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- Ladies' Citizens Committee Washington, D.C. Badge, 1915 -
- 1915
- Collections - Artifact
Ladies' Citizens Committee Washington, D.C. Badge, 1915
- Replica of the 1903 Wright Flyer - This copy of the 1903 Wright Flyer faithfully replicates the original aircraft. On December 17, 2003, the replica attempted to duplicate the Wright brothers' first flight at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, exactly one hundred years after that historic feat. The attempt was foiled by bad weather, though the replica flew successfully in earlier tests.
- 1903
- Collections - Artifact
Replica of the 1903 Wright Flyer
This copy of the 1903 Wright Flyer faithfully replicates the original aircraft. On December 17, 2003, the replica attempted to duplicate the Wright brothers' first flight at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, exactly one hundred years after that historic feat. The attempt was foiled by bad weather, though the replica flew successfully in earlier tests.
- Henry Ford Theater (Edsel Ford Workshop) - When Edsel Ford passed away in 1943, Henry and Clara Ford constructed this building to memorialize their son. It was based on a workshop that father and son shared above the garage at the family home in Detroit's Boston-Edison neighborhood, where the Fords lived while Edsel was a teenager. The short posts framing the door are from the original site.
- 1943-1944
- Collections - Artifact
Henry Ford Theater (Edsel Ford Workshop)
When Edsel Ford passed away in 1943, Henry and Clara Ford constructed this building to memorialize their son. It was based on a workshop that father and son shared above the garage at the family home in Detroit's Boston-Edison neighborhood, where the Fords lived while Edsel was a teenager. The short posts framing the door are from the original site.
- Burroughs B5000 Core Memory Plane, 1961 - Core memory is an early form of computer memory. Small rings of magnetic material strung on a wire grid were programmed to represent a binary "one" or "zero." Core planes were individually woven (typically by women) under a microscope. It was the standard form of computer memory from 1955-1975, until displaced by the integrated circuit, which could be mass produced.
- 1961
- Collections - Artifact
Burroughs B5000 Core Memory Plane, 1961
Core memory is an early form of computer memory. Small rings of magnetic material strung on a wire grid were programmed to represent a binary "one" or "zero." Core planes were individually woven (typically by women) under a microscope. It was the standard form of computer memory from 1955-1975, until displaced by the integrated circuit, which could be mass produced.
- Film Buffer Memory Used on the Sperry Rand UNIVAC 1107 Computer, 1962 -
- 1962
- Collections - Artifact
Film Buffer Memory Used on the Sperry Rand UNIVAC 1107 Computer, 1962
- Hallmark "Jack-in-the-Box Memories Series: Pop! Goes the Teddy Bear" Christmas Ornament, 2006 - 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.
- 2006
- Collections - Artifact
Hallmark "Jack-in-the-Box Memories Series: Pop! Goes the Teddy Bear" Christmas Ornament, 2006
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 "Jack-in-the-Box Memories Series: Pop! Goes the Snowman" Christmas Ornament, 2003 - 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.
- 2003
- Collections - Artifact
Hallmark "Jack-in-the-Box Memories Series: Pop! Goes the Snowman" Christmas Ornament, 2003
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.
- Boyhood Rock with John Burroughs Memorial Plaque, Roxbury, New York, 1944 - Naturalist John Burroughs (1837-1921) was buried on a quiet plot of ground near his boyhood home in the Catskill Mountains of New York. A plaque was placed on Boyhood Rock where the young Burroughs once played and which now serves as his gravestone. The plaque contains a bas relief of Burroughs and a quote from his poem "Waiting."
- May 19, 1944
- Collections - Artifact
Boyhood Rock with John Burroughs Memorial Plaque, Roxbury, New York, 1944
Naturalist John Burroughs (1837-1921) was buried on a quiet plot of ground near his boyhood home in the Catskill Mountains of New York. A plaque was placed on Boyhood Rock where the young Burroughs once played and which now serves as his gravestone. The plaque contains a bas relief of Burroughs and a quote from his poem "Waiting."
- Boyhood Rock, Burial Place of John Burroughs, Roxbury, New York, 1925 - Naturalist John Burroughs (1837-1921) was buried on a quiet plot of ground near his boyhood home in the Catskill Mountains of New York. A plaque was placed on Boyhood Rock where the young Burroughs once played and which now serves as his gravestone. The plaque contains a bas relief of Burroughs and a quote from his poem "Waiting."
- March 01, 1925
- Collections - Artifact
Boyhood Rock, Burial Place of John Burroughs, Roxbury, New York, 1925
Naturalist John Burroughs (1837-1921) was buried on a quiet plot of ground near his boyhood home in the Catskill Mountains of New York. A plaque was placed on Boyhood Rock where the young Burroughs once played and which now serves as his gravestone. The plaque contains a bas relief of Burroughs and a quote from his poem "Waiting."
- Woodchuck Lodge, Roxbury, New York, 1944 - John Burroughs (1837-1921) was an internationally known naturalist and essayist. In 1913, with financial assistance from Henry Ford, Burroughs purchased the house built by his brother Curtis on land near Burroughs's birthplace in Roxbury, New York. Woodchuck Lodge, as Burroughs referred to it, became his summer retreat. Henry Ford purchased the property after Burroughs's death. It was sold back to the Burroughs's son, Julian, in 1947.
- 1944
- Collections - Artifact
Woodchuck Lodge, Roxbury, New York, 1944
John Burroughs (1837-1921) was an internationally known naturalist and essayist. In 1913, with financial assistance from Henry Ford, Burroughs purchased the house built by his brother Curtis on land near Burroughs's birthplace in Roxbury, New York. Woodchuck Lodge, as Burroughs referred to it, became his summer retreat. Henry Ford purchased the property after Burroughs's death. It was sold back to the Burroughs's son, Julian, in 1947.