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1925: A Year in the Collections

1925 was a dynamic year in American history, reflecting the rapid cultural and technological changes of the decade. On January 1, astronomer Edwin Hubble presented his 1924 findings on the existence of galaxies beyond the Milky Way, fundamentally changing our understanding of the universe. On March 4, Calvin Coolidge became the first U.S. president to have his inauguration broadcast on radio. On April 10, F. Scott Fitzgerald published The Great Gatsby, a Jazz Age novel that would become one of the most iconic works of American literature. July 10–21, the Scopes "Monkey" Trial in Tennessee brought national attention to the debate between science and religion. November 28, the Grand Ole Opry began broadcasting on radio, laying the foundation for country music’s influence in American culture. Explore items related to these and other events in the collections.


Charlie Chaplin

Desk from the Hope School

Western Electric / NBC suspension carbon radio microphone

Black biplane with pontoon floats instead of wheels. Bottom of lower cream colored wing adorned with roundels.

Curtiss R3C-2

"Yes Sir! That's My Baby"

RCA "Radiola 26" portable super-heterodyne

Bayer Tablets of Aspirin

Leica 35mm Model A

Brownie pictures "go big"

Clamp On Roller Skates, 1925

Northern Electric type 50 candlestick telephone

Fan-style mechanical trade card advertisement for Abie's Irish Rose

shoes, pair of

"Mrs. O'Flahrety's Boarding House" Mutoscope Movie Poster

Al Capone and other gangsters

O'Man River

Newmanstown Baseball Club

Concannon Vineyards Riesling Wine Bottle

Emily Post

Scopes Trial

The Portable Adding Machine

Westclox America Alarm Clock

Calvin Coolidge

dress, 1-piece

Iver Johnson Arms & Cycle Works Bicycle, 1925

Library Bureau Card Catalog

bathing suit, 1-piece

Langston Hughes

Tornado Alarm Clock

Sheet Music, Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue has Anybody Seen My Girl

Photograph of airmail pilot James Hill ready for transcontinental night flight

Composition Four--Melancholia

Clock

Edwin Powell Hubble (1889-1953)

Wassily


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