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Type:

albums (bound) & books

Album

Object Name:

Album

Made in:

France

Date:

late 18th century

Credit Line:

Museum purchase through gift of George A. Hearn

Accession Number:

1939-81-1/32

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Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1939-81-1_32

Designer:

Paul Schreckengost, American, 1908 - 1983  Search this

Manufacturer:

Gem Clay Forming Company, ca. 1900-ca. 1980  Search this

Medium:

Molded and glazed earthenware trimmed in platinum

Type:

ceramics

Decorative Arts

Teapot

Manufactured in:

Sebring, Ohio, USA

Date:

1938

Credit Line:

Gift of George R. Kravis II

Accession Number:

7065.64.2015

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Product Design and Decorative Arts Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_7065.64.2015

Medium:

Cotton, hand-spun, hand-woven and brocaded

Type:

woven textiles

Exhibitions

100 Jamdani Saris

Made in:

West Bengal, India

Credit Line:

Courtesy of dosa inc.

Accession Number:

87.2015.1-1/100

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Exhibitions Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_87.2015.1-1_100

Maker:

Thomas Bentley, English, 1730 – 1780  Search this

Josiah Wedgwood, English, 1730 – 1795  Search this

Medium:

Molded stoneware (Jasparware), wood, gilt bronze, glass

Type:

ceramics

Decorative Arts

Plaque

Made in:

England

Date:

ca. 1777

Credit Line:

Gift of Anonymous Donor

Accession Number:

1952-166-31-a,b

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Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1952-166-31-a_b

Variant company name:

"Modern American Home"  Search this

Company Name:

American Radiator & Standard Sanitary Corp.  Search this

Related companies:

American Standard Heating - Plumbing ; American Standard  Search this

Notes content:

includes color groupings, baths, lavatories, water closets, urinals, kitchen and laundry sinks, drinking fountains, fittings

Includes:

Black and white images

Color images

Physical description:

1 piece; 1 box

Language:

English

Type of material:

Trade catalogs

Trade literature

Place:

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Date:

1900s

Topic (Romaine term):

Plumbing supplies and fixtures  Search this

Topic:

Plumbing equipment industry  Search this

Plumbing fixtures  Search this

Record ID:

SILNMAHTL_10136

Location:

Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library

Collection:

Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_10136

Medium:

pen and ink, brush and washes, gold on parchment. Bound in red cover of Morocco leather

Type:

miniatures

illuminated manuscript

Object Name:

illuminated manuscript

Made in:

Flanders

Tourraine, France

Date:

1470–80

Accession Number:

1962-12-1

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Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1962-12-1

Type:

albums (bound) & books

Book

Object Name:

Book

Made in:

England

Credit Line:

Museum purchase through gift of Jacques Seligmann

Accession Number:

1948-24-19

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Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1948-24-19

Medium:

Red, blue, brown, orange, yellow and white tempera colors on heavy paper

Type:

Drawing

Made in:

France

Date:

ca. 1848

Credit Line:

Gift of John Judkyn

Accession Number:

1954-23-3

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Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1954-23-3

Publisher:

Ostheimer Brothers  Search this

Medium:

Color lithographs Support: white wove paper, mounted on thick wove paper

Type:

architecture

Album

Object Name:

Album

Place:

Philadelphia, USA

Made in:

USA

Date:

1876

Credit Line:

Gift of Lee S. Luquer

Accession Number:

1958-147-5

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Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1958-147-5

Variant company name:

"Modern American home"  Search this

Company Name:

Crane Co.  Search this

Related companies:

Crane Export Corp. ; Crane, Ltd.  Search this

Notes content:

Corwith family of lavatories, baths, sinks, dressing tables ; water systems, heaters, softeners

Includes:

Trade catalog and photographs

Black and white images

Color images

Physical description:

2 pieces; 1 box

Language:

English

Type of material:

Trade catalogs

Trade literature

Place:

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Date range:

1800s-1900s

Topic (Romaine term):

Water wheels; water motors and waterpower equipment  Search this

Plumbing supplies and fixtures  Search this

Appliances (household)  Search this

Topic:

Household appliances  Search this

Hydraulic engineering  Search this

Hydraulic machinery  Search this

Plumbing equipment industry  Search this

Plumbing fixtures  Search this

Water-power  Search this

Water-wheels  Search this

Record ID:

SILNMAHTL_10162

Location:

Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library

Collection:

Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_10162

Variant company name:

Jane's office, "Modern American Home"  Search this

Company Name:

Combustioneer Automatic Coal Burner  Search this

Related companies:

Steel Products Engineering Co.  Search this

Notes content:

Combustioneer provides automatic coal burning for heating homes

Includes:

Trade catalog and photographs

Black and white images

Color images

Physical description:

1 piece; 1 box

Language:

English

Type of material:

Trade catalogs

Trade literature

Place:

Springfield, Ohio, United States

Date:

1900s

Topic (Romaine term):

