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Hollingsworth & Whitney Company Collection

Manufacturer:
Hollingsworth & Whitney Company  Search this
Extent:
0.5 Cubic feet (1 box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Correspondence
Newspaper clippings
Photographs
Place:
Saint Croix (Me.)
Date:
1920s
Summary:
Collection documents proposed development of hydroelectric power on the St. Croix River in Maine by the Hollingsworth & Whitney Paper Company of Boston, Massachusetts.
Content Description:
Collection consists of silver gelatin photoprints mounted in an album. Other materials include correspondence and newspaper clippings, tables, and notes relating to proposed development of hydroelectric power on the St. Croix River in Maine by the Hollingsworth & Whitney Paper Company of Boston, Massachusetts.
Arrangement:
Collection unarranged.
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:
Dams  Search this
Hydroelectric power plants  Search this
Mills  Search this
Genre/Form:
Correspondence
Newspaper clippings
Photographs
Citation:
Hollingsworth & Whitney Company Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.1543
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8ba094a23-969f-4a62-b850-9e50bff87ef5
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1543

Narrows Dam (Yadkin River, North Carolina) Photograph Album

Creator:
Kemmer, Frank  Search this
Former owner:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Engineering and Industry  Search this
Extent:
0.33 Cubic feet (1 box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographs
Photograph albums
Place:
Yadkin River (N.C.)
North Carolina
Date:
1916-1917
Summary:
Photograph album showing all aspects of construction of the Narrows Dam on the Yadkin River in North Carolina.
Scope and Contents:
The collection consists of one album containing 101 photographs documenting the hydroelectric project and construction of the Narrows Dam on the Yadkin River near Badin, North Carolina. Frank Kemmer took the photographs from December 30, 1916 through April 25, 1917. Images include the trusses, piers, cranes and other equipment.
Arrangement:
This collection is arranged in one series.

Series 1, Photograph Album, 1916-1917
Biographical / Historical:
Narrows Dam is located on the Yadkin River, one of the largest rivers in North Carolina. The dam and its hydroelectric station was constructed by the Aluminum Company of America (Alcoa), to supply power for an aluminum production plant nearby.
Related Materials:
Other Archives Center collections relating to dams and hydroelectric power plants include Robert F. Olds Collection and John L. Savage Collection.
Separated Materials:
Four lantern slides of electric furnace operation were placed in the Division of Work and Industry Lantern Slide Collection (NMAH.AC.1013)and received no numbers.
Provenance:
The collection was donated to the Department of the History of Science and Technology, Division of Engineering and Industry by Frank Kemmer's granddaughter, Anne Wheelock, in 1990. It was transferred to the Archives Center in 2007.
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research use.

Physical Access: Researchers must handle unprotected photographs 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.
Topic:
Rivers -- North Carolina  Search this
Dams -- North Carolina  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1910-1920
Photograph albums -- 20th century
Citation:
Narrows Dam (Yadkin River, North Carolina) Photograph Album, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.1041
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Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8051547b7-8936-4617-86db-87eb3712ea04
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1041

Hibiscus lavateroides Moric. ex Ser.

Biogeographical Region:
80 - Central America  Search this
Collector:
Antonio Molina Rosito  Search this
Albertina R. Molina  Search this
Max. Elevation:
600  Search this
Min. Elevation:
200  Search this
Place:
Rocky slopes along road to El Cajon hydroelectric power plant, vicinity of Sta. Cruz de Yojoa. Dept. Cortes., Cortés, Honduras, Central America - Neotropics
Collection Date:
1 May 1990
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Malvales Malvaceae
Published Name:
Hibiscus lavateroides Moric. ex Ser.
Barcode:
01214083
USNM Number:
3590705
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Crowdsourcing Project
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/39a048494-7f2c-4104-b392-a5301a3304bb
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_11172259
Online Media:

Melochia nodiflora Sw.

