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Smoking tube/Pipe

Culture/People:
Ohkay Owingeh (San Juan Pueblo)  Search this
Previous owner:
Samuel Eldodt, Non-Indian, 1848-1925  Search this
Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966  Search this
Seller:
Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966  Search this
Object Name:
Smoking tube/Pipe
Media/Materials:
Pottery
Techniques:
Modeled
Dimensions:
11.5 x 2.7 cm
Object Type:
Pipes and Smoking
Place:
Ohkay Owingeh (San Juan Pueblo), San Juan Reservation; Rio Arriba County; New Mexico; USA
Date created:
1800-1900
Catalog Number:
15/3882
Barcode:
153882.000
See related items:
Ohkay Owingeh (San Juan Pueblo)
Pipes and Smoking
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws618e44316-b2cc-4a46-b938-f299530e7565
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_165144
Online Media:

Smoking tube/Pipe

Culture/People:
Ohkay Owingeh (San Juan Pueblo)  Search this
Previous owner:
Samuel Eldodt, Non-Indian, 1848-1925  Search this
Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966  Search this
Seller:
Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966  Search this
Object Name:
Smoking tube/Pipe
Media/Materials:
Pottery, grass, sinew
Techniques:
Modeled
Dimensions:
10 x 4 x 3.5 cm
Object Type:
Pipes and Smoking
Place:
Ohkay Owingeh (San Juan Pueblo), San Juan Reservation; Rio Arriba County; New Mexico; USA
Date created:
1890-1900
Catalog Number:
15/3884
Barcode:
153884.000
See related items:
Ohkay Owingeh (San Juan Pueblo)
Pipes and Smoking
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67b7608f2-da5d-4b54-afa3-44c8d1f2bcde
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_165146
Online Media:

Parfleche bag

Culture/People:
Dakota (Eastern Sioux)  Search this
Collector:
H. Marsden Hazzard (Henry [Harry] Marsden Hazzard), Non-Indian, 1900-1966  Search this
Seller:
H. Marsden Hazzard (Henry [Harry] Marsden Hazzard), Non-Indian, 1900-1966  Search this
Object Name:
Parfleche bag
Media/Materials:
Hide, rawhide, paint, buffalo hide/skin, glass bead/beads, thread
Techniques:
Painted, folded, loom beadwork
Dimensions:
80 x 39 x 3.5 cm
Object Type:
Bags/Pouches (and parts)
Place:
Spirit Lake Reservation (Devils Lake Reservation); Benson County, Nelson County, Ramsey County, Eddy County; North Dakota; USA
Date created:
circa 1865
Catalog Number:
18/1965
Barcode:
181965.000
See related items:
Dakota (Eastern Sioux)
Bags/Pouches (and parts)
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6828d16c6-1195-451d-90e7-1b9455402c1d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_194660
Online Media:

Sash/Belt

Culture/People:
Mohawk [Kahnawake]  Search this
Previous owner:
Family of Philips, Mohawk [Kahnawake]  Search this
William F. Stiles (WFS), Non-Indian, 1912-1980  Search this
Collector:
William F. Stiles (WFS), Non-Indian, 1912-1980  Search this
Seller:
William F. Stiles (WFS), Non-Indian, 1912-1980  Search this
Object Name:
Sash/Belt
Media/Materials:
Wool yarn
Techniques:
Fingerwoven, fringed
Dimensions:
376 x 20 cm
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments: Accessories
Place:
Kahnawake Reserve (Caughnawaga Reserve); Montérégie Region; Québec; Canada
Date created:
1860-1890
Catalog Number:
24/1440
Barcode:
241440.000
See related items:
Mohawk [Kahnawake]
Clothing/Garments: Accessories
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws68addef7f-0ba0-439a-99d6-f1da3cb424ae
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_257064
Online Media:

