• Eight of the Popes Named Leo

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    Postcards serve as teaching aids in many places. Teachers are often proud of their collections and use them to make their lessons more visual. One old friend uses them as he teaches Sociology and Church History in the American southwest.

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    Eight of the Popes Named Leo

  • Herbert Schultz

    Herbert Schultz

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    For most collectors, learning about new cards from an old and reliable source (Tuck) is thrilling and the discovery often encourages new search goals. If this is true for you, what you learn from this contribution will keep you busy for a long time.

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  • The Ware Collection

    The Ware Collection

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    Visiting the Ware Collection at Harvard is like opening a present. These glass flowers astonish every visitor with a precision that blurs the line between art and science. Each piece reveals meticulous craftsmanship. The quiet gallery invites you to a prolonged examination that will be rewarded with a moment of genuine awe.

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  • Nuclear Ship Savannah

    Nuclear Ship Savannah

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    Nuclear Ship Savannah had a famous namesake. The SS Savannah was the first steamship to cross the Atlantic Ocean in 1819; the voyage lasted 27 days. One hundred forty years later, the NS Savannah, a completely different kind of vessel, did the same in a fraction of the time. The second trip was much more…

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Past Article

Timothy Van Staden
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The world changed in many ways in the 1910s. One dynamic change was when it became proper for a young fellow to “date” a woman for a time away from chaperones, instead of “court” her, which was meant to lead to marriage. Professor Tim looks at the new technology of that decades and finds some interesting firsts.

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