Website with Riches for Projects

Hall Davidson hall@cccd.edu

http://www.loc.gov/

The Library of Congress home page. A great portal to image, video, and audio resources.

http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/catalog.html The online print catalogue

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/pp/pphome.html The collection of prints (see next page)

http://international.loc.gov/intldl/intldlhome.html World cultures & resources.

http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html Links to every country for in depth information.

http://corc.oclc.org/WebZ/XPathfinderQuery?sessionid=0:term=4764:xid=LCP search engines example of links to other authoritative sites.

http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/ - online museum exhibits

http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/lewisandclark/lewisandclark.html - examples

http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/gadd/ - Gettysburg address, documents, photos

http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/swann/craws/ - cartoons and caricatures

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ccmphtml/index.html - Coca-cola history, ads

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/videomore.html#chart -- chart of video formats

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amviewer.html#qt&mpgfilm - general info.

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/film.html - format information and list (see below)

http://www.achievement.org Great interviews, movies, text from living authors, scientists, etc.

FindSounds
Search the Web for Sounds

http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/pagegen/galleryachieve.html -archive list

http://www.archive.org/movies/movies.php - Astonishing old clips, ads, ed films

http://www.archive.org - The “way-back” machine

http://www.findsounds.com/

http://www.freeplaymusic.com/

http://www.schoolhousevideo.org/

http://www.schoolhousevideo.org/vue/index.htm

http://www.schoolhousevideo.org/vue/jan04.htm

Video Archives

America at Work, America at Leisure: Motion Pictures from 1894-1915	*	*	*
The American Variety Stage: Vaudeville and Popular Entertainment, 1870-1920	*	*	*
Before and After the Great Earthquake and Fire: Early Films of San Francisco, 1897-1916	*	*	*
Buckaroos in Paradise: Ranching Culture in Northern Nevada, 1945-1982	*	*	*
Fifty Years of Coca-Cola Television Advertisements: Highlights from the Motion Picture Archives at the Library of Congress			*
"I Do Solemnly Swear...": Presidential Inaugurations
Inside an American Factory: Films of the Westinghouse Works, 1904	*	*	*
Inventing Entertainment: the Early Motion Pictures and Sound Recordings of the Edison Companies	*	*	*
The Last Days of a President: Films of McKinley and the Pan-American Exposition, 1901	*	*	*
The Life of a City: Early Films of New York, 1898-1906	*	*	*
Origins of American Animation	*	*	*
Prosperity and Thrift: The Coolidge Era and the Consumer Economy, 1921-1929	*	*
The Spanish-American War in Motion Pictures	*	*
Theodore Roosevelt: His Life and Times on Film

1. ABDUL HAMID II COLLECTION [ahii] -- about 1,819 photographs mounted in albums
ca. 1880-1893. Photographic survey of the Ottoman Empire, showing educational, military, and other government facilities as well as historic sites. More information
How much digitized? All Jpegs/tiffs display outside Library of Congress? Yes Sample images

2. AFRICAN AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHS ASSEMBLED FOR 1900 PARIS EXPOSITION [anedub] -- about 475 photographs (records being added)
ca. 1899. Photos gathered for use in the American Negro Exhibit at the Paris Exposition, consisting of portraits and scenes of education, work, and daily life. Includes more than 360 photos presented by W.E.B. Du Bois. More information
How much digitized? All Jpegs/tiffs display outside Library of Congress? Yes Sample images

3. ANSEL ADAMS'S PHOTOGRAPHS OF JAPANESE-AMERICAN INTERNMENT AT MANZANAR [manz] -- 244 photographs
1943. Portraits, views of daily life, agricultural scenes, and sports and leisure activities. More information
How much digitized? All Jpegs/tiffs display outside Library of Congress? Yes Sample images

4. ARCHITECTURE, DESIGN & ENGINEERING DRAWINGS [ade] -- About 38,500 drawings (ca. 3,700 catalog records).
1600-1989, bulk 1880-1940. Drawings, primarily for sites and structures in the U.S. (especially Washington, D.C.), as well as Europe and Mexico, mostly by American architects and architectural firms. Most cataloged in groups by project. (Note: Original materials are served by appointment.)
How much digitized? Some Jpegs/tiffs display outside Library of Congress? No Sample images

5. BAIN COLLECTION [ggbain] -- about 1,200 photographs (selection from full collection; records being added)
ca. 1900-1931 (bulk). Photos produced and gathered by George Grantham Bain for his news photo service, including portraits and worldwide news events, but with special emphasis on life in New York City. Includes images in the Bain collection for which copy photos have been produced. More information
How much digitized? Most Jpegs/tiffs display offsite? Yes Sample images

6. BASEBALL CARDS [ball] -- 2,100 baseball cards.
1887-1914. Baseball cards representing more than one thousand major and minor league ballplayers (primarily major league), from teams in thirteen identified leagues and seventy-five cities in the United States and Canada. (Note: Original materials are served by appointment.) More information
How much digitized? All Jpegs/tiffs display outside Library of Congress? Yes Sample images

7. BRADY-HANDY COLLECTION [brhc] -- about 5,000 glass negatives
ca. 1860-1875 (bulk). Original glass plate negatives by Mathew Brady and Levin C. Handy studios; chiefly portraits of presidents, members of Congress, military and naval officers, justices of the Supreme Court, actors, artists, religious leaders, and other notables. Also includes views of Washington, D.C., and vicinity. More information
How much digitized? All Jpegs/tiffs display outside Library of Congress? Yes Sample images

8. BRUMFIELD COLLECTION [brum] -- 916 slides.
1987-2000. Documents architectural heritage of pre-Soviet Russia, highlighting wooden buildings, and religious, commercial and industrial facilities, as well as some landscapes. More information
How much digitized? All Jpegs/tiffs display outside Library of Congress? Yes Sample images

