1310 King Street was the home of Captain Thomas Starr who fed his entire crew, both black and white, at his home when his vessel was in port. A large Dutch oven was in the yard.
Written on back: "Samson, Abbott & Frank's 'Everglaze' 'Minicare' Safasheen sportshirt; and Simpson's 'Dip and Don' 'Everglaze' 'Minicare' 'Taliano cotton faille walking shorts; both by Alfred of New York."
Written on back: "Samson, Abbott & Frank's 'Everglaze' 'Minicare' Safasheen sportshirt; and Simpson's 'Dip and Don' 'Everglaze' 'Minicare' 'Taliano cotton faille walking shorts; both by Alfred of New York."
Advertising card for "The Sexual System and its Derangements" by Dr. E.C. Abbey of Buffalo, New York. Puzzle card with illustration showing a scene in which the reader must find animals hidden in the picture.
According to the note from Mr. Vinson (included after the catalog), this catalog showing the 1955 Ford Thunderbird with the metal spear was supposed to have been destroyed when Mr. Ford decided he didn't like the spear. The car and cataloged were...
A pad steam process developed by the DuPont Company's Dyestuffs Division, provides an economical method for continuous application of vat dyes to relatively small quantities of fine fabrics. A working model of the apparatus is here being...
DuPont's operations at Richmond, Virginia involve the manufacture of both film for packaging and textile fibers. The principal film manufacturing facilities are at the right. These units make cellophane, polyethylene and acetate films. The fiber...
Text from back of image: 'A five-year record as a flyer without a single accident despite the fact that he had no arms is the amazing boast of Loxla G. Thornton, who is now at Clover Field, Calif., getting a new ship - a monoplane - ready for...
In February 1958 GM Research Laboratories demonstrated an automatically guided passenger car, steered and controlled by signals from an electric cable beneath the road surface. In June 1960, outside RCAs David Sarnoff Research Center, Princeton NJ,...
Warwick Iron and Steel Company, Pottsville, Pennsylvania. Original open top blast furnace and new furnace. Note: the date is from a color postcard not in this collection. The photo taken for the postcard was taken at the same time as this photo. ...
Catalog of the different models of Continental Bicycles offered for sale by John Wanamaker. Includes "Details of Construction," specifications for each model, and provides prices for both bicycles and accessories.
