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- Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama, 1945 -
- circa 1945
- Collections - Artifact
Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama, 1945
- "Birmingham Children" Armband Used after 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing, September 1963 - The 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama, on September 15, 1963, killed four Black children in an act of white supremacist terrorism. The Protestant Council of the City of New York issued armbands like this five days later, asking its members to wear them on Sunday, September 22. Also, thirty ministers wore them during a prayer vigil at the United Nations a few days prior.
- September 01, 1963
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"Birmingham Children" Armband Used after 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing, September 1963
The 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama, on September 15, 1963, killed four Black children in an act of white supremacist terrorism. The Protestant Council of the City of New York issued armbands like this five days later, asking its members to wear them on Sunday, September 22. Also, thirty ministers wore them during a prayer vigil at the United Nations a few days prior.
- Old Spanish Road, Part of the 'Roads of the Pacific' Exhibit, California Pacific International Exposition, San Diego, 1935 - "Roads of the Pacific" was part of the Ford Exhibit, the most popular attraction at the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition. Visitors rode in brand new Ford V-8s over14 reproductions of famous roads. This section representing Mexico's Old Spanish Road contributed to the immersive "Roads of the Pacific" experience.
- 1935
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Old Spanish Road, Part of the 'Roads of the Pacific' Exhibit, California Pacific International Exposition, San Diego, 1935
"Roads of the Pacific" was part of the Ford Exhibit, the most popular attraction at the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition. Visitors rode in brand new Ford V-8s over14 reproductions of famous roads. This section representing Mexico's Old Spanish Road contributed to the immersive "Roads of the Pacific" experience.
- Ford Motor Company Measurement Poster, "Rod," circa 1960 - This poster is part of a portfolio illustrating the history of measurement. As several of these posters make clear, early units of measurement were sometimes based upon the bodies of "average men" or royalty. Using a dynamic, simple illustration style, these posters reveal how the standardization of measurements aided the growth and refinement of industrial, precision, and scientific processes.
- circa 1960
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Ford Motor Company Measurement Poster, "Rod," circa 1960
This poster is part of a portfolio illustrating the history of measurement. As several of these posters make clear, early units of measurement were sometimes based upon the bodies of "average men" or royalty. Using a dynamic, simple illustration style, these posters reveal how the standardization of measurements aided the growth and refinement of industrial, precision, and scientific processes.
- "Conversations on the Art of Glass Blowing," 1836 -
- 1836
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"Conversations on the Art of Glass Blowing," 1836
- Bicycle Racing Medals, 1904-1909 - Cyclists in the late 1800s and early 1900s joined clubs to promote bicycle issues, to tour the countryside, and -- for many athletic young men -- to race. Club members proudly displayed badges and medals that recalled their racing accomplishments. Henry McWhirter, a member of San Francisco's New Century Wheelmen, wore these competition bars.
- 1904-1909
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Bicycle Racing Medals, 1904-1909
Cyclists in the late 1800s and early 1900s joined clubs to promote bicycle issues, to tour the countryside, and -- for many athletic young men -- to race. Club members proudly displayed badges and medals that recalled their racing accomplishments. Henry McWhirter, a member of San Francisco's New Century Wheelmen, wore these competition bars.
- Official Program of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway 16th International Sweepstakes 500 Mile Race, May 30, 1928 - The sixteenth Indianapolis 500 was held on May 30, 1928. Louis Meyer, driving a Miller Special, won the first of his three Indy 500 victories. Despite his having appeared at Indianapolis as a relief driver the year before, Meyer was considered a rookie winner in 1928. The Stutz Motor Company, based in Indianapolis, was a prominent advertiser in the race's program.
- May 30, 1928
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Official Program of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway 16th International Sweepstakes 500 Mile Race, May 30, 1928
The sixteenth Indianapolis 500 was held on May 30, 1928. Louis Meyer, driving a Miller Special, won the first of his three Indy 500 victories. Despite his having appeared at Indianapolis as a relief driver the year before, Meyer was considered a rookie winner in 1928. The Stutz Motor Company, based in Indianapolis, was a prominent advertiser in the race's program.
- Milk Jar, 1901-1907 -
- 1901-1907
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Milk Jar, 1901-1907
- Wedding Portrait, circa 1895 -
- circa 1895
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Wedding Portrait, circa 1895
- Quadricycle inside Replica of Henry Ford's Workshop, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934 - Chicago's 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition used the theme of progress to encourage optimism during the Depression. Ford Motor Company's popular exhibition at the fair included the century room, where fairgoers found a nineteenth-century machine shop, a replica of Henry Ford's first workshop, and the Quadricyle -- the original Ford automobile.
- 1934
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Quadricycle inside Replica of Henry Ford's Workshop, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934
Chicago's 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition used the theme of progress to encourage optimism during the Depression. Ford Motor Company's popular exhibition at the fair included the century room, where fairgoers found a nineteenth-century machine shop, a replica of Henry Ford's first workshop, and the Quadricyle -- the original Ford automobile.