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| 100 Years of Aviation |  |
| Includes photographs, international and Canadian timelines, an aviation disaster timeline, Wright brothers information and timeline, a wire story written by Wilbur and Orville Wright on December 17, 1903. From the Canadian Broadcasting Company. | Reviewed by netlibrarian cbc.ca Information |
| 100 Years of Flight | |
| A look back at the inspirational people, daring moments, revolutionary planes, and airline fashion. | Reviewed by hbird64 time.com Information |
| America on the Move | |
| Features an illustrated and annotated timeline, an online transportation collection including artifacts and photographs, and a thematic tour of the collection. From the Smithsonian. | Reviewed by netlibrarian americanhistory.si.edu Information |
| Around the World in the 1890s | |
| Images by American photographer William Henry Jackson. Jackson, along with a railroad publicist, railroad engineer, and graphic designer, documenting types of transportation around the globe from 1894-1896. | Reviewed by netlibrarian memory.loc.gov Information |
| Aviation: From Sand Dunes to Sonic Booms | |
| Provides images and information about historical sites related to aviation history. Includes interactive map, essays, related links, and travel information. | Reviewed by netlibrarian cr.nps.gov Information |
| B&O Railroad Museum | |
| Contains a history of railroading in the United States and images of the diesel locomotives. | Reviewed by netlibrarian borail.org Information |
| Black Wings: African American Pioneer Aviators | |
| Online exhibit that tells the story of early African American aviators. Presented by the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. | Reviewed by hbird64 nasm.si.edu Information |
| Chasing the Sun | |
| Companion to PBS series. Features photos and essays about aviation history, aviation timeline, profiles of planes, companies and manufacturers. | Reviewed by netlibrarian pbs.org Information |
| Electric Vehicle History Online Archive | |
| A study of the history of electric vehicles and their development. Includes stories of drivers and owners, articles, photos, notes on gatherings, policy documents, and links to organizations. | Reviewed by bantychick sloan.stanford.edu Information |
| Flight-History.com | |
| Aviation history, before the era of jet planes. Includes stories, photos, and plane details. Links to avaition museums. | Reviewed by netlibrarian flight-history.com Information |
| History of Flight from Around the World | |
| Countries identify their pioneers in aviation and present the story of their national achievements in aerospace. | Reviewed by netlibrarian aiaa.org Information |
| Lindbergh | |
| Companion to PBS program. Provides program transcripts, biographical material and images, timeline of aviation milestones, teacher's guide, information about Lindbergh's plane (The Spirit of St. Louis). | Reviewed by netlibrarian pbs.org Information |
| Northern Pacific Railway | |
| Describes the history of the NP in the Auburn, Grays Harbor, Tacoma, and Stampede Pass areas of Washington State, as well as Fargo, North Dakota, and the Rocky Mountains. | Reviewed by netlibrarian home.netcom.com Information |
| Ol' Hook & Eye | |
| History of the Kishacoquillas Valley Railroad, in central Pennsylvania. Brief history, route, roster, and books. | Reviewed by hbird64 kvrr.net Information |
| Re-Living the Wright Way | |
| Wright Brothers' invention process with links to lesson plans, simulations, videos, and activities. Features an overview of the Wright Brothers' discoveries, biographies, contemporary photo gallery, and information about aerodynamics. | Reviewed by netlibrarian wright.nasa.gov Information |
| San Francisco Cable Car Museum | |
| History and operation of cable cars. Includes virtual tour, a full roster of current San Francisco cable cars and a detailed explanation of how a cable car works. | Reviewed by netlibrarian cablecarmuseum.com Information |
| Solo Flights around the World | |
| Focuses on stories of pilots who flew alone around the world before the introduction of the GPS. Includes a chronological list of flights, details about selected flights, statistics. | Reviewed by netlibrarian soloflights.org Information |
| Steamboats.com | |
| Includes steamboat photos, links and other resources. Annotated list of links. | Reviewed by netlibrarian steamboats.com Information |
| Transcontinental Railroad | |
| From the PBS film. Contains interviews, interactive map, articles, gallery, timeline, people and events, teachers' guide. | Reviewed by netlibrarian pbs.org Information |
| Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers | |
| Digital collection of items related to the Wright brothers, including correspondence, diaries, notebooks, drawings, glass-plate photographic negatives, timeline and family tree. | Reviewed by netlibrarian memory.loc.gov Information |
| Wright Brothers' Flying Machine | |
| Companion site to a NOVA PBS program. Includes a description of the first media coverage of the historic flight and an interview with the senior curator of the National Air and Space Museum. | Reviewed by netlibrarian pbs.org Information |
| A Daring Flight |  |
| Documentation about the first flight across the English Channel by Louis Bleriot in 1909. | Reviewed by hbird64 pbs.org Information |
| Dream of Flight | |
| Exhibit from the US Library of Congress commemorating the "centennial of flight." Includes a timeline. | Reviewed by netlibrarian loc.gov Information |
| H-1 Flies Again! | |
| Provides details of the design process and a thorough background on the historical significance of the Hughes H-1 airplane. Includes audio clips of Howard Hughes, the creator of the original 1935 H-1. | Reviewed by netlibrarian wrightools.com Information |
| Reading Railroad Online | |
| Facts about and pictures of things related to the Reading Railroad. Includes images of historic boxcars, hoppers, flatcars, gondolas, nonrevenue equipment, cabooses, locomotives and train stations. | Reviewed by netlibrarian readingrr.com Information |
| Wright Brothers in Photographs | |
| Digital images from Wright State University Libraries’ Wright Brothers Collection of the Wrights’ early inventive period documenting their experimental gliders and flight testing in both North Carolina and Ohio. | Reviewed by netlibrarian libraries.wright.edu Information |
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