I was surprised to have difficulty finding a single place listing all Presidential Medal of Freedom winners. It was first awarded (in its current form) by JFK in 1963. The 'best' source I could find was Wikipedia.
Chapter 10 - Manzanar
Some of the Manzanar photos (all property of the Library of Congress) can be seen at the "American Memory" site.
Chapter 9 - Moonrise
In reviewing different versions of Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico that we have in various books, we were surprised to see very significat differences.
This page brings a few different internet versions together. Moonrise Variations
Adams met a couple of artists that influenced his career path. - Paul Strand - John Marin
Chapter 6 - Looking Back
I thought it would be fun to see what else happened on 1/2/1927, the day that Ansel Adams got married. NY Times TimesMachine is a neat way to look at old newspapers, but unfortunately it stops in 1922.
Chapter 5 - John Muir
The Sierra Club Website includes a John Muir Exhibit that offers a wide ranging look at his life. See if you can find the Google Earth guide to Muir Sites. (When is Muir's Birthday?)
Chapter 4 - Parmelian Prints
What does 'Parmelian' mean? What can you find out about the book? (Send me links)
Chapter 3 - Yosemite, et al.
Many interesting things happen in this chapter. The centerpiece is Adams exploring Yosemite. A map of Yosemite and a map of the High Sierras help to see where things mentioned in the chapter are located.
This World's Fair ran from February through December. It celebrated the completion of the Panama Canal and rebirth of San Francisco following the earthquake 10 year before.
A good overview is found here. A fancier presentation can be found here. (Both include a link to some stereoscope pictures. We need some 3D glasses!)
(I set the links to open in a new window. Good or Bad?)
Chapter 1 - San Francisco Earthquake
NPR did a series of radio stories on the 100th Anniversary of the San Francisco earthquake. They can be found at this NPR.ORG link. Do not miss the "San Francisco: Memories of an Earthquake" story on that page.
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I haven't yet, but I'm sure going to start looking! This is the best!
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