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flood

The Mounds Levee Landing Break

From the film: Fatal Flood


An illustration of Plains Indians

Native Americans and the Transcontinental Railroad

From the film: Transcontinental Railroad


amish children

NCARF

From the film: The Amish


The New Deal

The New Deal

From the film: Surviving the Dust Bowl


after wwii

New York After WWII

From the film: New York: The Center of the World


Newspaper opinions

Newspaper Opinions

From the film: Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided


tcrr

Nitroglycerin

From the film: Transcontinental Railroad


Nixon Ends U.S. Biological Weapons Program

Nixon Ends Biological Weapons Program

From the film: The Living Weapon


The Events of November 18, 1978

November 18, 1978

From the film: Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple


Eve of War Map

On the Eve of War

From the film: Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided


Online Forum

Online Forum

From the film: Victory in the Pacific


Online Forum

Online Forum

From the film: The Lobotomist


new york

Online Forum

From the film: New York: The Center of the World


Operation Downfall, the U.S. Plan to Invade Japan

Operation Downfall

From the film: Victory in the Pacific


Operation Whitecoat

Operation Whitecoat

From the film: The Living Weapon


Golden Gate Opposition to the Bridge

Opposition to the Bridge

From the film: Golden Gate Bridge


An Outlaw's Arsenal

An Outlaw's Arsenal

From the film: Jesse James


The Panic of 1873

The Panic of 1873

From the film: U.S. Grant: Warrior


Passage of the Fifteenth Amendment

Passage of the Fifteenth Amendment

From the film: U.S. Grant: Warrior


Peace Talks at Camp David, September 1978

Peace Talks at Camp David, September 1978

From the film: Jimmy Carter


Peoples Temple in California

The Peoples Temple in California

From the film: Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple


Jonestown: The Peoples Temple in Guyana

The Peoples Temple in Guyana

From the film: Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple


The Perfect Storm

The Perfect Storm

From the film: The Hurricane of '38


george h w bush

The Persian Gulf War

From the film: George H. W. Bush


Influenza 1918

Placing Blame

From the film: Influenza 1918


new york

The Planning Debate in New York (1955-75)

From the film: New York: The Center of the World


Tupperware

Plastics and American Culture After World War II

From the film: Tupperware!


Tupperware

Positive Thinking in America

From the film: Tupperware!


dwight d eisenhower

Presidential Politics

From the film: Eisenhower


richard m nixon

Presidential Politics

From the film: Nixon





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