Steel; graphite jet vanes, some wooden construction elements in fuselage; aluminum tanks not present.
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 ft. 8 3/8 in. wide x 46 ft. 1 3/16 in. deep x 5 ft. 5 in. diameter x 44 ft. 5 3/16 in. long, 8427.9 lb. (356.6 x 1405.1 x 165.1 x 1354.3cm, 3822.9kg)
An album of photographs taken during the construction of the Panama Canal. Subjects of the photographs include the earliest digging, tree removal, mosquito control, locks, equipment, Wood's family, a fire in Colon that occurred during the building of the Canal, and the first boats to use the Canal. Photographs include images of the Gatun Dam and locks, and the Atlantic side of the Isthmus.
Arrangement:
1 series.
Biographical / Historical:
Wood was an electrical engineer who learned his trade entirely on the job. He had worked on railway electrification prior to his work on the Panama Canal.
Provenance:
Donated to the Museum's Division of Engineering and Industry (now called the Division of Work and Industry) in 1987 by Wood's son Charles E. Wood Jr.
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.
Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of (NMAH, SI) Search this
Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI Search this
Extent:
0.15 Cubic feet (1 box
)
Container:
Box 1
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Albums
Photographs
Place:
Connecticut
Hartford (Conn.)
Date:
1903-1905
Summary:
The collection consists of an album of 208 mounted photographs documenting the Connecticut River Bridge in Hartford, Connecticut. Subjects include the bridge, approaches, and street construction work.
Scope and Contents:
This collection contains an album of 208 mounted photographs documenting the construction of the Connecticut River Bridge in Hartford, Connecticut. Included among the photographs is a group portrait of commissioners, engineers, and contractors at Laying Corner Stone, East Abutment on April 16, 1904. There are also photographs of businesses, carriages, children playing, construction workers, houses and street cars. There is also some correspondence in the album. The individual who created the album is unknown.
Arrangement:
Collection is arranged into one series.
Related Materials:
Materials in the Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Victor C. Darnell Bridge Construction Photographs, 1908-1913 (AC1018)
Canadian Bridges Photograph Albums, 1873-1911 (AC1025)
Snake River Irrigation Project Photo Album, 1912 (AC1031)
Minnesota Railroads Photograph Albums, 1886-1887 (1023)
Provenance:
Collection purchased by Nettie W. Adams in 1971 for the the Museum's Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering (now the Division of Work and Industry).
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.
Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI Search this
Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI Search this
Extent:
0.15 Cubic feet (1 box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1927-1928.
Scope and Contents:
A photograph album documenting road building in cities on Long Island, New York.
Arrangement:
1 series.
Provenance:
Collection donated to the Division of Work and Industry, National Museum of American History in 2001 by Mr. Stuck's niece, Joyce Sluder.
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.
Farkas Films, Inc. ca. 1960? 1 reel (652 ft.) : sd., col. ; 16mm. positive. Contents: Thirty three commercials of varying lengths for snack foods manufactured by Borden's.
Summary and footage of each commercial:
1. 000-037. Dipsy Doodles. "Triple Rippled;" jingle, corn chip with snap. Old London Foods, Inc., 1960.
2. 039-075. Cheez Doodles. "Oodly, doodly." Old London. Animated.
3. 077-113. Corn Doodles. Jingle—won't spoil your appetite. Animated.
4. 116-151. Cheese Wafflies. New snack, bite size. Animated.
5. 154-189. Pretz-L.-Nuggets. Jingle—Golden Good Nuggets, bite size. Animated.
6. 192-228. Tortilla chips. Triangle, good with guacamole, chili, etc.,. Animated.
7. 230-266. Dipsy Doodles, Cocktail party.
8. 268-304. Tortilla chips. Same as No. 6.
9. 309-321. Tortilla chips. Same as No. 6, except cut some of man dressed as Mexican.
10. 324-336. Natty Doodles. With comedian.
11. 340-374. Old London products. Snacks more fun with Old London; mentions all products.
12. 379-413. Old London products. Same as No. 11.
13. 417-428. Old London products. Same as first third of No. 11.
14. 432-443. Old London products. Same as first third of No. 11.
15. 446-451. Old London products. Same as middle portion of No. 11.
16. 455-460. Old London products. Same as No. 15.
