History you can watch

Watch the past come to life.

Choose a featured film below. Each has a story page with the original records and more details.

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American life in 1915

Real archival scenes of streets, schoolchildren, markets and work, filmed from 1902–1915.

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Explore the Ohio River park, its surviving ruins and the people whose memories may complete the story.

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See a family-of-five grocery list built from an original USDA bulletin.

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Food budgets, household work and meal routines tell a more complete story.

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An introduction to infection and the limits of medicine around 1900.

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Look at the historical records behind symptoms, names and changing diagnoses.