Artifacts from modern America. (2017)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- Artifacts from modern America. (2017)
- Main Title:
- Artifacts from modern America
- Further Information:
- Note: Helen Sheumaker.
- Authors:
- Sheumaker, Helen
- Contents:
- How to evaluate artifacts -- Chronology of events -- Part I. Communications -- Brownie Camera -- Eversharp Fountain Pen -- Princess Telephone -- Remington Typewriter -- Sony TR-610 Radio -- TRS-80 Computer -- Part II. Cooking, food, and drink -- Bob's Big Boy -- Cellophane -- Coffee percolator -- Kelvinator Microwave Radarange -- Telescoping shopping cart -- Part III. Entertainment -- Atari 2600 Video Game Console -- Ian Fleming paperback -- Portable Gramophone -- Superman Comic Book -- Part IV. Grooming, clothing, and accessories -- Drene Shampoo -- Lorna Doone patched blue jeans -- Maidenform Bra -- Max Factor Lipstick -- Nike Waffle Trainer -- Schick Electric Razor -- Part V. Health and medicine -- Antibiotics Penicillin Sampel -- Art Deco ashtray -- Custer Electric Wheelchair -- Enovid Birth Control Pill -- Part VI. Household items -- Air conditioner -- Hoover Vacuum Cleaner -- Moonshine still -- Refrigerator -- Part Vii. Political and civic life -- Environmental movement buttons -- Gay pride button -- Instructional voting machine -- Let Women Vote literature bag -- Rosa Parks bus -- Part VIII. Religion -- Muhammad Ali robes -- National Workmen's Jewish rights ribbon -- The Bible story -- Part IX. Tools and weapons -- Electric chair -- Fordson Tractor -- Police revolver -- World War I children's gas mask -- Part X. Transportation -- Trav-l-Coach House Trailer -- Boeing 367 Dash 80 Airplane -- Gas ration card -- Ken Kesey's Merry Prankster Bus -- Lunar Orbiter -- PullmanHow to evaluate artifacts -- Chronology of events -- Part I. Communications -- Brownie Camera -- Eversharp Fountain Pen -- Princess Telephone -- Remington Typewriter -- Sony TR-610 Radio -- TRS-80 Computer -- Part II. Cooking, food, and drink -- Bob's Big Boy -- Cellophane -- Coffee percolator -- Kelvinator Microwave Radarange -- Telescoping shopping cart -- Part III. Entertainment -- Atari 2600 Video Game Console -- Ian Fleming paperback -- Portable Gramophone -- Superman Comic Book -- Part IV. Grooming, clothing, and accessories -- Drene Shampoo -- Lorna Doone patched blue jeans -- Maidenform Bra -- Max Factor Lipstick -- Nike Waffle Trainer -- Schick Electric Razor -- Part V. Health and medicine -- Antibiotics Penicillin Sampel -- Art Deco ashtray -- Custer Electric Wheelchair -- Enovid Birth Control Pill -- Part VI. Household items -- Air conditioner -- Hoover Vacuum Cleaner -- Moonshine still -- Refrigerator -- Part Vii. Political and civic life -- Environmental movement buttons -- Gay pride button -- Instructional voting machine -- Let Women Vote literature bag -- Rosa Parks bus -- Part VIII. Religion -- Muhammad Ali robes -- National Workmen's Jewish rights ribbon -- The Bible story -- Part IX. Tools and weapons -- Electric chair -- Fordson Tractor -- Police revolver -- World War I children's gas mask -- Part X. Transportation -- Trav-l-Coach House Trailer -- Boeing 367 Dash 80 Airplane -- Gas ration card -- Ken Kesey's Merry Prankster Bus -- Lunar Orbiter -- Pullman Car -- Schwinn Starlet Bicycle. … (more)
- Publisher Details:
- New York : Greenwood
- Publication Date:
- 2017
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (384 pages)
- Subjects:
- 973.9
History -- United States -- 20th Century
Material culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Popular culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Architecture -- History -- Modern (late 19th Century to 1945)
History of the Americas
United States -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
United States -- Civilization -- 1945-
United States -- Civilization -- 1918-1945 - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9798216049784
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781440846823
- Access Rights:
- Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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- Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.
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- British Library HMNTS - ELD.DS.786049
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- 20_029.xml