Heating; ventilation and air conditioning  Search this

Topic:

Air conditioning  Search this

Heating  Search this

Heating and ventilation industry  Search this

Ventilation  Search this

Record ID:

SILNMAHTL_10191

Location:

Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library

Collection:

Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_10191

Variant company name:

a/k/a GE ; Jane's office ; WWII; Modern American home  Search this

Company Name:

General Electric  Search this

Notes content:

refrigerators, electric motors for farms, appliances, lighting, war production, War Projects Committee

Includes:

Trade catalog and photographs

Black and white images

Color images

Physical description:

9 pieces; 1 box

Language:

English

Type of material:

Trade catalogs

Trade literature

Place:

Schenectady, New York, United States

Date:

1900s

Topic (Romaine term):

Lighting (electric; gas; candle; oil; etc.)  Search this

Electrical apparatus and equipment  Search this

Refrigeration and ice-making equipment  Search this

Appliances (household)  Search this

Topic:

Candles  Search this

Electric apparatus and appliances  Search this

Household appliances  Search this

Ice -- Manufacture  Search this

Lamps  Search this

Lighting  Search this

Refrigeration and refrigerating machinery  Search this

Record ID:

SILNMAHTL_10228

Location:

Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library

Collection:

Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_10228

Variant company name:

Modern American Home  Search this

Company Name:

Gordon-Van Tine Co.  Search this

Notes content:

for homebuilders, high quality millwork, lumber, roofing, paint and hardware

Includes:

Trade catalog and price lists

Black and white images

Color images

Physical description:

1 piece; 1 box

Language:

English

Type of material:

Trade catalogs

Trade literature

Place:

Davenport, Iowa, United States

Date:

1900s

Topic (Romaine term):

Furniture and furnishings  Search this

Paint; varnishes; adhesives; coatings; etc.  Search this

Architectural designs and building materials  Search this

Topic:

"Decoration and ornament, Architectural"  Search this

Adhesives  Search this

Architectural design  Search this

Building materials  Search this

Furniture industry and trade  Search this

House furnishings  Search this

Interior decoration  Search this

Paint industry and trade  Search this

Record ID:

SILNMAHTL_10231

Location:

Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library

Collection:

Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_10231

Variant company name:

Jane's office, "Modern American home"  Search this

Company Name:

Johns-Manville Corp.  Search this

Related companies:

Canadian Johns-Manville Co., Ltd.  Search this

Notes content:

touting the benefits of asbestos products, flexboard, insulating board, tiles, permanent walls, siding, shingles, and some home designs

Includes:

Trade catalog and photographs

Black and white images

Color images

Physical description:

5 pieces; 1 box

Language:

English

Type of material:

Trade catalogs

Trade literature

Place:

New York City, New York, United States

Date:

1900s

Topic (Romaine term):

Architectural designs and building materials  Search this

Topic:

"Decoration and ornament, Architectural"  Search this

Architectural design  Search this

Building materials  Search this

Record ID:

SILNMAHTL_10450

Location:

Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library

Collection:

Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_10450

Variant company name:

Jane's office, Modern American homes  Search this

Company Name:

Kohler Co.  Search this

Related companies:

most pieces read: Kohler of Kohler  Search this

Notes content:

Better homes, radiant heating equipment, enameled plumbing ware, bathroom accessories, boilers, heaters, radiators, sinks, showers, toilets

Includes:

Trade catalog

Black and white images

Color images

Physical description:

6 pieces; 6 boxes

Language:

English

Type of material:

Trade catalogs

Trade literature

Place:

Kohler, Wisconsin, United States

Date:

1900s

Topic (Romaine term):

Heating; ventilation and air conditioning  Search this

Plumbing supplies and fixtures  Search this

Topic:

Air conditioning  Search this

Heating  Search this

Heating and ventilation industry  Search this

Plumbing equipment industry  Search this

Plumbing fixtures  Search this

Ventilation  Search this

Record ID:

SILNMAHTL_10470

Location:

Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library

Collection:

Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_10470

Company Name:

Highbee's  Search this

Notes content:

clothing ; accessories ; glassware ; ceramics ; decor ; furnishings

Includes:

Trade catalog and price lists

Color images

Physical description:

2 pieces; 1 box

Language:

English

Type of material:

Trade catalogs

Trade literature

Place:

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Date:

1900s

Topic (Romaine term):

Clothing (including hats; shoes; accessories; etc)  Search this

Department store; dry goods and mail order catalogs  Search this

Foods and beverage products and processing equipment (including brewing; distilleries; beer; wine; etc.)  Search this

Furniture and furnishings  Search this

Topic:

Beverage industry  Search this

Clothing and dress  Search this

Commercial catalogs  Search this

Department stores  Search this

Distilleries  Search this

Dress accessories  Search this

Dry-goods  Search this

Food industry and trade  Search this

Furniture industry and trade  Search this

Hats  Search this

House furnishings  Search this

Interior decoration  Search this

Shoes  Search this

Record ID:

