Bird and tulip -- Work and faith -- Saints and saddles -- Life on the frontier -- Fire -- The image at the prow -- At the sign of the wooden Indian -- Weathervane and hitching post -- From parlor to pantry -- Pitcher and tumbler -- The linen chest -- Furniture from farmhouse to mansion -- Whittling and wood carving -- Playthings -- Circuses and carrousels -- Gadgets and mechanical devices -- Rushlight to kerosene lamp -- A century of costume -- Symbols of a nation.