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Warshaw, Isadore, d. 1969
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circa 1859-1914
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0.47 Cubic feet (consisting of 1 box, 1 oversize folder. )
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Fireworks
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A New York bookseller, Warshaw assembled this collection over nearly fifty years. The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: Fireworks forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subseries 1.1: Subject Categories. The Subject Categories subseries is divided into 470 subject categories based on those created by Mr. Warshaw. These subject categories include topical subjects, types or forms of material, people, organizations, historical events, and other categories. An overview to the entire Warshaw collection is available here: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana
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Manochio, Dennis
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ca. 1920s-1940s.
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0.5 Cubic feet (2 Boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0533
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Fireworks packaging, labels, wrappers and boxes. Many of the labels contain illustrations and logos with ethnic imagery, often stereotypical, and a variety of other subjects.
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William J. Hammer Collection
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Electricity and Modern Physics, Division of, NMAH, SI.
Hammer, William J. (Wiiliam Joseph), 1858-1934 ((electrical engineer))
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circa 1874-1935
1955-1957
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36 Cubic feet (84 boxes, 16 folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0069
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Original documents and papers generated by William J. Hammer and by various companies and individuals with whom he was associated. Includes material related to the research and inventions of Edison, Bell, Tesla, the Curies, etc.
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Damigella, Ann.
Damigella, Thomas
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1951-1997
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17 videocassettes (vhs)
38 motion picture films
1.25 Cubic feet (4 boxes )
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0583
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Film, sound recordings and documentary material relating to the history of Tupperware home parties and the Damigella Tupperware distributorship in Everett, Massachusetts.
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Smithsonian Productions
- Dates:
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1967-2000 and undated
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3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 09-055
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of audiovisual materials produced and collected by Smithsonian Productions and its predecessor, the Office of Telecommunications. Productions in this accession include "Smithsonian at the Capitol" and "House of Wonders." Records also document Smithsonian events (such as the Smithsonian's 150th Birthday party), lectures,...
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Wood, Priscilla
Quilles, Mario
Quiles, Manuel, 1908-1989
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1944-1947.
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0.3 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0765
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Home movies documenting various events in a small, close-knit, South Bronx, New York community of Puerto Ricans who came to the mainland U.S. in the 1920s and 1930s. The films depict birthdays, weddings and Christmas celebrations.
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Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife Programs and Cultural Studies
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1987-1997
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5 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 17-231
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the Smithsonian Institution's 150th Anniversary Program, including the 150th Anniversary Party on the National Mall. These materials were created by Dr. Richard Kurin, Acting Director, 1987-1990, and Director, 1990-2009, of the Center for Folklife Programs and Cultural Studies, previously kno...
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Orange Bowl Committee
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1932 - 2009
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29 cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1191
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection consusts of . This collection arranged into six series. Series 1, Historical Background Material, Series 2, Seiler, Ernest E., 1951-1977, undated Series 3, Orange Bowl Parade Subseries 3.1, Office Files Subseries 3.2, Float renderings and Drawings Subseries 3.3, Costume Subseries 3.4, Parade Scripts Subseries 3.5, Ephemera ...
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Archives Center, NMAH, SI.
Ravnitzky, Michael
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circa 1900-present
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29 Cubic feet (55 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0404
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection contains a variety of business ephemera similar to that found in the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana. The material in the Business Americana Collection is newly acquired ephemera received from many sources including curatorial units, the public, and Smithsonian Institution staff.
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Smithsonian Productions
- Dates:
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1974-1976, 1988, 2001
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4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 02-198
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of audiovisual elements that document the activities, events, artists, and performers who participate in the Smithsonian Institution's annual Folklife Festival. Materials include 16 mm and 35 mm original camera rolls, work prints, and Betacam SP and U-matic videotape formats.