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Collector:

Vidal, Teodoro  Search this

Extent:

4 Cubic feet (15 boxes, 10 oversized folders)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Prints

Photographs

Religious objects

Prayers

Maps

Posters

Place:

Puerto Rico -- Antiquities

Date:

1592-1992

Scope and Contents:

Maps, prints, posters, religious articles, publications and photographs, relating to the history and culture of Puerto Rico. Mr. Vidal's family and personal papers are also included.

Arrangement:

Collection is divided into nine series.

Series 1: personal Papers

Series 2: Vidal Family Background Materials

Series 3: Maps

Series 4: Prints and General Posters

Series 5: Religious Materials

Series 6: Publications

Series 7: General Photographs

Series 8: Poems, Ten Line Poems

Series 9: Miscellaneous

Biographical / Historical:

Collector of art, artifacts and documents on the history, culture and people of Puerto Rico. Vidal donated his artifact collection to the National Museum of American History in 1997.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

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:

Folk art  Search this

Puerto Rico -- History  Search this

Art -- Collecting and Collectors -- Puerto Rico  Search this

Art, Puerto Rican  Search this

Santos (Art)  Search this

Genre/Form:

Prints -- Puerto Rico

Photographs -- Puerto Rico

Religious objects -- Puerto Rico

Prayers

Maps

Posters -- Puerto Rico

Citation:

Teodoro Vidal Collection, 1592-1992, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0712

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Teodoro Vidal Collection

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8c0cb541d-4da6-4fce-ad2c-90d337ee3797

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0712

Creator:

Dickerman, Nelson, 1881-1952  Search this

Urbanski, Pauline  Search this

Former owner:

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources  Search this

Extent:

3.5 Cubic feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Letters (correspondence)

Maps

Family papers

Clippings

Diaries

Baby books

Photograph albums

Christmas cards

Photographs

Date:

1880-1965.

Summary:

Papers relating to the career and life of mining engineer Nelson Dickerman: letters, photographs, clippings and diaries kept during his mining career. Much of the material is personal, rather than professional, relating to Dickerman's family and children. Family photographs include baby books.

Scope and Contents note:

This collection documents Nelson Dickerman, a mining engineer and his immediate family members, Hallie Dickerman (wife) and three daughters, Delight, Rhoda and Doris. The majority of documentation pertains to the Dickerman Family and is best represented through the black and white and photographs.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into six series. Series 1: Biographical Materiall Series 2: Correspondence

Series 3: Diaries

Series 4: Photographs

Series 5: Maps

Series 6: Miscellaneous

Biographical/Historical note:

Nelson Dickerman was born in 1881 in Denver, CO to Charles O. and Louise Haage Dickerman. He began mining as an assistant surveyor at Tomboy gold mines in Colorado in 1900 and in 1903, worked underground at Bunker Hill and Sullivan Mine, Idaho. Dickerman would later take a position as a metallurgist at the Ladd Metal's Company's copper smelter in Idaho. He graduated from the University of California in 1905 earning a B.S. and later that year joined the Yuba Consolidated Goldfields in Hammonton, California. Dickerman worked for a number of mining companies throughout his career as a general manager, superintendent, and vice president—Natomas Consolidated (1910); Kirtley Creek Gold Dredging Company (1911-1913); Pato Mines (Columbia), Ltd. and Nechi (Columbia), Ltd (1913-1916); Guiana Development Company and Liberty Development Company in Dutch and French Guiana (1916-1921); Cornwall, Anglo-Oriental Mining Corporation (1928-1932); and Amiranian Oil Company (1937-1938). During his career Dickerman made examinations in Chile, Argentina, British Guiana, Columbia and the United States. He worked for the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, War Production Board from 1939 to 1944 and in 1945, he joined the U.S. Bureau of Mines serving in the far east unit, foreign minerals division until 1948. He then went to work for the Central Intelligence Agency where he served until his death in February 1952.

Nelson Dickerman married Hallie Ferron on May 12, 1909; they had three daughters, Delight Dickerman, Doris Dickerman, and Rhoda Dickerman John.

Provenance:

The collection was donated to the National Museum of American History, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources by Pauline Urbanski on April 28, 1993.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research and 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:

Infants  Search this

Mining engineers  Search this

Mining engineering  Search this

Genre/Form:

Letters (correspondence) -- 1900-1950

Maps

Family papers -- 20th century

Clippings

Diaries

Baby books

Photograph albums

Christmas cards

Photographs -- 20th century

Citation:

Nelson Dickerman Papers, 1880-1965, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0542

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Nelson Dickerman Papers

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep841fdb13d-0858-4a8d-b9cb-a216a53829e6

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0542

Collector:

Kamikawa, Juichi  Search this

Collection Creator:

Tanaka, Peter, Dr.  Search this

Tsukamoto, Mary  Search this

McGovern, Melvin  Search this

Nitta, Eugene T.  Search this

Ishimoto, Norman  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (ink on paper., 8" x 10.5".)

