The Newberry
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Curating curiosity for all since 1887. The Newberry Library is an independent research library located in Chicago’s Gold Coast neighborhood. Cover photo: Oak Street Beach postcard from Curt Teich Postcard Collection.
Re-visiting this early 20th century postcard--and some nearby Chicago hotels--on the busiest travel weekend of the year. From our Curt Teich Postcard Collection. #historysky #chicago @pastpostcard.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Re-visiting this early 20th century postcard--and some nearby Chicago hotels--on the busiest travel weekend of the year. From our Curt Teich Postcard Collection. #historysky #chicago @pastpostcard.bsky.social
For Native American Heritage Month, here's Dolores Purdy’s (Caddo Nation of Oklahoma) Speaking to Star Beings. "Our priests would study the night sky and would understand our place in the universe as well as knowing when to plant crops, how to treat others, and other matters of day-to-day living."
November 25, 2025 at 3:05 PM
For Native American Heritage Month, here's Dolores Purdy’s (Caddo Nation of Oklahoma) Speaking to Star Beings. "Our priests would study the night sky and would understand our place in the universe as well as knowing when to plant crops, how to treat others, and other matters of day-to-day living."
Now that we're here, how about a post featuring blue sky? A postcard from our John I. Monroe collection, featuring the face of a woman and a man in the clouds with a blue sky around them. #historysky
November 19, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Now that we're here, how about a post featuring blue sky? A postcard from our John I. Monroe collection, featuring the face of a woman and a man in the clouds with a blue sky around them. #historysky