Eagle pipe bowl, possibly made from the stock and barrel of a gun

Culture/People:
Tlingit [Guna'xu]  Search this
Collector:
George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945  Search this
Previous owner:
George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945  Search this
Seller:
George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945  Search this
Object Name:
Eagle pipe bowl, possibly made from the stock and barrel of a gun
Media/Materials:
Walnut wood, brass
Techniques:
Carved
Dimensions:
8 x 5 x 8 cm
Object Type:
Pipes and Smoking
Native Term:
s'eék dakeit
Place:
Near mouth of Alsek River; Dry Bay; Sealaska Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Date created:
1840-1870
Catalog Number:
9247
Barcode:
009247.000
See related items:
Tlingit [Guna'xu]
Pipes and Smoking
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6326dee13-d7c6-4bdd-90b4-6928d523bb61
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_9928
Online Media:

Line Kallesoe Correspondence

Creator:
Anderson, Poul  Search this
Kallesoe, Line  Search this
Former owner:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Domestic Life  Search this
Extent:
0.15 Cubic feet (1 folder; 2 letters, 27.5 cm. x 22 cm.)
Container:
Box 1
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Letters (correspondence)
Family papers
Place:
Denmark -- emigration -- 19th century
Date:
1866
Scope and Contents note:
Two letters from Line Kallesoe, a Danish immigrant in Philadelphia, to her sister Emma in Denmark, discuss Line and her children's poverty after the death of her husband.
Biographical/Historical note:
According to Poul Anderson, the donor and translater of the letters, apparently Peter Kallesoe, a sailor, left Denmark to seek his fortune in the United States, his wife and children to join him later. Family tradition says that he became involved in contraband running, was caught, and died in prison. Not knowing of his death, his wife Line and children arrived in the United States, and encountered the poverty which she describes in the letters. On the voyage to the United States, the ship's mate, named Anderson, fell in love with Line's daughter Techla, and eventually married her, becoming the donor's ancestor.
Provenance:
Collection donated by Poul Anderson, 1977, July.
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:
Domestic relations -- 19th century -- U.S.  Search this
Emigration and immigration -- 19th century  Search this
Poverty -- 19th century -- U.S.  Search this
Genre/Form:
Letters (correspondence) -- 1860-1870
Family papers -- 1860-1870
Citation:
Line Kallesoe Correspondence, 1866, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0042
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8c7a8135e-4bac-4b8b-b912-fb176da7bb3c
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0042

Nathaniel Greene Wilcox Collection

Topic:
Rushville Times (newspaper)
Collector:
Wilcox, Nathaniel Greene, Colonel  Search this
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Domestic Life  Search this
Extent:
0.1 Cubic feet (2 folders)
Container:
Box 1
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Correspondence
Legal documents
Clippings
Place:
Illinois -- 19th century
Date:
circa 1843-1892; 1921
Scope and Contents:
Correspondence with Nathaniel Greene Wilcox family; legal documents; newspaper clippings, including the July 3, 1860 issue of THE RUSHVILLE TIMES, illustrated with articles and editorials about the 1860 presidential candidates.
Arrangement:
Divided into three series: (1) Correspondence; (2) Legal documents; (3) Newspaper clippings.
Biographical / Historical:
Wilcox was a colonel in the Army, residing in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota.
Provenance:
Immediate source of acquisition unknown.
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:
Electioneering -- 1869-1970  Search this
Presidential candidates -- 1860-1870  Search this
Family -- 1840-1900  Search this
Genre/Form:
Correspondence -- 19th century
Legal documents -- 19th century
Clippings -- 19th century
Citation:
Nathaniel Greene Wilcox Collection, Archives Center.
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0030
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8b4ac1921-0e1c-4ff9-9bbc-8b1b2b98c4be
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0030

Victorian Jamaica Timothy Barringer and Wayne Modest, editors

Editor:
Barringer, T. J.,  Search this
Modest, Wayne  Search this
Author:
ProQuest (Firm)  Search this
Physical description:
1 online resource (xx, 722 pages) illustrations, maps
Type:
Electronic resources
Place:
Latin America
Jamaica
Great Britain
Jamaika
Date:
2018
19th century
Topic:
HISTORY--Mexico  Search this
British colonies  Search this
Civilization  Search this
Manners and customs  Search this
Alltag  Search this
Ethnische Beziehungen  Search this
Gesellschaft  Search this
Kolonialverwaltung  Search this
Kultur  Search this
History  Search this
Social life and customs  Search this
Colonies  Search this
Call number:
F1886 .V53 2018 (Internet)
Restrictions & Rights:
1-user
Use copy Restrictions unspecified
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1118676

