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Division of Work and Industry Lantern Slide Collection

Creator:
Missionary Catechists of Divine Providence.  Search this
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Civil Engineering Department  Search this
Underwood and Underwood  Search this
Compiler:
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
Extent:
41 Cubic feet (125 boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Blueprints
Drawings
Lantern slides
Photographs
Date:
1758-1934, undated
Summary:
A collection of 19th and early 20th century lantern slides collected by the Division of Work and Industry, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents note:
A collection of 19th and early 20th century silver gelatin dry plate lantern slides acquired by the staff of the Division of Work and Industry, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution. These materials were collected for research purposes and relate to various engineering and mining subjects. The photographs document engineering activities, equipment, facilities, and projects. Activities include engineering inspection; moving an obelisk; rock drilling and riveting; tunneling; V drive ratio testing; and weighing. Photographs are also of objects including blueprints, boilers, bridges, canals, drawings, Egyptian temples, flywheel governors, and valves.

Images of corporate facilities documented include American Locomotive Company; Cooper-Bessemer Corporation; Fairbanks Morse and Company; Hamiliton; Ingersoll-Rand, Incorporated; and Nordberg Manufacturing Company. In addition, there are images of equipment such as diesels, marine diesel generator set, diesel models, and marine diesel engines. Images were created by photographers and photographic studios including L. C. Handy Photo, Washington, DC; W. H. Lawrence and B. S. Turpin; Underwood & Underwood; and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Civil Engineering Department. Locations include various parts of the United States, Cuba, Jamaica, Mexico, Brazil, and Africa.

Condition of the material varies widely with some fragile or broken negatives. Poor quality images also exist probably due to unstable storage environments or the processing of the slides. All slides have been digitized and moved to off-site storage to minimize handling and at the same time increase accessibility.

Collection is arranged in six series: series 1, engineering; series 2, extractive industries; series 3, chemical; series 4, equipment; series 5, railroads; series 6, locations; subseries 7, agriculture; and miscellaneous materials.
Arrangement:
Collection is arranged in eight series.

Series 1, Engineering, undated Subseries 1.1, Architecture and Structures, undated Subseries 1.2, Bridges, Cantilever, undated Subseries 1.3, Bridges, Concrete Arch and Beam, undated Subseries 1.4, Bridges, Masonry Aqueducts, undated Subseries 1.5, Bridges, Metal Arc, undated Subseries 1.6, Bridges, Metal Truss, undated Subseries 1.7, Bridges, Movable, undated Subseries 1.8, Bridges, Suspension, undated Subseries 1.9, Canals, undated Subseries 1.10, Hydraulic Engineering, undated Subseries 1.11, Machine Tools, undated Subseries 1.12, Materials Handling, undated Subseries 1.13, Power, undated Subseries 1.14, Railroad Mileage Maps, undated Subseries 1.15, Steam Boilers, undated Subseries 1.16, Steam Turbines, undated Subseries 1.17, Tunneling Machine Tools, undated

Series 2, Extractive Industries, undated Subseries 2.1, Coal, undated Subseries 2.2, Iron, undated Subseries 2.3, Mining, undated Subseries 2.4, Oil, undated Subseries 2.5, Rubber, undated Subseries 2.6, Steel, undated Subseries 2.7, Timber, undated

Series 3, Chemical, undated Subseries 3.1, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, undated Subseries 3.2, Processes, undated Subseries 3.3, Visual Aids in Chemical Education, undated

Series 4, Equipment and Machinery, undated Subseries 4.1, Companies, undated Subseries 4.2, Equipment, undated

Series 5, Railroads, undated Subseries 5.1, Charts, undated Subseries 5.2, Equipment, undated Subseries 5.3, Locomotives, undated Subseries 5.4, Parts, undated Subseries 5.5, Railroad Cars, undated Subseries 5.6, Repair Report Forms, undated Subseries 5.7, Shop Scenes, undated Subseries 5.8, Toppling Over, undated Subseries 5.9, Yard Scenes, undated Subseries 5.10, Unidentified, undated

