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In the shadow of the Prophet essays in Islamic history Roy P. Mottahedeh

Author:
Mottahedeh, Roy P. 1940-  Search this
Physical description:
xxviii, 608 pages illustrations, map 24 cm
Type:
Books
History
Essays
Place:
Middle East
Date:
2023
Topic:
Islam--History  Search this
Islamic civilization  Search this
Islam--Histoire  Search this
Islam  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1164486

India before Europe Catherine B. Asher, University of Minnesota, Cynthia Talbot, University of Texas at Austin

Author:
Asher, Catherine B (Catherine Blanshard) 1946-  Search this
Talbot, Cynthia  Search this
Physical description:
xxvii, 395 pages illustrations, maps 24 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
India
South Asia
Inde
Asie méridionale
Date:
2023
1000-1765
1200-1765
Topic:
HISTORY / Asia / South / General  Search this
Civilization  Search this
History  Search this
Histoire  Search this
Civilisation  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
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edanmdm:siris_sil_1164487

A cultural history of plants edited by Annette Giesecke

Editor:
Giesecke, Annette  Search this
Mabberley, D. J  Search this
Touwaide, Alain  Search this
Dalby, Andrew  Search this
Milam, Jennifer Dawn 1968-  Search this
Forbes, Stephen  Search this
Physical description:
6 volumes illustrations 25 cm
Type:
Books
History
Date:
2022
Topic:
Plants and civilization  Search this
Plants and history  Search this
Crops--History  Search this
Plants in art  Search this
Plants in literature  Search this
Plantes et histoire  Search this
Cultures--Histoire  Search this
Plantes et civilisation  Search this
Plantes dans la littérature  Search this
Crops  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1164489

The Jiankang Empire in Chinese and world history Andrew Chittick

Author:
Chittick, Andrew  Search this
Physical description:
xi, 411 pages illustrations, maps 25 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
China
Jiankang Fu (China)
Chine
Jiankang Fu
Nanjing
Jiankang fu (China)
Date:
2020
To 1500
220-589
221 B.C.-960 A.D
221 av. J.-C.-960
Topic:
Ethnicity--History  Search this
Civilization  Search this
Ethnicity  Search this
Östliche Jindynastie  Search this
Südliche und Nördliche Dynastien  Search this
History  Search this
Histoire  Search this
Civilisation  Search this
Data Source:
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1117833

Kyōto no torai bunka to Chōsen Tsūshinshi Nakao Hiroshi

Title:
京都の渡来文化と朝鮮通信使 / 仲尾宏
Author:
Nakao, Hiroshi 1936-  Search this
Physical description:
viii, 237 pages illustrations (some color) 19 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Kyoto (Japan)
Date:
2019
Topic:
Civilization  Search this
History  Search this
Foreign influences  Search this
Relations  Search this
Call number:
DS897.K85 N36 2019
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1145058

What the emperor built architecture and empire in the early Ming Aurelia Campbell

Author:
Campbell, Aurelia  Search this
Physical description:
xiii, 217 pages illustrations (some color), maps (some color) 27 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
China
Chine
Verbotene Stadt
Date:
2020
Ming-Qing dynasties, 1368-1912
To 1500
1368-1912 (Dynasties des Ming et des Qing)
1368-1912 (Dynastie des Ming et dynastie mandchoue)
960-1644
Topic:
Architecture--History  Search this
Architecture and state--History  Search this
Architecture--Histoire  Search this
Architecture and state  Search this
Architecture--Ming-Qing dynasties  Search this
Art patronage  Search this
Civilization  Search this
Architektur  Search this
Palast  Search this
Städtebau  Search this
Tempel  Search this
Architecture  Search this
Civilisation  Search this
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1145321

Korean relations with Blacks and Latinos after civil unrest

Author:
Park, Kyeyoung 1956-  Search this
Physical description:
1 online resource (xiv, 315 pages)
Type:
Electronic resources
History
Place:
California
Los Angeles
Californie
Los Angeles (Calif.)
Date:
2019
20e siècle
Topic:
Rodney King Riots, Los Angeles, Calif., 1992  Search this
Korean Americans--Social conditions  Search this
African Americans--Social conditions  Search this
Latin Americans--Social conditions  Search this
Américains d'origine coréenne--Histoire  Search this
Américains d'origine latino-américaine--Histoire  Search this
Black people  Search this
Ethnic relations  Search this
Hispanic Americans  Search this
Korean Americans  Search this
Race relations  Search this
Data Source:
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1156460

