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"A Study of Transportation Facilities for Visitors to National and State Parks"

Collection Creator:
Knabenshue, A. Roy (Augustus Roy), 1876-1960  Search this
Container:
Box 2, Folder 8
Type:
Archival materials
Text
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Collection Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Collection Citation:
A. Roy Knabenshue Collection, Acc. NASM.XXXX.0136, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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A. Roy Knabenshue Collection
A. Roy Knabenshue Collection / Series 2: Career / 2.2: National Park Service
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg276a9fe33-c090-4720-9c3a-e3543ada81be
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-0136-ref54

"Auto-Off" Incandescent Lamp

Maker:
Philips Lighting Company  Search this
Beacon Light Products, Inc.  Search this
Measurements:
overall: 4 1/4 in x 2 3/8 in; 10.795 cm x 6.0325 cm
Object Name:
incandescent lamp
Date made:
ca 1995
Credit Line:
from Philips Lighting Co.
ID Number:
1997.0389.12
Accession number:
1997.0389
Catalog number:
1997.0389.12
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Work and Industry: Electricity
Energy & Power
Electric Lamps
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-7f95-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_751306

"Chauffeur of the Skies" by A. Roy Knabenshue, pages 101-201

Collection Creator:
Knabenshue, A. Roy (Augustus Roy), 1876-1960  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 7
Type:
Archival materials
Text
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Collection Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Collection Citation:
A. Roy Knabenshue Collection, Acc. NASM.XXXX.0136, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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A. Roy Knabenshue Collection
A. Roy Knabenshue Collection / Series 1: Personal / 1.2: Articles and Manuscripts
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2092e9b44-02e2-442a-8e6a-e8256b4a7f02
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-0136-ref38
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"Duplex" Carbon Lamp

Maker:
Fostoria Incandescent Lamp Company  Search this
Measurements:
overall: 5 1/2 in x 2 5/8 in; 13.97 cm x 6.6675 cm
Object Name:
incandescent lamp
Place made:
United States: Ohio, Fostoria
Date made:
ca 1898
Credit Line:
from General Electric Lighting Company, thru Terry K. McGowan
ID Number:
1997.0388.86
Catalog number:
1997.0388.86
Accession number:
1997.0388
Patent number:
586275
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Work and Industry: Electricity
Energy & Power
Electric Lamps
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-98cf-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_751153
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"Franklin's Key to Electricity" dress silk, Mallinson's Early American series

Maker:
H. R. Mallinson & Co. Inc.  Search this
Physical Description:
silk (overall material)
plain weave; cylinder-printed (overall production method/technique)
Measurements:
overall: 36 in x 39 in; 91.44 cm x 99.06 cm
Object Name:
Fabric, Printed
fabric length
Place made:
United States: New York, New York City
Date made:
1929
Depicted:
Franklin, Benjamin  Search this
Related event:
Seige of the Alamo  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of H.R. Mallinson & Co., Inc.
ID Number:
TE.T05940
Catalog number:
T5940
T (/) 5940
Accession number:
104252
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Home and Community Life: Textiles
American Silks
American Silk Industry
Migel-Mallinson Silks
Textiles
Mallinson's Early American
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-51ec-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_630599

"Stopper" Lamp Replica

Maker:
Westinghouse Lamp Company  Search this
Physical Description:
wood (base material)
glass (envelope material)
carbon (filament material)
Measurements:
overall: 7 in x 3 3/4 in; 17.78 cm x 9.525 cm
Object Name:
incandescent lamp
Place made:
United States: New Jersey, Bloomfield
Date made:
ca 1934
Credit Line:
from Charles A. Oerkvitz
ID Number:
2002.0020.01
Accession number:
2002.0020
Catalog number:
2002.0020.01
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Work and Industry: Electricity
Energy & Power
Electric Lamps
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a7-0071-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_881896
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(Gazebo), (sculpture)

