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Poster, "The First 'Wireless,'" "Compliments of Miller Bros. & Arlington 101 Ranch Real Wild West," 1914
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Poster, "The First 'Wireless,'" "Compliments of Miller Bros. & Arlington 101 Ranch Real Wild West," 1914
Artifact
Poster
Date Made
1914
Summary
This poster shows a romanticized view of Native American culture: two people separated by nature and distance, using smoke signals to communicate. Dense black smoke produced by burning damp leaves was confined under a wet blanket--then allowed to escape in bursts. In this way, smoke transformed into a beacon, visible for miles across the vast expanse of early America.
Creators
Place of Creation
Keywords
Communication systems (Mechanical and electrical systems)
Indigenous peoples of North America
Miller Bros. & Arlington 101 Ranch Real Wild West (Organization)
Object ID
35.784.241
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Strobridge Lithographing Co.
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
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Poster, "The First 'Wireless,'" "Compliments of Miller Bros. & Arlington 101 Ranch Real Wild West," 1914
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Trade Card for Ayer's Products, Weather and Medicine Signals for Daily Reference, 1886
Artifact
Trade card
Date Made
1886
Summary
These weather signal flags are in the company of a dancing troupe of anthropomorphic Ayer's cherry cough syrup bottles. The flags signal "cold wave coming," "storm approaching," and temperature changes as patterns that are similar to the common cold and flu. The reverse tells us that our body, like the weather, can be read by its warning systems.
Creators
Place of Creation
Keywords
Object ID
89.0.541.537
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
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Trade Card for Ayer's Products, Weather and Medicine Signals for Daily Reference, 1886
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Patent Model of Marine Signal Lantern, 1863
Artifact
Model (Patent)
Date Made
1863
Summary
This marine lantern was designed to burn oil. An opaque metal shade could be moved to expose and block its glow. Moveable red and green glass shades are its most innovative feature, which served two purposes. They allowed the lantern to act as a communications device, to send messages between ships--and as an anchor light, to avoid collisions between vessels.
Creators
Place of Creation
Object ID
26.160.26
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Smithsonian Institution
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
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Patent Model of Marine Signal Lantern, 1863
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The national attraction for discovering your ingenuity while exploring America’s spirit of innovation. There is always much to see and do at The Henry Ford.