Biogeographical Region:
80 - Central America  Search this
Collector:
Antonio Molina Rosito  Search this
Albertina R. Molina  Search this
Max. Elevation:
600  Search this
Min. Elevation:
200  Search this
Place:
Common on rocky slopes along road to El Cajón hydroelectric power plant vicinity of Sta. Cruz de Yojoa. Dept. Cortes., Cortes, Honduras, Central America - Neotropics
Collection Date:
5 Jan 1990
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Malvales Sterculiaceae
Published Name:
Melochia nodiflora Sw.
Barcode:
04182165
USNM Number:
3589096
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3679bcf40-9ef9-4312-8c79-8b5020873218
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_16798967

Mebêngôkre (Kayapó) in Canada

Collection Creator:
Turner, Terence  Search this
Extent:
10 Videocassettes (VHS)
Container:
Box 129, Item NAA.2020.03.29-01 through NAA.2020.03.29-05
Box 129, Item NAA.2020.03.30-01 through NAA.2020.03.30-04
Box 129, Item NAA.2020.03.93
Type:
Archival materials
Moving Images
Videocassettes (vhs)
Date:
1990-1992
undated
Scope and Contents:
Includes films from the visits of the Mebêngôkre (Kayapó) to Canada in 1990 and 1992 and a Hydro-Quebec P.R. film. The Mebêngôkre visited the Cree to show their solidarity with the Cree and their protest of the construction of a hydroelectric power plant.
Series Restrictions:
Please contact the archives for information on the availability of access copies of audiovisual recordings. Original audiovisual material in the National Anthropological Archives is restricted.
Series Rights:
The National Anthropological Archives does not hold copyright to the films in this collection.
Collection Citation:
Terence Turner papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Terence Turner papers
Terence Turner papers / Series 8: Film and video / 8.4: Miscellaneous Mebêngôkre (Kayapó)
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3b29599a8-0076-4b0d-8d4d-1676a0608fef
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-2020-03-ref14

Chester O. Dale Collection

Creator:
Dale, C. O.  Search this
Former owner:
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
Names:
United States. Bureau of Reclamation  Search this
United States. Department of the Interior  Search this
Extent:
1.16 Cubic feet (5 boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Trade catalogs
Specifications
Notebooks
Charts
Date:
1908-1920
Scope and Contents:
Collection contains correspondence, specifications, contsruction estimates, proposals, photographs and blue prints of plans, sections, elevations, charts and diagrams for United States Department of the Interior, Reclamation Service Projects, 1908-1918.

Rancagua, Chile where they built a Rio Pangal Hydroelectric Power Plant and and extension of the Coya Power Plant plans and specs done by the Braden Copper Company and the Hugh L. Cooper Consulting Enginners
Arrangement:
The collectioon is divied into five series.

Series 1: Correspondence

Series 2: Construction Estimates

Series 3: Projects

Series 4: Specifications

Series 5: Photographs
Provenance:
Collected for the National Museum of American History by the Division of Civil and Mechanical Engineering (now called the Division of Work and Industry). Date 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:
Reclamation projects  Search this
Power plants  Search this
Genre/Form:
Trade catalogs
Specifications
Notebooks -- 1900-1950
Charts
Citation:
Chester O. Dale Collection, 1908-1920, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0951
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Chester O. Dale Collection
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep88a209856-c60e-4e6e-85c7-d96af2f581c6
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0951

Hydroelectrical power plant, Zongo Falls, Congo (Democratic Republic)

Photographer:
Elisofon, Eliot  Search this
Collection Photographer:
Elisofon, Eliot  Search this
Extent:
1 Negatives (photographic) (b&w, 35mm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Negatives (photographic)
Black-and-white negatives
Negatives
Place:
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Date:
1970
Scope and Contents:
"Zaire is estimated to hold 13 percent of the world's hydroelectrical potential. The largest site is the Inga hydroelectrical complex. Smaller plants provided electricity to primarly urban areas. These included complexes on the Inkisi River near Kinshasa, on the Tshopo River near Kisangani, on the Aruwimi River near Bunia, on the Ruzizi River supplying Bukavu and Burundi, and other smaller stations." [F. Scott Bobb, 1999: Historical Dictionary of Democratic Republic of Congo, The Scarecrow Press]. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon traveled to Africa from March 17, 1970 to July 17, 1970.
Local Numbers:
EENG-I-41, 37.
General:
Title source: Index card based on photographer's notes.
Local Note:
Typed index card reads, "Q 3 Zai. Zaire. Inkisi River, Zongo Falls. Hydroelectric station which provides electricity for Kinshasa. 5/1970. EE. neg.no. I-41, 37." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by photographer.
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.
Topic:
Industries  Search this
Aerial photography  Search this
Genre/Form:
Black-and-white negatives
Negatives
Collection Citation:
Eliot Elisofon Field Collection, EEPA 1973-001, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EENG 04862
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Eliot Elisofon Field collection
Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Congo (Democratic Republic) / EENG / 1970
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7b217b2bc-1dbc-493c-9131-e68af411182a
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1973-001-ref31942

