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- Wood Engraving, "Sleigh Racing on the Neck, Boston, Massachusetts," 1854 -
- 1854
- Collections - Artifact
Wood Engraving, "Sleigh Racing on the Neck, Boston, Massachusetts," 1854
- Sarah Chair Prototype for Exercise Therapy, 1987-1991 -
- 1987-1991
- Collections - Artifact
Sarah Chair Prototype for Exercise Therapy, 1987-1991
- Sarah Chair Prototype for Exercise Therapy, 1987-1991 -
- 1987-1991
- Collections - Artifact
Sarah Chair Prototype for Exercise Therapy, 1987-1991
- Trade Card for Fisk Bicycle Tires, circa 1938 - In the last third of the nineteenth century, American consumers could choose from an unprecedented variety of goods and services. Seeking to distinguish certain products and businesses from the competition, advertisers began to print and distribute trade cards. Though the popularity of these cards diminished after 1900, some companies employed the informative, often vibrant little advertisements well into the twentieth century.
- circa 1938
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card for Fisk Bicycle Tires, circa 1938
In the last third of the nineteenth century, American consumers could choose from an unprecedented variety of goods and services. Seeking to distinguish certain products and businesses from the competition, advertisers began to print and distribute trade cards. Though the popularity of these cards diminished after 1900, some companies employed the informative, often vibrant little advertisements well into the twentieth century.
- AT&T Bell Laboratories Bookmark, 1987 - Lillian Schwartz is a pioneer of computer-generated art. From 1969-2002, she was a "resident visitor" at Bell Laboratories, producing groundbreaking films, videos, and multimedia works. The Schwartz Collection spans Lillian's childhood into her late career, documenting an expansive mindset, mastery over traditional and experimental mediums alike--and above all--an ability to create inspirational connections between science, art, and technology.
- 1987
- Collections - Artifact
AT&T Bell Laboratories Bookmark, 1987
Lillian Schwartz is a pioneer of computer-generated art. From 1969-2002, she was a "resident visitor" at Bell Laboratories, producing groundbreaking films, videos, and multimedia works. The Schwartz Collection spans Lillian's childhood into her late career, documenting an expansive mindset, mastery over traditional and experimental mediums alike--and above all--an ability to create inspirational connections between science, art, and technology.
- Book Used by the Wright Family, "Science Primers: Physics," 1872 - Bishop Milton Wright maintained an extensive library in his Dayton, Ohio, home. His books ranged from scientific works like Charles Darwin's <em>On the Origin of Species</em>, to poems by Virgil, to novels by Mark Twain. Wright's sons, Wilbur and Orville, used the bishop's books on physics and ornithology to start their research on the problem of human flight.
- 1872
- Collections - Artifact
Book Used by the Wright Family, "Science Primers: Physics," 1872
Bishop Milton Wright maintained an extensive library in his Dayton, Ohio, home. His books ranged from scientific works like Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, to poems by Virgil, to novels by Mark Twain. Wright's sons, Wilbur and Orville, used the bishop's books on physics and ornithology to start their research on the problem of human flight.
- Boy Using a Super Soaker to Cool Bloomsday Road Race Runners, Spokane, Washington, May 1993 -
- May 03, 1993
- Collections - Artifact
Boy Using a Super Soaker to Cool Bloomsday Road Race Runners, Spokane, Washington, May 1993
- Sarah Chair Prototype for Exercise Therapy, 1987-1991 -
- 1987-1991
- Collections - Artifact
Sarah Chair Prototype for Exercise Therapy, 1987-1991
- Sarah Chair Prototype for Exercise Therapy, 1987-1991 -
- 1987-1991
- Collections - Artifact
Sarah Chair Prototype for Exercise Therapy, 1987-1991
- "'America,' Most Famous Yacht in History, Brought Cup to America in 1851," 1903 Postcard - From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. It had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs, many of which were colored using the company's patented "Phostint" process. Popular "Phostint" postcards, the Detroit Publishing Company claimed, were delicately "executed in Nature's Coloring" to be truthful, tasteful, beautiful, and educational.
- 1903
- Collections - Artifact
"'America,' Most Famous Yacht in History, Brought Cup to America in 1851," 1903 Postcard
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. It had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs, many of which were colored using the company's patented "Phostint" process. Popular "Phostint" postcards, the Detroit Publishing Company claimed, were delicately "executed in Nature's Coloring" to be truthful, tasteful, beautiful, and educational.