Series 6, Locations, undated Subseries 6.1, California, undated Subseries 6.2, Canada, undated Subseries 6.3, General, undated Subseries 6.4, New York, undated Subseries 6.5, United States National Parks, undated Subseries 6.6, Washington, DC, undated

Series 7, Agriculture, undated Subseries 7.1, Butter, undated Subseries 7.2, Coffee, undated Subseries 7.3, Corn, undated Subseries 7.4, Cotton, undated Subseries 7.5, Potatoes, undated Subseries 7.7, Poultry, undated Subseries 7.8, Sugar, undated Subseries 7.9, Tea, undated Subseries, 7.10, Tobacco, undated Subseries 7.11, Turpentine, undated

Series 8, Miscellaneous, undated
Related Materials:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History

For related material on Canals, see the following collections:

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Canals, NMAH.AC.0060

Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection, NMAH.AC.0143

Roland A. McCrady Photograph Collection, NMAH.AC.0710

Division of Cultural History Lantern Slides and Stereographs, NMAH.AC.0945

Niagara Falls Power Company Records, NMAH.AC.0949

Modjeski and Masters Company Records, NMAH.AC.0976

George Morison Collection, NMAH.AC.0978

Uriah A. Boyden Papers, NMAH.AC.0982

James Forgie Papers, NMAH.AC.0986

William R. Hutton Papers, NMAH.AC.0987

Snake River Irrigation Project Photograph Album, NMAH.AC.1031

Silas H. Woodard Papers, NMAH.AC.1038

Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western Railroad Records, NMAH.AC.1074

Mechanical and Civil Engineering Stereograph Cards, NMAH.AC.1090

New York State Barge Canal Photographs, NMAH.AC.1536

Lackawaxen Canal Survey Profiles, NMAH.AC.1546

Nicaragua Canal Collection, NMAH.AC.1550

For related material on Cantilever Bridges, see the following collections:

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Bridges, NMAH.AC.0060

Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection, NMAH.AC.0143

Nathan W. Morgan Papers, NMAH.AC.0965

George Morison Collection, NMAH.AC.0978

John A. Roebling Collection, NMAH.AC.0981

Mechanical and Civil Engineering Stereograph Cards, NMAH.AC.1090

Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection, NMAH.AC.1577

For related material on Concrete Arch and Beam Bridges, see the following collections:

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Bridges, NMAH.AC.0060

For related material on Hydraulic Engineering, see the following collections:

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Engineering, NMAH.AC0060

Charles Richardson Pratt Papers, NMAH.AC.0958

Rudolph Hering Collection, NMAH.AC.0989

Mechanical and Civil Engineering Glass Plate Negatives, NMAH.AC.1089

Mechanical and Civil Engineering Stereograph Cards, NMAH.AC.1090

For related material on Machine Tools, see the following collections:

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Tools, NMAH.AC.0060

Pratt & Whitney Company Scrapbook, NMAH.AC.0093

Max Holland Numerical Control Collection, NMAH.AC.0537

Southwark Foundry and Machine Company Records, NMAH.AC.1107

For related material on Materials Handling, see the following collections:

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Materials Handling, NMAH.AC.0060

James J. Childs Numerical Control Collection, NMAH.AC.0420

World War Two Bomb Damage Photographs, NMAH.AC.1535

Norton Grinding Machine Company Photograph Collection, NMAH.AC.1551

Paul Steam-Heating System Company Records, NMAH.AC.1554

For related material on Metal Arch Bridges, see the following collections:

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Bridges, NMAH.A.C0060

Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection, NMAH.AC.1577

Mechanical and Civil Engineering Stereograph Cards, NMAH.AC.1090

For related material on Movable Bridges, see the following collections:

