A house that fits under your bed
On August 17, 1886, Joseph P. Buckingham, was granted a patent for an improvement for collapsible toy houses. In his application, he explains the intricate details of...
A request that’s completely aboveboard
A recession in the 1980s, with high inflation and soaring mortgage rates, caused a slump in the home-building industry and left companies bankrupt and many workers...
A request that’s completely aboveboard
A recession in the 1980s, with high inflation and soaring mortgage rates, caused a slump in the home-building industry and left companies bankrupt and many workers...
Early view of St. Louis
The United States and France signed the Louisiana Purchase Treaty on April 30, 1803. As part of the treaty, the town of St. Louis in what is now Missouri was...
Happy Anniversary, Mr. President!
President Dwight D. and First Lady Mamie Eisenhower posed for this portrait as they celebrated their 39th wedding anniversary on July 1, 1955. The photograph was...
Our place
George and Linda Galvin posed with their family outside their home in Oxnard, California, in Tom Kasser’s 1982 photograph.
Spartanburg family
This African American family posed in front of their home in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, for photographer E.F. Shipp on September 12, 1928.