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Beato, Felice, b. ca. 1825
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1858
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1 Print (albumen, image 24 x 29 cm., mounted 38 x 41 cm.)
- Collection ID:
- FSA.A1999.29
- Repository:
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
One albumen print by Felix Beato, mounted on card, with "Alumbagh near Lucknow 1857-8" lightly inscribed in pencil below the print. View of the Alumbagh (or Alambagh) palace and surrounding entrenchments, circa 1858.
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Rowe, Basil Lee
- Dates:
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1927-1957
bulk 1928-1931
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0.05 Cubic feet (1 folder)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0487
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of first day air mail covers collected by pilot and philatelic enthusiast Basil Lee Rowe, predominantly during his career as an airline pilot for Pan American Airways (PAA) in the Caribbean area in the period 1927-1931. Collection includes covers carried by Charles A. Lindbergh in his Ryan NYP "Spirit of St. Louis" during his tour of the Caribbean in February 1928, and covers autographed by many of the early airline pilots who carried them, including Cy Caldwell, Edwin Musik, Caspar D. Swinson, Charles R. Parmelee, and Rowe himself.
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DeVincent, Sam, 1918-1997
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1822-1986
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39 Boxes
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0300.S10
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Sam DeVincent loved music and art and began collecting sheet music with lithographs at an early age. Series 10: Sacred Music and Religious Themes contains approximately 4,000 pieces of sheet music, much of which is traditional Christian music, but also documents popular attitudes towards religion in the United States. An overview to the entire DeVincent collection is available here: Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music.
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DeVincent, Sam, 1918-1997
- Dates:
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1827-1986; undated
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66 Boxes
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0300.S09
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Sam DeVincent loved music and art and began collecting sheet music with lithographs at an early age. Series 9: Domestic and Community Life documents family, love, marriage, home, and social organizations. An overview to the entire DeVincent collection is available here: Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music.
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Andrée, Salomon August, 1854-1897
- Dates:
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1896
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0.51 Cubic feet ((2 flatboxes) (1 folder))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1994.0007
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of material relating to Salomon Andrée's unsuccessful 1896 expedition, including: two oversized prints; a photograph album labeled "Spitsbergen, 1896" which includes images of life on board the ship Virgo and the Örnen balloon; and a scrapbook containing mostly Swedish newspaper article accounts of the journey.
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1865–1871
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5 Reels
- Collection ID:
- NMAAHC.FB.M980
- Repository:
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
The collection is comprised of digital surrogates previously available on the five rolls of microfilm described in the NARA publication M980. These digital surrogates reproduced the records of the Superintendent of Education for the State of Arkansas, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–71. The records consist of 10 volumes and some unbound documents. The volumes include letters and endorsements sent and registers of letters received. The unbound documents consist primarily of letters and reports received.
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1865–1869
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36 Reels
- Collection ID:
- NMAAHC.FB.M1027
- Repository:
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
The collection is comprised of digital surrogates previously available on the 36 rolls of microfilm described in the NARA publication M1027. These digital surrogates reproduced the records of the Assistant Commissioner for the State of Louisiana, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–69. The records consist of 43 bound volumes and 10.8 meters of unbound documents. The bound volumes include letters and endorsements sent, orders and circulars issued and received, registers of letters received, and other records. The unbound documents consist primarily of letters and reports sent and received.
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Haydu, Bernice Falk
- Dates:
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1942-1944
- Size:
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0.23 Cubic feet ((1 flatbox) (1 slim legal document box))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1989.0123
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection, compiled by Bernice Falk Haydu, a former WASP 44-7, contains original photographs, photocopies of photographs, class rosters, graduation data, copies of certification, a WASP songbook, an original Miss Fifinella color sketch by Walt Disney, and other related material. The photographs are all captioned with information from Mrs. Cliff Deaton, Chief Staff Executive Officer of the WASPs at Avenger Field, Sweetwater, Texas. The material has been grouped in a binder under the following subheadings: Avenger Field; Life on Base; Wishing Well: Flight Training School; Physical Education and Marching; Graduations; VIPs; and a Miscellaneous file.
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Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
- Dates:
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2013
- Collection ID:
- Accession 14-080
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the Smithsonian/Folkways Recordings website as it existed on December 27, 2013. Folkways is the non-profit recording label of the Smithsonian Institution, dedicated to supporting cultural diversity and increased understanding among peoples through the documentation, preservation, and dissemination of sound. The ...
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Smithsonian Institution. Chief Clerk
- Dates:
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1846-1933
- Size:
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4.76 cu. ft. (2 document boxes) (1 half document box) (7 12x17 boxes) (7 bound volumes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 65
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This collection consists of forms and circulars of the Secretary, 1846-1888; forms and circulars of the National Museum, Exchanges, Ethnology, Correspondence Clerk, Disbursing Clerk, International Catalogue of Scientific Literature, Library, and National Zoological Park; forms ordered, 1860-1933; lists of Smithsonian Institution employees, ...