Captured history

Photographs by the White House photographer help to tell the story of how the U.S. defeated Osama bin Laden.

Discusses the September 11 Terrorist Attacks and an iconic photograph that captured the historic event.

"Chronicles the historic meeting of two railroad lines in 1869 that linked the U.S. transcontinental railroad and Andrew J. Russell's famous photograph of the event"--Provided by publisher.

Describes how photographs of abolitionist Frederick Douglass showed the world what freedom and dignity looked like and helped bring an end to slavery.

Looks at the career of reporter, photographer, and social reformer, Jacob Riis.

Photographs by the White House photographer help to tell the story of how the U.S. defeated Osama bin Laden.

Explores and analyzes the historical context and significance of Joe Rosenthal's iconic photograph of Marines raising an American flag on Japanese soil.

Explores and analyzes the historical context and significance of the iconic Charles Moore photograph of three African-Americans teens being hit by a blast of water during a civil rights protest.

Explores and analyzes the historical context and significance of the iconic Dorothea Lange photograph of a migrant mother and her children.

Recounts photographer Lewis Hines' fight against child labor in the early 1900s and discusses how his work and the work of others revealed truths about the issue to the public.