Virginia History Series
Virginia History Series: Virginia State History Reconstruction to 1900 [Pdf]
Much of Virginia was devastated after the Civil War so a period of rebuilding commenced. Follow Reconstruction through the different plans, the effects on African-Americans and the South. This slideshow has pictures,charts, and maps to...
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: The Gilded Age
The Smithsonian presents a collection of sixty pieces of art from the Gilded Age period in America. Works are included by such artists as Sargent, Thayer, Bannister, Beaux, and others.
University of Oregon
Mapping History: American History
Interactive and animated maps and timelines of historical events and time periods in American history from pre-European times until post-World War II.
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Unesco: Bosnia and Herzegovina: Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar
The historic town of Mostar, spanning a deep valley of the Neretva River, developed in the 15th and 16th centuries as an Ottoman frontier town and during the Austro-Hungarian period in the 19th and 20th centuries. Mostar has long been...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Kansas: Nicodemus Historic District
Established by African Americans during the Reconstruction Period following the Civil War, the town of Nicodemus symbolizes the pioneer spirit of people formerly enslaved. Established on homestead land, the town of Nicodemus was...
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Model of West Side of the Athenian Agora in the Late Classical Period
Illustrated dictionary entry for agora defines the term, identifies the location of the Athenian agora on a map of the ancient city, and includes a reconstructed model of the site.
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Unesco: Belarus: Mir Castle Complex
The construction of this castle began at the end of the 15th century, in Gothic style. It was subsequently extended and reconstructed, first in the Renaissance and then in the Baroque style. After being abandoned for nearly a century and...
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Science Kids: Science Images: Thescelosaurus Skeleton
This picture shows a 1915 reconstruction of a Thescelosaurus skeleton by Charles Gilmore. Thescelosaurus was a small dinosaur from the late Cretaceous Period (around 65 million years ago). Scientists estimate that it grew up to 4 metres...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Northeast China, 1971
"Northeast China - the provinces of Heilungkiang, Kirin, and Liaoning - is the most important region of the country and a nationally significant and still-developing center of agricultural production. Most of the Northeast remained...
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Science Kids: Science Images: Argentinosaurus Skeleton
This picture shows a reconstruction of an Argentinosaurus skeleton in a special exhibition of the Naturmuseum Senckenberg (a natural history museum in Frankfurt, Germany). Argentinosaurus was a massive Sauropod dinosaur from the mid...
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Science Kids: Science Images: Edmontosaurus Skeleton
This picture shows a reconstruction of an Edmontosaurus skeleton. Edmontosaurus was a crestless, duck-billed dinosaur that lived in the late Cretaceous Period (around 70 million years ago). The first Edmontosaurus fossils were found in...