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U.S. History - 1866-1900

Within History

Native American figure with black covering on face holds up weapon in each hand. Second figure lunges in background. Caption. And one of the greatest warrior chiefs.

Black and white photo of the midsection of a woman with long, dark hair. Caption. Sarah was also the first American Indian.

Black and white photo. Chinese man stands in front of building with sign that reads, "Washing and Ironing." Caption. Is a denial of the equal protection of the laws.

Photo collage of Chinese people with text overlay that reads, "Exclusion and Acceptance."

Woman opens mouth in mid-speech. Painting with mounds of pottery and a figure holding up their fist as backdrop. Caption. It would be against the European mother country of all Hispanics.

Woman raises eyebrows and opens mouth in mid-speech. Painting with mounds of pottery and a figure holding up their fist as backdrop. Caption. And, in the process, founded San Antonio, Texas.

Sepia tone image of Rutherford B. Hayes sitting in a wooden chair and looking down at book he holds on his lap. He has dark hair, a mustache, and beard. Caption. That's the persona that he presents to the country.

Black and white frame of 2 men and a woman in 1800's Western clothes in a saloon. Caption. Likely Ryker was shooting' off his mouth.

Collage with image of Grover Cleveland emerging from U, S Capitol building and holding a sign that reads, "Labor Day." American flag waves from each side. Caption. As a national holiday in September to honor workers.

Still image from: All About the Holidays: Labor Day (Spanish)

Black and white closeup of Taft looking down with a stern expression. Caption. To keep European powers out of the Western Hemisphere.

Woman in pioneer costume with bonnet rests head on girl snuggled up in her lap. Caption. Anyone with a 10 dollar filing fee can free claim land.

Black and white photo. Rows of metal frame lattice towers extend into the distance.

Black and white photo of metal framed lattice structures hovering above another.

Painting of George Washington with right arm outstretched and palm facing upward. Caption. As little political connection as possible.

Painting of George Washington riding white horse. Spanish caption. A pesar de los consejos de George Washington, America.

Black and white photo of a Black man wearing a surgical cap and mask. Caption. And was a member of the State Board of Health.

1880's Tally Sheet from a Colorado election. Caption. Colorado had given women the right to vote!

Black and white photo of several men in suits with vests and wide-brimmed hats standing around 1 man sitting on a bench. Caption. "Earning the name 'The Great Conservationist.'"

Digital map titled "Battle of Little Bighorn." A black horse runs west towards Little Bighorn River and the Bighorn Mountains. 3 blue labeled banners for Gibbon, Terry and Custer, and Crook surround the horse, each with an arrow pointing in.

Digital map titled "Battle of San Juan Hill." U, S, flag is on Florida's southern peninsula. Across the Straits of Florida, is the country, Cuba, with Santiago marked by a green dot.

Still image from: Crash Course U.S. History: 19th Century Reforms

Still image from: Crash Course U.S. History: American Imperialism

Still image from: Crash Course U.S. History: Gilded Age Politics

Still image from: Crash Course U.S. History: Growth, Cities, and Immigration

Still image from: Crash Course U.S. History: Progressive Presidents

Still image from: Crash Course U.S. History: Reconstruction and 1876

Still image from: Crash Course U.S. History: The Industrial Economy

Still image from: Crash Course U.S. History: The Progressive Era

Still image from: Crash Course U.S. History: Westward Expansion

Still image from: Crash Course U.S. History: Women's Suffrage

Man wearing a vintage costume vest and white shirt sits in a chair in a home setting. He faces camera and uses sign language, pointing 1 finger up. Caption. The paper was called, "The Silent World."

Black and white illustration of crowded outdoor scene in a city. Spanish caption. El tratado de compra se firmó el 2 de mayo de 1803.

Still image from: From Africa to the White House: Reconstruction and the Great Migration (Part 2--With Teaching Artist Ann Caldwell)

Sepia tone image of a white-haired and bearded man giving a speech on a platform with a patriotic banner across the front. Several men wearing top hats and coats are also on the platform. Caption. Economic problems made Harrison vulnerable.

Still image from: History in a Nutshell: The Reconstruction Amendments (Part 1)

Still image from: History in a Nutshell: The Reconstruction Amendments (Part 2)

Black and white photo of manufacturing equipment. Spanish caption. Surgieron cuestiones de importancia social.

Black and white frame of 2 men working on a Ford Model T assembly line, adding steering wheel and other parts.

Two men in suits and cowboy hats turn toward one another as they ride horses through a verdant landscape. Caption. Banks all across Missouri and Kentucky were robbed.

Blurry color illustration of 3 Native Americans riding horses. Caption. The Native Americans fought to hold onto their lands.

Still image from: Lights On! Ike Hoover Electrifies the White House

Native American person on horseback rides off into the distant sunset. Caption. We have a right to speak about it.

Still image from: Mossback's Northwest: Airships Over the Klondike

Still image from: Origin of Everything: How Your Rubber Ducky Explains Colonialism

Still image from: Sisterhood: SC Suffragists--The Rollin Sisters (Part 1)

Still image from: Sisterhood: SC Suffragists--The Rollin Sisters (Part 5)

Closeup of a sandy shore surrounded by rocks. Caption. But if you made it ashore alive.

Illustration of the bench, bar, gallery seating and floor of a courtroom. Caption. The new law concerned the railroads of Louisiana.

Sepia tone image of a crowded slavery market. Spanish caption. Que todos los Estados sureños habían cumplido.

Blurry film still of men wearing black suits and hats with badges on their jackets. They stand in a line holding rifles as they face shadowy figures in foreground.

Cluster of plain buildings stand beneath a partly cloudy sky. Caption. Forever altering the nature of work in America.

Black and white photo of a crowd of people carrying luggage from a ship in the background. Caption. 25 million people will touch our shores.

Young girl walking out of a door. Caption: I'm taking it to the experts-- the post office.

Man writing with a quill in a candle lit room. Caption: Matter of fact, he studied and studied and studied.

Closeup of a large metal bucket of a backhoe full of beige rocks and dirt with a beige rock wall in the background. Caption. There are very few environmental safeguards.