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John Muir and President Theodore Roosevelt at Yosemite National Park

"Our Spirits Don't speak English: Indian Boarding School" is a Native American perspective on Indian Boarding Schools. This DVD produced by richheape.com uncovers the dark history of U.S. Government policy which took Indian children from thier homes,…

This letter from President Theodore Roosevelt outlines his policy standpoint on cattle grazing privileges. John Muir sought out greater support and funding for grazing areas. However, President Roosevelt acknowledged that only a few people get to…

This letter from John Muir articulates in a clear and concise fashion his reasons for wanting to preserve the land around Yellowstone National Park. Being a primary source document, this letter expresses the weight of concern that John Muir had for…

This is an advertisement for the remedy Ka-Tar-No, promising a cure to Catarrh.

This advertisement in a newspaper in the year 1900 offers those feeling pain a free trial of Morphine.

This is a photo of a public burning of confiscated Opium pipes in San Francisco's chinatown in the year 1919.

This document looks at some interesting stories that a journalist encountered during a trip to Staunton Virginia. The writer describes the many different individuals who use opium and its derivatives for medical or personal use.

Theodore Roosevelt and Gifford Pinchot, on the steamer Mississippi, 1907

Between 1884 and 1886, Roosevelt sojourned on horseback to the mountains west of Dakota territory. Few naturalists had described the wildlife of this region, and with the trilogy of books he wrote about his experiences, Roosevelt became an authority.…

Illustration shows Woodrow Wilson as a doctor holding aloft a bottle of "Tariff Subsidy Morphine" among a group of men at the "Democratic Sanitarium - Morphine and other Drug Habits Cured"; on a table are bottles of "High Protection Cocaine, High…

The camera was moved to many positions throughout the stadium, which contained an estimated 50,000 spectators. The opening scene was a complete pan around the locale, showing the crowd assembled to watch the game. The remaining scenes were…

Photograph shows portrait of Darmouth football team

Publicity photograph for the film "The Times of Teddy Roosevelt" to be aired on the television program "The Twentieth Century" shows four cartoons featuring Theodore Roosevelt. At top left, Theodore Roosevelt is depicted as a football player. At top…

Silent footage of members of Washington State College touring around before the 1916 Rose Bowl, as well as actual game footage. Washington State defeated Brown 14-0. This was digitized from 16mm film held at WSU's Manuscripts, Archives, and Special…

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This is a picture of a family in the Progressive Era

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WW1 Machine Gun with troops presumably aiming down range at the opponent

Soldier during WW1 using a flamethrower in an open field

Soldier during Bayonet training