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Bridges, NMAH.AC.0060

Henry Grattan Tyrrell and Mary Maude Knox Tyrrell Papers, NMAH.AC.0948

Nathan W. Morgan Papers, NMAH.AC.0965

Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection, NMAH.AC.1577

For related material on Panama Canal, see the following collections:

John Frances Little Panama Canal Scrapbook, NMAH.AC.0708

A.R. Van Tassell Photograph Album, NMAH.AC.1015

W. A. Fishbaugh Panama Canal Photograph Album, NMAH.AC.1021

W. P. Stine Panama Canal Papers, NMAH.AC.1039

Katherine Kingsford Panama Canal Photograph Album, NMAH.AC.1040

Richard Fisher Collection of Panama Canal Materials, NMAH.AC.1045

Robert Dearborn Panama Canal Glass Negatives, NMAH.AC.1111

Charles Edwards Wood Panama Canal Photograph Album, NMAH.AC.1114

Panama Canal Commission Photonegatives, 1903-circa 1939, NMAH.AC.1116

Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Panama Canal Collection, NMAH.AC.1569

For related material on Steam Boilers, see the following collections:

Frick Company Collection, NMAH.AC.293

Erasmus D. Leavitt Collection, NMAH.AC.0966

Edwin Rust Papers, NMAH.AC.1070

Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company Records, NMAH.AC.1541

For related material on Steam Turbines, see the following collections:

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

Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company Records, NMAH.AC.0977

Skinner Engine Company Records, NMAH.AC.1087

Mechanical and Civil Engineering Glass Plate Negatives, NMAH.AC.1089

For related material on Suspension Bridges, see the following collections:

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Bridges, NMAH.AC.0060

Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection, NMAH.AC.0143

Nathan W. Morgan Papers, NMAH.AC.0965

Modjeski and Masters Company Records, NMAH.AC.0976

Niagara Falls Bridge Commission Records, NMAH.AC.1060

Mechanical and Civil Engineering Glass Plate Negatives, NMAH.AC.1089

Mechanical and Civil Engineering Stereograph Cards, NMAH.AC.1090

Robinson & Steinman Collection, NMAH.AC.1562

Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection, NMAH.AC.1577
Provenance:
Immediate source of acquisition unknown.
Restrictions:
Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled 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:
African American women  Search this
Agriculture -- Corn  Search this
Agricultural crops -- Fields  Search this
Agricultural laborers  Search this
Agricultural machinery  Search this
Agricultural products  Search this
Architecture  Search this
Bananas -- Costa Rica  Search this
Bananas -- Jamaica  Search this
Bearings (Machinery)  Search this
Bridges  Search this
Butter  Search this
Butter -- New York  Search this
Canals  Search this
Children -- 20th century  Search this
Coal mines and mining  Search this
Coffee  Search this
Coffee industry -- Brazil  Search this
Coffee -- Jamaica  Search this
Coffee -- Mexico  Search this
Engineering  Search this
Hydraulic engineering  Search this
Laborers  Search this
Machine-tools  Search this
Maple sugar  Search this
Materials handling  Search this
Mining engineering  Search this
Poultry industry  Search this
Power  Search this
Rubber -- Ceylon  Search this
Rubber -- Congo  Search this
Rubber plantations  Search this
Steam-boilers  Search this
Sugar  Search this
Turbines  Search this
Tunnels  Search this
Tires  Search this
Tobacco  Search this
Turpentine -- North Carolina  Search this
Water-supply  Search this
Railroads  Search this
Railroads -- 19th century  Search this
Railroads -- 20th century  Search this
Genre/Form:
Blueprints
Drawings -- 20th century
Lantern slides
Photographs -- Lantern slides -- 19th century
Photographs -- Lantern slides -- 1900-1950
Citation:
Division of Work and Industry Lantern Slide Collection, 1886-1931, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.1013
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Division of Work and Industry Lantern Slide Collection
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep864c4320f-954c-462f-8434-2b79c0ed7159
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1013

