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- Kalamazoo Corset Company "American Beauty Style 626" Corsets, 1891-1922 -
- 1900-1922
- Collections - Artifact
Kalamazoo Corset Company "American Beauty Style 626" Corsets, 1891-1922
- Oil Rack and Bottles, 1926-1950 - Electric gas pumps gave station attendants more time to focus on customer service. Attendants would wash windows, check tire pressures, polish radiators, look for loose hoses or belts under the hood, and check and fill oil as needed. By the 1930s, many gas stations offered complete oil changes -- a welcome new revenue source during the Great Depression.
- 1926-1950
- Collections - Artifact
Oil Rack and Bottles, 1926-1950
Electric gas pumps gave station attendants more time to focus on customer service. Attendants would wash windows, check tire pressures, polish radiators, look for loose hoses or belts under the hood, and check and fill oil as needed. By the 1930s, many gas stations offered complete oil changes -- a welcome new revenue source during the Great Depression.
- Spring-Tooth Harrow, circa 1888 -
- circa 1888
- Collections - Artifact
Spring-Tooth Harrow, circa 1888
- Sutherland "Serviset" Halloween Party Plate, circa 1950 - By the mid-20th century, disposable paper party goods decorated with seasonal images added a convenient, and inexpensive, touch to holiday celebrations--while making cleanup easier.
- circa 1950
- Collections - Artifact
Sutherland "Serviset" Halloween Party Plate, circa 1950
By the mid-20th century, disposable paper party goods decorated with seasonal images added a convenient, and inexpensive, touch to holiday celebrations--while making cleanup easier.
- Speed-Sheet, 2011 -
- 2011
- Collections - Artifact
Speed-Sheet, 2011
- Kalamazoo Corset Company "Style 464" Corset, 1891-1922 -
- 1891-1922
- Collections - Artifact
Kalamazoo Corset Company "Style 464" Corset, 1891-1922
- Kalamazoo Gazette, "Hacking as Homework," January 23, 2003 - When Andrew "bunnie" Huang used a screwdriver to open his Microsoft Xbox, he willingly opened a legal Pandora's box. Marketed as a simple gaming system, the Xbox was actually a powerful computer with locked down features. Huang's modifications unlocked the system's full potential--and challenged copyright law. His book, "Hacking the Xbox," is a controversial guidebook for the "mod-chipping" movement.
- January 23, 2003
- Collections - Artifact
Kalamazoo Gazette, "Hacking as Homework," January 23, 2003
When Andrew "bunnie" Huang used a screwdriver to open his Microsoft Xbox, he willingly opened a legal Pandora's box. Marketed as a simple gaming system, the Xbox was actually a powerful computer with locked down features. Huang's modifications unlocked the system's full potential--and challenged copyright law. His book, "Hacking the Xbox," is a controversial guidebook for the "mod-chipping" movement.
- Kalamazoo Corset Company "Style 646" Corset, 1891-1922 -
- 1891-1922
- Collections - Artifact
Kalamazoo Corset Company "Style 646" Corset, 1891-1922
- 1981 Checker Marathon Taxicab - Most people think of Checker as an operator of taxicabs, but from 1922 through 1982 they also manufactured cabs. Checkers featured big back seats and trunks and rugged, durable construction. This Checker's basic design dates to 1956 and was substantially unchanged until production ceased in 1982.
- 1981
- Collections - Artifact
1981 Checker Marathon Taxicab
Most people think of Checker as an operator of taxicabs, but from 1922 through 1982 they also manufactured cabs. Checkers featured big back seats and trunks and rugged, durable construction. This Checker's basic design dates to 1956 and was substantially unchanged until production ceased in 1982.
- Ada Dewey Autograph Album, 1874-1875 - In 1874, Ada Dewey of Kalamazoo, Michigan, wrote to famous individuals of the day asking for their autographs. She contacted writers, artists, politicians, military officers, and advocates for social movements such as abolition, temperance, and women's and civil rights, among others. Dewey compiled their replies, some of which include carte de visite photographs, in the pages of this album.
- 1874-1875
- Collections - Artifact
Ada Dewey Autograph Album, 1874-1875
In 1874, Ada Dewey of Kalamazoo, Michigan, wrote to famous individuals of the day asking for their autographs. She contacted writers, artists, politicians, military officers, and advocates for social movements such as abolition, temperance, and women's and civil rights, among others. Dewey compiled their replies, some of which include carte de visite photographs, in the pages of this album.