Collapse [ ]
Expand
- Creators:
-
Fried, Frederick, 1909-1994
Illions, Bernard J.
Cernigliaro, Salvatore
Brill, Aaron K.
More … - Dates:
-
1925-1994.
- Size:
-
1 Cubic foot (3 boxes, 1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0675
- Repository:
-
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A diverse collection of papers relating to amusement parks and playgrounds, with most of the papers relating to carousels. Contents include correspondence, photographs (including one cyanotype), exhibition catalogs, trade literature and trade catalogs, price lists, articles and clippings, newsletters, and patents (photocopies) for carousel animals....
Found In
Collapse [ ]
Expand
- Creators:
-
Fried, Frederick, 1909-1994
National Carousel Association.
Fried, Mary Hill
- Dates:
-
circa 1662-1999, undated
- Size:
-
36 Cubic feet (89 boxes, 10 map-folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0528
- Repository:
-
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection primarily documents American folk art collected by Frederick Fried (1908-1994) and his wife Mary McKensie Hill Fried (1914-1988). It includes photographic materials, newspaper clippings, magazine articles, research files, lecture notes, unpublished manuscripts, brochures, drawings, printed advertisements, blueprints, books, patents, cor...
Found In
Collapse [ ]
Expand
- Creators:
-
Orth, Edward J.
Exhibition Collectors Historical Organization
- Dates:
-
1835-2000, undated
- Size:
-
130 Cubic feet (417 boxes, 25 map-folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0560
- Repository:
-
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection documents the 1939 New York World's Fair in Flushing Meadows, New York. Also includes material relating to other fairs, the Exhibition Collectors Historical Organization (ECHO), New York City tourism and The Walt Disney Company.
Found In
Collapse [ ]
Expand
- Creators:
-
National Zoological Park. Office of the Director
- Dates:
-
circa 1946-1973
- Size:
-
5 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 96-139
- Repository:
-
Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of correspondence, memoranda, reports, price lists, and publications documenting relations between the National Zoological Park (NZP) and domestic and foreign zoological parks and animal dealers. Much of the material documents the acquisition, loan, and exchange of animals. Most of the records were created during the ...
Found In
Collapse [ ]
Expand
- Dates:
-
1887-1966
- Size:
-
147 cu. ft. (288 document boxes) (1 tall document box) (4 bound volumes) (71 microfilm reels)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 74
- Repository:
-
Smithsonian Institution Archives
The earliest records concerning the National Zoological Park date from 1887. They were kept by the Office of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution until 1890, when they were transferred to Holt House, the Park's administrative headquarters. During the late 1960's the records were transferred to the custody of the Smithsonian Institution...
Found In
Collapse [ ]
Expand
- Creators:
-
Bird, William L.
- Dates:
-
1877 - 2010
- Size:
-
6.5 Cubic feet (19 boxes, 1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1288
- Repository:
-
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection consists of archival materials assembled by National Museum of American History Curator William Lawrence Bird. The materials were used as background research for the publication of his book Holidays on Display (New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2007), and as exhibit objects for the exhibit by the same name that opened shortly after the museum's architectural renovation (November 2009-September 2010). The materials include advertising and trade literature, especially for department stores and with emphasis on the display of toys; catalogs; photographs and slides; postcards; parade programs; design drawings; correspondence; stock certificates, and miscellaneous items relating to department stores and their displays, parades and the amusement industry.
Found In
Collapse [ ]
Expand
- Creators:
-
Winfield, Armand G.
- Dates:
-
1960 - 1980
- Size:
-
18 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1271
- Repository:
-
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The eleven boxes contain documentation relating to project files including business correspondence, invoices, sketches, contracts and agreements, research materials, brochures, photographs, slides and models. This collection, which includes some biographical material and which is specifically related to the design process and to the use of plastic...
Found In
Collapse [ ]
Expand
- Creators:
-
Robinson, Franklin A., Jr., 1959- (actor)
- Dates:
-
1838-2017, undated
bulk 1872-1985
- Size:
-
23.1 Cubic feet (71 boxes, 3 map-size folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0475
- Repository:
-
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Papers documenting the farming and family life of the Robinson family of Prince George's County and after 1975, Charles County, Maryland. Papers documenting the farming and family of the Via family of Greene County, Virginia, Washington, D.C., Prince George's and Calvert Counties, Maryland, by 1949.
Found In
Collapse [ ]
Expand
- Dates:
-
circa 1869-1925
- Size:
-
1.75 Cubic feet
807 Stereographs (black and white, color ;, 3 1/2 x 7 inches.)
- Collection ID:
- AAG.STR
- Repository:
-
Archives of American Gardens
The Historic Gardens Stereograph Collection includes 807 stereographs that depict various public gardens, parks, and tourist attractions throughout the United States, with an emphasis on features related to horticulture and landscape design, including plants, garden furniture, and topiaries. Most, but not all views, show exterior features. A number of stereographs indicate the photography studio on the recto or verso, as well as a series or image number. Many include a brief caption; some include a lengthy description on the verso. Few are dated.
Found In
Collapse [ ]
Expand
- Creators:
-
Cooper-Hewitt Museum.
Zim, Larry (Larry Zimmerman), 1931-1987
- Dates:
-
1841-1988
- Size:
-
46 Cubic feet (123 boxes and 150 map-folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0519
- Repository:
-
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Memorabilia of fairs and World's Fairs throughout history, both in the United States and abroad, including photographs, stereographs, panoramas and slides; printed materials; postcards; sheet music; philatelic material; stationery and greeting cards; menus and food service items; posters; shopping bags; motion picture films; and other items.