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- Bandbox, 1825-1865 - In the early 1800s, Americans used bandboxes to store clothing, accessories, and other small items. Bandboxes were handy containers in the home, or when traveling by stage, boat, or rail. Manufacturers covered these inexpensive pasteboard or wooden boxes with colorful papers. Some bandboxes were covered with papers depicting animals, places or specific scenes. Others, such as this one, were covered with decorative wallpaper of the day.
- 1825-1865
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Bandbox, 1825-1865
In the early 1800s, Americans used bandboxes to store clothing, accessories, and other small items. Bandboxes were handy containers in the home, or when traveling by stage, boat, or rail. Manufacturers covered these inexpensive pasteboard or wooden boxes with colorful papers. Some bandboxes were covered with papers depicting animals, places or specific scenes. Others, such as this one, were covered with decorative wallpaper of the day.
- Edison Gold Moulded Cylinder Record, "Closing Time at a Country Grocery," 1902 -
- 1902
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Edison Gold Moulded Cylinder Record, "Closing Time at a Country Grocery," 1902
- "The Close of a Career in New York," 1900-1906 - Horse power created its own kind of pollution. Manure -- and dead horses, like this one in New York City -- were not uncommon on urban streets.
- 1900-1906
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"The Close of a Career in New York," 1900-1906
Horse power created its own kind of pollution. Manure -- and dead horses, like this one in New York City -- were not uncommon on urban streets.
- Model of Reaper, circa 1870 -
- circa 1870
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Model of Reaper, circa 1870
- Coach and Driver, New York City, circa 1900 - Hansom cabs, already popular in London, appeared in American cities as "taxicabs" in the late 19th century. They were light and quick, easy for passengers to enter and exit, and gave drivers a good view of the horse and surrounding traffic from a high rear seat. This Detroit Publishing Company photograph shows a hansom at Madison Square, New York.
- circa 1900
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Coach and Driver, New York City, circa 1900
Hansom cabs, already popular in London, appeared in American cities as "taxicabs" in the late 19th century. They were light and quick, easy for passengers to enter and exit, and gave drivers a good view of the horse and surrounding traffic from a high rear seat. This Detroit Publishing Company photograph shows a hansom at Madison Square, New York.
- Crown Typewriter, 1894-1899 - This rare index typewriter was developed by inventor Byron Brooks in the 1890s. The user would select a letter along the linear index and press the lever to print from the circular typewheel. Index typewriters were popular in the 1890s, a time when both inventors and consumers were unsure what the best, standard, most efficient typewriter design might be.
- 1894-1899
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Crown Typewriter, 1894-1899
This rare index typewriter was developed by inventor Byron Brooks in the 1890s. The user would select a letter along the linear index and press the lever to print from the circular typewheel. Index typewriters were popular in the 1890s, a time when both inventors and consumers were unsure what the best, standard, most efficient typewriter design might be.
- Edison Diamond Disc Record, "That Funny Jas Band from Dixieland" / "When You Hear Jackson Moan on his Saxophone," 1916 -
- December 01, 1916
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Edison Diamond Disc Record, "That Funny Jas Band from Dixieland" / "When You Hear Jackson Moan on his Saxophone," 1916
- The Story of Detroit, 1926 -
- 1926
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The Story of Detroit, 1926
- Central Park in Winter, New York, New York, circa 1900 - From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
- circa 1900
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Central Park in Winter, New York, New York, circa 1900
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
- Signed Copy of "Emigre: Graphic Design into the Digital Realm," 1993 - Emigre is a digital type foundry established by Rudy VanderLans and Zuzana Licko. The company's history is linked with the introduction of the 1984 Macintosh computer, used to design their early bitmapped typefaces. Emigre's digital work gained notoriety -- defying visual communication standards with fractured, layered combinations of text and image.
- 1993
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Signed Copy of "Emigre: Graphic Design into the Digital Realm," 1993
Emigre is a digital type foundry established by Rudy VanderLans and Zuzana Licko. The company's history is linked with the introduction of the 1984 Macintosh computer, used to design their early bitmapped typefaces. Emigre's digital work gained notoriety -- defying visual communication standards with fractured, layered combinations of text and image.