GI-1 Old Bridge in Caucasus, Enameling

Collection Creator:
Missionary Catechists of Divine Providence.  Search this
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Civil Engineering Department  Search this
Underwood and Underwood  Search this
Container:
Box 6, Item 4
Type:
Archival materials
Negatives
Date:
1892-01
Collection Restrictions:
Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
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:
Division of Work and Industry Lantern Slide Collection, 1886-1931, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Division of Work and Industry Lantern Slide Collection
Division of Work and Industry Lantern Slide Collection / Series 1: Engineering / 1.2: Bridges, Cantilever / 1.2.2: Bridges, Cantilever
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep85a7d51a3-5bef-4123-b662-80ad42b5d96d
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1013-ref1011

New York City Skyline photograph

Collection Creator:
Missionary Catechists of Divine Providence.  Search this
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Civil Engineering Department  Search this
Underwood and Underwood  Search this
Container:
Box 5, Item 39
Type:
Archival materials
Negatives
Date:
undated
Collection Restrictions:
Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
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:
Division of Work and Industry Lantern Slide Collection, 1886-1931, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Division of Work and Industry Lantern Slide Collection
Division of Work and Industry Lantern Slide Collection / Series 1: Engineering / 1.1: Architecture and Structures / 1.1.13: Tall Steel Frame Buildings
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep870d7b610-298f-4345-89b7-b1b18b9d16c3
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1013-ref987

Joseph J. Greenberg papers

Creator:
Greenberg, Joseph J., 1915-1991  Search this
Extent:
0.5 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Scrapbooks
Date:
1939-1989
Summary:
The papers of Joseph J. Greenberg measure 0.5 linear feet and date from 1939-1989. The papers document Greenberg's career through biographical materials, including resumes and award certificates, professional correspondence, and printed material such as news clipping and exhibition catalogs. Also found is a scrapbook which contains clippings and catalogs, press releases, correspondence regarding his sculptures, a poem Greenberg wrote and notes. Photographic material contains photographs of Greenberg, his colleagues, and his artwork.
Scope and Contents:
The papers of Joseph J. Greenberg measure 0.5 linear feet and date from 1939-1989. The papers document Greenberg's career through biographical materials, including resumes and award certificates, professional correspondence, and printed material such as news clipping and exhibition catalogs. Also found is a scrapbook which contains clippings and catalogs, press releases, correspondence regarding his sculptures, a poem Greenberg wrote and notes. Photographic material contains photographs of Greenberg, his colleagues, and his artwork.
Arrangement:
Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
Biographical / Historical:
Joseph J. Greenberg (1915-1991) was a sculptor and educator from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Greenberg first became interested in sculpture as a child while attending the Oak Lane Country Day School and meeting sculptor Boris Blai, who was working as the school's art teacher. Years later Greenberg discovered Blai had become the director of the Tyler School of Art at Temple University prompting him to transfer there from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he had been studying engineering. Greenberg graduated from the Tyler School of Art in 1939 as a member of the first class of Tyler's complete five-year program. He went on to study in Italy where he had his first solo show in Rome and exhibited in the twenty sixth Venice Biennale. In 1951, Greenberg was the winner of a prize from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's National Sculpture Exhibition. He returned to Philadelphia in 1953 and continued living and working in the city until his death in 1991.

