According to the donor, this drumstick holder was the property of John Lincoln Clem, the Drummer Boy of Chickamauga, who fought in the Civil War. The drumstick holder is made
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The edging and lace decorations on this dress are examples of the art of tatting. The art of tatting involves using a shuttle, or a needle, to create knots in
This rifle is a percussion rifle which has been in the donor’s family since 1836 when according to family tradition the rifle was given to Jose Antonio Menchaca by Sam
This is a Singer treadle style sewing machine, mounted in a wooden table. In order to use this type of sewing machine the operator uses his or her foot to
This is a pen and ink drawing of Oveta Culp Hobby by Jack “Herc” Ficklen (1911-1980) of the Dallas News. Jack was a political cartoonist for the paper, working at
Some of the first known calculation systems were developed by Sumerians and Egyptians around 3rd millennium B.C. One of the tools that they created to help with the calculation of