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- Booklet, "Important Historical Relics Lately Added to the Ford Collections at Dearborn," 1937 -
- 1937
- Collections - Artifact
Booklet, "Important Historical Relics Lately Added to the Ford Collections at Dearborn," 1937
- Brochure, "Some Facts regarding the Walt Whitman House," Dearborn Inn Colonial Village, 1937 - By the mid-1930s, the Dearborn Inn, a popular luxury hotel, required additional accommodations to service travelers and visitors to the Edison Institute (later renamed The Henry Ford). The L.G. Treadway Service Corporation consulted with Edsel Ford and had five reproduction houses constructed behind the Inn. The exteriors were exact replicas of homes famous in American history, but guests found modern amenities inside.
- 1937
- Collections - Artifact
Brochure, "Some Facts regarding the Walt Whitman House," Dearborn Inn Colonial Village, 1937
By the mid-1930s, the Dearborn Inn, a popular luxury hotel, required additional accommodations to service travelers and visitors to the Edison Institute (later renamed The Henry Ford). The L.G. Treadway Service Corporation consulted with Edsel Ford and had five reproduction houses constructed behind the Inn. The exteriors were exact replicas of homes famous in American history, but guests found modern amenities inside.
- Whitman's Chocolates Advertisement, "Who Says Men Don't Understand Women," 1957 -
- February 09, 1957
- Collections - Artifact
Whitman's Chocolates Advertisement, "Who Says Men Don't Understand Women," 1957
- The Toll House, Kenneth and Ruth Wakefield, Whitman, Massachusetts, 1930-1935 - Ruth Wakefield was a dietitian and food lecturer until she and her husband Kenneth opened the Toll House Inn restaurant in Whitman, Massachusetts, in 1930. At the Toll House Inn, Wakefield served home-cooked meals for tourists and local customers. And, in the late 1930s, she "invented" what would become America's favorite cookie -- the chocolate chip.
- 1930-1935
- Collections - Artifact
The Toll House, Kenneth and Ruth Wakefield, Whitman, Massachusetts, 1930-1935
Ruth Wakefield was a dietitian and food lecturer until she and her husband Kenneth opened the Toll House Inn restaurant in Whitman, Massachusetts, in 1930. At the Toll House Inn, Wakefield served home-cooked meals for tourists and local customers. And, in the late 1930s, she "invented" what would become America's favorite cookie -- the chocolate chip.
- Menu, "The Toll House Inn," circa 1950 - At the Toll House Inn, Ruth Wakefield served home-cooked meals for tourists and local customers. This menu includes lunch and dinner meal selections, mention of the inn's gift shop, and a pitch for the restaurant as a venue for business meetings or social events. Ruth "invented" the chocolate chip cookie at the Toll House Inn in the late 1930s.
- circa 1950
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Menu, "The Toll House Inn," circa 1950
At the Toll House Inn, Ruth Wakefield served home-cooked meals for tourists and local customers. This menu includes lunch and dinner meal selections, mention of the inn's gift shop, and a pitch for the restaurant as a venue for business meetings or social events. Ruth "invented" the chocolate chip cookie at the Toll House Inn in the late 1930s.
- Label for Nestle's Semi-Sweet Chocolate 7 oz. Economy Size, 1940-1945 - In the late 1930s, Ruth Wakefield "invented" the chocolate chip cookie--chopping up a Nestle's semisweet chocolate bar and adding the pieces to her cookie batter. The cookies were hugely popular, leading Nestle to score its chocolate bar and include a small chopper for easy cutting. Soon, Nestle began mass producing morsels. Nestle included the cookie recipe on all its semisweet chocolate.
- 1940-1945
- Collections - Artifact
Label for Nestle's Semi-Sweet Chocolate 7 oz. Economy Size, 1940-1945
In the late 1930s, Ruth Wakefield "invented" the chocolate chip cookie--chopping up a Nestle's semisweet chocolate bar and adding the pieces to her cookie batter. The cookies were hugely popular, leading Nestle to score its chocolate bar and include a small chopper for easy cutting. Soon, Nestle began mass producing morsels. Nestle included the cookie recipe on all its semisweet chocolate.
- "Road Signs (Part 1 & 2)" Screen Print by Corita Kent, 1969 -
- 1969
- Collections - Artifact
"Road Signs (Part 1 & 2)" Screen Print by Corita Kent, 1969
- Chest of Drawers with Dressing Glass, Used in the Dearborn Inn's Colonial Homes, 1936 -
- 1936
- Collections - Artifact
Chest of Drawers with Dressing Glass, Used in the Dearborn Inn's Colonial Homes, 1936
- Can Label, "Bare Foot Boy Brand Tomatoes," circa 1910 - Manufacturers of similar products sought ways to make their companies' goods stand out on store shelves. Eye-catching and attractive labels encouraged potential customers to purchase the company's product rather than that of a competitor. Characters, like the Bare Foot Boy featured in this label, were common design elements in product advertising, evoking an emotion or personal connection between the product and the customer.
- circa 1910
- Collections - Artifact
Can Label, "Bare Foot Boy Brand Tomatoes," circa 1910
Manufacturers of similar products sought ways to make their companies' goods stand out on store shelves. Eye-catching and attractive labels encouraged potential customers to purchase the company's product rather than that of a competitor. Characters, like the Bare Foot Boy featured in this label, were common design elements in product advertising, evoking an emotion or personal connection between the product and the customer.
- The Toll House, Whitman, Massachusetts, circa 1945 - Ruth Wakefield was a dietitian and food lecturer until she and her husband Kenneth opened the Toll House Inn restaurant in Whitman, Massachusetts, in 1930. At the Toll House Inn, Wakefield served home-cooked meals for tourists and local customers. And, in the late 1930s, she "invented" what would become America's favorite cookie -- the chocolate chip.
- circa 1945
- Collections - Artifact
The Toll House, Whitman, Massachusetts, circa 1945
Ruth Wakefield was a dietitian and food lecturer until she and her husband Kenneth opened the Toll House Inn restaurant in Whitman, Massachusetts, in 1930. At the Toll House Inn, Wakefield served home-cooked meals for tourists and local customers. And, in the late 1930s, she "invented" what would become America's favorite cookie -- the chocolate chip.