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Niagara Falls International Bridge Company and Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge Company
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1848-1946
bulk 1890-1929
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8 Cubic feet (22 boxes, 1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1060
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Correspondence, bridge construction and condition reports, financial records, and other materials created by or concerning the Niagara Falls International Bridge Company and the Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge Company (NFSB). The main focus of the collection is company administration and the daily operation of a series of bridges connecting the U.S. and Canada over the Niagara Gorge.
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History of Technology, Division of, NMAH, SI
Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of [former name], NMAH, SI.
Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI
Morgan, Nathan W.
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ca. 1902-1972.
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10 Cubic feet (29 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0965
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
These papers contain materials relating to the design and construction of highway bridges: scrapbooks of clippings compiled by Morgan on suspension, concrete arch, moveable, steel arch, timber, concrete, steel simple span, cantilever, and stone bridges; photographs of American bridges taken by Morgan, 1938; clippings, photographs, pamphlets, and bo...
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Dodge Manufacturing Co.
Missionary Catechists of Divine Providence.
Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of [former name], NMAH, SI.
Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI
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1886-1931.
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18 Cubic feet (37 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1013
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Lantern slides relating to various engineering and mining subjects.
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Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI
Plowden, David
Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of [former name], NMAH, SI.
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1970-1976
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0.15 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1019
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Photographs Plowden took of bridges, aqueducts and viaducts all over the United States and a few in Canada. The photographs are of various types of bridges: truss, suspension, covered. Some photographs feature close-up details of architectural elements, such as arches, chains, towers and ornamentation.
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Modjeski and Masters Company Records
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of [former name], NMAH, SI.
History of Technology, Division of, NMAH, SI
Modjeski and Masters
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1870-1979
bulk 1900-1940
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60 Cubic feet (139 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0976
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The records document the work of consulting engineers and bridge builders, Ralph Modjeski (1861-1940) and Frank Masters (1883-1974) of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
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Tyrrell, Henry Grattan, 1867-1948
History of Technology, Division of, NMAH, SI
Tyrrell, Mary Maude Knox
Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of [former name], NMAH, SI.
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1886-1941
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2.3 Cubic feet (11 boxes, 1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0948
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Manuscripts, correspondence, business records, newspaper clippings and scrapbooks documenting the career of Henry Grattan Tyrrell, an early-twentieth-century civil engineer and bridge builder who was also a prolific self-published author of hundreds of journal articles and several books. Subjects include aesthetic bridge design, history of bridges, design of movable bridges, and the economical design of factories, shops, and mill buildings.
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Roebling, Charles Gustavus, 1849-1918
Roebling, Ferdinand W. (Ferdinand William), 1842-1917
Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of [former name], NMAH, SI.
John A. Roebling's Sons Company
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1836-1975
bulk 1930-1950
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18.5 Cubic feet (62 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0981
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection documents the work of the John A. Roebling's Sons Company, builders of bridges. The materials consist primarily of photograph albums documenting some of the bridges, tramways, ski lifts and chair lifts that Roebling's Sons Company was involved with. The documentation also includes specifications, patents, and reference materials about the engineering process of building bridges and bridges in general.
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History of Technology, Division of, NMAH, SI
Snow, J. Parker
Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of [former name], NMAH, SI.
Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI
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1882-1933
bulk 1930-1933
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0.5 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1000
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The J. P. Snow Papers document Snow's history of wooden bridges and his work as a civil engineer. The history was written in the 1930s with Robert Fletcher, Director Emeritus of the Thayer School of Civil Engineering at Dartmouth College.
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Morison, George S., 1842-1903
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1846-1903
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30 Cubic feet (61 boxes and 152 map-folders)
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- NMAH.AC.0978
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents the career of George S. Morison, a prominent civil engineer, specializing in railroad bridge design. The materials consist primarily of drawings and maps (linen tracings, blueprints, sketches); final bridge reports; photographs; glass plate negatives; daily diaries; correspondence; and published material documenting George S. Morison's participation on the Isthmian Canal Commission, 1898-1903.
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Hutton, William R., 1826-1901
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1830-1965
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30 Cubic feet (33 boxes, 21 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0987
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The papers document the life and work of William R. Hutton, a civil engineer during the late 1800s to the early 1900s. Materials include diaries, notebooks, correspondence, letterpress copy book, printed materials, publications, specifications, photographs, drawings, and maps that document the construction of several architectural and engineering projects during this period. Most notable are the records containing information related to the construction of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, Hudson River Tunnel, the Washington Aqueduct, the Kanawha River Canal, and the Washington/Harlem River Bridge. There are also several records about railroads in the state of Maryland, the District of Columbia and elsewhere, including the Western Maryland Railroad, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Colorado Midlands Railway, Baltimore and Drum Point Railroad, the Northern Adirondack Railroad, and the Pittsfield and Williamstown Railroad. The records can be used to track the progression of these projects, and engineering innovation during the late 1800s to the early 1900s.