Container:

Box 1, Folder 5

Type:

Archival materials

Maps

Place:

Arkansas

Date:

circa 1943

Scope and Contents:

Japanese internment camp; origanally from Juichi Kamikawa; related collection Kamikawa and Omata Family Papers

Local Numbers:

AC0305-0000001 (AC Scan)

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves. Researchers must use reference copies of audio-visual materials. When no reference copy exists, the Archives Center staff will produce reference copies on an "as needed" basis, as resources allow. Collection located at off-site storage area.

Viewing film portion of collection requires special appointment, please inquire; listening to LP recordings only possible by special arrangement. Do not use original materials when available on reference video or audio tapes.

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.

Topic:

Concentration camps -- United States  Search this

Japanese Americans -- Forced removal and internment -- 1942-1945  Search this

World War, 1939-1945  Search this

Genre/Form:

Maps -- 1940-1950

Collection Citation:

Japanese American Documentary Collection, dates, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Japanese American Documentary Collection

Japanese American Documentary Collection / Kamikawa, Juichi and Mrs. Kazu

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep86191e858-8509-4651-80d7-316c29f58e2c

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0305-ref34

Creator:

Falk, Johnny, 1906-1992  Search this

Falk, Pauline  Search this

Names:

American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee  Search this

Asia House Gallery  Search this

Bennington College  Search this

Brooklyn Museum  Search this

Chinese Art Society of America  Search this

Columbia University. Teachers College. Lincoln School  Search this

Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York  Search this

Japan Society (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

National Refugee Service (U.S.)  Search this

Pan American World Airways, Inc.  Search this

Baerwald, Paul, 1871-1961  Search this

David, Percival, Sir, 1892-1964  Search this

Lawton, Thomas, 1931-  Search this

Pope, John Alexander, 1906-1982  Search this

Salmony, Alfred, 1890-1958  Search this

Sickman, L. C. S. (Laurence C. S.)  Search this

Stern, Harold P.  Search this

Wenley, A. G. (Archibald Gibson), 1898-1962  Search this

Extent:

25 Cubic feet

Culture:

Jewish American  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Correspondence

Photographs

Diaries

Maps

Place:

China -- Description and Travel

China

USA -- New York -- New York

Date:

1910-2002

bulk 1935-2000

Scope and Contents:

Papers of art collectors Pauline Baerwald Falk (1910-2000) and Myron Samuel (Johnny) Falk Jr. (1906-1992). This collection includes correspondence; art collection documentation; research materials; photographs (slides and prints) and audiovisual materials; financial information; biographical data; records of philanthropic and social activities; travel records; and appointment books.

Arrangement:

Organized into five series: • Series 1: Biographic Materials • Series 2: Travel • Series 3: Correspondence • Series 4: Collection Files • Series 5: Slides

Biographical / Historical:

Pauline Baerwald was born in New York City in 1910, living there until her death in 2000. In 1932 she graduated from Smith College and went on to the School of Social Work at Columbia University. Pauline's father, Paul Baerwald, was a German-Jewish banker and philanthropist, as well as an executive board member of the Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), an agency chartered to provide refugee services for European Jews who were victims of persecution throughout Russia and Europe. Pauline was an active volunteer with the JDC throughout World War II. After the war she was one of the founders of the National Refuge Service (later the New York Association for New Americans) as well as the Jewish Social Service Association. She also served as president of the Jewish Family Services, a predecessor agency of the Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services. In 1935 Pauline Baerwald married Myron "Johnny" S. Falk, Jr., and raised three children: Patricia, Michael and Nancy. Pauline, with support from Johnny, was a founder of the New Lincoln School in Manhattan, having attended the Lincoln School as a child. They maintained connection to charitable social work throughout their lives.

Myron "Johnny" S. Falk, Jr., son of Myron S. Falk, was born in New York City in 1906. In 1928 he earned a degree at Yale and a B.S. in Engineering from MIT in 1929. During World War II Johnny was a commissioned officer in the army, posted to the Pentagon ordinance section, applying his engineering and management skills to the task of munitions production. The family moved to Washington, D.C. during the war. In addition to his professional career as an investment banker with Ralph E. Samuels and Co., Johnny was a director of the New York Foundation and Hebrew Technical Institute. He was a board member of the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies and Bennington College.

Pauline and Johnny were both introduced to Chinese art early in life. Johnny's father collected Chinese porcelain to decorate his New York home. In keeping with the taste of the times, most of his pieces were Kangxi blue and white porcelains. On his sixtieth birthday he divided his porcelains among his three children. Several years later Johnny and his sister, Mildred, gave many of those Kangxi porcelains to the Freer Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., to be permanently installed, together with many other porcelains, to re-create the original appearance of the Whistler Peacock Room.

