Picturing America: Resources for U.S. History

Wow! Check out these images of America! Picturing America is all about students using visuals and artwork to explore American History. Students look at the art in the program and learn about the places, artifacts and people in them. Although the actual photographs and art reproductions are no longer available for schools, you and your students can use the wonderful images that are online. Themes covered in the program are Leadership, Freedom and Equality, Democracy, Courage, Landscapes, and Creativity & Ingenuity. Some of the powerful photos and visuals in the program are of George Washington crossing the Delaware, the ride of Paul Revere, Native American pottery and baskets, Rockwell's Freedom of Speech, Allies Day 1917, and Yosemite Valley 1865. Resources are available for each visual.