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- Michigan Disabled Veterans at National Convention in Grand Rapids, Michigan, August 1938 - Disabled American Veterans (DAV) was formed in 1920 to support and advocate for military veterans with lasting wartime injuries. DAV partnered with Ford Motor Company in 1922, and Ford organized caravans to transport underserved DAV members to the organization's annual conventions. DAV received a federal charter from Congress in 1932, and the organization expanded rapidly during World War II.
- August 14, 1938
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Michigan Disabled Veterans at National Convention in Grand Rapids, Michigan, August 1938
Disabled American Veterans (DAV) was formed in 1920 to support and advocate for military veterans with lasting wartime injuries. DAV partnered with Ford Motor Company in 1922, and Ford organized caravans to transport underserved DAV members to the organization's annual conventions. DAV received a federal charter from Congress in 1932, and the organization expanded rapidly during World War II.
- Henry Ford II with William L. Hughson, the "World's First Ford Dealer," February 1944 -
- February 12, 1944
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Henry Ford II with William L. Hughson, the "World's First Ford Dealer," February 1944
- H. J. Heinz Company "London Travelers" at a Convention, Grand Central Hotel, London, England, August 1906 - 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. The men in this photograph are Travelers from London, England.
- August 01, 1906
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H. J. Heinz Company "London Travelers" at a Convention, Grand Central Hotel, London, England, August 1906
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. The men in this photograph are Travelers from London, England.
- Michigan Disabled Veterans at Convention, Grand Rapids, Michigan, August 1938 - Disabled American Veterans (DAV) was formed in 1920 to support and advocate for military veterans with lasting wartime injuries. DAV partnered with Ford Motor Company in 1922, and Ford organized caravans to transport underserved DAV members to the organization's annual conventions. DAV received a federal charter from Congress in 1932, and the organization expanded rapidly during World War II.
- August 14, 1938
- Collections - Artifact
Michigan Disabled Veterans at Convention, Grand Rapids, Michigan, August 1938
Disabled American Veterans (DAV) was formed in 1920 to support and advocate for military veterans with lasting wartime injuries. DAV partnered with Ford Motor Company in 1922, and Ford organized caravans to transport underserved DAV members to the organization's annual conventions. DAV received a federal charter from Congress in 1932, and the organization expanded rapidly during World War II.
- Program for the Office Landscaping Symposium, Chicago, Illinois, September 25-26, 1967 -
- 25 September 1967-26 September 1967
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Program for the Office Landscaping Symposium, Chicago, Illinois, September 25-26, 1967
- Michigan Disabled Veterans Convention, Pantlind Hotel, Grand Rapdis, Michigan, August 1937 - Disabled American Veterans (DAV) was formed in 1920 to support and advocate for military veterans with lasting wartime injuries. DAV partnered with Ford Motor Company in 1922, and Ford organized caravans to transport underserved DAV members to the organization's annual conventions. DAV received a federal charter from Congress in 1932, and the organization expanded rapidly during World War II.
- August 14, 1938
- Collections - Artifact
Michigan Disabled Veterans Convention, Pantlind Hotel, Grand Rapdis, Michigan, August 1937
Disabled American Veterans (DAV) was formed in 1920 to support and advocate for military veterans with lasting wartime injuries. DAV partnered with Ford Motor Company in 1922, and Ford organized caravans to transport underserved DAV members to the organization's annual conventions. DAV received a federal charter from Congress in 1932, and the organization expanded rapidly during World War II.
- Engraving, "Second Continental Congress Voting Independence," Made circa 1926 from a 1784 Painting -
- 1776
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Engraving, "Second Continental Congress Voting Independence," Made circa 1926 from a 1784 Painting
- "Franklin Making Speech at Constitutional Convention," Drawing for Magic Lantern Slide, 1902-1903 - Joseph Boggs Beale created artwork that was reproduced to make magic lantern slides. His works include some of the most artistic slide illustrations made in the late-19th and early-20th centuries. Beale was also prolific, producing more than 2000 images used in over 250 different lantern slide sets. This drawing, part of Beale's "Life of Benjamin Franklin" set, depicts Franklin speaking at the Constitutional Convention.
- 1787
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"Franklin Making Speech at Constitutional Convention," Drawing for Magic Lantern Slide, 1902-1903
Joseph Boggs Beale created artwork that was reproduced to make magic lantern slides. His works include some of the most artistic slide illustrations made in the late-19th and early-20th centuries. Beale was also prolific, producing more than 2000 images used in over 250 different lantern slide sets. This drawing, part of Beale's "Life of Benjamin Franklin" set, depicts Franklin speaking at the Constitutional Convention.
- Snapshot by Henry Ford of Thomas Edison outside the Oriental Hotel, Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn, New York, 1896 - Henry Ford attended the 1896 meeting of the Association of Edison Illuminating Companies in Brooklyn, New York, with camera in tow. During the convention, Ford captured several candid shots of his boyhood hero, Thomas Edison. He also had a personal encounter with Edison at a banquet -- a brief but encouraging landmark in the ambitious engineer's life.
- 1896
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Snapshot by Henry Ford of Thomas Edison outside the Oriental Hotel, Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn, New York, 1896
Henry Ford attended the 1896 meeting of the Association of Edison Illuminating Companies in Brooklyn, New York, with camera in tow. During the convention, Ford captured several candid shots of his boyhood hero, Thomas Edison. He also had a personal encounter with Edison at a banquet -- a brief but encouraging landmark in the ambitious engineer's life.