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Thomas Garvin Korean War Scrapbook

Creator:
Garvin, Thomas  Search this
Vines, Gail  Search this
Extent:
0.3 Cubic feet (1 folder)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Envelopes
Scrapbooks
Drawings
Date:
1951-1953
Scope and Contents:
One scrapbook of fourteen pages consisting of hand-drawn illustrations cut from envelopes and glued to the scrapbook pages.
Arrangement:
Collection is arranged into one series.
Biographical / Historical:
Thomas Garvin was a fighter pilot during the Korean War. During his tour he wrote letters home with a hand-drawn illustration on each envelope. He also edited an Air Force magazine calledAir Scoop.

According to an unidentified article sent by Gail Vines, Garvin's daughter:

"Thomas Garvin graduated from the Army Air Corps cadets as a second lieutenant in 1945. He served as a flight instructor at Perrin Field, Texas, and was then transferred to Williams AFB, Arizona. His next duty assignment was to Korea, where he served through 1952, flying 100 missions in F-86 and being credited with one confirmed MIG-15 kill and one probable kill.

"After Korean combat, he was assigned to the 50th Fighter Wing, Cannon AFB, New Mexico, and then to duty as operations officer of the 38th Squadron, Alexandria, Louisiana...."
Related Materials:
Of interest to researchers might be collection #755, Stephen A. Douglas World War II Envelopes, 1942-1945. Douglas used watercolors to decorate envelopes he sent home to his family during the war.

The Archives Center also has numerous collections containing scrapbooks and war related materials.
Provenance:
The scrapbook was donated to the Archives Center by Ms. Gail Vines, Garvin's daughter, in December 2000.
The collection was donated by Ms. Gail Vines, daughter of the artist.
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:
War in art  Search this
Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Art and war  Search this
Fighter pilots  Search this
Genre/Form:
Envelopes
Scrapbooks -- 1900-1950
Drawings -- 1930-1970
Citation:
Thomas Garvin Korean War Scrapbook, 1951-1953, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0756
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Thomas Garvin Korean War Scrapbook
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep85b374cb3-134b-4311-8991-eb769a1941c9
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0756
Online Media:

Fournet Drugstore Collection

Creator:
Fournet, Fred G.  Search this
Hallmark.  Search this
Fournet Drugstore.  Search this
Former owner:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Medical Sciences  Search this
Extent:
3 Cubic feet (7 boxes, 8 oversize folders)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Trade catalogs
Packaging
Hand coloring
Advertisements
Place:
St. Martinville (La.)
Louisiana
Date:
1950-1977, undated
Summary:
The collection consists primarily of advertising and promotional materials for products sold by the Fournet Drugstore. In addition, there are photographs of the African American community in St. Martinville, Louisiana.
Scope and Contents:
Collection consists primarily of advertising and promotional materials for products sold by the Fournet Drugstore in St. Martinsville, Louisiana. Most of these materials are from well-known companies such as Hallmark Cards, Incorporated; Johnson & Johnson; Yardley of London; and Max Factor & Company. Of particular interest are the photographs documenting the African American community primarily from the 1950s.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged into three series.

Series 1, Photographs, 1950-1967, undated

Subseries 1.1, Identified Prints, 1950-1967, undated

Subseries 1.2, Unidentifed Prints, 1956-1964, undated

Series 2, Hallmark Cards, Incorporated, 1971-1977, undated

Series 3, Point of Purchase Displays and Packaging, 1973-1977, undated
Related Materials:
Materials in the Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Scurlock Studio Records, NMAH.AC.0618

African American Portrait Tintypes, NMAH.AC.0515

African American Family Photograph Collection, NMAH.AC.1127

G. Dwoyid Olmstead Photonegatives, NMAH.AC.0270

Parke, Davis Research Laboratory Records, NMAH.AC.0001

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subject: Patent Medicine, NMAH.AC.0060

Norcross Greeting Card Collection, NMAH.AC.0058

Albert W. Hampson Commercial Artwork Collection, NMAH.AC.0561

Syntex Collection of Pharmaceutical Advertising, NMAH.AC.0821

Marion O'Brien Donovan Papers, NMAH.AC.0721

Alka-Seltzer Oral History and Documentation Project, NMAH.AC.0184

Product Cookbooks Collection, NMAH.AC.0396

NW Ayer Advertising Agency Records, NMAH.AC.0059

Binney & Smith, Incorporated, Records, NMAH.AC.0624

Carolyn Jones Papers, NMAH.AC.0552

Beverly Partridge Shopping Bag Collection, NMAH.AC.0493
Provenance:
The collection was donated to the Museum by Magdell F. Theriot and Fred G. Fournet in 1984.
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:
Family-owned business enterprises  Search this
African American weddings  Search this
Drugstores  Search this
Genre/Form:
Trade catalogs
Packaging
Hand coloring
Advertisements -- 20th century
Citation:
Fournet Drugstore Collection, 1950-1977, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0346
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Fournet Drugstore Collection
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8fa76a298-f0ab-4848-b795-9b97377e622f
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0346
Online Media:

