Chicago Architecture
PRIMARY SOURCE TYPE: 2D OBJECTS, 3D OBJECTS Discover the basics of architecture and Chicago’s important role in architectural history though artifacts and design-and-build projects. The Art of Construction Taking on … Learn More
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History Through Opposing Eyes: America and Protest
PRIMARY SOURCE TYPE: 2D OBJECTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS Great changes and events in history have often started with protest. From town hall meetings and rallies to demonstrations and war, protest has … Learn More
Face-to-Face with the Great Depression
PRIMARY SOURCE TYPE: DOCUMENTS, ORAL HISTORIES During the Great Depression approximately 25 percent of working Americans lost their jobs, but how did this really affect the people who lived through … Learn More
Playing in Chicago
PRIMARY SOURCE TYPE: 3D OBJECTS, DOCUMENTS From bicycles to electric trains to paper dolls, Chicagoland was once home to an enormous toy industry. Chicago companies brought new kinds of toys … Learn More
The First Ferris Wheel
PRIMARY SOURCE TYPE: 2D OBJECTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS When the Ferris wheel was introduced it inspired awe and wonder. The world’s first Ferris wheel was invented for Chicago’s Columbian Exposition of … Learn More
Through the Camera’s Lens: The Civil War in Photographs
PRIMARY SOURCE TYPE: PHOTOGRAPHS This unit uses the work of the studio of Mathew Brady to explore the process of photography during the Civil War, discuss issues of early photojournalism, … Learn More
The Civil War: Up Close and Personal
PRIMARY SOURCE TYPE: 2D OBJECTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS Confederate Private William D. Huff began a diary after he was captured during the Battle of Chickamauga, fought September 18 and 19, 1863. … Learn More
Fighting for Freedom: African Americans in the Civil War
PRIMARY SOURCE TYPE: 2D OBJECTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS This unit explores the African American’s experiences during the Civil War. Students will learn how government policy evolved over time regarding African American … Learn More
African American Life in the Nineteenth Century
PRIMARY SOURCE TYPE: 2D OBJECTS, DOCUMENTS, ORAL HISTORIES John and Mary Jones were two of Chicago’s most influential and prominent black citizens in the late nineteenth century. By examining primary … Learn More
Slavery and Freedom in America
PRIMARY SOURCE TYPE: DOCUMENTS This unit examines the broad meanings of slavery and freedom in America through the life of a woman named Hannah Harris. Hannah was a weaver on … Learn More