Resources in Art and Architecture on the Web

Digitized historical photographs from the University of Washington Libraries.

Items documenting the experience of women in the Southwest, ca. 1840s-1980s. From Southern Methodist University Libraries Digital Collections.

Online exhibition tied to a course taught at Princeton University.

"The art and soul of the American West."

19th century photographs of the American West from Brigham Young University Library.

Photos of Native Americans and pioneer settlers in north-central Washington. From Washington State University Libraries.

Over 25,000 glass negatives, mostly of the eastern United States, but also includes about 900 mammoth plate photographs taken by William Henry Jackson along several railroad lines in the United States and Mexico in the 1880s and 1890s.

Photographs of California, including the 1906 earthquake. From Brigham Young University Library.

This collection contains photographs of rural and urban landscapes, portraits, and railroad scenes from the 1870s to the 1920s. The bulk of the collection features communities in Washington state and the western United States. From Central Washington University Libraries via JSTOR.

Over 3700 images documenting America's westward expansion.

Japanese-American professional photographer in Okanogan, WA. From Washington State University Libraries.

Works from the National Gallery of Art. Catlin was particularly know for his portraits of Native Americans and depictions of their lives and culture.

Historical artifacts relating to Dallas and Texas, collected by George W. Cook, 1836-1980. From Southern Methodist University Libraries Digital Collections.

Photographs of Wallace, Idaho, the bulk of which spans the 1930s-1960s. From University of Idaho.

Historical photographs of over 130 Idaho Cities and Towns, spanning the years 1862 to 1998. From University of Idaho.

19th century stereographs from UC Berkeley Library.

Postcards and photographs of life in Texas, most ca. 1900-1925. From Southern Methodist University Libraries Digital Collections.

Photographs of Idaho, the PNW, and broader U.S. between 1920s-1960s. From University of Idaho.

Contains approximately 4,200 photographs, ca. 1846-1945 from Southern Methodist University Libraries Digital Collections.

Mammoth plate photographs, chiefly created by Carleton E. Watkins and William Henry Jackson, ca. 1874-1898. From the Beinecke Library at Yale.

Museum website.

National Park Service collection through Washington State University Libraries.

73 images of Nez Perce people, ca. 1877-1905. From Washington State University Libraries.

Over 800 postcards from the University of Idaho.

Sketchbooks spanning Texas Regionalist artist's career from the 1930s-1980s. From Southern Methodist University Libraries Digital Collections.

From UC Berkeley Library.

From UC Berkeley Library.

From UC Berkeley Library.

"Over 1500 photographs from the Potlatch Lumber Company depicting working conditions, workers, logging and mill operations, and other related subject matter." From University of Idaho.

"380 historical photographs documenting the waters, boats, buildings, landscapes, and people of the region around Priest Lake, Idaho." From University of Idaho.

Nearly 3,500 glass plate negatives of the Nebraska Great Plains, crafted between 1886 and 1912.

The first map of Texas printed in the United States.

From UC Berkeley Library.

This collection features photographs of upper Kittitas County collected by local social studies teacher Frederick Krueger during the early- to mid-20th century. From Central Washington University Libraries via JSTOR.

From Southern Methodist University Libraries Digital Collections.

Photographs, postcards, books, historic documents, and maps documenting the history of Texas. From Southern Methodist University Libraries Digital Collections.

This Photographic collection consists of images depicting life in Thorp and central Kittitas County, Washington, from the late 19th century to the middle 20th century. From Central Washington University Libraries via JSTOR.

Photos of the 1914 roundup, including images of Native Americans and cowboys. From Washington State University Libraries.

242 photographs of life in Bovill, Idaho and surrounding areas from 1898 - 1943. From University of Idaho.

"Views on Native Americans, the Indian wars of the late-nineteenth century, life in the West, and George Armstrong Custer."

Digital collections from Southern Methodist University Libraries.

86 photographic images of the Indian Wars of North America, 1865–1890. From Brigham Young University Library.

250 photographs taken by Timothy H. O'Sullivan during 19th century explorations of the Western territories of the U.S. From University of Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Libraries.

"Ranching, Hunting, and Pack Train Operations in North Central Idaho, 1900-1931." From University of Idaho.

"Almost 1,100 images from one of the most renowned 19th-century landscape photographers of the American West." From Brigham Young University Library.

Taken for the U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories. From University of Chicago.