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Levitt, Alan
Levitt, Elaine
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1920 - 1960s.
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5 Cubic feet (5 boxes, 3 oversized folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0303
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Advertising materials relating to pharmaceutical and other supplies as part of the stock of retail pharmacies from 1920 to the early 1960s, mostly advertisements for cigars, cigarettes, Coca-Cola, Kodak, veterinary supplies, and patent medicines.
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Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969
Evance, Thomas, -1777
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1753-1775
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1 Cubic foot (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0289
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A book of receipts for payments made by Thomas Evance to various individuals for purchases and payment of debts. Items listed include: A Mahogany Bedstead A dark Bay Horse 64 1/2 l (?) Loaf Sugar House Rent Rum Mahogany Table and Silver punch ladle Hams and Sugar Citron and lot of Books 33 Barrels Rice Breeches pattern and 6 pair cotton...
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Hamilton, Garnette
Jackson, Rose Marie
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1957-1987.
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0.3 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0273
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The material consists of newspaper articles, photographs, pamphlets, souvenirs, and newsletters on Hamilton's reign as Queen of the Hoboes as well as a brief history of the Hoboes of America Organization from 1908 1987. Among such items are newspaper articles on Garnette Hamilton herself, Hoboes of America's motto, accomplishments, responsibilitie...
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Howell, Juanita
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Community Life
Howell, Chet
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1934-1958
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1 Cubic foot (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0255
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Mostly newspaper publicity and rodeo programs. 67 full- and half-page sheets from mostly small-town papers, with predominantly local news. The programs for performances at fairs sometimes include agricultural information, what was being judged, and the cash prize amounts. Most of the programs contain advertisements for small-town services and produ...
Irving Berlin Collection
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Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989
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1905 - 1987
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3 Cubic feet (6 boxes and 10 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0257
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Irving Berlin was a 20th century American composer and songwriter. This collection has sheet music for over 200 songs composed by Irving Berlin, as well as a sheet music by other composers. In addition to sheet music, there is correspondence, awards, photographs, and posters pertaining to Irving Berlin.
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Olmstead, G. Dwoyid (Gilbert Dwoyid), 1914-1985
Williams, Sydney Olmstead
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ca. 1941-1949.
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0.3 Cubic feet (2 vertical boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0270
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection contains one hundred seventy eight (178) film photonegatives by G. Dwoyid Olmstead in 4 x 5 in. sheet and cut film and 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. (#120) rollfilm sizes; the rollfilm negatives are cut apart into either individual frames or double image strips. Most of the photographs were taken in the early 1940s in the Hill District, Pittsbur...
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Trobbe, Cyrus (musician)
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ca. 1900-1982.
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300 Cubic feet (322 record boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0242
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Includes: published music scores (1920-1980) collected by Cy Trobbe, scrapbooks documenting his music career (1919-1980), programs from musical presentations in San Francisco (1913-1980), disc recordings of Trobbe's radio broadcasts on KFRC in 1938; and a card catalog assembled by Trobbe of his collection, arranged by type of music.
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Rumsey, James, 1743-1792 (machinist, inventor)
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1788 January 28
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0.15 Cubic feet (1 item)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0216
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A promissory note of January 28, 1788 to Robert Stubbe for the sum of eighteen shillings and six pence, Pennsylvania currency. See Rumsey's article, "A Short Treatise on the Application of Steam, whereby is clearly shewn, from actual experiments, that steam may be applied to propel boats or vessels of any burthen against rapid currents with great ...
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McBain, Emmett
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1971 - 1976
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0.5 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0192
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection contains examples of advertisements done by McBain for McDonald, Malboro, and a Chicago Arts Festival entitled "Black Folk Us." The nine posters in the collection date from 1971 to 1976.
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National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Community Life
Ahlborn, Richard E., 1933-2015
Martinez, Emiliano
Martin, Juana
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1984
- Size:
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0.15 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0176
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Papers and photographs related to the immigration experience of Cuban refugee Martinez: a story from the Washington Post, March 12, 1984; a 45-minute cassette recording of an interview (in Spanish) by Richard E. Ahlborn with Martinez; a transcription in Spanish of the interview; six photographs of the hut taken by a zoo photographer; a covering mem...