Sewing and survival Native American quilts from 1880 - 2022 Teresa Duryea Wong

Author:
Wong, Teresa Duryea  Search this
Physical description:
169 pages, 3 unnumbered pages chiefly color illustrations 28 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
United States
Date:
2022
Topic:
Quilts--History  Search this
Indian quilts--History  Search this
Star quilts  Search this
Hopi quilts  Search this
Indian quilts  Search this
Quilts  Search this
Data Source:
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edanmdm:siris_sil_1161076

William Hopper, 85 Yr Old Civil Veteran, John E. Erickson, Montana Governor, and John W. Johnson?, Scout to Gen Miles In 1877, 82 Yrs Old, at Monument Dedication

Creator:
Fredlund, Ed  Search this
Scott, Hugh Lenox General (Collector)  Search this
Collection Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology  Search this
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Department of Anthropology  Search this
Extent:
1 Photographic print (003 in x 005 in)
Culture:
Assiniboine (Stoney)  Search this
Indians of North America -- Great Plains  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photographic prints
Photographs
Date:
30 SEP 1929
Local Numbers:
NAA INV.00318500

NAA MS.4720
Local Note:
Black and white photoprint
Place:
Montana -- Bear's Paw Battleground/Chinook (Near)
Topic:
Assiniboin  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Citation:
Photo Lot 24 SPC Plains Assiniboin BAE 4720 00318500, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Photographs of Native Americans and Other Subjects / Series 1: America north of Mexico / Plains / Assiniboin
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3945e4bf3-63ba-4a54-a539-6f424f15b4ec
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-24-ref2831
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Records

Creator:
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company  Search this
Author:
Garrett, John W. (John Work), 1820-1884  Search this
Latrobe, Benj. H. (Benjamin Henry), 1807-1878  Search this
Collector:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of History of Technology  Search this
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering  Search this
Extent:
33 Cubic feet (76 boxes, 46 map-folders)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Annual reports
Correspondence
Drawings
Glass plate negatives
Negatives (photographic)
Photographs
Tracings
Date:
1827-1987
Summary:
The collection consists of correspondence, invoices, drawings, photographs, and negatives and other printed literature documenting the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad from its inception in 1827 to its merger with the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad in the 1960s.
Scope and Contents:
The collection consists of correspondence, engineering drawings, notes, photographs, transparencies, negatives, glass plate negatives, printed materials, and newspaper clippings documenting the Baltimore and Ohio railroad from its inception in 1827 to its merger with the Chesapeake and Ohio in the 1960s.
Arrangement:
The records are arranged into ten series.

Series 1, Historical Background, 1827-1987

Series 2, Bridge Histories, 1867-1966

Series 3, President's Office, 1826-1880

Series 4, Correspondence, 1826-1859

Series 5, Business Records, 1894-1914, and undated

Series 6, Agreement, 1870

Series 7, Drawings, 1858-1957, and undated

Subseries 7.1, Indices and Lists, 1924-1943, undated

Subseries 7.2, Bailey's Station, 1887; 1899; 1901

Subseries 7.3, Baltimore Belt Railroad, 1895, undated

Subseries 7.4, Bay View and Canton Bridges, 1884-1885

Subseries 7.5, Big Seneca Creek Viaduct, 1905

Subseries 7.6, Bollman Bridges, undated

Subseries 7.7, Boyds, Maryland Station, 1886; 1927

Subseries 7.8, Bridewell Station, undated

Subseries 7.9, Bridges (general), 1893-1917

Subseries 7.10, Brunswick, Maryland, 1890-1907

Subseries 7.11, Building Materials List, undated

Subseries 7.12, Building Signs, 1911-1912

Subseries 7.13, Camden Station, 1881-1942 (not inclusive)

Subseries 7.14, Camden Station (related), 1881-1915

Subseries 7.15, Centenary Bridge Models, 1927

Subseries 7.16, Central Office Building, undated

Subseries 7.17, Chestnut Street Station, 1925-1952

Subseries 7.18, Coaling facilities, water tanks, turntables, and miscellaneous structures, 1888-1912

Subseries 7.19, Cumberland Station, 1910-1955

Subseries 7.20, Curtis Bay Branch, 1900-1911

Subseries 7.21, Frederick Station, 1908-1915

Subseries 7.22, Hyattsville Station, 1913

Subseries 7.23, Keedysville Station, undated

Subseries 7.24, Laurel Station, undated

Subseries 7.25, Ledger, undated

Subseries 7.26, Lieperville Station, 1889

Subseries 7.27, Locust Point, 1881-1957

Subseries 7.28, Maps, 1862; 1918

Subseries 7.29, Martinsburg, West Virginia, 1913-1927

Subseries 7.30, Miscellaneous Buildings, 1875-1956

Subseries 7.31, Miscellaneous Large Photographs, undated

Subseries 7.32, Miscellaneous Structures, 1890-1916

Subseries 7.33: Mt. Clare (general)

