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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
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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.
- Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Calendar for 1909 -
- 1909
- Collections - Artifact
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Calendar for 1909
- Trade Card for Insurance Policies, Prudential Insurance Co., 1889 - 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.
- 1889
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Trade Card for Insurance Policies, Prudential Insurance Co., 1889
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.
- 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
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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
- Collections - Artifact
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 Fire Insurance, Phenix Insurance Co., 1870-1900 - 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.
- 1870-1900
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card for Fire Insurance, Phenix Insurance Co., 1870-1900
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.
- How We Managed to Keep Up with the Johnsons, circa 1967 - The first automobile clubs were established to organize motoring tours and lobby for better roads. In time, their missions expanded to include other services. The Automobile Club of Michigan, founded in 1916, promoted tourism in the Great Lakes State by distributing maps, and by publishing guides to many of the state's restaurants, hotels, and tourist attractions.
- 1929-1967
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How We Managed to Keep Up with the Johnsons, circa 1967
The first automobile clubs were established to organize motoring tours and lobby for better roads. In time, their missions expanded to include other services. The Automobile Club of Michigan, founded in 1916, promoted tourism in the Great Lakes State by distributing maps, and by publishing guides to many of the state's restaurants, hotels, and tourist attractions.