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Dashing Through the Snow in Vintage Sleighs

Whether you were headed over the fields of snow with family or prepping deliveries with Rudolph, this early 20th century catalog from Sturtevant-Larrabee Co. had the perfect sleigh for your winter activities

Alexia MacClain | December 16, 2022

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Cooking Up Oven Innovations in the 1860s

As we prepare to spend a lot of time in the kitchen, we're thankful that appliances have come a long way since these models from 1866

Alexia MacClain | November 18, 2022

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Meet Our New Associate Director for Strategic Initiatives and Programs

Libraries and Archives welcome new colleague to lead exhibitions, communications, and more

Liz O'Brien | November 8, 2022

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Expressing Elegance in a Funeral Procession

A vintage trade catalog illustrates horse-drawn hearses from long ago, providing a glimpse at funeral processions of the past

Alexia MacClain | October 28, 2022
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Introducing the Audiovisual Media Preservation Initiative

A new initiative will support care and access for the Smithsonian's audio, video, and film collections

Alison Reppert Gerber | October 25, 2022
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Meet the Wildflower Artist Who Was a Smithsonian Champion

New book and upcoming program highlight work of artist and naturalist Mary Vaux Walcott

Erin Rushing | October 12, 2022
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New Comic Honors Civil Rights Singer Bernice Johnson Reagon on Her 80th Birthday

An educational comic celebrates the life and work of scholar, singer, and activist

Meredith Holmgren | October 4, 2022
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Exhibit of Library Treasures Opens at National Museum of African American History and Culture

A new exhibit displays books and materials significant to the African American story

Erin Rushing | September 26, 2022
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A Diary Hidden in a 19th Century Trade Catalog

Hand-written notes in the back of a cruise souvenir offer a passenger's perspective

Alexia MacClain | September 6, 2022
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