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Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This is the first of two posts about the publication Shipping World and Herald of Commerce; a great resource for the history of shipping and shipbuilding. See what the earliest issues from 1883 and 1884 can offer!
Posted in: Business, Transportation
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
The ice keeping your beverage cold has a fascinating history that includes ice harvesting, war contracts, artificial ice machines, a financial panic, and not one, but two Ice Kings.
Posted in: Business
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
If you are doing any research related to the history of transportation, the Library of Congress has many resources that you might need.
Posted in: Business, Transportation
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
The Temporary National Economic Committee was formed to look at concentration in American industry and produced a number of reports that show America business and industry in the first decades of the 20th century.
Posted in: Business
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Geyer’s was a great source for everything a stationer needed to know and wanted to sell; that includes cards for Valentine's Day.
Posted in: Business, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Read about the role the Ford Motor Company played in the drive to the 40-hour work week.
Posted in: Business
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
The Business Reference project This Month in Business History has three new entries that feature United Farm Workers, César Chávez, and Dolores Huerta.
Posted in: Business, Business Reference Guides, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History, Hispanic American History
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Geyer's Stationer the trade publication for American stationers features many wonderful images of stores from around the United States and can be used for more than understanding the trade, such as for images of businesses around the U.S.
Posted in: Business, Favorites From the Fifth Floor
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Geyer's Stationer was a trade publication for stationers in the United States who sold many products to the growing American business sector including furniture and filings systems.
Posted in: Business, Favorites From the Fifth Floor