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- Radio for All, 1922 - Hugo Gernsback was the publisher of the first science fiction and radio electronics magazines. His 1922 book "Radio for All" is an accessible primer on radio history and operation. In it, he also imagined a holistic, technology-driven future where radio waves controlled aircraft and autonomous ships, delivered newspapers, acted as telemedicine and radiotelephone portals -- and even powered roller skates!
- 1922
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Radio for All, 1922
Hugo Gernsback was the publisher of the first science fiction and radio electronics magazines. His 1922 book "Radio for All" is an accessible primer on radio history and operation. In it, he also imagined a holistic, technology-driven future where radio waves controlled aircraft and autonomous ships, delivered newspapers, acted as telemedicine and radiotelephone portals -- and even powered roller skates!
- "History of Oakland County, Michigan," 1877 -
- 1877
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"History of Oakland County, Michigan," 1877
- Trade Card for Shaving and Toilet Soaps, J. B. Williams Company, 1875-1880 - In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans often saved the informative little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- 1875-1880
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Trade Card for Shaving and Toilet Soaps, J. B. Williams Company, 1875-1880
In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans often saved the informative little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- We and Our Neighbors: Or, The Records of an Unfashionable Street, 1875 -
- 1875
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We and Our Neighbors: Or, The Records of an Unfashionable Street, 1875
- "Good Bye! Old Glory," 1865 - The American Civil War finally ended in 1865. In September lyricist Lewis Bates and composer George F. Root produced the song "Good Bye! Old Glory" as a Union soldier's farewell to army life. In the lyrics, the victorious soldier says good-bye to marching and fighting, bids a "fond adieu" to hardtack and then doffs his army blue.
- 1865
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"Good Bye! Old Glory," 1865
The American Civil War finally ended in 1865. In September lyricist Lewis Bates and composer George F. Root produced the song "Good Bye! Old Glory" as a Union soldier's farewell to army life. In the lyrics, the victorious soldier says good-bye to marching and fighting, bids a "fond adieu" to hardtack and then doffs his army blue.
- "The Insolent Chariots," 1958 - This 1958 book peeked under the chrome and found some grime. The price and operating costs of American cars were soaring along with their size -- while quality and fuel economy were declining.
- 1958
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"The Insolent Chariots," 1958
This 1958 book peeked under the chrome and found some grime. The price and operating costs of American cars were soaring along with their size -- while quality and fuel economy were declining.
- The Life, Speeches, and Memorials of Daniel Webster, 1859 -
- 1859
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The Life, Speeches, and Memorials of Daniel Webster, 1859
- "Edison and His Inventions," 1879 -
- 1879
- Collections - Artifact
"Edison and His Inventions," 1879
- Dr. J. B. Lynas & Son Glycerin and Tar Soap, 1902-1910 -
- 1902-1910
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Dr. J. B. Lynas & Son Glycerin and Tar Soap, 1902-1910
- Reverse Glass Painting, "The Rehearsal," circa 1800 -
- circa 1800
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Reverse Glass Painting, "The Rehearsal," circa 1800