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Architecture and Interior Design for 20th Century America: Photographs by Samuel Gottscho and William Schleisner, 1935-1955 Approximately 29,000 photographs of buildings, interiors, and gardens of renowned architects and interior designers.

California Gold: Northern California Folk Music from the Thirties Multiformat ethnographic field collection that includes sound recordings, still photos, drawings and written documents from a variety of European ethnic and English- and Spanish-speaking communities in Northern California.

Selected Civil War Photographs, 1861-1865 Civil War encampments, battlefields, and portraits as captured by Mathew Brady and his staff of photographers.

The Evolution of the Conservation Movement, 1850-1920 Multiformat collection of photographs, printed works (including government documents) and manuscripts documenting the Conservation movement in the United States. Features an album of paintings, photographs, and scientific and literary works produced by the Harriman Alaska Expedition in 1899.

America's First Look into the Camera: Daguerreotype Portraits and Views, 1842-1862
600 portrait photographs, including many by the Mathew Brady Studio; architectural views; outdoor scenes; and occupational portraits.

Touring Turn-of-the-Century America Photographs from the Detroit Publishing Company, 1880-1920 25,000 photographs of turn-of-the-century America from the Detroit Publishing Company.

Color Photographs from the Farm Security Administration and the Office of War Information, ca. 1938-1944 Photographs of rural and small town America during the late 1930s and scenes of the defense and war mobilization effort from 1939-1944.

Creative Americans: Portraits by Carl Van Vechten, 1932-1964 Portraits of literary figures, artists, and celebrities; scenic views, mostly in the Northeast.

By Popular Demand: Portraits of the Presidents and First Ladies, 1789-Present Illustrated reference aid with 156 portraits depicting every American president and most first ladies.

The American Variety Stage: Vaudeville and Popular Entertainment, 1870-1920 Multimedia anthology that illustrates the vibrant and diverse forms of popular entertainment, especially vaudeville, that thrived from 1870-1920. Includes photographs documenting the career of Harry Houdini.

Washington as It Was: Photographs by Theodor Horydczak, 1923-1959 Over 14,000 photographs of buildings, business, news and human interest items in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.

Around the World in the 1890s: Photographs from the World's Transportation Commission, 1894-1896 Views of foreign countries and their native forms of transportation.

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Keywords	Description
Architecture and Interior Design for 20th Century America: Photographs by Samuel Gottscho and William Schleisner, 1935-1955	Approximately 29,000 photographs of buildings, interiors, and gardens of renowned architects and interior designers.
California Gold: Northern California Folk Music from the Thirties	Multiformat ethnographic field collection that includes sound recordings, still photos, drawings and written documents from a variety of European ethnic and English- and Spanish-speaking communities in Northern California.
Selected Civil War Photographs, 1861-1865	Civil War encampments, battlefields, and portraits as captured by Mathew Brady and his staff of photographers.
The Evolution of the Conservation Movement, 1850-1920	Multiformat collection of photographs, printed works (including government documents) and manuscripts documenting the Conservation movement in the United States. Features an album of paintings, photographs, and scientific and literary works produced by the Harriman Alaska Expedition in 1899.
America's First Look into the Camera: Daguerreotype Portraits and Views, 1842-1862	600 portrait photographs, including many by the Mathew Brady Studio; architectural views; outdoor scenes; and occupational portraits.
Touring Turn-of-the-Century America Photographs from the Detroit Publishing Company, 1880-1920	25,000 photographs of turn-of-the-century America from the Detroit Publishing Company.
Color Photographs from the Farm Security Administration and the Office of War Information, ca. 1938-1944	Photographs of rural and small town America during the late 1930s and scenes of the defense and war mobilization effort from 1939-1944.
Creative Americans: Portraits by Carl Van Vechten, 1932-1964	Portraits of literary figures, artists, and celebrities; scenic views, mostly in the Northeast.
By Popular Demand: Portraits of the Presidents and First Ladies, 1789-Present	Illustrated reference aid with 156 portraits depicting every American president and most first ladies.
The American Variety Stage: Vaudeville and Popular Entertainment, 1870-1920	Multimedia anthology that illustrates the vibrant and diverse forms of popular entertainment, especially vaudeville, that thrived from 1870-1920. Includes photographs documenting the career of Harry Houdini.
Washington as It Was: Photographs by Theodor Horydczak, 1923-1959	Over 14,000 photographs of buildings, business, news and human interest items in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
Around the World in the 1890s: Photographs from the World's Transportation Commission, 1894-1896	Views of foreign countries and their native forms of transportation.