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Pony Express letter

A Rare Pony Express Artifact

A letter that took two years to reach its destination evokes the hazards of the Pony Express
May 2010 | By Owen Edwards

Lytton Strachey

Historical Laughter

Those who don't have power tend to make fun of those who do. But what happens when the power shifts?
November 2009 | By Lance Morrow

Lincoln-Douglas debate

Lincoln-Douglas Debate Negotiations

Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas engaged in pre-debate negotiations in 1858.
September 01, 2008 | By Smithsonian.com

Van Gogh painted this portrait of himself

Letters from Vincent

Never-before-exhibited correspondence from van Gogh to a protégé displays a thoughtful exacting side of the artist
January 2008 | By Arthur Lubow

War Correspondence

Letters between George Washington and Marquis de Lafayette
September 01, 2007 | By Smithsonian magazine

As the fabric-covered plane came to a halt, frenzied sou-venir hunters tore at it, putting French officials on guard. Hailed in his home state of Minnesota, the 25-year-old pilot hated the nickname Lucky, bestowed on him after the flight. After sleeping in splendor at the U.S. Embassy in Paris, he awoke to a life, he said, "that could hardly have been more amazing if I had landed on another planet." On an old postcard kept by the Richards family, Tudor Richards has written, "We saw him land!"

We saw him land!

In a long-lost letter an American woman describes Lindbergh's tumultuous touchdown in Paris—75 years ago this month
May 01, 2002 | By Smithsonian magazine

No Return Address

To the "detectives" who solve the mysteries of errant mail, every letter is a human tale
July 2000 | By Sue Allison


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