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Ascending Pikes Peak in a Locomobile

Over 120 years ago, two men climbed Pikes Peak in a new kind of steam-powered vehicle - the locomobile

Alexia MacClain | August 11, 2023

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Saving Time in the Garden in the Early 20th Century

Creating a beautiful garden takes time, energy, and patience. This labor and time-saving implement might have caught the attention of gardeners in the early 20th Century

Alexia MacClain | July 31, 2023

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Meet Author, Suffragist, and Minister Phebe Hanaford

Phebe Ann Coffin Hanaford was a successful author of fourteen books, but she was more than a writer. She was a social reformer who was an outspoken advocate for abolition and women’s suffrage and was also one of the first women ordained by the Universalist church

Erin Rushing | July 27, 2023

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Trotting Out the Best for a 19th-Century Horse Sale

Whether you were in the market for a new trotter or a "gentleman's roadster," this special sale of horses from 1896 had a mount for every equestrian

Alexia MacClain | June 7, 2023
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Reach for the Stars With Sally Ride This Thursday

Upcoming program will share recently digitized video of the famous astronaut

Erin Rushing | May 22, 2023
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Taking Vintage Library Shelving for a Spin

A late 19th century library supply catalog provides a glimpse into how libraries might have dealt with space issues over a century ago

Alexia MacClain | May 3, 2023
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How Artistic Traditions and Natural Materials Combined to Form the Modern Book

Artistry from the Middle East and raw goods traded through European ports both had a profound influence on the style of the modern bound book

Vanessa Haight Smith | April 19, 2023
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How To Take a Product Line on the Road in the Early 20th Century

In the early 20th century, selling tonics and tinctures door-to-door meant having well-appointed wagons and cases for your wares

Alexia MacClain | March 28, 2023
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Through the Loupe With NMAAHC’s Video Archive Technician Emily Nabasny

Media archives "Journeyperson" Emily Nabasny cares for film collections at the National Museum of African American History and Culture

Walter Forsberg | March 7, 2023
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