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Landscapes
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Access Washington: Send a Postcard 
 Send a free electronic postcard of a Washington state landscape from this website. Email a picture of landmarks such as Mount Ranier, or choose a coastal beach scene, a mountain waterfall, fields of wheat or tulips, or the state capitol. From the Washington State Department of Information Services. http://access.wa.gov/postcards/ Topics: Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife Last updated Jul 8, 2005 Afghanistan: Photographs from Keystone Mast
Contains 30 photographs of Afghanistan, taken in 1933. Includes text originally printed on the back of each stereo card. Features images of streets, people, homes, and landscapes. From the Keystone Mast Collection, California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/collections/permanent/projects/stereo/afghan/ Topics: Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional, September 11 & Beyond Last updated Jun 10, 2006 Africa Focus: Sights and Sounds of a Continent
This database of over 3,500 digitized visual images and 50 hours of sound files from 45 African countries is searchable by keyword, subject, or country. It may also be browsed by collections of images (artisans, buildings and structures, cities and towns, education, landscape, religion, and women) or sounds (greetings, rites and ceremonies, songs and singing, and drums). From the University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries. http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/AfricaFocus/ Topics: Black Resources, Music, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional, Regions of the World, Regions of the World, Religion Last updated Jan 21, 2008 Africa Photos From the California Academy of Sciences
Nearly 700 photos of African "animals, plants, landscapes, and people/culture from the California Academy of Sciences." Searchable by name, type, country, location, and photographer. Photos include links to additional information. A part of the CalPhotos database. From the University of California, Berkeley. http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cas/africa.shtml Topics: Black Resources, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional, Regions of the World, Regions of the World Last updated Feb 18, 2006 Aga Khan Award for Architecture
This award recognizes "examples of architectural excellence that encompass contemporary design, social housing, community improvement and development, restoration, re-use, and area conservation, as well as landscaping and environmental issues. ... [T]he Award seeks to identify and encourage building concepts that successfully address the needs and aspirations of societies in which Muslims have a significant presence." Features photos and videos of current award-winning designs, photos of award winners back to 1980, and related information. http://www.akdn.org/akaa.asp?type=p Topics: Architecture, Faiths, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, September 11 & Beyond Last updated Sep 25, 2008 All-America Rose Selections
A site to stir lust in a rosarian's heart, from All-America Rose Selections (AARS), "a non-profit association of rose growers and introducers dedicated to the introduction and promotion of exceptional roses." Highlights include a list of AARS-award winning roses (with selected photos) going back to 1940, temperature zone maps, a searchable database of AARS-approved public rose gardens, information about rose use and landscape design, gardening tips, the history and symbolism of roses, and more. http://www.rose.org/ Topics: Gardening, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Plants by Name Last updated May 3, 2005 America on the Move
This site from The Smithsonian Institution uses "three interconnected routes to explore how transportation shaped our lives, landscapes, culture, and communities." Features an illustrated and annotated timeline, an "online transportation collection [that] includes more than a thousand artifacts and photographs" (browsable by categories, eras, and regions), and a thematic tour of the collection. Also includes games and materials for classroom use. http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthemove/ Topics: Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife Last updated Feb 23, 2004 American Environmental Photographs, 1891-1936
"Approximately 4,500 photographs documenting natural environments, ecologies, and plant communities in the United States." The photographs were "produced ... by a group of American botanists generally regarded as one of the most influential in the development of modern ecological studies ... [and] provide an overview of important representative natural landscapes across the nation." Includes essay "Ecology and the American Environment," and bibliography. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/ecology/ Topics: Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife Last updated May 11, 2006 The American Southwest: A Guide to the National Parks and Natural Landscapes of Southwest USA
This travel site covers national parks and related natural wonders in Colorado, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, and California, including the Grand Canyon, Zion, Bryce, Carlsbad Caverns, and Yosemite, among many others. Though the information is brief and there are no links provided to the official sites for each park, there are photographs and some maps making it a good starting place for people planning a trip through the Southwest. Information is also provided on state parks and related areas of interest. http://www.americansouthwest.net/ Topics: Geography, Geology, Parks, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, U.S. Travel Last updated Jan 21, 2002 Around the World in the 1890s: Photographs from the World's Transportation Commission, 1894-1896
