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Al-Idrisi's World Map

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Thumbnail of a photo of women working in a factoryThere is also a great deal of material on the foundation of female education and on the women’s suffrage movement.

Canadian Women's History

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There is also a great deal of material on the foundation of female education and on the women’s suffrage movement.
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Caribbean Views

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The online collection is of extraordinary quality, both in terms of the scanned images and the contextual detail provided.
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Florilegium Urbanum

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Inspired by the medieval concept of a textual anthology illuminating specific topics, Florilegium Urbanum allows the user to explore more than 200 short sources and excerpts from longer texts dealing with medieval English towns.
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In Motion: The African-American Migration Project

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In Motion: The African-American Migration Project portrays the history of 13 defining migrations that formed and transformed African Americans from the 16th century to the present.
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New York Public Library Digital Collections

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Operation Babylift

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These photographs were taken on April 5, 1975 on one of the Pan Am passenger planes that airlifted Vietnamese orphans and Amerasian children of American servicemen and Vietnamese women for Operation Babylift. In the final weeks before the fall of Saigon in April 1975, President Gerald Ford authorized the operation as a gesture to repatriate children who would be American citizens if recognized... Read More »

Ptolemy's Historic Map

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Geography provides the foundation for teaching world history. It is not only about making sure students know where “it” is at, but that they understand why and how the environment helped influence historical developments and how societies have interacted with other places over time. Maps are tools that help students investigate the past and the present as they explore historical connections.... Read More »

Ptolemy's World Map

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Solovki's Railway, Passenger Coach

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Black and white photograph of train standing at station, attended by two station masters, labeled as Solovki Railway passenger coaches.

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