Period Americana

05/14/2026

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04/19/2026

In honor of Patriots' Day, sharing my ribbon from the Battle of Concord Bridge, fought on this day in 1775. This example belonged to Solomon Smith of Acton, Mass. The adjacent ribbon was given to veterans following the Revolutionary War. (Period Americana collection.)

10/28/2025

On this day in 1886 the Statue of Liberty was dedicated in New York to honor the friendship between the United States and France as well as the abolition of slavery. These are the original fundraising materials used at the fundraising dinner held in Paris on November 6, 1875 to solicit French donations. (From the Kenneth Olson collection.)

08/22/2025

A great George Steinbrenner quoting the even greater Casey Stengel regarding the Red Sox Yankee rivalry.

08/20/2025

Circa 1865/1866 albumen photograph of African Americans loading a train car. (Photographed courtesy of Period Americana/Kenneth J. Olson Collection)

08/17/2025

Babe Ruth died on this day in 1948. Next time you are feeling down and out remember what The Great Bambino once said, "Every strike brings me closer to the next home run."

08/16/2025

An 1870 image of what Boston was luke in 1770.

05/29/2025

Original photo I own of President John F. Kennedy conversing with his brother-in-law Peter Lawford. Along with a typed telephone message from JFK's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln. The photo is stamped Robert Knudsen, JFK's longtime Naval photographer. (Courtesy of Period Americana.)

11/16/2022

Sometimes a photo is only a photo....until you add context. (I don't typically post dead bodies but this one is historically important.)