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Ocean/Sea/Gulf:

Atlantic, Caribbean Sea  Search this

Vessel:

Oregon  Search this

Depth (m):

366

Prep Count:

2

Preparation:

Radiograph

Type Citation:

Smith, D. G. & Kanazawa, R. H. 1977. Bulletin of Marine Science. 27 (3): 532, fig. 2.

Type Status:

Paratype

Place:

Puerto Rico, United States, Atlantic

Collection Date:

6 Oct 1959

Taxonomy:

Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Osteichthyes, Actinopterygii, Neopterygii, Elopomorpha, Anguilliformes, Congroidei, Congridae, Bathymyrinae

Published Name:

Parabathymyrus oregoni Smith & Kanazawa

Accession Number:

225026

USNM Number:

190466

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Vertebrate Zoology

Fishes

Data Source:

NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Fishes Division

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3899e2e3c-822d-4ec3-9ef5-b7a7779b2a30

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhvz_5055919

Ocean/Sea/Gulf:

Atlantic  Search this

Vessel:

Silver Bay  Search this

Depth (m):

549

Prep Count:

1

Preparation:

Radiograph

Type Citation:

Smith, D. G. & Kanazawa, R. H. 1977. Bulletin of Marine Science. 27 (3): 540, fig. 10.

Type Status:

Holotype

Place:

Bahama Island., Bahamas, Atlantic

Collection Date:

9 Nov 1960

Taxonomy:

Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Osteichthyes, Actinopterygii, Neopterygii, Elopomorpha, Anguilliformes, Congroidei, Congridae, Congrinae

Published Name:

Rhechias polypora Smith & Kanazawa

Accession Number:

241344

USNM Number:

197143

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Vertebrate Zoology

Fishes

Data Source:

NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Fishes Division

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3755feac4-c94b-4768-aad2-5197b5e6f6b3

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhvz_5058364

Collector:

Robert L. Shipp  Search this

Ocean/Sea/Gulf:

Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico  Search this

Depth (m):

44 - 51

Prep Count:

1

1

Preparation:

Photograph

Radiograph

Type Citation:

Hastings, P. A. & Shipp, R. L. 1980. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 93 (4): 876.

Type Status:

Holotype

Place:

Florida, United States, Atlantic

Collection Date:

19 Mar 1977

Taxonomy:

Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Osteichthyes, Actinopterygii, Neopterygii, Acanthopterygii, Perciformes, Blennioidei, Chaenopsidae

Published Name:

Chaenopsis roseola Hastings & Shipp

Accession Number:

339678

USNM Number:

221167

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Vertebrate Zoology

Fishes

Data Source:

NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Fishes Division

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3943a38a7-8376-4329-b302-636ae486a833

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhvz_5079718

Ocean/Sea/Gulf:

Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico  Search this

Vessel:

Oregon  Search this

Depth (m):

457

Prep Count:

1

Preparation:

Radiograph

Place:

South of Mobile, Alabama, Alabama, United States, Atlantic

Collection Date:

23 Jun 1956

Taxonomy:

Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Osteichthyes, Actinopterygii, Neopterygii, Acanthopterygii, Perciformes, Percoidei, Epigonidae

Published Name:

Epigonus pandionis

Glossamia pandionis

Accession Number:

210952

USNM Number:

157967

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Vertebrate Zoology

Fishes

Data Source:

NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Fishes Division

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/326a1f8fa-8a1f-47dc-9d69-2b6c47f4c462

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhvz_10012993

Biogeographical Region:

80 - Central America  Search this

Collector:

Percy H. Gentle  Search this

Place:

In high ridge on hilltop, British Honduras; Stann Creek Valley, Balloon Ridge, Stann Creek, Belize, Central America - Neotropics

Collection Date:

20 Jan 1941

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Asterales Asteraceae Asteroideae

Published Name:

Koanophyllon galeottii (B.L. Rob.) R.M. King & H. Rob.

