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- Woman with Basket of Fruit, New Orleans, Louisiana, circa 1905 -
- circa 1905
- Collections - Artifact
Woman with Basket of Fruit, New Orleans, Louisiana, circa 1905
- Portrait of Police Officer Patrick J. Sheehan, Inscribed to Nora O'Donnell, 1893 - Growing American urban centers spurred the creation of modern police departments in the mid-1800s. By the end of the century, most police officers wore military-type uniforms and badges to help citizens easily identify them. This cabinet card shows Patrick Sheehan decked out in his uniform. Friends and family usually exchanged cabinet cards, sometimes adding a personal greeting on the back.
- May 31, 1893
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Portrait of Police Officer Patrick J. Sheehan, Inscribed to Nora O'Donnell, 1893
Growing American urban centers spurred the creation of modern police departments in the mid-1800s. By the end of the century, most police officers wore military-type uniforms and badges to help citizens easily identify them. This cabinet card shows Patrick Sheehan decked out in his uniform. Friends and family usually exchanged cabinet cards, sometimes adding a personal greeting on the back.
- Police Officer on Horseback Showing a Driver the "No Parking" Sign on a Lamp Post, April 1940 - Ford Motor Company launched its Mercury line for 1939. The medium-priced car fit neatly between the basic Ford and the upmarket Lincoln. Ford promoted Mercury as a larger car that was economical to operate. The 1940 model seen here featured a 116-inch wheelbase -- four inches longer than a comparable Ford -- and fuel economy of up to 20 miles per gallon.
- April 01, 1940
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Police Officer on Horseback Showing a Driver the "No Parking" Sign on a Lamp Post, April 1940
Ford Motor Company launched its Mercury line for 1939. The medium-priced car fit neatly between the basic Ford and the upmarket Lincoln. Ford promoted Mercury as a larger car that was economical to operate. The 1940 model seen here featured a 116-inch wheelbase -- four inches longer than a comparable Ford -- and fuel economy of up to 20 miles per gallon.
- Citizens News, Volume IV, Number 5, 1964-1965 - LGBTQ+ newspapers became more available beginning in the 1950s as organizations added print media to their activist tool kit. These newspapers were a regionally focused way to rally the LGBTQ+ community, share information, and fight discrimination. Many of these newspapers came to rely on gay bars as a location for disbursement as they were among the only private gay spaces in many cities.
- 1964-1965
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Citizens News, Volume IV, Number 5, 1964-1965
LGBTQ+ newspapers became more available beginning in the 1950s as organizations added print media to their activist tool kit. These newspapers were a regionally focused way to rally the LGBTQ+ community, share information, and fight discrimination. Many of these newspapers came to rely on gay bars as a location for disbursement as they were among the only private gay spaces in many cities.
- "Love First Never Hate," 2016 -
- 2016
- Collections - Artifact
"Love First Never Hate," 2016
- Detroit Police Headquarters on Woodbridge Street, 1870-1883 -
- 1870-1883
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Detroit Police Headquarters on Woodbridge Street, 1870-1883
- Sesqui-Centennial Exposition Policeman's Badge, 1926 - World's fairs and expositions in many ways are small cities. Buildings and property need to be protected from fire and vandalism and visitors need to feel secure. Fair planners hire police, firemen and security personnel to make the fairgrounds safe for everyone. This badge identified policemen at the 1926 Sesqui-Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia.
- 1926
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Sesqui-Centennial Exposition Policeman's Badge, 1926
World's fairs and expositions in many ways are small cities. Buildings and property need to be protected from fire and vandalism and visitors need to feel secure. Fair planners hire police, firemen and security personnel to make the fairgrounds safe for everyone. This badge identified policemen at the 1926 Sesqui-Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia.
- Trade Card for Garland Stoves and Ranges, Michigan Stove Co., 1880-1900 - As color printing gained momentum in the late 19th century, trade cards became a major means for advertising goods and services. Americans enjoyed and often saved the little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. The Michigan Stove Company frequently used trade cards to advertise its products, like this card advertising its most popular "Garland Stoves and Ranges" line.
- 1880-1900
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Trade Card for Garland Stoves and Ranges, Michigan Stove Co., 1880-1900
As color printing gained momentum in the late 19th century, trade cards became a major means for advertising goods and services. Americans enjoyed and often saved the little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. The Michigan Stove Company frequently used trade cards to advertise its products, like this card advertising its most popular "Garland Stoves and Ranges" line.
- "The Black Man's Guide to Getting Pulled Over," 2021 - Author Johnny Parker II and illustrator Felipe Horas address racial profiling in <em>The Black Man's Guide to Getting Pulled Over</em>, published in 2021. Parker's satirical story has a Black driver stopped by a white police officer. The event is portrayed as a game show with the driver asked to guess the bogus excuse for the traffic stop.
- 2021
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"The Black Man's Guide to Getting Pulled Over," 2021
Author Johnny Parker II and illustrator Felipe Horas address racial profiling in The Black Man's Guide to Getting Pulled Over, published in 2021. Parker's satirical story has a Black driver stopped by a white police officer. The event is portrayed as a game show with the driver asked to guess the bogus excuse for the traffic stop.
- United Auto Workers Members Arrested for Distributing Leaflets at the Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant, 1938 -
- 1938
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United Auto Workers Members Arrested for Distributing Leaflets at the Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant, 1938