Maximilian, Prinz von Wied, Reise in das innere Nord-America in den Jahren 1832 bis 1834 [Trip to North American between the years 1832 and 1834], 1839-1841, Plate 12. Noápeh. An more »
Category: History and Culture
Continuing the Gettysburg address theme from yesterday, here is a post from the National Postal Museum Library… November 19th marks the 146th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. In 1948, more »
During July 1-3, 1863, the bloodiest battle of the American Civil War took place around Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The Confederate defeat is seen as the turning point of the war ending more »
After losing the rights to his original animated character, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Walt Disney created a new character named Mortimer Mouse who was quickly renamed Mickey Mouse. Mickey first more »
Did you know that the National Air and Space Museum Library (NASM) collects historical children's books on aeronautical themes? Yes, there are picture books and juvenile readers about balloons and planes and more »
In a previous post, we featured candy recipes from the 1907 Ice Cream and Candy Makers’ Factory Guide. As you can tell from the title, the guide also has an more »
In this 1892 catalog from the Libraries' trade literature collection, located in the National Museum of American History Library, Sylph Cycles, a product of the Rouse-Duryea Cycle Co., promotes their more »