Hydroelectrical power plant and waterfall on Inkisi River, Zongo Falls, Congo (Democratic Republic)

Photographer:
Elisofon, Eliot  Search this
Collection Photographer:
Elisofon, Eliot  Search this
Extent:
1 Negatives (photographic) (b&w, 35mm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Negatives (photographic)
Black-and-white negatives
Negatives
Place:
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Date:
1970
Scope and Contents:
"Zaire (Congo) is estimated to hold 13 percent of the world's hydroelectrical potential. The largest site is the Inga hydroelectrical complex. Smaller plants provided electricity to primarly urban areas. These included complexes on the Inkisi River near Kinshasa, on the Tshopo River near Kisangani, on the Aruwimi River near Bunia, on the Ruzizi River supplying Bukavu and Burundi, and other smaller stations." [F. Scott Bobb, 1999: Historical Dictionary of Democratic Republic of Congo, The Scarecrow Press]. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon traveled to Africa from March 17, 1970 to July 17, 1970.
Local Numbers:
EENG-I-41, 34.
General:
Title source: Index card based on photographer's notes.
Local Note:
Typed index card reads, "U 3 Zai. Zaire. Inkisi River, Zongo Falls. Hydroelectric station which provides electricity for Kinshasa. 5/1970. EE. neg.no. I-41, 34." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by photographer.
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.
Topic:
Industries  Search this
Aerial photography  Search this
Natural landscapes  Search this
Genre/Form:
Black-and-white negatives
Negatives
Collection Citation:
Eliot Elisofon Field Collection, EEPA 1973-001, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EENG 07622
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Eliot Elisofon Field collection
Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Congo (Democratic Republic) / EENG / 1970
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7c8000325-0956-4fe0-8144-6506e4d61e08
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1973-001-ref34702

Hydroelectrical power plant and waterfall on Inkisi River, Zongo Falls, Congo (Democratic Republic)

Photographer:
Elisofon, Eliot  Search this
Collection Photographer:
Elisofon, Eliot  Search this
Extent:
1 Negatives (photographic) (b&w, 35mm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Negatives (photographic)
Black-and-white negatives
Negatives
Place:
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Date:
1970
Scope and Contents:
"Zaire (Congo) is estimated to hold 13 percent of the world's hydroelectrical potential. The largest site is the Inga hydroelectrical complex. Smaller plants provided electricity to primarly urban areas. These included complexes on the Inkisi River near Kinshasa, on the Tshopo River near Kisangani, on the Aruwimi River near Bunia, on the Ruzizi River supplying Bukavu and Burundi, and other smaller stations." [F. Scott Bobb, 1999: Historical Dictionary of Democratic Republic of Congo, The Scarecrow Press]. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon traveled to Africa from March 17, 1970 to July 17, 1970.
Local Numbers:
EENG-I-41, 35.
General:
Title source: Index card based on photographer's notes.
Local Note:
Typed index card reads, "U 3 Zai. Zaire. Inkisi River, Zongo Falls. Hydroelectric station which provides electricity for Kinshasa. 5/1970. EE. neg.no. I-41, 35." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by photographer.
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.
Topic:
Industries  Search this
Aerial photography  Search this
Natural landscapes  Search this
Genre/Form:
Black-and-white negatives
Negatives
Collection Citation:
Eliot Elisofon Field Collection, EEPA 1973-001, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EENG 07623
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Eliot Elisofon Field collection
Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Congo (Democratic Republic) / EENG / 1970
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7c40c070c-94db-4c0f-b936-84fde8d5f9ba
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1973-001-ref34703

