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- Betty Lamp, a 20th Century Reproduction of an 1837 Design -
- 1837
- Collections - Artifact
Betty Lamp, a 20th Century Reproduction of an 1837 Design
- Jerry O'Mahony Diners Being Transported, circa 1928 -
- circa 1928
- Collections - Artifact
Jerry O'Mahony Diners Being Transported, circa 1928
- 1936 Political Postcard, "Communism is Americanism of the 20th Century" - America's Communist Party selected Earl Russell Browder and James W. Ford as its presidential ticket for 1936. This postcard, sent by the party's election campaign committee, pointed out eight key party policies and asked for contributions to help reach millions of voters. Though party membership grew during the economic hard times of the early 1930s, the candidates received less than 80,000 votes.
- 1936
- Collections - Artifact
1936 Political Postcard, "Communism is Americanism of the 20th Century"
America's Communist Party selected Earl Russell Browder and James W. Ford as its presidential ticket for 1936. This postcard, sent by the party's election campaign committee, pointed out eight key party policies and asked for contributions to help reach millions of voters. Though party membership grew during the economic hard times of the early 1930s, the candidates received less than 80,000 votes.
- Circus Poster, "Forepaugh & Sells Brothers' 20th Century Colossus," circa 1900 - In the late nineteenth century, printers developed a lithograph method that produced brightly colored posters. In advance of a circus coming to town, general agents glued these eye-catching generic posters to building walls, fences, and in window displays. To announce when and where the performances would happen, local printers sometimes provided letterpress paper date strips to paste onto the posters' lower margin.
- circa 1900
- Collections - Artifact
Circus Poster, "Forepaugh & Sells Brothers' 20th Century Colossus," circa 1900
In the late nineteenth century, printers developed a lithograph method that produced brightly colored posters. In advance of a circus coming to town, general agents glued these eye-catching generic posters to building walls, fences, and in window displays. To announce when and where the performances would happen, local printers sometimes provided letterpress paper date strips to paste onto the posters' lower margin.
- Young Boy with U.S. Army Personnel and Jeeps, France, 1945 - Designed for scouting work, the jeep proved itself capable of much more during World War II. Soldiers used it to tow artillery, carry the wounded, and deliver ammunition. When fitted with a machine gun, the jeep became a weapon itself. This photograph shows soldiers of the U.S. Army's 20th Armored Division on their way to Metz, France, in 1945.
- 1945
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Young Boy with U.S. Army Personnel and Jeeps, France, 1945
Designed for scouting work, the jeep proved itself capable of much more during World War II. Soldiers used it to tow artillery, carry the wounded, and deliver ammunition. When fitted with a machine gun, the jeep became a weapon itself. This photograph shows soldiers of the U.S. Army's 20th Armored Division on their way to Metz, France, in 1945.
- Colt 1849 Pocket Revolver, Used by Capt. J. H. Spencer of the 20th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 1861 -
- 1861-1865
- Collections - Artifact
Colt 1849 Pocket Revolver, Used by Capt. J. H. Spencer of the 20th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 1861
- Catalog for Herman Miller Furniture, "20th Century Modern Furniture Designed by Gilbert Rohde," 1934 -
- 1934
- Collections - Artifact
Catalog for Herman Miller Furniture, "20th Century Modern Furniture Designed by Gilbert Rohde," 1934
- A Scene from the 20th Century-Fox Production "Laura" with Costume Designs by Bonnie Cashin, 1944 -
- 1944
- Collections - Artifact
A Scene from the 20th Century-Fox Production "Laura" with Costume Designs by Bonnie Cashin, 1944
- Bookplate Acknowledging Gift to the Boston Public Library from the 20th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Memorial Fund, 1890-1910 - Bookplates show ownership, but they can also tell us more. Often pasted on the inside of a book's front cover or endpaper, these printed labels contain the owner's name and sometimes the words "ex-libris" (Latin for "from the library of"). Coats of arms, crests, other decorative images, poems, mottoes, and even font type provide insight into the beliefs, passions, and interests of the book's owner.
- 1890-1908
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Bookplate Acknowledging Gift to the Boston Public Library from the 20th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Memorial Fund, 1890-1910
Bookplates show ownership, but they can also tell us more. Often pasted on the inside of a book's front cover or endpaper, these printed labels contain the owner's name and sometimes the words "ex-libris" (Latin for "from the library of"). Coats of arms, crests, other decorative images, poems, mottoes, and even font type provide insight into the beliefs, passions, and interests of the book's owner.
- 20th Century Mainstream Glass - Corning Glass Works' heat-resistant glass bakeware, called Pyrex, was introduced in the mid-1910s. Pyrex products were inexpensive, with an easy-to-clean smooth surface. Pyrex glassware could travel from freezer to oven to table. Colored Pyrex kitchenware was introduced in 1947. Corning released an array of products with its Spring Blossom Green pattern in 1972. The company redesigned the pattern several years later before it was discontinued.
- July 26, 2017
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20th Century Mainstream Glass
Corning Glass Works' heat-resistant glass bakeware, called Pyrex, was introduced in the mid-1910s. Pyrex products were inexpensive, with an easy-to-clean smooth surface. Pyrex glassware could travel from freezer to oven to table. Colored Pyrex kitchenware was introduced in 1947. Corning released an array of products with its Spring Blossom Green pattern in 1972. The company redesigned the pattern several years later before it was discontinued.