New York Postmark, 1756.-Addressed to Colonel George Washington The Postal Service in Colonial America: A Bibliography of Material in the Smithsonian Institution Libraries National Postal Museum Branch —Elizabeth Periale
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As you walk around the Mall be sure to check out the posters advertising our current exhibition, Picturing Words: The Power of Book Illustration. The posters can be seen near more »
The Geo. H. Mellen Co. Condensed Catalogue of Special Offers in Choise Plants, Seeds & Fruit, 1896 —Elizabeth Periale
The concept of visual literacy is important today, as people absorb information from all kinds of media. Visual literacy involves understanding the meaning of images–sometimes multiple meanings– both in terms more »
The Libraries celebrates the 200th birthday of Abraham Lincoln today. The sixteenth president of the United States is represented by two images in the Libraries collections, this image from Harper's more »
Mollusca marina Originally uploaded by Smithsonian Libraries Wilhelm Dunker, Mollusca marina . . . . Cassel :Fischer,1858-1870. View the entire volume through the Biodiversity Heritage Library:http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/41322 —Erin Clements Rushing
Upcoming Events and Lectures from Smithsonian Libraries On the occasion of the Smithsonian Institution Libraries’ 40th anniversary, the Smithsonian Institution Libraries (SIL), Smithsonian Institution Archives (SIA) and the Office of more »