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The sway of the grand saloon a social history of the North Atlantic

Author:
Brinnin, John Malcolm 1916-  Search this
Physical description:
xxii, 599 p illus 24 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
Amérique du Nord
Atlantischer Ozean
Date:
1971
Topic:
Merchant marine--Passenger traffic--History  Search this
Ocean liners--History  Search this
Paquebots--Histoire  Search this
Cargos--Trafic voyageurs--Histoire  Search this
Fahrgastschiff  Search this
Linienschifffahrt  Search this
Merchant marine--Passenger traffic  Search this
Ocean liners  Search this
Conditions sociales  Search this
Call number:
HE599 .B73X
HE599.B73X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_10823

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Records

Creator:
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company  Search this
Author:
Garrett, John W. (John Work), 1820-1884  Search this
Latrobe, Benj. H. (Benjamin Henry), 1807-1878  Search this
Collector:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of History of Technology  Search this
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering  Search this
Extent:
33 Cubic feet (76 boxes, 46 map-folders)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Annual reports
Correspondence
Drawings
Glass plate negatives
Negatives (photographic)
Photographs
Tracings
Date:
1827-1987
Summary:
The collection consists of correspondence, invoices, drawings, photographs, and negatives and other printed literature documenting the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad from its inception in 1827 to its merger with the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad in the 1960s.
Scope and Contents:
The collection consists of correspondence, engineering drawings, notes, photographs, transparencies, negatives, glass plate negatives, printed materials, and newspaper clippings documenting the Baltimore and Ohio railroad from its inception in 1827 to its merger with the Chesapeake and Ohio in the 1960s.
Arrangement:
The records are arranged into ten series.

Series 1, Historical Background, 1827-1987

Series 2, Bridge Histories, 1867-1966

Series 3, President's Office, 1826-1880

Series 4, Correspondence, 1826-1859

Series 5, Business Records, 1894-1914, and undated

Series 6, Agreement, 1870

Series 7, Drawings, 1858-1957, and undated

Subseries 7.1, Indices and Lists, 1924-1943, undated

Subseries 7.2, Bailey's Station, 1887; 1899; 1901

Subseries 7.3, Baltimore Belt Railroad, 1895, undated

Subseries 7.4, Bay View and Canton Bridges, 1884-1885

Subseries 7.5, Big Seneca Creek Viaduct, 1905

Subseries 7.6, Bollman Bridges, undated

Subseries 7.7, Boyds, Maryland Station, 1886; 1927

Subseries 7.8, Bridewell Station, undated

Subseries 7.9, Bridges (general), 1893-1917

Subseries 7.10, Brunswick, Maryland, 1890-1907

Subseries 7.11, Building Materials List, undated

Subseries 7.12, Building Signs, 1911-1912

Subseries 7.13, Camden Station, 1881-1942 (not inclusive)

Subseries 7.14, Camden Station (related), 1881-1915

Subseries 7.15, Centenary Bridge Models, 1927

Subseries 7.16, Central Office Building, undated

Subseries 7.17, Chestnut Street Station, 1925-1952

Subseries 7.18, Coaling facilities, water tanks, turntables, and miscellaneous structures, 1888-1912

Subseries 7.19, Cumberland Station, 1910-1955

Subseries 7.20, Curtis Bay Branch, 1900-1911

Subseries 7.21, Frederick Station, 1908-1915

Subseries 7.22, Hyattsville Station, 1913

Subseries 7.23, Keedysville Station, undated

Subseries 7.24, Laurel Station, undated

Subseries 7.25, Ledger, undated

Subseries 7.26, Lieperville Station, 1889

Subseries 7.27, Locust Point, 1881-1957

Subseries 7.28, Maps, 1862; 1918

Subseries 7.29, Martinsburg, West Virginia, 1913-1927

Subseries 7.30, Miscellaneous Buildings, 1875-1956

Subseries 7.31, Miscellaneous Large Photographs, undated

Subseries 7.32, Miscellaneous Structures, 1890-1916

Subseries 7.33: Mt. Clare (general)