Hydroelectrical power plant and waterfall on Inkisi River, Zongo Falls, Congo (Democratic Republic)

Photographer:
Elisofon, Eliot  Search this
Collection Photographer:
Elisofon, Eliot  Search this
Extent:
1 Negatives (photographic) (b&w, 35mm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Negatives (photographic)
Black-and-white negatives
Negatives
Place:
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Date:
1970
Scope and Contents:
"Zaire (Congo) is estimated to hold 13 percent of the world's hydroelectrical potential. The largest site is the Inga hydroelectrical complex. Smaller plants provided electricity to primarly urban areas. These included complexes on the Inkisi River near Kinshasa, on the Tshopo River near Kisangani, on the Aruwimi River near Bunia, on the Ruzizi River supplying Bukavu and Burundi, and other smaller stations." [F. Scott Bobb, 1999: Historical Dictionary of Democratic Republic of Congo, The Scarecrow Press]. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon traveled to Africa from March 17, 1970 to July 17, 1970.
Local Numbers:
EENG-I-42a, 3.
General:
Title source: Index card based on photographer's notes.
Local Note:
Typed index card reads, "U 3 Zai. Zaire. Inkisi River. Zongo waterfall. 5/1970. EE. neg.no. I-42a, 37." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by photographer.
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.
Topic:
Industries  Search this
Aerial photography  Search this
Natural landscapes  Search this
Genre/Form:
Black-and-white negatives
Negatives
Collection Citation:
Eliot Elisofon Field Collection, EEPA 1973-001, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EENG 07626
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Eliot Elisofon Field collection
Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Congo (Democratic Republic) / EENG / 1970
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo73fa79e2e-45f3-47fd-be6e-6e41a0a6981a
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1973-001-ref34706

Hydroelectrical power plant and waterfall on Inkisi River, Zongo Falls, Congo (Democratic Republic)

Photographer:
Elisofon, Eliot  Search this
Collection Photographer:
Elisofon, Eliot  Search this
Extent:
1 Negatives (photographic) (b&w, 35mm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Negatives (photographic)
Black-and-white negatives
Negatives
Place:
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Date:
1970
Scope and Contents:
"Zaire (Congo) is estimated to hold 13 percent of the world's hydroelectrical potential. The largest site is the Inga hydroelectrical complex. Smaller plants provided electricity to primarly urban areas. These included complexes on the Inkisi River near Kinshasa, on the Tshopo River near Kisangani, on the Aruwimi River near Bunia, on the Ruzizi River supplying Bukavu and Burundi, and other smaller stations." [F. Scott Bobb, 1999: Historical Dictionary of Democratic Republic of Congo, The Scarecrow Press]. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon traveled to Africa from March 17, 1970 to July 17, 1970.
Local Numbers:
EENG-I-42a, 4.
General:
Title source: Index card based on photographer's notes.
Local Note:
Typed index card reads, "U 3 Zai. Zaire. Inkisi River. Zongo waterfalls. 5/1970. EE. neg.no. I-42a, 4." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by photographer.
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.
Topic:
Industries  Search this
Aerial photography  Search this
Natural landscapes  Search this
Genre/Form:
Black-and-white negatives
Negatives
Collection Citation:
Eliot Elisofon Field Collection, EEPA 1973-001, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EENG 07627
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Eliot Elisofon Field collection
Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Congo (Democratic Republic) / EENG / 1970
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7a67d858f-6561-4664-a5ed-d4e83fc1453e
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1973-001-ref34707

The river after the hydroelectrical power plant, Zongo Falls, Congo (Democratic Republic)

