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- Lincoln Continental Presidential Limousine, Showing Customized Removable Transparent Top Sections in Trunk, 1961 - As originally built, the 1961 Lincoln Continental Presidential Limousine had three different roof options. A removable steel section provided privacy, clear plastic sections provided weather protection, and a completely open top gave the president maximum visibility. The plastic panels fit neatly into the trunk and were available whenever needed. None of the removable tops was armored.
- 1961
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Lincoln Continental Presidential Limousine, Showing Customized Removable Transparent Top Sections in Trunk, 1961
As originally built, the 1961 Lincoln Continental Presidential Limousine had three different roof options. A removable steel section provided privacy, clear plastic sections provided weather protection, and a completely open top gave the president maximum visibility. The plastic panels fit neatly into the trunk and were available whenever needed. None of the removable tops was armored.
- Oshkosh "Chief" Trunk, Used by Elizabeth Parke Firestone, 1920-1955 - Made by the Oshkosh Suitcase Co. of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, the Chief Oshkosh brand suitcase was the quintessential mid-level suitcase made during the early 20th century. This example was part of a larger set of luggage that belonged to Elizabeth Parke Firestone.
- 1920-1955
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Oshkosh "Chief" Trunk, Used by Elizabeth Parke Firestone, 1920-1955
Made by the Oshkosh Suitcase Co. of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, the Chief Oshkosh brand suitcase was the quintessential mid-level suitcase made during the early 20th century. This example was part of a larger set of luggage that belonged to Elizabeth Parke Firestone.
- Trunk Used by Captain Milton Russell during the Civil War - Union Army Captain Milton Russell used this trunk during the Civil War to carry things like clothing, personal effects, and military manuals and documents. Officers like Russell were allotted baggage space on military wagons, but they had to supply their own trunk and risked baggage wagons being separated from their regiments -- a common occurrence when soldiers were on active campaign.
- circa 1860
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Trunk Used by Captain Milton Russell during the Civil War
Union Army Captain Milton Russell used this trunk during the Civil War to carry things like clothing, personal effects, and military manuals and documents. Officers like Russell were allotted baggage space on military wagons, but they had to supply their own trunk and risked baggage wagons being separated from their regiments -- a common occurrence when soldiers were on active campaign.
- Trade Card for Tarrant's Seltzer Aperient, Tarrant & Co., 1880-1900 - 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.
- 1880-1900
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Trade Card for Tarrant's Seltzer Aperient, Tarrant & Co., 1880-1900
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.
- Letter from E. Louise Hungerford to Henry Ford regarding Her Offer to Sell a Trunk with Old Fashioned Clothes, October 12, 1935 -
- October 12, 1935
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Letter from E. Louise Hungerford to Henry Ford regarding Her Offer to Sell a Trunk with Old Fashioned Clothes, October 12, 1935
- Bridal Trunk, circa 1860 -
- circa 1860
- Collections - Artifact
Bridal Trunk, circa 1860
- 1961 Lincoln Continental Presidential Limousine Trunk after "Quick Fix," 1964 - After President John F. Kennedy's assassination on November 22, 1963, the Hess & Eisenhardt Company of Cincinnati, Ohio, rebuilt the 1961 Lincoln Continental Presidential Limousine into an armored car. The back of the car's rear seat was plated with 3/8-inch-thick titanium, and the fuel tank was lined with urethane foam able to suppress an explosion.
- December 1963-May 1964
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1961 Lincoln Continental Presidential Limousine Trunk after "Quick Fix," 1964
After President John F. Kennedy's assassination on November 22, 1963, the Hess & Eisenhardt Company of Cincinnati, Ohio, rebuilt the 1961 Lincoln Continental Presidential Limousine into an armored car. The back of the car's rear seat was plated with 3/8-inch-thick titanium, and the fuel tank was lined with urethane foam able to suppress an explosion.
- Trunk Lined with Menagerie Broadside, 1820-1840 -
- October 03, 1831
- Collections - Artifact
Trunk Lined with Menagerie Broadside, 1820-1840
- Trunk, 1860-1880 -
- 1860-1880
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Trunk, 1860-1880
- Immigrant Trunk, circa 1900 -
- 1904
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Immigrant Trunk, circa 1900