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[YMCA Benham, Ky. with Bandstand : photographic postcard with message on verso,]

Creator:
Sis Mollie (postcard author)  Search this
Collection Creator:
Hazen, Margaret Hindle  Search this
Hazen, Robert M.  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Silver gelatin on paper, unmounted., 3.5" x 5.4")
Container:
Box 9, Item 168
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Benham Ky. -- Photographs -- 1900-1910
Date:
1913
Scope and Contents:
Postcard bears image of bandstand, Benham, Ky. Postmarked 1913. Message on verso from "Sis Mollie" to Clara B. Hoey, Louisa, Ky.
Local Numbers:
AC0253-0000010 (AC scan no.)

87-14224 (OPPS Neg.)

91-2452 (OPPS Neg.)
Collection Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use on site. Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves.
Rights:
OPPS Neg. 91-2452, message side; OPPS Neg. 87-14224, image side. Copyright expired; public domain, but the Smithsonian Institution makes no warranty or representation regarding the fitness for publication of information derived from or copies from its collections. Permission to reproduce available through Archives Center and S.I. Office of Printing and Photographic Services.
Topic:
Bandstands -- 1900-1910.  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1900-1950
Photographs -- 1900-1910 -- Black-and-white photoprints
Postcards -- 1900-1910
Picture postcards -- 1890-1910
Collection Citation:
Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera, ca. 1818-1931, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera
Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera / Series 1: Photographs / 1.7: Picture Postcards / Benham (Ky.) Bandstand. Postmarked 1913. Photographic postcard. Negative #87-14224. (PC 666) verso neg. # 91-2452.
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep89bde5676-ea77-4513-8005-f40682a58bbf
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0253-ref1976

Six Counties Firemen's Convention ["real photo" picture postcard]

Collector:
Hazen, Robert M.  Search this
Hazen, Margaret Hindle  Search this
Collection Creator:
Hazen, Margaret Hindle  Search this
Hazen, Robert M.  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Silver gelatin on paper,, 3-1/2" x 5-5/8".)
Container:
Box 10, Item 1.7.730
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Postcards
Picture postcards
Date:
Circa 1910
Scope and Contents:
Image 3" x 4-5/8". Photographic postcard showing a brass band in formation (marching?), playing at the Six Counties Firemen Convention, in an unidentified American city. No message or maker identification on verso.
Local Numbers:
AC0253-0000002 (AC Scan)

87-14075 (OIPP Neg. No.)
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
Collection Rights:
Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.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:
Marching bands  Search this
Congresses and conventions  Search this
Fire fighters  Search this
Brass bands -- 1900-1910 -- Washington  Search this
Musicians -- Photographs -- 1900-1910  Search this
Bands (Music) -- 1900-1910 -- Washington  Search this
Musical instruments -- Photographs -- 1900-1910 -- Washington  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1900-1910 -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Silver gelatin -- Postcards
Postcards -- 1900-1910
Picture postcards -- 1890-1910
Collection Citation:
Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera, ca. 1818-1931, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera
Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera / Series 1: Photographs / 1.7: Picture Postcards / Marching band in Six County Firemen Convention Parade. Photographic postcard. Negative #87-14075. (PC 219)
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8a68d6cfb-676a-40b9-8ecd-ecbbae8c1a99
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0253-ref1994

Post Office Job -- Mexico City 1902 [5 black-and-white photoprints on album page]

Collector:
Van Tassell, A.R.  Search this
Collection Creator:
Van Tassell, A.R.  Search this
Jackson, Paul  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Silver gelatin on paper., 10" x 13".)
Container:
Box 1
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Place:
Mexico City (Mexico)
Mexico -- 1900-1910
Date:
1902
Scope and Contents:
The photographs depict construction of a post office.
Local Numbers:
AC1015-0000001.tif (AC Scan No.)
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research access on site by appointment. Gloves required with unprotected photographs.
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.
Topic:
Building  Search this
Post office buildings  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1890-1910 -- Black-and-white photoprints
Collection Citation:
A.R. Van Tassell Photograph Album, 1900-1956, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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A.R. Van Tassell Photograph Albums
A.R. Van Tassell Photograph Albums / Series 1: Photograph Albums / Panama Canal
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8a1a0dba5-4482-40b9-9257-075c30990c82
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1015-ref517

