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- No More Porridge - An industrial designer looks at how the science of animal behavior offers lessons to inform unique product design.
- June 01, 2013
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No More Porridge
An industrial designer looks at how the science of animal behavior offers lessons to inform unique product design.
- Autographed Baseball from Rosa Parks to Curt Flood, December 18, 1994 - Simple, courageous actions that change society will inspire others. In 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus to a white man. Her action helped transform race relations in America. Fourteen years later, Curt Flood challenged Major League Baseball's "reserve clause," and transformed owner-player relations in team sports. In 1994, Rosa Parks signed this baseball for Flood.
- December 18, 1994
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Autographed Baseball from Rosa Parks to Curt Flood, December 18, 1994
Simple, courageous actions that change society will inspire others. In 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus to a white man. Her action helped transform race relations in America. Fourteen years later, Curt Flood challenged Major League Baseball's "reserve clause," and transformed owner-player relations in team sports. In 1994, Rosa Parks signed this baseball for Flood.
- Hamilton E. Bailey of Clinton, Michigan -
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Hamilton E. Bailey of Clinton, Michigan
- U.S. Supreme Court Report, Curtis C. Flood, Petitioner, v. Bowie K. Kuhn et al, 1972 - In 1969, Curt Flood, all-star center fielder for the St. Louis Cardinals, decided to challenge Major League Baseball's Reserve Clause in the U.S. Supreme Court. The reserve clause was the key tool that owners used to restrict the movement of players from team to team and to control player salaries. Flood lost. But his actions put in motion changes that led to baseball's free agency a few years later.
- June 19, 1972
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U.S. Supreme Court Report, Curtis C. Flood, Petitioner, v. Bowie K. Kuhn et al, 1972
In 1969, Curt Flood, all-star center fielder for the St. Louis Cardinals, decided to challenge Major League Baseball's Reserve Clause in the U.S. Supreme Court. The reserve clause was the key tool that owners used to restrict the movement of players from team to team and to control player salaries. Flood lost. But his actions put in motion changes that led to baseball's free agency a few years later.
- Curt Flood's Program for St. Louis Baseball Writers Association of America Awards Dinner, 1987 - In 1987, the St. Louis Chapter of the Baseball Writers of America honored the 1967 World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals. Teammates who attended signed this program belonging to Cardinals' all-star centerfielder Curt Flood. In 1969, Flood had challenged Major League Baseball's long-standing reserve clause in court. Though he lost, his stand for players' rights eventually led to today's free agency.
- January 20, 1987
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Curt Flood's Program for St. Louis Baseball Writers Association of America Awards Dinner, 1987
In 1987, the St. Louis Chapter of the Baseball Writers of America honored the 1967 World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals. Teammates who attended signed this program belonging to Cardinals' all-star centerfielder Curt Flood. In 1969, Flood had challenged Major League Baseball's long-standing reserve clause in court. Though he lost, his stand for players' rights eventually led to today's free agency.
- A Rosa Parks Baseball?: Inspiring Curt Flood's Battle with Major League Baseball - Learn how Curt Flood took on racism and injustice in Major League Baseball, the toll this work had on him, and how he turned his life around—and met a civil rights icon.
- February 03, 2022
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A Rosa Parks Baseball?: Inspiring Curt Flood's Battle with Major League Baseball
Learn how Curt Flood took on racism and injustice in Major League Baseball, the toll this work had on him, and how he turned his life around—and met a civil rights icon.
- NAACP Jackie Robinson Trophy Awarded to Curt Flood, 1987 - In 1969, Curt Flood challenged Major League Baseball's reserve clause. Thought he lost in court, his action led to the rise of baseball's free agency several years later. Few recognized the impact of his fight for player's rights in 1969. It was almost twenty years later when Flood received the NAACP Jackie Robinson Sports Award for his courageous stand.
- 1987
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NAACP Jackie Robinson Trophy Awarded to Curt Flood, 1987
In 1969, Curt Flood challenged Major League Baseball's reserve clause. Thought he lost in court, his action led to the rise of baseball's free agency several years later. Few recognized the impact of his fight for player's rights in 1969. It was almost twenty years later when Flood received the NAACP Jackie Robinson Sports Award for his courageous stand.
- Duryea Motor Wagon with Barnum & Bailey Circus, 1896 - Early automobiles were more of a curiosity than practical transportation. Duryea Motor Wagon Company was the first American firm to try to make a business of building and selling automobiles. In this photograph, a Duryea is displayed by the Barnum & Bailey Circus in 1896 -- an excellent advertisement for the company. The only known surviving 1896 Duryea is in the collections of The Henry Ford.
- 1896
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Duryea Motor Wagon with Barnum & Bailey Circus, 1896
Early automobiles were more of a curiosity than practical transportation. Duryea Motor Wagon Company was the first American firm to try to make a business of building and selling automobiles. In this photograph, a Duryea is displayed by the Barnum & Bailey Circus in 1896 -- an excellent advertisement for the company. The only known surviving 1896 Duryea is in the collections of The Henry Ford.
- "Bailey's Rittenhouse Almanac, for the Year of our Lord 1809" - Bailey's Rittenhouse Almanac, named for the noted astronomer David Rittenhouse (1732-1796), was a Philadelphia-focused almanac providing astronomical calculations (times of sunrises and sets, the tides, moon phases, and eclipses, etc.) The almanac also provided remedies, recipes, court schedules, and bits of sage advice among its pages. The almanac's printer, Lydia Bailey, operated one of Philadelphia's largest printing shops.
- 1809
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"Bailey's Rittenhouse Almanac, for the Year of our Lord 1809"
Bailey's Rittenhouse Almanac, named for the noted astronomer David Rittenhouse (1732-1796), was a Philadelphia-focused almanac providing astronomical calculations (times of sunrises and sets, the tides, moon phases, and eclipses, etc.) The almanac also provided remedies, recipes, court schedules, and bits of sage advice among its pages. The almanac's printer, Lydia Bailey, operated one of Philadelphia's largest printing shops.
- Portrait of Orlando Cepeda, Inscribed to Curt Flood in 1985 - Future Baseball Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda inscribed this photograph to "a very special friend", Curt Flood. Cepeda and Flood had played on the St. Louis Cardinals' 1967 World Series championship team. A few years later, Flood refused to be traded and challenged baseball's Reserve Clause -- a team's right to restrict the movement of players and to control player salaries. His actions eventually led to today's free agency.
- 1958-1966
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Portrait of Orlando Cepeda, Inscribed to Curt Flood in 1985
Future Baseball Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda inscribed this photograph to "a very special friend", Curt Flood. Cepeda and Flood had played on the St. Louis Cardinals' 1967 World Series championship team. A few years later, Flood refused to be traded and challenged baseball's Reserve Clause -- a team's right to restrict the movement of players and to control player salaries. His actions eventually led to today's free agency.