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Creator:

National Museum of the American Indian  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2019-03-01T18:45:14.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Native Americans;American Indians  Search this

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SmithsonianNMAI

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

YouTube Channel:

SmithsonianNMAI

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_0kV9_QBCNgw

Creator:

Lemelson Center, National Museum of American History  Search this

Type:

Interviews

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2023-01-24T20:33:27.000Z

YouTube Category:

Science & Technology  Search this

Topic:

American History  Search this

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LemelsonCenter

Data Source:

Lemelson Center, National Museum of American History

YouTube Channel:

LemelsonCenter

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_TWbHURPoVn0

Creator:

Leonard, Ronald J.  Search this

Donor:

Leonard, Leona  Search this

Extent:

5 Cubic feet (12 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Diagrams

Design drawings

Notes

Lecture notes

Reports

Slides (photographs)

Date:

1966-2000

Summary:

The collection documents Ronald J. Leonard's work at Travenol Laboratories and Sarns/3M, developing pumps and oxygenators used in cardiopulmonary bypass surgery.

Scope and Contents:

The collection documents Ronald J. Leonard's work at Travenol Laboratories and Sarns/3M, developing pumps and oxygenators used in cardiopulmonary bypass surgery. The papers include diagrams and design drawings, reports, test data, patent applications, lecture notes, correspondence, photographs, and slides.

Arrangement:

Materials are arranged in chronological order. The collections is arranged into 5 series:

Series 1: Personal Materials, 1966-1996

Series 2: Patent Materials, 1988-2000

Series 3: Project Files, 1969-1998

Series 4: Writings/Lectures/Presentations, 1985-1997

Series 5: Travenol Company Materials, 1967-1995

Biographical / Historical:

Ronald James Leonard was a biomedical engineer and inventor, born on August 17, 1939, in Cuba, New York, a son of Margaret and Roy Leonard. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Clarkson College of Technology in Potsdam, New York, in 1961. He continued his education at Northwestern University in 1962, receiving his Master's in Mechanical Engineering. However, the majority of his work experience was centered in the biomedical engineering field.

He worked for the Naval Ordinance Lab in 1961, Allis-Chambers Research Division from 1962 to 1966, Travenol Laboratories from 1967 to 1985, and the Sarns/3M Company from 1985 to 1997. His early work at Allis-Chambers dealt with fuel cell power supplies. When he worked at Travenol Laboratories, a part of Baxter International Inc., and at the Sarns/3M Company, he helped develop and manufacture several medical devices and products for people with specific disorders, diseases, and conditions. He also worked as an adjunct assistant professor for Northwestern Technological Institute. In his retirement years, he did consulting work. He was also a member of the American Society for Artificial Internal Organs and the International Society for Artificial Organs (now known as the International Federation for Artificial Organs).

Leonard designed and patented several devices, including blood oxygenators and heat exchangers, as well as the hollow fiber tubing within the oxygenator. He held more than thirty U.S. patents. Much of his work was dedicated to improving and perfecting these devices, which were widely used for bypass surgeries and aided the lives of many Americans. His dedication to his work, constant research, and developments is clear in the many devices, studies, and years of service he provided.

Ronald J. Leonard passed away, January 14, 2007, at INOVA Fairfax Hospital, when he was 67 years old.

Separated Materials:

The Division of Medicine and Science holds artifacts related to this collection (Accession #: 2007.0106.01-13) documenting oxygenators, heat exchangers, an artificial heart valve, and vascular graft.

Provenance:

Donated to the Archives Center in 2007 by Leona Leonard.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

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:

Medical innovations  Search this

Medical instruments and apparatus  Search this

Heart -- Surgery  Search this

Cardiology  Search this

Medical Equipment  Search this

Genre/Form:

Diagrams

Design drawings

Notes

Lecture notes

Reports

Slides (photographs)

Citation:

Ronald J. Leonard Papers, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.1109

See more items in:

Ronald J. Leonard Papers

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8bdfb4ecf-a6c9-4ac0-bd73-fe33522b4753

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1109

Creator:

David W. Taylor Model Basin  Search this

Extent:

2 Cubic feet (4 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Diagrams

Field notes

Patents

Photographs

Publications

Date:

1856, 1878, 1925-1971

bulk 1940s

Summary:

Collection documents the activities of the David Taylor Model Basin.