9. CABINET OF AMERICAN ILLUSTRATION [cai] -- About 4,000 drawings and prints.
1850-1930. Book and magazine illustrations and some graphic designs. (NOTE: Original drawings served only by appointment.) More information
How much digitized? Most    Jpegs/tiffs display outside Library of Congress? No Sample images

10. CARPENTER COLLECTION [ffcarp] -- about 1,600 photographs (selection from full collection; records being added)
ca. 1860-1934, bulk 1880-1924. Photos produced and gathered by Frank and Frances Carpenter to illustrate popular writings on world geography. Consists of photos in the Carpenter collection for which copy photos have been produced. More information
How much digitized? All Jpegs/tiffs display outside Library of Congress? Yes Sample images

11. CARTOON DRAWINGS [cd] -- About 9,400 drawings.
1794-1994. Political, editorial, and humorous cartoons and caricatures by about 500 artists.
How much digitized? Many    Jpegs/tiffs display outside Library of Congress? No Sample images

12. CARTOON DRAWINGS (SWANN COLLECTION OF CARICATURE AND CARTOON) [swan] --About 2,000 drawings.
1780-1975 (chiefly 1930's). Cartoons, caricatures, and illustrations by various artists. (Note: Some original items are undergoing conservation and are unavailable for viewing.)
How much digitized? Some    Jpegs/tiffs display outside Library of Congress? No Sample images

13. CARTOON PRINTS, AMERICAN [cpam] -- About 700 prints.
ca. 1766-1876. Political satires, caricatures, and allegories printed in the U.S. More information
How much digitized? Most Jpegs/tiffs display outside Library of Congress? Yes Sample images

14. CASE BOOKS [casebk] -- about 2,000 books and serials
ca. 1557-2000. Books, serials and published, bound portfolios assigned to the Prints and Photographs Division because they contain original photographs, engravings, and other kinds of graphic materials.
How much digitized? None   

15. CIVIL WAR PHOTOGRAPHS [cwp] -- About 7,000 photographs.
1861-1869. Photographs and glass plate negatives from the Civil War Photographs Collection. More information
How much digitized? All Jpegs/tiffs display outside Library of Congress? Yes Sample images

16. CURTIS (EDWARD S.) COLLECTION [ecur] -- about 1,000 photographic prints (selection from full collection)
1890-1929. Native Americans in the Pacific Northwest, New Southwest, Great Basin, Great Plains, Plateau Region, California, and Alaska. Features studio and field photographs. Comprises only images in the collection for which copy photos have been produced. More information
How much digitized? All Jpegs/tiffs display outside Library of Congress? Yes Sample images

17. DAGUERREOTYPES [dag] -- About 735 daguerreotypes.
1839-1864. Primarily portraits; also architectural views and works of art. More information
How much digitized? Most    Jpegs/tiffs display outside Library of Congress? Yes Sample images

18. DETROIT PUBLISHING COMPANY [detr] -- About 28,200 glass negatives, glass transparencies, and color photomechanical prints.
1885-1930. Chiefly scenes in U.S. and Latin America, including landscapes, cityscapes, historic sites, architecture, vessels, industry, etc. More information
How much digitized? Most    Jpegs/tiffs display outside Library of Congress? Yes Sample images

19. DRAWINGS (DOCUMENTARY) [dwgd] -- 2,464 drawings.
1783-1865. Primarily eyewitness sketches of Civil War scenes and events, including military personnel, battles, civilian activities, and landscapes. Also includes portraits, and American landscapes and structures from earlier periods.
How much digitized? Some Jpegs/tiffs display offsite? Most do; a few do not Sample images

20. FARM SECURITY ADMINISTRATION/OFFICE OF WAR INFORMATION BLACK-AND-WHITE NEGATIVES [fsabw] -- About 171,000 negatives: includes all FSA, OWI, and OEM negatives (LC-USF33; LC-USF34; LC-USW3; LC-USE6).
1935-1945. Photos documenting rural and urban conditions and lifestyles in the U.S. and its territories; a few in Canada. Includes negatives the FSA/OWI did not print, many of which lack identifying information. More information
How much digitized? Most    Jpegs/tiffs display outside Library of Congress? Yes Sample images

21. FARM SECURITY ADMINISTRATION/OFFICE OF WAR INFORMATION COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS [fsac] -- About 1,600 color transparencies.
1939-1944. U.S., Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands scenes showing work and home life, culture, and war industry. More information
How much digitized? All    Jpegs/tiffs display outside Library of Congress? Yes Sample images

22. FENTON CRIMEAN WAR PHOTOGRAPHS [fenton] -- 263 photographs by Roger Fenton.
1855. Views of participants, landscapes and equipment. More information
How much digitized? All Jpegs/tiffs display outside Library of Congress? Yes Sample images

23. FINE PRINTS [finepr] -- about 7,959 prints (selection from full collection; records being added)
ca. 1450-1997. Relief, intaglio, and planographic prints, and other print media by artists and printmakers from the U.S., Europe, Africa, Canada, Latin America, Australia, and Asia. More information
NOTE: pre-1915 Japanese fine prints are made available through a separate category.
How much digitized? Some    Jpegs/tiffs display outside Library of Congress? No Sample images

24. FINE PRINTS: JAPANESE, pre-1915 [jpd] -- about 300 prints and a few drawings (selection from full holdings)
1688-1915. Primarily woodcuts depicting actors, women, landscapes, scenes from Japanese literature and daily life, English and European visitors. More information
How much digitized? All Jpegs/tiffs display outside Library of Congress? Yes