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- Save Her Life, 1940-1942 - Automobile accidents and fatalities continued to climb in the 1930s. Insurance companies and other safety advocates searched for ways to make driving safer. The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company distributed this poster urging drivers to think, slow down, and drive carefully in areas where children play.
- 1940-1942
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Save Her Life, 1940-1942
Automobile accidents and fatalities continued to climb in the 1930s. Insurance companies and other safety advocates searched for ways to make driving safer. The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company distributed this poster urging drivers to think, slow down, and drive carefully in areas where children play.
- "How to Take Out Your First Papers: An Easy Book in Plain English for the Coming Citizen," circa 1923 - In the early 20th century, mass immigration posed the challenge of integrating, or assimilating, immigrants into American society. Anglo-Americans believed that Americanization was the first step towards assimilation into a greater nation. This pamphlet is an example of a private agency that established an Americanization program to help immigrants learn American values and ultimately gain United States citizenship.
- circa 1923
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"How to Take Out Your First Papers: An Easy Book in Plain English for the Coming Citizen," circa 1923
In the early 20th century, mass immigration posed the challenge of integrating, or assimilating, immigrants into American society. Anglo-Americans believed that Americanization was the first step towards assimilation into a greater nation. This pamphlet is an example of a private agency that established an Americanization program to help immigrants learn American values and ultimately gain United States citizenship.
- Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Calendar for 1909 -
- 1909
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Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Calendar for 1909
- Postcard Advertising the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Calendar for 1909 -
- 1908-1909
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Postcard Advertising the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Calendar for 1909
- "Are You a True American?," circa 1923 - Metropolitan Life Insurance Company was a private agency that set up Americanization programs. Anglo-Americans utilized these programs to assimilate immigrants into "true Americans" preserving the integrity of their perceived concept of America. Pamphlets like the one pictured here, were passed out to immigrants and provided information on citizenship and American values.
- circa 1923
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"Are You a True American?," circa 1923
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company was a private agency that set up Americanization programs. Anglo-Americans utilized these programs to assimilate immigrants into "true Americans" preserving the integrity of their perceived concept of America. Pamphlets like the one pictured here, were passed out to immigrants and provided information on citizenship and American values.
- Trade Card for Industrial Insurance, Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., 1870-1900 - 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.
- 1870-1900
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Trade Card for Industrial Insurance, Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., 1870-1900
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.
- Calling All Drivers: A Guide to Better Motoring, 1940-1942 - Automobile accidents and fatalities continued to climb in the 1930s. Insurance companies and other safety advocates searched for ways to make driving safer. The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company published this driver's education booklet around 1940. The guide provided advice on proper vehicle speed and road etiquette, how to deal with emergencies, nighttime driving, and care around pedestrians, among other safety tips.
- 1940-1942
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Calling All Drivers: A Guide to Better Motoring, 1940-1942
Automobile accidents and fatalities continued to climb in the 1930s. Insurance companies and other safety advocates searched for ways to make driving safer. The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company published this driver's education booklet around 1940. The guide provided advice on proper vehicle speed and road etiquette, how to deal with emergencies, nighttime driving, and care around pedestrians, among other safety tips.
- For Better Driving, Keep to the Right! It's the Safest Place on the Road, 1940-1942 - Automobile accidents and fatalities continued to climb in the 1930s. Insurance companies and other safety advocates searched for ways to make driving safer. The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company distributed posters urging motorists to drive safely. Illustrators of this poster encouraged drivers to "Keep to the Right!"--the safest place on the road.
- 1940-1942
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For Better Driving, Keep to the Right! It's the Safest Place on the Road, 1940-1942
Automobile accidents and fatalities continued to climb in the 1930s. Insurance companies and other safety advocates searched for ways to make driving safer. The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company distributed posters urging motorists to drive safely. Illustrators of this poster encouraged drivers to "Keep to the Right!"--the safest place on the road.