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Lesson Plan

Success and the American Dream during the 1950s

6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Essential Question How did conformity apply as a value to the living and working choices of Americans during the 1950s? How did the notion of success during the 1950’s relate to the "American Dream"? Materials Death of a Salesman by...

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1944

United States War Department

[American Military Occupation Currency B-Yen Fifty Sen]

A banknote worth fifty sen and used in areas occupied by the American military in Japan. There is a note at the top marking it as five cents.

The decorative engraving on the front side is printed in blue and on the reverse it is printed in brown...

GLC09620.370

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The Civil War in American Memory Teacher Seminar

The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, in partnership with the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC), is pleased to announce a multidisciplinary seminar, “The Civil War in American Memory,” for full-time faculty members in...

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2 November 1931

Garrett, Garet, 1878-1954

O.P.M., Other People's Money , The Greatest American Racket

One pamphlet entitled, "O.P.M., Other People's Money, The Greatest American Racket," published by the Chemical Foundation dated 1931. Includes two essays by Garet Garret, "The Rescue of Germany," and "As Noble Lenders." There is a letter of...

GLC09640.021

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1787/09

Carey, Mathew, 1760-1839

The American Museum. [Vol. II, no. 3 (September 1787)]

Contains the first magazine printing of the United States Constitution on p. 276-284. Also contains an essay by Benjamin Franklin on "Information for those who would wish to remove to America. Also features political sketches, an address to...

GLC02593.01