Souvenir program for The Birth of a Nation

Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
cord (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 12 in x 9 1/2 in x 1/8 in; 30.48 cm x 24.13 cm x .3175 cm
Object Name:
program, movie
Place made:
United States: New York, New York City
Date made:
1915
Subject:
Entertainment, Film  Search this
White supremacy  Search this
Race  Search this
Motion Pictures  Search this
Civil War  Search this
Racism  Search this
Ku Klux Klan  Search this
ID Number:
2017.0112.01
Accession number:
2017.0112
Catalog number:
2017.0112.01
See more items in:
Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
Popular Entertainment
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-5566-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1840688
Online Media:

Carte-de-visite of a man riding a burro in Lima, Peru

Photograph by:
Eugène Courret, French, 1841 - 1900  Search this
Subject of:
Unidentified Man or Men  Search this
Paul Nadar, French  Search this
Medium:
albumen on wove paper and cardboard
Dimensions:
H x W (image): 3 7/16 × 2 1/16 in. (8.7 × 5.3 cm)
H x W (card): 4 1/8 × 2 5/8 in. (10.4 × 6.7 cm)
Type:
cartes-de-visite
albumen prints
portraits
Place captured:
Lima, Peru, Latin America, South America
Date:
ca. 1870
Topic:
African American  Search this
Photography  Search this
Transportation  Search this
Urban life  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture purchased with funds provided by the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center
Object number:
2020.10.7.2
Restrictions & Rights:
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
See more items in:
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd561b235a0-5d39-4135-8eb7-31ef8978293c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2020.10.7.2
Online Media:

Halibut Hook

Collector:
Dr. William H. Dall  Search this
Donor Name:
Unknown  Search this
Length - Object:
33.5 cm
Culture:
Aleut (Unangax^ ; Unangan; Unangas)  Search this
Object Type:
Fish Hook
Place:
Unalaska Island (not certain), Aleutian Islands / Fox Islands (not certain), Alaska, United States, North America
Accession Date:
8 Feb 1961
Collection Date:
1865 to 1890
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
234589
USNM Number:
E398275-0
See more items in:
Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ac5daa6b-02a4-4a60-8dde-419f84c412d1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8426408
Online Media:

Arapaho Tent (Tipi), Full Size

Collector:
Vincent Colyer  Search this
Donor Name:
Vincent Colyer  Search this
Height - Object:
ca 4.9 m
Width - Object:
ca 11 m
Culture:
Arapaho (Inunaina, Hinono'ei), Southern  Search this
Object Type:
Tipi
Place:
Indian Territory (Oklahoma), United States, North America
Accession Date:
1872
Collection Date:
1869
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
002478
USNM Number:
E18900-0
See more items in:
Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/353ad9b7b-334a-4596-ab6d-e5d4ab758dbe
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8353625

[Trade catalogs from DaimlerChrysler, Inc.]

