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- Banquet Turkey Pie Packaging, 1960-1965 -
- 1960-1965
- Collections - Artifact
Banquet Turkey Pie Packaging, 1960-1965
- Doctor Ingoldsby's Piles Specific, 1846 - Nineteenth-century entrepreneurs promised cures with patent medicines. Some of these concoctions, however, contained harmful ingredients or ingredients used in unsafe quantities -- the industry was unregulated and manufacturers were secretive about their recipes. Beginning with the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906, national legislation increasingly prohibited misleading health claims and required manufacturers to list their product's contents.
- 1846
- Collections - Artifact
Doctor Ingoldsby's Piles Specific, 1846
Nineteenth-century entrepreneurs promised cures with patent medicines. Some of these concoctions, however, contained harmful ingredients or ingredients used in unsafe quantities -- the industry was unregulated and manufacturers were secretive about their recipes. Beginning with the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906, national legislation increasingly prohibited misleading health claims and required manufacturers to list their product's contents.
- Climalene Booster Action Cleaner, 1950-1960 -
- 1950-1960
- Collections - Artifact
Climalene Booster Action Cleaner, 1950-1960
- Videotape Recording, "Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Remembered: A Profile of Her Life," 1994 - As First Lady, Jacqueline proved to be a huge political asset to President Kennedy. Her charm, grace, and intelligence continued to win over the public for years afterward. CBS produced this 81-minute videocassette after her death on May 19, 1994, containing a retrospective of Jackie's life, an excerpt of her 1962 White House tour, and a rare pre-election interview.
- 1929-1994
- Collections - Artifact
Videotape Recording, "Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Remembered: A Profile of Her Life," 1994
As First Lady, Jacqueline proved to be a huge political asset to President Kennedy. Her charm, grace, and intelligence continued to win over the public for years afterward. CBS produced this 81-minute videocassette after her death on May 19, 1994, containing a retrospective of Jackie's life, an excerpt of her 1962 White House tour, and a rare pre-election interview.
- One Spoon Baking Powder, 1880-1895 -
- 1880-1895
- Collections - Artifact
One Spoon Baking Powder, 1880-1895
- "Emanual Menorah" Hanukkah Lamp, circa 2020 - Each night of Hanukkah, many Jewish families light a symbolic candelabrum called a menorah. This deep-rooted custom commemorates a miracle that followed a military victory in the year 165 B.C.E. Menorahs often incorporate traditional motifs, but more modern ones may also depict contemporary subjects, symbols, or designs.
- circa 2020
- Collections - Artifact
"Emanual Menorah" Hanukkah Lamp, circa 2020
Each night of Hanukkah, many Jewish families light a symbolic candelabrum called a menorah. This deep-rooted custom commemorates a miracle that followed a military victory in the year 165 B.C.E. Menorahs often incorporate traditional motifs, but more modern ones may also depict contemporary subjects, symbols, or designs.
- Jewish Stars Garland, circa 2020 -
- circa 2020
- Collections - Artifact
Jewish Stars Garland, circa 2020
- "Hamsa" Face Masks Gift Set, 2020 -
- 2020
- Collections - Artifact
"Hamsa" Face Masks Gift Set, 2020
- Hanukkah Dreidel Game Set, 2015-2020 - Hanukkah celebrates the 164 B.C.E. victory of a small rebel army, the Maccabees, over the Jews' Syrian-Greek oppressors and the miracle of a small amount of oil lasting for eight days as it burned in the defiled temple's lampstand. Spinning the dreidel, a four-sided top with a Hebrew letter on each side, is a traditional Hanukkah children's game.
- 2015-2020
- Collections - Artifact
Hanukkah Dreidel Game Set, 2015-2020
Hanukkah celebrates the 164 B.C.E. victory of a small rebel army, the Maccabees, over the Jews' Syrian-Greek oppressors and the miracle of a small amount of oil lasting for eight days as it burned in the defiled temple's lampstand. Spinning the dreidel, a four-sided top with a Hebrew letter on each side, is a traditional Hanukkah children's game.
- Set of Tumblers, 1957-1964 - From the late 1930s through the 1960s, glass manufacturers designed "hostess sets" for every taste and budget. Often presented as wedding or housewarming gifts, these sets became features of the popular cocktail and patio parties of the time. The decoration on the glassware, such as the white flowers and gold foliage depicted on these tumblers, reflected the personality of the hostess.
- 1957-1964
- Collections - Artifact
Set of Tumblers, 1957-1964
From the late 1930s through the 1960s, glass manufacturers designed "hostess sets" for every taste and budget. Often presented as wedding or housewarming gifts, these sets became features of the popular cocktail and patio parties of the time. The decoration on the glassware, such as the white flowers and gold foliage depicted on these tumblers, reflected the personality of the hostess.