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- Dennison's Bogie Book: Suggestions for Halloween, 1922 - While Halloween's origins were rooted in superstition and fortune telling, by the 1910s, Americans of all ages celebrated the holiday as a night of innocent fun. The Dennison Manufacturing Co. of Framingham, Massachusetts, published Halloween "Bogie" books from 1912 to 1935. Halloween revelers could find an array of ideas for party activities, costumes, and decorations using the company's paper products.

- 1922
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Dennison's Bogie Book: Suggestions for Halloween, 1922
While Halloween's origins were rooted in superstition and fortune telling, by the 1910s, Americans of all ages celebrated the holiday as a night of innocent fun. The Dennison Manufacturing Co. of Framingham, Massachusetts, published Halloween "Bogie" books from 1912 to 1935. Halloween revelers could find an array of ideas for party activities, costumes, and decorations using the company's paper products.
- Whole Earth Catalog: Find Your Place in Space, July 1970 - Biologist Steward Brand founded the Whole Earth Catalog in 1968, to connect counterculture and back-to-the-land communities with innovators in the fields of technology, design, and architecture. The cover of each edition, like this from July 1970, featured images of earth taken from outer space. Brand believed showing this would change people's perceptions of their responsibility for the globe.

- July 01, 1970
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Whole Earth Catalog: Find Your Place in Space, July 1970
Biologist Steward Brand founded the Whole Earth Catalog in 1968, to connect counterculture and back-to-the-land communities with innovators in the fields of technology, design, and architecture. The cover of each edition, like this from July 1970, featured images of earth taken from outer space. Brand believed showing this would change people's perceptions of their responsibility for the globe.
- Whole Earth Catalog: Access to Tools, Fall 1969 - Biologist Steward Brand founded the Whole Earth Catalog in 1968, to connect counterculture and back-to-the-land communities with innovators in the fields of technology, design, and architecture. The cover of each edition, like this from Fall 1969, featured images of earth taken from outer space. Brand believed showing this would change people's perceptions of their responsibility for the globe.

- 1969
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Whole Earth Catalog: Access to Tools, Fall 1969
Biologist Steward Brand founded the Whole Earth Catalog in 1968, to connect counterculture and back-to-the-land communities with innovators in the fields of technology, design, and architecture. The cover of each edition, like this from Fall 1969, featured images of earth taken from outer space. Brand believed showing this would change people's perceptions of their responsibility for the globe.
- Hallmark "Great Connections" Christmas Ornament, 1993 - 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.

- 1993
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Hallmark "Great Connections" Christmas Ornament, 1993
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.
- Artwork by Edsel Ford, 1898-1903 - Edsel Ford created this paperwork design when he was a boy. Like many doting parents, Henry and Clara Ford saved their only child's artwork. Clara nurtured Edsel's love of art and Henry encouraged his interest in automobiles. As Edsel grew, his creative and artistic sensibilities matured and he developed a talent for automotive design.

- 1898-1903
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Artwork by Edsel Ford, 1898-1903
Edsel Ford created this paperwork design when he was a boy. Like many doting parents, Henry and Clara Ford saved their only child's artwork. Clara nurtured Edsel's love of art and Henry encouraged his interest in automobiles. As Edsel grew, his creative and artistic sensibilities matured and he developed a talent for automotive design.
- Chris Ferguson, Village Pewterer, Casts a Toy Soldier during "Crafts for Christmas" Exhibit, December 1966 -

- December 01, 1966
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Chris Ferguson, Village Pewterer, Casts a Toy Soldier during "Crafts for Christmas" Exhibit, December 1966
- Artwork by Edsel Ford, 1898-1903 - Edsel Ford created this paper weaving when he was a boy. Like many doting parents, Henry and Clara Ford saved their only child's artwork. Clara nurtured Edsel's love of art and Henry encouraged his interest in automobiles. As Edsel grew, his creative and artistic sensibilities matured and he developed a talent for automotive design.

- 1898-1903
- Collections - Artifact
Artwork by Edsel Ford, 1898-1903
Edsel Ford created this paper weaving when he was a boy. Like many doting parents, Henry and Clara Ford saved their only child's artwork. Clara nurtured Edsel's love of art and Henry encouraged his interest in automobiles. As Edsel grew, his creative and artistic sensibilities matured and he developed a talent for automotive design.
- "Create Your Own Cardboard Menorah" Kit, circa 2019 - Hanukkah celebrates the 164 B.C.E. victory of a small rebel army, the Maccabees, over the Jews' Syrian-Greek oppressors and the miracle of a small amount of oil lasting for eight days as it burned in the defiled temple's lampstand. Many Jewish families light a symbolic candelabrum called a menorah each night of Hanukkah. This create-your-own menorah helps teach children about Hannukah traditions.

- circa 2019
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"Create Your Own Cardboard Menorah" Kit, circa 2019
Hanukkah celebrates the 164 B.C.E. victory of a small rebel army, the Maccabees, over the Jews' Syrian-Greek oppressors and the miracle of a small amount of oil lasting for eight days as it burned in the defiled temple's lampstand. Many Jewish families light a symbolic candelabrum called a menorah each night of Hanukkah. This create-your-own menorah helps teach children about Hannukah traditions.
- Leatherworking Kit, 1940-1950 -

- 1940-1950
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Leatherworking Kit, 1940-1950
- Whole Earth Catalog Magazine, "Truth, Consequences," January 1971 - Biologist Steward Brand founded the Whole Earth Catalog to share innovations in technology, design, and architecture. It appeared quarterly with shorter supplements published seasonally. Six Whole Earth staff and two members of the art collective, Ant Farm, produced this January 1971 supplement with simple tools (including an IBM Selectric typewriter and Polaroid camera) while on retreat in California's Saline Valley.

- January 01, 1971
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Whole Earth Catalog Magazine, "Truth, Consequences," January 1971
Biologist Steward Brand founded the Whole Earth Catalog to share innovations in technology, design, and architecture. It appeared quarterly with shorter supplements published seasonally. Six Whole Earth staff and two members of the art collective, Ant Farm, produced this January 1971 supplement with simple tools (including an IBM Selectric typewriter and Polaroid camera) while on retreat in California's Saline Valley.