Pauline was introduced to Chinese art by her uncle, Emil Baerwald, who took her to the Metropolitan Museum to see the Bishop Collection and on visits to Yamanaka and Company on Fifth Avenue, where Mr. Shirai would take them into the private rooms to see the rarest pieces. Emil Baerwald lived in Europe, and, as an active collector of Chinese ceramics, he became acquainted with leading Chinese art collectors there, including George Eumorfopoulos and Sir Percival David. He provided introductions to collectors when Pauline and Johnny visited England in 1950.

In 1937 Pauline and Johnny made their first trip to China on Pan Am's Clipper, flying from San Francisco to Manila. It was during their first visit to China that Johnny and Pauline began buying early Chinese pottery and works of art. Pauline referred to this trip as the one trip that formed their collection. On this flight they met K.C. Chung, a consultant and friend for years to come. Pauline's uncle, Ernst Baerwald, lived in Tokyo and was well connected in the arts. Through his introductions they met significant art dealers, including Mathias Komor, who became an advisor to them.

Pauline and Johnny were contributors the founding of many Asian art organizations in America during the years following World War II and the Korean War. They participated in the establishment of the Archives of the Chinese Art Society of America in 1945, a scholarly journal which was renamed Archives of Asian Art in 1966 and continues publication today.

Pauline and Johnny were strong supporters of the Asia Society, where Johnny was a trustee. In 1971 they were among the first participants in the Japan Society and were founding members of the Friends of Japan House Gallery. Johnny was also a trustee of the Research Laboratory of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston from 1966 until his death. In 1950 Pauline and Johnny attended a meeting of the Oriental Ceramic Society (OCS) of London, and a few years later Johnny became the OCS representative in North America, a post he held for more than thirty years.

Johnny Falk died in 1992 and Pauline Baerwald Falk passed away in 2000, the same year the collection of approximately 700 items was assigned to Christie's.

Provenance:

Gift of the Falk family.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Rights:

Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.

Occupation:

Philanthropists  Search this

Topic:

World War, 1939-1945  Search this

Bronzes, Chinese  Search this

Ceramics -- China  Search this

Art, Asian -- Collectors and collecting  Search this

Genre/Form:

Correspondence

Photographs

Diaries -- 20th century

Maps -- 20th century

Citation:

Pauline B. and Myron S. Falk, Jr. Papers, FSA.A2002.03. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Gift of the Falk family.

Sponsor:

Processed in 2022 with funding from the Smithsonian Institution's American Women's History Initiative.

Identifier:

FSA.A2002.03

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Pauline B. and Myron S. Falk, Jr. Papers

Archival Repository:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dc35440acda-af34-4172-9ab4-0a564fcfb41f

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-fsa-a2002-03

Collection Creator:

New York Central Railroad/Penn Central Railroad Companies  Search this

Container:

Map-folder 3

Type:

Archival materials

Maps

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:

Grand Central Terminal Collection, dates, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Grand Central Terminal Collection

Grand Central Terminal Collection / Series 4: Drawings

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8c923fb69-6e62-4e8a-a34b-06f94d3355e5

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1071-ref165

Creator:

Vogel, Robert M.  Search this

Shayt, David H.  Search this

Worthington, Bill  Search this

Names:

Historic American Buildings Survey  Search this

Former owner:

National Museum of American History (U.S.)  Search this

Extent:

45 Cubic feet (114 boxes, 23 map folders)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Articles

Color slides

Contracts

Copy prints

Correspondence

Illustrations

Letterheads

Maps

Negatives (photographic)

Newsclippings

Notebooks

Photographs

Picture postcards

Pocket notebooks

Postage stamps

Press releases

Reports

Specifications

Stereographs

Date:

1755-2000

Summary:

The collection consists of a wide range of materials--ephemera, trade literature, correpsondence, photographs, maps, plans, schematics, pamplets, brochures, postcards, calendars--documenting the subject of bridges.

Scope and Contents:

This collection was assembled by the Division of Civil and Mechanical Engineering (now the Division of Work and Industry) curators over the course of several decades. The collection consists of a wide range of materials documenting the subject of bridges broadly in terms of planning, construction, geography, aesthetics, cost, and failures. Well-known bridges such as the Brooklyn Bridge and its bridge builders and engineers is also documented.

The materials consist of photographs, negatives, copy prints, illustrations, correspondence, newsclippings, journal articles, HABS/HAER drawings, engineeeing reports, contracts and specifications for building bridges, blueprints, and notebooks. Throughout the files is curatorial correspondence, principally with curator Robert Vogel and historians of the history of technology, bridge enthusiasts, and civil engineers. There is a mixture of primary, secondary and tertiary materials found throughout the collection.