Subseries 7.34, Mt. Clare New Blue Line Stable, 1899; 1905

Subseries 7.35, Mt. Clare New Car Shops, undated

Subseries 7.36, Mt. Royal Station, undated

Subseries 7.37, Newton Falls and Fairpoint, Ohio, 1909

Subseries 7.38, Patapsco River Bridge, 1883

Subseries 7.39, Plans for house no. 1846 (N. Gay Street, Baltimore, Maryland), undated

Subseries 7.40, Point of Rocks Station, 1951

Subseries 7.41, Scales, 1903

Subseries 7.42, Signal towers, 1900-1908

Subseries 7.43, Stations (general), 1866-1907

Subseries 7.44, Sykesville Station, undated

Subseries 7.45, Untitled, undated

Subseries 7.46, Warnings, 1894-1911

Subseries 7.47, Woodstock Station, undated

Subseries 7.48, Miscellaneous (rolled), 1858-1930 (not inclusive)

Series 8, Photographs and Copy Prints, 1872-1980s (not inclusive)

Subseries 8.1, Photographs, 1872-1980s

Subseries 8.2, Copy prints, 1901-1931, undated

Subseries 8.3, Indices and Lists, 1909-1920

Series 9, Negatives, 1850-1983 (bulk 1920s-1930s)

Subseries 9.1, Glass plate negatives (unidentified), undated

Subseries 9.2, Glass plate negatives (numbered), 1850-1957 (bulk 1920s-1930s)

Subseries 9.3, Negatives by number, undated

Subseries 9.4, Negatives by location, 1870; 1978-1983

Subseries 9.5, Negatives by subject, 1922-1930s, undated

Series 10, Stations and Buildings, 1884-1982
Biographical / Historical:
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) was the nation's first extensive steam powered railroad. It was founded by Baltimore merchants in 1827 as a means of promoting trade and making Baltimore competitive with other east coast ports. The original intent of the founders was to provide direct and fast access to the Ohio River, and the markets that the river reached. The railroad, however, went beyond the Ohio River and its lines went as far west as St. Louis and Chicago. The B&O was also known for its use of an electric locomotive in the mid 1890s. It also had a completely air conditioned train, and it was a forerunner in the use of diesel-electric locomotives. Company activities paralleled those of other American railroads and over the course of its life included expansion, near bankruptcy, innovations, regulations, and finally buy out. In February 1963, the Chesapeake and Ohio (C&O) completed its purchase of the B&O. Today, B&O is part of the CSX Transportation (CSX) network.

John Work Garrett president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad 1858-1884, was born in Baltimore, Maryland July 31, 1820. He was the second son of Elizabeth Stouffer and Robert Garrett. He married Rachel Ann Harrison, the daughter of Thomas Harrison, a Baltimore merchant. They had one daughter, Mary and two sons Robert and Thomas Harrison Garrett.

After attending Lafayette College (Pennsylvania) for two years John W. Garrett left in 1836 to become associated with his father's commission business in Baltimore. The commission house which dealt in wholesale groceries, produce, forwarding and a commission business expanded to establish direct connections with Latin America, seek outlets in Europe and develop its own banking operations. In time its financial operations overshadowed the commission and shipping business.

When John W. Garrett began to invest heavily in Baltimore and Ohio Railroad stock, the road was in competition with the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal and the stock was not popular. Its value rose steadily over the years. Mr. Garrett was elected a director of the railroad in 1855. His report as chairman of a subcommittee on the need for additional funds to complete the line to the Ohio River led to his election to the presidency of the road on November 17, 1858, a position he held for 26 years. New policies with emphasis on economy, personal supervision and gradual expansion were inaugurated and consistently maintained, in spite of a general financial crisis, Mr. Garrett's first year in office showed a net gain in earnings.

Sympathetic to his southern friends during the Civil War, Mr. Garrett nevertheless supported the Union. He recognized the inevitability of Confederate defeat by superior northern resources. Confederate leaders blamed him for their inability to seize Washington and he received warm appreciation for his services to the Union cause from President Lincoln. The railroad stretched along the theater of war and twice crossed Confederate territory. It was, therefore, a main objective for southern attack. Branches were frequently damaged by Confederate raids, but the main line to Washington became important for the transport of troops and supplies. The Baltimore and Ohio carried out the first military rail transport in history and the transfer of 20,000 men from the Potomac to Chattanooga in 1863 was a major triumph for its president.