Subseries 7.34, Mt. Clare New Blue Line Stable, 1899; 1905

Subseries 7.35, Mt. Clare New Car Shops, undated

Subseries 7.36, Mt. Royal Station, undated

Subseries 7.37, Newton Falls and Fairpoint, Ohio, 1909

Subseries 7.38, Patapsco River Bridge, 1883

Subseries 7.39, Plans for house no. 1846 (N. Gay Street, Baltimore, Maryland), undated

Subseries 7.40, Point of Rocks Station, 1951

Subseries 7.41, Scales, 1903

Subseries 7.42, Signal towers, 1900-1908

Subseries 7.43, Stations (general), 1866-1907

Subseries 7.44, Sykesville Station, undated

Subseries 7.45, Untitled, undated

Subseries 7.46, Warnings, 1894-1911

Subseries 7.47, Woodstock Station, undated

Subseries 7.48, Miscellaneous (rolled), 1858-1930 (not inclusive)

Series 8, Photographs and Copy Prints, 1872-1980s (not inclusive)

Subseries 8.1, Photographs, 1872-1980s

Subseries 8.2, Copy prints, 1901-1931, undated

Subseries 8.3, Indices and Lists, 1909-1920

Series 9, Negatives, 1850-1983 (bulk 1920s-1930s)

Subseries 9.1, Glass plate negatives (unidentified), undated

Subseries 9.2, Glass plate negatives (numbered), 1850-1957 (bulk 1920s-1930s)

Subseries 9.3, Negatives by number, undated

Subseries 9.4, Negatives by location, 1870; 1978-1983

Subseries 9.5, Negatives by subject, 1922-1930s, undated

Series 10, Stations and Buildings, 1884-1982
Biographical / Historical:
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) was the nation's first extensive steam powered railroad. It was founded by Baltimore merchants in 1827 as a means of promoting trade and making Baltimore competitive with other east coast ports. The original intent of the founders was to provide direct and fast access to the Ohio River, and the markets that the river reached. The railroad, however, went beyond the Ohio River and its lines went as far west as St. Louis and Chicago. The B&O was also known for its use of an electric locomotive in the mid 1890s. It also had a completely air conditioned train, and it was a forerunner in the use of diesel-electric locomotives. Company activities paralleled those of other American railroads and over the course of its life included expansion, near bankruptcy, innovations, regulations, and finally buy out. In February 1963, the Chesapeake and Ohio (C&O) completed its purchase of the B&O. Today, B&O is part of the CSX Transportation (CSX) network.

John Work Garrett president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad 1858-1884, was born in Baltimore, Maryland July 31, 1820. He was the second son of Elizabeth Stouffer and Robert Garrett. He married Rachel Ann Harrison, the daughter of Thomas Harrison, a Baltimore merchant. They had one daughter, Mary and two sons Robert and Thomas Harrison Garrett.

After attending Lafayette College (Pennsylvania) for two years John W. Garrett left in 1836 to become associated with his father's commission business in Baltimore. The commission house which dealt in wholesale groceries, produce, forwarding and a commission business expanded to establish direct connections with Latin America, seek outlets in Europe and develop its own banking operations. In time its financial operations overshadowed the commission and shipping business.

When John W. Garrett began to invest heavily in Baltimore and Ohio Railroad stock, the road was in competition with the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal and the stock was not popular. Its value rose steadily over the years. Mr. Garrett was elected a director of the railroad in 1855. His report as chairman of a subcommittee on the need for additional funds to complete the line to the Ohio River led to his election to the presidency of the road on November 17, 1858, a position he held for 26 years. New policies with emphasis on economy, personal supervision and gradual expansion were inaugurated and consistently maintained, in spite of a general financial crisis, Mr. Garrett's first year in office showed a net gain in earnings.

Sympathetic to his southern friends during the Civil War, Mr. Garrett nevertheless supported the Union. He recognized the inevitability of Confederate defeat by superior northern resources. Confederate leaders blamed him for their inability to seize Washington and he received warm appreciation for his services to the Union cause from President Lincoln. The railroad stretched along the theater of war and twice crossed Confederate territory. It was, therefore, a main objective for southern attack. Branches were frequently damaged by Confederate raids, but the main line to Washington became important for the transport of troops and supplies. The Baltimore and Ohio carried out the first military rail transport in history and the transfer of 20,000 men from the Potomac to Chattanooga in 1863 was a major triumph for its president.