Some of the materials related to the Brooklyn Bridge are photocopies or copy prints from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Roebling Collection and other archives and libraries. These materials were assembled for the exhibit "Building Brooklyn Bridge--The Engineering and Construction, 1867-1883" staged in 1983 at the National Museum of American History. These materials are filed under the title "Building Brooklyn Bridge."

Many of the photographs and other items are from collections at the National Museum of American History: Llewellyn Nathaniel Edwards, Henry Grattan Tyrrell, Samuel E. Reed Collection, and the T.F. Healy Collection.

Publications vary widely, but some titles include American Contract Journal, American Railroad Journal, Harpers Weekly, Scientific American, Engineers and Engineering, Civil Engineering, Engineering News-Record, Engineering Record, and others.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into one series, then alphabetically.

Related Materials:

Materials in the Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Horatio Allen Papers, NMAH.AC.1447

American Public Works Association "Top Ten Public Works Projects of the Century--1900-2000" Nominations, NMAH.AC.0983

American Petroleum Institute Photograph and Film Collection, NMAH.AC.0711

Archives Center Business Americana Collection, NMAH.AC.0404

Archives Center Lantern Slide Collection, NMAH.AC.0686

Archives Center Postcard Collection, NMAH.AC.0483

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Records, NMAH.AC.1086

Benjamin Franklin Bridge Photograph Album, NMAH.AC.1029

Berlin Construction Company Records, NMAH.AC.1032

Victor Blenkle Postcard Collection, NMAH.AC.0200

Bollman Truss Bridge Collection, NMAH.AC.1064

Donald M. Burmister Paper, NMAH.AC.1068

Canadian Bridges Photograph Albums, NMAH.AC.1025

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Collection, NMAH.AC.0930

Robert Covington Stereograph Portfolio, NMAH.AC.1201

Cummings Structural Concrete Company Records, NMAH.AC.0218

Arthur d'Arazien Industrial Photographs, NMAH.AC.0314

Victor C. Darnell Bridge Construction Photographs, NMAH.AC.1018

William E. Dean Papers, NMAH.AC.0230

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

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

Beata Drake Covered Bridge Collection, NMAH.AC.0998

Llewellyn N. Edwards Papers, NMAH.AC.0959

W.J. Eney Collection, NMAH.AC.1062

Erie Railroad Collection, NMAH.AC.1082

Joseph C. Farber Papers and Photographs, NMAH.AC.0520

Foundation Company Records, NMAH.AC.0974

James Forgie Papers, NMAH.AC.0986

James Gallagher Collection, NMAH.AC.0228

Grand Central Terminal Collection, NMAH.AC.1071

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

Hartford, Connecticut Bridge Collection, NMAH.AC.1066

William R. Hutton Papers, NMAH.AC.0987

Kahn Family Film Collection, NMAH.AC.0722

Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad Bridge Profiles, NMAH.AC.1073

Beatrice Lizinger Postcard Collection, NMAH.AC.0530

Nicholas C. Mandragos Papers, NMAH.AC.0484

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

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

Montgomery C. Meigs Papers, NMAH.AC.0984

Richard H. Miller Bridge Collection of Postcards and Slides, NMAH.AC.0950

Minnesota Railroads Photograph Albums, NMAH.AC.1023

George S. Morison Collection, NMAH.AC.0978

Modjeski and Masters Company Records, NMAH.AC.0976

Nathan W. Morgan Papers, NMAH.AC.0965

Niagara Falls Bridge Commission Records, NMAH.AC.1060

Thomas Norrell Railroad Photographs Collection, NMAH.AC.1174

Northern Pacific Railroad Bridge Construction Photograph Album, NMAH.AC.1030

Panama Canal Commission Photonegatives, NMAH.AC.1116

Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Quade and Douglas Records, NMAH.AC.0969

David Plowden North American Bridge Photographs, NMAH.AC.1019

David Plowden Steel Manufacturing Photographs, NMAH.AC.1020

Samuel E. Reed Bridge Collection, NMAH.AC.1001

Lili Rethi Papers, NMAH.AC.0749

John A. Roebling Collection, NMAH.AC.0981

Lucinda Rudell Covered Bridges Collection, NMAH.AC.1028

Edwin G. Rust Papers, NMAH.AC.1070

Jean W. Seele Rural Photographs, NMAH.AC.0759

Lester Shanks Collection of Bridge Photographs and Ephemera, NMAH.AC.1244

J. Parker Snow Collection, NMAH.AC.1000

Society for Industrial Archaeology Records, NMAH.AC.0688

Quebec Bridge Photograph Collection, NMAH.AC.1026

Railroad Bridges Construction Photograph Album, NMAH.AC.1024

Holton Duncan Robinson Papers, NMAH.AC.0963

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

U.S. Steel Corporation Photograph Albums, NMAH.AC.1037

Rip Van Winkle Bridge Photographs, NMAH.AC.1027

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

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Series: Railroads, NMAH.AC.0060

