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Source:

Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI  Search this

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

Creator:

Plowden, David  Search this

Former owner:

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

Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI  Search this

Extent:

0.15 Cubic feet (1 box)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Date:

1981

Scope and Contents note:

Photographs documenting the steel industry. Subjects include blast furnaces, steel mills, ore barges, and other related subjects.

Arrangement:

Collection is arranged into one series.

Biographical/Historical note:

David Plowden (1932-) is an American photographer of urban cities, steam trains, American farmlands, and small towns.

Related Materials:

Materials in the Archives Center

David Plowden North American Bridge Photographs

Photographs Plowden took of bridges, aqueducts and viaducts all over the United States and a few in Canada. The photographs are of various types of bridges: truss, suspension, covered. Some photographs feature close-up details of architectural elements, such as arches, chains, towers and ornamentation.

Materials at Other Organizations

Chicago History Museum

David Plowden photograph collection

Includes photographs of steel mills and coke plants, automobile assembly factories, oil refineries, printing plants, food processing plants, and other industries in Chicago's Central Manufacturing District and other locations in the Chicago metropolitan area and northern Indiana. Includes transportation yards for railroads and trucks, and some scenes of the Calumet River and the Indiana Harbor. Many buildings show the demise of industry in these locations.

Yale University, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

David Plowden photographs and papers, 1948-2011

This collection consists of photographs and papers that document the work of David Plowden as a photographer and author, 1948-2011.

Buffalo History Museum

David Plowden photographic collection, 1968-1985

featuring Buffalo waterfront scenes, grain elevators, steel mills, and Great Lakes steamers. Also includes photographs of places other than Buffalo.

Library of Congress

Photographs of architecture, landscapes, and transportation in the United States and Canada

hese large-format photographs show details of vernacular architecture buildings such as barns; rural, small town, industrial, and urban landscape scenes; and transportation (railroads, ferries, steamships, and roadways).

Provenance:

Collection donated by David Plowden, 1985.

Donated by David Plowden to the Museum's Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering (now Division of Work and Industry) in 1984.

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.

Topic:

Blast furnaces  Search this

Steel industry and trade  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs -- 20th century

Citation:

David Plowden Steel Manufacturing Photographs, 1981, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.1020

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David Plowden Steel Manufacturing Photographs

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1020

Creator:

Edwards, Llewellyn Nathaniel, 1873-1952  Search this

Source:

Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI  Search this

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

Former owner:

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

Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI  Search this

Extent:

0.3 Cubic feet (1 box)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Photograph albums

Place:

St. Mary's River (Ontario, Can.)

Sault Ste. Marie (Michigan)

Internatilonal Bridge (St Mary's River, Ontario, Can)

Coteau Bridge (Quebec, Can.)

Date:

1873-1911

Scope and Contents note:

The collection consists of two photograph albums documenting two Canadian drawbridges. One album, covering the years 1889 to 1911, documents the Coteau Bridge in Quebec. The Coteau Bridge crosses the St. Lawrence River in Quebec. It includes images of the bridge, the construction crew, and machinery.

The other album, covering the years 1873 to 1901, documents the International Bridge on the St. Mary's River in Ontario. The International Bridge connects Sault Ste. Marie in Michigan to Sault Ste. Marie in Ontario. Most of the photographs are captioned and document the construction of the bridge. The photographers are unknown.

Arrangement:

1 series.

Biographical/Historical note:

Llewellyn N. Edwards, 1873-1952, was a civil engineer and designer. He worked for the Boston Bridge Works, the Boston and Maine Railroad, the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad, the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada, the Toronto Department of Works, the United States Bureau of Public Roads, and the Maine State Highway Commission from 1901 to 1943.

Related Materials:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Llewellyn N. Edwards Papers NMAH.AC.0959

Provenance:

Collection donated by Llewellyn Edwards, 1964.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research and access 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:

Bridges -- Canada  Search this

Drawbridges  Search this

Bridges -- Design and construction  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs -- 1850-1900

Photographs -- 1900-1910

Photograph albums -- 19th century

Citation:

Canadian Bridges Photograph Albums, 1973-1911, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.1025

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Canadian Bridges Photograph Albums

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1025

Collector:

Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI  Search this

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

Wilson, Raymond E.  Search this

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

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

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

Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI  Search this

Donor:

Millington, Ruth H.  Search this

Creator:

National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges.  Search this

Extent:

1.6 Cubic feet (5 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Slides (photographs)

Blueprints

Books

Clippings

Newsletters

Pamphlets

Photograph albums

Patents

Photographs

Date:

1958-1974.

