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Sheumaker, Helen, author.
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Material culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Popular culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
United States -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
United States -- Civilization -- 1945-
United States -- Civilization -- 1918-1945.
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Artifacts from moder...
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Artifacts from modern America / Helen Sheumaker.
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Sheumaker, Helen, author.
Santa Barbara, California : Greenwood, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2018]
Subjects
Material culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Popular culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
United States -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
United States -- Civilization -- 1945-
United States -- Civilization -- 1918-1945.
ISBN:
9781440846823 (hardcover ; alkaline paper)
1440846820 (hardcover ; alkaline paper)
Series:
Daily life through artifacts.
Description:
xxxii, 347 pages ; 29 cm
Contents:
How to evaluate artifacts -- Chronology of events -- Part I. Communications -- Brownie Holiday Camera -- Eversharp Screw Cap Fountain Pen -- Princess Telephone -- Sony TR-610 Radio -- TRS-80 Personal Computer -- Typewriter -- Part II. Cooking, Food, and Drink -- Bob's Big Boy -- Cellophane -- Coffee Percolator -- Kelvinator Microwave Radarange -- Telescoping Shopping Cart -- Part III. Entertainment -- Atari 2600 Video Game Console and Packaging -- Popular Paperbacks -- Portable Gramophone -- Superman Comic Book -- Part IV. Grooming, Clothing, and Accessories -- Drene Shampoo -- Lorna Doone Patched Blue Jeans -- Max Factor Lipstick -- Nike Waffle Trainer -- Schick Electric Razor Variation Maidenform Brassiere -- Part V. Health and Medicine -- Antibiotics Penicillin Sample -- Craven "A" Ashtray -- Custer Electric Wheelchair -- Enovid Birth Control Pill -- Part VI. Household Items -- Air Conditioner -- Hoover Vacuum Cleaner -- Moonshine Still -- Refrigerator -- Part Vii. Political and Civic Life -- Environmental Movement Buttons -- Gay Pride Button -- General Motors TDH-3610 Diesel Bus -- Instructional Voting Machine -- Votes for Women Literature Bag -- Part VIII. Religion -- The Bible Story -- Commemorative Ribbon -- Muhammad Ali Robes -- Part IX. Tools and Weapons -- Children's Gas Masks, World War I -- Electric Chair -- First Fordson Tractor -- Gun/Police Revolver -- Part X. Transportation -- Boeing 367 Dash 80 Airplane -- Gas Ration Card, World War II -- Ken Kesey's Merry Prankster Bus -- Orbiter -- Pullman Railroad Car -- Schwinn Starlet Bicycle -- Trav-L-Coach House Trailer.
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This book examines how material objects of the 20th century, ranging from articles of clothing to tools and weapons, communication devices, and toys and games, reflect dominant ideas and testify to the ways social change happens.
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Ewa Beach P/S Library
R-YA -- Reference
973.9 SH
Non Circulating
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