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This lesson plan outlines topics for short research projects and classroom performances related to the Mexican War. Have students select individuals connected to the Mexican War, perform research, and ...

Blue navy dungaree pants and lighter blue shirt. White cotton cap. General History Navy enlisted personnel wore the popular and functional denim dungarees. In 1852 a white cover was added to the soft, ...

The view master was first introduced at the New York World's Fair (1939-1940.) Made by Sawyer's Photo Services, the device showed stereoscopic three-dimensional pictures. Originally intended as an ...

“I Like Ike” is one of the most memorable campaign slogans in American history. It was based on the nickname of Dwight Eisenhower who became famous not as a politician but as a military leader. A five ...

This is a refill for a notebook distributed to IBM executives in the 1950s and 1960s.

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In the first half of the 20th century, electric lighting became commonplace in American stores, factories, and homes. Firms such as Macbeth Daylighting Company of New York City and Corning Glassware ...

Place Made: United States: Connecticut, BridgeportUnited States: New York, New York CityAssociated Place: United States: Louisiana, Saint Martinville ...

Piece of wood from the dead line at the Confederate prison for Union prisoners of war at Andersonville, Georgia. The block of wood bears a label which reads "piece of the Deadline from [Confederate] ...

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