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- Quotation Sign from Mathematica: A World of Numbers and Beyond Exhibition, 1960-1961 -
- 1960-1961
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Quotation Sign from Mathematica: A World of Numbers and Beyond Exhibition, 1960-1961
- "Chicago Transit Authority Bus and Rail Map," Summer 2001 - Chicago-area passengers could use this foldout map to find their routes. Chicago's multimodal transit system includes buses and rail. The rail system is called the 'L,' short for "elevated," though the system now includes surface and subway lines.
- 2001
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"Chicago Transit Authority Bus and Rail Map," Summer 2001
Chicago-area passengers could use this foldout map to find their routes. Chicago's multimodal transit system includes buses and rail. The rail system is called the 'L,' short for "elevated," though the system now includes surface and subway lines.
- First Day Cover Honoring Rachel Carson, May 28, 1981 - Marine biologist Rachel Carson helped spark the environmental movements of the 1960s with her book <em>Silent Spring</em>. It described how widespread pesticide use, in particular DDT, was harming and killing birds and other animals as well as threatening the health of humans. Her book helped the general population understand the interconnected nature of ecosystems and how localized polluting affects larger natural systems.
- May 28, 1981
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First Day Cover Honoring Rachel Carson, May 28, 1981
Marine biologist Rachel Carson helped spark the environmental movements of the 1960s with her book Silent Spring. It described how widespread pesticide use, in particular DDT, was harming and killing birds and other animals as well as threatening the health of humans. Her book helped the general population understand the interconnected nature of ecosystems and how localized polluting affects larger natural systems.
- Portrait of Oscar Wilde, circa 1870 - Around 1870, before he became a well-known writer, Oscar Wilde posed for this carte-de-visite. The carte-de-visite was a small photographic print on cardboard stock made by professional photographers. People exchanged and collected portrait cartes-de-visite, popular in the United States from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s, to help them remember family and celebrities.
- circa 1870
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Portrait of Oscar Wilde, circa 1870
Around 1870, before he became a well-known writer, Oscar Wilde posed for this carte-de-visite. The carte-de-visite was a small photographic print on cardboard stock made by professional photographers. People exchanged and collected portrait cartes-de-visite, popular in the United States from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s, to help them remember family and celebrities.
- Engraving Showing Noah Webster at His Desk, circa 1828 - Noah Webster was an influential American educator and patriot. He is most famous for his American Dictionary of the English Language. But shortly after the American Revolution, and before the dictionary, Webster created an American spelling textbook to replace British and European books. Known as the "Blue-Backed Speller," the book was popular in American schools for more than a century.
- circa 1828
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Engraving Showing Noah Webster at His Desk, circa 1828
Noah Webster was an influential American educator and patriot. He is most famous for his American Dictionary of the English Language. But shortly after the American Revolution, and before the dictionary, Webster created an American spelling textbook to replace British and European books. Known as the "Blue-Backed Speller," the book was popular in American schools for more than a century.
- Noah Webster, 1828-1843 - Noah Webster was an influential American educator and patriot. He is most famous for his American Dictionary of the English Language. But shortly after the American Revolution, and before the dictionary, Webster created an American spelling textbook to replace British and European books. Known as the "Blue-Backed Speller," the book was popular in American schools for more than a century.
- 1828-1843
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Noah Webster, 1828-1843
Noah Webster was an influential American educator and patriot. He is most famous for his American Dictionary of the English Language. But shortly after the American Revolution, and before the dictionary, Webster created an American spelling textbook to replace British and European books. Known as the "Blue-Backed Speller," the book was popular in American schools for more than a century.
- Chicago Public Transit Fare Card, 2010 - This laminated paper transit card for Chicago Transit Authority was good for use on the city's elevated train and bus system. Unlike tokens, paper farecards with magnetic stripes can store a flexible amount of value.
- 2010
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Chicago Public Transit Fare Card, 2010
This laminated paper transit card for Chicago Transit Authority was good for use on the city's elevated train and bus system. Unlike tokens, paper farecards with magnetic stripes can store a flexible amount of value.
- "Premise: An Introduction to The Life and Times of Richie Jean Jackson" -
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"Premise: An Introduction to The Life and Times of Richie Jean Jackson"
- Henry Ford and H. G. Wells at Cotswold Cottage in Greenfield Village, 1931 - Henry Ford entertained many famous guests at Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan. H. G. Wells, the well-known and prolific author who wrote such works as <em>The Time Machine</em> and <em>The War of the Worlds</em>, visited in 1931. One stop was at the recently reconstructed Cotswold Cottage.
- November 11, 1931
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Henry Ford and H. G. Wells at Cotswold Cottage in Greenfield Village, 1931
Henry Ford entertained many famous guests at Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan. H. G. Wells, the well-known and prolific author who wrote such works as The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds, visited in 1931. One stop was at the recently reconstructed Cotswold Cottage.
- Henry Ford and H. G. Wells in Lovett Hall Library, 1937 - Henry Ford entertained many famous guests at Greenfield Village and his museum in Dearborn, Michigan. In November 1937, H. G. Wells stopped by while on a lecture tour of several American cities. Wells was a well-known and prolific author who wrote such works as <em>The Time Machine</em> and <em>The War of the Worlds</em>.
- November 05, 1937
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Henry Ford and H. G. Wells in Lovett Hall Library, 1937
Henry Ford entertained many famous guests at Greenfield Village and his museum in Dearborn, Michigan. In November 1937, H. G. Wells stopped by while on a lecture tour of several American cities. Wells was a well-known and prolific author who wrote such works as The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds.