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- Young Women Roasting Hot Dogs over a Picnic Grill, 1945-1950 -
- 1945-1950
- Collections - Artifact
Young Women Roasting Hot Dogs over a Picnic Grill, 1945-1950
- Secretary Desk, 1720-1780 - This 18th-century desk was owned by the Adler family of Frankfurt, Germany. With the rise of the Nazi regime during the 1930s, harassment increased for this Jewish family until, on Kristallnacht in 1938, their home was ransacked. The Adlers managed to leave Germany with only a few possessions. This heirloom became a symbol of the family's survival as they carved out new lives in America.
- 1720-1780
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Secretary Desk, 1720-1780
This 18th-century desk was owned by the Adler family of Frankfurt, Germany. With the rise of the Nazi regime during the 1930s, harassment increased for this Jewish family until, on Kristallnacht in 1938, their home was ransacked. The Adlers managed to leave Germany with only a few possessions. This heirloom became a symbol of the family's survival as they carved out new lives in America.
- Horst Lattke and Lola Fuchs Seated on a 1931 Bugatti Type 41 Royale, Frankfurt, Germany, September 1932 - When German physician Joseph Fuchs took delivery of his Bugatti Royale in 1932, the car was painted black with yellow trim. Fuchs's daughter Lola and family friend Horst Lattke pose here with the Royale in its original color scheme. Subsequent owner Charles Chayne had the Bugatti repainted in oyster white with dark green trim.
- September 01, 1932
- Collections - Artifact
Horst Lattke and Lola Fuchs Seated on a 1931 Bugatti Type 41 Royale, Frankfurt, Germany, September 1932
When German physician Joseph Fuchs took delivery of his Bugatti Royale in 1932, the car was painted black with yellow trim. Fuchs's daughter Lola and family friend Horst Lattke pose here with the Royale in its original color scheme. Subsequent owner Charles Chayne had the Bugatti repainted in oyster white with dark green trim.
- Hot Dog Bar-B-Quer, circa 1950 -
- circa 1950
- Collections - Artifact
Hot Dog Bar-B-Quer, circa 1950
- Oscar Mayer Wiener Whistle, 1988 - In 1936, Oscar Mayer & Co. sent its first Wienermobile out on the road as a publicity stunt, along with its first "Little Oscar," the "World's Smallest Chef." From 1951 to 1987, "Little Oscar" George Molchan traveled the Midwest, making public appearances and handing out wiener-shaped whistles. This whistle comes from his personal collection. Molchan was the last "Little Oscar."
- 1988
- Collections - Artifact
Oscar Mayer Wiener Whistle, 1988
In 1936, Oscar Mayer & Co. sent its first Wienermobile out on the road as a publicity stunt, along with its first "Little Oscar," the "World's Smallest Chef." From 1951 to 1987, "Little Oscar" George Molchan traveled the Midwest, making public appearances and handing out wiener-shaped whistles. This whistle comes from his personal collection. Molchan was the last "Little Oscar."
- Herman Miller Summer Picnic Poster, "Hot Dog," August 17, 1973 - In 1970, Stephen Frykholm, newly hired as a graphic designer at Herman Miller, designed his first poster for the furniture company's annual summer picnic. He went on to design 19 more, each with picnic food as their subject. His compositions played with scale, abstraction, pattern, and vibrant color -- informed by the screen-printing skills he had developed while serving in the Peace Corps.
- August 17, 1973
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Herman Miller Summer Picnic Poster, "Hot Dog," August 17, 1973
In 1970, Stephen Frykholm, newly hired as a graphic designer at Herman Miller, designed his first poster for the furniture company's annual summer picnic. He went on to design 19 more, each with picnic food as their subject. His compositions played with scale, abstraction, pattern, and vibrant color -- informed by the screen-printing skills he had developed while serving in the Peace Corps.