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- Star-shaped Sign, "Sh-h-h! Our Guest is..." 1958-1970 - Most weary travelers want peace and quiet when staying at a hotel, motel or inn. In the mid-20th century -- just like today -- proprietors provided guests with ways to help make their stay pleasant and restful. Signs hung outside on the door alerted staff to guests' needs. This clever sign not only told staff the occupant was sleeping ("Stardusting"), but promoted name recognition of the Stardust Hotel with the guest.
- 1958-1970
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Star-shaped Sign, "Sh-h-h! Our Guest is..." 1958-1970
Most weary travelers want peace and quiet when staying at a hotel, motel or inn. In the mid-20th century -- just like today -- proprietors provided guests with ways to help make their stay pleasant and restful. Signs hung outside on the door alerted staff to guests' needs. This clever sign not only told staff the occupant was sleeping ("Stardusting"), but promoted name recognition of the Stardust Hotel with the guest.
- Group from Greenfield Village Attending Inter-Institutional Seminar at Walden Woods, Lincoln, Massachusetts, August 5, 1957 -
- August 05, 1957
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Group from Greenfield Village Attending Inter-Institutional Seminar at Walden Woods, Lincoln, Massachusetts, August 5, 1957
- Print, Used at the Contemporary Resort Hotel at Walt Disney World, circa 1973 - Mary Blair was the artist for this silkscreen print, used in a guest room at Disney's Contemporary Resort, Walt Disney World. It was adapted from a massive tile mural she had created for this resort's central atrium. Mary's depictions of Native Americans might be criticized as racial stereotyping, but at the time they were thought to exude a sense of playful exuberance.
- circa 1973
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Print, Used at the Contemporary Resort Hotel at Walt Disney World, circa 1973
Mary Blair was the artist for this silkscreen print, used in a guest room at Disney's Contemporary Resort, Walt Disney World. It was adapted from a massive tile mural she had created for this resort's central atrium. Mary's depictions of Native Americans might be criticized as racial stereotyping, but at the time they were thought to exude a sense of playful exuberance.
- Man Drinking from Flowing Well, Wequetonsing, Michigan, circa 1906 - From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
- circa 1906
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Man Drinking from Flowing Well, Wequetonsing, Michigan, circa 1906
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
- Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver Card Key, 2000-2010 - Electronic keycards provide guests with access to their hotel or motel rooms. These programmable credit card-sized plastic keys have replaced traditional metal keys attached to tags. And there is no need to return this key if you accidently walk away with it. This Four Seasons Hotel keycard from Vancouver, Canada, displays historic imagery of regional Aboriginal culture.
- 2000-2010
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Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver Card Key, 2000-2010
Electronic keycards provide guests with access to their hotel or motel rooms. These programmable credit card-sized plastic keys have replaced traditional metal keys attached to tags. And there is no need to return this key if you accidently walk away with it. This Four Seasons Hotel keycard from Vancouver, Canada, displays historic imagery of regional Aboriginal culture.
- Letter from Clara Barrus to Mr. and Mrs. J. Edward B. Greene, September 8, 1920 - Dr. Clara Barrus was one of a small number of women who graduated from medical school in the late 19th century. In 1901, she began a close friendship with John Burroughs, the famous naturalist. Burroughs later named Barrus his literary executor and official biographer. Her correspondence covers a variety of subjects, including her relationship with Burroughs and her experiences setting up her own private sanatorium.
- September 08, 1920
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Letter from Clara Barrus to Mr. and Mrs. J. Edward B. Greene, September 8, 1920
Dr. Clara Barrus was one of a small number of women who graduated from medical school in the late 19th century. In 1901, she began a close friendship with John Burroughs, the famous naturalist. Burroughs later named Barrus his literary executor and official biographer. Her correspondence covers a variety of subjects, including her relationship with Burroughs and her experiences setting up her own private sanatorium.
- "'Invisible' Chairs by Laverne, Jonquil (left) and Daffodil," 1957-1959 -
- 1957-1959
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"'Invisible' Chairs by Laverne, Jonquil (left) and Daffodil," 1957-1959
- Estelle Laverne with a Mural She Painted for Sheraton Hotels -
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Estelle Laverne with a Mural She Painted for Sheraton Hotels
- Starwood Hotel Card Key, 2010 -
- 2010
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Starwood Hotel Card Key, 2010
- John Burroughs and Frank Seaman in The Hut at Yama Farms, Napanoch, New York, 1911 - Among naturalist John Burroughs' friends was Frank Seaman, a wealthy New York advertiser. Seaman often invited Burroughs to visit him at the Hut -- Seaman's home on his Yama Farms estate in Ulster County, New York. Burroughs enjoyed his visits and provided the quote seen on the metal plaque above the fireplace: "I come here to find myself. It is so easy to get lost in the world."
- September 01, 1911
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John Burroughs and Frank Seaman in The Hut at Yama Farms, Napanoch, New York, 1911
Among naturalist John Burroughs' friends was Frank Seaman, a wealthy New York advertiser. Seaman often invited Burroughs to visit him at the Hut -- Seaman's home on his Yama Farms estate in Ulster County, New York. Burroughs enjoyed his visits and provided the quote seen on the metal plaque above the fireplace: "I come here to find myself. It is so easy to get lost in the world."