Bull Fight Scenes Mexico City -- 1903 [hand-written title on page]. [Black-and-white photoprints on album page]

Collector:
Van Tassell, A.R.  Search this
Collection Creator:
Van Tassell, A.R.  Search this
Jackson, Paul  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Silver gelatin on paper., 10" x 13".)
Container:
Box 1
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Place:
Mexico City (Mexico)
Mexico -- 1900-1910
Date:
1903
Scope and Contents:
Six prints mounted on page.
Local Numbers:
AC1015-0000002.tif (AC Scan No.)
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research access on site by appointment. Gloves required with unprotected photographs.
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.
Topic:
Bullfighting -- Mexico -- 1900-1920.  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1890-1910 -- Black-and-white photoprints
Collection Citation:
A.R. Van Tassell Photograph Album, 1900-1956, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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A.R. Van Tassell Photograph Albums
A.R. Van Tassell Photograph Albums / Series 1: Photograph Albums / Panama Canal
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8b0c758ec-14d7-4cb1-94dd-5ef34e84d6b0
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1015-ref518

[National Railroad Station, Bull Fighting ticket, etc.]., 1903. [black-and-white photoprint and color print]

Collector:
Van Tassell, A.R.  Search this
Collection Creator:
Van Tassell, A.R.  Search this
Jackson, Paul  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Silver gelatin and ink on paper., 10" x 13".)
Container:
Box 1
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Place:
Mexico -- 1900-1910
Scope and Contents:
A photograph and tickets, 1903.
Local Numbers:
AC1015-0000003.tif (AC Scan No.)
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research access on site by appointment. Gloves required with unprotected photographs.
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.
Topic:
Bullfighting -- Mexico -- 1900-1920.  Search this
Railroad terminals  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1890-1910 -- Black-and-white photoprints
Collection Citation:
A.R. Van Tassell Photograph Album, 1900-1956, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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A.R. Van Tassell Photograph Albums
A.R. Van Tassell Photograph Albums / Series 1: Photograph Albums / Panama Canal
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8ac163894-beb2-4133-a095-5e1017991df6
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1015-ref519

[Shell Company of California gas station with automobile [black-and-white photoprint]

Donor:
American Petroleum Institute.  Search this
Names:
Shell Company of California  Search this
Collection Creator:
American Petroleum Institute.  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (probably 8 x 10".)
Container:
Box 25, Folder 43
Type:
Archival materials
Black-and-white photographic prints
Date:
1923
1910
Scope and Contents:
"This shed-type station with its prefabricated panels, pump island, and canopy prefigured many later gas station designs." Caption from reproduction in Chad Randall's article, below. The top of the station bears the Shell sign.
Local Numbers:
00071108.tif (AC Scan)
General:
In Box --, Folder --.
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use on site by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Reproduction permission from Archives Center: fees for commercial use.
Topic:
Automobiles -- 1900-1910  Search this
Gasoline  Search this
Service stations  Search this
Genre/Form:
Black-and-white photographic prints -- Silver gelatin -- 1900-1950
Collection Citation:
American Petroleum Institute Photograph and Film Collection, 1860s-1990 (bulk 1955-1990), Archives Center, National Museum of American History
See more items in:
American Petroleum Institute Photograph and Film Collection
American Petroleum Institute Photograph and Film Collection / Series 1: Historical Photographs, 1850s-1950s / 1.32: Service Stations, 1905-1978
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep80c844d59-caf4-483d-9c59-a2ddf7c9802b
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0711-ref1305
Online Media:

Ninth floor of the Phoenix Building in Chicago, Illinois 1901. Western Union operating room [black-and-white photoprint]

Collector:
Western Union Telegraph Company  Search this
Names:
Phoenix Building (Chicago, Ill.)  Search this
Collection Creator:
United Telegraph Workers.  Search this
Western Union Telegraph Company  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (5.0" x 9.8")
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Place:
Chicago (Ill.)
Date:
1901
Arrangement:
In black copy print notebooks.
Local Numbers:
AC0205-0000138 (AC Scan)

