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- Streetcar Advertising Poster for Heinz Breakfast Wheat, "A New Treat in Wheat," 1933-1935 - Henry J. Heinz rarely missed an opportunity to market his "57 Varieties" -- a catchy slogan he created despite offering a line of more than 60 packaged food products. A prolific promoter, Heinz aimed to reach consumers in stores, at home, and everywhere in-between. This colorful poster advertised Heinz Breakfast Wheat, a hot cereal, to passengers riding a streetcar.
- 1933-1935
- Collections - Artifact
Streetcar Advertising Poster for Heinz Breakfast Wheat, "A New Treat in Wheat," 1933-1935
Henry J. Heinz rarely missed an opportunity to market his "57 Varieties" -- a catchy slogan he created despite offering a line of more than 60 packaged food products. A prolific promoter, Heinz aimed to reach consumers in stores, at home, and everywhere in-between. This colorful poster advertised Heinz Breakfast Wheat, a hot cereal, to passengers riding a streetcar.
- Streetcar Advertising Poster for Heinz Prepared Mustard, circa 1925 - Henry J. Heinz rarely missed an opportunity to market his "57 Varieties" -- a catchy slogan he created despite offering a line of more than 60 packaged food products. A prolific promoter, Heinz aimed to reach consumers in stores, at home, and everywhere in-between. This colorful poster advertised Heinz Prepared Mustard to passengers riding in a streetcar.
- circa 1925
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Streetcar Advertising Poster for Heinz Prepared Mustard, circa 1925
Henry J. Heinz rarely missed an opportunity to market his "57 Varieties" -- a catchy slogan he created despite offering a line of more than 60 packaged food products. A prolific promoter, Heinz aimed to reach consumers in stores, at home, and everywhere in-between. This colorful poster advertised Heinz Prepared Mustard to passengers riding in a streetcar.
- Streetcar Advertising Poster for Heinz Cream of Tomato Soup, circa 1925 - Henry J. Heinz rarely missed an opportunity to market his "57 Varieties" -- a catchy slogan he created despite offering a line of more than 60 packaged food products. A prolific promoter, Heinz aimed to reach consumers in stores, at home, and everywhere in-between. This colorful poster advertised Heinz Cream of Tomato Soup to passengers riding a streetcar.
- circa 1925
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Streetcar Advertising Poster for Heinz Cream of Tomato Soup, circa 1925
Henry J. Heinz rarely missed an opportunity to market his "57 Varieties" -- a catchy slogan he created despite offering a line of more than 60 packaged food products. A prolific promoter, Heinz aimed to reach consumers in stores, at home, and everywhere in-between. This colorful poster advertised Heinz Cream of Tomato Soup to passengers riding a streetcar.
- "The Boston and Cambridge New Horse Railroad," 1856 - This wood engraving depicts the early horse-drawn railroads in 1856 that ran from Boston through Cambridge to Mount Auburn in Massachusetts. The print was originally engraved by printmaker John Andrew for the publication "Ballou's Pictorial."
- 1856
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"The Boston and Cambridge New Horse Railroad," 1856
This wood engraving depicts the early horse-drawn railroads in 1856 that ran from Boston through Cambridge to Mount Auburn in Massachusetts. The print was originally engraved by printmaker John Andrew for the publication "Ballou's Pictorial."
- Used Car Displayed on Platform Trailer Behind Street Car, May 1935 - Automobile dealers always looked for novel ways to advertise used cars for sale. This scene from May 1935 shows a used Ford Model A sedan being pulled through Cleveland, Ohio, behind a streetcar. The car was described as a "Radio Special." Radio advertising provided an effective way for dealers to reach potential customers.
- May 31, 1935
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Used Car Displayed on Platform Trailer Behind Street Car, May 1935
Automobile dealers always looked for novel ways to advertise used cars for sale. This scene from May 1935 shows a used Ford Model A sedan being pulled through Cleveland, Ohio, behind a streetcar. The car was described as a "Radio Special." Radio advertising provided an effective way for dealers to reach potential customers.
- Streetcar in Garage, circa 1890 -
- circa 1890
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Streetcar in Garage, circa 1890
- Detroit Opera House, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1890 - The first Detroit Opera House stands behind a horse-drawn streetcar at Campus Martius, a former military training ground that became the "point of origin" of Detroit's coordinate street system and site of the Michigan Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument. Electric streetcar lines (note the wires strung above the streets) coexisted with horsecars in turn-of-the-ninteenth-century Detroit.
- circa 1890
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Detroit Opera House, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1890
The first Detroit Opera House stands behind a horse-drawn streetcar at Campus Martius, a former military training ground that became the "point of origin" of Detroit's coordinate street system and site of the Michigan Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument. Electric streetcar lines (note the wires strung above the streets) coexisted with horsecars in turn-of-the-ninteenth-century Detroit.
- Street in Mainz, Germany, circa 1935 - Bicycles were a popular mode of local transportation for many Europeans during the interwar years of the 1920s and 1930s. While some American urban streets bustled with automobiles, you could find scenes like the one in this photograph in Europe. Cyclists and a streetcar travel down the street of 1930s Mainz, Germany -- not one automobile is visible.
- circa 1935
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Street in Mainz, Germany, circa 1935
Bicycles were a popular mode of local transportation for many Europeans during the interwar years of the 1920s and 1930s. While some American urban streets bustled with automobiles, you could find scenes like the one in this photograph in Europe. Cyclists and a streetcar travel down the street of 1930s Mainz, Germany -- not one automobile is visible.
- Michigan Car Company Works, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1880 - Michigan Car Company was formed in 1864, and it opened the factory shown in this image nine years later. The company built railroad freight cars and car parts. It was one of Detroit's largest manufacturers in the pre-automotive era. Sixteen-year-old Henry Ford briefly apprenticed at Michigan Car Company in 1879.
- circa 1880
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Michigan Car Company Works, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1880
Michigan Car Company was formed in 1864, and it opened the factory shown in this image nine years later. The company built railroad freight cars and car parts. It was one of Detroit's largest manufacturers in the pre-automotive era. Sixteen-year-old Henry Ford briefly apprenticed at Michigan Car Company in 1879.
- Playing Cards, Commemorating the 250th Anniversary of Detroit, Michigan, 1951 - French explorer Antoine de le Mothe Cadillac established Fort Pontchartrain du Detroit in 1701. The city of Detroit commemorated the 250th anniversary of that event in 1951. This deck of playing cards, decorated with the logo of the "250th Birthday Festival," featured historic photographs of past city landmarks and scenes.
- 1951
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Playing Cards, Commemorating the 250th Anniversary of Detroit, Michigan, 1951
French explorer Antoine de le Mothe Cadillac established Fort Pontchartrain du Detroit in 1701. The city of Detroit commemorated the 250th anniversary of that event in 1951. This deck of playing cards, decorated with the logo of the "250th Birthday Festival," featured historic photographs of past city landmarks and scenes.