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- Postage Stamp Issued in 1940 for the 75th Anniversary of the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution -
- 1940
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Postage Stamp Issued in 1940 for the 75th Anniversary of the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
- U.S. Gauge Co. Gauge -
- Collections - Artifact
U.S. Gauge Co. Gauge
- "Dixie Highway, U.S. 25," circa 1950 - This brochure from about 1950 uses the more familiar trail name for Route 25 from Michigan to Florida -- the Dixie Highway.
- circa 1950
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"Dixie Highway, U.S. 25," circa 1950
This brochure from about 1950 uses the more familiar trail name for Route 25 from Michigan to Florida -- the Dixie Highway.
- U.S. Map Puzzle, 1880-1890 - In the late 1800s, American children could learn about the geography of the United States by correctly fitting together this puzzle's state-shaped pieces. On the reverse is a colorful advertisement for the White Sewing Machine Company -- the maker of this puzzle.
- 1880-1890
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U.S. Map Puzzle, 1880-1890
In the late 1800s, American children could learn about the geography of the United States by correctly fitting together this puzzle's state-shaped pieces. On the reverse is a colorful advertisement for the White Sewing Machine Company -- the maker of this puzzle.
- U.S.M. Steamer Bielman, U.S. Marine Postal Service, Detroit, Michigan -
- 1911
- Collections - Artifact
U.S.M. Steamer Bielman, U.S. Marine Postal Service, Detroit, Michigan
- U.S. Mortgage Building, Detroit, Michigan -
- circa 1925
- Collections - Artifact
U.S. Mortgage Building, Detroit, Michigan
- U.S. Mail Airplane, circa 1925 - Regular air mail service in the United States started in 1918. Initial air mail stamps cost 24 cents -- eight times more than ground service. But those fees helped subsidize the development of America's airways. After operating air mail flights itself for eight years, the U.S. Post Office Department contracted with commercial air carriers in 1926.
- circa 1925
- Collections - Artifact
U.S. Mail Airplane, circa 1925
Regular air mail service in the United States started in 1918. Initial air mail stamps cost 24 cents -- eight times more than ground service. But those fees helped subsidize the development of America's airways. After operating air mail flights itself for eight years, the U.S. Post Office Department contracted with commercial air carriers in 1926.
- U.S. Automatic Pencil Sharpener, circa 1906 -
- circa 1906
- Collections - Artifact
U.S. Automatic Pencil Sharpener, circa 1906
- U.S. Attorney General Charles Devens, 1877 - Professional photographers began producing cabinet cards in 1867. Consumers quickly preferred them over earlier cartes-de-visite, which were mounted on smaller cardboard stock. Through the early 1900s, Americans commonly exchanged and collected cabinet photographs of family, friends and celebrities. This 1877 example made in Boston, Massachusetts, depicts Charles Devens, U.S. Attorney General under President Rutherford B. Hayes.
- 1877
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U.S. Attorney General Charles Devens, 1877
Professional photographers began producing cabinet cards in 1867. Consumers quickly preferred them over earlier cartes-de-visite, which were mounted on smaller cardboard stock. Through the early 1900s, Americans commonly exchanged and collected cabinet photographs of family, friends and celebrities. This 1877 example made in Boston, Massachusetts, depicts Charles Devens, U.S. Attorney General under President Rutherford B. Hayes.
- U.S. Senator Jefferson Davis, 1858-1860 - U.S. Congressman Jefferson Davis of Mississippi posed for this portrait at Mathew Brady's Washington, D.C., studio. In early 1861, Davis resigned from the Senate, becoming president of the newly formed Confederate States of America. During the Civil War, a New York firm sold Brady photographs of military figures, battlefields, and politicians -- as well as this image of Jefferson Davis.
- 1858-1860
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U.S. Senator Jefferson Davis, 1858-1860
U.S. Congressman Jefferson Davis of Mississippi posed for this portrait at Mathew Brady's Washington, D.C., studio. In early 1861, Davis resigned from the Senate, becoming president of the newly formed Confederate States of America. During the Civil War, a New York firm sold Brady photographs of military figures, battlefields, and politicians -- as well as this image of Jefferson Davis.