This image shows a dumpster on the site of the Finsbury Square Apartments, mud and foiliage are also visible, created in 1983 the image was used to inform a planning survey of the Anacostia area.
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for unrestricted research. Use requires an appointment.
Collection Rights:
The Dorn C. McGrath, Jr. slides and other material are the physical property of the Anacostia Community Museum. Literary and copyright belong to the author/creator or their legal heirs and assigns. Rights to work produced during the normal course of Museum business resides with the Anacostia Community Museum. For further information, and to obtain permission to publish or reproduce, contact the Museum Archives.
The panel examined the historical relationship of the Anacostia River and the East of the River communities as well as the impact of the larger city and region upon the river. The panel specifically focused on what is in the river, how it got there, and current efforts underway to new the waterway. The event was held on July 14, 2009 at the Anacostia Community Museum.
Panel discussion. Sound only. Dated 20090714.
Local Numbers:
ACMA AV005121_B
ACMA AV005122
General:
Title transcribed from event calendar (July 2009) in which the event date corresponds to date on physical asset.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.
Scurlock, George H. (Hardison), 1919-2005 Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Silver gelatin on cellulose acetate film sheet., 8" x 10".)
Container:
Box 102
Culture:
African Americans -- Washington (D.C.) Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Place:
Washington (D.C.) -- African Americans
Washington (D.C.) -- 1930-1940 -- Photographs
Date:
ca. 1930s
Scope and Contents:
Man and woman standing with group of children at the curbside. They are holding signs reading, "Junior Neighborhood Improvement Club," "Keep off, give the grass a chance," "We want a [?] block," "Cleanliness is next to Godliness," "Don't throw trash in the street," "I promise if I am not willing to aid I will not try to hinder this effort,""We pro[mise] to respect others' rights." "Be a good neighbor. Join us in this effort 100%," "Are you with us 100%" "Sweep your side walk daily," "Help to keep the street clean.. health..." "Old man trash is on the run," and "Trash public enemy #1 / Pick him up on sight." Ink on negative. "DEFENDER SAFETY BASE" edge imprint. No Scurlock number.
Subseries Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Gloves must be worn when handling unprotected photographs and negatives. Special arrangements required to view negatives due to cold storage. Using negatives requires a three hour waiting period. Contact the Archives Center at 202-633-3270.
Subseries Rights:
When the Museum purchased the collection from the Estate of Robert S. Scurlock, it obtained all rights, including copyright. The earliest photographs in the collection are in the public domain because their term of copyright has expired. The Archives Center will control copyright and the use of the collection for reproduction purposes, which will be handled in accordance with its standard reproduction policy guidelines. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
African American children -- 1930-1940 Search this
Photographs -- 1930-1940 -- Black-and-white negatives -- Acetate film
Subseries Citation:
Scurlock Studio Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Smithsonian Institution
Sponsor:
The collection was acquired with assistance from the Eugene Meyer Foundation. Elihu and Susan Rose and the Save America's Treasures program, provided funds to stabilize, organize, store, and create digital surrogates of some of the negatives. Processing and encoding funded by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.
FWD Co. ; Badger Four-Wheel Drive Auto Co. Search this
Notes content:
Automobile transmissions ; trucks ; earth boring and pole setting equipment ; aerial ladder trucks ; fire fighting trucks and equipment ; public utility trucks ; Miller FWD Special Racing Car ; snow removal truck equipment ; center scraper plow ; airport snow removal trucks ; road maintenance trucks ; oil field trucks ; "Truck News" publication (vol. 40, no. 3 ; Annual Photo Review Issue) ; "Exhaustive Test of an FWD Truck by Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana" ; The company built the first four wheel drive vehicle in the United States. During WWI, many of their 4X4 trucks were used by the US and British armies. ; credited with the invention of the four-wheel drive axle ; see entry in Dictionary of Wisconsin History: http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/
Includes:
Trade catalog and photographs
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
81 pieces; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Clintonville, Wisconsin, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Automobiles and automotive equipment (including trucks and buses) Search this
water softening and purifying systems for household use, mining, textile manufacturing and railraods ; water filters ; iron removal filters ; swimming pool filtering and recirculating equpment ; range boilers and tanks ; steel structures ; gasoline storage tanks for motor boats ; gasoline storage outfits for private garages
Includes:
Trade catalog and price lists
Black and white images
Physical description:
68 pieces; 2 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Date range:
1800s-1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Boats and ships (including marine hardware and supplies) Search this
Business services (advertising; marketing; organizational management; etc.) Search this
Fuel (includes oil; petroleum; gas; coal; etc.) Search this
American Society of Landscape Architects Search this
Extent:
1 Glass negative (black-and-white, 8 X 10 in.)
Type:
Archival materials
Glass negatives
Place:
Massachusetts -- Cambridge
United States of America -- Massachusetts -- Middlesex County -- Cambridge
Date:
1905
General:
Sign reads, "Furniture - Piano Moving & Expressing Storage Warehouse 28 Church Street.
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Willys-Overland Motors, Inc. ; Kaiser Motors ; Willys-Overland Crossley, Ltd. (Stockport, United Kingdom) ; John N. Willys Export Corp. ; Willys-Overland Sales Co., Ltd. (Toronto, Canada) ; Willys-Overland Co. ; Willys-Overland Inc. ; Kaiser-Willys Sales Div. ; Willys-Overland Export Corp. ; Farnsworth & Middlekauff Inc. Search this
Notes content:
one envelope OVERSIZE ; Automobiles ; utility trucks ; maintenance manual for Willys trucks ; 1945 annual report for Willys-Overland Motors, Inc. , including World War II wartime production [published after close of war] ; 1950 Annual Report ; producer of Jeeps for war , also ammunition , cargo trailers , and aircraft assemblies ; "Universal Jeep" and earth moving equipment ; "Willys-Knight Model 84" automobile manual with operating and care instructions ; "Smooth Driving" by Harold Spieth , with suggestions for automobile accident prevention and safety [Unique ? ] ; "Motor Trend" May 1952 issue with "The 1952 Willys Story" on the "Aero" Willys automobile ; Semi-Annual Report of Willys-Overland Motors, Inc. (1944) ; Willys-Knight motor cars ; "Overland Whippet" automobile ; "Kaiser" automobiles ; "Jeep" specialized vehicles and trucks ; "Jeep" agricultural implements ; snow plows ; "Aero Willys"...this comprises the uncataloged portion.
Chain Belt Co. - Construction Equipment Division ; Rex Chain and Conveyor Divisions ; Baldwin-Duckworth Chain Division ; Rex Construction Machinery Division ; Stearns Conveyor Co. (Cleveland, OH). Search this
Notes content:
Concrete by pipeline - "Pumpcrete" ; conveying machinery ; road paving equipment ; saw rigs ; "Rex" water-boy diaphragm plunger and road pumps ; mixers and agitators ; foundry sand handling-conditioning systems and mold conveyors ; traveling water screens ; chains and sprockets ; roller chains ; conveyor sludge collectors ; industrial and municipal waste treatment equipment ; flat spray nozels ; micro-film deaerators ; malleable iron castings ; bucket elevators ; coal and ash handling equipment ; etc.
Includes:
Trade catalog, price lists and manual
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
199 pieces; 9 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Date range:
1800s-1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Materials handling equipment (includes barrels; bottling and filling; casters; chains; etc.) Search this
1926 ; "Elgin" system of internal softening and purifying for steam boilers ; boiler cleaning machinery ; water softener and filter equipment for domestic and industrial purposes ;
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Physical description:
1 piece; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Elgin, Illinois, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Industrial equipment or mechanical machinery (including supplies and components) Search this
Business services (advertising; marketing; organizational management; etc.) Search this
Corrosion-proof lining for automobile, forging and stamping plants; acid and chemical manufacturers; steel plants; tin mills; galvanizers; platers; enamelers, refineries, public utilities; etc. Air pollution control equipment; industrial ventilating systems.
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Physical description:
12 pieces; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Iron and steel products (castings; sheet steel; steel wire; wire rope; pig iron and structural steel products ) Search this
Waste Management (including water treatment; recycling; refuse collection; industrial waste; etc.) Search this
