Historical Documents

Epitaph
Franklin’s Epitaph
ERA 2: Colonialism and Settlement (1585–1763), ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Federalist No. 10
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
The U.S. Constitution
U.S. Constitution
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Treaty with the Apache 1852
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Book Cover
Super Heroes: A Modern Mythology (Excerpt, page 18)
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)
Black Code
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
A mother and daughter sit outside the Supreme Court
Brown v Board of Education of Topeka
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Grand Opening, 1995. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum: Why is the Rock Hall in Cleveland?
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930), ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945), ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Tierra Amarilla Land Grant and Courthouse Raid
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Longstreet Letter
Battlefield Dispatches Gettysburg- July 3, 1863
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
The Zimmeran File
Zimmerman Telegram
Luisa Moreno, one of the main organizers of the Congress
Spanish Speaking People's Congress
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)
Photo of the 1921 Supreme Court
Balzac v. Porto Rico
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Land Grant Colleges and Universities as of 1890
Second Morrill Act 1890
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
John L. O'Sullivan
John O'Sullivan, Manifest Destiny
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861), ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877), ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
Page 1. of the Emancipation Act D.C.
District of Columbia Emancipation Act 1862
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Jovita Idar, shown in this picture, and her family helped organize this event
Meeting of the Mexicanist Congress
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Ernesto Miranda's mugshot
Miranda v. Arizona
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Charter of the United Nations
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Balfour Declaration (1917)
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
The Warsaw Pact
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Sailor Wounds Pageant Spectator Disrespectful to Flag
Sailor Wounds Pageant Spectator Disrespectful to Flag
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Puerto Rico v. Shell Co.
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)
Pamphlet
Democratic ticket. Our principals the Constitution. For President John C. Breckinridge of Kentucky For Vice President Joseph Lane of Oregon
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Proclamation
Presidential Proclamation 3748
ERA 1: Three Worlds Meet (Beginnings to 1620), ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Rail Splitter
“The Last Race of the Rail-Splitter,” Broadside, ca. 1861
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Plessy v. Ferguson decided judgement
Plessy v. Ferguson 1896
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Adams Letter
John Adams Letter to Abigail Adams: February 16, 1801
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Lincoln's address at the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery,
Gettysburg Address
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
The President Dead
The President Dead- September 19, 1881
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
Ronald Schouten
The Insanity Defense: An Intersection of Morality, Public Policy, and Science
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Treaty of Peace between the United States and Morocco
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
A Narrative, of the Excursion and Ravages of the King's Troops Under the Command of General Gage
A Narrative, of the Excursion and Ravages of the King ’s Troops Under the Command of General Gage, on the nineteenth of April, 1775: Together with the Depositions...
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Arraignment of Guiteau
The Trial of Charles Guiteau: An Account- Excerpt
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
My Bondage and Freedom
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
P.V.H. Weems' Letter to Amelia Earhart
P.V.H. Weems' Letter to Amelia Earhart
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)
Mary Todd Lincoln letter
Letter from Abraham Lincoln to Mary Todd Lincoln
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Treaty of Velasco
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Image of the first page of Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation
Emancipation Proclamation
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Adams Letter
John & Abigail Adams Correspondence
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
1901 Supreme Court
DeLima v. Bidwell
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Samuel De Champlain
Samuel De Champlain Voyages, 1604
ERA 1: Three Worlds Meet (Beginnings to 1620)
Frederick Douglass Address Cover Page
John Brown: An Address
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
New York Daily Tribune, “Freedom Triumphant”
New York Daily Tribune, “Freedom Triumphant”
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Medicine Lodge Treaty
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Barack Obama
Barack Obama’s Keynote Address
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present), Metahistory & Historiography
Joint Resolution Submitting 13th Amendment to the States; signed by Abraham Lincoln and Congress Congress, Wednesday, February 01, 1865
Joint Resolution Submitting 13th Amendment to the States; signed by Abraham Lincoln and Congress Congress, Wednesday, February 01, 1865
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Lincoln as They Saw Him by Herbert Mitgang- Excerpt
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Radio City
Alfred Hitchcock at Radio City Music Hall
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930), ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945), ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present), Multiple Eras
Rio Treaty
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)