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- Wash Room inside Benson Ford School, Belterra, Brazil, circa 1942 - Along with Fordlandia, Belterra was established by Henry Ford in the Brazilian rainforest to supply rubber for automobile production. Modeled after small-town America, Belterra had a grid-like street system lined with American-style homes. The city was also equipped with recreational facilities, a hospital, a dentist's office, and a school that provided its students with pencils, books and uniforms.
- circa 1942
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Wash Room inside Benson Ford School, Belterra, Brazil, circa 1942
Along with Fordlandia, Belterra was established by Henry Ford in the Brazilian rainforest to supply rubber for automobile production. Modeled after small-town America, Belterra had a grid-like street system lined with American-style homes. The city was also equipped with recreational facilities, a hospital, a dentist's office, and a school that provided its students with pencils, books and uniforms.
- Employee Dressing Room at the H. J. Heinz Main Plant, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1904 - The H.J. Heinz Company was at the forefront of the employee welfare movement during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Employees were provided with conveniences and amenities, such as the ladies dressing room (seen here). Within the dressing room, women were provided with their own locker and had access to restrooms, showers, and even emergency hospital beds with "free services of an on-call company physician."
- 1904
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Employee Dressing Room at the H. J. Heinz Main Plant, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1904
The H.J. Heinz Company was at the forefront of the employee welfare movement during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Employees were provided with conveniences and amenities, such as the ladies dressing room (seen here). Within the dressing room, women were provided with their own locker and had access to restrooms, showers, and even emergency hospital beds with "free services of an on-call company physician."
- Bathroom Scale, 2003 - Starting in the early 1980s--and already established as an internationally recognized architect--Michael Graves began to pursue a parallel career as a product designer. Over the following three and a half decades he and his collaborators designed everything from humble household goods to limited edition luxury items for clients as diverse as Steuben, Alessi, Target, J. C. Penney, and Disney.
- 2003
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Bathroom Scale, 2003
Starting in the early 1980s--and already established as an internationally recognized architect--Michael Graves began to pursue a parallel career as a product designer. Over the following three and a half decades he and his collaborators designed everything from humble household goods to limited edition luxury items for clients as diverse as Steuben, Alessi, Target, J. C. Penney, and Disney.
- Package of Charmin Toilet Paper, 1955 -
- 1955
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Package of Charmin Toilet Paper, 1955
- J.L. Mott Iron Works Bathroom Sink, circa 1875 -
- circa 1875
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J.L. Mott Iron Works Bathroom Sink, circa 1875
- Second Floor Bathroom in Firestone Farm at its Original Site, Columbiana County, Ohio, February 7, 1983 -
- February 07, 1983
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Second Floor Bathroom in Firestone Farm at its Original Site, Columbiana County, Ohio, February 7, 1983
- Interior of Mrs. Cohen's Millinery Shop at its Original Site, Detroit, Michigan, October 16, 1935 -
- October 16, 1935
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Interior of Mrs. Cohen's Millinery Shop at its Original Site, Detroit, Michigan, October 16, 1935
- Man Showing Model Dymaxion House to a Couple, 1946 -
- 1946
- Collections - Artifact
Man Showing Model Dymaxion House to a Couple, 1946
- Interior View of Fair Lane, Home of Henry Ford, April 1951 - In the early 1910s, Henry and Clara Ford selected 1300 acres of farmland in Dearborn, Michigan, as the site for a new house -- shunning the eastern suburbs chosen by many of Detroit's wealthy citizens. In 1916, the couple moved into their newly constructed 31,000-square-foot home. The mansion contained 56 rooms including seven bedrooms, fifteen baths, and other standard living spaces.
- April 27, 1951
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Interior View of Fair Lane, Home of Henry Ford, April 1951
In the early 1910s, Henry and Clara Ford selected 1300 acres of farmland in Dearborn, Michigan, as the site for a new house -- shunning the eastern suburbs chosen by many of Detroit's wealthy citizens. In 1916, the couple moved into their newly constructed 31,000-square-foot home. The mansion contained 56 rooms including seven bedrooms, fifteen baths, and other standard living spaces.
- Holiday Inn Bath Mat, 1950-1970 - A standardized guest experience was key to Holiday Inns' corporate success. Each location offered most of the same services and amenities, and details like branded toiletries and towels became fixtures of a Holiday Inn stay. Some people snuck these "souvenirs" home as tangible reminders of their trip.
- 1950-1970
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Holiday Inn Bath Mat, 1950-1970
A standardized guest experience was key to Holiday Inns' corporate success. Each location offered most of the same services and amenities, and details like branded toiletries and towels became fixtures of a Holiday Inn stay. Some people snuck these "souvenirs" home as tangible reminders of their trip.