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- Postage Stamp Issued in 1940 for the 75th Anniversary of the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution -
- 1940
- Collections - Artifact
Postage Stamp Issued in 1940 for the 75th Anniversary of the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
- U.S. Gauge Co. Gauge -
- Collections - Artifact
U.S. Gauge Co. Gauge
- "Dixie Highway, U.S. 25," circa 1950 - This brochure from about 1950 uses the more familiar trail name for Route 25 from Michigan to Florida -- the Dixie Highway.
- circa 1950
- Collections - Artifact
"Dixie Highway, U.S. 25," circa 1950
This brochure from about 1950 uses the more familiar trail name for Route 25 from Michigan to Florida -- the Dixie Highway.
- U.S. Map Puzzle, 1880-1890 - In the late 1800s, American children could learn about the geography of the United States by correctly fitting together this puzzle's state-shaped pieces. On the reverse is a colorful advertisement for the White Sewing Machine Company -- the maker of this puzzle.
- 1880-1890
- Collections - Artifact
U.S. Map Puzzle, 1880-1890
In the late 1800s, American children could learn about the geography of the United States by correctly fitting together this puzzle's state-shaped pieces. On the reverse is a colorful advertisement for the White Sewing Machine Company -- the maker of this puzzle.
- U.S.M. Steamer Bielman, U.S. Marine Postal Service, Detroit, Michigan -
- 1911
- Collections - Artifact
U.S.M. Steamer Bielman, U.S. Marine Postal Service, Detroit, Michigan
- U.S. Mortgage Building, Detroit, Michigan -
- circa 1925
- Collections - Artifact
U.S. Mortgage Building, Detroit, Michigan
- U.S. Mail Airplane, circa 1925 - Regular air mail service in the United States started in 1918. Initial air mail stamps cost 24 cents -- eight times more than ground service. But those fees helped subsidize the development of America's airways. After operating air mail flights itself for eight years, the U.S. Post Office Department contracted with commercial air carriers in 1926.
- circa 1925
- Collections - Artifact
U.S. Mail Airplane, circa 1925
Regular air mail service in the United States started in 1918. Initial air mail stamps cost 24 cents -- eight times more than ground service. But those fees helped subsidize the development of America's airways. After operating air mail flights itself for eight years, the U.S. Post Office Department contracted with commercial air carriers in 1926.
- U.S. Automatic Pencil Sharpener, circa 1906 -
- circa 1906
- Collections - Artifact
U.S. Automatic Pencil Sharpener, circa 1906
- 1917 Ford Model T U.S. Army Ambulance - When the United States entered World War I, Ford Motor Company personnel collaborated with the U.S. Surgeon General's Office, and with drivers who had served on the frontlines in France, to design a Model T-based ambulance suited to battlefield conditions. Ford built 5,745 ambulances for the Allied Powers during the war, and another 107 for the Red Cross.
- June 17, 1917
- Collections - Artifact
1917 Ford Model T U.S. Army Ambulance
When the United States entered World War I, Ford Motor Company personnel collaborated with the U.S. Surgeon General's Office, and with drivers who had served on the frontlines in France, to design a Model T-based ambulance suited to battlefield conditions. Ford built 5,745 ambulances for the Allied Powers during the war, and another 107 for the Red Cross.
- U.S. Electric Lighting Company Dynamo, circa 1880 -
- circa 1880
- Collections - Artifact
U.S. Electric Lighting Company Dynamo, circa 1880