Printed text on recto reads: "Congo Belge / Belgische Kongo - Série / Reeks / 6 No 8 - Pelle à vapeur. / Stoomschop. / Desaix, Bruxelles."
Translated postcard caption reads: "Belgian Congo - Series 6 No 8 - Steam shovel."
Postcard 8 of 10; Belgian Congo: Products, Series 6.
Local Numbers:
EEPA Desaix Series 6 No. 8
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
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
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry Search this
Extent:
1 Cubic foot (5 Boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Technical literature
Diagrams
Contracts
Photographs
Financial records
Specifications
Reprints
Place:
New York (N.Y.) -- Transportation
Date:
1903-1969
Summary:
The collection relates to Maevis' work on the New York subway system.
Scope and Contents:
The collection relates to the construction of the New York subway system. Included are diagrams; photographs of workers and of demolition, excavation, and dredging in the tunnels; reprints from professional engineering journals on topics relating to the subway construction; contracts; volumes containing budget information listing the costs for various elements for specific parts of the system; invitations for bids from contractors; and a bound volume of "Public Service Record", a monthly publication of the New York City Public Service Commission.
Arrangement:
The collection was processed by Alison Oswald, archivist, 2018.
Biographical / Historical:
Maevis was a civil engineer who worked on the New York subway system, and who published frequently on engineering topics.
Provenance:
The original provenance of the collection is unknown, and is recorded as "collected for NMAH".
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.
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:
Forman H. Craton Collection, 1902-1983, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Transmissions, clutches, controls sets. Heavy duty and military truck transmissions ; Transmissions with hydraulic couplings for rail cars, power units, winches, tractors, road rollers, road building machinery, excavating machinery, locomotives, yarders, capstans, drilling rigs, hoists.
Fried. Krupp AG ; Grusonwerk. Fried. Krupp, AG., Essen; Krupp-Dolberg; Krupp Werkzeugstahle; Grusonwerk; Krupp-Gluhringmotor. Search this
Notes content:
Rolling mills for precious metals; cold rolling mills for long sheets; metal wire rod rolling mills; bar rolling mills for non-ferrous metals and alloys. Kibbling and grinding mills. Pipe and other castings. Forgings; shafts; cable making machinery; oil mill machinery; steel for motor cars; excavating machinery; materials handling equipment on rails and crawler tracks; ore dressing machinery; crushing machinery; chemical laboratory equipment; metal rolling mills; metal presses; cement machinery.
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
45 pieces; 3 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Magdeburg, Germany
Date range:
1800s-1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Mining machinery; equipment and supplies Search this
Ceramics; pottery; glass; crystal; china; bricks; and stones Search this
excavating machinery for excavation, digging and cleaning open ditches, earth moving, highway construction and maintenance, and levee building ; self-cleaning buckets ;
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Physical description:
11 pieces; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Los Angeles, California, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Construction and earth-moving machinery Search this
Marion Steam Shovel Co. ; Div. of Universal Marion Corp. ; Subsidiary of Pittsburgh Coke & Chemical Co. ; Marion Power Shovel Div. , Dresser Industries, Inc. Search this
