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Melicope molokaiensis (Hillebr.) T.G. Hartley & B.C. Stone

Biogeographical Region:
63 - North-Central Pacific  Search this
Collector:
Natalia Tangalin  Search this
Hank Oppenheimer  Search this
Steven P. Perlman  Search this
Microhabitat Description:
wet montane forest  Search this
Min. Elevation:
1311  Search this
Place:
E Maui, Waikamoi, Lower Flume Road, drainage below Hanamanu Pipeline trail, Maui, Hawaii, United States, Pacific Islands
Collection Date:
28 Mar 2007
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Sapindales Rutaceae Zanthoxyloideae
Published Name:
Melicope molokaiensis (Hillebr.) T.G. Hartley & B.C. Stone
Barcode:
01077309
USNM Number:
3575908
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Flora of Hawaii
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/39b67f75f-c35b-4b5d-849b-539b518f84fc
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_10377924

Myrsine lessertiana A. DC.

Biogeographical Region:
63 - North-Central Pacific  Search this
Collector:
Natalia Tangalin  Search this
Hank Oppenheimer  Search this
Steven P. Perlman  Search this
Microhabitat Description:
wet montane forest  Search this
Min. Elevation:
1327  Search this
Place:
E Maui, Waikamoi, Lower Flume Road, drainage below Hanamanu Pipeline trail, Maui, Hawaii, United States, Pacific Islands
Collection Date:
28 Mar 2007
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Ericales Primulaceae Myrsinoideae
Published Name:
Myrsine lessertiana A. DC.
Barcode:
01077312
USNM Number:
3575896
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Flowering plants and ferns
Flora of Hawaii
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f9af9cc0-8480-41f1-bd62-c8c247fbf820
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_10377946

Geniostoma hedyosmifolium (Baill.) Byng & Christenh.

Biogeographical Region:
63 - North-Central Pacific  Search this
Collector:
Natalia Tangalin  Search this
Hank Oppenheimer  Search this
Steven P. Perlman  Search this
Microhabitat Description:
wet montane forest  Search this
Min. Elevation:
1327  Search this
Place:
E Maui, Waikamoi, Lower Flume Road, drainage below Hanamanu Pipeline Trail, Maui, Hawaii, United States, Pacific Islands
Collection Date:
28 Mar 2007
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Gentianales Loganiaceae
Published Name:
Geniostoma hedyosmifolium (Baill.) Byng & Christenh.
Labordia hedyosmifolia Baill.
Barcode:
01077314
USNM Number:
3575889
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Flora of Hawaii
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3db20dcff-e95e-4451-9eda-5956acc66529
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_10377964

Apetahia longistigmata (F. Br.) E. Wimm.

Biogeographical Region:
61 - South-Central Pacific  Search this
Collector:
Steven P. Perlman  Search this
Kenneth R. Wood  Search this
Microhabitat Description:
In Metrosideros-Weinmannia shrubland  Search this
Min. Elevation:
1073  Search this
Place:
On ridge to S of Airport road, drainages of Tapueahu gulch, to NW of Toovii over summit crest, French Polynesia, Pacific Islands
Collection Date:
21 Sep 1995
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Asterales Campanulaceae Lobelioideae
Published Name:
Apetahia longistigmata (F. Br.) E. Wimm.
Barcode:
01195957
Other Numbers:
Duplicate distribution : BISH, F, MO, P, PAP, PTBG, US
USNM Number:
3355866
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Marquesas Collection
Flora of Polynesia
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37ef4e16f-ddb9-4ec1-a9a4-4dc911336760
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_12924481

