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Historical context and ideas for integrating individual digital collections of primary sources into instruction.

America Singing: Nineteenth-Century Song Sheets (Summary and Teaching Resources) Search this collection using the word "summer" for songs related to the summer theme.

America at Work, America at Leisure: Motion Pictures from 1894-1915 (Summary Only) Motion pictures document turn of the century leisure activities.

An American Ballroom Companion: Dance Instruction Manual, ca. 1490-1920 (Summary and Teaching Resources) Explore the role of ballroom dancing in American culture.

An American Time Capsule: Three Centuries of Broadsides and Other Printed Ephemera (Summary and Teaching Resources) Search this collection using the word "summer" to retrieve broadsides advertising train trips and summer tourist attractions.

The American Variety Stage: Vaudeville and Popular Entertainment, 1870-1920 (Summary and Teaching Resources) Learn about vaudeville and entertainment between 1870 and 1920.

Baseball Cards, 1887-1914 (Summary and Teaching Resources) These tobacco advertising cards document the popularity of baseball at the turn of the century.

Spalding Base Ball Guides (Summary Only)

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Last Updated: 06/29/2009