Scope and Contents:

The collection relates to covered bridges in America and Europe. It includes hundreds of slides (with index) of photographs of covered bridges; an album of prints of photographs of covered bridges in Germany, Switzerland and Austria; books and pamphlets, both national and regional, about covered bridges; newsletters from covered bridge organizations, both national and regional, such as the National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges; drawings; notes; copies of patents, an album of photographs entitled TRUSSES; articles and clippings; correspondence about covered bridges; blueprints of plans for repair work on bridges.

Arrangement:

1 series.

Biographical / Historical:

Mechanical engineer and covered bridge enthusiast.

Provenance:

Donated by Wilson's daughter in 1983 to the Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering, now called the Division of Work and Industry.

Restrictions:

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

Rights:

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

Topic:

Bridges  Search this

Covered bridges  Search this

Covered bridges -- Austria  Search this

Covered bridges -- Germany  Search this

Covered bridges -- Switzerland  Search this

Covered bridges -- United States  Search this

Genre/Form:

Slides (photographs) -- 20th century

Blueprints

Books

Clippings

Newsletters

Pamphlets

Photograph albums -- 20th century

Patents

Photographs -- 1950-2000

Citation:

Raymond E. Wilson Covered Bridge Collection, 1958-1974, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0999

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Raymond E. Wilson Covered Bridge Collection

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0999

Collection Collector:

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

Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI  Search this

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

Reed, Samuel E., 1872-1964  Search this

Collection Donor:

Reed, Grace Fillmore  Search this

Container:

Box 6

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

undated

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is 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:

Samuel E. Reed Bridge Collection, 1947-1964, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

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Samuel E. Reed Bridge Collection

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1001-ref527

Collection Collector:

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

Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI  Search this

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

Reed, Samuel E., 1872-1964  Search this

Collection Donor:

Reed, Grace Fillmore  Search this

Container:

Box 8

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

undated

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is 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:

Samuel E. Reed Bridge Collection, 1947-1964, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

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Samuel E. Reed Bridge Collection

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1001-ref531

Collection Collector:

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

Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI  Search this

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

Reed, Samuel E., 1872-1964  Search this

Collection Donor:

Reed, Grace Fillmore  Search this

Container:

Box 9

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

undated

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is 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:

Samuel E. Reed Bridge Collection, 1947-1964, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

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Samuel E. Reed Bridge Collection

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1001-ref534

Donor:

Blake, Beverly B.  Search this

Blake, Beverly B.  Search this

Collector:

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

Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI  Search this

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

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

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

Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI  Search this

Photographer:

Weide, Robert Lee  Search this

Names:

James Baird Company (Washington, D.C.)  Search this

Madeira School (McLean, Va.)  Search this

Potomac Electric Power Company (Washington, D.C.)  Search this

United States. Bureau of Engraving and Printing  Search this

Hatfield, Devil Anse, 1839-1921  Search this

Extent:

0.3 Cubic feet (1 box)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photograph albums

Photographs

Place:

West Virginia -- Logan

West Virginia -- White Sulphur Springs

Guyandotte River

Coosawattee River

Virginia -- Buffalo Springs

Virginia -- Bedford City

Pennsylvania -- Ridgway

Ohio -- Salem

Virginia -- New Castle

Virginia -- Covington

Virginia -- Clifton Forge

Date:

1910-1933.

Scope and Contents:

Photographs and photograph albums documenting engineering projects with which Robert Weide was involved. They include the Potomac Electric Power Company plant in Washington, D.C.; the Bureau of Engraving and Printing building in Washington, D.C.;. a hydroelectric plant on the James River for Bedford City, Virginia; a power plant in Salem, Ohio; a power plant in Ridgway, Pennsylvania; a power plant in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia; a power plant in Logan, West Virginia; a dam project at Coleman Falls, Virginia; the Madeira School in Fairfax, Virginia; a railroad bridge at Clifton Forge, Virginia; a railroad station at Buffalo Springs, Virginia; and other projects. Also includes images of families, street scenes, and recreational activities (such as fishing and picnicking) at some of these locations. Devil Anse Hatfield (of the Hatfield-McCoy feud,) is in some of the photographs.

