Canada in a Box "...cigar boxes from this era provide tantalizing vignettes of everyday life in the new country, Canada." more inside

Toys from Eaton's in the catalogues of the now defunct Canadian department store. more inside

Expact "is an electronic catalogue of medieval and renaissance scientific instruments from four European museums." more inside

Library and Archival Exhibits on the Web "Explore the rich variety of topics, images, and materials featured in online exhibitions from libraries, archives, historical societies, and museums around the world." Browse by country, institution or alphabetically. Some recent additions. more inside

The Double Bubble Bubblegum guy has a hobby. 'The microcar, a vehicle born out of need, was a child of its time and became the symbol of a people's spirit.' more inside

Regency illustrations A large collection illustrating life during the Regency period in Britain, Europe and the New World. more inside

The Ship That Sailed to Mars Online version of William Timlin's 1923 illustrated book. more inside

Balnea "A virtual museum of sea bathing and seaside tourism." From Rimini on the Adriatic Riviera. more inside

The Museum of Unworkable Devices ...is a celebration of fascinating devices that don't work. It houses diverse examples of the perverse genius of inventors who refused to let their thinking be intimidated by the laws of nature, remaining optimistic in the face of repeated failures. more inside

Chinese Opera comes to America...and Canada...and Singapore, more inside

Larry levels banana crop. Massive cyclone hits Australia's east coast. No levees breached but bananas toast. more inside

American Art Archives, advertising art, magazine covers, movie posters, propaganda and more inside

Treasures of the European Digital Library more inside

Ando Horoshige's Ukiyo-e Japanese woodblock prints. And a Monkey Reaching for the Moon. seen here.

Feline Friday Flash Foolishness

Canadian Pulp Fiction, 1940 - 1952 more inside

The World Solar Challenge participants will traverse more than 3,000km over the Australian continent - from tropical Darwin to balmy Adelaide, in cars powered by nothing more than the sun. more inside

Burlesque and Side Degree Specialties, Paraphernalia and Costumes. The 1930 DeMoulin Bros. & Co. Catalog of Fraternal Supplies. more inside

Handbook for the Appreciation of Japanese Traditional Crafts The materials, techniques, terminology and history of various forms of Japanese arts and crafts. more inside

The Treasures of the Library at NOAA The Treasures of the Library album and collection has been developed to share images from rare and unusual books that reside within the NOAA Central Library. more inside