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Bernis B. Brown Collection

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

[Trade catalogs from Clark Equipment Co.]

Company Name:
Clark Equipment Co.  Search this
Related companies:
Tructractor Div. (Battle Creek, MI) ; Construction Machinery Div. (Benton Harbor, MI) ; Industrial Truck Div. (Battle Creek, MI) ; Ross Carrier Div. (Benton Harbor, MI) ; Lima Div. (Lima, OH) ; Crane Div. (Lima, OH) ; Transmission Div. (Jackson, MI) ; Powerworker Section (Battle Creek, MI) ; Canadian Clark, Ltd. (Ontario, Canada) ; Clark Tructractor Co. (Battle Creek, MI); Celfor Tool Co. ; Buchanan Electric Steel Co. ; Automotive Div. ; Cortez Sales Div. (Battle Creek, MI) ; Cortez Corp. (Battle Creek, MI) ; Clark Cortez Retail Sales Branch (Woodside, Long Island, NY)  Search this
Notes content:
"Celfor" twist drills, reamers, countersinks, flue cutters, and lathe tools ; fork trucks, fork lift trucks and industrial towing tractors ; tractor dozers ; tractor shovels ; tractor scrapers ; construction and forestry equipment ; powered materials handling equipment ; "Clarktour" people-moving vehicles for shopping malls, airports, amusement parks, etc. ; pallet trucks ; industrial torque converters ; truck transmissions, etc. ; planetary axle ; RVs ; motor homes
Includes:
Trade catalog and price lists
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
224 pieces; 3 linear feet; 3 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Buchanan, Michigan, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Automobiles and automotive equipment (including trucks and buses)  Search this
Camping equipment  Search this
Construction and earth-moving machinery  Search this
Lumber; logging; timber and forestry  Search this
Machine tools and metalworking equipment  Search this
Materials handling equipment (includes barrels; bottling and filling; casters; chains; etc.)  Search this
Recreation  Search this
Road building machinery and equipment  Search this
Topic:
Amusements  Search this
Automobiles  Search this
Barrels  Search this
Bottling  Search this
Camping equipment industry  Search this
Construction equipment  Search this
Earthmoving machinery  Search this
Forests and forestry  Search this
Hobbies  Search this
Industrial equipment  Search this
Lumber  Search this
Machine-tools  Search this
Metal-working machinery  Search this
Motor vehicles  Search this
Outdoor recreation  Search this
Recreation industry  Search this
Road machinery  Search this
Roads -- Design and construction  Search this
Timber  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_11537
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_11537

Jacques Seligmann & Co. records, 1904-1978, bulk 1913-1974

Creator:
Jacques Seligmann & Co.  Search this
Subject:
Hauke, Cesar M. de (Cesar Mange)  Search this
Glaenzer, Eugene  Search this
Haardt, Georges  Search this
Seligman, Germain  Search this
Seligmann, Arnold  Search this
Parker, Theresa D.  Search this
Waegen, Rolf Hans  Search this
Trevor, Clyfford  Search this
Seligmann, RenĂ©  Search this
Seligmann, Jacques  Search this
De Hauke & Co., Inc.  Search this
Jacques Seligmann & Co  Search this
Eugene Glaenzer & Co.  Search this
Germain Seligmann & Co.  Search this
Gersel  Search this
Type:
Gallery records
Citation:
Jacques Seligmann & Co. records, 1904-1978, bulk 1913-1974. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Mackay, Clarence Hungerford, 1874-1938 -- Art collections  Search this
Schiff, Mortimer L. -- Art collections  Search this
Arenberg, duc d' -- Art collections  Search this
Liechtenstein, House of -- Art collections  Search this
Art -- Collectors and collecting -- France -- Paris  Search this
Art -- Collectors and collecting  Search this
World War, 1939-1945 -- Art and the war  Search this
La Fresnaye, Roger de, 1885-1925  Search this
Art, Renaissance  Search this
Decorative arts  Search this
Art treasures in war  Search this
Art, European  Search this
Theme:
Art Gallery Records  Search this
Art Market  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)9936
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212486
AAA_collcode_jacqself
Theme:
Art Gallery Records
Art Market
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_212486
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[Trade catalogs from American Hoist and Derrick Co.]

