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- J. Stone Heacock's Portable Lawn Sprinkler: Patented March 20, 1877 - Homeowners who want green lawns need to water them during dry weather. In the late nineteenth century this usually meant spreading water by using hand pumps or water barrel trucks. Those fortunate to live in areas with pressurized, municipal water systems could also use sprinklers. This 1877 advertisement touted the effectiveness of J. Stone Heacock's patented Portable Lawn Sprinkler.
- 1877
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J. Stone Heacock's Portable Lawn Sprinkler: Patented March 20, 1877
Homeowners who want green lawns need to water them during dry weather. In the late nineteenth century this usually meant spreading water by using hand pumps or water barrel trucks. Those fortunate to live in areas with pressurized, municipal water systems could also use sprinklers. This 1877 advertisement touted the effectiveness of J. Stone Heacock's patented Portable Lawn Sprinkler.
- Herman Miller Advertisement, 1961, "The Quality of Every Piece From the Eames Chair Collection..." -
- 1961-1962
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Herman Miller Advertisement, 1961, "The Quality of Every Piece From the Eames Chair Collection..."
- Wanted Flyer 442, Wanted by the FBI for Civil Rights - Conspiracy, Eric Starvo Galt, April 17, 1968 - A nationwide manhunt began after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was fatally shot on April 4, 1968. The FBI at first identified the assassin as Eric Starvo Galt -- an alias of James Earl Ray -- and issued posters with that name to various law enforcement agencies. On June 8, 1968, British police apprehended Ray at a London airport as he tried to flee to Rhodesia.
- April 17, 1968
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Wanted Flyer 442, Wanted by the FBI for Civil Rights - Conspiracy, Eric Starvo Galt, April 17, 1968
A nationwide manhunt began after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was fatally shot on April 4, 1968. The FBI at first identified the assassin as Eric Starvo Galt -- an alias of James Earl Ray -- and issued posters with that name to various law enforcement agencies. On June 8, 1968, British police apprehended Ray at a London airport as he tried to flee to Rhodesia.
- ENACT Environmental Action for Survival Teach-In on the Environment, March 11-14, 1970 - University of Michigan students formed Environmental Action for Survival (ENACT) in 1969. They promoted their 4-day "Teach-in on the Environment," on March 11-14, 1970, as a prototype for the national environmental teach-in planned for April 22, 1970, later known as Earth Day. The leaflet called for community and youth engagement and information sharing "to preserve and enhance the quality of life on our despoiled planet."
- March 01, 1970
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ENACT Environmental Action for Survival Teach-In on the Environment, March 11-14, 1970
University of Michigan students formed Environmental Action for Survival (ENACT) in 1969. They promoted their 4-day "Teach-in on the Environment," on March 11-14, 1970, as a prototype for the national environmental teach-in planned for April 22, 1970, later known as Earth Day. The leaflet called for community and youth engagement and information sharing "to preserve and enhance the quality of life on our despoiled planet."
- "Rally Peacefully...Black Students Need Your Support," April 20, 1969 -
- April 20, 1969
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"Rally Peacefully...Black Students Need Your Support," April 20, 1969
- Advertising Flier for Old Car Festival at Greenfield Village, September 1959 - Held annually since 1951, The Henry Ford's Old Car Festival is the longest-running antique automobile show in the United States. While its specific events, activities and featured time periods have evolved over the decades, Old Car Festival's enthusiastic celebration of early American motoring remains unchanged.
- September 20, 1959
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Advertising Flier for Old Car Festival at Greenfield Village, September 1959
Held annually since 1951, The Henry Ford's Old Car Festival is the longest-running antique automobile show in the United States. While its specific events, activities and featured time periods have evolved over the decades, Old Car Festival's enthusiastic celebration of early American motoring remains unchanged.
- Mockup Flier for the "Grab It and Growl" Tour, January 1975 -
- January 13, 1975
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Mockup Flier for the "Grab It and Growl" Tour, January 1975
- Twin Pines Dairy Advertising Flier for Home Delivery - Twin Pines Farm Dairy, an employee-owned company, processed, sold, and delivered fresh milk and dairy products throughout Detroit, Michigan. Along with dairy products, the cooperative supplied customers with other foods like bread, butter, eggs, orange juice -- even potato chips -- through its home delivery services.
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Twin Pines Dairy Advertising Flier for Home Delivery
Twin Pines Farm Dairy, an employee-owned company, processed, sold, and delivered fresh milk and dairy products throughout Detroit, Michigan. Along with dairy products, the cooperative supplied customers with other foods like bread, butter, eggs, orange juice -- even potato chips -- through its home delivery services.
- "Second Annual Mr. Drag King Philadelphia" Event Flier, October 19, 1996 -
- October 19, 1996
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"Second Annual Mr. Drag King Philadelphia" Event Flier, October 19, 1996
- Connie Blomen Biography and Campaign Fact Sheet, 1976 - Connie Blomen ran for Vice President of the United States in 1976 on the Socialist Labor Party (SLP) ticket. Blomen had been a member of the SLP for seven years serving in various capacities; this was her first run for public office. The ticket, headed by 30-year party veteran Jules Levin, received less than 10,000 votes.
- 1976
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Connie Blomen Biography and Campaign Fact Sheet, 1976
Connie Blomen ran for Vice President of the United States in 1976 on the Socialist Labor Party (SLP) ticket. Blomen had been a member of the SLP for seven years serving in various capacities; this was her first run for public office. The ticket, headed by 30-year party veteran Jules Levin, received less than 10,000 votes.