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- Wabash-Union Pacific Low Colonist Fares Every Day from March 15 to April 15, 1913 Inclusive - The Wabash Railway, with origins dating back to 1838, was a strong Midwestern carrier until Amtrak took over the national passenger railroad system in 1971. This timetable advertised Wabash's passenger trains to the western United States, operated jointly with Union Pacific. Low-cost "colonist" fares were offered to attract immigrant travelers heading west to start new lives.
- 15 March to 15 April 1913
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Wabash-Union Pacific Low Colonist Fares Every Day from March 15 to April 15, 1913 Inclusive
The Wabash Railway, with origins dating back to 1838, was a strong Midwestern carrier until Amtrak took over the national passenger railroad system in 1971. This timetable advertised Wabash's passenger trains to the western United States, operated jointly with Union Pacific. Low-cost "colonist" fares were offered to attract immigrant travelers heading west to start new lives.
- Petri Dish with Glass Inclusions, Used by Paul Stankard, 2010-2015 - Paul Stankard, renowned paperweight artist of the Studio Glass movement, uses a technique called flame working to create what he calls "inclusions"--amazingly lifelike tiny flowers, insects, and even human figures made of glass. Stankard fashions these "inclusions" from commercially available rods of glass--a process perfected only after hours of trial and error. He then encases them into a glass mold, to produce a paperweight.
- 2010-2015
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Petri Dish with Glass Inclusions, Used by Paul Stankard, 2010-2015
Paul Stankard, renowned paperweight artist of the Studio Glass movement, uses a technique called flame working to create what he calls "inclusions"--amazingly lifelike tiny flowers, insects, and even human figures made of glass. Stankard fashions these "inclusions" from commercially available rods of glass--a process perfected only after hours of trial and error. He then encases them into a glass mold, to produce a paperweight.
- Barack Obama Campaign Button with Flashing Light, 2008 - Democrat presidential nominee, Senator Barack Obama, campaigned on themes of "Hope" and "Change." These positive messages spoke to an American public beset by years of conflict in Iraq and reeling from a recent financial crisis. These twin themes also reflected Americans' belief in an inclusive multicultural society. In November 2008, voters elected Obama -- the first African American president of the United States.
- 2008
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Barack Obama Campaign Button with Flashing Light, 2008
Democrat presidential nominee, Senator Barack Obama, campaigned on themes of "Hope" and "Change." These positive messages spoke to an American public beset by years of conflict in Iraq and reeling from a recent financial crisis. These twin themes also reflected Americans' belief in an inclusive multicultural society. In November 2008, voters elected Obama -- the first African American president of the United States.
- Obama '08 MoveOn.org Bumper Sticker, 2008 - Democrat presidential nominee, Senator Barack Obama, campaigned on themes of "Hope" and "Change." These positive messages spoke to an American public beset by years of conflict in Iraq and reeling from a recent financial crisis. These twin themes also reflected Americans' belief in an inclusive multicultural society. In November 2008, voters elected Obama -- the first African American president of the United States.
- 2008
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Obama '08 MoveOn.org Bumper Sticker, 2008
Democrat presidential nominee, Senator Barack Obama, campaigned on themes of "Hope" and "Change." These positive messages spoke to an American public beset by years of conflict in Iraq and reeling from a recent financial crisis. These twin themes also reflected Americans' belief in an inclusive multicultural society. In November 2008, voters elected Obama -- the first African American president of the United States.
- Barack Obama Campaign Button, 2008 - Democrat presidential nominee, Senator Barack Obama, campaigned on themes of "Hope" and "Change." These positive messages spoke to an American public beset by years of conflict in Iraq and reeling from a recent financial crisis. These twin themes also reflected Americans' belief in an inclusive multicultural society. In November 2008, voters elected Obama -- the first African American president of the United States.
- 2008
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Barack Obama Campaign Button, 2008
Democrat presidential nominee, Senator Barack Obama, campaigned on themes of "Hope" and "Change." These positive messages spoke to an American public beset by years of conflict in Iraq and reeling from a recent financial crisis. These twin themes also reflected Americans' belief in an inclusive multicultural society. In November 2008, voters elected Obama -- the first African American president of the United States.
