Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Guide to the Archives of American Art Miscellany

Summary

Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0850
Creators:
Archives of American Art
Weissinger (Harry) Tobacco Co.
King, Marian
Dates:
circa 1933-1945
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.1 Cubic feet
1 box
Repository:

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
Primarily unmounted photographs, plus an illustrated souvenir tourist book on Washington, "Washington Album" (ca. 1890), and a text-only anti-trust broadside. The most interesting group is a set of 5 photoprints related to the Boston Globe newspaper, especially several which illustrate the practice of displaying handwritten newspaper headlines for passersby on blackboards.

Arrangement

Arrangement
1 series.

Administration

Author
NMAH Staff
Immediate Source of Acquisiton
Collection transferred by Archives of American Art, through Karen Weiss, archivist.
Ownership and Custodial History
One item was donated to the Archives of American Art by Marian King, 1958. Other items apparently accumulated from various sources.
Processing Information
Collection processed by David Haberstich, archivist.

Using the Collection

Restrictions on Access
Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
Preferred Citation
Archives of American Art Miscellany, ca. 1933-1945, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
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

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Newspapers -- 20th century Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Labor unions Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Broadsides Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Washington (D.C.) -- 1890-1900 Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Tourism Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Tobacco -- 1890-1920 Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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