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- Postcard, "Union Stock Yards, Live Stock Exchange, South Omaha, Nebraska," 1939 -
- 1939
- Collections - Artifact
Postcard, "Union Stock Yards, Live Stock Exchange, South Omaha, Nebraska," 1939
- Travel Guidebook, "Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks," 1933 - Yellowstone National Park, established 1872, was America's first national park. Early tourists reached Yellowstone by railroads like the Union Pacific, producer of this guidebook. The increasing popularity of automobiles spelled the decline of Yellowstone-bound trains. The more than 4/5 of travelers that had gone by rail in 1915 had been reduced to about 1/8 by 1930.
- 1933
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Travel Guidebook, "Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks," 1933
Yellowstone National Park, established 1872, was America's first national park. Early tourists reached Yellowstone by railroads like the Union Pacific, producer of this guidebook. The increasing popularity of automobiles spelled the decline of Yellowstone-bound trains. The more than 4/5 of travelers that had gone by rail in 1915 had been reduced to about 1/8 by 1930.
- Trade Card for Mrs. Potts' Cold Handle Sad Irons, circa 1883 - In the 1870s, Mary Florence Potts made ironing easier. Conventional single-piece, cast iron flatirons were heated on stoves -- and the handle got hot! Mrs. Potts invented and patented a detachable wood handle that stayed cool and could be switched between her irons. The irons also featured two pointed ends that allowed users to work in either direction. Mrs. Potts' irons remained popular into the 20th century.
- circa 1883
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card for Mrs. Potts' Cold Handle Sad Irons, circa 1883
In the 1870s, Mary Florence Potts made ironing easier. Conventional single-piece, cast iron flatirons were heated on stoves -- and the handle got hot! Mrs. Potts invented and patented a detachable wood handle that stayed cool and could be switched between her irons. The irons also featured two pointed ends that allowed users to work in either direction. Mrs. Potts' irons remained popular into the 20th century.
- Mina Taylor Dress, circa 1920 -
- circa 1920
- Collections - Artifact
Mina Taylor Dress, circa 1920
- Mina Taylor Dress, circa 1920 -
- circa 1920
- Collections - Artifact
Mina Taylor Dress, circa 1920
- "Dixie" Potato Bag, 1963-1967 -
- 1963-1967
- Collections - Artifact
"Dixie" Potato Bag, 1963-1967
- Shina Dish Washing Powder, 1954-1958 -
- 1954-1958
- Collections - Artifact
Shina Dish Washing Powder, 1954-1958
- Trade Card for Silver Leaf Lard, Swift & Company, 1870-1900 - 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.
- 1880-1900
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Trade Card for Silver Leaf Lard, Swift & Company, 1870-1900
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.
- "Dixie" Potato Bag, 1963-1967 -
- 1963-1967
- Collections - Artifact
"Dixie" Potato Bag, 1963-1967
- Wedding Portrait, circa 1895 -
- circa 1895
- Collections - Artifact
Wedding Portrait, circa 1895