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- Covey's New America Coffee Shop, 1925-1950 -
- circa 1955
- Collections - Artifact
Covey's New America Coffee Shop, 1925-1950
- Trade Card for Harrawood's Coffee Shop and Harrawood's Sales & Service, circa 1945 - In the last third of the nineteenth century, American consumers could choose from an unprecedented variety of goods and services. Seeking to distinguish certain products and businesses from the competition, advertisers began to print and distribute trade cards. Though the popularity of these cards diminished after 1900, some companies employed the informative, often vibrant little advertisements well into the twentieth century.
- circa 1945
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card for Harrawood's Coffee Shop and Harrawood's Sales & Service, circa 1945
In the last third of the nineteenth century, American consumers could choose from an unprecedented variety of goods and services. Seeking to distinguish certain products and businesses from the competition, advertisers began to print and distribute trade cards. Though the popularity of these cards diminished after 1900, some companies employed the informative, often vibrant little advertisements well into the twentieth century.
- "Anthora" Paper Cup, 2005-2006 -
- 2005-2006
- Collections - Artifact
"Anthora" Paper Cup, 2005-2006
- Businessmen in the Dearborn Inn Coffee Shop, September 1946 - Edsel and Henry Ford conceived the Dearborn Inn as a business opportunity, a first-class hotel hosting pilots and travelers transiting through the Ford Airport. It is noted as one of the first airport hotels. The use of antique reproduction furnishings reflected the Fords' interest in history. In this photograph, guests seated in reproduction early American chairs enjoy the Dearborn Inn's Coffee Shop.
- September 17, 1946
- Collections - Artifact
Businessmen in the Dearborn Inn Coffee Shop, September 1946
Edsel and Henry Ford conceived the Dearborn Inn as a business opportunity, a first-class hotel hosting pilots and travelers transiting through the Ford Airport. It is noted as one of the first airport hotels. The use of antique reproduction furnishings reflected the Fords' interest in history. In this photograph, guests seated in reproduction early American chairs enjoy the Dearborn Inn's Coffee Shop.
- Sears Coffee House Lunch Plate, 1966 - Many Sears department stores during the mid-20th century featured in-store cafeterias. Customers could stop in for a quick cup of coffee and a bite to eat or sit down for a meal after a long day of shopping. Employees served food on durable, vitreous china plates, like this one, emblazoned with the Sears Coffee House logo.
- 1966
- Collections - Artifact
Sears Coffee House Lunch Plate, 1966
Many Sears department stores during the mid-20th century featured in-store cafeterias. Customers could stop in for a quick cup of coffee and a bite to eat or sit down for a meal after a long day of shopping. Employees served food on durable, vitreous china plates, like this one, emblazoned with the Sears Coffee House logo.
- Starbucks Frappucino Coffee Drink, circa 1997 - Consumers with expendable cash in the late 20th-century found a growing availability of upscale, luxury goods. In 1996, coffee lovers could treat themselves to a Frappuccino, a blended iced-coffee drink. Trademarked by Starbucks, the company bottled Frappuccino for wider distribution a year later.
- circa 1997
- Collections - Artifact
Starbucks Frappucino Coffee Drink, circa 1997
Consumers with expendable cash in the late 20th-century found a growing availability of upscale, luxury goods. In 1996, coffee lovers could treat themselves to a Frappuccino, a blended iced-coffee drink. Trademarked by Starbucks, the company bottled Frappuccino for wider distribution a year later.
- Sears Coffee House Dinner Plates, 1967 - Many Sears department stores during the mid-20th century featured in-store cafeterias. Customers could stop in for a quick cup of coffee and a bite to eat or sit down for a meal after a long day of shopping. Employees served food on durable, vitreous china plates, like these, emblazoned with the Sears Coffee House logo.
- 1967
- Collections - Artifact
Sears Coffee House Dinner Plates, 1967
Many Sears department stores during the mid-20th century featured in-store cafeterias. Customers could stop in for a quick cup of coffee and a bite to eat or sit down for a meal after a long day of shopping. Employees served food on durable, vitreous china plates, like these, emblazoned with the Sears Coffee House logo.