Content Description:

Collection consists of a report by Mills Dean III, titled "Frontier Days of Electronic Measurements of the Taylor Model Basin." The report contains photographs of the model basin and diagrams of its construction. The photographs document equipment, facilities staff, and testing activities of the David Taylor Model Basin in the 1940s. Photographs are of cathode ray tubes recording channels; circuits; diagrams; a dynamometer; sections of ships at sea; and a static and dynamic ship analog computer. Also included are photographs of the David Taylor Model Basin (exterior and interior shots); electronics laboratory; Model Basin staff; and the 24th Annual Meeting of the Eastern Section of the Seismological Society of America.

Arrangement:

Collection is arranged into 5 series.

Series 1: Vernon E. Benjamin Materials, 1946-1947

Series 2: George W. Cook Materials, 1945-1973

Series 3: Mills Dean III Materials, 1946-1969

Series 4: Papers, Reports and Writings, 1856, 1878, 1925-1971

Series 5: Photographs, 1943-1952

Historical:

The David Taylor Model Basin (DTMB) was conceived, designed, and built from 1937-1939 by the United States Navy for building and testing ship models in accordance with the most modern and accurate methods.

The facility was named after David Watson Taylor (1864-1940), a naval architect, rear admiral and the chief of the Bureau of Construction and Repair for the Navy. Taylor oversaw the design and construction of naval aircraft and ships. Taylor conceived of and designed the Washington Navy Yard's Experimental Model Basin (EMB) in 1896. By the 1930s, the EMB had become inadequate for research, and a new research facility--David Taylor Model Basin--was built in West Bethesda, Maryland. It is now known as the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC)

Source

Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark, David Taylor Model Basin, 1939, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, West Bethesda, Maryland, January 30, 1998

Provenance:

Immediate source of acquisition unknown.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research. 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:

Ships  Search this

Testing  Search this

United States--Navy  Search this

Genre/Form:

Diagrams

Field notes

Patents

Photographs

Publications

Citation:

David Taylor Model Basin Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.1563

See more items in:

David Taylor Model Basin Collection

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep85234707a-d062-4bfd-b07a-eecfd24f43ef

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1563

Artist:

C. Bennett Linder, 1886 - 1986?  Search this

Sitter:

Henry Ford, 30 Jul 1863 - 7 Apr 1947  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

87.6cm x 65cm (34 1/2" x 25 9/16"), Sight

Type:

Painting

Date:

c. 1925-35

Topic:

Henry Ford: Male  Search this

Henry Ford: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Industrialist  Search this

Henry Ford: Science and Technology\Engineer\Mechanical engineer  Search this

Henry Ford: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Industrialist\Manufacturer\Automobile  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

Owner: The Henry Ford

Object number:

51.13.194

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

See more items in:

Catalog of American Portraits

Data Source:

Catalog of American Portraits

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4cb576609-f721-4736-92fd-2e33a78dc868

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_51.13.194

Artist:

Irving Reuben Bacon, 1875 - 1962  Search this

Sitter:

Henry Ford, 30 Jul 1863 - 7 Apr 1947  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

94.5cm x 79.4cm (37 3/16" x 31 1/4"), Sight

Type:

Painting

Date:

1943

Topic:

Henry Ford: Male  Search this

Henry Ford: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Industrialist  Search this

Henry Ford: Science and Technology\Engineer\Mechanical engineer  Search this

Henry Ford: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Industrialist\Manufacturer\Automobile  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

Owner: The Henry Ford

Object number:

MI070021

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

See more items in:

Catalog of American Portraits

Data Source:

Catalog of American Portraits

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm42094476a-7057-4855-bc10-c6de57a42c9d

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_MI070021

Cast after:

Hans Wollner, 1899 - 1946  Search this

Sitter:

Henry Ford, 30 Jul 1863 - 7 Apr 1947  Search this

Medium:

Bronze

Dimensions:

42cm x 51cm x 26cm (16 9/16" x 20 1/16" x 10 1/4"), Estimate

Type:

Sculpture

Date:

1963?

