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- Hallmark "The Flintstones: Fred and Barney" Christmas Ornament, 1994 - 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.
- 1994
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Hallmark "The Flintstones: Fred and Barney" Christmas Ornament, 1994
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.
- Ford Transit Van, Modified for Use as a COVID-19 Mobile Testing Facility, 2020 - In spring 2020, early in America's COVID-19 pandemic, Ford Motor Company and Troy Design & Manufacturing converted four Ford Transit vans into mobile test units. The vehicles collected genetic samples in the field and transported them to labs for testing. Free tests were given to first responders, nursing home residents, and people at substance abuse centers and community shelters in Michigan.
- 2020
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Ford Transit Van, Modified for Use as a COVID-19 Mobile Testing Facility, 2020
In spring 2020, early in America's COVID-19 pandemic, Ford Motor Company and Troy Design & Manufacturing converted four Ford Transit vans into mobile test units. The vehicles collected genetic samples in the field and transported them to labs for testing. Free tests were given to first responders, nursing home residents, and people at substance abuse centers and community shelters in Michigan.
- Printing Plate with Image of a Steam Powered Vehicle -
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Printing Plate with Image of a Steam Powered Vehicle
- Heinz Delivery Truck at Main Plant, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1919 - The H.J. Heinz Company had many transportation methods to transport its "57 Varieties." Cross-country shipments between factories were made by rail while local deliveries were made by teams of horses and later by automobile. In 1910, the company purchased its first gasoline-powered vehicles for deliveries, which would go on to replace all horse-drawn wagon teams by the 1920s.
- 1919
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Heinz Delivery Truck at Main Plant, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1919
The H.J. Heinz Company had many transportation methods to transport its "57 Varieties." Cross-country shipments between factories were made by rail while local deliveries were made by teams of horses and later by automobile. In 1910, the company purchased its first gasoline-powered vehicles for deliveries, which would go on to replace all horse-drawn wagon teams by the 1920s.
- Project Engineers Study Air-Cushion Vehicle Scale Model, Aeronutronic Division of Ford Motor Company, March 1962 - Ford Motor Company established the core of its aerospace division in 1956. Based in Newport Beach, California, the division and its subsidiaries manufactured satellites, missiles, and defense systems. It also played an important role in developing the Mission Control facility near Houston, Texas, that directed NASA's Gemini and Apollo space missions. Ford sold its aerospace division in 1990.
- March 15, 1962
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Project Engineers Study Air-Cushion Vehicle Scale Model, Aeronutronic Division of Ford Motor Company, March 1962
Ford Motor Company established the core of its aerospace division in 1956. Based in Newport Beach, California, the division and its subsidiaries manufactured satellites, missiles, and defense systems. It also played an important role in developing the Mission Control facility near Houston, Texas, that directed NASA's Gemini and Apollo space missions. Ford sold its aerospace division in 1990.
- Curtiss Aerocar Company Advertising Letter and Brochure, November 2, 1933 - Motorcycle and aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss formed the Curtiss Aerocar Company in 1928. The Aerocar was an early version of the fifth-wheel campers that became popular in later decades. The trailer's strength and carrying capacity were due in part to struts and wires inspired by those used in Curtiss's early airplanes.
- November 02, 1933
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Curtiss Aerocar Company Advertising Letter and Brochure, November 2, 1933
Motorcycle and aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss formed the Curtiss Aerocar Company in 1928. The Aerocar was an early version of the fifth-wheel campers that became popular in later decades. The trailer's strength and carrying capacity were due in part to struts and wires inspired by those used in Curtiss's early airplanes.
- Horse-Drawn Wagon Transport of Harvested Apples, H. J. Heinz Company, circa 1905 - The H.J. Heinz Company utilized horse-drawn wagons to transport harvested crops from the orchards and fields to the nearby processing factories. In this photograph, a horse-drawn wagon carries apples to be processed in the main plant in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
- circa 1905
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Horse-Drawn Wagon Transport of Harvested Apples, H. J. Heinz Company, circa 1905
The H.J. Heinz Company utilized horse-drawn wagons to transport harvested crops from the orchards and fields to the nearby processing factories. In this photograph, a horse-drawn wagon carries apples to be processed in the main plant in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.