The 20th century saw the advance of many labor-saving appliances. Vacuum cleaners were particularly targeted to women, becoming more portable by the 1920’s and emphasizing the increased importance attributed to hygiene and health. In more »
Category: Trade Literature
May is a month of many things, including asparagus. The Libraries features seed catalogs, all from 1898.—Elizabeth Periale Livingston's Seed Store, 11th Annual Seed Catalogue, 1898, Front Cover F.C. more »
The Libraries' trade literature collection has many fantastic examples of catalogs that give a glimpse into how advertising has shaped this country, including these two bicycle catalogs, one which is more »
Happy Arbor Day from Smithsonian Libraries. Hieronymus Bock, Kreütterbuch darin unterscheidt Nammen und Würckung der Kreütter [Herbal], 1587. Charles Wilkes, Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition…, 1845. Oscar H. more »
Reading Art Molella’s entry on the Museum of American History’s blog, Oh Say Can You See, on Earth Day themes such as sustainable “eco-cities” and souvenirs of Earth Days in the past more »
The Trade Literature Collection at the National Museum of American History Library includes a catalog from the company that first created a popular Easter candy called Marshmallow Peeps. The trade more »
Brandon Head, The food of the gods, a popular account of cocoa, 1903 The National Museum of American History blog recently ran a post on a candy maker. Being good more »