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The monument's front.
East Liverpool, Ohio

The Starting Point of the U.S. Public Land Survey

After covering almost 1.5 billion acres, the survey's still not finished.
Library of Congress Card Catalog
Washington, D.C.

Library of Congress Card Catalog

A nostalgic bibliographic gem.
Alternate view of the pyramidion
Washington, D.C.

Washington Monument Lightning Rod

The monument's pointy aluminum tip has been melted down by repeated lightning strikes.
Before restoration
Elsecar, England

Elsecar Beam Engine

This jewel of an engine is one of Northern England's finest surviving legacies of the Industrial Revolution, even catching the eye of Henry Ford.
United Record Pressing on Chestnut Street
Nashville, Tennessee

United Record Pressing

When Motown musicians came to Nashville in the 1960s they stayed at this historic record-pressing company because hotels wouldn't host them.
The format here is from a 70mm print, wide enough for her red bouffant.
film

The Forgotten 'China Girls' Hidden at the Beginning of Old Films

Used as quality control, these haunting images were never meant to be public.
Sarah Laskow January 30, 2017
USNO Master Clock
Washington, D.C.

USNO Master Clock

The most accurate timepiece in the world.
Front desk at Henn Na Hotel
Sasebo, Japan

Henn-Na Hotel

The world’s first hotel to be run by robots.
Washington, D.C.

NASA Full Scale Wind Tunnel Propeller

While most wind tunnels test scale models, the "Cave of Winds" was large enough for actual airplanes.
An old Norwegian "Radionette Kurér" radio.
radio

Norway Will Start Shutting Down Its FM Radio Tomorrow

RIP, FM.
Cara Giaimo January 10, 2017
space exploration

Watch Two NASA Astronauts Replace Batteries In Space

The International Space Station needed some new juice.
Cara Giaimo January 9, 2017
Permanently Closed
Fantastically ornate cash register from the days yore
Wilmington, Delaware

Museum of Business History and Technology

Hundreds of antiquated typewriters and office machinery show the technological evolution of business.
The Elcaset, left, compared with an ordinary cassette tape.
technology

The Quiet Failure of Sony’s Giant Cassette Tape

Meet the Elcaset.
Ernie Smith January 7, 2017
Bracewell Radio Sundial
Magdalena, New Mexico

Bracewell Radio Sundial

A one-of-a-kind sundial at the Very Large Array honors a radio astronomy pioneer, incorporating the original piers from his breakthrough radio telescope.
Construction on December 5th, 1961
Washington, D.C.

'Cartwheel' Tower

Washington's top-secret Cold War-era doomsday communications tower is located in a small neighborhood park.
Inside the old model museum
Washington, D.C.

The Old Patent Model Museum

During the Industrial Revolution this “Temple of Invention” was full of intricate miniature machines and gadgets.
games

Found: The Original Ad for the Nintendo Entertainment System

Nintendo was getting ready to bring its gaming system to the U.S.
Sarah Laskow December 20, 2016
A sofa upholstered in pleather.
technology

How Pleather Saved the DuPont Company—And Some Cows, Too

It's been around for decades.
Ernie Smith December 19, 2016