E. Howard Clock Company Records
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- Creators:
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Howard, Edward
E. Howard Clock Co.
Blackwell, Dana
- Dates:
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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.
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Stanley Home Products
Beveridge, Frank Stanley
Perkins, Homer
O'Brien, Catherine L.
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1896 - 1999
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18 Cubic feet (19 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0788
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents the development of the Stanley Home Products Company, Incorporated its activities and those of its employees. The materials include photographs and photograph albums, speeches and presentations, catalogs and other printed material, inspirational and motivational materials, annual reports, film and audio recordings.
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Sterling Drug, Inc.
Winthrop Chemical Company
History Factory (Chantilly, Virginia)
Bayer Company
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1867-1993
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120 Cubic feet (261 boxes, 16 map-folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0772
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection contains domestic and foreign advertising for both pharmaceutical and consumer health care products; sales and marketing materials for pharmaceuticals aimed at physicians, such as brochures, package inserts, reports, catalogs, price lists, manuals; the company's business and administrative papers, including annual reports, news relea...
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Wertheimer, Frederick P.
Vorchheimer, Bert
Vorchheimer, Carol
Finlay Straus Company.
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ca. 1929-1933.
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1 Cubic foot (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0663
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Scrapbook documenting Frederick P. Wertheimer's advertising and marketing work for the Finlay Straus Company, a jewelry and optical dealer. The scrapbook contains advertising, mostly in the form of circulars and newspaper advertisements, but also catalogs and mailings.
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Atlas, Charles, 1893-1972
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circa 1909-1998
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3 Cubic feet (9 boxes, 1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0654
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection consists primarily of educational, promotional and publicity materials created by Charles Atlas and others for his bodybuilding business.
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Smith, Gordon R.
- Dates:
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1994
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0.1 Cubic feet (1 box, 7 items)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0700
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Photographs from a project entitled "Kentucky Coal Country," in which photographer Gordon Smith concentrates on economic and social factors in Kentucky. The photographs document poverty, erosion of the land through strip mining, and other harsh realities in Kentucky.