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Series 2: Other Collection Divisions, NMAH.AC.0060

Washington, D.C. Bridges Collection, NMAH.AC.1095

Raymond W. Wilson Covered Bridge Collection, NMAH.AC.0999

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

Civil engineers  Search this

Railroads -- 19th century  Search this

Railroads -- 20th century  Search this

Genre/Form:

Articles

Color slides -- 20th century

Contracts -- 20th century

Copy prints

Correspondence -- 19th century

Correspondence -- 20th century

Illustrations

Letterheads

Maps -- 20th century

Negatives (photographic)

Newsclippings

Notebooks

Photographs -- 20th century

Picture postcards -- 20th century

Pocket notebooks

Postage stamps

Press releases

Reports -- 19th century

Reports -- 20th century

Specifications

Stereographs

Citation:

Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.1577

See more items in:

Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8f3912776-c575-41af-a27e-338800e96007

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1577

Creator:

Brownstein, Herb  Search this

Names:

United States. Army Air Forces  Search this

United States. Army Air Forces. 19th Bombardment Group  Search this

United States. Army Air Forces. 19th Bombardment Group. 14th Bombardment Squadron  Search this

United States. Army. Air Corps  Search this

Kurtz, Frank  Search this

Smith, Weldon H.  Search this

Extent:

1 Cubic foot (3 boxes)

Container:

Box 4

Box 5

Box 6

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Diaries

Photographs

Maps

Reports

Manuscripts

Publications

Interviews

Correspondence

Date:

1939-1943

Summary:

The Swoose: Odyssey of a B-17 Collection consists of materials collected during research by Herbert Brownstein, the author.

Scope and Content:

This collection consists of materials collected by author Herbert Brownstein during his research for the book The Swoose: Odyssey of a B-17. Fifty-four of the images collected were used in the book. These images feature the aircraft, its crew, its insignia, air fields where it was stationed and maps of the flights of The Swoose. Mr. Brownstein collected approximately six hundred additional photographs from former crew members and other sources which were not used in the book. Included among these are images of air bases including Milne Bay, New Guinea; Marreba, Australia; Clark Field, Philippine Islands; Port Moresby, New Guinea; Del Monte, Philippine Islands; Randolph, Texas; Wheeler, Hawaii; Brooks, Texas; and Kelly, Texas. Aircraft featured include the Bell P-39, Douglas C-47, Boeing B-17B, Boeing B-17G, North American B-25B, Curtiss P-40, North American N4J Pensacola Trainer, and Boeing B-17 Suzy-Q. Aviation field maps include those for Northeast Australia, Malaya, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, and the Philippine Islands. Individuals represented include Henry Godman, Weldon S. Smith, Lyndon B. Johnson, Frank Kurtz, Sir Charles Burnett, Brigadier General George Acheson and several group shots of crew. There are also histories of the 14th and 19th Bombardment Groups, operations, battle honor lists, damage reports, debriefing reports, and crew lists as well as periodical articles about the aircraft and its crew.

Arrangement:

The collection has been organized into three series:

SERIES 1: Photographs Used in The Swoose: Odyssey of a B-17 SERIES 2: Photographs Collected but not Used in The Swoose: Odyssey of a B-17 SERIES 3: Official Government Documents, Periodical Articles, Miscellaneous Material

Biographical/Historical note:

The Swoose was the name given to Boeing B-17D Flying Fortress serial number 40-3097 by Weldon H. Smith, one of its crew members. The aircraft flew four historic trans-Pacific flights: California to Hawaii, May 13-14, 1941; Sydney, Australia to Hawaii and back, May 17-30, 1942; and Brisbane to Washington, DC, August 4-12, 1942. It was stationed in the Pacific theater during the first two years of World War II (1941-1943) and was assigned to both the 14th and 19th Bombardment Groups. In the Pacific, The Swoose carried out bombing and transport operations in the Philippines, Java, and Australia. In 1943, the aircraft was stationed in Panama. The aircraft remained in service until 1953, when it was transferred to the National Air and Space Museum. In 2008, The Swoose was transferred to the National Museum of the United States Air Force.

Provenance:

Herb Brownstein, gift, 1994, 1996, 2000, 1994-0024

Restrictions:

No restrictions on access

Rights:

Permissions Requests

Topic:

Aeronautics  Search this

Aeronautics, Military  Search this

Boeing B-17D Flying Fortress "Swoose"  Search this

Genre/Form:

Diaries

Photographs

Maps

Reports

Manuscripts

Publications

Interviews

Correspondence

Citation:

The Swoose: Odyssey of a B-17 Collection, Acc. 1994-0024, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.1994.0024

See more items in:

The Swoose: Odyssey of a B-17 Collection

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2d84f0417-6719-4ce0-9507-a4a71424b725

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-1994-0024

Collection Collector:

McCormick, Mack  Search this

Extent:

1 Map

Container:

Map-folder 1

Type:

Archival materials

Maps

Date:

1974

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research. Access to original materials in boxes 76-80 is prohibited. Researchers must use digital copies.

