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1884-1917, undated
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0.66 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1466
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection consists of printed materials and ephemera relating to "Wild West" shows.
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Howell, Juanita
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Community Life
Howell, Chet
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1934-1958
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1 Cubic foot (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0255
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Mostly newspaper publicity and rodeo programs. 67 full- and half-page sheets from mostly small-town papers, with predominantly local news. The programs for performances at fairs sometimes include agricultural information, what was being judged, and the cash prize amounts. Most of the programs contain advertisements for small-town services and produ...
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Jane and Michael Stern Collection
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Stern, Michael, 1946-
Stern, Jane
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1890-2008
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17 Cubic feet (41 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1392
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection documents Jane and Michael Stern's travels across the United States collecting data for their books on American material culture subjects, with particular emphasis on food and dining.
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Hawthorne, Howard J.
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circa 1940-1953
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2 Film reels (color silent; 300 feet, 8mm)
- Collection ID:
- HSFA.1999.04
- Repository:
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Human Studies Film Archives
Footage taken Howard J. Hawthorne, a Navajo, of various North American southwest and Mexican scenes including Gallup Ceremonials (1941, 1942, 1952, 1953); Navajo Fair and rodeo (1952); sheep herding, skinning and slaughtering (1941); Canyon de Chelly (1946); Lee Ferry Country and Grand Canyon (1950); bodies of two dead indians possibly in Mexico (1...
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Dew, Bryan, 1940-2006
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1908-1987
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125 Film reels (black-and-white color silent sound; 38,368 feet, 16mm, 35mm)
- Collection ID:
- HSFA.1999.12
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Human Studies Film Archives
Collection consists of films of the American West created and collected by Bryan Dew. Collection also contains production logs, lab receipts and other materials related to A Ten Dollar Horse and a Forty Dollar Saddle. Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time ...
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Farber, Joseph C., 1903-
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circa 1970-1975
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6,000 Contact prints (circa 6000 contact prints (proof sheets))
6,000 Acetate negatives (circa)
8 Color transparencies
1,000 Items (circa 1000 enlarged prints: silver gelatin (some mounted for exhibition))
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.78-1
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National Anthropological Archives
Photographs made as part of Joseph C. Farber's project to document modern NAtive American everyday life. Represented tribes include the Acoma, Apache, Blackfoot, Chehalis, Cherokee, Cheyenne, Chippewa, Cocopa, Dakota, Eskimo, Haida, Kiowa, Kutenai, Lummi, Mohave, Mohawk, Navaho, Northern Athabascan, Onandaga, Pima, Pueblo, Quinalt, Seminole, Taos,...
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Rhoades, George
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circa 1940-1959
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42 Film reels (color silent; 5400 feet, 8mm)
- Collection ID:
- HSFA.2000.07
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Human Studies Film Archives
Footage taken by George Rhoades of his and his wife, Betty's travels in the United States. George Rhoades was an attorney for the Interior Department. Footage includes the following locations: Arizona, California, Nevada, Glacier Park, Grand Canyon, Hawaii, Yellowstone, Yosemite, Tournament of Roses and Rose Bowl, Utah, Brighton Alta, Sun Valley...
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DC Cowboys Dance Company
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undated
1994-2012
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7.5 Cubic feet (22 boxes, 3 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1312
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The records of the DC Cowboys Dance Company, an all-male, gay, non-profit dance company based in Washington, DC. that was active from 1994-2012. They peformed nationally and internationally live and on television, "celebrating diversity through dance."
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Anacostia Museum
Anacostia Community Museum
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1989-1998
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936 Photographs (1 Binder, 35mm slides, negatives, and photographic prints.)
0.5 Linear feet
10 Video recordings (VHS, 1/2" )
1 Sound recording (audio cassette)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.01-007.13
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
This collection consists of the records of Anacostia Community Museum's Juneteenth program held by the museum from 1989-1999. The material consists primarily of event programs, photographs, and audiovisual recordings of the various celebrations held on the grounds of the museum. video and audio recordings of the program events.
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DeVincent, Sam, 1918-1997
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1839-1986, undated
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94 Boxes
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0300.S16
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Sam DeVincent loved music and art and began collecting sheet music with lithographs at an early age. Series 16: Country, Western, and Folk Music contains approximately 11,500 pieces of sheet music and other materials documenting the development of and popular attitudes towards country, western, and folk music in the United States. An overview to the entire DeVincent collection is available here: Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music.
