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TDD Telecommunications System

Measurements:
overall: 4 3/4 in x 13 in x 12 1/2 in; 12.065 cm x 33.02 cm x 31.75 cm
Object Name:
kit
communications system
TTY
ttd
Date made:
ca 1976
Subject:
Disabilities  Search this
Credit Line:
Barbara L. Chertok
ID Number:
1996.0177.05
Accession number:
1996.0177
Catalog number:
1996.0177.05
1996.0177.05.2
1996.0177.05.3
Serial number:
2D673
See more items in:
Medicine and Science: Medicine
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-593c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1406489

A young Brooklyn family going for a Sunday outing, N.Y.C. 1966

Artist:
Diane Arbus, born New York City 1923-died New York City 1971  Search this
Sitter:
unidentified  Search this
Medium:
gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
image: 15 3/8 x 14 3/4 in. (39.2 x 37.3 cm.)
Type:
Photography-Photoprint
Date:
1966
Topic:
Cityscape\New York\Brooklyn  Search this
State of being\disabled  Search this
Portrait group\family  Search this
Portrait female\Dawn  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase
Object number:
1986.41.2
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7d4f8ef58-7823-4cf7-9b6a-feffa54a844f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1986.41.2

Frank and Lillian Gilbreth Collection

Creator:
Perkins, James Secor  Search this
Gilbreth, Frank Bunker, 1868-1924  Search this
Gilbreth, Lillian Moller, 1878-1972  Search this
Extent:
5 Cubic feet (19 boxes)
5 Cubic feet (19 boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Videotapes
Betacam sp (videotape format)
Motion pictures (visual works)
Date:
1907-2000
bulk 1911-1924
Summary:
The collection consists primarily of glass plate slides (negative and positive), photo prints, and stereographs documenting the work undertaken by Frank and Lillian Gilbreth from 1910 to 1924 in the fields of motion study, shop efficiency, and factory organization. Also included are slides dcoumenting the Gilbreth Family, their travels, residences, and friends. The collection also contains the film "The Original Films of Gilbreth The Quest for the One Best Way," 1968 by James S. Perkins.
Scope and Contents:
The collection consists primarily of glass plate slides (negative and positive), photo prints, and stereographs documenting the work undertaken by Frank and Lillian Gilbreth from 1910 to 1924 in the fields of motion study, shop efficiency, and factory organization. As scientific managers, the Gilbreth's introduced new techniques to analyze work, the workplace, and work practices with the goal of eliminating waste to maximize productivity. The collection illustrates these new techniques and their application to a wide variety of studies. The collection is diverse and provides insight into understanding how Gilbreth approached his studies. Also included are slides documenting the Gilbreth Family, their travels, residences, and friends. The collection also contains the film "The Original Films of Gilbreth The Quest for the One Best Way," 1968 by James S. Perkins.

Series 1, Background Information, 1892-1997, includes biographical materials about Frank B. Gilbreth; copies of some of Frank Gilbreth's patents, 1892-1916; and printed materials, 1907-1997, that contain articles, newspaper and magazine clippings about Frank and Lillian Gilbreth and time and motion study generally. Black-and-white photo prints of Gilbreth or work Gilbreth documented from collections held at Purdue University and Ohio State University are included.

Series 2, Glass plate stereo slides, 1910-1924, consists of approximately 2,250 glass stereo slides photographed by Frank B. Gilbreth and others and intended for viewing through an optical viewing machine. Some are positive black and white, positive color, and negative black and white. The subject matter of the slides covers the work undertaken by Frank Gilbreth from 1910 to 1924 in the fields of motion study, shop efficiency, and factory organization. Many of the images serve as documentation for the studies the couple performed as they were hired by firms in an attempt to provide solutions to the problems of inefficiency. Also included are the Gilbreth Family, their travels, residences, and friends.

The slides are numbered sequentially. For example, a glass plate slide numbered 318949.001 will have a corresponding photoprint 318949.001 in Series 3, Photoprints of glass plate slides. Note: not all glass plate slides have corresponding photoprints. Additionally, there are Office of Photographics Services, Smithsonian Institution negative numbers assigned to many of the photo prints.

Some subject categories include:

Frank B. Gilbreth: working in motion laboratories, on factory inspections, seated in offices, with family and friends, in World War I uniform, watching and monitoring shop operations.

