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- Model Bookshelf Designed by Gilbert Rohde from Laurel Series by Herman Miller, circa 1934 -
- circa 1934
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Model Bookshelf Designed by Gilbert Rohde from Laurel Series by Herman Miller, circa 1934
- Secretary Desk, circa 1870 - Secretary desks are offices and work spaces. They provide a writing surface, storage space and book shelves. But some are much more -- they are symbols of the owner's education, wealth and social status. James Latta -- a Harvard graduate, successful businessman and special commissioner to the 1873 Vienna Exposition -- had this imposing piece of furniture made for his home in Washington, D.C.
- circa 1870
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Secretary Desk, circa 1870
Secretary desks are offices and work spaces. They provide a writing surface, storage space and book shelves. But some are much more -- they are symbols of the owner's education, wealth and social status. James Latta -- a Harvard graduate, successful businessman and special commissioner to the 1873 Vienna Exposition -- had this imposing piece of furniture made for his home in Washington, D.C.
- Secretary Desk, 1760-1780 - American businessmen and merchants in the mid-18th century used secretary desks as home offices. These large desks provide a writing surface, shelves for books and a storage space for papers -- perhaps even a secret drawer for important documents. Placed in a parlor or other public room, this secretary projected the owner's wealth and social status to visitors.
- 1760-1780
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Secretary Desk, 1760-1780
American businessmen and merchants in the mid-18th century used secretary desks as home offices. These large desks provide a writing surface, shelves for books and a storage space for papers -- perhaps even a secret drawer for important documents. Placed in a parlor or other public room, this secretary projected the owner's wealth and social status to visitors.
- Breakfront Desk and Bookcase, 1800-1820 - This large-scale showpiece served as a wealthy businessman's home office in early 19th-century Salem, a town made prosperous by international trade and the whaling industry. The top case held his business ledgers and books. The center drawer in the lower case drops to form a writing surface and essentially becomes a work center, complete with drawers and slots for correspondence.
- 1800-1820
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Breakfront Desk and Bookcase, 1800-1820
This large-scale showpiece served as a wealthy businessman's home office in early 19th-century Salem, a town made prosperous by international trade and the whaling industry. The top case held his business ledgers and books. The center drawer in the lower case drops to form a writing surface and essentially becomes a work center, complete with drawers and slots for correspondence.
- Henry Ford Trade School Library, August 1946 - Boys who attended the Henry Ford Trade School learned by doing. The school, the brainchild of Henry Ford, trained teenage boys in a variety of skilled industrial trade work -- machining, metallurgy, drafting, and engine design, among others. Students created useful components for local factories in hands-on lab and shop classes. In addition to the manual training received, academic classes were required.
- August 10, 1946
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Henry Ford Trade School Library, August 1946
Boys who attended the Henry Ford Trade School learned by doing. The school, the brainchild of Henry Ford, trained teenage boys in a variety of skilled industrial trade work -- machining, metallurgy, drafting, and engine design, among others. Students created useful components for local factories in hands-on lab and shop classes. In addition to the manual training received, academic classes were required.
- Secretary Desk, 1720-1780 - This 18th-century desk was owned by the Adler family of Frankfurt, Germany. With the rise of the Nazi regime during the 1930s, harassment increased for this Jewish family until, on Kristallnacht in 1938, their home was ransacked. The Adlers managed to leave Germany with only a few possessions. This heirloom became a symbol of the family's survival as they carved out new lives in America.
- 1720-1780
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Secretary Desk, 1720-1780
This 18th-century desk was owned by the Adler family of Frankfurt, Germany. With the rise of the Nazi regime during the 1930s, harassment increased for this Jewish family until, on Kristallnacht in 1938, their home was ransacked. The Adlers managed to leave Germany with only a few possessions. This heirloom became a symbol of the family's survival as they carved out new lives in America.
- Joseph Adler and Marie (Salomon) Adler, circa 1989 -
- circa 1989
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Joseph Adler and Marie (Salomon) Adler, circa 1989
- Slant Front Desk and Bookcase, Used in the Dearborn Inn's Colonial Homes, 1936 -
- 1936
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Slant Front Desk and Bookcase, Used in the Dearborn Inn's Colonial Homes, 1936
- Cabinetmaker George Sutter, Age 88, Maintaining Bookshelves in The Library of Congress, 1921-1922 -
- 1921-1922
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Cabinetmaker George Sutter, Age 88, Maintaining Bookshelves in The Library of Congress, 1921-1922
- Secretary Desk, 1750-1780 - American businessmen and merchants in the mid-18th century used secretary desks as home offices. These large desks provide a writing surface, shelves for books and a storage space for papers -- perhaps even a secret drawer for important documents. Placed in a parlor or other public room, this secretary projected the owner's wealth and social status to visitors.
- 1750-1780
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Secretary Desk, 1750-1780
American businessmen and merchants in the mid-18th century used secretary desks as home offices. These large desks provide a writing surface, shelves for books and a storage space for papers -- perhaps even a secret drawer for important documents. Placed in a parlor or other public room, this secretary projected the owner's wealth and social status to visitors.