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- John Burroughs and Henry Ford on the Yacht "Sialia," circa 1917 - Henry Ford purchased the yacht <em>Sialia</em> in 1917. Intended as private transportation during trips to investigate possible industrial supply sources, <em>Sialia</em> also carried the Fords and their guests on family excursions. Less than a month after he purchased it Ford headed off to Cuba. Guests on this voyage included John Burroughs and Clara's sister Eva Brubaker and her two daughter (one seen here).
- circa 1917
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John Burroughs and Henry Ford on the Yacht "Sialia," circa 1917
Henry Ford purchased the yacht Sialia in 1917. Intended as private transportation during trips to investigate possible industrial supply sources, Sialia also carried the Fords and their guests on family excursions. Less than a month after he purchased it Ford headed off to Cuba. Guests on this voyage included John Burroughs and Clara's sister Eva Brubaker and her two daughter (one seen here).
- "View near Anthony's Nose, Hudson Highlands," by Thomas Chambers, 1840-1850 -
- 1840-1850
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"View near Anthony's Nose, Hudson Highlands," by Thomas Chambers, 1840-1850
- Arcanum Boathouse, Sheepshead Bay, Varuna Yacht Club Float, 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. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives. Her sensitive, insightful photographs depict people from all walks of life and the world in which they lived.
- 1890-1915
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Arcanum Boathouse, Sheepshead Bay, Varuna Yacht Club Float, 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. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives. Her sensitive, insightful photographs depict people from all walks of life and the world in which they lived.
- Radio Installation on Boat, View Looking Toward Bow and Pilot's Cockpit, 1918 -
- October 25, 1918
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Radio Installation on Boat, View Looking Toward Bow and Pilot's Cockpit, 1918
- H. J. Heinz Company Main Plant, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, circa 1910 - The H.J. Heinz Company had humble beginnings in 1869 when its founder began selling horseradish out his parents' home in Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania. With a rapidly expanding product line and extensive marketing, the Heinz brand became a household name by the turn of the century. Its main plant in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (seen here), was known as the "Home of the 57" and offered tours for visitors.
- circa 1910
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H. J. Heinz Company Main Plant, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, circa 1910
The H.J. Heinz Company had humble beginnings in 1869 when its founder began selling horseradish out his parents' home in Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania. With a rapidly expanding product line and extensive marketing, the Heinz brand became a household name by the turn of the century. Its main plant in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (seen here), was known as the "Home of the 57" and offered tours for visitors.
- Boat Bailer, 1808-1809 - Rain and seepage can endanger small wooden boats on the water -- a bailer like this helped keep them afloat. Reputedly, John Denson, nicknamed Johnny Trout by his friend Daniel Webster, made this bailer in the early 1800s. Trout and Webster occasionally fished together, and Webster, according to stories passed down, sometimes used this bailer.
- 1808-1809
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Boat Bailer, 1808-1809
Rain and seepage can endanger small wooden boats on the water -- a bailer like this helped keep them afloat. Reputedly, John Denson, nicknamed Johnny Trout by his friend Daniel Webster, made this bailer in the early 1800s. Trout and Webster occasionally fished together, and Webster, according to stories passed down, sometimes used this bailer.
- Fire Alarm at Old Mill Creek, 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. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives. Her sensitive, insightful photographs depict people from all walks of life and the world in which they lived.
- 1890-1915
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Fire Alarm at Old Mill Creek, 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. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives. Her sensitive, insightful photographs depict people from all walks of life and the world in which they lived.
- Old Mill Creek - Boating Group, 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. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives. Her sensitive, insightful photographs depict people from all walks of life and the world in which they lived.
- 1890-1915
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Old Mill Creek - Boating Group, 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. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives. Her sensitive, insightful photographs depict people from all walks of life and the world in which they lived.
- Boating in the Trough of the Potomac, Maryland, 1890 - From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
- 1890
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Boating in the Trough of the Potomac, Maryland, 1890
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
- Trade Card for Nautical and Optical Instruments, Samuel Thaxter & Son, 1886 - In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and saved the often illustrated little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- 1886
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Trade Card for Nautical and Optical Instruments, Samuel Thaxter & Son, 1886
In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and saved the often illustrated little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.