History of Flight from Around the World
Countries identify their pioneers in aviation and present the story of their national achievements in aerospace.
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.
Chasing the Sun
Companion to PBS series. Features photos and essays about aviation history, aviation timeline, profiles of planes, companies and manufacturers.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
B&O Railroad Museum
Contains a history of railroading in the United States and images of the diesel locomotives.
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.
Steamboats.com
Includes steamboat photos, links and other resources. Annotated list of links.
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.
100 Years of Flight
A look back at the inspirational people, daring moments, revolutionary planes, and airline fashion.
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).
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.
Flight-History.com
Aviation history, before the era of jet planes. Includes stories, photos, and plane details. Links to avaition museums.
Transcontinental Railroad
From the PBS film. Contains interviews, interactive map, articles, gallery, timeline, people and events, teachers' guide.
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.
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