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- TravelAire Model 833 Portable Air Cooler, 1960-1965 -
- 1960-1965
- Collections - Artifact
TravelAire Model 833 Portable Air Cooler, 1960-1965
- Spirit Soap, 1980-1989 -
- 1980-1989
- Collections - Artifact
Spirit Soap, 1980-1989
- 1932 Ford Roadster - The classic proportions of the 1932 Ford roadster make it a hot rod favorite. Rodders modified these inexpensive vehicles with more modern and powerful engines and parts. Dick Smith of Arizona purchased this hot rod in 1949. From 1954 to 1963, Smith dropped in a 1951 Chrysler V-8 engine and other non-Ford parts making this home-built hot rod his own.
- 1932
- Collections - Artifact
1932 Ford Roadster
The classic proportions of the 1932 Ford roadster make it a hot rod favorite. Rodders modified these inexpensive vehicles with more modern and powerful engines and parts. Dick Smith of Arizona purchased this hot rod in 1949. From 1954 to 1963, Smith dropped in a 1951 Chrysler V-8 engine and other non-Ford parts making this home-built hot rod his own.
- Postcard for Hotel Valley Ho, Scottsdale, Arizona, Mailed February 1963 -
- February 01, 1963
- Collections - Artifact
Postcard for Hotel Valley Ho, Scottsdale, Arizona, Mailed February 1963
- "New Coke" Bottle, 1985-1992 -
- 1985-1992
- Collections - Artifact
"New Coke" Bottle, 1985-1992
- Continental Airlines Bar Soap, 1967-1991 - Diane Beers joined TWA as a flight attendant in 1965 but left to marry Richard Hill a year later -- a time when many airlines employed only single women in that job. Beers Hill continued her interest in the aviation industry and assembled an impressive collection of memorabilia, including toiletries and amenity kits branded with various airlines' names and logos.
- 1967-1991
- Collections - Artifact
Continental Airlines Bar Soap, 1967-1991
Diane Beers joined TWA as a flight attendant in 1965 but left to marry Richard Hill a year later -- a time when many airlines employed only single women in that job. Beers Hill continued her interest in the aviation industry and assembled an impressive collection of memorabilia, including toiletries and amenity kits branded with various airlines' names and logos.
- Travelers Boarding Tour Buses, circa 1955 - Founded in 1902, the American Automobile Association (AAA) lobbied for motorist-friendly legislation and promoted road and highway improvements. AAA also encouraged automobile travel and tourism -- including touring by bus, as this club from Phoenix, Arizona, was doing when this photo was taken circa 1955.
- circa 1955
- Collections - Artifact
Travelers Boarding Tour Buses, circa 1955
Founded in 1902, the American Automobile Association (AAA) lobbied for motorist-friendly legislation and promoted road and highway improvements. AAA also encouraged automobile travel and tourism -- including touring by bus, as this club from Phoenix, Arizona, was doing when this photo was taken circa 1955.
- Dial Deodorant Soap, Detroit Lions, 1990-1999 - The Detroit Lions is one of the National Football League's oldest franchises. In 1934, radio executive George Richards purchased the Portsmouth (Ohio) Spartans and moved the franchise to Detroit. He renamed the team the Lions. The team found a following and continues to play in the Motor City.
- 1990-1999
- Collections - Artifact
Dial Deodorant Soap, Detroit Lions, 1990-1999
The Detroit Lions is one of the National Football League's oldest franchises. In 1934, radio executive George Richards purchased the Portsmouth (Ohio) Spartans and moved the franchise to Detroit. He renamed the team the Lions. The team found a following and continues to play in the Motor City.
- Complimentary Bar Soap from Amtrak, 1971-1980 - Interstate highways and expanding airlines ate away at passenger train revenues in the 1950s and 1960s -- and left American railroads eager to exit the passenger business. In 1971, the federal government formed Amtrak to operate passenger trains. The Amtrak network ranged from relatively short regional routes to long-distance trains that traveled more than 2,000 miles.
- 1971-1980
- Collections - Artifact
Complimentary Bar Soap from Amtrak, 1971-1980
Interstate highways and expanding airlines ate away at passenger train revenues in the 1950s and 1960s -- and left American railroads eager to exit the passenger business. In 1971, the federal government formed Amtrak to operate passenger trains. The Amtrak network ranged from relatively short regional routes to long-distance trains that traveled more than 2,000 miles.
- Continental Airlines Bar Soap, 1967-1991 - Diane Beers joined TWA as a flight attendant in 1965 but left to marry Richard Hill a year later -- a time when many airlines employed only single women in that job. Beers Hill continued her interest in the aviation industry and assembled an impressive collection of memorabilia, including toiletries and amenity kits branded with various airlines' names and logos.
- 1967-1991
- Collections - Artifact
Continental Airlines Bar Soap, 1967-1991
Diane Beers joined TWA as a flight attendant in 1965 but left to marry Richard Hill a year later -- a time when many airlines employed only single women in that job. Beers Hill continued her interest in the aviation industry and assembled an impressive collection of memorabilia, including toiletries and amenity kits branded with various airlines' names and logos.