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- O. C. Bedell Grocery Store, Floor Display of Heinz Products, Newton, Ohio, circa 1930 - H. J. Heinz was at the forefront of creative marketing in the manufactured food industry. He developed a comprehensive advertising strategy that included elaborate product displays in local grocery stores. Shoppers were greeted with colorful posters and meticulously designed floor-to-ceiling pyramids of canned and jarred products created by Heinz salespeople.
- circa 1930
- Collections - Artifact
O. C. Bedell Grocery Store, Floor Display of Heinz Products, Newton, Ohio, circa 1930
H. J. Heinz was at the forefront of creative marketing in the manufactured food industry. He developed a comprehensive advertising strategy that included elaborate product displays in local grocery stores. Shoppers were greeted with colorful posters and meticulously designed floor-to-ceiling pyramids of canned and jarred products created by Heinz salespeople.
- Sam Joseph Grocery Store Display of Heinz Products, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1929 - "Pickle King" H. J. Heinz's confidence in his products prompted his extraordinary guarantee -- if you didn't find his food satisfactory, you could get your money back. His faith in his product established trust in his customers and provided them with zero financial risk in trying a new product. His guarantee is featured here in the middle of his other advertisements.
- 1929
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Sam Joseph Grocery Store Display of Heinz Products, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1929
"Pickle King" H. J. Heinz's confidence in his products prompted his extraordinary guarantee -- if you didn't find his food satisfactory, you could get your money back. His faith in his product established trust in his customers and provided them with zero financial risk in trying a new product. His guarantee is featured here in the middle of his other advertisements.
- "Chinese Merchants. Chinatown, S.F., Cal." -
- circa 1865
- Collections - Artifact
"Chinese Merchants. Chinatown, S.F., Cal."
- Trade Card for Furniture and Carpet Store, Rudden's Instalment House, 1870-1900 - 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.
- 1870-1900
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Trade Card for Furniture and Carpet Store, Rudden's Instalment House, 1870-1900
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.
- Lodge at Christie & Main Construction during the Greenfield Village Restoration Project, November 2002 - By 2000, Greenfield Village began showing its age. Buildings and crumbling infrastructure desperately needed repair. Museum planners envisioned a revitalized village. They created themed "Historic Districts" by relocating and refurbishing the historic structures. Workers repaved streets and upgraded water, sewer, electric, and gas lines. In June 2003, nine months after restoration began, visitors passed through a new entrance into a reborn Greenfield Village.
- November 01, 2002
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Lodge at Christie & Main Construction during the Greenfield Village Restoration Project, November 2002
By 2000, Greenfield Village began showing its age. Buildings and crumbling infrastructure desperately needed repair. Museum planners envisioned a revitalized village. They created themed "Historic Districts" by relocating and refurbishing the historic structures. Workers repaved streets and upgraded water, sewer, electric, and gas lines. In June 2003, nine months after restoration began, visitors passed through a new entrance into a reborn Greenfield Village.
- Lodge at Christie & Main Construction Site, Greenfield Village Restoration Project, November 2002 - By 2000, Greenfield Village began showing its age. Buildings and crumbling infrastructure desperately needed repair. Museum planners envisioned a revitalized village. They relocated and refurbished the historic structures into themed "Historic Districts" and added new support buildings--shops, restaurants, and a special-event venue. In June 2003, nine months after restoration began, visitors passed through a new entrance into a reborn Greenfield Village.
- November 01, 2002
- Collections - Artifact
Lodge at Christie & Main Construction Site, Greenfield Village Restoration Project, November 2002
By 2000, Greenfield Village began showing its age. Buildings and crumbling infrastructure desperately needed repair. Museum planners envisioned a revitalized village. They relocated and refurbished the historic structures into themed "Historic Districts" and added new support buildings--shops, restaurants, and a special-event venue. In June 2003, nine months after restoration began, visitors passed through a new entrance into a reborn Greenfield Village.
- Drawing, Wright Cycle Shop, Dayton, Ohio, 1936 - In October 1936, Henry Ford purchased the bicycle shop used by Wilbur and Orville Wright in Dayton, Ohio. Over the next 18 months, Ford relocated and reassembled the building at his Greenfield Village museum complex in Dearborn, Michigan. Before the move, architect Edward Cutler made detailed drawings of the shop to ensure the project's accuracy.
- 1936
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Drawing, Wright Cycle Shop, Dayton, Ohio, 1936
In October 1936, Henry Ford purchased the bicycle shop used by Wilbur and Orville Wright in Dayton, Ohio. Over the next 18 months, Ford relocated and reassembled the building at his Greenfield Village museum complex in Dearborn, Michigan. Before the move, architect Edward Cutler made detailed drawings of the shop to ensure the project's accuracy.
- Detroit Photographic Company Retail Outlet, New York City, 1900-1910 - From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
- circa 1900
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Detroit Photographic Company Retail Outlet, New York City, 1900-1910
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
- Lodge at Christie & Main Site, Greenfield Village Restoration Project, October 2002 - By 2000, Greenfield Village began showing its age. Buildings and crumbling infrastructure desperately needed repair. Museum planners envisioned a revitalized village. They relocated and refurbished the historic structures into themed "Historic Districts" and added new support buildings--shops, restaurants, and a special-event venue. In June 2003, nine months after restoration began, visitors passed through a new entrance into a reborn Greenfield Village.
- October 01, 2002
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Lodge at Christie & Main Site, Greenfield Village Restoration Project, October 2002
By 2000, Greenfield Village began showing its age. Buildings and crumbling infrastructure desperately needed repair. Museum planners envisioned a revitalized village. They relocated and refurbished the historic structures into themed "Historic Districts" and added new support buildings--shops, restaurants, and a special-event venue. In June 2003, nine months after restoration began, visitors passed through a new entrance into a reborn Greenfield Village.
- Lodge at Christie & Main Construction Site during the Greenfield Village Restoration Project, November 2002 - By 2000, Greenfield Village began showing its age. Buildings and crumbling infrastructure desperately needed repair. Museum planners envisioned a revitalized village. They created themed "Historic Districts" by relocating and refurbishing the historic structures. Workers repaved streets and upgraded water, sewer, electric, and gas lines. In June 2003, nine months after restoration began, visitors passed through a new entrance into a reborn Greenfield Village.
- November 01, 2002
- Collections - Artifact
Lodge at Christie & Main Construction Site during the Greenfield Village Restoration Project, November 2002
By 2000, Greenfield Village began showing its age. Buildings and crumbling infrastructure desperately needed repair. Museum planners envisioned a revitalized village. They created themed "Historic Districts" by relocating and refurbishing the historic structures. Workers repaved streets and upgraded water, sewer, electric, and gas lines. In June 2003, nine months after restoration began, visitors passed through a new entrance into a reborn Greenfield Village.