"Nearly nine hundred images by American photographer William Henry Jackson," exploring various types of transportation throughout North Africa, Asia, Australia, and Oceania. Also includes images of local inhabitants, streets, cities, landscapes, and members of the World's Transportation Commission. Searchable by keyword and browsable by subject and country. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wtc/wtchome.html Topics: Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional, Technology Last updated Nov 28, 2004 Asian-Nation: The Landscape of Asian America
An "information resource and overview of the historical, demographic, political, and cultural issues that make up today’s diverse Asian American community." The author, a Vietnamese American sociologist, also provides discussion boards, many links, a section with history and photographs of Viet Nam, and suggestions for celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (May). Searchable. http://www.asian-nation.org/ Topics: Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Regions of the World Last updated Oct 4, 2005 Between Home and Heaven: Contemporary American Landscape Photography
This exhibit, "from stunning panoramas and majestic bridges to nuclear waste dumpsites, ... captures the compelling complexity of contemporary landscape photography." The site features nearly 100 works by numerous artists and draws from a larger collection of over 300 photographs. From the Consolidated Natural Gas Collection at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. http://americanart.si.edu/exhibitions/online/helios/homeandheaven.html Topics: Oil & Gas, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Technology Last updated Oct 12, 2009 CalPhotos
A collection of over 100,000 "images of plants, animals, fossils, people, and landscapes." Coverage is worldwide, with a special emphasis on California. Searchable by subject, scientific and common name, location, and photographer. Many of the photographs derive from the California Academy of Sciences. Includes information about the photographers. From the University of California, Berkeley. http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/ Topics: California: History, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife Last updated Dec 29, 2005 CalPhotos: Landscapes & Habitats
A collection of thousands of images of landscapes and habitats, mostly in California but also in other states and other parts of the world. Searchable by location, habitat type, continent, country, U.S. state, California county, and photographer. Browsable by location, and habitat and plant community. From the University of California, Berkeley. http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/landscape/ Topics: Animals, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife Last updated Dec 29, 2005 Calvin Photographic Collection
A collection of 800 photographs that document Iowa's geological landscapes and features, along with "mines, quarries, mills, and other buildings," taken by Samuel Calvin, Professor of Natural Sciences at the University of Iowa (1873-1911) and State Geologist. Browsable by theme or by Iowa county, U.S. state, or Canadian province. Includes a brief biography of Calvin. From the University of Iowa. http://www.uiowa.edu/~calvin/ Topics: Geology, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Technology Last updated Feb 8, 2006 The Canary Project
The mission of this project is "to photograph landscapes around the world that are exhibiting dramatic transformation due to global warming and to use these photographs to persuade as many people as possible that global warming is already underway and of immediate concern." Includes photos from New Orleans (after Hurricane Katrina), cloud forests in Costa Rica, glaciers in Austria, and other locations. From a travel photographer and a partner of an international investigative firm. http://www.canary-project.org/ Topics: Environment, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Weather Last updated Jul 31, 2006 Christo und Jeanne-Claude: The Art of Christo and Jeanne-Claude
This site includes photographs and history of the works of the Bulgarian/American environmental artist Christo (Christo Javacheff) and his French/American wife, Jeanne-Claude (Jeanne-Claude de Guillebon). Their large, temporary installations on the landscape include the wrapping of the Pont Neuf Bridge in Paris (1985), colorful umbrella displays (1991) in Southern California's Tejon Pass, and the 2005 installation, The Gates. Available in German and English. http://www.christojeanneclaude.net/ Topics: Artists, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife Last updated Feb 10, 2005 Conservation & Xeriscape
Water saving and management tips and a guide to the Xeriscape "method of landscaping. .... Rather than a specific 'look' or a limited group of plants, Xeriscape is a combination of seven basic landscaping principles." This site explains the principles and provides before-and-after photographs of gardens landscaped using them. There is some Colorado focus, as the site is from Denver Water; the term "Xeriscape" was coined in the 1980s by one of its environmental planners. http://www.water.denver.co.gov/Conservation/Xeriscape/ Topics: Gardening, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States Last updated Jul 8, 2009 Cultivating Canadian Gardens: The History of Gardening in Canada/ Cultiver Son Jardin au Canada: L'Histoire du Jardinage au Canada
