History 

Photographs, drawings and other images provide information you can't always get from a text source. Images can provide details of everyday life such as clothing or material culture.

It is important to keep in mind that photographs are not an unbiased reflection of reality -- the photographer chooses what and how to depict a certain scene.

Help: Making Sense of Documentary Photographs, Analyzing Photographs,  Analyzing Political Cartoons, Analyzing Material Culture,  Making Sense of Films,  and Making Sense of Advertisements

Links to additional collections of images can be found under the tabs for History by Region and History by Topic. For more information on images see Finding and Using Digital Images.