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- Hallmark "Cactus Cowboy" Christmas Ornament, 1989 - 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.
- 1989
- Collections - Artifact
Hallmark "Cactus Cowboy" Christmas Ornament, 1989
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.
- "Fruitful Spineless Cactus, Luther Burbank's Experimental Grounds, Santa Rosa, California," circa 1908 - Luther Burbank (1849-1926), an American horticulturalist, devoted years of research to perfect spineless cacti as a new livestock feed that could free acreage for crops to feed humans. Others sought new sources of livestock feed to sustain arid range land and the American ranching tradition. Fraudulent distribution of cactus purported to be Burbank's invention caused him to retreat from public engagement and recommit himself to research.
- circa 1908
- Collections - Artifact
"Fruitful Spineless Cactus, Luther Burbank's Experimental Grounds, Santa Rosa, California," circa 1908
Luther Burbank (1849-1926), an American horticulturalist, devoted years of research to perfect spineless cacti as a new livestock feed that could free acreage for crops to feed humans. Others sought new sources of livestock feed to sustain arid range land and the American ranching tradition. Fraudulent distribution of cactus purported to be Burbank's invention caused him to retreat from public engagement and recommit himself to research.
- Hallmark "Strange and Wonderful Love" Christmas Ornament, 1993 - 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.
- 1993
- Collections - Artifact
Hallmark "Strange and Wonderful Love" Christmas Ornament, 1993
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.
- Crate Label, "Pioneer Orchard Brand Rogue River Valley Pears," circa 1920 - In 1869, the transcontinental railroad opened eastern markets to the West Coast produce industry for the first time. As produce companies shipped crates of fruits and vegetables across the country, they needed a way to distinguish their goods from their competitors'. Colorful, eye-catching labels, like this one for Pioneer Orchard Brand Rogue River Valley Pears, were created to attract grocers purchasing goods from wholesale markets.
- circa 1920
- Collections - Artifact
Crate Label, "Pioneer Orchard Brand Rogue River Valley Pears," circa 1920
In 1869, the transcontinental railroad opened eastern markets to the West Coast produce industry for the first time. As produce companies shipped crates of fruits and vegetables across the country, they needed a way to distinguish their goods from their competitors'. Colorful, eye-catching labels, like this one for Pioneer Orchard Brand Rogue River Valley Pears, were created to attract grocers purchasing goods from wholesale markets.
- Coffee Pot, 1960 - The Nelson McCoy Pottery Company, established in 1910 in Roseville, Ohio, began producing earthenware specialties and artware in the mid-1920s along with its stoneware lines. Its pottery appealed to a middle-class audience seeking the broadest popular taste. In 1960, McCoy introduced its El Rancho Bar-B-Q line. The line consisted of western-themed, large service pieces and tapped into the romanticism of the American West.
- 1960
- Collections - Artifact
Coffee Pot, 1960
The Nelson McCoy Pottery Company, established in 1910 in Roseville, Ohio, began producing earthenware specialties and artware in the mid-1920s along with its stoneware lines. Its pottery appealed to a middle-class audience seeking the broadest popular taste. In 1960, McCoy introduced its El Rancho Bar-B-Q line. The line consisted of western-themed, large service pieces and tapped into the romanticism of the American West.
- "Burbank's Fruitful Spineless Cactus, Santa Rosa, California," circa 1908 - Luther Burbank (1849-1926), an American horticulturalist, devoted years of research to perfect spineless cacti as a new livestock feed that could free acreage for crops to feed humans. Others sought new sources of livestock feed to sustain arid range land and the American ranching tradition. Fraudulent distribution of cactus purported to be Burbank's invention caused him to retreat from public engagement and recommit himself to research.
- circa 1908
- Collections - Artifact
"Burbank's Fruitful Spineless Cactus, Santa Rosa, California," circa 1908
Luther Burbank (1849-1926), an American horticulturalist, devoted years of research to perfect spineless cacti as a new livestock feed that could free acreage for crops to feed humans. Others sought new sources of livestock feed to sustain arid range land and the American ranching tradition. Fraudulent distribution of cactus purported to be Burbank's invention caused him to retreat from public engagement and recommit himself to research.
- Rio Siesta Motel Sign, Clinton, Oklahoma, 1982 - In the mid-1970s, John Margolies began to assemble a visual record of America's built roadside landscape. Over the following three decades, he traveled thousands of miles to photograph the overlooked and often quickly vanishing structures that had grown out of American automobile culture and main street commerce. His photographs of hotels, motels, diners, service stations, drive-ins and attractions celebrate and capture a unique chapter of American history.
- 1982
- Collections - Artifact
Rio Siesta Motel Sign, Clinton, Oklahoma, 1982
In the mid-1970s, John Margolies began to assemble a visual record of America's built roadside landscape. Over the following three decades, he traveled thousands of miles to photograph the overlooked and often quickly vanishing structures that had grown out of American automobile culture and main street commerce. His photographs of hotels, motels, diners, service stations, drive-ins and attractions celebrate and capture a unique chapter of American history.