Finding Historical
Photographs
Dreyfuss Library
Catalog
Choose Webpath Express on left column to find websites with images on your topic
Ask
a librarian for the collection of Life Magazine back issues.
Dreyfuss Library Databases– (password-protected)
History Study Center
http://www.historystudycenter.com/home/home.do
Choose ÒmultimediaÓ
Culturegrams (Photo Gallery)
http://online.culturegrams.com/gallery/index.php
World Conflicts (international)
http://www.worldconflictstoday.com/
SIRS Researcher (hot topics)
http://sks.sirs.com/cgi-bin/hst-portal-res?id=SMD0564-0-6068
Historical Newspapers
http://hn.bigchalk.com/hnweb/hn/do/search
(great for editorial cartoons too!)
Oxford Islamic Studies
http://www.oxfordislamicstudies.com/
(Under Browse, choose images)
Free Web Sources
Google Search
Tips: Use your topic keyword, and the
terms ÔimagesÕ, or ÔphotographsÕ, or Ôphoto archiveÕ, or Ôhistorical imagesÕ,
or Ôhistorical photographsÕ
Google
Images
Google
Life Magazine Photo Archive
http://images.google.com/hosted/life
Government Sources
Library of Congress
American Memory
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html
Browse Collection
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/browse/ListSome.php?format=Photograph
Prints and Photographs Division
http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/catalog.html
National Archives – Online Exhibits
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/
Army Heritage Museum
http://www.carlisle.army.mil/ahec/index.cfm
Choose ÒResearch CatalogÓ, and then ÒPhotosÓ
Naval History and Heritage Command – Photo search
http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/org11-2.htm