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- Hallmark "The Night Before Christmas Series" Miniature Christmas Ornament, 1993 - Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- 1993
- Collections - Artifact
Hallmark "The Night Before Christmas Series" Miniature Christmas Ornament, 1993
Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- Hallmark "Sugarplum Dreams" Miniature Christmas Ornament, 1995 - Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- 1995
- Collections - Artifact
Hallmark "Sugarplum Dreams" Miniature Christmas Ornament, 1995
Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- The Sleep Shop, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1982 - In the mid-1970s, John Margolies began to assemble a visual record of America's built roadside landscape. Over the following three decades, he traveled thousands of miles to photograph the overlooked and often quickly vanishing structures that had grown out of American automobile culture and main street commerce. His photographs of hotels, motels, diners, service stations, drive-ins and attractions celebrate and capture a unique chapter of American history.
- 1982
- Collections - Artifact
The Sleep Shop, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1982
In the mid-1970s, John Margolies began to assemble a visual record of America's built roadside landscape. Over the following three decades, he traveled thousands of miles to photograph the overlooked and often quickly vanishing structures that had grown out of American automobile culture and main street commerce. His photographs of hotels, motels, diners, service stations, drive-ins and attractions celebrate and capture a unique chapter of American history.
- Southeast Bedroom in Firestone Farm at its Original Site, Columbiana County, Ohio, February 7, 1983 -
- February 07, 1983
- Collections - Artifact
Southeast Bedroom in Firestone Farm at its Original Site, Columbiana County, Ohio, February 7, 1983
- Cottage Bed, Used by Family of George Matthew Adams, 1860-1880 -
- 1860-1880
- Collections - Artifact
Cottage Bed, Used by Family of George Matthew Adams, 1860-1880
- Bed Frame Used by Susana Allen Hunter, 1920-1940 -
- 1920-1940
- Collections - Artifact
Bed Frame Used by Susana Allen Hunter, 1920-1940
- Set of Bricks Used in the Jackson Family Home, Selma, Alabama - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and other Civil Rights leaders often stayed in the Selma, Alabama, home of Dr. Sullivan and Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson during the struggle to secure voting rights in the 1960s. King and several leaders once held a meeting on a bed, which collapsed beneath them. The meeting devolved into laughter. These bricks became the support for the repaired bed.
- Collections - Artifact
Set of Bricks Used in the Jackson Family Home, Selma, Alabama
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and other Civil Rights leaders often stayed in the Selma, Alabama, home of Dr. Sullivan and Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson during the struggle to secure voting rights in the 1960s. King and several leaders once held a meeting on a bed, which collapsed beneath them. The meeting devolved into laughter. These bricks became the support for the repaired bed.
- Bedstead (Harriman House-Jamaica), 1890-1915 - In 1890, Jenny Young Chandler, 25 years old and recently widowed, began working for the <EM>New York Herald</EM>. As a photojournalist and feature writer, Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity. She also documented collections of private individuals and museums -- some of which were featured in magazine articles for collectors. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives.
- 1890-1915
- Collections - Artifact
Bedstead (Harriman House-Jamaica), 1890-1915
In 1890, Jenny Young Chandler, 25 years old and recently widowed, began working for the New York Herald. As a photojournalist and feature writer, Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity. She also documented collections of private individuals and museums -- some of which were featured in magazine articles for collectors. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives.
- Bed, 1890-1915 - In 1890, Jenny Young Chandler, 25 years old and recently widowed, began working for the <EM>New York Herald</EM>. As a photojournalist and feature writer, Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity. She also documented collections of private individuals and museums -- some of which were featured in magazine articles for collectors. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives.
- 1890-1915
- Collections - Artifact
Bed, 1890-1915
In 1890, Jenny Young Chandler, 25 years old and recently widowed, began working for the New York Herald. As a photojournalist and feature writer, Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity. She also documented collections of private individuals and museums -- some of which were featured in magazine articles for collectors. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives.
- Bed Warmer, 1750-1800 - In the 18th and 19th centuries, people used bed warmers like this one during cold weather to heat bedding before going to sleep. A person would fill the pan with hot coals, then pass it between the sheet and covers. Long handles enabled the user to reach into far corners. Many bed warmers had lids embellished with incised decorations.
- 1750-1800
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Bed Warmer, 1750-1800
In the 18th and 19th centuries, people used bed warmers like this one during cold weather to heat bedding before going to sleep. A person would fill the pan with hot coals, then pass it between the sheet and covers. Long handles enabled the user to reach into far corners. Many bed warmers had lids embellished with incised decorations.