Archive: August 2023 (4 Posts)

Refined by: (Author) Ellen Terrell; (Year) 2023; (Month) August

an airplane sits in the foreground with the noes of the airplane facing toward the camera with engines on either side with the airport terminal in the background

The New National Airport

August 28, 2023

Posted by: Ellen Terrell

The path to an airport to serve the nation's capital was long; this post is just a short overview.

Posted in: Aeronautics/Astronautics, Business, Business Reference Guides

image shows a large open field with two tents the biggest is in the back on the left a smaller one on the right there is a road lined with people that winds between them that has a parade of animals and performers led by a white horse-drawn carriage carrying a lion with elephants, camels, and horses in the background

Greatest Show on Earth: The Business of the Early Traveling Circus

August 14, 2023

Posted by: Ellen Terrell

Have you ever wondered what it takes to get a traveling circus on the road? 2023 Junior Fellow Hannah Meyer has written a post that takes a look under the big top.

Posted in: Business

Noelle stands in front of a stack of blue pamphlet with a owl statue to her left

Five Questions, Intern Edition: Noelle Charbonneau, 2023 Junior Fellow

August 3, 2023

Posted by: Ellen Terrell

Read about Noelle Charbonneau a senior at Grand Valley State University and her time as a 2023 Junior Fellow.

Posted in: Five Questions

image shows a man with a mustache from the chest up in the company uniform with oat and a billed cap that says Pullman Porter

A. Philip Randolph and the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters Featured in “This Month in Business History”

August 1, 2023

Posted by: Ellen Terrell

Read about the two new entries to Business Reference's This Month in Business History project; one on A. Philip Randolph and one on the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters.

Posted in: African American History, African Americans, Biography, Business

Refined by: (Author) Ellen Terrell; (Year) 2023; (Month) August