Greenberg was known for his large public sculptures in Pennsylvania include Bear and Cub in the Philadelphia Zoo, the aluminum seal of Pennsylvania on the State Office Building, and Symbol of Progress located in the heart of Bethlehem, PA by the entrance of the Bethlehem Area Public Library. In addition to his studio work, Greenberg taught at the Oak Lane Country Day School, the Tyler School, the New Hope Fine Arts Workshop, the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Fleisher Memorial.
Separated Materials:
The Archives of American Art also holds microfilm of material lent for microfilming (reel 4566) including two photograph albums containing photographs of Greenberg's sculptures. Loaned materials were returned to the lender, Mrs. Sheila Greenberg, and are not described in the collection container inventory.
Provenance:
Donated 1991 by Sheila Greenberg, Joseph's widow, except for the photograph albums which were lent for microfilming. Collected and microfilmed as part of AAA's Philadelphia Arts Documentation Project.
Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
Rights:
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Occupation:
Sculptors -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia  Search this
Educators -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia  Search this
Genre/Form:
Scrapbooks
Citation:
Joseph J. Greenberg papers, 1939-1989. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.greejose
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Joseph J. Greenberg papers
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9446832cc-12e0-4e3a-bad7-8797bd157457
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-greejose

Robert Treat Paine estate : an American masterwork by H. H. Richardson and F.L. Olmstead

Author:
Clifford, Ann  Search this
Paine, Thomas M  Search this
Lang, Thomas P  Search this
Subject:
Paine, Robert Treat 1835-1910 Homes and haunts  Search this
Olmsted, Frederick Law 1822-1903  Search this
Richardson, H. H (Henry Hobson) 1838-1886  Search this
Stonehurst (Waltham, Mass.)  Search this
Physical description:
40 p. : ill., ports., plans ; 22 x 28 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Massachusetts
Waltham
Date:
2007
C2007
Topic:
Historic buildings  Search this
Call number:
NA730.M42 S76 2007
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_933343

Chemicals, undated

Collection Creator:
Missionary Catechists of Divine Providence.  Search this
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Civil Engineering Department  Search this
Underwood and Underwood  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Scope and Contents:
Series is arranged in three subseries: subseries 3.1, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, (MIT) Department of Chemical Engineering; subseries 3.2, chemical processes; and subseries 3.3, Visual Aids in Chemical Education.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
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:
Division of Work and Industry Lantern Slide Collection, 1886-1931, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.1013, Series 3
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Division of Work and Industry Lantern Slide Collection
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8c89fdf96-5cda-4efd-8e72-e5014983979b
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1013-ref708

Railroads, undated

Collection Creator:
Missionary Catechists of Divine Providence.  Search this
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Civil Engineering Department  Search this
Underwood and Underwood  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Scope and Contents:
Contains material from photographic collections relating to rail transportation. Subjects created by the division and maintained by the Archives Center. Series is arranged in ten subseries: subseries 5.1, charts; subseries 5.2, equipment; subseries 5.3, locomotives; subseries 5.4, parts; subseries 5.5, railroad cars; subseries 5.6, repair report forms; subseries 5.7, shop scenes, subseries 5.8, toppling over; subseries 5.9, yard scenes; and subseries 5.10, unidentified.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
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:
Division of Work and Industry Lantern Slide Collection, 1886-1931, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.1013, Series 5
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Division of Work and Industry Lantern Slide Collection
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep818998ac2-4cef-463d-a094-e42f83e1dd31
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1013-ref710

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Agriculture

Creator:
Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969  Search this
Extent:
9.93 Cubic feet (consisting of 21 boxes, 9 folders, 12 oversize folders, 3 map case folders, plus digital images of some collection material.)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Ephemera
Business ephemera
Date:
1786-1971
Summary:
A New York bookseller, Warshaw assembled this collection over nearly fifty years. The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: Agriculture forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subseries 1.1: Subject Categories. The Subject Categories subseries is divided into 470 subject categories based on those created by Mr. Warshaw. These subject categories include topical subjects, types or forms of material, people, organizations, historical events, and other categories. An overview to the entire Warshaw collection is available here: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana
Scope and Contents note:
This material consists primarily of trade catalogues, printed advertisements, scattered correspondence on letterhead stationery, price lists, bills/receipts, addresses, envelopes, advertising cards, reports, manuals and memorandum books, fair tickets, lithographs, photographs, calendars, descriptive circulars, photographic postcards, handbills, leaflets, receipt/credit books, price lists, almanacs, sales contracts, product manuals, periodicals and order forms from manufacturers and dealers of agricultural implements necessary for the management of the farm.

