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The development of transportation in the port of New York district

Author:
Wilson, Billings 1894-  Search this
Museums of the Peaceful Arts  Search this
Physical description:
[8], 38 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
New York (State)
New York Metropolitan Area
Date:
1930
Topic:
Transportation--History  Search this
Call number:
656N64
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_247780

Souvenir guide to the New York Museum of Transportation and the Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum / edited by Richard C. Barrett

Author:
Barrett, Dick  Search this
National Railway Historical Society Rochester Chapter  Search this
Subject:
New York Museum of Transportation  Search this
Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum  Search this
Physical description:
32 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
New York (State)
Date:
1995
C1995
Topic:
Railroads--Museums  Search this
Call number:
TF6.U62 R63 1995
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_610080

Transit talk : New York's bus and subway workers tell their stories / Robert W. Snyder

Author:
Snyder, Robert W. 1955-  Search this
Subject:
New York City Transit Authority Officials and employees  Search this
Physical description:
xix, 171 p. : ill. ; 22 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
New York (State)
New York
Date:
1997
C1997
Topic:
Transport workers--Anecdotes  Search this
Bus drivers--Anecdotes  Search this
Subways  Search this
Bus lines  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_595857

Miscellaneous exhibits at the New York World's Fair, 1940

Author:
Garber, Paul Edward 1899-1992  Search this
Correspondent:
United States National Museum  Search this
Subject:
New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Physical description:
4 pages, 10 black and white photographs : illustrations ; 27 cm in envelope 31 cm
Type:
Manuscripts
Place:
New York (State)
New York
Date:
1940
Topic:
Exhibitions  Search this
Call number:
MSS 001850 B
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1082206

Grand Central's engineer : William J. Wilgus and the planning of modern Manhattan / Kurt C. Schlichting

Author:
Schlichting, Kurt C  Search this
Subject:
Wilgus, William J (William John) 1865-1949  Search this
Grand Central Terminal (New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Physical description:
276 p. : ill. ; 26 cm
Type:
Biography
Place:
United States
New York (State)
New York Metropolitan Area
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)
Date:
2012
C2012
20th century
Topic:
Civil engineers  Search this
Transportation engineering--History  Search this
Buildings, structures, etc  Search this
History  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_992168

[Masstransiscope]

Author:
Brand, Bill  Search this
Creative Time, Inc  Search this
Subject:
Brand, Bill  Search this
Physical description:
1 folded sheet : ill., port. ; 28 x 43 cm. (folded to 28 x 22 cm)
Type:
Exhibitions
Art
Place:
New York (State)
Kings County
Date:
1984
C1984
Topic:
Video art  Search this
Site-specific art  Search this
Subway stations  Search this
Call number:
N6537.B73 A4 1984
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_985346

The "Old Line Mail" : stagecoach days in upstate New York / Richard F. Palmer

Author:
Palmer, Richard F. 1941-  Search this
Physical description:
xi, 172 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
New York (State)
Date:
1977
C1977
1775-1865
Topic:
Coaching (Transportation)--History  Search this
History  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_990019

Another chance for cities; some approaches to architecture, technology, and town planning: the current program of the New York State Urban Development Corporation. [Text by Peter Wolf]

Author:
Wolf, Peter M  Search this
New York State Urban Development Corporation  Search this
Whitney Museum of American Art  Search this
Physical description:
64 p. illus., plans. 23 x 31 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1970
Topic:
City planning  Search this
Urban transportation  Search this
Call number:
HT166 .W855
HT166.W855
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_5641

The King's best highway : the lost history of the Boston Post Road, the route that made America / Eric Jaffe

Author:
Jaffe, Eric  Search this
Physical description:
322 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Massachusetts
Boston Region
New York (State)
New York Region
United States
Boston Post Roads
Boston (Mass.)
New York
New York (N.Y.)
Boston
Date:
2010
Topic:
Post roads--History  Search this
Roads--History  Search this
Transportation--Social aspects--History  Search this
Transportation and state--History  Search this
Social change--History  Search this
History  Search this
Relations  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_988147

