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- Stringing Beads, 1925-1935 -
- 1925-1935
- Collections - Artifact
Stringing Beads, 1925-1935
- J.C. Penney 90th Anniversary Medallion, 1992 - Lyn St. James's drive and determination led to a successful racing career. St. James has competed in top professional races worldwide since the mid-1970s. She established the Complete Driver Academy in 1994, where she continues to inspire and train future female race car drivers. J.C. Penney was a major sponsor of St. James's racing career in the early 1990s.
- 1992
- Collections - Artifact
J.C. Penney 90th Anniversary Medallion, 1992
Lyn St. James's drive and determination led to a successful racing career. St. James has competed in top professional races worldwide since the mid-1970s. She established the Complete Driver Academy in 1994, where she continues to inspire and train future female race car drivers. J.C. Penney was a major sponsor of St. James's racing career in the early 1990s.
- "The Dining Rooms - The J.L. Hudson Company" Menu Showing "Spring in the Fruit Country," 1949 - In 1946, the J.L. Hudson Company, a Detroit department store, commissioned ten American artists to create works that portrayed the people and places of Michigan. A committee selected 95 paintings that toured the state in the exhibition "Michigan on Canvas." J.L. Hudson also reproduced selected works for the covers of menus used in its Detroit flagship store's dining rooms.
- March 04, 1949
- Collections - Artifact
"The Dining Rooms - The J.L. Hudson Company" Menu Showing "Spring in the Fruit Country," 1949
In 1946, the J.L. Hudson Company, a Detroit department store, commissioned ten American artists to create works that portrayed the people and places of Michigan. A committee selected 95 paintings that toured the state in the exhibition "Michigan on Canvas." J.L. Hudson also reproduced selected works for the covers of menus used in its Detroit flagship store's dining rooms.
- "The Dining Rooms - The J.L. Hudson Company" Menu Showing "Skiing at Caberfae," 1949 - In 1946, the J.L. Hudson Company, a Detroit department store, commissioned ten American artists to create works that portrayed the people and places of Michigan. A committee selected 95 paintings that toured the state in the exhibition "Michigan on Canvas." J.L. Hudson also reproduced selected works for the covers of menus used in its Detroit flagship store's dining rooms.
- March 16, 1949
- Collections - Artifact
"The Dining Rooms - The J.L. Hudson Company" Menu Showing "Skiing at Caberfae," 1949
In 1946, the J.L. Hudson Company, a Detroit department store, commissioned ten American artists to create works that portrayed the people and places of Michigan. A committee selected 95 paintings that toured the state in the exhibition "Michigan on Canvas." J.L. Hudson also reproduced selected works for the covers of menus used in its Detroit flagship store's dining rooms.
- Designs by Sophie Gimbel for Saks Fifth Avenue, Harper's Bazaar, November 1945 -
- November 01, 1945
- Collections - Artifact
Designs by Sophie Gimbel for Saks Fifth Avenue, Harper's Bazaar, November 1945
- Trade Card for J.L. Hudson Company, 1881-1890 - In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- 1881-1890
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card for J.L. Hudson Company, 1881-1890
In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- Entrance to Marshall Field's Department Store, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1908 - From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the world's chief image publishers. The company had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs--including this image showing streetcars, horse-drawn vehicles, early automobiles, and pedestrians in front of Chicago's Marshall Field's. Throughout the 20th century, this famous department store grew to become a major national chain.
- 1907-1910
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Entrance to Marshall Field's Department Store, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1908
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the world's chief image publishers. The company had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs--including this image showing streetcars, horse-drawn vehicles, early automobiles, and pedestrians in front of Chicago's Marshall Field's. Throughout the 20th century, this famous department store grew to become a major national chain.
- "Tom Sawyer 'WashWear' for Real Boys," Advertisement for Elder Manufacturing Co., 1920 -
- November 01, 1920
- Collections - Artifact
"Tom Sawyer 'WashWear' for Real Boys," Advertisement for Elder Manufacturing Co., 1920
- Jordan Marsh & Co. Spring and Summer Mail-Order Catalog, 1885 - By the 1880s, Americans were beginning to shop by mail. From placing the order to delivery of the goods, the images on the cover of this 1885 Jordan Marsh catalog suggest the ease of "successful" shopping by mail--allaying any concerns for those new to the process.
- 1885
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Jordan Marsh & Co. Spring and Summer Mail-Order Catalog, 1885
By the 1880s, Americans were beginning to shop by mail. From placing the order to delivery of the goods, the images on the cover of this 1885 Jordan Marsh catalog suggest the ease of "successful" shopping by mail--allaying any concerns for those new to the process.
- Kmart's "Bluelight Specials" Strobe Light, circa 1972 - A voice over the storewide intercom announces: "Attention Kmart shoppers, …" Customers pause and scan for a flashing blue light--somewhere in the store there is a sale! In the late 20th century, Kmart's iconic Bluelight Specials provided instant bargains for lucky in-store shoppers. Workers at one Kmart store created this Bluelight memento as a retirement gift for a longtime employee.
- circa 1972
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Kmart's "Bluelight Specials" Strobe Light, circa 1972
A voice over the storewide intercom announces: "Attention Kmart shoppers, …" Customers pause and scan for a flashing blue light--somewhere in the store there is a sale! In the late 20th century, Kmart's iconic Bluelight Specials provided instant bargains for lucky in-store shoppers. Workers at one Kmart store created this Bluelight memento as a retirement gift for a longtime employee.