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Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969
Holling, W. J.
Chandler, Don
Caterpillar Tractor Co. (Peoria, Ill.).
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1948-1949.
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11 Items
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0146
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
11 photoprints of Caterpillar Tractor Co. buildings and products: three photographs of company buildings, including two aerial views, and eight photographs of tractors, including views of machines at work in various locations. Tractors with various models of scrapers are shown in San Antonio, Texas; Whittier, California; and Colquitt County, Georgi...
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Jon and Jennifer Hanson Watch and Clock Collection
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Hanson, Jon
Hamilton Watch Company.
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1931-1954
undated
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11.7 Cubic feet (8 boxes including photographs and negatives)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1122
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Photographic prints and negatives documenting the interior operations of the Hamilton Watch Company primarily in the 1930s and 1940s.
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United States. War Production Board.
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1943-1945
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2.5 Cubic feet (7 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0341
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Records of the War Production Board concerning watches (including clocks and timers) so that both the civilian population and the military would be supplied with adequate and reliable timepieces.
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Sterling Drug, Inc.
Winthrop Chemical Company
History Factory (Chantilly, Virginia)
Bayer Company
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1867-1993
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120 Cubic feet (261 boxes, 16 map-folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0772
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection contains domestic and foreign advertising for both pharmaceutical and consumer health care products; sales and marketing materials for pharmaceuticals aimed at physicians, such as brochures, package inserts, reports, catalogs, price lists, manuals; the company's business and administrative papers, including annual reports, news relea...
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Blumenthal Brothers Chocolate Company (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Blumenthal, M.L.
Blumenthal, Joseph
Blumenthal, Barbara B.
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1856-2010
bulk 1900-1969
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2 Cubic feet (6 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1344
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Records from Blumenthal Brothers Chocolate Company, manufacturers of chocolate and cocoa products, including well-known candies such as Snocaps, Raisinets, and Goobers. They were located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The company was sold to Ward Foods Incorporated in 1969. This collection also includes material collected by and about the Blumenthal family and from M.L. Blumenthal, noted illustrator of the early 20th century.
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Kost, William Elvidge
Kost, William Cassell, (farmer), 1917-1989
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources
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1939-1989
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17.66 Cubic feet (53 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0481
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The records of the Kost family farm, Vermont, Illinois. The farm consisted of 120 acres where small grains, hay, and cattle were raised.
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Wilson, Ellis, 1899-1977
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1922-1959
bulk 1940s
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0.2 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.wilselli
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Archives of American Art
The papers of African American painter and illustrator Ellis Wilson measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1922 to 1959, with the bulk of the collection dating from the 1940s. The collection includes certificates, correspondence, printed material, and photographic material. The bulk of this collection is composed of photographs.
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Nickse, Hugo
Johnson, Hanford
Comstock, Cheney and Co.
Pratt, Read and Company
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1839-1990
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84 Cubic feet (106 boxes, 28 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0320
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Records documenting Pratt, Read and Company; its early competitor and later partner, Comstock, Cheney and Company; and a number of predecessor, subsidiary and related companies. Other topics include the late 19th century African ivory trade and Pratt, Read's production of troop-carrying gliders during World War II.
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Yellin, Samuel, 1885-1940
Davis, Myra Tolmach
Hofmeister, Richard
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Community Life
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circa 1971-1975
circa 1928 -1930
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2 Motion picture films
0.33 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
acetate,,16mm.,,Films:,Silver gelatin on,silent.
Photoprints:,fibre-base paper,,8" x 10".,Silver gelatin on
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0254
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Samuel Yellin was an American master blacksmith. In 1910, he built the Arch Street Metalworker's studio.
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Wood & Brooks Company
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1889-1959
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3 Cubic feet (10 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0457
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection documents the activities of Wood & Brooks, a manufacturer of piano keys and actions.
