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- Antenna for an Acoustic Seismic Intrusion Detector, 1967-1972 -
- 1942-1965
- Collections - Artifact
Antenna for an Acoustic Seismic Intrusion Detector, 1967-1972
- Hallmark "The Proud and Brave" Christmas Ornament, 2006 - 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.
- 2006
- Collections - Artifact
Hallmark "The Proud and Brave" Christmas Ornament, 2006
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 "Military on Parade" Christmas Ornament, 1999 - 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.
- 1999
- Collections - Artifact
Hallmark "Military on Parade" Christmas Ornament, 1999
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.
- Senator Harry S. Truman and Ford Executive Charles Sorensen with B-24 Liberator at Willow Run Bomber Plant, 1942 - Missouri Senator Harry S. Truman visited Ford Motor Company's Willow Run bomber plant in April 1942. Truman headed the Senate Special Committee to Investigate the National Defense Program, which probed waste and profiteering in United States war production work. Ford production head Charles Sorensen was largely responsible for Willow Run's success. At its peak, the plant built one bomber every 63 minutes.
- April 30, 1942
- Collections - Artifact
Senator Harry S. Truman and Ford Executive Charles Sorensen with B-24 Liberator at Willow Run Bomber Plant, 1942
Missouri Senator Harry S. Truman visited Ford Motor Company's Willow Run bomber plant in April 1942. Truman headed the Senate Special Committee to Investigate the National Defense Program, which probed waste and profiteering in United States war production work. Ford production head Charles Sorensen was largely responsible for Willow Run's success. At its peak, the plant built one bomber every 63 minutes.
- President John F. Kennedy Visiting Offutt Air Force Base, December 7, 1962 - It wasn't possible to transport the presidential limousine everywhere the president traveled. During this visit to Offutt Air Force Base near Omaha, Nebraska, President John F. Kennedy used a 1963 Lincoln Continental convertible most likely loaned by a local dealership. During his visit, Kennedy praised the Strategic Air Command, headquartered at Offutt, for its service during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
- December 07, 1962
- Collections - Artifact
President John F. Kennedy Visiting Offutt Air Force Base, December 7, 1962
It wasn't possible to transport the presidential limousine everywhere the president traveled. During this visit to Offutt Air Force Base near Omaha, Nebraska, President John F. Kennedy used a 1963 Lincoln Continental convertible most likely loaned by a local dealership. During his visit, Kennedy praised the Strategic Air Command, headquartered at Offutt, for its service during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
- Burroughs "AN/FST-2 Identification Friend or Foe/Selective Identification Feature (IFF/SIF)," for the SAGE Air Defense Radar System, 1960 -
- 1960
- Collections - Artifact
Burroughs "AN/FST-2 Identification Friend or Foe/Selective Identification Feature (IFF/SIF)," for the SAGE Air Defense Radar System, 1960
- Cessna O-IE Bird-Dog Model Airplane Kit, 1967 - Model airplanes have been a popular hobby since the 1920s. Early modelers built from scratch, but entrepreneurs soon saw the business possibilities in making and selling model kits. Balsa wood was a favorite building material due to its strength, light weight, and the ease with which it could be shaped.
- 1967
- Collections - Artifact
Cessna O-IE Bird-Dog Model Airplane Kit, 1967
Model airplanes have been a popular hobby since the 1920s. Early modelers built from scratch, but entrepreneurs soon saw the business possibilities in making and selling model kits. Balsa wood was a favorite building material due to its strength, light weight, and the ease with which it could be shaped.
- "Scramble!" J57 Jet Engine Brochure, circa 1957 -
- circa 1957
- Collections - Artifact
"Scramble!" J57 Jet Engine Brochure, circa 1957
- Hallmark "Those Who Serve" Christmas Ornament, 2004 - 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.
- 2004
- Collections - Artifact
Hallmark "Those Who Serve" Christmas Ornament, 2004
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.
- Rendering of Spacecraft Design Concept by William L. Mitchell Design, circa 1980 - Following his retirement after 42 years in design at General Motors, Bill Mitchell operated his own consulting firm, William L. Mitchell Design, from 1977 to 1984. Mitchell's firm produced multiple spacecraft design concepts for aerospace conglomerate Rockwell International. The renderings included proposals for various civil, military and research spacecraft.
- circa 1980
- Collections - Artifact
Rendering of Spacecraft Design Concept by William L. Mitchell Design, circa 1980
Following his retirement after 42 years in design at General Motors, Bill Mitchell operated his own consulting firm, William L. Mitchell Design, from 1977 to 1984. Mitchell's firm produced multiple spacecraft design concepts for aerospace conglomerate Rockwell International. The renderings included proposals for various civil, military and research spacecraft.