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- Hallmark "Lighthouse Greetings Series" Christmas Ornament, 2008 - Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- 2008
- Collections - Artifact
Hallmark "Lighthouse Greetings Series" Christmas Ornament, 2008
Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- Hallmark "Lighthouse Greetings Series" Christmas Ornament, 1998 - Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- 1998
- Collections - Artifact
Hallmark "Lighthouse Greetings Series" Christmas Ornament, 1998
Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- The Lake, Palmer Park, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1897 -
- circa 1897
- Collections - Artifact
The Lake, Palmer Park, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1897
- Pennant, "Rehoboth Beach, Del.," 1940-1965 - Tourists purchase simple, inexpensive souvenirs as proof of their travels. These mementos transport vacationers back to the places they visited and the things they did. This pennant depicts the lighthouse once located near Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. The lighthouse collapsed in 1926, but remained an iconic symbol for the popular seaside destination long after its demise.
- 1940-1965
- Collections - Artifact
Pennant, "Rehoboth Beach, Del.," 1940-1965
Tourists purchase simple, inexpensive souvenirs as proof of their travels. These mementos transport vacationers back to the places they visited and the things they did. This pennant depicts the lighthouse once located near Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. The lighthouse collapsed in 1926, but remained an iconic symbol for the popular seaside destination long after its demise.
- Pennant, "Cape Henlopen Lighthouse, Rehoboth Beach, Del.," 1940-1965 - Tourists purchase simple, inexpensive souvenirs as proof of their travels. These mementos transport vacationers back to the places they visited and the things they did. This pennant depicts the lighthouse once located near Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. The lighthouse collapsed in 1926, but remained an iconic symbol for the popular seaside destination long after its demise.
- 1940-1965
- Collections - Artifact
Pennant, "Cape Henlopen Lighthouse, Rehoboth Beach, Del.," 1940-1965
Tourists purchase simple, inexpensive souvenirs as proof of their travels. These mementos transport vacationers back to the places they visited and the things they did. This pennant depicts the lighthouse once located near Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. The lighthouse collapsed in 1926, but remained an iconic symbol for the popular seaside destination long after its demise.
- Plate, 1898-1906 -
- 1898-1906
- Collections - Artifact
Plate, 1898-1906
- Trade Card for Acorn Stoves and Ranges, Rathbone, Sard & Co., 1887-1908 - In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and saved the often illustrated little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- 1887-1908
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card for Acorn Stoves and Ranges, Rathbone, Sard & Co., 1887-1908
In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and saved the often illustrated little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- Pennant, "Chesapeake Bay," 1940-1965 - Tourists purchase simple, inexpensive souvenirs as proof of their travels. These mementos transport vacationers back to the places they visited and the things they did. In the mid-20th century, felt pennants were trendy. A trip to the Chesapeake Bay area may have included a stop at the old lighthouse at Cape Henry -- or a local gift shop, perhaps to pick up this souvenir.
- 1940-1965
- Collections - Artifact
Pennant, "Chesapeake Bay," 1940-1965
Tourists purchase simple, inexpensive souvenirs as proof of their travels. These mementos transport vacationers back to the places they visited and the things they did. In the mid-20th century, felt pennants were trendy. A trip to the Chesapeake Bay area may have included a stop at the old lighthouse at Cape Henry -- or a local gift shop, perhaps to pick up this souvenir.
- Lake Michigan Harbor Entrance and Lighthouse, Charlevoix, Michigan, 1900 - From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
- 1900
- Collections - Artifact
Lake Michigan Harbor Entrance and Lighthouse, Charlevoix, Michigan, 1900
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
- Hallmark "Lighthouse Greetings Series" Christmas Ornament, 1997 - Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- 1997
- Collections - Artifact
Hallmark "Lighthouse Greetings Series" Christmas Ornament, 1997
Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.