Company Name:
American Hoist and Derrick Co.  Search this
Related companies:
American Terry Derrick Co. (NJ) ; Crosby-Laughlin Div. (Fort Wayne, IN)  Search this
Notes content:
Cranes/excavators (locomotive, revolving, crawling, backhoe, shovel), hoists (derrick, tower, elevator), winches, marine deck equipment, mixing machinery, asphalt paving machinery, material elevators, winches, car pullers, ditchers, pile drivers, snowplows, wire rope, tackle blocks, pumps, dredging equipment, swaging systems, material elevators. Crane and dragline ; clamshell cranes ; wire rope blocks ; wire rope blocks and sheaves ; crane blocks ; American Gopher shovel ; drop forged fittings for wire rope and chain...this comprises the uncataloged portion.
Includes:
Trade catalog and price lists
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
40 pieces; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Construction and earth-moving machinery  Search this
Materials handling equipment (includes barrels; bottling and filling; casters; chains; etc.)  Search this
Road building machinery and equipment  Search this
Topic:
Barrels  Search this
Bottling  Search this
Construction equipment  Search this
Earthmoving machinery  Search this
Industrial equipment  Search this
Road machinery  Search this
Roads -- Design and construction  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_37370
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_37370

Episode 87

Collection Producer:
Lodge, Arthur  Search this
Arthur Lodge Productions.  Search this
Collection Creator:
National Association of Manufacturers  Search this
Extent:
1 Motion picture film
Container:
Reel AC0507-OF0087
Type:
Archival materials
Moving Images
Motion picture films
Date:
1952 June 8
Scope and Contents:
Men of Iron! Open-pit mining in Minnesota and Chile. U.S. Steel Corporation's Oliver Iron Mining Co.

The Cleveland Plan! Manufacturing modular houses. Exan-Homes, Inc., Cleveland, OH.

Merchandising by Machine! Manufacturing vending machines. Coin operated units. Vendo Co., Kansas City, MO.

Highway Vacuum Cleaner! Highway cleaning in CA by Director of Highways. Good Roads Machinery Co., Minerva, OH.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but the films are stored off-site. Special arrangements must be made directly with the Archives Center staff to view episodes for which no reference copy exists. 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 will be charged for reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Industry on Parade Film Collection, 1950-1959, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
Industry on Parade Film Collection
Industry on Parade Film Collection / Series 1: Motion Picture Films
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8231becc2-81aa-4d32-ac93-89239dca5438
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0507-ref174

[Trade catalogs from Steel Highway Track Construction Co. of America]

Variant company name:
New York, NY ; Harrisburg, PA ; Camden, NJ  Search this
Company Name:
Steel Highway Track Construction Co. of America  Search this
Notes content:
steel highway track
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Physical description:
2 pieces; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Road building machinery and equipment  Search this
Topic:
Road machinery  Search this
Roads -- Design and construction  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_22556
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_22556

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
See more items in:
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
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Euclid Road Machinery Company, Cleveland, Ohio

Collection Creator:
Brown, Bernis B., 1888-1960  Search this
Container:
Box 13, Folder 5
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1959, undated
Collection 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.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Bernis B. Brown Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
See more items in:
Bernis B. Brown Collection
Bernis B. Brown Collection / Series 8: Trade Literature
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep89562936d-3112-4cbd-a07f-0b6774c16e8c
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1047-ref706

Western-Westin Company

Collection Creator:
Brown, Bernis B., 1888-1960  Search this
Container:
Box 16, Folder 15
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1934
Scope and Contents:
Includes materials for Austin-Western Road Machinery Company, Aurora, Illinois.
Collection 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.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Bernis B. Brown Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
See more items in:
Bernis B. Brown Collection
Bernis B. Brown Collection / Series 8: Trade Literature
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep85add30bb-f37d-4ae3-a6d5-14317a209b8b
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1047-ref793

