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The Heliograph
Turkish troops use a heliograph at Huj, near Aza City, in 1917. A heliograph is a wireless solar telegraph that signals by flashes of sunlight usually using Morse code, reflected by a mirror.
Early Radar Usage
American troops using a newly-developed acoustic locator, mounted on a wheeled platform. The large horns amplified distant sounds, monitored through headphones worn by a crew member, who could direct the platform to move and pinpoint distant enemy…
Interior of a U.S. Submarine
The complex inner machinery of a U.S. submarine, amidships, looking aft.
German Submarines (U-Boats)
German submarines in a harbor, the caption, in German, says "Our U-Boats in a harbor." Front Row (left to right): U-22, U-20 (the sub that sank the Lusitania), U-19, and U-21. Back Row (left to right): U-14, U-10, and U-12.
Convict Leasing Program
Photograph showing the conditions of African Americans caught up in the convict leasing program.
Tags: Law
Slave Population of the United States: 1790-1854
A statistical breakdown of the enslave population of the United States between 1790 and 1854. This accounts for gender and age demographics, population by region and state, and the mortality rate by state. This document also shows the enslaved…
Tags: Demographics, Gender, Medicine, Slavery
Observations on the scurvy: with a review of the theories lately advanced on that disease ; and the opinions of Dr. Milman refuted from practice
This document provides an account of scurvy seen among enslaved peoples during the Middle Passage. This document also shows the author's belief that some of the ailments could be contributed to the trauma of the slave trade and their capture.
Tags: Medicine, Middle Passage, Science, Slavery
The North African Campaign: Decolonization and the Second Front
This educational module examines the role of the North African Campaign in the fall of Germany and the end of World War II. This campaign held great strategic importance and allowed the Allies to gain ground into Germany and Italy. In addition to its…
An Ordinance for the Government of the Territory of the United States North-West of the River Ohio
A document that sets the standards for admitting new states into the union. It also prohibits slavery in the expanded tarritories.
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Youth in Crisis: Children in the Holocaust
This educational module explores the experiences of children during the Holocaust. Through a diverse selection of primary sources, this module tells…