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Collection Creator:

Chaloner Prize Foundation  Search this

Container:

Box 4, Folder 55

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1940

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment.

Collection Rights:

Authorization to quote or reproduce for the purposes of publication requires written permission from President, American Academy in Rome. Contact Reference Services for more information.

The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.

Collection Citation:

Chaloner Prize Foundation records, 1915-1974. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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Chaloner Prize Foundation records

Chaloner Prize Foundation records / Series 5: Financial Records / Receipts and Transmittals

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw93352faa2-5e87-440a-b90d-d38aa65fd588

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-chalpriz-ref139

Collection Author:

Railway Express Agency.  Search this

Collection Donor:

Karl, Roger F. R.  Search this

Container:

Map-folder 1

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1928-06-20

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

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:

Railway Express Agency Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Railway Express Agency Records

Railway Express Agency Records / Series 9: Drawings

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8e5f2f6bf-26d0-4129-a5e9-801d11ec9c38

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0260-ref683

Author:

Henry Louis Stephens, 1824 - 1882  Search this

Medium:

Book

Dimensions:

Book (closed): 28.1 × 19.8 × 3.5 cm (11 1/16 × 7 13/16 × 1 3/8")

Book (opened): 28.1 × 41.2 cm (11 1/16 × 16 1/4")

Type:

Book

Place:

United States\Pennsylvania\Philadelphia\Philadelphia

Date:

1851

Topic:

Caricature  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Object number:

NPG.2001.58

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm480e4a37c-3353-4799-a989-9597b5792a65

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NPG.2001.58

Author:

Joseph Delaplaine, 20 Dec 1777 - 31 May 1824  Search this

Medium:

Ink on paper

Dimensions:

25 x 20 cm. (9 13/16 x 7 7/8")

Type:

Document

Place:

United States\Pennsylvania\Philadelphia\Philadelphia

Date:

October 11, 1811

Topic:

Autograph  Search this

Document\Letter  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Object number:

AD/NPG.79.13

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm44e44eaa9-de4e-481f-8d50-5278689e6f92

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_AD_NPG.79.13

Author:

Joseph Delaplaine, 20 Dec 1777 - 31 May 1824  Search this

Addressee:

Jacob Rapelye, 19th - 20th century  Search this

Medium:

Ink on paper

Dimensions:

23.9 x 19.8 cm. (9 7/16 x 7 13/16")

Type:

Document

Place:

United States\Pennsylvania\Philadelphia\Philadelphia

Date:

December 26, 1811

Topic:

Autograph  Search this

Document\Letter  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Object number:

AD/NPG.79.14

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4dd485cce-8835-4db5-90ab-5af7a56ed6f3

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_AD_NPG.79.14

Author:

Joseph Delaplaine, 20 Dec 1777 - 31 May 1824  Search this

Addressee:

Jacob Rapelye, 19th - 20th century  Search this

Associated Person:

DeWitt Clinton, 2 Mar 1769 - 11 Feb 1828  Search this

Medium:

Ink on paper

Dimensions:

25.4 x 20 cm. (10 x 7 7/8")

Type:

Document

Place:

United States\Pennsylvania\Philadelphia\Philadelphia

Date:

November 4, 1813

Topic:

Autograph  Search this

Document\Letter  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Object number:

AD/NPG.79.15

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4563c7196-72af-4ade-aff9-caa6067a03f3

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_AD_NPG.79.15

Author:

Joseph Delaplaine, 20 Dec 1777 - 31 May 1824  Search this

Addressee:

Jacob Rapelye, 19th - 20th century  Search this

Paul Rapelye, 19th - 20th century  Search this

Associated Person:

DeWitt Clinton, 2 Mar 1769 - 11 Feb 1828  Search this

Medium:

Ink on paper

Dimensions:

34.5 x 20.7 cm. (13 9/16 x 8 1/8")

Type:

Document

Place:

United States\Pennsylvania\Philadelphia\Philadelphia

Date:

September 17, 1813

Topic:

Autograph  Search this

Document\Letter  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Object number:

AD/NPG.79.16

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm40c30768a-c1cb-4885-b689-2f7d2964c7ff