The different types of products include ploughs, fertilizers, harrows, seed sowers, scythes, elevators binders, hay rakes, mowers, sickle hooks, reaping hooks, reapers, corn shellers, rotary spades, seed-saws, sickle hooks, reap[ing hooks, reapers, corn shellers, rotary spades, pumps and scrapers. Many of the companies sold other products such as hydraulic cement, cedar & willow ware, brooms, brushes, flower pots, plant trellises, leather belting, sleighs, sleds, lumber, woodenware, doors, blinds, sashes, blinds, salt, lime.

There are numerous illustrations throughout this collection. A number of these images are of agricultural implements. Such tools are primarily in trade catalogues and include descriptions of type, function, dimensions and price. Agricultural implements are also included among the engravings illustrating farm tools used in 1790. Other images include people working in the field and factory scenes. There are numerous images of children particularly on advertising cards and calendars from some of the manufacturers and dealers.

A substantial amount of material from experimental stations can also be found among the materials. Such materials consist of notices and correspondence from experimental stations located in New Brunswick (New Jersey), Orono (Maine), Wooster (Ohio), Geneva (New York), Amherst (Massachusetts), Ithaca (New York), Indianapolis (Indiana) and Corvallis (Oregon).

Researchers interested in materials from agricultural societies, organizations and associations will also find information in this collection. Such organizations include the American Agricultural Association, Livestock Society of America, United States Agricultural Society and smaller groups formed on the state level. Most of the information is related to annual fairs.

Publications pertaining to agriculture are in a variety of articles, pamphlets, reports, bulletins, periodicals and journals. Discussions on farming in the United States as well as other countries are among the publications. Mr. Warshaw collected seventy-seven articles from a publication titled The Story of Farming which examines issues such as "Inspection of Cattle on an Egyptian Farm", "Early Farmers in Europe", "A Medieval Farmyard." "In a New England Farming District," "Farming in the French Aids", "Plowing in Portugal", and "Machinery on a Russian Farm." Unfortunately there are no dates on any of the articles.

Agricultural journals and periodicals that were published in different sizes during their existence are among these materials and can also be found in another section of the Warshaw Collection. The American Agriculturist, Wisconsin Agriculturist an Farmer and the Cultivator and Country Gentlemen are also stored in flat oversize boxes due to their size.

Manufacturers and distributors of farming implements are in boxes one through fifteen and are arranged in alphabetical order by name of company. Patents, general images, import/export documents and legal documents are also in box fifteen. Box sixteen through twenty-one contains related publications and are organized by type and then alphabetically by name of publication.
Materials in the Archives Center:
Archives Center Collection of Business Americana (AC0404)
Forms Part Of:
Forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana.

Missing Title

Series 1: Business Ephemera

Series 2: Other Collection Divisions

Series 3: Isadore Warshaw Personal Papers

Series 4: Photographic Reference Material
Provenance:
Agriculture is a portion of the Business Ephemera Series of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Accession AC0060 purchased from Isadore Warshaw in 1967. Warshaw continued to accumulate similar material until his death, which was donated in 1971 by his widow, Augusta. For a period after acquisition, related materials from other sources (of mixed provenance) were added to the collection so there may be content produced or published after Warshaw's death in 1969. This practice has since ceased.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Some items may be restricted due to fragile condition.
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:
Agriculture  Search this
Genre/Form:
Ephemera
Business ephemera
Citation:
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Agriculture, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Agriculture
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Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Agriculture
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8f87fd874-5fc7-487d-b6c3-9ede63ab0d81
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0060-s01-01-agriculture
Online Media:

Ralph & Company, Catalogue of Agricultural and Horticultural, Implements, Boston, Massachusetts

