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Creator:

Missionary Catechists of Divine Providence.  Search this

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Civil Engineering Department  Search this

Underwood and Underwood  Search this

Compiler:

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering  Search this

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry  Search this

Extent:

44 Cubic feet (132 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Blueprints

Drawings

Lantern slides

Photographs

Sketches

Date:

1758-1945, undated

Summary:

A collection primarily of 19th and early 20th century lantern slides relating mostly to engineering, agriculture, railroads, mining, and extractive industries collected by the Division of Work and Industry, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.

Scope and Contents:

A collection of 19th and early 20th century silver gelatin dry plate lantern slides acquired by the staff of the Division of Work and Industry, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution. These materials were collected for research purposes and relate to various subjects.

Condition of the material varies widely with some fragile or broken slides. Poor quality images also exist probably due to either the processing of the slides or unstable storage environments. All slides have been digitized and moved to off-site storage to minimize handling and at the same time increase accessibility.

The collection is arranged in nine series: series 1, engineering; series 2, extractive industries; series 3, chemical; series 4, manufacturing companies; series 5, machinery; series 6, railroads; series 7, agriculture; series 8, travel photography; and 9, miscellaneous materials.

Arrangement:

Collection is arranged in nine series.

Series 1: Engineering, undated

Subseries 1.1: Architecture and Structures, undated

Subseries 1.2: Bridges, Cantilever, undated

Subseries 1.3: Bridges, Concrete Arch and Beam, undated

Subseries 1.4: Bridges, Masonry Aqueducts, undated

Subseries 1.5: Bridges, Metal Arc, undated

Subseries 1.6: Bridges, Metal Truss, undated

Subseries 1.7: Bridges, Movable, undated

Subseries 1.8: Bridges, Suspension, undated

Subseries 1.9: Canals, undated

Subseries 1.10: Hydraulic Engineering, undated

Subseries 1.11: Machine Tools, undated

Subseries 1.12: Materials Handling, undated

Subseries 1.13: Power, undated

Subseries 1.14: Railroad Mileage Maps, undated

Subseries 1.15: Steam Boilers, undated

Subseries 1.16: Steam Turbines, undated

Subseries 1.17: Tunneling Machine Tools, undated

Series 2: Extractive Industries, undated

Subseries 2.1: Coal, undated

Subseries 2.1.1: Coke, undated

Subseries 2.1.2: Diagrams and Maps, undated

Subseries 2.1.3: General, undated

Subseries 2.1.4: General, undated

Subseries 2.1.5: Infrastructure and Laborers, undated

Subseries 2.1.6: Internation, undated

Subseries 2.1.7: International Product and Labor Statistics, undated

Subseries 2.1.8: Jack Leg Drilling, undated

Subseries 2.1.9: Lansford Breaker Fire Coal Facilities, undated

Subseries 2.1.10: Loading Machinery, undated

Subseries 2.1.11: Longhole Drilling Method, undated

Subseries 2.1.12: Machinery, undated

Subseries 2.1.13: Mines, undated

Subseries 2.1.14: Mining Communities, undated

Subseries 2.1.15: Subsidence, undated

Subseries 2.1.16: Forepoling Warden Mine, undated

Subseries 2.1.17: Montour Number 10 Mine, undated

Subseries 2.1.18: Conveyors, undated

Subseries 2.1.19: Coal Land Valuation, undated

Subseries 2.2: Iron, undated

Subseries 2.2.1: General, undated

Subseries 2.2.2: Pig Iron, undated

Subseries 2.3: Gemstones, undated

Subseries 2.3.1: Gemstones, undated

Subseries 2.4: Mining, undated

Subseries 2.4.1: Diagrams, undated

Subseries 2.4.2: Hydraulic, undated

Subseries 2.4.3: General, undated

Subseries 2.4.4: Ores and Mines, undated

Subseries 2.4.5: Processing Equipment and Infrastructure, undated

Subseries 2.4.6: Shafts, Drilling, and Loading, undated

Subseries 2.4.7: United States Bureau of Mines, undated

Subseries 2.4.8: L. E. Young, Box C, undated

Subseries 2.4.9: L. E. Young, Box D, undated

Subseries 2.4.10: L. E. Young, Box E, undated

Subseries 2.4.11: L. E. Young, Box F, undated

Subseries 2.4.12: L. E. Young, Box G, undated

Subseries 2.4.13: L. E. Young, Box I, undated

Subseries 2.5: Oil, undated

Subseries 2.5.1: Oil, undated

Subseries 2.6: Rubber, undated

Subseries 2.6.1: Coke Rubber Rails, undated

Subseries 2.6.2: General, undated

Subseries 2.6.3: General, undated

Subseries 2.6.4: General, undated

Subseries 2.7: Steel, undated

Subseries 2.7.1: Newcastle Steel Work, undated

Subseries 2.7.2: General, undated

Subseries 2.8: Timber, undated

Subseries 2.8.1: General, undated

Subseries 2.8.2: Lifts, undated

Series 3: Chemical Processing, undated

Subseries 3.1: Chemical Processes, undated

Subseries 3.2: Laboratory and Studies, undated

Subseries 3.3: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 37A: 1-48, undated