Variant company name:
Windsor, Ontario, Canada ; Detroit, MI  Search this
Company Name:
DaimlerChrysler, Inc.  Search this
Related companies:
Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft ; Daimler-Benz, AG ; Daimler Mfg. Co. and Daimler Motor Co. (Long Island City, NY) ; Chrysler Corp.: Marine Div. ; Marine and Industrial Div. ; Industrial Products Div. ; Airtemp Div. ; Amplex Div. ; Amplex Mfg. Co. ; Export Div. ; Fargo Div. ; Automotive Sales Div. Chrysler Boat Corp. ; Chrysler Motors Corp. ; Chrysler Corp. ; Plymouth Motor Corp. (Div. of Chrysler Corp.) ; Chrysler Corp. of Canada, Ltd. - Dodge Div., De Soto Div. ; Amplex Mfg. Co. - Marine Engine Div. (Div. of Chrysler Corp.) ; Mopar ; Dodge Brothers ; Dana Corp., Salisbury Div. (Fort Wayne, IN) ; East Coast Vans, Inc. (distributor?) ; DaimlerChrysler AG ; Chrysler Canada Ltd. ; DaimlerChrysler Corp. ; See also American - La France, Freightliner ; Global Electric Motorcars  Search this
Notes content:
Five envelopes OVERSIZE. Mercedes-Benz cars and motors (German language materials) ; trucks ; marine motors ; buses ; racing and touring cars ; automobiles ; operating cost per mile for O309D buses . "Forward" magazine of the Daimler-Chrysler museum includes family tree and chronology. Marine motors, launches, yachts, and automobiles. Boats ; automobiles - Dodge, LeBaron, Cordoba, New Yorker, Fifth Avenue, Grand Wagoneer, E Class, Mopar, Imperial ; engines ; "Oilite" powdered metal products ; air conditioners ; Airtemp room air conditioners ; air cooled condensers ; gravity coal-fired furnaces ; boilers ; refrigeration equipment ; "Peacetime Enterprise put to War Work" ; railroad freight trucks ; etc. Dodge: Shadow, Diplomat, Lancer, Charger, 600, 400, Daytona, Ramcharger, Mirada, Dakota, Aspen, Omni, Aries, St. Regis. Vans, wagons, trucks, pickups. Plymouth: Voyager, Arrow, Trailduster, Fury, Reliant, Champ, Sapporo, Gran Fury, Horizon, Turismo/Scamp, Volare, Horizon America, Caravelle, Gran Fury Salon, Sundance, Plymouth Six. Plymouth Comparative handbook of automobiles. Fargo trucks. Chrysler minivans ; "Chrysler Group Celebrates 20th Anniversary of the Minivan" 3-dimensional catalog in shape of minivan with accompanying small disc labeled "20th Anniversary of the Minivan Press Release & Photography" - UNIQUE.
Includes:
Trade catalog, price lists, manual, samples, photographs and histories
Black and white images
Color images
Types of samples:
Color swatches for interior and exterior finishes for automobiles .
Physical description:
522 pieces; 26 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States
Date range:
1800s-2000s
Topic (Romaine term):
Appliances (household)  Search this
Automobiles and automotive equipment (including trucks and buses)  Search this
Boats and ships (including marine hardware and supplies)  Search this
Hardware and hand tools  Search this
Heating; ventilation and air conditioning  Search this
Iron and steel products (castings; sheet steel; steel wire; wire rope; pig iron and structural steel products )  Search this
Railroad; streetcar; subway and tramway equipment and supplies  Search this
Refrigeration and ice-making equipment  Search this
Topic:
Air conditioning  Search this
Automobiles  Search this
Boats and boating  Search this
Hardware  Search this
Heating  Search this
Heating and ventilation industry  Search this
Household appliances  Search this
Ice -- Manufacture  Search this
Iron industry and trade  Search this
Marine machinery  Search this
Motor vehicles  Search this
Railroad equipment industry  Search this
Refrigeration and refrigerating machinery  Search this
Ships  Search this
Steel industry and trade  Search this
Street-railroads  Search this
Subways  Search this
Tools  Search this
Ventilation  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_12904
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_12904

Le Gabon par le Dr Griffon du Bellay, médecin de la marine

Author:
Griffon du Bellay, F (Frédéric)  Search this
L'Aulnoit, Houzé de  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Subject:
Denis King of the Mpongwe ca. 1780-1876  Search this
Yondogowiro King of the Galwa  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
Gabon
Date:
1865
19th century
Topic:
Fang (African people)  Search this
Kele (Gabon people)  Search this
Description and travel  Search this
Call number:
G1 .T727
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_985216

Samuel Adams Papers

Author:
Adams, Sam  Search this
Donor:
Hollingsworth, Robert K.  Search this
Names:
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865  Search this
Extent:
0.15 Cubic feet (1 box )
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Medical notes
Letters (correspondence)
Compact discs
Place:
Fredericksburg (Va.)
Gettysburg (Pa.)
Antietam (Md.)
Date:
1862-1933
bulk 1862-1865
Summary:
The Samuel Adams Papers document a surgeon's perspective on several major battles and events occurring during the United States Civil War.
Scope and Contents:
This collection is divided into four series and includes letters and other papers of the Civil War surgeon Samuel Adams, as well as two CDs containing scans of the letters and transcriptions, and other documentation. The letters were sent to Adams's family and were written from the sites of major battles of the Civil War, including Antietam, Fredericksburg and Gettysburg. One letter mentions Lincoln's assassination. The collection contains medical papers written by Adams, a military pass, and a list of "maxims" written by Adams's body servant, WIlliam. Additionally, genealogical information connecting the collection donor to Samuel Adams, transcriptions of all handwritten documentation, and a copy of Grandfather to Grandson, which is a collection of letters written by the donor's great-grandfather during the Great Depression, are included.
Arrangement:
Collection is arranged into four series.

Series 1: Supplemental Documentation, 1862-1933, undated

Series 2: Civil War Letters, 1862-1865 (bulk 1862-1863)

Series 3: Medical Papers, undated

Series 4: Miscellaneous Documents, 1861 July 16, undated
Biographical / Historical:
Samuel Adams was born in Maine around 1839, and was a surgeon for the Union Army during the United States Civil War. Adams enlisted on April 16, 1862 as an assistant surgeon, and was commissioned into the U.S. Army Medical Staff as part of the regular Army. Adams received two promotions by brevet during the war to Captain and then to Major. He was present during the battles of Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Gettysburg, and died of yellow fever on September 9,1867 in Galveston, Texas.
Provenance:
Collection donated by Robert K. Hollingsworth on September 26, 2013.
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.
Occupation:
Surgeons -- United States  Search this
Topic:
Antietam, Battle of, Md.,1862  Search this
Assassinations  Search this
Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863  Search this
Fredericksburg, Battle of, Fredericksburg, Va.,1862  Search this
Civil war -- United States  Search this
Medical sciences  Search this
Genre/Form:
Medical notes
Letters (correspondence) -- 1860-1870
Compact discs
Citation:
Samuel Adams Papers, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.1310
See more items in:
Samuel Adams Papers
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep870dac93e-4224-4d48-b30a-81b29b518d75
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1310
Online Media:

Surrender of a Confederate Soldier

Artist:
Julian Scott, born Johnson, VT 1846-died Plainfield, NJ 1901  Search this
Medium:
oil on canvas
Dimensions:
19 3/8 x 15 1/2 in. (49.2 x 39.4 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1873
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Occupation\military\soldier  Search this
History\United States\Civil War  Search this
Object\other\flag  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Nan Altmayer
Object number:
2012.23
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Painting and Sculpture
On View:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2nd Floor, East Wing
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7b9b08ddb-0b2e-4678-adcd-b3237276d423
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_2012.23

"New negroes from Africa" slave trade abolition and free African settlement in the nineteenth-century Caribbean Rosanne Marion Adderley

Author:
Adderley, Rosanne Marion  Search this
Physical description:
xiv, 337 pages illustrations, maps 25 cm
Type:
Case studies
Études de cas
Place:
Bahamas
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad
Trinité-et-Tobago
Trinité (Île)
Bahanas
Pays étrangers
Westindien
Schwarze
Afrikaner
Date:
2006
19th century
19e siècle
Topic:
Black people--Social conditions  Search this
Africans--Social conditions  Search this
Black people--Cultural assimilation  Search this
African diaspora  Search this
Personnes noires--Conditions sociales  Search this
Africains--Conditions sociales  Search this
Personnes noires--Acculturation  Search this
Africains  Search this
15.85 history of America  Search this
Soziale Situation  Search this
Assimilation  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1145839

