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"Land of the Free" American Folk Eagle, Hand-Carved and Hand-Painted, 20th Century

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"Airacobra poison to the Axis ... and a fighter the Army Air Forces praise" Vintage WWII U.S. Army Poster

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The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand, First Edition, First Printing, 1943

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The First Frigate of the United States Navy

March 27, 2023

On March 27, 1794, the United States Congress authorized construction of the original six frigates of the United States Navy. On May 10, 1797, the U.S.S. United States, a wooden hulled, three-masted frigate, was the first of the six ships to be launched. Several years later, during the War of 1812, this same ship crucial in establishing early American naval dominance. Read more on our blog!

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1858 Mitchell’s Map of the United States - A Snapshot in History

March 17, 2023

Mitchell became one of the most prominent American map publishers of the mid-19th century and his visual record of the early Unites States gives us an incredible lens into the rapid growth of our country during this time. This engraved and hand-colored 1858 map of the United States is a wonderful example of Westward expansion and the worldwide powerhouse that America was becoming.

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Yellowstone: The World's First National Park

February 28, 2023

In honor of the 151st anniversary of Yellowstone becoming the United States first National Park, we take a deeper dive into the history of Yellowstone and how it captivated not only U.S. travelers, but travelers from around the world. Learn more about how artists and surveyors such a Thomas Moran helped capture Yellowstone in all its glory and play a major role in the signing of the Yellowstone National Park Protection Act.

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Douglas Adams: British Sporting Artist

February 22, 2023

Douglas Adams (1853-1920) was a London based landscape painter. He exhibited in the Royal Academy between 1880 and 1894, showed at the Society of British Artists, the Grosvenor Gallery, and the New Gallery and shared a Primrose Hill studio with other artists. Adams specialized as a landscape and wildfowl painter and often painted sporting scenes. Many of his paintings celebrated the field sports of hunting, shooting, and fishing, set against stunning Highland landscapes and painted in the Victorian tradition.

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