Barcode:

01663442

USNM Number:

2087303

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Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a815435d-c5ad-48b3-b3d3-b56c792eb87d

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_12676584

Biogeographical Region:

North American Terrestrial  Search this

Collector:

G. C. Christensen  Search this

Place:

Balloon Spring, Pilot Mountain, Mineral County, Nevada, United States, North America

Collection Date:

19 Jul 1956

Taxonomy:

Plantae Chlorophyta Ulotrichales Microsporaceae

Published Name:

Microspora stagnorum

Barcode:

00236318

USNM Number:

151833

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Botany

Algae

Collection of Francis Drouet

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/337e34bde-2df0-40af-8217-ca56c4fc0b42

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_2252096

Biogeographical Region:

76 - Southwestern U.S.A.  Search this

Collector:

P. Train  Search this

Min. Elevation:

2134  Search this

Place:

Desert Flowering of Death Valley Region, rocky slopes of canyon bottom, paper thin balloon pod., Bishop Creek, Inyo Co., Sierras, Inyo, California, United States, North America

Collection Date:

Transcribed d/m/y: 20/5/37

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Fabales Fabaceae Papilionoideae

Published Name:

Astragalus whitneyi A. Gray

Barcode:

02035725

USNM Number:

1737338

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Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/333149942-97b9-4e2f-a14a-b907d577456c

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_13381466

Biogeographical Region:

51 - New Zealand  Search this

Collector:

Samuel Hammer  Search this

Min. Elevation:

200  Search this

Place:

South Island. Balloon Loop Road ca. 10 km. S. of Te Anau., Southland, New Zealand, Australasia

Collection Date:

Jan 2000

Taxonomy:

Fungi Ascomycota Lecanoromycetes Lecanorales Cladoniaceae

Published Name:

Cladia retipora (Labill.) Nyl.

Barcode:

04565402

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Botany

Bryophytes and Lichens

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/341020dfc-2af5-41ac-abc8-6fc959a9caa7

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_16809233

Creator:

National Air and Space Museum  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2011-11-30T20:29:20.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Aeronautics;Flight;Space Sciences  Search this

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Data Source:

National Air and Space Museum

YouTube Channel:

airandspace

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_N7kOHhQnMrk

Creator:

National Air and Space Museum  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2020-08-27T16:48:22.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Aeronautics;Flight;Space Sciences  Search this

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Data Source:

National Air and Space Museum

YouTube Channel:

airandspace

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_Ox2pTGvmwz8

Creator:

National Air and Space Museum  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2023-12-05T17:25:01.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Aeronautics;Flight;Space Sciences  Search this

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Data Source:

National Air and Space Museum

YouTube Channel:

airandspace

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_lzkvK-Wz02g

Creator:

National Air and Space Museum  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2020-10-04T13:30:02.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Aeronautics;Flight;Space Sciences  Search this

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Data Source:

National Air and Space Museum

YouTube Channel:

airandspace

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_sVt8XeosLCI

Creator:

National Air and Space Museum  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2018-10-11T14:01:32.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Aeronautics;Flight;Space Sciences  Search this

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Data Source:

National Air and Space Museum

YouTube Channel:

airandspace

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_uqT27oSFm3g

Creator:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2018-04-12T17:05:57.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Design  Search this

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cooperhewitt

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

YouTube Channel:

cooperhewitt

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_0km1MqpKV_8

Creator:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2018-04-12T17:05:56.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Design  Search this

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cooperhewitt

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

YouTube Channel:

cooperhewitt

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_ns7W12YHM7w

Creator:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum  Search this

Type:

Conversations and talks

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2023-10-03T09:12:24.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Design  Search this

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cooperhewitt

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

YouTube Channel:

cooperhewitt

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_z8punOgSRKw

Creator:

Simons, Vera  Search this

Extent:

24.23 Cubic feet (24 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Philately

Photographs

Newspaper clippings

Press releases

Color slides

Audiotapes

Reports

Date:

bulk 1960s-1980s

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of approximately 24 cubic feet of material relating to Vera Simons' ballooning and art careers. Types of materials include: newspaper articles, flight covers, photographs, slides, audio recordings, and reports relating to Simons' time with Winzen Research, inc. and her "Da Vinci" and "Aerolus" projects.

Arrangement:

This collection is currently unprocessed.

Biographical / Historical:

Vera Simons (1920-2012) played an important role in balloon development and exploration. Born in Germany, she grew up in Detroit, Michigan and married Otto Winzen; together they created Winzen Research Inc., one of world's first plastic balloon companies. Simons held over two-thirds ownership of the company and became its vice president. She supervised and trained her "balloon girls" to handle polyethylene and build the giant balloons, and obtained four patents for her work improving construction techniques and envelope redesign. During the 1950s and 1960s, Winzen created balloons for the United States Navy Projects Helios, Skyhook and Strato-Lab and for the United Sates Air Force Project Manhigh, and Simons was a central figure in planning and executing those manned research flights. Simons earned her gas balloon license in 1957 and she represented the United States at the 30th Annual International Gas Balloon Races in Holland where she received a gold medal for her contributions to balloon research. When Simons divorced Otto Winzen, she sold her interest in Winzen Research and enrolled in art school. By the early 1970s she had made a name for herself in international art circles by combining art and ballooning. In 1972, Simons began planning a series of balloon flights called "DaVinci" that combined science with original kinetic art. She spent two years designing and supervising the construction of a two-decker fiberglass gondola and an 11 story tall polyethylene balloon in which she eventually set a new overland distance record in the U.S. in 1979. During the same flight, Simons dropped tiny tetrahedron balloons carrying Douglas Fir seedlings into cleared areas, took time-lapse photographs, made sound recordings, and used mirrors to create special lighting effects in the clouds for the spectators on the ground. During other "DaVinci" flights, Simons collected temperature and airflow data, and tracked the mix and movement of urban air pollutants, while also photographing landscape and cloud images that she later used in producing works of art. In 1984 Simons launched another flight, "Project Aerolus," in which three plastic balloons were launched simultaneously into the nighttime sky; one of the balloons was piloted by Joe Kittinger.

