American marine conchology; or Descriptions and coloured figures of the shells of the Atlantic coast of North America. By Timothy A. Conrad. Philadelphia: Printed for the author, 1831. The Libraries more »
Month: April 2010
Parker and Wood, Seeds, Plants, and Bulbs, 1892, Back Cover Everything is flowering, there are still a few cherry blossoms to see, so I might as well wisp downtown to more »
The Freer Library is once again open for business! In celebration, enjoy this informative post by librarian Mike Smith: From The New American Bible, Thomas Nelson Publishers, c1971. In certain more »
There was a 19th century quilting tradition promoted by Methodists in Baltimore which is now known as Baltimore Album quilts. They are a form of friendship quilt where each stitcher more »
Put away the vacuum cleaners and put down the dish rags—it's National No Housework Day. So kick back and enjoy the day! No one is sure when it started, or more »
Originally published on the Collections Search Center (SIRIS Smithsonian Institution Research Information System) blog . . . The Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum Library recently acquired The Children's Haggadah, pictured here, as a gift more »
April's birthstone is the diamond. I'm sure Marilyn Monroe's alter-ego Lorelei Lee would have been proud to wear any of the fabulous stones pictured below.—Elizabeth Periale Lewis Feuchtwanger, A popular more »