The "Pop-up" Cinderella: including Hansel and Gretel, Goldilocks and the three bears, Puss-in-boots, 1933. Today is Teddy Bear Day. Teddy bears are such a normal part of our childhood that more »
Month: September 2010
Readers of all ages can delight in the wonderful arrangement of pop-ups, a few of which are featured in the Libraries’ exhibition, Paper Engineering: Fold, Pull, Pop and Turn.
Movable, pop-up, folding, and multiple-construction books from the year 1570 to the present day comprise this Smithsonian Institution Libraries’ exhibition highlighting innovative book design,which is on display in the Smithsonian Libraries Exhibition Gallery, National Museum of American History, First floor west, through September 1, 2011.
Jaeger, Charles J.,Co., Fun-Ful Playground Equipment Line, 1925, Ball-Bearing Merry-Go-Round (top), Improved Ocean Wave No. 201 (bottom). More images from this catalog are also available. Happy Labor Day! Time to more »
Over the long weekend of August 12th to 15th Courtney Shaw, Senior Reference Librarian for the Vertebrate Zoology Libraries (top), went to Sante Fe, NM. The purpose of this quick more »
Summer might be coming to a close but (hopefully!) that also means a little cooler weather—perfect to relax outside on a hammock.
J. Bolgiano & Son, Bolgiano's 100 Years (1918), Baltimore, MD, United States. Today is Uncle Sam's Birthday. His origins are connected to the War of 1812 (much earlier than I more »