Sculptor:
Rodriguez, Dionicio 1891/93-1955  Search this
Medium:
Concrete
Type:
Sculptures-Folk
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Place:
Texas
San Antonio
Date:
1920s
Topic:
Architecture--Other--Gazebo  Search this
Landscape--Tree  Search this
Control number:
IAS TX000111
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_315495

1 11 Bryant Park Electric Lamp Company, The

Series Creator:
Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 11
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
circa 1930
Scope and Contents:
New York, New York
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: Lighting, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
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Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Lighting
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Lighting / Business Records, Marketing Material, and Other / 1: Manufacturers, Dealers and Distributors of Lighting Fixtures and Supplies
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8abbcf562-60e1-4e01-a8a0-13581692bd89
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0060-s01-01-lighting-ref598

1000 Lights. eds. Charlotte & Peter Fiell

Author:
Fiell, Charlotte, 1965-  Search this
Fiell, Peter  Search this
Physical description:
2 v. : ill. (some col.), ports ; 27 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
2005
Topic:
Electric lamps--Design  Search this
Electric lamps--History  Search this
Lighting, Architectural and decorative  Search this
Call number:
TK4310 .O54 2005
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_774667

1900-1902

Collection Creator:
Freer, Charles Lang, 1856-1919  Search this
Container:
Box 110, Folder 1-15
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1900-1902
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
Collection Citation:
Charles Lang Freer Papers. FSA A.01. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Gift of the estate of Charles Lang Freer.
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Charles Lang Freer Papers
Charles Lang Freer Papers / Series 6: Financial Materials / 6.5: Vouchers / 6.5.2: Financial materials - Vouchers - Art vouchers
Archival Repository:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dc3d9d711a8-d2b3-400c-ba9a-4e57e8e6fef7
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-fsa-a-01-ref1724
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1905

Collection Creator:
Freer, Charles Lang, 1856-1919  Search this
Container:
Box 113, Folder 1-9
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1905
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
Collection Citation:
Charles Lang Freer Papers. FSA A.01. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Gift of the estate of Charles Lang Freer.
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Charles Lang Freer Papers
Charles Lang Freer Papers / Series 6: Financial Materials / 6.5: Vouchers / 6.5.2: Financial materials - Vouchers - Art vouchers
Archival Repository:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dc386160f44-3c63-4e4e-b864-fc5f47ccf779
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-fsa-a-01-ref2415
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1930s lighting : deco & traditional by Chase / text by Donald-Brian Johnson ; photography & design by Leslie Piña ; research associate, Barbara Ward Endter ; cross-reference index, Gary M. Piper ; price guide, John & Donna Thorpe ; photography associate, Ramón Piǹa ; additional photography, Dale Endter, Jacqueline Jones-Ridge

Author:
Johnson, Donald-Brian  Search this
Piña, Leslie A. 1947-  Search this
Subject:
Chase Brass and Copper Company  Search this
Physical description:
197 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 x 29 cm
Type:
Catalogs
Place:
United States
Date:
2000
C2000
20th century
Topic:
Lighting, Architectural and decorative--History  Search this
Decoration and ornament--Art deco  Search this
Electric lamps  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_956905

50 lights : innovations in design and materials / Mel Byars ; introduction by Paola Antonelli ; research by Cinzi Anguissola d'Altoé, Brice d'Antras ; technical drawings by Marvin Fein

Title:
Fifty lights
Author:
Byars, Mel  Search this
Physical description:
159 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm
Type:
Catalogs
Date:
1997
Topic:
Electric lamps--Design  Search this
Electric lamps--Materials  Search this
Call number:
NK6196 .B93 1997
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_559004

Abbott's Monthly Vol. II No. 5

Created by:
Abbott's Monthly, American, 1929 - 1933  Search this
Published by:
Robert Sengstacke Abbott, American, 1830 - 1940  Search this
Edited by:
Lucius Clinton Harper, American, 1895 - 1952  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 11 3/8 x 8 9/16 x 1/4 in. (28.9 x 21.7 x 0.6 cm)
Type:
magazines (periodicals)
Place made:
3435 Indiana Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted:
Uruguay, Latin America, South America
Date:
May 1931
Topic:
African American  Search this
Black Press  Search this
Literature  Search this
Mass media  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bobbie Ross in memory of Elizabeth Dillard
Object number:
2012.84.1
Restrictions & Rights:
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58f7ecbd1-e6d0-4323-9d05-7542750216f8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.84.1
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A company of many parts / A. Heerding ; translated by Derek S. Jordan