Additional materials have been removed from public access pending investigation under the Smithsonian Institution's Ethical Returns and Shared Stewardship Policy.

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:

Robert "Mack" McCormick Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

Sponsor:

Digitization of Series 1: Photographic Negatives, Photographs, and Slides was made possible by Andrew and Anya Shiva.

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Robert "Mack" McCormick Collection

Robert "Mack" McCormick Collection / Series 6: Texas Blues Research / 6.7: Maps / 6.7.1: United States Highway Travel Maps

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep89d32e885-18e9-4b71-949f-fc97b3a9d1df

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1485-ref26

Artist:

Willenber, Eugene  Search this

Collection Creator:

Belknap, William W. (William Worth), 1829-1890  Search this

Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881  Search this

Greely, Adolphus Washington  Search this

Hayes, Rutherford Birchard, 1822-1893  Search this

Hazen, William Babcock, 1830-1887  Search this

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865  Search this

Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888  Search this

Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891  Search this

Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (10" x 12.2".)

Type:

Archival materials

Maps

Place:

Fort McAllister (Georgia)

Ogeechee River (Georgia)

Georgia

Date:

circa 1865

undated

Scope and Contents:

Ground plan view of Fort McAllister on the Ogeechee River, Georgia, surveyed and drawn by Eugene Willenber.

Local Numbers:

AC0427-0000005 (AC Scan No.)

General:

In Box 9, Folder 1.

Civil War Selections from the Archives Center

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Collection Rights:

Rights situation uncertain, but most of the collection is probably in the public domain due to its age.

Topic:

Forts  Search this

Civil War, 1861-1865  Search this

Genre/Form:

Maps -- 19th century

Collection Citation:

William B. Hazen Papers, 1855-1909, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Sponsor:

Digitization of this collection was made possible by Andrew and Anya Shiva.

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William Babcock Hazen Papers

William Babcock Hazen Papers / Series 5: Photographs / 5.1: Civil War / Fort McAllister, Georgia

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep85a01db09-200c-4706-9a25-bdf6f369f940

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0427-ref765

Creator:

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Transportation  Search this

Extent:

5.5 Cubic feet (13 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Articles

Maps

Newspaper clippings

Negatives

Patents

Photographs

Stock certificates

Tickets

Date:

1842-2009

Content Description:

Collection documents street railway cars through photographs and ephemera. Includes reprints and articles from Street Railway Journal, Capital Traction Quarterly, The Railroad Gazette, Proceedings of the American Society of Civil Engineers, and Scientific American.

Arrangement:

Collection is unarranged.

Related Materials:

Materials in the Archives Center

Warshaw Collection of Business of Americana, Series: Streetcars & Subways (NMAH.AC.0060)

Provenance:

Immediate source of acquisition unknown.

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:

Local transit  Search this

Railways  Search this

Streetcars  Search this

Genre/Form:

Articles -- 19th century

Articles -- 20th century

Maps

Newspaper clippings

Negatives

Patents

Photographs

Stock certificates

Tickets

Citation:

Division of Transportation Street Railways Reference Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.1575

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Division of Transportation Street Railways Reference Collection

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep86e2bbdd8-df7c-4873-8761-cc82feccc36d

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1575

Creator:

Holmes, J. H. H. (Joseph Henry Hendon)  Search this

Extent:

1.5 Linear feet (2 boxes)

Culture:

Carib [Guyana]  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Maps

Drawings

Works of art

Manuscripts

Place:

South America

Guyana

Date:

1803-1820

Scope and Contents:

The collection consists of material, including manuscripts, drawings, and maps, created and collected by Joseph H. H. Holmes in British Guiana (now Guyana). Sketches are of various subjects including botanical specimens, birds, and landscapes.

Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or National Anthropological Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.

Biographical Note:

Joseph Henry Hendon Holmes (1794-1831) was born in Lincolnshire, England. In British Guiana, he served as Advocate of the Bar of Demerara, Proctor of the Vice Admiralty, and Judge Advocate to the Forces of Demerara and Essequibo.

Local Numbers:

NAA MS 2126

Related Materials:

The Special Collections Research Center Repository at the College of William and Mary holds additional material created by Holmes and collected by Bushnell in the David Ives Bushnell, Jr. Papers (Mss. 65 B96).

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Access to the collection requires an appointment.

Rights:

Contact the repository for terms of use.

