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What happens when Leonardo's machine designs become objects you can touch and set in motion?
Machines in Motion, on display September 18, 2021 - February 1, 2022
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Why did Henry Mercer build a concrete castle to house everyday tools?
The Mercer Museum is a six-story reinforced concrete castle designed by Henry Mercer and completed in 1916. Today, it is one of Bucks County’s premier cultural attractions and a Smithsonian…
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Batavia Street disappeared when the Al Smith Houses were built. Old tax photos offer an unexpected way to look for it.
Years ago, soon after beginning Forgotten NY, I compiled a far-from-comprehensive list of lost streets in lower Manhattan. I had a lot of fun doing it, though I’m not as…
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What can 6,000 pencil sharpeners reveal? One collector documented their patents, inventors and designs.
For many years, Dr. Paul D. Whitson, Emeritus Professor, taught biology and ecology at UNI, beginning in 1972. Following his retirement in 2005, he undertook the research and documentation of…
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Explore major James Fort finds on an interactive map, then follow dig updates dating back to 2004.
Visit the real thing at Historic Jamestowne, explore the actual location and active archaeological dig, Jamestown Rediscovery, home of the first successful English settlement.
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Before vinyl, a recorded song could begin with a wax cylinder, a crank, and a goose-neck horn.
In the compact disc era, people who talk about spinning some old records usually mean breaking out the big vinyl LPs.
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Imagine singing into a horn while a stylus cuts your voice into spinning wax. Lummis made over 450 recordings this way.
In his Highland Park home, Charles Lummis invited friends to record traditional Mexican and Native American folk songs -- eventually producing over 450 tunes on wax cylinders.
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