Topic:

Henry Ford: Male  Search this

Henry Ford: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Industrialist  Search this

Henry Ford: Science and Technology\Engineer\Mechanical engineer  Search this

Henry Ford: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Industrialist\Manufacturer\Automobile  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

Owner: The Henry Ford

Object number:

MI070022

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

See more items in:

Catalog of American Portraits

Data Source:

Catalog of American Portraits

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4a28a712d-f1c9-4dba-b887-eb824397a502

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_MI070022

Artist:

C. Bennett Linder, 1886 - 1986?  Search this

Sitter:

Henry Ford, 30 Jul 1863 - 7 Apr 1947  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

101cm x 75.3cm (39 3/4" x 29 5/8"), Sight

Type:

Painting

Date:

1926?

Topic:

Henry Ford: Male  Search this

Henry Ford: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Industrialist  Search this

Henry Ford: Science and Technology\Engineer\Mechanical engineer  Search this

Henry Ford: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Industrialist\Manufacturer\Automobile  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

Owner: The Henry Ford

Object number:

MI070023

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

See more items in:

Catalog of American Portraits

Data Source:

Catalog of American Portraits

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4ec389ae1-4b05-48b7-b62e-7dff04ab1efc

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_MI070023

Artist:

Joseph Pasqual Pollia, 1894 - 1954  Search this

Sitter:

Henry Ford, 30 Jul 1863 - 7 Apr 1947  Search this

Medium:

Bronze

Dimensions:

57cm x 49cm x 31cm (22 7/16" x 19 5/16" x 12 3/16"), Estimate

Type:

Sculpture

Date:

1947

Topic:

Henry Ford: Male  Search this

Henry Ford: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Industrialist  Search this

Henry Ford: Science and Technology\Engineer\Mechanical engineer  Search this

Henry Ford: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Industrialist\Manufacturer\Automobile  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

Owner: The Henry Ford

Object number:

MI070025

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

See more items in:

Catalog of American Portraits

Data Source:

Catalog of American Portraits

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4646b278c-5e6d-43fd-9f38-c5b06ba3056e

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_MI070025

Artist:

Hans Wollner, 1899 - 1946  Search this

Sitter:

Henry Ford, 30 Jul 1863 - 7 Apr 1947  Search this

Medium:

Plaster

Dimensions:

43.5cm x 52cm x 26cm (17 1/8" x 20 1/2" x 10 1/4"), Estimate

Type:

Sculpture

Date:

1934

Topic:

Henry Ford: Male  Search this

Henry Ford: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Industrialist  Search this

Henry Ford: Science and Technology\Engineer\Mechanical engineer  Search this

Henry Ford: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Industrialist\Manufacturer\Automobile  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

Owner: The Henry Ford

Object number:

MI070026

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

See more items in:

Catalog of American Portraits

Data Source:

Catalog of American Portraits

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4dcd2ba21-f7bc-4532-94f8-c3cac3707f2c

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_MI070026

Creator:

Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad.  Search this

Former owner:

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical Engineering  Search this

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry  Search this

Extent:

0.6 Cubic feet (2 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Drawings

Place:

Ashtabula (Ohio)

Elyria (Ohio)

Goshen (Ind.)

Norwalk (Ohio)

Sandusky (Ohio)

Toledo (Ohio)

Ypsilanti (Ohio)

Date:

1880-1890

Summary:

Collection documents the location and existence of bridges for several of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway lines.

Scope and Contents note:

The collection contains scroll drawings of bridges on the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad. The scroll drawings were prepared for the use of engineers, and show original structures and modifications for the Detroit, Franklin, Norwalk, Ashtabula, Ypsilanti, and Sandusky, divisions.