90-16525 (SI Neg. No.)
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research access by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
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.
Topic:
Telegraph, Wireless  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1900-1910
Collection Citation:
Western Union Telegraph Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
See more items in:
Western Union Telegraph Company Records
Western Union Telegraph Company Records / Series 23: Photographs / 23.3: Western Union Albums (numbered) / Album, Equipment; office interiors; employees at work.
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep89720bd9f-7dad-4767-be44-d2cb5f3a8db3
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0205-ref11332

[Exterior of Western Union office in Peoria, IL, 1905. Left to right: Tom McGraw, Miss Hughes, Homer Barlow, Jas. Talliaferro, Victoria Wilde, Cass Salm, Wm. Howard, Ed Mahoney, Larry O'Laughlin, Bruce E. Brill]

Collector:
Western Union Telegraph Company  Search this
Collection Creator:
United Telegraph Workers.  Search this
Western Union Telegraph Company  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Silver gelatin on paper., 5.6" x 6.5")
Container:
Box 711, Folder 4
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Photographs
Place:
Illinois -- 1900-1910
Peoria (Ill.)
Date:
1905
Scope and Contents:
A bicycle wheel can be seen on the right. Sepia-colored print.
Local Numbers:
AC0205-0000135 (AC Scan)
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research access by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
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.
Topic:
Bicycles -- 1880-1920  Search this
Office buildings  Search this
Telegraph, Wireless  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1900-1910 -- Black-and-white photoprints
Collection Citation:
Western Union Telegraph Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
See more items in:
Western Union Telegraph Company Records
Western Union Telegraph Company Records / Series 23: Photographs / 23.1: Western Union Buildings and Property / Post 1900
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep82ee2a665-58b6-419e-b163-a3f07e658077
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0205-ref11335

[Hearts Content, Newfoundland, Canada: village streetscape with bicycle.] [black-and-white photoprint.]

Collector:
Western Union Telegraph Company  Search this
Collection Creator:
United Telegraph Workers.  Search this
Western Union Telegraph Company  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (4.2" x 6.0")
Type:
Archival materials
Albumen prints
Place:
Newfoundland
Hearts Content (Newfoundland, Canada)
Date:
Circa 1900
Scope and Contents:
Albumen print?
Arrangement:
Photographs, Anglo-American
Local Numbers:
AC0205-0000090 (AC Scan)
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research access by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
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.
Topic:
Streets -- Canada  Search this
Telegraph, Wireless  Search this
Genre/Form:
Albumen prints -- 19th century
Collection Citation:
Western Union Telegraph Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
See more items in:
Western Union Telegraph Company Records
Western Union Telegraph Company Records / Series 23: Photographs / 23.7: Equipment / Anglo-American Telegraph Co., Ltd., Hearts Content, Newfoundland, ca. 1872.
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8cfaa1398-8764-47e1-9c92-28034cd69708
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0205-ref11374

[Launching of C.S. Cyrus Field : black-and-white photoprint]

Collector:
Western Union Telegraph Company  Search this
Collection Creator:
United Telegraph Workers.  Search this
Western Union Telegraph Company  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Silver gelatin on paper., 6.5" x 8.7")
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Date:
Circa 1920
Scope and Contents:
C.S. Cyrus Field in a shipyard.
Arrangement:
In photographs, location not recorded.
Local Numbers:
AC0205-0000079 (AC Scan)
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but Series 11 and films are stored off-site. Special arrangements must be made to view some of the audiovisual materials. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
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.
Topic:
Ships  Search this
Telegraph, Wireless  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1900-1910 -- Black-and-white photoprints
Collection Citation:
Western Union Telegraph Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
See more items in:
Western Union Telegraph Company Records
Western Union Telegraph Company Records / Series 23: Photographs / 23.5: Cable Ships / C.S. Cyrus Field, 1924 (includes photos of C.S. Lord Kelvin)
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep821cb5384-73bb-44f5-8c44-681a633c9228
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0205-ref11384

[Three telegraph messenger boys in Kentucky : black-and-white photoprint]

