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- Union Navy Sailor, 1861-1865 - This carte-de-visite made by Tubbs & Woodbridge of Binghamton, New York, shows an unknown Union Navy sailor in his uniform. Professional photographers made cartes-de-visite beginning in the 1860s. Mounted on small cardboard stock, these early photographic prints proved popular in the United States from the Civil War through the 1880s. Americans exchanged and collected CdVs to help them remember family and celebrities.
- 1861-1865
- Collections - Artifact
Union Navy Sailor, 1861-1865
This carte-de-visite made by Tubbs & Woodbridge of Binghamton, New York, shows an unknown Union Navy sailor in his uniform. Professional photographers made cartes-de-visite beginning in the 1860s. Mounted on small cardboard stock, these early photographic prints proved popular in the United States from the Civil War through the 1880s. Americans exchanged and collected CdVs to help them remember family and celebrities.
- Hallmark "Bird-Watcher" Christmas Ornament, 1993 - 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.
- 1993
- Collections - Artifact
Hallmark "Bird-Watcher" Christmas Ornament, 1993
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.
- Fujinon Techno Stabi TS-X1440 Binoculars, 2019-2020 -
- 2019-2020
- Collections - Artifact
Fujinon Techno Stabi TS-X1440 Binoculars, 2019-2020
- Union Navy Officer, 1861-1865 - This carte-de-visite depicts a Union Naval Lieutenant with hand hidden in jacket, which was considered the pose of a gentleman. Professional photographers made cartes-de-visite beginning in the 1860s. Mounted on small cardboard stock, these early photographic prints proved popular in the United States from the Civil War through the 1880s. Americans exchanged and collected CdVs to help them remember celebrities and family.
- 1861-1865
- Collections - Artifact
Union Navy Officer, 1861-1865
This carte-de-visite depicts a Union Naval Lieutenant with hand hidden in jacket, which was considered the pose of a gentleman. Professional photographers made cartes-de-visite beginning in the 1860s. Mounted on small cardboard stock, these early photographic prints proved popular in the United States from the Civil War through the 1880s. Americans exchanged and collected CdVs to help them remember celebrities and family.
- Tasco "Mini" Binoculars, 2000-2010 - Some vacationers looked forward to exploring nature. These mini-binoculars let campers get a closer view of native species in the great outdoors.
- 2000-2010
- Collections - Artifact
Tasco "Mini" Binoculars, 2000-2010
Some vacationers looked forward to exploring nature. These mini-binoculars let campers get a closer view of native species in the great outdoors.
- Trade Card for Clark's O.N.T. Spool Cotton Thread, 1880-1890 - In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- 1880-1890
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card for Clark's O.N.T. Spool Cotton Thread, 1880-1890
In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.