Neighborhood Activist Joan Cooper
For nearly 50 years, Joan Cooper worked for change in her neighborhood.
How To Prepare Tin Cans For Collection in 1943
This colorful advertisement from 1943 describes how to properly clean and prepare tin cans for recycling in order to aid war efforts during WWII.
The Columbia News
“What the old year has done for us is this; it has brought everything forward to the point where hope is real, and apt to blossom in full at any moment. It has turned hope into practical assurance. In this way we can say wholeheartedly to each other, and to the world at large –…
Holiday Postcard Collection
Did you know that the study and collection of postcards is called Deltiology?
The Dudley Family Home
Oh, to sled down that hill… The Dudley Family Home stood on a hill on North Military Road – the same hill where you now find the Cherrydale Branch Library, one of Arlington’s beloved neighborhood libraries. This photo, taken in the 1920s, comes from the Dudley Family Photographs, 1920-1950 collection. The collection contains an…
Wakefield High School Student Posters
The students who attended Wakefield High School during the 1969/1970 school year were a busy and creative group. From after school clubs to theater productions; from student body elections to themed dances; Wakefield students showcased their events, programs and causes with simple but effective hand silkscreened posters: David Crist, graduate of Wakefield Class of 1970,…
Murphy & Ames Lumber and Hardware
In honor of Shop Small Saturday, we present the Murphy & Ames lumber and hardware company, located in Rosslyn from 1908 to the 1960s.
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Central Library, First Floor
1015 North Quincy Street
Arlington VA 22201
703-228-5990