Narratives, data, and photos from the Library of Congress, the Social Security Administration History web site, and other sources.
- 1790-1990: Population Percentage by Region
- 1800-1990: Changes in Urban/Rural U.S. Population
- 1800-1990: Changes in White and Black Fertility Rates
- 1800-2000: Largest U.S. Cities, The Westward Migration
- 1809-1930: History of Hospitals in Michigan
- 1850: Aged Women's Home, Baltimore, MD
- 1870: Home for Aged and Infirm Colored Persons, Philadelphia, PA
- 1873: Sailor's Snug Harbor, Staten Island, NY
- 1880-1990: Living Arrangements and Marital Status of Elderly Women
- 1881-1930: History of Nursing in Michigan
- 1881: The Indoor Pauper: A Study
- 1883: The Pauper Question
- 1884-1910: Provision for Old Age
- 1888: Berkshire Home for Aged Women, Pittsfield, MA
- 1889: William Enston Home, Charleston, SC
- 1890: Civil War Veterans Pensions
- 1890: Life for Nurses and Patients in Charity Hospital, NY
- 1891-1969: Nursing Home Conversions
- 1893: Pensions, The Law and Its Administration
- 1898-1987: History of the Odd Fellows Home of Springfield Ohio
- 1898: Boston's Pauper Institutions
- 1898: Man's Span of Life
- 1899: The Subtle Problems of Charity
- 1900-1930: Number of People Age 65 Plus Living in Institutions
- 1900-2000: Changes in Life Expectancy in the United States
- 1915-1934: State Old Age Assistance Programs
- 1930: The Great Depression
- 1934: National Advisory Council Conference
- 1935: Social Security Act
- 1939: Retirement and Old-Age Assistance
- 1939: Sailors' Snug Harbor, Staten Island, NY
- 1948-1968: Nursing Home Closures
- 1948: Report of the Advisory Council on Social Security Concerning Care in Medical Institutions
- 1950-1970: Nursing Home Population and Costs
- 1950-1980: Nursing Home Fires
- 1963-1976: NCHS Master Facility Inventories