Arrangement:

Collection is arranged into one series.

Provenance:

Immediate source of acquisition unknown.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

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:

Railroad bridges  Search this

Genre/Form:

Drawings

Citation:

Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Bridge Profiles, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.1073

See more items in:

Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad Bridge Profiles

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8e79121b8-d16c-41ba-b9aa-4e63446e385e

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1073

Creator:

Colorado Fuel and Iron Company  Search this

Elk Rapids Iron Company  Search this

Rust Boiler Company  Search this

Rust Engineering Company  Search this

Rust, Edwin  Search this

Rust, Henry Bedinger, 1872-1936  Search this

Rust-Helander Engineering Company  Search this

Collector:

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of History of Technology  Search this

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry  Search this

Extent:

5 Cubic feet (14 boxes and 1 map-folder)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Correspondence

Blueprints

Photographs

Date:

1890-1928

Scope and Contents:

Papers, comprised mostly of business correspondence (typescript, handwritten, and letter press books), from Edwin Rust's career as an engineer, specializing in boilers and steam engines. Also included are agreements, receipts, telegrams, blueprints, sketches, job cost records, rate of wages (Antrim Iron Company), daily labor reports (Elk Rapid Iron Company) and publications such as Iron Age.

Some letters relate to various engineering companies Rust was associated with, including the Rust Boiler Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company of Pueblo, Colorado; The Elk Rapids Iron Company, Michigan; the Rust-Helander Engineering Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; the Rust Engineering Company, Birmingham, Alabama. Rust's brother Henry is one of the correspondents. Some of the personal correspondence relates to Rust's membership in various clubs such as the Duquense Club and Antelpoe Park Club. Photographs of Edwin G. Rust and boilers and boiler equipment are also included in the papers.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into four series.

Series 1: Biographical, 1912-1925

Series 2: Correspondence, 1893-1928

Series 3: Patents, 1890-1920

Series 4: Photographs, 1902-1918

Series 5: Drawings, Blueprints and Sketches, 1886-1917

Biographical / Historical:

Edwin Gray Rust (1869-1925) was born in Leesburg, Viginia and attended Lehigh University, graduating in 1894 with a degree in mechanical engineering. During the Spanish American War he served as an assistant engineer with the rank of junior lieutenant and during World War Two, he served in the production department of the Emergency Fleet Corporation (EFC). EFC was established by the United States Shipping Board, in 1917to acquire, maintain, and operate merchant ships to meet national defense, foreign and domestic commerce during World War I. As an engineer, Rust specialized in boilers, inventing the Rust water tube bolier (US 710,340) and later founded the Rust Boiler Company.

Provenance:

Originally collected for the Division of Agriculture and Extractive Industries' reference collections. Original provenance is unknown.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

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:

Steam-engines  Search this

Manufacturing  Search this

Boilers  Search this

Genre/Form:

Correspondence -- 20th century

Blueprints -- 20th century

Photographs -- 20th century

Citation:

Edwin Rust Papers, 1899-1922, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.1070

See more items in:

Edwin G. Rust Papers

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8cffec0df-8cb6-415c-991e-e7dac7c71cbd

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1070

Creator:

Detroit Edison Company.  Search this

Bak, Anders K., 1892-  Search this

Names:

American Society of Mechanical Engineers.  Search this

Barton Power Station (Manchester, England).  Search this

Former owner:

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering  Search this

Extent:

0.6 Cubic feet (2 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Blueprints

Correspondence

Date:

1923-1970

Summary:

The collection contains papers assembled by Anders K. Bak, a Danish mechanical engineer and employee of the Detroit Edison Power Company. The papers include personal correspondence concerning the American Society of Mechanical Engineers; papers on the Parsons Steam Turbine; papers and blueprints on work done at the Barton Power Station in Manchester, England; and Detroit Edison Company background material, blueprints, articles, power plant test reports, information and data.