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_AD_NPG.79.16

Addressee:

Mathew B. Brady, 1823? - 15 Jan 1896  Search this

Author:

J. W. Stone  Search this

Medium:

Ink on paper

Dimensions:

Sheet (each): 24.1 × 14.8 cm (9 1/2 × 5 13/16")

Type:

Document

Place:

United States\Pennsylvania\Allegheny\Pittsburgh

Date:

February 24, 1892

Topic:

Document\Letter  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Claire Kaland

Object number:

AD/NPG.86.5

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4d48c1b3d-2cb1-4200-a587-7a11e63fd893

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_AD_NPG.86.5

Collection Creator:

Chaloner Prize Foundation  Search this

Container:

Box 4, Folder 54

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1920-1937

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment.

Collection Rights:

Authorization to quote or reproduce for the purposes of publication requires written permission from President, American Academy in Rome. Contact Reference Services for more information.

The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.

Collection Citation:

Chaloner Prize Foundation records, 1915-1974. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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Chaloner Prize Foundation records

Chaloner Prize Foundation records / Series 5: Financial Records / Receipts and Transmittals

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw925e3f42d-7371-46d6-b105-946403805cb0

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-chalpriz-ref138

Collection Author:

Railway Express Agency.  Search this

Collection Donor:

Karl, Roger F. R.  Search this

Container:

Map-folder 1

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1925-06-12

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

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:

Railway Express Agency Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Railway Express Agency Records

Railway Express Agency Records / Series 9: Drawings

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8fd0d464f-3258-41ea-b698-079c58ecb5f7

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0260-ref690

Collection Author:

Railway Express Agency.  Search this

Collection Donor:

Karl, Roger F. R.  Search this

Container:

Map-folder 2

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1921-08-30

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

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:

Railway Express Agency Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Railway Express Agency Records

Railway Express Agency Records / Series 9: Drawings

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep80af7dc8e-63b0-4e1a-9739-ceb2a4c940b6

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0260-ref668

Collection Author:

Railway Express Agency.  Search this

Collection Donor:

Karl, Roger F. R.  Search this

Container:

Map-folder 2

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1921, 1916

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

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:

Railway Express Agency Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Railway Express Agency Records

Railway Express Agency Records / Series 9: Drawings

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8c6c0bc1d-06f2-4368-abdf-1671e597c6cc

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0260-ref669

Collection Author:

Railway Express Agency.  Search this

Collection Donor:

Karl, Roger F. R.  Search this

Container:

Map-folder 1

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1922-06

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

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:

Railway Express Agency Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Railway Express Agency Records

Railway Express Agency Records / Series 9: Drawings

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep871518ae5-2777-4ec7-8cc0-876e77394407

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0260-ref705

Pilot:

Clifford Evans  Search this

Manufacturer:

Piper Aircraft Corp.  Search this

Materials:

Fuselage: steel tube with fabric cover

Dimensions:

Wingspan: 10.8 m (35 ft 5 in)

Length: 6.86 m (22 ft 6 in)

Height: 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)

Weight, empty: 454 kg (1,000 lb)

Weight, gross: 793 kg (1,750 lb)

Top Speed: 184 km/h (115 mph)

Engine: Lycoming O-235-C, 100 hp

Type:

CRAFT-Aircraft

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Date:

1946

Credit Line:

Gift of Piper Aircraft Company

Inventory Number:

A19500101000

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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National Air and Space Museum Collection

Location:

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA

Hangar:

Boeing Aviation Hangar

Data Source:

National Air and Space Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9db01c8a1-88c4-4be9-8588-12e04cf6f1ff

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nasm_A19500101000

Manufacturer:

Bell Helicopter Corporation  Search this

Dimensions:

Rotor Diameter: 11.3 m (37 ft 2 in)

Length: 9.9 m (32 ft 5 in)

Height: 2.8 m (9 ft 4 in)

Weights: Empty, 862 kg (1,900 lb)

Gross, 1,293 kg (2,850 lb)

Type:

CRAFT-Rotary Wing

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Credit Line:

Transferred from the United States Air Force, Headquarters

Inventory Number:

A19690013000

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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National Air and Space Museum Collection

Location:

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA

Exhibit Station:

Vertical Flight

Data Source:

National Air and Space Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv96c156473-c5a6-4ada-9a27-995810de1a8c

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nasm_A19690013000

Manufacturer:

Arado  Search this

Materials:

metal, fabric

Dimensions:

Overall: 175 1/4in., 6592.9lb. (445.1cm, 2990.5kg)

Other: 175 1/4 x 433 1/4 x 488 1/4in. (445.1 x 1100.5 x 1240.2cm)

Type:

CRAFT-Aircraft

Country of Origin:

Germany

Inventory Number:

A19610128000

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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National Air and Space Museum Collection

Data Source:

National Air and Space Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9fda93668-99e7-4d20-b8fe-de781995ec66

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nasm_A19610128000

Container:

Box 26 of 52

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7081, William Jones Rhees Collection

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William Jones Rhees Collection

William Jones Rhees Collection / Series 1: SUBJECT FILES, 1839 - 1945, AND UNDATED / Box 26

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-sia-faru7081-refidd1e2624

Donor:

Haupt, Enid A. (Enid Annenberg), 1906-2005  Search this

Principal architect:

Carlhian, Jean Paul  Search this

Consultant:

Collins, Lester, -1993  Search this

Stonecarver:

Seferlis, Constantine, 1928-2005  Search this

Architect:

Renwick, James, 1818-1895  Search this

Creator:

Ripley, S. Dillon (Sidney Dillon), 1913-2001 (Smithsonian secretary)  Search this

Sasaki Associates  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Digital images

Slides (photographs)

Photographic prints

Negatives

Place:

United States of America -- District of Columbia -- Washington

Varying Form:

Victorian Garden, formerly known as.

General:

The Enid A. Haupt Garden was dedicated on May 22, 1987. It is located between the Freer Gallery of Art and the Arts and Industries Building, and south of the Smithsonian Institution Building, commonly referred to as the Castle. This 4.3 acre area actually sits atop the Quadrangle complex - an underground facility made up of three Smithsonian museum spaces: the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, the National Museum of African Art, and the S. Dillon Ripley Center. Above-ground kiosk entrances to the Sackler and African Art museums are located in the Haupt Garden itself. The Haupt Garden contains three discrete gardens within it: the Parterre, the Moongate Garden, and the Fountain Garden.

After the Castle's construction was completed in 1855, the area to its south became known as the South Yard. In 1887, it functioned as a zoo for bison to promote the conservation of their over-hunted population. The bison were moved to the newly-established National Zoological Park in 1889, and for nearly a century, the South Yard was home to a number of different buildings including the Aerodrome Shop, a solar radiation lab, a bug house (where beetles cleaned skeletal remains of animal specimens), temporary storage and collection buildings, a U.S. Army hangar, and a greenhouse and Quonset hut for the Office of Horticulture. In 1976, the Smithsonian's Office of Horticulture (now Smithsonian Gardens) planted the Victorian Garden parterre on the South Yard, in celebration of America's Bicentennial and to complement a Victoriana exhibition on horticulture in the adjacent Arts and Industries Building. This garden was inspired by a similar parterre made for the 1876 Centennial celebration in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1979, President Jimmy Carter authorized $500,000 for the planning and construction of the Quadrangle - an underground complex built in the South Yard - to house the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, the National Museum of African Art, and the S. Dillon Ripley Center. In 1982, the Victorian Garden was removed. Construction on the Quadrangle spanned from June 21, 1983 to 1987. Architect Jean Paul Carlhian of the firm Shepley, Bulfinch, Richardson and Abbot was in charge of designing the Quadrangle complex which incorporated an initial design concept by Japanese architect Junzo Yoshimura.