With the advent of peace Mr. Garrett turned to rebuilding and strengthening the railroad. He replaced equipment and track damaged by the war, then extended the system by securing direct routes to Pittsburgh and Chicago and arranging an independent line into New York. Wharves were built at Locust Point for ocean liners and a system of elevators erected. The B&O. built its own sleeping and dining cars, established hotels in the mountains and created its own express company. By 1880, after battles over rates with other trunk lines, a costly rivalry with the Pennsylvania Railroad over the eastern route and charges of discrimination against local shippers Mr. Garrett was at the height of his success. He cooperated in establishing the B. and 0. Employees Relief Association for accident and life insurance, a hospital system, saving and building funds, and arrangements for improving sanitation in the work place. He was on friendly terms with Johns Hopkins, a trustee of John Hopkins Hospital, and with George Peabody, founder of the Peabody institute of which he was also a trustee. Garrett County, Maryland was named in his honor.

John W. Garrett died on September 26, 1884 within a year of his wife's death in a carriage accident. During his connection with the railroad the stock increased from $57 to $200; at the outbreak of the Civil War the railroad was operating 514 miles of rail, gross earnings were $4,000,097 and net per mile was $4246.1 By 1864 gross earnings were $10,138,876 and net per mile, $7113.2 By the end of his presidency mileage had increased to 1711 miles and net earnings were $4535 per mile.3

References

1 -- National Cyclopedia of American Biography -- Vol. 18:3

2 -- National Cyclopedia of American Biography -- Vol. 18:3

3 -- National Cyclopedia of American Biography -- Vol. 18:3
Related Materials:
Materials at Other Organizations

Maryland Historical Society

Baltimore and Ohio Museum
Provenance:
This collection was donated to the National Museum of American History by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in the 1960s.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
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.
Topic:
Bridges  Search this
Construction  Search this
Engineering -- 19th century  Search this
Railroads  Search this
Repairing -- Railroads  Search this
Railway engineering -- 1860-1890  Search this
Genre/Form:
Annual reports
Correspondence -- 19th century
Drawings -- 1860-1890
Glass plate negatives
Negatives (photographic)
Photographs
Tracings
Citation:
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.1086
See more items in:
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Records
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8e652d903-bb57-46a8-a205-c7cbfe89f444
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1086
Online Media:

5c Ocean Liner plate proof

Title:
Scott Catalogue Cuba 230
Printer:
Bureau of Engraving and Printing  Search this
Medium:
paper; ink (blue) / engraving
Type:
Bureau Plate Proofs
Place:
United States of America
Date:
July 17, 1899
Topic:
U.S. Related Areas  Search this
Object number:
0.242263.882
See more items in:
National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8e1eadd2d-12f1-4103-9527-297969f7a128
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_0.242263.882

RMS Titanic Facing Slip

User:
Oscar Scott Woody, American, died 1912  Search this
Medium:
paper; ink
Dimensions:
Height x Width: 4 15/16 x 3 1/4 in. (12.5 x 8.3 cm)
Type:
Mail Processing Equipment
Place:
GREAT BRITAIN
Date:
April 10, 1912
Topic:
The Gilded Age (1877-1920)  Search this
Mail Processing  Search this
Object number:
1998.2017.2
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National Postal Museum Collection
On View:
Currently on exhibit at the National Postal Museum
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm853c3176f-907a-4f96-a9b2-57fc71d97f02
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_1998.2017.2

