Recreation in 1930s Minnesota (Footage)
The 1930s was a decade of great challenges and changes for Minnesota and the nation. The Great Depression, which began...
Photo Collections
Aerial Footage of 1914 Chicago
In 1914, Chicago was a city undergoing rapid change and growth. It was one of the largest cities in the...
Child Laborers From the Early 20th Century (Slideshow)
From the start of America’s industrialization era, business owners often hired young children as workers. They were working at textile...
Daily Life in Detroit in 1950 (Video Footage)
In the 1950s, Detroit was a bustling city and the center of the American automobile industry. The Detroit metro area...
Antique postcards from Eastern Illinois University.
Eastern Illinois Normal School was established by the Illinois State Legislature in 1895 "to train teachers for the schools of...
Old images of Madison Wisconsin. (Slideshow)
Madison, Wisconsin is the “City of Four Lakes.” In 1836, the city, just a name on a paper, was named...
WPA, Great Depression-era posters
In 1935, during the Great Depression, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) was established.Over its eight years of existence, the WPA put around...
Photochrom photos from the late 1800s to early 1900s
Photochrom photos were popular in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Photochrom was a process of colorizing black and white...
Surreal, color photos of railroad life in 1940s Chicago
This is a collection of photos documenting life on the railroad in 1940’s Chicago, from the Library of Congress’ Farm...
The final piece of the Gateway Arch
On October 28, 1965 the top of the arch was put into place. Vice President Hubert Humphrey observed the final placement from...