- Osborne Portable Computer, Model OCC1, 1981-1982 - The Osborne 1 is the first mass-produced portable computer--a suitcase-sized "luggable" system weighing 23.5 pounds. It was one of the first bundled systems, with an inclusive package of hardware and software including word processing, spreadsheet, and BASIC programs. Despite initial success, when Osborne declared bankruptcy in 1983, it became the prototype victim of sudden, devastating, technological crashes in high-tech economies.
- 1981-1982
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Osborne Portable Computer, Model OCC1, 1981-1982
The Osborne 1 is the first mass-produced portable computer--a suitcase-sized "luggable" system weighing 23.5 pounds. It was one of the first bundled systems, with an inclusive package of hardware and software including word processing, spreadsheet, and BASIC programs. Despite initial success, when Osborne declared bankruptcy in 1983, it became the prototype victim of sudden, devastating, technological crashes in high-tech economies.
- Pennant, "Obama: Change We Can Believe In," 2008 - Democrat presidential nominee, Senator Barack Obama, campaigned on themes of "Hope" and "Change." These positive messages spoke to an American public beset by years of conflict in Iraq and reeling from a recent financial crisis. These twin themes also reflected Americans' belief in an inclusive multicultural society. In November 2008, voters elected Obama -- the first African American president of the United States.
- August 01, 2008
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Pennant, "Obama: Change We Can Believe In," 2008
Democrat presidential nominee, Senator Barack Obama, campaigned on themes of "Hope" and "Change." These positive messages spoke to an American public beset by years of conflict in Iraq and reeling from a recent financial crisis. These twin themes also reflected Americans' belief in an inclusive multicultural society. In November 2008, voters elected Obama -- the first African American president of the United States.
- Obama-Biden Campaign Button, 2008 - Democrat presidential nominee, Senator Barack Obama, campaigned on themes of "Hope" and "Change." These positive messages spoke to an American public beset by years of conflict in Iraq and reeling from a recent financial crisis. These twin themes also reflected Americans' belief in an inclusive multicultural society. In November 2008, voters elected Obama -- the first African American president of the United States.
- 2008
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Obama-Biden Campaign Button, 2008
Democrat presidential nominee, Senator Barack Obama, campaigned on themes of "Hope" and "Change." These positive messages spoke to an American public beset by years of conflict in Iraq and reeling from a recent financial crisis. These twin themes also reflected Americans' belief in an inclusive multicultural society. In November 2008, voters elected Obama -- the first African American president of the United States.
- Barack Obama Campaign Button, 2008 - Democrat presidential nominee, Senator Barack Obama, campaigned on themes of "Hope" and "Change." These positive messages spoke to an American public beset by years of conflict in Iraq and reeling from a recent financial crisis. These twin themes also reflected Americans' belief in an inclusive multicultural society. In November 2008, voters elected Obama -- the first African American president of the United States.
- 2008
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Barack Obama Campaign Button, 2008
Democrat presidential nominee, Senator Barack Obama, campaigned on themes of "Hope" and "Change." These positive messages spoke to an American public beset by years of conflict in Iraq and reeling from a recent financial crisis. These twin themes also reflected Americans' belief in an inclusive multicultural society. In November 2008, voters elected Obama -- the first African American president of the United States.
- Black & Decker Type A Disc Sander, 1929 - Alonzo G. Decker and S. Duncan Black, who operated a small manufacturing company in Baltimore, Maryland, began designing and producing electric tools in 1916. Their pistol-style grip and trigger switch, patented the following year, set the standard for power tool design. Black & Decker developed new products as the company expanded through the 1920s, introducing a portable electric sander in 1929.
- 1929
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Black & Decker Type A Disc Sander, 1929
Alonzo G. Decker and S. Duncan Black, who operated a small manufacturing company in Baltimore, Maryland, began designing and producing electric tools in 1916. Their pistol-style grip and trigger switch, patented the following year, set the standard for power tool design. Black & Decker developed new products as the company expanded through the 1920s, introducing a portable electric sander in 1929.