Provenance:

Don Crowell, Gift, 2015

Restrictions:

No restrictions on access.

Rights:

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests

Topic:

Balloons  Search this

Kinetic art  Search this

Aeronautics  Search this

Genre/Form:

philately

Photographs

Newspaper clippings

Press releases

Color slides

Audiotapes

Reports

Citation:

Vera Simons Papers, NASM.2016.0013, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.2016.0013

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg24e32e203-6ae7-46de-adc6-e758659a8ad3

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-2016-0013

Company Name:

General Electric Co.  Search this

Related companies:

Canadian General Electric Co., Ltd. (Toronto, Canada) ; Carboloy Co. (Detroit, MI) ; Cooper-Hewitt Electric Co. (Hoboken, NJ) ; Fort Wayne Electric Works (Fort Wayne, IN) ; General Electric Co., Ltd. (London, United Kingdom) ; Ivanhoe-Regent Works (Cleveland, OH) ; Samson Tractor Co. (Janesville, WI) ; Samson Sieve-Grip Tractor Co. (Stockton, CA) ; Victor X-Ray Co. (Chicago, IL) ; Hotpoint Electric Heating Co. (Ontario, CA) ; GE Fanuc Automation North America, Inc. ; M-O Valve Co., Ltd. (London, United Kingdom) ; General Electric Vapor Lamp Co. ; Cunningham Tubes ; Chemical Dept. (Pittsfield, MA) ; Metallurgy Div. ; Clock & Timer Dept. (Ashland, MA)  Search this

Notes content:

OVERSIZE. Boxes, books, and envelopes organized as follows: air conditioning and refrigeration ; appliances ; automobiles and buses ; aviation ; boats and ships ; "GE Bulletin" ; cables, wires and wiring ; capacitors ; catalogs ; circuit breakers ; control ; "Electrical Developments"; electronics ; general-business ; general-science ; general product information ; generators ; furnaces ; heating ; indexed publications ; instruction books ; instruments ; lighting ; lightning protection ; metallurgy ; meters ; misc. equipment ; motors ; parts bulletins ; photographic equipment ; plastics and chemicals ; power equipment ; radio and television ; railroads ; station equipment ; switches ; switch gears ; technical papers ; transformers ; turbines ; welding ; x-ray ; "Fort Wayne Electric Works Bulletins". GE all purpose mixer appliance catalog is found in: TX715. R43 NMAH Culinary History collection. 1989 GE Capacitor handbook ; dry type transformer ; panel meters ; electronic controls ; form G motors ; fan-cooled motors ; AC / DC motors ; LEDs ; solid state relays ; glow lamps ; indicator and circuit components ; sub-miniature lamps ; solid state lamps ; silicone lubricants ; silicone greases ; silicone rubber ; " LEXAN " plastic ; "Optoelectronics Manual" ; employee benefits plan document ; "One Hundred Publications of the General Electric Company 1878-1978" ; "General Electric Goes to War" (WWII war production)...this comprises the uncataloged portion

Includes:

Trade catalog, price lists, manual, samples, photographs and histories

Black and white images

Color images

Types of samples:

Plastic ; silicone rubber

Physical description:

9913 pieces; 275 boxes

Language:

English

Type of material:

Trade catalogs

Trade literature

Place:

Schenectady, New York, United States

Date range:

1800s-1900s

Topic (Romaine term):

Appliances (household)  Search this

Automobiles and automotive equipment (including trucks and buses)  Search this

Aviation (aircraft; balloons; etc.)  Search this

Boats and ships (including marine hardware and supplies)  Search this

Ceramics; pottery; glass; crystal; china; bricks; and stones  Search this

Chemicals and chemical products  Search this

Clocks and watches (including clock-making and watch-making equipment)  Search this

