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- Martha W. Martin Autograph Album, 1837-1858 -
- 1837-1858
- Collections - Artifact
Martha W. Martin Autograph Album, 1837-1858
- Lucky Lee Lott Hell Drivers Baseball Cap, 1970-1990 - Stunt car driver "Lucky" Lee Lott and his Hell Drivers entertained audiences throughout the United States from 1935 to 1955. Lott crashed, jumped, flipped and demolished thousands of cars during his career. He survived, sustaining only one major injury during his career. Lott signed this cap well after he retired.
- 1970-1990
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Lucky Lee Lott Hell Drivers Baseball Cap, 1970-1990
Stunt car driver "Lucky" Lee Lott and his Hell Drivers entertained audiences throughout the United States from 1935 to 1955. Lott crashed, jumped, flipped and demolished thousands of cars during his career. He survived, sustaining only one major injury during his career. Lott signed this cap well after he retired.
- Toyota Hollywood Stunt Show Autographed Baseball Cap, circa 2000 - Fast car chases! High-speed jumps! CRASHES! Stunt drivers with auto thrill shows entertain spectators and, hopefully, walk away uninjured. In the 1990s and early 2000s, drivers for the Toyota Hollywood Stunt Show performed many precision driving feats at state and county fairs and other community events across America. Members of this troupe signed this souvenir baseball cap.
- circa 2000
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Toyota Hollywood Stunt Show Autographed Baseball Cap, circa 2000
Fast car chases! High-speed jumps! CRASHES! Stunt drivers with auto thrill shows entertain spectators and, hopefully, walk away uninjured. In the 1990s and early 2000s, drivers for the Toyota Hollywood Stunt Show performed many precision driving feats at state and county fairs and other community events across America. Members of this troupe signed this souvenir baseball cap.
- Ada Dewey Autograph Album, 1874-1875 - In 1874, Ada Dewey of Kalamazoo, Michigan, wrote to famous individuals of the day asking for their autographs. She contacted writers, artists, politicians, military officers, and advocates for social movements such as abolition, temperance, and women's and civil rights, among others. Dewey compiled their replies, some of which include carte de visite photographs, in the pages of this album.
- 1874-1875
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Ada Dewey Autograph Album, 1874-1875
In 1874, Ada Dewey of Kalamazoo, Michigan, wrote to famous individuals of the day asking for their autographs. She contacted writers, artists, politicians, military officers, and advocates for social movements such as abolition, temperance, and women's and civil rights, among others. Dewey compiled their replies, some of which include carte de visite photographs, in the pages of this album.
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Manuscript, "Stay at Home," 1878 - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) was the most beloved American poet of the 19th century. His poems appealed to mid-19th-century Americans from all classes. Many of Longfellow's admirers wrote to him or came to his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to ask for his autograph. Longfellow--not wanting to disappoint--made every effort to grant those requests, even having a ready supply on hand to distribute.
- February 21, 1878
- Collections - Artifact
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Manuscript, "Stay at Home," 1878
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) was the most beloved American poet of the 19th century. His poems appealed to mid-19th-century Americans from all classes. Many of Longfellow's admirers wrote to him or came to his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to ask for his autograph. Longfellow--not wanting to disappoint--made every effort to grant those requests, even having a ready supply on hand to distribute.
- Autographed Block of Wood from John Burroughs' Study at Riverby, Gift to Henry Ford, 1904 - Henry Ford befriended John Burroughs, an internationally known naturalist and writer, in the early 1910s. The two bonded over their love of birds and nature. This memento presented to Ford came from the shelving used in Burroughs' study at Riverby, his home along the Hudson River. The autograph and drawing were done in 1904, well before Ford and Burroughs met.
- October 28, 1904
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Autographed Block of Wood from John Burroughs' Study at Riverby, Gift to Henry Ford, 1904
Henry Ford befriended John Burroughs, an internationally known naturalist and writer, in the early 1910s. The two bonded over their love of birds and nature. This memento presented to Ford came from the shelving used in Burroughs' study at Riverby, his home along the Hudson River. The autograph and drawing were done in 1904, well before Ford and Burroughs met.
- Handwritten Note from 1882 Found in Firestone Farmhouse during Dismantling for Moving to Greenfield Village, 1983-1984 - In 1983, workers disassembled tire magnate Harvey Firestone's childhood home--a farmhouse in eastern Ohio destined for Greenfield Village. They were surprised to find a slip of paper behind a section of plaster ceiling. It had been left by 14-year-old Harvey and the 12-year-old son of a local plasterer in 1882. The note confirmed the date of a 19th-century home renovation, enabling an accurate reconstruction.
- 1882
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Handwritten Note from 1882 Found in Firestone Farmhouse during Dismantling for Moving to Greenfield Village, 1983-1984
In 1983, workers disassembled tire magnate Harvey Firestone's childhood home--a farmhouse in eastern Ohio destined for Greenfield Village. They were surprised to find a slip of paper behind a section of plaster ceiling. It had been left by 14-year-old Harvey and the 12-year-old son of a local plasterer in 1882. The note confirmed the date of a 19th-century home renovation, enabling an accurate reconstruction.
- Listen to the Warm, 1967 -
- 1967
- Collections - Artifact
Listen to the Warm, 1967
- Toyota Hollywood Stunt Show Autographed Baseball Cap, circa 2000 - Fast car chases! High-speed jumps! CRASHES! Stunt drivers with auto thrill shows entertain spectators and, hopefully, walk away uninjured. In the 1990s and early 2000s, drivers for the Toyota Hollywood Stunt Show performed many precision driving feats at state and county fairs and other community events across America. Members of this troupe signed this souvenir baseball cap.
- circa 2000
- Collections - Artifact
Toyota Hollywood Stunt Show Autographed Baseball Cap, circa 2000
Fast car chases! High-speed jumps! CRASHES! Stunt drivers with auto thrill shows entertain spectators and, hopefully, walk away uninjured. In the 1990s and early 2000s, drivers for the Toyota Hollywood Stunt Show performed many precision driving feats at state and county fairs and other community events across America. Members of this troupe signed this souvenir baseball cap.
- Driver Hap Sharp Signing Autograph at Road America 500 Race, September 5, 1965 -
- September 05, 1965
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Driver Hap Sharp Signing Autograph at Road America 500 Race, September 5, 1965