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1. America's Story

   This great collection lets you meet amazing Americans, jump back in time to important historical periods, explore the states, or see, hear, and sing bits from America's past.

   http://www.americasstory.com/

   
   

2. America at Work, America at Leisure

   Check out this huge film collection of America at the turn of the century, with clips from people on the job and during leisure time at home.

   http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/awlhtml/

   
   

3. American Experience: Fatal Flood

   Read up on the flood that hit the Mississippi River in 1927 from Illinois to New Orleans. Learn about the people involved and see a timeline of events surrounding the disaster. Includes video clips.

   http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/flood/

   
   

4. American Museum of the Moving Image

   This museum in Astoria, New York, offers exhibits related to film and moving pictures. Check out their exhibits on U.S. presidential elections, video games, moving image machines, and more.

   http://www.ammi.org/

   
   

5. American Variety Stage

   These movies from the Library of congress are of animal acts, burlesque, dance, and more filmed between 1897 to 1920.

   http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/vshtml/vsfilm.html

   
   

6. Battle Cam

   This view from the top of the Gettysburg National Tower overlooks some of the most notable landmarks of the actual battles at Gettysburg.

   http://www.gettysburgaddress.com/HTMLS/Battle.html

   
   

7. Columbia River Basin Ethnic History Archives

   Find photos, videos, and documents about the history of the different ethnic groups and cultures that have lived in the Northwest since 1850.

   http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/crbeha/

   
   

8. Digital History

   Provides interactive timelines, essays, and visual histories. Includes a reference room with speeches, music, images, maps, and more from various periods of American history. Ask a professional historian your questions, play games, or watch a flash movie.

   http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/

   
   

9. Early Motion Pictures

   Pictures from 1897-1920 from the Library of Congress, including some from the Spanish-American war, San Francisco before and after the 1906 earthquake, and New York City.

   http://www.loc.gov/rr/mopic/ndlmps.html

   
   

10. Jubilee Singers - Sacrifice and Glory

    Learn about this famous group of ex-slaves who sang together to save their school. Includes lyrics, video clips, sheet music, and a timeline. From PBS' The American Experience.

    http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/singers/

    
    

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