Subseries 3.4: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 47: 1-68, undated

Subseries 3.5: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 52: 1-20, undated

Subseries 3.6: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, undated

Subseries 3.7: Radiation Studies, undated

Subseries 3.8: Visual Aids in Chemical Education, The Museum, undated

Series 4: Manufacturing Companies, undated

Subseries 4.1: American Bosch Company, Fuel Injection Equipment, undated

Subseries 4.2: American Locomotive Company, undated

Subseries 4.3: American Locomotive Company, undated

Subseries 4.4: Atlas Imperial Marine Diesel, undated

Subseries 4.5: Baldwin Locomotive Works, undated

Subseries 4.6: Buda, undated

Subseries 4.7: Buda Marine, undated

Subseries 4.8: Cooper-Bessenger, undated

Subseries 4.9: Cooper-Bessenger, undated

Subseries 4.10: Fairbanks Morse Marine Diesel General Set, undated

Subseries 4.11: Fairbanks Morse Marine Diesel, undated

Subseries 4.12: Fairbanks Morse Marine Diesel, undated

Subseries 4.13: Fairbanks Morse Marine Diesel, undated

Subseries 4.14: Fairbanks Morse Marine Diesel, undated

Subseries 4.15: Fairbanks Morse Marine Diesel General Set, undated

Subseries 4.16: General Motors Company, undated

Subseries 4.17: General Motors Company, undated

Subseries 4.18: General Motors Company, undated

Subseries 4.19: General Motors Company, undated

Subseries 4.20: General Motors Company, undated

Subseries 4.21: General Motors Company, undated

Subseries 4.22: General Motors Company, undated

Subseries 4.23: General Motors Company, undated

Subseries 4.24: General Motors Company, undated

Subseries 4.25: General Motors Company Miscelleaneous, undated

Subseries 4.26: Hamilton Diesel, undated

Subseries 4.27: Hamilton Diesel, undated

Subseries 4.28: Hamilton Diesel, undated

Subseries 4.29: Hamilton Diesel, undated

Subseries 4.30: Ingersoll - Rand, undated

Subseries 4.31: International Harvester Fuel Singler Plunger, undated

Subseries 4.32: Long and Alstatler Company, undated

Subseries 4.33: Miscelleaneous Manufacturing Companies, undated

Subseries 4.34: Nordberg Marine Diesel, undated

Series 5: Machinery, undated

Subseries 5.1: Blast Furnances, undated

Subseries 5.2: Construction, undated

Subseries 5.3: Construction - Brick, undated

Subseries 5.4: Construction - Cement, undated

Subseries 5.5: Diagram Miscelleaneous, undated

Subseries 5.6: Diesel Engines, undated

Subseries 5.7: Diesel Engines, General, undated

Subseries 5.8: Diesel Engines, Superior Types KNB, undated

Subseries 5.9: Diesel Installation USS Maumee, undated

Subseries 5.10: Drills, Jumbos, undated

Subseries 5.11: Engine Model D, undated

Subseries 5.12: Factories and Warehouses, undated

Subseries 5.13: Factory Machines, undated

Subseries 5.14: Flywheel Governors, undated

Subseries 5.15: Furnances General, undated

Subseries 5.16: Gas, undated

Subseries 5.17: General Engines, undated

Subseries 5.18: Governors, undated

Subseries 5.19: History of Pumps, undated

Subseries 5.20: Hoisers, undated

Subseries 5.21: Industrial Furnances, undated

Subseries 5.22: Industrial Scenes, undated

Subseries 5.23: Machines Diagrams and Sketches, undated

Subseries 5.24: Machinery Miscelleaneous, undated

Subseries 5.25: Refrigeration, undated

Subseries 5.26: Safety, undated

Subseries 5.27: Steam Engines General Information, undated

Subseries 5.28: Vacuum, undated

Series 6: Railroads and Locomotions, undated

Subseries 6.1: Charts and Graphs, undated

Subseries 6.2: Company Photographs, undated

Subseries 6.3: Drawings, undated

Subseries 6.4: Toppling Over, undated

Subseries 6.5: Interior of Train Cars, undated

Subseries 6.6: Locomotion, undated

Subseries 6.7: Locomotion Miscelleaneous, undated

Subseries 6.8: Repair Report Forms, undated

Subseries 6.9: Shop Scenes, undated

Subseries 6.10: Track Debris, undated

Subseries 6.11: Train Car Component Details, undated

Subseries 6.12: Train Yards, undated

Subseries 6.13: Underside of Locomotives, undated

Subseries 6.14: Yard Scenes, undated

Series 7: Agriculture, undated

Subseries 7.1: Bananas, undated

Subseries 7.2: Butter, undated

Subseries 7.3: Coffee, undated

Subseries 7.4: Corn, undated

Subseries 7.5: Cotton, undated

Subseries 7.6: Machinery, undated

Subseries 7.7: Onions, undated

Subseries 7.8: Potatoes, undated

Subseries 7.9: Poultry, undated

