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- 1899 Locomobile Runabout - This steam-powered runabout, by Locomobile, was built from designs by twin brothers F.E. and F.O. Stanley. These early vehicles were fast, cheap, and relatively uncomplicated. However, fuel needs, excessive water consumption, and other inherent problems dogged the lightweight steamer. In 1902 Locomobile began production of a gasoline internal combustion engine. The company phased out its steam-powered vehicles in 1904.
- 1899
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1899 Locomobile Runabout
This steam-powered runabout, by Locomobile, was built from designs by twin brothers F.E. and F.O. Stanley. These early vehicles were fast, cheap, and relatively uncomplicated. However, fuel needs, excessive water consumption, and other inherent problems dogged the lightweight steamer. In 1902 Locomobile began production of a gasoline internal combustion engine. The company phased out its steam-powered vehicles in 1904.
- Bathing Shoes, 1920-1930 -
- 1920-1930
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Bathing Shoes, 1920-1930
- Stanley Stanhope Model No. 1 "Locomobile" Advertisement, September 1899 - Compared with gasoline and electricity, steam was a time-tested technology when automobiles debuted in the late 19th century -- a point emphasized in this 1899 Locomobile advertisement that described steam as "the one power universally known and understood." The ad also downplayed the perceived risk of a boiler explosion, noting that Locomobile's automatic-feed boiler required "no more care than a teakettle."
- September 01, 1899
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Stanley Stanhope Model No. 1 "Locomobile" Advertisement, September 1899
Compared with gasoline and electricity, steam was a time-tested technology when automobiles debuted in the late 19th century -- a point emphasized in this 1899 Locomobile advertisement that described steam as "the one power universally known and understood." The ad also downplayed the perceived risk of a boiler explosion, noting that Locomobile's automatic-feed boiler required "no more care than a teakettle."
- Postcard, "Not Voting Has Consequences, Vote 2020, Your Vote Matters," 2020 - This postcard is based on a series of letterpress posters created by Leslie Evans of Sea Dog Press. Evans created one poster per month in 2020 as a time capsule for what she (and many others) deemed "a tumultuous year." Themes include COVID-19, encouragement to vote in the Presidential election, the US postal crisis, protest organizing, pro-science and anti-corruption messaging.
- 2020
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Postcard, "Not Voting Has Consequences, Vote 2020, Your Vote Matters," 2020
This postcard is based on a series of letterpress posters created by Leslie Evans of Sea Dog Press. Evans created one poster per month in 2020 as a time capsule for what she (and many others) deemed "a tumultuous year." Themes include COVID-19, encouragement to vote in the Presidential election, the US postal crisis, protest organizing, pro-science and anti-corruption messaging.
- Postcard, "Speak Truth to Twitter," 2020 - This postcard is based on a series of letterpress posters created by Leslie Evans of Sea Dog Press. Evans created one poster per month in 2020 as a time capsule for what she (and many others) deemed "a tumultuous year." Themes include COVID-19, encouragement to vote in the Presidential election, the US postal crisis, protest organizing, pro-science and anti-corruption messaging.
- 2020
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Postcard, "Speak Truth to Twitter," 2020
This postcard is based on a series of letterpress posters created by Leslie Evans of Sea Dog Press. Evans created one poster per month in 2020 as a time capsule for what she (and many others) deemed "a tumultuous year." Themes include COVID-19, encouragement to vote in the Presidential election, the US postal crisis, protest organizing, pro-science and anti-corruption messaging.