Arrangement:

Collection is arranged into one series.

Biographical / Historical:

Robert Lee Weide was a construction engineer who worked for the James Baird Company of Washington, D.C.

Provenance:

Donated by Beverly B. Blake in 1980 to the Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering (now called the Division of Work and Industry).

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.

Topic:

Dams  Search this

Railroad stations -- Virginia  Search this

Railroad bridges  Search this

Power plants  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photograph albums

Photographs -- 20th century

Citation:

Robert Lee Weide Photographs, 1910-1933, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.1012

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Robert Lee Weide Photographs

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1012

Collector:

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

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

Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI  Search this

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

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

Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI  Search this

Creator:

Snow, J. Parker  Search this

Extent:

0.5 Cubic feet (1 box)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Articles

Notebooks

Writings

Correspondence

Date:

1882-1933

bulk 1930-1933

Summary:

The J. P. Snow Papers document Snow's history of wooden bridges and his work as a civil engineer. The history was written in the 1930s with Robert Fletcher, Director Emeritus of the Thayer School of Civil Engineering at Dartmouth College.

Scope and Contents:

Snow's engineering notebook, 1882; notes relating to his writings on the history of wooden bridges; drafts and manuscripts for articles he wrote on the development of wooden bridges; and correspondence, especially with engineering journals relating to efforts to get his manuscripts published.

Correspondence, drafts of manuscript, notes, and an engineering notebook comprise the J. Parker Snow Collection.

Series 1, History of wooden bridges, 1930-1933, undated, contains material relating to Snow and Fletcher's unpublished manuscript. Snow corresponded with Fletcher regarding topics addressed in the book and the status of their writing. He also corresponded with John W. Storr, another civil engineer with an extensive knowledge of wooden bridges, and Sydney Wilmot, the editor planning to publish the history.

Series 2, Engineering projects, 1882, 1930-1931, consists of material related to various civil engineering projects, primarily bridges, with which Snow was associated. The engineering notebook contains detailed drawings of kilns and arches and information on various types of bridges, including railroad bridges.

Arrangement:

System of Arrangement: The collection is arranged into two series.

Series 1, History of Wooden Bridges, 1930-1933, undated

Subseries 1, Correspondence, 1930-1933, undated

Subseries 2, Drafts of manuscript, 1932-1933, undated

Series 2, Engineering projects, 1882, 1930-1931

Biographical / Historical:

J. Parker Snow was an American civil engineer with an interest in wooden bridges. He partnered with Robert Fletcher, the Director Emeritus of the Thayer School of Civil Engineering at Dartmouth College, to write a manuscript on the history of wooden bridges in the United States. This manuscript was not published. Both were members of the American Society of Civil Engineers.

Related Materials:

Materials in the Archives Center

The Llewellyn N. Edwards Collection (AC0959) contains extensive correspondence with J. Parker Snow regarding the history of wooden bridges.

Provenance:

Source of acquisition unknown.

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

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:

Wooden bridges  Search this

Engineers  Search this

Bridges  Search this

Genre/Form:

Articles -- 20th century

Notebooks -- 1850-1900

Writings

Correspondence -- 1930-1940

Citation:

J. Parker Snow Collection, 1882-1933, (bulk 1930-1933) Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.1000

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J. Parker Snow Collection

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1000

Creator:

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

Names:

Ames Iron Works.  Search this

Hendrick Manufacturing Company  Search this

Woodruff and Beach Iron Works.  Search this

Bennett, C.  Search this

Blaisdell, Alfred O.  Search this

Gordon, W. F.  Search this

Reed, James  Search this

Richardson, William J.  Search this

Sheldon, Frank P.  Search this

Snow, J. Parker  Search this

Extent:

0.3 Cubic feet (1 box

)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Technical descriptions

Technical notes

Financial data

Inspections

Lists

Drawings

Shop orders

Notebooks

Date:

1835-1930

Summary:

Collection of personal notebooks of civil engineers.