Subseries 7.10: Sugar, undated

Subseries 7.11: Tea, undated

Subseries 7.12: Tobacco, undated

Subseries 7.13: Turpentine, undated

Series 8: Travel Photography, undated

Subseries 8.1: California, undated

Subseries 8.2: Canada, undated

Subseries 8.3: Colorado, undated

Subseries 8.4: General Landscapes, undated

Subseries 8.5: General Locations, undated

Subseries 8.6: Landscapes and Locations General, 186-2-36, undated

Subseries 8.7: Landscapes and Locations General, 187-18-48, undated

Subseries 8.8: New York, undated

Subseries 8.9: United States National Parks, undated

Subseries 8.10: Washington, DC, undated

Series 9: Miscellaneous Materials, undated

Subseries 9.1: Duplicates of Navy Slides, undated

Subseries 9.2: Miscelleaneous

Subseries 9.3: Reliefs, Cravings, and Architecture, undated

Subseries 9.4: Wood Products, undated

Related Materials:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

For related material on Canals, see the following collections:

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Canals, NMAH.AC.0060

Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection, NMAH.AC.0143

Roland A. McCrady Photograph Collection, NMAH.AC.0710

Division of Cultural History Lantern Slides and Stereographs, NMAH.AC.0945

Niagara Falls Power Company Records, NMAH.AC.0949

Modjeski and Masters Company Records, NMAH.AC.0976

George Morison Collection, NMAH.AC.0978

Uriah A. Boyden Papers, NMAH.AC.0982

James Forgie Papers, NMAH.AC.0986

William R. Hutton Papers, NMAH.AC.0987

Snake River Irrigation Project Photograph Album, NMAH.AC.1031

Silas H. Woodard Papers, NMAH.AC.1038

Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western Railroad Records, NMAH.AC.1074

Mechanical and Civil Engineering Stereograph Cards, NMAH.AC.1090

New York State Barge Canal Photographs, NMAH.AC.1536

Lackawaxen Canal Survey Profiles, NMAH.AC.1546

Nicaragua Canal Collection, NMAH.AC.1550

For related material on Cantilever Bridges, see the following collections:

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Bridges, NMAH.AC.0060

Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection, NMAH.AC.0143

Nathan W. Morgan Papers, NMAH.AC.0965

George Morison Collection, NMAH.AC.0978

John A. Roebling Collection, NMAH.AC.0981

Mechanical and Civil Engineering Stereograph Cards, NMAH.AC.1090

Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection, NMAH.AC.1577

For related material on Concrete Arch and Beam Bridges, see the following collections:

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Bridges, NMAH.AC.0060

For related material on Corliss Steam Engine Company, see the following collections:

Frick Company Collection, NMAH.AC.0293

Cooper-Bessemer Corporation Records, NMAH.AC.0961

Robert Wetherill Company Records, NMAH.AC.0992

Evolution of the Corliss Steam Engine Scrapbook, NMAH.AC1016

Mechanical and Civil Engineering Glass Plate Negatives, NMAh.AC.1089

For related material on Hydraulic Engineering, see the following collections:

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Engineering, NMAH.AC0060

Charles Richardson Pratt Papers, NMAH.AC.0958

Rudolph Hering Collection, NMAH.AC.0989

Mechanical and Civil Engineering Glass Plate Negatives, NMAH.AC.1089

Mechanical and Civil Engineering Stereograph Cards, NMAH.AC.1090

For related material on Machine Tools, see the following collections:

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Tools, NMAH.AC.0060

Pratt & Whitney Company Scrapbook, NMAH.AC.0093

Max Holland Numerical Control Collection, NMAH.AC.0537

Southwark Foundry and Machine Company Records, NMAH.AC.1107

For related material on Materials Handling, see the following collections:

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Materials Handling, NMAH.AC.0060

James J. Childs Numerical Control Collection, NMAH.AC.0420

World War Two Bomb Damage Photographs, NMAH.AC.1535

Norton Grinding Machine Company Photograph Collection, NMAH.AC.1551

Paul Steam-Heating System Company Records, NMAH.AC.1554

For related material on Metal Arch Bridges, see the following collections:

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Bridges, NMAH.A.C0060

Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection, NMAH.AC.1577

Mechanical and Civil Engineering Stereograph Cards, NMAH.AC.1090

For related material on Movable Bridges, see the following collections:

