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Common and Uncommon Cents: American Economic History
American economic history, broadly conceived, is essential to understanding not just the workings of today's economy but the important changes over time in American politics, society, and culture. "Common and Uncommon Cents" allows participants to discuss the historic context of economic developments, the economic factors involved in different political and social issues, and the ways Americans have reacted, adapted to, or protested these developments.
- Ad*Access
Another site from Duke University, Ad*Access presents images of over 7,000 advertisements in the U.S. and Canada from 1911 to 1955. You can browse by category (beauty and hygiene, radio, television, transportation, World War II) or you can search by keyword or other categories. It is especially useful for discussing gender, racial, and ethnic stereotypes, the evolution of consumer culture, and the history of the media.
- American Labor Studies Center
The American Labor Studies Center, located in Troy, NY, provides access to a variety of educational resources through this site. There is easy access to a number of primary sources including photographs and music. The site also contains over 20 lesson plans, an interactive timeline of labor history, a condensed history of American labor and biographies of the principle personalities.
- Fifty Years of Coca-Cola Television Advertisements
This site is from the Motion Picture Archives at the Library of Congress. It includes a timeline of Coca-Cola advertising themes from 1886 to 1999 and video files of many of Coca-Cola's most notable television ads from 1950 to 1999.
- Marketing in the Modern Era: Trade Catalogs and the Rise of 19th Century American Advertising
This is an online exhibit from the Harvard Business School's Baker Library. It explores the role of the trade catalog in the modernization of advertising during the latter half of the 19th century. Its strength lies in the variety of images of 19th century industry and advertising.
- Prosperity and Thrift: The Coolidge Era and the Consumer Economy, 1921-1929
From the Library of Congress American Memory project, this site explores the prosperity of the Coolidge years and the nation's transition to a mass consumer economy. It includes photographs, audio and video files, legislative documents, and pamphlets. It is particularly strong in advertising and mass-marketing materials.
- The Lost Museum
This unique website explores Phineas T. Barnum's American Museum, which was in New York City from 1841 until it burned to the ground in 1865. It is very useful for exploring consumer culture and public entertainment in the 19th century. The site has three sections: a 3-D interactive Museum, a searchable Archive of primary sources, and a Classroom of teaching activities and resources in English and History. It was created by the American Social History Project/Center for Media and Learning at the Graduate Center/CUNY in collaboration with the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University. Please note that you need Macromedia Flash Player to best view this site.
- Tupperware!
This is the companion website to the recent PBS American Experience documentary on Tupperware. In addition to a timeline, gallery of images, and interview transcripts, it includes a Teacher's Guide with suggestions for active learning in civics, economics, geography, and history.
- Whole Cloth: Discovering Science and Technology through American History
Created by the Society for the History of Technology (SHOT), this site includes curricular material on the history of technology, science, and invention. Unit 2, "Early Industrialization," is especially useful for teachers.
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