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- Trade Card for the Palace Dining Hall, 1880-1890 - 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.
- 1880-1890
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Trade Card for the Palace Dining Hall, 1880-1890
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.
- Recipe Booklet, "MAGIC! The Most Amazing Short-Cuts in Cooking You Ever Heard Of," circa 1930 -
- circa 1930
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Recipe Booklet, "MAGIC! The Most Amazing Short-Cuts in Cooking You Ever Heard Of," circa 1930
- People Seated at Table in a Tearoom, circa 1930 - One dining option for early motorist was local tearooms. These establishments provided a comfortable and relaxed atmosphere. This photograph, taken about 1930, shows a group of diners at a tearoom in Florida.
- circa 1930
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People Seated at Table in a Tearoom, circa 1930
One dining option for early motorist was local tearooms. These establishments provided a comfortable and relaxed atmosphere. This photograph, taken about 1930, shows a group of diners at a tearoom in Florida.
- Dining Car, Pennsylvania Limited, Pennsylvania Railroad, circa 1900 - Railroads took pride in their dining cars. They were expensive to operate, but quality food and service helped a railroad distinguish itself from competitors. For African Americans, working on a railroad dining car was one of the few avenues available to enter the Black middle class in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
- circa 1900
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Dining Car, Pennsylvania Limited, Pennsylvania Railroad, circa 1900
Railroads took pride in their dining cars. They were expensive to operate, but quality food and service helped a railroad distinguish itself from competitors. For African Americans, working on a railroad dining car was one of the few avenues available to enter the Black middle class in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
- French's Mustard Recipe Booklet No. 16, 1926 - In 1904, the R.T. French Company introduced its Cream Salad Mustard. Prior to this, mustard was stone ground, thick, and often grainy, but French's new processed condiment was mild in flavor and easy to spread. It soon became a staple in American ballparks, where hot dogs were common fare. This recipe booklet offered additional uses, making it a favorite condiment in home kitchens as well.
- 1926
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French's Mustard Recipe Booklet No. 16, 1926
In 1904, the R.T. French Company introduced its Cream Salad Mustard. Prior to this, mustard was stone ground, thick, and often grainy, but French's new processed condiment was mild in flavor and easy to spread. It soon became a staple in American ballparks, where hot dogs were common fare. This recipe booklet offered additional uses, making it a favorite condiment in home kitchens as well.
- "Jerry O'Mahony, Inc." Mechanical Pencil, 1945-1949 -
- 1945-1949
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"Jerry O'Mahony, Inc." Mechanical Pencil, 1945-1949
- Empire Diner at 10th Ave. and West 22nd St., New York City, March 1992 -
- March 01, 1992
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Empire Diner at 10th Ave. and West 22nd St., New York City, March 1992
- Ford Motor Company Employee Eats Thanksgiving Dinner on the Job at the Highland Park Plant, November 1942 - Wartime production demands left no time for a holiday in 1942. Employees at Ford Motor Company's Highland Park plant worked straight through Thanksgiving, pausing only long enough to enjoy turkey legs in the lunchroom. The automobile industry provided one fifth of American manufacturing output during World War II.
- November 26, 1942
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Ford Motor Company Employee Eats Thanksgiving Dinner on the Job at the Highland Park Plant, November 1942
Wartime production demands left no time for a holiday in 1942. Employees at Ford Motor Company's Highland Park plant worked straight through Thanksgiving, pausing only long enough to enjoy turkey legs in the lunchroom. The automobile industry provided one fifth of American manufacturing output during World War II.
- Recipe Booklet, "Kellogg Company: Three Meals a Day," 1928 -
- 1928
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Recipe Booklet, "Kellogg Company: Three Meals a Day," 1928
- H. J. Heinz Hosting a Banquet for Branch House Managers and Assistants at His Home, Greenlawn, December 15, 1917 - The H.J. Heinz Company had humble beginnings as its founder began his career in 1869 exclusively selling horseradish out of his family home. By the turn of the century, Heinz was a household name with expanded operations to manufacture its famous "57 Varieties." This photograph from 1917, is from a banquet for branch managers and assistants, which H.J. Heinz himself hosted at his home.
- December 15, 1917
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H. J. Heinz Hosting a Banquet for Branch House Managers and Assistants at His Home, Greenlawn, December 15, 1917
The H.J. Heinz Company had humble beginnings as its founder began his career in 1869 exclusively selling horseradish out of his family home. By the turn of the century, Heinz was a household name with expanded operations to manufacture its famous "57 Varieties." This photograph from 1917, is from a banquet for branch managers and assistants, which H.J. Heinz himself hosted at his home.