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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.


Woodstock "Electrite" Typewriter

Mary Pickford

H-2164, Louis Armstrong's Hot Five

Remington Noiseless

Djuna Barnes

W. E. B. Du Bois

Corona No. 3 Typewriter

Clarence Darrow

Photograph of rural carrier in uniform

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Calvin Coolidge

James H. McGraw Award for Advancement of the Electrical Industry (reverse)

Photograph of Etta Moten Barnett with signed note to Claude Barnett

Marchant Model KC Calculating Machine

Starfish Dancer

Mary McLeod Bethune

Greta Garbo

Charles S. Johnson

Reclining Young Man

Giovanina

United States National Museum Entomological Workers, 1925

Howard Gale Byrd, Outside Defense Mansion

Frank Billings Kellogg

Wanamaker's Men's Store, Philadelphia PA

Silver biplane on display in a museum, featuring an exposed radial engine and a wooden propeller. The fuselage is marked with "HUFF, DALAND DUSTERS INC. MONROE, LOUISIANA" and logo.

Huff-Daland Duster

Camera to be Used in Solar Eclipse Expedition

Flugtag Beyreuth

Magnolia Flower 1925

New Yorker

Lattice Picture

The Great Woman Statesman

Brooklyn Bridge

Actaeon (#1)

Young Woman in Pueblo Window

Gertrude Ederle


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