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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery  Search this

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Cast after:

Richmond Barthé, 28 Jan 1901 - 6 Mar 1989  Search this

Foundry:

Modern Art Foundry  Search this

Sitter:

Booker T. Washington, 5 Apr 1856 - 14 Nov 1915  Search this

Medium:

Bronze

Dimensions:

With Socle: 80 x 63.5 x 34.3cm (31 1/2 x 25 x 13 1/2")

Type:

Sculpture

Date:

1973 cast after 1946 original

Topic:

Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Bowtie  Search this

Costume\Dress Accessory\Button  Search this

Booker T. Washington: Male  Search this

Booker T. Washington: Literature\Writer  Search this

Booker T. Washington: Education and Scholarship\Educator  Search this

Booker T. Washington: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Lecturer  Search this

Booker T. Washington: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Social reformer  Search this

Booker T. Washington: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Teacher  Search this

Booker T. Washington: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\Educational organization  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Object number:

NPG.73.22

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Copyright:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

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Exhibition:

2022 Rehang of Out of Many: Portraits from 1600 to 1900

On View:

NPG, East Gallery 141

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National Portrait Gallery

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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4c6a36945-2edc-4b8e-b726-fe024ebb8980

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edanmdm:npg_NPG.73.22

Author:

Baker, George Henry 1859-  Search this

United States Navy  Search this

Physical description:

43 p. ; 22 cm

Type:

Books

Date:

1905

Topic:

Steam-boilers, Marine--Handbooks, manuals, etc  Search this

Coal--Combustion  Search this

Call number:

VM749 .B16

VM749.B16

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_165725

Creator:

Dale, Dianne  Search this

Polk, P. H., 1898-1985  Search this

Names:

Barry, Marion, 1936-2014  Search this

Dale, Almore M., 1911-1984  Search this

Dale, Dianne  Search this

Dale, John Henry, Jr., 1888-1973  Search this

Dale, Lucille Emma Patterson, 1889-1973  Search this

Dale, Marie Howard, 1914-2011  Search this

Dale, Norman Edward, 1908-1991  Search this

Garner, Araminta Dale, 1913-1987  Search this

Patterson, Frederick D. (Frederick Douglass), 1901-1988  Search this

Patterson, Wilhelmina Bessie, 1888-1962  Search this

Extent:

6 Linear feet (9 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Programs

Clippings

Correspondence

Ephemera

Postcards

Place:

Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)

Date:

1866 - 1990.

Summary:

The Dale-Patterson family papers, which date from 1866 to 2010 and measure 6 linear feet, document the personal and professional lives of the Dale-Patterson family who came to live in Hillsdale, Anacostia, area of Washington, D.C., in 1892.

Scope and Contents note:

The Dale-Patterson family papers, which date from 1866 to 1990 and measure 6 linear feet, document the personal and professional lives of the Dale-Patterson family who came to live in Hillsdale, Anacostia, area of Washington, D.C., in 1892. The collection is comprised of correspondence, photographs, clippings, and ephemera.

Arrangement note:

The collection is arranged in four series:

Series 1: Dale-Patterson Family papers Series 2: Charles Qualls papers Series 3: Community Organizations Series 4: Subject Files

Biographical/Historical note:

The Dale family came to Washington, DC in 1886 when John Henry Dale, Sr., a gifted self-taught man, obtained a position as clerk in the newly contracted Pension Bureau building at 5th and G Streets, NW. First they lived near 13th Street and Florida Avenue, NW, then moved to Howard Road in Anacostia. Dale built a house at 2619 Nichols Avenue, now Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, drawing the plans and supervising the construction. The Dales and only one other family lived in this solidly built house for 100 years before it was sold to a church group and demolished.

General Note:

Finding Aid Note: This finding aid is associated with a MARC collection-level record.361883

Provenance:

The Dale-Patterson Family collection was donated to the Anacostia Community Museum on April 07, 2013.

