iMovie Templates for the Trailers
PUSH factors
Reasons for immigration to America
European Emigration - reasons to leave and background
European emigration PBS - when and why, see under the map
Settlement
Library of Congress - search in their "High Demand" collection
The Northern Great Plains - Library of Congress
"History of the American West" collection - Library of Congress
Western Trails Project - good homesteading, land info
Prairie Settlement - Library of Congress
Photos of the West from the Denver Public Library Digital Collection
Farming - Smithsonian American History Museum collection
Early Advertisements of the West (you might find something interesting in here)
Old Pictures - organized by themes, so browse!
Encyclopedia of the Great Plains - Agriculture topics
Railroad and land settlement info -lots of it!
Immigration history and images
An American Time Capsule: Collection of advertisements, billboards, pamphlets.... Browse by Geographic Location