17. 464-499. Old London products. Same as No. 15.
18. 501-506. Cheez Doodles. Hard hat construction worker with Cheez Doodles and lunch.
19. 508-514. Cheez Doodles first to arrive at a party and first to leave, (note: color faded.)
20. 516-522. Cheez Doodles. David Doyle (Bosley in Charley's Angels') is beset by dhildren in park trying to take his Cheez Doodles, (note: color faded.)
21. 523-529. Cheez Doodles. Child with Cheeze Doodles.
22. 532-538. Onion rings and two men.
23. 539-545. Onion rings. Little boy dressed up as man with beard and moustache, with onion rings.
24. 546-551. Onion rings. Couple with onion rings.
25. 553-559. Onion rings. Man eating onion rings.
26. 560-566. Onion rings. Man and woman eating onion rings.
27. 568-586. Cheez Doodles. Wedding, "Cheez Doodles make everything alright."
28. 588-605. Cheez Doodles. Woman crying at movie. "Cheez doodles make everything alright."
29. 607-624. Cheez Doodles. Bill Ford takes son to Shay Stadium. Save Mets coupons on Cheez Doodles to get in Stadium free.
30. 625-631. Cheez Doodles. Two little girls share secrets and Cheez Doodles.
31. 633-639. Cheez Doodles. "Man who does not like children should not eat Cheez Doodles in public places."
32. 641-645. Cheez Doodles. Little boy dressed as cowboy eats Cheez Doodles.
33. 647-652. Cheez Doodles. Father and son fixing son's bike eat Cheez Doodles.
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:
Medical Sciences Film Collection, circa 1930s-1960s, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Ten letters from London dentists to Morrison, a dentist and inventor, discussing his improved dental engine and improved dental chair. Eight letters are from Edwin Sercombe, with one from H. S. Garrett and another from Charles S. Tomes.
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists of ten letters, arranged chronologically, received by Dr. Morrison between 1869 and 1873. All are from dentists in London and all but two are from Dr. Edwin Sercombe, Morrison's good friend and leading advocate on his behalf in England. Sercombe's letters are the most interesting. He writes about Morrison's dental engine and its warm reception in London: "All who have it are delighted with it and I hope before long every man of any claim to consideration must have it" (February 11, 1873). Although he suggests minor improvements in some of its features, Sercombe was pleased with how well it worked. Without prior approval, but on Morrison's behalf, he even entered the engine he was using in his own practice into an International Exhibition held in London in the summer of 1873.
Sercombe also describes alterations he made to his own dental chair and writes that he was eagerly awaiting Morrison's new and improved chair; he repeatedly requests Morrison to send him one, without delay. These letters indicate that Morrison was actively working on his dental chair long before it was patented in 1887. In addition, Sercombe writes about his own practice and about dentists whom both he and Morrison knew. Among the latter was Dr. Thomas Evans, the American dentist who rescued the French Empress from Paris during the Franco Prussian War of 1870. Sercombe evidently did not like Dr. Evans, referring to him as "your friend" in one letter and criticizing his dental work in another.
Arrangement:
Arranged chronologically.
Biographical / Historical:
Dr. James Beall Morrison began his study of dentistry in Steubenville, Ohio, in 1848, by apprenticing in the office of two established dentists. After a year or so, he formed a partnership with one of them and they set up a travelling practice among the towns in the area. By 1857, Morrison had gone to St. Louis, Missouri, where he practiced dentistry with his brother, William, until 1861 or 1862. He then went to practice in Paris for about a year, which he followed with six years of practice in London. He then returned to Missouri, where he practiced dentistry and worked at improving dental equipment until his death in December 1917.
Morrison had developed an aptitude for the mechanical side of dentistry early on, particularly during his apprenticeship in Steubenville. An example of his denture work, exhibited before the Ohio State Board of Agriculture in 1852, had been awarded a first prize. His first major contribution to dentistry came in 1871, when he developed and patented the first practical dental engine. Morrison's "bracket engine" consisted of a moveable arm and handpiece, both of which could be operarated by either foot power or other (belt driven) energy source. This was the pioneer of power driven dental tools. Later, in 1887, Morrison patented an improved dental operating chair which provided a wide range of movement.
Provenance:
Collection donated by Roger and Allene Reynolds, November 21, 1991.
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.
