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This site, the World Civilizations Image Repository (WCIR), consists of a series of image databases drawn from donated personal faculty collections and images located in Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC) at the WSU libraries. The primary purpose of the WCIR is to provide WSU World Civilizations faculty with non-copyright restricted images for classroom use. Users may search across all collections by entering terms or selecting topics provided above. To view the individual collections click on one of the following links: Photographs of Turkey, Photographs of Japan, Photographs of Ireland, and Photographs of India and Thailand by Prof. Paul Brians; Photographs of Asia and Europe, taken by Prof. Marina Tolmacheva, or Historical engravings from the rare book collections in Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections.
Reserve Pages: Chinese Silk Production

Sample Assignments:

Aztecs

Kyoto

Mosques

Searching the Database:

Entering search terms in the box located at the top of the page will search across all of the database fields. A select list subject topics is provided below in a drop-down box. Choose a topic from the options and click on the "go" button to see the results. You may also browse the complete collections by clicking any of the graphic icons to the left, e.g. Turkey. Search results are displayed as a series of icons that may be browsed, both forward and backward. Any highlighted text in the description is searchable; clicking on the text will execute a search on that term.

Creating the Database:

Prof. Paul Brians took the photographs in the Turkey, Japan, and Ireland collections and provided descriptions of the images. Prof. Marina Tolmacheva donated images from Central Asia and China and also asssisted with the captions. Mark O'English added subject, genre, and place name headings. Al Cornish provided technical support for CONTENTdm. Michael Walpole designed the graphics. Trevor Bond created this page and coordinated the project.

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