Computers and computer equipment  Search this

Electrical apparatus and equipment  Search this

Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this

Fairs and exhibitions  Search this

Furnaces and boilers  Search this

Garden and lawn equipment and supplies  Search this

Heating; ventilation and air conditioning  Search this

Industrial equipment or mechanical machinery (including supplies and components)  Search this

Laboratories and laboratory supplies and equipment  Search this

Lighting (electric; gas; candle; oil; etc.)  Search this

Machine tools and metalworking equipment  Search this

Medical and surgical instruments and supplies  Search this

Military equipment and supplies (including uniforms)  Search this

Mining machinery; equipment and supplies  Search this

Photographic equipment and supplies  Search this

Plastics and rubber  Search this

Pumping machinery and air compressors  Search this

Radios and radio equipment  Search this

Railroad; streetcar; subway and tramway equipment and supplies  Search this

Refinery equipment  Search this

Scientific and optical instruments  Search this

Sound recording and playback equipment (including phonographs; microphones; and phonograph records)  Search this

Television  Search this

Topic:

"Laboratories -- Furniture, equipment, etc."  Search this

Aeronautics  Search this

Air conditioning  Search this

Air-compressors  Search this

Airplanes  Search this

Airships  Search this

Armed Forces -- Equipment  Search this

Audio equipment industry  Search this

Automobiles  Search this

Balloons  Search this

Boats and boating  Search this

Boilers  Search this

Cameras  Search this

Candles  Search this

Ceramics  Search this

Chemicals  Search this

Clocks and watches  Search this

Computers  Search this

Electric apparatus and appliances  Search this

Engines  Search this

Fairs  Search this

Furnaces  Search this

Garden ornaments and furniture  Search this

Garden tools  Search this

Glass  Search this

Heating  Search this

Record ID:

SILNMAHTL_11789

Location:

Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library

Collection:

Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_11789

Company Name:

Quallion LLC  Search this

Notes content:

"QUALity Lithium ION" batteries for medical, aerospace, electric vehicle, military or other specialty fields

Includes:

Trade catalog

Color images

Physical description:

1 piece; 1 box

Language:

English

Type of material:

Trade catalogs

Trade literature

Place:

Sylmar, California, United States

Date:

1900s

Topic (Romaine term):

Automobiles and automotive equipment (including trucks and buses)  Search this

Aviation (aircraft; balloons; etc.)  Search this

Electrical apparatus and equipment  Search this

Medical and surgical instruments and supplies  Search this

Military equipment and supplies (including uniforms)  Search this

Topic:

Aeronautics  Search this

Airplanes  Search this

Airships  Search this

Armed Forces -- Equipment  Search this

Automobiles  Search this

Balloons  Search this

Electric apparatus and appliances  Search this

Medical instruments and apparatus industry  Search this

Military supplies  Search this

Military uniforms  Search this

Motor vehicles  Search this

Surgical instruments and apparatus industry  Search this

Record ID:

SILNMAHTL_45604

Collection:

Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_45604

Variant company name:

London, United Kingdom  Search this

Company Name:

Bristol Aeroplane Co. Ltd.  Search this

Notes content:

one envelope OVERSIZE ; Civil and military aircraft ; twin-engined high-wing monoplane ; sleeve-valve aero engines ; freighters for phosphate fertilizer distribution from the air ; uni-rect tropical buildings (architectural/floorplan drawings included) ; Hercules engines ; Perseus X aero-engine ; Mercury and Pegasus engines ; Blenheim bomber ; transport bombers ; gas starters for internal combustion engines ; Lucifer radial aircooled aero engines ; "Bristol two-litre Saloon" (one piece partly in French) ; automobiles

Includes:

Trade catalog, photographs and histories

Black and white images

Color images

Physical description:

117 pieces; 2 boxes

Language:

English

Type of material:

Trade catalogs

Trade literature

Place:

Bristol, United Kingdom

Date:

1900s

Topic (Romaine term):

Architectural designs and building materials  Search this

Automobiles and automotive equipment (including trucks and buses)  Search this

Aviation (aircraft; balloons; etc.)  Search this

Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this

Topic:

"Decoration and ornament, Architectural"  Search this

Aeronautics  Search this

Airplanes  Search this

Airships  Search this

Architectural design  Search this

Automobiles  Search this

Balloons  Search this

Building materials  Search this

Engines  Search this

Motor vehicles  Search this

Motors  Search this

Record ID:

SILNMAHTL_8179

Location:

Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library

Collection:

Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_8179