Genre/Form:

Maps

Drawings

Works of art

Manuscripts

Citation:

MS 2126 Joseph Henry Hendon Holmes papers, drawings, and maps of British Guiana, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

NAA.MS2126

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MS 2126 Joseph Henry Hendon Holmes papers, drawings, and maps of British Guiana

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw38ce19643-12db-432a-8ef7-968f600584b9

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-naa-ms2126

Creator:

Arango, Javier, 1962-2017  Search this

Extent:

4.46 Cubic feet

0.641 Gigabytes

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Gigabytes

Catalogs

Diaries

Manuals

Maps

Programs

Photographic postcards

Photographs

Scrapbooks

Date:

1900-1955

bulk 1905-1918

Summary:

Early aviation catalogs, photographs, periodicals, class notes, and scrapbooks as well as other materials collected by Javier Arnago detailing the evolution of early aircrafts built before and during World World I.

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of early aviation materials, collected by Javier Arango, pertaining to the development of early 20th century aircrafts. The bulk of the material consists of air meet programs and memorabilia, engine and aeroplane catalogs, articles and periodicals, maps and charts, postcards and correspondence, class notes and technical manuals, scrapbooks and journals, and a variety of photographs. Materials in English, French, German, and Dutch. Aviators pioneers include: the Wright Brothers, Henry Farman, Louis Bleriot, Hubert Latham, Glenn Curtiss, Louis Paulhan, and other French and American pilots. Aircraft manufacturers represented include: Wright Brothers, Curtiss-Wright, Blériot (France), Antoinette (Société Anonyme Antoinette) (France), Deperdussin (France), Farman, Voisin (France), and other American, French, German, and British inventors prior to World War I.

Arrangement:

Collection organized into eight sections by material type. The first three sections 'Aeroplane Catalogs,' 'Engine Catalongs,' and 'Air meet Programs' are in original order, which is alphabetically arranged by company, aircraft, or engine name and thereunder chronologically by year. The 'Periodicals' section is also alphabetically arranged by title and thereunder chronologically by year. 'Additional Text Materials,' 'Scrapbooks and albums,' and 'Class notes and journals' alphabetically arranged by creator's surname or title. The 'Photographs' section is organized by subjects or event, orginially grouped by Arango, and thereunder alphabetically arranged.

Biographical / Historical:

Javier Arango (1962-2017) was an investment consultant, aircraft collector, avid pilot, and board member of the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum. Graduating at Harvard University, he studied the history of science and became an authority of World War I aviation focusing on the progression of warplanes. Establishing his Aeroplane Collection with the construction of a triplane in 1980, he began collecting original materials from the 1900s and 1910s. With a passion for understanding and preserving the history of flight, Arango amassed an exemplary study of the evolution of early aviation.

Provenance:

Javier Arango Living Trust, Gift, 2022, NASM.2022.0033

Restrictions:

No restrictions on access

Rights:

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

Topic:

Aeronautics  Search this

Aeronautics -- Competitions  Search this

Aircraft supplies industry  Search this

Airplanes -- Design and construction  Search this

Airplanes -- Motors  Search this

Antoinette Aircraft Family  Search this

Bleriot Aircraft Family  Search this

Breguet Aircraft Family  Search this

Bristol Aircraft Family  Search this

Burgess Aircraft Family  Search this

Curtiss, General, Aircraft  Search this

Deperdussin Aircraft Family  Search this

Ford Tri-Motor Family  Search this

Gallaudet Type C Military Tractor Biplane Family  Search this

Lockheed Aircraft Family  Search this

Moisant (Monoplane Co) 1914 Bluebird Monoplane  Search this

Nieuport Aircraft Family  Search this

Sloane Aircraft Family  Search this

SPAD Aircraft Family  Search this

Voisin Aircraft Family  Search this

Genre/Form:

Catalogs

Diaries

Manuals

Maps

Programs

Photographic postcards

Photographs

Scrapbooks

Citation:

Javier Arango Early Aviation Collection, NASM.2022.0033, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.2022.0033

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Early Aviation Collection [Arango]

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2a7794054-9fbe-430c-8b18-ec5aa5cd48e7

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-2022-0033

Creator:

Turner, Lorenzo Dow, 1890-1972  Search this

Names:

Fisk University  Search this

Howard University  Search this

Roosevelt University  Search this

Turner, Geneva Calcier  Search this

Turner, Lorenzo Dow, 1890-1972  Search this

Extent:

23.97 Linear feet (20 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Audiovisual materials

Field recordings

Photographs

Photographic prints

Maps

Correspondence

Date:

1895 - 1972

Summary:

The collection, which dates from 1895 to 1972 and measures 23.97 linear feet, documents the career and travels of Professor Lorenzo Dow Turner. The collection is comprised of correspondence, academic papers, research materials, books, newspaper and journal articles, sound recordings, and photographs.

