libraries
The Famous Fight Over the Turn-of-the-Century Trend of Spirit Photography
In one corner: Harry Houdini. And in the other: Arthur Conan Doyle.
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military history
The Haunted Houses Designed to Scare Spooks
These WWII-era “houses of horrors” trained American spies for combat using cardboard Nazis.
vampires
Dracula Lives! (in Philadelphia)
The Rosenbach museum is home to Bram Stoker’s original notes on vampires and a growing collection of undead literature.
haunted
This British University Has an Archive of Ye Olde Haunted Houses
The times have changed, but the thrill remains the same.
anatomy museums
The Eventful Afterlife of a Crowd of 19th-Century Skulls
Philadelphia’s famed anatomy showplace, the Mütter Museum, gets a facelift.
libraries
Explore a Century of Halloween in L.A. Through Vintage Photographs
An eerie/fun glimpse into the Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection.
mechanical instruments
Inside the Year-Long Effort to Restore the Waldorf Astoria's Famed Clock
If they could turn back time.
music
Tracing the Funky Story of D.C. Go-Go, From Parties to Protest
It's not every day that a library archive will make you want to boogie.
museums
A Stunning Archive of the Work of Early Black Photographers
A new collection acquired by the Smithsonian is a window into Black history.
gardens
When World War II Started, the U.S. Government Fought Against Victory Gardens
Home gardeners planted despite an initial federal policy of leaving farming to the professionals.
food
How the Influenza Pandemic Popularized Lemons
When it reached America, Sunkist marketers recommended hot lemonade.
exploration
The Intrepid '20s Women Who Formed an All-Female Global Exploration Society
Excluded from the men-only Explorers Club, they established their own group for adventurers.
