Who Made It?
Look for the creator, publisher, date, and intended audience.
PRIMARY SOURCES & THE COLLECTION
The Past,
in Plain Sight.
Newspapers, magazines, books, maps, and objects invite us to examine the evidence—and the stories people choose to tell.
Start with a detail. A headline. A date. A mark on a map. Select any image to open the full photograph.
19 PHOTOGRAPHS · FROM OUR COLLECTION
Books & Maps
An open dictionary and framed maps arranged on a table.
A Fragment of the DMZ
A framed display labeled “The Wire Fence from DMZ,” with a wire fragment and map.
LIFE, August 25, 1941
A LIFE magazine cover featuring Fred Astaire and his son, dated August 25, 1941.
The Front Page
A Dallas Morning News front page with the headline “The tyrant is a prisoner.”
Music Becomes History
A Rolling Stone “Immortals” cover in the collection.
Remembering Tulsa
A Tulsa World retrospective on the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. This is a commemorative publication, not a newspaper printed in 1921.
Words Across Generations
Webster’s New International Dictionary displayed in front of framed maps.
Science in Print
A Cyrillic-language science and technology magazine cover.
The Saturday Evening Post
A Saturday Evening Post cover preserved in a sleeve.
Conservation in Print
A Sierra Club conservation poster in the collection.
Mapping an Imagined World
“The Giver Quartet World,” a literary map.
Maps & City Views
Historical maps and city views displayed at the Center for History and Culture.
The Black Chronicle
A Black Chronicle display at the Center for History and Culture.
Print on the Shelf
A stack of newspapers and periodicals beside books on a shelf in the Center.
Images in Conversation
Art reproductions and a framed picture displayed beside a patterned hanging in the Center.
Objects on the Wall
A long decorated wooden object and a colorful rectangular artwork displayed on a wall.
Putting the Map Together
A framed puzzle depicting a map of North America.
The Cacao Cup
A decorated cup pictured on the original Center page under the label “Cacao Cup.”
A Brick of Chinese Tea
A decorated tea brick on a stand, labeled “A Brick of Chinese Tea” on the original Center page.
Every Source Has a Context.
This gallery includes period publications, objects, and later commemorative or teaching materials. A photograph opens a line of inquiry; it does not establish an object’s full provenance. Dates and descriptions are included where they can be read or confirmed.
LOOK. QUESTION. CONNECT.
What Does the
Evidence Say?
What Does It Reveal?
Notice the language, images, and assumptions that frame its story.
What Is Missing?
Ask whose perspective is absent, and what other sources could help.