"Tells the story of the development of gardening in Canada" through images from books, periodicals, and other printed materials. Features information on the indigenous Huron people, landscape architecture, railway station gardening, gardening in schools, societies and clubs, experimental farms and seed nurseries, botanical gardens and arboreta, Seeds of Diversity, and contemporary gardening books and authors. Includes a bibliography and photos by Beth Powning. Available in English and French. From the National Library of Canada. http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/200/301/nlc-bnc/cultivating_cdn_gardens-ef/2008/www.lac-bac.gc.ca/2/11/index-e.html Topics: Agriculture, Architecture, History By Place, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional Last updated Nov 25, 2008 Cultural Profiles Project
Intended as a guide to aid in cultural awareness of new immigrants to Canada, this is a resource for learning about the "life and customs" of countries worldwide. Provides information on work, food, holidays, family life, spirituality, communication, education, sports and recreation, landscape and climate, history, health care, and the arts and literature of dozens of countries. Also available in French. From Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC). http://www.cp-pc.ca/ Topics: Holidays & Observances, Holidays by Region, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional Last updated Nov 19, 2005 Displaying the Forbidden: Images of China's Imperial Palaces
A collection of over 200 photographs of "the Forbidden City [of Beijing, China] and environs, especially the New Summer Palace of the Empress Dowager," taken by Osvald Siren in the early 1920s. Searchable, and browsable by topic (architecture, landscape, sculpture, city, people, trees). Includes historical background of the Forbidden City, information on Siren, and a bibliography. From the California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/collections/permanent/object_genres/photographers/siren/index.html Topics: Architecture, Art by Region, History, Museums, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional Last updated Jun 11, 2006 Don Bain's Virtual Guidebooks
"Nearly 3000 virtual reality photographic panoramas" provide 360-degree "immersive imagery" of places in the western United States (including Alaska and Hawaii), western Canada, Baja California, and the South Pacific. Features an interactive map and a geographic index. A thematic index covers topics such as bridges, gardens, ghost towns, and volcanoes. Searchable. http://www.virtualguidebooks.com/ Topics: North America, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional, Photography, Technology, Travel Sites by Continent Last updated Oct 15, 2003 The Evergreen State ... In Black and White
This exhibit features early 20th century photographs depicting life in Washington, the "Evergreen State." "These historical photographs evoke the varied landscape, communities, and activities that played a part in shaping the way today's state looks and how it works." From the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections. http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcoll/exhibits/evergreen/ Topics: Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, U.S. History By Place Last updated Jan 31, 2006 Fenton Crimean War Photographs
"Roger Fenton's Crimean War photographs represent one of the earliest systematic attempts to document a war through the medium of photography. ... While these photographs present a substantial documentary record of the participants and the landscape of the war, there are no actual combat scenes, nor are there any scenes of the devastating effects of war." Approximately 250 images; searchable and browsable. Includes a bibliography and related links. From the Library of Congress. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/pp/ftncnwhtml/ftncnwabt.html Topics: Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photography, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Mar 2, 2005 Floridata
"A photographic encyclopedia of landscape plants." To locate a plant, browse the table of contents by scientific name or common name; search by genus, species, or common name; or browse by plant type (annuals, perennials) or plant feature (attracts hummingbirds, drought tolerant). Includes articles and resources on gardening and nature, picture galleries, a gardener's journal, and a discussion board. http://www.floridata.com/ Topics: Gardening, Medical Treatments & Devices, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Plants, Plants by Name Last updated Mar 27, 2004 The Geo-Images Project
A diverse collection of "images (mostly photographs) that are useful in teaching geography." Exhibits include the California environment, daily life in Morocco and Hong Kong, Afghanistan (1976-1978), historic magic lantern slides of California, Western states and provinces, waterfalls and aerial geography of Western North America, the Kiwai Coast of Papua New Guinea, Arabia (Yemen and Saudi Arabia), virtual reality panoramas, and geomorphology. From the University of California, Berkeley. http://geoimages.berkeley.edu/ Topics: Geography, Photograph Collections Last updated May 13, 2005 Georgia Revealed: Searching for the Soul of the Caucasus
