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Ayres, F. (wagon-maker)
Sneden, James T. (wagon-maker)
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Transportation
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1834-1869
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0.15 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0151
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The ledger contains 82 handwritten pages detailing daily transactions. Many entries suffer from illegibility and poor spelling. Most items concern repair of various parts of wagons and sleighs, often with payment in the form of grain and other farm products.
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National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Transportation
United Transportation Union
Nelsen, Malcolm H.
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
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1950s-1960s..
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4.6 Cubic feet (14 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1173
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection relates to Nelson's work with railroad labor unions, including the United Transportation Union and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen. The collection includes grievance files, bylaws of committees of the unions, meeting minutes and reports of those committees, company newsletters, and internal memoranda.
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Catlin, Putman (treasurer of Milford & Owego Turnpike)
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Transportation
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1817-1824.
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0.15 Cubic feet (1 volume)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0153
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Includes detailed financial records, receipts from individual gate-keepers, payments to them and other employees, receipts of capital subscription from company stockholders.
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National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Transportation
Rumsey, James, 1743-1792 (machinist, inventor)
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1788 January 28
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0.15 Cubic feet (1 item)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0216
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A promissory note of January 28, 1788 to Robert Stubbe for the sum of eighteen shillings and six pence, Pennsylvania currency. See Rumsey's article, "A Short Treatise on the Application of Steam, whereby is clearly shewn, from actual experiments, that steam may be applied to propel boats or vessels of any burthen against rapid currents with great ...
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National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Transportation
Hyde Windlass Company
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circa 1895-1950
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2 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0239
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The Hyde Windlass Company was founded in 1895 for the manufacture of deck machinery. Growing interest in marine transportation and the necessity for it because of wars increased the company's size enabling it to design and manufacture a larger variety of products from propellers and marine fittings to other heavy machine assemblies.
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Ross Winans Letterbook
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National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Transportation
Winans, Ross, 1796-1877 (railroad equipment supplier)
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1850-1851.
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0.15 Cubic feet (1 volume)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0155
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Letterbook contains copies of 417 business letters, arranged chronologically, relating to the manufacture and sale of railroad equipment including locomotive engines, tenders, and car wheels. These letters were replicated in a process similar to carbon copies in an almost perfectly uniform handwriting.
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McBride, Harry A.
Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Transportation
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ca. 1940s-1950s.
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4.5 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1171
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection consists of approxiamtely 3,000 views of railroads, railroad equipment, stations, yards and employees. The emphasis is on American railroads, but the collection includes a few views of railroad subjects in Africa, Asia, Central and South America, Europe, Scandinavia and several island nations.
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History of Technology, Division of, NMAH, SI
Leslie Company
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Transportation
Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI
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ca. 1890-1900.
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1 Cubic foot (2 volumes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1182
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Two albums of photographs depicting rotary snow plows for railroads.
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National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Transportation
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1875-1911.
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2.6 Cubic feet (8 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0158
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Records of construction by plant. Includes orders, dates of construction, customers and costs for passenger, dining and freight cars.
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Baldwin Locomotive Works.
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Transportation
Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI
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1867-1929.
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1.5 Cubic feet (4 volumes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1181
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Four scrapbooks containing items relating to the Baldwin Locomotive Works, including: blueprints, photographs, examples of company letterhead and blank company forms, clippings and articles, business records such as contracts and specifications, trade literature, and miscellany.