SILNMAHTL_42655

Collection:

Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_42655

Artist:

Whitney Warren Jr., American, 1864–1943  Search this

Medium:

Brush and watercolor, graphite on cream paperboard tipped into binding with fabric

Type:

architecture

Album page

Object Name:

Album page

Place depicted:

Venice, Italy

Made in:

Venice, Italy

Date:

October 21, 1887

Credit Line:

Gift of Mrs. William Greenough

Accession Number:

1943-51-37

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Data Source:

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EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1943-51-37

Creator:

Fractious, Blanche Queen, 1923 - 2001  Search this

Extent:

1 Letter (7 x 6 1/4 inches)

Container:

Box 2, Folder 3

Type:

Archival materials

Letters

Place:

Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)

Date:

1945 June 19

Collection Rights:

The Fractious Family papers are the physical property of the Anacostia Community Museum. Literary and copyright belong to the author/creator or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, and to obtain permission to publish or reproduce, contact the Museum Archives.

Topic:

African Americans  Search this

Letters (correspondence) -- 20th century  Search this

Collection Citation:

Fractious Family papers, Anacostia Comunity Museum, Smithsonian Institution, gift of Kristina Leszczak and Rene Fracticious.

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Fractious Family Papers / Series 2: Correspondence / Blanche Queen to Robert Fractious

Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-acma-06-086-ref663

Creator:

Smothers Brothers  Search this

Names:

Paulsen, Pat  Search this

Seeger, Pete, 1919-2014  Search this

Extent:

7 Cubic feet (21 boxes, 1 map-folder)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Biography files

Clippings

Color slides

Contact sheets

Contracts

Itineraries

Legal records

Letters (correspondence)

Photograph albums

Photographs

Color prints (photographs)

Programs

Press releases

Scrapbooks

Scripts (documents)

Date:

1959-2008, undated

Summary:

The collection documents the lives and careers of the Smothers Brothers, with emphasis on their 1960s television variety show, The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.

Scope and Contents:

Collection documents the private lives and professional careers of Tom and Dick Smothers, with emphasis on their television variety show, The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. The largest portion of the collection contains photographic materials. Publicity materials including press releases, programs, newspaper clippings, and magazine articles; correspondence containing fan mail (some from famous persons such as Lucille Ball, Jack Paar, and others), letters from viewers both complimentary and critical of shows, and letters from members of Congress; business records including contracts, tour itineraries, talent agency materials, scripts, and scrapbooks; and legal documents relating to the lawsuit against Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) are also found in the collection. Collection is arranged into three series: Series 1, Photographs, 1961-2007, undated; Series 2, Business Records, 1959-2002, undated; and Series 3, Personal Papers, 1966-2008, undated.

Arrangement:

Collection is arranged into three series:

Series 1: Photographic Materials, 1961-2007, undated

Subseries 1.1: Television Shows, 1966-1989, undated

Subseries 1.2: Specials, Tours, and Public Appearances, 1964-1988, undated

Subseries 1.3: Motion Picture Films and Theatre, 1969-1982

Subseries 1.4: General, 1961-2007, undated

Subseries 1.5: Promotional, 1961-2003, undated

Series 2: Business Records, 1959-2002, undated

Subseries 2.1: Press, 1960-2002, undated

Subseries 2.2: Employee Files, 1959-1999, undated

Subseries 2.3: Smothers Brothers v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Incorporated (CBS), 1966-1972, undated

Subseries 2.4: Correspondence, 1960-1996

Subseries 2.5: Performance Materials, 1962-1993, undated

Subseries 2.6: Fan Club, 1990-1992, undated

Series 3: Personal Papers, 1966-2008, undated

Related Materials:

Materials in the Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Duncan Family Yo-Yo Collection NMAH.AC.0807

Colonna, Farrell Wine Label Collection NMAH.AC.0626

Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 16: Country, Western and Folk Music NMAH.AC.0300

Bob Rule Papers, NMAH.AC.0855

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:

Comedy  Search this

Folk singers  Search this

Television personalities  Search this

Television  Search this

Variety shows (Television programs) -- Production and direction  Search this

Genre/Form:

Biography files

Clippings -- 20th century

Color slides -- 20th century

Contact sheets

Contracts

Itineraries

Legal records

Letters (correspondence) -- 20th century.

Photograph albums

Photographs -- 20th century

Color prints (photographs) -- 20th century

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

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

Photographs -- Black-and-white negatives -- Acetate film

Programs

Press releases

Scrapbooks

Scripts (documents)

Photographs -- 20th century -- Color prints

Citation:

Smothers Brothers Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.1437

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Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1437

Collection Creator:

Smothers Brothers  Search this

Container:

Box 10, Folder 15

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1984

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Collection Rights:

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

Collection Citation:

Smothers Brothers Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

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Smothers Brothers Collection / Series 1: Photographic Materials / 1.4: General

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1437-ref136