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- Magnolia Air-Tight Parlor Stove, 1854-1858 - Stoves were more efficient than open fireplaces--they used less fuel and heated rooms more effectively. By the 1840s, stove-making had become a big industry, as new manufacturing techniques made stoves stronger, lighter, and less expensive. Style mattered. People wanted their stoves to be eye-catching, as well as useful. The neighboring cities of Troy and Albany, New York, were America's "stove capitals" from 1830 to 1870.
- 1854-1858
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Magnolia Air-Tight Parlor Stove, 1854-1858
Stoves were more efficient than open fireplaces--they used less fuel and heated rooms more effectively. By the 1840s, stove-making had become a big industry, as new manufacturing techniques made stoves stronger, lighter, and less expensive. Style mattered. People wanted their stoves to be eye-catching, as well as useful. The neighboring cities of Troy and Albany, New York, were America's "stove capitals" from 1830 to 1870.
- Parlor Table, 1870-1890 -
- 1870-1890
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Parlor Table, 1870-1890
- Zesto, Wichita, Kansas, 1979 - In the mid-1970s, John Margolies began to assemble a visual record of America's built roadside landscape. Over the following three decades, he traveled thousands of miles to photograph the overlooked and often quickly vanishing structures that had grown out of American automobile culture and main street commerce. His photographs of hotels, motels, diners, service stations, drive-ins and attractions celebrate and capture a unique chapter of American history.
- 1979
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Zesto, Wichita, Kansas, 1979
In the mid-1970s, John Margolies began to assemble a visual record of America's built roadside landscape. Over the following three decades, he traveled thousands of miles to photograph the overlooked and often quickly vanishing structures that had grown out of American automobile culture and main street commerce. His photographs of hotels, motels, diners, service stations, drive-ins and attractions celebrate and capture a unique chapter of American history.
- Dairy Whip, Jackson, Tennessee, 1979 - In the mid-1970s, John Margolies began to assemble a visual record of America's built roadside landscape. Over the following three decades, he traveled thousands of miles to photograph the overlooked and often quickly vanishing structures that had grown out of American automobile culture and main street commerce. His photographs of hotels, motels, diners, service stations, drive-ins and attractions celebrate and capture a unique chapter of American history.
- 1979
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Dairy Whip, Jackson, Tennessee, 1979
In the mid-1970s, John Margolies began to assemble a visual record of America's built roadside landscape. Over the following three decades, he traveled thousands of miles to photograph the overlooked and often quickly vanishing structures that had grown out of American automobile culture and main street commerce. His photographs of hotels, motels, diners, service stations, drive-ins and attractions celebrate and capture a unique chapter of American history.
- Family Parlor Portrait, circa 1900 - The parlor of this middle-class northern Indiana family is filled with fashionable goods that provided a comfortable lifestyle. By the late 19th century, factories were turning out consumer goods of all kinds, advertising told potential customers what was available, and railroads made it easier to get goods to local stores. This family could also have obtained goods by mail order--even the piano.
- circa 1895
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Family Parlor Portrait, circa 1900
The parlor of this middle-class northern Indiana family is filled with fashionable goods that provided a comfortable lifestyle. By the late 19th century, factories were turning out consumer goods of all kinds, advertising told potential customers what was available, and railroads made it easier to get goods to local stores. This family could also have obtained goods by mail order--even the piano.
- Parlor inside Firestone Farmhouse in Greenfield Village, July 1985 - Benjamin and Catherine Firestone raised their three children in this farmhouse, including tire maker Harvey Firestone. Originally located near Columbiana, Ohio, the 1828 house was updated in 1882 to appear more stylish and up-to-date. The traditional Pennsylvania German layout of the Firestone's farmhouse was transformed, with a central foyer, separate dining room and kitchen, a sitting room, closets, wallpaper, and fancy new furniture.
- July 01, 1985
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Parlor inside Firestone Farmhouse in Greenfield Village, July 1985
Benjamin and Catherine Firestone raised their three children in this farmhouse, including tire maker Harvey Firestone. Originally located near Columbiana, Ohio, the 1828 house was updated in 1882 to appear more stylish and up-to-date. The traditional Pennsylvania German layout of the Firestone's farmhouse was transformed, with a central foyer, separate dining room and kitchen, a sitting room, closets, wallpaper, and fancy new furniture.
- Children in a Parlor, circa 1898 -
- circa 1898
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Children in a Parlor, circa 1898
- Vandervoort's Ice Cream Sign -
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Vandervoort's Ice Cream Sign
- Parlor in Firestone Farm at its Original Site, Columbiana County, Ohio, 1878-1927 -
- 1878-1927
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Parlor in Firestone Farm at its Original Site, Columbiana County, Ohio, 1878-1927
- Parlor in Firestone Farm at its Original Site, Columbiana County, Ohio, February 6, 1983 -
- February 06, 1983
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Parlor in Firestone Farm at its Original Site, Columbiana County, Ohio, February 6, 1983