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- Player Piano, 1910-1920 - Player pianos enjoyed enormous success from the 1890s through the 1920s. During this time, over 2 1/2 million were sold to Americans eager to have piano music at home -- without having to spend many hours in practice. Coin-operated versions, like this Seeburg Company model, provided patrons with the latest music in public establishments during the early 20th century.
- 1910-1920
- Collections - Artifact
Player Piano, 1910-1920
Player pianos enjoyed enormous success from the 1890s through the 1920s. During this time, over 2 1/2 million were sold to Americans eager to have piano music at home -- without having to spend many hours in practice. Coin-operated versions, like this Seeburg Company model, provided patrons with the latest music in public establishments during the early 20th century.
- Piano, Used at Club Harlem, Detroit, Michigan, 1934 -
- 1934
- Collections - Artifact
Piano, Used at Club Harlem, Detroit, Michigan, 1934
- Hallmark "Christmas Keys" Christmas Ornament, 1987 - 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.
- 1987
- Collections - Artifact
Hallmark "Christmas Keys" Christmas Ornament, 1987
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 "Jingle Bears" 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 "Jingle Bears" 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.
- Bluthner Upright Piano, 1885-1890 -
- 1885-1890
- Collections - Artifact
Bluthner Upright Piano, 1885-1890
- Parlor on "Sialia," Henry Ford's Yacht, circa 1925 - Henry Ford purchased the yacht <EM>Sialia</EM> in 1917. Intended as private transportation during trips to investigate possible industrial supply sources, <EM>Sialia</EM> also carried the Fords and their guests on family excursions. Passengers enjoyed well-furnished staterooms, parlors, and a dining room, among the yacht's other amenities. The yacht was never used to a great extent and eventually was sold in 1929.
- circa 1925
- Collections - Artifact
Parlor on "Sialia," Henry Ford's Yacht, circa 1925
Henry Ford purchased the yacht Sialia in 1917. Intended as private transportation during trips to investigate possible industrial supply sources, Sialia also carried the Fords and their guests on family excursions. Passengers enjoyed well-furnished staterooms, parlors, and a dining room, among the yacht's other amenities. The yacht was never used to a great extent and eventually was sold in 1929.
- Piano Bench, 1959-1967 -
- 1959-1967
- Collections - Artifact
Piano Bench, 1959-1967
- Man and Woman Playing Violin and Piano, circa 1905 - Postcards allowed people to share snapshots of their lives--for less than it cost to mail a letter. When the United States Postal Service approved postcards with divided backs in 1907, senders could include a written message beside the recipient's address. Americans were hooked. They mailed hundreds of millions of postcards every year before the start of World War I.
- circa 1905
- Collections - Artifact
Man and Woman Playing Violin and Piano, circa 1905
Postcards allowed people to share snapshots of their lives--for less than it cost to mail a letter. When the United States Postal Service approved postcards with divided backs in 1907, senders could include a written message beside the recipient's address. Americans were hooked. They mailed hundreds of millions of postcards every year before the start of World War I.
- Wing & Son Concert Grand Upright Piano and Bench, 1917 -
- 1917
- Collections - Artifact
Wing & Son Concert Grand Upright Piano and Bench, 1917
- Stephen D. Brooks Upright Piano, 1850-1860 -
- 1850-1860
- Collections - Artifact
Stephen D. Brooks Upright Piano, 1850-1860