Once basic construction was complete and soil returned to the ground-level (i.e. roof) of the Quadrangle, it was clear that there was more room for gardens beyond the reincorporated parterre. Smithsonian Secretary S. Dillon Ripley invited philanthropist Enid A. Haupt to tour the garden site, hoping Mrs. Haupt would finance a Zen garden west of the parterre. In fact, she financed the entire design and construction of the new garden with a $3 million endowment, stipulating that the garden be mature when it opened in 1987. With funds in place, work on the garden began, with the primary goal being to harmonize the stylistically varied buildings in and around the Quadrangle (the three entrance pavilions to the underground museums, the Smithsonian Castle, Freer Gallery of Art, and the Arts and Industries Building). The design of the garden was a collaborative effort between principal architect Jean Paul Carlhian, the landscape architectural firm Sasaki Associates, Inc., landscape architect Lester Collins, and James R. Buckler, Director of the Smithsonian's Office of Horticulture. Together they designed the three gardens described below.

Enid A. Haupt (1906-2005) was a publishing heiress and philanthropist who especially supported American horticulture. In addition to this garden, Mrs. Haupt's horticultural philanthropy created and/or preserved several renowned garden spaces including The Enid A. Haupt Glass Garden at the Howard A. Rusk Institute, NYU Medical Center in New York City; the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx, New York; The Haupt Fountains on the Ellipse in Washington, D.C.; River Farm in Alexandria, Virginia; and The Cloisters in New York City. In 1994, the American Horticultural Society awarded her the Liberty Hyde Bailey award for her philanthropy.

The Parterre is the Victorian-style centerpiece of the Haupt Garden. It is a carefully manicured garden with a changing palette of colors and textures, laid out in symmetrical patterns that are redesigned every few seasons. Designs incorporate such motifs as diamonds, fleurs-de-lis, and scallops. While parterre is a French term meaning "on the ground," parterres as an ornamental garden style originated in 16th century Renaissance Italy.

The Moongate Garden is next to the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, and was inspired by the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, China. The Temple of Heaven was designed using a geometrical, axial layout, centered on the cardinal points of the compass. The Moongate Garden's dominant features are stone and water, which symbolize the body and spirit of the earth in Chinese culture. Two 9-foot-tall pink granite moon gates stand on the southwest and northeast corners of the garden; two more lie as benches in the opposite corners. A circular platform lies in the center of a granite-paved square pool, connected by bridges to each side of the square.

The Fountain Garden is next to the National Museum of African Art, and was modeled after the Court of the Lions at Alhambra, a 13th-century Moorish palace in Granada, Spain. As with most Islamic gardens, the Fountain Garden is symmetrical and includes a central fountain with four water channels. Respectively, these channels represent paradise itself, and the four rivers of paradise described in the Koran: water, milk, honey, and wine. At the garden's north end is a chadar - a patterned, sloping stone ramp that has water running down it.

The Renwick Gates are cast iron carriage gates at the garden's entrance on Independence Avenue. The gates were erected in 1979, based on an 1849 drawing by James Renwick, Jr., architect of the Castle. The design includes piers made of the same sandstone that went into the Castle's great reddish walls from a quarry in Seneca, Maryland.

A European linden tree once stood in the northeast corner of the South Yard. When construction on the Quadrangle began, Secretary Ripley directed that the tree remain unharmed. Construction personnel and arborists minded the tree, helping it live through the end of construction. However, it died of old age two years later, in 1989.

The Downing Urn was originally erected on the National Mall in 1856 in memory of landscape designer and horticulturist Andrew Jackson Downing (1815-1852). The urn was restored in 1972. In 1989, it was moved to where the linden tree had stood in the Haupt Garden.

Plantings include saucer magnolia (Magnolia x soulangeana), Wollemi pine (Wollemia nobilis), weeping Higan cherry (Prunus pendula 'Pendula Rosea'), golden shrimp plant (Pachystachys lutea), coneflower (Echinacea), dusty miller (Senecio cineraria), and pansy (Viola x wittrockiana).

Persons associated with the garden include: Enid A. Haupt (donor, 1987). Jean Paul Carlhian (principal architect, 1987). Lester Collins (landscape architect consultant, 1987). Constantine Seferlis (stonecarver, 1979). James Renwick Jr. (architect, 1849). James Goode (SI Castle keeper, design and construction supervisor, 1979-1987). S. Dillon Ripley (Smithsonian Secretary, 1964-1984). Michael Riordan (horticulturist, 1995- ).

