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- Drawing of the Washington Monument by Edsel Ford, 1909 - Edsel Ford created this drawing when he was a teenager. Like many doting parents, Henry and Clara Ford saved their only child's artwork. Clara nurtured Edsel's love of art and Henry encouraged his interest in automobiles. As Edsel grew, his creative and artistic sensibilities matured and he developed a talent for automotive design.
- 1909
- Collections - Artifact
Drawing of the Washington Monument by Edsel Ford, 1909
Edsel Ford created this drawing when he was a teenager. Like many doting parents, Henry and Clara Ford saved their only child's artwork. Clara nurtured Edsel's love of art and Henry encouraged his interest in automobiles. As Edsel grew, his creative and artistic sensibilities matured and he developed a talent for automotive design.
- "Lincoln Memorial from Across the Potomac, Washington, D.C." -
- Collections - Artifact
"Lincoln Memorial from Across the Potomac, Washington, D.C."
- "Washington City from Potomac Park, Washington, D.C." -
- Collections - Artifact
"Washington City from Potomac Park, Washington, D.C."
- Trade Card for Clark's Mile-End Spool Cotton, Clark's O.N.T., 1880-1890 - 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.
- 1880-1890
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card for Clark's Mile-End Spool Cotton, Clark's O.N.T., 1880-1890
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.
- "Mr. Kennedy Goes to Washington," 2024 -
- 2024
- Collections - Artifact
"Mr. Kennedy Goes to Washington," 2024
- Cologne Bottle, 1855-1880 -
- 1855-1880
- Collections - Artifact
Cologne Bottle, 1855-1880
- Hallmark "The Washington Monument" Christmas Ornament, 1998 - 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.
- 1998
- Collections - Artifact
Hallmark "The Washington Monument" Christmas Ornament, 1998
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.