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- Paved With Gold, 1858 -
- 1858
- Collections - Artifact
Paved With Gold, 1858
- Hallmark "Babysitter" Christmas Ornament, 1987 - 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.
- 1987
- Collections - Artifact
Hallmark "Babysitter" Christmas Ornament, 1987
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.
- Trade Card for Hood's Sarsaparilla, C.I. Hood & Co., 1880-1900 - In the late 19th century, trade cards were a major means for advertising goods and services. Patent medicine producer, C.I. Hood & Co., had its own advertising department, creating cookbooks, calendars, and, most abundantly, trade cards. Hood's Sarsaparilla became the company's most popular product and trade cards, like this one, promoted its medicinal qualities as a blood purifier.
- 1880-1900
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card for Hood's Sarsaparilla, C.I. Hood & Co., 1880-1900
In the late 19th century, trade cards were a major means for advertising goods and services. Patent medicine producer, C.I. Hood & Co., had its own advertising department, creating cookbooks, calendars, and, most abundantly, trade cards. Hood's Sarsaparilla became the company's most popular product and trade cards, like this one, promoted its medicinal qualities as a blood purifier.
- Thomas Edison Working at His Desk, circa 1908 - This photograph shows prolific inventor and American entrepreneur Thomas Edison around age 60. By this time, Edison had invented and built entire industries around the phonograph, the incandescent electric lamp, and the Kinetoscope. Though he continued important work at his vast West Orange, New Jersey, laboratory and elsewhere, Edison was beginning to oversee fewer of his companies' daily operations.
- circa 1908
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Thomas Edison Working at His Desk, circa 1908
This photograph shows prolific inventor and American entrepreneur Thomas Edison around age 60. By this time, Edison had invented and built entire industries around the phonograph, the incandescent electric lamp, and the Kinetoscope. Though he continued important work at his vast West Orange, New Jersey, laboratory and elsewhere, Edison was beginning to oversee fewer of his companies' daily operations.
- Stereograph, "Interior of Bates Hall, Boston Free Library," 1901 - Construction began on Boston Public Library's McKim Building -- named for architect Charles Follen McKim -- in 1888, and it opened in 1895. The main reading room, Bates Hall, recalled a Roman basilica. It was named for the library's first major financial supporter, Joshua Bates (1788-1864). Many of the earliest public libraries were established through the support of wealthy philanthropists.
- 1901
- Collections - Artifact
Stereograph, "Interior of Bates Hall, Boston Free Library," 1901
Construction began on Boston Public Library's McKim Building -- named for architect Charles Follen McKim -- in 1888, and it opened in 1895. The main reading room, Bates Hall, recalled a Roman basilica. It was named for the library's first major financial supporter, Joshua Bates (1788-1864). Many of the earliest public libraries were established through the support of wealthy philanthropists.
- Bookplate of Harry Elkins Widener, 1908 - Bookplates show ownership, but they can also tell us more. Often pasted on the inside of a book's front cover or endpaper, these printed labels contain the owner's name and sometimes the words "ex-libris" (Latin for "from the library of"). Coats of arms, crests, other decorative images, poems, mottoes, and even font type provide insight into the beliefs, passions, and interests of the book's owner.
- 1908
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Bookplate of Harry Elkins Widener, 1908
Bookplates show ownership, but they can also tell us more. Often pasted on the inside of a book's front cover or endpaper, these printed labels contain the owner's name and sometimes the words "ex-libris" (Latin for "from the library of"). Coats of arms, crests, other decorative images, poems, mottoes, and even font type provide insight into the beliefs, passions, and interests of the book's owner.
- Hallmark "Gouda Reading" Christmas Ornament, 2001 - 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.
- 2001
- Collections - Artifact
Hallmark "Gouda Reading" Christmas Ornament, 2001
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 "A Reader to the Core" Christmas Ornament, 2000 - 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.
- 2000
- Collections - Artifact
Hallmark "A Reader to the Core" Christmas Ornament, 2000
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.
- Reading Rainbow "Borreguita and the Coyote" Family Literacy Kit, 1999-2008 - From 1983 until 2006, <em>Reading Rainbow</em> aimed to encourage a love of books and reading in children. The show won over 250 awards, including 26 Emmys, and earned the title of the most-watched PBS program in classrooms. The program's commitment to literacy also extended outside of the show itself, through sponsorship of programs like this literacy kit.
- 1999-2008
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Reading Rainbow "Borreguita and the Coyote" Family Literacy Kit, 1999-2008
From 1983 until 2006, Reading Rainbow aimed to encourage a love of books and reading in children. The show won over 250 awards, including 26 Emmys, and earned the title of the most-watched PBS program in classrooms. The program's commitment to literacy also extended outside of the show itself, through sponsorship of programs like this literacy kit.
- Allan McGrew and Family Reading and Listening to Radio, 1948 -
- November 19, 1948
- Collections - Artifact
Allan McGrew and Family Reading and Listening to Radio, 1948