Sea Post Clerk John Starr March's pocket watch

User:
John Starr March, American, died 1912  Search this
Medium:
metal; glass
Dimensions:
Height x Width x Depth: 6 x 3 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. (15.24 x 8.89 x 3.81 cm)
Type:
Employee Gear
Place:
New Jersey
Date:
1912
Carrier:
Steamship RMS Titanic, April 14-15, 1912  Search this
Topic:
The Gilded Age (1877-1920)  Search this
Postal Employees  Search this
Object number:
1998.2021.1.1
See more items in:
National Postal Museum Collection
On View:
Currently on exhibit at the National Postal Museum
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm842e2e639-94d1-4200-9f4c-b5a0f5e83d8c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_1998.2021.1.1
Online Media:

Photograph of New York Central harbor mail boat

Medium:
paper; photo-emulsion
Type:
Photographs
Place:
New York
United States of America
Date:
c. 1909
Credit line:
National Postal Museum, Curatorial Photographic Collection Photographer: Unknown
Object number:
A.2006-88
See more items in:
National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8380a0c63-b15b-4c37-bd99-47d450e5057f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_A.2006-88

Stock certificate issued by Black Star Line to Percival L. Burrows

Created by:
Black Star Line, Inc., American, 1919 - 1922  Search this
Owned by:
Percival Leon Burrows, Barbadian American, born 1879  Search this
Signed by:
Orlando M. Thompson, Barbadian  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 9 3/8 x 11 in. (23.8 x 27.9 cm)
Type:
stock certificates
Place depicted:
Delaware, United States, North and Central America
Date:
April 20, 1921
Topic:
African American  Search this
Africa  Search this
Black Enterprise  Search this
Business  Search this
Transportation  Search this
U.S. History, 1919-1933  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of P.L. Burrows' daughter, Leota Burrows Henry and family
Object number:
2011.138.14
Restrictions & Rights:
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
See more items in:
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd597ca572a-cb32-49e5-8fe9-158b0d69c0fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.138.14
Online Media:

Stock certificate issued by Black Star Line to Florence O. Truesdell

Created by:
Black Star Line, Inc., American, 1919 - 1922  Search this
Owned by:
Florence O. Truesdell  Search this
Signed by:
Orlando M. Thompson, Barbadian  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 9 x 10 3/4 in. (22.9 x 27.3 cm)
Type:
stock certificates
Place depicted:
Delaware, United States, North and Central America
Date:
October 4, 1921
Topic:
African American  Search this
Africa  Search this
Black Enterprise  Search this
Business  Search this
Transportation  Search this
U.S. History, 1919-1933  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2012.46.42
Restrictions & Rights:
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
See more items in:
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents
Exhibition:
Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
On View:
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd525d6bf3f-d812-4349-a705-0af47983c1a1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.46.42
Online Media:

Theodore Roosevelt

Artist:
Pirie MacDonald, 27 Jan 1867 - 22 Apr 1942  Search this
Sitter:
Theodore Roosevelt, 27 Oct 1858 - 6 Jan 1919  Search this
Medium:
Photogravure
Dimensions:
Image/Sheet: 44.9 x 30.4cm (17 11/16 x 11 15/16")
Mount: 45 x 32.6cm (17 11/16 x 12 13/16")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
1915
Topic:
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses  Search this
Theodore Roosevelt: Male  Search this
Theodore Roosevelt: Politics and Government\State Legislator\New York  Search this
Theodore Roosevelt: Literature\Writer  Search this
Theodore Roosevelt: Politics and Government\Vice-President of US  Search this
Theodore Roosevelt: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Colonel  Search this
Theodore Roosevelt: Natural Resource Occupations\Explorer  Search this
Theodore Roosevelt: Politics and Government\Governor\New York  Search this
Theodore Roosevelt: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this
Theodore Roosevelt: Education and Scholarship\Scholar\Historian  Search this
Theodore Roosevelt: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Environmentalist  Search this
Theodore Roosevelt: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Rancher  Search this
Theodore Roosevelt: Nobel Prize  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Milton and Ingrid Rose
Object number:
NPG.2002.376
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4828b096d-dd02-40d3-b722-670005bf9674
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2002.376

