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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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Blake, Beverly B.
Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of [former name], NMAH, SI.
Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI
Weide, Robert Lee
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1910-1933.
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0.3 Cubic feet (1 box)
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- NMAH.AC.1012
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Photographs and photograph albums documenting engineering projects with which Robert Weide was involved. They include the Potomac Electric Power Company plant in Washington, D.C.; the Bureau of Engraving and Printing building in Washington, D.C.;. a hydroelectric plant on the James River for Bedford City, Virginia; a power plant in Salem, Ohio; a p...
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Edwards, Llewellyn N., 1873-1952
Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI
Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of [former name], NMAH, SI.
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1925-1964
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2.3 Cubic feet (7 boxes
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- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0959
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents Llewellyn Nathaniel Edwards, a civil engineer and bridge builder.
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Hartford Electric Light Company.
Foster Wheeler Corporation
Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of [former name], NMAH, SI.
Stone and Webster.
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1920 - 1961
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4 Cubic feet (11 boxes)
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- NMAH.AC.0968
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The Emmet Mercury Boiler Records contains information about General Electric Company and Hartford Electric Light Company's development, installation, and use of William Le Roy Emmet's mercury boiler units. The mercury boiler units used mercury fluid along with steam power to improve cycle efficiency in converting coal or oil to electric power. The collection contains articles, news clippings, reports, instruction manuals, log books, data sheets, photographs, and drawings related to the experimental unit installed at Dutch Point, Connecticut, and the first commercial use of a mercury boiler at the South Meadow Station in Hartford, Connecticut.
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National Museum of American History. Division of the History of Technology
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1983-2003
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 03-088
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the correspondence of William E. Worthington, Jr., Museum Specialist, with museums, professional organizations, colleagues, and individuals documenting the history of mechanical and civil engineering. Earlier correspondence dates back to when the Division of the History of Technology was known, respectively, as ...
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Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI
Eney, William J.
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1929-1977
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2.5 Cubic feet (5 boxes, 1 map-folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1062
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents William J. Eney, a civil engineer whose research primarily focused on model analysis of bridges, stress test and concrete.
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National Museum of American History. Division of Engineering and Industry
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1952-1987
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0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)
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- Accession 18-146
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the records of Robert M. Vogel, Curator, documenting his curatorial and professional activities in the Division of Engineering and Industry. Earlier records date back to when the division was known as the Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering at the National Museum of American History (NMAH), and when the ...
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National Museum of American History. Division of Engineering and Industry
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1927, 1953-1987
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
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- Accession 05-085
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the exhibition records of Robert M. Vogel during his tenure as Assistant Curator, 1958-1961, Associate Curator, 1962-1966, and Curator, 1967-1985, of the Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering; and as Curator of the Division of Engineering and Industry, 1986- . The accession also includes some records that date...
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Erasmus D. Leavitt Papers
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Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI
Calumet and Hecla Mining Company.
Leavitt, Erasmus D., 1836-1916
Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of [former name], NMAH, SI.
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1871-1917
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20.4 Cubic feet (3 boxes, 82 folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0966
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Tracings on linen of steam engines of all types, pumping, histing, air compressing, mining, material handling, power transmission, mine structures, mining machinery, and buildings by Erasmus D. Leavitt, Jr. for Calumet Heclas, Inc. of Calumet, Michigan.
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National Museum of American History. Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering
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1965-1985
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
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- Accession 05-086
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession includes the records of Robert M. Vogel, Curator, relating to the field of industrial archaeology and documents his role as an officer of the Society for Industrial Archaeology. Materials include correspondence with scholars, professional societies, universities, and museums. Also includes some articles, clippings, and phot...