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Bridges, NMAH.AC.0060

Henry Grattan Tyrrell and Mary Maude Knox Tyrrell Papers, NMAH.AC.0948

Nathan W. Morgan Papers, NMAH.AC.0965

Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection, NMAH.AC.1577

For related material on Panama Canal, see the following collections:

John Frances Little Panama Canal Scrapbook, NMAH.AC.0708

A.R. Van Tassell Photograph Album, NMAH.AC.1015

W. A. Fishbaugh Panama Canal Photograph Album, NMAH.AC.1021

W. P. Stine Panama Canal Papers, NMAH.AC.1039

Katherine Kingsford Panama Canal Photograph Album, NMAH.AC.1040

Richard Fisher Collection of Panama Canal Materials, NMAH.AC.1045

Robert Dearborn Panama Canal Glass Negatives, NMAH.AC.1111

Charles Edwards Wood Panama Canal Photograph Album, NMAH.AC.1114

Panama Canal Commission Photonegatives, 1903-circa 1939, NMAH.AC.1116

Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Panama Canal Collection, NMAH.AC.1569

For related material on railroads, see the following collections:

Archives Center Lantern Slide Collection, NMAH.AC.0686

Railroad Bridge Construction Photograph Album, NMAH.AC.1024

Northern Pacific Railroad Bridge Construction Photograph Album, NMAH.AC.1031

Penn Station, New York, Photographs, NMAH.AC.1048

Northern Pacific Railway Photographs, NMAH.AC.1067

New York Central Railway Valuation Negatives, NMAH.AC.1072

Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago, and St. Louis Railroad Photographs (PCC and St. Louis), NMAH.AC.1079

Niagara Railroad Negatives, NMAH.AC.1081

Charles B. Chaney Jr. Railroad Photographic Collection, NMAH.AC.1167

Clayton M. Hall Collection of Railroad Photographs, NMAH.AC.1168

Harry A. McBride Railroad Photographs, NMAH.AC.1171

Thomas Norrell Railroad Photographs Collection, NMAH.AC.1174

Pullman Palace Car Company Photographs, NMAH.AC.1175

Haskell and Barker Car Company Photographic Negatives, NMAH.AC.1183

For related material on Steam Boilers, see the following collections:

Frick Company Collection, NMAH.AC.293

Erasmus D. Leavitt Collection, NMAH.AC.0966

Edwin Rust Papers, NMAH.AC.1070

Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company Records, NMAH.AC.1541

For related material on steam engines, see the following collections:

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Engines, NMAH.AC.0060

Frick Company Collection, NMAH.AC.0293

Borsig Steam Engine Records, NMAH.AC.0956

Cooper-Bessemer Corporation Records, NMAH.AC0961

Greville I. Bathe Papers, NMAH.AC.0970

McIntosh, Seymour, and Company Records, NMAH.AC0985

Mechanical and Civil Engineering Glass Plate Negatives, NMAH.AC1089

For related material on Steam Turbines, see the following collections:

Parke, Davis Research Laboratory Records, NMAH.AC.0001

Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company Records, NMAH.AC.0977

Skinner Engine Company Records, NMAH.AC.1087

Mechanical and Civil Engineering Glass Plate Negatives, NMAH.AC.1089

For related material on Suspension Bridges, see the following collections:

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Bridges, NMAH.AC.0060

Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection, NMAH.AC.0143

Nathan W. Morgan Papers, NMAH.AC.0965

Modjeski and Masters Company Records, NMAH.AC.0976

Niagara Falls Bridge Commission Records, NMAH.AC.1060

Mechanical and Civil Engineering Glass Plate Negatives, NMAH.AC.1089

Mechanical and Civil Engineering Stereograph Cards, NMAH.AC.1090

Robinson & Steinman Collection, NMAH.AC.1562

Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection, NMAH.AC.1577

Provenance:

Immediate source of acquisition unknown.

Restrictions:

Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.

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:

African American women  Search this

Agriculture -- Corn  Search this

Agricultural crops -- Fields  Search this

Agricultural laborers  Search this

Agricultural machinery  Search this

Agricultural products  Search this

Architecture  Search this

Bananas -- Costa Rica  Search this

Bananas -- Jamaica  Search this

Bearings (Machinery)  Search this

Bridges  Search this

Butter  Search this

Butter -- New York  Search this

Canals  Search this

Children -- 20th century  Search this

Coal mines and mining  Search this

Coffee  Search this

Coffee industry -- Brazil  Search this

Coffee -- Jamaica  Search this

Coffee -- Mexico  Search this

Engineering  Search this

Hydraulic engineering  Search this

Laborers  Search this

Machine-tools  Search this

Maple sugar  Search this

Materials handling  Search this

Mine shafts  Search this

Mining engineering  Search this

Oil  Search this

Oil industries  Search this

Onions  Search this

Poultry industry  Search this

Potatoes  Search this

Power  Search this

Railroads  Search this

Railroads -- 19th century  Search this

Railroads -- 20th century  Search this

Rubber -- Ceylon  Search this

Rubber -- Congo  Search this

Rubber plantations  Search this

Steam-boilers  Search this

Sugar  Search this

Tires  Search this

Tobacco  Search this

Tunnels  Search this

Turbines  Search this

Turpentine -- North Carolina  Search this

Water-supply  Search this

Cotton  Search this

Cotton farming  Search this

Cotton industry  Search this

Genre/Form:

Blueprints

Drawings -- 20th century

Lantern slides

Photographs -- Lantern slides -- 19th century

Photographs -- Lantern slides -- 1900-1950

Sketches

Citation:

Division of Work and Industry Lantern Slide Collection, 1758-1945, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.1013

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Division of Work and Industry Lantern Slide Collection

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep864c4320f-954c-462f-8434-2b79c0ed7159

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1013

Biogeographical Region:

73 - Northwestern U.S.A.  Search this

Collector:

John S. Newberry  Search this

Expedition:

Pacific Railroad Survey: Lieut. Williamson  Search this

Place:

The Dalles, Oregon, United States, North America

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Brassicales Brassicaceae Brassicoideae

Published Name:

Rorippa curvisiliqua var. lyrata (Nutt.) C.L. Hitchc.

Barcode:

01118146

Other Numbers:

Work Unit : 0006

USNM Number:

3666

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Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

GPI : Historical Collections

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/358a90548-4b5a-47c8-8cae-0ab9f35e4dcf

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_10380114

Biogeographical Region:

83 - Western South America  Search this

Collector:

Brian M. Boom  Search this

Microhabitat Description:

Tropical moist forest  Search this

Min. Elevation:

350  Search this

Place:

San Jose, km 321 along railroad from Ibarra to San Lorenzo, Esmeraldas, Ecuador, South America - Neotropics

Collection Date:

3 May 1982

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Lamiales Gesneriaceae

Published Name:

Besleria solanoides Kunth var. solanoides

Barcode:

00079688

USNM Number:

2959235

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Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/344a41319-14b4-43bb-a7bf-2c6e05422b38

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_10398217

Biogeographical Region:

80 - Central America  Search this

Collector:

Barry E. Hammel  Search this

Max. Elevation:

152  Search this

Microhabitat Description:

Wet forest  Search this

Min. Elevation:

76  Search this

Place:

Trail from head waters of Rio Boqueron back to fork with Rio Escandaloso, area route of abandoned railroad, Colón, Panama, Central America - Neotropics

Collection Date:

Jul 1978

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Lamiales Gesneriaceae

Published Name:

Chrysothemis friedrichsthaliana (Hanst.) H.E. Moore

Barcode:

00225727

USNM Number:

2898910

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Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ac6a6b03-0ed7-4c8c-8259-8f6555990f43

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_10398236

Biogeographical Region:

83 - Western South America  Search this

Collector:

Calaway H. Dodson  Search this

L. B. Thien  Search this

Min. Elevation:

900  Search this

Place:

Around Rio Blanco, km 78 railroad from Ibana to San Lorenzo, Carchi, Ecuador, South America - Neotropics

Collection Date:

14 Dec 1961

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Lamiales Gesneriaceae

Published Name:

Kohleria spicata (Kunth) Oerst.

Barcode:

00303135

USNM Number:

2587516A

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Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3197d5d02-4029-4b73-8071-c37495ff6771

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_10423691

Biogeographical Region:

77 - South-Central U.S.A.  Search this

Collector:

John Milton Bigelow  Search this

Expedition:

Pacific Railroad Survey: Lieut. Whipple  Search this

Place:

Fort Smith to the Rio Grande, Comanche Plains., New Mexico, United States, North America

Collection Date:

1853 to 1854

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Brassicales Cleomaceae

Published Name:

Cleome serrulata Pursh

Barcode:

01149620

Other Numbers:

Work Unit : 0020

USNM Number:

6531

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Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

GPI : Historical Collections

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33127c195-8b3e-4b85-9e04-b88584397e83

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_10424106

Biogeographical Region:

73 - Northwestern U.S.A.  Search this

Collector:

James Graham Cooper  Search this

Expedition:

Pacific Railroad Survey: Gov. Stevens  Search this

Place:

Dry prairie near Steilacoom., Washington, United States, North America

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Brassicales Brassicaceae Brassicoideae

Published Name:

Erysimum capitatum (Douglas ex Hook.) Greene subsp. capitatum

Barcode:

01149577

Other Numbers:

Work Unit : 0018

USNM Number:

227493

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Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

GPI : Historical Collections

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/371d67865-8cde-4468-9fb1-0d8eba6d3bdd

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_10424203

Biogeographical Region:

81 - Caribbean  Search this

Collector:

Lucien M. Underwood  Search this

Robert Fiske Griggs  Search this

Microhabitat Description:

Wet Sand  Search this

Place:

Manati to Vega Baja, Railroad Track from, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, West Indies - Neotropics

Collection Date:

20 Jul 1901

Taxonomy:

Plantae Pteridophyte Osmundales Osmundaceae

Published Name:

Osmundastrum cinnamomeum (L.) C. Presl

Osmunda cinnamomea L.