Author:
Heerding, A  Search this
Subject:
Philips' Gloeilampenfabrieken History  Search this
Physical description:
xiii, 371 p. : ill. ; 25 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Netherlands
Date:
1988
1988, c1986
Topic:
Electric lamp industry--History  Search this
Call number:
HD9697.L334 H45 E1988
HD9697.L334H45 E1988
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_367616

A portable electric lamp by C. H. Barr

Type:
Photographs
Date:
ca. 1915
Citation:
A portable electric lamp by C. H. Barr, ca. 1915. National Arts Club records, 1898-1960. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Interior decoration  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA)12148
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National Arts Club records, 1898-1960
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_item_12148
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A&I Interior Decorated for Garfield's Inaugural Ball

Author:
Unknown  Search this
Subject:
Garfield, James A (James Abram) 1831-1881  Search this
Arthur, Chester Alan 1829-1886  Search this
United States National Museum  Search this
Arts and Industries Building  Search this
United States President (1881 : Garfield)  Search this
Statue of America (Statue)  Search this
United States. Office of the Vice President  Search this
Physical description:
Number of Images: 1; Color: Black and white; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Event; Interior ; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Interior
Event
Date:
March 4, 1881
Topic:
Garfield Inaugural Ball  Search this
Electric lighting  Search this
Electricity  Search this
Inaugural Balls  Search this
Stencil work  Search this
Bunting (Cloth)  Search this
Statues  Search this
Museum openings  Search this
Rotundas  Search this
New Museums  Search this
Inaugurations  Search this
Museum buildings  Search this
Inauguration Day  Search this
Inaugural events  Search this
Standard number:
SIA2009-0162 and 37715
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_11956

A&I Rotunda from Northwest Balcony

Author:
Unknown  Search this
Subject:
Garfield, James A (James Abram) 1831-1881  Search this
Arthur, Chester Alan 1829-1886  Search this
Arts and Industries Building  Search this
United States President (1881 : Garfield)  Search this
United States National Museum  Search this
Physical description:
Number of Images: 1; Color: Black and white; Size: 8w x 10h ; Type of Image: Event; Interior; Medium: Photographci print
Type:
Event
Photographic print
Interior
Date:
March 4, 1881
Topic:
Stencil work  Search this
Bunting (Cloth)  Search this
Openings  Search this
Electric lighting  Search this
Garfield Inaugural Ball  Search this
Electricity  Search this
Statues  Search this
Statue of America (Statue)  Search this
Museum openings  Search this
Rotundas  Search this
New Museums  Search this
Inaugurations  Search this
Balconies  Search this
Standard number:
SIA2009-0160 or 7035
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_11955

Abstract-bulletin of the Physical Laboratory of the National Electric Lamp Association

Title:
Abstract bulletin of the Physical Laboratory of the National Electric Lamp Association
Author:
National Electric Lamp Association Physical Laboratory  Search this
Physical description:
1 v. ; 24 cm
Type:
Periodicals
Date:
1913
Topic:
Electric lighting--Periodicals  Search this
Call number:
TK4125 .A164
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_473215

Acetylene Flame Apparatus, Riohmer Selenium Cell, Relays and Battery for Operating Electric Lamp, Bell, Motor and Horn, Scientific American Supplement

Collection Creator:
Hammer, William J. (William Joseph), 1858-1934 (electrical engineer)  Search this
Container:
Box 17, Folder 4
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
May 30, 1903
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:
William J. Hammer Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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William J. Hammer Collection
William J. Hammer Collection / Series 1: William J. Hammer Papers / 1.4: Writings by Hammer / Selenium:
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep83fbff601-cffb-45ad-b77b-705cb2292174
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0069-ref1830

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