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Handout
Missouri Botanical Garden

Missouri Botanical Garden: Ocean Animals: Mollusks

For Students 9th - 10th
The Missouri Botanical Garden describes the characteristics and natural history of mollusks in text and color photography.
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Unit Plan
Jewish Museum

Jewish Museum: Examining Identity in Contemporary Art and Photography [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This website contains photographs of many in the multicultural community of Jews in the United States. There are discussion questions and cross-curricular links for integration of culture into your curriculum. A glossary is also included.
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Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: Photographs of the Detroit Publishing Company: 1880 1920

For Students 9th - 10th
An online collection of historical and archival photographs from the Detroit Publishing Company that show American life, industry, agriculture, and more from this period of rapid change.
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Unit Plan
George Eastman Museum

Lewis Hine: Immigration and the Progressive Era

For Students 9th - 10th
Lewis Hine documented the conditions of life during the industrial development of America. His photographs show the impact of both child labor and immigration.
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Website
Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: Zaida Ben Yusuf: New York Portrait Photographer

For Students 9th - 10th
Exhibit documents the life and work of early twentieth-century New York portrait photographer Zaida Ben-Yusuf, who broke with many of the conventions of portraiture and, thereby, attracted the attention of prominent artistic, literary,...
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Website
PBS

Pbs: American Masters: Robert Capa

For Students 9th - 10th
A lengthy essay on Robert Capa and one of his early controversial photos. Includes a great timeline of his life as well as video footage from the PBS documentary of Capa's life.
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Website
Other

The Sierra Club: Ansel Adams

For Students 9th - 10th
The Sierra Club provides a comprehensive look at the life and work of Ansel Adams. Content includes a biography, photo gallery, excerpts of a PBS documentary, and much more!
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Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: American Memory: Touring Turn of the Century America

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection contains thousands of photographs from the Detroit Publishing Company and gives viewers the opportunity to explore America from the period of 1880 to 1920. Images include rural America, city life, men and women at work,...
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Website
Indiana University

Indiana University: Plants in Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
Plants grow and change on a time scale that is too slow for us to observe in real time. Time-lapse photography is a simple technique that allows us to see the movements of plants and clearly demonstrates that plants are living and...
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Website
University of Texas at Austin

University of Texas, Austin: David Douglas Duncan

For Students 9th - 10th
An informative site on David Douglas Duncan, a photojournalist active during and after World War II. While a U.S. marine, he photographed scenes of war; when his service ended, he photographed famous people like Picasso. He also wrote 30...
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Lesson Plan
US National Archives

National Archives: The Civil War as Photographed by Mathew Brady

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students will surmise what life was like for soldiers fighting in the Civil War by viewing photographs from that time period. Students will answer questions in small groups and reconvene for a whole class discussion.
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Primary
Other

Library of Congress: Civil War Faces

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of well over 1,000 photographs of Union and Confederate soldiers from the Civil War, as well as some family members. Each photo is accompanied by a caption. Click on the 'Show more' link at the top of the page for additional...
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Graphic
Curated OER

City Life

For Students 1st - 9th
City life,
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Graphic
Curated OER

Still Life With Plaster Casts by Baron Armand Pierre Seguier

For Students 9th - 10th
Still Life with Plaster Casts photographed by Baron Armand-Pierre Seguier, 1839-42.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Early American Still Life With Steak by Sharon Core

For Students 9th - 10th
Early American -- Still Life with Steak by Sharon Core, 2008.
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Handout
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Comission

Explore Pa History: Robert Cornelius

For Students 3rd - 8th
A concise biographical sketch examining the life and contributions of early photographer and Pennsylvania native, Robert Cornelius.
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Website
George Eastman Museum

Discovering the George Eastman in Me the Legacy

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
There is much to gain from looking at the life of George Eastman. These guided activities will help you and your students come to know the man he was and appreciate him and many others who have impacted our world.
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Website
Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: Zaida Ben Yusuf:

For Students 9th - 10th
From the National Portrait Gallery this exhibit provides information about Zaida Ben Yusuf, a London born photographer who settled in the United States in 1895. At the forefront of portrait photography, Ben-Yusuf photographed people from...
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Website
PBS

Pbs: Thomas Eakins (Lessons About the ?American Rembrandt?) [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Find four lesson plans developed for the PBS documentary "Thomas Eakins: Scenes from Modern Life" about the life and work of the man who would become known as the ?American Rembrandt.? The lessons touch on all the essential qualities of...
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: What Cameras See That Our Eyes Don't

For Students 9th - 10th
Our eyes are practically magical, but they cannot see everything. For instance, the naked eye cannot see the moment where all four of a horse's legs are in the air or the gradual life cycle of plants- but cameras can capture these...
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Handout
Other

The Daguerreian Society: l.j.m. Daguerre

For Students 9th - 10th
Originally printed in the The Illustrated London News (July 1851), this article pays tribute to Louis Lacques Mande Daguerre and his discovery, the Daguerrotype. Learn about the styles and techniques employed in some of his famous...
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Handout
Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Walker Evans

For Students 9th - 10th
This article explores the early life and work of Walker Evans. Images, related articles, and web links are included.
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Activity
George Eastman Museum

George Eastman House: Discovering the George Eastman in Me [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Help your students to reflect on the life and work of George Eastman with a personal approach. These guided activities look at the ideas of being an inventor, a businessman, and a philanthropist. They are sure to spur your students...
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Lesson Plan
National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: Andy Warhol/digital Self Portraits

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students will be introduced to the life and art of Andy Warhol as a way of considering photography as a self-portrait medium. They will create their own digitally manipulated photographic self-portrait and then write a poem to describe...

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