Spotlight: Last Minute Holiday Gifts!
Co-Authored by Beth Fortson and Corbin Apkin. You wake up in the middle of the night on Christmas Eve and realize that you have forgotten to get a gift for your sister's brand new "He's Totally The...
View ArticleThe Great Archival Cooking Challenge
As you may remember from NARA's exhibit "What's Cooking Uncle Sam", there are records related to food throughout the holdings of the National Archives! As a spring treat, Special Media staff decided to...
View ArticleSummer Road Trip: Los Angeles
Los Angeles, the City of Angels, La-La-Land, Tinseltown, no matter what you call it, the city of Los Angeles has long been a center of commerce, culture, and entertainment in the United States. It is a...
View ArticleSpotlight: Aerial Photography of Woodstock Festival Site
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the iconic Woodstock Music Festival, which took place August 15-18, 1969 at a farm near Bethel, New York. The festival, billed as three days of peace and music,...
View ArticleJust in Time for Halloween: Creepy Utility Patent Drawings!
With Halloween just around the corner, it seems like an excellent time to highlight some of the creepier Utility Patent Drawings lurking in the holdings of the National Archives. These come from...
View ArticleOddments From the U.S. Series of RG 77: Civil Works Map Files
From time to time, we find things among the archives holdings that are so unexpected that we just have to share them! The following images come from a series of maps that are currently in the process...
View ArticleHoldings Highlight! RG 167: Submissions to the National Inventors Council
Every so often, I come across items in our holdings which are so delightfully bizarre that they have to be shared. The drawings below come from RG 167: Submissions to the Inventor's Council. This...
View ArticleThe Draggin’ Wagon: An All American Soap Box Derby
This week’s blog post covers the U.S. Information Agency (USIA)’s film The Draggin’ Wagon, (Local Identifier: 306.6618). The film offers a unique look into the life of a young African American boy,...
View ArticleA Symbol of Spring: The Cherry Blossoms of Washington, D.C.
Happy Peak Bloom Week! According the The National Park Service, peak bloom for the cherry blossoms in Washington, D.C. means that "70% of the Yoshino Cherry (Prunus x yedoensis) blossoms are open....
View ArticleJust a Walk in the Park in Washington, D.C.
Ah! Spring is in the air and what better time is there for a walk in the park? From the huge expanse of Rock Creek Park to the much smaller green spaces like Reservation No. 22, Washington D.C. is...
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