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- Business Card for Motor City Valet Shop, Detroit, Michigan -
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Business Card for Motor City Valet Shop, Detroit, Michigan
- Sign, "Look Better! Feel Better! Just Call for the Valet...," 1950-1959 - Keeping clothes clean and fresh is hard to do when traveling. Many mid-20th century hotels provided valet service for travelers -- especially businesspersons who may return. Guests at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California, who needed this service found this sign conveniently located in their room. A quick call, the hotel promised, and a valet "will clean and press your suit <EM>pronto!</EM>"
- 1950-1959
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Sign, "Look Better! Feel Better! Just Call for the Valet...," 1950-1959
Keeping clothes clean and fresh is hard to do when traveling. Many mid-20th century hotels provided valet service for travelers -- especially businesspersons who may return. Guests at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California, who needed this service found this sign conveniently located in their room. A quick call, the hotel promised, and a valet "will clean and press your suit pronto!"
- Clothing Valet Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama - In 2023, The Henry Ford acquired the Selma, Alabama, home of Dr. Sullivan and Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson, where Dr. Martin Luther King and Civil Rights leaders planned the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery Voting Rights marches. The Jackson Home opened in Greenfield Village in 2026. The home and its contents not only document the voting rights struggle but also shed light on 20th-century Black American middle-class life.
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Clothing Valet Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama
In 2023, The Henry Ford acquired the Selma, Alabama, home of Dr. Sullivan and Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson, where Dr. Martin Luther King and Civil Rights leaders planned the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery Voting Rights marches. The Jackson Home opened in Greenfield Village in 2026. The home and its contents not only document the voting rights struggle but also shed light on 20th-century Black American middle-class life.
- Sign, "Valet Service," 1930-1940 - Keeping clothes clean and fresh is hard to do when traveling. Many mid-20th century hotels provided valet service for travelers -- especially businesspersons who may return. Guests at the Benjamin Franklin Hotel who needed valet service found this sign conveniently located in their room. A quick call and guests could receive a number of garment cleaning and alteration services "Day & Night."
- 1940
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Sign, "Valet Service," 1930-1940
Keeping clothes clean and fresh is hard to do when traveling. Many mid-20th century hotels provided valet service for travelers -- especially businesspersons who may return. Guests at the Benjamin Franklin Hotel who needed valet service found this sign conveniently located in their room. A quick call and guests could receive a number of garment cleaning and alteration services "Day & Night."
- Clothing Valet Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama - In 2023, The Henry Ford acquired the Selma, Alabama, home of Dr. Sullivan and Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson, where Dr. Martin Luther King and Civil Rights leaders planned the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery Voting Rights marches. The Jackson Home opened in Greenfield Village in 2026. The home and its contents not only document the voting rights struggle but also shed light on 20th-century Black American middle-class life.
- Collections - Artifact
Clothing Valet Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama
In 2023, The Henry Ford acquired the Selma, Alabama, home of Dr. Sullivan and Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson, where Dr. Martin Luther King and Civil Rights leaders planned the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery Voting Rights marches. The Jackson Home opened in Greenfield Village in 2026. The home and its contents not only document the voting rights struggle but also shed light on 20th-century Black American middle-class life.