Barcode:

00733990

USNM Number:

405875

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Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

West Indies Project

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/325e27dae-a467-43f3-b5d7-d77372b83593

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_10443920

Biogeographical Region:

79 - Mexico Northwest  Search this

Collector:

Velva E. Rudd  Search this

P. M. Bauer  Search this

A. C. Fox  Search this

Place:

Sinaloa: La Cruz; beyond town toward beach, near railroad tracks., Sinaloa, Mexico, North America

Collection Date:

18 Dec 1968

Taxonomy:

Plantae Monocotyledonae Poales Bromeliaceae Tillandsioideae

Published Name:

Tillandsia recurvata L.

Barcode:

03971834

USNM Number:

2574734A

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Flowering plants and ferns

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3fcd6fbac-513e-412d-90f4-ce9b3d6d54b8

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_15732647

Biogeographical Region:

73 - Northwestern U.S.A.  Search this

Collector:

Adolph D. E. Elmer  Search this

Place:

On sand-muddy shore of Rogers Lake, 20 miles from Lake Chelan. Railroad Creek., Chelan, Washington, United States, North America

Collection Date:

Sep 1897

Taxonomy:

Plantae Monocotyledonae Poales Poaceae Pooideae

Published Name:

Deschampsia cespitosa (L.) P. Beauv.

Barcode:

04038816

USNM Number:

352459

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Flowering plants and ferns

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/32204f86a-ba71-45ff-80dd-50dc1f9ec8e1

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_15813925

Biogeographical Region:

78 - Southeastern U.S.A.  Search this

Collector:

Philip A. Munz  Search this

Place:

Old railroad bed, Toll road. Mt. Mitchell, western North Carolina., North Carolina, United States, North America

Collection Date:

24 Aug 1935

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Myrtales Onagraceae Onagroideae

Published Name:

Oenothera biennis L.

Barcode:

00614269

USNM Number:

1886580

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Flowering plants and ferns

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/35ee0bbfd-cce1-4594-b12a-7d949154f96b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_2022029

Biogeographical Region:

83 - Western South America  Search this

Collector:

Brian M. Boom  Search this

Max. Elevation:

350  Search this

Min. Elevation:

350  Search this

Type Citation:

Moldenke, H. N. 1983. Phytologia. 53: 120.

Type Status:

Isotype

Place:

San Jose, km 321 along railroad from Ibarra to San Lorenzo., Esmeraldas, Ecuador, South America - Neotropics

Collection Date:

6 May 1982

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Lamiales Lamiaceae Ajugoideae

Published Name:

Aegiphila novogranatensis f. grandifolia Moldenke

Barcode:

00119149

USNM Number:

3070115

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Flowering plants and ferns

Type Register

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/347fb9f7f-a60a-404e-b3b7-1ded9bab08a0

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_2099104

Biogeographical Region:

79 - Mexico Central  Search this

Collector:

Hugh H. Iltis  Search this

Carolyn M. Iltis  Search this

Max. Elevation:

3060  Search this

Min. Elevation:

3030  Search this

Place:

On Hwy 95, vicinity of La Cima Railroad Station, on top of the Serjana de Ajusco, Distrito Federal, Mexico, North America - Neotropics

Collection Date:

23 Jan 1963

Taxonomy:

Plantae Monocotyledonae Poales Poaceae Pooideae

Published Name:

Peyritschia virletii ined.

Trisetum sp.

Barcode:

00472882

USNM Number:

2543185

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Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

RapidMap

Mexican grasses

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/369f2674f-d789-47f8-bf51-447e7b7a7a90

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_2712175

Biogeographical Region:

63 - North-Central Pacific  Search this

Collector:

Otto Degener  Search this

Place:

Near railroad station, Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, Pacific Islands

Collection Date:

1926

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Malpighiales Rhizophoraceae

Published Name:

Rhizophora mangle L.

