What Are Primary Sources? : http://www.lib.washington.edu/subject/History/RUSA/ 
A clear explanation of what primary sources are, where to find them, how to evaluate them
and how to cite them in your work.

Using Primary Sources: http://dohistory.org/on_your_own/toolkit/primarySources.html 
This site explains the difference between a primary and secondary source. It also provides
students with questions to ask when gathering evidence about a primary source document.

Smithsonian Images:
http://smithsonianimages.si.edu/siphoto/siphoto.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=home 
Browse photos from cultural history, political history, military history, and much more.

Images of American Political History: http://teachpol.tcnj.edu/amer_pol_hist/ 
High-quality, black and white photographs of people and events during World War II, Cold War
and the Civil Rights eras. Beyond showing politicians and the famous, this collection chronicles
average people who quietly contributed to the times.

New York Public Library: Digital Collection: http://digital.nypl.org/ 
Includes documents, photos, and much more.

Decoding Photographs: http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/education/008-3080-e.html 
Tools to teach students how to understand history by learning how to 'read' and decode a photograph.

Library of Congress: Does the Camera Ever Lie?:
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/cwpcam/cwcam1.html 
A presentation of how photographs were manipulated by photographers during the Civil War.

You Be the Historian: http://americanhistory.si.edu/kids/springer/ 
At this site students become an historian in an online adventure.

I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Someone a Letter:
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?ID=294 
Lesson plan that explores correspondence of the famous, the infamous and the ordinary. (Grades 3-5)

History Matters: http://historymatters.gmu.edu/ 
Lots of lesson and teaching ideas for working with primary resources.

Do History: http://dohistory.org/  This site invites students to piece together the life and
world of an ordinary person from the past. Contains thousands of original documents that
include diaries, maps, letters, and court records.

Interactives: Historical and Cultural Context:  http://www.learner.org/interactives/historical/ 
This interactive website explains various kinds of primary sources and gives students the
chance to identify them in some games.

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