Visual Arts Documents

What does it mean when we say "art is in the eye of the beholder?" How have artists' subjects changed over the centuries? This collection features diverse art forms (from ancient mosaics to modern cubism).

This map depicts the location of Bethany, a village which Jesus often visited.  His friends - Mary, Martha and Lazarus - lived there.

Back in the day when American newspapers cost a nickel, and the price of Southern cotton was still noted at the top of the front page, Bobby Jones had...

"BODYGUARD" was the name of an Allied plan of deception, created to fool Germany about the Allies' invasion plans for 1944.Dated the 3rd of February, ...

Facing execution because of the whim of a dictator, Boethius was alone in the world.  It was the 6th century, and he was trying to make sense of ...

Image of a map of Italy, depicting the location of Bologna.

At the close of the 19th century, Boston's penal institutions - discussed in this article by William I. Cole - were permitted to house children as you...

This is part 2 of an article by William I Cole discussing Boston's penal institutions near the close of the 19th century.  Such places were allow...

In concluding their October 2, 1963 report on the situation in Vietnam, McNamara and Taylor recognize the likelihood that Americans would not support ...

This image depicts a Central Intelligence Agency Information Report dated October 14, 1963.  It has this subject: Situation Appraisal as of 12...

As part of their report on a mission to South Vietnam, McNamara and Taylor recommended to President Kennedy that a training program be established so ...

Case study detailing American life during the great depression. Click on the image for a better view.

The growth of baseball in the years following the Civil War was given added impetus by the rise of cheap, mass-produced books. Publishers helped stand...

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