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- Bandbox, 1840-1850 - In the early 1800s, Americans used bandboxes to store clothing, accessories, and other small items. Bandboxes were handy containers in the home or when traveling by stage, boat, or rail. Manufacturers covered these inexpensive pasteboard or wooden boxes with colorful papers. This bandbox's paper depicts a row of decorative buildings.
- 1840-1850
- Collections - Artifact
Bandbox, 1840-1850
In the early 1800s, Americans used bandboxes to store clothing, accessories, and other small items. Bandboxes were handy containers in the home or when traveling by stage, boat, or rail. Manufacturers covered these inexpensive pasteboard or wooden boxes with colorful papers. This bandbox's paper depicts a row of decorative buildings.
- Platter, 1824-1836 -
- 1824-1836
- Collections - Artifact
Platter, 1824-1836
- Joel Hurt Memorial Fountain, Showing Municipal Auditorium in Background, Atlanta, Ga., February 11, 1956 -
- February 11, 1956
- Collections - Artifact
Joel Hurt Memorial Fountain, Showing Municipal Auditorium in Background, Atlanta, Ga., February 11, 1956
- Voting Rights Marchers Walking toward the Alabama Capitol Building, Montgomery, Alabama, March 25, 1965 - Carl Benkert, Jr. (1922-2010) was an industrial designer from Michigan who traveled to Selma, Alabama in March of 1965 to participate in the Voting Rights Movement. He brought his camera and tape recorders to document his experience in Alabama, capturing images and songs over the course of ten days. Benkert's recordings were released in an album later that same year.
- March 25, 1965
- Collections - Artifact
Voting Rights Marchers Walking toward the Alabama Capitol Building, Montgomery, Alabama, March 25, 1965
Carl Benkert, Jr. (1922-2010) was an industrial designer from Michigan who traveled to Selma, Alabama in March of 1965 to participate in the Voting Rights Movement. He brought his camera and tape recorders to document his experience in Alabama, capturing images and songs over the course of ten days. Benkert's recordings were released in an album later that same year.
- Six-Horse Team and Carriage outside Board of Trade Building, Duluth, Minnesota, circa 1900 -
- circa 1900
- Collections - Artifact
Six-Horse Team and Carriage outside Board of Trade Building, Duluth, Minnesota, circa 1900
- Ford Rotunda Public Lounge after the Building Renovation, 1952-1953 - As part of its fiftieth anniversary celebration in 1953, Ford Motor Company refurbished the Rotunda--an exhibit area and hospitality center for Ford's Rouge factory tours. The company commissioned Cincinnati artist Charley Harper to design a mural honoring the Model T. Visitors could view the completed mural, titled <em>Transportation around the World</em>, in the Rotunda's public lounge.
- 1952-1953
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Ford Rotunda Public Lounge after the Building Renovation, 1952-1953
As part of its fiftieth anniversary celebration in 1953, Ford Motor Company refurbished the Rotunda--an exhibit area and hospitality center for Ford's Rouge factory tours. The company commissioned Cincinnati artist Charley Harper to design a mural honoring the Model T. Visitors could view the completed mural, titled Transportation around the World, in the Rotunda's public lounge.