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- "Toll Gate, Turnpike Movements, Telford Road System, McAdam Road System" - In the 19th century, road improvements in the United States tended to be private efforts financed by investors and supported by tolls. This illustration shows two methods of road construction. The Telford system used a base layer of stone blocks and an upper layer of smaller interlocking stones to support the road surface. Macadam (or McAdam) roads eliminated the stone-block foundation.
- 1850-1900
- Collections - Artifact
"Toll Gate, Turnpike Movements, Telford Road System, McAdam Road System"
In the 19th century, road improvements in the United States tended to be private efforts financed by investors and supported by tolls. This illustration shows two methods of road construction. The Telford system used a base layer of stone blocks and an upper layer of smaller interlocking stones to support the road surface. Macadam (or McAdam) roads eliminated the stone-block foundation.
- Sales Catalog of the H. J. Heinz Company and Products, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, circa 1910 - With humble beginnings exclusively selling horseradish in 1869, H.J. Heinz continued to expand his product line to build the "House of Heinz" and become a leader in the manufactured food industry. This sales catalog highlights the manufacturing process and provides photographs of the factories, branch houses, and employees. It also contains information and photographs of each of the "57 Varieties" of Heinz products.
- 1910
- Collections - Artifact
Sales Catalog of the H. J. Heinz Company and Products, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, circa 1910
With humble beginnings exclusively selling horseradish in 1869, H.J. Heinz continued to expand his product line to build the "House of Heinz" and become a leader in the manufactured food industry. This sales catalog highlights the manufacturing process and provides photographs of the factories, branch houses, and employees. It also contains information and photographs of each of the "57 Varieties" of Heinz products.
- Engraving, Portrait of Thomas Paine, Based on a 1792 Painting by George Romney -
- 1792
- Collections - Artifact
Engraving, Portrait of Thomas Paine, Based on a 1792 Painting by George Romney
- Portrait of Theodore Roosevelt, Engraving Made circa 1908 -
- circa 1908
- Collections - Artifact
Portrait of Theodore Roosevelt, Engraving Made circa 1908
- Illustrated Sales Catalogue of H. J. Heinz Co., "Picklers and Preservers," Owned by N.G. Woodside, 1895 - The H.J. Heinz Company produced trade catalogs to provide grocers with information about the company's many products. This catalog from 1895 includes full-page color illustrations of Heinz products with accompanying descriptions and packaging options. The catalog also provides illustrations and descriptions of the Heinz branch factories and various methods used for shipping.
- 1895
- Collections - Artifact
Illustrated Sales Catalogue of H. J. Heinz Co., "Picklers and Preservers," Owned by N.G. Woodside, 1895
The H.J. Heinz Company produced trade catalogs to provide grocers with information about the company's many products. This catalog from 1895 includes full-page color illustrations of Heinz products with accompanying descriptions and packaging options. The catalog also provides illustrations and descriptions of the Heinz branch factories and various methods used for shipping.
- Silhouette of Rebecca Greenleaf Webster, circa 1840 -
- circa 1840
- Collections - Artifact
Silhouette of Rebecca Greenleaf Webster, circa 1840
- Engraving, "Arrangement of the Modern Potter's Wheel," circa 1860 -
- circa 1860
- Collections - Artifact
Engraving, "Arrangement of the Modern Potter's Wheel," circa 1860