Neglect Threatens Catlin Indian Portrait Gallery
The famous Catlin Gallery of Indian portraits at the National Museum faces deterioration as curators consider entrusting it to expert cleaners. Once a source of global fascination, the collection has aged, endured fires, and suffered from long neglect, risking near extinction of its depicted chiefs and tribes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catlin
National Museum
London
George Catlin
Egyptian Hall
Piccadilly
England
Paris
Cat-on
Joseph Harrison, Jr
Philadelphia
Caton
Harrison
Joseph Harrison
Harrison Mansion
Smithsonian
United States
Old Keokuk
British Museum
Red Men
Pitchlynn
Cupid and Career and the Rise of Women's Roles
The essay argues that love once defined women's place, but with evolving independence, women now pursue public careers. It critiques male possessiveness and praises women who reclaim agency, noting Cupid's control wanes as society shifts toward female empowerment and self direction. The author, Tanning Edgar Thomas, reflects on changes in love, labor, and social norms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lfe
Love
Cupid
Tannig Edgar Thomas
Things Quaint and Curious Employing Birds on Harvesters
A Western almond farmer tells of using a hollow oak and a wood funnel to fool yellowhammers and harvest almonds. an antiquary notes the cheap burning of Latimer and Ridley. an eel cruelty joke leads to animal protection talks. Lloyds insures royals as a ghastly life gambling craze. color experiments suggest wearing yellow to deter mosquitoes and using yellow netting and screens for protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridley
Latimer
England
Richey
Friar Forest
Craner
Dean Bacher
Elizabeth
Masquito Rigden
Cees
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Ort
Pan Okins
Brussels
K &Ath
7Th St
N. W
Peter Grogan
Keokuk
Wise Fox
Winfield Scott
F. BR. West
Des Moines
Iowa
Conemaugh
Lumor
Ottumwa
Sugar Creek
Joseph Smith
Nauvoo, Il
Nauvoo
Temple
Israel
Martin
Warren County
Black Hawk
Washington Irving
St. Louis
Fort Jefferson Barracks
Washington
Prairie du Chien
Jefferson Davia
Jefferson Barracks
Gen. Street
Nah-se-us-kuk
Phunder
Meh- Sen-Whak
Charles Dickens
Cincinnati
Louisville
Scott
Mississippi
Congress
WSPAP
Societies For the Protection of Animals
Alexis
Royal Ives
Lloyds
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!