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- Milton Bradley Company Catalog, "Welcome to Gameland," 1964 - Milton Bradley, a Springfield, Massachusetts, lithographer, published his first board game in 1860. It was a hit, and Bradley soon became a leader in the growing American game business. By his death in 1911, Bradley's company was one of the nation's best known and most prolific game and toy manufacturers. Milton Bradley products remained popular even after the company's 1984 acquisition by Hasbro, Inc.
- 1964
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Milton Bradley Company Catalog, "Welcome to Gameland," 1964
Milton Bradley, a Springfield, Massachusetts, lithographer, published his first board game in 1860. It was a hit, and Bradley soon became a leader in the growing American game business. By his death in 1911, Bradley's company was one of the nation's best known and most prolific game and toy manufacturers. Milton Bradley products remained popular even after the company's 1984 acquisition by Hasbro, Inc.
- Milton Bradley Company Trade Catalog, "Bradley's The World's Best Games," 1919-1920 - Milton Bradley, a Springfield, Massachusetts, lithographer, published his first board game in 1860. It was a hit, and Bradley soon became a leader in the growing American game business. By his death in 1911, Bradley's company was one of the nation's best known and most prolific game and toy manufacturers. Milton Bradley products remained popular even after the company's 1984 acquisition by Hasbro, Inc.
- 1919-1920
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Milton Bradley Company Trade Catalog, "Bradley's The World's Best Games," 1919-1920
Milton Bradley, a Springfield, Massachusetts, lithographer, published his first board game in 1860. It was a hit, and Bradley soon became a leader in the growing American game business. By his death in 1911, Bradley's company was one of the nation's best known and most prolific game and toy manufacturers. Milton Bradley products remained popular even after the company's 1984 acquisition by Hasbro, Inc.
- Hallmark "Monopoly Game: Mr. Monopoly" Christmas Ornament, 2000 - 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.
- 2000
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Hallmark "Monopoly Game: Mr. Monopoly" Christmas Ornament, 2000
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.
- Advertisement, "The Game of Politics, or the Race for the Presidency," 1888 - Two teams race for the presidency in the late-1880s board game advertised here. The would-be politicians must first get elected to various offices before running for president. Vote cards help teams capture the nomination and, later, a state's electoral vote. The team receiving the majority of the Electoral College votes (just like today's elections) wins!
- 1888
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Advertisement, "The Game of Politics, or the Race for the Presidency," 1888
Two teams race for the presidency in the late-1880s board game advertised here. The would-be politicians must first get elected to various offices before running for president. Vote cards help teams capture the nomination and, later, a state's electoral vote. The team receiving the majority of the Electoral College votes (just like today's elections) wins!
- Chess Set and Storage Box, 1800-1850 -
- 1800-1850
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Chess Set and Storage Box, 1800-1850
- Parker Brothers Trade Catalog, "Winning is Our Game," 1991 -
- 1991
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Parker Brothers Trade Catalog, "Winning is Our Game," 1991
- Kristen Sheffield Perschon Holding her Quilt, "Parcheesi" -
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Kristen Sheffield Perschon Holding her Quilt, "Parcheesi"
- "The Saturday Evening Post," April 3, 1943 - <em>The Saturday Evening Post</em>, first published in 1821 as a four-page weekly newspaper, became one of America's most popular weekly publications by the mid-1900s. The magazine contained news, commentaries, fiction, and general interest articles. But its most distinctive feature was its front cover illustrations by artists such as George Hughes, John Falter, J.C. Leyendecker, and Norman Rockwell.
- April 03, 1943
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"The Saturday Evening Post," April 3, 1943
The Saturday Evening Post, first published in 1821 as a four-page weekly newspaper, became one of America's most popular weekly publications by the mid-1900s. The magazine contained news, commentaries, fiction, and general interest articles. But its most distinctive feature was its front cover illustrations by artists such as George Hughes, John Falter, J.C. Leyendecker, and Norman Rockwell.
- "Parcheesi" Quilt, Made by Kristen Sheffield Perschon, 2014 -
- February 01, 2014
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"Parcheesi" Quilt, Made by Kristen Sheffield Perschon, 2014
- Group of Boys Playing a Board Game at Camp Legion, February 6, 1944 - Henry Ford opened Camp Legion, near Dearborn, Michigan, in 1938 for sons of dead or disabled World War I veterans. The young men earned steady wages working there seasonally from April-November. The camp's mission was modified in 1944 to include rehabilitation of World War II veterans with disabilities. Veterans learned new skills to help them reenter the workforce.
- February 09, 1944
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Group of Boys Playing a Board Game at Camp Legion, February 6, 1944
Henry Ford opened Camp Legion, near Dearborn, Michigan, in 1938 for sons of dead or disabled World War I veterans. The young men earned steady wages working there seasonally from April-November. The camp's mission was modified in 1944 to include rehabilitation of World War II veterans with disabilities. Veterans learned new skills to help them reenter the workforce.