Exhibition Collectors Historical Organization Search this
Extent:
1 Color print
Container:
Map-folder 22
Type:
Archival materials
Color prints
Date:
1964
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves. Researchers must use reference copies of audio-visual materials. When no reference copy exists, the Archives Center staff will produce reference copies on an "as needed" basis, as resources allow. Viewing film portion of collection requires special appointment, please inquire. Do not use when original materials are available on reference video or audio tapes.
Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
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:
Edward J. Orth Memorial Archives of the New York World's Fair, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Rio Grande/Rio Bravo Basin fieldwork: Inteview with David Ponce and Jim (gas industry in Laredo, cooking venison) by Rose Rabin
Collection Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage Search this
Extent:
1 Sound recording (compact audio cassette)
Type:
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Date:
1997 December 28
Collection Restrictions:
Access to the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections is by appointment only. Visit our website for more information on scheduling a visit or making a digitization request. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records or audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1998 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Exhibition Collectors Historical Organization Search this
Container:
Box 138
Type:
Archival materials
Slides
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves. Researchers must use reference copies of audio-visual materials. When no reference copy exists, the Archives Center staff will produce reference copies on an "as needed" basis, as resources allow. Viewing film portion of collection requires special appointment, please inquire. Do not use when original materials are available on reference video or audio tapes.
Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
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:
Edward J. Orth Memorial Archives of the New York World's Fair, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Exhibition Collectors Historical Organization Search this
Container:
Box 207
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1939-1940, undated
Scope and Contents:
Images primarily document public spaces promoting popular trades or industries. These images contain various views of the buildings that were dedicated to home furnishings, fashion, religion, art, cosmetics, the gas industry, jewelry, and gardens. In addition, there are images of the Electrified Farm and the Town of Tomorrow. Materials are arranged in alphabetical order.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves. Researchers must use reference copies of audio-visual materials. When no reference copy exists, the Archives Center staff will produce reference copies on an "as needed" basis, as resources allow. Viewing film portion of collection requires special appointment, please inquire. Do not use when original materials are available on reference video or audio tapes.
Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
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:
Edward J. Orth Memorial Archives of the New York World's Fair, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Exhibition Collectors Historical Organization Search this
Container:
Box 88, Folder 6
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves. Researchers must use reference copies of audio-visual materials. When no reference copy exists, the Archives Center staff will produce reference copies on an "as needed" basis, as resources allow. Viewing film portion of collection requires special appointment, please inquire. Do not use when original materials are available on reference video or audio tapes.
Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
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:
Edward J. Orth Memorial Archives of the New York World's Fair, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Baekeland, L. H. (Leo Hendrik), 1863-1944 Search this
Collection Creator:
Baekeland, L. H. (Leo Hendrik), 1863-1944 Search this
Extent:
1 Item (6.0" x 3.5".)
Container:
Box 19, Folder 2
Type:
Archival materials
Biographies
Diaries
Place:
Yonkers (N.Y.) -- 1900-1913
Date:
1913 March 27-1913 June 30
Scope and Contents:
Inscription on flyleaf: "I / Journal of / Dr. L.H. Baekeland / Yonkers, NY [sic] / March 27, 1913 / to June 30, 1913." The diary details Baekeland's daily activities. He writes often of his visits and discussions, and the subjects of correspondence he has written and received. It sheds light on the use and distance of travel by automobile in the early twentieth century. In the notes, Baekeland explains increasing time spent in the laboratory in 1913.
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.
Governors and regulating devices for pumps; reducing valves and pressure regulating devices; gas pressure regulators; back pressure valves; atmospheric relief valves; check valves; traps; continuous drains for steam, water, air, gas, oil, grease, and gasoline; strainers; level valves; float valves; tank controlling devices; balanced lever valves with union end connections; liquid level controllers-remote type, ball bearing type; vacuum regulators; cyclonic and jet mixers; continuous sample heads; vapor pressure controllers for oil storage tanks; regulators for gas industry; air and gas filters; controls for understanding decibels; noise reduction equipment ; pipe flanges and bolts ; steam traps ; sieves ; safety equipment ;
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Physical description:
79 pieces; 2 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Marshalltown, Iowa, United States
Date range:
1800s-1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Fuel (includes oil; petroleum; gas; coal; etc.) Search this
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc. Search this
Brass and iron fittings for plumbing, water, steam, and gas ; industrial products - stops, valves, faucets ; water service products ; water tapping machines ; etc.
Includes:
Trade catalog and price lists
Black and white images
Physical description:
17 pieces; 2 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Erie, Pennsylvania, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Iron and steel products (castings; sheet steel; steel wire; wire rope; pig iron and structural steel products ) Search this
Water wheels; water motors and waterpower equipment Search this
Peoples Gas Co. ; People's Energy Corp. ; WPS Resources ; Integrys Energy Group, Inc. Search this
Notes content:
Booklets published for the Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co.: a 1933 commemorative book entitled "83 Years of A Century of Progress: the Gas Industry in Metropolitan Chicago" ; a circa 1921 training manual called "How the Spirit Imprisoned in Coal Becomes the Good Fairy in the Household and the Giant Genie in Industry" ; a circa 1920s manual called "Japanning with Gas" ; and a 1920 manual entitled "How Carburetted Water Gas is Made and Distributed: A Diagramatic Chart prepared by by R.B. Harper and L.J. Becker". The UNIQUE chart unfolds to become about 5 feet long. The colors of the cover art of the Japanning book are exquisite.
Includes:
Manual and histories
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
4 pieces; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Business services (advertising; marketing; organizational management; etc.) Search this
Lighting (electric; gas; candle; oil; etc.) Search this
D. McDonald & Co. [Subsidiary] ; Metric Metal Works Search this
Notes content:
Measuring and heating devices : meters (air, gas, orifice, test, water), regulators, gas burners, gas globes, cooking stoves, heaters, furnaces, regulators, filters, timers, stop watches, governors, valves, gages (pressure, volume), barometers, vacuum tanks, photometers, gravitometers, service pumps, service cleaners. D. McDonald & Co.: Calorimetry ; "Apparatus for the Gas Industry" ; meter equipment ; testing equipment ; other equipment. Metric Metal Works: iron case meters ; differential gauges ; "Westcott" gas meters ; "Tobey meters...this comprises the uncataloged portion.
Includes:
Trade catalog and price lists
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
7 pieces; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Albany, New York, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Laboratories and laboratory supplies and equipment Search this
Measuring; calculating and testing devices Search this
Topic:
"Laboratories -- Furniture, equipment, etc." Search this
Soda fountain parts and carbonators ; welding, cutting, brazing, soldering, lead burning and carbon burning equipment ; internal combustion engine equipment ; liquified petroleum gas equipment ; regulators, torches & equipment for oxygen, acetylene, liquified petroluem & carbonic gas industries ; Kar - Ladder for washing, polishing, dusting, and painting cars ; etc.
Includes:
Trade catalog and price lists
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
125 pieces; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Automobiles and automotive equipment (including trucks and buses) Search this
Biotechnology and biochemical equipment and supplies Search this
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc. Search this
Foods and beverage products and processing equipment (including brewing; distilleries; beer; wine; etc.) Search this
Industrial equipment or mechanical machinery (including supplies and components) Search this
Machine tools and metalworking equipment Search this