Photographer:
Elisofon, Eliot  Search this
Collection Photographer:
Elisofon, Eliot  Search this
Extent:
1 Negatives (photographic) (b&w, 35mm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Negatives (photographic)
Black-and-white negatives
Negatives
Place:
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Date:
1970
Scope and Contents:
"Zaire is estimated to hold 13 percent of the world's hydroelectrical potential. The largest site is the Inga hydroelectrical complex. Smaller plants provided electricity to primarly urban areas. These included complexes on the Inkisi River near Kinshasa, on the Tshopo River near Kisangani, on the Aruwimi River near Bunia, on the Ruzizi River supplying Bukavu and Burundi, and other smaller stations." [F. Scott Bobb, 1999: Historical Dictionary of Democratic Republic of Congo, The Scarecrow Press]. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon traveled to Africa from March 17, 1970 to July 17, 1970.
Local Numbers:
EENG-I-41, 32.
General:
Title source: Index card based on photographer's notes.
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.
Topic:
Industries  Search this
Aerial photography  Search this
Genre/Form:
Black-and-white negatives
Negatives
Collection Citation:
Eliot Elisofon Field Collection, EEPA 1973-001, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EENG 09065
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Eliot Elisofon Field collection
Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Congo (Democratic Republic) / EENG / 1970
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7a3a1d133-30fd-4cf6-921c-c3956ed3246d
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1973-001-ref36143

Hydroelectrical power plant, Zongo Falls, Congo (Democratic Republic)

Photographer:
Elisofon, Eliot  Search this
Collection Photographer:
Elisofon, Eliot  Search this
Extent:
1 Negatives (photographic) (b&w, 35mm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Negatives (photographic)
Black-and-white negatives
Negatives
Place:
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Date:
1970
Scope and Contents:
"Zaire is estimated to hold 13 percent of the world's hydroelectrical potential. The largest site is the Inga hydroelectrical complex. Smaller plants provided electricity to primarly urban areas. These included complexes on the Inkisi River near Kinshasa, on the Tshopo River near Kisangani, on the Aruwimi River near Bunia, on the Ruzizi River supplying Bukavu and Burundi, and other smaller stations." [F. Scott Bobb, 1999: Historical Dictionary of Democratic Republic of Congo, The Scarecrow Press]. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon traveled to Africa from March 17, 1970 to July 17, 1970.
Local Numbers:
EENG-I-41, 33.
General:
Title source: Index card based on photographer's notes.
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.
Topic:
Industries  Search this
Aerial photography  Search this
Genre/Form:
Black-and-white negatives
Negatives
Collection Citation:
Eliot Elisofon Field Collection, EEPA 1973-001, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EENG 10352
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Eliot Elisofon Field collection
Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Congo (Democratic Republic) / EENG / 1970
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7d615463e-2f5f-4126-a821-aa17f8416c98
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1973-001-ref37429

Centrosema pubescens Benth.

Biogeographical Region:
80 - Central America  Search this
Collector:
Antonio Molina Rosito  Search this
Albertina R. Molina  Search this
Max. Elevation:
600  Search this
Min. Elevation:
200  Search this
Place:
Vine on thickets on rocky slopes along road to El Cajon hydroelectric power plant, vicinity of Sta. Cruz de Yojoa, Cortés, Honduras, Central America - Neotropics
Collection Date:
5 Jan 1990
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Fabales Fabaceae Papilionoideae
Published Name:
Centrosema pubescens Benth.
Bradburya schiedeana (Schltdl.) Rose
Barcode:
02335632
USNM Number:
3598858
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3409d4506-cacb-4e72-86fe-b5c809882afc
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_13634245

Indigofera jamaicensis Spreng.

Biogeographical Region:
80 - Central America  Search this
Collector:
Antonio Molina Rosito  Search this
Albertina R. Molina  Search this
Max. Elevation:
600  Search this
Min. Elevation:
200  Search this
Place:
Common on rocky slopes along road to El Cajón hydroelectric power plant, vicinity of Sta. Cruz de Yojoa, Dept. Cortes, Cortés, Honduras, Central America - Neotropics
Collection Date:
5 Jan 1990
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Fabales Fabaceae Papilionoideae
Published Name:
Indigofera jamaicensis Spreng.
Barcode:
02309665
USNM Number:
3598857
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Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b0286017-e7e1-4b1e-8c43-79bc2160d1a0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_13325344

Teramnus uncinatus (L.) Sw.

