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- Hallmark "Tender Touches: Glee Club Bears" 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 "Tender Touches: Glee Club Bears" 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.
- Hallmark "Mary Hamilton Angel Chorus" Christmas Ornament, 2001 - 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.
- 2001
- Collections - Artifact
Hallmark "Mary Hamilton Angel Chorus" Christmas Ornament, 2001
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.
- Choir in Ford Symphony Gardens, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934 - Ford Motor Company poured resources into the largest, most talked-about exhibition at Chicago's Century of Progress Exposition in 1934. The installation included Ford Symphony Gardens, an outdoor bandshell where fairgoers could relax and enjoy free performances. These concerts and plays broadened Ford's corporate presence at the fair and provided bonus advertising.
- 1934
- Collections - Artifact
Choir in Ford Symphony Gardens, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934
Ford Motor Company poured resources into the largest, most talked-about exhibition at Chicago's Century of Progress Exposition in 1934. The installation included Ford Symphony Gardens, an outdoor bandshell where fairgoers could relax and enjoy free performances. These concerts and plays broadened Ford's corporate presence at the fair and provided bonus advertising.
- Christmas Card from 1925-1935, "Merry Christmas to You! And a Happy New Year." - Mailing colorful, commercially designed greeting cards had become an American tradition by the 1920s and 1930s. During the holidays, friends and neighbors commonly exchanged cards wishing one another a Merry Christmas or Happy New Year. Publishers sometimes decorated these cards with nostalgic images of traditional seasonal visitors, such as pipers or carolers.
- 1925-1935
- Collections - Artifact
Christmas Card from 1925-1935, "Merry Christmas to You! And a Happy New Year."
Mailing colorful, commercially designed greeting cards had become an American tradition by the 1920s and 1930s. During the holidays, friends and neighbors commonly exchanged cards wishing one another a Merry Christmas or Happy New Year. Publishers sometimes decorated these cards with nostalgic images of traditional seasonal visitors, such as pipers or carolers.
- Hallmark "Christmas Choir" Christmas Ornament, 1980 - 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.
- 1980
- Collections - Artifact
Hallmark "Christmas Choir" Christmas Ornament, 1980
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.
- Hallmark "Joy to the World" Christmas Ornament, 1995 - 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.
- 1995
- Collections - Artifact
Hallmark "Joy to the World" Christmas Ornament, 1995
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.
- Herman Miller Mixed Chorus Tenor Vocalist Choir Robe, 1953-1960 -
- 1953-1960
- Collections - Artifact
Herman Miller Mixed Chorus Tenor Vocalist Choir Robe, 1953-1960
- Hallmark "Our Song" Christmas Ornament, 1998 - 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.
- 1998
- Collections - Artifact
Hallmark "Our Song" Christmas Ornament, 1998
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.
- Mosaic Youth Theater Singers Performing "Voices That Care" at the "Peace and Unity" Candlelight Vigil at Henry Ford Museum, September 19, 2001 - On September 19, 2001, a little more than a week after the devastating terrorist attacks on America, the Dearborn community with its large Arab American community held a "Peace and Unity Candlelight Vigil" on the grounds of The Henry Ford. Dearborn's diverse citizenry joined together to mourn the victims, condemn the attacks, and show national and community solidarity against those who sought division.
- September 19, 2001
- Collections - Artifact
Mosaic Youth Theater Singers Performing "Voices That Care" at the "Peace and Unity" Candlelight Vigil at Henry Ford Museum, September 19, 2001
On September 19, 2001, a little more than a week after the devastating terrorist attacks on America, the Dearborn community with its large Arab American community held a "Peace and Unity Candlelight Vigil" on the grounds of The Henry Ford. Dearborn's diverse citizenry joined together to mourn the victims, condemn the attacks, and show national and community solidarity against those who sought division.
- Bassoon, circa 1790 - Bassoons were commonly used in village bands of the late 18th and early 19th century, along with other wind instruments. Some early American churches might use a bassoon to provide a bass line to keep the congregation on pitch when singing hymns, when an organ was beyond their means. This N. Curtiss bassoon may be the earliest surviving American-made bassoon.
- circa 1790
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Bassoon, circa 1790
Bassoons were commonly used in village bands of the late 18th and early 19th century, along with other wind instruments. Some early American churches might use a bassoon to provide a bass line to keep the congregation on pitch when singing hymns, when an organ was beyond their means. This N. Curtiss bassoon may be the earliest surviving American-made bassoon.