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Happy Birthday, Henry Clay Folger!
Here are three things to remember about Henry Clay Folger on his 164th birthday, June 18, 2021.
THE POWER OF A POSTCARD:
Traditional Minangkabau House in Sumatra, Indonesia
The Minangkabau region in west Sumatra, Indonesia as depicted in sepia postcards of the 1930s and evoking author Rusli Amran.
Introduction to a Slightly Modified Theme: Postcards in the (home) archive
The thematic series I started Aug. 12, 2019, “Postcards in the Folger Archives,” has come to a pause.
The Bard’s Birthday
The Bard Will was born on the same day he died—and no one knows for sure on what day he was born. No birth certificate has been found for William Shakespeare. The plaque underneath is a baptism...
Shall we take the ferry to Nantucket to visit the Folger Shakespeare Library?
Reading the Washington Post with horror! Deciding where to build the Folger Shakespeare Library. WIN a FREE book!
The Omni-Homestead, Hot Springs, Virginia
George Washington visited Hot Springs, Va. on horseback in 1755 on an inspection tour of forts as protection against Indian attacks. The Homestead spa and resort was founded in 1766, a decade before...
Postcards of the Folger:
Macbeth, Ivlivs Caesar, King Lear
The next three bas-reliefs along the Folger’s north wall are Macbeth, Julius Caesar, and King Lear.
San Salvador’s National Palace in El Salvador:
The Power of Postcards
The National Palace was the largest and most elegant structure in San Salvador, capital of El Salvador, as postcards attest.
Picture Postcards of France III
During Covid, I find myself producing deltiological memoirs. (Deltiology is the study of postcards.) I hope you find the posts interesting and informative.
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