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- Envelope Sent by Air Mail to Henry Ford from Plymouth, Michigan for National Air Mail Week, May 1938 - Twenty years after the first regularly scheduled U.S. air mail service was established, President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Postmaster General James A. Farley sponsored National Air Mail Week in 1938. Part celebration and part advertising, the event promoted the pricier service during the Great Depression. Cities throughout the country created their own special mail cachets and cancellations to mark the occasion.
- May 01, 1938
- Collections - Artifact
Envelope Sent by Air Mail to Henry Ford from Plymouth, Michigan for National Air Mail Week, May 1938
Twenty years after the first regularly scheduled U.S. air mail service was established, President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Postmaster General James A. Farley sponsored National Air Mail Week in 1938. Part celebration and part advertising, the event promoted the pricier service during the Great Depression. Cities throughout the country created their own special mail cachets and cancellations to mark the occasion.
- Invitation to John F. Kennedy Inauguration, January 20, 1961 - Mrs. Arnold J. Zimmer of Detroit, Michigan, received this personal invitation from the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, to attend the inauguration of John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson on January 20, 1961 in Washington, D.C. The recipient was guaranteed a place in a special area where the new president and vice president were to take their oath of office.
- January 20, 1961
- Collections - Artifact
Invitation to John F. Kennedy Inauguration, January 20, 1961
Mrs. Arnold J. Zimmer of Detroit, Michigan, received this personal invitation from the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, to attend the inauguration of John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson on January 20, 1961 in Washington, D.C. The recipient was guaranteed a place in a special area where the new president and vice president were to take their oath of office.
- "Kermit the Frog and Fozzie Bear Welcome You to The Muppet Show Fan Club," 1976 - Jim Henson's Muppets experienced their greatest fame on TV, with <em>The Muppet Show</em> (1976 to 1981). The show introduced millions to Henson's unique blend of humor and imagination. In 1976, Fisher-Price, which produced an early line of Muppet-show related toys, seems to have mailed out a packet that included this item as an incentive to join the official fan club.
- 1976
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"Kermit the Frog and Fozzie Bear Welcome You to The Muppet Show Fan Club," 1976
Jim Henson's Muppets experienced their greatest fame on TV, with The Muppet Show (1976 to 1981). The show introduced millions to Henson's unique blend of humor and imagination. In 1976, Fisher-Price, which produced an early line of Muppet-show related toys, seems to have mailed out a packet that included this item as an incentive to join the official fan club.
- Dayton Camera Shop Photo Envelope, January 23, 1919 -
- January 23, 1919
- Collections - Artifact
Dayton Camera Shop Photo Envelope, January 23, 1919
- Medication Dispensing Envelopes, circa 1960 -
- circa 1960
- Collections - Artifact
Medication Dispensing Envelopes, circa 1960
- Letter from Christopher Latham Sholes to William Markoe, with Enclosures Made on Sholes & Glidden Typewriters, April 6, 1872 -
- April 06, 1872
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Letter from Christopher Latham Sholes to William Markoe, with Enclosures Made on Sholes & Glidden Typewriters, April 6, 1872
- Letter from Albert B. Chandler to his Wife, Marilla Chandler, 1874 -
- June 24, 1874
- Collections - Artifact
Letter from Albert B. Chandler to his Wife, Marilla Chandler, 1874
- "The Road We've Traveled," Obama-Biden DVD, 2012 - Every election cycle, The Henry Ford collects objects that represent the candidates, the central issues debated, and any major events. Traditionally, this has meant collecting things like lawn signs, buttons, and bumper stickers. In recent years it has also included t-shirts, flags, and objects that incorporate online culture. This collecting encompasses a wide range of viewpoints.
- 2012
- Collections - Artifact
"The Road We've Traveled," Obama-Biden DVD, 2012
Every election cycle, The Henry Ford collects objects that represent the candidates, the central issues debated, and any major events. Traditionally, this has meant collecting things like lawn signs, buttons, and bumper stickers. In recent years it has also included t-shirts, flags, and objects that incorporate online culture. This collecting encompasses a wide range of viewpoints.
- Comic Valentine Card, "Oh Valentine! Whenever I Pause An' Think of You, Woo! Woo!," 1954 - The custom of sending messages of affection on February 14 dates back to Roman times, when mid-February was a time to meet and court prospective mates. The earliest American valentines were labors of love, handmade by the sender. The spread of commercially produced valentines in the second half of the nineteenth century made sending and receiving Valentine's Day cards a more lighthearted activity.
- 1954
- Collections - Artifact
Comic Valentine Card, "Oh Valentine! Whenever I Pause An' Think of You, Woo! Woo!," 1954
The custom of sending messages of affection on February 14 dates back to Roman times, when mid-February was a time to meet and court prospective mates. The earliest American valentines were labors of love, handmade by the sender. The spread of commercially produced valentines in the second half of the nineteenth century made sending and receiving Valentine's Day cards a more lighthearted activity.
- Greeting Card and Fabric Samples from the 2007 Pumpkin Patch Shop Hop, 2007 -
- November 19, 2007
- Collections - Artifact
Greeting Card and Fabric Samples from the 2007 Pumpkin Patch Shop Hop, 2007