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- "Hot Rods by Ed 'Big Daddy' Roth," 1995 - Ed Roth opened a pinstriping and paint shop in South Gate, California, in the 1950s and sold airbrushed T-shirts on the side. "Big Daddy" Roth's grotesque cartoon characters, like Rat Fink, were embraced by hot rodders. Roth soon built cars of his own with names like "Beatnik Bandit," "Mysterion" and "Orbitron." His designs were made into popular plastic model kits.
- 1995
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"Hot Rods by Ed 'Big Daddy' Roth," 1995
Ed Roth opened a pinstriping and paint shop in South Gate, California, in the 1950s and sold airbrushed T-shirts on the side. "Big Daddy" Roth's grotesque cartoon characters, like Rat Fink, were embraced by hot rodders. Roth soon built cars of his own with names like "Beatnik Bandit," "Mysterion" and "Orbitron." His designs were made into popular plastic model kits.
- "The Boy's Book of Inventions," 1899 -
- 1899
- Collections - Artifact
"The Boy's Book of Inventions," 1899
- Manual for Converting from Internal Combustion to an Electric Vehicle, "Convert It," 1993 - For a long time, major car manufacturers didn't make electrics. This did not stop electric vehicle enthusiasts. Manuals, such as the 1993 book <em>Convert It</em>, helped them build their own.
- 2005
- Collections - Artifact
Manual for Converting from Internal Combustion to an Electric Vehicle, "Convert It," 1993
For a long time, major car manufacturers didn't make electrics. This did not stop electric vehicle enthusiasts. Manuals, such as the 1993 book Convert It, helped them build their own.
- The Ford Game and Travel Book, 1959 - As the interstate highway system expanded and automobiles became more reliable, the distance of the average automobile trip lengthened. Families traveling long hours looked for ways to occupy restless children while on the road. The 1959 Ford Game and Travel Book included games, songs, stories, riddles, and information enough to "provide hours and hours of pleasure for the whole family during the trip."
- 1959
- Collections - Artifact
The Ford Game and Travel Book, 1959
As the interstate highway system expanded and automobiles became more reliable, the distance of the average automobile trip lengthened. Families traveling long hours looked for ways to occupy restless children while on the road. The 1959 Ford Game and Travel Book included games, songs, stories, riddles, and information enough to "provide hours and hours of pleasure for the whole family during the trip."
- "History of Oakland County, Michigan," 1877 -
- 1877
- Collections - Artifact
"History of Oakland County, Michigan," 1877
- Ford Motor Company Stock Certificate Ledger, 1909-1926 -
- 01 April 1909-05 April 1926
- Collections - Artifact
Ford Motor Company Stock Certificate Ledger, 1909-1926
- "A Charlie Brown Christmas" Sound Recording and Book, 1977 - The television special "A Charlie Brown Christmas" first aired on December 9, 1965. It was one of the most watched shows on TV up until that time and one of the top-rated Christmas specials of all time. This 1977 set, including a read-along storybook and play-along 45 rpm record, was designed to give children a head start in reading.
- 1977
- Collections - Artifact
"A Charlie Brown Christmas" Sound Recording and Book, 1977
The television special "A Charlie Brown Christmas" first aired on December 9, 1965. It was one of the most watched shows on TV up until that time and one of the top-rated Christmas specials of all time. This 1977 set, including a read-along storybook and play-along 45 rpm record, was designed to give children a head start in reading.
- Book, "Art of Jewish Cooking," 1958 -
- 1958
- Collections - Artifact
Book, "Art of Jewish Cooking," 1958
- Bookplate of Benjamin Henry Grierson and Lillian Atwood Grierson, 1911 - Bookplates show ownership, but they can also tell us more. Often pasted on the inside of a book's front cover or endpaper, these printed labels contain the owner's name and sometimes the words "ex-libris" (Latin for "from the library of"). Coats of arms, crests, other decorative images, poems, mottoes, and even font type provide insight into the beliefs, passions, and interests of the book's owner.
- 1911
- Collections - Artifact
Bookplate of Benjamin Henry Grierson and Lillian Atwood Grierson, 1911
Bookplates show ownership, but they can also tell us more. Often pasted on the inside of a book's front cover or endpaper, these printed labels contain the owner's name and sometimes the words "ex-libris" (Latin for "from the library of"). Coats of arms, crests, other decorative images, poems, mottoes, and even font type provide insight into the beliefs, passions, and interests of the book's owner.
- "All aboard, Mr. Lincoln!" Comic Book, 1959 - This comic book, originally published by the Association of American Railroads, described the many connections between Abraham Lincoln and America's railroad industry, from his time working on railroad cases as an attorney in Illinois to his signing of the Pacific Railway Act, enabling construction of the First Transcontinental Railroad, as President of the United States.
- 1959
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"All aboard, Mr. Lincoln!" Comic Book, 1959
This comic book, originally published by the Association of American Railroads, described the many connections between Abraham Lincoln and America's railroad industry, from his time working on railroad cases as an attorney in Illinois to his signing of the Pacific Railway Act, enabling construction of the First Transcontinental Railroad, as President of the United States.