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LIFE photo archive

Filed Under (technology) by Heather Loy on 18-11-2008 and tagged , , , ,

“Search millions of photographs from the LIFE photo archive, stretching from the 1750s to today. Most were never published and are now available for the first time through the joint work of LIFE and Google.”

Great for:

  • primary source materials for DBQs (Document Based Questions) for AP History
  • helping students grasp concepts in history – visualize events
  • sparking class discussion
  • use in student projects

You can search Google Images just for LIFE photos by using ’source:life’ in your search.  For example, if I wanted photos of World War II, I’d type “WWII source:life” in the search box.

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One Response to “LIFE photo archive”

  1.   Fran Says:
      November 18th, 2008 at 5:48 pm

    Thanks for sharing this, Heather! I love the photo you chose to put in the post- Dorothea Lange’s dust bowl photos are some of my favorites.

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