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- Factory, General Electronics Industries, 1943-1945 - Radar technologies developed rapidly during the Second World War. General Electronics Industries (GEI), founded by George Devol in 1943, specialized in anti-radar devices. The company manufactured radar jamming systems for the U. S. Navy and became one of the largest producers of radar countermeasure equipment during the war.
- 1943-1945
- Collections - Artifact
Factory, General Electronics Industries, 1943-1945
Radar technologies developed rapidly during the Second World War. General Electronics Industries (GEI), founded by George Devol in 1943, specialized in anti-radar devices. The company manufactured radar jamming systems for the U. S. Navy and became one of the largest producers of radar countermeasure equipment during the war.
- Machinery, General Electronics Industries, 1943-1945 - Radar technologies developed rapidly during the Second World War. General Electronics Industries (GEI), founded by George Devol in 1943, specialized in anti-radar devices. The company manufactured radar jamming systems for the U. S. Navy and became one of the largest producers of radar countermeasure equipment during the war.
- 1943-1945
- Collections - Artifact
Machinery, General Electronics Industries, 1943-1945
Radar technologies developed rapidly during the Second World War. General Electronics Industries (GEI), founded by George Devol in 1943, specialized in anti-radar devices. The company manufactured radar jamming systems for the U. S. Navy and became one of the largest producers of radar countermeasure equipment during the war.
- Toll Collector's Badge, circa 1980 - This badge was worn by toll collectors on the Merritt Parkway, a 37 1/2-mile toll road in Fairfield County, Connecticut. The Parkway opened in 1938 and is one of the oldest parkways in the United States. Toll officials, stationed in toll plazas and booths, collected fees from drivers until 1988.
- 1895
- Collections - Artifact
Toll Collector's Badge, circa 1980
This badge was worn by toll collectors on the Merritt Parkway, a 37 1/2-mile toll road in Fairfield County, Connecticut. The Parkway opened in 1938 and is one of the oldest parkways in the United States. Toll officials, stationed in toll plazas and booths, collected fees from drivers until 1988.
- Machinery, General Electronics Industries, 1943-1945 - Radar technologies developed rapidly during the Second World War. General Electronics Industries (GEI), founded by George Devol in 1943, specialized in anti-radar devices. The company manufactured radar jamming systems for the U. S. Navy and became one of the largest producers of radar countermeasure equipment during the war.
- 1943-1945
- Collections - Artifact
Machinery, General Electronics Industries, 1943-1945
Radar technologies developed rapidly during the Second World War. General Electronics Industries (GEI), founded by George Devol in 1943, specialized in anti-radar devices. The company manufactured radar jamming systems for the U. S. Navy and became one of the largest producers of radar countermeasure equipment during the war.
- A Piece of Machinery, General Electronics Industries, 1943-1945 - Radar technologies developed rapidly during the Second World War. General Electronics Industries (GEI), founded by George Devol in 1943, specialized in anti-radar devices. The company manufactured radar jamming systems for the U. S. Navy and became one of the largest producers of radar countermeasure equipment during the war.
- 1943-1945
- Collections - Artifact
A Piece of Machinery, General Electronics Industries, 1943-1945
Radar technologies developed rapidly during the Second World War. General Electronics Industries (GEI), founded by George Devol in 1943, specialized in anti-radar devices. The company manufactured radar jamming systems for the U. S. Navy and became one of the largest producers of radar countermeasure equipment during the war.
- Toll Collector's Badge, circa 1980 - This badge was worn by toll collectors on the Merritt Parkway, a 37 1/2-mile toll road in Fairfield County, Connecticut. The Parkway opened in 1938 and is one of the oldest parkways in the United States. Toll officials, stationed in toll plazas and booths, collected fees from drivers until 1988.
- circa 1980
- Collections - Artifact
Toll Collector's Badge, circa 1980
This badge was worn by toll collectors on the Merritt Parkway, a 37 1/2-mile toll road in Fairfield County, Connecticut. The Parkway opened in 1938 and is one of the oldest parkways in the United States. Toll officials, stationed in toll plazas and booths, collected fees from drivers until 1988.
- Mailer, "Now Serving! Emigre's New Font Distribution System," 1994 - Emigre is a digital type foundry established by Rudy VanderLans and Zuzana Licko. The company's history is linked with the introduction of the 1984 Macintosh computer, used to design their early bitmapped typefaces. Emigre's digital work gained notoriety -- defying visual communication standards with fractured, layered combinations of text and image. This item advertised fonts or other items available for purchase.
- 1994
- Collections - Artifact
Mailer, "Now Serving! Emigre's New Font Distribution System," 1994
Emigre is a digital type foundry established by Rudy VanderLans and Zuzana Licko. The company's history is linked with the introduction of the 1984 Macintosh computer, used to design their early bitmapped typefaces. Emigre's digital work gained notoriety -- defying visual communication standards with fractured, layered combinations of text and image. This item advertised fonts or other items available for purchase.
- Merritt Parkway Tollbooth, circa 1950 - Scenic, park-like roadways for carriages, horses, and bicycles led to experiments with urban "parkways" for automobiles. But these roads, intended for pleasure driving, were soon dominated by suburban commuters. One such road was the Merritt Parkway, created in the 1930s to relieve traffic congestion on busy U.S. Route 1 between the New York state line and Milford, Connecticut.
- circa 1950
- Collections - Artifact
Merritt Parkway Tollbooth, circa 1950
Scenic, park-like roadways for carriages, horses, and bicycles led to experiments with urban "parkways" for automobiles. But these roads, intended for pleasure driving, were soon dominated by suburban commuters. One such road was the Merritt Parkway, created in the 1930s to relieve traffic congestion on busy U.S. Route 1 between the New York state line and Milford, Connecticut.
- Toll Collector's Hat, circa 1980 - Scenic, park-like roads designed for carriage drivers, horseback riders, and bicyclists led to the idea of pastoral urban "parkways" for motorists. One of these was the 37 1/2-mile, controlled-access Merritt Parkway, created to ease commuter congestion between the New York State line and Milford, Connecticut. Tolls were charged from the Merritt Parkway's opening in 1938 until 1988.
- circa 1980
- Collections - Artifact
Toll Collector's Hat, circa 1980
Scenic, park-like roads designed for carriage drivers, horseback riders, and bicyclists led to the idea of pastoral urban "parkways" for motorists. One of these was the 37 1/2-mile, controlled-access Merritt Parkway, created to ease commuter congestion between the New York State line and Milford, Connecticut. Tolls were charged from the Merritt Parkway's opening in 1938 until 1988.
- Fan Department, General Electronics Industries, 1943-1945 - Radar technologies developed rapidly during the Second World War. General Electronics Industries (GEI), founded by George Devol in 1943, specialized in anti-radar devices. The company manufactured radar jamming systems for the U. S. Navy and became one of the largest producers of radar countermeasure equipment during the war.
- 1943-1945
- Collections - Artifact
Fan Department, General Electronics Industries, 1943-1945
Radar technologies developed rapidly during the Second World War. General Electronics Industries (GEI), founded by George Devol in 1943, specialized in anti-radar devices. The company manufactured radar jamming systems for the U. S. Navy and became one of the largest producers of radar countermeasure equipment during the war.