Lillian M. Gilbreth: with family, during university graduation ceremonies, traveling and working with Frank and observing office workers.

Gilbreth Family: family on the road in an automobile, at home seated around the dinner table, in the parlor, in the garden, and with friends and relatives.

Gilbreth ship travel: contains views on steamer voyages to Europe, deck scenes, arrivals, departures, ship officers and crew, and other passengers.

Automobile assembly study: internal and external views of a warehouse/factory, including large piles or rows of metal car frames and other parts.

Benchwork study: images of a male worker standing or sitting in a chair while filing an object secured in a vice at a workbench.

Betterment: images of efforts whcih contributed to industrial betterment (the Gilbreth chair, employee library, and the home reading box).

Bricklaying study: view of men wearing overalls and caps, shoveling, and men laying bicks.

Business and apparatus of motion study: views of lectures, meetings, film showings, demonstrations, charts, drawings, motion models, charts amd some equipment.

Disabled study: views of partially blind World War I veterans, amputees using special tytpewriter, assembling machinery, use of cructhes, and a one armed dentist.

Factory bench work: table-top machines assembly operations, hand tools, orderly arrangement of parts prior to and during assembly and a variety of bench vises.

Factory documentation: various images of the interior and edterior of factories including heavy machinery.

Golfing study: various cyclegraphs of a man swinging a golf club.

Grid boards: back drops used by Gikbreth to isolate and measure worker motions. This includes walls, floors, desktops, and drop cloths divided into grids of various densities and scales.

Handwriting and cyclegraphs: finger lights moving in patterns of script.

Ladders: include step ladders and painters' ladders shown in use near shelving.

Light assembly study: wide variety of images ranging from cyclegraphs of women working, to the factory floor as well as tools and machinery.

Materials handling study: different angles of an empty cart, a cart oiled high with boxes, and a man pushing a cart illustrating different body positions.

Military study: illustrate work on the Army foot meausring machine, gun parts, men holding a rifle.

Motion models: images of simple wire motionmodels.

Needle trade study: views of textile machinery and workers.

Office study: various shots inside of an office with tables, desks, drawers, files, and typewriters. Some of the images are cyclegraphs of femal and male workers performing tasks, such as writing, both tin the context of an office as well as in front of a grdidded background. There are several close-ups of an organizer containing penciles, paperclips, pins and rubberbands.

Packing: methods of placing and arranging goods in boxes, such as soap packing.

Panama-Pacific Exposition 1915: contains views of statuary, fountains, and architecture of the exposition held in San Francisco.

Pure light cyclegraphs: no workers or grids visible only finger lights in motion.

Rubber stamping study: hand movements and access to ink pads and stamps.

Scenic views: views of buildings, landscapes, street scenes, and fountains from around the world documenting Gilbreth's travels.

Shoe making study: laboratory studies of shoe assembly operations with an emphasis on workers access to component pieces.

Shop machinery: various shots of machines and workers working with machines.

Signage: include organizational flow charts, shop floor plans, route maps, office layouts, numbering systems, exhibit display boards illustrating Frank Gilbreth's efficiency studies and techniques.

Stacking: views of the art and science of stacking boxes, clothing, equipment, containers, and vertical storage without shelves.

Stock bins: consists of storage pips, paper, other raw materials, shelves, and corridoe shots.

Storage: images illustrate contrast between old techniques and new.

Surgical and dental studies: thester views of surgeons, assistants, nurses, hand motions in grasping, placing surgical instruments, dental work and self inspection of teeth.

Tool cribs: storage of hand tools in shops with an emphasis on easy access and easy inventorying.

Typing study: various views of femaile s under observation using Remington typewriters.

Series 3, Photoprints of glass plate slides, 1910-1924, consist of black and white photoprints of the glass plate slides depicting the fields of motion study, shop efficiency, and factory organization. Also included are the Gilbreth Family, their travels, residences, and friends.

Series 5, Stereographs,1911-1914,

Series 6, Audio Visual Materials, 1968, 2000, and undated, is divided into three subseries: Subseries 1, Audio visual documentation, 1968 and undated; Subseries 2, Moving Images, 1968 and undated; and Subseries 3, Audio Recordings, 1980, 1990,. 2000 and undated. The series contains several formats: 7" open reel-to-reel audio tape, 1/2" VHS, Beta Cam SP, DVD, audio cassette, one inch audio tape, and 16 mm film.