Cyrtandra thibaultii Fosberg & Sachet

Biogeographical Region:
61 - South-Central Pacific  Search this
Collector:
Steven P. Perlman  Search this
Kenneth R. Wood  Search this
Microhabitat Description:
In Metrosideros - Weinmannia forest  Search this
Min. Elevation:
963  Search this
Place:
S of Airport road, drainages of Tapueahu gulch, to NW of Toovii over summit crest, French Polynesia, Pacific Islands
Collection Date:
21 Sep 1995
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Lamiales Gesneriaceae
Published Name:
Cyrtandra thibaultii Fosberg & Sachet
Barcode:
01101580
Other Numbers:
Duplicate distribution : BISH, MO, P, PAP, PTBG, US, WU
USNM Number:
3355868
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Marquesas Collection
Flora of Polynesia
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33962bae6-7379-49b5-9117-bbe57d59ae17
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_12922228

Hemichaena rugosa (Benth.) Thieret

Biogeographical Region:
80 - Central America  Search this
Collector:
Louis O. Williams  Search this
Antonio Molina Rosito  Search this
Min. Elevation:
1500  Search this
Place:
Along Manzaragua road. Drainage of the Río Yeguare, Department of El Paraíso., El Paraiso, Honduras, Central America - Neotropics
Collection Date:
5 Jan 1947
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Lamiales Phrymaceae
Published Name:
Hemichaena rugosa (Benth.) Thieret
Barcode:
03880292
USNM Number:
2021773
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f7e36c86-cc79-476e-9322-0ae46e0ad98f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_15640241

Psychotria toviana F. Br.

Biogeographical Region:
61 - South-Central Pacific  Search this
Collector:
Steven P. Perlman  Search this
Kenneth R. Wood  Search this
Microhabitat Description:
In Metrosideros - Weinmannia forest  Search this
Min. Elevation:
963  Search this
Place:
S of Airport road, drainages of Tapueahu gulch, to NW of Toovii over summit crest. Growing in bottom of stream, French Polynesia, Pacific Islands
Collection Date:
21 Sep 1995
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Gentianales Rubiaceae Rubioideae
Published Name:
Psychotria toviana F. Br.
Barcode:
01102004
Other Numbers:
Duplicate distribution : BISH, MO, P, PAP, PTBG, US
USNM Number:
3441176
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Marquesas Collection
Flora of Polynesia
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b7426c94-0bd7-46e1-840d-59324e1ad648
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_12922634

Geniostoma hallei Fosberg & Sachet

Biogeographical Region:
61 - South-Central Pacific  Search this
Collector:
Steven P. Perlman  Search this
Kenneth R. Wood  Search this
Microhabitat Description:
In Metrosideros-Weinmannia forest  Search this
Min. Elevation:
1006  Search this
Place:
S of Airport road, drainages of Tapueahu gulch, to NW of Toovii over summit crest, French Polynesia, Pacific Islands
Collection Date:
21 Sep 1995
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Gentianales Loganiaceae
Published Name:
Geniostoma hallei Fosberg & Sachet
Barcode:
01251135
Other Numbers:
Duplicate distribution : PTBG, BISH, US
USNM Number:
3355867
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Flowering plants and ferns
Marquesas Collection
Flora of Polynesia
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3694d1fd8-e284-482d-8ff9-fe10fb3cf47e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_12927645

D. Ward King Road Grader Collection

Creator:
King, D. Ward  Search this
Extent:
0.75 Cubic feet ( 2 boxes, 1 map-folder)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Articles
Writings
Blueprints
Photographs
Photograph albums
Reprints
Poems
Scrapbooks
Letters (correspondence)
Date:
1902-2005
Summary:
Photographs, publications and correspondence related to D. Ward King's invention the King Road Drag, or the Split-Oak drag, which improved rural travel in the early 20th century by introducing a simple design and low-effort system for grading poor-quality roads. The King Road Drag was promoted heavily across the United States and Canada via the "Good Roads Campaign" originally sponsored by the railroad companies in the early decades of the twentieth century.
Scope and Contents:
This collection contains photographs, correspondence and articles documenting the road drag that D. Ward King invented to grade, drain water from, and improve the condition of rural roads in the early 20th century. Included are photographs of King, his family, the road drag, and the conditions of roads before and after treatment; a scrapbook containing letters and photographs; a blueprint of the road drag; as well as articles and reprints from various publications praising King's invention.

