From Southampton, George Eastman and his party went to London, where Mr. Eastman had meetings relating to dentistry (making x-rays p...

For the next few posts, I'm going to share a safari adventure that George Eastman, the pioneer of modern photography, took in his ret...

. . . is not hot chocolate! While the northeastern United States has spent the week digging out from two or three feet of snow, Florida t...

This week I thought I would delve into my ephemera collection and share some 19th century German cards. They tend to be more intricate an...

The Big Red Purse   |  © Kenton Nelson Kenton Nelson is a California-based artist whose work I would describe as "pared realism....

My maternal grandparents were Swiss, and started dating after their paths crossed repeatedly on train rides. Each was traveling to th...

I recently bought a plaster plaque that appealed to me for its Neoclassic look (and very reasonable price tag). The oval is approxim...