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- 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
- Great Chair, 1650-1675 - Furniture can signify a person's status within a household. This chair's large proportions and expensively turned arm posts and carved rails and seat back would have outshone others in the room. Only the head of the family and honored guests would have used this "great chair." Other family members would be resigned to simpler chairs, benches or stools.
- 1650-1675
- Collections - Artifact
Great Chair, 1650-1675
Furniture can signify a person's status within a household. This chair's large proportions and expensively turned arm posts and carved rails and seat back would have outshone others in the room. Only the head of the family and honored guests would have used this "great chair." Other family members would be resigned to simpler chairs, benches or stools.
- Great Chair, 1675-1695 - Furniture can signify a person's status within a household. This chair's large proportions and turned arm posts, stiles, top rail, spindles and finials would have outshone others in the room. Only the head of the family and honored guests would have used this "great chair." Other family members would be resigned to smaller and simpler chairs, benches or stools.
- 1675-1695
- Collections - Artifact
Great Chair, 1675-1695
Furniture can signify a person's status within a household. This chair's large proportions and turned arm posts, stiles, top rail, spindles and finials would have outshone others in the room. Only the head of the family and honored guests would have used this "great chair." Other family members would be resigned to smaller and simpler chairs, benches or stools.
- "The Great Minneapolis Line," 1915 -
- 1915
- Collections - Artifact
"The Great Minneapolis Line," 1915
- The Great Migration -
- January 13, 2011
- Collections - Set
The Great Migration
- Hallmark "Great Connections" Christmas Ornament, 1993 - Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- 1993
- Collections - Artifact
Hallmark "Great Connections" Christmas Ornament, 1993
Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- "Keep America Great" Hat, 2020 - In 2016, President Trump campaigned with the slogan that he would "Make America Great Again." Red hats with the white "Make America Great Again" text became a ubiquitous sight during and after the campaign. Running for his second term in 2020, the Trump campaign updated the design with a new slogan--"Keep America Great."
- 2020
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"Keep America Great" Hat, 2020
In 2016, President Trump campaigned with the slogan that he would "Make America Great Again." Red hats with the white "Make America Great Again" text became a ubiquitous sight during and after the campaign. Running for his second term in 2020, the Trump campaign updated the design with a new slogan--"Keep America Great."
- Advertising Poster, " A New Kind of Ford for 1957, 5 Great Lines, 20 Great Models" - Ford's automobile lineup for 1957 included five vehicle series. The value-conscious Custom and Custom 300 lines rode on a 116-inch wheelbase, while the upmarket Fairlane and Fairlane 500 models used a 118-inch platform. Station wagons for 1957 were built on the shorter 116-inch wheelbase. Above and beyond these five series was Thunderbird, Ford's two-seat personal luxury car.
- 1957
- Collections - Artifact
Advertising Poster, " A New Kind of Ford for 1957, 5 Great Lines, 20 Great Models"
Ford's automobile lineup for 1957 included five vehicle series. The value-conscious Custom and Custom 300 lines rode on a 116-inch wheelbase, while the upmarket Fairlane and Fairlane 500 models used a 118-inch platform. Station wagons for 1957 were built on the shorter 116-inch wheelbase. Above and beyond these five series was Thunderbird, Ford's two-seat personal luxury car.
- Pennant, "Great Lakes Exposition, Cleveland, 1936" - In 1936, Cleveland, Ohio, celebrated the centennial of the city's incorporation with the Great Lakes Exposition. Over four million people wandered through the 135-acre lakefront fair during its first year of operation. Many of these visitors bought souvenirs, like this pennant, as a memento of their time at the fair.
- 1936
- Collections - Artifact
Pennant, "Great Lakes Exposition, Cleveland, 1936"
In 1936, Cleveland, Ohio, celebrated the centennial of the city's incorporation with the Great Lakes Exposition. Over four million people wandered through the 135-acre lakefront fair during its first year of operation. Many of these visitors bought souvenirs, like this pennant, as a memento of their time at the fair.
- Chromolithograph, "The Great Eastern Afloat," 1857 - The <em>Great Eastern</em> was the largest passenger ship ever built at the time of its launch in 1858. In 1866, it was converted to lay the second--and first successful--transatlantic cable. During its career, this ship laid multiple submarine communication cables totaling over 32,000 miles.
- November 07, 1857
- Collections - Artifact
Chromolithograph, "The Great Eastern Afloat," 1857
The Great Eastern was the largest passenger ship ever built at the time of its launch in 1858. In 1866, it was converted to lay the second--and first successful--transatlantic cable. During its career, this ship laid multiple submarine communication cables totaling over 32,000 miles.