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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Guide to the Archives Center Glass Plate Collection
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0246
- Creators:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Dates:
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ca. 1910-1920.
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.1 Cubic feet
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Collection designated for miscellaneous glass plates, unidentified and/or of unknown provenance. The plates included here are indexed, but additional items may be added to the collection. There are eight plates, both negatives and positives; subjects include a man with cog railway tracks(?), two images of an observatory and two of the moon, and four identical images (two negatives and two positives) of Henry A. Rowland with his ruling engine.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Divided into two series.
Series 1: Silver Gelatin Plates (8 x 10)
Series 2: Silver Gelatin Plates (4 x 5)
Administration
Author
David Haberstich
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Immediate source of acquisition unknown. Found in collections, November 12, 1986.
Custodial History
Provenance of first eight items unknown. Additional acquisitions of miscellaneous glass plates may be added to this collection in the future.
Processing Information
Collection processed by David Haberstich, 1986
Using the Collection
Preferred Citation
Archives Center Glass Plate Collection, National Museum of American History.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
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.
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Cog railways | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Moon | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Transparencies | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Ruling engines | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Photographs -- Black-and-white negatives -- Glass -- 1910-1920 | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Observatories | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Burka, S. W. | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Physical Sciences | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Rowland, Henry Augustus | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
P.O. Box 37012
Suite 1100, MRC 601
Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Business Number: Phone: 202-633-3270
Fax Number: Fax: 202-786-2453
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