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Shows drainage, cities and towns, and railroads distinguished by color.

Business Resources for Your America 250 Events

cover of the magazine includes contents for the issue

Tools of the Trade: A Look at Hardware Dealers’ Magazine

Cover of author Ainissa Ramirez's book, Spark: Jim West's Electrifying Adventures in Creating the Microphone, illustrated by Setor Fiadzigbey.

“Spark: Jim West’s Electrifying Adventures in Creating the Microphone” with Ainissa Ramirez on January 29, 2026

An illustration of a woman in bob hair cut and a dress with bare shoulders holding a dish of candy. Under the illustration reads the pleasant art of making candy

It’s a Wrap: A Look Back at a Selection of U.S. Cookbooks Digitized in 2025

Photograph of Ruth Wakefield's Toll House cookbooks. One cookbook is open on a book cradle and the other cookbooks are upright surrounding it. In front is a plate of chocolate chip cookies and a bag of Nestle semi-sweet chocolate morsels.

Ruth Wakefield and Her Chocolate Crunch Cookie

envelope addressed to Mr. Thomas Price in Champaign City in Champaign Co., Ill that features a flag

Opening the Envelope

Edward Lear illustrations for his nonsense botany. One image is a hand line drawing of Piggiwiggia Pyramadalis that shows and flower with the petals as pigs. The other illustration is a hand line drawing of Bottleforkia Spoonifolia, that shows the petals of the flower made of forks, the center of the flower is a bottle, and the leaves are spoons.

Nonsensical Nomenclature: The Botanical Musings of Edward Lear

Tall, castle-like historical building.

Risky Business: Let The Ratings Decide

an advertisement for hair goods that shows eight different kinds of puffs and pompadours half of them displayed on a woman’s head

Hair from Over There: Centuries of Human Hair Trade Data