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Smithsonian Collections Online

What is it? Gives researchers access to primary source documents about landmark exhibits from 1840 to 1923. With content types ranging from organizational and administrative records to postcards to Books of the Fairs and watercolors from the exhibitions, this archive captures the spirit, technology, design, and innovations that influenced the modern world. Includes the following archive: World's Fairs and Expositions: Visions of Tomorrow.

Why use it? To learn about innovations in U.S. history in the 19th and 20th century.

Coverage: 1840-1923

Access: Available on networked computers on the MSU campus in Bozeman and via the proxy server. Unlimited number of simultaneous users.

Vendor: Gale

Learn more: http://gdc.galegroup.com/gdc/artemis/HelpDetailsPage/HelpDetailsWindow?failOverType=&query=&prodId=&windowstate=normal&contentModules=&display-query=&mode=view&displayGroupName=Help&limiter=&u=mtlib_1_1123&currPage=&disableHighlighting=true&displayGroups=&sortBy=&source=&search_within_results=&p=SMIT&action=e&catId=&activityType=&scanId=&documentId=GALE|DMUMIO909087669

Subjects: History

Linked Data Topics:
Database
History
Primary source
Related Databases:
American West
North American Indian Thought and Culture
Nineteenth Century Collections Online (NCCO) Archive
European Views of the Americas
HathiTrust

Total interactions: 1923

Rank: 195 out of 310 databases

Rating: 2.5 out of 5 (based on 1923 out of 2178611 total interactions with all of our databases)

Last updated: 2024-03-27 06:39:14

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