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- Hallmark "Holiday Cafe" Christmas Ornament, 1991 - 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.
- 1991
- Collections - Artifact
Hallmark "Holiday Cafe" Christmas Ornament, 1991
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.
- Trade Card for Harrawood's Coffee Shop and Harrawood's Sales & Service, circa 1945 - In the last third of the nineteenth century, American consumers could choose from an unprecedented variety of goods and services. Seeking to distinguish certain products and businesses from the competition, advertisers began to print and distribute trade cards. Though the popularity of these cards diminished after 1900, some companies employed the informative, often vibrant little advertisements well into the twentieth century.
- circa 1945
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card for Harrawood's Coffee Shop and Harrawood's Sales & Service, circa 1945
In the last third of the nineteenth century, American consumers could choose from an unprecedented variety of goods and services. Seeking to distinguish certain products and businesses from the competition, advertisers began to print and distribute trade cards. Though the popularity of these cards diminished after 1900, some companies employed the informative, often vibrant little advertisements well into the twentieth century.
- Pennant, "Boonville, Mo.," 1940-1965 - During the mid-20th century, highways were flooded with family vacationers out to enjoy their new cars and all that America had to offer. These auto tourists needed places to eat as they headed to resorts, parks and roadside attractions. Pete's Cafe was a well-advertised stop along U.S. 40 through central Missouri. Here, motorists could eat, rest and perhaps buy a souvenir.
- 1940-1965
- Collections - Artifact
Pennant, "Boonville, Mo.," 1940-1965
During the mid-20th century, highways were flooded with family vacationers out to enjoy their new cars and all that America had to offer. These auto tourists needed places to eat as they headed to resorts, parks and roadside attractions. Pete's Cafe was a well-advertised stop along U.S. 40 through central Missouri. Here, motorists could eat, rest and perhaps buy a souvenir.
- Scarf, 1955-1960 - Although Stephanie Koretz of Michigan was not in the beatnik subculture, she wore this print headscarf around the house. In the 1950s, the novelty casual wear fad added individualized flair to a wardrobe. Prints might reference current events and trends such as the Space Race, Rock 'n Roll, or, ironically, the anti-consumerist Beat Generation-- beatnik-- Movement.
- 1955-1960
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Scarf, 1955-1960
Although Stephanie Koretz of Michigan was not in the beatnik subculture, she wore this print headscarf around the house. In the 1950s, the novelty casual wear fad added individualized flair to a wardrobe. Prints might reference current events and trends such as the Space Race, Rock 'n Roll, or, ironically, the anti-consumerist Beat Generation-- beatnik-- Movement.
- Hallmark "Nostalgic Houses and Shops Series: Cafe" Christmas Ornament, 1997 - Hallmark's "Nostalgic Houses and Shops" ornament series reflects a centuries-old Christmas tradition of placing small buildings under the tree to create tiny "villages." It began in 1984 and is one of Hallmark's longest-running series. Hung on the tree, these ornaments--depicting homes, stores, and other buildings--evoke small-town American life in days gone by.
- 1997
- Collections - Artifact
Hallmark "Nostalgic Houses and Shops Series: Cafe" Christmas Ornament, 1997
Hallmark's "Nostalgic Houses and Shops" ornament series reflects a centuries-old Christmas tradition of placing small buildings under the tree to create tiny "villages." It began in 1984 and is one of Hallmark's longest-running series. Hung on the tree, these ornaments--depicting homes, stores, and other buildings--evoke small-town American life in days gone by.
- Pennant, "Boonville, Mo.," 1940-1965 - During the mid-20th century, highways were flooded with family vacationers out to enjoy their new cars and all that America had to offer. These auto tourists needed places to eat as they headed to resorts, parks and roadside attractions. Pete's Cafe was a well-advertised stop along U.S. 40 through central Missouri. Here, motorists could eat, rest and perhaps buy a souvenir.
- 1940-1965
- Collections - Artifact
Pennant, "Boonville, Mo.," 1940-1965
During the mid-20th century, highways were flooded with family vacationers out to enjoy their new cars and all that America had to offer. These auto tourists needed places to eat as they headed to resorts, parks and roadside attractions. Pete's Cafe was a well-advertised stop along U.S. 40 through central Missouri. Here, motorists could eat, rest and perhaps buy a souvenir.
- Betty's Café, Scranton, Pennsylvania, circa 1940 - Photographic cards like this one, with their glued-on labels, were a preliminary step taken by Dexter Press before producing postcards for small-business owners to mail or hand out to customers. Betty, the owner of this cafe in Scranton, Pennsylvania, has extensively decorated the interior of her establishment for the Christmas holiday.
- circa 1940
- Collections - Artifact
Betty's Café, Scranton, Pennsylvania, circa 1940
Photographic cards like this one, with their glued-on labels, were a preliminary step taken by Dexter Press before producing postcards for small-business owners to mail or hand out to customers. Betty, the owner of this cafe in Scranton, Pennsylvania, has extensively decorated the interior of her establishment for the Christmas holiday.
- Fan Advertising Harland Sanders Court & Cafe, Corbin, Kentucky, circa 1950 - In 1930, Harland Sanders began serving chicken dishes out of a service station in Corbin, Kentucky. "Colonel" Sanders had a flair for promotion. In the 1950s--about the time this advertising fan was produced--he actively franchised his chicken business and sold the recipe for his "Special Recipe" fried chicken. A stylized graphic of his face is still a trademark of the corporation.
- circa 1950
- Collections - Artifact
Fan Advertising Harland Sanders Court & Cafe, Corbin, Kentucky, circa 1950
In 1930, Harland Sanders began serving chicken dishes out of a service station in Corbin, Kentucky. "Colonel" Sanders had a flair for promotion. In the 1950s--about the time this advertising fan was produced--he actively franchised his chicken business and sold the recipe for his "Special Recipe" fried chicken. A stylized graphic of his face is still a trademark of the corporation.
- Trade Card with Menu for Grand Union Cafe, Sunday, December 9th, 1883 - 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.
- December 09, 1883
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card with Menu for Grand Union Cafe, Sunday, December 9th, 1883
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.
- Tower Conoco Station and U-Drop Inn Cafe, Shamrock, Texas, 1936-1939 - Photographic cards like this one, with their glued-on labels, were a preliminary step taken by Dexter Press before producing postcards for small-business owners to mail or hand out to customers. Built 1936 along Route 66 in Shamrock, Texas, this Streamlined Moderne-styled building included a Conoco service station, a cafe, and an intended retail area that became overflow cafe seating.
- 1936-1939
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Tower Conoco Station and U-Drop Inn Cafe, Shamrock, Texas, 1936-1939
Photographic cards like this one, with their glued-on labels, were a preliminary step taken by Dexter Press before producing postcards for small-business owners to mail or hand out to customers. Built 1936 along Route 66 in Shamrock, Texas, this Streamlined Moderne-styled building included a Conoco service station, a cafe, and an intended retail area that became overflow cafe seating.