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- Construction Progress, B.R. Brown Service Building at Ford Motor Company Plant, Alexandria, Virginia, 1932 - Starting in the 1910s, Ford Motor Company opened domestic assembly plants throughout the United States. These branches were located near most major American cities. Ford's first Alexandria, Virginia, branch -- near Washington, D.C. -- opened in 1917. The company opened a new facility on the Potomac River in 1932. The U.S. Navy converted Ford's waterfront factory into a munitions plant in 1942.
- May 16, 1932
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Construction Progress, B.R. Brown Service Building at Ford Motor Company Plant, Alexandria, Virginia, 1932
Starting in the 1910s, Ford Motor Company opened domestic assembly plants throughout the United States. These branches were located near most major American cities. Ford's first Alexandria, Virginia, branch -- near Washington, D.C. -- opened in 1917. The company opened a new facility on the Potomac River in 1932. The U.S. Navy converted Ford's waterfront factory into a munitions plant in 1942.
- Letter from Daniel Burgat to Mary and Eliza Burgat, 1833 -
- November 12, 1833
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Letter from Daniel Burgat to Mary and Eliza Burgat, 1833
- H. J. Heinz Company Building Records, 1889-1899 - The H.J. Heinz Company's rapidly expanding product line and increasing demand for its products resulted in the expansion of its operations. The main factory in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, came to be known as the "House of Heinz," and featured over 20 buildings for manufacturing, processing, and administration. This book notes the building costs for construction of the stables, salting house, and other buildings from 1889-1899.
- 1889-1899
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H. J. Heinz Company Building Records, 1889-1899
The H.J. Heinz Company's rapidly expanding product line and increasing demand for its products resulted in the expansion of its operations. The main factory in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, came to be known as the "House of Heinz," and featured over 20 buildings for manufacturing, processing, and administration. This book notes the building costs for construction of the stables, salting house, and other buildings from 1889-1899.
- "Terrazzo Color Palette," 1995 -
- 1995
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"Terrazzo Color Palette," 1995
- New Space Age Design, circa 1958 - The New Jersey-based Kullman Dining Car Company, founded in 1927, was one of the longest-lived companies in the diner business. Continually responding to changing market needs, Kullman produced some of the largest, best designed restaurant-type models in the industry during the 1950s. The newest models of diner-restaurants are featured in this ca. 1958 catalog.
- circa 1958
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New Space Age Design, circa 1958
The New Jersey-based Kullman Dining Car Company, founded in 1927, was one of the longest-lived companies in the diner business. Continually responding to changing market needs, Kullman produced some of the largest, best designed restaurant-type models in the industry during the 1950s. The newest models of diner-restaurants are featured in this ca. 1958 catalog.