Primary Source Examples
The following Primary Sources have been highlighted from the Library of Congress to inspire your searches. There are countless others within the Library of Congress' databases.
An extensive collection of troop position maps. Follow them in chronological order with the timetable.
A primary source collection of Ansel Adams photographs of a Japanese-American Internment camp.
A primary source exhibition on eight influential women during World War II.
Observe, collect, and analyze data with this STEAM primary source set, complete with lesson plans and standards.
An extensive set of war photographs in color. Search by subject for just what your looking for.
Make sure to also check out the Posters Collection.
Search again by subject for the exact poster your looking for.
Radar in operation in the second World War / Signal Corps photo. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <https://www.loc.gov/item/90709499/>.
Lakey, J. Sherrel, photographer. B-29 Super Fortress. View showing propellers of two right-side engines. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <https://www.loc.gov/item/owi2001042407/PP/>.