Dartmouth Winter Carnival Valhalla 1975

7th Mar 2020

As winter carnival season is about to kick off, we look back at some prior classic posters, like this 1975 gem designed by George H. Selkirk III Dartmouth Class of ’77, titled Valhalla – Beyond the No … Read More

Fly me to the Moon

7th Mar 2020

As Frank Sinatra most famously sings, Fly Me To the Moon:Fly me to the moonLet me play among the starsLet me see what spring is likeOn a, Jupiter and MarsIn other words, hold my handIn other words, ba … Read More

College Whoopie Car – Louis Marx & Co

7th Mar 2020

“Whoopie Car” made by Louis Marx & Company. Marx’ was a toy company which did business in the United States between 1919 and 1978. Marx’s toys were sold at five and dime stores and also higher end … Read More

A Bad Hair Day or a Bad Hair Decade?

7th Mar 2020

here were many things forgettable about the 1970s. The oil embargo, the cold war, a disgraced president resigning. But perhaps the worst thing about the ’70s were the hairstyles.Thumbing through a 197 … Read More

Harvard Wedgwood

7th Mar 2020

Wedgwood produced a series of twelve plates for Harvard University in 1927, the first of many such sets produced by Wedgwood. The Library is pictured above. The plates features a transfer printed in b … Read More