Meet "The Flintstones"

Flintstones Comic Strip
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Benjamin Franklin Carefully Crafted His Look

Benjamin Franklin Suit 1778
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Smithsonite: A Mineral Named for James Smithson

A specimen of Smithsonite
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An Unusual Photo Frame

Tintype of Civil War Soldier Augustus B. Hayes in a hardtack frame.
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A Fierce Protector for the New Year

Zhong Kui Spirit Guardian of Good Health
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Eyewitness Account From Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941

Letter by Beth Slingerland on Dec. 7, 1941 with eyewitness account of attack on Pearl Harbor.
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A Date Frozen in Time

Handstamp used at Pearl Harbor on the USS Oklahoma
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I Sream, You Scream, We All Scream

Witch Ice Cream Mold
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A History of Voting by Mail

Envelope used during the Civil War so soldiers could vote.
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A Witness to War

Spotsylvania Oak Tree Severed by Bullets Civil War 1864
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