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- Stringing Beads, 1925-1935 -
- 1925-1935
- Collections - Artifact
Stringing Beads, 1925-1935
- J.C. Penney 90th Anniversary Medallion, 1992 - Lyn St. James's drive and determination led to a successful racing career. St. James has competed in top professional races worldwide since the mid-1970s. She established the Complete Driver Academy in 1994, where she continues to inspire and train future female race car drivers. J.C. Penney was a major sponsor of St. James's racing career in the early 1990s.
- 1992
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J.C. Penney 90th Anniversary Medallion, 1992
Lyn St. James's drive and determination led to a successful racing career. St. James has competed in top professional races worldwide since the mid-1970s. She established the Complete Driver Academy in 1994, where she continues to inspire and train future female race car drivers. J.C. Penney was a major sponsor of St. James's racing career in the early 1990s.
- Designs by Sophie Gimbel for Saks Fifth Avenue, Harper's Bazaar, November 1945 -
- November 01, 1945
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Designs by Sophie Gimbel for Saks Fifth Avenue, Harper's Bazaar, November 1945
- Trade Card for J.L. Hudson Company, 1881-1890 - In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- 1881-1890
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Trade Card for J.L. Hudson Company, 1881-1890
In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- Entrance to Marshall Field's Department Store, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1908 - From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the world's chief image publishers. The company had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs--including this image showing streetcars, horse-drawn vehicles, early automobiles, and pedestrians in front of Chicago's Marshall Field's. Throughout the 20th century, this famous department store grew to become a major national chain.
- 1907-1910
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Entrance to Marshall Field's Department Store, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1908
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the world's chief image publishers. The company had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs--including this image showing streetcars, horse-drawn vehicles, early automobiles, and pedestrians in front of Chicago's Marshall Field's. Throughout the 20th century, this famous department store grew to become a major national chain.
- "The Dining Rooms - The J.L. Hudson Company" Menu Showing "Skiing at Caberfae," 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 16, 1949
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"The Dining Rooms - The J.L. Hudson Company" Menu Showing "Skiing at Caberfae," 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.
- "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
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"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.
- "Michigan Wild Flowers," Menu from The Dining Rooms at the J. L. Hudson Company, Detroit, Michigan, 1952 -
- June 06, 1952
- Collections - Artifact
"Michigan Wild Flowers," Menu from The Dining Rooms at the J. L. Hudson Company, Detroit, Michigan, 1952
- "Christmas Gifts for the Home," 1938 -
- 1938
- Collections - Artifact
"Christmas Gifts for the Home," 1938
- "Tom Sawyer 'WashWear' for Real Boys," Advertisement for Elder Manufacturing Co., 1920 -
- November 01, 1920
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"Tom Sawyer 'WashWear' for Real Boys," Advertisement for Elder Manufacturing Co., 1920