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Government Sites
Architecture and Landscape - (Library of
Congress) - See how architecture and landscape of America has changed throughout history. This site
features some early photos and building designs.
Arts &
Culture - (Smithsonian) - Read interesting articles on art, music and performing arts topics.
Cities and Towns - (Library of Congress) - Examine how some of
American's cities and towns have changed throughout the years. There are many photos to explore!
Dorothea Lange - America's Story - Photographer Dorothea Lange is
best known for her work documenting poor conditions of the migrant workers who traveled in large numbers
to California during the Great Depression of the late 1920s and 1930s. Learn more about her.
Earth as Art
Gallery - Here you can view our planet through the beautiful images taken by the satellites.
How to Make Your Own Eye-Popping 3-D Pictures - (National
Aeronautics and Space Administration) - With a little effort, anybody with a camera, a computer equipped with
photo-editing software, and a pair of tinted glasses can make their own 3-D pictures.
NOAA Photo
Library - (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) - This collection includes thousands
of weather and space images, hundreds of images of our shores and coastal seas, and thousands of marine
species images ranging from the great whales to the most minute plankton.
Performing Arts, Music - (Library of Congress) -
Explore these collections of sheet music, books, dance manuals, and other historical items.
Photo Op
- NGA Kids - (National Gallery of Art) - is an interactive activity that introduces you to digital
photography and digital photo editing. Use the virtual camera to create snapshots and explore lighting, focus,
shutter speed, and compositional effects. After you've taken some photos, switch to the Photo Op editor and
transform your pictures into something completely different. (Shockwave required)
Photographer - Photographers know how to choose the right tools to give
them the best picture. They use different things such as lights, lenses, and film to create a picture. New digital
technology is being used more and more by photographers. A lot of them use computers to finish their
work.
Photography - (Smithsonian) - For the student with a serious interest in
photography, this is the site to check out.
Portraits of a City - For most of the twentieth century, Addison Scurlock and his sons
photographed our capital city and the people who lived and worked there. You can browse these images
online.
Search Collections - American Art Museum - (Smithsonian) - Browse by art type
including painting, sculpture, drawings, and photography to name a few.
U.S. Government Photos and Graphics - (USA.gov) - This page has a list of links of
to all the images and graphics available from various Government agencies.
Other Resources
Homework Help - National Geographic - Check out
this page for information, or search One-Stop Research for pictures, articles, maps, and more on subjects like
animals, history and science - perfect for reports, presentations, and more!
HomeworkNYC.org - This is a great resource for kids on many
different subjects - from languages to science. Find out what happened today in history, and there's even a
link for study notes.
New York Times - Fine Arts - Explore current issues in depth or search
fine arts by subject.
Photo Galleries - National Geographic Kids - Take a look at the many photos
on all sorts of topics, from exploration to animals to science, and much more.
Photography and Media Arts - Corcoran
Museum - Highlights from the Corcoran's permanent collection of over 16,000 works of art.
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