Mr. and Mrs. F.F. Randolph Poster Collection
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Howard (C.J.), Inc.
Nichols (T.G.) Company, Inc.
Parker Holladay Company (Chicago)
Mather and Company.
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1923-1950s
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186 Items (1 box, 7 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0876
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Posters on a variety of subjects including hygiene, civics and citizenship, but the vast majority exhort employees to practice good work habits.
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Northlight of Colorado, Inc.
Jacobson, Jake
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1996-2000
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8 framed print
3.42 Cubic feet (2 boxes, 1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0866
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection consists of photoprints and other materials created by Jacob Jacobson for the "Heart & Hands: Musical Instrument Makers of America" exhibition circulated by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES), from April 2000 to early 2004.
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Mamer, Stuart M.
Mamer, Louisan E., 1910-2005
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1927-2002
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10.1 Cubic feet (31 boxes, 1 oversized folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0862
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The Mamer collection includes a wide range of materials used to teach concepts and the usage of electricity to predominately rural audiences. Mamer kept many of her materials in labeled notebooks; other papers were filed loosely with no apparent order. The collection materials date pre-dominantly from the mid-1940s to the mid-1950s. There are some materials from the late 1930s. There is only one item from 1927 and one from 1999.
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Baer, Ralph H., 1922-2014
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1943 - 2015
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16 Cubic feet (44 boxes and 1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0854
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Ralph H. Baer was a German-born ordnance specialist, inventor, and engineer. He was a pioneer of early videogame technology. The papers include autobiographical materials; firearms notes, manuscripts, and photographs; and videogame and television engineering notes, diagrams, schematics, and video documentation.
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Bladen, Timothy B.
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1980 - 2000
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0.2 Cubic feet (1 box, 7 items)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0767
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
These seven photographs were included in Mr. Bladen's exhibition, "Southern Maryland Portraits," at the National Capital Park and Planning Commission, Riverdale, Maryland, 2000. The prints are silver gelatin, received unmounted, all on 11" x 14" double-weight photographic paper.
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Howard, Edward
E. Howard Clock Co.
Blackwell, Dana
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1862-1930
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6 Cubic feet (20 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0776
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection consists of business records for E. Howard Clock Company and document watch and clock orders, as well as stockholder and directors' meeting minutes.
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Ward, Frank Elmo, 1912-1964
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1929-1965
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2 Cubic feet (7 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0783
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A very complete collection of records of a "Mom and Pop" rural service station in the post-World War II era. Includes papers illustrating the day-to-day operations of the garage, such as financial records, ledgers, and property records. Also included are personal papers, such as a diploma and letters; and photographs, both personal and of the business.
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Ryder Mobile Homes, Inc.
Zink, Philip G.
Zink, Scott
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circa 1920s-2001
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15 Cubic feet (44 boxes and 1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0777
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents trailer park life, particularly the Ryder Mobile Homes Park founded by Ralph Ryder in New Haven, Connecticut in 1930.
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Templin, Roger P.
Cultural History, Division of (NMAH, SI).
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1868-1897
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1 Cubic foot (3 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0779
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Cigar/cigarette cards and cabinet photographs portraying actors (male and female) from the late 19th century. The photographs are predominantly American actors but some English and French performers are also included. Some of the more prominent persons represented are Lulu Glaser, Francis Wilson, and Georgia Cayvan, plus others listed below.
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Rosen, Judith B.
Reiss, Linda A.
Leeds, Pamela B.
Friedman, Robert A.
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1915-2000
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8 Cubic feet (17 boxes, 2 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0769
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Papers relating to the development of the flexible drinking straw, Friedman's manufacturing company, and Friedman's other inventions, such as an ice cream scoop, fountain pens, and household appliances.