This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Helen Boehm porcelain pioneer shaped by love and marketing
Helena Boehm built a national porcelain studio from a Trenton basement, promoting Boehm birds and animals after marrying Edward Marshall Boehm. She lured art curators, courted first Lady Eisenhower, and grew the firm into a $10 million enterprise exporting to England, presenting pieces to six presidents and earning renown despite limited formal marketing training.
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Marian Fox
Associated Press
Memphis, Tenn
Elena Franzolin
Brooklyn
Mechanical School of Optics
Clark Gable
Fifth Avenue
New York City
Gable
Edward Marshall Boehm
Helen Boehm
Boehm Porcelain
Boehm
Trenton
N.J
England
Vincent Andrus
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Boehms
Eisenhower
White House
Eisenhowers
Canada
Richard Nixon
China