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A museum telling the story of 'Muffler Men,' roadside attractions from the 1960s and 70s, has opened in Atlanta, Ill., on an original part of Route 66
Gillette's original razor patent was due to expire in November 1921 and to stay ahead of an upcoming competition, the company introduced the New Improved Gillette Safety Razor in spring 1921 and switched to the razor and blades pricing structure the company is known for today. While the New Improved razor was sold for $5 (equivalent to $85 in ...
This list of museums in Atlanta is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing ...
King C. Gillette wearing a Panama hat, circa 1908. This is said to be Gillette's favorite picture of himself. [15]Gillette was also a Utopian Socialist. [16] He published a book titled The Human Drift (1894) [17] which advocated that all industry should be taken over by a single corporation owned by the public, and that everyone in the US should live in a giant city called Metropolis powered ...
What began as a beauty shop once owned by Madame C.J. Walker is now a museum highlighting Black history in […] The post Atlanta salon-turned-museum houses hidden civil rights artifacts appeared ...
High Museum of Art in Atlanta. This list of museums in Georgia contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
The J. H. Hawes Elevator is a historic grain elevator located on 2nd Street in Atlanta, Illinois.The elevator was built in 1903 along the Illinois Midland Railroad; it was used to store locally farmed grain before the railroad shipped it to cities such as Peoria, Decatur, and Terre Haute, Indiana.
The Gillette Safety Razor Company was awarded a contract to supply the American troops in World War I with double-edge safety razors as part of their standard field kits (delivering a total of 3.5 million razors and 32 million blades for them). The returning soldiers were permitted to keep that part of their equipment and therefore retained ...