This article focuses on the study of immigrants in the early 19th century before the Civil War. Migration policy was primarily under state rather than federal control, and as long as slavery existed, there was no national definition of...

This article talks about the presence of European missionaries in 19th century Africa. It mentions the efforts of David Livingstone to try to suppress the slave trade. It offers examples of the humanitarian work done by other...

ArtCyclopedia's complete list of silversmiths from the 18th and 19th centuries. There are links to the artists' biography and works.

Pictures, primary source documents, and articles about the subway system and rapid transit in New York City at the end of the 19th century and early 20th century.

From the early 18th to the mid-19th century, dynamic transformations in European art mirrored turbulent political and social changes, including revolutions, imperial conquests, and the emergence of the modern industrial age....

These articles research how childhood was depicted in the literature of the 18th and 19th century, and how perceptions of childhood were different from those of today.

This ibiblio.org site contains information about the life and work of 19th century artist, Marie Bracquemond (1841-1916 CE). Gives four examples of his work with brief descriptions. Also has links to other artists' information.

Academic Art is the painting and sculpture produced under the influence of European academies--especially France--characterized by a highly polished style, use of mythological or historical subject matter, and moralistic tone....

Outline of the burgeoning inventions and discoveries that characterized a second industrial revolution in the U.S. during the later half of the 19th Century.

Ouline of the blooming business industry and the development of entrepreneurs, big business, and the pursuit of financial success in 19th Century America.

This lesson plan is designed to accompany Baudelaire's "The Poet of Sickness and Evil," which provides suggestions for studying the 19th century French poet's work.

A brief recounting of the influx of inventions in the late 19th century that flooded the market. Of particular interest is the description of the use of hot air balloons.

Features an extensive collection of lithographs that portrays everyday life in the 19th century and attitudes about race and ethnicity. These prints play a major role in helping us understand America's past. Subjects covered include...

Describes the structure of Mexican society in the 19th century and the cultural clashes that resulted in their dealings with Americans in Texas.

Located in New York, NY. The only museum in the country devoted to 19th-century European academic art.

Stroll through the Bowery in New York City and see what the tenements looked like in the late 19th century. This mini museum shows the life of the Bowery. Information about tenement areas in other cities is included.