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- Letter from Elizabeth Parke Firestone to Madame Azemar, House of Dior, October 9, 1953 - Elizabeth Parke Firestone, wife of tire magnate Harvey S. Firestone, Jr., cultivated a refined sense of fashion through years of interest in clothing design and collaboration with world-renowned couturiers. Correspondence with the Paris design house of Christian Dior reveals Firestone's strong opinions about color and material, awareness of what suited her figure, and desire for a distinctive wardrobe.
- October 09, 1953
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Letter from Elizabeth Parke Firestone to Madame Azemar, House of Dior, October 9, 1953
Elizabeth Parke Firestone, wife of tire magnate Harvey S. Firestone, Jr., cultivated a refined sense of fashion through years of interest in clothing design and collaboration with world-renowned couturiers. Correspondence with the Paris design house of Christian Dior reveals Firestone's strong opinions about color and material, awareness of what suited her figure, and desire for a distinctive wardrobe.
- Elizabeth Parke Firestone, Harvey Firestone III and Harvey Firestone, Jr. upon Return from European Trip, October 22, 1950 - The family of Elizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey Firestone, Jr., traveled aboard the RMS <em>Queen Elizabeth</em> in 1950. Together with its Cunard Line running mate, the RMS <em>Queen Mary</em>, the ocean liner provided weekly express service between Great Britain, France and the United States. The arrival of transatlantic jet airliners in the late 1950s ended the age of ocean liners.
- October 22, 1950
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Elizabeth Parke Firestone, Harvey Firestone III and Harvey Firestone, Jr. upon Return from European Trip, October 22, 1950
The family of Elizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey Firestone, Jr., traveled aboard the RMS Queen Elizabeth in 1950. Together with its Cunard Line running mate, the RMS Queen Mary, the ocean liner provided weekly express service between Great Britain, France and the United States. The arrival of transatlantic jet airliners in the late 1950s ended the age of ocean liners.
- Elizabeth Parke Firestone, and Harvey Firestone, Jr. upon Return from European Trip, June 16, 1952 - The family of Elizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey Firestone, Jr., traveled aboard the RMS <em>Queen Elizabeth</em> in 1950. Together with its Cunard Line running mate, the RMS <em>Queen Mary</em>, the ocean liner provided weekly express service between Great Britain, France and the United States. The arrival of transatlantic jet airliners in the late 1950s ended the age of ocean liners.
- June 16, 1952
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Elizabeth Parke Firestone, and Harvey Firestone, Jr. upon Return from European Trip, June 16, 1952
The family of Elizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey Firestone, Jr., traveled aboard the RMS Queen Elizabeth in 1950. Together with its Cunard Line running mate, the RMS Queen Mary, the ocean liner provided weekly express service between Great Britain, France and the United States. The arrival of transatlantic jet airliners in the late 1950s ended the age of ocean liners.
- Note by Elizabeth Parke Firestone regarding Her Christian Dior Dress for the Reopening of Vienna Opera House, November 1955 - Elizabeth Parke Firestone's refined sense of fashion reflected years of interest in clothing design and collaboration with world-renowned couturiers. She often appeared in fashion and society magazines. In 1955, Firestone proudly noted that the custom Christian Dior gown she had worn for the reopening of the Vienna Opera House "was the only one mentioned in all the Paris papers."
- November 01, 1955
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Note by Elizabeth Parke Firestone regarding Her Christian Dior Dress for the Reopening of Vienna Opera House, November 1955
Elizabeth Parke Firestone's refined sense of fashion reflected years of interest in clothing design and collaboration with world-renowned couturiers. She often appeared in fashion and society magazines. In 1955, Firestone proudly noted that the custom Christian Dior gown she had worn for the reopening of the Vienna Opera House "was the only one mentioned in all the Paris papers."
- Elizabeth Parke Firestone Feeding Monkeys in a Park, South Africa, 1936 - Elizabeth Parke, the daughter of a prosperous Decatur, Illinois, businessman, was an adventurous young women who had studied in Europe. She married Harvey S. Firestone, Jr., in 1921, and continued to travel frequently for both business and pleasure. Elizabeth enjoyed trekking through jungles and sleeping in grass huts in exotic locales as much as she relished dining in sumptuous hotels with royalty.
- 1936
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Elizabeth Parke Firestone Feeding Monkeys in a Park, South Africa, 1936
Elizabeth Parke, the daughter of a prosperous Decatur, Illinois, businessman, was an adventurous young women who had studied in Europe. She married Harvey S. Firestone, Jr., in 1921, and continued to travel frequently for both business and pleasure. Elizabeth enjoyed trekking through jungles and sleeping in grass huts in exotic locales as much as she relished dining in sumptuous hotels with royalty.
- Elizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey Firestone, Jr. with Daughter, Anne, in Vatican City, 1950 -
- 1950
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Elizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey Firestone, Jr. with Daughter, Anne, in Vatican City, 1950
- Elizabeth Parke Firestone, Anne Firestone, and Harvey Firestone, Jr. at a Dinner Dance, Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, December 27, 1951 -
- December 27, 1951
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Elizabeth Parke Firestone, Anne Firestone, and Harvey Firestone, Jr. at a Dinner Dance, Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, December 27, 1951
- Holy Bible, Used by the Firestone Family, 1859 - Many 19th-century Americans recorded births, deaths and marriages in family bibles. Mothers, or some other family member, faithfully documented these significant family events on dedicated pages in the bible. Subsequent generations sometimes added and updated entries. This bible belonged to the Firestone family and includes the name of Harvey S. Firestone, the founder of Firestone Tire and Rubber Company.
- 1859
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Holy Bible, Used by the Firestone Family, 1859
Many 19th-century Americans recorded births, deaths and marriages in family bibles. Mothers, or some other family member, faithfully documented these significant family events on dedicated pages in the bible. Subsequent generations sometimes added and updated entries. This bible belonged to the Firestone family and includes the name of Harvey S. Firestone, the founder of Firestone Tire and Rubber Company.
- Elizabeth Parke Firestone, and Harvey Firestone, Jr. at Their 25th Wedding Anniversary Celebration, June 25, 1946 - Elizabeth Parke, daughter of a prosperous Decatur, Illinois, businessman, and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr., son of the founder of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, married in June 1921. Twenty-five years later, the couple celebrated their wedding anniversary at New York's Ritz Hotel. Mrs. Firestone, well known for her refined sense of fashion, wore a sequined and beaded gown by American designer Carrie Munn.
- June 25, 1946
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Elizabeth Parke Firestone, and Harvey Firestone, Jr. at Their 25th Wedding Anniversary Celebration, June 25, 1946
Elizabeth Parke, daughter of a prosperous Decatur, Illinois, businessman, and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr., son of the founder of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, married in June 1921. Twenty-five years later, the couple celebrated their wedding anniversary at New York's Ritz Hotel. Mrs. Firestone, well known for her refined sense of fashion, wore a sequined and beaded gown by American designer Carrie Munn.
- Elizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey Firestone, Jr. at the Princeton Club of Akron Christmas Ball, December 20, 1949 -
- December 20, 1949
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Elizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey Firestone, Jr. at the Princeton Club of Akron Christmas Ball, December 20, 1949