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- Rand McNally Pocket Map of Michigan, 1931 - After the federal government established a system of numbered and marked highways in 1926, road maps became more popular. Rand McNally published this pocket map of Michigan's road network in 1931. The map also included railroad lines, hotels, detailed maps of major cities, and population information from the 1930 census.
- 1931
- Collections - Artifact
Rand McNally Pocket Map of Michigan, 1931
After the federal government established a system of numbered and marked highways in 1926, road maps became more popular. Rand McNally published this pocket map of Michigan's road network in 1931. The map also included railroad lines, hotels, detailed maps of major cities, and population information from the 1930 census.
- "Agras MG-1" Drone, 2016 - The first uncrewed aerial vehicles or drones began hovering over farm fields in 2000. Some collected data. Others applied agricultural chemicals. Industry-leading China-based DJI designed its Agras MG-1 drone for precision spraying. Northwestern Michigan College used it to train operators after the Federal Aviation Administration began regulating drone use in 2016.
- 2016
- Collections - Artifact
"Agras MG-1" Drone, 2016
The first uncrewed aerial vehicles or drones began hovering over farm fields in 2000. Some collected data. Others applied agricultural chemicals. Industry-leading China-based DJI designed its Agras MG-1 drone for precision spraying. Northwestern Michigan College used it to train operators after the Federal Aviation Administration began regulating drone use in 2016.
- Two Men Working with "Agras MG-1" Drone - Learning to operate uncrewed aerial systems or drones requires formal training. Northwestern Michigan College offered one of the first associate degrees in this field of study in 2016. Licensed operators learned to maneuver drones to spot-apply small amounts of synthetic fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides on vineyards, orchards, hay fields, and row crops in Michigan.
- July 17, 2023
- Collections - Artifact
Two Men Working with "Agras MG-1" Drone
Learning to operate uncrewed aerial systems or drones requires formal training. Northwestern Michigan College offered one of the first associate degrees in this field of study in 2016. Licensed operators learned to maneuver drones to spot-apply small amounts of synthetic fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides on vineyards, orchards, hay fields, and row crops in Michigan.
- "Agras MG-1" Drone in Flight - The first uncrewed aerial vehicles or drones began hovering over farm fields in 2000. Some collected data. Others applied agricultural chemicals. Industry-leading China-based DJI designed its Agras MG-1 drone for precision spraying. Northwestern Michigan College used it to train operators after the Federal Aviation Administration began regulating drone use in 2016.
- July 17, 2023
- Collections - Artifact
"Agras MG-1" Drone in Flight
The first uncrewed aerial vehicles or drones began hovering over farm fields in 2000. Some collected data. Others applied agricultural chemicals. Industry-leading China-based DJI designed its Agras MG-1 drone for precision spraying. Northwestern Michigan College used it to train operators after the Federal Aviation Administration began regulating drone use in 2016.
- "The Dining Rooms - The J.L. Hudson Company" Menu Showing "Spring in the Fruit Country," 1949 - In 1946, the J.L. Hudson Company, a Detroit department store, commissioned ten American artists to create works that portrayed the people and places of Michigan. A committee selected 95 paintings that toured the state in the exhibition "Michigan on Canvas." J.L. Hudson also reproduced selected works for the covers of menus used in its Detroit flagship store's dining rooms.
- March 04, 1949
- Collections - Artifact
"The Dining Rooms - The J.L. Hudson Company" Menu Showing "Spring in the Fruit Country," 1949
In 1946, the J.L. Hudson Company, a Detroit department store, commissioned ten American artists to create works that portrayed the people and places of Michigan. A committee selected 95 paintings that toured the state in the exhibition "Michigan on Canvas." J.L. Hudson also reproduced selected works for the covers of menus used in its Detroit flagship store's dining rooms.
- Pennant, "Traverse City, Mich.," 1940-1965 -
- 1940-1965
- Collections - Artifact
Pennant, "Traverse City, Mich.," 1940-1965
- Two Men Working with the "Agras MG-1" Drone - Learning to operate uncrewed aerial systems or drones requires formal training. Northwestern Michigan College offered one of the first associate degrees in this field of study in 2016. Licensed operators learned to maneuver drones to spot-apply small amounts of synthetic fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides on vineyards, orchards, hay fields, and row crops in Michigan.
- Collections - Artifact
Two Men Working with the "Agras MG-1" Drone
Learning to operate uncrewed aerial systems or drones requires formal training. Northwestern Michigan College offered one of the first associate degrees in this field of study in 2016. Licensed operators learned to maneuver drones to spot-apply small amounts of synthetic fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides on vineyards, orchards, hay fields, and row crops in Michigan.
- Battery Charger for "Agras MG-1" Drone, 2016 - Drones used in agriculture collect data for mapping farm fields, monitoring crops, or spot-spraying chemicals. This spray drone, when loaded, can weigh up to 30 pounds, including one 8.8-pound LiPo 12S battery. Operators had to purchase the batteries separately. The drone landed when power levels ebbed.
- 2016
- Collections - Artifact
Battery Charger for "Agras MG-1" Drone, 2016
Drones used in agriculture collect data for mapping farm fields, monitoring crops, or spot-spraying chemicals. This spray drone, when loaded, can weigh up to 30 pounds, including one 8.8-pound LiPo 12S battery. Operators had to purchase the batteries separately. The drone landed when power levels ebbed.
- Operating "Agras MG-1" Drone - Learning to operate uncrewed aerial systems or drones requires formal training. Northwestern Michigan College offered one of the first associate degrees in this field of study in 2016. Licensed operators learned to maneuver drones to spot-apply small amounts of synthetic fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides on vineyards, orchards, hay fields, and row crops in Michigan.
- July 17, 2023
- Collections - Artifact
Operating "Agras MG-1" Drone
Learning to operate uncrewed aerial systems or drones requires formal training. Northwestern Michigan College offered one of the first associate degrees in this field of study in 2016. Licensed operators learned to maneuver drones to spot-apply small amounts of synthetic fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides on vineyards, orchards, hay fields, and row crops in Michigan.
- Fiddler Jep Bisbee in Traverse City, Michigan, 1923 - Eighty-year-old Jep Bisbee, a northern Michigan fiddler, and his wife Sarah left northern Michigan for Thomas Edison's New Jersey laboratory in November 1923. Henry Ford was much taken with Bisbee's playing and wanted Edison's company to record him. Ford even sent his personal railroad car to transport the Bisbees from Traverse City to New Jersey.
- 1923
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Fiddler Jep Bisbee in Traverse City, Michigan, 1923
Eighty-year-old Jep Bisbee, a northern Michigan fiddler, and his wife Sarah left northern Michigan for Thomas Edison's New Jersey laboratory in November 1923. Henry Ford was much taken with Bisbee's playing and wanted Edison's company to record him. Ford even sent his personal railroad car to transport the Bisbees from Traverse City to New Jersey.