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Chronicling America (ISSN 2475-2703)
Chronicling America (ISSN 2475-2703) is a Website providing access to information about historic newspapers and select digitized newspaper pages. Supported by NEH, this rich digital resource will be developed and permanently maintained at the Library of Congress.
Digitized collection of New York City Directories, 1786 - 1922/3 (The New York Public Library)
The New York Public Library is digitizing its collection of New York City Directories, 1786 - 1922/3. The city directories that have been digitized so far may be found at the link below:
Green’s Dictionary of Slang
Green’s Dictionary of Slang is the largest historical dictionary of English slang available anywhere, either online or in print, with 100,000 words.
Sanborn fire insurance maps (The Library of Congress)
The Library of Congress is now making Sanborn fire insurance maps available on-line. This project will continue into 2020 to have all states loaded.