Scope and Contents:

Correspondence concerning the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1945, 1968, 1970; papers on the Parsons Steam Turbine, 1933; papers and blueprints on work done at the Barton Power Station, Manchester, England, 1925-1934; photographs of buildings, staff, and equipment at the Mason Laboratory of Yale University; and material on the Detroit Edison Company, including a corporate history, 1903-1923, research and operations reports, 1923-1926, and copy for a pamphlet.

Arrangement:

Collection is arranged into three series.

Series 1: Historical Background Materials, 1923-1970

Series 2: Power Plant Materials, 1917-1932

Subseries 2.1: Conners Creek Power Plant, 1917-1924

Subseries 2.2: Trenton Channel Power Plant, 1923-1925, undated

Subseries 2.3: Test Reports, 1920-1926

Subseries 2.4: Other, 1927-1932

Series 3: Miscellaneous, 1919-1933

Biographical / Historical:

Anders K. Bak was a Danish mechanical engineer and employee of the Detroit Edison Power Company. The Detroit Edison Company was incorporated on January 17, 1903, for the purpose of engaging in the manufacture, distribution and sales of electricity in the City of Detroit, the State of Michigan, and elsewhere. Construction at Conners Creek, Michigan, was begun in 1913. The site was located on the Detroit River at the outflow of Lake St. Clair and had the Detroit Terminal railway on its eastern side. In 1918 the company started work on a power plant site, the Trenton Channel Power Plant, which acquired the Trenton Channel of the Detroit River.

Provenance:

The collection was donated to the Museum's Division of Civil and Mechanical Engineering (now the Division of Work and Industry) in the 1970s by the Detroit Edison Company.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

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:

Power (Mechanics)  Search this

Turbines  Search this

Genre/Form:

Blueprints -- 20th century

Correspondence -- 20th century

Citation:

Anders K. Bak Papers, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.1065

See more items in:

Anders K. Bak Papers

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8c6b3f768-0a5f-41e4-b451-d588101b1963

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1065

Sponsor:

Northern Pacific Railway Company  Search this

Collector:

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of History of Technology  Search this

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:

0.16 Cubic feet (1 box )

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Date:

1881-1949

Summary:

The collection consists of photoprints documenting the construction of the Northern Pacific Railway.

Scope and Contents:

Two hundred fifteen silver gelatin photoprints documenting the construction of the Northern Pacific Railway. Images depcit the Takoma Shops, Marent Gulch Viaduct, Howe trusses, trestle work, iron Pratt trusses, plate girders, coal bunkers, the Stampede Tuunnel, Bozeman Tunnel, turntables, and the Bismarck, North Dakota Missouri River Bridge.

Arrangement:

Collection is arranged into one series.

Biographical / Historical:

Founded in 1864, the Northern Pacific Railway originated in Minnesota and operated in the states bordering Canada, also serving cities in British Columbia and Manitoba.

Provenance:

Immediate source of acquisition unknown.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

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:

Railroads  Search this

Bridges  Search this

Railroad bridges  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Silver gelatin -- 19th-20th century

Citation:

Northern Pacific Railway Photographs, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.1067

See more items in:

Northern Pacific Railway Photoprints

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8760c62d7-812a-4985-b00a-13039ebfdff0

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1067

Creator:

Eney, William J.  Search this

Names:

Lehigh University  Search this

Former owner:

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry  Search this

Extent:

2.5 Cubic feet (5 boxes, 1 map-folder)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Reports

Correspondence

Drawings

Blueprints

Date:

1929-1977

Summary:

The collection documents William J. Eney, a civil engineer whose research primarily focused on model analysis of bridges, stress test and concrete.

Scope and Contents note:

The collection relates to Eney's professional career at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania as a researcher, professor, and the director of the engineering laboratory. The papers include reports, publications, teaching materials, photographs and blueprints.

Arrangement:

1 series.

Biographical/Historical note:

William J. Eney (d. 1981) was a 1927 graduate of Lehigh University, earning a degree in civil engineering. Eney was head of the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Fritz Engineering Laboratory. In addition to teaching, he published widely, in various engineering publications and was a co-author of the textbook, Structural Steel Design.

