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- Poster, "Strength in Service, Strength to Overcome," 2020 -
- 2020
- Collections - Artifact
Poster, "Strength in Service, Strength to Overcome," 2020
- Hallmark "The Olympic Spirit: Atlanta 1996" Christmas Ornament, 1995 - 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.
- 1995
- Collections - Artifact
Hallmark "The Olympic Spirit: Atlanta 1996" Christmas Ornament, 1995
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.
- Parade Torch -
- Collections - Artifact
Parade Torch
- Torch Used at the Dedication of the "Henry" and "Benson" Blast Furnaces, Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant, 1920 and 1922 - With help from his grandfather, two-year-old Henry Ford II used this torch to light the first blast furnace at Ford Motor Company's Rouge factory in 1920. Two years later, his younger brother Benson Ford, three years old at the time, lit the Rouge's second furnace with the same torch. Each of the furnaces, nicknamed "Henry" and "Benson", produced 1,200 tons of iron a day.
- 1920-1922
- Collections - Artifact
Torch Used at the Dedication of the "Henry" and "Benson" Blast Furnaces, Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant, 1920 and 1922
With help from his grandfather, two-year-old Henry Ford II used this torch to light the first blast furnace at Ford Motor Company's Rouge factory in 1920. Two years later, his younger brother Benson Ford, three years old at the time, lit the Rouge's second furnace with the same torch. Each of the furnaces, nicknamed "Henry" and "Benson", produced 1,200 tons of iron a day.
- Bookplate of Ida Weis Friend, circa 1917 - 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.
- circa 1917
- Collections - Artifact
Bookplate of Ida Weis Friend, circa 1917
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.
- Advertising Poster for Edison Mazda Lamps, "Today You Have Light at the Press of a Button," circa 1921 - General Electric promoted its bright, long-lasting Edison Mazda light bulb through an advertising campaign featuring illustrations by artists including Maxfield Parrish and Norman Rockwell. Advertisements depicting the history and power of light ran in popular magazines like <em>The Saturday Evening Post</em> and <em>Ladies' Home Journal</em>. The images were also reproduced for point-of-purchase materials and posters like this one.
- circa 1921
- Collections - Artifact
Advertising Poster for Edison Mazda Lamps, "Today You Have Light at the Press of a Button," circa 1921
General Electric promoted its bright, long-lasting Edison Mazda light bulb through an advertising campaign featuring illustrations by artists including Maxfield Parrish and Norman Rockwell. Advertisements depicting the history and power of light ran in popular magazines like The Saturday Evening Post and Ladies' Home Journal. The images were also reproduced for point-of-purchase materials and posters like this one.
- Hallmark "The Olympic Spirit Collection: Lighting the Flame" Christmas Ornament, 1996 - 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.
- 1896-1996
- Collections - Artifact
Hallmark "The Olympic Spirit Collection: Lighting the Flame" Christmas Ornament, 1996
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 "The Olympic Spirit Collection: Izzy The 1996 Mascot" Christmas Ornament, 1996 - 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.
- 1996
- Collections - Artifact
Hallmark "The Olympic Spirit Collection: Izzy The 1996 Mascot" Christmas Ornament, 1996
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.
- Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson Campaign Torch, 1864 - Late-nineteenth-century political parties rallied their supporters by holding torchlight parades. In the evening, marchers lit up the street carrying torches, lamps and lanterns. Many of these political lanterns glowed with slogans and patriotic symbols. Supporters of President Lincoln and the Union would have carried this torch during the 1864 campaign.
- 1864
- Collections - Artifact
Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson Campaign Torch, 1864
Late-nineteenth-century political parties rallied their supporters by holding torchlight parades. In the evening, marchers lit up the street carrying torches, lamps and lanterns. Many of these political lanterns glowed with slogans and patriotic symbols. Supporters of President Lincoln and the Union would have carried this torch during the 1864 campaign.