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Gilbert Rohde Collection, 1930-1944

Author:
Rohde, Gilbert 1894-1944  Search this
De Pree, D. J  Search this
Ross, Phyllis  Search this
Subject:
Rohde, Gilbert 1894-1944  Search this
Herman Miller Furniture Co  Search this
Atwater Kent Manufacturing Company  Search this
John Widdicomb Company  Search this
Rohm and Haas Company  Search this
Hudson Motor Car Company  Search this
Haywood-Wakefield Company  Search this
Gebrüder Thonet  Search this
Kroehler (Firm)  Search this
Troy Sunshade  Search this
New York University Industrial Design Department  Search this
Cooper-Hewitt Design Archive  Search this
Federal Art Project  Search this
Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.)  Search this
New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Physical description:
3.25 cu. ft
Type:
Mixed archival materials
Scrapbooks
Photographs
Clippings
Commercial catalogs
Place:
United States
Date:
1930
1930-1944
Topic:
Industrial design  Search this
Furniture design  Search this
Interior decoration  Search this
Art deco  Search this
Office furniture  Search this
Children's furniture  Search this
Clocks and watches--Design and construction  Search this
Bakelite  Search this
Plexiglas  Search this
Lucite  Search this
Acrylic  Search this
Bentwood furniture  Search this
Modernism (Aesthetics)  Search this
Modular coordination  Search this
Furniture showrooms  Search this
Design education  Search this
Design for living  Search this
Merchandising  Search this
Display of merchandise  Search this
Restrictions & Rights:
Unrestricted research use onsite by appointment. Permission of staff required to photograph materials.
Data Source:
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_537693

The abstract artist and his World War I "X-Ray Car"

Creator:
National Museum of American History  Search this
Type:
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Smithsonian staff publications
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Published Date:
Tue, 10 Mar 2015 20:02:17 +0000
Topic:
American History  Search this
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Mine accidents and their prevention illustrated by 200 pictures taken in the mines by W.B. Bunnell official photographer of the D.L. & W.R.R. company for the instruction of mine-workers, especially adapted for the teaching of English to the non-English speaking people prepared by J.H. Dague and S.J. Phillips ... under the direction of R.A. Phillips, superintendent, and C.E. Tobey, assistant superi...

Author:
Dague, J. H. (John Huffman) b. 1881  Search this
Author:
Bunnell, W. B  Search this
Phillips, S. J. (Samuel J.) b. 1872  Search this
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company  Search this
Physical description:
69 pages, [1] leaf of plates illustrations 25 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Pennsylvania
Date:
1912
Topic:
Coal mines and mining--Standards  Search this
Industrial accidents  Search this
Mine accidents  Search this
Coal Mining--standards  Search this
Accidents, Occupational--prevention & control  Search this
Coal Mining  Search this
Workforce  Search this
Call number:
TN311 .D34 1912
Data Source:
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_953704

The Black history of the White House / Clarence Lusane

Author:
Lusane, Clarence 1953-  Search this
Subject:
White House (Washington, D.C.) History  Search this
Physical description:
575 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Type:
Biography
History
Place:
Washington (D.C.)
United States
Date:
2011
Topic:
African Americans--History  Search this
African Americans--Social conditions  Search this
African Americans  Search this
Presidents--Relations with African Americans--History  Search this
Presidents--Racial attitudes--History  Search this
Presidents--Staff--History  Search this
Slavery--History  Search this
Race relations  Search this
Political aspects  Search this
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edanmdm:siris_sil_938976

The guide book to historic Germantown prepared for the Site & Relic Society by Charles F. Jenkins

Author:
Jenkins, Charles Francis 1865-1951  Search this
Author:
Site and Relic Society  Search this
Physical description:
156 pages illustrations 16 cm
Type:
Books
Guidebooks
Place:
Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Germantown
Date:
1904
Topic:
Description and travel  Search this
Guidebooks  Search this
Call number:
F159.G3 J52 1904
F159.G3J52 1904
Data Source:
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_290068

Conchologia cestrica. The molluscous animals and their shells, of Chester county, Pa. By WilliamD. Hartman, M.D. and Ezra Michener, M.D. With numerous illustrations ..

Author:
Hartman, William Dell 1817-1899  Search this
Michener, Ezra 1794-1887  Search this
Physical description:
2 p. l., vii-xi, 13-114 p. illus. 20 cm
Type:
Electronic resources
Place:
Pennsylvania
Chester County
Date:
1874
Topic:
Mollusks  Search this
Call number:
QL415.P4H3X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_240151

A history of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, 1827-1927, by James Boyd

Author:
Boyd, James 1858-1929  Search this
Subject:
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Philadelphia  Search this
Physical description:
xiii, 509 p. illus. 22 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Pennsylvania
Date:
1929
Topic:
Gardening--History  Search this
Gardening  Search this
Call number:
SB1.P48X 1929
Data Source:
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_245174

The illustration of the master : Henry James and the magazine revolution / Amy Tucker

Author:
Tucker, Amy  Search this
Subject:
James, Henry 1843-1916  Search this
James, Henry 1843-1916 Criticism and interpretation  Search this
Physical description:
xxiv, 251 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Illustrations
Place:
United States
Date:
2010
19th century
Topic:
Magazine illustration  Search this
Art and literature--History  Search this
Periodicals--Publishing--History  Search this
Books and reading--History  Search this
Data Source:
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_968534