Houston, Texas Photo Album

Creator:
Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969  Search this
Extent:
0.1 Cubic feet (1 box, 345 items)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographs
Albums
Place:
Houston (Texas) -- 1910-1920
New Orleans (La.)
City Park, New Orleans (La.) -- 1910-1920
Florida -- 1910-1920
French Quarter (New Orleans, La.) -- 1910-1920
Date:
1911
Scope and Contents:
Some of the 345 silver gelatin photoprints, mounted on gray paper pages in this album, apparently were taken in Houston, as the title page indicates. However, many others were taken in New Orleans, and possibly other areas in the Gulf States. The New Orleans pictures depict City Park, St. Louis Cathedral, the Cabildo, above ground cemeteries, the French Quarter, the French Market, the Hotel Royal (the old St. Louis Hotel), etc. Other subjects include informal portraits of men, two of which are identified and dated 1911; people fishing; horse drawn carriages, streetcars and automobiles in urban areas; women typing in an office; army barracks and tents, soldiers, and sailors; people in front of a Barnum & Bailey circus poster, a clown, and other circus scenes; houses; etc. Most of the pictures, of varying sizes, seem to be amateur work, but others are more advanced or possibly professional in style and quality.
Arrangement:
Album of photographs. Unarranged: original order of pages uncertain.
Historical:
Nothing is known about this unbound album of photographs. The content of the photographs themselves and the title page provide the only documentation. The album was found incomplete and unbound, and the original cover has been discarded because it was in poor condition and was contaminating the album pages and photographs. The "Queen" style album was manufactured by Tatum (?), patented July 13, 1909(?).
Provenance:
The album, found in the Museum vault, presumably was part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, or might have been acquired later in the late 1960s to early 1980s, by Dr. John Hoffman when he was curator of the collection.
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:
Outdoor recreation -- 1910-1920  Search this
Recreation, outdoor -- 1910-1920  Search this
Seamen -- 1910-1920  Search this
Soldiers -- 1910-1920  Search this
St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans (La.) -- 1910-1920  Search this
Circuses (performances)  Search this
Circus -- 1910-1920  Search this
Cemeteries -- Louisiana -- New Orleans  Search this
Cabildo, The, New Orleans (La.) -- 1910-1920  Search this
Battleship -- 1910-1920  Search this
Automobiles -- 1910-1920 -- Texas -- Houston  Search this
Hotel Royal (old St. Louis Hotel), New Orleans (La.) -- 1910-1920  Search this
Fishing -- ca. 1910-1920  Search this
French Market, New Orleans (La.) -- 1910-1920  Search this
Horses -- 1910-1920  Search this
Typists -- 1910-1920  Search this
Streets -- Texas  Search this
Streets -- 1910-1920  Search this
Travel -- 1910-1920  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1910-1920
Albums
Citation:
Houston, Texas Photo Album, 1911, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0335
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Houston, Texas Photo Album
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8760bee8a-f043-4d1a-b20d-602ecf799da1
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0335

Surreal worlds from Meret Oppenheim to Frida Kahlo

Editor:
Pfeiffer, Ingrid  Search this
Host institution:
Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt  Search this
Louisiana (Museum : Humlebæk, Denmark),)  Search this
Physical description:
419 pages illustrations (some color), facsimiles, portraits (some color) 30 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Expositions
Exhibition catalogs
History
Catalogues d'exposition
Place:
20th century
Date:
2020
20th century
20e siècle
Topic:
Surrealism  Search this
Women artists--History  Search this
Surréalisme  Search this
Femmes artistes--Histoire  Search this
Women artists  Search this
Malerei  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1158323

Letter from Jimmy Davis about Ray Charles' "You Are My Sunshine"

Creator:
Smithsonian Music  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2016-07-15T17:49:34.000Z
YouTube Category:
Music  Search this
Topic:
Music;Entertainers  Search this
See more by:
SmithsonianMusic
Data Source:
Smithsonian Music
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianMusic
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_IEMPXA-Vm7w

Dewey Balfa recalls the lyrics to a Cajun waltz

Creator:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2011-06-20T18:21:34.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Cultural property  Search this
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smithsonianfolklife
Data Source:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
YouTube Channel:
smithsonianfolklife
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_iwSrqrYlx80

