Each kit includes: 16 photographs and primary source documents--photo cards with background information, discussion questions, and suggested activities printed on the back; CD with photographs, other primary sources student activity sheets, and extension activities; and 80 page Teacher's Guide including lesson plans, background information, a wide variety of student activities, and a document-based assessment section to help students prepare for essays found on many standardized tests. Photographs: North Carolina bank in 1940 and a line at an ATM today; Fire fighter in 1909 and a modern hook and ladder fire engine; 1900 courthouse from Texas and a view inside a modern police vehicle; Maryland school library from 1942 and computers in a school library today; 1940 one-room school house and a modern center-based classroom; Portrait of a Dakota medicine man and a modern medical test being performed; Man on his hours as part of the Pony Express and a young boy receiving his mail today; 1908 North Dakota farmer on a plow and modern farm equipment. Primary Sources: Both sides of a $20.00 bill; 9-1-1 transcript record; Wanted Poster for the James Brothers; Fiction title card from a card catalog; Report card from 1952-1983; Modern immunization records; Letter written by a six-year-old girl in 1978; Cover of a seed catalog from the 1890s. (8 Photos/8 Documents/Teacher's guide/1 CD).