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Ayres, F. (wagon-maker)
Sneden, James T. (wagon-maker)
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1834-1869
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0.15 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0151
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The ledger contains 82 handwritten pages detailing daily transactions. Many entries suffer from illegibility and poor spelling. Most items concern repair of various parts of wagons and sleighs, often with payment in the form of grain and other farm products.
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Catlin, Putman (treasurer of Milford & Owego Turnpike)
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1817-1824.
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0.15 Cubic feet (1 volume)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0153
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Includes detailed financial records, receipts from individual gate-keepers, payments to them and other employees, receipts of capital subscription from company stockholders.
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Maryland. Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of the State
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ca. 1740-1965.
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0.33 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0114
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
18th, 19th, and 20th century material deposited with the Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of the State of Maryland, chiefly relating to the practice of medicine in the state. Includes correspondence, papers, certificates, diplomas, patents, maps, notebooks, clippings, prescriptions, pamphlets, photocopies of documents, scrapbooks, photographs, and p...
Providence and Worcester R.R. Account Book
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Providence and Worcester Railroad Company
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1851-1899
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0.15 Cubic feet (1 volume)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0154
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This log book of the Providence, Rhode Island repair shop records the annual summaries of repair costs by various divisions of the Railroad for 1851-1854, as submitted by John B. Winslow, Master Mechanic. It also includes entries recording miscellaneous repairs (mostly minor) and overhauls to locomotives for 1880-1899.
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Dibner Library
Kulp, Roy C.
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1755-1904
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3.66 Cubic feet (11 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0149
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Thirty-nine account books of farmers, store owners, and artisans living in Pennsylvania, 1755-1904. The books mainly record daily transactions with customers or suppliers and are handwritten in varying conditions of legibility and preservation.
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Deming, Lucretia
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1883 January 1-1887 April 27
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0.1 Cubic feet (5 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0173
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This is a single household account book for the period from January 1, 1883 through April 27, 1887, maintained by Lucretia Deming until two days before her death. The final entry is $120.05 for the payment of Litchfield property taxes. The accounts record daily expenditures in substantial detail, i.e oysters, candy, bread, oil, Century Magazine, e...
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National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Cultural History
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1872-1874
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0.1 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0291
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This 433-page ledger is leather-bound (deteriorating); each page is filled with hand-written entries recording sales of merchandise and payment receipts by customer name. This is apparently the daily account journal of a general hardware store (name, location, and recorder's name unknown). Sales amounts are recorded in the right column; receipts (b...
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Zwoyer, Eugene (Executive Director, ASCE)
American Society of Civil Engineers.
Wisely, William H. (Executive Director, ASCE)
Camp, Thomas R.
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1929-1969
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0.3 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0229
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Technical papers by Mr. Camp and other Fellows of ASCE, published in The ASCE Journal or other professional journals in the field of civil engineering. They deal primarily with problems of water supply and sewage disposal.
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Timken Roller Bearing Company
Pauly, Frank G.
United States. Bureau of Mines
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1925-1957
- Size:
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0.15 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0380
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Primarily technical papers by Timken engineers, presented in journals and meetings of professional societies. The papers concern the use of Timken roller bearings and other products in locomotives and other rolling stock on U.S. railroads and rapid transit systems. Also articles from trade magazines and brochures advertising Timken products, and a ...
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Cummings, Robert A., 1866-1962
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1884-1952 and undated
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20 Cubic feet (25 boxes, 1 map-folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0218
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The Cummings Structural Concrete Company Records consists primarily of correspondence and business records documenting Robert A. Cummings' firm, consulting work, and participation in professional associations, especially the American Society of Civil Engineers, 1892-1893, circa 1900-1939; technical data and publications on soils testing, 1900-1939;...