Series Creator:
Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969  Search this
Container:
Box 11, Folder 32
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
circa 1852
Series Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Some items may be restricted due to fragile condition.
Series 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.
Series Citation:
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Agriculture, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
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Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Agriculture
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Agriculture / 1: Manufacturers and Distributors of Farming Implements
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep86bc13095-95d3-4f1b-8fdb-b263b5bb5247
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0060-s01-01-agriculture-ref638

Bhairava

Medium:
Gilt copper repousse with pigment
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 41.9 x 41.1 x 17.7 cm (16 1/2 x 16 3/16 x 6 15/16 in)
Type:
Sculpture
Origin:
Nepal
Date:
15th-16th century
Topic:
Hinduism  Search this
Shiva  Search this
snake  Search this
lotus  Search this
Nepal  Search this
South Asian and Himalayan Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — funds provided by the Friends of the National Museum of Asian Art
Accession Number:
S1999.116
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Related Online Resources:
Google Cultural Institute
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3a3b9a140-539e-4214-a210-fa93b15270bb
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_S1999.116

Irving Petlin papers, 1952-2014, bulk 1970-1990

Creator:
Petlin, Irving, 1934-2018  Search this
Subject:
Golub, Leon  Search this
Kitaj, R. B.  Search this
Selz, Peter Howard  Search this
Type:
Drawings
Sketchbooks
Citation:
Irving Petlin papers, 1952-2014, bulk 1970-1990. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Art and war  Search this
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements -- United States  Search this
Theme:
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)21701
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)398508
AAA_collcode_peltirvi
Theme:
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_398508
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Edwin J. Piper's 1873 School Seat Patent Model

Patentee:
Piper, Edwin J.  Search this
Transfer:
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office  Search this
Inventor:
Piper, Edwin J.  Search this
Physical Description:
wood (overall material)
metal (overall material)
brass (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 5 1/4 in x 3 in x 3 1/4 in; 13.335 cm x 7.62 cm x 8.255 cm
Object Name:
school chair
model
seat model
Object Type:
Patent Model
Referenced in patent specifications:
United States: Massachusetts, Springfield
Date made:
1873
Patent date:
1873-04-22
General subject association:
Education  Search this
Classified:
Patent Models  Search this
ID Number:
CL.65.0323
Catalog number:
65.0323
Accession number:
249602
Patent number:
138,190
See more items in:
Home and Community Life: Education
American History Education Collection
Cultures & Communities
Patent Model School Seats and Desks
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-0a50-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_664147
Online Media:

photograph

Associated person:
Anthony, Susan B.  Search this
Depicted (sitter):
Anthony, Susan B.  Search this
Physical Description:
cardboard (overall material)
paper (overall material)
grey (overall color)
white (overall color)
sepia (overall color)
Measurements:
overall: 11 in x 14 in; 27.94 cm x 35.56 cm
Object Name:
Photograph
Depicted:
United States: Massachusetts, Adams
Associated date:
1897
General subject association:
History, Women's Suffrage  Search this
Women's History  Search this
Women's Suffrage  Search this
Family  Search this
Credit Line:
League of Women Voters, Miss Saral Teilhet
ID Number:
PL.236605.02
Catalog number:
236605.02
See more items in:
Political and Military History: Political History, Womens History/Reform Movements Collection
Family & Social Life
Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-b1a8-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_516785

Zin-Tabs, The original ginger tea tablets

Maker:
E.L. Patch Company  Search this
Physical Description:
cardboard (overall material)
paper (overall material)
glass (overall material)
ginger (overall active ingredient)
Measurements:
overall: 5.5 cm x 4.4 cm x 2.1 cm; 2 3/16 in x 1 3/4 in x 13/16 in
overall: 2 1/4 in x 1 3/4 in x 7/8 in; 5.715 cm x 4.445 cm x 2.2225 cm
Object Name:
otc preparation
Other Terms:
Patent Medicines; Drugs; Non-Liquid
Place made:
United States: Massachusetts, Boston
Date made:
post 1889
Subject:
Catarrh, Cough & Cold Drugs  Search this
Indigestion & Nausea Drugs  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of William H. Helfand
ID Number:
1980.0428.07
Accession number:
1980.0428
Catalog number:
1980.0428.07
See more items in:
Medicine and Science: Medicine
Balm of America
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-9e3a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_714674
Online Media:

Cytheretta sp.

