"No persons of any race other than the Caucasian race shall use or occupy any building or any lot except that this Covenant shall not prevent occupancy by domestic servants of a different race domiciled with an owner or tenant." (Source: Plat…
Boys learning carpentry during a class at an open air summer school in Chicago, as open air schools were believed to help prevent and combat the spread of tuberculosis among children.
Margot and Columbine discuss Harlequin in this scene from "The Wonder Hat" by Kenneth Sawyer Goodman and Ben Hecht. The original caption reads, "I tell you I'm not in love."
1888-1904
Boyd’s Genuine Porcelain Liners were patented in 1869, originally in colorless glass, then milk glass in 1871. Marion Fruit Jar and Bottle Company was one of many glass manufacturers to produce these; the company specialized in fruit…
1921-present
Founded in 1921 by Harry Soref, Master Lock still produces a wide range of padlocks today. An early innovator in padlocks, Master Lock patented the Laminated Steel padlock in 1924, the same manner in which bank vaults are protected, as…
1916 Max Linder film with live accompaniment by the Lake Forest Moving Picture Orchestra, recorded February 2016. Features original music from the Silent era by composers such as J.S. Zamecnik, arranged by Don Meyer.
"No portion of said property shall ever be leased, rented, sold or conveyed or occupied by any person who is not of the Caucasian race, except in capacity of domestic servant employed by the owner of said property." (Source: Plat #13960553, Platbook…
Addams meets with President Woodrow Wilson at his request to report on her experiences in Europe. She gives him a copy of the platform of the International Committee of Women for Permanent Peace. Wilson does not commit to calling an international…
“…and then only upon the rear twenty feet of said lot or portion of a lot, which said shed, barn, garage, or outbuilding shall be for the exclusive private use of the owner of the said lot, and shall not be used for residence purposes, other than…
1868-1930s
James Moses founded the Mercer Pottery Company in 1868, claiming to have produced the first semi-porcelain china in the United States. A 1922 advertisement for Mercer's hotel ware is below. The company was in business until the 1930s.…
