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Engineering and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI.
Kemmer, Frank
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1916-1917
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0.33 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1041
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Photograph album showing all aspects of construction of the Narrows Dam on the Yadkin River in North Carolina.
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Pierpont Morgan Library
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1682-1953
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300 Items ((on 1 microfilm reel))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.piermorg
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Archives of American Art
Letters and documents relating to American Art from the 17th to the 20th centuries; a sketchbook of William Merritt Chase; and autographed notes and sketches of Robert Fulton and Thomas Nast. Artists and individuals represented in the collection include: Antonio Canova, John Singleton Copley, Charles Dana Gibson, Winslow Homer, John La Farge, Isabe...
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Weitenkampf, Frank, 1866-1962
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1889-1942
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1,000 Items ((on partial microfilm reel))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.weitfran
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Archives of American Art
Letters to Weitenkampf, mainly from artists and collectors concerning examples of their works in the library's collection.
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Anthony, Alfred Williams, 1860-1939
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[ca. 1880-1930]
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2 Items (partial microfilm reels)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.anthalfr
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Archives of American Art
Letters, autographs, biographical data, and miscellany collected by Anthony about 19th century artists.
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1868-1923
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1.2 linear meters.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7075
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This finding aid was digitized with funds generously provided by the Smithsonian Institution Women’s Committee.
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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
Niagara Falls Power Company
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1899 - 1919
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7 Cubic feet (14 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0949
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection consists of bound photograph albums and loose photographs documenting the construction of the Adams Power Station (hydroelectric plant) and allied structures of the Niagara Falls Power Company, 1899-1919.
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Drewal, Henry John
Drewal, Margaret Thompson
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1970-1989
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10,000 Slides (color)
10,617 copy slides
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1992-028
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Both Henry John Drewal and Margaret Drewal traveled to Nigeria, Ghana and Togo (West Africa) for extended periods from 1967-1986. During their trips to Nigeria they conducted research into the ritual performance, masking traditions, and traditional sacred rites of the Yoruba people as well as Mami Wata devotes of Togo, Ghana, and Nigeria. They are the co-authors of Gelede: Art and Female Power among the Yoruba (1993).Both Henry John Drewal and Margaret Drewal traveled to Nigeria, Ghana and Togo (West Africa) for extended periods from 1967-1986. During their trips to Nigeria they conducted research into the ritual performance, masking traditions, and traditional sacred rites of the Yoruba people as well as Mami Wata devotes of Togo, Ghana, and Nigeria. They are the co-authors of Gelede: Art and Female Power among the Yoruba (1993). Photographs taken by Henry John and Margaret Thompson Drewal during the 1970s and 1980s of Yoruba and Ewe art and culture.
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Correspondence
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary
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1866-1906, with related records to 1927
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65.91 cu. ft. (98 document boxes) (6 12x17 boxes) (1 16x20 box) (88 3x5 boxes) (1 tube box) (oversize material)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 31
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the history of the Smithsonian from 1872-1927. Most of the records concern the tenure of Samuel P. Langley, the third Secretary, who served from 1887-1906. There is also some material dating from as early as 1866 to as late as 1927 in the collection. This record unit is the last to be based on a distinction between ...
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of [former name], NMAH, SI.
History of Technology, Division of, NMAH, SI
Pratt, Charles Richardson, 1860-1935
Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI
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1860-1935
bulk 1910-1924
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6 Cubic feet (13 boxes, 8 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0958
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The papers document the professional career of mechanical engineer, Charles Richardson Pratt. The papers include correspondence, patents, patent application materials, agreements, photographs, publications, and blueprints for many of Pratt's inventions, especially his work on elevators.
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Vasquez, John G.
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1942 - 2005
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1 Cubic foot (5 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0942
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Papers document independent inventor John G. Vasquez. The papers include drawings, sketches, correspondence, notebooks, photographs, and prototypes for two of Vasquez's inventions.