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- Grocery Store Dairy Case Stocked with Pennbrook Milk Company Products, circa 1950 -
- circa 1950
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Grocery Store Dairy Case Stocked with Pennbrook Milk Company Products, circa 1950
- Apron, 1957-1963 -
- 1957-1963
- Collections - Artifact
Apron, 1957-1963
- Horse-Drawn Delivery Wagon Outside a Grocery Store, circa 1900 - Before automobiles became practical, America relied on horses and horse-drawn vehicles to move people, freight, money, and information to places railroads and waterways didn't go. This photograph, taken at the turn of the twentieth century, shows a horse-drawn wagon used to deliver groceries.
- circa 1900
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Horse-Drawn Delivery Wagon Outside a Grocery Store, circa 1900
Before automobiles became practical, America relied on horses and horse-drawn vehicles to move people, freight, money, and information to places railroads and waterways didn't go. This photograph, taken at the turn of the twentieth century, shows a horse-drawn wagon used to deliver groceries.
- Strip Quilt by Susana Allen Hunter, 1930-1935 -
- 1930-1935
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Strip Quilt by Susana Allen Hunter, 1930-1935
- Mack Truck with a Wood-Fruitticher Grocery Co. Sign, 1935 - Founded in Brooklyn, New York, in 1900, Mack Brothers Company relocated to Allentown, Pennsylvania, in 1905 and adopted the name Mack Trucks in 1922. Wholesale grocer Wood-Fruitticher was formed in 1913. By the early 21st century, it had grown into Alabama's largest independent foodservice distributor. Wood-Fruitticher served schools, restaurants, healthcare facilities, and convenience stores.
- June 01, 1935
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Mack Truck with a Wood-Fruitticher Grocery Co. Sign, 1935
Founded in Brooklyn, New York, in 1900, Mack Brothers Company relocated to Allentown, Pennsylvania, in 1905 and adopted the name Mack Trucks in 1922. Wholesale grocer Wood-Fruitticher was formed in 1913. By the early 21st century, it had grown into Alabama's largest independent foodservice distributor. Wood-Fruitticher served schools, restaurants, healthcare facilities, and convenience stores.
- Ford V-8 Pickup at Frank Lewis Grocery Co., Wadesboro, North Carolina, March 1936 -
- March 03, 1936
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Ford V-8 Pickup at Frank Lewis Grocery Co., Wadesboro, North Carolina, March 1936
- Spice Canister, 1901-1912 - Before products like coffee, tea, and spices were individually packaged with company labels and logos grocers dispensed them from metal bins and canisters. These large tin containers were not only a convenient storage place that kept products dry, but their colorful painted, printed, and stenciled decorations provided an attractive display on the store's shelves and counters.
- 1901-1912
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Spice Canister, 1901-1912
Before products like coffee, tea, and spices were individually packaged with company labels and logos grocers dispensed them from metal bins and canisters. These large tin containers were not only a convenient storage place that kept products dry, but their colorful painted, printed, and stenciled decorations provided an attractive display on the store's shelves and counters.
- "I Went in for a Jug of Molasses," Drawing for the Magic Lantern Slide Series "Little Breeches," 1906 - Joseph Boggs Beale created artwork that was reproduced to make magic lantern slides. His works include some of the most artistic slide illustrations made in the late-19th and early-20th centuries. Beale was also prolific, producing more than 2000 images used in over 250 different lantern slide sets. Beale made this drawing to illustrate part of the John Hay poem, "Little Breeches."
- 1906
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"I Went in for a Jug of Molasses," Drawing for the Magic Lantern Slide Series "Little Breeches," 1906
Joseph Boggs Beale created artwork that was reproduced to make magic lantern slides. His works include some of the most artistic slide illustrations made in the late-19th and early-20th centuries. Beale was also prolific, producing more than 2000 images used in over 250 different lantern slide sets. Beale made this drawing to illustrate part of the John Hay poem, "Little Breeches."
- 1932 Ford V-8 Coupe Parked in Front of Grocery Market - Ford Motor Company's 1932 lineup replaced the Model A after its four-year run. The all-new cars featured crowned fenders, prominent grilles, and gracefully curved tie-bars between the headlights. The handsome appearance was overshadowed by Ford's available new V-8 engine -- a first in the low-price field. The two-door V-8 roadster model started at $460. Calendar year production totaled 287,285 units.
- February 16, 1933
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1932 Ford V-8 Coupe Parked in Front of Grocery Market
Ford Motor Company's 1932 lineup replaced the Model A after its four-year run. The all-new cars featured crowned fenders, prominent grilles, and gracefully curved tie-bars between the headlights. The handsome appearance was overshadowed by Ford's available new V-8 engine -- a first in the low-price field. The two-door V-8 roadster model started at $460. Calendar year production totaled 287,285 units.
- Cream of Tartar Canister, 1880-1890 - Before products like coffee, tea, and spices were individually packaged with company labels and logos grocers dispensed them from metal bins and canisters. These large tin containers were not only a convenient storage place that kept products dry, but their colorful painted, printed, and stenciled decorations provided an attractive display on the store's shelves and counters.
- 1880-1890
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Cream of Tartar Canister, 1880-1890
Before products like coffee, tea, and spices were individually packaged with company labels and logos grocers dispensed them from metal bins and canisters. These large tin containers were not only a convenient storage place that kept products dry, but their colorful painted, printed, and stenciled decorations provided an attractive display on the store's shelves and counters.