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- "Annie Oakley" Jigsaw Puzzle, circa 1955 -
- circa 1955
- Collections - Artifact
"Annie Oakley" Jigsaw Puzzle, circa 1955
- Jigsaw Puzzle, 1860-1880 - Jigsaw puzzles help teach children and entertain families. The earliest puzzles used maps to teach students geography. By the late 19th century, puzzles with colorful prints of animals, famous individuals, or historical or religious events conveyed a variety of lessons. Pious families could piece together this puzzle to learn about the miracles of Christ.
- 1860-1880
- Collections - Artifact
Jigsaw Puzzle, 1860-1880
Jigsaw puzzles help teach children and entertain families. The earliest puzzles used maps to teach students geography. By the late 19th century, puzzles with colorful prints of animals, famous individuals, or historical or religious events conveyed a variety of lessons. Pious families could piece together this puzzle to learn about the miracles of Christ.
- Jigsaw Puzzle, "The Proposal," 1933 - Jigsaw puzzles contain interlocking pieces that creates a picture. A person fits the pieces together and then can take them apart when finished to start all over again. Einson-Freeman Publishing Corporation, the maker of this puzzle, was a significant puzzle manufacturer in the 1930s.
- 1933
- Collections - Artifact
Jigsaw Puzzle, "The Proposal," 1933
Jigsaw puzzles contain interlocking pieces that creates a picture. A person fits the pieces together and then can take them apart when finished to start all over again. Einson-Freeman Publishing Corporation, the maker of this puzzle, was a significant puzzle manufacturer in the 1930s.
- Jigsaw Puzzle, "Disneyland: Tomorrowland," 1955-1960 -
- 1955-1960
- Collections - Artifact
Jigsaw Puzzle, "Disneyland: Tomorrowland," 1955-1960
- "Walt Disney's Sleeping Beauty" Jigsaw Puzzle, circa 1960 -
- circa 1960
- Collections - Artifact
"Walt Disney's Sleeping Beauty" Jigsaw Puzzle, circa 1960
- Jigsaw Puzzles, Used by James Greenhoe, 1937-1946 -
- 1937-1946
- Collections - Artifact
Jigsaw Puzzles, Used by James Greenhoe, 1937-1946
- Jigsaw Puzzle, "United States Map Puzzle," Used by James Greenhoe, 1937-1946 -
- 1937-1946
- Collections - Artifact
Jigsaw Puzzle, "United States Map Puzzle," Used by James Greenhoe, 1937-1946
- Century of Progress Souvenir Jigsaw Puzzle, 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. Fairgoers could return home with souvenirs such as jigsaw puzzles, which served as both inexpensive amusements and mementos of the exposition.
- 1933
- Collections - Artifact
Century of Progress Souvenir Jigsaw Puzzle, 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. Fairgoers could return home with souvenirs such as jigsaw puzzles, which served as both inexpensive amusements and mementos of the exposition.
- Jigsaw Puzzle of Manhattan Island, New York, circa 1932 - Most map jigsaw puzzles help teach children about geography, but this map puzzle was intended for adults supporting an end to Prohibition. The 18th Amendment -- adopted in 1920 -- prohibited the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages; and by the early 1930s many voters sought its repeal. This puzzle depicts landmark taverns found throughout Manhattan before Prohibition and also provides recipes for cocktails.
- circa 1932
- Collections - Artifact
Jigsaw Puzzle of Manhattan Island, New York, circa 1932
Most map jigsaw puzzles help teach children about geography, but this map puzzle was intended for adults supporting an end to Prohibition. The 18th Amendment -- adopted in 1920 -- prohibited the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages; and by the early 1930s many voters sought its repeal. This puzzle depicts landmark taverns found throughout Manhattan before Prohibition and also provides recipes for cocktails.
- "Walt Disney's Sleeping Beauty" Jigsaw Puzzle, circa 1960 -
- circa 1960
- Collections - Artifact
"Walt Disney's Sleeping Beauty" Jigsaw Puzzle, circa 1960