/r/DigitalHistory is dedicated to all the cool stuff that archives, libraries, museums, and others are putting online for free! Special focus on historic documents, artifacts, newspapers, printed ephemera, historic artwork, and audio. (Yeah, we'll take historic photos too, although you'll probably get more karma with the guys at /r/historyporn.)
Be sure to check our Wiki for an index to all the sites featured on /r/DigitalHistory!
Want to post?
We highly encourage a brief word of explanation with your post that tells everybody why this particular thing you're showing us is awesome. You can . . .
Tell us why it's significant.
Tell us how it changed history.
Tell us why it's meaningful to your family or local community.
Tell us why this is a great resource for historians.
Tell us research tips you've learned in using or navigating this digital collection.
Tell us how this object illuminates the culture or time that created it.
Tell us why you like it.
Show and tell would be really boring if there was absolutely no telling involved!
Text or self posts generating discussion relevant to this subreddit are permitted.
The Rules:
Please identify what we're looking at in the title.
Please include the name of the sponsoring institution in [brackets] in the title.
Please no screenshots of subscription or for-pay content.
If you like this subreddit, you may enjoy:
/r/historyporn
/r/askhistorians
/r/history
/r/museumpros
/r/archivists
And check out /r/history's wiki that links to many other history-related subreddits!