This collection would be of interest to researchers of the Good Roads movement, rural life and development in the early 20th century, and agricultural invention.
Arrangement:
This collection is arranged into three (3) series.

Series 1: Correspondence, 1907; 1909

Series 2: Publications, 1903; 1907-1917; 1999

Series 3: Photographs, circa 1905-1915; 1908-1910; 1919-1920
Biographical / Historical:
Born and educated in Springfield Ohio, David Ward King (1857-1920), who was known as D. Ward King, moved to rural Maitland, Missouri after his marriage in 1881 and began life as a farmer. In 1896, he demonstrated the use of his simple invention, dubbed the "King Road Drag" or the split-oak drag, which consisted of two split logs attached by crossbeams and hitched with a loop of chain to horses, to be dragged along a stretch of rutted muddy road until it was smooth. His rudimentary road grader had the effect not only of flattening and compacting muddy soil, but creating a crest in the center of the road, sloping down at each side, so that the next rain would run off the packed surface into the ditch. This basic scheme had a revolutionary effect on rural life--farmers were often mired in mud on the roads to their fields or into town, their most powerful draft horses unable to contend with wagon wheels sunken into deep ruts after heavy rains. Use of King's drag soon made their roads not only passable, but faster and safer to travel, which saved time and money for all in the community.

In 1903, King was employed by the Chicago and North Western Transportation Co. to promote his product across the country as part of their "Good Roads Campaign," giving lectures and demonstrations. King patented the King Road Drag (US Patent 884,497 and US Patent 1,102,671) in 1908 and later improved it in 1914. The United States Patent Office called his invention a "Road Grader," but King referred to it as a "split log drag," the "King Road Drag,"

Although King patented his invention, the simple design made it difficult to enforce patent rights, so farmers were encouraged to build and make use of their own versions of the road drag. Even after the railroads withdrew their support (the road drag's success had the effect of sending more potential passengers on the roads with their bicycles and cars, rather than riding the train), King made a decent living for years on the lecture circuit, presenting in 46 of the 48 then- existing states and Canada. His midwestern education made him an eloquent, dynamic speaker, and his talks were often sold out. The invention of the road drag and its almost evangelical use across the country has been credited for increased automobile use in the early part of the century, as well as the advent of parcel post delivery and mail-order catalogue supply to rural areas.
Provenance:
Collection donated by Helene W. King and Amy Burbank King in 2014.
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:
Roads -- Design and construction  Search this
Road machinery  Search this
Road scrapers  Search this
Roads  Search this
Roads -- Accessories  Search this
Graders (Earthmoving machinery)  Search this
Inventors -- 20th century -- United States  Search this
Inventions  Search this
Road drainage  Search this
Genre/Form:
Articles -- 20th century
Writings
Blueprints -- 20th century
Photographs -- Black-and-white photoprints -- 1900-1950
Photograph albums -- 20th century
Reprints
Poems
Scrapbooks -- 20th century
Letters (correspondence) -- 20th century.
Citation:
D. Ward King Road Grader Collection, 1903-2000, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.1332
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D. Ward King Road Grader Collection
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8c96af71f-d47b-4e1b-a06b-5bb3f2568859
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1332
Online Media:

Eragrostis unioloides (Retz.) Nees ex Steud.

