecture of Oregon and the Pacific Northwest provides over 14,000 images and documentation about the architectural heritage of the Pacific Northwest, with special emphasis on Oregon’s built environment. In collaboration with the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, many images in the collection represent works listed on the National Register of Historic Places. A significant number of images come from collections donated to the University of Oregon Libraries over the years, including the collection of architectural historian Marion Dean Ross. Architecture; Historic places; Pacific Northwest; Oregon; 5. California Explores the Ocean California Explores the Ocean provides access to a diverse array of resources about the ocean and ocean exploration from the unique collections of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography Archives and Library and to a selection of ocean related photographs and oral histories from the collections of the San Diego Historical Society. Fish; Fishing; Fisheries; Diving; Oceanic research; San Diego; Oceanography; Scuba diving; Boats; Sailing; Fish canning; Oceanographic instruments; Gulf of California Expedition; Scientific expeditions;... 6. Cities Around the World Cities Around the World presents over 6,100 photographic images from the slide collections of the American Geographical Society Library. The images selected for this project focus on architecture, city life, people, transportation and other aspects of urban development, such as neighborhoods, commercial streets, and business districts. Urban development; Neighborhoods; City life; transportation; Architecture; Business districts; Cities; 7. The Clay Herrick Slide Collection Clay Herrick, author of "Cleveland Landmarks", donated in May 1991 a collection consisting of some 100 pamphlets, brochures, books, and photographs. The most important element of this collection is some 6,000 slides of one-of-a-kind shots of various buildings in Cleveland. Cleveland history; Cleveland architecture 8. Paintings from the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery Collection of paintings donated to Scripps College by General and Mrs. Edward Clinton Young in 1946. The majority of the works are in the Impressionist style and were painted by renowned American and European masters. Fine Arts; Impressionism (Art) 9. Digital Horizons Digital Horizons is an online treasure of thousands of images, documents, video, and oral histories depicting life on the Northern Plains from the late 1800s to today. Here you'll find a fascinating snapshot of the lives, culture, and history of the people who shaped life on the prairies. Digital Horizons is a consortium of partners Concordia College Archives, NDSU Institute for Regional Studies & University Archives, Prairie Public Broadcasting, and the State Historical Society of North Dakota. Other members include Fargo Public Library and Williston State College Foundation. North Dakota; Minnesota; Northern Great Plains; Concordia College (Moorhead, Minn.); North Dakota State University; North Dakota - Politics and government; Bismarck (N.D.); Fargo (N.D.); Williston (N.D.);... 10. Nashville Public Library Digital Collections Digital images, audio, and video of selected holdings from the Special Collections Center and Metro Nashville Archives. Architecture; Capitol City; Business; Civil Rights; Military History; Performing Arts 11. Education by Design Education by Design is an online exhibit and image database of over 700 historic educational visual aids owned by the Bienes Center for the Literary Arts: The Dianne and Michael Bienes Special Collections and Rare Book Library located at Broward County Main Library in downtown Fort Lauderdale, Florida. These educational visual aids are significant, not only for their aesthetic beauty, but also as cultural and historical artifacts. All these items were produced under President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal jobs creation program, the Works Progress Administration (WPA), founded in 1935. The agency was renamed the Work Projects Administration in 1939 and operated until June, 1943. Dublin Core records describe the original, physical piece rather than the digital image representing the artifact. There are extensive notes on cataloging, including a data dictionary, DC / MARC Crosswalk and file-naming conventions. History of education; History of Broward County; Cultural and historical artifacts; Visual aids 12. Ohio Memory Established in 2000, the mission of the Ohio Memory Project is to provide access to historical treasures of Ohio, bringing together primary sources from all parts of the state in an digital library that celebrates state and local history, encourages cooperation between archives, historical societies, libraries, museums, and other cultural organizations, and allows the global community to discover and explore Ohio’s rich past. The project includes materials contributed by more than 330 institutions from all of Ohio's 88 counties. Ohio Memory focuses on documenting the history of the State of Ohio and its local communities. Broad topics such as Ohio Citizenship, Culture, Economy, Presidents and Politics, People, and Environment... 