As early as 1650, the colony of Massachusetts Bay was a commercial success. But an inadequate supply of money put its future development in jeopardy. England was not inclined to send gold and silver ...

Revisit a 20th-century American pastime from the vantage point of the artists and entrepreneurs who created the kits, the critics who reviled them, and the consumers who happily painted away. The ...

This folding cardboard and wood case is covered with black leather and lined with blue velvet. The inside of the top flap is marked: DIETZGEN (/) COMMANDER (/) TRADE MARK (/) MADE IN U.S.A. The front ...

This small, cardboard box was used to store and market Fry's Concentrated Cocoa. The top of the box contains a multicolored vignette of a cat and a dog riding a skateboard that is groomed to look like ...

Two identical posters depicting the 1980 U. S. Olympic Hockey team with a color photo of the team with "Sports Illustrated" printed at the top in blue with a yellow outline. March 3, 1980 cover of ...

The IAS Computer was named for the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. The computer was built from 1946 to 1951 at the Institute under the direction of John von Neumann, a ...

Share an intimate and dramatic view of the Nixon presidency and the Watergate hearings as seen through the lens of photojournalist Fred J. Maroon. The website for this exhibition was retired in 2024 ...

Women’s leadership in music and social change is central to the American story. From our earliest musical encounters to the formation of complex social identities, the American musical landscape would ...

This red knit cardigan was worn by Fred Rogers, creator and host of the children's program, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (PBS, 1968-2001). For more than thirty years, Rogers began each episode by ...

From the 1920s American psychologists experimented with teaching using machines. Inspired, in part, by the expansion of schooling, especially at the secondary level; the success of paper-and-pencil ...

The design of this poster, by artist Milton Glazer, for the 1972 Broadway musical, The Wiz, has as its central graphic the image of an African American woman, in full torso profile, with a swirling ...