by Hannah Baik | Apr 27, 2026
Historical Source Analysis – The “Golden Spike” Ceremony On May 10th, 1869, in Promontory Summit, Utah, a photograph of the “Golden Spike Ceremony” was taken.[1] This monumental achievement marked by a golden spike driven into the ground, celebrated the completion of...
by Khaliq Ahmed | Mar 19, 2026
This piece is Thomas Edison’s Patent Application for the Light Bulb. The patent was approved on January 27,1880. Thomas Edison is an inventor credited with innovations in electricity, film, and sound recording devices. A common misconception is that the light bulb was...
by Liam Hoyt | Dec 10, 2025
In 1893 Joseph Keppler, published a cartoon titled “Looking Backward” in Puck, a prominent magazine at the time. This cartoon emerged when the nation was having different discussions about immigration and what it meant to truly be American. The cartoon...
by Luisa Rodriguez | Dec 1, 2025
The Temperance Movement was something that affected Americans for many decades. The biggest supporter of this movement were women. Women witnessed firsthand the effects that alcohol had on their families, and it caused a lot of pain and trauma to them. This image...
by Maritza Irizarry | Nov 21, 2025
Joseph Keppler’s “Uncle Sam’s Lodging-House,” published as the centerfold of Puck on June 7, 1882, is a revealing commentary on late-nineteenth-century American anxieties surrounding immigration, urban housing, and political disorder. It was created by Keppler, an...