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PBS

Library of Congress: Media Gallery | Women's Suffrage

For Students 6th - Higher Ed

Designed to support a study of women's suffrage in the United States, a primary source document set from the Library of Congress includes images, song sheets, articles, statistical documents, political cartoon, and audio recordings...

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University of Pittsburgh

Digital Research Library: Visuals for Foreign Language Instruction

For Teachers 9th - 10th

This site contains hundreds of illustrations that can be used to support instructional tasks such as describing objects and people (i.e., teaching vocabulary) or describing entire events and situations (i.e., teaching grammar).

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New York Public Library: The Picture Collection

For Students 2nd - 8th Standards

This online resource offers historical photographs and illustrations on a wide variety of topics.

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University of Texas at Austin

University of Texas: Perry Castaneda Library: Brazil Maps

For Students 9th - 10th

Presents a great collection of maps all having to do with Brazil. There are country maps, city maps, and thematic maps that cover topics such as politics, geography, economy, land use, population, climate, and more.

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National Library of France

National Library of France: The Unknown Sea

For Students 9th - 10th

An image-rich exposition of visual art that takes the sea as its a theme. Mythology, fantasy, mapmaking, and the history of sailing and marine exploration are all investigated as are fears about the ocean's power, puzzling beliefs about...

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National Library of France

National Library of France: Face to Face

For Students 9th - 10th

This portrait gallery of diverse approaches to representing the face and the human figure is rich in style and technique. A useful resource for comparing and contrasting how different artists figure out what makes portraiture interesting.

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National Library of France

National Library of France: Renaissance Drawings

For Students 9th - 10th

This exhibition of drawings from the Renaissance contains numerous examples of figurative, architectural, and decorative subjects. Short explanatory notes provide the historical and artistic context of similarly themed works. A useful...

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Map of the First and Second Voyages of Vitus Bering

For Students 9th - 10th

This is simply a black and white map tracing Vitus Bering's two Nordic Expeditions, or ?Kamchatka? Expeditions, which ended in his death in 1741. Students may want to print the map or use as a guide with other resources.

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Map of the First and Second Voyages of Vitus Bering.

For Students 9th - 10th

This is simply a black and white map tracing Vitus Bering's two Nordic Expeditions, or Kamchatka Expeditions, which ended in his death in 1741. Students may want to print the map or use as a guide with other resources.

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Baroque Angel, Organ Case 1714

For Students 9th - 10th

This site is a multi-media "encyclopedia" of Baroque music! Use the site as the basis of your curriculum unit on Baroque or as a "textbook" with kids accessing the site from home, library or computer lab.

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