Scope and Contents note:

Mainly personal notebooks of engineers, although one is a listing of products of a manufacturer of gears and another is a compilation of shop orders for various products of a manufacturer. They generally contain technical descriptions, drawings, specifications, and financial data.

Provenance:

Immediate source of acquisition unknown.

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.

Occupation:

Engineers  Search this

Topic:

Furnaces  Search this

Architecture -- United States  Search this

Bridges  Search this

Boilers  Search this

Mechanical engineering and engineers  Search this

Mills and mill-work  Search this

Kilns  Search this

Engineering: financial accounting  Search this

Engineering notebooks  Search this

Engineering: shop orders  Search this

Piers  Search this

Docks  Search this

Civil engineering  Search this

Engineering  Search this

Railroads  Search this

Railroad car builders  Search this

Steam-engines  Search this

Refrigeration and refrigerating machinery  Search this

Genre/Form:

Technical descriptions

Technical notes

Financial data

Inspections

Lists

Drawings

Shop orders

Notebooks

Citation:

Engineering Notebook Collection, 1835-1930, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0225

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Engineering Notebook Collection

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0225

Creator:

Valentine, P. O. (33 Homestead, Park, Newark)  Search this

Gilbert, Cass, 1859-1934  Search this

Belden & Company (45 Clinton Street, Newark, N.J.)  Search this

Source:

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

Former owner:

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

Names:

New York Life Insurance Building.  Search this

Seaside Sanatorium (Waterford, Conn)  Search this

Supreme Court Building (Washington, D.C.)  Search this

Woolworth Building (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Extent:

15 Cubic feet (71 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Drawings

Business records

Clippings

Contracts

Personal papers

Photographs

Pastels (visual works)

Pencil works

Pamphlets

Booklets

Specifications

Correspondence

Statistics

Sketchbooks

Date:

1897-1963

bulk 1897-1936

Scope and Contents:

The contents of the collection date from 1897 to 1936. The bulk of the collection consists of loose-leaf binders of photo prints of forty-one Cass Gilbert buildings under construction between 1908 and 1936. (This represents less than half of his firm's total output.) The volumes are arranged alphabetically by name of building. A few additional photo prints of buildings under construction are found in the unbound materials.

The collection also includes correspondence (1919-1932), contracts, statistical data, news clippings, booklets, and other miscellaneous Gilbert papers. There are three volumes of correspondence, specifications and blueprints, 1932-1935, for the construction of the U.S. Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C. Also included are twenty pencil and pastel sketch books of Gilbert's travels in Europe, 1897 to 1932, and miscellaneous loose sketches (including photo prints and negatives of his studies for the George Washington Bridge. The photographic prints are mostly mounted on cloth in loose-leaf binders. Some of the photographers are identified, although many are not. Photographers included P.O. Valentine of 33 Homestead Park, Newark, New Jersey.

Arrangement:

Collection arranged into six series.

Series 1: Correspondence, 1919-1932

Series 2: Personal Papers, 1914-1963

Series 3: New York Life Insurance Building Contracts, 1934-1935

Series 4: Woolworth Building, 1911-1913

Series 5: Sketches and Sketch Books, 1897-1932

Series 6: Photoprints, 1908-1936

Biographical / Historical:

Cass Gilbert, 1859-1934, was a prominent American architect best known for his commercial and public buildings. Gilbert was born in Zanesville, Ohio and educated in St. Paul, Minnesota. After only a year of study at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and subsequent travels in Europe, he began working for the New York firm of McKim, Mead, and White in 1880. In 1883 he returned to St. Paul where he practised briefly with James Knox Taylor, a classmate at M.I.T., designing private homes, churches, and commercial buildings. His first major commission was the Minnesota State Capitol (1895), which he modeled after the National Capitol and the dome of St. Peter's, Rome. Gilbert returned to New York in 1899 when he won the prized commission for the design of the U.S. Customs House. This was followed by many other major projects. The most famous of these was the Woolworth Building in New York (1913); with its fifty‑five stories and Gothic ornament it is considered Gilbert's greatest achievement. Firmly supportive of the European tradition and eastern academic architecture, Gilbert continued his numerous and successful designs until his death in 1934. Among his many familiar public buildings are the Treasury Annex and the Supreme Court in Washington, DC, the state capitol buildings of West Virginia and Arkansas, and the public libraries of St. Louis and Detroit.