With the advent of peace Mr. Garrett turned to rebuilding and strengthening the railroad. He replaced equipment and track damaged by the war, then extended the system by securing direct routes to Pittsburgh and Chicago and arranging an independent line into New York. Wharves were built at Locust Point for ocean liners and a system of elevators erected. The B&O. built its own sleeping and dining cars, established hotels in the mountains and created its own express company. By 1880, after battles over rates with other trunk lines, a costly rivalry with the Pennsylvania Railroad over the eastern route and charges of discrimination against local shippers Mr. Garrett was at the height of his success. He cooperated in establishing the B. and 0. Employees Relief Association for accident and life insurance, a hospital system, saving and building funds, and arrangements for improving sanitation in the work place. He was on friendly terms with Johns Hopkins, a trustee of John Hopkins Hospital, and with George Peabody, founder of the Peabody institute of which he was also a trustee. Garrett County, Maryland was named in his honor.

John W. Garrett died on September 26, 1884 within a year of his wife's death in a carriage accident. During his connection with the railroad the stock increased from $57 to $200; at the outbreak of the Civil War the railroad was operating 514 miles of rail, gross earnings were $4,000,097 and net per mile was $4246.1 By 1864 gross earnings were $10,138,876 and net per mile, $7113.2 By the end of his presidency mileage had increased to 1711 miles and net earnings were $4535 per mile.3

References

1 -- National Cyclopedia of American Biography -- Vol. 18:3

2 -- National Cyclopedia of American Biography -- Vol. 18:3

3 -- National Cyclopedia of American Biography -- Vol. 18:3
Related Materials:
Materials at Other Organizations

Maryland Historical Society

Baltimore and Ohio Museum
Provenance:
This collection was donated to the National Museum of American History by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in the 1960s.
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
Construction  Search this
Engineering -- 19th century  Search this
Railroads  Search this
Repairing -- Railroads  Search this
Railway engineering -- 1860-1890  Search this
Genre/Form:
Annual reports
Correspondence -- 19th century
Drawings -- 1860-1890
Glass plate negatives
Negatives (photographic)
Photographs
Tracings
Citation:
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.1086
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Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8e652d903-bb57-46a8-a205-c7cbfe89f444
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1086
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Our Native Daughters - "Polly Ann’s Hammer" & "You're Not Alone" [Behind The Scenes Documentary]

Creator:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2019-07-11T17:00:03.000Z
YouTube Category:
Music  Search this
Topic:
Cultural property  Search this
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Data Source:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
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EDAN-URL:
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Voices of the Civil Rights Movement - "Lord Hold My Hand While I Run This Race" [Official Audio]

Creator:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Type:
Conversations and talks
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2009-04-20T19:02:32.000Z
YouTube Category:
Music  Search this
Topic:
Cultural property  Search this
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Data Source:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
YouTube Channel:
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EDAN-URL:
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The Freedom Singers - "We Are Soldiers in the Army" [Live in Washington, D.C. | August 1996]

Creator:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Type:
Conversations and talks
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2010-02-16T16:28:59.000Z
YouTube Category:
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Topic:
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Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
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Voices of the Civil Rights Movement - "Leaning on the Everlasting Arms" [Official Audio]

Creator:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Type:
Conversations and talks
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2009-04-20T19:35:20.000Z
YouTube Category:
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Topic:
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Part 1 - 'We Shall Overcome: Documentary of the March on Washington' [Official Audio]

Creator:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
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YouTube Category:
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Topic:
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Toyin Ojih Odutola: A Countervailing Theory

Creator:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden  Search this
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YouTube Videos
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Topic:
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Stamp Stories: Romare Bearden

Creator:
National Postal Museum  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
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YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Postal service;Letter mail handling;Stamp collecting  Search this
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National Postal Museum
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SmithsonianNPM
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There's Always Work at the Post Office

Creator:
National Postal Museum  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
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YouTube Category:
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Topic:
Postal service;Letter mail handling;Stamp collecting  Search this
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National Postal Museum
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Anthony L. Powell: Buffalo Soldiers

Creator:
National Postal Museum  Search this
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YouTube Videos
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Education  Search this
Topic:
Postal service;Letter mail handling;Stamp collecting  Search this
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Data Source:
National Postal Museum
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SmithsonianNPM
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The Raid on Harpers Ferry

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Smithsonian Magazine  Search this
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YouTube Videos
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