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- Dress Worn by Anastasia Tournas, 1914 -
- 1914
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Dress Worn by Anastasia Tournas, 1914
- "How to Take Out Your First Papers: An Easy Book in Plain English for the Coming Citizen," circa 1923 - In the early 20th century, mass immigration posed the challenge of integrating, or assimilating, immigrants into American society. Anglo-Americans believed that Americanization was the first step towards assimilation into a greater nation. This pamphlet is an example of a private agency that established an Americanization program to help immigrants learn American values and ultimately gain United States citizenship.
- circa 1923
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"How to Take Out Your First Papers: An Easy Book in Plain English for the Coming Citizen," circa 1923
In the early 20th century, mass immigration posed the challenge of integrating, or assimilating, immigrants into American society. Anglo-Americans believed that Americanization was the first step towards assimilation into a greater nation. This pamphlet is an example of a private agency that established an Americanization program to help immigrants learn American values and ultimately gain United States citizenship.
- Music Sheet, "Lament of the Irish Emigrant," 1843 -
- 1843
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Music Sheet, "Lament of the Irish Emigrant," 1843
- New York City Skyline and Harbor from Brooklyn, Panoramic View, circa 1900 - From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
- circa 1900
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New York City Skyline and Harbor from Brooklyn, Panoramic View, circa 1900
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
- New York City Skyline and Harbor from Brooklyn, Panoramic View, circa 1903 - From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
- circa 1903
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New York City Skyline and Harbor from Brooklyn, Panoramic View, circa 1903
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
- Immigrant Trunk, circa 1900 -
- 1904
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Immigrant Trunk, circa 1900
- "Are You a True American?," circa 1923 - Metropolitan Life Insurance Company was a private agency that set up Americanization programs. Anglo-Americans utilized these programs to assimilate immigrants into "true Americans" preserving the integrity of their perceived concept of America. Pamphlets like the one pictured here, were passed out to immigrants and provided information on citizenship and American values.
- circa 1923
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"Are You a True American?," circa 1923
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company was a private agency that set up Americanization programs. Anglo-Americans utilized these programs to assimilate immigrants into "true Americans" preserving the integrity of their perceived concept of America. Pamphlets like the one pictured here, were passed out to immigrants and provided information on citizenship and American values.
- The Reminiscences of Fred Gleason - Historian Owen Bombard was hired by Ford Motor Company in 1950 to head an oral history project for the company's archives. Bombard interviewed more than 300 people who had known or worked with Henry Ford and Edsel Ford. Fred Gleason, interviewed in 1953, was a close friend of Henry's. His reminiscences provided details about Henry Ford's early years.
- May 28, 1953
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The Reminiscences of Fred Gleason
Historian Owen Bombard was hired by Ford Motor Company in 1950 to head an oral history project for the company's archives. Bombard interviewed more than 300 people who had known or worked with Henry Ford and Edsel Ford. Fred Gleason, interviewed in 1953, was a close friend of Henry's. His reminiscences provided details about Henry Ford's early years.
- Print, "Outward Bound, The Quay of Liverpool," circa 1855 - This poster, created by John Henry Bufford's lithography firm in Boston, shows an English man wearing a tattered coat and knapsack looking at a poster announcing the departure of a ship to Boston, Massachusetts. In the nineteenth century, it was common for people to contemplate the idea of emigration to America for the perceived, "better opportunities."
- 1855-1856
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Print, "Outward Bound, The Quay of Liverpool," circa 1855
This poster, created by John Henry Bufford's lithography firm in Boston, shows an English man wearing a tattered coat and knapsack looking at a poster announcing the departure of a ship to Boston, Massachusetts. In the nineteenth century, it was common for people to contemplate the idea of emigration to America for the perceived, "better opportunities."
- "The Lament of the Irish Emigrant," 1843 -
- 1843
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"The Lament of the Irish Emigrant," 1843