Historical Documents

The acquitted defendants in the Sleepy Lagoon murder trial reunite with their families.
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)
A. Mitchell Palmer
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
President Johnson signing the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
“The Land of Romance” Poem
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900), 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
Picture of Mexican American students protesting
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present), ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Sailor Wounds Pageant Spectator Disrespectful to Flag
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Tom McLaury, Frank McLaury and Billy Clanton (left to right) lie dead after the gunfight.
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Joseph Jackson
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
An outstanding picture of 1937 – tragedy. Photo by Acme Newspictures, Inc., 1937 Dec. 15.
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Letters from An American Farmer
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)
SVREP logo
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
LULAC Logo
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930), ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)
Emma Goldman's deportation photo, 1919.
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Beale Street, Memphis, TN
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)
Picture of the Proclamation
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
P.V.H. Weems' Letter to Amelia Earhart
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)
Caroline Churchill
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)
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900), 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
American Progress
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), Multiple Eras
Stop forced sterilization poster/image
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Corwin Amendment
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Sylvia Mendez, one of the children at the center of this case.
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Rep. Joe Courtney
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Doris Kearns Goodwin
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Alan (Moondog) Freed
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)
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
John L. O'Sullivan
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)
Pro-DACA Protestors
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

Collections

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Nat Turner
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Memphis, Place of Good Abode
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
Nat Turner
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh in Gone With the Wind
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Bill Clinton
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
The American Cowboy
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), Multiple Eras

Historical Images

Beale Street, Memphis, TN
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
Immigrant Children, Ellis Island, New York
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
March on Washington
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
A Breaking Scene of Western Pioneers
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Emancipation by Thomas Nast
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Sir, I Think I Figured Out What the Clinton Legacy Is…
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Truman Wipes out Segregation in Armed Forces
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)