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- Advertisement for Summer Travel Rainwear, "Bonnie Cashin Barnstormers," 1952 -
- 1952
- Collections - Artifact
Advertisement for Summer Travel Rainwear, "Bonnie Cashin Barnstormers," 1952
- Hallmark "LOONEY TUNES Bugs Bunny: Bugs the Barnstormer" Christmas Ornament, 2003 - 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.
- 2003
- Collections - Artifact
Hallmark "LOONEY TUNES Bugs Bunny: Bugs the Barnstormer" Christmas Ornament, 2003
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.
- A Selection of Hallmark Ornaments: Airplanes - Hallmark's ornaments -- with their original designs, increasing variety, and appeal to diverse customers -- have revolutionized Christmas decorating and led to the popularity of ornament collecting. Hallmark designers occasionally looked to the sky for ideas. This set features a selection of ornaments inspired by airplanes.
- January 23, 2023
- Collections - Set
A Selection of Hallmark Ornaments: Airplanes
Hallmark's ornaments -- with their original designs, increasing variety, and appeal to diverse customers -- have revolutionized Christmas decorating and led to the popularity of ornament collecting. Hallmark designers occasionally looked to the sky for ideas. This set features a selection of ornaments inspired by airplanes.
- Barnstormers - Barnstorming aerial performers thrilled audiences in the 1920s with death-defying "aerobatic" stunts. Equipped with war-surplus airplanes and steely nerves, they toured the country giving many Americans their first in-person experiences with aviation. Most barnstormers barely eked out a living, but a few found wealth and fame. By decade's end, aging aircraft, fading novelty, and growing government regulation largely ended the barnstorming era.
- August 26, 2020
- Collections - Set
Barnstormers
Barnstorming aerial performers thrilled audiences in the 1920s with death-defying "aerobatic" stunts. Equipped with war-surplus airplanes and steely nerves, they toured the country giving many Americans their first in-person experiences with aviation. Most barnstormers barely eked out a living, but a few found wealth and fame. By decade's end, aging aircraft, fading novelty, and growing government regulation largely ended the barnstorming era.
- Innovation Nation, Season 7 - The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation, which aired for 10 seasons on CBS, showcased present-day change-makers from all over the world alongside innovators of the past whose stories are told through the archives and experiences at The Henry Ford. In Season 7, Mo Rocca explores topics on barnstorming, voting technology, and more!
- June 02, 2021
- Collections - Video
Innovation Nation, Season 7
The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation, which aired for 10 seasons on CBS, showcased present-day change-makers from all over the world alongside innovators of the past whose stories are told through the archives and experiences at The Henry Ford. In Season 7, Mo Rocca explores topics on barnstorming, voting technology, and more!
- The DC-3: Changing Passengers’ Expectations - United Airlines promoted its new Douglas DC-3 "Mainliners" in this 1937 brochure. With a range of 1,500 miles, the Mainliners flew from New York to San Francisco in less than 16 hours with only three stops along the way. The planes came in three configurations: standard 21-passenger coaches, sleepers with folding berths for 14, and "Skylounges" with deluxe swiveling seats.
- August 19, 2015
- Collections - Set
The DC-3: Changing Passengers’ Expectations
United Airlines promoted its new Douglas DC-3 "Mainliners" in this 1937 brochure. With a range of 1,500 miles, the Mainliners flew from New York to San Francisco in less than 16 hours with only three stops along the way. The planes came in three configurations: standard 21-passenger coaches, sleepers with folding berths for 14, and "Skylounges" with deluxe swiveling seats.
- Ford Tri-Motor - The Ford Tri-Motor was the most popular airliner of the late 1920s and early 1930s. Its rugged dependability led Richard Byrd to choose a Tri-Motor for his attempt to be the first person to fly over the South Pole. On November 28-29, 1929, Byrd and a crew of three achieved that goal in this plane.
- November 23, 2015
- Collections - Set
Ford Tri-Motor
The Ford Tri-Motor was the most popular airliner of the late 1920s and early 1930s. Its rugged dependability led Richard Byrd to choose a Tri-Motor for his attempt to be the first person to fly over the South Pole. On November 28-29, 1929, Byrd and a crew of three achieved that goal in this plane.
- Ford Tri-Motor: Passenger Travel - Stout Air Lines advertised direct airplane service between Detroit and Cleveland, but this wasn't strictly true. Stout's "Detroit" terminal was, in fact, Ford Airport in Dearborn, ten miles west of the city. Passengers gathered at a station in Detroit and were shuttled by bus to the Dearborn airport where they boarded the actual plane.
- September 05, 2017
- Collections - Set
Ford Tri-Motor: Passenger Travel
Stout Air Lines advertised direct airplane service between Detroit and Cleveland, but this wasn't strictly true. Stout's "Detroit" terminal was, in fact, Ford Airport in Dearborn, ten miles west of the city. Passengers gathered at a station in Detroit and were shuttled by bus to the Dearborn airport where they boarded the actual plane.
- Glenn Curtiss: Architect of American Aviation - Already a pioneering builder and record-setting racer of motorcycles, Glenn Hammond Curtiss (1878-1930) was making a name for himself in the engine manufacturing business when he turned his eyes to the skies. Curtiss would continue developing innovative machines and setting records on his way to helping make aviation a practical industry.
- September 27, 2021
- Collections - Set
Glenn Curtiss: Architect of American Aviation
Already a pioneering builder and record-setting racer of motorcycles, Glenn Hammond Curtiss (1878-1930) was making a name for himself in the engine manufacturing business when he turned his eyes to the skies. Curtiss would continue developing innovative machines and setting records on his way to helping make aviation a practical industry.
- Personification and Anthropomorphism - Attributing human characteristics to animals and objects is a natural tendency, and a technique that artists and writers have used for centuries. Personification ascribes human emotions and values to inanimate beings. Anthropomorphism gives things human agency. Depictions appear in a variety of media, and the messages conveyed can be amusing, persuasive, and thought-provoking.
- February 06, 2020
- Collections - Set
Personification and Anthropomorphism
Attributing human characteristics to animals and objects is a natural tendency, and a technique that artists and writers have used for centuries. Personification ascribes human emotions and values to inanimate beings. Anthropomorphism gives things human agency. Depictions appear in a variety of media, and the messages conveyed can be amusing, persuasive, and thought-provoking.