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Ad*Access The Ad*Access Project provides access to digital images of over 7000 print advertisements published primarily in the United States and Canada between 1911 and 1957 |
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Alaska, Western Canada and United States Collection |
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Ancient Near East photograph collection Contains over 350 images of archaeological sites, artifacts and structures from the Middle East, specifically Egypt and Israel, dating from 3000 BCE to 200 CE |
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Armchair travel in India c1900 the stereoscopic experience This Web site contains 103 stereoscopic views from a set which is in the Ames Library of South Asia |
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Arthur Churchill Warner photographs Selected photographs of Seattle, Alaska and Mount Rainier taken by Arthur Churchill Warner, drawn from the collections of the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections Division |
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Asian historical architecture A Web site which promotes a greater understanding of Asian architecture through images and descriptive text. Offers a photographic survey of Asia's architectural heritage with extensive background information, maps and virtual tours. Includes images from Afghanistan, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, the two Koreas, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Singapore, and Thailand |
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battle of China U.S. government account of the events of World War II in China, produced during World War II by then Army Major Frank Capra. Includes a brief history of China and depictions of Japan's aggression against China and plans for world conquest. Includes brief archival footage of Winston Churchill, Chiang Kai-Shek, Emperor Hirohito, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and other historical figures |
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battle of Russia battle of Russia From the series created by then Major Frank Capra for the U.S. Army during World War II; used to explain the necessity of war to new enlistees and then released for the American public. Part I begins by summarizing unsuccessful attempts at foreign invasion of Russia throughout its history and goes on to show Russian resistance to the Nazi invasion during World War II. Part II focuses on the siege of Leningrad and the Battle of Stalingrad |
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Chinese cultural studies images / Images selected to accompany the Brooklyn College course Core 9 Chinese Culture include images of maps, art, historical sites, archaeology, divinities, stereotypes, and technology |
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Chinese in California 1850-1925 / "The Chinese in California, 1850-1925 illustrates nineteenth and early twentieth century Chinese immigration to California from 1850 to 1925 through about 8,000 images and pages of primary source materials. Included are photographs, original art, cartoons and other illustrations; letters, excerpts from diaries, business records, and legal documents; as well as pamphlets, broadsides, speeches, sheet music, and other printed matter. These documents describe the experiences of Chinese immigrants in California, including the nature of inter-ethnic tensions. They also document the specific contributions of Chinese immigrants to commerce and business, architecture and art, agriculture and other industries, and cultural and social life in California." |
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Chininjin yoksa munhwa sirij Provides access to multimedia series about Korean, Western, and ancient history and art |
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Clark Kinsey Photographs Collection |
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Creswell archive Contains images taken by K.A.C. Creswell, an eminent pioneer of medieval Islamic architectural history, who bequested his negative collection to the Ashmolean Museum Department of Eastern Art. Many of these images were used to illustrate Creswell's Early Muslim Architecture, and Muslim Architecture of Egypt |
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Database of early photographs |
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Decorated and decorative paper collection The decorated and decorative paper collection consists of digital images that showcase a selection of decorated and decorative papers from Europe, primarily Germany, France and Italy, produced between the 17th and 19th centuries. Representative samples include Western marbled paper, paste papers and decorative papers, such as Dutch gilt and lithographically or linoleum block printed paper. Also included are some examples of suminagashi. Selected paper samples in the digital collection include loose samples, as well as paper that has been used for the covers and endsheets of books |
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Department of the Environment and Heritage's online image database This image database contains images the Australian Dept. of the Environment and Heritage owns and that are copyright cleared and available free of charge for use by the media, students, and industry organizations (but not for use in advertising or other commercial purposes). Includes links to other Dept. of the Environment and Heritage image databases |
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Divide and conquer From the series created by then Major Frank Capra for the U.S. Army during World War II; used to explain the necessityof war to new enlistees and then released for the American public. Utilizing newsreel footage and maps, the documentary chronicles Hitler's sweep across Europe, including conquest of Denmark, Norway, Belgium, Holland, and France. Includes brief archival footage of Winston Churchill, Charles de Gaulle, Adolf Hitler, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt, among other historical figures |
