2019 in Hindsight: A Year of Pop Culture By J.C. Vaughn [ux_image_box img=”47663″] Bernie Wrightson’s cover for his illustrated version of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, published by Marvel Comics in 1983, sold for $1.2 million in 2019 at Profiles in History.…
Make No Little Plans: A.B. Wells, A Collector of Americana Excerpts from osv.org on their founding collector extraordinaire Old Sturbridge Village began as one man’s hobby, but over the years has evolved into a national institution, recreating life as it…
by Jessica Kosinski [divider align=”center”] [row] [col span=”6″ span__sm=”12″] [ux_image_box img=”47595″] This early floral hooked rug showing a strong “folk art” style rug sold for $649 in 2012. [/ux_image_box] [/col] [col span=”6″ span__sm=”12″] It is easy to go through life…
The Feeling of Love and Respect for the Red, White, and Blue By Judy Gonyeau [ux_image_box img=”47460″] Alfred Jacob Miller’s The Bombardment of Ft. McHenry. This event is said to have served as the inspiration for The Star-Spangled Banner by…
Story & Photos by Donald-Brian Johnson [ux_gallery ids=”47533,47534,47535,47536″] For thousands and thousands of mid-twentieth century Americans, the week just wasn’t complete without the latest issue of Liberty, the magazine that could be yours for just five cents. Even when the…
[row] [col span=”6″ span__sm=”12″] On February 11, 1919, Paul Rea, director of The Charleston Museum, acquired a stoneware jar characteristic of those made in Edgefield, South Carolina. Of course, it wasn’t the first piece of pottery the museum had ever…
By Fred N. Holabird [divider align=”center”] [row] [col span=”6″ span__sm=”12″] [ux_image_box img=”47383″] Crystallized Gold from Round Mountain Mine, Nye Co NV [/ux_image_box] [/col] [col span=”6″ span__sm=”12″] Mining is the Backbone of America The history of America is in many ways…
By Jessica Kosinski [divider align=”center”] It is often said that memory is a powerful thing. Sometimes a sight, smell or sound can take you back to a whole other era. Such is the case when it comes to seeing a…
By J.C. Vaughn [divider align=”center”] Marvel Comics #1 Joins the $1 Million Club A CGC-certified 9.4 copy of Marvel Comics #1 has joined Action Comics #1, Detective Comics #27, and Amazing Fantasy #15 as the only comics to date to…