Biogeographical Region:
40 - Indian subcontinent  Search this
Collector:
Thomas R. Soderstrom  Search this
S. Kulatunge  Search this
Min. Elevation:
1951  Search this
Place:
Ceylon. Nuwara Eliya District: Nuwara Eliya to Nanu-oya road; drainage at base of mountain., Sri Lanka, Asia-Tropical
Collection Date:
6 Nov 1969
Taxonomy:
Plantae Monocotyledonae Poales Poaceae Chloridoideae
Published Name:
Eragrostis unioloides (Retz.) Nees ex Steud.
Barcode:
04379505
USNM Number:
2580929A
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33896171f-8262-442f-b8ca-1036f31f43b4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_16244680

Deinandra paniculata (A. Gray) Davidson & Moxley

Biogeographical Region:
76 - Southwestern U.S.A.  Search this
Collector:
M. Provance  Search this
Min. Elevation:
1195  Search this
Place:
San Bernardino Mountains: Cleghorn Road, drainage at the head of northern branch of Little Horsethief Canyon (Cajon 7.5' Q) +/- 10m., San Bernardino, California, United States, North America
Collection Date:
13 Nov 2017
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Asterales Asteraceae
Published Name:
Deinandra paniculata (A. Gray) Davidson & Moxley
Barcode:
01253676
USNM Number:
3731802
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3db53c48f-4d0a-4250-b88b-d892f60c2449
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_14687423

Psychotria toviana F. Br.

Biogeographical Region:
61 - South-Central Pacific  Search this
Collector:
Steven P. Perlman  Search this
Kenneth R. Wood  Search this
Microhabitat Description:
In Metrosideros - Weinmannia forest  Search this
Min. Elevation:
1006  Search this
Place:
S of Airport road, drainages of Tapueahu gulch, to NW of Toovii over summit crest, French Polynesia, Pacific Islands
Collection Date:
21 Sep 1995
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Gentianales Rubiaceae Rubioideae
Published Name:
Psychotria toviana F. Br.
Barcode:
01101997
Other Numbers:
Duplicate distribution : BISH, MO, P, PAP, PTBG, US
USNM Number:
3441170
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Marquesas Collection
Flora of Polynesia
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/324d8eddb-25db-4562-9916-77e9e7777ec8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_12922627

Entocythere prisma

Collector:
H. H. Hobbs  Search this
Capt. Hall  Search this
River Basin:
Canoochee River  Search this
Prep Count:
1
Preparation:
Slide
Sex:
female
Place:
7.9 Mile W jct. US 17 + 67, on 67. Unnatural Stream Created By Road Drainage Ditch, Bryan County, Georgia, United States
Collection Date:
28 May 1969
Published Name:
Entocythere prisma Andolshek & Hobbs, 1986
Ankylocythere sp.
Other Numbers:
slide number : 2512
USNM Number:
1585835
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Invertebrate Zoology
Arthropoda
Data Source:
NMNH - Invertebrate Zoology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34802e53d-680b-464a-8119-0c252736ed44
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhinvertebratezoology_14997685

Ankylocythere ancyla

Collector:
H. H. Hobbs  Search this
Capt. Hall  Search this
River Basin:
Canoochee River  Search this
Prep Count:
1
Preparation:
Slide
Place:
7.9 Mile W jct. US 17 + 67, on 67. Unnatural Stream Created By Road Drainage Ditch, Bryan County, Georgia, United States
Collection Date:
28 May 1969
Published Name:
Ankylocythere ancyla Crawford, 1965
Other Numbers:
slide number : 2514
USNM Number:
1585836
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Invertebrate Zoology
Arthropoda
Data Source:
NMNH - Invertebrate Zoology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3bb79a872-03c9-417e-8c3a-3134e62ae0d6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhinvertebratezoology_14997686

Ankylocythere ancyla

Collector:
H. H. Hobbs  Search this
Capt. Hall  Search this
River Basin:
Canoochee River  Search this
Prep Count:
1
Preparation:
Slide
Place:
7.9 Mile W jct. US 17 + 67, on 67. Unnatural Stream Created By Road Drainage Ditch, Bryan County, Georgia, United States
Collection Date:
28 May 1969
Published Name:
Ankylocythere ancyla Crawford, 1965
Other Numbers:
slide number : 2516
USNM Number:
1585837
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Invertebrate Zoology
Arthropoda
Data Source:
NMNH - Invertebrate Zoology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/361e3afc0-e5ad-4ac7-8eb5-34a4d6b8409a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhinvertebratezoology_14997687

