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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Guide to the Archives of American Art Miscellany
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0850
- Creators:
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Archives of American ArtWeissinger (Harry) Tobacco Co.King, Marian
- Dates:
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circa 1933-1945
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.1 Cubic feet1 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
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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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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