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Rochester Images: The Erie Canal
A collection of digitized images that reflect the time and life on the Erie Canal.
PBS
Pbs: Who Made America?: Innovators: Wilbur and Orville Wright
Two self-taught Midwestern brothers broke the barrier of the air, succeeding where others with government grants and engineering degrees had failed, and shaping the course of the twentieth century.
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Steamboat Whistles
This article presents information about steamboat whistles and their meanings. A link is provided for listening to recordings of steamboat whistles.
Information Technology Associates
Theodora: Paraguay 2017
Country-specific information compiled from a variety of sources. Learn about Paraguay's geography, population, climate, people, government, economy, communications, international issues, religion, and more.
University of Southern California
University of Southern California: Ocean Currents and Climate
The climate of our planet is greatly affected by Earth's oceans. Learn here about the different oceanic currents and the role those currents play on climate.
Read Works
Read Works: The British Empire Queen Victoria and Industrialization
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about British industrialization under the rule of Queen Victoria. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Other
James Brindley: Canal Engineer & Builder
A biography of the famous English canal builder and designer.
Birmingham Museums Trust (UK)
Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery: The Georgians
Learn more about the Georgian Era of British history with this reference page! Page includes information about the homes, clothes, religion, transportation, inventions, and much more during this time period.
Birmingham Museums Trust (UK)
Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery: The Twentieth Century
Review the history of England in the twentieth century. Look into the homes, religion, clothes, events, and transportation of the time.
Curated OER
Image of an Egyptian Drawing Water
Obviously instrumental in Egypt's growth as a magnificent civilization, the Nile's annual inundation provided Egyptians with food and transportation.
Curated OER
Washburn Mud Wagon
Travel back in time to see what the pioneers used for transportation and to do their daily work. Great pictures of wagons of the west including the chuck wagon, spring wagon, farm wagon, and freight wagon.
Curated OER
Mahta 11 Passenger Wagon
Travel back in time to see what the pioneers used for transportation and to do their daily work. Great pictures of wagons of the west including the chuck wagon, spring wagon, farm wagon, and freight wagon.
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Chuck Wagon
Travel back in time to see what the pioneers used for transportation and to do their daily work. Great pictures of wagons of the west including the chuck wagon, spring wagon, farm wagon, and freight wagon.
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Spring Wagon
Travel back in time to see what the pioneers used for transportation and to do their daily work. Great pictures of wagons of the west including the chuck wagon, spring wagon, farm wagon, and freight wagon.
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Farm Wagon
Travel back in time to see what the pioneers used for transportation and to do their daily work. Great pictures of wagons of the west including the chuck wagon, spring wagon, farm wagon, and freight wagon.
Curated OER
Galen Clark Wagon
Travel back in time to see what the pioneers used for transportation and to do their daily work. Great pictures of wagons of the west including the chuck wagon, spring wagon, farm wagon, and freight wagon.