Here are some free downloadable, printable posters for use in the classroom.
These posters, with images from a variety of sources, are designed for use in social studies and literature classrooms. Questions intended to help interpret and discuss the images are included. Please use the posters in good health! However, if you want to use the images for any other reason, you must get in touch with the source for permission.
For best results, click on the poster link you want. A new page will open. When you see the poster, go to your menu and click print. In the print preview, click PAGE SETUP. Set margins to 0 and all headers and footers to “blank.” Then print. Close the new window to return to this page.
The Town of Pomeiooc, 1585
Creator: John White
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Curriculum tie-ins: precolonial America, the Native American experience, exploration
California Gold Rush political cartoon, 1849
Creator: N. Currier
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Curriculum tie-ins: westward expansion, California Gold Rush, acquisition of California
Drayton Plantation, Hilton Head, 1862.
Photographer: Henry A. Moore
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Curriculum tie-ins: slavery, Civil War, the African American experience, African influences
Ute Girls, 1873
Photographer: John K. Hillers for the Powell Expedition
Austin/Thompson Collection
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Curriculum tie-ins: Westward expansion, the Native American experience, exploration
African American Soldiers, 1899
Photographer Unknown
Library of Congress
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Curriculum tie-ins: Spanish-American War, the African American experience, U. S. military
Young spinner, 1911
Photographer: Lewis Hine for the National Child Labor Committee
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Curriculum tie-ins:child labor, Gilded Age, industrialism
Class Picture, Ohio, 1920s
Photographer unknown
Austin/Thompson Collection
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Curriculum tie-ins: 1920s, education, the African American experience. NOTE: This image provides a good introduction to primary sources and can also be used as a writing stimulus.
Boy with a Plow, 1938
Photographer: Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration
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Curriculum tie-ins: Great Depression, the African American experience, child labor, agriculture
Young Couple, 1956
Photographer Unknown
Florida State Archives
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Curriculum tie-ins: life in the 1950s, the African American experience NOTE: This is a good introduction to primary sources for middle school students and above.