Restrictions:

Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist at acmarchives@si.edu.

Rights:

The Dale-Patterson Family collection is the physical property of the Anacostia Community Museum. Literary and copyright belong to the author/creator or their legal heirs and assigns. Rights to work produced during the normal course of Museum business resides with the Anacostia Community Museum. For further information, and to obtain permission to publish or reproduce, contact the Museum Archives.

Topic:

African Americans  Search this

African American families  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Programs

Clippings

Correspondence

Ephemera

Postcards

Citation:

Dale-Patterson Family collection, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution, gift of Dianne Dale.

Identifier:

ACMA.06-074

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Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa7c29572e9-2bd6-4b2a-8982-b527693b7885

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-acma-06-074

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Conversations and talks

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Creator:

Smithsonian Gardens  Search this

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Gardens  Search this

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Medium:

paper; ink

Dimensions:

Height x Width: 3 3/4 x 6 1/2 in. (9.53 x 16.51 cm)

Type:

Covers & Associated Letters

Place:

United States of America

Date:

September 29, 1989

Object number:

2011.2048.34

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Data Source:

National Postal Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8e375426f-92db-4735-b764-8ab4b1fc95b9

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edanmdm:npm_2011.2048.34

Attribution:

Felix Moscheles, 1833 - 1917  Search this

Sitter:

James Roosevelt II, 1828 - 1900  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

Stretcher (EStimate): 111.8 x 86.4cm (44 x 34")

Type:

Painting

Date:

1885

Topic:

Interior  Search this

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair  Search this

Costume\Jewelry\Ring  Search this

Costume\Jewelry\Chain  Search this

Equipment\Sports Equipment\Equestrian Gear\Riding Crop  Search this

Costume\Dress Accessory\Glove\Riding  Search this

James Roosevelt II: Male  Search this

James Roosevelt II: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive\Railroad  Search this

James Roosevelt II: Medicine and Health\Administrator\Hospital administrator  Search this

James Roosevelt II: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive\Coal  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

Owner: Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site

Object number:

615 NPS

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm43da49172-7ad1-4016-b7d7-622e13c152db

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edanmdm:npg_615_NPS

Artist:

Charles Courtney Curran, 1861 - 1942  Search this

Sitter:

William Ludlam DeBost, 1870 - 1951  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Type:

Painting

Date:

1928

Topic:

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair  Search this

Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie  Search this

William Ludlam DeBost: Male  Search this

William Ludlam DeBost: Business and Finance\Banker  Search this

William Ludlam DeBost: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Real estate agent  Search this

William Ludlam DeBost: Medicine and Health\Administrator\Hospital administrator  Search this

William Ludlam DeBost: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive\Coal  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

Owner: New York State Museum

Object number:

H-2003.41.186

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Catalog of American Portraits

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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4fc9b4a5b-6bed-4897-9ddd-a58b965652cb

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_H-2003.41.186

Artist:

Christian Schussele, 16 Apr 1824 - 1879  Search this

Sitter:

William Thomas Green Morton, 9 Aug 1819 - 15 Jul 1868  Search this

James Bogardus, 14 Mar 1800 - 13 Apr 1874  Search this

Samuel Colt, 19 Jul 1814 - 10 Jan 1862  Search this

Cyrus Hall McCormick, 15 Feb 1809 - 13 May 1884  Search this

Joseph Saxton, 22 Mar 1799 - 26 Oct 1873  Search this

Charles Goodyear, 29 Dec 1800 - 1 Jul 1860  Search this

Peter Cooper, 12 Feb 1791 - 4 Apr 1883  Search this

Jordan Lawrence Mott, 12 Oct 1799 - 1866  Search this

Joseph Henry, 17 Dec 1797 - 13 May 1878  Search this

Eliphalet Nott, 25 Jun 1773 - 29 Jan 1866  Search this

John Ericsson, 31 Jul 1803 - 8 Mar 1889  Search this

Frederick Ellsworth Sickels, 20 Sep 1819 - 8 Mar 1895  Search this

Samuel Finley Breese Morse, 27 Apr 1791 - 2 Apr 1872  Search this

Henry Burden, 22 Apr 1791 - 19 Jan 1871  Search this

Richard March Hoe, 12 Sep 1812 - 7 Jun 1886  Search this

Erastus Brigham Bigelow, 2 Apr 1814 - 6 Dec 1879  Search this

Isaiah Jennings, 1792 - 1862  Search this

Thomas Blanchard, 24 Jun 1788 - 16 Apr 1864  Search this

Elias Howe, 9 Jul 1819 - 3 Oct 1867  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

Stretcher: 128.3 x 190.5 x 5.1cm (50 1/2 x 75 x 2")

Frame: 162.6 x 225.7 x 12.7cm (64 x 88 7/8 x 5")

Type:

Painting

Place:

United States\Pennsylvania\Philadelphia\Philadelphia

Date:

1862

Topic:

Interior  Search this

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair  Search this

Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses  Search this

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table  Search this

Equipment\Walking stick\Cane  Search this

Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses\Pince-nez  Search this

Architecture\Column  Search this

Artwork\Portrait  Search this

Weapon\Gun\Pistol  Search this

Artist's Effects\Architectural drawing  Search this

Equipment\Patent model  Search this

Isaiah Jennings: Male  Search this

Isaiah Jennings: Medicine and Health\Dentist  Search this

Isaiah Jennings: Science and Technology\Inventor\Dental  Search this

Isaiah Jennings: Science and Technology\Inventor\Firearms  Search this

Joseph Henry: Male  Search this

Joseph Henry: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor  Search this

Joseph Henry: Science and Technology\Scientist\Physicist  Search this

Joseph Henry: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\Smithsonian Institution\Secretary  Search this

Elias Howe: Male  Search this

Elias Howe: Science and Technology\Inventor\Sewing machine  Search this

Elias Howe: Crafts and Trades\Machinist  Search this

William Thomas Green Morton: Male  Search this

William Thomas Green Morton: Literature\Writer\Medical  Search this

William Thomas Green Morton: Science and Technology\Inventor\Medical  Search this

William Thomas Green Morton: Medicine and Health\Dentist  Search this

William Thomas Green Morton: Medicine and Health\Physician\Anaesthetist  Search this

Charles Goodyear: Male  Search this

Charles Goodyear: Science and Technology\Inventor  Search this

Charles Goodyear: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Industrialist\Manufacturer\Rubber  Search this

Charles Goodyear: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Merchant\Retailer  Search this

James Bogardus: Male  Search this

James Bogardus: Visual Arts\Artist\Medalist  Search this

James Bogardus: Science and Technology\Inventor  Search this

James Bogardus: Science and Technology\Engineer\Structural engineer  Search this

Joseph Saxton: Male  Search this

Joseph Saxton: Science and Technology\Inventor  Search this

Joseph Saxton: Crafts and Trades\Clockmaker  Search this

Jordan Lawrence Mott: Male  Search this

Jordan Lawrence Mott: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist\Patron of the arts  Search this

Jordan Lawrence Mott: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Merchant  Search this

Jordan Lawrence Mott: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Industrialist\Manufacturer\Iron  Search this

Cyrus Hall McCormick: Male  Search this

Cyrus Hall McCormick: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Industrialist\Manufacturer  Search this

Cyrus Hall McCormick: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist  Search this

Cyrus Hall McCormick: Science and Technology\Inventor  Search this

Cyrus Hall McCormick: Society and Social Change\Administrator\Historical society administrator\President  Search this

Henry Burden: Male  Search this

Henry Burden: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Entrepreneur  Search this

Henry Burden: Science and Technology\Inventor  Search this

Henry Burden: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Industrialist\Manufacturer\Iron  Search this

