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- Creamer, 1876-1885 - Middle-class Americans in the late 19th century arrayed their dining tables with affordable pressed-glass tableware. These items, usually sold in sets, came in a wide variety of patterns, colors, and styles. These decorative pieces -- like this cream pitcher -- communicated a family's status and taste to visitors and guests.
- 1876-1885
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Creamer, 1876-1885
Middle-class Americans in the late 19th century arrayed their dining tables with affordable pressed-glass tableware. These items, usually sold in sets, came in a wide variety of patterns, colors, and styles. These decorative pieces -- like this cream pitcher -- communicated a family's status and taste to visitors and guests.
- A Party of Emigrants to California, Crossing the Plains, 1852 - Soon after the Mexican-American War ended in 1848, the newly acquired territory of California became the destination of hundreds of thousands of Americans, especially after gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill outside Sacramento. The California Gold Rush pulled Americans across the continent. This wood engraving is one of the few known portrayals of the migrations created at that time.
- January 01, 1852
- Collections - Artifact
A Party of Emigrants to California, Crossing the Plains, 1852
Soon after the Mexican-American War ended in 1848, the newly acquired territory of California became the destination of hundreds of thousands of Americans, especially after gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill outside Sacramento. The California Gold Rush pulled Americans across the continent. This wood engraving is one of the few known portrayals of the migrations created at that time.
- Portrait of Hugo Andersson, 1920-1940 -
- 1920-1940
- Collections - Artifact
Portrait of Hugo Andersson, 1920-1940
- Portrait of William J. Hammer, 1880-1910 -
- 1880-1910
- Collections - Artifact
Portrait of William J. Hammer, 1880-1910
- Portrait of Francis R. Upton, President of the Edison Pioneers, 1918 -
- 1918
- Collections - Artifact
Portrait of Francis R. Upton, President of the Edison Pioneers, 1918
- Portrait of Francis R. Upton at Menlo Park, 1879 - Thomas Edison recruited talented assistants to his Menlo Park Laboratory to help develop and realize his innovative ideas. In 1878, Edison hired Francis Upton, an American mathematician and physicist. Upton conducted scientific research and performed advanced calculations to convert ideas into workable inventions. Upton continued to collaborate with Edison into the early 20th century, long after the Menlo Park years.
- 1879
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Portrait of Francis R. Upton at Menlo Park, 1879
Thomas Edison recruited talented assistants to his Menlo Park Laboratory to help develop and realize his innovative ideas. In 1878, Edison hired Francis Upton, an American mathematician and physicist. Upton conducted scientific research and performed advanced calculations to convert ideas into workable inventions. Upton continued to collaborate with Edison into the early 20th century, long after the Menlo Park years.
- Group Portrait of Alfred O. Tate and Others at the Franklin Institute, December 3, 1935 -
- December 03, 1935
- Collections - Artifact
Group Portrait of Alfred O. Tate and Others at the Franklin Institute, December 3, 1935
- Portrait of Samuel D. Mott, 1880-1900 -
- 1880-1900
- Collections - Artifact
Portrait of Samuel D. Mott, 1880-1900
- Sketch of circa 1840 Wagon Train Heading for Fort Bridges, Wyoming -
- circa 1840
- Collections - Artifact
Sketch of circa 1840 Wagon Train Heading for Fort Bridges, Wyoming
- Deed of Land from the Ojibwa Nations at Detroit to William Tucker of Detroit, Michigan, September 22nd, 1780 -
- September 22, 1780
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Deed of Land from the Ojibwa Nations at Detroit to William Tucker of Detroit, Michigan, September 22nd, 1780