Newspaper Clippings: Interviews about Jim Thorpe with Gail and Grace

Collection Creator:
Thorpe, Grace F.  Search this
Container:
Box 2, Folder 14
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1967-1968
Collection Restrictions:
Access to NMAI Archive Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiphotos@si.edu. For personal or classroom use, users are invited users to download, print, photocopy, and distribute the images that are available online without prior written permission, provided that the files are not changed, the Smithsonian Institution copyright notice (where applicable) is included, and the source of the image is identified as the National Museum of the American Indian.
Collection Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Grace F. Thorpe Collection, Box and Folder Number; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
Grace F. Thorpe Collection
Grace F. Thorpe Collection / Series 5: Jim Thorpe and His Legacy
Archival Repository:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sv44a7ace0b-9416-471d-94b0-37825f39d93f
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmai-ac-085-ref138
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[Trade catalogs from Caterpillar Tractor Co.]

Company Name:
Caterpillar Tractor Co.  Search this
Related companies:
C. L. Best Tractor Co.; Holt Mfg. Co.; Russell Grader Mfg. Co.; Trackson Co.; Towmoter Corp.  Search this
Notes content:
One item OVERSIZE. Annual reports ; catalogs ; diesel engines ; "The Dotted Line" ; earthmoving equipment ; electric power units ; farming equipment ; general information ; history ; logging ; marine engines ; mining and pumping ; oilfield equipment ; railroad equipment ; tractors ; "Caterpillar Magazine" ; forwarders ; wheel harvesters ; stationary mount loaders...this comprises the uncataloged portion.
Includes:
Trade catalog, price lists, photographs and histories
Black and white images
Physical description:
1356 pieces; 44 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Peoria, Illinois, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Agricultural tools and machinery  Search this
Automobiles and automotive equipment (including trucks and buses)  Search this
Boats and ships (including marine hardware and supplies)  Search this
Construction and earth-moving machinery  Search this
Electrical apparatus and equipment  Search this
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this
Lumber; logging; timber and forestry  Search this
Mining machinery; equipment and supplies  Search this
Pumping machinery and air compressors  Search this
Railroad; streetcar; subway and tramway equipment and supplies  Search this
Road building machinery and equipment  Search this
Topic:
Agricultural implements  Search this
Agricultural machinery  Search this
Air-compressors  Search this
Automobiles  Search this
Boats and boating  Search this
Construction equipment  Search this
Earthmoving machinery  Search this
Electric apparatus and appliances  Search this
Engines  Search this
Forests and forestry  Search this
Lumber  Search this
Marine machinery  Search this
Mining machinery industry  Search this
Motor vehicles  Search this
Motors  Search this
Pumping machinery industry  Search this
Railroad equipment industry  Search this
Road machinery  Search this
Roads -- Design and construction  Search this
Ships  Search this
Street-railroads  Search this
Subways  Search this
Timber  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_10172
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_10172

Road Machinery

Series Creator:
Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969  Search this
Container:
Box 2, Folder 1
Type:
Archival materials
Series Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Some items may be restricted due to fragile condition.
Series Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Series Citation:
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Roads and Road Making, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
See more items in:
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Roads and Road Making
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Roads and Road Making / 1: Roads: Construction and Repair
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep811295b6b-ab97-446c-96e8-1ca3f061f221
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0060-s01-01-roads-ref531

Good Roads Machinery Company

Collection Creator:
Ayer (N W) Incorporated.  Search this
Container:
Box 391 (Series 2), Folder 2
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1916-1921
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research use.

Physical Access: Researchers must use microfilm copy. Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves. Researchers must use reference copies of audiovisual materials. When no reference copy exists, the Archives Center staff will produce reference copies on an "as needed" basis, as resources allow.

