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Posted by: Melissa Lindberg
Whether you enjoy being out in cold weather or would rather observe a frozen landscape through a window, you’ll find it hard to deny the beauty -- and drama -- of the icicle-laden views featured in this post. Let’s lean into the cold temperatures and feast our eyes on these eye-catching winter scenes.
Posted in: Photographs
Posted by: Kristi Finefield
The long tradition of children writing letters to Santa Claus to ask for special Christmas gifts is pictured in photos from the early 20th century from the Prints & Photographs Division’s collections.
Posted in: Photographs
Posted by: Kate Phillips
Holiday cooking season is upon us. Today we’re looking at technologies intending to make our lives in the kitchen a bit easier. Drawing from advertisements, trademark registrations, photographs, and architectural drawings, this post highlights time, energy, and space-saving devices designed (in theory) to streamline our culinary experiences.
Posted in: Architecture, Photographs, Prints
Posted by: Kristi Finefield
Fords and other trucks appear in front of associated businesses throughout the National Photo Company Collection (NPCC). The NPCC focuses mostly on Washington, D.C. between the early 1900s and the 1930s. Explore early D.C. businesses and delivery vehicles through a selection of photos from the collection.
Posted in: Photographs