Chronicling America API
Searching the historical American Newspapers
This API is best for researching and retrieving historical data records from American newspapers.
A developer should use this API because it allows them to access comprehensive historical records of US newspapers up to 1923, in both searchable and API format. This API can be used to search for specific data or use data to create customized projects such as website, mobile apps, and visualizations.
Key features
- Features include keyword search
- focus search
- facets
- and Advanced Search Builder.
Potential use cases
- Newspaper Search Tool: Develop a search tool for users to quickly find related newspaper articles.
- History Timeline Involving Newspapers: Create a timeline of key historical events related to newspapers in the US.
- History Of Local News: Create an interactive map highlighting historical local news in cities around the US.
Chronicling America API helped me to discover an amazing amount of facts that don't appear in typical textbooks. With the help of Chronicling America API, I was able to bring my research project to a whole new level.
Related Technologies
- Library of Congress’ Prints and Photographs API
- America’s Historical Imprints API