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Ford Educational Library, To A Queen's Taste, Part 2
produced by Ford Motor Company, in Ford Educational Library (Detroit, MI: Ford Motor Company, 1921), 5 mins
This documentary, produced by the Ford Motor Company, features the making of chocolate.
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produced by Ford Motor Company, in Ford Educational Library (Detroit, MI: Ford Motor Company, 1921), 5 mins
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This documentary, produced by the Ford Motor Company, features the making of chocolate.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ford Motor Company
Date Published / Released
1921
Publisher
Ford Motor Company
Series
Ford Educational Library
Topic / Theme
Food preparation, Chocolate and cocoa, Food industry, World War I & Jazz Age (1914–1928)
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Copyright © 1921 by Ford Motor Company
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Ford Educational Library, Industrial Geography of the United States, Number 15, Oyster and Shrimp Fishing, Part 1
produced by Ford Motor Company, in Ford Educational Library, Industrial Geography of the United States, Number 15 (Detroit, MI: Ford Motor Company, 1921), 6 mins
This documentary, produced by the Ford Motor Company, features oyster and shrimp fishing.
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produced by Ford Motor Company, in Ford Educational Library, Industrial Geography of the United States, Number 15 (Detroit, MI: Ford Motor Company, 1921), 6 mins
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This documentary, produced by the Ford Motor Company, features oyster and shrimp fishing.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ford Motor Company
Date Published / Released
1921
Publisher
Ford Motor Company
Series
Ford Educational Library
Topic / Theme
Boats and ships, Fisheries, World War I & Jazz Age (1914–1928)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1921 by Ford Motor Company
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Ford Educational Library, Industrial Geography of the United States, Number 30, Salmon Fishing
produced by Ford Motor Company, in Ford Educational Library, Industrial Geography of the United States, Number 30 (Detroit, MI: Ford Motor Company, 1922), 8 mins
This documentary, produced by the Ford Motor Company, is an educational film about the commercial salmon fishing industry in the United States.
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produced by Ford Motor Company, in Ford Educational Library, Industrial Geography of the United States, Number 30 (Detroit, MI: Ford Motor Company, 1922), 8 mins
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This documentary, produced by the Ford Motor Company, is an educational film about the commercial salmon fishing industry in the United States.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ford Motor Company
Date Published / Released
1922
Publisher
Ford Motor Company
Series
Ford Educational Library
Topic / Theme
Canning foods, Canneries, Fisheries, Fish (Animal), World War I & Jazz Age (1914–1928)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1922 by Ford Motor Company
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4: Passin' Through: Slim and None - Abe Stepped Here - A Sunday Buffett - The Center of a Doughnut Empire Goes Up in Smoke
written by Greg Wahl and Charles A. Bobbitt; in It Didn't Play in Peoria: Missed Chances of a Middle American Town, General (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2009), 37-49
“Will it play in Peoria?” was an old Vaudeville phrase meaning, “Will it appeal to the average person?” The Illinois city has gained fame through the years, but more often as the butt of jokes or as an example of the typical Middle American town than through any recognition of its many accomplishments. But...
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written by Greg Wahl and Charles A. Bobbitt; in It Didn't Play in Peoria: Missed Chances of a Middle American Town, General (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2009), 37-49
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“Will it play in Peoria?” was an old Vaudeville phrase meaning, “Will it appeal to the average person?” The Illinois city has gained fame through the years, but more often as the butt of jokes or as an example of the typical Middle American town than through any recognition of its many accomplishments. But it had greatness in its grasp, and more than once. Peoria boasts a string of close brushes with prosperity, any one of which could hav...
