NYPL Digital Picture Collection - The browse page provides a huge drop-down menu of selections from all eras. Free access to high quality photographs and paintings.
Click on the map for more information.
To locate published primary sources, consider the following search strategies in the Library Catalog:
KEYWORD SEARCHES Add the following terms to your keyword searches with AND.
sources
documents
diaries
personal narratives
(letters OR correspondence)
public records
archives
description and travel
Examples:
french revolution AND sources
holocaust AND (letters or correspondence)
SUBJECT SEARCHES Use Library of Congress Subject Headings. (Click here to learn more.)
Example:
World War, 1939-1945 -- Sources.
AUTHOR SEARCHES Use the names of people and organizations that are central to your topic as authors. (Hint: If you perform this search in WorldCat, limit your search to books.)
Examples of author searches:
East India Company
luther, martin
