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Monday, April 10, 2023

Today, Arbor Day is recognized on the last Friday of April ....

Friday, March 17, 2023

This 1872 lithograph depicted a domestic scene of Saint Patrick's day celebrations in 19th century America ...

Friday, February 3, 2023

This ca. 1888 glass plate negative, presumably a family portrait, is from Hagley Library’s collection ...

Friday, January 13, 2023

Today's tintype photograph comes from Hagley Library's collection of ...

Thursday, October 27, 2022

On this date, October 27, in 1873, the farmer and inventor Joseph Farwell Glidden (1813-1906) filed a patent for an "improvement in wire-fences" ...

Monday, September 19, 2022

On this date, September 19, in 1876 ....

Tuesday, August 16, 2022

Pulling into the station this #TrainTuesday - it's the Lehigh Valley Railroad's 'Delaware', Engine #5 ...

Monday, August 15, 2022

On this date in 1877, inventor Thomas Edison suggested "Hello" to the president ...

Tuesday, August 9, 2022

We're posting this undated (ca. 1888?) glass negative today in celebration of National Book Lovers Day ...

Tuesday, July 26, 2022

Today's #TradeCardTuesday is inspired by Gilbert and Sullivan ...

Friday, July 15, 2022

Let's head out for the weekend, rescued from our bed of suffering and with a bloom of health ...

Tuesday, May 17, 2022

Today's #TradeCardTuesday comes courtesy of the E.S. Wells Medical Company ...

Tuesday, May 10, 2022

The Centennial International Exhibition, the first major U.S. world's fair, opened #OTD ...

Monday, April 4, 2022

This ca. 1888 image is from Hagley Library’s collection ...

Tuesday, January 11, 2022

If a delicious drink for mental and physical exhaustion would hit the spot right now, then get that water and sugar ready ...

Wednesday, December 29, 2021

Here's a cozy little domestic scene for a wintry #WhiskersWednesday ...

Tuesday, December 7, 2021

We’re taking a visit today to the green hills of the California Powder Works ...

Monday, November 8, 2021

On this date, November 8, in 1875 ...

Monday, November 1, 2021

The world’s first all-steel railroad bridge went into service on this date ...

Friday, August 27, 2021

On this date in 1878 ....

Monday, May 10, 2021

On this date in 1876, the Centennial International Exhibition opened in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Wednesday, November 18, 2020