LibGuides: History Research Guide: Images and Maps

Historical Images

Cleveland Memory Project
The Cleveland Memory Project, launched in 2002, is a freely searchable online collection of digital photos, texts, oral histories, videos and other local history resources. Includes the Cleveland Press Collection, a newspaper archive of 500,000 photographs, spanning decades of local history and events

HarpWeek This link opens in a new window
Full text archive of Harper's Weekly from the Civil War and Reconstruction eras. Includes all pages as scanned images.

Library of Congress Prints & Photographs
Includes catalog records to photographs, fine and popular prints and drawings, posters, and architectural and engineering drawings. While international in scope, the collections are particularly rich in materials produced in, or documenting the history of, the United States and the lives, interests and achievements of the American people. Many of the records are accompanied by one or more digital images. In some collections, only thumbnail images display to those searching outside the Library of Congress because of potential rights considerations.
LIFE Magazine Photo Archive
National Archives Digital Photography Collection
A digital archive of American photographs from the 19th through the 21st centuries.
National Archives Military Maps and Images
A collection of images and maps relating to the military activities of the United States.
Summit Memory
Summit Memory is an online, collaborative project capturing the history of Summit County, Ohio. Collections include historic photographs, documents, newspapers, artifacts and audiovisual resources contributed by partner organizations throughout the county. Summit Memory is administered by the Akron-Summit County Public Library.

Wright Brothers Digital Photographs This link opens in a new window
Collection of photographs documenting the invention of the airplane, the lives of the Wright brothers and their family, and the Wrights' flying exhibitions in Europe and the United States.

Columbia Gazetteer of the World This link opens in a new window
An encyclopedia of geographical places and features in the world. Includes information of demographics, physical geography, political boundaries, industry, trade, agriculture, history, archaeology, transportation, latitude and longitude, elevation, and variant names and spellings.

Library of Congress Collections with Maps
Searchable historical map collections in the Library of Congress, including cities and towns, railroads, military campaigns, Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, and more.
Map Geeks
Free online historical maps of countries, cities, and regions of the world.
National Archives Geographical Information
Cartography, gazetteers, and maps from the National Archives.
Ohio Historic Maps and Atlases
Historical maps and atlases of Ohio provided by the Ohio History Connection. Categorized by Ohio counties.
Old Maps of Ohio
Historical maps provided by OldMapsOnline.org.