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Roebling, Washington Augustus, 1837-1926
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1885-1926
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0.25 cu. ft. (1 half document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7152
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These papers document Roebling's interest in mineralogy, and consist of correspondence with geologists and mineralogists including William F. Foshag, R. B. Gage, Samuel G. Gordon, William F. Hillebrand, George Frederick Kunz, Charles Palache, Samuel Lewis Penfield, Waldemar Theodore Schaller, Earl V. Shannon, Edgar Theodore Wherry, and Herbert...
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Covington, Robert L.
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1989-2008
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0.2 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1201
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A portfolio of stereographic inkjet photoprints, including views of American bridges, such as the Brooklyn Bridge, roads and highways, Hoover Dam, views taken from the World Trade Center, New York, and one image of Tokyo.
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National Museum of American History. Department of the History of Science and Technology
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1962-1984
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 18-098
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the records of Robert M. Vogel, Associate Curator, 1962-1966; Curator, 1967-1985, documenting exhibition planning, development and production for "Building Brooklyn Bridge: The Design and Construction, 1867-1883", which was at the National Museum of American History from May 4-September 14, 1983. Topics covered ...
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Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Quade and Douglas
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1906-2003
bulk 1906-1918
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5 Film reels
5 Cubic feet (11 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0969
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection documents the engineering firm of Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Quade and Douglas through reports prepared for a variety of clients.
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Facci, Domenico, 1916-1994
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1914-1995
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1.2 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.faccdome
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The Domenico Facci papers are dated 1914 to 1995, with the bulk falling between the years 1950 and 1984. They measure 1.2 linear feet and consist of biographical material, correspondence, artwork relating to sculpture projects, printed material, and photographs. Among the well-documented aspects of Facci's professional career are: his leadership roles in several arts organizations based in New York City, including Audubon Artists, National Sculpture Society, and Artists Equity Association; his work on the United States Treasury's 1988 Olympic Games commemorative coin competition, Brooklyn Bridge 100th Anniversary reliefs, Endangered Species Medal, and Neptune Fountain at Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, VA.
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Allen, Horatio, 1802-1889
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1840-1872
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0.2 Cubic feet (1 box, 1 map folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1447
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents civil engineer Horatio Allen's work with the Croton Aqueduct Board in New York, and with the New York Bridge Company.
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Robinson, Holton Duncan, 1863-1945
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1889 - 1938
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0.66 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0963
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Business papers, patents, and photographs of bridges documenting the work of Holton Duncan Robinson, world-renowned engineer in suspension bridge cable design and construction.
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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
- Repository:
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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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Abbott, Berenice, 1898-1991
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1936-1938
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214 Items (photographic prints)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.abbobere
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Photographs of New York City taken by Berenice Abbott for the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration and sponsored by the Museum of the City of New York. Included are exterior and occasional interior views of churches, business areas, stores, docks, bridges, public houses, residences, and theaters in Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx...
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Owen, Robert Emmett, 1878-
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1921-1955
- Size:
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0.6 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.owenrobe
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Biographical information; letters; address lists; photographs of Owen, his wife, and his work; reference photographs; photograph album of old houses and covered bridges in Connecticut and New Hampshire; reproductions of work; greeting cards; 5 issues of ART NOTES (1925-1929); and clippings.