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Sewing machine and cycle gazette

Physical description:
v. : ill. ; 34 cm
Type:
Periodicals
Place:
Great Britain
Date:
1881
18uu
1881-1936
Topic:
Household appliances  Search this
Sewing machines  Search this
Washing machines  Search this
Call number:
TJ1 .J863
TJ1.J863
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_145268

New tuck creaser and self sewer. / Fuller and Barnum's

Author:
Fuller & Barnum's  Search this
Physical description:
1 p. : 22 x 14 cm
Type:
Books
Fliers
Date:
1867
1869
[Between 1867 and 1869]
Topic:
Sewing machines  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_661285

Sewing machine adjustable table. : Adapted to all the various sewing machines manufactured in the US. Sewing Machine Adjustable Table Company

Author:
Sewing Machine Adjustable Table Company  Search this
Physical description:
1 p. : col. ill.. ; 28 x 12 cm
Type:
Books
Fliers
Date:
1873
[ca. 1873]
Topic:
Sewing--Equipment and supplies  Search this
Sewing machines  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_661289

Smithsonian National Quilt Collection: Machine Quilting

Creator:
National Museum of American History  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2011-06-28T12:29:38.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
American History  Search this
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SmithsonianAmHistory
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianAmHistory
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_FPnL1i7-UgY

Samuel Colt

Creator:
National Museum of American History  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2016-12-12T19:46:29.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
American History  Search this
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SmithsonianAmHistory
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianAmHistory
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_jpMBWQpD72I

Elias Howe

Creator:
National Museum of American History  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2016-12-12T19:59:20.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
American History  Search this
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SmithsonianAmHistory
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianAmHistory
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_p7PmVIlcqV4

Barbara Lee Smith on Wendell Castle—Connections: Renwick Gallery

Creator:
Smithsonian American Art Museum  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2017-01-30T15:18:44.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Art, American  Search this
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americanartmuseum
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
YouTube Channel:
americanartmuseum
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_HHX3HwjsuEs

Becoming a Million Dollar American Princess

Creator:
Smithsonian Channel  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2015-12-04T20:07:39.000Z
YouTube Category:
Entertainment  Search this
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smithsonianchannel
Data Source:
Smithsonian Channel
YouTube Channel:
smithsonianchannel
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_B51pobYSQe4

This Pressure Suit Helped Pilots Survive New Heights

Creator:
Smithsonian Channel  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2017-10-27T15:30:03.000Z
YouTube Category:
Entertainment  Search this
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smithsonianchannel
Data Source:
Smithsonian Channel
YouTube Channel:
smithsonianchannel
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_l3ZoBZ5MXBY

“Each Quilt Can Tell You a Story”: An Interview with Sylvia G. Stephens

Creator:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Type:
Blog posts
Smithsonian staff publications
Interviews
Blog posts
Published Date:
Wed, 27 Sep 2023 01:49:00 GMT
Topic:
Cultural property  Search this
See more posts:
Festival Blog
Data Source:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:posts_c7582b3758332ecfbc577330b16ccc16

Female Students in Carlisle School Uniform , at Sewing Class, Inside School Room; Some with Sewing Machines

Creator:
Choate, John N., of Carlisle, Pennsylvania  Search this
Collection Creator:
Choate, J. N. (John N.), 1848-1902  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (gelatin glass negative, 007 in x 009 in)
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Date:
1879
Local Numbers:
NAA INV.06823800
Local Note:
Black and white gelatin glass negative
Place:
Pennsylvania -- Carlisle/Carlisle Indian Industrial School
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.

Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Collection Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Collection Citation:
Photo lot 81-12, John N. Choate photographs of Carlisle Indian School, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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John N. Choate photographs of Carlisle Indian School
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw39e60200b-a768-445c-95f2-cdd8b901c6eb
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-81-12-ref753

George E. "Mello" and Neva Satterlee McNally Vaudeville Collection

Collector:
McNally, George E.  Search this
McNally, Neva Satterlee, -1909  Search this
Donor:
LaClair, Beatrice M.  Search this
Names:
Browning, Frances H. "Peaches", 1910-1956  Search this
Tovell, Albert  Search this
Extent:
1 Cubic foot (1 box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Manuscripts
Sheet music
Photographs
Date:
1889-2000, undated
Summary:
Collection consists of photographs, commercially published sheet music, and original music manuscripts from the McNallys' vaudeville careers. Materials include minstrel show and blackface material; photo of Albert Tovell, once the master of ceremonies for Frances H. "Peaches" Browning; and a photograph of "Gov. Jordan," a blackface female impersonator.
Scope and Contents:
Series 1: Original Music Manuscripts/Arrangements contains original manuscripts used in the Hokem is Hokem act orchestrated by Neva Satterlee Mello. There are parts scores for five musical instruments and various instruments have additional music scores as well for individual selections. The series is arranged alphabetically.

