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- Game, Task Force, circa 1951 - Guy W. Vitale, a World War II U. S. Navy veteran, patented this game in 1951. Players move ships across the board to their home ports. Along the way, players attack and try to destroy the enemy's (the opposing player's) fleet. The game was produced by a little-known game company in Albion, Michigan.
- circa 1951
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Game, Task Force, circa 1951
Guy W. Vitale, a World War II U. S. Navy veteran, patented this game in 1951. Players move ships across the board to their home ports. Along the way, players attack and try to destroy the enemy's (the opposing player's) fleet. The game was produced by a little-known game company in Albion, Michigan.
- Political Cartoon Presented to Isaiah Rynders, 1844 -
- 1844
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Political Cartoon Presented to Isaiah Rynders, 1844
- "Piped Down," Sailors on the Berth Deck of the USS Massachusetts, 1896-1901 - From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. It had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs, many of which were colored using the company's patented "Phostint" process. Popular "Phostint" postcards, the Detroit Publishing Company claimed, were delicately "executed in Nature's Coloring" to be truthful, tasteful, beautiful, and educational.
- 1896-1901
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"Piped Down," Sailors on the Berth Deck of the USS Massachusetts, 1896-1901
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. It had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs, many of which were colored using the company's patented "Phostint" process. Popular "Phostint" postcards, the Detroit Publishing Company claimed, were delicately "executed in Nature's Coloring" to be truthful, tasteful, beautiful, and educational.
- Battleship Game, 1985-1991 - Battleship by Milton Bradley has been produced since 1967 -- the game's concept however is older. Players hide their ships on separate grids, then alternate firing shots at the opposing player trying to find and sink their fleet. This 1980s version used black cases, red and white markers and plastic ships; earlier ship target games used only pencil and paper.
- 1985-1991
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Battleship Game, 1985-1991
Battleship by Milton Bradley has been produced since 1967 -- the game's concept however is older. Players hide their ships on separate grids, then alternate firing shots at the opposing player trying to find and sink their fleet. This 1980s version used black cases, red and white markers and plastic ships; earlier ship target games used only pencil and paper.
- Glenn Curtiss and His Hydroaeroplane Being Hoisted Aboard the Armored Cruiser Pennsylvania, February 17, 1911 - On February 17, 1911, Glenn Curtiss demonstrated the practicality of naval aviation when he flew a hydroaeroplane out to the armored cruiser <em>Pennsylvania</em> in San Diego Bay. Curtiss landed nearby, and he and his aircraft were hoisted aboard the ship. After meeting with officers, Curtiss and his seaplane were lowered back into the water, and the pioneering aviator flew away.
- February 17, 1911
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Glenn Curtiss and His Hydroaeroplane Being Hoisted Aboard the Armored Cruiser Pennsylvania, February 17, 1911
On February 17, 1911, Glenn Curtiss demonstrated the practicality of naval aviation when he flew a hydroaeroplane out to the armored cruiser Pennsylvania in San Diego Bay. Curtiss landed nearby, and he and his aircraft were hoisted aboard the ship. After meeting with officers, Curtiss and his seaplane were lowered back into the water, and the pioneering aviator flew away.
- Lot of Lantern Slides, 1900-1902 - Magic lanterns use a concave mirror and light source to project images on glass slides with painted or photographic scenes. Developed in the 17th century, magic lanterns predate slide projectors and motion pictures. In the hands of magicians, they became "lanterns of fright," projecting wondrous images and apparitions. Slide themes ranged widely: exotic travel, folklore, advertising, history, science, and art.
- 1900-1902
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Lot of Lantern Slides, 1900-1902
Magic lanterns use a concave mirror and light source to project images on glass slides with painted or photographic scenes. Developed in the 17th century, magic lanterns predate slide projectors and motion pictures. In the hands of magicians, they became "lanterns of fright," projecting wondrous images and apparitions. Slide themes ranged widely: exotic travel, folklore, advertising, history, science, and art.
- Glenn Curtiss and His Hydroaeroplane Being Hoisted Aboard the Armored Cruiser Pennsylvania, February 17, 1911 - On February 17, 1911, Glenn Curtiss demonstrated the practicality of naval aviation when he flew a hydroaeroplane out to the armored cruiser <em>Pennsylvania</em> in San Diego Bay. Curtiss landed nearby, and he and his aircraft were hoisted aboard the ship. After meeting with officers, Curtiss and his seaplane were lowered back into the water, and the pioneering aviator flew away.
- 1911
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Glenn Curtiss and His Hydroaeroplane Being Hoisted Aboard the Armored Cruiser Pennsylvania, February 17, 1911
On February 17, 1911, Glenn Curtiss demonstrated the practicality of naval aviation when he flew a hydroaeroplane out to the armored cruiser Pennsylvania in San Diego Bay. Curtiss landed nearby, and he and his aircraft were hoisted aboard the ship. After meeting with officers, Curtiss and his seaplane were lowered back into the water, and the pioneering aviator flew away.
- Sea Raider Game, 1942-1945 - Parker Brothers' Sea Raider game pits a single raider ship against one to three cruisers. The raider is given a head start to make it safely to his home base. The cruisers must catch up and capture him. The game, made during the height of the Second World War, echoed the real fighting then taking place on the high seas.
- 1942-1945
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Sea Raider Game, 1942-1945
Parker Brothers' Sea Raider game pits a single raider ship against one to three cruisers. The raider is given a head start to make it safely to his home base. The cruisers must catch up and capture him. The game, made during the height of the Second World War, echoed the real fighting then taking place on the high seas.
- Trade Card for the United States Baking Company Featuring the French War Ship "Admiral Duperre, " 1889 - 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.
- 1889
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Trade Card for the United States Baking Company Featuring the French War Ship "Admiral Duperre, " 1889
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.