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Don Bain's virtual guidebooks "This site features nearly 3000 virtual reality panoramas. These amazing photographs show you exactly what it is like to be in a particular spot - you can look in any direction, as well as up and down, and zoom in and out. It's the next best thing to being there." |
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Dutch East Indies in photographs, 1860-1940 a collection of the Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde A collection of the Koninklijk Instituut voor taal-, land- en volkenkunde |
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Early advertising of the West, 1867-1918 The early advertising of the West collection consists of digital images of over 450 print advertisements published in magazines, city directories, and theater pamphlets from the Pacific Northwest held by the Special Collections Division, University of Washington Libraries. This digital collection spans the time period 1867 to 1918, and documents aspects of the history and social conditions of the Pacific Northwest. Among those products and companies represented are Rainier Beer and the Bon Marche department store |
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Early photography in Greece & the Mediterranean A subject guide on early photographs of ancient Greek and Roman art and architecture from the Getty Research Institute |
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Films Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India Filma Prabhaga The Films Division of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting maintains an archive of Indian films (8,000 documentaries, short films, and animation films) and provides facilities for motion picture production. The Web site contains information on programs and activities such as the Mumbai International Film Festival, press releases, recent annual report and information about the archives and production facilities. There are also short films and clips available via streaming video |
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Flora Danica online This site consists of digitized images of 3,240 copper-engraved plates from the Flora Danica, a collection of folio-sized pictures of wild plants in Denmark that was compiled between 1761 and 1874. The database is searchable by keyword or browseable by plate number or date |
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G.I. Jones photographic archive of southeastern Nigerian art and culture Archive of more than 300 photographs taken during the 1930s by G.I. Jones of the University of Cambridge |
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Gold rush centennial photographs, 1893-1916 a catalog of selected gold rush views at the Alaska State Library / Photos of life in the Klondike during the gold rush, from the collection at the Alaska State Library |
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Harappa glimpses of South Asia before 1947 Photographs, lithographs, slides, movies, and sounds are presented, focusing on primarily two historical periods of Indian history, the last century or so of the Raj and the Indus Valley civilization |
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Henry M. Sarvant photograph collection, ca. 1890s-1910 The collection consists of images taken by surveyor and photographer Henry Mason Sarvant. The first section is comprised of photographs taken by Sarvant between 1892 and 1913 of Mount Rainier and its vicinity. Also included are approximately 25 photographs taken by Sarvant's friend, landscape photographer and mountain climber A.H. Waite. The second group of photographs, taken between 1897 and 1901, documents Sarvant's time in Alaska and the Yukon during the Klondike Gold Rush. Included are images of mining practices and equipment, towns, camps, landscape scenes, and Native American settlements |
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Hudson's Bay Company digital collection Collection numerisee de la Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson Exhibit of images of artifacts of Canadian history, particularly aboriginal cultures and exploration |
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IDP International Dunhuang Project An international collaboration to present more than 100,000 pre-11th century manuscripts, paintings, and artifacts from Dunhuang and other Silk Road sites. Items are include bibliographies, maps, photographs, etc., each searchable in a variety of ways |
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Image database of Ukiyoe and Edo castle |
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Images from the Philippine-United States War Photographs, illustrations, and maps from the turn-of-the-century war |
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In a new light Australian photography 1930s-2000 : a National Library of Australia exhibition Online overview of an exhibition of photographs from the National Library of Australia's Picture Collection, held at the National Library of Australia, 2 Dec. 2004-28 Mar. 2005 |
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International collections database Selected photographs and postcards in the University of Washington Special Collections Division from Asia and South America including scenes from China, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Japan, 1870s-1930s. Represented are historical events, typical street scenes and native people in traditional dress |
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Japanese ant image database |
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Japanese historical maps The Japanese Historical Map Collection contains about 2,300 early maps of Japan and the World. The collection was acquired by the University of California from the Mitsui family in 1949, and is housed on the Berkeley campus in the East Asian Library. Represented in this online collection are about 100 maps and books from this Collection. The maps were selected by Yuki Ishimatsu, Head of Japanese Collections at the East Asian Library, and scanned and put online by David Rumsey and Cartography Associates. The project was initiated by Peter Zhou, Director of the East Asian Library. Funding and project management is provided by Cartography Associates and the East Asian Library |
