Exhibitions, special presentations, lesson plans and other materials gathered from throughout the Library of Congress for selected curricular themes.
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![President Lincoln on battle-field of Antietam](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090822020007im_/http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/themes/images/theme_lincoln.jpg)
Abraham Lincoln
Explore the life of the sixteenth president of the U.S. through photographs, his correspondence, speeches and expert commentary from the Library of Congress
![Home washing machine and & wringer](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090822020007im_/http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/themes/images/theme_advertising.jpg)
Advertising
The rise of consumer culture traced through branding and product information
![Asian child holding up small barbells](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090822020007im_/http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/themes/images/theme_asianpacific.jpg)
Asian Pacific Americans
Official documents, newspapers, photos, poems, maps, images, and Webcasts chronicle the experiences and accomplishments of Asian Americans in the United States
![Base ball](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090822020007im_/http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/themes/images/theme_baseball.jpg)
Baseball
Culture, change and history, including Jackie Robinson's groundbreaking role, through baseball cards, songs, and historical documents
![Government mural by Elihu Vedder](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090822020007im_/http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/themes/images/theme_govt.jpg)
Civics and Government
The evolution and functioning of the U.S. Government from the Constitution and other founding documents through current legislative information
![Mrs. Nettie Hunt, sitting on the steps of the Supreme Court](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090822020007im_/http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/themes/images/theme_civilrights.jpg)
Civil Rights
The African-American struggle for full citizenship from abolition, Reconstruction and the Jim Crow laws, continuing to Brown v. Board of Education, and the civil rights movement
![Marching into Dixie](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090822020007im_/http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/themes/images/theme_civilwar.jpg)
The Civil War
America's Civil War made real through photographs and sketches; maps, letters and diaries; oral histories and music
![Plymouth in 1622, by W.L. Williams](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090822020007im_/http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/themes/images/theme_earlyamerica.jpg)
Colonial and Early America
European colonization of America from early settlers through George Washington's presidency in images, maps and other primary documents
![The lost bet, by Jos. Klir, Paris](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090822020007im_/http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/themes/images/theme_elections.jpg)
Elections
Elections and the electoral process, the voting franchise, and campaign materials as well as first ladies and presidential inaugurations
![Columbus](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090822020007im_/http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/themes/images/theme_exploration.jpg)
Exploration and Explorers
Exploration of the Americas from Amerigo Vespucci and Columbus through the westward expansion
![First flight; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090822020007im_/http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/themes/images/theme_flight.jpg)
Flight and Early Aviators
Scientific evolution of flight from early inventors and aviators including Bell, the Wright brothers, Lindbergh and Earhart
![Uncle Sam and his search light](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090822020007im_/http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/themes/images/theme_geography.jpg)
Geography and Maps
U.S. history and change over time through maps and related historical materials
![Destitute Pea Pickers in California](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090822020007im_/http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/themes/images/theme_greatdepression.jpg)
The Great Depression
Insights into the effects of the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl; migrant workers; the New Deal and the WPA
![The Teaching of the Indians](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090822020007im_/http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/themes/images/theme_hispanic.jpg)
Hispanic Americans
Maps, paintings, drawings, photographs, songs, and inscriptions recount the contributions and interactions of Hispanic peoples in North America from 1492 to present
![Blowing horns on Bleeker Street on New Year's Day](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090822020007im_/http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/themes/images/theme_holidays.jpg)
Holidays
Songs, images and historical perspective on holidays as varied as Thanksgiving, Veteran's Day, Labor Day and Mother's Day
![You came here seeking freedom, by C.E. Chambers](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090822020007im_/http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/themes/images/theme_immigration.jpg)
Immigration
Cultural geography, personal identity and immigration patterns
![Work pays America! Prosperity](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090822020007im_/http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/themes/images/theme_labor.jpg)
Labor
The history of workers including women, unions, and child labor through historic films and photographs
![Lewis and Clark on the Columbian River](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090822020007im_/http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/themes/images/theme_lewisclark.jpg)
The Lewis and Clark Expedition
Westward expansion and exploration chronicled in letters, journals, maps and manuscripts from the Lewis and Clark expedition
![Walt Whitman](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090822020007im_/http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/themes/images/theme_poetry.jpg)
Literature and Poetry
History and culture conveyed in the creative written expression of poetry and story
![Power of music](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090822020007im_/http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/themes/images/theme_music.jpg)
Music and Dance
The stories of the nation in sound recordings, dance manuals, sheet music, and correspondence
![Meda songs](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090822020007im_/http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/themes/images/theme_nativeamericans.jpg)
Native Americans
Culture, assimilation and relocation efforts, music, treaties, images and speeches
![Theodore Roosevelt and John Muir](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090822020007im_/http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/themes/images/theme_environment.jpg)
Nature and the Environment
Human interactions with the environment including the American conservation movement, ecology, and the national parks system
![Electoral System, by Hess](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090822020007im_/http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/themes/images/theme_politicalcartoons.jpg)
Political Cartoons
Perspectives on political events or issues through cartoons ranging from "Join or Die," considered the first American political cartoon, to responses to the September 11, 2001, bombings
![Gathering at the school house: Osnabrock, North Dakota](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090822020007im_/http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/themes/images/theme_science.jpg)
Science and Invention
Inventors and innovations that shape how we live conveyed in images, films and primary source documents
![Coney Island](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090822020007im_/http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/themes/images/theme_summer.jpg)
Summertime and Recreation
Culture and traditions through sports, leisure activities, song and dance
![Are you doing all you can?](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090822020007im_/http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/themes/images/theme_warpeace.jpg)
Wars and the Homefront
Experiences of veterans and civilians conveyed through oral histories, letters, photos, military campaign maps, and songs
![Encre L. Marquet](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090822020007im_/http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/themes/images/theme_womenshistory.jpg)
Women's History
Women's contributions to suffrage, sports, war efforts, and labor reforms
Last Updated: 06/26/2009