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Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI
Agriculture, Divison of (NMAH)
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1864-1865, and undated.
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0.5 Cubic feet (3 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1106
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Company records, including specifications, drawings and plans, photographs, and other miscellaneous archival material.
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Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.
Norris, Elwood
Rosenthal, Paul R.
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March 10, 2007
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0.15 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1108
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Presentation of Elwood ("Woody") Norris, the inventor of HyperSonic Sound (HSS) at the Arlington Public Library in Arlington, Virginia; and oral history interview with Lemelson Center staff member Paul Rosenthal. Norris discusses his life and inventions.
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Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI
Hallett, William E., 1864-1932
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1900-1925.
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0.3 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1112
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection relates to Hallett's career as an engineer and his work with engines. The collection includes correspondence, engineering notebooks, writings, photographs, patent materials, clippings, and publications,.
Charles Edwards Wood Panama Canal Photograph Album
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Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI
Wood, Charles Edwards, 1876-1954
Wood, Charles E., Jr.
Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of [former name], NMAH, SI.
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undated
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0.15 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1114
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
An album of photographs taken during the construction of the Panama Canal. Subjects of the photographs include the earliest digging, tree removal, mosquito control, locks, equipment, Wood's family, a fire in Colon that occurred during the building of the Canal, and the first boats to use the Canal. Photographs include images of the Gatun Dam and lo...
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Engineering and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI.
General Machinery Corporation
Bement Company
Niles Tool Works
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ca. 1899-1969.
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24 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1115
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Over 2,000 photographic negatives of machinery produced by General Machinery Corporation and its predecessors; also three cubic feet of prints from the negatives.
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Zembo Shrine (Location of Meeting--Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; )
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1949 - 1949
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0.15 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1399
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
An album of photographs documenting the activities of the members of the Zembo Shrine of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The album Includes images of members involved in charitable activities for children from Shriners' Hospitals; of members engaged in ritual activities or participating in public events such as parades; and of members in regalia.
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Smith, B. Thomas, Jr.
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undated
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0.5 Cubic feet (1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1409
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A collection of posters advertising minstrel shows. The posters feature stereotypical images of black characters.
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Dankovich, Theresa
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2016.
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0.3 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1407
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection consists of the Safe Water Book, loose filters, and a Tasita, a filter holder that connects two bottles together, created by chemist and inventor, Theresa Dankovich.
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Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity (Boston, Mass.)
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1977 - 2014
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2.5 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1410
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection includes: annual METCO Parent Handbooks which detailed the services METCO provided and provided other information for parents of children attending the METCO supported schools, 1977-2004; event programs from METCO gatherings, 2007-2014; flyers and handouts; and posters, including 7 hand-made posters created to be displayed at meeting...
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Lee, Edith Lavinia
Fairmont Seminary (Washington, D.C.)
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circa 1912-1927
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1 Cubic foot (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1415
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Scrapbook compiled by Lee, documenting her time as a student at the Fairmont Seminary in Washington, D.C. in the 1910s. The scrapbook mostly documents the social lives of Lee and other students at the school, especially the dances, sporting events, graduations and other activities at the U.S. Naval Academy. The contents of the scrapbook include a h...