Stereoscopes made 3D possible in the mid-nineteenth century! Stereoscopes, also known as stereopticons or stereo viewers, were one of America’s most popular forms of entertainment in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The first patented stereoscope was invented by Sir ...
Amorphophallus titanum a.k.a. corpse flower or titan arum – is expected to bloom on or around Tuesday, September 14 in the E.W. Heier Teaching & Research Greenhouses on Binghamton University’s campus. See the latest video about the event here. Read ...
Title Page The School of Reform; or, How to Rule a Husband: a Comedy in Five Acts by Thomas Mortan is the featured book for September 2010. Printed in the early-1850s by John Cumberland of London, this brief volume (only ...
World War II Sketchbooks from the Victor A. Lundy Archive Photo: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print A visual diary with 158 pencil sketches brings to life the wartime experience of noted architect Victor ...
Welcome back everyone! Binghamton University Libraries Special Collections will be open Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. through the Fall 2010 semester. We are closed weekends. Note: Hours may vary during holidays. For more information, please call our ...
Like so many soldiers of his generation, William V. Spanos was not much more than a boy when he went off to fight in World War II. In the chaos of his first battle, what would later become legendary as ...
The New York State Library offers a website entitled Information Lifelines provides access to library and statewide e-resources to help patrons access online support services. The Lifelines site supports civic engagement in a digital world and provides a reason for ...
The Library of Congress presented this celebratory discussion from the American Antiquarian Society to mark the completion of the series, from “The Colonial Book in the Atlantic World” to “Print Culture in Postwar America”, published in collaboration with the University ...
“Libraries, especially digital libraries, are truly at the heart of knowledge societies; they enable people to access, share and apply knowledge. UNESCO is committed to further expand universal participation in the World Digital Library (WDL) which reflects the values and ...
Our Lady, Star of the Sea, Morgan City, Louisiana The book for the month of July is The American Monument by Lee Friedlander. Friedlander studied photography at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, and in 1960 was ...