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A Digital Archive of American Architecture
Captivating photographic archive of American architecture. Find photographs of over 280 buildings that were constructed between the 17th and 20th centuries.
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Baroque Architecture: Versailles
This website contains a brief description of the architects and construction of Versailles. The site also provides a number of images, including images of the gardens and surrounding area.
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Boston College: Digital Archive of American Architecture
Images of American buildings, including houses, churches, and public buildings from the seventeenth century through the twenthieth century taken by Dr. Jeffery Howe, a professor at Boston College. The table of contents groups images by...
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Boston College: Gitlow v. New York
Complete syllabus and opinion of the Gitlow v. New York United States Supreme Court case.
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Boston College: Styles in American Architecture
Access university course materials consisting of a short introduction to the architectural concept of style and an inventory of images of different styles of architecture seen in American architecture from the 17th century forward.
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Boston College: Joseph Burstyn, Inc. V. Wilson (1952)
Full-text edition of the entire decision in the Joseph Burstyn, Inc. v. Wilson case.
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Boston College: Schenck v. United States
Read the decision of this landmark Supreme Court decision involving the 1917 Espionage Act Schenck v. United States (1919).
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Boston College: Dennis v. United States (1951)
Full syllabus and decision from the Dennis v. United States Supreme Court case.
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Boston College: Bigelow v. Virginia
Complete syllabus and decision on the Supreme Court case Bigelow v. Virginia (1975).
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Boston College: Branzburg v. Hayes
Full decision from the Branzburg v. Hayes United States Supreme Court case.
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Boston College: Walter Gropius' Buildings
Short biography of Walter Gropius and pictures of his house in Massachusetts and the Bauhaus, Dessau.
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Boston College:20th Century Architecture: Skyscrapers 1925 1945
This skyscraper page features a large selection of thumbnail images to enlarge, with architect, title, location, date, and height.
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Boston College: 19th and 20th Century Art Links
This site contains many different art styles including symbolism. Found about 1/3 down the page, symbolist artists are listed. Click on each link for more information.
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Boston College: High Gothic Architecture
This site is a digital archive of pictures of the Chartres Cathedral as well as a floor plan.
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Boston College: Freedom of Speech: Court Decisions: Roth v United States
Transcript of a Supreme Court decision, from 1957, in Roth v United States, a case that weighed constitutional freedoms of speech and the rights of individuals to own and distribute materials deemed by the government to be obscene.
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A Digital Archive of American Architecture: 1893 World's Columbian Exposition
Find photographs of buildings and other sights from the Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893.
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James Fenimore Cooper, (1789 1851)
This site contains a good biography of the author and a discussion of many of his works. Some quotes are included as well.
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Boston College: Nicaraguan History
Beginning in 1820 (the year of Nicaragua's independence), this site presents a timeline of the history of Nicaragua.
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Digital Archive of Architecture: High Victorian Gothic
Select from slides to enlarge, with description limited to names of architects and locations.
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Boston College: 19th Century Skyscrapers
This site has many images of skyscrapers from the 19th Century made possible by steel technology.
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A Digital Archive of Us Architecture: Mies Van Der Rohe
Prof. Jeffery Howe presents slides of several famous Ludwig Mies van der Rohe buildings. Numerous perspectives on each building offered. Visual presentation helps students understand the basic Bauhaus design principle that "less is more."
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Freedom of Speech in the United States: De Jonge v. Oregon
In this site you will find the Supreme Court decision in the case De Jonge v. Oregon from a text, Freedom of Speech in the United States.
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Boston College: Feiner v. New York
Read the text of court opinions regarding the 1951 Feiner v. New York Case. Includes footnotes to Justice Hugo Black's opinion.
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Becker Collections: Drawings of the American Civil War
The Becker Collection showcases the drawings and observations of artist-reporters who worked for "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Weekly Newspaper," a newspaper of the time. Find a visual record of the war along with other drawings that...