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- "Haynes Souvenir Folder of Yellowstone Park," 1934 - Yellowstone National Park, established 1872, was America's first national park. After automobiles were allowed in the national parks (Yellowstone in 1915), attendance increased dramatically. The growing popularity of Yellowstone, like other parks, led to improvements in roads, campgrounds, parking lots, supply stations, and restrooms--along with an increase in souvenirs like this postcard viewbook.
- 1934
- Collections - Artifact
"Haynes Souvenir Folder of Yellowstone Park," 1934
Yellowstone National Park, established 1872, was America's first national park. After automobiles were allowed in the national parks (Yellowstone in 1915), attendance increased dramatically. The growing popularity of Yellowstone, like other parks, led to improvements in roads, campgrounds, parking lots, supply stations, and restrooms--along with an increase in souvenirs like this postcard viewbook.
- Red River Cart Replica, circa 1925 - From the 1820s to the 1850s, hundreds of these simple, rugged carts transported annual supplies to the Red River Valley settlements of Minnesota and Manitoba, Canada. On return trips, the carts -- each drawn by a single ox -- carried meat, furs, and skins to St. Paul. This replica was probably built for exhibition by the Great Northern Railway.
- circa 1925
- Collections - Artifact
Red River Cart Replica, circa 1925
From the 1820s to the 1850s, hundreds of these simple, rugged carts transported annual supplies to the Red River Valley settlements of Minnesota and Manitoba, Canada. On return trips, the carts -- each drawn by a single ox -- carried meat, furs, and skins to St. Paul. This replica was probably built for exhibition by the Great Northern Railway.
- Sawing Wood Using the Ford Model T Sawmill Conversion, circa 1919 - Innovative users adapted the Ford Model T to their needs. The Ford's rear axle powered many types of belt driven machinery. This photograph taken about 1919 shows men preparing to cut wood on a portable sawmill powered by a Model T.
- circa 1919
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Sawing Wood Using the Ford Model T Sawmill Conversion, circa 1919
Innovative users adapted the Ford Model T to their needs. The Ford's rear axle powered many types of belt driven machinery. This photograph taken about 1919 shows men preparing to cut wood on a portable sawmill powered by a Model T.
- Ford Model T Runabout Converted to a Tractor, Reaping Grain, circa 1919 - Around 1919 a farmer driving his converted Model T Runabout is pulling a McCormick-Deering reaper to harvest grain in Minnesota. Large-diameter steel-drive wheels and a rear power takeoff were all that was needed to achieve the conversion. For only $195, E.G. Staude Company of St. Paul, Minnesota, had started selling the Mak-a-Tractor conversion kit for the Model T in 1917, capitalizing on the popularity of the Ford car among farmers. Staude produced an estimated 20,000 to 30,000 of these in its lifetime.
- circa 1919
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Ford Model T Runabout Converted to a Tractor, Reaping Grain, circa 1919
Around 1919 a farmer driving his converted Model T Runabout is pulling a McCormick-Deering reaper to harvest grain in Minnesota. Large-diameter steel-drive wheels and a rear power takeoff were all that was needed to achieve the conversion. For only $195, E.G. Staude Company of St. Paul, Minnesota, had started selling the Mak-a-Tractor conversion kit for the Model T in 1917, capitalizing on the popularity of the Ford car among farmers. Staude produced an estimated 20,000 to 30,000 of these in its lifetime.
- Unistrut Corporate Christmas Card with Illustrations by Norman Rockwell, 1956 - Brown and Bigelow, a St. Paul, Minnesota, printing company, licensed Norman Rockwell illustrations. The company reproduced his works on calendars and other promotional products -- including this corporate Christmas card for the Unistrut Detroit Service Company. This card contains several seasonal images that were previously used in the 1956 Brown and Bigelow calendar.
- 1956
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Unistrut Corporate Christmas Card with Illustrations by Norman Rockwell, 1956
Brown and Bigelow, a St. Paul, Minnesota, printing company, licensed Norman Rockwell illustrations. The company reproduced his works on calendars and other promotional products -- including this corporate Christmas card for the Unistrut Detroit Service Company. This card contains several seasonal images that were previously used in the 1956 Brown and Bigelow calendar.
- Union Army Colonel Stephen Miller, 1862-1863 - This carte-de-visite of Union Army Colonel (later General) Stephen Miller was photographed by Whitney's Gallery, St. Paul, Minnesota, about 1862-1863. Carte-de-visite was a small photographic print on cardboard stock made by professional photographers. Popular in the United States from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s, people exchanged and collected CdVs to help them remember family and celebrities.
- 1862-1863
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Union Army Colonel Stephen Miller, 1862-1863
This carte-de-visite of Union Army Colonel (later General) Stephen Miller was photographed by Whitney's Gallery, St. Paul, Minnesota, about 1862-1863. Carte-de-visite was a small photographic print on cardboard stock made by professional photographers. Popular in the United States from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s, people exchanged and collected CdVs to help them remember family and celebrities.
- Broadside Advertising the Minnesota Stage Company, 1868 - In 1859, J.C. Burbank and Co. of St. Paul combined with the firm of Allen and Chase to form the Minnesota Stage Company. By 1865 the Minnesota Stage Company held a monopoly of stage roads, controlling over 1,600 miles. This broadside advertises the routes in 1868.
- 1868
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Broadside Advertising the Minnesota Stage Company, 1868
In 1859, J.C. Burbank and Co. of St. Paul combined with the firm of Allen and Chase to form the Minnesota Stage Company. By 1865 the Minnesota Stage Company held a monopoly of stage roads, controlling over 1,600 miles. This broadside advertises the routes in 1868.
- Pinn Family Doll Set, 1935 -
- 1935
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Pinn Family Doll Set, 1935
- Air Traffic Control Radar Scope, 1969 - Federal oversight of air traffic control began in 1938, but radar technology -- greatly improved during World War II -- was not widely implemented until the late 1950s. This computer-integrated radar scope, used at Detroit Metro Airport from 1970 to 2001, was one of the first units capable of displaying an airplane's identification number and altitude directly on the screen.
- 1970-2001
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Air Traffic Control Radar Scope, 1969
Federal oversight of air traffic control began in 1938, but radar technology -- greatly improved during World War II -- was not widely implemented until the late 1950s. This computer-integrated radar scope, used at Detroit Metro Airport from 1970 to 2001, was one of the first units capable of displaying an airplane's identification number and altitude directly on the screen.
- Soilax, 1949-1953 -
- 1949-1953
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Soilax, 1949-1953