Arrangement note:

The collection is arranged in the following series:

Series 1: Biographical

Series 2: Academic Career

Series 3: Writings

Series 4: Research

Series 5: Photographs

Series 6: Sound Recordings

Series 7: Printed Materials

Biographical/Historical note:

Lorenzo Dow Turner was born in Elizabeth City, N.C. in 1895. He earned his B.A. in 1914 from Howard University; in 1917, he received an M.A. in English from Harvard University. He received his doctorate in English from the University of Chicago in 1926 while simultaneously serving as chairman and professor of the Department of English at Howard from 1917 to 1928. He held the same positions at Fisk University in Nashville from 1929 to 1946. In 1946 he accepted a professorship in the English department at Roosevelt University in Chicago, where he remained as professor of English and lecturer in African Cultures until his retirement in 1970. Turner was professor emeritus at Roosevelt until his death at age 77 in 1972. Turner's professional and academic interests encompassed both English and linguistics. A noted scholar of African languages and linguistics, he learned numerous West African languages, mastering five of them. He was a noted authority on Gullah, a Creole language spoken in the Sea Islands off the coast of South Carolina and Georgia.

Related Archival Materials note:

Lorenzo Dow Turner Papers at Northwestern University Library

Related Materials:

This collection contains artifacts catalogued in the ACM Objects collection.

Restrictions:

Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.

Topic:

Sea Islands Creole dialect  Search this

African languages -- Study and teaching -- United States  Search this

Linguistics -- Research -- United States  Search this

Genre/Form:

Audiovisual materials

Field recordings

Photographs

Photographic prints

Maps

Correspondence

Citation:

Lorenzo Dow Turner papers,Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution, gift of Lois Turner Williams.

Identifier:

ACMA.06-017

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Lorenzo Dow Turner Papers

Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa7bf5c3bd8-0ec9-4bc9-810c-3857a6a7420e

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-acma-06-017

Collection Creator:

Vogel, Robert M.  Search this

Shayt, David H.  Search this

Worthington, Bill  Search this

Extent:

1 Map (30" x 14')

Container:

Map-folder 1

Type:

Archival materials

Maps

Date:

1930-07

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:

Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection

Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection / Series 1: Bridges

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep82afae041-96f7-4323-8e40-9904b22c9317

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1577-ref1534

Collection Creator:

Vogel, Robert M.  Search this

Shayt, David H.  Search this

Worthington, Bill  Search this

Extent:

1 Map (18" x 22")

Container:

Map-folder 1

Type:

Archival materials

Maps

Date:

1967

Scope and Contents:

Includes bridges over Wax Lake Outlet.

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:

Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection

Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection / Series 1: Bridges

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep84bdc1f3a-28f7-4a40-ac6a-069bf4d6f437

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1577-ref1535

Collection Creator:

Vogel, Robert M.  Search this

Shayt, David H.  Search this

Worthington, Bill  Search this

Extent:

1 Map (20.5" x 36")

Container:

Map-folder 1

Type:

Archival materials

Maps

Date:

1895

Scope and Contents:

Map traced in 1979 from map by Sanborn-Perris Map Company, Ltd.

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:

Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection

Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection / Series 1: Bridges

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep88cf9aea4-2000-41d0-b915-57a46d923628

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1577-ref1543

Collection Creator:

Vogel, Robert M.  Search this

Shayt, David H.  Search this

Worthington, Bill  Search this

Extent:

1 Map (36.5" x 38")

Type:

Archival materials

Maps

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:

Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection

Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection / Series 1: Bridges

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8d9e26cf5-c748-4e42-aa87-20d3b8395b86

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1577-ref1546

Collection Creator:

Vogel, Robert M.  Search this

Shayt, David H.  Search this

Worthington, Bill  Search this

Extent:

1 Map (26" x 37")

Container:

Map-folder 1

Type:

Archival materials

Maps

Date:

1904

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:

Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection

Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection / Series 1: Bridges

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8d023e660-7fff-454d-aa3a-2405afc59fce

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1577-ref1547

Maker:

Abraham Bradley  Search this

Medium:

paper; ink

Dimensions:

Height x Width: 35 1/4 x 37 3/4 in. (89.54 x 95.89 cm)

Type:

Archival Material

Place:

United States of America

Date:

1796

Topic:

Early Nation's Period (1776-1800)  Search this

Maps  Search this

Postal Administration  Search this

Object number:

0.293996.1

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National Postal Museum Collection

Data Source:

National Postal Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm88654335d-5a3a-4061-aff4-7ec55cb2cd90

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npm_0.293996.1

Medium:

paper; wood; metal; ink

Type:

Archival Material

Place:

New Hampshire

North Stratford post office

Vermont

Date:

1912

Topic:

The Gilded Age (1877-1920)  Search this

Maps  Search this

Postal Administration  Search this

New Acquisitions  Search this

Object number:

2021.2001.1

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National Postal Museum Collection

Data Source:

National Postal Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm882c706a7-d323-4415-869a-0f81e613fada

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npm_2021.2001.1