Live blog: Answering our favorite #AskACurator questions

Creator:
National Museum of American History  Search this
Type:
Blog posts
Smithsonian staff publications
Lesson Plans
Conversations and talks
Blog posts
Published Date:
Wed, 16 Sep 2015 14:01:03 +0000
Topic:
American History  Search this
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Knowing nature : art and science in Philadelphia, 1740-1840 / edited by Amy R.W. Meyers, with the assistance of Lisa L. Ford

Title:
Art and science in Philadelphia, 1740-1840
Author:
Meyers, Amy R. W  Search this
Ford, Lisa L  Search this
Physical description:
xiv, 417 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (some color) ; 32 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Philadelphia (Pa.)
Date:
2011
©2011
18th century
19th century
Topic:
Art and science  Search this
Natural history--History  Search this
Intellectual life  Search this
Data Source:
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_985928

An Nhara of the Guinea-Bissau region : Mae Aurelia Correia / by George E. Brooks, Indiana University

Author:
Brooks, George E. 1933-  Search this
African Studies Association Annual Meeting (23rd : 1980 : Philadelphia, Pa.)  Search this
Subject:
Correia, Mãe Aurelia  Search this
Nozolini, Caetano José 1800-1850  Search this
Physical description:
18 leaves : illustrations, map ; 28 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
Guinea-Bissau
Date:
1980
Topic:
Merchants  Search this
Businesswomen  Search this
History  Search this
Economic conditions  Search this
Call number:
HF3936 .B76 1980a
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_608439

The English Pennsylvania Dutch dictionary : a glossary of English words and expressions with their Pennsylvania Dutch equivalents : together with an illustrated compilation of many unique and fascinating facets of the wonderful Pennsylvania Dutch people and their historical background, including their culture and customs, arts and crafts, folklore and folkways / by Howard Snader [and Ann Hark]

Author:
Snader, Howard b. 1886  Search this
Hark, Ann  Search this
Physical description:
96, [4] p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm
Type:
Dictionaries
Date:
1965
C1965
Topic:
English language--German  Search this
Pennsylvania German dialect  Search this
Pennsylvania Dutch--Social life and customs  Search this
Call number:
PF5936 .S63 1965
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_613048

A melancholy scene of devastation : the public response to the 1793 Philadelphia yellow fever epidemic / edited by J. Worth Estes and Billy G. Smith

Author:
Estes, J. Worth 1934-  Search this
Smith, Billy G  Search this
Physical description:
xii, 211 p., [2] p. col. plates : ill., ports., plan ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Date:
1997
18th century
Topic:
Yellow fever--History  Search this
African Americans--Diseases--History  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_555730

Paint, pattern & people : furniture of southeastern Pennsylvania, 1725-1850 / Wendy A. Cooper and Lisa Minardi

Author:
Cooper, Wendy A  Search this
Minardi, Lisa 1983-  Search this
Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum  Search this
Physical description:
xxv, 277 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 32 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Place:
Pennsylvania
Date:
2011
C2011
18th century
19th century
Topic:
Furniture--History  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_965104

Darwin's pictures : views of evolutionary theory, 1837-1874 / Julia Voss ; translated by Lori Lantz

Author:
Voss, Julia 1974-  Search this
Lantz, Lori  Search this
Subject:
Darwin, Charles 1809-1882  Search this
Darwin, Charles 1809-1882 Art collections  Search this
Physical description:
viii, 340 p., 16 p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 22 cm
Type:
Books
Illustrations
Date:
2010
C2010
19th century
Topic:
Evolution (Biology)  Search this
Evolution (Biology)--Philosophy--History  Search this
Zoological illustration--History  Search this
Art and science  Search this
Visual communication in science  Search this
Data Source:
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_947041

Frontiersman : Daniel Boone and the making of America / Meredith Mason Brown

Author:
Brown, Meredith Mason 1940-  Search this
Subject:
Boone, Daniel 1734-1820  Search this
Boone, Daniel 1734-1820 Influence  Search this
Boone, Daniel 1734-1820 Relations with Indians  Search this
Physical description:
xxii, 375 p., [22] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm
Type:
Biography
Place:
Kentucky
United States
Missouri
Date:
2008
C2008
Topic:
Pioneers  Search this
Explorers  Search this
Frontier and pioneer life  Search this
Discovery and exploration  Search this
Territorial expansion  Search this
Data Source:
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_948305

A firsthand look at Electoral College drama—in 1893

Creator:
National Museum of American History  Search this
Type:
Blog posts
Smithsonian staff publications
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Published Date:
Thu, 05 Jan 2017 22:47:35 +0000
Topic:
American History  Search this
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Data Source:
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edanmdm:posts_a16fe00644a75bfd3e001a6a3f5618ce

Lobbying: where money and power meet

Creator:
National Museum of American History  Search this
Type:
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Smithsonian staff publications
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Published Date:
Wed, 31 Jan 2018 18:36:00 +0000
Topic:
American History  Search this
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Data Source:
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Words of wisdom from "All in the Family"'s dingbat: The graduation and life advice of Jean Stapleton

Creator:
National Museum of American History  Search this
Type:
Blog posts
Smithsonian staff publications
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Published Date:
Mon, 05 Feb 2018 18:09:34 +0000
Topic:
American History  Search this
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Data Source:
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edanmdm:posts_2b0ac14744334ab3066b6e97fc449f29

The unforgettably forgettable president: A look at Mr. Buchanan

Creator:
National Museum of American History  Search this
Type:
Blog posts
Smithsonian staff publications
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Published Date:
Mon, 25 Feb 2019 17:40:26 +0000
Topic:
American History  Search this
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Data Source:
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edanmdm:posts_32147a5b16aa52958ae8db9f41901020

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