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- Guests of the Ford Motor Company in the Courtyard of the Ford Building, California Pacific International Exposition, San Diego, 1935 - Ford Motor Company poured resources into the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition in San Diego, constructing the fair's largest and most popular exhibition. Ford's massive steel and concrete building enclosed an open-air courtyard featuring a V-8 emblem-shaped fountain. This group of New York Life Insurance executives posed in the space, where guests could rest and enjoy daily musical performances.
- 1935
- Collections - Artifact
Guests of the Ford Motor Company in the Courtyard of the Ford Building, California Pacific International Exposition, San Diego, 1935
Ford Motor Company poured resources into the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition in San Diego, constructing the fair's largest and most popular exhibition. Ford's massive steel and concrete building enclosed an open-air courtyard featuring a V-8 emblem-shaped fountain. This group of New York Life Insurance executives posed in the space, where guests could rest and enjoy daily musical performances.
- Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Calendar for 1909 -
- 1909
- Collections - Artifact
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Calendar for 1909
- Receipts for Insurance Payments Made by William Ford (Henry Ford's Father), Springwells Township, Michigan, 1895 - When William Ford, Henry Ford's father, emigrated from Ireland in 1847 at the age of twenty he had little wealth. William settled near family in southeast Michigan and eventually purchased a tract of land. By the late 19th century, William was a prosperous farmer and secure enough to protect his property with insurance.
- 1895
- Collections - Artifact
Receipts for Insurance Payments Made by William Ford (Henry Ford's Father), Springwells Township, Michigan, 1895
When William Ford, Henry Ford's father, emigrated from Ireland in 1847 at the age of twenty he had little wealth. William settled near family in southeast Michigan and eventually purchased a tract of land. By the late 19th century, William was a prosperous farmer and secure enough to protect his property with insurance.
- 1957 Cornell-Liberty Safety Car - Cornell Aeronautical Labs did some of the first crash testing of automobiles. In 1957 Cornell teamed with Liberty Mutual Insurance to build this unusual looking concept car that incorporated the lessons learned in testing. The car did not actually run, but it featured ideas like seat belts, head rests, and padded interiors that are incorporated into today's cars.
- 1957
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1957 Cornell-Liberty Safety Car
Cornell Aeronautical Labs did some of the first crash testing of automobiles. In 1957 Cornell teamed with Liberty Mutual Insurance to build this unusual looking concept car that incorporated the lessons learned in testing. The car did not actually run, but it featured ideas like seat belts, head rests, and padded interiors that are incorporated into today's cars.
- Postcard Advertising the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Calendar for 1909 -
- 1908-1909
- Collections - Artifact
Postcard Advertising the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Calendar for 1909
- Office of the German Fire Insurance Company of Preble Township, Indiana, circa 1898 -
- circa 1898
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Office of the German Fire Insurance Company of Preble Township, Indiana, circa 1898
- Fan from Little Rock Missionary Baptist Church, circa 1960 - Worshipers in the mid-1900s used inexpensive, handheld fans to keep cool in churches without air conditioning--especially in the American South. Local funeral homes often supplied congregations with these fans. One side usually depicted biblical scenes, devotional settings, or even famous individuals. On the other side, the businesses listed vital services and contact information.
- circa 1960
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Fan from Little Rock Missionary Baptist Church, circa 1960
Worshipers in the mid-1900s used inexpensive, handheld fans to keep cool in churches without air conditioning--especially in the American South. Local funeral homes often supplied congregations with these fans. One side usually depicted biblical scenes, devotional settings, or even famous individuals. On the other side, the businesses listed vital services and contact information.
- Trade Card for German American Insurance Co. of New York, 1872-1900 - In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- 1872-1900
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card for German American Insurance Co. of New York, 1872-1900
In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company License Plate Topper, 1940-1955 - Drivers attached badges or emblems to their vehicles to identify their affiliation with a company or group, or to indicate personal interests. This badge, from the mid-20th century, identified the driver as being insured by State Farm. It was placed along the top edge of a license plate for easy display and recognition.
- 1940-1955
- Collections - Artifact
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company License Plate Topper, 1940-1955
Drivers attached badges or emblems to their vehicles to identify their affiliation with a company or group, or to indicate personal interests. This badge, from the mid-20th century, identified the driver as being insured by State Farm. It was placed along the top edge of a license plate for easy display and recognition.
- James Vick's Seeds, "Petunia" Seed Packet, 1960-1990 -
- 1960-1990
- Collections - Artifact
James Vick's Seeds, "Petunia" Seed Packet, 1960-1990