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- Gravestone of Samuel Edison, Grandfather of Thomas A. Edison, Photographed about 1933 -
- June 03, 1933
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Gravestone of Samuel Edison, Grandfather of Thomas A. Edison, Photographed about 1933
- Edison Family Gravestones, Ontario, Canada, June 1933 -
- June 03, 1933
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Edison Family Gravestones, Ontario, Canada, June 1933
- The Toll House, Kenneth and Ruth Wakefield, Whitman, Massachusetts, 1930-1935 - Ruth Wakefield was a dietitian and food lecturer until she and her husband Kenneth opened the Toll House Inn restaurant in Whitman, Massachusetts, in 1930. At the Toll House Inn, Wakefield served home-cooked meals for tourists and local customers. And, in the late 1930s, she "invented" what would become America's favorite cookie -- the chocolate chip.
- 1930-1935
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The Toll House, Kenneth and Ruth Wakefield, Whitman, Massachusetts, 1930-1935
Ruth Wakefield was a dietitian and food lecturer until she and her husband Kenneth opened the Toll House Inn restaurant in Whitman, Massachusetts, in 1930. At the Toll House Inn, Wakefield served home-cooked meals for tourists and local customers. And, in the late 1930s, she "invented" what would become America's favorite cookie -- the chocolate chip.
- Susquehanna House at its Original Site, St. Mary's County, Maryland, circa 1898 - Susquehanna Plantation, home to the Carroll family, was one of the largest, most productive farms in southern Maryland during the 1800s. Its success was made possible through the labor of 75 enslaved African Americans. The Maryland plantation house on the Patuxent River--one room deep with long front and back porches designed for ventilation--is seen here at its original site.
- circa 1898
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Susquehanna House at its Original Site, St. Mary's County, Maryland, circa 1898
Susquehanna Plantation, home to the Carroll family, was one of the largest, most productive farms in southern Maryland during the 1800s. Its success was made possible through the labor of 75 enslaved African Americans. The Maryland plantation house on the Patuxent River--one room deep with long front and back porches designed for ventilation--is seen here at its original site.
- Boyhood Rock, Marking the Grave of John Burroughs, Roxbury, New York, 1944 -
- May 19, 1944
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Boyhood Rock, Marking the Grave of John Burroughs, Roxbury, New York, 1944
- Rubbing of Samuel Daggett's Gravestone -
- August 24, 1798
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Rubbing of Samuel Daggett's Gravestone
- Letter from Benjamin Lovett to Mary Channing Coleman of the North Carolina College for Women, May 2, 1927 - Henry Ford's dancing master, Benjamin Lovett, accompanied by Ford's Old Time Orchestra, traveled to colleges to instruct students in traditional American dances. While planning his trip to teach at the North Carolina College for Women, Lovett expressed interest in experiencing fiddle music and country dances as well as the company of the rural people of the Greensboro, North Carolina, area.
- May 02, 1927
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Letter from Benjamin Lovett to Mary Channing Coleman of the North Carolina College for Women, May 2, 1927
Henry Ford's dancing master, Benjamin Lovett, accompanied by Ford's Old Time Orchestra, traveled to colleges to instruct students in traditional American dances. While planning his trip to teach at the North Carolina College for Women, Lovett expressed interest in experiencing fiddle music and country dances as well as the company of the rural people of the Greensboro, North Carolina, area.
- Gravestone of Samuel Edison, Grandfather of Thomas A. Edison, Photographed about 1933 -
- 1933
- Collections - Artifact
Gravestone of Samuel Edison, Grandfather of Thomas A. Edison, Photographed about 1933
- Lithograph, "The Grave of Fulton, Trinity Churchyard-Broadway New York," circa 1856 - This lithograph illustrates the grave of American engineer and inventor Robert Fulton, located at Trinity Churchyard in New York City. Although Fulton did not invent the steamboat, as is commonly believed, he was instrumental in making steamboat travel a reality. He tested his boat, <em>Clermont</em>, on the Hudson River in 1807, steaming upriver to Albany from New York City.
- 1856
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Lithograph, "The Grave of Fulton, Trinity Churchyard-Broadway New York," circa 1856
This lithograph illustrates the grave of American engineer and inventor Robert Fulton, located at Trinity Churchyard in New York City. Although Fulton did not invent the steamboat, as is commonly believed, he was instrumental in making steamboat travel a reality. He tested his boat, Clermont, on the Hudson River in 1807, steaming upriver to Albany from New York City.
- The Toll House, Whitman, Massachusetts, circa 1945 - Ruth Wakefield was a dietitian and food lecturer until she and her husband Kenneth opened the Toll House Inn restaurant in Whitman, Massachusetts, in 1930. At the Toll House Inn, Wakefield served home-cooked meals for tourists and local customers. And, in the late 1930s, she "invented" what would become America's favorite cookie -- the chocolate chip.
- circa 1945
- Collections - Artifact
The Toll House, Whitman, Massachusetts, circa 1945
Ruth Wakefield was a dietitian and food lecturer until she and her husband Kenneth opened the Toll House Inn restaurant in Whitman, Massachusetts, in 1930. At the Toll House Inn, Wakefield served home-cooked meals for tourists and local customers. And, in the late 1930s, she "invented" what would become America's favorite cookie -- the chocolate chip.