White background with an illustration of the heads of the four members of the Monkees in a red car with a red text logo above

Illustration of a rooster with a red comb on a blue background surrounded by red text on a white background 

Composed of “choice grains and seeds,” Red Comb Poultry Feed was advertised in 1910 as being, “a carefully balanced ration for Chicks from the ‘Cradle to the Grav-y’.” The Edwards and Loomis Company, manufacturers of Red Comb Poultry Feed and Red Horns Dairy Feeds, kept an office in Chicago. 

This button was found in the walls of a house in Chicago built in 1905. Was the button received as a promotional item, dropped, and lost in the house in the early 1900s? How did it get there? The mystery may never be solved…

Blue-tinted photograph of Rodriguez in the center surrounded by red text on a white background

William E. Rodriguez was a lawyer and politician from Illinois. Born in Naperville, Illinois in 1879, Rodriguez became active in Chicago politics following his graduation from high school, and joining the Socialist Party of America, in the early 1910s. Rodriguez became the first Hispanic alderman in Chicago after his 1914 election for Chicago city council and was reelected in 1916. He remained active in Chicago politics until his death in 1970. 

Red cursive text on a white background

Black text on a light yellow background

White text on a blue background stylized so that the  letter "I" appears to be a drum stick

Vic Firth, a percussionist in the Boston Symphony Orchestra, was unhappy with the quality of sticks available to him in the early 1960s. He began to craft his own drumsticks to suit his needs, by whittling wood or using a wood turner. Word spread, and the craft shop that he started in his garage has grown into a company with over 200 varieties of drumsticks to suit an individual percussionists’ needs.

Blue litho photograph of Len Small in the center on a white background surrounded by white text on a red rim on the top and a blue rim on the bottom

Aged yellow background with green text and two green lines separating the text.

Red outer band on top with aged white text and blue outer band on bottom with aged white text. Blue background with aged white stars, and red and aged white stripes in center, overlaid with three circles with black and aged white images of soldiers and black text. Tattered red, white, and blue ribbon at bottom of button.

Red outer band with cream text and a cream center with red text and a thin cream line around the outer rim