Subseries 1, Audio visual documentation, 1967-1968 and undated, consists of supplemental documentation for the film, "The Original Films of Gilbreth The Quest for the One Best Way." Specifically, there are brochures and other printed materials detailing what the film is about and how copies may be obtained. This subseries also contains a copy of the book Cheaper by the Dozen, 1948. The book was written by Frank Bunker Gilbreth, Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey and tells the biographical story of Frank Bunker Gilbreth and Lillian Moller Gilbreth, and their twelve children. The book was adapted to film by Twentieth Century Fox in 1950.

Subseries 2, Moving Images, 1967, consists of one title, "The Original Films of Gilbreth The Quest for the One Best Way." The film materials consist of the film's production elements: 16 mm black and white negative A-roll; 16mm black-and-white negative B-roll; and the optical track negative. Each is 800 feet in length.

The film presents a summary of work analysis films which were taken by Frank B. Gilbreth between 1919 and 1924 showing a number of industrial operations from which the motion study was developed. Demonstrates motion and fatigue study, skill study, plant layout and material handling, inventory control, production control, business procedures, safety methods, developing occupations for the handicapped, athletic training and skills, military training, and surgical operations as researched and developed by Gilbreth. Points out that Gilbreth created entirely new techniques on how to improve industrial efficiency, while at the same time significantly improving conditions for the workers. The film was produced by James S. Perkins in collaboration with Dr. Ralph M. Barnes and with commentary by Liilian M. Gilbreth and James S. Perkins. The film was presented on December 3, 1968 at the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Annual Meeting in New York. The formats for this title include: 16 mm, Beta Cam SP, and DVD. Additionally, there is a one inch audio tape recording for the film.

Subseries 3, Audio Recordings, 1980, 1990, 2000 and undated consist of a Smithsonian radio program titled "Inside the Smithsonian, Cheaper by The Dozen," from 1980 and an recording of Ernestine Gilbreth Casey discussing Gilbreth Family photographs from 2000. Hosted by [Ann Carroll?], "Inside the Smithsonian, Cheaper by The Dozen," featured Fred and Bill Gilbreth discussing their parents Frank and Lillian, Gilbreth, and the book Cheaper by the Dozen. The radio program coincided with the 100th Anniversary of the American Society of Mechancial Engineers (founded 1880)of which Lillian Gilbreth was the Society's first female member and showcased a single case exhibition at the Museum of History and Technology (now the National Museum of American History) titled "Frank and Lillian Gilbreth: Motion Engineers." Inside Smithosnian Radio was a weekly program produced by the Office of Telecommunications. The recording of Ernestine Gilbreth Carey was recorded on July 9, 2000 and documents Ms. Carey's identification and discussion of Gilbreth Family photographs. David Ferguson assisted in the discussion. A hard copy index to the photographs Ms. Carey discusses is available.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged into six series.

Series 1: Background Materials, 1892-1997

Subseries 1.1: Frank B. Gilbreth, undated

Subseries 1.2: Frank B. Gilbreth patents, 1892-1916

Subseries 1.3: Printed Materials, 1907-1997

Series 2: Glass Stereo Slides (Positive), 1910-1924 and undated

Series 3: Photo prints of glass stereo slides, 1910-1924 and undated

Subseries 3.1: Photo Print Books, 1-9, undated

Subseries 3.2: Photo prints (duplicates), undated

Series 4: Stereo Autochromes, undated

Series 5: Stereograph Cards, 1911-1914

Series 6: Audio Visual Materials, 1968, 1990, 2000 and undated

Subseries 6.1, Audio visual documentation, 1968 and undated

Subseries 6.2: Moving images, 1968 and undated

Subseries 6.3: Audio recordings, 1980, 1990, 2000, and undated
Biographical / Historical:
Frank Gilbreth is best known for his work on the efficiency of motion. Working with his wife and professional partner Lillian Moller Gilbreth, he applied modern psychology to his work with management. His innovative motion studies were used on factory workers, typists and people with disabilities. Gilbreth established the link between psychology and education to be succesful management.

