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- "Manhattan" Martini Glass, 1938-1943 -
- 1938-1943
- Collections - Artifact
"Manhattan" Martini Glass, 1938-1943
- Depression's Harsh Impact at the Focus: HOPE Food Prescription Center in Detroit, March 1975 -
- March 01, 1975
- Collections - Artifact
Depression's Harsh Impact at the Focus: HOPE Food Prescription Center in Detroit, March 1975
- Burroughs "Magic Square Machine," circa 1950 -
- circa 1950
- Collections - Artifact
Burroughs "Magic Square Machine," circa 1950
- Gas Heater Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama -
- 1960-1969
- Collections - Artifact
Gas Heater Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama
- 1930 American Austin Brochure, "Bantam Delivery Cuts the Cost!" - Formed in 1929, American Austin built automobiles in Butler, Pennsylvania, under license from Great Britain's Austin Motor Company. Sales of the little four-cylinder cars were encouraging at first, but the deepening Great Depression forced American Austin into bankruptcy in 1934. Its assets were acquired by American Bantam Car Company, which continued production until 1941.
- 1930
- Collections - Artifact
1930 American Austin Brochure, "Bantam Delivery Cuts the Cost!"
Formed in 1929, American Austin built automobiles in Butler, Pennsylvania, under license from Great Britain's Austin Motor Company. Sales of the little four-cylinder cars were encouraging at first, but the deepening Great Depression forced American Austin into bankruptcy in 1934. Its assets were acquired by American Bantam Car Company, which continued production until 1941.
- Century of Progress International Exposition Souvenir Button, 1933 - Chicago's 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition used the theme of progress to buoy national optimism during the darkest years of the Great Depression. Many fairgoers returned home with mementos, such as this souvenir button.
- 1933
- Collections - Artifact
Century of Progress International Exposition Souvenir Button, 1933
Chicago's 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition used the theme of progress to buoy national optimism during the darkest years of the Great Depression. Many fairgoers returned home with mementos, such as this souvenir button.
- American Austin Automobile Emblem, circa 1930 - Formed in 1929, American Austin built automobiles in Butler, Pennsylvania, under license from Great Britain's Austin Motor Company. Sales of the little four-cylinder cars were encouraging at first, but the deepening Great Depression forced American Austin into bankruptcy in 1934. Its assets were acquired by American Bantam Car Company, which continued production until 1941.
- circa 1930
- Collections - Artifact
American Austin Automobile Emblem, circa 1930
Formed in 1929, American Austin built automobiles in Butler, Pennsylvania, under license from Great Britain's Austin Motor Company. Sales of the little four-cylinder cars were encouraging at first, but the deepening Great Depression forced American Austin into bankruptcy in 1934. Its assets were acquired by American Bantam Car Company, which continued production until 1941.
- Century of Progress International Exposition Souvenir Button, 1933 - Chicago's 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition used the theme of progress to buoy national optimism during the darkest years of the Great Depression. Many fairgoers returned home with mementos, such as this souvenir button.
- 1933
- Collections - Artifact
Century of Progress International Exposition Souvenir Button, 1933
Chicago's 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition used the theme of progress to buoy national optimism during the darkest years of the Great Depression. Many fairgoers returned home with mementos, such as this souvenir button.
- "It's the 1936 Terraplane," 1936 - During the Great Depression, the Hudson Automobile Company introduced the budget-priced Terraplane in 1932. The car was capable of 80 miles per hour and set several racing records, making it worthy of its aviation-inspired name. Advertisements like this, though, emphasized value over speed. With the Depression easing in 1939, Hudson dropped the Terraplane line and refocused on its up-market cars.
- November 16, 1936
- Collections - Artifact
"It's the 1936 Terraplane," 1936
During the Great Depression, the Hudson Automobile Company introduced the budget-priced Terraplane in 1932. The car was capable of 80 miles per hour and set several racing records, making it worthy of its aviation-inspired name. Advertisements like this, though, emphasized value over speed. With the Depression easing in 1939, Hudson dropped the Terraplane line and refocused on its up-market cars.
- "Completely New Terraplane...No. 1 Car of the Low-Price Field," 1937 - During the Great Depression, the Hudson Automobile Company introduced the budget-priced Terraplane in 1932. The car was capable of 80 miles per hour and set several racing records, making it worthy of its aviation-inspired name. Advertisements like this, though, emphasized value over speed. With the Depression easing in 1939, Hudson dropped the Terraplane line and refocused on its up-market cars.
- December 19, 1936
- Collections - Artifact
"Completely New Terraplane...No. 1 Car of the Low-Price Field," 1937
During the Great Depression, the Hudson Automobile Company introduced the budget-priced Terraplane in 1932. The car was capable of 80 miles per hour and set several racing records, making it worthy of its aviation-inspired name. Advertisements like this, though, emphasized value over speed. With the Depression easing in 1939, Hudson dropped the Terraplane line and refocused on its up-market cars.