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- "An Old English Home," New York Doll Hospital Advertising Fan, circa 1930 - This fan did more than create a refreshing breeze--it advertised! The New York Doll Hospital in Detroit, Michigan, distributed fans like this to promote its services. The toy shop made well-loved dolls new, replacing missing hair or broken parts. The shop also carried a line of dolls and doll accessories.
- circa 1930
- Collections - Artifact
"An Old English Home," New York Doll Hospital Advertising Fan, circa 1930
This fan did more than create a refreshing breeze--it advertised! The New York Doll Hospital in Detroit, Michigan, distributed fans like this to promote its services. The toy shop made well-loved dolls new, replacing missing hair or broken parts. The shop also carried a line of dolls and doll accessories.
- "Family Meditation," Fan Advertising Williams & Williams Funeral Home, Savannah, Georgia, circa 1960 - Worshipers in the mid-1900s used inexpensive, handheld fans to keep cool in churches without air conditioning--especially in the American South. Local funeral homes often supplied congregations with these fans. One side usually depicted biblical scenes, devotional settings, or even famous individuals. On the other side, the businesses listed vital services and contact information.
- circa 1960
- Collections - Artifact
"Family Meditation," Fan Advertising Williams & Williams Funeral Home, Savannah, Georgia, circa 1960
Worshipers in the mid-1900s used inexpensive, handheld fans to keep cool in churches without air conditioning--especially in the American South. Local funeral homes often supplied congregations with these fans. One side usually depicted biblical scenes, devotional settings, or even famous individuals. On the other side, the businesses listed vital services and contact information.
- Fan from Little Rock Missionary Baptist Church, circa 1960 - Worshipers in the mid-1900s used inexpensive, handheld fans to keep cool in churches without air conditioning--especially in the American South. Local funeral homes often supplied congregations with these fans. One side usually depicted biblical scenes, devotional settings, or even famous individuals. On the other side, the businesses listed vital services and contact information.
- circa 1960
- Collections - Artifact
Fan from Little Rock Missionary Baptist Church, circa 1960
Worshipers in the mid-1900s used inexpensive, handheld fans to keep cool in churches without air conditioning--especially in the American South. Local funeral homes often supplied congregations with these fans. One side usually depicted biblical scenes, devotional settings, or even famous individuals. On the other side, the businesses listed vital services and contact information.
- Fan Advertising Tip-Top Bread, 1911-1924 -
- 1911-1924
- Collections - Artifact
Fan Advertising Tip-Top Bread, 1911-1924
- Advertising Fan for Minick's Ice Cream Factory, 1906-1910 -
- 1906-1910
- Collections - Artifact
Advertising Fan for Minick's Ice Cream Factory, 1906-1910
- "Playtime," New York Doll Hospital Advertising Fan, circa 1930 - This fan did more than create a refreshing breeze--it advertised! The New York Doll Hospital in Detroit, Michigan, distributed fans like this to promote its services. The toy shop made well-loved dolls new, replacing missing hair or broken parts. The shop also carried a line of dolls and doll accessories.
- circa 1930
- Collections - Artifact
"Playtime," New York Doll Hospital Advertising Fan, circa 1930
This fan did more than create a refreshing breeze--it advertised! The New York Doll Hospital in Detroit, Michigan, distributed fans like this to promote its services. The toy shop made well-loved dolls new, replacing missing hair or broken parts. The shop also carried a line of dolls and doll accessories.
- Fan Advertising Alka-Seltzer, circa 1933 -
- circa 1933
- Collections - Artifact
Fan Advertising Alka-Seltzer, circa 1933
- Handheld Advertising Fan Showing Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 1968-1970 -
- 1968-1970
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Handheld Advertising Fan Showing Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 1968-1970
- "The Roosevelt Creed" Hand Fan, Advertising L.P. Nicholas Ice Cream, circa 1920 - The Roosevelt Creed distilled many of President Theodore Roosevelt's beliefs, taken from his writings and speeches. The creed first appeared in late 1919, ten months after Roosevelt's death, and its distribution helped raise awareness for a possible memorial to the 26th President. The creed would also be recited by schoolchildren, and it even served as an advertising ploy for consumer products.
- circa 1920
- Collections - Artifact
"The Roosevelt Creed" Hand Fan, Advertising L.P. Nicholas Ice Cream, circa 1920
The Roosevelt Creed distilled many of President Theodore Roosevelt's beliefs, taken from his writings and speeches. The creed first appeared in late 1919, ten months after Roosevelt's death, and its distribution helped raise awareness for a possible memorial to the 26th President. The creed would also be recited by schoolchildren, and it even served as an advertising ploy for consumer products.
- "These Americans Died for Freedom" Fan, circa 1975 - The John T. Rhines Company Funeral Home of Washington, D.C., established in 1906, printed and distributed this paper fan in the early 1970s. The fan's purpose was to memorialize three American leaders -- John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert F. Kennedy -- who supported equal rights and were assassinated, cutting short their important work in the modern Civil Rights movement.
- 1961-1968
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"These Americans Died for Freedom" Fan, circa 1975
The John T. Rhines Company Funeral Home of Washington, D.C., established in 1906, printed and distributed this paper fan in the early 1970s. The fan's purpose was to memorialize three American leaders -- John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert F. Kennedy -- who supported equal rights and were assassinated, cutting short their important work in the modern Civil Rights movement.