two great visual/video on-line resources

From Susan Olasky in World...

The New York Public Library recently made available for free its online digital archives, containing over 700,000 images—historical maps, postcards, photographs, old restaurant menus, floor plans, advertisements, botanical prints, cigarette cards...

C-Span also made available its archives, a treasure trove of congressional hearings, Washington Journal shows, and speeches...23 years of material—160,000 hours' worth—easily searchable by event, program, topic, or person.