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- Delivery of Packages, Express Service by Air to Boston, 1926 - Regular air mail service in the United States started in 1918. After operating flights itself for eight years, the U.S. Post Office Department began contracting with commercial air carriers in 1926. Contract Air Mail (CAM) agreements stimulated the formation of new airline companies, and they encouraged the design of improved airplanes to carry mail and passengers.
- 1926
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Delivery of Packages, Express Service by Air to Boston, 1926
Regular air mail service in the United States started in 1918. After operating flights itself for eight years, the U.S. Post Office Department began contracting with commercial air carriers in 1926. Contract Air Mail (CAM) agreements stimulated the formation of new airline companies, and they encouraged the design of improved airplanes to carry mail and passengers.
- Swingles' Colonial Diner Menu, circa 1963 - This item comes from the collection of Richard J. S. Gutman, the leading expert on American diners, which was amassed in the course of a thesis, four books, numerous articles, major exhibitions, restorations, and other consulting projects. Joseph Swingle, who opened this diner in Middlesex, New Jersey, in 1953, had been a salesman for Jerry O'Mahony, a major diner manufacturer.
- April 09, 1963
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Swingles' Colonial Diner Menu, circa 1963
This item comes from the collection of Richard J. S. Gutman, the leading expert on American diners, which was amassed in the course of a thesis, four books, numerous articles, major exhibitions, restorations, and other consulting projects. Joseph Swingle, who opened this diner in Middlesex, New Jersey, in 1953, had been a salesman for Jerry O'Mahony, a major diner manufacturer.
- "Africa in History, Themes and Outlines," 1968 -
- 1969
- Collections - Artifact
"Africa in History, Themes and Outlines," 1968
- "my ancestors will not let me forget this," 2020 -
- 2020
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"my ancestors will not let me forget this," 2020
- Letter from William P. Fitzmaurice, Earl of Shelburne, to William Johnson, September 13, 1766 -
- September 13, 1766
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Letter from William P. Fitzmaurice, Earl of Shelburne, to William Johnson, September 13, 1766
- Declaration of Independence Handkerchief, circa 1821 - Following the American Revolutionary War, there was large demand for accessories with patriotic themes. Brothers Richard and Collin Gillespie of Glasglow, Scotland made this handkerchief for the American market during the 1820s. The handkerchief features the Declaration of Independence in the center, surrounded by depictions of the first three presidents, the thirteen colonies, the Boston Tea Party, and General Burgoyne's surrender at Saratoga.
- circa 1821
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Declaration of Independence Handkerchief, circa 1821
Following the American Revolutionary War, there was large demand for accessories with patriotic themes. Brothers Richard and Collin Gillespie of Glasglow, Scotland made this handkerchief for the American market during the 1820s. The handkerchief features the Declaration of Independence in the center, surrounded by depictions of the first three presidents, the thirteen colonies, the Boston Tea Party, and General Burgoyne's surrender at Saratoga.
- Partners' Desk, Used in Dearborn Inn Lobby, 1931 -
- 1931
- Collections - Artifact
Partners' Desk, Used in Dearborn Inn Lobby, 1931
- Writing Desk, Used in the Dearborn Inn's Colonial Homes, 1936 -
- 1936
- Collections - Artifact
Writing Desk, Used in the Dearborn Inn's Colonial Homes, 1936
- Colonial Diner, Brockton, Massachusetts, February 1992 -
- February 01, 1992
- Collections - Artifact
Colonial Diner, Brockton, Massachusetts, February 1992
- Interior of Colonial Diner, Brockton, Massachusetts, February 1992 -
- February 01, 1992
- Collections - Artifact
Interior of Colonial Diner, Brockton, Massachusetts, February 1992