Henry Burden: Crafts and Trades\Metalworker\Ironmaster  Search this

Henry Burden: Business and Finance\Transportation\Shipbuilder  Search this

Erastus Brigham Bigelow: Male  Search this

Erastus Brigham Bigelow: Science and Technology\Inventor\Loom  Search this

Erastus Brigham Bigelow: Education and Scholarship\Founder\Technical institute  Search this

Samuel Colt: Male  Search this

Samuel Colt: Science and Technology\Inventor  Search this

Samuel Colt: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Industrialist\Manufacturer\Firearms  Search this

Thomas Blanchard: Male  Search this

Thomas Blanchard: Science and Technology\Inventor  Search this

Richard March Hoe: Male  Search this

Richard March Hoe: Science and Technology\Inventor\Press  Search this

Frederick Ellsworth Sickels: Male  Search this

Frederick Ellsworth Sickels: Science and Technology\Inventor  Search this

Frederick Ellsworth Sickels: Science and Technology\Engineer\Structural engineer  Search this

Frederick Ellsworth Sickels: Science and Technology\Engineer\Civil engineer\Bridge builder  Search this

Eliphalet Nott: Male  Search this

Eliphalet Nott: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\College administrator\President  Search this

Eliphalet Nott: Science and Technology\Inventor  Search this

Eliphalet Nott: Religion and Spirituality\Clergy\Minister  Search this

Peter Cooper: Male  Search this

Peter Cooper: Business and Finance\Businessperson  Search this

Peter Cooper: Education and Scholarship\Founder\School  Search this

Peter Cooper: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Industrialist\Manufacturer  Search this

Peter Cooper: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist  Search this

Peter Cooper: Science and Technology\Inventor  Search this

Peter Cooper: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Industrialist\Manufacturer\Iron  Search this

John Ericsson: Male  Search this

John Ericsson: Science and Technology\Inventor  Search this

John Ericsson: Science and Technology\Engineer\Military engineer  Search this

John Ericsson: Science and Technology\Engineer\Marine engineer  Search this

John Ericsson: Business and Finance\Transportation\Shipbuilder  Search this

Samuel Finley Breese Morse: Male  Search this

Samuel Finley Breese Morse: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter  Search this

Samuel Finley Breese Morse: Visual Arts\Artist\Portraitist  Search this

Samuel Finley Breese Morse: Journalism and Media\Journalist  Search this

Samuel Finley Breese Morse: Visual Arts\Art instructor  Search this

Samuel Finley Breese Morse: Education and Scholarship\Founder\College  Search this

Samuel Finley Breese Morse: Science and Technology\Inventor  Search this

Samuel Finley Breese Morse: Science and Technology\Inventor\Telegraph  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the National Gallery of Art; gift of the A.W. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust, 1942

Object number:

NPG.65.60

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Exhibition:

2022 Rehang of Out of Many: Portraits from 1600 to 1900

On View:

NPG, East Gallery 120

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm42807e116-7c29-4206-a45d-dcdfde3b437f

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NPG.65.60

Attribution:

Charles Willson Peale, 15 Apr 1741 - 22 Feb 1827  Search this

Sitter:

Thomas McKean, 19 Mar 1734 - 24 Jun 1817  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

Sight: 69.9 x 55.9cm (27 1/2 x 22")

Frame: 82.9 x 70.2 x 5.1cm (32 5/8 x 27 5/8 x 2")

Type:

Painting

Date:

after 1787

Topic:

Printed Material\Book  Search this

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Bookcase  Search this

Costume\Hair Accessory\Wig  Search this

Thomas McKean: Male  Search this

Thomas McKean: Law and Law Enforcement\Lawyer  Search this

Thomas McKean: Politics and Government\Congressman\Continental congressman  Search this

Thomas McKean: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman\Signer of Declaration  Search this

Thomas McKean: Politics and Government\Governor\Pennsylvania  Search this

Thomas McKean: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Delaware  Search this