An exploration of the culture and environment of the country of Georgia. The site provides a tour of the forests and terrain of this former Soviet republic, the Black Sea, and Georgian history, as well as brief guides to the country's food, wine, ethnic groups, religion, music, literature, art, and architecture. From One World Journeys, an organization producing "educational photo-documentary expeditions that connect online viewers to unique wilderness areas around the world." http://www.oneworldjourneys.com/expeditions/georgia/ Topics: Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife Last updated Apr 12, 2006 Great Plant Picks
This site features information about the annual plant awards program that helps gardeners identify "outstanding plants for Pacific Northwest gardens." Provides pictures and cultivation advice for hundreds of award-winning landscape plants. "Awards are based on the combined expertise of over forty horticulturists from Washington, Oregon and British Columbia." Conducted by the Elisabeth Carey Miller Botanical Garden in Seattle. http://www.greatplantpicks.org/ Topics: Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Plants Last updated May 7, 2006 H.H. Bennett: Photographer Extraordinaire
"During a career that lasted from 1865 to 1908, H. H. Bennett photographed the rugged landscape of his beloved Wisconsin Dells, and became one of the premier photographers of the era." Browse more than 650 images, organized by themes such as bridges, Civil War era, lumber rafting, sailing, and steamboats. From the Wisconsin Historical Society. http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/libraryarchives/hhbennett/ Topics: Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photography Last updated Oct 14, 2004 Herbert Quick: Photographer
An exhibit of over 50 photographs by Herbert Quick, most taken in California between 1946 and 1987. Browsable by topics, including early years, architecture, landscape, portraits, and studies. Includes background essay, chronology, and a list of publications and exhibitions. From the California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/exhibitions/HerbQuick/ Topics: Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photography Last updated Jun 10, 2006 History of the American West, 1860-1920
"Over 30,000 photographs, drawn from the holdings of the ... Denver Public Library ... illustrate Colorado towns and landscape, document the place of mining in the history of Colorado and the West, and show the lives of Native Americans." The site features special presentations on Native American women, Denver, and World War II troops, as well as thousands of photos browsable by photographer, place, or topic. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award97/codhtml/hawphome.html Topics: Geology, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Technology, U.S. History By Place, United States History Last updated May 18, 2004 Landscape Change Program
"The Landscape Change Program, at the University of Vermont, is a virtual collection of images that documents 200 years of Vermont's changing face" featuring "thousands of views of Vermont as it was and as it is." Browse using interactive maps, or search by year, keyword, and location. Also includes learning modules designed to look at a specific group of photos on topics such as the 1927 flood, lesson plans, a bibliography, and related material. http://www.uvm.edu/landscape/ Topics: Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, U.S. History By Place Last updated May 23, 2008 Lori Nix: Some Other Place
Collection of works of "tableau photography," in which the photographer "constructs these miniature worlds from model kits, and silk flowers embracing the practice of scene building while setting the stage for the viewer's imagination to invent fantastical tales of iconic American landscapes." Includes images of Midwestern phenomena and natural disasters (such as insect manifestations) and "ambiguous undefined scenes of suspense." Also features an introductory essay. From the California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/exhibitions/nix/ Topics: Photograph Collections Last updated Aug 22, 2006 Lucien Clergue's Signs of Gods and Goddesses
An exhibit of photographs from this French artist. Explores themes of nudes, gypsies, bullfights, and landscapes. Features brief biographical information, and a comparison of Clergue and Edward Weston. From the California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/exhibitions/signs/ Topics: Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional, Photography, Technology Last updated Jun 10, 2006 Manuel R. Bustamente Photograph Collection 1890s-1999
Highlights selected from a collection of "photographs of Cuba from the turn of the 20th century to the 1990s." Browse hundreds of images representing churches, altars, industry, economy, landscapes, and rural life. The finding aid for the full collection includes a brief bibliography. From the Cuban Heritage Digital Collection of the Otto G. Richter Library, University of Miami. http://digital.library.miami.edu/chcdigital/chc5017/chc5017_main.shtml Topics: Agriculture, History By Place, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife Last updated May 17, 2004 Minnesota Historical Society Visual Resources Database
This searchable database contains information about photographs, artwork, posters, and other visual works from the extensive Minnesota Historical Society collections. These items "visually represent Minnesotans, their lives, landscapes, leisure and occupations from the pre-territorial period to the present." More than 180,000 items have been entered in the database. Of these, sixty percent have a corresponding visual image. http://collections.mnhs.org/visualresources/ Topics: Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, U.S. History By Place Last updated Mar 30, 2004 The Mountaineers Collection
