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- Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver Card Key, 2000-2010 - Electronic keycards provide guests with access to their hotel or motel rooms. These programmable credit card-sized plastic keys have replaced traditional metal keys attached to tags. And there is no need to return this key if you accidently walk away with it. This Four Seasons Hotel keycard from Vancouver, Canada, displays historic imagery of regional Aboriginal culture.
- 2000-2010
- Collections - Artifact
Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver Card Key, 2000-2010
Electronic keycards provide guests with access to their hotel or motel rooms. These programmable credit card-sized plastic keys have replaced traditional metal keys attached to tags. And there is no need to return this key if you accidently walk away with it. This Four Seasons Hotel keycard from Vancouver, Canada, displays historic imagery of regional Aboriginal culture.
- Pennant, "Victoria, B.C., Canada," 1940-1965 -
- 1940-1965
- Collections - Artifact
Pennant, "Victoria, B.C., Canada," 1940-1965
- Brochure, "Vacation Suggestions in the Pacific Northwest," 1920 - With automobiles, more Americans than ever before could get out and explore their vast country. In the 1920s the Pacific Northwest Tourist Association enticed travelers to come see their corner of the country. This brochure suggested popular outdoor areas to visit and provided a road map of possible routes.
- 1920
- Collections - Artifact
Brochure, "Vacation Suggestions in the Pacific Northwest," 1920
With automobiles, more Americans than ever before could get out and explore their vast country. In the 1920s the Pacific Northwest Tourist Association enticed travelers to come see their corner of the country. This brochure suggested popular outdoor areas to visit and provided a road map of possible routes.
- Sales Catalog of the H. J. Heinz Company and Products, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, circa 1910 - With humble beginnings exclusively selling horseradish in 1869, H.J. Heinz continued to expand his product line to build the "House of Heinz" and become a leader in the manufactured food industry. This sales catalog highlights the manufacturing process and provides photographs of the factories, branch houses, and employees. It also contains information and photographs of each of the "57 Varieties" of Heinz products.
- 1910
- Collections - Artifact
Sales Catalog of the H. J. Heinz Company and Products, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, circa 1910
With humble beginnings exclusively selling horseradish in 1869, H.J. Heinz continued to expand his product line to build the "House of Heinz" and become a leader in the manufactured food industry. This sales catalog highlights the manufacturing process and provides photographs of the factories, branch houses, and employees. It also contains information and photographs of each of the "57 Varieties" of Heinz products.
- Alys McKey Bryant on the Day She Made the First Flight by a Woman in Canada, July 31, 1913 - Alys McKey Bryant's career began in 1912 when she answered a want ad for a "young lady to learn to fly for exhibition purposes." On July 31, 1913, the American became the first woman to fly in Canada. Just six days later, Bryant's husband and fellow pilot died in an airplane crash. She largely retired from flying after the accident.
- July 13, 1913
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Alys McKey Bryant on the Day She Made the First Flight by a Woman in Canada, July 31, 1913
Alys McKey Bryant's career began in 1912 when she answered a want ad for a "young lady to learn to fly for exhibition purposes." On July 31, 1913, the American became the first woman to fly in Canada. Just six days later, Bryant's husband and fellow pilot died in an airplane crash. She largely retired from flying after the accident.
- "Crevasse Formation in Illecillewaet Glacier, Selkirk Mountains," British Columbia, Canada, circa 1902 - From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs, including many scenes from around the world. These prints were reproduced for ads, purchased to decorate homes and offices, bought as souvenirs, and used as teaching tools in schools and libraries.
- circa 1902
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"Crevasse Formation in Illecillewaet Glacier, Selkirk Mountains," British Columbia, Canada, circa 1902
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs, including many scenes from around the world. These prints were reproduced for ads, purchased to decorate homes and offices, bought as souvenirs, and used as teaching tools in schools and libraries.
- Vancouver Branch Sales Personnel, H. J. Heinz Company, Vancouver, Canada, September 1928 - To promote his products to grocery stores and individual households, H.J. Heinz employed salespeople, referred to as "Travelers." Travelers were trained in product knowledge and attended conventions to learn new sales techniques. They also designed and built point-of-sale displays in grocery stores and set up demonstration tables for sampling the products.
- September 01, 1928
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Vancouver Branch Sales Personnel, H. J. Heinz Company, Vancouver, Canada, September 1928
To promote his products to grocery stores and individual households, H.J. Heinz employed salespeople, referred to as "Travelers." Travelers were trained in product knowledge and attended conventions to learn new sales techniques. They also designed and built point-of-sale displays in grocery stores and set up demonstration tables for sampling the products.
- Moore Dry Kilns Sign, 1936-1969 -
- 1936-1969
- Collections - Artifact
Moore Dry Kilns Sign, 1936-1969
- Photograph of a Lithograph, "Fort Vancouver, W. T.," 1857-1864 -
- 1857-1864
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Photograph of a Lithograph, "Fort Vancouver, W. T.," 1857-1864
- Statement from Alys McKey Bryant in 1938, 25th Anniversary of the First Flight by a Woman in Canada - American Alys McKey Bryant became the first woman to fly in Canada on July 31, 1913. Six days later, her husband and fellow pilot was killed in a crash. In this poignant statement on the 25th anniversary of her Canadian flight, Bryant states that she never lost her love for aviation despite it taking "everything but my own life."
- July 31, 1913
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Statement from Alys McKey Bryant in 1938, 25th Anniversary of the First Flight by a Woman in Canada
American Alys McKey Bryant became the first woman to fly in Canada on July 31, 1913. Six days later, her husband and fellow pilot was killed in a crash. In this poignant statement on the 25th anniversary of her Canadian flight, Bryant states that she never lost her love for aviation despite it taking "everything but my own life."