Mapping American Paper Archives

The US News Map from Georgia Tech allows yous to search for keywords inward historical American newspapers together with and then persuasion the results across infinite together with time. The map searches for words inward the Library of Congress' database of historical newspapers which includes American newspapers from 1836 to 1922 (a database of to a greater extent than than 10 ane yard one thousand paper pages).

The application is an amazing resources for visualizing the frequency that words or names appeared inward American newspapers over this period. The map helps visualize where newspapers were writing most whatever given discipline together with how involvement inward that discipline powerfulness bring changed over time.

For instance yous tin search for mentions of 'Abraham Lincoln' inward nineteenth century newspapers. After yous come inward 'Abraham Lincoln' into the search box a timeline appears on the map showing the frequency of Lincoln's scream appearing inward newspapers from 1836 to 1922. Press play on the map together with yous tin sentinel the map add together instances of Lincoln's scream appearing inward newspapers over the cast of the nineteenth century.

You tin fifty-fifty click on the markers that seem on the map to read the master copy paper articles. For example, ane of the earliest mentions of Lincoln to seem on the map comes from the New York Daily Tribune on June 20th, 1860. Clicking on the article's marking yous tin read most the "Speech of Abraham Lincoln of Illinois, at the Cooper Institute, New York."

Via: Slate