Frank Gilbreth was born in Fairfield, Maine on July 7, 1868. His parents, John and Martha Bunker Gilbreth were New Englanders. John Gilbreth ran a hardware business, but died when Frank was only three. Bearing the responsibilty of raising her children alone, Martha moved the family twice in search of quality education for her children. Ultimately she decided to school the children herself. In 1885, Frank graduated from English High School in Boston. Despite gaining admission into the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Frank opted to enter the work world immediately as a bricklayer's apprentice with Whidden and Company, building contractors in Boston.

Smart and skilled, Gilbreth worked his way up in the company. He learned the trade quickly and soon was promoted to supervisor, foreman, and finally to the position of superintendent. To further his edcuation, he went to night school to study mechanical drawing.

At the age of 27, Gilbreth embarked upon his first business venture. He started his own contracting firm. His firm developed a fine reputation for quality work at a very rapid pace. He invented tools, scaffolding, and other contraptions to make the job easier. His company goals included the elimination of waste, the conservation of energy, and the reduction of cost. His work included canals, factories, houses, and dams. His clients came from all parts of the United States, and he performed some work in England.

In 1903, Frank Gilbreth met Lillian Moller (1903-1972) and married her on October 19, 1904. Lillian graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a BA (1900) and MA (1902). She later earned a Ph.D from Brown University (1915), earning a dissertation titled The Psychology of Management. Lillian's academic work, large family and integral role in Frank's consulting business kept her busy. Her contributions to the business led to a greater understanding of an individual's welfare in the work world. This becamme a key idea to increasing productivity through scientific management techniques.

Working together, the couple became leaders in the new field of scientific management. They published books, gave lectures, and raised tweleve children together: Anne, Mary (1906--912), Ernestine, Martha, Frank Jr., William, Lillian, Frederick, Daniel, John, Robert and Jane. Some of Gilbreth's books include Fields System (1908); Concrete System (1908); Bricklaying System (1909; Motion Study (1911); and Primer of Scientific Management (1911). Gilbreth co-authored with Lillian: Time Study (1916); Fatigue Study (1916); Applied Motion Study (1917); and Motion Study for the Handicapped (1919).

It wasn't long before Gilbreth moved away from construction. Together with his wife, they focused on the link between psychology and motion. With her strong psychological background, and his interest in efficiency, the Gilbreth's opened the School of Scientific Management in 1913. The school was in session for four years. Numerous professional attended the school, and soon the Gilbreth's had established a reputation as consultant's to the new field of scientific management.

In 1912, Frank won a contract with the New England Butt Company in Providence, Rhode Island. There he installed his system of scientific management in a factory setting for the first time. Contracts with the Hermann-Aukam handkerchief manufacturing company in New Jersey and the Auergessellschaft Company in Germany followed. Using motion study, Gilbreth studied and reoganized the factories, attempting to find "the one best way" to do work.

Gilbreth traveled to Germany to continue his work was a scientific manager. He visited factories and hospitals, working to improve procedures and eliminate waste. Using micro-motion study and the chronocyclegraph procedure, he analyzed and dissected motion, discovering therblings, the seventeen fundamental units of any motion. World War I slowed Gilbreth's progress abroad, so he focused his consulting business on firms n the United States.

After World War I, Gilbreth's business thrived. in 1920, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers instituted its Management Division, something Gilbreth had been demanding for years. He was now a famous American engineer, gaining financial rewards as as professional honors.

Frank Gilbreth died suddenly of a heart attack on June 14, 1924, still in the middle of three contracts. He was honored after his death in 1944 by the American Society of Engineers and the American Management Association with the Gant Gold Medal. After Frank's death, Lillian moved the family to California where she continued to work on efficiency and health in industry issues. She was a respected buiness woman and was hired by several companies to train employees, study working conditions, and reduce fatigue. She lectured at several universities (Newark College of Engineering and the University of Wisconsin), and joined the faculty at Purdue University in 1935 as the first woman professor in the engineering school.

Frank and Lillian Gilbreth often used their large family (and Frank himself) as guinea pigs in experiments. Their family exploits are lovingly detailed in the 1948 book Cheaper by the Dozen, written by Frank Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey.
Related Materials:
Material in Other Institutions

Purdue University, Archives and Special Collections

Frank and Lillian Gilbreth papers, 1869-2000

The Gilbreth Papers documents the professional and personal lives of Frank Gilbreth and Lillian Gilbreth. The collection consists of personal papers, letters, correspondence, photographs, and other memorabilia that Lillian Gilbreth collected during her life regarding her youth, marriage, family, and career.