Provenance:

Original source and date of acquisition unknown.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

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:

Materials -- Testing  Search this

Structural design  Search this

Civil engineering  Search this

Civil engineers  Search this

Bridges  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs -- 20th century

Reports

Correspondence -- 20th century

Drawings -- 1900-1950

Blueprints

Citation:

William J. Eney Collection, 1929-1977, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.1062

See more items in:

W.J. Eney Collection

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8eecded32-4f67-414c-a442-663d3f09ef3d

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1062

Creator:

Main, Charles T., Inc.  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

Extent:

0.3 Cubic feet (2 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Date:

1910-1953

bulk 1910

Summary:

Collection contains photographs of factories, mills, and other projects undertaken by Charles T. Main Inc.

Scope and Contents note:

This collection contains photographs of factories, mills, and other projects undertaken by Charles T. Main Inc., Boston civil and plant engineers.

Arrangement:

Collection is arranged into one series by project.

Biographical / Historical:

Chas. T. Main, Inc. was a Boston engineering company founded by Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduate Charles T. Main in 1893. Main was a mechanical engineer working in the textile mills of New England and a major developer in the new field of hydroelectric power. He also served as the American Society of Mechanical Engineers' President from 1918-1919. In 1926, the company was incorporated as Chas. T. Main, Inc. Main and his associates decided that all stock would be privately owned by senior engineers so that the company was free of outside influence and only those who knew the industry best would make decisions. By the 1950s, Chas. T. Main Inc. consulted or worked internationally on projects, including building a hydro-electric plant in Turkey and developing a plan to unify development of the water resources of the Jordan River Valley for its surrounding countries, Jordan, Syria, and Israel. Domestically, Chas. T. Main, Inc. began an association with the Atomic Energy Commission in 1949 and was responsible for supporting plutonium production reactors facilities, water treatment plants, and reactor coolant activities, among other nuclear projects. In 1956, a rock slide in the Niagara River New York destroyed two-thirds of the Niagara power capacity. Chas. T. Main, Inc. was contracted to create a power plant to compensate for the loss of power and save the area's economy. In the late 1980s, suffering management problems, the company was bought by Parsons Corporation of Pasadena, California. In 1992, the company's name was changed to Parsons Main, Inc., located in Canton, Massachusetts as a subsidiary of Parsons Corporation.

Source

Northeastern University, Archives and Special Collections

Related Materials:

Materials at Other Organizations

Northeastern University, Archives and Special Collections

Chas. T. Main, Inc. records, 1975-[1977+]

Provenance:

Collection donated by Charles T. Main, Inc. through R.X. Oliveri, circa 1962.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

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:

Mills and mill-work  Search this

Factories  Search this

Civil engineers  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs -- Black-and-white photoprints -- 1900-1910

Citation:

Charles T. Main Photograph Collection, ca. 1908-1910, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.1053

See more items in:

Charles T. Main, Inc. Photographs

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep85b639753-9a2c-493f-bbae-711e9f1352c6

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1053

Creator:

Pennsylvania Railroad.  Search this

Architect:

McKim, Mead & White  Search this

Collector:

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of History of Technology  Search this

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:

Pennsylvania Station  Search this

Photographer:

Dreyer, Louis H.  Search this

Extent:

10.5 Cubic feet (23 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Glass plate negatives

Photographs

Stereographs

Date:

1904-1910

Summary:

Collection documents the construction of Penn Station and the Pennsylvania Railroad's work in New York City, including the station foundations and the East and Hudson River tunnels.

Scope and Contents:

Photographs, stereographs, and glass plate negatives documenting the construction progress of the Pennsylvania Terminal, including the Pennsylvania Station Site, from pre-existing structures through the foundation construction; construction of Sunnyside Yard; Construction of Sunnyside Yard Power House; and all aspects of the construction of the East River tunnels. The photographs depict machinery, equipment, techniques, and the men working on the site. The collection is also strong in depicting streets, buildings and the clothes worn by people at that time.

