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- Cancelled Requisition Form for E.E. Rice & Son, Barre, Massachusetts, August 13, 1920 - Though it operated some direct-sales offices in major cities, Ford Motor Company sold most of its Model T cars through franchise agreements with independent dealers. Each franchisee received the right to sell Ford cars within a specific territory. Ford encouraged dealers by offering discounts and rebates to high sellers. But low-selling dealers risked losing their territories.
- August 13, 1920
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Cancelled Requisition Form for E.E. Rice & Son, Barre, Massachusetts, August 13, 1920
Though it operated some direct-sales offices in major cities, Ford Motor Company sold most of its Model T cars through franchise agreements with independent dealers. Each franchisee received the right to sell Ford cars within a specific territory. Ford encouraged dealers by offering discounts and rebates to high sellers. But low-selling dealers risked losing their territories.
- Argosy All-Story Weekly, February 12, 1921 - Newspaper and magazine publisher Frank A. Munsey printed <em>Argosy</em> magazine with all fiction stories in 1896, launching a new form of popular literature--the pulp magazine. Named for the rough, inexpensive woodpulp paper they were printed on, "pulps" reached their peak of popularity in the 1920s. Readers could choose from action and adventure stories, like those published in <em>Argosy</em>, as well detective stories, love stories, and westerns.
- February 12, 1921
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Argosy All-Story Weekly, February 12, 1921
Newspaper and magazine publisher Frank A. Munsey printed Argosy magazine with all fiction stories in 1896, launching a new form of popular literature--the pulp magazine. Named for the rough, inexpensive woodpulp paper they were printed on, "pulps" reached their peak of popularity in the 1920s. Readers could choose from action and adventure stories, like those published in Argosy, as well detective stories, love stories, and westerns.
- Portrait of E.W. Rice, Jr., 1887-1920 -
- 1887-1920
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Portrait of E.W. Rice, Jr., 1887-1920
- Lord and Lady Kelvin Visiting General Electric Company, Schenectady, New York, September 23, 1897 -
- September 23, 1897
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Lord and Lady Kelvin Visiting General Electric Company, Schenectady, New York, September 23, 1897
- Sports Luncheon in Honor of State Champions of Ford Good Drivers League, August 30, 1940 - Ford Motor Company created the Good Drivers League in 1940 to promote safe driving habits among high school students. More than 60,000 teenaged drivers competed during the program's first year, with each state's champion traveling to the 1940 New York World's Fair for the national finals. On the event's last day, League officials hosted a special Sports Luncheon for the participants.
- August 30, 1940
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Sports Luncheon in Honor of State Champions of Ford Good Drivers League, August 30, 1940
Ford Motor Company created the Good Drivers League in 1940 to promote safe driving habits among high school students. More than 60,000 teenaged drivers competed during the program's first year, with each state's champion traveling to the 1940 New York World's Fair for the national finals. On the event's last day, League officials hosted a special Sports Luncheon for the participants.
- Official Start of First NHRA Drag Racing Meet, Great Bend, Kansas, 1955 - The National Hot Rod Association, established in 1951 to govern drag racing, held its first national championship meet in 1955. The event took place on an airport runway in Great Bend, Kansas. Drag races run like tournaments. Two cars at a time face off, the winner advances, and the loser is eliminated. The last remaining driver earns the grand prize.
- 1955
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Official Start of First NHRA Drag Racing Meet, Great Bend, Kansas, 1955
The National Hot Rod Association, established in 1951 to govern drag racing, held its first national championship meet in 1955. The event took place on an airport runway in Great Bend, Kansas. Drag races run like tournaments. Two cars at a time face off, the winner advances, and the loser is eliminated. The last remaining driver earns the grand prize.
- Henry Ford, James Couzens, Elwood Rice, and Gaston Plantiff in Ford Model K Car, New York City, 1907 - Ford Motor Company introduced its Model K in 1906. The upscale, six-cylinder car was larger and -- at $2,500 -- considerably more expensive than the company's four-cylinder Model N introduced the same year. Production of the Model K ended in 1908 with the arrival of the Model T. Affordable cars for the mass market were Ford's future.
- 1907
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Henry Ford, James Couzens, Elwood Rice, and Gaston Plantiff in Ford Model K Car, New York City, 1907
Ford Motor Company introduced its Model K in 1906. The upscale, six-cylinder car was larger and -- at $2,500 -- considerably more expensive than the company's four-cylinder Model N introduced the same year. Production of the Model K ended in 1908 with the arrival of the Model T. Affordable cars for the mass market were Ford's future.
- "Spare Their Little Feet," 1917-1921 - Educator Shoe brand was a subsidiary of Massachusetts-based footwear manufacturer and wholesaler Rice & Hutchins. Although the brand was primarily for children, mothers were their target customers. Educator commonly took out advertisements in women's magazines that claimed the shoes "let feet grow as they should;" ads juxtaposed images of the brand's wide toebox with other popular styles of the time.
- 1917-1921
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"Spare Their Little Feet," 1917-1921
Educator Shoe brand was a subsidiary of Massachusetts-based footwear manufacturer and wholesaler Rice & Hutchins. Although the brand was primarily for children, mothers were their target customers. Educator commonly took out advertisements in women's magazines that claimed the shoes "let feet grow as they should;" ads juxtaposed images of the brand's wide toebox with other popular styles of the time.
- Hallmark "Football Legends Series: San Francisco 49ers Jerry Rice" Christmas Ornament, 2003 - 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.
- 2003
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Hallmark "Football Legends Series: San Francisco 49ers Jerry Rice" Christmas Ornament, 2003
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 "Oakland Raiders: Jerry Rice" Christmas Ornament, 2003 - 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.
- 2003
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Hallmark "Oakland Raiders: Jerry Rice" Christmas Ornament, 2003
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.