Another Century – Everyday life, material culture, and ephemera from 1850 to 1950.

STEP INTO ANOTHER CENTURY

Discover How People Lived,
Made, Dressed & Dreamed

Explore the beauty, ingenuity, rituals, hardships, forgotten skills,
and everyday pleasures of life in another time.

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WOMEN & WORK

Inside the Doll Factory

The work, the wages, and the young hands behind the toys.

circa 1908

PAPER & POST

Calling Cards and the Language of Visit

What these small cards revealed about manners and society.

19th century

EVERYDAY LIFE

A Street Scene, 1900

Clothing, transportation, and the rhythm of an ordinary day.

circa 1900

WOMEN & LEISURE

The Woman Behind the Shotgun

Meet a national skeet champion at a time when women in sport still made news.

1938

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LEARN AN OLD SKILL

Try Something People Once Knew How to Do

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Learn the crafts, customs, creative skills, and practical knowledge that shaped everyday life in another century.

The Art of Letter Writing

Learn the etiquette, structure, materials, and small rituals that made correspondence an art.

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Historical Typography and Lettering Workshop Hero

Historical Typography & Lettering

Explore the typefaces, ornamental lettering, advertisements, and printed styles that gave the period its look.

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Hand Tinting Old Photographs

Discover how color was added to black and white photographs and try the technique yourself.

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SHOP THE PAPER COLLECTIONS

Take a Little Piece of Another Century Home

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Explore stationery, ephemera, and paper goods inspired by the letters, labels, calling cards, receipts, and everyday objects people once used and saved.

The 1890 Paper Drawer

A curated drawer of calling cards, receipts, labels, tickets, trade cards, letters, and everyday paper treasures inspired by life in 1890.

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The Letter Writer’s Paper Set

A romantic collection of stationery, correspondence papers, envelopes, and writing pieces inspired by the quiet ritual of putting pen to paper.

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The Household Paper Collection

A colorful assortment of labels, receipts, advertisements, coupons, cards, and domestic ephemera inspired by the paper that once passed through everyday homes.

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EXPLORE BY TOPIC

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Wander through the everyday details of life in another time.

EVERYDAY LIFE

WOMEN & FASHION

HOME & FAMILY

WORK & MONEY

Objects & EPHEMERA

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Research the World Behind the Story

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Follow the sources behind Another Century through primary documents,
photographs, timelines, historical terminology, and research guides
that help you explore the past for yourself.

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Research Guides

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