At least these two issues of the Roll Call newspaper from the Civil War were edited by “Three Ladies. Two of the War, and One of the Treasury Departments.” There is only one other known issue of this title, which may have begun in February 1864. It was apparently published during one of the many…

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16.07.2025

The Language of Flowers: A Victorian Fascination – Past is Present

This summer, I had the pleasure of curating a reading room display on the language of flowers. As a cataloger, much of my recent work has been focused on enhancing bibliographic records, but with spring and summer in full bloom outside my window, I found myself captivated by the beautiful illustrations featured in many books…

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29.07.2025

New to AAS: Sir Tom & Lady Thumb. New York: Solomon King, ca. 1822 – Past is Present

Tom Thumb takes center stage as both a sword-wielding hero and object of royal curiosity in this early nineteenth-century picture book. Although this rhymed tale is set in the early Medieval court of King Arthur, the ladies and gentlemen of the court are dressed in Regency Era attire that would have been familiar to the…

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09.08.2025

New to AAS: Bi-Metallic Mining Company album. Granite, Montana, between 1887 and 1893. Photograph album with 101 photographic prints. – Past is Present

Now a ghost town, Granite, Montana, was once a thriving mining town after the discovery of silver in the 1870s. The Bi-Metallic Mining Company operated there from 1887 until 1893, when the Sherman Silver Purchase Act made the price of silver so low that the mines were abandoned. This album contains numerous photographs including cyanotypes,…

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New to AAS: 2 Issues of Roll Call (Washington, DC), 1864 – Past is Present

The Language of Flowers: A Victorian Fascination – Past is Present

New to AAS: Sir Tom & Lady Thumb. New York: Solomon King, ca. 1822 – Past is Present

New to AAS: Bi-Metallic Mining Company album. Granite, Montana, between 1887 and 1893. Photograph album with 101 photographic prints. – Past is Present

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