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- Portrait of Clara Bryant Ford, circa 1888 - The year 1888 was an important one for Clara Jane Bryant. She married Henry Ford on April 11 -- her 22nd birthday -- at her parents' home in Greenfield Township, Michigan. Clara had met Henry at a New Year's dance in 1885. After a year of courtship, they became engaged in April 1886.
- circa 1888
- Collections - Artifact
Portrait of Clara Bryant Ford, circa 1888
The year 1888 was an important one for Clara Jane Bryant. She married Henry Ford on April 11 -- her 22nd birthday -- at her parents' home in Greenfield Township, Michigan. Clara had met Henry at a New Year's dance in 1885. After a year of courtship, they became engaged in April 1886.
- Trade Card for J.L. Hudson Company, 1881-1890 - 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.
- 1881-1890
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card for J.L. Hudson Company, 1881-1890
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.
- "The Dining Rooms - The J.L. Hudson Company" Menu Showing "Spring in the Fruit Country," 1949 - In 1946, the J.L. Hudson Company, a Detroit department store, commissioned ten American artists to create works that portrayed the people and places of Michigan. A committee selected 95 paintings that toured the state in the exhibition "Michigan on Canvas." J.L. Hudson also reproduced selected works for the covers of menus used in its Detroit flagship store's dining rooms.
- March 04, 1949
- Collections - Artifact
"The Dining Rooms - The J.L. Hudson Company" Menu Showing "Spring in the Fruit Country," 1949
In 1946, the J.L. Hudson Company, a Detroit department store, commissioned ten American artists to create works that portrayed the people and places of Michigan. A committee selected 95 paintings that toured the state in the exhibition "Michigan on Canvas." J.L. Hudson also reproduced selected works for the covers of menus used in its Detroit flagship store's dining rooms.
- "The Dining Rooms - The J.L. Hudson Company" Menu Showing "Skiing at Caberfae," 1949 - In 1946, the J.L. Hudson Company, a Detroit department store, commissioned ten American artists to create works that portrayed the people and places of Michigan. A committee selected 95 paintings that toured the state in the exhibition "Michigan on Canvas." J.L. Hudson also reproduced selected works for the covers of menus used in its Detroit flagship store's dining rooms.
- March 16, 1949
- Collections - Artifact
"The Dining Rooms - The J.L. Hudson Company" Menu Showing "Skiing at Caberfae," 1949
In 1946, the J.L. Hudson Company, a Detroit department store, commissioned ten American artists to create works that portrayed the people and places of Michigan. A committee selected 95 paintings that toured the state in the exhibition "Michigan on Canvas." J.L. Hudson also reproduced selected works for the covers of menus used in its Detroit flagship store's dining rooms.
- Pillbox Hat, 1960-1965 -
- 1960-1965
- Collections - Artifact
Pillbox Hat, 1960-1965
- Shoes, Worn by Irene Von Mach at Her Wedding to Joseph Riley LeBay, 1923 -
- June 16, 1923
- Collections - Artifact
Shoes, Worn by Irene Von Mach at Her Wedding to Joseph Riley LeBay, 1923
- Trade Card for J.L. Hudson Company, 1891 - 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.
- 1891
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card for J.L. Hudson Company, 1891
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.
- "The Dining Rooms - The J.L. Hudson Company" Menu Showing "At Rainbow Club, Au Sable River," 1949 - In 1946, the J.L. Hudson Company, a Detroit department store, commissioned ten American artists to create works that portrayed the people and places of Michigan. A committee selected 95 paintings that toured the state in the exhibition "Michigan on Canvas." J.L. Hudson also reproduced selected works for the covers of menus used in its Detroit flagship store's dining rooms.
- March 01, 1949
- Collections - Artifact
"The Dining Rooms - The J.L. Hudson Company" Menu Showing "At Rainbow Club, Au Sable River," 1949
In 1946, the J.L. Hudson Company, a Detroit department store, commissioned ten American artists to create works that portrayed the people and places of Michigan. A committee selected 95 paintings that toured the state in the exhibition "Michigan on Canvas." J.L. Hudson also reproduced selected works for the covers of menus used in its Detroit flagship store's dining rooms.
- Dionne Quintuplet Doll, 1935-1939 - The Dionne Quintuplets (born 1934) became international celebrities as the first quintuplets to survive infancy. Their home, dubbed "Quintland," was one of Canada's largest tourist attractions, receiving 3,000 daily visitors from 1934 to 1943. To capitalize on the Dionnes' fame, "Madame" Beatrice Alexander secured their exclusive likeness rights in the United States, and her company produced these dolls through the late 1930s.
- 1935-1939
- Collections - Artifact
Dionne Quintuplet Doll, 1935-1939
The Dionne Quintuplets (born 1934) became international celebrities as the first quintuplets to survive infancy. Their home, dubbed "Quintland," was one of Canada's largest tourist attractions, receiving 3,000 daily visitors from 1934 to 1943. To capitalize on the Dionnes' fame, "Madame" Beatrice Alexander secured their exclusive likeness rights in the United States, and her company produced these dolls through the late 1930s.
- Trade Card for the Standard Rotary Shuttle Sewing Machine, Standard Sewing Machine Co., 1891-1900 - As color printing gained momentum in the late 19th century, trade cards became a major means of advertising goods and services. Americans enjoyed and often saved the little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. This trade card advertises the Standard Sewing Machine Company.
- 1891-1900
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Trade Card for the Standard Rotary Shuttle Sewing Machine, Standard Sewing Machine Co., 1891-1900
As color printing gained momentum in the late 19th century, trade cards became a major means of advertising goods and services. Americans enjoyed and often saved the little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. This trade card advertises the Standard Sewing Machine Company.