Related Materials:

Materials at Other Organizations

Library of Congress

Cass Gilbert Archive, 1890-1939

Montana Historical Society

Cass Gilbert Papers, 1902-1910

Oberlin College Archives

Cass Gilbert Collection, 1903-1984, 2000

University of Minnesota, Archives and Special Collections

Cass Gilbert Collection, 1909-1910

United States Supreme Court, Office of the Curator

Provenance:

Gift of Emily Gilbert and Cass Gilbert, Jr. through Mr. Silvio Bedini, November 30, 1961, January 15, 1962, and later in 1962.

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:

Engineering -- 1890-1940 -- U.S.  Search this

Bridges -- 1890-1940  Search this

Civil engineering -- 1890-1940 -- U.S.  Search this

Civil engineers  Search this

Commercial buildings -- 1890-1940 -- U.S.  Search this

Architects -- 1890-1940  Search this

Architecture -- 1890-1940 -- United States  Search this

Public architecture -- 1890-1940 -- U.S.  Search this

Genre/Form:

Drawings -- 1890-1940

Business records -- 1880-1950

Clippings -- 1900-1950

Contracts -- 1890-1940

Personal papers -- 1890-1940

Photographs -- Black-and-white photoprints -- 1900-1950

Pastels (visual works)

Pencil works

Pamphlets

Booklets

Specifications

Correspondence -- 1900-1950

Statistics

Sketchbooks -- 1890-1940

Citation:

Cass Gilbert Collection, 1897-1936, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0214

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Cass Gilbert Collection

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0214

Creator:

National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges.  Search this

Drake, Beata  Search this

Source:

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

Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI  Search this

Former owner:

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

Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI  Search this

Extent:

3 Cubic feet (9 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Maps

Newsletters

Ephemera

Photographs

Pamphlets

Postcards

Date:

1954-1981.

Scope and Contents note:

The collection is comprised of materials assembled by Ms. Drake on the subject of covered bridges. It includes photographic prints and negatives she took, most of which are captioned with information about location and date of the photograph; postcards, some of them used; newsletters, guidebooks, and publications by various local and national groups interested in covered bridges, including the National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges; and published maps with information on where to find covered bridges. The collection relates mostly to covered bridges in the eastern United States.

Arrangement:

1 series.

Biographical/Historical note:

Collector and covered bridge enthusiast, she died in 1982.

Provenance:

Collection donated by Beata Drake.

Restrictions:

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

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:

Covered bridges  Search this

Bridges  Search this

Genre/Form:

Maps

Newsletters

Ephemera

Photographs -- 20th century

Pamphlets

Postcards

Photographs -- Black-and-white negatives -- 20th century

Citation:

Beata Drake Covered Bridge Collection, 1954-1981, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0998

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0998

Collection Creator:

National Philatelic Collection, Smithsonian Institution.  Search this

Blenkle, Victor A., Dr., 1900-1978 (physician)  Search this

Collection Source:

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

Container:

Box 11

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

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:

Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection, c. 1880-c. 1970, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution,

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Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection

Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection / Series 1: Geographical Locations within United States

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0200-ref1004

Collection Creator:

National Philatelic Collection, Smithsonian Institution.  Search this

Blenkle, Victor A., Dr., 1900-1978 (physician)  Search this

Collection Source:

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

Container:

Box 22

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

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:

Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection, c. 1880-c. 1970, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution,

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Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection

Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection / Series 2: Geographical Locations outside the United States / Italy

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

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Collector:

Blenkle, Victor A., Dr., 1900-1978 (physician)  Search this

Collection Creator:

National Philatelic Collection, Smithsonian Institution.  Search this

Blenkle, Victor A., Dr., 1900-1978 (physician)  Search this

Collection Source:

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

Extent:

1 Item (color; Ink on paper, 3.5" x 5.5".)

Container:

Box 1, Item Grouping U.S.A.--Arizona.

Type:

Archival materials

Postcards

Picture postcards

Photographs

Place:

Mexico

Nogales (Arizona)

Date:

undated

Scope and Contents:

Reproduction of a photograph of a bridge at the U.S.-Mexico border, perhaps Nogales, Arizona. There is a large, one-story building to the left, and far off to the right, another row of one- and two-story buildings. At the ledge, where the river marks the border, stands a very small figure of a woman with a child in her arms, and four other children of various sizes around her.

