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Characteristics of a Historian – Variety of Historian Occupations

History / historians, history, history teaching

In addition to the characteristics of a historian, here is information about historians’ occupations and careers, along with links to historians’ professional organizations. Characteristics of a Historian Writing of the essential characteristics of a historian, or what makes a good historian, digital historian and teacher T. Mills Kelly wrote that, “Almost every historian has his […]

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Some Light Reading at Century Past

Books

Some huge collections of books have been added to the Century Past Library; thousands of books organized by subject, published from about the 1970s to 2016. They are part of a collection of nearly 4 million books still in copyright that were put online by the Internet Archive. While the majority of the books I

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Railroad History – U.S. Railroad Digital Collections

Books / railroad history

Railroad history digital collections. Links to 5 varied digital collections for railroads in the 19th and early 20th centuries, mainly in the U.S. 1. U.S. Railroad maps, 1828 to 1900 2. Railroad Periodicals; 19th Century through 1930. 90 titles See our Encyclopedia Britannica all volumes pdf 3. Railroad Transportation & Operations Online Book Collection at

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Vintage Picture Postcards – Old U.S. Postcards

Books

Vintage picture postcards, old U.S. postcards. Antique postcards from all U.S. states, Germany, Cuba, and World War I. Free online. 1. 5,700 Old picture postcards of American views from the Detroit Publishing Company. Browse by State or search by location or subject. Old U.S. postcards from about 1905-1924. 2. “Greetings from the Fatherland”: antique postcards

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Historical American Map Collections Free Online

Books / maps

Five historical American map collections, free and online, with thousands of maps of the U.S. Some sites also have collections for the rest of the world. 1. Historical Atlases and Maps of U.S. and States For each state, this site provides a variety of vintage maps and atlases, an interactive map showing the evolution of

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