Tag: Hoover Library
Hoover Library presents Set Momjian’s White House china collection
Few of us will ever get to eat off of White House china, but here’s a chance to see how past Presidents dined. White House china collector Set Momjian will be speaking at the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum on October 6 at 2 p.m. about some of his pieces currently on display in [...]
Posted by Hilary on October 5, 2012, under - Presidents, National Archives Near You.
Tags: collections. china, Hoover Library, Set Momjian, White House history
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Facial Hair Friday: Herbert the Handsome
Herbert Hoover—successful businessman, international humanitarian, President during the Crash of 1929—and rugged mustachioed mining engineer? Yes, Bert Hoover started his career in the goldfields of Australia in 1897–1898. He then headed to China to develop coal mines, and he and his wife, Lou, were there during the Boxer Rebellion of 1900. Fun fact: Herbert is [...]
Posted by Mary on September 30, 2011, under - Presidents, Facial Hair Fridays, Uncategorized.
Tags: Boulder Dam, herbert hoover, Hoover Dam, Hoover Library, moustache
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