Did you know that this 'Studio Portrait of a Woman Sitting, Diptych' was created by Henry Clay Anderson, a photographer whose work often documented African American life in the Mississippi Delta during the mid-20th century, a period marked by segregation?
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Study after William Rush's "Water Nymph and Bittern" — Did you know that the sculpture 'Study after William Rush's 'Water Nymph and Bittern'', created in the 1910s or 1870s, was purchased from Knoedler & Co., Inc., M., New York in 1965? Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Georgia property crime rate — In Georgia, the reported property crime rate was about 1,709 offenses per 100,000 residents in 2024. The national rate that year was about 1,769 per 100,000. (Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer). FBI · Crime Data Explorer
Delta County, Colorado by the numbers — Did you know? The U.S. Census Bureau's 2022 ACS 5-year estimates show Delta County, Colorado has a population of about 31,173, a median age of 47.8, a median household income of $56,349, a median home value of $291,400. U.S. Census Bureau
Macon County, Alabama by the numbers — Did you know? The U.S. Census Bureau's 2022 ACS 5-year estimates show Macon County, Alabama has a population of about 19,198, a median age of 37.8, a median household income of $41,206, a median home value of $93,900. U.S. Census Bureau
Carpenter's Wheel — Did you know that the 'Carpenter's Wheel' found in the Smithsonian's collection is a quilt that dates back to the 1930s or 1940s? Smithsonian American Art Museum
