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Cypress-gum swamp

In Wetlands of the coastal plains, page 10

As we cruise downstream along our virtual river, we will find places where the river bank is inundated almost all of the time. These habitats support swamp forests dominated by trees adapted to living in flooded soil. The most common type of these forests...

By Dirk Frankenberg.

Letter of March 16, 1939

In Tobacco bag stringing: Life and labor in the Depression, page 1.1

Law Offices Tucker, Bronson, Satterfield & Mays State Planters Bank Building Richmond, Virginia March 16, 1939 Hon. Graham A. Barden, House of Representatives Washington, D.C. In Re: Fair Labor Standards Act. Dear Mr. Barden: I am deeply grateful to you for...

Stratigraphy and cross-dating

In Intrigue of the Past, page 2.3

Students will use an activity sheet to interpret archaeological strata using the law of superposition and apply cross-dating to determine the age of other artifacts.

Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Science)

Letter activity one

In Tobacco bag stringing: Secondary activity two, page 2

The following excerpt is from a letter from Mr. Sherlock Bronson, a lawyer and president of Virginia-Carolina Service Corporation, to the Honorable Graham Braden, a member of the U. S. House of Representatives. It was written March 16, 1939. The...

Format: lesson plan

By Pauline S. Johnson.

Children standing near cars at Lake Waccamaw encampment

This black and white image show several young boys and girls standing in a yard by 1930s era cars or buses while their mothers watch from the porch of a two-story house. The boys are wearing knickers and “newsboy” caps.

Format: image/photograph

North Carolina Transportation Museum

All the details for your field trip to the museum. Or take a virtual trip and read about and explore the exhibits, including the Flue Shop, the Master Mechanic's Office, and the Robert Julian Roundhouse. Take a few minutes to watch the online video that explains the history of steam railroads in North Carolina.

Format: article/field trip opportunity

Reading newspapers: Advertisements

A learner's guide to reading and understanding advertisements in historical newspapers.

Format: article/learner's guide

By Kathryn Walbert.

Technological artifacts and the evolution of the student desk

In CareerStart lessons: Grade eight, page 5.2

In this lesson, students discuss a variety of definitions for the word technology and the relationships between technology, science, and society.

Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Science)

By Tammy Johnson and Martha Tedrow.

Automobile up a tree

Automobile up tree as warning to drivers in Wilson, North Carolina.

Format: image/photograph

Resources on the web

Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century

Explores 20 of the 20th Century's engineering achievements and discusses how engineering shapes the world we live in. Some of the engineering achievements on this site include agricultural mechanization, household appliances, highways, automobiles, and electrification. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: National Academy of Engineering

The Stars and Stripes - The American Soldiers' Newspaper of World War I, 1918-1919

The newspaper written by servicemen for servicemen was created to improve morale and provide unity within the American forces during World War I. Included in the newspaper was news from the home front, poetry, sports and cartoons. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: Library of Congress

Automobile Mileage: Year vs. Mileage

Students plot data about automobile mileage and interpret the meaning of the slope and y-intercept in the resulting equation for the least squares regression line. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

A woman with a flat tire, 1915

Illustration from a 1915 magazine article shows a woman whose car has a flat tire. Caption read, "If the gallant rescuer isn't at hand, she must wait till he appears."

Format: image/illustration

Cars leaving a suburban home, 1915

Illustration from a 1915 magazine article shows a line of cars leaving a suburban home. Caption read, "The departure of guests, most of them driving their own cars."

Format: image/illustration

Automobile parade

This may be the first annual automobile parade, held on November 4, 1899 in downtown Manhattan. At least ten different makes and models are seen, including electric and steam powered machines. Only three years earlier, in 1896, Henry Ford, Charles Brady King,...

Format: video/video

When you ride alone, you ride with Hitler

U.S. Government poster from World War II advising Americans to conserve fuel. Poster shows a man driving a car with a shadowy Hitler in the passenger seat, with caption "When you ride alone you ride with Hitler! Join a car-sharing club today!"

Format: image/poster