Collection of materials related to Lillian Gilbreth, 1964-2006

One folder of items relating to the life of Lillian Gilbreth, and her family, collected by her granddaughter, Lillian (Jill) Barley and Nancy Weston. Materials include clippings relating to the Lillian Gilbreth postage stamp (1984); obituaries and memorial programs for Peter Barney, Ernestine Carey, Lillian Gilbreth, Anne Gilbreth Barney, Charles Carey, and Frank Gilbreth Jr.; programs and photographs relating to Lillian Gilbreth's visit to Athens in 1964; and biographical information on Lillian Gilbreth.

Cornell University, Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives

Frank Gilbreth Papers on Microfilm, Collection Number: 5424 mf

Selected papers pertaining to industrial engineering. Original materials are held by Purdue University. Microfilm copied purchased from Purdue University in April 1968.
Provenance:
The collection materials were donated by several individuals: New Jersey Institute of Technology (1975); Frank B. Gilbreth, Jr., (1980); Ernestine Gilbreth Carey (1995); Daniel B. Gilbreth (1998); and James Secor Perkins in 2001.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Series 2: Glass Stereo Slides are restricted. Boxes 3-9 were digitized in 2021. Researchers must use digital copies. 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:
Motion study  Search this
Machinery industry  Search this
Machine shops  Search this
Industrial management  Search this
Industrial films  Search this
Industrial engineering  Search this
Genre/Form:
Videotapes
BetaCam SP (videotape format)
Motion pictures (visual works) -- 1930-1950
Citation:
Frank and Lillian Gilbreth Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0803
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Frank and Lillian Gilbreth Collection
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8a48e652d-6387-4a23-98c0-299772c454d5
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0803
Online Media:

[Flaherty]: a mosaic tile rounded from a Jordanian workshop for people with disabilities echos the pruned shape of a Japanese maple.

Photographer:
Lapham, Emilie S.  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Extent:
1 Digital image (JPEG file, color.)
Type:
Archival materials
Digital images
Place:
Flaherty (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
United States of America -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Philadelphia
Date:
2015 Apr.
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Topic:
Gardens -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia  Search this
Houses  Search this
Japanese maple  Search this
Mosaics  Search this
Flowering trees  Search this
Vines  Search this
Genre/Form:
Digital images
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, Item PA824016
See more items in:
The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Pennsylvania / PA824: Philadelphia -- Flaherty
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6eb6bf50f-cf95-4599-88e3-d9e5d952fe43
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref17169

Painter Victor Sitali at the 2022 Smithsonian Folklife Festival

Creator:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2022-12-10T01:37:48.000Z
YouTube Category:
Entertainment  Search this
Topic:
Cultural property  Search this
See more by:
smithsonianfolklife
Data Source:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
YouTube Channel:
smithsonianfolklife
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_xdf0z-qJins

Alarm Clock

Maker:
Westclox  Search this
Measurements:
overall: 12.3 cm x 16.51 cm x 6 cm; 4 13/16 in x 6 1/2 in x 2 3/8 in
Object Name:
Alarm clock
Place made:
United States
Subject:
Disabilities  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Jack and Rosalyn Gannon.
ID Number:
2003.0341.01
Accession number:
2003.0341
Catalog number:
2003.0341.01
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Medicine and Science: Medicine
Health & Medicine
Disabilities
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-9488-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1220071
Online Media:

Infant's Leg Braces

Title:
Infant's Leg Braces
Physical Description:
cotton; leather; metal; steel; imitation leather (overall material)
Measurements:
overall, lying down: 3 1/4 in x 7 3/4 in x 13 in; 8.255 cm x 19.685 cm x 33.02 cm
Object Name:
Leg Braces
leg braces
brace, leg
Subject:
Disabilities  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Jean Fox Csaposs
ID Number:
2004.0254.01
Accession number:
2004.0254
Catalog number:
2004.0254.01
See more items in:
Medicine and Science: Medicine
Health & Medicine
Disabilities
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-e96f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1280431
Online Media:

