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- Letter from William Jennings Bryan to Dr. Frederick Lynch, 1917 -
- March 22, 1917
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Letter from William Jennings Bryan to Dr. Frederick Lynch, 1917
- Letter from Harvey S. Firestone to Clara Ford, March 18, 1931 -
- March 18, 1931
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Letter from Harvey S. Firestone to Clara Ford, March 18, 1931
- Radiation Inc. Coder-Multiplexer, Airborne Type AKT-6, circa 1951 - Telemetry systems collect and display instrument information from remote and often hazardous locations. Rocketry, underwater exploration, and tracking of wild animals are just some of the fields that depend upon radio telemetry. These particular units were used to collect data during Operation Teapot, a series of nuclear detonation tests undertaken by the United States in 1955 in Nevada.
- 1951
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Radiation Inc. Coder-Multiplexer, Airborne Type AKT-6, circa 1951
Telemetry systems collect and display instrument information from remote and often hazardous locations. Rocketry, underwater exploration, and tracking of wild animals are just some of the fields that depend upon radio telemetry. These particular units were used to collect data during Operation Teapot, a series of nuclear detonation tests undertaken by the United States in 1955 in Nevada.
- "Commuter Vehicles Inc. Specifications & Answers to Questions," 1982 - This brochure from 1982 provided specifications and answers to questions about the electric Comuta-Car. Sharp increases in gasoline prices in the 1970s persuaded some buyers to purchase small vehicles from Commuter Vehicles, Inc. But every time the price of fuel spiked, it always fell again, and demand for electrics-- designed for limited use in cities--always fell along with it.
- 1982
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"Commuter Vehicles Inc. Specifications & Answers to Questions," 1982
This brochure from 1982 provided specifications and answers to questions about the electric Comuta-Car. Sharp increases in gasoline prices in the 1970s persuaded some buyers to purchase small vehicles from Commuter Vehicles, Inc. But every time the price of fuel spiked, it always fell again, and demand for electrics-- designed for limited use in cities--always fell along with it.
- People Seated at Table in a Tearoom, circa 1930 - One dining option for early motorist was local tearooms. These establishments provided a comfortable and relaxed atmosphere. This photograph, taken about 1930, shows a group of diners at a tearoom in Florida.
- circa 1930
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People Seated at Table in a Tearoom, circa 1930
One dining option for early motorist was local tearooms. These establishments provided a comfortable and relaxed atmosphere. This photograph, taken about 1930, shows a group of diners at a tearoom in Florida.
- Thomas Edison, John Burroughs and Henry Ford in Fort Myers, Florida, 1914 - John Burroughs (1837-1921) was an internationally known naturalist and writer. His writings appealed to Henry Ford, who invited Burroughs in 1914 to join him and Thomas Edison to explore the Florida Everglades together. This led to the more famous Vagabond camping trips of a few years later, which also involved Harvey Firestone.
- 1914
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Thomas Edison, John Burroughs and Henry Ford in Fort Myers, Florida, 1914
John Burroughs (1837-1921) was an internationally known naturalist and writer. His writings appealed to Henry Ford, who invited Burroughs in 1914 to join him and Thomas Edison to explore the Florida Everglades together. This led to the more famous Vagabond camping trips of a few years later, which also involved Harvey Firestone.
- View from "The Mangoes" Toward the Ocean, circa 1920 - This is the view from Henry and Clara Ford's vacation home along the Caloosahatchee River in Fort Myers, Florida. Ford purchased the property, which neighbored his friend Thomas Edison's winter retreat, in 1916. The Fords named the estate "The Mangoes" and surrounded their newly built bungalow with tropical landscaping, including citrus trees and the palms and pond seen here.
- circa 1920
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View from "The Mangoes" Toward the Ocean, circa 1920
This is the view from Henry and Clara Ford's vacation home along the Caloosahatchee River in Fort Myers, Florida. Ford purchased the property, which neighbored his friend Thomas Edison's winter retreat, in 1916. The Fords named the estate "The Mangoes" and surrounded their newly built bungalow with tropical landscaping, including citrus trees and the palms and pond seen here.
- Domino's Pizza Delivery Car Sign, circa 1985 -
- circa 1985
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Domino's Pizza Delivery Car Sign, circa 1985
- "Sight Seeing Trailer Train, St. Augustine, Florida," circa 1950 - St. Augustine, Florida, dating back to Spanish occupation in the 1500s, became a popular winter resort for wealthy northerners in the 1880s when the railroad came to town. By the 1950s, most tourists arrived by automobile -- though they could still tour the historic city by "train" in rubber-tired trailer vehicles like this.
- circa 1950
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"Sight Seeing Trailer Train, St. Augustine, Florida," circa 1950
St. Augustine, Florida, dating back to Spanish occupation in the 1500s, became a popular winter resort for wealthy northerners in the 1880s when the railroad came to town. By the 1950s, most tourists arrived by automobile -- though they could still tour the historic city by "train" in rubber-tired trailer vehicles like this.
- Seminole Doll, 1920-1940 -
- 1920-1940
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Seminole Doll, 1920-1940