Thomas Norrell Railroad Photographs Collection
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- Creators:
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Norrell, Thomas, 1899-1985
- Dates:
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circa 1840-circa 1960
bulk 1870-1940
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18 Cubic feet (84 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1174
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Approximately 11,000 images collected by Thomas Norrell consisting of original photographic prints and photographic postcards, original film and glass plate negatives, and duplicate/copy photographic prints and negatives. The majority are external views of single locomotive engines of North American railroad and industrial companies. Images of international railroad company locomotives and of representative locomotives from various locomotive works and builders are also included. The collection contains a small number of subject-specific images covering such topics as train wrecks, funeral trains, experimental locomotives, miniature trains, and locomotives at the 1933 and 1939 World's Fairs.
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Subcontracts and Procurement Department
- Dates:
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1991-1998
- Size:
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13 cu. ft. (13 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 05-291
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) projects and activities. Materials include proposals, quotations, bids, architectural drawings, and correspondence with contractors, equipment makers, and vendors to provide services, equipment, and instruments for SAO.
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Subcontracts and Procurement Department
- Dates:
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1966-1980
- Size:
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13 cu. ft. (13 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 99-151
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) projects and activities. Materials include proposals, quotations, bids, and correspondence with contractors, equipment makers, and vendors to provide services, equipment, and instruments for SAO.
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Jacques Seligmann & Co
- Dates:
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1904-1978
bulk 1913-1974
- Size:
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203.1 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.jacqself
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The records of Jacques Seligmann & Co. measure approximately 203.1 linear feet and date from 1904 to 1978, with bulk dates from 1913 to 1974. The collection includes extensive correspondence files, reference material on American and European collectors and their collections, inventory and stock records, financial records, exhibition files, auction files, and the records of subsidiary companies. The collection is an invaluable resource in tracing the provenance of particular works of art and provides a comprehensive view of the activities of collectors and art dealers in the years leading up to and following World War II.
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Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. Office of the Registrar
- Dates:
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1984-1999
- Size:
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18 cu. ft. (18 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 06-123
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting incoming loans for Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum exhibitions. Materials include condition reports, correspondence, loan agreements, color object photographs, object lists, shipping information, photocopies of images, catalogs, and contracts. A small portion of the records also document ...
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Mechanisms, Division of.
Instrument Society of America
Physical Sciences, Division of (NMAH, Smithsonian Institution).
- Dates:
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1911-1972
- Size:
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36 Cubic feet (98 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0215
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents the history of instrumentation through catalogs, bulletins, specification sheets, price lists, and other publications of companies that produce instrumentation.
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- Dates:
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June 12, 1939, through April 22, 1940
bulk June 28, 1939, through July 4, 1939
- Size:
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0.33 Cubic feet (1 scrapbook)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0309
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of a scrapbook, "To Europe By Air," assembled by railroad executive William J. Eck to document his trip June 28 to July 4, 1939, on Pan American Airways' (PAA) first transatlantic passenger flight on the Boeing Model 314 Clipper "Dixie Clipper" flying boat and containing information on its crew, passengers, and ports of call.
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National Museum of American History. Department of Exhibits
- Dates:
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1957-1992
- Size:
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35.58 cu. ft. (35 record storage boxes) (1 12x17 box) (1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 551
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of exhibition design, production, and installation information including proposals and narratives, scripts, schedules, graphic designs, construction contracts and specifications, floor plans, blueprints, schematic drawings, and photographs. The records also include Department of Exhibits administrative files such as corre...
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Kranzberg, Melvin, Dr., 1917-1995
- Dates:
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1934 - 1988
- Size:
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140 Cubic feet (408 boxes
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- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0266
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Personal papers of Dr. Kranzberg from his undergraduate years at Amherst College through his professional career. Collection documents his involvement with development of the new field of history of technology and his role as principal founder of the Society for the History of Technology (SHOT); work as consultant and advisor to domestic and international agencies, colleges, and universities; personal affiliations, lectureships, publications; and teaching and administrative activities for more than 40 years as a college professor.
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Childs, James J., 1926-
- Dates:
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1952-1991
- Size:
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55 Cubic feet (132 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0420
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Archival materials, including correspondence, photographs, and drawings relating to the field of numerical control of machinery; also a large quantity of printed material, especially trade catalogs and trade literature.