“Will it play in Peoria?” was an old Vaudeville phrase meaning, “Will it appeal to the average person?” The Illinois city has gained fame through the years, but more often as the butt of jokes or as an example of the typical Middle American town than through any recognition of its many accomplishments. But it had greatness in its grasp, and more than once. Peoria boasts a string of close brushes with prosperity, any one of which could have made it a Chicago or a St. Louis. Charles Lindbergh, for example, first approached Peoria for backing for his historic flight, but the town’s moneymen refused him and his Spirit of Peoria, perhaps losing a chance at the airline industry as well.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
Greg Wahl, Charles A. Bobbitt
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Series
General
Person Discussed
Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865, Jimmy Buffett, 1946-, Charles Augustus Lindbergh, 1902-1974
Topic / Theme
Food industry, Business, Airplanes, Persons, Accidents (Physical health)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2009 by Greg Wahl and Charles Bobbitt
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Harvesting Ice
produced by Ford Motor Company (Detroit, MI: Ford Motor Company, 1916), 2 mins
This early documentary from the Ford Motor Company shows the process of harvesting ice in the early 20th Century.
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produced by Ford Motor Company (Detroit, MI: Ford Motor Company, 1916), 2 mins
Description
This early documentary from the Ford Motor Company shows the process of harvesting ice in the early 20th Century.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ford Motor Company
Date Published / Released
1916
Publisher
Ford Motor Company
Topic / Theme
Food industry, Blue collar workers, World War I & Jazz Age (1914–1928), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Hawaiian Fishermen
produced by Ford Motor Company (Detroit, MI: Ford Motor Company, 1916), 1 min
This early documentary from the Ford Motor Company shows Hawaiian fishermen and their work in the early 20th Century.
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produced by Ford Motor Company (Detroit, MI: Ford Motor Company, 1916), 1 min
Description
This early documentary from the Ford Motor Company shows Hawaiian fishermen and their work in the early 20th Century.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ford Motor Company
Date Published / Released
1916
Publisher
Ford Motor Company
Topic / Theme
Fisheries, Hawaiian people, World War I & Jazz Age (1914–1928), Jews, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Hawaiian Pineapples
produced by Ford Motor Company (Detroit, MI: Ford Motor Company, 1916), 2 mins
This early documentary from the Ford Motor Company shows views of pineapple production on the Hawaiian Islands in the early 20th Century.
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produced by Ford Motor Company (Detroit, MI: Ford Motor Company, 1916), 2 mins
Description
This early documentary from the Ford Motor Company shows views of pineapple production on the Hawaiian Islands in the early 20th Century.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ford Motor Company
Date Published / Released
1916
Publisher
Ford Motor Company
Topic / Theme
Canneries, Farms, Fruits, Food industry, World War I & Jazz Age (1914–1928), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Images of America, Alaska's Whaling Coast
in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2014), 128 page(s),
Source: www.arcadiapublishing.com
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In 1850, commercial whaling ships entered the Bering Sea for the first time. There, they found the summer grounds of bowhead whales, as well as local Inuit people who had been whaling the Alaskan coast for 2,000 years. Within a few years, almost the entire Pacific fleet came north each June to find a path through...
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in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2014), 128 page(s),
Source: www.arcadiapublishing.com
Source: www.arcadiapublishing.com
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In 1850, commercial whaling ships entered the Bering Sea for the first time. There, they found the summer grounds of bowhead whales, as well as local Inuit people who had been whaling the Alaskan coast for 2,000 years. Within a few years, almost the entire Pacific fleet came north each June to find a path through the melting ice, and the Inuit way of whaling—in fact, their entire livelihood—would be forever changed. Baleen was worth nearly $5...
In 1850, commercial whaling ships entered the Bering Sea for the first time. There, they found the summer grounds of bowhead whales, as well as local Inuit people who had been whaling the Alaskan coast for 2,000 years. Within a few years, almost the entire Pacific fleet came north each June to find a path through the melting ice, and the Inuit way of whaling—in fact, their entire livelihood—would be forever changed. Baleen was worth nearly $5 a pound. But the new trading posts brought guns, alcohol, and disease. In 1905, a new type of whaling using modern steel whale-catchers and harpoon cannons appeared along the Alaskan coast. Yet the Inuit and Inupiat continue whaling today from approximately 15 small towns scattered along the Arctic Ocean and the Bering Strait. Whaling for these people is a life-or-death proposition in a land considered uninhabitable by many, for without the whale, whole villages probably could not survive as they have for centuries.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Book
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Series
Images of America
Topic / Theme
Maritime commerce, Whaling
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Copyright © 2013 by Dale Vinnedge
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4. Making a Living
Ralph Ely, founder of Alma, selected 10 acres of old forest on the bank of the Pine River in 1853. In this central-Michigan wilderness, he built a log cabin, a log store, and two steam-powered mills—a sawmill and a gristmill. At first, his growing settlement was called Elyton, but within a few years, it was rena...
