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- Camel Figurine from Noah's Ark Toy, 1870-1910 -
- 1870-1910
- Collections - Artifact
Camel Figurine from Noah's Ark Toy, 1870-1910
- Touring Egypt, Riding Camels, 1928 -
- 1928
- Collections - Artifact
Touring Egypt, Riding Camels, 1928
- Touring Egypt, Viewing Pyramids, 1928 -
- 1928
- Collections - Artifact
Touring Egypt, Viewing Pyramids, 1928
- Toy Camel, 1906-1918 - German immigrant Albert Schoenhut first patented the Humpty Dumpty Circus in 1903. He followed the high-quality tradition of German toymakers in manufacturing the many unusual and complex pieces for this toy circus. The jointed heads, arms, and legs on the wooden animals and figures used elasticized cords, which allowed them to be posed.
- 1906-1918
- Collections - Artifact
Toy Camel, 1906-1918
German immigrant Albert Schoenhut first patented the Humpty Dumpty Circus in 1903. He followed the high-quality tradition of German toymakers in manufacturing the many unusual and complex pieces for this toy circus. The jointed heads, arms, and legs on the wooden animals and figures used elasticized cords, which allowed them to be posed.
- Magic Lantern Slide Titled "The Pyramids of Egypt," 1880-1910 - Magic lanterns use a concave mirror and light source to project images on glass slides with painted or photographic scenes. Developed in the 17th century, magic lanterns predate slide projectors and motion pictures. In the hands of magicians, they became "lanterns of fright," projecting wondrous images and apparitions. Slide themes ranged widely: exotic travel, folklore, advertising, history, science, and art.
- 1880-1910
- Collections - Artifact
Magic Lantern Slide Titled "The Pyramids of Egypt," 1880-1910
Magic lanterns use a concave mirror and light source to project images on glass slides with painted or photographic scenes. Developed in the 17th century, magic lanterns predate slide projectors and motion pictures. In the hands of magicians, they became "lanterns of fright," projecting wondrous images and apparitions. Slide themes ranged widely: exotic travel, folklore, advertising, history, science, and art.
- Hallmark "Wee Three Kings" Miniature Christmas Ornament, 1992 - 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.
- 1992
- Collections - Artifact
Hallmark "Wee Three Kings" Miniature Christmas Ornament, 1992
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.
- Circus Poster, Sells Brothers, "Camel Races," circa 1892 -
- circa 1892
- Collections - Artifact
Circus Poster, Sells Brothers, "Camel Races," circa 1892
- Circus Poster, "Forepaugh & Sells Brothers' 20th Century Colossus," circa 1900 - In the late nineteenth century, printers developed a lithograph method that produced brightly colored posters. In advance of a circus coming to town, general agents glued these eye-catching generic posters to building walls, fences, and in window displays. To announce when and where the performances would happen, local printers sometimes provided letterpress paper date strips to paste onto the posters' lower margin.
- circa 1900
- Collections - Artifact
Circus Poster, "Forepaugh & Sells Brothers' 20th Century Colossus," circa 1900
In the late nineteenth century, printers developed a lithograph method that produced brightly colored posters. In advance of a circus coming to town, general agents glued these eye-catching generic posters to building walls, fences, and in window displays. To announce when and where the performances would happen, local printers sometimes provided letterpress paper date strips to paste onto the posters' lower margin.
- Hauling Heinz Products in Africa, circa 1910 - With comprehensive advertising strategies, the H.J. Heinz Company became a household name by 1900. By this time, Heinz's "57 Varieties" of pickled foods, preserves, and condiments were also sold internationally. In this photograph from about 1910, crates of Heinz Pure Malt Vinegar are being hauled in a wagon by a camel in South Africa.
- circa 1910
- Collections - Artifact
Hauling Heinz Products in Africa, circa 1910
With comprehensive advertising strategies, the H.J. Heinz Company became a household name by 1900. By this time, Heinz's "57 Varieties" of pickled foods, preserves, and condiments were also sold internationally. In this photograph from about 1910, crates of Heinz Pure Malt Vinegar are being hauled in a wagon by a camel in South Africa.
- Hallmark "Away to the Manger" Christmas Ornament, 2003 - 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.
- 2003
- Collections - Artifact
Hallmark "Away to the Manger" Christmas Ornament, 2003
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.