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For centuries, canes served as compulsory fashion accessories, similar to hats.
This image was posted on April 10, 2018.
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Can you guess what type of lettering this is?
This image was posted on March 17, 2018.
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For centuries, people have traveled the seas exploring new territories, engaging in trade, fishing, and whaling.
This image was posted on March 09, 2018.
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From coast to coast, regions of North America developed distinctive types of hand-carved duck decoys.
This image was posted on March 01, 2018.
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American carved stone books first appeared around 1860.
This image was posted on February 16, 2018.
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Fraternal organizations thrived in America in the nineteenth century.
This image was posted on February 05, 2018.
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As with so much American folk art, the maker of this pictorial carving and its origins is unknown.
This image was posted on February 01, 2018.
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Folk pottery is still made today in North Carolina and Georgia.
This image was posted on January 26, 2018.
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Folk pottery is still made today in North Carolina and Georgia.
This image was posted on January 26, 2018.
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Folk pottery is still made today in North Carolina and Georgia.
This image was posted on January 26, 2018.
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In 1782, Congress designated the bald eagle, unique to North America, as the national emblem.
This image was posted on January 10, 2018.
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People have used devices to measure the wind since ancient times.
This image was posted on January 04, 2018.
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