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Posted by: Danna Bell
The panoramic map was a popular cartographic form used to depict U.S. and Canadian cities and towns during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Known also as bird’s-eye views, perspective maps, or aero views, panoramic maps are non-photographic representations of cities portrayed as if viewed from above at an oblique angle.
Posted in: Geography and Maps
Posted by: Danna Bell
Consider how an image can engage students and encourage deeper research.
Posted in: Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945)
Posted by: Danna Bell
Announcing the 2022 winners and practice honorees for the Library of Congress Literacy Awards.
Posted in: Literacy, News and Events
Posted by: Danna Bell
Find out what new collections and other resources are now available on the Library of Congress website.
Posted in: News and Events, Primary Source Highlights
Posted by: Danna Bell
A fond farewell from Peter DeCraene, 2020-22 Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow for the Library of Congress.
Posted in: Interviews with Experts
Posted by: Danna Bell
A fond farewell from Lesley Anderson who finishes her term as the 2021-2022 Einstein Teaching Fellow at the Library of Congress.
Posted in: Interviews with Experts
Posted by: Danna Bell
Eileen J. Manchester of LC Labs and Peter DeCraene, the 2020-2022 Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow at the Library of Congress reflect on how messy, yet rewarding, it is to think of library collections as data in a classroom educational setting.
Posted in: Interviews with Experts, Science Technology and Math, Teaching Tools
Posted by: Danna Bell
How have the Everglades been mapped over time and what names have been used to describe this area. This blog post by Amelia Raines of the Geography and Maps Division uses maps to answer these questions.
Posted in: Geography and Maps
Posted by: Danna Bell
How can students use maps to identify the maritime boundaries of the arctic and the impact on who owns Antarctica?
Posted in: Geography and Maps, Science Technology and Math