John K. Parlett Collection of Agricultural Ephemera

Manufacturer:
Custom Auto and Equipment Sales  Search this
Allis-Chalmers -- 20th century  Search this
Case -- 20th century  Search this
International Harvestor. Case-IH -- 20th century  Search this
John Deere and Company. John Deere Plow Company -- 20th century  Search this
Sperry New Holland -- 20th century  Search this
Todd Equipment Company -- 20th century  Search this
Creator:
Parlett, John K., 1937-2005  Search this
Extent:
20 Cubic feet (60 boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1859-2011, undated
Summary:
The John K. Parlett Collection of Agricultural Ephemera, 1859-2011, undated, is a collection of operator's instruction manuals, parts illustrations manuals, dealership materials, farming, farm life, and agriculture-related ephemera. The material is from national companies as well as local manufacturers and businesses.
Scope and Contents:
The collection consists of farming and rural life ephemera, dating from about 1859-2011, and undated. The materials are national in scope and include agricultural ephemera from all regions of the United States. Since Parlett's collecting interest spanned the entire spectrum of agricultural work, the collection is not livestock or crop specific. It covers many types of farming from dairying, beekeeping, poultry, cattle, sheep, and hogs to raising tobacco, small grains, hay and forage. It includes almanacs, operator's manuals, catalogues, promotional materials, pocket ledgers and notebooks, mail order catalogs, state fair advertising and catalogues, livestock care and feeding manuals, correspondence, receipts, guarantees, chemical and fertilizer handbooks, account books, "Ladies'" notebooks and calendars, directories, price lists, corporate "yearbooks," clothing advertisements and catalogues, farming practices handbooks, agent's sales order books, seed guides, National Grange material, farming co-op by-laws and ephemera, agriculture related convention materials, poultry magazines and journals, beekeeping magazines, barn and housing design material, gardening manuals, sales contracts for machinery, appliance manuals, commodity marketing guides, auction catalogues, home canning and meat processing manuals and guides, price lists, pamphlets, sale brochures, and dealer service manuals.

The range and national scope of items in the collection illustrate the progression of invention within agriculture. The machinery manuals not only describe machinery in detail, but break it down to the machinery components, how it is put together and how it is repaired. The invention aspect tracks the development of farm mechanization from hand work with intensive labor requirements to machinery developed to decrease labor costs and numbers while at the same time increasing production. The changes in agricultural technology in the later years of the Industrial Revolution, on the cusp of mechanization and the availability of mail order products for the home and farm, are documented in the collection by advertisements and mail order catalogues, for products purchased in nearby towns and equipment used in farm tasks.

The sizeable mail order component of the collection provides research opportunities into economics and marketing both to an agricultural community and an urban community. The demographic changes resulting from increased urbanization and employment opportunities in manufacturing -- and how small farms coped with them -- are documented in the collection by detailed descriptions of who was expected to do what tasks and how those tasks were accomplished. With the beginning of mail order by Aaron Montgomery Ward in 1872, mail order became an integral part of life in rural America. Mail order catalogs allowed rural residents to buy new equipment and follow the latest trends in fashion or household appliances without ever leaving the farm. Mail order also allowed rural American to reap the benefits of growing mass production. Homemade clothing gave way to ready-to-wear clothes sold through retail outlets and through mail order catalogues. Likewise tools and machinery that had been locally built and maintained gave way to parts and machinery that could be purchased through mail order as well as local equipment company dealers. Mail-order buying was made even more accessible in 1896 with the first rural free delivery (RFD) service.

Gender and ethnic aspects of farm life are documented in the collection. For example, sausage, lard, pudding making and similar tasks were traditionally done by women; labor was often divided along racial or ethnic lines and used different machinery and tools for various types of farms in different locations. The collection has a sizeable component of community materials related to farm life such as county and state fair catalogues, National Grange materials, and instructional booklets given away by feed and machinery manufacturers. "How to" booklets and pamphlets covering virtually every aspect of the farm and farm work targeted members of the farm family and its labor force.

The collection complements the Smithsonian's invention holdings as innovation was taking place on the farm as well as in the factory throughout the Industrial Revolution. The machinery manuals with their operation and repair guidelines, the schematic drawings and details on "new and improved" machinery provide a cohesive span of primary material to inform the evolution of farm work from hand and physical labor involving many people to the more mechanized farming capable of being done by one farmer alone or with minimal family or hired help.

The collection includes the business records (1971-1981, undated) for Custom Auto and Equipment Sales of Manassas, Virginia, a John Deere dealership. These records include equipment inventories, a John Deere Consumer Products Dealer Parts Administration Manual, JD Dart operators manual, and a Sperry New Holland dealer sales aid manual, sales accounts, all of which help document the transition from manual based accounting systems to product specific (in this case JD Dart for John Deere) computer based systems. This portion of the collection is illustrative of suburbanization. With the farm crisis of the early 1980s, Custom Auto and Equipment ceased selling farm machinery and concentrated on the urban aspect of the John Deere brand: lawnmowers, tillers and those pieces of machinery used in housing developments being built in and around Manassas. The market for farming equipment nearly ceased to exist and in an effort to salvage their business they adapted to the environment around them.

