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- Trade Card for Horsford's Self-Raising Bread Preparation, Rumford Chemical Works, 1876-1900 - In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- 1876-1900
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card for Horsford's Self-Raising Bread Preparation, Rumford Chemical Works, 1876-1900
In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- Portrait of a Man with Mustache and Goatee, 1880-1889 -
- 1880-1889
- Collections - Artifact
Portrait of a Man with Mustache and Goatee, 1880-1889
- Mandalay:The Game of a Lifetime, 1960-1965 - The objective of this puzzle game is to move all the discs from one post to another. Play begins with the discs stacked in a pyramid shape (largest to smallest) on one post. The player can move only one disc at a time. And there is a catch -- a larger piece cannot be placed on top of a smaller piece.
- 1960-1965
- Collections - Artifact
Mandalay:The Game of a Lifetime, 1960-1965
The objective of this puzzle game is to move all the discs from one post to another. Play begins with the discs stacked in a pyramid shape (largest to smallest) on one post. The player can move only one disc at a time. And there is a catch -- a larger piece cannot be placed on top of a smaller piece.
- Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero, PlayStation Game, 1997 - This video game is a prequel in the Mortal Kombat series. Players punch, kick and batter their opponents to win. The original Mortal Kombat and similar fighting games created a public outcry due to the games' bloody violence. In response, the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) was set up to regulate the industry.
- 1997
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Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero, PlayStation Game, 1997
This video game is a prequel in the Mortal Kombat series. Players punch, kick and batter their opponents to win. The original Mortal Kombat and similar fighting games created a public outcry due to the games' bloody violence. In response, the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) was set up to regulate the industry.
- Entrance to Montgomery City Bus Lines Office, Montgomery, Alabama, 1954 -
- July 24, 1954
- Collections - Artifact
Entrance to Montgomery City Bus Lines Office, Montgomery, Alabama, 1954
- Office and Bus Bays at Montgomery City Bus Lines, Montgomery, Alabama, 1954 -
- August 02, 1954
- Collections - Artifact
Office and Bus Bays at Montgomery City Bus Lines, Montgomery, Alabama, 1954
- Letter from Woody Guthrie to Kay Elizabeth Dossey, November 21, 1935 - In 1935, Woody Guthrie, one of the most important figures in American folk music, wrote this letter to Kay Dossey, the infant daughter of his childhood friend Max. A new father himself, 23-year-old Guthrie offered baby Kay gentle humor and down-to-earth advice on life--providing a rare glimpse into Guthrie's philosophical underpinnings as a young man.
- November 21, 1935
- Collections - Artifact
Letter from Woody Guthrie to Kay Elizabeth Dossey, November 21, 1935
In 1935, Woody Guthrie, one of the most important figures in American folk music, wrote this letter to Kay Dossey, the infant daughter of his childhood friend Max. A new father himself, 23-year-old Guthrie offered baby Kay gentle humor and down-to-earth advice on life--providing a rare glimpse into Guthrie's philosophical underpinnings as a young man.
- Woman Holding Flower-Trimmed Hat and Umbrella, 1887-1894 -
- 1887-1894
- Collections - Artifact
Woman Holding Flower-Trimmed Hat and Umbrella, 1887-1894
- Joe Biden "Dark Brandon" Tote Bag -
- Collections - Artifact
Joe Biden "Dark Brandon" Tote Bag
- Lone Star Seed Co. "Collards: True Georgia" Seed Packet, 1972 - The Lone Star Seed Company was founded by brothers Paul and Roland Roberts in San Antonio, Texas, in the early 1920s. The company sold flower and vegetable seeds throughout Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and New Mexico -- many from racks in feed, grocery, hardware, and department stores. The packets often contained information printed in English and Spanish, reflecting the company's market area.
- 1972
- Collections - Artifact
Lone Star Seed Co. "Collards: True Georgia" Seed Packet, 1972
The Lone Star Seed Company was founded by brothers Paul and Roland Roberts in San Antonio, Texas, in the early 1920s. The company sold flower and vegetable seeds throughout Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and New Mexico -- many from racks in feed, grocery, hardware, and department stores. The packets often contained information printed in English and Spanish, reflecting the company's market area.