Easi-Bild* build-it-yourself* full size pattern books, 7.5” x 10.5” – 3 pieces in envelope, The Easi-Bild Pattern Company, Pleasantville, NY The popularity of DIY “do-it –yourself” home improvement and decorating more »
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In honor of Columbus Day and October being National Clock Month, the Libraries would like to share some images from this interesting catalog, which features watches and watch factories from more »
The Libraries was represented at this year’s Autumn Conservation Festival at the National Zoo’s Conservation and Research Center (CRC) in Front Royal, Virginia. It is the only time each year more »
Miranda Metcalf is the new intern from the National Portrait Gallery at the Smithsonian American Art / National Portrait Gallery Library. Miranda recently graduated from the University of Washington in more »
The invention of the telephone has a fraught and complicated history, but in spite of legal challenges and controversy, most can comfortably credit Alexander Graham Bell with its creation. On more »