Arrangement:

The collection is arannged into three series.

Series 1: Photographs, 1904-1909

Series 2: Steregraph Cards, 1904-1909

Series 3: Glass Plate Negatives, 1908-1910

Series 4: Contract Material Vouchers, 1907-1908

Historical:

Pennsylvania Station, also known as Penn Station, is a railroad station located in New York City between Seventh and Eighth Avenues and 31st and 33rd Streets. It was named for the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR), and the project was initiated and lead by Alexander Johnston Cassatt (1839-1906), the seventh president of the PRR. Cassatt's vision was to construct tunnels under the Hudson River, bringing the PRR's line into New York City which enabled Pennsylvania Railroad trains to enter from New Jersey for the first time.

"Beginning with a double-track line across New Jersey's marshy Hackensack Meadows, they would dig two tunnels through Bergen Cliffs, continue down under the mile-wide Hudson, emerging deep underneath a great terminal. From there two tunnels, each with two tracks, would continue under and through Manhattan, becoming four separate tunnels under the East River. Two would be for the LIRR (Long Island Railroad), and would thus create a through ride all the way from the mainland to Long Island. The two other tunnels would serve the PRR, whose empty trains would terminate in Sunnyside, Queens." (Jonnes, page 84)

Construction of the tunnels began in 1904 and opened for service in 1910. The architects of the station building were McKim, Mead & White. The station's building was demolished (1963-1966) and Madison Square Gardens was built above the station, opening in 1968.

Sources

"Completion of the Pennsylvania Railroad Tunnels and Terminal Station," Scientific American, Vol. 102, No. 20 (May 14, 1910), pp. 398-401.

Historic American Buildings Survey, Engineering Record, Landscapes Survey, (HABS) No. NY-5471, "Pennsylvania Station," 1968.

Jonnes, Jill. Conquering Gotham: A Gilded Age Epic: The Construction of Penn Station and Its Tunnels. New York: Viking Penguin Group, 2007.

Related Materials:

Materials at Other Organizations

New York Historical Society

McKim Mead & White Architectural Records Collection, circa 1875-1950

Columbia University, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library

McKim Mead & White architectural records and drawings, 1879-1958

Progress photographs taken by L. H. Dreyer and others during the construction of the Pennsylvania Terminal (Penn Station), New York City, 1907-1910

Hagley Museum and Library

Pennsylvania Railroad Company records, 1813-1968

Provenance:

The photographs and stereograph cards were purchased from Charles Lloyd, III, a dealer, in 1980.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

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:

Railroads  Search this

Railroads -- 20th century  Search this

Railroad stations  Search this

Tunnels -- New York  Search this

Genre/Form:

Glass plate negatives

Photographs -- Black-and-white negatives -- 20th century

Photographs -- 20th century

Stereographs -- 1900-1910

Citation:

Penn Station, New York, Photographs, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.1048

See more items in:

Penn Station, New York, Photographs

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8087277d0-5bf6-463e-abfe-b77174e97db9

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1048

Creator:

Brown, Bernis B., 1888-1960  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

Extent:

8.5 Cubic feet (17 boxes, 1 map folder)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Books

Catalogs

Clippings

Correspondence

Magazines (periodicals)

Manuscripts

Newsletters

Notebooks

Patents

Photographs

Date:

1852-1972

Scope and Contents note:

The collection documents the history of farm machinery in America, especially steam-powered machines, with an emphasis on tractors. The collections includes Brown's correspondence with individuals and institutions regarding his research and his collection, writings, research notes, newspaper and magizine clippings, photographs, periodicals, and trade literature. Many of Brown's writings appeared in the Iron-Men Album. Also included is a history Brown compiled on early American farm power titled, Pictorial History of Early American Farm Power, 1953.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into seven series.

