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History of Illinois
History of the American West, 1860-1920- Search key word-Illinois
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award97/codhtml/hawphome.html
Illinois Historic Events
Go to Today in History-Search key word-Illinois
Illinois-America’s Library
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/es/il
Maps of Illinois
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Urban Life in Illinois
54,000 images of urban life captured on glass plate negatives between
1902 and 1933 by photographers employed by the Chicago Daily News,
one of Chicago's leading newspapers.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpcoop/ichihtml/cdnhome.html
Labor Movement-Illinois
This collection showcases more than 3,800 images of original manuscripts,
broadsides, photographs, prints and artifacts relating to the Haymarket
Affair. The violent confrontation between Chicago police and labor
protesters in 1886 proved to be a pivotal setback in the struggle
for American workers' rights. These materials pertain to: the May
4, 1886 meeting and bombing; to the trial, conviction and subsequent
appeals of those accused of inciting the bombing; and to the execution
of four of the convicted and the later pardon of the remaining defendants.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/ichihtml/hayhome.html
During the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries, workers
throughout the United States went on strike to demand higher wages,
shorter hours, and the ability to negotiate through unions. Chicago,
one of the largest and most tumultuous cities of the era, became
the setting for two events that drew the attention of the entire
nation to the conflicts between capital and labor.
http://memory.loc.gov/learn/collections/chicago/history.html
Illinois’ President
The complete Abraham Lincoln Papers at the Library of Congress consists
of approximately 20,000 documents. The collection is organized into
three "General Correspondence" series which include incoming
and outgoing correspondence and enclosures, drafts of speeches,
and notes and printed material. Most of the 20,000 items are from
the 1850s through Lincoln's presidential years, 1860-65. Treasures
include Lincoln's draft of the Emancipation Proclamation, his March
4, 1865, draft of his second Inaugural Address, and his August 23,
1864, memorandum expressing his expectation of being defeated for
re-election in the upcoming presidential contest. The Lincoln Papers
are characterized by a large number of correspondents, including
friends and associates from Lincoln's Springfield days, well-known
political figures and reformers, and local people and organizations
writing to their president. In its online presentation, the Abraham
Lincoln Papers comprises approximately 61,000 images and 10,000
transcriptions. This project is being supported by a generous gift
from Donald G. Jones, Terri L. Jones, and the Jones Family Foundation.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/alhtml/malhome.html
Branding in Illinois
What are "brand name" products? Why do they endure over
the years?
Discover some favorite brand name products from across the USA.
http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/branding/index.php?state=il&alttag=Click%20for%20more:%20Barbed%20Wire.#
Illinois Architecture
Photographs from the Chicago Daily News, 1902-1933, provides a wealth
of interesting materials to use in studying topics and practicing
skills in the Arts and Humanities. For example, viewers can study
architecture and public art through photographs documenting some
of Chicago's most famous landmarks. The collection also contains
many images that can be used to enhance the reading of Upton Sinclair's
The Jungle. Finally, photographs also provide prompts for interesting
creative, persuasive, and expository writing projects.
http://memory.loc.gov/learn/collections/chicago/langarts.html
Just Chicago Architecture (blue prints)
http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/S?pp/ils:@FILREQ(@field(SUBJ+@od1(Theaters--Illinois--Chicago--1920-1930+))+@FIELD(COLLID+ade))
Panoramic Maps of Illinois
Historical thinking requires analysis and Panoramic Maps, 1847-1929,
can be used to develop this important skill. A researcher must dig
deeply to find both traditional and alternative historical narratives,
be willing to study these sources closely, and to synthesize a wide
range of information. An historian must be able to comprehend content,
as well as to interconnect information from a variety of sources
through chronological thinking, the formulation of good questions,
analysis and interpretation of data, and the ability to identify
what is relevant. The following activity ideas provide the starting
points to practice these skills.
http://memory.loc.gov/learn/collections/pmap/thinking.html
Illinois-Change over Time
With three decades' worth of images, Photographs from the Chicago
Daily News, 1902-1933, is an excellent resource for practicing chronological
thinking by examining change over time. The collection also presents
the opportunity to use images in fostering historical comprehension
of immigration and diversity, and in practicing image-analysis and
interpretation. Photographs pertaining to the labor movement can
be used to examine the issues and decisions involved in the Pullman
strike, while the breadth of the collection supports research into
a variety of topics, including the Eastland disaster of 1915, the
Chicago race riots of 1919, and the 1924 trial of Leopold and Loeb.
http://memory.loc.gov/learn/collections/chicago/thinking.html
Panoramic Photographs of Chicago
Birdseye view of Chicago.
http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/pan:@field(NUMBER+@band(cph+3c23294))
Bird's-eye view, Chicago, 1912.
http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/pan:@field(NUMBER+@band(pan+6a04115))
The Great conflagration of Chicago. October 8th and 9th, 1871.
http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/pan:@field(NUMBER+@band(cph+3c28871))
The great conflagration of Chicago! October 8th and 9th, 1871.
http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/pan:@field(NUMBER+@band(pan+6a04099))
Chicago, as seen after the great conflagration, embracing the whole
of the burned district as seen from an elevation in the southern
boundary thereof.
http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/pan:@field(NUMBER+@band(pan+6a04186))
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