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This collection brings together museum grade historical objects prepared for visual storytelling. Rooted in Detroit’s industrial and domestic past, each artifact is curated within a larger material system and preserved for camera ready use. Objects are available for editorial, stage, film, and institutional loan, offering authenticity that cannot be replicated.
Military
M2 Ammunition Vest
Status: Available for Loan Consideration for exhibition, institutional study, research on military logistics, Cold War military equipment, training operations, civil defense history, or approved placement. M2 Ammunition Vest United States Military United States c. 1940s–1970s Olive drab coated canvas, cotton cord drawstring, reinforced stitching, military stencil markings Marked: "FRONT" and "AMMUNITION BAG M2" Dating & Attribution This object is identified as an M2 Ammunitio
Sulfanilamide Packet and Ointment Tin
Status: Available for Loan Consideration for exhibition, institutional study, military history interpretation, or medical history research. U.S. Military First Aid Group (Pouch, Sulfanilamide Packet, and Ointment Tin) United States c. 1940s (World War II era) Canvas, paper, steel, medicinal compound residue Dating This three-part grouping dates to the World War II period (circa 1940s) . The olive drab canvas pouch stamped “U.S.” is characteristic of standard-issue American mi
U.S. Military Tool Box - Plumbing
Status: Available for Loan Consideration for exhibition, institutional study, research on mid-twentieth-century military logistics and material culture, or approved placement. Plumbing Tool Chest (Harbor Craft) United States, c. 1940–1955 Painted wood chest, stenciled identification markings, metal latch hardware, turned wood handle Dating & Attribution This object is identified as a mid-twentieth-century military plumbing tool chest , dating approximately to circa 1940–1955
Pipe Wrenches
Status: Available for Loan Consideration for exhibition, set decoration, industrial history interpretation, trade education, or period workshop displays. Pipe Wrenches (Pair) United States c. 1920s–1950s Cast iron and steel with adjustable serrated jaws Dating & Attribution These two adjustable pipe wrenches appear to date from the early-to-mid twentieth century, likely between the 1920s and 1950s. Their heavy cast construction, simple adjustment mechanism, and industrial for
Speech of Congressman William C. Lovering: Cuba Reciprocity
Status: Available for Loan Consideration for exhibition, institutional study, research on United States and Cuba relations, congressional history, trade policy, or approved placement. Speech of Congressman William C. Lovering Hon. William C. Lovering United States February 17, 1902 Printed pamphlet extracted from the Congressional Record Dating & Attribution This document is a printed speech delivered by Congressman William C. Lovering of Massachusetts before the United State
American Red Cross Press Photograph
Status: Available for Loan Consideration for exhibition, institutional study, research on mid-century relief coordination systems, or approved placement. American Red Cross Press Photograph “General View of Operations at Red Cross” Detroit News Staff Photograph, March 7, 1958 Object Description and Dating This object is a press photograph documenting American Red Cross operations , stamped on the reverse with Detroit News staff markings and dated March 7, 1958 . The handwri
American Red Cross Field Trunk
Status: Available for Loan Consideration for exhibition, institutional study, research on wartime and postwar relief systems, or approved placement. American Red Cross Field Trunk Issued to John W. Boomer, Field Director United States, c. 1940–1955 Painted steel trunk with stenciled identification Dating & Attribution This object is a mid-20th-century American Red Cross field trunk, clearly stenciled with the name John W. Boomer , identified as a Field Director within the or
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