13. Edward H. Peeples Prince Edward County (Va.) Public Schools Collection From 1959 to 1964, Prince Edward County, Virginia, chose to close its public schools rather than integrate them. Through photographs, documents, and maps, this collection explores the history of Prince Edward County segregation in the 1950s and 1960s. Dr. Edward H. Peeples, Emeritus professor at VCU, photographed over 100 images of schools in the county and environs in 1962 and 1963, documenting the disparity between African American and white facilities. Also included are contemporary images of the schools and events surrounding the anniversary of the 1951 student strike and other occasions, as well as additional published and unpublished materials on the topic. Schools -- Virginia -- Prince Edward County -- History -- Pictorial works; African American schools -- Virginia -- Prince Edward County -- History -- Pictorial works; Elementary schools -- Virginia --... 14. Billy E. Barnes Collection From 1964 through 1969, Billy E. Barnes was the Public Relations Director of the North Carolina Fund, a state-chartered, non-profit corporation established by Governor Terry Sanford in late 1963 to seek new ways to address the problem of poverty in North Carolina. Among his many responsibilities, Barnes photographed various aspects of the North Carolina Fund's programs and activities. His negatives comprise part of the Billy E. Barnes Collection in the North Carolina Collection Photographic Archives. The images in this online collection are a representative sample from thousands of negatives, more of which will be added periodically. Durham County; North Carolina; African Americans; Slums; North Carolina Fund; Governor Terry Sanford; Volunteers; Community service; Poor People’s Campaign; Civil rights demonstrations; Poverty; 15. St. Francis Mission Historical photographic images of the St. Francis Mission located on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota. The images depict life at the mission and on the reservation during the early twentieth century, with most photographs having been taken between 1915-1925. Agriculture; Arts & Crafts; Dance; Education; Families; Food preparation; Hunting; Labor; Military; Mission buildings; Native dwellings; Group Portraits; Individual Portraits; Recreation; Religion; 16. Kentucky Historical Society Digital Collections Kentucky Historical Society Digital Collections provides access to digital images, sound, video, and text from the KHS collections. For over one hundred years the Kentucky Historical Society has been collecting, preserving, and sharing information, memories, and materials from Kentucky's past. The KHS collections of cultural and historical artifacts, oral history, and library and archival materials represent an overview of Kentucky and Kentuckians from prehistory to the present. The growing KHS Digital Collections database provides Web access to thousands of items from all KHS collections areas. To browse through a cross-section of collections represented in the database, see the KHS Collections Sampler, which is accessible from the KHS Digital Collections home page. Advertisements; African Americans; Agriculture; Art; Automobiles; Campaigns & battles; Carriages & coaches; Carts & wagons; Children; Churches; Cities & towns; Civil rights; Civil War, 1861-1865; Clothing... 17. King County Snapshots King County Snapshots presents King County, Washington, through 12,000 historical images carefully chosen from twelve organizations' collections. These cataloged 19th and 20th century images portray people, places, and events in the county's urban, suburban, and rural communities. This online presentation grew out of Crossing Organizational Boundaries, a two-year project funded by a 2001 National Leadership Grant for Library and Museum Collaboration from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). Urban culture; Suburban culture; Rural culture; Washington history; King County history; African Americans; Asian Americans; Japanese Americans; Minidoka Relocation Center; Aerial views; Aurora Avenue;... 18. Boynton Collection of Early Claremont Morrill G. Boynton, Pomona College 1904, was an amateur photographer. His collection of glass plate negatives, housed in Honnold/Mudd Special Collections, candidly and personally capture aspects of life in Southern California, especially Los Angeles, Claremont, and Pomona College. Most of these images in the Boynton Collection were shot between about 1900 and 1905. Academic rites and ceremonies; Church buildings; Claremont (Calif.); College buildings; College students; Nature photography; Photographers; Pomona College (Claremont, Calif.); Portrait photography 19. Barns of Winnebago County Once upon a time, these proud structures dotted the bucolic landscape. Michael Cooney has captured the essence of these vanishing structures in a series of striking photos. This archive documents local barns that have disappeared or may disappear in the future. Barns; Farms; Silos 20. Alliance Memory The Alliance Memory project, funded in part through an Institute of Museum and Library Services LSTA grant, is a joint venture of Rodman Public Library, the Alliance Historical Society, Alliance City Schools, Negro History Club, Haines House, and Copeland Oaks. The collection includes historic photographs of Alliance from the Alliance Historical Society, photographs of Taylorcraft Airplanes and Morgan Engineering from collections at Rodman Public Library, oral history recordings and transcriptions from the 1960s and 1970s held by Rodman Public Library, and video interviews of World War II veterans who live at Copeland Oaks, a retirement community in nearby Sebring, Ohio. Ohio history; World War II; Airplanes select all : clear all : add to favorites results 1-20 of 64 item(s)  page 1 of 4 : ( <<  1  2  3  4  >> ) :: previous : next
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