Object Details
- Local Numbers
- 00050901 (AC Scan No.)
- Exhibitions Note
- Included in National Museum of American History virtual exhibit, "History Wired," http://historywired.si.edu/object.cfm?ID=264.
- Photographer
- McCollum, J.
- Collector
- Wise, Brownie Humphrey, 1913-1991
- Names
- Tupperware Home Parties
- Wise, Brownie Humphrey, 1913-1991
- Collection Donor
- Wise, Brownie Humphrey, 1913-1991
- Topic
- Interior decoration -- 1950-1960
- Photographer
- McCollum, J.
- Collector
- Wise, Brownie Humphrey, 1913-1991
- See more items in
- Brownie Wise Papers
- Brownie Wise Papers / Series 7: Photographs / THP events: Brownie " various, undated
- Biographical / Historical
- Wise is credited with developing the enormously successful--and widely emulated--home-party plan, in which neighbors and friends gather in a home where Tupperware products are demonstrated and sold.
- Extent
- 1 Item (8" x 10".)
- Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
- Silver gelatin on paper.
- Date
- [1954]
- Archival Repository
- Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Type
- Archival materials
- Photographs
- Collection Citation
- Brownie Wise Papers, 1938-1968, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Collection Rights
- Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
- Genre/Form
- Photographs -- 1950-1960 -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Silver gelatin
- Scope and Contents
- Demonstrating the unbreakable Tupperware seal: Tupperware vice president Brownie Wise explains the benefits of Tupperware to an attentive and appreciative audience at a Tupperware party.
- Restrictions
- Unrestricted research use on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with cotton gloves.
- Record ID
- ebl-1560803928836-1560803928883-7