Barcode:

00444453

USNM Number:

1629736

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Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

Flora of Hawaii

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f0c19076-4ecc-423f-b16f-1eaa412017ee

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_2717304

Collector:

Collector unknown  Search this

Expedition:

Pacific Railroad Survey: Gov. Stevens  Search this

Preparation:

Wood Sample

Place:

United States, North America

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Fabales Fabaceae Papilionoideae

Published Name:

Dalea spinosa A. Gray

USNM Number:

USw3761

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Flowering plants and ferns

Wood Collection

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/36229b102-95c0-487d-9e5b-18be1b4708cd

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_2765180

Creator:

Modjeski and Masters  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

Names:

Masters, Frank, 1883-1974  Search this

Modjeski, Ralph, 1861-1940  Search this

Interviewer:

Vogel, Robert M.  Search this

Extent:

60 Cubic feet (140 boxes, 23 map folders)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Oral history

Lantern slides

Photographs

Drawings

Contracts

Letterpress books

Correspondence

Place:

Harrisburg (Penn.)

Pennsylvania

Date:

1870-1979

bulk 1900-1940

Summary:

The records document the work of consulting engineers and bridge builders, Ralph Modjeski (1861-1940) and Frank Masters (1883-1974) of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Scope and Contents:

This collection documents the civil engineering career of Ralph Modjeski (1861-1940) and Frank masters (1883-1974). The materials include bound volumes and loose photographs of bridge work-in-progress; printed reports; articles, pamphlets; drawings, blue prints and tracings of bridges; letterpress books of correspondence; contracts; reports; studies of bridge materials; and glass plate negatives and lantern slides depicting bridges.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into ten series.

Series 1: Biographical Materials, 1915-1986

Series 2: Letter Press Books, 1898-1906

Series 3: Photographs, 1878-1979

Series 4: Contracts, 1895-1960

Series 5: Printed Materials, 1862-1969

Series 6: Newspaper Clippings, 1924-1941

Series 7: Lantern Slides, undated

Series 8: Glass Plate Negatives, 1906-1926

Series 9: Film Negatives, 1924, undated

Series 10: Drawings, 1901-1952

Biographical / Historical:

Rudolphe Modrzejewski was born to Helena Jadwiga Opid (d.1909) and Gustav Sinnmayer Modrzejewski (d. 1901) on January 27, 1861, in Cracow, Poland. His mother was an internationally known stage actress who went by the name Helena Modrzejewska. In 1868, Helena married Count Karol Bożenta Chłapowski. In July 1876, Helena and Rudolphe emigrated to America, where, for purposes of American citizenship, the Polish form of their surname was later changed to Modjeski (feminine form Modjeska). Modjeski became a naturalized citizen in 1883 in San Francisco, California.

In 1882, Modjeski returned to Europe to study at the Ecole Des Ponts et Chaussees and graduated in 1885 with a degree in civil engineering. Modjeski worked with prominent civil engineer and "Father of American Bridge Building," George S. Morison, on the Union Pacific Railroad Bridge over the Missouri River at Omaha as an assistant engineer. He remained with Morison from 1885 to 1892. Some of his assignments included working in the shops which produced steel sections; the design office where he advanced to chief draftsman; and as an inspector of quality control in shops that fabricated steel elements. Modjeski worked with Morison on his Willamette, Nebraska City, Sioux City, Winona, Cairo, and Memphis bridges across the Mississippi River. The Memphis bridge was the longest span cantilever in the country at the time.

In 1893, Modjeski opened a civil engineering practice in Chicago with S. Nicholson. After some financial difficulties, Nicholson and Modjeski dissolved their partnership. Modjeski's first individual large commission was the bridge at Rock Island, Illinois (1895) across the Mississippi River where he designed and supervised the construction of the bridge for the federal government and the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company.

In 1902, Modjeski went into partnership with fellow civil engineer, Alfred Noble (1844-1914) forming the firm of Noble and Modjeski. He went into partnership with Walter Angier, under the name Modjeski and Angier, civil and inspecting engineers, between 1912 and 1924 with several offices around the United States. Angiers had worked with him beginning in 1902 on the bridge across the Mississippi at Thebes, Illinois. Modjeski partnered, in 1924, with Frank Masters (1883-1974), who had worked with him and Angiers between 1904 and 1914 on the Memphis and Louisville Bridges, forming Modjeski and Masters. Clement E. Chase and Montgomery B. Case later joined the firm as partners. In 1937, Masters assumed full control and ownership of the firm which specialized in the design and construction supervision of large bridges and other structures, rehabilitation and reconstruction of existing bridges, the design of highways and expressways, subways and wharves, the design of large and complex foundations, inspection of construction materials, and the creation of surveys, investigations and reports.

Modjeski built and/or consulted on over forty bridges in his lifetime. He built truss, steel arch, and suspension bridges. He introduced steel tower pylons in place of masonry towers and he used better grades of steel, such as new steel alloys with improved strength and durability. He also introduced advancements in the design of cable configurations and deck-stiffening beams. Some of his major projects included: the Columbia River and Willamette bridges, McKinley Bridge at St. Louis; the Celilo Railroad Bridge at Celilo, Ohio; the Thebes Bridge over the Mississippi; the Quebec Bridge over the St. Lawrence River; the Delaware River Bridge; the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, the Manhattan Bridge, and the Mid-Hudson Bridge.