Theodore Roosevelt

Artist:
James S. King, 1852 - 1925  Search this
Copy after:
Underwood & Underwood, active 1880 - c. 1950 (Photographer)  Search this
Sitter:
Theodore Roosevelt, 27 Oct 1858 - 6 Jan 1919  Search this
Medium:
Etching on paper
Dimensions:
Image: 38.3 × 29.5 cm (15 1/16 × 11 5/8")
Sheet: 45.7 × 35.3 cm (18 × 13 7/8")
Type:
Print
Date:
c. 1915
Topic:
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses\Pince-nez  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Necktie  Search this
Theodore Roosevelt: Male  Search this
Theodore Roosevelt: Politics and Government\State Legislator\New York  Search this
Theodore Roosevelt: Literature\Writer  Search this
Theodore Roosevelt: Politics and Government\Vice-President of US  Search this
Theodore Roosevelt: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Colonel  Search this
Theodore Roosevelt: Natural Resource Occupations\Explorer  Search this
Theodore Roosevelt: Politics and Government\Governor\New York  Search this
Theodore Roosevelt: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this
Theodore Roosevelt: Education and Scholarship\Scholar\Historian  Search this
Theodore Roosevelt: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Environmentalist  Search this
Theodore Roosevelt: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Rancher  Search this
Theodore Roosevelt: Nobel Prize  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Milton and Ingrid Rose
Object number:
NPG.97.198
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm49df03c43-1eb8-4895-bfbf-894b6abb43e4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.97.198

Gaston and Josephine

Publisher:
Simon & Schuster  Search this
Printer:
Western Publishing Co., Inc.  Search this
Illustrator:
Rojankvosky, Feodor  Search this
Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
Object Name:
book and drawings
First printing:
1933
Second printing:
1949
Subject:
Children's Literature  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Western Publishing Company, Inc. (through Richard Bernstein)
ID Number:
COLL.GOLDNBK.000007
Accession number:
1992.0634
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Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
Popular Entertainment
Family & Social Life
Little Golden Books
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-9502-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1436632

E-Deck Plaque, S.S. Leviathan

Physical Description:
brass (overall material)
wood (base material)
Measurements:
average spatial: 6 1/2 in x 15 in; x 16.51 cm x 38.1 cm
Object Name:
Plaque
Associated Place:
United States: New York
Date made:
1923
Used date:
1923-1938
Subject:
Ships  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Frank O. Braynard, Sea Cliff, New York
ID Number:
1991.0856.16
Catalog number:
1991.0856.16
Accession number:
1991.0856
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Maritime
America on the Move
Transportation
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-7997-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1102309

S. S. Leviathan Nameboard

Measurements:
overall: 1 7/8 ft x 15 3/4 ft x 20 3/4 ft; .5715 m x 4.8006 m x 6.3246 m
Object Name:
Nameboard
Associated Place:
United States: New York
Date made:
1923
Used date:
1923-1938
Subject:
Maritime  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Frank O. Braynard, Sea Cliff, New York
ID Number:
1991.0856.39
Catalog number:
1991.0856.39
Accession number:
1991.0856
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Maritime
America on the Move
Transportation
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-7546-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1102377

Ocean Liner Group

Maker:
Guillumette, Paul  Search this
Physical Description:
glass (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 4.5 cm x 10.5 cm x .2 cm; 1 25/32 in x 4 1/8 in x 3/32 in
Object Name:
glass stereograph
glass stereograph
Date made:
1912-1920
1910s-1920s
Subject:
Maritime  Search this
ID Number:
1996.0231.0219
Catalog number:
1996.0231.0219
Accession number:
1996.0231
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Photographic History
Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng4ba9c9555-4615-6c2f-e053-15f76fa00fdf
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1999080

Salad Fork, SS United States

Maker:
International Silver Company  Search this
Physical Description:
silver (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 6 5/8 in x 1 in; 16.8275 cm x 2.54 cm
Object Name:
fork, dessert
fork, salad
Place made:
United States: Connecticut, Meriden
Date made:
1950s
Subject:
Fishing  Search this
Related event:
Postwar United States  Search this
Related Publication:
On the Water online exhibition
Related Web Publication:
http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthewater
Credit Line:
Transfer from US Department of Commerce, Maritime Administration (through R. J. Blackwell)
ID Number:
TR.336767.119
Catalog number:
336767.119
Accession number:
1978.2219
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Maritime
Food
Transportation
Exhibition:
On the Water
Exhibition Location:
National Museum of American History
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-0b07-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1320206
Online Media:

