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- 1928 Ford Model A Sedan - Hector Quevedo Abarzua grew up in Chile admiring Henry Ford. Abarzua collected three Model A Fords and used the best parts from each to create this sedan. In October 1992, he and his son Hugo set out with the car on a 22,000-mile drive from Punta Arenas to Henry Ford Museum, arriving in December 1994 and fulfilling a lifelong dream.
- 1928
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1928 Ford Model A Sedan
Hector Quevedo Abarzua grew up in Chile admiring Henry Ford. Abarzua collected three Model A Fords and used the best parts from each to create this sedan. In October 1992, he and his son Hugo set out with the car on a 22,000-mile drive from Punta Arenas to Henry Ford Museum, arriving in December 1994 and fulfilling a lifelong dream.
- "Madison Square Garden, New York City," Sent to Andrew Purnell, Postmarked May 23, 1944 - Andrew Purnell Jr. (1898-1975) was born in Selma, Alabama. He served in France during World War I and returned to the U.S. in 1919. Purnell married Lela May Cooper in 1920, and by 1926, the couple had moved to Mobile, where he worked as a railroad freight handler. The Purnells kept in touch with family and friends by exchanging postcards and letters.
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"Madison Square Garden, New York City," Sent to Andrew Purnell, Postmarked May 23, 1944
Andrew Purnell Jr. (1898-1975) was born in Selma, Alabama. He served in France during World War I and returned to the U.S. in 1919. Purnell married Lela May Cooper in 1920, and by 1926, the couple had moved to Mobile, where he worked as a railroad freight handler. The Purnells kept in touch with family and friends by exchanging postcards and letters.
- Admission Ticket to the Detroit Red Wings "Millennial Game" against the Chicago Blackhawks, December 31, 1999 -
- December 31, 1999
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Admission Ticket to the Detroit Red Wings "Millennial Game" against the Chicago Blackhawks, December 31, 1999
- Advertising Poster, "John Sinclair Freedom Rally," December 10, 1971 - In 1970, Michigan-based writer and activist John Sinclair (1941-2024) was sentenced to ten years in prison for possession of marijuana. In December 1971, 15,000 people protested his incarceration at the John Sinclair Freedom Rally held in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The 8-hour event featured political speeches, music, and poetry performances from countercultural celebrities like Jerry Rubin, John Lennon, and Allen Ginsberg.
- December 10, 1971
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Advertising Poster, "John Sinclair Freedom Rally," December 10, 1971
In 1970, Michigan-based writer and activist John Sinclair (1941-2024) was sentenced to ten years in prison for possession of marijuana. In December 1971, 15,000 people protested his incarceration at the John Sinclair Freedom Rally held in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The 8-hour event featured political speeches, music, and poetry performances from countercultural celebrities like Jerry Rubin, John Lennon, and Allen Ginsberg.
- Employees Exercising Horses, H. J. Heinz Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, circa 1905 - Before the 1920s, the H.J. Heinz Company transported their goods by rail and by horse-drawn wagons. The main factory in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, had top-of-the-line stables, sometimes referred to as "equine palaces," where the horses received only the best feed and care. In this photograph, employees are exercising the horses on the grounds within the factory complex.
- circa 1905
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Employees Exercising Horses, H. J. Heinz Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, circa 1905
Before the 1920s, the H.J. Heinz Company transported their goods by rail and by horse-drawn wagons. The main factory in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, had top-of-the-line stables, sometimes referred to as "equine palaces," where the horses received only the best feed and care. In this photograph, employees are exercising the horses on the grounds within the factory complex.