Historical Photographs
Image Databases:
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Library of Congress Digital Collections
This massive database holds primary source materials that document American history
Museum Collections Databases:
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Smithsonian Cooper Hewitt Design Museum — Collections – Textiles
Browse through the Cooper Hewitt's textiles collection for fabric samples and examples of items of clothing throughout American history
Other cultural heritage institutions:
- Try to locate historical societies and similar cultural heritage institutions that are local to your area of interest
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Museum of the City of New York – CollectionsIncludes documentation of plays in New York City, including specific collections on Broadway productions and Yiddish theater
Contemporaneous Resources
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Time Magazine — Vault – Fashion
Browse through past issues of Time Magazine digitally to see how Americans were depicted in a specific period of time.