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Everybody, Every Payday: Collecting WWII Payroll Savings Bond Posters

 The Payroll Savings Plan was the backbone of the WWII savings and bond sales effort. Employees could authorize a certain allotment from each paycheck to be saved towards the purchase of a war savi...

Minute Man Imagery in WWII War Bond Posters

To promote the sale of War Bonds during WWII, persuasive posters illustrating our country's past patriotic and historical events were painted by some of the best artists of the day. Almost 200,000 ...

Flying Across America: A History of American Airline Advertisements

Vintage airline posters present a fascinating glimpse into the Golden Age of Air Travel exhibiting eye catching illustrations and breathtaking destinations. Featured in our new arrivals is an impre...

First Blow for Liberty

The Battles of Lexington and Concord were fought on April 19, 1775, and were the first official battles of the American Revolutionary War. New to our collection is this hand-colored engraving title...

Thomas Crawford's "Statue of Freedom"

Thomas Crawford’s iconic bronze “Statue of Freedom” sits high atop the nation’s Capitol building. Standing at a height of 19 feet 6 inches tall, this colossal allegorical statue serves as a symbol...

Our Favorite Golf Antiques

You can explore centuries of golf history through our collection of prints, posters, and authentic autographs. Starting with a famed and historic scene from the Old Course at St. Andrews, and conti...

2023 Holiday Gift Guides: Gifts for the Space Aficionado

From astronauts' signed memoirs, original NASA photographs and Apollo coffee table books, to moon passport wallets and galactic cufflinks, these gifts are truly out of this world. We selected gifts...

Admiral Halsey: An American Naval Hero

During World War II, the U.S. Navy fought in every ocean of the world, but it was the war in the Pacific against the Empire of Japan that would have the greatest impact on shaping the future of the...

WWI Posters and the Division of Pictorial Publicity

The Division of Pictorial Publicity successfully recruited many of America’s most famous fine and commercial artists to the war effort, including James Mongtomery Flagg, Howard Chandler Christy, Jo...

On This Day in History: The Eagle Has Landed

The words “One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind,” were spoken on this day in 1969, as Neil Armstrong effectively declared the end to the decades-long “space race.” The Apollo II missi...