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History Exhibits Visualizing Votes for Women Click! The Ongoing Feminist Revolution Lowell Thomas and Lawrence of Arabia Quilts as Visual History Picturing the Past Photography Exhibits Frances Benjamin Johnston Mary and Frances Allen Peter Palmquist Gallery Abigail E. Cardozo Emma Olive O’Connor Nellie Tichenor McGraw Elizabeth W. Withington About Clio Our Mission and History Our Films, Videos, Film Proposal Archive News and Reviews Our Leaders and Advisors Support Us Contact Us Innovative History and Photography Exhibits Histories, Stories Images, Videos, Films Website Highlights Study of Black Life by Frances Benjamin Johnston, 1899 Go to Exhibit Ballot Box used 1912, Cook County, Illinois Go to Exhibit Ella Baker, 1965 Go to Exhibit An Eye for Detail: Frances Benjamin Johnston Go to Exhibit Pictorial Quilt by Harriet Powers, 1890s Go to Exhibit Jesse Spencer’s History of the United States, 1858 Go to Exhibit Thanksgiving Pies, by Frances and Mary Allen Go to Exhibit Delores Huerta and Daughter Go to Exhibit Protesting the Miss America Pageant, 1968 Go to Exhibit Lawrence of Arabia from the Lowell Thomas Collection Go to Exhibit History Exhibits Visualizing Votes for Women: Nineteen Objects from the 19th Amendment Campaign Celebrating the passage of the woman suffrage amendment by focusing on Nineteen Objects from the campaign. See the Objects Click: The Ongoing Feminist Revolution Detailing women’s collective and individual accomplishments since the 1940s. Click! Lowell Thomas and Lawrence of Arabia: Making a Legend, Creating History How journalism can create legends, and legends can create history. Explore the History Picturing the Past: Illustrated Histories and the American imagination 1840-1900 How visual images gradually became acceptable, then desirable, and finally indispensable to historical thinking. Picture the Past Quilts as Visual History Examining quilts reveals how history and memory are intertwined in material culture, telling stories of families and communities. Consider Quilts Upcoming Exhibit Native Americans: Our First Historians Entitled The Historian,” this Nineteenth century painting by E. Irving Couse documents the use of buckskin as the medium for some Native Americans to record their history. When exhibited at the National Academy this picture was considered one of the most important paintings of the year. Under development in early 2025. Photography Exhibits Frances Benjamin Johnston This pioneering photojournalist left a remarkable visual record of early 20th Century. One that offers rich opportunities for historical and cultural analysis as well as studies in race, class and gender. Examine the Details Mary and Frances Allen The photography of the Allen sisters reflects their commitment to capturing the gentle beauty around them and visualizing the past. Explore the Pictures The Peter Palmquist Gallery This gallery presents the work of four early women photographers from California. Visit the Gallery Elizabeth W. Withington Abigail E. Cardozo Emma Olive O’Connor Nellie Tichenor McGraw Clio Home Support Clio Visualizing History Donate Online Clio Visualizing History is a nonprofit education organization dedicated to creating innovative online history exhibits that are designed to engage students, assist educators and researchers, and appeal to a wide public audience. Our team includes scholars, teachers, designers, film makers, and students. We are constantly developing new projects and adding content to existing exhibits. Home About Donate Site Map © Clio Visualizing History This site is carbon-offset with...