Thomas McKean: Law and Law Enforcement\Judge\Justice\State Supreme Court Justice\Pennsylvania  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the Smithsonian American Art Museum; gift of the collection of George Buchanan Coale, 1926

Object number:

NPG.66.63

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4527270d1-aa8f-48fc-9c44-d7a4e50fd731

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NPG.66.63

Artist:

Vail Brothers studio, active 1880 - 1900  Search this

Sitter:

Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 30 Jan 1882 - 12 Apr 1945  Search this

James Roosevelt II, 1828 - 1900  Search this

Medium:

Photograph

Type:

Photograph

Date:

1883

Topic:

Exterior  Search this

Nature & Environment\Plant\Tree  Search this

Nature & Environment\Plant\Flower\Rose  Search this

Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Male  Search this

Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Law and Law Enforcement\Lawyer  Search this

Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Politics and Government\Governor\New York  Search this

Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this

Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Politics and Government\State Senator\New York  Search this

Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Politics and Government\Vice-Presidential Candidate  Search this

James Roosevelt II: Male  Search this

James Roosevelt II: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive\Railroad  Search this

James Roosevelt II: Medicine and Health\Administrator\Hospital administrator  Search this

James Roosevelt II: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive\Coal  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

Owner: Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum

Object number:

NY600104

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Catalog of American Portraits

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm43c810eca-4f1a-4ad0-9f81-3909940f8c0c

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NY600104

Artist:

Davis & Sanford Studio, active 1892 - 1933  Search this

Sitter:

James Roosevelt II, 1828 - 1900  Search this

Medium:

Photograph

Type:

Photograph

Date:

c. 1895

Topic:

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair  Search this

Printed Material\Book  Search this

Interior\Interior with Exterior View  Search this

Architecture\Window  Search this

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Desk  Search this

Interior\Domestic\Study  Search this

James Roosevelt II: Male  Search this

James Roosevelt II: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive\Railroad  Search this

James Roosevelt II: Medicine and Health\Administrator\Hospital administrator  Search this

James Roosevelt II: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive\Coal  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

Owner: Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum

Object number:

NY600107

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Data Source:

Catalog of American Portraits

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm42440d2c3-e5aa-4aa3-beaf-3316da2e6069

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NY600107

Creator:

Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969  Search this

Extent:

60.54 Cubic feet (consisting of 131 boxes, 13 folders, 17 oversize folders, 20 map case folders, 2 flat boxes (1 full, 1 partial), plus digital images of some collection material.)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Business ephemera

Ephemera

Date:

1832-1977

Summary:

A New York bookseller, Warshaw assembled this collection over nearly fifty years. The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: Railroads forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subseries 1.1: Subject Categories. The Subject Categories subseries is divided into 470 subject categories based on those created by Mr. Warshaw. These subject categories include topical subjects, types or forms of material, people, organizations, historical events, and other categories. An overview to the entire Warshaw collection is available here: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana

Scope and Contents:

Railroad materials comprise the largest subject category in the Warshaw Collection. These materials document a major industry and important transportation system that was instrumental in the western expansion of the United States. Railroads opened the way for the development of many other industries including mining, farming and manufacturing. The earliest materials document railroad lines operating on the east coast of the United States in the 1830s. The United States did not have the technical and manufacturing capabilities of some of the European nations. Cheaper land for railroad right of way and a government policy that guaranteed loans and provided grants to railroad companies based on the amount of track laid, however, encouraged rapid growth. Railroad companies in turn would sell land to settlers. Materials in this collection include the advertisements created to lure settlers west by promising this cheap and abundant land. The railroads were instrumental in transporting goods from the farm belt to the east coast and to Europe thus making the country a major trading post. Railroads also expedited the movement of troops during the Civil War which was the first war to employ the rails. Later in the century the growth of the far west is facilitated by passenger trains linking east and west. As the rail network became more efficient and capable of transporting raw materials, the United States became a world leader in coal and pig iron production. Evidence of the transporting of goods is found among these materials. The affluence of the late nineteenth century is reflected in the amount of materials in the collection that promoted luxury travel by rail. The rise of great railroad fortunes such as those of Vanderbilt, Harriman and Gould soon followed industry growth, as did scandal and corruption which in turn was followed by government regulation in the form of the Interstate Commerce Act and railroad legislation during Theodore Roosevelt's administration.

