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- Borden's Milk Carton - The quest for a shatter-proof milk container prompted John Van Wormer to patent a paper carton in 1915. Many processors and distributors continued to use breakable glass bottles, but, after 1937, mechanized production made the disposable, wax-coated folded cartons inexpensive and indispensable liquid containers. The iconic design, a box with a gable-end top with a pouring or drinking spout, remains the industry standard today.
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Borden's Milk Carton
The quest for a shatter-proof milk container prompted John Van Wormer to patent a paper carton in 1915. Many processors and distributors continued to use breakable glass bottles, but, after 1937, mechanized production made the disposable, wax-coated folded cartons inexpensive and indispensable liquid containers. The iconic design, a box with a gable-end top with a pouring or drinking spout, remains the industry standard today.
- Compaq Portable II Computer, 1986 - This Compaq Portable II computer is a "luggable" system, complete with a sturdy carrying handle. It is one of the first IBM-compatible portable computers, and improves upon earlier Compaq models by adding two internal floppy disk drives. Weighing 26 pounds and with a price close to $5000, the concept of mobile, affordable computing was quite different than it is today.
- 1986
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Compaq Portable II Computer, 1986
This Compaq Portable II computer is a "luggable" system, complete with a sturdy carrying handle. It is one of the first IBM-compatible portable computers, and improves upon earlier Compaq models by adding two internal floppy disk drives. Weighing 26 pounds and with a price close to $5000, the concept of mobile, affordable computing was quite different than it is today.
- Barack Obama Inauguration Day Edition Hot Sauce Bottle, 2009 - On January 20th, 2009, more than one million Americans came to Washington, D.C., to witness the inauguration of Barack Obama, America's first African American president. Souvenir vendors sold a wide range of materials to commemorate this historic event. Along with more traditional mementos -- buttons, ribbons and mugs -- vendors offered some non-traditional items like this bottle of hot sauce.
- 2009
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Barack Obama Inauguration Day Edition Hot Sauce Bottle, 2009
On January 20th, 2009, more than one million Americans came to Washington, D.C., to witness the inauguration of Barack Obama, America's first African American president. Souvenir vendors sold a wide range of materials to commemorate this historic event. Along with more traditional mementos -- buttons, ribbons and mugs -- vendors offered some non-traditional items like this bottle of hot sauce.
- Ford Motor Company Ship "Oneida" Docked in Texas, circa 1924 - In the 1920s, Henry Ford assembled a fleet of cargo carriers, ocean-going ships, barges, tugboats and canal boats to bring raw materials to or take finished products from his new manufacturing complex on the Rouge River. The <em>Oneida</em>, a small ocean-going freighter acquired in 1923, carried automobile parts to Ford plants along America's Atlantic and Gulf coasts, and to foreign plants in South America and Europe.
- circa 1924
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Ford Motor Company Ship "Oneida" Docked in Texas, circa 1924
In the 1920s, Henry Ford assembled a fleet of cargo carriers, ocean-going ships, barges, tugboats and canal boats to bring raw materials to or take finished products from his new manufacturing complex on the Rouge River. The Oneida, a small ocean-going freighter acquired in 1923, carried automobile parts to Ford plants along America's Atlantic and Gulf coasts, and to foreign plants in South America and Europe.
- Johnson's Magnolia Service Station, Houston, Texas, circa 1947 - Photographic cards like this one, with their glued-on labels, were a preliminary step taken by Dexter Press before producing postcards for small-business owners to mail or hand out. Mobil and its associated companies began using the "flying red horse" Pegasus logo system-wide in 1934. This Mobil-affiliated Magnolia service station featured the logo prominently.
- circa 1947
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Johnson's Magnolia Service Station, Houston, Texas, circa 1947
Photographic cards like this one, with their glued-on labels, were a preliminary step taken by Dexter Press before producing postcards for small-business owners to mail or hand out. Mobil and its associated companies began using the "flying red horse" Pegasus logo system-wide in 1934. This Mobil-affiliated Magnolia service station featured the logo prominently.
- Recipe Leaflet, "Uncle Ben's Quick & Easy Dollar-Wise Dinners," circa 1982 -
- circa 1982
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Recipe Leaflet, "Uncle Ben's Quick & Easy Dollar-Wise Dinners," circa 1982
- The Reverend Moses Owens of Mt. Olive Church Loads a Bag with Donated Food, October 1988 -
- October 22, 1988
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The Reverend Moses Owens of Mt. Olive Church Loads a Bag with Donated Food, October 1988
- Letter from Coy Ramsey to Richard J.S. Gutman regarding Simpson's Diner Restoration, December 19, 1995 -
- December 19, 1995
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Letter from Coy Ramsey to Richard J.S. Gutman regarding Simpson's Diner Restoration, December 19, 1995
- CRS Sirrine Brochure, "CRSS," 1984 -
- 1984
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CRS Sirrine Brochure, "CRSS," 1984
- Ford Motor Company Ship "Oneida" Docked in Texas, circa 1924 - In the 1920s, Henry Ford assembled a fleet of cargo carriers, ocean-going ships, barges, tugboats and canal boats to bring raw materials to or take finished products from his new manufacturing complex on the Rouge River. The <em>Oneida</em>, a small ocean-going freighter acquired in 1923, carried automobile parts to Ford plants along America's Atlantic and Gulf coasts, and to foreign plants in South America and Europe.
- circa 1924
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Ford Motor Company Ship "Oneida" Docked in Texas, circa 1924
In the 1920s, Henry Ford assembled a fleet of cargo carriers, ocean-going ships, barges, tugboats and canal boats to bring raw materials to or take finished products from his new manufacturing complex on the Rouge River. The Oneida, a small ocean-going freighter acquired in 1923, carried automobile parts to Ford plants along America's Atlantic and Gulf coasts, and to foreign plants in South America and Europe.