Building the empire state political economy in the early republic Brian Phillips Murphy

Author:
Murphy, Brian Phillips  Search this
Physical description:
1 online resource
Type:
Electronic resources
Electronic book
Electronic books
History
Place:
New York (State)
United States
Date:
2015
1801-1861
1789-1801
19th century
18th century
1775-1865
Topic:
Finance, Public  Search this
HISTORY--State & Local--Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)  Search this
Economic history  Search this
Politics and government  Search this
Economic conditions  Search this
History  Search this
Call number:
F123 .M93 2015 (Internet)
Restrictions & Rights:
1-user
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1145594

Constance Baker Motley : one woman's fight for civil rights and equal justice under law / Gary L. Ford Jr

Author:
Ford, Gary L. Jr. 1977-  Search this
Subject:
Motley, Constance Baker 1921-2005  Search this
Physical description:
viii, 164 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Type:
Biography
Place:
New York (State)
Date:
2017
Topic:
Judges  Search this
Lawyers  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1086172

The complete guide to Brooklyn : authentic and complete information of streets, house numbers, transportation lines with clear guidance as to the nearest station and number of blocks and the direction to the street desired / compiled under the direction of Alexander Gross

Title:
Complete street guide to Brooklyn
Author:
Gross, Alexander 1879-1958  Search this
Geographia Map Company  Search this
Physical description:
192 p. : map ; 16 cm
Type:
Books
Guidebooks
Place:
New York (State)
New York
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Date:
1938
[1938?]
Topic:
Streets  Search this
Call number:
F129.B7 C65 1938
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_551226

Calgary, Canada, 8/15/1987 - 8/27/1987 ; New York, 5/5/1988 - 5/10/1988

Collection name:
William Albert Oliver papers, 1946-1998
Physical Description:
Field notes
Physical Location:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Sublocation:
Box 3 Folder 17
Record type:
Fieldbook record
Object Type:
Field notes
Place:
Canada
Calgary
United States
New York
Canandaigua
Date Range:
1987 - 1988
Start Date:
19870815
End Date:
19880510
Topic:
Geology  Search this
Paleontology  Search this
Accession #:
SIA Acc. 15-307
Access Information:
Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu.
See more records from this collection:
William Albert Oliver papers, 1946-1998
See more records associated with this person:
Oliver, William Albert, 1926-2005
Data Source:
Smithsonian Field Book Project
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fbr_item_MODSI7785

Power at ground zero : politics, money, and the remaking of lower Manhattan / Lynne B. Sagalyn

Author:
Sagalyn, Lynne B.  Search this
Physical description:
xviii, 901 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
New York (State)
New York
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)
Date:
2016
21st century
Topic:
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001  Search this
City planning  Search this
Land use, Urban  Search this
Public buildings--Design and construction  Search this
Economic assistance  Search this
History  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1068901

Food city : four centuries of food-making in New York / Joy Santlofer ; foreword by Marion Nestle

Author:
Santlofer, Joy  Search this
Physical description:
xix, 459 pages ; 22 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
New York (State)
New York
New York (N.Y.)
Date:
2017
Topic:
Food industry and trade--History  Search this
Food--History  Search this
History  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1067500

Art for the people : decorated stoneware from the Weitsman Collection / John L. Scherer (Senior Historian Emeritus, New York State Museum)

Creator:
New York State Museum  Search this
Author:
Scherer, John L. 1944-  Search this
Subject:
Weitsman, Adam J Art collections  Search this
New York State Museum  Search this
Physical description:
295 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps, portraits (some color) ; 38 cm
Type:
Catalogs
Place:
United States
New York (State)
New York
Date:
2015
19th century
Topic:
Stoneware--History  Search this
Folk art--History  Search this
Stoneware--Private collections  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1068930

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