St. Nicholas Magazine Mary Mapes Dodge, editor New York: Scribner, 1873-1943 AP201 S3 S256 For many European countries, December 6 marks the feast day of St. Nicholas — the fourth century bishop of Myra, and the patron saint of Russia and Greece, as well as numerous cities, sailors and...
1970 - Pumpkin patch: Tom & Anne - alternating stem stitch, variation on couching, double running or holbein stitch. Winter Count Anne Greenwood Portland, Oregon: A. Greenwood, 2008 N7433.4 G744 W56 2008 Among several tribes on the Northern Plains the passage of time was marked by noting a single memorable...
"...
- Where are you going? Huck-a-bah pi-e qua? - I am going away off. Man-e-to meah-bike-quay. - Is there water there? Pah mah-bah kar-ra ah? - There is water there. Pah kar-ra. A Few words in the Utah and Sho-sho-ne dialects : alphabetically arranged D.B. Huntington (1808-1879) G.S.L. City, UT :...
"Because of her, we think and create. Because of her, we make songs. Because of her, the designs appear as we weave. Because of her, we tell stories and laugh. We believe in old values and new ideas. Hayoołkáałgo Sisnaajiní bik'ehgo hózhónígo naashá" — Luci Tapahonso, "This Is How They Were...
In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, the Edward Curtis photographic collection will be on view for an exclusive showcase in the Rare Books Classroom on Thursday, November 18 from 4:00 – 6:00 PM. Space will be limited to 40 people and reservations will be...
“No man can concentrate his attention upon evil, or even upon the idea of evil, and remain unaffected. To be more against the devil than for God is exceedingly dangerous. Every crusader is apt to go mad. He is haunted by the wickedness which he...
“If one wanted to find an absolute beginning point, a creation story, for California’s two greatest transformations of the world, these experiments with horse and camera would be it." — Rebecca Solnit, River of Shadows (2003) "Arrangement of the cameras for taking the illustration of the paces" The...
"...
“This Guffawgraph is intended to form a refuge for destitute wit — an asylum for the thousands of orphan jokes — the millions of perishing puns, which are now wandering about without so much as a shelf to rest upon!” — Punch, Volume 1 (1841) Punch, or the London...