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Archive for the Of Note Category (11 Posts)

A sketch of a maori kite.

Of Note: A Māori Kite, and Alexander Graham Bell’s Albatross

Posted by: Josh Levy

Posted in: Aviation, International History, Of Note, Science and Technology

Argument taking place among men on crowded skiffs, with larger sailing vessels and mountains in background

Of Note: Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra’s Nootka Sound Journal

Posted by: Josh Levy

Posted in: Early America, Of Note

Handwritten attendance sheet with signatures written in three vertical columns, in pencil

Of Note: Stargazing – A Look at Attendance Sheets from the Actors Studio

Posted by: Laura Kells

Posted in: Literature Culture & the Arts, Of Note

The recipe completed with finished gingerbread, accompanied by candied ginger and cranberries on a white plate with a blue rim. Photo courtesy of author.

Of Note: A Dessert Straight Out of History

Posted by: Andrea J. Briggs

Posted in: Holidays, Of Note

Handwritten message on printed telegram form

Of Note: Lincoln Reelected. Simple Message, Complex Messaging System

Posted by: Michelle Krowl

Posted in: Civil War, Of Note, Politics, War and Society

Head and shoulders portrait . Printed at bottom: SAMUEL EDMUND NICHOLS. DURING THE WAR

Of Note: Trust Your Gut: A Civil War Soldier’s Thanksgiving

Posted by: Andrea J. Briggs

Posted in: Holidays, Letters, Of Note, War and Society

Handwritten copy (with deletions crossed out and additions added) of the first few sentence of Jefferson

Of Note: Supreme Baseball

Posted by: Laura Kells

Posted in: Of Note, Sports, Supreme Court

Handwritten copy (with deletions crossed out and additions added) of the first few sentence of Jefferson

Of Note: Thomas Jefferson Thinks Again: A New Letter about Logan, Cresap, and the Yellow Creek Massacre

Posted by: Josh Levy

Posted in: Early America, Native American History, Of Note, Politics

Of Note: Another Use for an Air Sickness Bag

Posted by: Laura Kells

Posted in: Of Note, Science and Technology