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- Portrait of John Ennis, Long-Distance Competitive Walker, 1871-1885 - John Ennis was a well-known long-distance walker in the 1870s and 80s. Competitive walking at that time was a popular spectator sport. Fans crowded into arenas to watch athletes race around a track. Ennis competed in many six-day races and distance events; and his energy never waned. In 1910, at the age of 68, Ennis walked from New York to San Francisco.
- 1871-1885
- Collections - Artifact
Portrait of John Ennis, Long-Distance Competitive Walker, 1871-1885
John Ennis was a well-known long-distance walker in the 1870s and 80s. Competitive walking at that time was a popular spectator sport. Fans crowded into arenas to watch athletes race around a track. Ennis competed in many six-day races and distance events; and his energy never waned. In 1910, at the age of 68, Ennis walked from New York to San Francisco.
- Hallmark "Stroll Round the Pole" Christmas Ornament, 2000 - Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- 2000
- Collections - Artifact
Hallmark "Stroll Round the Pole" Christmas Ornament, 2000
Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- Hallmark "Collector's Plate Series" Spring Ornament, 1997 - Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. These ornaments appealed to customers' interest in marking memories, commemorating milestones, and expressing one's personality and unique tastes. This success led the company to produce ornaments for other holidays. Hallmark marketed and sold Easter and springtime ornaments in several series dating back to the 1990s.
- 1997
- Collections - Artifact
Hallmark "Collector's Plate Series" Spring Ornament, 1997
Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. These ornaments appealed to customers' interest in marking memories, commemorating milestones, and expressing one's personality and unique tastes. This success led the company to produce ornaments for other holidays. Hallmark marketed and sold Easter and springtime ornaments in several series dating back to the 1990s.
- Crate Label, "Gay Cock Brand Product," 1940-1950 - In 1869, the transcontinental railroad opened eastern markets to the West Coast produce industry for the first time. As produce companies shipped crates of fruits and vegetables across the country, they needed a way to distinguish their goods from their competitors'. Colorful, eye-catching labels, like this one for Gay Cock Brand products, were created to attract grocers purchasing goods from wholesale markets.
- 1940-1950
- Collections - Artifact
Crate Label, "Gay Cock Brand Product," 1940-1950
In 1869, the transcontinental railroad opened eastern markets to the West Coast produce industry for the first time. As produce companies shipped crates of fruits and vegetables across the country, they needed a way to distinguish their goods from their competitors'. Colorful, eye-catching labels, like this one for Gay Cock Brand products, were created to attract grocers purchasing goods from wholesale markets.
- Walking Stick Commemorating Battle of Shiloh - In April 1862, Union Army Captain Milton Russell retrieved a tree branch from the battlefield just after the fighting ended at Shiloh in Tennessee -- a costly Union victory with a staggering loss of life. Russell sent the branch home to his father in Indiana. It was later made into this walking stick as a memento of the Civil War.
- April 07, 1862
- Collections - Artifact
Walking Stick Commemorating Battle of Shiloh
In April 1862, Union Army Captain Milton Russell retrieved a tree branch from the battlefield just after the fighting ended at Shiloh in Tennessee -- a costly Union victory with a staggering loss of life. Russell sent the branch home to his father in Indiana. It was later made into this walking stick as a memento of the Civil War.
- Walking Doll, 1872-1890 - Toy makers have long experimented with ways that toys could simulate human and other real-life action. Different mechanisms could motivate dolls, engines, cars, boats, and other novelty toys. The mechanism on the two-wheeled vehicle powers the walking doll and turns the wheels around, causing the figure of the boy to rock slightly and the bell to ring.
- 1872-1890
- Collections - Artifact
Walking Doll, 1872-1890
Toy makers have long experimented with ways that toys could simulate human and other real-life action. Different mechanisms could motivate dolls, engines, cars, boats, and other novelty toys. The mechanism on the two-wheeled vehicle powers the walking doll and turns the wheels around, causing the figure of the boy to rock slightly and the bell to ring.
- Trade Card for Pure Teas, Boston and Springfield Tea Co., 1880-1885 - 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.
- 1880-1885
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card for Pure Teas, Boston and Springfield Tea Co., 1880-1885
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.
- Adjustable Cane, 2006 - Starting in the early 1980s--and already established as an internationally recognized architect--Michael Graves began to pursue a parallel career as a product designer. Over the following three and a half decades he and his collaborators designed everything from humble household goods to limited edition luxury items for clients as diverse as Steuben, Alessi, Target, J. C. Penney, and Disney.
- 2006
- Collections - Artifact
Adjustable Cane, 2006
Starting in the early 1980s--and already established as an internationally recognized architect--Michael Graves began to pursue a parallel career as a product designer. Over the following three and a half decades he and his collaborators designed everything from humble household goods to limited edition luxury items for clients as diverse as Steuben, Alessi, Target, J. C. Penney, and Disney.
- "Walk-A-Thon" Button, circa 1970 -
- circa 1970
- Collections - Artifact
"Walk-A-Thon" Button, circa 1970
- Hallmark "Merry Olde Santa Series" Christmas Ornament, 1991 - Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- 1991
- Collections - Artifact
Hallmark "Merry Olde Santa Series" Christmas Ornament, 1991
Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.