Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 1: Transportation
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DeVincent, Sam, 1918-1997
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circa 1800-1980
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32 Boxes
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0300.S01
- 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 1: Transportation contains circa 3,900 pieces of sheet music documenting the development of and popular attitudes towards transportation technology 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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Mooney, James, 1861-1921
Smith, N. J. (Nimrod Jarrett), approximately 1838-1893
Smith, Ross (Cherokee)
Blythe, James (Cherokee)
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1885, 1886 and August - November, 1887
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159 Pages
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS351
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
Recorded in the schedule of John Wesley Powellʹs Introduction to the Study of Indian Languages.
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Henshaw, Henry W. (Henry Wetherbee), 1850-1930
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undated
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47 Items (ca. pages ca. 47 pages)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS302
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
Chumash encircled with a line, or otherwise marked; also the numbers 1-5 and 10 in Esselen (page 97). In pencil, in Powell's schedule of Introduction to the Study of Indian Languages.
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Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
- Dates:
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June 23-July 4, 1989
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1 Cubic foot (approximate)
- Collection ID:
- CFCH.SFF.1989
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Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
The Smithsonian Institution Festival of American Folklife, held annually since 1967 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was renamed the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in 1998. The materials collected here document the planning, production, and execution of the annual Festival, produced by the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (1999-present) and its predecessor offices (1967-1999). An overview of the entire Festival records group is available here: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records.
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Orci, Hector
Orci, Norma
Orci Advertising Agency
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1979-2016, undated
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3.5 Cubic feet (10 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1384
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The Hector and Norma Orcà Advertising Agency Records document the history, educational, and creative output produced by Hector and Norma Orcà throughout their extensive career in advertising. The OrcÃs founded their own independent agency in 1986 in Los Angeles. The Orcà Advertising Agency successfully introduced various products to Latinos in the United States and developed a reputation as one of the top advertising agencies to understand the US Latino market. The collection showcases the agency's history and awards, advertising and marketing campaigns, and its role in educating advertising agencies on the importance of the US Latino market.
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Blue Eagle, Acee, 1907-1959
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1907 - 1975
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673 paintings (visual works) (approximate)
30 Linear feet (55 document boxes and 8 oversize boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.1973-51
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
Acee Blue Eagle was a Pawnee-Creek artist, poet, dancer, teacher, and celebrity. The papers relate to both Blue Eagle's personal and professional life. Also included are some materials of Blue Eagle's friend Mae Abbott and a collection of art by other Indians.
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Macbeth Gallery
- Dates:
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1947-1948
1838-1968
bulk 1892-1953
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131.6 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.macbgall
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Archives of American Art
The Macbeth Gallery records provide almost complete coverage of the gallery's operations from its inception in 1892 to its closing in 1953. Through extensive correspondence files, financial and inventory records, printed material, scrapbooks, reference and research material, and photographs of artists and works of art, the records document all aspects of the gallery's activities, charting William Macbeth's initial intention to lease his store "for the permanent exhibition and sale of American pictures" through over sixty years of success as a major New York firm devoted to American art. The collection measures 131.6 linear feet and dates from 1838 to 1968 with the bulk of the material dating from 1892 to 1953.
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Haring Cotton Machine Company.
Haring, Peter Paul, -1935
Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI
Haring, Grace
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1895-1977
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1 Cubic foot (4 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1014
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Papers relating to Haring's development of cotton picking machines, 1894-1930.
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Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Washington Steel Corporation
- Dates:
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1947-1994
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0.5 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1443
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection contains photographs and safety materials from the Washington Steel Corporation, a manufacturer based in Washington, Pennsylvania.
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Ketchum, Lewis
- Dates:
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circa 1837-1879
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1 Book (3 1/4 x 5 inches)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS2008-23
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
19th century manuscript book kept by Lewis Ketchum (Penobscot), mostly written in the Penobscot dialect of Eastern Abenaki with some notes in English. The manuscript descended through the Ketchum family and documents tribal matters from 1837 to 1879, including charity, marriages, births, and customs.