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- Macbeth Monax Single Fitter Ball Globe, 1920-1935 -
- 1920-1935
- Collections - Artifact
Macbeth Monax Single Fitter Ball Globe, 1920-1935
- Nernst Streetlamp Used in Hyndman, Pennsylvania by the Pennsylvania Power Company, circa 1905 -
- circa 1905
- Collections - Artifact
Nernst Streetlamp Used in Hyndman, Pennsylvania by the Pennsylvania Power Company, circa 1905
- Cutout -
- 1887
- Collections - Artifact
Cutout
- Used Car Lot at Russ Dawson Ford Dealership, Detroit, Michigan, April 1941 - This photograph was taken at the Russ Dawson Ford Dealership in Highland Park, Michigan, near Detroit. The business sold new and used cars, and it had an extensive parts department and service garage as well. Used cars benefited customers who could buy fancier pre-owned vehicles for the price of new economy models, and they expanded a dealership's customer base.
- April 18, 1941
- Collections - Artifact
Used Car Lot at Russ Dawson Ford Dealership, Detroit, Michigan, April 1941
This photograph was taken at the Russ Dawson Ford Dealership in Highland Park, Michigan, near Detroit. The business sold new and used cars, and it had an extensive parts department and service garage as well. Used cars benefited customers who could buy fancier pre-owned vehicles for the price of new economy models, and they expanded a dealership's customer base.
- "Scientific American," Volume 46, January-June 1882 -
- January 1882-June 1882
- Collections - Artifact
"Scientific American," Volume 46, January-June 1882
- Ammeter, 1890-1900 -
- 1890-1900
- Collections - Artifact
Ammeter, 1890-1900
- Firefighters at the Scene of the H.J. Heinz Chicago Branch House Fire, 1911 - This photograph shows the scene of a destructive fire at a H.J. Heinz Company branch house in Chicago, Illinois, in 1911. Fire was a constant threat to factories and industrial facilities. Firefighters focused their efforts on saving lives, controlling the fire, and preventing damage to nearby buildings.
- 1911
- Collections - Artifact
Firefighters at the Scene of the H.J. Heinz Chicago Branch House Fire, 1911
This photograph shows the scene of a destructive fire at a H.J. Heinz Company branch house in Chicago, Illinois, in 1911. Fire was a constant threat to factories and industrial facilities. Firefighters focused their efforts on saving lives, controlling the fire, and preventing damage to nearby buildings.
- Trade Card for Concordia Soap, Grand Rapids Soap Works, 1870-1885 - 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.
- 1870-1885
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card for Concordia Soap, Grand Rapids Soap Works, 1870-1885
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.
- Used Car Lot at Russ Dawson Ford Dealership, Detroit, Michigan, 1941 - Used cars benefited customers who could buy fancier pre-owned vehicles for the price of new economy models. Bright outdoor lighting highlighted a dealer's inventory at night and attracted customers if the sales office kept evening hours. By the time this photo was taken, the challenging economy of the Great Depression had improved.
- April 18, 1941
- Collections - Artifact
Used Car Lot at Russ Dawson Ford Dealership, Detroit, Michigan, 1941
Used cars benefited customers who could buy fancier pre-owned vehicles for the price of new economy models. Bright outdoor lighting highlighted a dealer's inventory at night and attracted customers if the sales office kept evening hours. By the time this photo was taken, the challenging economy of the Great Depression had improved.
- Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant, View from Dix Bridge, 1934 - The Ford building at the 1933-1934 Chicago World's Fair was lined with murals depicting the River Rouge Plant -- a symbol of industrial efficiency that exemplified the fair's Century of Progress theme. One mural included this majestic view of the plant, which was the largest and most efficient manufacturing complex of its time.
- 1934
- Collections - Artifact
Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant, View from Dix Bridge, 1934
The Ford building at the 1933-1934 Chicago World's Fair was lined with murals depicting the River Rouge Plant -- a symbol of industrial efficiency that exemplified the fair's Century of Progress theme. One mural included this majestic view of the plant, which was the largest and most efficient manufacturing complex of its time.