American Memory Collection: Titles and Topics 3/6/1995

URL of original document retrieved 3/6/1995: http://rs6.loc.gov/amtitle.html

American Memory Titles and Topics

Carl Van Vechten Photographs, 1932-1964
Portraits of literary figures, artists, and celebrities; scenic views, mostly in the Northeast.
Broad topics: African Americans, celebrities and prominent individuals, scenic views

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Color Photographs from the Farm Security Administration and the Office of War Information, ca. 1938-1944
Photographs of rural and small town America during the late 1930s and scenes of the defense and war mobilization effort from 1939-1944.
Broad topics: African Americans, agriculture, cities and towns, ethnicity, family, industry, labor, scenic views, transportation, war, women

Early Motion Pictures, 1897-1916
Three groupings from the earliest period of the medium: President William McKinley and the Pan-American Exposition, New York City, and San Francisco Before and After the Great Earthquake and Fire
Broad topics: Celebrities and prominent individuals, cities and towns, emigration and immigration, ethnicity, labor, recreation, scenic views, transportation

Life History Manuscripts from the Folklore Project, WPA Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1940
Typescript interviews from the Federal Writers' Folklore Project offering the recollections of Americans from many walks of life.
Broad topics: African Americans, agriculture, cities and towns, emigration and immigration, ethnicity, family, industry, labor, recreation, women

The Nation's Forum Sound Recordings, 1918-1920
Political speeches by American leaders during World War I and the presidential election of 1920
Broad topics: Celebrities and prominent individuals, industry, labor, war

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Selected Civil War Photographs from the Library of Congress, 1861-1865
Civil War encampments, battlefields, and portraits as captured by Mathew Brady and his staff of photographers.
Broad topics: Celebrities and prominent individuals, cities and towns, industry, scenic views, transportation, war

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