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- Dowagiac, Michigan High School Football Team, 1896 - During the late 19th century, colleges, high schools, and local amateur athletic clubs formed football teams to battle rivals on the field. The first football game was played in 1869 and resembled a soccer or rugby match. In the following decades, new rules formalized play and transformed the game into a more recognizable version of today's American sport.

- 1896
- Collections - Artifact
Dowagiac, Michigan High School Football Team, 1896
During the late 19th century, colleges, high schools, and local amateur athletic clubs formed football teams to battle rivals on the field. The first football game was played in 1869 and resembled a soccer or rugby match. In the following decades, new rules formalized play and transformed the game into a more recognizable version of today's American sport.
- Round Oak Baseball Club, Dowagiac, Michigan, 1888 - The Round Oak Stove Company in Dowagiac, Michigan, thrived at the turn of the 20th century. Round Oak founder Philo D. Beckwith shared this success with his employees and the surrounding community. Among other philanthropic activities, Beckwith held dances, organized a band, and built a theatre. Here is Dowagiac's semi-professional baseball team, also sponsored by Round Oak.

- May 24, 1888
- Collections - Artifact
Round Oak Baseball Club, Dowagiac, Michigan, 1888
The Round Oak Stove Company in Dowagiac, Michigan, thrived at the turn of the 20th century. Round Oak founder Philo D. Beckwith shared this success with his employees and the surrounding community. Among other philanthropic activities, Beckwith held dances, organized a band, and built a theatre. Here is Dowagiac's semi-professional baseball team, also sponsored by Round Oak.
- Round Oak Baseball Club, Dowagiac, Michigan, 1888 - The Round Oak Stove Company in Dowagiac, Michigan, thrived at the turn of the 20th century. Round Oak founder Philo D. Beckwith shared this success with his employees and the surrounding community. Among other philanthropic activities, Beckwith held dances, organized a band, and built a theatre. Here is Dowagiac's semi-professional baseball team, also sponsored by Round Oak.

- May 24, 1888
- Collections - Artifact
Round Oak Baseball Club, Dowagiac, Michigan, 1888
The Round Oak Stove Company in Dowagiac, Michigan, thrived at the turn of the 20th century. Round Oak founder Philo D. Beckwith shared this success with his employees and the surrounding community. Among other philanthropic activities, Beckwith held dances, organized a band, and built a theatre. Here is Dowagiac's semi-professional baseball team, also sponsored by Round Oak.
- Unimate Industrial Robot Die Casting Casebook, Unimation Inc., 1976-1982 - George Devol revolutionized manufacturing with his invention of the Unimate -- the world's first industrial robot. These rugged programmable units were designed to perform repetitive, arduous and hazardous tasks. The first Unimate was installed in a General Motors plant in 1961. This brochure, part of a larger archival collection documenting Devol's work, illustrates the functions and uses of his innovative idea.

- 1976-1982
- Collections - Artifact
Unimate Industrial Robot Die Casting Casebook, Unimation Inc., 1976-1982
George Devol revolutionized manufacturing with his invention of the Unimate -- the world's first industrial robot. These rugged programmable units were designed to perform repetitive, arduous and hazardous tasks. The first Unimate was installed in a General Motors plant in 1961. This brochure, part of a larger archival collection documenting Devol's work, illustrates the functions and uses of his innovative idea.