Series 2: Commercial Sheet Music contains commercially printed sheet music, mostly from the vaudeville era with a few exceptions such as Hello Dolly and others. The series contains some well worn sheet music selections, some of which were presumably used by Neva's orchestra or the Hokem is Hokem troupe. One piece, Lily of the Valley, has been sewn along its spine by a sewing machine to help keep it together. The series is arranged alphabetically.

Series 3: Photographs contains photographs of George Mello and some of the Mello's/McNally's vaudeville contemporaries. Of special interest is one photograph of a man dressed in drag and blackface and a photograph of Albert Tovell, one time master of ceremonies for the somewhat infamous Frances H. Browning aka Peaches Browning (1910-1956). There is also another photograph of two men dressed in blackface.

Series 4: Memorabilia contains the music covers for the Hokem is Hokem act and one publication.
Arrangement:
Collection is divided into four series.

Series 1: Original Sheet Music

Series 2: Commercial Sheet Music

Series 3: Photographs

Series 4: Memorabilia
Biographical / Historical:
According to family history, Neva Satterlee at the age of seventeen formed an orchestra and was its leader for many years. At one time she was under contract with Charles Hoyt Productions, probably the same Hoyt of Morgan & Hoyt's who boasted a Ladies Band and Imperial Singing Orchestra on their bill. She was an accomplished musician and actress. Neva married George McNally and they took the stage surname of Mello. Neva did all the musical arrangements as she was the only one of the pair who could read music. Their home base was the town of Fulton, New York. The couple remained on the vaudeville circuit as entertainers until Neva's death during child birth in 1909. The couple had at least one child, Angeline McNally. George continued to work in vaudeville. The act was under the direction of George Mello and Eddie Shaw. The act, titled Hokem is Hokem, was a minstrel, musical revue style show and apparently consisted of at least five musical selections; the opening Hot-Time, followed by He's Goin' to Hab a Hot Time Bye an' Bye termed (the greatest coon song ever published), Tall Girl (arranged by Neva Satterlee Mello), Snaps, and The Man Behind the Plow. The act's band consisted of a piano, violin, cornet, trombone, drums, clarinet, and flute but may have included other instruments. According to family tradition, Mello ceased his vaudeville career by 1928.

The vaudeville tradition began in the aftermath of the Civil War when numerous minstrel companies began touring the country in minstrel shows presenting songs and comedy in an easily accessible format. Vaudeville became the staple American family entertainment during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Tony Pastor gave the first big time vaudeville show in New York City in 1881 and by 1919 there were reportedly 900 vaudeville theatres in the country. Featuring a collection of sketches, short plays, popular songs, and simple comedy routines, the show often featured minstrel-type acts presented by actors in blackface. With the influx of immigrants in the latter 19th century, the tradition continued but was changed by European and ethnic influences. Booking agents operated in the major cities of New York, Chicago and San Francisco promoting and developing their own Vaudeville Acircuits. Booking agents booked small troupes of actors, specialty acts and musical performers to tour the circuit traveling from one town's vaudeville house to the next. (Encarta Encyclopedia, IATSE)
Provenance:
Collection donated to the Archives Center by the granddaughter of the McNallys, Beatrice M. LaClair, in 2000.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Rights:
Rights situation uncertain. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Blackface entertainers  Search this
Female impersonators  Search this
Minstrel shows -- 1900-1960  Search this
Musicians  Search this
Vaudeville  Search this
Genre/Form:
Manuscripts
Sheet music -- Manuscripts -- 19th century
Sheet music
Photographs -- 1890-1900
Photographs -- 1900-1950
Photographs -- Black-and-white photoprints -- 1910-1930
Citation:
George E. "Mello" and Neva Satterlee McNally Vaudeville Collection, 1889-1964, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Gift of Beatrice M. LaClair.
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0760
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George E. "Mello" and Neva Satterlee McNally Vaudeville Collection
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep880a70718-30df-4e5b-8d63-1c008a0a1c05
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0760
Online Media:

Sewing Machines, Balloons, and Rocket Fuel

Creator:
National Air and Space Museum  Search this
Type:
Conversations and talks
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2017-01-30T16:22:26.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Aeronautics;Flight;Space Sciences  Search this
See more by:
airandspace
Data Source:
National Air and Space Museum
YouTube Channel:
airandspace
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_IyxJQBe7h_M

Sewing Machines

Collection Creator:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History  Search this
Ravnitzky, Michael  Search this
Container:
Box 29, Folder 13
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Possible copyright and/or trademark restrictions on material in collection. Consult repository.
Collection Citation:
Archives Center Business Americana Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Archives Center Business Americana Collection
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8ac98089e-7e7c-4970-afdc-c45f8ade1ddd
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0404-ref456

