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Ignis, Plate LIV - Four Elements
Ignis, Plate LIV - Four Elements
The Ribbon Map of the Father of the Waters
Seen here are a few inches of a map whose length stretches to nearly 11 feet: The Ribbon Map of the Father of the Waters, published in St. Louis in 1866.
The linen-mounted map unrolls from a wooden cylinder in a strip about 2 inches wide by 129…
The linen-mounted map unrolls from a wooden cylinder in a strip about 2 inches wide by 129…
Coronation of the Virgin Mary from the Terry Hours, ca. 1420
An illumination of the Coronation of the Virgin Mary from the Terry Hours (ca. 1420). Special Collections has a small collection of illuminated manuscripts including ten Books of Hours from the 15th century, two Psalters, and a Missal. On permanent…
The Plays of William Shakespeare
From the corrected text of Johnson and Steevens.
The Plays of William Shakespeare
From the corrected text of Johnson and Steevens.
"The Death of Cardinal Beaufort"
by Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792)
"The Death of Cardinal Beaufort"
by Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792)
The 758 Woolwooth 5 & 10 Cent Stores Introduce Woolco Cottons To The Women Of America
Advertisement for Woolwooth's line of cotton for crocheting and embroidery ; shows women looking into store front seeing two giant skeins of cotton
Come In And See My New Remarkable Combination Range
Universal Combination Range advertisement with housewife inviting other women into her kitchen
The Dress That Needn't Have Been So Beautiful
Advertisement for United States Savings Bonds with bride standing on circular staircase
Frantz Premier Electric Cleaner
Frantz Premier vacuum advertisement with woman in blouse and long skirt vacuuming under sofa