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- The Politics of Experience, 1967 -
- 1967
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The Politics of Experience, 1967
- "Engineering vs. Experience," Clip from Interview with Al Unser Jr., January 6, 2009 - Al Unser, Jr., followed his father, Al, and uncle, Bobby, to Victory Lane at the Indianapolis 500 with wins in 1992 and 1994. Unser also competed in the 1993 Daytona 500. In 2009, staff from The Henry Ford interviewed Al Unser, Jr., at the Unser Racing Museum in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as part of the Collecting Innovation Today Oral History Project.
- January 06, 2009
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"Engineering vs. Experience," Clip from Interview with Al Unser Jr., January 6, 2009
Al Unser, Jr., followed his father, Al, and uncle, Bobby, to Victory Lane at the Indianapolis 500 with wins in 1992 and 1994. Unser also competed in the 1993 Daytona 500. In 2009, staff from The Henry Ford interviewed Al Unser, Jr., at the Unser Racing Museum in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as part of the Collecting Innovation Today Oral History Project.
- 1911 Baker Electrics Advertisement, "The Product of 14 Years' Experience" - This 1911 advertisement praised the Baker Motor Vehicle Company's fourteen years of "invention and achievement" as an electric car manufacturer. Similar ads touted the vehicle's other advantages. Baker electrics were simple to use, reliable, safe, clean, and elegantly styled -- qualities implied by the ad's artwork.
- April 20, 1911
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1911 Baker Electrics Advertisement, "The Product of 14 Years' Experience"
This 1911 advertisement praised the Baker Motor Vehicle Company's fourteen years of "invention and achievement" as an electric car manufacturer. Similar ads touted the vehicle's other advantages. Baker electrics were simple to use, reliable, safe, clean, and elegantly styled -- qualities implied by the ad's artwork.
- The Adirondack Experience, Your Vacation Guide, circa 1960 - Established in 1885, the Adirondack Forest Preserve in upstate New York has been a popular vacation destination for people in the northeast. This circa 1960 guidebook outlined a host of activities, including water sports, hiking, fishing, scenic and historic attractions, and traveling the open road among other possibilities that vacationers to the Adirondacks Mountains could enjoy.
- circa 1960
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The Adirondack Experience, Your Vacation Guide, circa 1960
Established in 1885, the Adirondack Forest Preserve in upstate New York has been a popular vacation destination for people in the northeast. This circa 1960 guidebook outlined a host of activities, including water sports, hiking, fishing, scenic and historic attractions, and traveling the open road among other possibilities that vacationers to the Adirondacks Mountains could enjoy.
- Motor -
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Motor
- Model of Two-Cylinder Experimental Engine -
- Collections - Artifact
Model of Two-Cylinder Experimental Engine
- Scientific Instrument, 1850-1880 -
- 1850-1880
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Scientific Instrument, 1850-1880
- Engine Designed by Glenn Curtiss for the Aerial Experiment Association's "Silver Dart" Airplane, 1908-1909 - In 1907, Alexander Graham Bell recruited a team of young aviation enthusiasts for his elite Aerial Experiment Association (AEA). The group produced a string of airplanes that ultimately achieved manned flight and contributed key developments to the fledgling field of aviation. AEA "motor expert" Glenn Curtiss designed this water-cooled engine to prevent overheating and allow for longer flights.
- 1908-1909
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Engine Designed by Glenn Curtiss for the Aerial Experiment Association's "Silver Dart" Airplane, 1908-1909
In 1907, Alexander Graham Bell recruited a team of young aviation enthusiasts for his elite Aerial Experiment Association (AEA). The group produced a string of airplanes that ultimately achieved manned flight and contributed key developments to the fledgling field of aviation. AEA "motor expert" Glenn Curtiss designed this water-cooled engine to prevent overheating and allow for longer flights.
- "Twenty-Five Years' Experience in Wool-Carding and Spinning," 1869 -
- 1869
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"Twenty-Five Years' Experience in Wool-Carding and Spinning," 1869
- Portfolio relating to Continental Mark II Design, "X-1500 Design Studies," circa 1953 - William Clay Ford, youngest child of Edsel Ford, championed the Continental Mark II as a tribute to his father's original Lincoln Continental introduced for 1940. Elegant and understated, the Mark II avoided the excessive chrome brightwork typical of the 1950s. The car arrived in showrooms for 1956, but disappointing sales ended production after the 1957 model year.
- circa 1953
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Portfolio relating to Continental Mark II Design, "X-1500 Design Studies," circa 1953
William Clay Ford, youngest child of Edsel Ford, championed the Continental Mark II as a tribute to his father's original Lincoln Continental introduced for 1940. Elegant and understated, the Mark II avoided the excessive chrome brightwork typical of the 1950s. The car arrived in showrooms for 1956, but disappointing sales ended production after the 1957 model year.