This collection also includes sales materials for Todd Equipment Company located in Chesapeake, Virginia with a branch office in Hagerstown, Maryland. Todd serves farm equipment dealers in the states of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia. They carry an extensive line of machinery catering to all types of agricultural cultivation, care, and harvesting. As of 2015 they are still in business.

The collection is arranged in eight series with items arranged chronologically and in some series alphabetically.

Series 1, Allis-Chalmers, AGCO Allis, and Deutz Allis, 1957-1980, undated, is arranged chronologically. This series contains operator's manuals, sales ephemera, brochures, service manuals, setting up directions, a lease plan, and a sales book. This series includes brand names AGCO Allis, Allis-Chalmers, Athens Plow Company, Baldwin, and Jeoffroy Manufacturing Incorporated, L&M

Series 2, Case, Case-IH, International Harvester, 1903-1986, undated. This series is arranged chronologically. This series includes brand names McCormick-Deering, Farmall, International-Farmall, and McCormick. It includes sales brochures, price lists, operator and maintenance manuals, product guides, advertisements, pamphlets and brochures, catalogues, and a program from McCormick Day, 1931 in Blacksburg, Virginia.

Series 3, John Deere and Company, John Deere Plow Company, 1910-2008, undated, is arranged chronologically. This series contains publications, operator's and maintenance manuals, sales brochures and pamphlets, sales manuals, catalogues, product magazines, and safety manuals.

Series 4, Sperry-New Holland, 1975-1984, undated, is arranged chronologically. This series contains operator's and maintenance manuals, sales brochures and pamphlets.

Series 6, Custom Auto and Equipment Sales of Manassas, Virginia Business Records, 1971-1981, undated. These records include equipment inventories, John Deere Consumer Products Dealer Parts Administration Manual, JD Dart operator,s manual, and a Sperry New Holland dealer sales aid manual, and sales accounts.

Series 6, Todd Farm Equipment, Incorporated, 1973-1980, undated, is arranged chronologically. This series contains the contents of Todd's sales manual detailing various companies and their products. The series includes sales brochures, equipment specifications and capabilities as outlined in corporate sales material, and a Todd catalogue.

Series 7, Assorted Companies, Catalogues, Periodicals, and Publications, 1859-2011, undated. This series is arranged chronologically and then alphabetically for the undated material. This series contains material from a variety of companies and purveyors of farm-related equipment, products, and disciplines as well as farm culture-related materials. This series includes mail order catalogues, sales and instructional pamphlets, almanacs, advertisements, government publications, magazines, catalogues, convention and souvenir brochures, National Grange materials, manuals, cook books, record books, price lists, county and state fair ephemera, beekeeping-related materials, dairying related publications and equipment brochures, operator's manuals, and the auction catalogue from the Parlett Farm-Life Museum auction.

Series 8, Poultry, 1912-1949, undated, is arranged alphabetically. This series contains material related to the production of poultry. It includes magazines, advertisements for poultry products, and educational materials related to poultry.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged in eight series.

Series 1, Allis-Chalmers, AGCO Allis, and Deutz Allis, 1957-1980, undated.

Series 2, Case, Case-IH, International Harvester, 1903-1986, undated.

Series 3, John Deere and Company, John Deere Plow Company, 1910-2008, undated.

Series 4, Sperry-New Holland, 1975-1984, undated.

Series 6, Custom Auto and Equipment Sales of Manassas, Virginia Business Records, 1971-1981, undated.

Series 6, Todd Farm Equipment, Incorporated, 1973-1980, undated.

Series 7, Assorted Companies, Catalogues, Periodicals, and Publications, 1859-2011, undated.

Series 8, Poultry, 1912-1949, undated.
Biographical / Historical:
John K. Parlett (1937-2005) was born in St. Mary's County, Maryland, and was a life-long resident of the county and state. He was a farmer and businessman and served as a St. Mary's County Commissioner from 1974-1978 and as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1981-1986.