Technical Access: Viewing the film portion of the collection without reference copies requires special appointment, please inquire; listening to audio discs requires special arrangement. Do not use original materials when available on reference video or audio tapes.
Collection Rights:
Publication and production quality duplication is restricted due to complex copyright, publicity rights, and right to privacy issues. Potential users must receive written permission from appropriate rights holders prior to obtaining high quality copies. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
NW Ayer & Sons, incorporated Advertising Agency Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
See more items in:
N W Ayer Advertising Agency Records
N W Ayer Advertising Agency Records / Series 2: Proof Sheets
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep84806eb62-5abc-4570-9190-37b76c38115b
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0059-ref7626

Road machinery 13395 Photonegative

Publisher:
Underwood & Underwood  Search this
Photographer:
Dauson  Search this
Collection Creator:
Underwood & Underwood  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (5" x 8")
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Stereoscopic photographs
Place:
Long Island (N.Y.)
New York
Date:
1909
Local Numbers:
RSN 15597

Video number 14944
General:
Company catalog card included.
Currently stored in box 3.1.46 [215].
Copy and Version Identification Note:
118550
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. The original glass plate is available for inspection if necessary in the Archives Center. A limited number of fragile glass negatives and positives in the collection can be viewed directly in the Archives Center by prior appointment. 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:
Laborers -- New York  Search this
Machinery -- New York  Search this
Roads -- New York  Search this
Trench diggers  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1900-1910 -- Black-and-white negatives -- Glass
Stereoscopic photographs
Collection Citation:
Underwood &Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
See more items in:
Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection
Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection / Series 3: Underwood & Underwood glass plates / 3.1: Underwood and Underwood Negatives / RSN Numbers 15576-15681
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep80434f58b-d1ba-4964-b7ee-89cc03ca660c
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0143-ref12133

[Trade catalogs from McGraw-Edison Co.]

Company Name:
McGraw-Edison Co.  Search this
Related companies:
Lectromelt Div. ; Power Systems Group ; Toastmaster Div. (Elgin, IL) ; Alrectic Div. ; Speed Queen Atlantic Co., Inc. ; McGraw Electric Co. (Elgin, IL) ; Waters-Genter Co. ; Clark Water Heater Div. ; Bussmann Mfg. Co. ; Brevel Motors ; Bussmann Div. (St. Louis, MO)  Search this
Notes content:
Batteries ; power capacitors ; transformers ; surge arrestors ; "Buss" fuses ; other electrical equipment and components ; D-H vacuum deoxidation process ; "Lectromelt" furnaces ; "Toastmaster" portable automatic heaters ; "Toastmaster" toasters and parts list ; toaster hospitality trays ; other kitchen appliances ; "Toastmaster" water heaters ; "Alrectic" overhead highway sign structures ; electrical protective devices...this comprises the uncataloged portion.
Includes:
Trade catalog and price lists
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
49 pieces; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
York, Pennsylvania, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Appliances (household)  Search this
Architectural designs and building materials  Search this
Electrical apparatus and equipment  Search this
Foundries; supplies and equipment  Search this
Furnaces and boilers  Search this
Heating; ventilation and air conditioning  Search this
Road building machinery and equipment  Search this
Topic:
"Decoration and ornament, Architectural"  Search this
Air conditioning  Search this
Architectural design  Search this
Boilers  Search this
Building materials  Search this
Electric apparatus and appliances  Search this
Foundries  Search this
Furnaces  Search this
Heating  Search this
Heating and ventilation industry  Search this
Household appliances  Search this
Road machinery  Search this
Roads -- Design and construction  Search this
Ventilation  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_30410
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_30410

Euclid Road Machinery Company, Cleveland, Ohio

Series Creator:
Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 9
Type:
Archival materials
Series Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Some items may be restricted due to fragile condition.
Series Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Series Citation:
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Industrial Equipment, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
See more items in:
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Industrial Equipment
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Industrial Equipment / Business Records, Marketing Material, and Other / 1: Companies
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8260223fc-b284-42d6-aba2-1c382f953b20
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0060-s01-01-industrialequipment-ref519

[Trade catalogs from Madsen Iron Works]

Company Name:
Madsen Iron Works  Search this
Notes content:
"Madsen" road pug ; materials handling equipment ; "Madsen" mobile asphalt paving plant ; "Madsen" mobile oil-mix plant ; "Madsen" paving plant ; paving tools
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
9 pieces; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Huntington Park, California, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Materials handling equipment (includes barrels; bottling and filling; casters; chains; etc.)  Search this
Road building machinery and equipment  Search this
Topic:
Barrels  Search this
Bottling  Search this
Industrial equipment  Search this
Road machinery  Search this
Roads -- Design and construction  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_29164
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_29164

[Trade catalogs from Cummins Engine Co., Inc.]

