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Container:
Box 4, Item 12
Type:
Archival materials
Negatives
Date:
undated
Collection Restrictions:
Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
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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:
Mechanical and Civil Engineering Glass Plate Negatives, 1915-1980s, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Container:
Box 4, Item 13
Type:
Archival materials
Negatives
Date:
undated
Collection Restrictions:
Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
Collection Rights:
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Glass Plate Negatives, 1915-1980s, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Container:
Box 4, Item 14
Type:
Archival materials
Negatives
Date:
undated
Collection Restrictions:
Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Mechanical and Civil Engineering Glass Plate Negatives, 1915-1980s, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Container:
Box 3, Item 35
Type:
Archival materials
Negatives
Date:
undated
Collection Restrictions:
Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
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:
Mechanical and Civil Engineering Glass Plate Negatives, 1915-1980s, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
William J.T. Bell Painting of a Lighthouse, Washington D.C.
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Container:
Box 3, Item 19
Type:
Archival materials
Negatives
Date:
undated
Collection Restrictions:
Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
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:
Mechanical and Civil Engineering Glass Plate Negatives, 1915-1980s, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
89, Lighthouse, home and out buildings in field, undated
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Container:
Box 3, Item 25
Type:
Archival materials
Negatives
Date:
undated
Collection Restrictions:
Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
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:
Mechanical and Civil Engineering Glass Plate Negatives, 1915-1980s, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Container:
Box 3, Item 10
Type:
Archival materials
Negatives
Date:
undated
Collection Restrictions:
Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
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:
Mechanical and Civil Engineering Glass Plate Negatives, 1915-1980s, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Container:
Box 2, Item 36
Type:
Archival materials
Negatives
Date:
undated
Collection Restrictions:
Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
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:
Mechanical and Civil Engineering Glass Plate Negatives, 1915-1980s, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Container:
Box 2, Item 45
Type:
Archival materials
Negatives
Date:
undated
Collection Restrictions:
Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
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:
Mechanical and Civil Engineering Glass Plate Negatives, 1915-1980s, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Container:
Box 2, Item 23
Type:
Archival materials
Negatives
Date:
undated
Collection Restrictions:
Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
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:
Mechanical and Civil Engineering Glass Plate Negatives, 1915-1980s, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Container:
Box 2, Item 25
Type:
Archival materials
Negatives
Date:
undated
Collection Restrictions:
Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
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Container:
Box 1, Item 26
Type:
Archival materials
Negatives
Date:
undated
Collection Restrictions:
Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Mechanical and Civil Engineering Glass Plate Negatives, 1915-1980s, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Men Driving To Burr Trusses Long or Chain Bridge, Washington, D.C.
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Container:
Box 1, Item 18
Type:
Archival materials
Negatives
Date:
undated
Collection Restrictions:
Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Mechanical and Civil Engineering Glass Plate Negatives, 1915-1980s, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Interior View Long or Chain Bridge Burr Truss, Washington, D.C.
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Container:
Box 1, Item 19
Type:
Archival materials
Negatives
Date:
undated
Collection Restrictions:
Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Mechanical and Civil Engineering Glass Plate Negatives, 1915-1980s, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Swing Draw Bridge with donkey on the banks of the river
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Container:
Box 1, Item 21
Type:
Archival materials
Negatives
Date:
undated
Collection Restrictions:
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Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Mechanical and Civil Engineering Glass Plate Negatives, 1915-1980s, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Container:
Box 1, Item 14
Type:
Archival materials
Negatives
Date:
undated
Collection Restrictions:
Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Mechanical and Civil Engineering Glass Plate Negatives, 1915-1980s, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Container:
Box 1, Item 8
Type:
Archival materials
Negatives
Date:
undated
Collection Restrictions:
Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
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:
Mechanical and Civil Engineering Glass Plate Negatives, 1915-1980s, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Container:
Box 1, Item 9
Type:
Archival materials
Negatives
Date:
undated
Collection Restrictions:
Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Mechanical and Civil Engineering Glass Plate Negatives, 1915-1980s, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Extent:
.15 Cubic feet (1 box )
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1900-1935, undated
Summary:
Collection consists of photographs and catalogues documenting the work of Cox & Sons Company. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Bridgeton, New Jesery it manufacturered pipe cutting and threading machines as well as many other tools and machinery.