Parlett began collecting farm equipment and agriculture-related ephemera in the 1960s. His son, John K. Parlett, Jr., stated, "The more he collected the more his passion grew." Even though Parlett lived in Maryland, his collecting was national in scope and included materials he and his wife bought on collecting trips around the country. Parlett expanded his collection of equipment and agricultural ephemera after retiring in 1986. John K. Parlett, Jr., stated, "he [Parlett Sr.] caught 'the antique bug' . . . [they] went out almost every weekend collecting more things." Parlett did not merely collect old machinery, he sought and acquired catalogues, equipment operation manuals, posters, ephemera, county and state fair ephemera, and even records from an agricultural equipment dealer, Custom Auto and Equipment Sales, in Manassas, Virginia.

Between 1988 and 1993 the collection grew so large that Parlett built a 60,000 square foot building on his farm to hold the machinery component. He converted many farm sheds, turkey and chicken houses into display areas and a library. Parlett eventually founded the John K. Parlett Farm Life Museum of Southern Maryland located on his farm, known as Green Manor. Beginning in 1996, the museum was opened annually for the Farm Life Festival, benefitting the St. Mary's County Christmas in April program, founded by Parlett. The collection was open by appointment for study; the local Amish community consulted some of the materials in the collection for help in repairing their outdated equipment. Parlett was highly respected in collecting circles. He was a tenacious and indefatigable collector who made an effort to collect all types of agricultural machinery as well as archival materials relating to farm life. Rare or obsolete items are included in this collection, as are ephemeral items relating to farm and ranch life. "If it was used on the farm or in rural America in the last 100 years, chances are it'll be at the Southern Maryland Farm Life Festival," enthused Agrifarm.com in 2008 when describing the Parlett holdings.

The last year for the Farm Life Festival was 2009. The Parlett Collection, consisting of 1007 lots of machinery, tools, tractors, household, and general store items, was auctioned by Aumann Auctions in the fall of 2011. At the auction, some materials and machinery were purchased by The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan and other museums throughout the United States.

NMAH Curators Pete Daniel and Larry M. Jones surveyed the collection while Parlett was still alive. Jones was credited with advising Parlett while he was building the collection. Jones commented on the collection in 2005, "I was blown away by what he had put together; here was a man who turned an interest into one of the best rural farm life collections I've ever seen. And John has such an eye for good and appropriate stuff. It's just a sensational collection." He reportedly wrote a memo suggesting the Museum "investigate the possibility" of acquiring portions of the collection if and when Parlett was willing to donate items. There was no further discussion of acquiring any of the collection until 2010, when Craig Orr, archivist-curator, talked with John K. Parlett Jr., who expressed a willingness to donate the archival materials as the entire collection was being prepared for auction. Orr and Franklin A. Robinson, Jr., archives specialist, surveyed the collection in early 2011 and selected the materials included in the collection.
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Hagan Brothers Account Books

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William E. Kost Farm Records, 1939-1989

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Division of Home and Community Life (now Division of Cultural and Community Life)

Collection items related to farming and agriculture including farm clothing, home arts materials such as needlework, quilts, sewing, kitchen appliances, farming implements and machinery, and 4-H objects. The Lemelson Center has assisted in acquiring objects and archival collections in the field of invention and innovation in various divisions of the National Museum of American History.
Provenance:
This collection was donated by Catherine Parlett, widow of John K. Parlett, in 2012.
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.
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Citation:
John K. Parlett Collection of Agricultural Ephemera, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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NMAH.AC.1225
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Plate 24. Scene in Pleasant Valley, Foot of South Mountain, Maryland

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paper (overall material)
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overall: 7 in x 9 in; 17.78 cm x 22.86 cm
Object Name:
albumen photograph
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United States: Maryland, Pleasant Valley
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Civil War  Search this
ID Number:
1986.0711.0334.24
Accession number:
1986.0711
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1986.0711.0334.24
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National Museum of American History
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Plate 27. What Do I Want, John Henry? - scene near Washington

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paper (overall material)
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overall: 7 in x 9 in; 17.78 cm x 22.86 cm
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albumen photograph
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United States: Virginia, Warrenton
Date made:
1862-11
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ID Number:
1986.0711.0334.27
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1986.0711
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