Our picture of the week comes to us from the Library's historical newspaper database, Chronicling America. It is an advertisement for a Carbolic Smoke Ball.
Today marks Yellowstone National Park’s 150th anniversary. On March 1, 1872, President Grant signed into law a statute creating Yellowstone, making it America’s first national park. To celebrate this occasion, we have compiled legislative materials related to the park, including 19th century survey reports of the Wyoming Territory, bill texts, debates and votes on the …