1960s
Monday, September 23, 2024
It's official! Fall is here!
Monday, September 16, 2024
We're keeping it clean this week with a selection from our collections ...
Monday, September 9, 2024
We're bringing some better living through chemistry to the cookie pushers in our audience today ....
Monday, February 19, 2024
Turns out, this is Major Tom. Never meet your heroes.
Monday, January 29, 2024
This week's adventure into Hagley Library's Digital Archives comes courtesy of the Tandy Leather Company ...
Monday, August 28, 2023
According to the internet, we (or someone) will be celebrating "More Herbs, Less Salt Day" on August 29th ...
Monday, August 14, 2023
One of Hagley Library's newest digital collections offers a curated selection of materials ...
Thursday, February 16, 2023
On this date, February 16, in 1937, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. was granted U.S. patent ...
Monday, February 6, 2023
Busted! These images are part of a undated a group of photographs that the Strawbridge & Clothier department store once used ...
Friday, January 27, 2023
It's all fun and games this Friday ....
Monday, January 16, 2023
Today's image from our archives is a photograph taken by photojournalist Dennis Brack (1939- ) from the headquarters of a Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee ...
Tuesday, January 3, 2023
Here's hoping our first post of 2023 helps you start the New Year with a happy smile and tickled pink ...
Tuesday, December 27, 2022
We're back! And we're returning to the stacks with this clipping ...
Thursday, December 22, 2022
We're heading out for the holidays today with one last post featuring our newest digital collection ...
Friday, December 2, 2022
Let's go glamorous this #FashionFriday ....
Friday, November 4, 2022
This ca. 1960s photograph offers a peek into the Bethlehem Steel Company's model ship room ..
Thursday, November 3, 2022
On this date, November 3, in 1952, the inventor, entrepreneur, and naturalist Clarence Birdseye ...
Tuesday, October 4, 2022
The DuPont employees in this photograph were part of the company's Lycra production and testing staff ...
Thursday, September 22, 2022
We're ready for Fall, are you?
Thursday, September 8, 2022
Today marks the birthdate of Ida Henrietta Hyde ...
Thursday, July 21, 2022
Who couldn't use a little mid-week glow-up?
Monday, July 18, 2022
Today's featured photo hits close to home ...
Thursday, June 16, 2022
How are you feeling about your windows this #ThursDIY?
Monday, June 6, 2022
Today's #MotorMonday post takes us for a ride in a 1960 Borgward Isabella ...
Thursday, June 2, 2022
Sure, it starts a little slow ....
Friday, April 29, 2022
Can you believe it's Arbor Day again already?
Friday, April 22, 2022
We're observing Earth Day today with this video ...
Friday, April 1, 2022
Philco News's editorial team must have been as excited for springtime as we are ...
Tuesday, March 29, 2022
Who knew that #TrainTuesday could be so glamorous?
Wednesday, March 2, 2022
What better way to welcome the month of March than with ...
Wednesday, February 23, 2022
Here's a behind the curtain look at the "Dancing Molecules" act ...
Friday, February 18, 2022
We're getting extra lovable this #FashionFriday with a 1965 flier from the the Lovable Company ...
Friday, January 28, 2022
This ca. 1965 image from a stereoview slide is giving new life to the idea of shapewear this #FashionFriday ...
Thursday, January 20, 2022
On this date in 1964 ...
Friday, January 14, 2022
Need a pop of color this #FashionFriday?
Thursday, January 6, 2022
On this date, January 6, in 1954, the first commercially successful TV dinner ...
Thursday, December 9, 2021
We’re posting this ca. 1967 photograph today in recognition of the 115th anniversary of the birth of Dr. Grace Hopper ...
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
Our terrifying week of Halloween tricks and treats continues ....
Tuesday, September 14, 2021
We've chosen this 1963 negative for today's #TrainTuesday post ....
Tuesday, August 24, 2021
We're traveling on the electronic highway of the future ....
Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Today marks the anniversary of the July 20, 1969 date when Apollo 11 ....
Friday, June 25, 2021
This #FashionFriday, I've got summertime on my mind ...
Monday, June 21, 2021
It's official! ...
Friday, May 14, 2021
Today's #FashionFriday posts rests on not just one, but three firm foundation(al garments) ...
Thursday, April 8, 2021
Today's #ThursDIY post has us sharing this cover for a brochure...
Monday, March 29, 2021
"What do you want to do for lunch today?""Oh, I dunno. Something...
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
March 23rd is National Agriculture Day, and has been since...
Monday, March 15, 2021
This ca. 1965 photograph shows one side of a stereoview slide...
Friday, March 5, 2021
Happy Industrial Design Day! Industrial design the practice of...
Friday, February 19, 2021
It's another chilly, snowy winter Friday at Hagley Library, so...
Friday, January 29, 2021
Brr! It's a chilly day here at Hagley Library, so we hit the...
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
When President Richard Nixon resigned from office in disgrace in...
Monday, January 18, 2021
In recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, today...
Thursday, December 3, 2020
In recognition of International Day of Persons with Disabilities...
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
On this date in 1963, Bell Telephone began offering the world's...
Thursday, November 12, 2020
We're getting a visit from Miss Rheingold this #ThirstyThursday...
Tuesday, November 3, 2020
This is it! The last campaign commercial you have to watch...
Thursday, October 22, 2020
Still upset about the cancellation of this year's Oktoberfest?...
Wednesday, October 14, 2020
On this day, October 14, in 1964, Dr. Martin Luther King,...
Thursday, October 1, 2020