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- Letter from Sister Mary Lucy of Port Elizabeth, South Africa, to Eleanor Ford, May 1926 -
- May 01, 1926
- Collections - Artifact
Letter from Sister Mary Lucy of Port Elizabeth, South Africa, to Eleanor Ford, May 1926
- "Johannesburg and the Witwatersrand," 1954 -
- 1953
- Collections - Artifact
"Johannesburg and the Witwatersrand," 1954
- "A Bright Future for Black Housing," 1979 - In the 1970s, U.S. firms doing business in South Africa committed resources to improve the working and living conditions of their nonwhite employees to pressure the minority white-led government to end apartheid -- South Africa's systemized segregation of races. Ford Motor Company outlined its housing efforts in this publication. These policies had little effect on apartheid, which ended in the early 1990s only after strict economic sanctions.
- 1979
- Collections - Artifact
"A Bright Future for Black Housing," 1979
In the 1970s, U.S. firms doing business in South Africa committed resources to improve the working and living conditions of their nonwhite employees to pressure the minority white-led government to end apartheid -- South Africa's systemized segregation of races. Ford Motor Company outlined its housing efforts in this publication. These policies had little effect on apartheid, which ended in the early 1990s only after strict economic sanctions.
- "Swaziland the Tourists Paradise, A Charming Niche of the Commonwealth," 1953 -
- April 01, 1953
- Collections - Artifact
"Swaziland the Tourists Paradise, A Charming Niche of the Commonwealth," 1953
- Animals of Kruger National Park, a Guide to Animals Which Visitors May See, 1951 -
- 1951
- Collections - Artifact
Animals of Kruger National Park, a Guide to Animals Which Visitors May See, 1951
- "Cape Town, What to See and Do," 1953 -
- November 01, 1953
- Collections - Artifact
"Cape Town, What to See and Do," 1953
- Merchant Sailor with Binoculars, circa 1885 -
- circa 1885
- Collections - Artifact
Merchant Sailor with Binoculars, circa 1885
- Young Man, circa 1880 - A young man posed for this carte-de-visite around 1880 in Cape Town, South Africa. The carte-de-visite was a small photographic print on cardboard stock made by professional photographers. People exchanged and collected portrait cartes-de-visite, popular in the United States from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s, to help them remember celebrities and family.
- circa 1880
- Collections - Artifact
Young Man, circa 1880
A young man posed for this carte-de-visite around 1880 in Cape Town, South Africa. The carte-de-visite was a small photographic print on cardboard stock made by professional photographers. People exchanged and collected portrait cartes-de-visite, popular in the United States from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s, to help them remember celebrities and family.
- "Industrial Port Elizabeth, South Africa," December 1971 - The Port Elizabeth Publicity Association created this brochure to promote the benefits of the South African city. Sections touted the advantages of the region's infrastructure, climate, location, and commercial and industrial possibilities for potential investors. However, the publication's glowing descriptions glossed over apartheid -- the system of harsh racial segregation imposed by the minority white South African government.
- December 01, 1971
- Collections - Artifact
"Industrial Port Elizabeth, South Africa," December 1971
The Port Elizabeth Publicity Association created this brochure to promote the benefits of the South African city. Sections touted the advantages of the region's infrastructure, climate, location, and commercial and industrial possibilities for potential investors. However, the publication's glowing descriptions glossed over apartheid -- the system of harsh racial segregation imposed by the minority white South African government.
- Request for a Donation from Sister Mary Lucy of St. Joseph's Hospital to Eleanor Clay Ford, May 1926 -
- May 01, 1926
- Collections - Artifact
Request for a Donation from Sister Mary Lucy of St. Joseph's Hospital to Eleanor Clay Ford, May 1926