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Smith, Damballah Dolphus
American Red Cross
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1992
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5 Posters (28 x 24 inches)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.10-004.11
- Repository:
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
Proverb 1 "He who upsets a thing should know how to rearrange it" (Sierra Leonean) -- Proverb 3 "The ruin of a nation begins in the homes of its people" (Ghanian) -- Proverb 4 "He who does not cultivate his field will die of hunger" (Guinean)-- Proverb 5 "When spider webs unite they can tie up a lion" (Ethiopian)-- and Proverb 6 "He who conceals hi...
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World War One Theater Lantern Slides
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National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Culture and the Arts
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1914-1925
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17 Glass slides
0.15 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1294
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection consists of seventeen glass lantern slides depicting World War I advertising and propaganda images. The images include clothing advertisements, home furnishings, local events, treasury and stamp savings, organizations such as the American Red Cross and Merchant Marines, and tips on rationing.
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Ladd, Anna Coleman, 1878-1939 (sculptor)
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1881-1950
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4.26 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.laddanna
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of sculptor Anna Coleman Ladd measure 4.26 linear feet, date from 1881-1950, and document the career of sculptor Anna Coleman Ladd. Found within the papers are biographical material, letters, diaries, financial material, notes and writings, art work, a file concerning the American Red Cross Studio for Portrait-Masks, scrapbooks, printed material, and photographs.
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Voortmeyer, William B.
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1928
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0.05 Cubic feet (1 folder)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0908
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
In 1928, Australian aviator Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith and his crew completed the first transpacific flight in the Fokker F.VIIB-3m "Southern Cross." William B. Voortmeyer was a master maritime navigator who had developed many early aerial navigation systems, including a numerical signal code by which ships at sea were able to advise pilots of their position by hoisting numerical flags to indicate the distance to a destination. This collection consists of the 50.25 by 34 inch route map used by the crew of the Fokker F.VIIB-3m "Southern Cross" in 1928 with the route marked by William B. Voortmeyer.
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Sullivan family
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1860-1994
bulk 1920-1960
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2.25 Linear feet (7 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.06-035
- Repository:
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
The Sullivan Family papers, which date from 1880 to 1994 and measure 2.25 linear feet, document the personal lives of four generations in the Sullivan Family. The papers are comprised of personal correspondence, school materials, legal documents, financial records, clippings, books, posters, and photographs.
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Pearis, Ella B. Howard
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1923-1998
bulk 1970-1981
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2.32 Linear feet (3 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.06-012
- Repository:
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
The collection, which dates from 1923 to 1998 and measures 2.32 linear feet, documents the career of community activist, Ella B. Howard Pearis The papers are comprised of correspondence with and documents from community organizations, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, scrapbooks, and photographs.
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National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Community Life
Stoyanoff, Esther
Corson, Mille Gade , 1898- (swimmer)
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1920-1930.
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0.5 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0063
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Three scrapbooks and two albums containing photographs of Corson; news clippings about the swim; a Certificate of Life Membership in the Danish American Athletic Club; a certificate from the American Red Cross; sheet music; a tribute to her which contains a picture of her and her children; programs with images of her; advertisements; and a Navy cha...
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Strater, Henry, 1896-
Brown, Robert F.
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1971 October 8
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1 Sound tape reel (Sound recording, 5 in.)
23 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.strate71
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview of Henry Strater conducted 1971 October 8, by Robert F. Brown, for the Archives of American Art.
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Kirkland, Larry, 1950-
Berman, Avis
United States. General Services Administration. Design Excellence and the Arts Oral History Project
- Dates:
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2009 Aug. 26-27
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4 Items (Sound recording: 4 sound files (6 hr., 26 min.), digital, wav file)
94 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.kirkla09
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview of Larry Kirkland conducted 2009 Aug. 26-27, by Avis Berman, for the Archives of American Arts' U.S. General Services Administration, Design Excellence and the Arts oral history project, at Kirkland's studio, in Washington, D.C.
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Papsdorf, Frederick, 1887-1978
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1900-1975
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0.6 Linear feet ((on 2 microfilm reels))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.papsfred
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Letters; biographical sketch; artworks; sketchbooks; photographs; exhibition catalogs and announcements; clippings; articles; and printed material.
