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Taking the Long View, 1851-1991, offers a detailed view
of "Main Street" life in America, from small towns to large urban
centers. Topics include industry, engineering feats, county fairs,
and international expositions. Several hundred group portraits,
as well as landscapes and natural wonders, are also included.
These online exhibits provide context and additional
information about this collection.
A Brief
History of Panoramic Photography
Shooting
a Panorama
Selected
Photographers and Examples of their Works
Selected
City Views and Disasters
These historical era(s) are best represented
in the collection, although they may not be all-encompassing.
Expansion and Reform, 1801-1861
The Civil War and Reconstruction, 1850-1877
Development of the Industrial United States, 1876-1915
Emergence of Modern America, 1890-1930
The Great Depression and World War II, 1929-1945
Postwar United States, 1945-early 1970s
Contemporary United States, 1968-Present
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These collections and exhibits contain thematically-related
primary and secondary sources. Also browse the Collection
Finder for more related material on the American Memory Web
site.
African American
Perspectives, 1818-1907
American
Life Histories, 1936-1940
America's
First Look into the Camera: Daguerreotypes, 1839-1862
Architecture
and Interior Design for 20th Century America, 1935-1955
Around the
World in the 1890s
Civil War Photographs,
1861-1865
Evolution
of the Conservation Movement, 1850-1920
Frank Lloyd
Wright: Designs for an American Landscape, 1922-1932
FSA/OWI Photographs,
1935-1945
Great Earthquake
and Fire: San Francisco, 1897-1916
Jackie
Robinson and Baseball Highlights, 1860s-1960s
Last Days
of a President: McKinley and the Pan-American Exposition, 1901
Life of
a City: New York, 1898-1906
Map
Collections,
1500-2004
The
Northern Great Plains, 1880-1920
Panoramic
Maps, 1847-1929
The Spanish-American
War in Motion Pictures, 1898-1901
Touring
Turn-of-the-Century America, 1880-1920
Voices
from the Dust Bowl, 1940-1941
Washington
As It Was, 1923-1959
Recommended additional sources of information.
Country Studies
Read
More About It! - A bibliography
Selected
Bibliography
Specific guidance for searching this collection.
Search for photographs
using the keyword search, or by selecting from the Subject
Index, Creator
Index, and State
and Country Index. For help with search words, go to the Synonym
List.
For help with search strategies, see Finding
Items in American Memory.
No special viewers are needed to see most of the photographs. High-resolution
archival images are also offered and require a special viewer. Movies
appear in the Special Presentation "Shooting a Panorama" and require
a special player. For help with viewers and players, go to American
Memory Viewer Information.
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