Collector:
Western Union Telegraph Company  Search this
Collection Creator:
United Telegraph Workers.  Search this
Western Union Telegraph Company  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Silver gelatin on paper., 9.1" x 6.7")
Container:
Box 749, Folder 3
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Photographs
Place:
Kentucky
Date:
Circa 1900-1904
Scope and Contents:
Mounted photograph with text.
Local Numbers:
AC0205-0000105 (AC Scan)
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research access by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
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.
Topic:
Telegraph, Wireless  Search this
Messengers  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1900-1910 -- Black-and-white photoprints
Collection Citation:
Western Union Telegraph Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
See more items in:
Western Union Telegraph Company Records
Western Union Telegraph Company Records / Series 23: Photographs / 23.8: People / Western Union Messengers, ca. 1930s
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8276f7e06-4692-43ea-bc6d-75b9c97b21ad
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0205-ref11400

Le Cake-Walk / Danse au Nouveau Cirque. Les Enfants Negres. 142/10 [photographic postcard]

Collector:
Hoffman, David  Search this
Boaz, Joyce  Search this
Hoffman, Iris  Search this
Donor:
Hoffman, David  Search this
Boaz, Joyce  Search this
Hoffman, Iris  Search this
Names:
Nouveau Cirque (Paris, France)  Search this
Walker, Frederick, (Fredy), 1893-1977.  Search this
Walker, Ruth (Rudy), 1891-after 1928  Search this
Collection Creator:
Boaz, Joyce  Search this
Hoffman, David  Search this
Hoffman, Iris  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Silver gelatin on paper., 5.6" x 3.6")
Container:
Box 1
Culture:
African Americans  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photographic postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards
Photographs
Place:
Dijon (France)
Date:
Circa 1898
Scope and Contents:
(Translation: The Cake Walk danced at the new circus. Negro children.) Rudy and Fredy Walker dancing. See "Rudy and Fredy Walker, c.1903 postcard series 'Le Cake-Walk' by Rainer E. Lotz, http://songbook1.wordpress.com/pp/fx/african-american-musical-theater-1896-1926/rudy-and-fredy-walker/cake-walking-babies-from-home/Real photo postcard with ink inscription on lower right, referring to Dijon.
Arrangement:
In Box 1, Folder Cake Walk.
Local Numbers:
AC0281-0000004 (AC Scan)
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research use.
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.
Topic:
African American dance  Search this
Cakewalk (Dance)  Search this
Dance  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographic postcards
Postcards -- 1890-1910
Picture postcards -- 1890-1910
Photographs -- 1900-1910 -- Black-and-white photoprints
Collection Citation:
Hoffman/Boaz Postcard Collection, 1898-1920, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, box X, folder XX, digital image file XXXXXXX.
See more items in:
Hoffman/Boaz Postcard Collection
Hoffman/Boaz Postcard Collection / Cake Walk
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8f81b39c9-fa5f-476e-96b5-9fd6e9954337
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0281-ref517
Online Media:

Le Cake Walk [sic] / Danse au Nouveau Cirque, Les Enfants Negres, 142/9 [postcard]

Collector:
Hoffman, David  Search this
Boaz, Joyce  Search this
Hoffman, Iris  Search this
Donor:
Hoffman, David  Search this
Boaz, Joyce  Search this
Hoffman, Iris  Search this
Names:
Nouveau Cirque (Paris, France)  Search this
Walker, Frederick, (Fredy), 1893-1977.  Search this
Walker, Ruth (Rudy), 1891-after 1928  Search this
Collection Creator:
Boaz, Joyce  Search this
Hoffman, David  Search this
Hoffman, Iris  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Silver gelatin on paper., 5.6" x 3.6")
Container:
Box 1
Culture:
African Americans  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Photographic postcards
Picture postcards
Postcards
Place:
France -- 1890-1920
Date:
Circa 1898
Scope and Contents:
(Translation: The Cake Walk danced at the new circus. Negro children.) Rudy and Fredy Walker. See "Rudy and Fredy Walker, c.1903 postcard series 'Le Cake-Walk' by Rainer E. Lotz, http://songbook1.wordpress.com/pp/fx/african-american-musical-theater-1896-1926/rudy-and-fredy-walker/cake-walking-babies-from-home/
Arrangement:
In Box 1, Folder Cake Walk.
Local Numbers:
AC0281-0000010.tif (AC Scan)
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research use.
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.
Topic:
African American dance  Search this
Cakewalk (Dance)  Search this
Dance  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1900-1910 -- Black-and-white photoprints
Photographic postcards
Picture postcards -- 1890-1910
Postcards -- 1890-1910
Photographic postcards
Collection Citation:
Hoffman/Boaz Postcard Collection, 1898-1920, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, box X, folder XX, digital image file XXXXXXX.
See more items in:
Hoffman/Boaz Postcard Collection
Hoffman/Boaz Postcard Collection / Cake Walk
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8c854f649-a1ea-4943-b975-f0b057aa96da
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0281-ref522
Online Media:

Les Danseuses de "Cake Walk" [sic] / Casino de Paris. [Real photo postcard]

Collector:
Hoffman, David  Search this
Boaz, Joyce  Search this
Hoffman, Iris  Search this
Donor:
Hoffman, David  Search this
Boaz, Joyce  Search this
Hoffman, Iris  Search this
Photographer:
Walery  Search this
Names:
Casino de Paris  Search this
Collection Creator:
Boaz, Joyce  Search this
Hoffman, David  Search this
Hoffman, Iris  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Silver gelatin on paper., 5.6" x 3.6")
Container:
Box 1, Folder 1
Culture:
African Americans  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Picture postcards
Photographic postcards
Place:
Paris (France) -- 1890-1920
France -- 1890-1920
Date:
Circa 1900
Scope and Contents:
(Translation: The dancers of "Cake Walk," Casino de Paris.) Walery / Paris. Hand-painted image of two women.
Arrangement:
In Box 1, Folder Photographic series
Local Numbers:
AC0281-0000018.tif (AC Scan)
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research use.
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.
Topic:
African American dance  Search this
Cakewalk (Dance)  Search this
Dance  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1900-1910 -- Black-and-white photoprints
Picture postcards -- 1890-1910
Photographic postcards
Collection Citation:
Hoffman/Boaz Postcard Collection, 1898-1920, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, box X, folder XX, digital image file XXXXXXX.
See more items in:
Hoffman/Boaz Postcard Collection
Hoffman/Boaz Postcard Collection / Photographic
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep82da2a324-6766-4aab-abc7-1209b0fea443
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0281-ref531
Online Media:

[Steinway Hall exterior decorated with patriotic bunting: black & white photoprint.]

Collector:
Steinway & Sons  Search this
Photographer:
Tobias  Search this
Collection Creator:
Steinway, William  Search this
Steinway, Henry Ziegler  Search this
Steinway family  Search this
Steinway & Sons  Search this
Krüsi, Bartholomew, Rev.  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Silver gelatin on paper, mounted on board., 12.4" x 9.4")
Container:
Box 8, Folder 6
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Place:
New York -- 1890-1910
Date:
1900
Scope and Contents:
Decorated for the turn of the Century. Mr. Tobias, photographer.
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use on site by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
Collection Rights:
Copyright held by the Smithsonian Institution. Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Reproduction permission from Archives Center: fees for commercial use.
Topic:
Patriotism  Search this
Music-halls  Search this
Concerts  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1900-1910 -- Black-and-white photoprints
Collection Citation:
Steinway and Sons Piano Company Collection, 1857-1919, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Steinway & Sons Records and Family Papers
Steinway & Sons Records and Family Papers / Series 2: Steinway Business Records / Photographs of Steinway Hall, 1868-circa 1900
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep85a1c25e2-67cf-4b6a-86d3-1388a11e86f7
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0178-ref603

Model of the [Edison Electric Co.] Pearl Street Station exhibited at St. Louis [caption under image: black & white photoprint]

Collector:
Hammer, William J. (William Joseph), 1858-1934 (electrical engineer)  Search this
Collection Creator:
Hammer, William J. (William Joseph), 1858-1934 (electrical engineer)  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (5.0" x 7.9")
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Date:
Circa 1905
Scope and Contents:
Scale model of the 1882 station exhibited at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in 1904.
Arrangement:
Series ?, box 23. folder 1.
Local Numbers:
AC0069-0000009 (AC scan number)
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use on site by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
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.
Topic:
Power stations  Search this
Exhibitions  Search this
Models  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1900-1910 -- Black-and-white photoprints
Collection Citation:
William J. Hammer Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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William J. Hammer Collection
William J. Hammer Collection / Series 2: Edisonia / 2.1: Pearl Street Station, New York / The Historic Pearl Street New York, Edison Station by John W. Lieb, first electrician of the station Edisonia
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep89cfc73fa-dbbd-428d-8fd3-4f905b6454c1
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0069-ref3836

