Dorothea Lange (1895-1965) has been called the greatest American documentary photographer. She is best known for her chronicles of the Great Depression and for her photographs of migratory farm workers. Below are 24 pre-World War II photographs, taken for
An experimental documentary film about a Woody Guthrie song and the story it tells — the story of the Italian Hall disaster in Calumet, Michigan. A film about hope and survival, about the redemptive power of music, and about an American town's struggle
Over 2,220 high-resolution images scanned from more than 100 different old or rare books, with extracts! Remains of Ruined Castles, Deserted Abbeys, Old Manor Houses, mansions and stately homes; also engravings, woodcuts and pictures of Old England and
Explore our online collection, which offers access to over 33,000 works and basic information about works of art from all areas of our encyclopedic collection.
Find an old picture of a location, then take a picture at as close to the same spot as possible. Then, combine the two pictures side-by-side or top-and-bottom, and upload it here with a description of the location.
Welcome to the Lewis University Illinois and Michigan Canal World Wide Web Home Page. This photograph collection is the largest existing pictorial record of the history of the Illinois and Michigan Canal. No other museum or library has these photographs.
Wellcome Images is a medical picture library and the world's leading source of images on medicine and its history. Pictures cover a period stretching from ancient civilisations to modern day photography.
Over 100 000 images, including manuscripts, paintings, etchings, early photography and advertisements, are being made freely available through Wellcome Images. Drawn from the historical holdings of the world-renowned Wellcome Library, the images are being released under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) licence.
Any picture can speak 1,000 words, but only a select few say something poignant enough to galvanize an entire society. The following photographs screamed so loudly that the entire world stopped to take notice.
Founded in Marquette Michigan in 1978, Superior View is the collection of photographer Jack Deo. An award winning photographer since 1969, Deo’s historical photographic collection began with the acquisition of the original negatives from the famous stud
The Image Library is a growing collection of images documenting migration situations and IOM's contribution to the management of international migration around the world.
See London as you have never seen it before, at this major free exhibition. Maps and views from the British Library collections bring the city's transformation to life.
The old Chicago Public Library, now the Chicago Cultural Center. Top photo taken 1903. Chicago Daily News negatives collection, DN-0001239. Courtesy of the Chicago Historical Society.