Now that it has stopped raining every day, you may want to get out at lunch and explore some gardens. Two garden related events are going on near the National more »
Category: Trade Literature
Vaughan's Seed Store, Autumn Bulbs and Plants, 1898, Front Cover …hyacinths! Happy Fourth of July from Smithsonian Libraries. —Elizabeth Periale
Ratekin's Seed House, Men, Women and Children Wanted to Plant Good Seeds, 1913, Front Cover “We are the oldest and largest seed corn grower in the world. Ratekin’s “famous” Iowa more »
International Mercantile Marine Company, American Line, ca. 1906, Back cover The On the Water Exhibit at the National Museum of American History illustrates the important role ships have had in more »
Peter Henderson & Co., Manual of Everything for the Garden, 1896, "Back Cover." William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, 1594: JULIET: 'Tis but thy name that is my enemy; Thou more »
Gillette Safety Razor Co., Gillette Blade, Silver Jubilee Issue, 1926, Catalog cover, globe and razor (top) and Tuckaway and Traveler razors (below) “We do not realize it, but compared with more »
De Laval Separator Co., De Laval Cream Separators, Farm and Dairy Sizes, 1913, Above: Cover Below: Illustrating the Automatic Oiling of an Improved De Laval Cream Separator To celebrate National more »