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NATURE: American Buffalo: Spirit of a Nation * - Thundering across the prairie, buffalo once ruled the plains of America and held a vital place in the lives of the region's Native Americans. In AMERICAN BUFFALO: SPIRIT OF A NATION, learn how the bison were almost extinguished in the 1800s, how they fou...
Source/Host: PBS     .   .

American Impressionists of the Late 1800s and Early 1900s - sample paintings from this movement in American art. Tour: American Impressionists of the Late 1800s and Early 1900s. Since the development of the oil technique during the early 1400s, the equipment and chemicals necessary for painting were simply too cum...
Source/Host: National Gallery of Art | Reviewer: K. Mortensen     .   .

Whooping Crane * - Grus americana Endangered Never very abundant, the whooping crane suffered in the late 1800s from indiscriminate shooting, habitat disturbance, and the draining of the large, isolated marshes that it frequented. In 1941 there were only 21 wild...
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Archaeology at Crow Canyon: Castle Rock Pueblo Field Trips * - virtual field trips to explore the site of the ancient Puebloans, predecessors of the Anasazi tribe in Colorado. Castle Rock Pueblo is the site of an ancient village located in the heart of the Mesa Verde region. From 1990 through 1994, the Crow Canyon Ar...
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African Voices - African Voices is a permanent exhibition that examines the diversity, dynamism, and global influence of Africa’s peoples and cultures over time in the realms of family, work, community, and the natural environment.
Reviewer: K. Mortensen     .   .

National Gallery of Art: American Painting - Much art of the American colonial period consisted of portraits, as settlers sought to establish their identities in a new world. After the new nation achieved its independence, landscapes and scenes of native flora, fauna, and folk customs began to expre...
Source/Host: National Gallery of Art | Reviewer: K. Mortensen     .   .

Pictish Pages * - Images of the Pict’s an ancient Celtic Tribe of Scotland going back 4,000 years. See our other historical images. Send us your images to be included on the site.
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FEMINISM FINDS A VOICE IN...ROMANCE NOVELS? * - Romance novels and feminism aren't usually thought of as going hand and hand.But as Associate Professor Marjorie Farrell discovered, beneath the "awful covers" the heroine is often far stronger and more independent than depicted. Farrell, who te...
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Florida Museum of Natural History * - located at the University of Florida in Gainesville, explore the state's natural wonders by checking out the info, photos, and virtual exhibits here. Visit Us | Exhibits | Current Events | Membership | About The Museum | Classes & Tours | Site Map L...
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George Washington Quiz * - During the 1800s, one of the biggest official winter celebrations, by George!, was the annual observance of George Washington's birthday. Even before his death in 1799, the Washington's Birthday bash -- and accompanying Birthnight Ball -- were firmly esta...
Source/Host: Old Sturbridge Village     .   .