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Citation Examples: MLA Style

Image (Photograph, Drawing, or Print)--Creator Known
General Format:
Creator’s last name, first name, middle initial. Title of Image. Date of Image. Accession Number of Item, Title of Collection, Owning Institution, City. Title of Web Resource. Date of Web Access By User <Web Address> [Detailed image information, such as Photo CD Number and File Name].

CHO example for this image:
DeLamater, R. S. Encampment in City Park (now Bushnell Park), Hartford. 1866. Accession Number X.1991.14.0, the Graphics Collection, The Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford. Connecticut History Online. 8 May 2012 <http://www.cthistoryonline.org/cdm/ref/collection/cho/id/4442> [Photo CD number 0541 and file img0086.pcd].

Image (Photograph, Drawing, or Print)--Creator Unknown
General Format:
Title of Image. Date of Image. Accession Number of Item, Title of Collection, Owning Institution, City. Title of Web Resource. Date of Web Access By User <Web Address> [Detailed image information, such as Photo CD Number and File Name].

CHO example for this image:
Isabel Grinnell of Mystic looking at a cat. [ca.1910]. Accession Number 1993.136.171, the Grinnell Collection, Mystic Seaport, Mystic. Connecticut History Online. 14 May 2012 <http://www.cthistoryonline.org/cdm/ref/collection/cho/id/8561> [Photo CD number 4202 and file img0017.pcd].

Text, Photo Essay, or Lesson Plan
General Format:
Author’s last name, first name, middle initial (if known). “Title of text, photo essay, or lesson plan.” Date. Title of Web Resource. Date of Web Access By User <Web Address>.

CHO example for this lesson plan:
Flynn, Patrick W. “Lesson Plan: Understanding the Similarities and Differences of Two Connecticut Families.” October 2000. Connecticut History Online. 8 May 2012 <http://www.cthistoryonline.org/cho/classrooms/classrm_lessplan_family.html>.

Website
General Format:
Title of Web Resource. Date of Web Publication or Latest Update. Names of Sponsoring Institutions and Organizations. Date of Web Access By User and <Web Address>.

CHO Example:
Connecticut History Online. January 2012. Connecticut Historical Society, Connecticut State Library, Thomas J. Dodd Research Center at the University of Connecticut and Mystic Seaport. 12 June 2012 <http://www.cthistoryonline.org>.

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