Ben Franklin Centre
"It is not well known that Franklin spent twenty years in London, residing at 36 Craven Street. He came to England to represent the colony of America, and while there undertook many scientific experiments in his home laboratory. This house is now the only surviving Franklin home in the world. The Friends of Benjamin Franklin House are currently undertaking its renovation and the establishment of a Centre dedicated to Franklin and his ideals. Their Web site includes a biography and tales of Franklin’s three extended English visits."
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Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
"In 1791, a year after Franklin’s death, his autobiography "Memoires De La Vie Privee" was published in Paris. The first English translation, "The Private Life of the Late Benjamin Franklin....Originally Written By Himself, And Now Translated From The French," was published in London in 1793. Originally written for Franklin’s son William, then the Governor of New Jersey, it is considered the greatest autobiography of Colonial America. If the brown right-hand border interferes with your view of the text, narrow your browser window so the text flows only over the yellow background."
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Atlantic Monthly Flashback
A Surfnetkids Honorable Mention site.
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Atlantic Monthly Flashback
A Surfnetkids Honorable Mention site.
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Art for Kids: da Vinci
A Surfnetkids Honorable Mention site.
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Ansel Adams & The Sierra Club
A Surfnetkids Honorable Mention site.
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Ansel Adams: Manzanar Lesson Plan
A Surfnetkids Honorable Mention site.
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Ansel Adams [1902-1984]
A Surfnetkids Honorable Mention site.
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Ansel AdamsBiography
"Adams, Ansel (Feb. 20 1902 Apr. 22 1984), photographer and environmentalist, was born in San Francisco, California, the son of Charles Hitchcock Adams, a businessman, and Olive Bray. This biography (adapted from American National Biography Online) tells the story of a boy who did not fit in any of the schools he tried, and was most likely hyperactive and dyslexic. Adams’ first love was music; he taught himself to play the piano at age twelve. Adams visited Yosemite at the age of fourteen with a Kodak Brownie camera given him by his parents, and eventually gave up a career in music for one in photography."
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Ansel Adams DOI Photographs
"In 1941, the National Park Service commissioned Adams to create a photographic mural.Adams was paid about $22 a day and took photos in Arizona, California, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. Unfortunately, World War II interrupted the project, and the mural was never completed. This collection of two hundred digitized royalty-free photos is the result of that Department of Interior project. Because these images are in the public domain, they can be freely used for school reports or websites."
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