Boot worn by Mike Schultz in the MotoCross event at the Adaptive X-Games

User:
Schultz, Mike  Search this
Physical Description:
plastic (overall material)
fabric (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 106.7 cm x 29.2 cm x 87.6 cm; 42 in x 11 1/2 in x 34 1/2 in
Object Name:
boot, adaptive sports, motocross
boot, adaptive sports
boots
Web subject:
Sports  Search this
Adaptive Sports  Search this
Disabilities  Search this
Adaptive XGames  Search this
Name of sport:
Adaptive MotoCross  Search this
Level of sport:
Professional  Search this
ID Number:
2016.0060.08
Accession number:
2016.0060
Catalog number:
2016.0060.08
See more items in:
Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
Sports & Leisure
Exhibition:
Change Your Game
Exhibition Location:
National Museum of American History
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-721d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1803978

Photograph

Object Name:
photograph
Subject:
Disabilities  Search this
Credit Line:
Ann Adams
ID Number:
MG.306390.01
Catalog number:
306390.01
Accession number:
306390
See more items in:
Medicine and Science: Medicine
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng4ac379e1c-06f5-0471-e053-15f76fa01387
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1985165

Website Records

Names:
Smithsonian Institution  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Electronic records
Web sites
Date:
2020
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of the Access Smithsonian page on the Smithsonian Institution website as it existed on March 17, 2020. The page provides information on museum accessibility for visitors and programs for children and young adults with special needs. It also lists the responsibilities of the office and the services it provides to staff. Materials are in electronic format.
Topic:
Museums and people with disabilities  Search this
Web sites  Search this
Museums -- Public relations  Search this
Museum visitors  Search this
Museums -- Educational aspects  Search this
Genre/Form:
Electronic records
Web sites
Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 22-091, Access Smithsonian, Website Records
Identifier:
Accession 22-091
See more items in:
Website Records
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-sia-fa22-091

Custom Painted Prosthetic Leg Socket

User:
Kautz, Justin  Search this
Maker:
O&P Lab, Inc.  Search this
Physical Description:
metal (overall material)
plastic (overall material)
cotton (overall material)
acrylic resins (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 20 cm x 54 cm; x 7 7/8 in x 21 1/4 in
Object Name:
Prosthetic Leg Socket
leg, prosthetic socket
Date made:
November 6, 2003
Subject:
Disabilities  Search this
Prosthesis  Search this
Credit Line:
Department of Orthotics and Prosthetics at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, through Dr. Ralph Urgolites.
ID Number:
2004.0085.01
Accession number:
2004.0085
Catalog number:
2004.0085.01
See more items in:
Medicine and Science: Medicine
Health & Medicine
Disabilities
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-6e8a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1271563
Online Media:

Hartford -- Elizabeth Park

Former owner:
Pond, Charles  Search this
Landscape architect:
Wirth, Theodore  Search this
Collection Photographer:
Jeruss, Irene  Search this
Extent:
180 Slides (photographs)
Container:
Box 1
Type:
Archival materials
Slides
Slides (photographs)
Place:
Elizabeth Park (Hartford, Connecticut)
United States of America -- Connecticut -- Hartford County -- Hartford
Date:
1999-2005
General:
Charles Pond, a wealthy businessman, bequeathed his estate to the City of Hartford in the late 1800s to be used as a horticultural park and named it after his wife, Elizabeth. In 1897, the Elizabeth Park Rose Garden was one of the first municipal rose gardens established in America. The rose garden was designed by Theodore Wirth, a Swiss landscape architect hired by the Olmsted firm, who finished training at London's Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew. In 1904, the rose garden was constructed and planted. In 1912, the American Rose Society recognized its splendor and significance and requested that a half acre semi-circle be added and used as this country's first test rose garden. The garden was originally famous for its variety of Hybrid Perpetuals (eight original beds continue to bloom). By the 1960s the park became so neglected and weed filled that the American Rose Society would no longer recognize it as an accredited testing grounds. In 1977, the Friends of Elizabeth Park was formed and they hired a rosarian. A restored garden replanted with new vintage plants was installed. The American Rose Society reinstated Elizabeth Park as a test garden. Today, the garden has 15,000 rose bushes of about 800 varieties--mainly Hybrid Teas, Grandifloras, Floribundas, shrubs, polyanthas, and minis. In 1990, the All-American Rose Selections awarded Elizabeth Park the most outstanding garden award. Other gardens in the park include an annual garden; a perennial garden; an herb garden; a rockery; a Dahlia garden; and a large number of rare and unusual trees and shrubs. This collection is made up of glass lantern slides, photo prints (color and b&w), glass plate negatives, and postcards. The images include the construction of the garden and early visitors. They also depict the pond and bridge; rose gardens; perennial beds; an aerial view; and expanses of lawn. Persons and entities associated with the property and garden include: Charles Pond (former owner); City of Hartford and Town of West Hartford (present owners); and Theodore Wirth (park designer and supervisor, 1897).
Collection Restrictions:
Access to collection by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Topic:
Gardens -- Connecticut -- Hartford  Search this
Ponds  Search this
Water gardens  Search this
Bridges  Search this
Roses  Search this
Arbors  Search this
Flower gardening  Search this
Rose gardens  Search this
Flower beds  Search this
Garden ornaments and furniture  Search this
Outdoor furniture  Search this
Benches  Search this
Landscape architecture for people with disabilities  Search this
Garden walks  Search this
Lawns  Search this
Garden houses  Search this
Plant supports  Search this
Campanula  Search this
Oenothera  Search this
Salvia  Search this
Yarrow  Search this
Poppies  Search this
Vines  Search this
Ornamental climbing plants  Search this
Stachys  Search this
Lamb's ears  Search this
Hosta  Search this
Dicentra  Search this
Bleeding heart (flower)  Search this
Retaining walls  Search this
Ferns  Search this
Foxgloves  Search this
Nepeta  Search this
Daisies  Search this
Nigella  Search this
Love-in-a-mist  Search this
Pinks (Plants)  Search this
Rues (Plants)  Search this
Tulips  Search this
Hyacinths  Search this
Lilies  Search this
Daffodils  Search this
Narcissus bulbs  Search this
Narcissus (Plants)  Search this
Muscari  Search this
Primroses  Search this
Fragrant gardens  Search this
Public gardens  Search this
Greenhouses  Search this
Topiary work  Search this
Peonies  Search this
Flower shows  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Irene Jeruss Garden Photography Collection
Identifier:
AAG.JER, File CT060_JER
See more items in:
Irene Jeruss garden photography collection
Irene Jeruss garden photography collection / Garden Images / Connecticut
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb64af63d5b-bf75-4d7f-ba0a-85e0c47c40bc
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-jer-ref44

Goggles worn by Mike Schultz in the MotoCross event at the Adaptive X-Games

User:
Schultz, Mike  Search this
Physical Description:
plastic (overall material)
fabric (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 28 cm x 50.5 cm x 26.7 cm; 11 1/32 in x 19 7/8 in x 10 1/2 in
Object Name:
motocross goggles
goggles, adaptive sports
Web subject:
Sports  Search this
Disabilities  Search this
Adaptive Sports  Search this
Name of sport:
Adaptive MotoCross  Search this
Level of sport:
Professional  Search this
Adaptive XGames  Search this
ID Number:
2016.0060.04
Accession number:
2016.0060
Catalog number:
2016.0060.04
See more items in:
Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
Sports & Leisure
Exhibition:
Change Your Game
Exhibition Location:
National Museum of American History
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-79fb-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1803974
Online Media:

Flex-Sprint III, prosthetic foot

Maker:
Ossur North America  Search this
Measurements:
overall: 52.3 cm x 7 cm x 35.5 cm; 20 9/16 in x 2 3/4 in x 14 in
overall, as stored: 3 1/8 in x 11 1/4 in x 20 1/4 in; 7.9375 cm x 28.575 cm x 51.435 cm
overall: 51 cm x 27 cm x 7 cm; 20 3/32 in x 10 5/8 in x 2 3/4 in
Object Name:
Foot, Prosthetic
Flex-Foot
foot, artificial
prosthesis
Place made:
United States: California, Aliso Viejo
Date made:
c. 1997 - 2003
Subject:
Disabilities  Search this
Prosthesis  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift from Ossur North America
ID Number:
2003.0315.18
Accession number:
2003.0315
Catalog number:
2003.0315.18
See more items in:
Medicine and Science: Medicine
Health & Medicine
Disabilities
Exhibition:
Change Your Game
Exhibition Location:
National Museum of American History
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-12ec-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1246880
Online Media:

Website Records, 2020

Creator:
Access Smithsonian  Search this
Subject:
Smithsonian Institution  Search this
Type:
Electronic records
Collection descriptions
Web sites
Date:
2020
Topic:
Museums and people with disabilities  Search this
Web sites  Search this
Museums--Public relations  Search this
Museum visitors  Search this
Museums--Educational aspects  Search this
Local number:
SIA Acc. 22-091
See more items in:
Website Records 2011-2020 [Access Smithsonian]
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_arc_404758