Digital collection of images of "an outdoor club, founded in 1906, to promote the discovery, conservation and documentation of the 'mountains, forests and watercourses of the Pacific Northwest.'" Photos document early expeditions of the club in the Pacific Northwest, including trips to Mount Rainier and Mount Olympus. Also provides essays on the history of the organization. From the University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections. http://content.lib.washington.edu/mtnweb/ Topics: Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife Last updated Feb 15, 2006 New Zealand Historic Places Trust
This site has a searchable database of New Zealand historic places, including "archaeological sites, buildings, trees, cemeteries, gardens, shipwrecks, landscapes and many other types of places" with "photos and reports for many...in some instances there are very detailed reports!" There is also an online edition of Heritage NZ Magazine with articles on New Zealand history. Database entries are from Rarangi Taonga: The Register of Historic Places, Historic Areas, Wahi Tapu and Wahi Tapu Areas . http://www.historic.org.nz/ Topics: History, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Regions of the World Last updated Oct 29, 2002 One Man's Eye: Photographs from the Alan Siegel Collection
Photographs from collector Alan Siegel, browsable by topic (portraits, still lifes, flowers, nudes and the human form, American views, landscapes, the urban environment, design and abstraction, sports and athletes, and the circus). Includes comments from Siegel and works by Robert Frank, Florence Henri, Weegee, Edward Weston, and others. From the book of same title. http://www.onemanseye.com/ Topics: Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife Last updated Oct 25, 2004 Pacific Northwest Stream Survey Photo Collection
"The Pacific Northwest Stream Survey Photo Collection includes over 1000 field images taken between 1934 and 1945. These span 390 streams in the Columbia River Basin. U.S. Bureau of Fisheries Researchers who took these photos looked at spawning and rearing habitat for Spring Chinook Salmon." Includes images from Washington state, Oregon, and Idaho. From the Valley Library, Oregon State University. http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/digitalcollections/pacificNWstream/ Topics: Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife Last updated Jan 4, 2006 Panoramas: The North American Landscape in Art
A "trilateral virtual exhibition celebrating the landscape of North America" displaying paintings, drawings, textiles, and photographs from the United States, Mexico, and Canada. Artworks in the categories of social, mythic, evolving, and personal landscapes are presented with descriptions and background. The International Gallery portion of each exhibit displays all the exhibit's art by country. Available also in French and Spanish. From the Canadian Heritage Information Network, the Canadian Museum of Civilization, the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, The Winnipeg Art Gallery, and their respective governments. http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Landscapes/ Topics: Art by Region, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional Last updated Dec 27, 2002 Panoramic Photographs: Taking the Long View, 1851-1991
Contains "approximately four thousand images featuring American cityscapes, landscapes, and group portraits." Subjects include "agricultural life; beauty contests; disasters; engineering work such as bridges, canals and dams; fairs and expositions; military and naval activities, especially during World War I; the oil industry; schools and college campuses, sports, and transportation." Includes a brief history of panoramic photography. Searchable and browsable. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/panoramic_photo/ Topics: Agriculture, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photography, Technology Last updated Oct 9, 2004 Pest Management and Identification: Weed Photo Gallery
A gallery with descriptions of "many, but not all, weed species commonly found in California farms and landscapes." Browsable by common name, scientific name, and family name. From the Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program (IPM), University of California, Davis. http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/weeds_common.html Topics: Agriculture, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife Last updated Aug 15, 2003 Plants That Tolerate Drought & Dry Conditions
Floridata's list of drought-resistant plants, listed by type (trees, shrubs, palms, grasses, perennials, annuals, cactus and succulents, and vines). Within types, plants are listed by scientific name with common names alongside, and information about them includes photographs, description, culture, warnings, and hardiness zone. http://www.floridata.com/lists/drought_tolerant_plants.cfm Topics: Gardening, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Plants, Plants by Name, Weather Last updated Apr 5, 2004 The Siege and Commune of Paris, 1870-1871
Contains "over 1200 digitized photographs and images recorded during the Siege and Commune of Paris." Searchable and browsable (portraits, landscapes/architecture, political caricatures, title, and subject). From the Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections, Northwestern University Library. http://www.library.northwestern.edu/spec/siege/ Topics: History By Place, Media, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional Last updated May 3, 2004 Still Things Fall From the Sky
