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- The Noble Game of the Elephant and Castle, 1822-1840 - The educational game "The Noble Game of the Elephant and Castle" features a colorful board with the image of a stylized elephant and an 84-page rules booklet full of information about Asian customs. The twenty-four spaces across the elephant board depict customs, events, or people from Asia.
- 1822-1840
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The Noble Game of the Elephant and Castle, 1822-1840
The educational game "The Noble Game of the Elephant and Castle" features a colorful board with the image of a stylized elephant and an 84-page rules booklet full of information about Asian customs. The twenty-four spaces across the elephant board depict customs, events, or people from Asia.
- Trade Card for Tea and Coffee, Union Pacific Tea Co., 1890-1900 - In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- 1890-1900
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Trade Card for Tea and Coffee, Union Pacific Tea Co., 1890-1900
In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- Trade Card for Singer Sewing Machines, 1892 - As color printing gained momentum in the late 19th century, trade cards became a major means of advertising goods and services. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. The Singer Sewing Machine Company had a series of trade cards, like this one, offering images of Singer machine users from around the world in their national dress.
- circa 1892
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Trade Card for Singer Sewing Machines, 1892
As color printing gained momentum in the late 19th century, trade cards became a major means of advertising goods and services. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. The Singer Sewing Machine Company had a series of trade cards, like this one, offering images of Singer machine users from around the world in their national dress.
- Thomas Flyer and Obelisk Marking Border Between Asia and Europe, New York to Paris Race, 1908 - In February 1908, six automobiles began an around-the-world race from New York City to Paris, France. The contest took 169 days, covered 22,000 miles and spanned three continents. In May, the three remaining teams left Vladivostok, Russia. For the next two to three months the teams made their way west across the Russian countryside.
- 1908
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Thomas Flyer and Obelisk Marking Border Between Asia and Europe, New York to Paris Race, 1908
In February 1908, six automobiles began an around-the-world race from New York City to Paris, France. The contest took 169 days, covered 22,000 miles and spanned three continents. In May, the three remaining teams left Vladivostok, Russia. For the next two to three months the teams made their way west across the Russian countryside.
- "Miller Scratching His Name on Monument Marking Boundary Between Europe and Asia," New York to Paris Race, 1908 - In February 1908, six automobiles began an around-the-world race from New York City to Paris, France. The contest took 169 days, covered 22,000 miles and spanned three continents. In May, the three remaining teams left Vladivostok, Russia. For the next two to three months the teams made their way west across the Russian countryside.
- 1908
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"Miller Scratching His Name on Monument Marking Boundary Between Europe and Asia," New York to Paris Race, 1908
In February 1908, six automobiles began an around-the-world race from New York City to Paris, France. The contest took 169 days, covered 22,000 miles and spanned three continents. In May, the three remaining teams left Vladivostok, Russia. For the next two to three months the teams made their way west across the Russian countryside.
- George Miller in Front of Obelisk Monument, Russia, during the New York to Paris Race, 1908 - In February 1908, six automobiles began an around-the-world race from New York City to Paris, France. The contest took 169 days, covered 22,000 miles and spanned three continents. In May, the three remaining teams left Vladivostok, Russia. For the next two to three months the teams made their way west across the Russian countryside.
- 1908
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George Miller in Front of Obelisk Monument, Russia, during the New York to Paris Race, 1908
In February 1908, six automobiles began an around-the-world race from New York City to Paris, France. The contest took 169 days, covered 22,000 miles and spanned three continents. In May, the three remaining teams left Vladivostok, Russia. For the next two to three months the teams made their way west across the Russian countryside.
- Henry Ford II at Singapore Airport While on Tour, 1971 - Henry Ford II, Chairman and CEO of Ford Motor Company, made a four-day visit to Singapore in February 1971. While there, he met with government officials and business leaders. Ford's Singapore stopover was part of a longer three-week familiarization tour of southeast Asia that also included stops in Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Manila, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Tokyo.
- 1971
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Henry Ford II at Singapore Airport While on Tour, 1971
Henry Ford II, Chairman and CEO of Ford Motor Company, made a four-day visit to Singapore in February 1971. While there, he met with government officials and business leaders. Ford's Singapore stopover was part of a longer three-week familiarization tour of southeast Asia that also included stops in Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Manila, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Tokyo.
- Henry Ford II, 1971 - Henry Ford II served as president of Ford Motor Company from 1945 to 1960, and as chairman and CEO from 1960 until his retirement in 1979. Mr. Ford led the company into the modern era, adopting up-to-date administrative practices, decentralizing production facilities, and transforming what essentially had been a giant family-owned business into a well-managed, publicly traded corporation.
- 1971
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Henry Ford II, 1971
Henry Ford II served as president of Ford Motor Company from 1945 to 1960, and as chairman and CEO from 1960 until his retirement in 1979. Mr. Ford led the company into the modern era, adopting up-to-date administrative practices, decentralizing production facilities, and transforming what essentially had been a giant family-owned business into a well-managed, publicly traded corporation.
- QSL Card from the 1965 Asia-Pacific Dxpedition in Western Samoa using Call Sign 5W1AD to W6DQZ (Hamid Durmisevich, Los Angeles, California), August 3, 1965 - It was customary for ham radio operators (hams) to exchange these "QSL cards" with one another through the mail after their first conversation. Long-time hams amassed collections of thousands of cards, some from far-flung places. There is a story embedded in each example: the ham's call sign dominates the design, with additional details about location, reception reports, and weather conditions.
- August 03, 1965
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QSL Card from the 1965 Asia-Pacific Dxpedition in Western Samoa using Call Sign 5W1AD to W6DQZ (Hamid Durmisevich, Los Angeles, California), August 3, 1965
It was customary for ham radio operators (hams) to exchange these "QSL cards" with one another through the mail after their first conversation. Long-time hams amassed collections of thousands of cards, some from far-flung places. There is a story embedded in each example: the ham's call sign dominates the design, with additional details about location, reception reports, and weather conditions.
- Henry Ford II Meeting with Japanese Automotive Executives, Japan, 1971 -
- 1971
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Henry Ford II Meeting with Japanese Automotive Executives, Japan, 1971