Company Name:
Cummins Engine Co., Inc.  Search this
Related companies:
Flxible Corp. (Delaware, OH) ; Cummins Diesel Export Corp. ; Acason-Miller Diesel Sales Co. (Denver, CO) ; Cummins Gas Engines, Inc. (El Paso, TX)  Search this
Notes content:
Diesel engines: industry, automotive, marine. Heavy duty for construction, mining, industry. Automotive, pleasure boat, diesel marine engines ; small diesels. Lightweight, high-speed diesel engines for on- and off-highway trucks, buses, tractors, earthmovers, shovels, cranes, industrial locomotives, air compressors, logging yarders and loaders, drilling rigs, centrifugal pumps, generator sets and power units, work boats and pleasure crafts. Manuals, specifications, blueprints.
Includes:
Trade catalog, price lists, manual and photographs
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
195 pieces; 5 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Columbus, Indiana, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Automobiles and automotive equipment (including trucks and buses)  Search this
Boats and ships (including marine hardware and supplies)  Search this
Construction and earth-moving machinery  Search this
Electrical apparatus and equipment  Search this
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this
Lumber; logging; timber and forestry  Search this
Materials handling equipment (includes barrels; bottling and filling; casters; chains; etc.)  Search this
Mining machinery; equipment and supplies  Search this
Pumping machinery and air compressors  Search this
Railroad; streetcar; subway and tramway equipment and supplies  Search this
Refinery equipment  Search this
Road building machinery and equipment  Search this
Well drilling equipment: water; oil; etc.  Search this
Topic:
Air-compressors  Search this
Automobiles  Search this
Barrels  Search this
Boats and boating  Search this
Bottling  Search this
Construction equipment  Search this
Earthmoving machinery  Search this
Electric apparatus and appliances  Search this
Engines  Search this
Forests and forestry  Search this
Gas well drilling  Search this
Industrial equipment  Search this
Lumber  Search this
Marine machinery  Search this
Mining machinery industry  Search this
Motor vehicles  Search this
Motors  Search this
Oil field equipment and supplies industry  Search this
Oil well drilling  Search this
Petroleum industry and trade  Search this
Pumping machinery industry  Search this
Railroad equipment industry  Search this
Road machinery  Search this
Roads -- Design and construction  Search this
Ships  Search this
Street-railroads  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_12455
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_12455

[Trade catalogs from Four Wheel Drive Auto Co.]

Variant company name:
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada  Search this
Company Name:
Four Wheel Drive Auto Co.  Search this
Related companies:
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
Aviation (aircraft; balloons; etc.)  Search this
Construction and earth-moving machinery  Search this
Firefighting and fire engines  Search this
Road building machinery and equipment  Search this
Waste Management (including water treatment; recycling; refuse collection; industrial waste; etc.)  Search this
Well drilling equipment: water; oil; etc.  Search this
Topic:
"Recycling (Waste, etc.)"  Search this
Aeronautics  Search this
Airplanes  Search this
Airships  Search this
Automobiles  Search this
Balloons  Search this
Construction equipment  Search this
Earthmoving machinery  Search this
Fire fighting equipment industry  Search this
Gas well drilling  Search this
Motor vehicles  Search this
Oil well drilling  Search this
Refuse and refuse disposal  Search this
Refuse disposal industry  Search this
Road machinery  Search this
Roads -- Design and construction  Search this
Water -- Purification  Search this
Water well drilling  Search this
Well drillers  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_15768
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_15768

[Trade catalogs from Catskill Shale Brick & Paving Co.]

Company Name:
Catskill Shale Brick & Paving Co.  Search this
Notes content:
brick pavements
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Physical description:
1 piece; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Catskill, New York, United States
Date:
1800s
Topic (Romaine term):
Ceramics; pottery; glass; crystal; china; bricks; and stones  Search this
Road building machinery and equipment  Search this
Topic:
Ceramics  Search this
Glass  Search this
Porcelain  Search this
Pottery  Search this
Road machinery  Search this
Roads -- Design and construction  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_45216
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_45216

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