Ankylocythere spargosis

Collector:
H. H. Hobbs  Search this
Capt. Hall  Search this
River Basin:
Canoochee River  Search this
Prep Count:
1
Preparation:
Slide
Place:
7.9 Mile W jct. US 17 + 67, on 67. Unnatural Stream Created By Road Drainage Ditch, Bryan County, Georgia, United States
Collection Date:
28 May 1969
Published Name:
Ankylocythere spargosis Andolshek & Hobbs, 1986
Other Numbers:
slide number : 2517
USNM Number:
1585838
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Invertebrate Zoology
Arthropoda
Data Source:
NMNH - Invertebrate Zoology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ccf8660f-7af8-44a8-bfcc-09524fb04dbc
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhinvertebratezoology_14997688

Ankylocythere spargosis

Collector:
H. H. Hobbs  Search this
Capt. Hall  Search this
River Basin:
Canoochee River  Search this
Prep Count:
1
Preparation:
Slide
Place:
7.9 Mile W jct. US 17 + 67, on 67. Unnatural Stream Created By Road Drainage Ditch, Bryan County, Georgia, United States
Collection Date:
28 May 1969
Published Name:
Ankylocythere spargosis Andolshek & Hobbs, 1986
Other Numbers:
slide number : 2521
USNM Number:
1585839
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Invertebrate Zoology
Arthropoda
Data Source:
NMNH - Invertebrate Zoology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c136944f-32e5-46c3-a4af-ebdef3687b05
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhinvertebratezoology_14997689

Ankylocythere spargosis

Collector:
H. H. Hobbs  Search this
Capt. Hall  Search this
River Basin:
Canoochee River  Search this
Prep Count:
1
Preparation:
Slide
Place:
7.9 Mile W jct. US 17 + 67, on 67. Unnatural Stream Created By Road Drainage Ditch, Bryan County, Georgia, United States
Collection Date:
28 May 1969
Published Name:
Ankylocythere spargosis Andolshek & Hobbs, 1986
Other Numbers:
slide number : 2522
USNM Number:
1585840
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Invertebrate Zoology
Arthropoda
Data Source:
NMNH - Invertebrate Zoology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3611664b4-4145-44df-a5db-8b5d778cdc3b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhinvertebratezoology_14997690

Ankylocythere spargosis

Collector:
H. H. Hobbs  Search this
Capt. Hall  Search this
River Basin:
Canoochee River  Search this
Prep Count:
1
Preparation:
Slide
Place:
7.9 Mile W jct. US 17 + 67, on 67. Unnatural Stream Created By Road Drainage Ditch, Bryan County, Georgia, United States
Collection Date:
28 May 1969
Published Name:
Ankylocythere spargosis Andolshek & Hobbs, 1986
Other Numbers:
slide number : 2523
USNM Number:
1585841
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Invertebrate Zoology
Arthropoda
Data Source:
NMNH - Invertebrate Zoology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3366ee82b-01d8-4e31-b34c-9a9f30118a26
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhinvertebratezoology_14997691

Ankylocythere spargosis

Collector:
H. H. Hobbs  Search this
Capt. Hall  Search this
River Basin:
Canoochee River  Search this
Prep Count:
1
Preparation:
Slide
Place:
7.9 Mile W jct. US 17 + 67, on 67. Unnatural Stream Created By Road Drainage Ditch, Bryan County, Georgia, United States
Collection Date:
28 May 1969
Published Name:
Ankylocythere spargosis Andolshek & Hobbs, 1986
Other Numbers:
slide number : 2525
USNM Number:
1585842
See more items in:
Invertebrate Zoology
Arthropoda
Data Source:
NMNH - Invertebrate Zoology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/339336a49-bfcd-42f9-b4c5-315e8f711680
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhinvertebratezoology_14997692

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