Content Description:
Collection consists primarily of black and white photographic prints of the machinery that was manufactured by Cox & Sons Company. There are also a few catalogues with illustrations and specifications for these products. Photographs of workers inside the shop and outside of the Bridgetown, New Jersey building and exterior views of the building itself can also be found among the materials. A photograph of a letter from the Chicago Pneumatic Tool Company to Cox & Sons Company in reference to the suit filed in the United States Court at Philadelphia against the Philadelphia Pneumatic Tool Company, Keller Tool Company, and all others for infringement of Boyer Pneumatic tool patents is also part of this collection. Materials are arranged in chronological order.
Arrangement:
Collection is arranged in one series.
Biographical / Historical:
Cox & Sons Company were engineers and manufacturers of pipe cutting and threading machinery in addition to many other machines and tools including threading dies; die chaser grinders; socket tapping machines; scrap bundling machines for brass, iron, or steel; fuel oil burners; fuel oil apparatus; Siemens reversing valves; steam engine-driven machines; and air compressors. The company was in the Lafayette Building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and in Bridgeton, New Jersey. According to a leaflet, in the Jay T. Last Collection held by the Huntington Library, Cox & Sons Company exhibited their products at the United States Centennial Exhibition held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1876.
Related Materials:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
For related material on blowing engines, see the following collections:
Frank and Lillian Gilbreth Collection, NMAH.AC.0803
Max Kronenberg Papers, NMAH.AC.0813
James Nicol Halkett Papers, NMAH.AC.1455
Smithsonian Archives and Libraries
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Other Repositories
University of California, Libraries, Calisphere, Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Cox & Sons exhibits, Philadelphia exhibition, 1876
Provenance:
Collection purchased from Walter Grossman, 1981.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
Rights:
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Extent:
1 Cubic foot (3 boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Lantern slides
Negatives
Photographs
Place:
Manila (Philippines)
Nagasaki (Japan)
Date:
1945
Summary:
Collection documents the destroyed city of Nagasaki, Japan, and bombing in Manila, Philippines, 1945.
Scope and Contents:
Collection contains black and white photographic prints, black and white negatives, and lantern slides of the destroyed city of Nagasaki, Japan and bombing in Manila, Philippines. Images document street scenes, destroyed buildings, and people injured or killed. Materials are arranged in two series. Series one is photographic prints and negatives dating from 1945 and series two is lantern slides from the same time period.
Arrangement:
Collection is arranged into two series.
Series 1: Photographic Prints and Negatives, 1945
Series 2: Lantern Slides, 1945
Related Materials:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Japanese American Documentary Collection, NMAH.AC.0305
Emilio Segre Collection, NMAH.AC.0691
Stephen A. Douglas World War Two Envelopes, NMAH.AC.0755
Anthony Lanza World War II Papers, NMAH.AC.0910
Bishop Mitsumyo Tottori Memorial Notebooks, NMAH.AC.0926
George Leslie Stout Papers, 1855, 1897-1978, AAA.stougeor
Kamekichi Tokita Papers, circa 1900-circa 2010, bulk circa 1910-1948, AAA.tokikame
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Robert and Louise Koke Collection, FSA.A2019.05
National Air and Space Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Japanese World War II Balloon Bombs Collection, NASM.XXXX.0558
World War II Japanese Bombing Collection, NASM.1995.0037
George Caron Family Photographs, NASM.2008.0037
Colonel William B. Hawkins Scrapbook Collection, NASM.2006.0023
William Jones World War II scrapbook, NASM.2006.0067
NOTSNIK Videotape and Hiroshima Photographs, NASM.2003.0022
Smithsonian Institution Archives
George W. Nace Papers, Accession 05-223
Provenance:
Collection donated by Progressive Architecture, through managing editor, Rita R. Robinson, 1973.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. 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.