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Ralph Ely, founder of Alma, selected 10 acres of old forest on the bank of the Pine River in 1853. In this central-Michigan wilderness, he built a log cabin, a log store, and two steam-powered mills—a sawmill and a gristmill. At first, his growing settlement was called Elyton, but within a few years, it was renamed Alma, memorializing a battle in the Crimean War. Alma was energized by the acquisition of millionaire lumberman and entrepreneur Am...
Ralph Ely, founder of Alma, selected 10 acres of old forest on the bank of the Pine River in 1853. In this central-Michigan wilderness, he built a log cabin, a log store, and two steam-powered mills—a sawmill and a gristmill. At first, his growing settlement was called Elyton, but within a few years, it was renamed Alma, memorializing a battle in the Crimean War. Alma was energized by the acquisition of millionaire lumberman and entrepreneur Ammi W. Wright, who poured his resources into the town. Wright encouraged the establishment of Alma College in 1886 and the state Masonic home for the elderly in 1911. Wright laid the foundations for Alma’s great Republic Truck Company, the largest exclusive maker of trucks in the world by 1920. The discovery of several oil fields prompted the establishment of two oil refineries in Alma in the 1930s and saved the town from the doldrums of the Great Depression. By the 1950s, Alma was a key national manufacturer of house trailers and mobile homes. This photographic panorama reflects the city’s economic cycles and its institutions that have given Alma an enviable stability through the years.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
David McMacken
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Series
Images of America
Topic / Theme
Oil mines and mining, Factories, Business, Grist mills, Industrial buildings, Manufactured material, Fuel, Industry
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2009 by David McMacken
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7. Farming, Logging, and Mining
written by Harney J. Corwin; in Around Boonville, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2009), 93-104
Nestled in the Black River valley with the Tug Hill Plateau to the east and the Adirondack Mountains to the west, Boonville traces its origin to the failure of a grand investment scheme. In the mid-1790s, Gerrit Boon, agent for the Holland Land Company, purchased vast acreage in northern New York, hoping to establ...
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written by Harney J. Corwin; in Around Boonville, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2009), 93-104
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Nestled in the Black River valley with the Tug Hill Plateau to the east and the Adirondack Mountains to the west, Boonville traces its origin to the failure of a grand investment scheme. In the mid-1790s, Gerrit Boon, agent for the Holland Land Company, purchased vast acreage in northern New York, hoping to establish a plantation for the production of maple sugar. When that enterprise collapsed, Boon founded a settlement in the remote wilderness....
Nestled in the Black River valley with the Tug Hill Plateau to the east and the Adirondack Mountains to the west, Boonville traces its origin to the failure of a grand investment scheme. In the mid-1790s, Gerrit Boon, agent for the Holland Land Company, purchased vast acreage in northern New York, hoping to establish a plantation for the production of maple sugar. When that enterprise collapsed, Boon founded a settlement in the remote wilderness. Adopting a paternalistic stance, he attracted settlers by extending financial assistance to farmers, artisans, and tradesmen. The village soon prospered, and dairy farming became the dominant industry. With the arrival of a canal and railroad in the mid-1800s, Boonville expanded to become the largest town between Watertown and Utica. Around Boonville documents the growth of the village and surrounding area, with special attention to local landmarks and scenery, industry and recreation, prominent leaders, and ordinary citizens.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
Harney J. Corwin
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Series
Images of America
Topic / Theme
Rock quarries and quarrying, Canneries, Food industry, Logging, Dairy products, Mining industry, Farming, Industry
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2009 by Harney J. Corwin
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