Authoritative reference works on art, including Grove Art Online and Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Contains images of major works important to the study of art history as well as artists' signatures and monograms.
PASDA is a portal for geospatial data from a variety of state government agencies. Use the Pennsylvania Atlas for a map interface for previewing and downloading GIS datasets. Use Imagery Navigator for access to aerial photography from 1996-present.
Portal for the state archive's digital collections, such as land records, birth/death indices, photographs, military records, etc.
Over 2000 scanned maps from the University of Texas at Austin, plus links to many external online maps, including "maps of current interest".
Broadway shows from the 1930s-
This online collection of records from Playbill purports to be the largest Broadway database on the Internet. Rich in photos, the site is searchable by People, Shows, Theatres, Awards, Seasons, and Grosses.
Collection of contemporary political/editorial cartoons. Most arranged chronologically, but some arranged by theme (e.g. immigration, climate change). Not searchable.
Images, video, and print material covering popular culture and lifestyle and major events of the time period such as the Vietnam War, the Space Race, the Civil Rights and Women's Liberation movements, and more.
Extensive collection of images of quilts in museums, private collections, etc. Can be searched or browsed by pattern, quiltmaker, time period, colors, and many other fields.