Cocktail Table, SS United States

Physical Description:
aluminum (overall material)
glass (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 18 in x 25 in; 45.72 cm x 63.5 cm
Object Name:
table
Date made:
1950s
Subject:
Furnishings  Search this
Fishing  Search this
Related event:
Postwar United States  Search this
Related Publication:
On the Water online exhibition
Related Web Publication:
http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthewater
Credit Line:
Transfer from US Department of Commerce, Maritime Administration (through R. J. Blackwell)
ID Number:
TR.336767.022
Accession number:
1978.2219
Catalog number:
336767.022
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Maritime
Sports & Leisure
Transportation
Exhibition:
On the Water
Exhibition Location:
National Museum of American History
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-5618-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1342649

Salad Fork, SS United States

Maker:
International Silver Company  Search this
Physical Description:
silver (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 6 5/8 in x 1 in; 16.8275 cm x 2.54 cm
Object Name:
fork,dessert
fork,salad
Date made:
1950s
Subject:
Fishing  Search this
Related event:
Postwar United States  Search this
Related Publication:
On the Water online exhibition
Related Web Publication:
http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthewater
Credit Line:
Transfer from US Department of Commerce, Maritime Administration (through R. J. Blackwell)
ID Number:
TR.336767.120
Catalog number:
336767.120
Accession number:
1978.2219
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Maritime
Food
Transportation
Exhibition:
On the Water
Exhibition Location:
National Museum of American History
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-fcef-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1343170
Online Media:

Upholstered Chair, SS United States

Physical Description:
wood (overall material)
textile (overall material)
ferrous metal (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 30 1/2 in x 24 in x 24 in; 77.47 cm x 60.96 cm x 60.96 cm
Object Name:
chair, upholstered
Date made:
1950s
Subject:
Furnishings  Search this
Fishing  Search this
Related event:
Postwar United States  Search this
Related Publication:
On the Water online exhibition
Related Web Publication:
http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthewater
Credit Line:
Transfer from US Department of Commerce, Maritime Administration (through R. J. Blackwell)
ID Number:
TR.336767.027
Accession number:
1978.2219
Catalog number:
336767.027
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Work and Industry: Maritime
Sports & Leisure
Transportation
Exhibition:
On the Water
Exhibition Location:
National Museum of American History
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-fcf0-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1343172

Phyllis Diller’s Gag File

Manufacturer:
Art Steel Company, Inc.  Search this
Maker:
Diller, Phyllis  Search this
Art Steel Company, Inc.  Search this
Physical Description:
steel (overall material)
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
adhesive (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 48 in x 40 in x 17 1/4 in; 121.92 cm x 101.6 cm x 43.815 cm
Object Name:
file
Place made:
United States: New York, New York City
Date made:
ca 1962 - 1994
Subject:
Humor  Search this
Comedians  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Phyllis Diller
ID Number:
2003.0289.01.01
Accession number:
2003.0289
Catalog number:
2003.0289.01.01
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Popular Entertainment
Phyllis Diller
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-40b6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1218385
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Phyllis Diller’s Gag File Expansion

Cartoonist:
Hoest, Bill  Search this
Manufacturer:
Art Steel Company, Inc.  Search this
Maker:
Diller, Phyllis  Search this
Art Steel Company, Inc.  Search this
Physical Description:
steel (overall material)
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
adhesive (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 5 1/8 in x 18 1/2 in x 16 1/8 in; 13.0175 cm x 46.99 cm x 40.9575 cm
Object Name:
file
Place made:
United States: New York, New York City
Date made:
ca 1962 - 1994
Subject:
Humor  Search this
Women  Search this
Comedians  Search this
Comedy  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Phyllis Diller
ID Number:
2003.0289.01.02
Accession number:
2003.0289
Catalog number:
2003.0289.01.02
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Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
Popular Entertainment
Phyllis Diller
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-5160-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1218386
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