Inspiring STEM Pathways: Nathan Brooks

Creator:
Lemelson Center, National Museum of American History  Search this
Type:
Interviews
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2023-01-24T20:20:08.000Z
YouTube Category:
Science & Technology  Search this
Topic:
American History  Search this
See more by:
LemelsonCenter
Data Source:
Lemelson Center, National Museum of American History
YouTube Channel:
LemelsonCenter
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_0LNPlem2ZDs

Eric Fischl - Clarice Smith Distinguished Lecture Series, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Creator:
Smithsonian American Art Museum  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2014-11-26T15:30:25.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Art, American  Search this
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americanartmuseum
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
YouTube Channel:
americanartmuseum
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_ERmel15CiqY

Engineering Resilience

Creator:
National Museum of Natural History  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2019-07-29T02:57:28.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Natural History  Search this
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smithsonianNMNH
Data Source:
National Museum of Natural History
YouTube Channel:
smithsonianNMNH
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_kVTsNaIhoPQ

'Los Gauchos de Roldán' Share Down-Home Dance Music Tradition From Rural Uruguay

Creator:
Smithsonian Institution  Search this
Type:
Conversations and talks
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2012-01-26T16:57:14.000Z
YouTube Category:
Music  Search this
See more by:
SmithsonianVideos
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianVideos
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_8JZ6e6--CYs

The Journey to Installation: A Story of Two Signature Artifacts

Creator:
National Museum of African American History and Culture  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2014-05-08T15:37:25.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
African Americans  Search this
See more by:
WatchNMAAHC
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
YouTube Channel:
WatchNMAAHC
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_ZDDUotEYCEA

Black Homesteaders of the South with Bernice A. Bennett

Creator:
National Museum of African American History and Culture  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2023-02-04T18:34:20.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
African Americans  Search this
See more by:
WatchNMAAHC
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
YouTube Channel:
WatchNMAAHC
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_kGJNyO7Us1Y

Indian Summer Showcase: CJ Chenier and the Red Hot Louisiana Band

Creator:
National Museum of the American Indian  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2013-09-27T19:04:09.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Native Americans;American Indians  Search this
See more by:
SmithsonianNMAI
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianNMAI
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_ZO9qmk4WnDk

Family Storytelling with Grayhawk Perkins (Choctaw/Houma)

Creator:
National Museum of the American Indian  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2013-09-25T18:14:09.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Native Americans;American Indians  Search this
See more by:
SmithsonianNMAI
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianNMAI
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_yIPhA3gTY84

10 Incredible Moments in Music History 🎶 Smithsonian Channel

Creator:
Smithsonian Channel  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2021-11-13T16:30:00.000Z
YouTube Category:
Entertainment  Search this
See more by:
smithsonianchannel
Data Source:
Smithsonian Channel
YouTube Channel:
smithsonianchannel
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_1Y6NyghY3CE

Last Call for the Bayou 102: South as South Can Go

Creator:
Smithsonian Channel  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2020-04-08T15:30:07.000Z
YouTube Category:
Entertainment  Search this
See more by:
smithsonianchannel
Data Source:
Smithsonian Channel
YouTube Channel:
smithsonianchannel
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_In0Dfmo2TrA

The Soul of Louisiana

Creator:
Smithsonian Channel  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2012-12-03T00:00:26.000Z
YouTube Category:
Entertainment  Search this
See more by:
smithsonianchannel
Data Source:
Smithsonian Channel
YouTube Channel:
smithsonianchannel
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_JbuNzNsL8SI

Last Call for the Bayou 101: On a Wing and a Prayer

Creator:
Smithsonian Channel  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2020-04-08T15:30:02.000Z
YouTube Category:
Entertainment  Search this
See more by:
smithsonianchannel
Data Source:
Smithsonian Channel
YouTube Channel:
smithsonianchannel
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_M1XeP9HVHBA

Why 500 Men Gather in a Little-Known Louisiana Field

Creator:
Smithsonian Channel  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2012-01-04T18:15:58.000Z
YouTube Category:
Entertainment  Search this
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smithsonianchannel
Data Source:
Smithsonian Channel
YouTube Channel:
smithsonianchannel
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_Q3AhzzxlRAQ

How Avery Island Became a Refuge for Birds

Creator:
Smithsonian Channel  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2014-01-29T21:30:37.000Z
YouTube Category:
Entertainment  Search this
See more by:
smithsonianchannel
Data Source:
Smithsonian Channel
YouTube Channel:
smithsonianchannel
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_W6-i-8_7qa0

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