Lotería-Tabla Llena

Artist:
Carmen Lomas Garza, born Kingsville, TX 1948  Search this
Medium:
hand-colored etching and aquatint on paper
Dimensions:
image: 13 7/8 x 17 5/8 in. (35.3 x 44.9 cm) sheet: 16 3/4 x 21 in. (42.5 x 53.3 cm)
Type:
Graphic Arts-Print
Date:
1972
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
State of being\disabled  Search this
Landscape\bird's eye view  Search this
Recreation\sport and play\games  Search this
Object\toy\doll  Search this
Object\other\dish  Search this
Object\furniture\table  Search this
Object\foodstuff\cake  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tomás Ybarra-Frausto
Copyright:
© 1972, Carmen Lomas Garza
Object number:
1995.50.59
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk71efba4fc-0895-4567-a71d-2ca8d7abb303
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1995.50.59

Wheelchair cushion for the WCMX wheelchair used by Aaron 'Wheelz' Fotheringham during Nitro Circus performances

Physical Description:
foam (overall material)
fabric (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 13 in x 14 in x 2 1/2 in; 33.02 cm x 35.56 cm x 6.35 cm
Object Name:
wheelchair cushion, adaptive sports
wheelchair cushion
Web subject:
Adaptive Sports  Search this
Disabilities  Search this
Name of sport:
Wheelchair Cross  Search this
Level of sport:
Professional  Search this
Credit Line:
Aaron Fotheringham
ID Number:
2020.0009.01.01
Accession number:
2020.0009
Catalog number:
2020.0009.01.01
See more items in:
Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
Sports & Leisure
Exhibition:
Artifact Wall
Exhibition Location:
National Museum of American History
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng4bd361dae-5385-38a1-e053-15f76fa0b09b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_2001399

Wheelchair cushion for the WCMX wheelchair used by Aaron 'Wheelz' Fotheringham during Nitro Circus performances

Physical Description:
foam (overall material)
fabric (overall material)
plastic (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 14 in x 18 3/4 in x 2 1/4 in; 35.56 cm x 47.625 cm x 5.715 cm
Object Name:
wheelchair cushion, adaptive sports
wheelchair cushion
Name of sport:
Wheelchair Cross  Search this
Level of sport:
Professional  Search this
Web subject:
Adaptive Sports  Search this
Disabilities  Search this
Credit Line:
Aaron Fotheringham
ID Number:
2020.0009.01.02
Accession number:
2020.0009
Catalog number:
2020.0009.01.02
See more items in:
Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
Sports & Leisure
Exhibition:
Artifact Wall
Exhibition Location:
National Museum of American History
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng4bd361dae-5387-38a1-e053-15f76fa0b09b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_2001401

Forearm crutches used by Vasu Sojitra during the US Amputee Soccer Team World Cup, 2022

User:
Sojitra, Vasu  Search this
Physical Description:
metal (overall material)
plastic (overall material)
rubber (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 42 in x 4 1/4 in x 5 1/2 in; 106.68 cm x 10.795 cm x 13.97 cm
Object Name:
forearm crutches, adaptive sports
forearm crutches
Name of sport:
Soccer  Search this
Web subject:
Adaptive Sports  Search this
Disabilities  Search this
ID Number:
2023.0118.01
Accession number:
2023.0118
Catalog number:
2023.0118.01
See more items in:
Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
Sports & Leisure
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng418d02965-6304-4b5c-8de7-a3859e0bfbb4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_2033786

Exchange flag used during the US Amputee Soccer Team World Cup, 2022

Physical Description:
fabric (overall material)
wood (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 11 1/2 in x 9 1/2 in x 1/4 in; 29.21 cm x 24.13 cm x .635 cm
Object Name:
flag, adaptive sports
exchange flag
Date made:
2022
Name of sport:
Soccer  Search this
Web subject:
Disabilities  Search this
Adaptive Sports  Search this
ID Number:
2023.0118.02
Accession number:
2023.0118
Catalog number:
2023.0118.02
See more items in:
Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
Sports & Leisure
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng4522e673d-e4f0-45d0-9e51-d2dc856c31a2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_2033788

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