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- Helmet Visor, Used by Racing Driver Joey Hand in the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans Endurance Race - Ford Motor Company returned to Le Mans in 2016. Drivers Sebastien Bourdais, Joey Hand, and Dirk Muller won their class with the #68 Ford GT on June 19, 2016 -- fifty years to the day after Ford's first victory in the famous French endurance race. This is one of several helmet visors used by Hand during the race.
- 2016
- Collections - Artifact
Helmet Visor, Used by Racing Driver Joey Hand in the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans Endurance Race
Ford Motor Company returned to Le Mans in 2016. Drivers Sebastien Bourdais, Joey Hand, and Dirk Muller won their class with the #68 Ford GT on June 19, 2016 -- fifty years to the day after Ford's first victory in the famous French endurance race. This is one of several helmet visors used by Hand during the race.
- Visor Worn by Drag Racers Bob Thompson and Sam Buck, circa 1960 - The face shield illustrates the state of driver safety in drag racing during the early 1960s. The plastic face shield protected drivers from wind and debris, but would have provided only marginal protection in the event of an engine explosion.
- circa 1960
- Collections - Artifact
Visor Worn by Drag Racers Bob Thompson and Sam Buck, circa 1960
The face shield illustrates the state of driver safety in drag racing during the early 1960s. The plastic face shield protected drivers from wind and debris, but would have provided only marginal protection in the event of an engine explosion.
- Helmet Shield, Worn by Scott Pruett during the 2014 Sebring Endurance Race - Californian Scott Pruett raced go-karts, open-wheel cars, stock cars, and sports cars in a 50-year career that earned him multiple championships. Pruett, together with Memo Rojas and Marino Franchitti, won the 12 Hours of Sebring in 2014 driving a Riley Mk. XXVI with a Ford V-6 engine. It was the first Ford-powered victory at Sebring in 45 years.
- 2014
- Collections - Artifact
Helmet Shield, Worn by Scott Pruett during the 2014 Sebring Endurance Race
Californian Scott Pruett raced go-karts, open-wheel cars, stock cars, and sports cars in a 50-year career that earned him multiple championships. Pruett, together with Memo Rojas and Marino Franchitti, won the 12 Hours of Sebring in 2014 driving a Riley Mk. XXVI with a Ford V-6 engine. It was the first Ford-powered victory at Sebring in 45 years.
- 55th All-American Soap Box Derby Visor with Pin, 1992 - Lyn St. James's drive and determination led to a successful racing career. She has competed in top professional races worldwide since the mid-1970s. In 1992, St. James became the first woman to win the Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year award. That same year, St. James was invited to be a celebrity participant at the 55th annual All-American Soapbox Derby festivities.
- 1992
- Collections - Artifact
55th All-American Soap Box Derby Visor with Pin, 1992
Lyn St. James's drive and determination led to a successful racing career. She has competed in top professional races worldwide since the mid-1970s. In 1992, St. James became the first woman to win the Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year award. That same year, St. James was invited to be a celebrity participant at the 55th annual All-American Soapbox Derby festivities.
- TWA World Cup Soccer Visor, 1982 - Diane Beers joined TWA as a flight attendant in 1965 but left to marry Richard Hill a year later -- a time when many airlines employed only single women in that job. Beers Hill continued her interest in the airline industry and assembled an impressive collection of memorabilia, including this visor promoting the 1982 World Cup soccer tournament in Spain.
- 1982
- Collections - Artifact
TWA World Cup Soccer Visor, 1982
Diane Beers joined TWA as a flight attendant in 1965 but left to marry Richard Hill a year later -- a time when many airlines employed only single women in that job. Beers Hill continued her interest in the airline industry and assembled an impressive collection of memorabilia, including this visor promoting the 1982 World Cup soccer tournament in Spain.
- Hallmark "What a Deal" Christmas Ornament, 1997 - 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.
- 1997
- Collections - Artifact
Hallmark "What a Deal" Christmas Ornament, 1997
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.