Place:
Massachusetts, United States, North America
Taxonomy:
Animalia Arthropoda Ostracoda Podocopida Cytherettidae
Published Name:
Cytheretta sp.
USNM Number:
PAL771369
See more items in:
Paleogeneral
Ostracoda
Arthropoda Ostracoda Biologic
Paleobiology
Data Source:
NMNH - Paleobiology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b99a37c9-9f6c-4f07-8c13-90a30dac74cc
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhpaleobiology_16181454

Callavia crosbyi Walcott

Collector:
Henry T. Burr  Search this
Type Citation:
Walcott. 1910. Smithsonian Misc.Colln. 53 (6): 284, pl.28,f.4.
Type Status:
syntype
Place:
Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North America
Collection Date:
1900
Taxonomy:
Animalia Arthropoda Trilobita
Published Name:
Callavia crosbyi Walcott
USNM Number:
PAL56798D
See more items in:
Paleogeneral
Types: Arthropoda
Arthropoda Trilobita Type
Paleobiology
Data Source:
NMNH - Paleobiology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/339b0897f-4d61-4749-b4b1-1de649853079
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhpaleobiology_3035129

Callavia crosbyi Walcott

Collector:
Henry T. Burr  Search this
Type Citation:
Walcott. 1910. Smithsonian Misc.Colln. 53 (6): 284, pl.28,f.5.
Type Status:
syntype
Place:
Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North America
Collection Date:
1900
Taxonomy:
Animalia Arthropoda Trilobita
Published Name:
Callavia crosbyi Walcott
USNM Number:
PAL56798E
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Paleogeneral
Types: Arthropoda
Arthropoda Trilobita Type
Paleobiology
Data Source:
NMNH - Paleobiology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ee7df40c-56c7-45cf-9002-6824a277f0bb
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhpaleobiology_3035130

Callavia crosbyi Walcott

Collector:
Henry T. Burr  Search this
Type Citation:
Walcott. 1910. Smithsonian Misc.Colln. 53 (6): 284, pl.28,f.6.
Type Status:
syntype
Place:
Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North America
Collection Date:
1900
Taxonomy:
Animalia Arthropoda Trilobita
Published Name:
Callavia crosbyi Walcott
USNM Number:
PAL56798F
See more items in:
Paleogeneral
Types: Arthropoda
Arthropoda Trilobita Type
Paleobiology
Data Source:
NMNH - Paleobiology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34a0570c2-e32c-4285-9745-ed93aecc1738
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhpaleobiology_3035131

Callavia crosbyi Walcott

Collector:
Henry T. Burr  Search this
Place:
Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North America
Collection Date:
1900
Taxonomy:
Animalia Arthropoda Trilobita
Published Name:
Callavia crosbyi Walcott
USNM Number:
PAL56798G
See more items in:
Paleogeneral
Types: Arthropoda
Arthropoda Trilobita Type
Paleobiology
Data Source:
NMNH - Paleobiology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/317ba0962-48b1-4419-b452-8a324b9563f2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhpaleobiology_3035132
Online Media:

Ostracoda

Collector:
C. Stoertz  Search this
Place:
Massachusetts, United States, North America
Collection Date:
Jul 1965
Taxonomy:
Animalia Arthropoda Ostracoda
Published Name:
Ostracoda
USNM Number:
PAL770492
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Paleogeneral
Ostracoda
Arthropoda Ostracoda Stratigraphic
Paleobiology
Data Source:
NMNH - Paleobiology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e22775f5-80ef-4d10-8c1a-d963cfab1bde
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhpaleobiology_16111798
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