Digital Spotlight: American West Photographs

AMERICAN WEST PHOTOGRAPHS from the National Archives is a collection of images related to the westward movement of the 19th century.

Contents: After an introduction to the topic, users are presented with thirteen categories such as soldiering in the West, life by the sea, and towns of dust and rock. Users can also find resource by state.

Classroom Connections: Photographs are useful in helping young people visualize history concepts. Teachers will find these early photographs useful in teaching about this time period.

Featured Digital Objects:
Pony Express Rider https://www.archives.gov/…/res…/american-west/images/014.jpg
Transcontinental Railroad https://www.archives.gov/…/res…/american-west/images/017.jpg
Judge Roy Bean https://www.archives.gov/…/res…/american-west/images/084.jpg

To visit the collection, go to https://www.archives.gov/research/american-west