Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Guide to the Mechanical and Civil Engineering Stereograph Cards

Summary
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.1090
Creators:
Vogel, Robert M.
Dates:
1844-1916, undated
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
2.5 Cubic feet
6 boxes
Repository:
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
Approximately 350 stereo cards of engineering subjects, such as bridges, tunnels, lighthouses, canals, quarries, etc., including both U.S. and foreign subjects.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Collection is arranged into one series
Series 1: Stereograph Cards, 1848-1926
Administration
Author
Geoff Kelly
Immediate Source of Acquisiton
Donated to the National Museum of American History's Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering by curator Robert M. Vogel in 1986. Also included in this gift were stereographs of non-engineering subjects, which were transferred to other Museum divisions.
Ownership and Custodial History
The engineering stereographs were transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Work and Industry in 2007.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Geoff Kelly, intern; supervised by Alison Oswald, archivist, 2023.
Using the Collection
Restrictions on Access
Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
Preferred Citation
Mechanical and Civil Engineering Stereograph Cards, 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
Bridges Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Buildings Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Canals Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Dams Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Factories Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Heavy machinery Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Lighthouses Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Mines Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Mining Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Quarries and quarrying Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Railroad stations Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Stereoscopic photographs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Tunnels Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Waterworks Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry Corporate Name 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
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