Sewing Machine Sperm Oil

Maker:
Donnell Company  Search this
Physical Description:
glass (overall material)
cork (stopper material)
paper (label material)
Measurements:
overall: 5 in x 1 3/4 in x 1 1/4 in; 12.7 cm x 4.445 cm x 3.175 cm
Object Name:
Sperm whale sewing machine oil
Date made:
1870-1880
Related event:
The Development of the Industrial United States  Search this
Related Publication:
On the Water online exhibition
Related Web Publication:
http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthewater
Credit Line:
Gift of Robin Davis, Poseyville IN
ID Number:
2007.0084.1
Catalog number:
2007.0084.1
Accession number:
2007.0084
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Work and Industry: Maritime
Cultures & Communities
Work
Industry & Manufacturing
Natural Resources
Transportation
On the Water exhibit
Exhibition:
On the Water
Exhibition Location:
National Museum of American History
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-3f95-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1326116

Compas Superieurs Case of Drawing Instruments Sold by William Minifie

Retailer:
Minifie, William  Search this
Maker:
Compas Superieurs  Search this
Physical Description:
wood (overall material)
fabric (overall material)
brass (overall material)
plastic (overall material)
steel (overall material)
ivory (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 4.8 cm x 23.7 cm x 13.1 cm; 1 7/8 in x 9 11/32 in x 5 5/32 in
Object Name:
drawing instruments, set of
Place made:
Europe
Date made:
ca 1900
Subject:
Mathematics  Search this
Drafting, Engineering  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of George C. Ahrling
ID Number:
1983.0238.01
Accession number:
1983.0238
Catalog number:
1983.0238.01
See more items in:
Medicine and Science: Mathematics
Science & Mathematics
Drawing Instruments
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-a4ef-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1215075

Computerized Sewing Machine

Collection Creator:
Park Place Gallery Art Research, Inc.  Search this
Paula Cooper Gallery  Search this
Container:
Box 35, Folder 32
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
circa 1980s-1990s
Collection Restrictions:
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.

Researchers interested in accessing audiovisual recordings and born-digital records in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.
Collection Rights:
All collection material in boxes 1-52, except photographs: Permission to quote, publish or reproduce requires written permission from Paula Cooper. Contact Reference Services for more information.
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Collection Citation:
Park Place, the Gallery of Art Research, Inc. records and Paula Cooper Gallery records, 1961-2006. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
Park Place, The Gallery of Art Research, Inc. records and Paula Cooper Gallery records
Park Place, The Gallery of Art Research, Inc. records and Paula Cooper Gallery records / Series 3: Paula Cooper Gallery / 3.3: Artists' Files / Shields, Alan
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9710ed0b7-2541-476b-9df1-a12e83d2c4dd
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-parkplag-ref911

Woman Making Dress with Sewing Machine Outside Wickiup

Collection Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology  Search this
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Department of Anthropology  Search this
Extent:
1 Photographic print (008 in x 006 in mounted on 012 in x 008 in)
Container:
Box XV:3, Folder 1-2
Culture:
Apache  Search this
Indians of North America -- Southwest, New  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photographic prints
Photographs
Date:
SEP 1923
Local Numbers:
NAA INV.02069600
Local Note:
Black and white photoprint on cardboard mount
Place:
Arizona -- Fort Apache Reservation
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Citation:
Photo Lot 24 SPC Sw Apache NM 183804 02069600, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Photographs of Native Americans and Other Subjects
Photographs of Native Americans and Other Subjects / Series 1: America north of Mexico / Southwest / Apache
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw326178963-118f-417c-b4a1-038e81dc8d8f
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-24-ref18078

Woman in Native Dress with Treadle Singer Sewing Machine And Young Boy

Creator:
Post, Helen M.  Search this
Collection Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology  Search this
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Department of Anthropology  Search this
Extent:
1 Photographic print (007 in x 009 in mounted on 010 in x 014 in)
Container:
Oversize OS:3, Folder 7
Culture:
DinĂ© (Navajo)  Search this
Indians of North America -- Southwest, New  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photographic prints
Photographs
Date:
1961
Local Numbers:
NAA INV.02269300

NAA MS.4638
Local Note:
Black and white photoprint on cardboard mount
Place:
Arizona -- Navaho Reservation
Topic:
Navaho  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Citation:
Photo Lot 24 SPC Sw Navaho BAE 4638 02269300, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
See more items in:
Photographs of Native Americans and Other Subjects
Photographs of Native Americans and Other Subjects / Series 1: America north of Mexico / Southwest / Navaho
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3967364a7-5d71-49d5-9bdb-5642551c5d19
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-24-ref19944
Online Media:

The illustrated hassle-free make your own clothes book by Sharon Rosenberg and Joan Wiener

Author:
Rosenberg, Sharon  Search this
Author:
Wiener, Sita  Search this
Physical description:
154 p illus 24 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1971
Topic:
Dressmaking  Search this
Sewing  Search this
Couture (Profession)  Search this
dressmaking  Search this
Call number:
TT515 .R8X
TT515.R8X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_7093

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