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- Thomas Edison Asleep at the Oriental Hotel, Manhattan Beach, Snapshot by Henry Ford, 1896 - Henry Ford attended the 1896 meeting of the Association of Edison Illuminating Companies in Brooklyn, New York, with camera in tow. During the convention, Ford captured several candid shots of his boyhood hero, Thomas Edison. He also had a personal encounter with Edison at a banquet -- a brief but encouraging landmark in the ambitious engineer's life.
- 1896
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Thomas Edison Asleep at the Oriental Hotel, Manhattan Beach, Snapshot by Henry Ford, 1896
Henry Ford attended the 1896 meeting of the Association of Edison Illuminating Companies in Brooklyn, New York, with camera in tow. During the convention, Ford captured several candid shots of his boyhood hero, Thomas Edison. He also had a personal encounter with Edison at a banquet -- a brief but encouraging landmark in the ambitious engineer's life.
- "Ford Times," October 1952 - <em>Ford Times</em> magazine was a key element of Ford Motor Company's public relations efforts for much of the 20th century. Issues covered a wide range of topics, including automobiles but also recreation, food, history, nature, and culture. Between 1948 and 1982, Cincinnati artist Charley Harper contributed cover and article illustrations to more than 160 issues. This issue features one of Harper's thirty-six <em> Ford Times</em> covers.
- October 01, 1952
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"Ford Times," October 1952
Ford Times magazine was a key element of Ford Motor Company's public relations efforts for much of the 20th century. Issues covered a wide range of topics, including automobiles but also recreation, food, history, nature, and culture. Between 1948 and 1982, Cincinnati artist Charley Harper contributed cover and article illustrations to more than 160 issues. This issue features one of Harper's thirty-six Ford Times covers.
- Coney Island, New York, circa 1905 - From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the world's major image publishers. Its wide-ranging stock of original photographs included scenes from around the globe. Coney Island had been a popular seaside getaway for New Yorkers since the 1850s. About 1900, it became home to three of America's first true amusement parks: Steeplechase Park, Luna Park, and Dreamland.
- circa 1905
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Coney Island, New York, circa 1905
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the world's major image publishers. Its wide-ranging stock of original photographs included scenes from around the globe. Coney Island had been a popular seaside getaway for New Yorkers since the 1850s. About 1900, it became home to three of America's first true amusement parks: Steeplechase Park, Luna Park, and Dreamland.
- Coney Island, New York, circa 1905 - From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the world's major image publishers. Its wide-ranging stock of original photographs included scenes from around the globe. Coney Island had been a popular seaside getaway for New Yorkers since the 1850s. About 1900, it became home to three of America's first true amusement parks: Steeplechase Park, Luna Park, and Dreamland.
- circa 1905
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Coney Island, New York, circa 1905
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the world's major image publishers. Its wide-ranging stock of original photographs included scenes from around the globe. Coney Island had been a popular seaside getaway for New Yorkers since the 1850s. About 1900, it became home to three of America's first true amusement parks: Steeplechase Park, Luna Park, and Dreamland.
- Coney Island, New York, circa 1905 - From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the world's major image publishers. Its wide-ranging stock of original photographs included scenes from around the globe. Coney Island had been a popular seaside getaway for New Yorkers since the 1850s. About 1900, it became home to three of America's first true amusement parks: Steeplechase Park, Luna Park, and Dreamland.
- circa 1905
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Coney Island, New York, circa 1905
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the world's major image publishers. Its wide-ranging stock of original photographs included scenes from around the globe. Coney Island had been a popular seaside getaway for New Yorkers since the 1850s. About 1900, it became home to three of America's first true amusement parks: Steeplechase Park, Luna Park, and Dreamland.
- Coney Island, New York, circa 1905 - From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the world's major image publishers. Its wide-ranging stock of original photographs included scenes from around the globe. Coney Island had been a popular seaside getaway for New Yorkers since the 1850s. About 1900, it became home to three of America's first true amusement parks: Steeplechase Park, Luna Park, and Dreamland.
- circa 1905
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Coney Island, New York, circa 1905
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the world's major image publishers. Its wide-ranging stock of original photographs included scenes from around the globe. Coney Island had been a popular seaside getaway for New Yorkers since the 1850s. About 1900, it became home to three of America's first true amusement parks: Steeplechase Park, Luna Park, and Dreamland.
- Coney Island, New York, circa 1905 - From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the world's major image publishers. Its wide-ranging stock of original photographs included scenes from around the globe. Coney Island had been a popular seaside getaway for New Yorkers since the 1850s. About 1900, it became home to three of America's first true amusement parks: Steeplechase Park, Luna Park, and Dreamland.
- circa 1905
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Coney Island, New York, circa 1905
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the world's major image publishers. Its wide-ranging stock of original photographs included scenes from around the globe. Coney Island had been a popular seaside getaway for New Yorkers since the 1850s. About 1900, it became home to three of America's first true amusement parks: Steeplechase Park, Luna Park, and Dreamland.
- Coney Island, New York, circa 1905 - From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the world's major image publishers. Its wide-ranging stock of original photographs included scenes from around the globe. Coney Island had been a popular seaside getaway for New Yorkers since the 1850s. About 1900, it became home to three of America's first true amusement parks: Steeplechase Park, Luna Park, and Dreamland.
- circa 1905
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Coney Island, New York, circa 1905
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the world's major image publishers. Its wide-ranging stock of original photographs included scenes from around the globe. Coney Island had been a popular seaside getaway for New Yorkers since the 1850s. About 1900, it became home to three of America's first true amusement parks: Steeplechase Park, Luna Park, and Dreamland.
- Hatbox, 1917-1920 -
- 1917-1920
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Hatbox, 1917-1920
- Coney Island, Wood Gatherers, 1890-1915 - In 1890, Jenny Young Chandler, 25 years old and recently widowed, began working for the <EM>New York Herald</EM>. As a photojournalist and feature writer, Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives. Her sensitive, insightful photographs depict people from all walks of life and the world in which they lived.
- 1890-1915
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Coney Island, Wood Gatherers, 1890-1915
In 1890, Jenny Young Chandler, 25 years old and recently widowed, began working for the New York Herald. As a photojournalist and feature writer, Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives. Her sensitive, insightful photographs depict people from all walks of life and the world in which they lived.