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Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of [former name], NMAH, SI.
Olds, Robert F., 1881- (civil engineer)
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1918-1948
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1.2 Cubic feet (4 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0231
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection contains material from fourteen dam construction projects (1918-1946), including notes, blueprints, reports, drawings, and corres¬pondence. In addition there is cost data (1923-1943), equipment and materials testing data (1939-1945), a notebook, photoprints (1926-1938), related journal articles (1927, 1933, 1940), and miscellaneous r...
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Stringfellow, John.
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bulk 1868
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0.08 Cubic Feet ((1 box))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.1131
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This consists of one item, a 4.5 by 7 inch pencil drawing by Stringfellow illustrating the changed propellor drive used with his 1868 engine. This item is framed.
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National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division.
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Ongoing
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175 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.1183.B
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
The Technical Reference Files comprise an artificial collection that currently contains 1,900 cubic feet of aviation and space related materials, organized in 22 subject series. File materials include photographs, press releases, clippings, correspondence, reports, and brochures, on individuals, organizations, events, and objects.
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Redstone Arsenal
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1960
- Size:
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0.07 Cubic feet (4 map folders)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2008.0014
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
The Redstone engine is one of the most significant developments in US rocket technology. This collection consists of 36 pages of 17 x 11 inch schematic drawings of the Redstone launch vehicle's advanced electrical systems.
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Science Service
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circa 1920s-1970s
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19 cu. ft. (38 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 18-094
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Science Service was established in 1920 through the efforts of the E. W. Scripps Company in collaboration with the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), and the National Research Council (NRC). In 1919 Scripps had established the American Society for the Dissemination of Science. ...
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Main, Charles T., Inc.
Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of [former name], NMAH, SI.
Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI
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1910-1953
bulk 1910
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0.3 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1053
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection contains photographs of factories, mills, and other projects undertaken by Charles T. Main Inc
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North American Water and Power Alliance.
Ralph M. Parsons Corporation (Pasadena, Calif.)
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1964-1990
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0.6 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1052
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection contains executive reports, promotional material, correspondence, articles and publications documenting the North American Water and Power Alliance (NAWAPA), which was a large-scale, transcontinental water transfer plan designed by the Ralph M. Parsons Corporation in 1964.
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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
- Repository:
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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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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
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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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Aircraft Propulsion Collection [Mikel]
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bulk 1917-1985
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0.41 Cubic feet ((2 boxes and 2)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1994.0018
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of manuals, reports, photographs, drawings, brochures, and other material relating to aircraft propulsion. The following companies are represented: Pratt & Whitney, Armstrong Siddeley, Bristol, Napier, Westinghouse, and Rolls Royce Engines. Besides material on engines and propellers, the collection also contains U.S. Navy D...