One of the painting Peales, Sarah Miriam Peale was also the last of the artistic dynasty, whose members included her uncle Charles Wilson Peale, and cousins Rembrandt, Raphaelle, and Rubens Peale. more »
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How far we have come! Long before intercoms and room monitors, there was the mechanical telephone. In a trade catalog entitled Holcomb’s Improved Amplifying Telephone Illustrated Descriptive Circular, the telephone more »
It's not just about the cookies . . . March 12 was Girl Scout Day. Juliette Gordon Low (1860-1927) founded the Girl Scouts of America. She organized the first Girl more »
Over 500 titles added to the National Museum of the American Indian Library collection through the generosity of the Smithsonian Women’s Committee . . . Last Spring the National Museum of more »
Dennison Manufacturing Co., 1917 Party Book, 1917, holiday party goods; Bird Cage Costume and Flower Masks "The dress illustrated is from a Vogue design and has been reproduced over and more »