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McCowan, Richard
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1948 - 2009
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0.1 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1210
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Four photographic prints by Richard McCowan, several presumably from negatives by other photographers: Harry Truman on his whistlestop campaign, 1948; Harry Truman with Winston Churchill, ca. 1950; Mikhail Gorbachev speaking at Westminster College, Fulton, Mo., 1992; and a carbro print, "Cobblestones, Tower of London," 1985.
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Coca, Imogene
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1879-2008
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7.5 Cubic feet (5 boxes, 4 framed items, 12 accordion folders, two loose stacks)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1479
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents the life and career of comedian Imogene Coca.
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King, D. Ward
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1902-2005
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0.75 Cubic feet ( 2 boxes, 1 map-folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1332
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Photographs, publications and correspondence related to D. Ward King's invention the King Road Drag, or the Split-Oak drag, which improved rural travel in the early 20th century by introducing a simple design and low-effort system for grading poor-quality roads. The King Road Drag was promoted heavily across the United States and Canada via the "Good Roads Campaign" originally sponsored by the railroad companies in the early decades of the twentieth century.
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Mericle, Virginia
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1960 - 1999
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10 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1212
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Over four thousand menus from American and international restaurants documenting the marketing and sale of food outside of the home to consumers around the world.
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Meyers, Dan
Helping People With AIDS
Parisella, Neil
Algozer, Jerry
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1989-2010, undated
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2.5 Cubic feet (8 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1283
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The records of Helping People with AIDS, a non-profit, charitable organization located in Rochester, New York that was active 1986-2003.
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Crossman, Susan
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1902-1932
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1 Cubic foot (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1208
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Papers document the training and career of Susan B. Crossman as a kindergarten teacher in the early twentieth century.
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Covington, Robert L.
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1989-2008
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0.2 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1201
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A portfolio of stereographic inkjet photoprints, including views of American bridges, such as the Brooklyn Bridge, roads and highways, Hoover Dam, views taken from the World Trade Center, New York, and one image of Tokyo.
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Steyskal, Beatrice Morgan
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circa 1955-1985
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2 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1198
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection consists of greeting cards with machine woven and handwoven fabric inserts. Also included among the materials are machine woven fabric bookmarks.
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Fenner, Helen Curran
Fenner, Gloria J.
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1940
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0.3 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1202
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
One scrapbook of newspaper clippings and one photograph album about and of Irene Castle, notable dancer, film star, and animal rights activist.
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Robinson, Robert David, 1962-
Parker, Shirl A., 1951-2000
- Dates:
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1984-2000
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1 Cubic foot (3 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1204
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection documents the childhood, medical history, treatment, and educational assessments of Shaun D. Parker, a Washington D.C. resident born in 1984 to single mother Shirl A. Parker.