Related Materials:

Enid A. Haupt Garden related holdings consist of 3,124 35mm slides (photographs), 979 photographic prints, 15 contact sheets, 12 transparencies, and digital images

Collection Restrictions:

Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Collection Rights:

Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Topic:

Gardens -- District of Columbia -- Washington  Search this

Genre/Form:

Digital images

Slides (photographs)

Photographic prints

Negatives

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Gardens Image Library, Archives of American Gardens, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

AAG.SGI, File SG001

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Smithsonian Gardens Image Library

Smithsonian Gardens Image Library / Series 1: Garden Images / United States of America / District of Columbia

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb60d9f707f-530a-4f59-a462-57374ec70dd7

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-sgi-ref4

Manufacturer:

Nakajima Hikoki K. K.  Search this

Materials:

All-metal, monocoque construction airplane

Dimensions:

Overall: 15ft 1 1/8in. x 41ft 11 15/16in., 10670.3lb., 55ft 9 5/16in. (460 x 1280cm, 4840kg, 1700cm)

Type:

CRAFT-Aircraft

Country of Origin:

Japan

Date:

1942

Credit Line:

Transferred from the U.S. Air Force

Inventory Number:

A19600338000

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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National Air and Space Museum Collection

Location:

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA

Exhibit Station:

World War II Aviation (UHC)

Data Source:

National Air and Space Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv994731147-8cef-407c-a254-370813428261

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nasm_A19600338000

Type:

Archival materials

Scope and Contents:

Seven unbound and two bound series of records of the Superintendent of Education for the District of Columbia contain information about school buildings, grounds, and supplies. Monthly abstracts of school expenses, January 1867–July 1868, are arranged chronologically. These abstracts, made by Assistant Quartermaster J. M. Brown, list expenditures for such items as construction materials, school equipment, repairs, building rent, and labor. The single volume of accounts of materials used for schools in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Delaware, 1867–68, is arranged by name of school. It contains an alphabetical index by name or location of school, provides information about materials used in construction of schools, and gives the cost of each item. Deeds and copies of deed of sites for freedmen's schools in Maryland, Delaware, and West Virginia, 1866–70, are arranged by State and thereunder chronologically. Deeds indicate the parties involved; the date, conditions, and purpose of the deed; and a description of the dimensions and boundaries of the property. Bills for books and supplies purchased by the Superintendent of Education and by teachers, October 1869–May 1870, are arranged by month. Also among the records are quarterly statements of school property belonging to the Quartermaster Department, September 1866–March 1869, arranged chronologically, and two lists of school articles lost, destroyed, or transferred, October 1869.

There are two unbound series of records relating to supplies purchased for use in Bureau schools. The quartermaster's monthly reports of materials received and issued, October 1865–October 1869, and the monthly lists of teachers authorized to purchase supplies, February–October 1867, are arranged chronologically. The quartermaster's reports, which were submitted on printed forms, list such articles received and issued as desks, tools, curtains, construction materials, and fuel products. The reports also include information on the number and cost of articles received or issued and the condition of articles at delivery. The teachers' lists contain the names of teachers authorized to make purchases from the army commissary. A volume of teachers' accounts, September 1869–June 1870, is arranged by individual teacher and contains a name index. Entries in the volume give the names of teachers, locations of their schools, and status of their accounts.

Collection Restrictions:

Freedmen's Bureau Digital Collection, 1865–1872, is a product of and owned by the National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution. Copyright for digital images is retained by the donor, FamilySearch International; permission for commerical use of the digital images may be requested from FamilySearch International, Intellectual Property Office, at: cor-intellectualproperty@ldschurch.org .

Collection Citation:

Courtesy of the U. S. National Archives and Records Administration, FamilySearch International, and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Identifier:

NMAAHC.FB.M1056, Series 8

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Records of the Superintendent of Education for the District of Columbia, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1872

Archival Repository:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/io36f75d5ea-b3fa-469a-b891-7c3215d2329e

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmaahc-fb-m1056-ref44