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[1934] Brown Derby, Wilshire at Alexandria, other location listed on cover are; Los Angeles Vine Street near Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood & Wilshire at Rodeo, Beverly Hills (Menu Collection) https://t.co/hZxn4SwGKp

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2022-11-05

An often overlooked, but fun genre of postcard is the passive aggressive "why haven't you written to me" card.

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2022-08-05

Getting to in 1907 on an Iron Steamboat Co. excursion vessel only cost 40 cents roundtrip. How about making a day of it ?

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2022-07-02

Still playing games over here. Learn about the story of the Limited Editions Club edition of James Joyce's 'Ulysses,' with illustrations by Matisse here: https://t.co/mXNJHU2wa0

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2021-11-06

Percival Lowell's personal library contains this 1900 volume by Jerome Walker. "Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene" includes a section on the best time to bathe. It's 11am in case you're wondering!

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2021-11-06

In 1807, Alexander Wilson approached the Library Company to subscribe to his American Ornithology, a 9-volume set. We signed up for 3 copies. The color plates inspired Audubon and are still stunningly beautiful.

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2021-11-06

This month's is all about Since it's also October we're highlighting this awesome Head Men costume design (paint and ink on paper) by Miles White from Tibbals Circus Collection.

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2021-10-07

This piece comes from our Gail Haley collection. A Charlotte native, Haley is a Caldecott Medal and Greenaway Medal-winning children’s book author and illustrator. Learn more about her collection here: https://t.co/uGaGpKRV2T

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2021-10-02

Making waves for the 🌊👋 Our includes 28 large-scale murals painted by Charles Knight from 1927-1931. 🎨 They depict Jurassic reptiles to Cenozoic cats and everything in between—and before! https://t.co/rKqQoUcf59

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2021-10-02

This illustration of Victoria amazonica by William Sharp is among the first and finest examples of American chromolithography published in the 1854 book Victoria Regia or The Great Water Lily of America.

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2021-10-01

Chrysanthemum season is almost upon us! These lithographs appear in the monthly journal L'Illustration Horticole that highlights horticultural achievements of the late Victorian era ca. 1880s.

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2021-10-01

We’re kicking off with these beautiful lithographs by John Nugent Fitch from The Orchid Album published in the 1890s in our Rare Book Collection.

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2021-10-01

This month's theme is all about the arts. With an eye for detail and technical drawing skills, some engineers became quite accomplished artists. These watercolours are from the William Lloyd notebooks.

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2021-10-01

Slingshot may not be in the but we think waitstaff are This sporting way of making cocktails was created by for Lilac Hedges greeting cards.

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2021-08-06

Can you guess the artwork from the signature?

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2021-07-02

This NASA art shows a proposed 1984 Mars mission, with rovers returning data via a mother orbiter. This was to follow the Viking landers of 1976. Earth wouldn't successfully put a vehicle on Mars until Sojourner in 1996.

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2021-06-05

This hand-drawn and painted mock-up of The Chandler Motor Car publication is missing its text! These illustrations were done by noted American artist and screen printer Max Arthur Cohn.

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2021-06-05

There was no question what first pro sports team would be called when the Charlotte Hornets took the field in 1892.

That’s right, the first Hornets were a minor league baseball team that played in 1892, and from 1901-1972.

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2021-05-08

Insects are near and dear to his heart--and his head, his arms, his legs... He's "The Entomologist," as fancifully depicted by artist George Spratt in this 1831 Endicott & Swett lithograph. 🐛🪲

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2021-05-07