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- 1939 Mack Model ED Truck, "Northampton Sanitary Dairy, Pasteurized Milk and Cream," August 1939 - Founded in Brooklyn, New York, in 1900, Mack Brothers Company relocated to Allentown, Pennsylvania, in 1905 and adopted the name Mack Trucks in 1922. Motorized trucks began to replace horse-drawn dairy delivery wagons early in the 20th century. Horses were well suited to the frequent stops on a residential delivery route, but trucks provided greater range at lower cost.
- August 01, 1939
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1939 Mack Model ED Truck, "Northampton Sanitary Dairy, Pasteurized Milk and Cream," August 1939
Founded in Brooklyn, New York, in 1900, Mack Brothers Company relocated to Allentown, Pennsylvania, in 1905 and adopted the name Mack Trucks in 1922. Motorized trucks began to replace horse-drawn dairy delivery wagons early in the 20th century. Horses were well suited to the frequent stops on a residential delivery route, but trucks provided greater range at lower cost.
- Birth and Baptismal Certificate for Elisabeth Catharina Schneider, circa 1800 - Early German immigrants created decorative keepsakes to commemorate important family events. These documents, known as Fraktur, usually incorporated intricate lettering, elaborate borders and colorful drawings of birds, flowers, hearts or other stylized figures. This hand-colored Fraktur records the birth and baptism of Elisabeth Catharina Schneider in 1774. This document -- made perhaps some 25 years later -- was embellished with flying angels.
- December 13, 1774
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Birth and Baptismal Certificate for Elisabeth Catharina Schneider, circa 1800
Early German immigrants created decorative keepsakes to commemorate important family events. These documents, known as Fraktur, usually incorporated intricate lettering, elaborate borders and colorful drawings of birds, flowers, hearts or other stylized figures. This hand-colored Fraktur records the birth and baptism of Elisabeth Catharina Schneider in 1774. This document -- made perhaps some 25 years later -- was embellished with flying angels.
- 1941 Mack Model ED Delivery Trucks, "Northampton Sanitary Dairy," September 1941 - Founded in Brooklyn, New York, in 1900, Mack Brothers Company relocated to Allentown, Pennsylvania, in 1905 and adopted the name Mack Trucks in 1922. Motorized trucks began to replace horse-drawn dairy delivery wagons early in the 20th century. Horses were well suited to the frequent stops on a residential delivery route, but trucks provided greater range at lower cost.
- September 01, 1941
- Collections - Artifact
1941 Mack Model ED Delivery Trucks, "Northampton Sanitary Dairy," September 1941
Founded in Brooklyn, New York, in 1900, Mack Brothers Company relocated to Allentown, Pennsylvania, in 1905 and adopted the name Mack Trucks in 1922. Motorized trucks began to replace horse-drawn dairy delivery wagons early in the 20th century. Horses were well suited to the frequent stops on a residential delivery route, but trucks provided greater range at lower cost.
- Mourning Pendant for Samuel Ralston, 1795 - Before the 20th century, death came early and often. One way people coped was to wear jewelry as memorials to their loved ones. Over the centuries, mourning jewelry followed the prevailing fashions. Shortly after independence, Americans favored illuminated, miniature brooches and pendants painted on ivory. These featured shapes derived from classical design, symbols such as urns and weeping women dressed as ancient Romans.
- January 10, 1795
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Mourning Pendant for Samuel Ralston, 1795
Before the 20th century, death came early and often. One way people coped was to wear jewelry as memorials to their loved ones. Over the centuries, mourning jewelry followed the prevailing fashions. Shortly after independence, Americans favored illuminated, miniature brooches and pendants painted on ivory. These featured shapes derived from classical design, symbols such as urns and weeping women dressed as ancient Romans.