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 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 Amaal Elsammak | Nov 29, 2025
The photo of Sojourner Truth titled, I Sell the Shadow to Support the Substance, was her way of taking control of society’s view of her as a black woman. This photo is a carte de visite, or calling card, which is a small card that people used to carry around during...
by Aakash Arumugam | Nov 29, 2025
7 On February 19, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, authorizing the U.S. Army to designate “military areas” from which any person could be excluded. Though the order did not...
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...