Pic of the Week: We May not Have a Hawk..
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This blog features an owl statue in the Science and Business Reading Room in the John Adams Building.
Posted in: John Adams Building, Pic of the Week
Archive: January 2011 (7 Posts)
Weight Loss Through the Ages
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
My mother has tried nearly every contemporary diet ever conceived, which has resulted in her becoming a collector of diet books. Through my mother’s obsession with diet programs, I have become familiar with a variety of weight loss fads and trends–from the Cabbage Soup Diet to the Blood Type Diet, and from the Flat Belly …
Posted in: Advertising, Cookbooks and Food, Lunchtime Lectures and Videos
Pic of the Week: Lobby Lighting with Lovely Lamps
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This post features a period lamp in the vestibule of the John Adams Building.
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Profiles in American Business
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
I had been looking for a good way to start an occasional series on both the well known and lesser known men and women in American business, when I ran across a great series of articles in Moody’s Magazine from 1909 written by Mark M. Reynolds. Each month’s issue featured one or more profiles. As …
Pic of the Week: The Revolvator
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
Have you ever seen a Revolvator?It is a portable elevator or tier machine from the early 20th century. The ceilings in the Science and Business reading room are around 35 ft, so when a light bulb needs to be replaced or the ceiling needs to be patched up, the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) breaks …
Posted in: Inventions, John Adams Building, Pic of the Week
View from my Window
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
What is the view from the 5th floor of the Adams Building looking west? See here.
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Over 70 and Still Looking Good
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This is blog post features some images and history related to the building of the Annex now known as the John Adams Building.
Posted in: Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History, John Adams Building