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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Guide to the Nickerson and Collins Refrigeration Photographs
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1044
- Creators:
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Nickerson and Collins Co.
- Dates:
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1888-1928
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1 Cubic foot2 boxes
- Repository:
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
Photographs of refrigeration equipment manufactured by Nickerson and Collins. Companies represented include: American Butt Copany, Hygiene Ice Company, Hygenic Ice and Cold Storage Company, Boston Terminal Refrigerating Company, Dixie Ice and Cold Storage Company, National Poultry and Egg Company, Alpine Ice Company, Standard Ice Manufctauring Company, Bryn Mawr Ice Manufacturing Company, Toyo Ice Factory, Aomori Fish Freezer and Storage Plant, Crescent Creamery Company, Keystone Cold Storage Company, Chicago Artificial Ice Company, City Ice Company, American Ice Company, Brunswick Ice Manufacturing Company, Texas Ice Company, The Citizens Ice Company, Independent Ice and Refrigerating Company, Mountain Ice Company, Charleston Ice House Carolina Service Company, Dianond Ice and Coal Company, Moon Lake Ice Company, Evansville Ice and Storage Company, Colonial Cold Storage Company, Gorrie Ice Manufacturing, Ice Publicity Association, and the Williams-Beers Ice.
Arrangement
Arrangement
the collection is arranged into one series.
Biographical/Historical note
Biographical/Historical note
Manufacturer of refrigeration and ice making machinery, Chicago, Illinois.
Administration
Author
Alison Oswald
Ownership and Custodial History
Transferred from the Division of Civil and Mechanical Engineering (now called the Division of Work and Industry to the Archives Center in 2007.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Alison Oswald, archivist, 2018.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collected for the Division of Civil and Mechanical Engineering (now called the Division of Work and Industry). Date unknown.
Digital Content
Using the Collection
Restrictions on Access
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Preferred Citation
Nickerson and Collins Refrigeration Photographs, 1888-1928, and undated, 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
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| Photographs -- Black-and-white photoprints -- 1900-1950 | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Black-and-white photographs -- 1900-1950 | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Refrigeration and refrigerating machinery | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry | Corporate 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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