The twentieth century witnessed great efficiencies in locomotive car and track design and large increases in freight ton mileage as is reflected in the materials. There was, however, failure or downsizing of many railroad lines. Total passenger mileage declined over the years due to competition from other forms of transportation, the rise of the labor movement, increasing government control, a reduction in profits and the

The material consists primarily of correspondence, reports, patent records, pass books, resort guides, timetables, maps, periodicals, articles, printed advertisements, tickets, photographs, postcards and images from railroad companies. There is also a substantial amount of material from manufacturers and dealers of railroad equipment and supplies and from railroad organizations. Reference materials including articles and periodicals are also included among the materials. The materials are divided into six series.

Railroad Companies forms the largest amount of material in this category. This series is divided into two subseries. Subseries one is American railroad companies and subseries two is foreign companies.

American Companies document transportation service throughout the United States by the railroad lines including Albany and Susquehanna Railroad Company, Northern Railroad Corporation, Concord and Claremont, Contoocook River Railroad, Illinois Central Railroad, New York Central Railroad Company, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Sullivan, Central Vermont, Philadelphia and Reading Rail Road Company, Providence and Worcester Railroad Company, Pennsylvania Rail Road Company, Southern Pacific, Vermont Central Railroad Corporation and Union Pacific Railroad. There is a substantial amount of material from each company. The materials are arranged in alphabetical order by the name of the company or railroad line (s).

Foreign Companies includes companies servicing countries outside of the United States. Countries include Canada, England, France, India, Ireland, Scotland, Mexico and Switzerland. The materials are arranged in alphabetical order by the name of the company or railroad line (s).

Manufacturers and Distributors of Railroad Cars, Equipment and Supplies includes scattered correspondence on letterhead stationery, printed advertisements, patents, catalogues, bills and receipts. Many of the companies produced cars for the railroad companies but also supplied equipment and parts. The materials are arranged in alphabetical order by the name of the company.

Organizations, Associations and Clubs includes material from groups that represented the interests of railroad companies, employees and tradesmen. Organizations include American Association of General Passenger and Ticket Agents, American Association of Passenger Traffic Officers, American Association for Railroad and Locomotive History, American Electric Railway Association, American Electric Railway Manufacturers Association, American Electric Railway Transportation and Traffic Association, American Iron and Steel Association, American Railway Association, American Railway Bureau, American Railway Master Mechanics Association, American Street and Interurban Railway Accountants Association, Association of American Railroads, Association of General Freight Agents of New England, Association of Railway Executives, Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen- Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Brotherhood Railroad Signalmen of America, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, Convention of Railroad Commissioners, Eastern Railroad Association, International Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Master Car Builders' Association, National Association of General Passenger and Ticket Agents, National Council of Traveling Salesmen's Association of America, New England Association of Railroad Superintendents, New England Association of Superintendents of Steam Railways, New England General Ticket and Passenger Agents Association, New England Railroad Club, New England Railway Car Accounting Association, New England Summer Resort Association, North-Western, Railroadmen, Railroadians of America, Railway Business Association, Railway Car Accountants' Association, Railway Clearing House Association, Railway Club of Pittsburgh, Railway Educational Association, Railway Officials of America, Railway Storekeeping Association, Railway and Supplymen's Mutual Catalog Company, South-Western Passenger Association, South-Western Railway Association, Street Railway Association, Terminal Railroad Association of Saint Louis, Train Central Corporation of America, Transcontinental Association, United American Mechanics, United States Railroad Administration, Western Association of General Passenger and Ticket Agents, Western Land Association of Minnesota, Western Railroad Association, Western Railways' Committee on Public Relations, Western States Passenger Association and the Yard Master's Mutual Benefit Association.

