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Fisher, Jonathan, 1768-1847
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[undated] / [by Jonathan Fisher]
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16 Items (p. (on 9 frames of microfilm))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.fishjona
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Archives of American Art
Treatise discussing materials, colors, techniques, and "receipts for those who paint in water colors." In addition, sketches begin an unfinished section on "Sketching." Hogarth's ANALYSIS OF BEAUTY is quoted.
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Shaw, Joshua, 1776-1860
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[ca. 1820]
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1 Item ((on 1 fr. microfilm))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.shawjosh
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Archives of American Art
Shaw's palette, with an explanation of colors and how to mix them.
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Scherbatskoy, Serge A., 1908-2002
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1925-2002
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17 Cubic feet (39 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0936
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection documents the professional career and business interests of inventor Serge A. Scherbatskoy, who specialized in petroleum geophysics. Papers include laboratory notebooks, license agreements, correspondence, blue line prints, patent litigation files, newspaper clippings, reference files, patents, promotional literature, and audio-visual materials.
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Victor L. Ochoa Papers
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Ochoa, Elizabeth V.
Ochoa, Victor Leaton
International Airship Co.
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circa 1894-1945
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0.5 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0590
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The papers document Victor L. Ochoa, Mexican American inventor of the Ochoaplane, orinthopter (an aircraft that flies by flapping its wings), a windmill, magnetic brakes, a wrench and a reversible motor. The papers include correspondence, photographs, patents, both U.S. and foreign, drawings and typescripts for a short story, "The Making of an American," and a novel The Cycle of Life or Professor Mimo Abas: The Wise Man of the Land of Moctezuma.
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Mathis, Nathaniel, 1946- (barber, motivational speaker)
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1946-2004
bulk 1970-2004
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5.5 Cubic feet (18 boxes, 1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0641
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Nathaniel Mathis is a Washington, D.C., hairstylist, inventor, motivational speaker, and entrepreneur. His papers document his business life and community involvement.
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Henderson, Daniel
Hashimoto, Kazuo
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1968-2002
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3 Cubic feet (9 boxes, 1 oversized folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0875
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection consists of photocopied American, Japanese, German, and French patents; photocopied articles, advertisements, news releases, user manuals, buyer's guides, company analyses, technical references, and an oversize timeline documenting the history and development of cellular phones and related wireless devices.
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Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.
Guha, Subhendu
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1998
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0.5 Cubic feet (3 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0668
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection contains original, master, and reference videos documentingSubhendu Guha, inventor of the solar shingle.
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Smithsonian Channel
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2009-2010
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0.46 cu. ft. (0.46 non-standard size boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 12-188
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Smithsonian Networks is a joint venture between Showtime Networks and the Smithsonian Institution. It was formed to create channels featuring programs largely inspired by the assets of the Smithsonian Institution, the world's largest museum and research complex. Smithsonian Channel features award-winning original documentaries, series and ...
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Morrison, James Beall, ?-1917
Reynolds, Roger
Reynolds, Allene
Medical Sciences, Division of (NMAH, SI)
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1869-1873
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10 Items
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0442
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Ten letters from London dentists to Morrison, a dentist and inventor, discussing his improved dental engine and improved dental chair. Eight letters are from Edwin Sercombe, with one from H. S. Garrett and another from Charles S. Tomes.
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Baer, Ralph H., 1922-2014
Harrison, William
Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.
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2009-08-15-2009
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0.15 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1179
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
In a moderated conversation about his life and work, Baer reenacts, with his partner William Harrison, the first time he played "Oddyssey", the first home video game for the consumer market, which he invented, and answers questions from the audience.