A. Schoenhut Factory and Warehouse, Philadelphia, ca. 1912This drawing from a 1912 book on Philadelphia manufacturers shows the Schoenhut factory and offices at Adams and Sepviva Streets…
A. Schoenhut Storefront, 1875In 1872, Albert Schoenhut began to manufacture toys in a storefront at 2337 Frankford Avenue in the Kensington neighborhood of…
Adams, Harriet Stratemeyer with Children, n.d.This photograph shows a middle-aged Harriet Stratemeyer Adams with two young children, presumably avid readers of juvenile literature by the…
Addams, Jane, ca. 1913Portrait of social reformer Jane Addams (1860-1935) of the Hull House, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1913.
Al Ringling Theater, Baraboo, Wisconsin, after 1933The Al Ringling Theater, which was completed in 1915, originally seated 874 and was modeled after the opera house in…
Alien Enemies Standing in Line during a Transfer from Fort McPherson to Fort Oglethorpe, ca. 1918After America entered the war, President Woodrow Wilson declared all German citizens in the U.S. “alien enemies.” They were barred…
Alien Property Custodian A. Mitchell Palmer and His Executive Staff, 1918After the passage of the Trading with the Enemy Act in October 1917, all German citizens in the United States…
American Brewing Company, St. Louis, Missouri, ca. 1891In January 1890, Henry, Oscar, and Hugo Koehler founded the American Brewing Company in St. Louis. The following year, an…
Anheuser-Busch brew house interior in St. Louis, 1933A vintage postcard showing the interior of the central portion of the Anheuser-Busch brew house in St. Louis, 1933. Large…
Anheuser-Busch brew house, 1913The Anheuser-Busch brew house, 1913. Columns at the entrance to the house are topped with lighted globes. Busch wanted his…
Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association Cooper Shop, ca. late 1890sThe Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association Cooper Shop, c. late 1890s. The building is labeled "Cooper Shop" and is dated 1890. The…
Anheuser-Busch brewing plant in St. Louis, late nineteenth centuryAerial view of the Anheuser-Busch brewing plant in St. Louis, late nineteenth century.
Anheuser-Busch eagle logoThe introduction, in 1872, of the Anheuser-Busch eagle logo, an intertwined A and eagle, helped the company create a corporate…
Anheuser-Busch Malt-Nutrine rail cars stand in front of the Manufacturers Railway Company, ca. late 1890sAnheuser-Busch Malt-Nutrine rail cars stand in front of the Manufacturers Railway Company, c. late 1890s. In 1887, Adolphus Busch established…
Arden, Victor Bloede’s house, at Eden Terrace, in Catonsville, MDArden, Victor Bloede’s house, at Eden Terrace, in Catonsville, Maryland. This is the original house, which burned in 1898.
Assembly-line production in a Teddy Bear Factory, 1915As part of the “Fordist” revolution in manufacturing, assembly lines were introduced to divide the production process into simple, repetitive…
Axle assembly area in the Duesenberg factoryView of the axle assembly area of the Duesenberg factory with the gear assembly area in front of the windows.
Bird's Eye View of the Brooklyn Bridge during its Official Dedication, 1883Lithograph showing a bird's eye view of the Brooklyn Bridge during its official dedication on Thursday May 24, 1883.
Bloede, Victor Gustav Portrait, ca. 1900Portrait of Victor Gustav Bloede (c. 1900) from the National Cyclopedia of American Biography.