CONTENTdm in action
CONTENTdm supports successful, rich and diverse collections for over 1,000 organizations worldwide. When you choose CONTENTdm, you become part of an active user community that shares best practices and locally developed extensions through a listserv and the User Support Center, regional user groups and other collaborations.
CONTENTdm collection of collections
Explore how organizations are using CONTENTdm—search or browse a sampling of the thousands of collections created by the CONTENTdm community.
Featured collections
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Milwaukee Waterways
Milwaukee Public Library
Milwaukee Waterways illustrates the role Lake Michigan and Milwaukee's rivers have played in the history of Milwaukee. Pictures of the harbor and ships from around the world loading and unloading materials show the variety of materials that have passed through the Port over time. Other pictures illustrate the role the rivers played in the commercial development of the city. Aerial views of the harbor and rivers and lakefront show the changing uses of the water and land. The photographs are from three collections contributed by the Port of Milwaukee, the Milwaukee Public Library, and the Wisconsin Marine Historical Society. |
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FWS National Digital Library
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National Digital Library is a searchable collection of selected still images, publications, historical artifacts, audio, and video clips that are in the public domain. Topics covered include fisheries, plants, wildlife management, endangered species, wildlife refuges, habitat restoration, migratory birds, environmental sciences, recreation, training and outreach, hunting, water conservation, and more. |
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Cuban Photograph Collections
University of Miami
The Cuban Photograph Collections include over 5,000 photographs which span a wide range of historical topics related to Cuba and the Cuban Diaspora. Highlights include historical images from the War of Independence against Spain (1895-1898), and photochroms important to the history of photography taken in Cuba at the end of the Spanish-American War by renowned American photographer William Jackson. |
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Early Advertising of the West, 1867-1918
University of Washington Libraries
This collection contains over 450 print advertisements published in local magazines, city directories, and theater pamphlets from 1867 to 1918. These advertisements were selected and digitized in order to help researchers and students examine social, cultural and economic trends during this period. The collection is categorized into thematic groups and features advertisements about health care and hygiene products, liquor, tobacco, machinery, manufacturing, transportation, fashion, food and household goods and local tourism. |
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