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- Pan-American Exposition Souvenir Paperweight, 1901 - In 1901, visitors to the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York, could purchase a variety of souvenir and decorative items. These mementos usually contain the name of the fair and a view of a prominent building. This glass paperweight displays the fair's Electric Tower. Keepsakes like this provided a lasting remembrance of the fairgoer's trip.
- 1901
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Pan-American Exposition Souvenir Paperweight, 1901
In 1901, visitors to the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York, could purchase a variety of souvenir and decorative items. These mementos usually contain the name of the fair and a view of a prominent building. This glass paperweight displays the fair's Electric Tower. Keepsakes like this provided a lasting remembrance of the fairgoer's trip.
- H. J. Heinz Co. Electric Advertising Sign, New York City, circa 1902 - Henry J. Heinz rarely missed an opportunity to raise customer awareness for his line of packaged foods. He was a prolific promoter whose schemes were innovative and often flamboyant. Built in 1900, this was the first electric display of its kind. The massive sign stood six stories, used 1,200 incandescent lights, and was topped with a 43-foot-long flashing Heinz pickle.
- 1901
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H. J. Heinz Co. Electric Advertising Sign, New York City, circa 1902
Henry J. Heinz rarely missed an opportunity to raise customer awareness for his line of packaged foods. He was a prolific promoter whose schemes were innovative and often flamboyant. Built in 1900, this was the first electric display of its kind. The massive sign stood six stories, used 1,200 incandescent lights, and was topped with a 43-foot-long flashing Heinz pickle.
- General Electric Thomson Recording Wattmeter, circa 1903 - Elihu Thomson, engineer, inventor and cofounder of the Thomson-Houston Electric Company, developed a commutator-type wattmeter in the late 1880s. His recording watt-hour meter helped transform the nascent electric power industry. The sturdy device provided companies that supplied electricity to consumers a way to accurately track and bill electrical power use.
- circa 1903
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General Electric Thomson Recording Wattmeter, circa 1903
Elihu Thomson, engineer, inventor and cofounder of the Thomson-Houston Electric Company, developed a commutator-type wattmeter in the late 1880s. His recording watt-hour meter helped transform the nascent electric power industry. The sturdy device provided companies that supplied electricity to consumers a way to accurately track and bill electrical power use.
- E.R. Thomas Motor Company Factory (Maker of the Thomas Flyer) Buffalo, New York, 1908 - In 1908, six automobiles raced around the globe from New York City to Paris, France. This contest took 169 days, covered 22,000 miles and spanned three continents. The American team, the eventual winner of the race, drove a Thomas Flyer. This lantern slide shows the Buffalo, New York factory were the automobile was made.
- 1908
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E.R. Thomas Motor Company Factory (Maker of the Thomas Flyer) Buffalo, New York, 1908
In 1908, six automobiles raced around the globe from New York City to Paris, France. This contest took 169 days, covered 22,000 miles and spanned three continents. The American team, the eventual winner of the race, drove a Thomas Flyer. This lantern slide shows the Buffalo, New York factory were the automobile was made.
- Stamping Presses in the Ford Plant in Buffalo, New York, April 1952 - Ford Motor Company opened a stamping plant in Buffalo, New York, in 1950. The facility produced sheet metal stampings and welded sub-assembly components for other Ford factories. The Buffalo Stamping Plant was expanded several times over the years. By the 2020s, its floor space had doubled from an initial 1.2 million square feet to more than 2.4 million square feet.
- April 17, 1952
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Stamping Presses in the Ford Plant in Buffalo, New York, April 1952
Ford Motor Company opened a stamping plant in Buffalo, New York, in 1950. The facility produced sheet metal stampings and welded sub-assembly components for other Ford factories. The Buffalo Stamping Plant was expanded several times over the years. By the 2020s, its floor space had doubled from an initial 1.2 million square feet to more than 2.4 million square feet.
- Trade Card for the 1901 Pan-American Exposition, Pearlicross Coffee and York's Favorite Coffee, 1899 - 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.
- 1901
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Trade Card for the 1901 Pan-American Exposition, Pearlicross Coffee and York's Favorite Coffee, 1899
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.
- "African Proverbs" Juneteenth Festival of Buffalo, 1997 - Community organizers founded the Juneteenth Festival of Buffalo (New York) in 1976 to bring people together and spark revitalization in the city's Black business district. The annual celebration, which always featured food, art, and entertainment, expanded over the years to meet changing community needs. For the 1997 Juneteenth Festival, organizers added a health fair, job fair, and book swap.
- 14 June 1997-15 June 1997
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"African Proverbs" Juneteenth Festival of Buffalo, 1997
Community organizers founded the Juneteenth Festival of Buffalo (New York) in 1976 to bring people together and spark revitalization in the city's Black business district. The annual celebration, which always featured food, art, and entertainment, expanded over the years to meet changing community needs. For the 1997 Juneteenth Festival, organizers added a health fair, job fair, and book swap.
- Construction Progress, Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant, Buffalo, New York, May 3, 1931 - Starting in the 1910s, Ford Motor Company opened domestic assembly plants throughout the United States. These plants allowed the company to better serve its customers, with facilities located in major American cities. Ford's first plant in Buffalo, New York, opened in 1915. Operations moved to a larger facility on Buffalo's Fuhrmann Boulevard in 1931. The Fuhrmann Assembly Plant closed in 1958.
- May 03, 1931
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Construction Progress, Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant, Buffalo, New York, May 3, 1931
Starting in the 1910s, Ford Motor Company opened domestic assembly plants throughout the United States. These plants allowed the company to better serve its customers, with facilities located in major American cities. Ford's first plant in Buffalo, New York, opened in 1915. Operations moved to a larger facility on Buffalo's Fuhrmann Boulevard in 1931. The Fuhrmann Assembly Plant closed in 1958.
- Postcard, "Buffalo Public Library, Buffalo, N.Y.," circa 1938 - Until the 20th century, most book collections were not available to everyday Americans. They were either privately owned, accessible only by paid subscription, or stored away haphazardly. This building, which opened in 1887, originally housed the private subscription library of the Young Men's Association of Buffalo, New York. It became a free public library through an agreement with the city in 1897.
- circa 1938
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Postcard, "Buffalo Public Library, Buffalo, N.Y.," circa 1938
Until the 20th century, most book collections were not available to everyday Americans. They were either privately owned, accessible only by paid subscription, or stored away haphazardly. This building, which opened in 1887, originally housed the private subscription library of the Young Men's Association of Buffalo, New York. It became a free public library through an agreement with the city in 1897.
- Souvenir Postcard, "Welcome to Cody Wyoming," 1916 - This postcard, sent from Buffalo Bill Cody to Henry Ford in 1916, shows recently created trails bringing motorists to Yellowstone National Park.
- October 21, 1916
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Souvenir Postcard, "Welcome to Cody Wyoming," 1916
This postcard, sent from Buffalo Bill Cody to Henry Ford in 1916, shows recently created trails bringing motorists to Yellowstone National Park.