Understanding foods and textiles isn't quite complete without also considering the equipment used to plant, process or produce these items. The first semi-annual curators report of 1885 begins with the acquisition of a Whitney cotton gin by the Foods and Textiles Sections of the United States National Museum.
Please help us transcribe these reports and learn about the growing museum collections in curator R. Hitchcock's own words.
Understanding foods and textiles isn't quite complete without also considering the equipment used to plant, process or produce these items. The first semi-annual curators report of 1885 begins with the acquisition of a Whitney cotton gin by the Foods and Textiles Sections of the United States National Museum.
Please help us transcribe these reports and learn about the growing museum collections in curator R. Hitchcock's own words.