Personal Materials, 1945-1952

Correspondence, 1912-1960 Photographs, 1896-1958 Writings, 1915-1958 Research Notes, 1857-1958 Newspaper and Magazine Clippings, 1898-1972 Periodicals, 1946-1960 Trade Literature, 1852-1960

Biographical/Historical note:

Bernis Bertram Brown (1888-1960) was born in Gillians, Missouri. Brown worked for the Austin-Western Road Machinery Company and was a dealer, salesmen, and repairman of farm equipment, especially steam powered engines. Brown was a regular contributor to the Iron-Men Album Magazine with articles about valves, reverse gears and various steam and gas engines.

Related Materials:

Materials in the Archives Center

Carterpillar Tractor Company Photograph Collection, NMAH.AC.0146

John K. Parlett Collection of Agricultural Ephemera, NMAH.AC.1225

Provenance:

Collected for the National Museum of American History, Division of Civil and Mechanical Engineering.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

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:

Agricultural machinery  Search this

Farm equipment  Search this

Steam-engines  Search this

Tractors  Search this

Genre/Form:

Books

Catalogs

Clippings

Correspondence -- 20th century

Magazines (periodicals) -- 20th century

Manuscripts -- 20th century

Newsletters -- 20th century

Notebooks

Patents

Photographs -- 20th century

Citation:

Bernis B. Brown Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.1047

See more items in:

Bernis B. Brown Collection

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep833694762-4434-4153-ad01-d6b730ad299e

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1047

Creator:

Nickerson and Collins Co.  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

Extent:

1 Cubic foot (2 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Black-and-white photographs

Date:

1888-1928

Scope and Contents note:

Photographs of refrigeration equipment manufactured by Nickerson and Collins. Companies represented include: American Butt Copany, Hygiene Ice Company, Hygenic Ice and Cold Storage Company, Boston Terminal Refrigerating Company, Dixie Ice and Cold Storage Company, National Poultry and Egg Company, Alpine Ice Company, Standard Ice Manufctauring Company, Bryn Mawr Ice Manufacturing Company, Toyo Ice Factory, Aomori Fish Freezer and Storage Plant, Crescent Creamery Company, Keystone Cold Storage Company, Chicago Artificial Ice Company, City Ice Company, American Ice Company, Brunswick Ice Manufacturing Company, Texas Ice Company, The Citizens Ice Company, Independent Ice and Refrigerating Company, Mountain Ice Company, Charleston Ice House Carolina Service Company, Dianond Ice and Coal Company, Moon Lake Ice Company, Evansville Ice and Storage Company, Colonial Cold Storage Company, Gorrie Ice Manufacturing, Ice Publicity Association, and the Williams-Beers Ice.

Arrangement:

the collection is arranged into one series.

Biographical/Historical note:

Manufacturer of refrigeration and ice making machinery, Chicago, Illinois.

Provenance:

Collected for the Division of Civil and Mechanical Engineering (now called the Division of Work and Industry). Date unknown.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

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:

Refrigeration and refrigerating machinery  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs -- Black-and-white photoprints -- 1900-1950

Black-and-white photographs -- 1900-1950

Citation:

Nickerson and Collins Refrigeration Photographs, 1888-1928, and undated, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.1044

See more items in:

Nickerson and Collins Refrigeration Photographs

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8ab4df3a6-f206-4de1-a1b2-de4a24bd2b92

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1044

Creator:

Western Electric Company.  Search this

Names:

Bell System  Search this

Hawthorne Works.  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

Extent:

0.15 Cubic feet (1 box)

Container:

Box 1

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Photograph albums

Albums

Place:

Chicago (Ill.)

Date:

1925.

Scope and Contents note:

This album, prepared for a Bell System conference in Chicago, 1925, contains black-and-white photographs of the Hawthorne, Illinois Works of the Western Electric Company including views of buildings and grounds, offices, laboratories, shops, and the rod and wire mill.

Arrangement:

1 series.

Provenance:

Unknown.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

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:

Manufacturing  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Silver gelatin -- 1920-1930

Photograph albums -- 1920-1970

Albums -- 1920-1930

Citation:

Western Electric Company Photograph Album, 1925, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.1036

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep87dc6c4e7-c1e6-4745-9476-be6da6830bbe

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1036