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- Portraits of Dr. Alonson B. Howard, circa 1865-1866 and Cynthia Coryell Edmunds Howard, circa 1858-1860 - Alonson Howard, Jr., a doctor practicing medicine in Tekonsha Township, Michigan, married his second wife, Cynthia Coryell Edmunds, in August 1858. Dr. Howard's first wife had passed away a year earlier. Cynthia became a caring stepmother to Alonson's two sons, and the couple would have four children of their own.
- circa 1858-circa 1865
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Portraits of Dr. Alonson B. Howard, circa 1865-1866 and Cynthia Coryell Edmunds Howard, circa 1858-1860
Alonson Howard, Jr., a doctor practicing medicine in Tekonsha Township, Michigan, married his second wife, Cynthia Coryell Edmunds, in August 1858. Dr. Howard's first wife had passed away a year earlier. Cynthia became a caring stepmother to Alonson's two sons, and the couple would have four children of their own.
- Trade Card for Bissell Carpet Sweeper, circa 1880 - In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods flooded the American market. Some enterprising advertisers sought to distinguish their products from the competition by distributing trade cards. Special versions revealed hidden images and words when held to the light. Americans enjoyed and often saved the popular little advertisements, which survive as historical records of consumerism in the United States.
- circa 1880
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Trade Card for Bissell Carpet Sweeper, circa 1880
In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods flooded the American market. Some enterprising advertisers sought to distinguish their products from the competition by distributing trade cards. Special versions revealed hidden images and words when held to the light. Americans enjoyed and often saved the popular little advertisements, which survive as historical records of consumerism in the United States.
- Portrait of Tom Thumb and Lavinia Warren with Baby, circa 1865 - Actress Lavinia Warren and circus performer Charles Stratton--known as General Tom Thumb-- worked for showman P.T. Barnum and were major celebrities in the mid-1800s. Their 1863 wedding was front-page news. After the wedding, the couple would pose for publicity photographs with infants to suggest that they had a family, but the couple never had children of their own.
- circa 1865
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Portrait of Tom Thumb and Lavinia Warren with Baby, circa 1865
Actress Lavinia Warren and circus performer Charles Stratton--known as General Tom Thumb-- worked for showman P.T. Barnum and were major celebrities in the mid-1800s. Their 1863 wedding was front-page news. After the wedding, the couple would pose for publicity photographs with infants to suggest that they had a family, but the couple never had children of their own.
- Trade Card for the New Home Sewing Machine, 1882-1900 - In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- 1882-1900
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Trade Card for the New Home Sewing Machine, 1882-1900
In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- Wedding Portrait of Bertha and Charles Kuss of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, 1889 - Charles Kuss and Bertha Thelenius posed for a local photographer after their October 1889 wedding in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Bertha, the daughter of prosperous German immigrants, wore a gray silk surah dress with appliqued cut steel beading. Many 19th century brides did not wear a "traditional" white wedding dress. Often, they wore their best dress--which continued as their "best" as they settled into married life.
- 1889
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Wedding Portrait of Bertha and Charles Kuss of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, 1889
Charles Kuss and Bertha Thelenius posed for a local photographer after their October 1889 wedding in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Bertha, the daughter of prosperous German immigrants, wore a gray silk surah dress with appliqued cut steel beading. Many 19th century brides did not wear a "traditional" white wedding dress. Often, they wore their best dress--which continued as their "best" as they settled into married life.
- Portrait of Green McCord and Susan McCord, circa 1885 -
- circa 1885
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Portrait of Green McCord and Susan McCord, circa 1885
- Portraits of Dr. Alonson B. Howard, circa 1860-1865, and Cynthia Coryell Edmunds Howard, 1870-1875 - Alonson Howard, Jr., a doctor practicing medicine in Tekonsha Township, Michigan, married his second wife, Cynthia Coryell Edmunds, in August 1858. Dr. Howard's first wife had passed away a year earlier. Cynthia became a caring stepmother to Alonson's two sons, and the couple would have four children of their own.
- circa 1860-circa 1875
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Portraits of Dr. Alonson B. Howard, circa 1860-1865, and Cynthia Coryell Edmunds Howard, 1870-1875
Alonson Howard, Jr., a doctor practicing medicine in Tekonsha Township, Michigan, married his second wife, Cynthia Coryell Edmunds, in August 1858. Dr. Howard's first wife had passed away a year earlier. Cynthia became a caring stepmother to Alonson's two sons, and the couple would have four children of their own.
- Trade Card for "No-To-Bac" Tobacco, Sterling Products Co., circa 1894 - In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods flooded the American market. Some enterprising advertisers sought to distinguish their products from the competition by distributing trade cards. Special versions revealed hidden images and words when held to the light. Americans enjoyed and often saved the popular little advertisements, which survive as historical records of consumerism in the United States.
- circa 1894
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Trade Card for "No-To-Bac" Tobacco, Sterling Products Co., circa 1894
In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods flooded the American market. Some enterprising advertisers sought to distinguish their products from the competition by distributing trade cards. Special versions revealed hidden images and words when held to the light. Americans enjoyed and often saved the popular little advertisements, which survive as historical records of consumerism in the United States.
- Lena and Glenn Curtiss, May 1930 - Glenn Curtiss married Lena Pearl Neff in 1898. The couple had two sons, Carlton N. Curtiss, who died in infancy, and Glenn Hammond Curtiss, Jr. Glenn and Lena were partners in business as well as in life. When Glenn formed his motorcycle company in 1901, Lena managed the books, handled the mail, and helped keep the operation running smoothly.
- May 01, 1930
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Lena and Glenn Curtiss, May 1930
Glenn Curtiss married Lena Pearl Neff in 1898. The couple had two sons, Carlton N. Curtiss, who died in infancy, and Glenn Hammond Curtiss, Jr. Glenn and Lena were partners in business as well as in life. When Glenn formed his motorcycle company in 1901, Lena managed the books, handled the mail, and helped keep the operation running smoothly.
- Portrait of Barney Litogot and Caroline Amelia Taylor Litogot, 1862 - Barney Litogot married Caroline Taylor in Huron, Michigan, in May 1861. This photograph may have been taken about the time of their marriage, or perhaps shortly before Barney enlisted in a Michigan regiment in August 1862. This Civil War soldier -- an uncle of Henry Ford -- would return home to his young wife three years later. Their infant son died while Litogot was away at war.
- 1862
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Portrait of Barney Litogot and Caroline Amelia Taylor Litogot, 1862
Barney Litogot married Caroline Taylor in Huron, Michigan, in May 1861. This photograph may have been taken about the time of their marriage, or perhaps shortly before Barney enlisted in a Michigan regiment in August 1862. This Civil War soldier -- an uncle of Henry Ford -- would return home to his young wife three years later. Their infant son died while Litogot was away at war.