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Back to the Beach

As summer wanes, maybe it's time to take the family for a relaxing stroll on the beach...—Elizabeth Periale

Le Moniteur de la mode

National Dog Day

Today is National Dog Day. The Libraries features an image from J.H. Walsh's guide of 1860. Walsh was an interesting character and sportsman who used the pseudonym "Stonehenge" for many of his writings.—Elizabeth Periale

J. H. (John Henry) Walsh, Hints to sportsmen on guns and shooting and instructions relating dogs, ponies, ferrets, etc., 1860, English, Irish and Russian setters 

Ready for the Beach

Before the summer ends, don some fabulous bathing attire and head for the beach - but don't forget the sunscreen!—Elizabeth Periale

Journal des dames et des modes, 1914

School Days

It's "Back to School" time! Getting ready for the new year means shopping not only for school supplies but also for the latest in fashions. The trade literature collection at the National Museum of American History Library includes catalogs featuring school furnishings, classroom supplies, and fashions for students of all ages.--Alexia MacClain and Mary Ann Wilson

Top: Beckley-Cardy Company, Catalog of Books Helps and Supplies for Teachers and Schools, Chicago, Illinois, 1918

Middle and bottom: Morris & Company, Inc., Paul Jones Middy Garments, Baltimore, Maryland