On December 28, 1885, Modjeski married Felicie Benda (d. 1936) in New York and the couple had three children: Felix Bozenta Modjeski (1887); Marylka Stuart Modjeski (1894) and Charles Emmanuel John Modjeski (1896-1944). Ralph and Felicie divorced in 1931. He later married Virginia Giblyn on July 7, 1931. Modjeski died in Los Angles on June 26, 1940.

Related Materials:

Materials in the Archives Center

Bollman Truss Bridge Collection, 1852-1986 (AC1064)

Canadian Bridges Photograph Albums, 1873-1911 (AC1025)

Victor C. Darnell Bridge Construction Photographs, 1911-1913 and undated (AC1018)

Beata Drake Covered Bridge Collection, 1954-1981 (AC0998)

Ben Franklin Bridge Photograph Album, 1922-1926 (AC1029)

Hartford, Connecticut Bridge Collection, 1903-1905 (AC1066)

Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad Bridge Profiles, 1877-1896 (AC1073)

Richard H. Miller Bridge Collection : postcards and slides, circa 1950-1988 and undated, #950

George S. Morison Collection, 1846-1903 (AC0978)

Niagara Falls Bridge Commission Records, 1848-1946 (bulk 1890-1929) (AC1060)

Northern Pacific Railroad Bridge Construction Photograph Album, 1883-1884 (AC1030)

David Plowden North American Bridge Photographs, 1970-1976 (AC1019)

Quebec Bridge Photograph Collection, 1905-1986 (bulk 1905-1916) (AC1026)

Railroad Bridges Construction Photograph Album, circa 1905-1914 (AC1024)

Samuel Reed Bridge Collection, 1947-1964 (AC1001)

Rip Van Winkle Bridge Photographs, 1933-1935 (AC1027)

John A. Roebling Collection,1836-1975 (bulk 1930-1950) (AC0981)

Holton Duncan Robinson Papers, 1889-1938 (AC0963)

Lucinda Rudell Covered Bridges Collection, 1942-1979 (AC1028)

Lester Shanks Collection of Covered Bridge Photographs and Ephemera, 1876-2010 (bulk 1973-2008) (AC1244)

Washington, D.C. Bridges Collection, 1900-1905 (AC01095)

Raymond E. Wilson Covered Bridge Collection, 1958-1974 (AC0999)

Materials at Other Organizations

Southern Illinois University, Morris Library Special Collections

Walter E. Angier photograph collection, 1901-1915

Walter E. Angier Vertical File Manuscript, 1924

Michigan Historical Collections, Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan

Alfred Noble Papers, 1862-1922

Provenance:

The collection was donated by Modejeski and Masters Consulting Engineers, through Joseph J. Scherrer, October 2, 1990.

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:

Civil engineering  Search this

Bridge failures  Search this

Bridges  Search this

Genre/Form:

Oral history -- 1950-1970

Lantern slides

Photographs -- Black-and-white negatives -- Glass

Drawings

Contracts

Letterpress books

Photographs -- 19th century

Correspondence

Citation:

Modjeski and Masters Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0976

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Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep827750b46-05ec-4519-8a2c-dddf6ab57d6e

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0976

Collection Creator:

Modjeski and Masters  Search this

Container:

Box 29, Folder 2

Type:

Archival materials

Photographs

Date:

undated

Collection 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.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Collection Citation:

Modjeski and Masters Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Modjeski and Masters Company Records

Modjeski and Masters Company Records / Series 3: Photographs

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8ad6c00f3-15f4-434c-9900-33143699462d

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0976-ref136

Collection Creator:

Modjeski and Masters  Search this

Container:

Box 29, Folder 3

Type:

Archival materials

Photographs

Date:

1921

Collection 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.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Collection Citation:

Modjeski and Masters Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Modjeski and Masters Company Records

Modjeski and Masters Company Records / Series 3: Photographs

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8df00a282-6661-44e6-92d4-42cc10b290bd

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0976-ref137

Collection Creator:

Modjeski and Masters  Search this

Container:

Box 29, Folder 4

Type:

Archival materials

Photographs

Date:

1929

Collection 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.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Collection Citation:

Modjeski and Masters Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

See more items in:

Modjeski and Masters Company Records

Modjeski and Masters Company Records / Series 3: Photographs

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep88366502f-1682-4474-91b1-6b1d8f13e649

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0976-ref138

Collection Creator:

Modjeski and Masters  Search this

Container:

Box 80, Folder 14

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1953

Collection 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.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Collection Citation:

Modjeski and Masters Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Modjeski and Masters Company Records

Modjeski and Masters Company Records / Series 4: Contracts

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep86669380b-baad-4fe2-a96b-3791bf4e11d0

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0976-ref1816