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Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum
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1995-10-15 - 1996-03-03
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- ACMA.03-017
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
A collaborative exhibit between the Anacostia Museum and the Octagon Museum that tells the story of the early years of the District of Columbia, the people, and their communities. The exhibition was held between the two museums from October 15, 1995 to March 3, 1996 and curated by Kym S. Rice. These records document the planning, organizing, execution, and promotion of the exhibition. Materials include correspondence, research files, exhibit scripts, administrative records, brochures, press coverage, artifact lists, education packets, loan agreements, and catalogues.
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Taylor, Frank A. (Frank Augustus), 1903-2007
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1835-2003
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5 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 18-009
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Frank A. Taylor (1903-2007) was a Curator of Engineering and Industries and an administrator at the Smithsonian. He was born in 1903 in Washington, D.C., where he grew up. Taylor began his career at the Smithsonian in 1922 as a Laboratory Apprentice in the Division of Mechanical Technology of the United States National Museum (USNM). After ...
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Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI
History of Technology, Division of, NMAH, SI
Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of [former name], NMAH, SI.
Meigs, John
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1900-1905.
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4.5 Cubic feet (20 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1095
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Photoprints and negatives documenting the construction of several Washington, D.C. bridges. The Washington Aqueduct Bridge is the subject of most of the images. The Washington Channel Bridge, the Potomac Highway Bridge, and the 11th Street Bridge are also included among the images. Additionally, there is a letterpress book, an employee time book, a...
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District of Columbia. Department of Recreation
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1955-1998; 2006
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3.58 Linear feet (2 boxes and 1 oversize photograph)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.06-098
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
This collection documents the activities of Garry Garber, a founder and 35-year member of the Roving Leaders Program of the DC Department of Parks and Recreation in Washington, DC. Materials include correspondence, brochures, reports, newsletters, financial records, meeting minutes, and the personal daily work diaries of Mr. Garber. It also conta...
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Armed Forces History, Division of (NMAH, SI).
Hittinger, Joseph J.
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1921-1923
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0.1 Cubic feet (1 folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0288
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Five letters from Joseph J. Hittinger, Eugene, Oregon to a friend named Belote indicate that Belote was a staff member of the National Museum in Washington, D.C. and that the two men have mutual professional and personal friends. The letters, to which no replies are available, include professional gossip, numerous references to Mr. Hittinger's inte...
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Fernando Sandoval Washington, D.C. Photoprints
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Sandoval, Fernando
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ca. 1970s-2000, 2008.
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0.25 Cubic feet (2 boxes, 50 items)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1155
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Fifty (50) black-and-white photographic prints on resin-coated paper, depicting scenes in Washington, D.C. Printed by the artist. New prints were made by the photographer for this donation.
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Minor, Frank (photographer)
Armstrong, W. L., Mrs.
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1865-1885
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1 Cubic foot (2 boxes
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- NMAH.AC.0183
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
11 8" x 10" and 10 4" x 5" glass photonegatives, some marked "1885", one marked "1865" and "Libby Prison"), but most seem from ca. 1885; silver gelatin except two silver collodion plates, one of which bears the "1865." The large plates were stored in a nineteenth-century wooden, grooved plate box (now stored separately). Images depict buildings and...
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Mosher, Robert
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2003
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0.3 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1203
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection consists of nine black and white silver prints by Robert Mosher of monuments in Washington, DC and Arlington, Virginia with a focus on the visitors.
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Meigs, Montgomery C., 1816-1892
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1870 - 1890
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12.5 Cubic feet (27 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0984
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents Mongomery C. Meigs, an Army officer, engineer, architect, and scientist. Meigs's papers include scrapbooks and photographs relating primarily to his work on the Pension Building and the Washington Aqueduct in Washington, D.C. but also his interest in politics, military affairs, construction, Native Americans, inventions, real estate, and financial matters.
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Linkous, Eleanor
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1925-1956
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0.12 Cubic feet (1 box)
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- NMAH.AC.0774
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A scorecard and program from the 1925 World Series; a scorecard and program for the 1937 All-Star Game; a program from the National Football League's World Championship game, 1942; and a program and scorecard from the 1956 All-Star Game. All of these games were played in Washington, D.C. Also includes some articles and two ticket stubs from the 195...