ARTIFACTS and HISTORIES  Sites that feature a wide range of historical artifacts (objects, photos, prints, books, etc.) and the stories attached to them.

The Public Domain Review   Dedicated to public domain works and their histories.

Smithsonian Institution Blogs   Blogs from several of the Smithsonian Institution museums all in one place.

The Bowery Boys: New York City History   For those interested in Old New York.

VISUAL ARTS   Good sources for ekphrastic writing.

Colossal: Art, Design and Visual Culture   An exploration of contemporary visual arts.

Google Arts and Culture   A one-stop shop for discovering artwork and museums around the world.

CLASSIC LITERATURE

Project Gutenberg   A treasure trove of public domain works, including many of the classics, generously digitized by this non-profit and offered free to the public.

ALBA’S WORLD    Alba, the protagonist in Madolina’s Daughter, leaves her hometown in Calabria, Italy, to live in New York City in 1947. These sites provide a visual glimpse into the era and locations in the story.

39 Fascinating Color Snapshots that Capture Street Scenes of New York From the 1940s  From the Vintage Everyday website (vintag.es)

The Great Blizzard of 1947: New York, Buried in White   Beautiful photos of New York City during the Blizzard of 1947 from Life magazine

Bleeding Espresso   A blog about life in Calabria today, with some lovely landscape photos of the region