Local Numbers:

AC0200-0000011 (AC Scan)

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

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:

Poverty  Search this

Mexican-American Border Region  Search this

Working class  Search this

Bridges  Search this

Genre/Form:

Postcards

Picture postcards

Photographs -- Photomechanical prints

Collection Citation:

Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection, c. 1880-c. 1970, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution,

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Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection / Series 1: Geographical Locations within United States / California - Hollywood

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

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Collector:

Blenkle, Victor A., Dr., 1900-1978 (physician)  Search this

Collection Creator:

National Philatelic Collection, Smithsonian Institution.  Search this

Blenkle, Victor A., Dr., 1900-1978 (physician)  Search this

Collection Source:

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

Extent:

1 Item (color, 3-1/2" x 5-1/2".)

Type:

Archival materials

Postcards

Picture postcards

Place:

El Paso (Texas)

Rio Grande

Scope and Contents:

Illustration of a bridge joining Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua and El Paso, Texas. The bridge includes a streetcar / trolley moving people across the bridge. The wooden bridge spans the Rio Grande floodplain and river.

General:

Series 1, Box 13, U.S.A.--Texas.

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

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:

Mexican-American Border Region  Search this

Streets -- Texas  Search this

Bridges -- Texas  Search this

Architecture -- Hispanic American  Search this

Genre/Form:

Postcards -- 1900-1920

Picture postcards -- 1900-1920

Collection Citation:

Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection, c. 1880-c. 1970, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution,

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Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection / Series 1: Geographical Locations within United States / Texas - El Paso

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

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Publisher:

Curt Teich Co., Chicago, American Art Colored  Search this

Collection Creator:

National Philatelic Collection, Smithsonian Institution.  Search this

Blenkle, Victor A., Dr., 1900-1978 (physician)  Search this

Collection Source:

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

Extent:

1 Item (color, 3-1/2" x 5-1/2".)

Type:

Archival materials

Postcards

Picture postcards

Place:

Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico

El Paso (Texas)

Scope and Contents:

Color-tinted photograph(reproduction) of bridge joining El Paso, Texas and Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua. The shot is taken from the Mexican side of the bridge, where people stand around a building with a Mexican flag flying over it. The U.S. flag and various high rise buildings can be seen in the background as various cars and a streetcar approach the Mexican side of the bridge.

General:

Series II, Box 23, Foreign-Mexico-Ciudad Juarez.

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

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:

Bridges -- Texas  Search this

Mexican-American Border Region  Search this

Genre/Form:

Postcards -- 1900-1920

Picture postcards -- 1900-1920

Collection Citation:

Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection, c. 1880-c. 1970, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution,

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Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection / Series 2: Geographical Locations outside the United States / Mexico / Cuidad Juarez

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

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Collector:

Blenkle, Victor A., Dr., 1900-1978 (physician)  Search this

Collection Creator:

National Philatelic Collection, Smithsonian Institution.  Search this

Blenkle, Victor A., Dr., 1900-1978 (physician)  Search this

Collection Source:

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

Extent:

1 Item (color, 3-1/2" x 5-1/2".)

Type:

Archival materials

Postcards

Picture postcards

Place:

Uruapan (Michoacan, Mexico)

Mexico

Scope and Contents:

Black and white photograph (reproduction) of a street in the small rural town of Uruapan, Michoacan. The shot captures this main street with people idling along a bridge and a man sleeping on the far right.

General:

Series II. Box 23, Foreign--Mexico--Uruapan.

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

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:

Cities and towns -- Mexico  Search this

Rural life  Search this

Country life  Search this

Michoacan (Mexico)  Search this

Countryside  Search this

Genre/Form:

Postcards -- 1900-1920

Picture postcards -- 1900-1920

Collection Citation:

Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection, c. 1880-c. 1970, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution,

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Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection / Series 2: Geographical Locations outside the United States / Mexico / Uruapan

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

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Collector:

Blenkle, Victor A., Dr., 1900-1978 (physician)  Search this

Collection Creator:

National Philatelic Collection, Smithsonian Institution.  Search this

Blenkle, Victor A., Dr., 1900-1978 (physician)  Search this

Collection Source:

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

Extent:

1 Item (Ink on paper., 3.5" x 5.5".)

Type:

Archival materials

Postcards

Picture postcards

Place:

Natural Bridge (Virginia)

Date:

undated

Arrangement:

In series ?, box 13, grouping Geographical Views

Local Numbers:

AC0200-0000074 (AC Scan)

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

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.

