In this 1892 catalog from the Libraries' trade literature collection, located in the National Museum of American History Library, Sylph Cycles, a product of the Rouse-Duryea Cycle Co., promotes their more »
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In November 1919, President Wilson proclaimed November 11 as the first commemoration of Armistice Day with the following words: "To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be more »
From Fold, Pull, Pop & Turn: Yellow Square: a pop-up book for children of all ages. David A. Carter. New York: Little Simon, c.2008. David A. Carter , a pop-up book more »
On my little knowledge I sit, To gauge the depth of my ignorance. Tierno Muhammadu Samba Mombeya, 18th century Fulbe scholar Neene Mariama Djelo Barry (1913-1975): woman from Futa Jalon, more »
Oronce Fine, Orontij Finei Delphinatis, 1542 The Dibner Library recently assisted Smithsonian Affiliate museum, the Rubin Museum of Art, with selecting items for their upcoming exhibit, Visions of the Cosmos: From more »
Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel, Kunstformen der Natur, 1899-1904, Anemone The Libraries may not be able to go along on a cruise to select specimens, but our collections can help more »
On September 30th, 2009 the new Public Observatory of Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum (NASM) opened. Secretary of the Smithsonian, G. Wayne Clough recently cited the observatory project as more »