Collection of images of diverse types of artwork from an exhibition "dedicated to the immense, limitless, and utterly quotidian subject of the sky and things that fall from it." Features an introductory essay and a gallery of prints, photographs, sculpture, and video stills. From the California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/exhibitions/things_fall/default.lasso Topics: Art, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife Last updated Aug 22, 2006 Stowe Landcape Gardens
This garden, near Buckingham, England, is an excellent example of landscape architecture in the 18th century. The garden is part of the National Trust. Included are maps, photos, descriptions, historical information, a glossary, and links to other garden Web sites. http://panther.bsc.edu/~jtatter/stowe.html Topics: Gardening, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional Last updated Feb 21, 2004 Sunil Gupta: Homelands
Small collection of photographs by Sunil Gupta that "explore the connections between disparate landscapes with which he has an affinity: Northern India (where he was born), Eastern Canada (where he was raised), North Eastern USA (where he was educated), and England (where he resides)." Includes an introductory essay, single images from the "Tales of a City" series, and dual images from the "Homelands" series. From the California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/exhibitions/gupta/default.htm Topics: Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional Last updated Aug 22, 2006 Tending the Commons: Folklife and Landscape in Southern West Virginia
A collection of materials documenting "traditional uses of the mountains in Southern West Virginia's Big Coal River Valley. [These mountains] have supported a way of life that for many generations has entailed hunting, gathering, and subsistence gardening, as well as coal mining and timbering." Features manuscripts, sound recordings, photographs, maps, and other materials. Includes background essays. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/tending/ Topics: Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Society & Social Science Last updated May 7, 2006 TerraFly
Enter any U.S. address or zip code and view an aerial photo of your selected location. These U.S. Geological Survey high-resolution satellite data may then be manipulated to achieve an illusion of flying over the chosen landscape. http://www.terrafly.com/ Topics: Geography, Maps, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, U.S. Maps Last updated Nov 10, 2004 Thomas Moran
This site contains images of works, photos, and information on the British landscape painter "known for his panoramic views of the American West," including representations of Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon. From the National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. http://www.nga.gov/feature/moran/ Topics: Art by Region, Artists, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States Last updated Dec 27, 2002 Tsunami Before-and-After Satellite Images
Set of 14 pairs of satellite images of locations in Sri Lanka and Indonesia before and after the Southeast Asia tsunami of December 26, 2004. Use the button to toggle between the before-and-after images depicting devastation and change in the landscapes. http://homepage.mac.com/demark/tsunami/ Topics: Astronomy, Geography, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional, Regions of the World, Regions of the World, Water, Weather Last updated Sep 21, 2006 The Urban Landscape - Digital Image Access Project
A database of over 1000 images pertaining to urbanism from fourteen separate collections. Most of the photographs are from cities and towns in the South, including some of the 1886 earthquake in Charleston, South Carolina. Other photos show aerial views and city life and architecture in other parts of the U.S. and the world. Part of the Digital Image Access Project organized by the Research Libraries Group Photograph Preservation Task Force and including nine institutions. Links to the others are available on the Project Background page. http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/diap/ Topics: Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States Last updated Apr 19, 2002 World List of Cycads
A searchable database of all known cycads containing information, distribution maps, and photos of this group of plants that has grown since the Permian era. The site features identification and classification charts; history, including evolution and the fossil record; ecology and conservation; and geography and distribution. Also includes information about horticulture, propagation, and landscaping. From the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney, Australia. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/PlantNet/cycad/wlist.html Topics: Biology, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional, Plants, Science Last updated Nov 9, 2006 The World Wide Panorama
"On Saturday, March 20, [2004] more than 180 photographers in 40 countries around the world celebrated the Equinox by creating VR [virtual reality] panoramas. This site showcases the results of their efforts." Features interactive panoramic images of the interior of a cockpit, the view from the top of the Giza Pyramids in Egypt, a waterfall in China, and more. Browsable by photographer or location. From the Geo-Images Project at University of California, Berkeley. http://worldwidepanorama.org/worldwidepanorama/wwp304/index.html Topics: Photograph Collections Last updated Sep 17, 2009 |
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