Genre/Form:

Postcards -- 1940-1950

Picture postcards -- 1940-1950

Collection Citation:

Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection, c. 1880-c. 1970, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution,

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Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection / Series 1: Geographical Locations within United States / Virginia - Geographical Views

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

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Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Festival of American Folklife. African Immigrant Program 1997 Washington, D.C.  Search this

Lee, Bryan (recorder)  Search this

Rust, William (recorder)  Search this

Performer:

Adiaratou, Guey  Search this

Kouyate, Djimo  Search this

Buchanan, Basil  Search this

Macharia, Kanuthia  Search this

Kebede, Hermela  Search this

Mekuria, Raheal  Search this

Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Extent:

1 Sound recording (compact audio cassette)

1 Sound cassette (analog.)

Culture:

Americans  Search this

African American  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Sound recordings

Sound cassettes

Place:

United States

Washington (D.C.)

Gambia

Senegal

Ethiopia

Date:

1997 June 25

Track Information:

101 Work Experience Stories / Guey Adiaratou.

102 Passing On Culture / Djimo Kouyate. Kora.

103 Cultural Bridging / Basil Buchanan, Kanuthia Macharia.

104 Promoting Traditional Arts / Hermela Kebede, Raheal Mekuria.

Local Numbers:

FP-1997-CT-0258-7

Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:

Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, June 25, 1997.

Restrictions:

Restrictions on access. SI Permission.

Collection Rights:

Copyright and other restrictions may apply. Generally, materials created during a Festival are covered by a release signed by each participant permitting their use for personal and educational purposes; materials created as part of the fieldwork leading to a Festival may be more restricted. We permit and encourage such personal and educational use of those materials provided digitally here, without special permissions. Use of any materials for publication, commercial use, or distribution requires a license from the Archives. Licensing fees may apply in addition to any processing fees.

Topic:

Oral history  Search this

Kora (Musical instrument)  Search this

Work  Search this

occupational folklore  Search this

Genealogy  Search this

Cultural conservation  Search this

Emigration & immigration  Search this

Community  Search this

Griots  Search this

Rastafari movement  Search this

Copts  Search this

Food habits  Search this

Local history  Search this

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1997 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.SFF.1997, Item FP-1997-CT-0258

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Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1997 Festival of American Folklife / Series 2: African Immigrant Folklife / 2.3: Audio

Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

EDAN-URL:

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Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Festival of American Folklife. African Immigrant Program 1997 Washington, D.C.  Search this

Irvine, Tanya (recorder)  Search this

Townes, Eugene, 1933-2018 (recorder)  Search this

Performer:

Kader, Adbee  Search this

Kotoko, Asante  Search this

Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Extent:

1 Sound recording (compact audio cassette)

1 Sound cassette (analog.)

Culture:

Americans  Search this

African American  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Sound recordings

Sound cassettes

Place:

United States

Washington (D.C.)

Date:

1997 June 26

1997

Local Numbers:

FP-1997-CT-0263-7

Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):

United States 1997

Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:

Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, June 26, 1997.

Restrictions:

Restrictions on access. SI Permission.

Collection Rights:

Copyright and other restrictions may apply. Generally, materials created during a Festival are covered by a release signed by each participant permitting their use for personal and educational purposes; materials created as part of the fieldwork leading to a Festival may be more restricted. We permit and encourage such personal and educational use of those materials provided digitally here, without special permissions. Use of any materials for publication, commercial use, or distribution requires a license from the Archives. Licensing fees may apply in addition to any processing fees.

Topic:

Oral history  Search this

Child rearing  Search this

Cultural conservation  Search this

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1997 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.SFF.1997, Item FP-1997-CT-0263

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Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1997 Festival of American Folklife

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1997 Festival of American Folklife / Series 2: African Immigrant Folklife / 2.3: Audio

Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

EDAN-URL:

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