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- Photolithograph, "The Voice of the Liberty Bell," 1926 -
- 1926
- Collections - Artifact
Photolithograph, "The Voice of the Liberty Bell," 1926
- Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, circa 1979 -
- circa 1979
- Collections - Artifact
Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, circa 1979
- "Sons of Liberty" Bicentennial Quilt by Della May Morris, 1976 - Della May Morris, a quilter all her life, created this quilt for the National Grange Bicentennial Quilt Contest. Morris and her family designed the 18 detailed Revolutionary War scenes, which earned a third-place finish.
- 1976
- Collections - Artifact
"Sons of Liberty" Bicentennial Quilt by Della May Morris, 1976
Della May Morris, a quilter all her life, created this quilt for the National Grange Bicentennial Quilt Contest. Morris and her family designed the 18 detailed Revolutionary War scenes, which earned a third-place finish.
- "Independence Hall" Snow Globe, 1960-1976 - Tourist attractions offered souvenir seekers something new beginning in the 1950s: inexpensive plastic snow globes. These evolved from fancier versions through innovations in plastics and manufacturing technology, and they quickly became connected with travel. Snow globes were fun to collect, easy to transport, and served as both proof of the journey and a lasting representation of vacation memories.
- 1960-1976
- Collections - Artifact
"Independence Hall" Snow Globe, 1960-1976
Tourist attractions offered souvenir seekers something new beginning in the 1950s: inexpensive plastic snow globes. These evolved from fancier versions through innovations in plastics and manufacturing technology, and they quickly became connected with travel. Snow globes were fun to collect, easy to transport, and served as both proof of the journey and a lasting representation of vacation memories.
- Requisition Confirming Purchase of "Old Liberty Bell" Replica for Henry Ford Museum Clocktower, 1929 -
- 29 July 1929 - 01 October 1929
- Collections - Artifact
Requisition Confirming Purchase of "Old Liberty Bell" Replica for Henry Ford Museum Clocktower, 1929
- Poster, "The Voice of the Liberty Bell," 1926 -
- 1926
- Collections - Artifact
Poster, "The Voice of the Liberty Bell," 1926
- Contract for Purchase of "Old Liberty Bell" Replica for Henry Ford Museum Clocktower, July-August 1929 -
- July 29, 1929
- Collections - Artifact
Contract for Purchase of "Old Liberty Bell" Replica for Henry Ford Museum Clocktower, July-August 1929
- "Franklin Making Speech at Constitutional Convention," Drawing for Magic Lantern Slide, 1902-1903 - 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. This drawing, part of Beale's "Life of Benjamin Franklin" set, depicts Franklin speaking at the Constitutional Convention.
- 1787
- Collections - Artifact
"Franklin Making Speech at Constitutional Convention," Drawing for Magic Lantern Slide, 1902-1903
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. This drawing, part of Beale's "Life of Benjamin Franklin" set, depicts Franklin speaking at the Constitutional Convention.
- "Season's Greetings," 1943 - Colorful, commercially designed greeting cards were popular in early 20th-century America--especially during the holidays. Friends and neighbors commonly exchanged cards wishing one another a Merry Christmas or Happy New Year. During World War II, wartime issues affected card design, with patriotic motifs and somber greetings being regular features.
- 1943
- Collections - Artifact
"Season's Greetings," 1943
Colorful, commercially designed greeting cards were popular in early 20th-century America--especially during the holidays. Friends and neighbors commonly exchanged cards wishing one another a Merry Christmas or Happy New Year. During World War II, wartime issues affected card design, with patriotic motifs and somber greetings being regular features.