Images includes unidentified photographs, postcards, lithographs and sketches of locomotive cars, bridges, tunnels, accidents, collisions, depot stations, equipment, freight and shipping alternatives, Hancock Junction, horse-drawn railroads, memorials featuring trains, menus, tracks, employees working with trains, trademarks, cartoons, caricatures, illustrations from children's books, West Point and the second locomotive built in the United States. The materials that can be identified to a railroad company or line are found in series one. Most of the material are undated and is arranged in alphabetical order by subject.

General Files includes audit reports, Windsor Vermont Convention, income and expense accounts, mortgage bonds, bond offerings, export and import documents, financial records and stock lists, Florence and Keyport Company charter, Interstate Commerce Commission, legal records from states such as Connecticut, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, United States and Vermont patent records, Philadelphia Company balance sheets, Railroad Administration, Rand's Rating Agency, taxation documents, Thompson and Bachedler track and switch specifications, pass, time sheets, freight documents, maps, destination literature, tours, ticket sales, passenger rate sheets, checks, receipts and invoices, tickets, guides, maps, timetables, transportation of freight documents, pass books, passenger proportions, freight rates, free pass policy of numerous railroad companies, freight rates, freight transportation documents for Empire Line Great Western, Great Central, Bitner's Despatch Line, Merchant's Despatch line, National Despatch line, and various companies, time sheets, transportation of freight documents, maps and destination literature, maps and destination literature, map of Great Britain, Dinsmore, map of the United States and Canada Railways, fares and schedules, official documents, special trip offers, tariffs for passengers, freight and grain, tariffs for livestock and merchandise, passenger rate sheets, Walker's Railway tables, baggage checks, checks, receipts and invoices, ticket sales, Dover, ticket agents, tickets,

Publications includes articles, reports, clippings, histories, fiction, periodicals for the railroad trade and general periodicals. The series is divided into three subseries: Subseries 1, Articles, Reports, Clippings, Histories, and Fiction; Subseries 2, Periodicals for the Railroad Trade; Subseries 3, General Periodicals.

Materials in the Archives Center:

Archives Center Collection of Business Americana (AC0404)

Forms Part Of:

Forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana.

Missing Title

Series 1: Business Ephemera

Series 2: Other Collection Divisions

Series 3: Isadore Warshaw Personal Papers

Series 4: Photographic Reference Material

Provenance:

Railroads is a portion of the Business Ephemera Series of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Accession AC0060 purchased from Isadore Warshaw in 1967. Warshaw continued to accumulate similar material until his death, which was donated in 1971 by his widow, Augusta. For a period after acquisition, related materials from other sources (of mixed provenance) were added to the collection so there may be content produced or published after Warshaw's death in 1969. This practice has since ceased.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research. Some items may be restricted due to fragile condition.

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:

Business ephemera

Ephemera

Citation:

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Railroads, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

Sponsor:

Funding for partial processing of the collection was supported by a grant from the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund (CCPF).

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Railroads

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Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep860f3e0d4-3fed-46ba-9679-02db5f1c18cc

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0060-s01-01-railroads

Series Creator:

Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969  Search this

Container:

Box 91, Folder 14

Type:

Archival materials

Series Restrictions:

Collection is open for research. Some items may be restricted due to fragile condition.

Series 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.

Series Citation:

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Railroads, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

Sponsor:

Funding for partial processing of the collection was supported by a grant from the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund (CCPF).

See more items in:

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Railroads

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Railroads / 2: Railroad Companies / 1.1: American Companies

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8fe56f9c0-5088-430a-80fd-facb0241fd5e

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0060-s01-01-railroads-ref1706