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- "Long Hot Summer / I'm Not Mad at You" Poster, 1968 -
- 1968
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"Long Hot Summer / I'm Not Mad at You" Poster, 1968
- "Jerry O'Mahony Dining Cars: In Our Line We Lead the World," 1928 - The New Jersey-based Jerry O'Mahony Dining Cars was one of the leading diner manufacturers for decades, building hundreds of diners in numerous styles and giving many diner builders their start. This 1928 catalog features its new steel dining car, the "Monarch," along with its other models and advice to would-be operators.
- 1928
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"Jerry O'Mahony Dining Cars: In Our Line We Lead the World," 1928
The New Jersey-based Jerry O'Mahony Dining Cars was one of the leading diner manufacturers for decades, building hundreds of diners in numerous styles and giving many diner builders their start. This 1928 catalog features its new steel dining car, the "Monarch," along with its other models and advice to would-be operators.
- General Cable Corporation Cables, 1935-1938 -
- 1935-1938
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General Cable Corporation Cables, 1935-1938
- Leviathan Grill, Newark, New Jersey, circa 1930 - The New Jersey firm of Jerry O'Mahony Dining Cars became one of the leading diner manufacturers for decades, introducing hundreds of diners in numerous styles. O'Mahony manufactured this dining car, the Leviathan Grill, located in Newark, New Jersey. Its railcar/streetcar design was a popular style of the 1920s and early 1930s.
- circa 1930
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Leviathan Grill, Newark, New Jersey, circa 1930
The New Jersey firm of Jerry O'Mahony Dining Cars became one of the leading diner manufacturers for decades, introducing hundreds of diners in numerous styles. O'Mahony manufactured this dining car, the Leviathan Grill, located in Newark, New Jersey. Its railcar/streetcar design was a popular style of the 1920s and early 1930s.
- Ford Automobile outside Morgan Motor Car Co. Dealership, Newark, New Jersey, circa 1929 -
- circa 1929
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Ford Automobile outside Morgan Motor Car Co. Dealership, Newark, New Jersey, circa 1929
- Newark Auto Pageant Trophy Won by Ford Motor Company, 1915 - Civic boosters in the early 20th century planned automobile parades for community celebrations, political rallies, company gatherings, and other events. Decorated automobiles and floats motored down city streets thrilling onlookers. Entrants could receive prizes and trophies in a number of categories. Ford Motor Company received this award for the best illuminated float at the Newark, New Jersey, auto pageant in 1915.
- April 10, 1915
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Newark Auto Pageant Trophy Won by Ford Motor Company, 1915
Civic boosters in the early 20th century planned automobile parades for community celebrations, political rallies, company gatherings, and other events. Decorated automobiles and floats motored down city streets thrilling onlookers. Entrants could receive prizes and trophies in a number of categories. Ford Motor Company received this award for the best illuminated float at the Newark, New Jersey, auto pageant in 1915.
- Motorcycle Taxis in Newark, New Jersey, 1926 - Taxicabs are not always automobiles. The term came from nineteenth-century "cabriolet" carriages whose passengers paid fares that were calculated by "taximeters." The taxicabs in this photograph are motorcycles. They offered convenient point-to-point transportation -- whether between transit systems or simply around town -- to paying Newark, New Jersey, customers in the mid-1920s.
- 1926
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Motorcycle Taxis in Newark, New Jersey, 1926
Taxicabs are not always automobiles. The term came from nineteenth-century "cabriolet" carriages whose passengers paid fares that were calculated by "taximeters." The taxicabs in this photograph are motorcycles. They offered convenient point-to-point transportation -- whether between transit systems or simply around town -- to paying Newark, New Jersey, customers in the mid-1920s.
- Newark Velodrome Cycle Racing Association Program, Sunday, July 2, 1922 - "Velodrome" describes indoor or outdoor tracks used for bicycle racing. The first tracks were flat, with simple surfaces of cinders or shale. By the early 20th century, steeply banked turns and improved wood, concrete or asphalt surfaces were common. This program is for a series of races at New Jersey's Newark Velodrome. The arena and its one-sixth-mile track were demolished in 1930.
- July 02, 1922
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Newark Velodrome Cycle Racing Association Program, Sunday, July 2, 1922
"Velodrome" describes indoor or outdoor tracks used for bicycle racing. The first tracks were flat, with simple surfaces of cinders or shale. By the early 20th century, steeply banked turns and improved wood, concrete or asphalt surfaces were common. This program is for a series of races at New Jersey's Newark Velodrome. The arena and its one-sixth-mile track were demolished in 1930.
- Envelope Sent by Air Mail to Henry Ford from Newark, New Jersey for National Air Mail Week, May 1938 - Twenty years after the first regularly scheduled U.S. air mail service was established, President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Postmaster General James A. Farley sponsored National Air Mail Week in 1938. Part celebration and part advertising, the event promoted the pricier service during the Great Depression. Cities throughout the country created their own special mail cachets and cancellations to mark the occasion.
- May 17, 1938
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Envelope Sent by Air Mail to Henry Ford from Newark, New Jersey for National Air Mail Week, May 1938
Twenty years after the first regularly scheduled U.S. air mail service was established, President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Postmaster General James A. Farley sponsored National Air Mail Week in 1938. Part celebration and part advertising, the event promoted the pricier service during the Great Depression. Cities throughout the country created their own special mail cachets and cancellations to mark the occasion.
- Bicycle Racing Trophy Won by Roy Mobeck, 1922 - Roy Mobeck, of Chicago, Illinois, began bicycle racing as an amateur in the late 1910s. At a meet in Newark, New Jersey, in 1922, Mobeck set the American amateur 1-mile track competition record. This trophy commemorates the cyclist and his time of 1 minute 55 seconds. Soon after, Mobeck turned professional.
- July 02, 1922
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Bicycle Racing Trophy Won by Roy Mobeck, 1922
Roy Mobeck, of Chicago, Illinois, began bicycle racing as an amateur in the late 1910s. At a meet in Newark, New Jersey, in 1922, Mobeck set the American amateur 1-mile track competition record. This trophy commemorates the cyclist and his time of 1 minute 55 seconds. Soon after, Mobeck turned professional.