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November 20, 2023
Something to Drink? United Airlines Training Films, 1965
Working as a commercial flight attendant is an exhausting career. Even before the emergence of recent issues like pandemics and increased passenger “air rage,” the job of serving travelers on an airplane was never easy.
November 20, 2023
It Just Doesn't Addis Up: Trimming the Legend of the Toilet Brush Christmas Tree
Each year, I mine patents for something unique and interesting to add to Hagley’s holiday displays. This year I decided to tackle artificial Christmas tree patents.
November 20, 2023
Published Design: Highlights from the IDSA Published Collection
October 31, 2023
Barbenheimer Sparks Show Cases at Hagley
The release of two major motion pictures in July unleashed the cultural phenomenon of “Barbenheimer.” For staff at Hagley Library, this presented a golden opportunity to show off some of the materials from our historic collections that reflect the consumer culture of “Barbie” and others that docu
October 26, 2023
Hagley awarded grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation
The Hagley Museum and Library is pleased to announce that we have received a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation (NFPF) to preserve two films from the Cinecraft collection.
October 26, 2023
Grave Guns & Coffin Torpedoes: Inventions for Protecting the Dead from the Living
Zombies are a trending topic in popular culture. Movies and television series still build upon this genre of horror decades after George Romero filmed the movie Night of the Living Dead near my hometown in 1968.
October 26, 2023
In Love with LU! Promoting Sweet Treats
Who doesn’t enjoy a little sweet treat alongside their coffee or tea? For the French, that means a buttery biscuit made by the Lefève-Utile biscuit company, better known by its initials LU.
September 27, 2023
"You Remember, You Were There": Breezin' Through Automotive History with Milestones of Motoring
Nostalgia is a powerful force in advertising. As long as advertisements have existed, harkening back to the “good ol’ days” has been a time-honored selling tradition. If it did not work, we would not do it; to the present day, companies invoke nostalgia to make their products more desirable.

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