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- Guide Marie Hamilton with Igor Moiseyev and a Member of the Moiseyev Dance Company, June 1, 1961 - The parents of Marie Hamilton (1922-1991) fled Russia, moving to Bulgaria, where Maria was born. The following year, the family moved to the US and settled in Detroit. Marie became a part-time guide at the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village in 1952. Twelve years later, she worked full-time, conducting VIP tours for foreign dignitaries (she spoke fluent Russian) and supervising other guides.
- June 01, 1961
- Collections - Artifact
Guide Marie Hamilton with Igor Moiseyev and a Member of the Moiseyev Dance Company, June 1, 1961
The parents of Marie Hamilton (1922-1991) fled Russia, moving to Bulgaria, where Maria was born. The following year, the family moved to the US and settled in Detroit. Marie became a part-time guide at the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village in 1952. Twelve years later, she worked full-time, conducting VIP tours for foreign dignitaries (she spoke fluent Russian) and supervising other guides.
- Edison Kinetoscope Film, "The Butterfly Dance," 1894-1895 -
- 1894 - 1895
- Collections - Artifact
Edison Kinetoscope Film, "The Butterfly Dance," 1894-1895
- Flask, 1850-1862 - Glass factories in America began producing inexpensive, mold-formed flasks in the early 1800s. These figured flasks, often decorated with symbols of national pride or political or cultural affiliation, appealed to America's common man. Other images, like the ones on this flask, were purely decorative. To some, the imagery -- whether patriotic or pretty -- mattered little as long as the flask could hold liquid.
- 1850-1862
- Collections - Artifact
Flask, 1850-1862
Glass factories in America began producing inexpensive, mold-formed flasks in the early 1800s. These figured flasks, often decorated with symbols of national pride or political or cultural affiliation, appealed to America's common man. Other images, like the ones on this flask, were purely decorative. To some, the imagery -- whether patriotic or pretty -- mattered little as long as the flask could hold liquid.
- Hula Dancer Doll, "Aloha Hawaii," 1950-1960 -
- 1950-1960
- Collections - Artifact
Hula Dancer Doll, "Aloha Hawaii," 1950-1960
- "Ketchup Rag," 1910 -
- 1910
- Collections - Artifact
"Ketchup Rag," 1910