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- Tape Recording Featuring Live Performance of Jim Croce, 1976-1977 - The transformative effects of magnetic tape upon sound, broadcast, and computing history cannot be overstated. In 1930, German companies AEG and BASF revised wire recording technology by using a new material: plastic tape coated with magnetic iron pigment. Its proposed applications were varied, idealistic and practical: recording music and radio, factory automation, data storage, media lending libraries, and many others.
- August 01, 1970
- Collections - Artifact
Tape Recording Featuring Live Performance of Jim Croce, 1976-1977
The transformative effects of magnetic tape upon sound, broadcast, and computing history cannot be overstated. In 1930, German companies AEG and BASF revised wire recording technology by using a new material: plastic tape coated with magnetic iron pigment. Its proposed applications were varied, idealistic and practical: recording music and radio, factory automation, data storage, media lending libraries, and many others.
- Face Mask Prototype, 2020 - Like other American automakers, Ford Motor Company devoted employees and facilities to producing specialized equipment to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Face masks reduced the risk of spreading the virus through respiratory droplets. This is a prototype part for a particulate respirator -- a type of mask that protected the wearer from exhaling and inhaling droplets.
- 2020
- Collections - Artifact
Face Mask Prototype, 2020
Like other American automakers, Ford Motor Company devoted employees and facilities to producing specialized equipment to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Face masks reduced the risk of spreading the virus through respiratory droplets. This is a prototype part for a particulate respirator -- a type of mask that protected the wearer from exhaling and inhaling droplets.
- 3M Wollensak Magnetic Tape Recorder, Model 1500 SS, 1960-1965 - In 1930, a new material--plastic tape coated with magnetic pigment--opened worlds of possibility for sound recording and data storage. Professionals used open-reel magnetic tape recorders to pre-record radio shows; consumer models were used for home recording and music playback. The format was sonically superior to compact cassettes introduced in 1963, but shifted to niche use by the 1980s.
- 1960-1965
- Collections - Artifact
3M Wollensak Magnetic Tape Recorder, Model 1500 SS, 1960-1965
In 1930, a new material--plastic tape coated with magnetic pigment--opened worlds of possibility for sound recording and data storage. Professionals used open-reel magnetic tape recorders to pre-record radio shows; consumer models were used for home recording and music playback. The format was sonically superior to compact cassettes introduced in 1963, but shifted to niche use by the 1980s.
- Face Mask Component Prototype, 2020 - Like other American automakers, Ford Motor Company devoted employees and facilities to producing specialized equipment to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Face masks reduced the risk of spreading the virus through respiratory droplets. This is a prototype part for a particulate respirator -- a type of mask that protected the wearer from exhaling and inhaling droplets.
- 2020
- Collections - Artifact
Face Mask Component Prototype, 2020
Like other American automakers, Ford Motor Company devoted employees and facilities to producing specialized equipment to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Face masks reduced the risk of spreading the virus through respiratory droplets. This is a prototype part for a particulate respirator -- a type of mask that protected the wearer from exhaling and inhaling droplets.
- Face Mask Prototype, 2020 - Like other American automakers, Ford Motor Company devoted employees and facilities to producing specialized equipment to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Face masks reduced the risk of spreading the virus through respiratory droplets. This is a prototype part for a particulate respirator -- a type of mask that protected the wearer from exhaling and inhaling droplets.
- 2020
- Collections - Artifact
Face Mask Prototype, 2020
Like other American automakers, Ford Motor Company devoted employees and facilities to producing specialized equipment to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Face masks reduced the risk of spreading the virus through respiratory droplets. This is a prototype part for a particulate respirator -- a type of mask that protected the wearer from exhaling and inhaling droplets.
- Face Mask Prototype, 2020 - Like other American automakers, Ford Motor Company devoted employees and facilities to producing specialized equipment to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Face masks reduced the risk of spreading the virus through respiratory droplets. This is a prototype part for a particulate respirator -- a type of mask that protected the wearer from exhaling and inhaling droplets.
- 2020
- Collections - Artifact
Face Mask Prototype, 2020
Like other American automakers, Ford Motor Company devoted employees and facilities to producing specialized equipment to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Face masks reduced the risk of spreading the virus through respiratory droplets. This is a prototype part for a particulate respirator -- a type of mask that protected the wearer from exhaling and inhaling droplets.
- Clothing Worn by Andrew Reinhard during the 2014 "Atari Dig" Excavation at the Alamogordo, New Mexico Landfill - In 1983, rumors circulated: Atari was bankrupt, and was dumping truckloads of games into a New Mexico landfill. Victim to the "Video Game Crash," the company buried 700,000 cartridges in the desert. "The Atari Tomb" was resurrected from obscurity when it was unearthed in 2014; this clothing was worn by Andrew Reinhard, archeologist, during the world's first video game excavation.
- 2014
- Collections - Artifact
Clothing Worn by Andrew Reinhard during the 2014 "Atari Dig" Excavation at the Alamogordo, New Mexico Landfill
In 1983, rumors circulated: Atari was bankrupt, and was dumping truckloads of games into a New Mexico landfill. Victim to the "Video Game Crash," the company buried 700,000 cartridges in the desert. "The Atari Tomb" was resurrected from obscurity when it was unearthed in 2014; this clothing was worn by Andrew Reinhard, archeologist, during the world's first video game excavation.
- Tape Recording Featuring Works of Various Artists, 1977-1982 - The transformative effects of magnetic tape upon sound, broadcast, and computing history cannot be overstated. In 1930, German companies AEG and BASF revised wire recording technology by using a new material: plastic tape coated with magnetic iron pigment. Its proposed applications were varied, idealistic and practical: recording music and radio, factory automation, data storage, media lending libraries, and many others.
- 1977-1982
- Collections - Artifact
Tape Recording Featuring Works of Various Artists, 1977-1982
The transformative effects of magnetic tape upon sound, broadcast, and computing history cannot be overstated. In 1930, German companies AEG and BASF revised wire recording technology by using a new material: plastic tape coated with magnetic iron pigment. Its proposed applications were varied, idealistic and practical: recording music and radio, factory automation, data storage, media lending libraries, and many others.