Biogeographical Region:
80 - Central America  Search this
Collector:
Antonio Molina Rosito  Search this
Albertina R. Molina  Search this
Max. Elevation:
600  Search this
Min. Elevation:
200  Search this
Place:
Edge of road to El Cajon hydroelectric power plant, Vicinity of Sta. Cruz de Yojoa, Cortés, Honduras, Central America - Neotropics
Collection Date:
5 Jan 1990
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Fabales Fabaceae Papilionoideae
Published Name:
Teramnus uncinatus (L.) Sw.
Barcode:
02337720
USNM Number:
3598859
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Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34d92ed2f-3025-4b76-a485-405a99d502d2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_13636303

Desmodium distortum (Aubl.) J.F. Macbr.

Biogeographical Region:
80 - Central America  Search this
Collector:
Antonio Molina Rosito  Search this
Albertina R. Molina  Search this
Max. Elevation:
600  Search this
Min. Elevation:
200  Search this
Place:
Common in forest and along road to El Cajon hydroelectric power plant, vicinity of Sta. Cruz de Yojoa, Dept. Cortes, Cortés, Honduras, Central America - Neotropics
Collection Date:
5 Jan 1990
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Fabales Fabaceae Papilionoideae
Published Name:
Desmodium distortum (Aubl.) J.F. Macbr.
Barcode:
02053504
USNM Number:
3598863
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Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/317e75c34-4cc3-4503-965d-f556708ac22c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_13468817

Micrurus rondonianus

Preparation:
Ethanol
Sex:
Male
Type Citation:
Roze, J. A. & da Silva, N. J. 1990. Bull. Maryland Herp. Soc. 26 (4): 170, Figure 1.
Type Status:
Paratype
Place:
Porto Velho, 52 km E of, Hydroelectric Power Plant of Samuel, Rondônia, Brazil, South America
Collection Date:
Dec 1988
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Reptilia, Squamata, Ophidia, Elapidae
Published Name:
Micrurus rondonianus
Accession Number:
392738
Other Numbers:
Field Number : No Field Number
USNM Number:
304362
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Vertebrate Zoology
Amphibians & Reptiles
Data Source:
NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Herpetology Division
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/380965d8d-85e1-4308-9291-6e833e886f4f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhvz_6159002

Ituglanis goya Datovo

Collector:
D. F. Moraes  Search this
Type Citation:
Datovo, A., et al. 29 Sep 2016 ["2016"]. Zootaxa. 4171 (3): 441, Figs. 1, 2, 4A, 5A.
Type Status:
Paratype
Place:
Brazil, Goiás, Colinas do Sul, provisional road from Serra da Mesa Hydroelectric Power Plant to the town of Colinas do Sul, Rio Tocantins basin, Córrego Baixão, right margin of Rio Tocantins, Goias, Brazil, South America
Collection Date:
14 Jan 1988
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Osteichthyes, Actinopterygii, Neopterygii, Ostariophysi, Siluriformes, Trichomycteridae, Trichomycterinae
Published Name:
Ituglanis goya Datovo
Accession Number:
2076655
Other Numbers:
Previous Institution Number : MNRJ 11485
USNM Number:
437586
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Vertebrate Zoology
Fishes
Data Source:
NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Fishes Division
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/39c28ad22-464c-40e4-af81-d3d4edbd204b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhvz_12192290

Wigandia urens (Ruiz & Pav.) Kunth

Biogeographical Region:
80 - Central America  Search this
Collector:
Antonio Molina Rosito  Search this
Albertina R. Molina  Search this
Max. Elevation:
600  Search this
Min. Elevation:
200  Search this
Place:
Along road to El Cajón hydroelectric power plant vicinity of Sta. Cruz de Yojoa. Depart. Cortes., Cortés, Honduras, Central America - Neotropics
Collection Date:
5 Jan 1990
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Solanales Hydrophyllaceae
Published Name:
Wigandia urens (Ruiz & Pav.) Kunth
Barcode:
03189957
USNM Number:
3598864
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/344615279-04f7-42c5-a619-9af3a69c7f8f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_14699638

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