Visual Arts Documents

What does it mean when we say "art is in the eye of the beholder?" How have artists' subjects changed over the centuries? This collection features diverse art forms (from ancient mosaics to modern cubism).

Missouri's application for statehood is dated November 21, 1818.  This is the first page of the application. Click on the image for an expanded...

Missouri's application for statehood is dated November 21, 1818. This is the second page of the application.Click on the image for an expanded view.

Handwritten report of the House and Senate Conference Committee which hammered-out the details of the Missouri Compromise.  House members wanted...

Handwritten report of the House and Senate Conference Committee which hammered-out the details of the Missouri Compromise. House members wanted Missou...

Handwritten report of the House and Senate Conference Committee which hammered-out the details of the Missouri Compromise. House members wanted Missou...

In a frenzy, newspapers published information (some correct, some incorrect) about the assassination of President Lincoln and the attempted-assassinat...

Image of a Presidential Proclamation for National Navajo Code Talkers Day, signed by President Ronald Reagan on July 28, 1982. Click on the image for...

The Naval Court of Inquiry treated intercepted, decoded Japanese messages separately from its main opinion.  Hereafter is the Addendum (dated Oct...

The Nazca Lines sit on a plateau in southern Peru.  This map depicts their location, south of Lima. 

South Africa's new national anthem combines both "Nkosi Sikelele" and "Die Stem." Here are its words, with an English translation (where needed): ...

"Pioneer" regiments, at about the time of World War I, were regiments of African-American soldiers required to perform heavy labor.  Instead of t...

This newspaper article ran about a few days after the Roswell crash.  The article reported that the Army had indeed recovered a flying disc, desp...

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