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Modern Photographers Collection Images from photographers who were active in the Pacific Northwest community from the late 1920's to the present, drawn from the collections of the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections Division |
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Nazis strike From the series created by then Major Frank Capra for the U.S. Army during World War II; used to explain the necessity of war to new enlistees and then released for the American public. Shows Germany's preparation for war, explains Germany's interest in the natural resources of central Russia, and includes the conquest of Austria, Czechoslovakia, and Poland. Includes brief archival footage of Winston Churchill, Adolf Hitler, Josef Goebbels, Hermann Goring, and other historical figures |
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Panoramas the North American landscape in art = el paisaje de Norte America en el arte = paysages d'Amerique du Nord dans l'art Part of the Virutal Museum of Canada, Panoramas is a repository of Mexican, Canadian and American artwork influenced by the North American Landscape |
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PICAS window to our past imagery / Picture Archives Singapore is a text and image retrieval system on the Web developed by the National Archives of Singapore |
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Prelude to war From the series created by then Major Frank Capra for the U.S. Army; used to explain the necessity of war to new enlistees and then released for the American public. Shows film clips of events from 1933 to 1939 which prompted the United States' entry into World War II, including the Japanese conquest of Manchuria, the Italian conquest of Ethiopia, and the rise of Hitler. Explains the Axis plan of world conquest. The war is portrayed as a struggle for the preservation of a free world. Includes brief archival footage of Chiang Kai-Shek, Benito Mussolini, Adolf Hitler, and Haile Selassi, among other historical figures |
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Robert Henry Chandless photographs, ca. 1898-1908 Nine albums of photographs and loose photographic prints taken by various photographers and collected by Robert Chandless. The collection, documenting early 20th-century China, includes candid scenes and tourist views of Peking and Tientsin; foreign legations and private residences of American, British, and other diplomatic personnel; the wool industry in Tientsin; and contemporary views of the Boxer Rebellion (1900), including images of the international relief force of soldiers and sailors that came to the aid of the besieged foreign delegations in Peking and elsewhere |
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Salmon collection "The Salmon collection contains documents, photographs and other original material describing the roots of the salmon crisis in the Pacific Northwest in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Material specific to this collection is comprised of text drawn from the pamphlet and book collections housed in the UW Libraries, Manuscripts, Special Collections, University Archives Division. Additional relevant material is taken from existing digital collections which include the Tollman and Canaris Photographs, John N. Cobb Photographs, Industries and Occupations Photographs, American Indians of the Pacific Northwest, and the Freshwater and Marine Images." |
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Viet-Nam nhung hinh anh xua |
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William E. Meed collection, ca. 1898-1953 (bulk, ca. 1898-1907) The collection consists of one journal, 42 clippings, and 327 vintage photographic prints depicting activities and scenes related to the Klondike Gold Rush in the vicinity of Dawson, Yukon Territory, Canada, ca. 1898-1953 (with the bulk of the materials dating from ca. 1898 to 1907). About 110 of the photographs were taken by Meed, and many are by well-known photographers such as Eric A. Hegg, H.C. Barley, H.J. Goetzman, George G. Cantwell, and the firm of Kinsey & Kinsey (Clark Kinsey and Clarence Kinsey). Meed's snapshots show his wife and family, friends, and fellow workers, as well as Dawson dwellings, docks and freighting activities, dogsled outings, and wilderness roadhouses. The commercially photographed items document Klondike mines and mining activities, Dawson street scenes, views along the Chilkoot Trail and the White Pass & Yukon Route railroad, steamboats and steamboat landings, and other Klondike scenes |
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Williams Afghan Media Project still image collections Online resource for the study of Afghanistan that helps to preserve and make available resources related to Afghanistan and provides a site for exploring Afghanistan's cultural legacy, historical development, and present situation |
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Yukon photographers gold rush era (1897-1900) = La ruee vers l'or vue par les photographes du Yukon (1897-1900) Photographers have been visiting the Yukon since U.S. Army Lieutenant Schwatka travelled down the Yukon River in 1883. After the discovery of gold on Bonanza Creek in 1896, many commercial photographers travelled to Dawson City, photographing the journey and establishing studios along the way. Many of the stampeders also had small roll-film cameras as part of their outfits. The photographers featured here were in the Yukon just before or during the gold rush and are only some of those that photographed the Klondike gold rush |
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