[American Institution of Electrical Engineers Annual Dinner, black & white photoprint]

Collector:
Hammer, William J. (William Joseph), 1858-1934 (electrical engineer)  Search this
Collection Creator:
Hammer, William J. (William Joseph), 1858-1934 (electrical engineer)  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Silver gelatin on paper, 10.4" x 13.5")
Container:
Box 97, Folder ?
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Date:
February 11, 1904
Scope and Contents:
View of dinners from above. Hall decorated with swags of electric lights.
Local Numbers:
AC0069-0000015 (AC scan number)
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use on site by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
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.
Topic:
Electrical engineering  Search this
Dinners and dining  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1900-1910 -- Black-and-white photoprints
Collection Citation:
William J. Hammer Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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William J. Hammer Collection
William J. Hammer Collection / Series 4: Photographs / 4.2: Edisonia / AIEE
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep80face14a-a468-4967-b891-8a1fad6ff3a0
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0069-ref3841

[Edison with voice recording machine and large globe, black & white photoprint]

Collector:
Hammer, William J. (William Joseph), 1858-1934 (electrical engineer)  Search this
Names:
Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931  Search this
Collection Creator:
Hammer, William J. (William Joseph), 1858-1934 (electrical engineer)  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (10.4" x 13.5")
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Date:
1907
Scope and Contents:
Photograph by Pach Bros. in New York.
Arrangement:
Series 4, box 97a. folder ?.
Local Numbers:
AC0069-0000016 (AC scan number)
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use on site by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
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.
Topic:
Sound -- Recording and reproducing  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1900-1910 -- Black-and-white photoprints
Collection Citation:
William J. Hammer Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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William J. Hammer Collection
William J. Hammer Collection / Series 4: Photographs / 4.2: Edisonia / Edison
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep88b9c8d0d-197b-475a-ac54-42c816b71f13
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0069-ref3843

[Beverly Industrial School football team, Massachusetts, photoprint]

Collector:
United Shoe Machinery Corporation  Search this
Collection Creator:
United Shoe Machinery Corporation  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Silver gelatin on paper., 9.4" x 9.8")
Container:
Box 176, Folder 6
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Date:
1913
Scope and Contents:
With typed list of subjects.
Local Numbers:
AC0277-0000011 (AC Scan)
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning intellectual property rights. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Trade schools  Search this
Football teams  Search this
Shoe machinery  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1900-1910 -- Black-and-white photoprints
Collection Citation:
United Shoe Machinery Corporation Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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United Shoe Machinery Corporation Records
United Shoe Machinery Corporation Records / Series 17: Photographs / 17.1: Employees / Beverly Industrial School football team
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep87b51d38d-b34d-426c-ae7f-6818c6935c44
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0277-ref7292

[Emile Bachelet : black-and-white photoprint.]

Collector:
Bachelet, Emile, 1863-1946  Search this
Donor:
Bachelet, Albert E.  Search this
Collection Creator:
Bachelet, Emile, 1863-1946  Search this
Bachelet, Albert E.  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Silver gelatin on paper., 6.2 x 4.8 in.)
Container:
Box 1, Folder 12
Type:
Archival materials
Portraits
Photographs
Date:
Circa 1908-1910
Scope and Contents:
Photographer unknown. Emile Bachelet in his laboratory standing next to his working model of the magnetically levatated railway.
Local Numbers:
AC0302-0000001.tif (AC Scan)
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Gloves must be worn when handling unprotected photographs and negatives.
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.
Topic:
Scientists  Search this
Inventors  Search this
Laboratories  Search this
Engineering  Search this
Railroads  Search this
Genre/Form:
Portraits -- Men
Photographs -- 1900-1910 -- Black-and-white photoprints
Collection Citation:
Emile Bachelet Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Emile Bachelet Collection
Emile Bachelet Collection / Series 4: Photographs / Photographs
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep872e6e0f4-938b-47ed-9bdc-bbe01e9d9d3a
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0302-ref559

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