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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Guide to the Lawrence Robbins Water Mill Photographs
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0995
- Creators:
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Ogden, DariusRobbins, Lawrence
- Dates:
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1916-1917.
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.3 Cubic feet1 box
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Black-and-white photoprints of mills, taken ca. 1916-1917, some captioned in shorthand; a notebook, also in shorthand; two postcards of mills; a typescript essay entitled "On the Hunting of Old Mills"; and maps, presumably used to find the mills. Of those captioned, most of the mills in the captioned photographs are in Maryland and Virginia.
Arrangement
Arrangement
1 series.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Washington, D.C. lawyer and amateur photographer.
Administration
Author
NMAH Staff
Immediate Source of Acquisiton
Donated by Darius A. Ogden to the National Museum of American History's Division of Work and Industry (then called the Division of Engineering and Industry) in 1993.
Ownership and Custodial History
Transferred to the Archives Center in 2007.
Processing Information
Collection is unprocessed.
Using the Collection
Restrictions on Access
Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
Preferred Citation
Lawrence Robbins Water Mill Photographs, 1916-1917, 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
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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